Chapter 53 [Please give me some branches, please add me to your collection^_^]
Chapter 53 [Please give me some branches, please add me to your collection^_^]
Although the world is tough, since these villagers have chosen to become bandits and have killed people, there is no need for him to get entangled. If they dare to reach out, they will die.
Ming Yufeng never interrupted them. They didn't know, but Ming Yufeng's family was poor when he was a child, which led to him being sold...
He looked at the weeds in Ming Fanxing's hand, and then he also grabbed one from the roadside, cleaned it, and put it in his mouth to play with it.
At first he was still a little uncomfortable. Since he came to the Ming family, he has not eaten grass again, but soon he found that this is indeed a good way to kill time.
In the past, weeds were something that could fill his stomach a little, but now... it has become something to play with.
We have already traveled one third of the way, and will reach Qixia Town in about eight days. However, when we saw the village ahead, the caravan members were a little unhappy.
Every time we passed by here, we would encounter unpleasant things. In the past, we gave them some food as a reward for renting a house, but they were still eager to move.
It is estimated that it is not yet time to take action, so everything is peaceful, but this time, seeing their convoy of 300 vehicles, I guess they will definitely be tempted.
Gradually, the huge convoy approached the desolate village. The leader had come to discuss this matter with the three of them. "My three lords, do you want to stay overnight in this village?"
Ming Fanxing frowned slightly. "Can we not stay here?"
The leader nodded quickly. "It's not completely dark yet. We can still go a little further. There are flat areas everywhere around here. It would be a pity for you three lords to set up camp casually."
If there was a place to stay, he would not be willing to do this, but his eyelids were twitching so much today. It was better to believe it than not.
Ming Fanxing looked at Qin Jiuzhou and Ming Yufeng, and they both nodded.
"Then let's go a little further. We are not people who cannot endure hardships. The less trouble we can have, the better."
The team leader nodded excitedly, "Okay, okay, thank you three adults!"
After getting a clear reply, he immediately told everyone to keep going forward, speed up, and walk as much as possible before dark.
When everyone heard that they could keep going forward, they had no complaints and were even quite happy. The atmosphere that had become depressing as they approached the village gradually eased.
Qin Jiuzhou looked at the people busy in front of him, "This team leader is quite smart."
Ming Fanxing narrowed his eyes and a hidden smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Yes, as long as they don't live in the village, if these villagers come to attack the caravan again, even if they are wearing rags, they are pure bandits. The team leader probably takes this route often and is annoyed by it. This time, the three of us seem to be able to communicate easily, so we plan to teach them a lesson through us."
Ming Yufeng's originally confused look also became clear.
"So that's how it is..."
Ming Fanxing urged the horse forward, and the three of them slowly followed the convoy, "If we killed these villagers in the village, we could say that we killed innocent people."
"If the villagers attacked the caravan outside the village, it means they were an organized and premeditated robbery. They're all bandits. It won't matter if we kill them all, and there won't be any trouble!"
Ming Yufeng seemed to understand, "Although they may have been forced to do this because they couldn't survive, the caravans passing by are not the ones who should pay for their suffering."
The village he lived in was also very poor at the time, but no one would say they were going to rob a caravan and make money and food in this way.
"When they get used to getting something for nothing, in the future... maybe they will become real bandits. After all, they can make money really quickly."
Ming Fanxing patted his shoulder. "Not bad, now you understand."
If someone else said this, Ming Fanxing would just let it go. But since these words came from Ming Yufeng, he instantly felt something different. After all, Ming Yufeng was sold by his family and became a slave because there was no food at home!
But now that he can figure this out, Ming Fanxing is a little surprised. This shows that Ming Yufeng's mind is gradually maturing and he is not extreme.
Ming Yufeng straightened his back instantly, "I... this is my true thought."
Ming Fanxing did not tease him, "Okay, okay, hurry up and follow!"
Not long after walking forward, a dilapidated village appeared in the wasteland near the road.
Large tracts of fields were just abandoned there, overgrown with weeds, mosquitoes, flies, rats and ants everywhere, and not far away were some houses that had not been repaired for a long time.
When they saw this scene, they all frowned.
Ming Fanxing looked unhappy, "Although these fields are not fertile, they are not barren either. If we plant something, it is impossible for people to starve to death."
A warrior nearby heard it and explained, "If you plant crops, the higher-ups will send people to collect taxes. Generally, 80% of the taxes will be collected. If you don't plant crops, no one will come, because in a place like this, only by planting crops can you harvest food. If you don't plant crops, there will be no money or food, and there will be nothing to harvest, and gradually no one will come."
Ming Fanxing was shocked, "Collect taxes? 80%?" After all
the fuss, it turned out that the situation in this village was man-made.
Qin Jiuzhou saw the villagers sitting on the ridge in front of the door doing nothing, "But that was three years ago. Now the mayor has been replaced, and many poor villages have been exempted from all taxes for three years."
Ming Fanxing was stunned for a moment, "Why don't they want to farm? Are they really addicted to robbery? And it seems that it has been exactly three years now? Taxes will be restored soon, right?"
Qin Jiuzhou has noticed that the villagers there are staring at the caravan here, and some are even waiting for the caravan to pass by. After all, in most cases, the caravans passing by in the evening need a place to rest.
Now is the time to collect money or food, and it is also the time for them to plan whether to take action.
Qin Jiuzhou sighed, "The reasons are complicated. Many villagers don't believe that the people above are so kind. They think they want to trick them into farming in this way, and then let them accumulate wealth for three years, and then increase taxes and collect all of it after three years."
Ming Fanxing was speechless, because even he thought it was really possible!
Originally, many villagers were waiting for the caravan to stop, but they didn't expect that the caravan would speed up and move forward regardless of the fact that it was about to get dark, and had no intention of coming over at all.
Many half-dressed villagers were shocked to see the loaded cars going away one by one, with helpless expressions, as if they didn't know what to do.
Alas...
Ming Fanxing couldn't do anything about this. All he could do now was to protect the caravan, and everything else was secondary.
While it was still light, the caravan passed the village and walked a few miles forward. When it was completely dark and they couldn't hurry, they randomly chose a wasteland to spend the night.
All the carriages stopped together, surrounding the loaded carriages in the middle, and then lit a bonfire around them to prepare for cooking.
Dozens of warriors, accompanied by some young guards, were patrolling around, checking for any suspicious persons approaching from a distance or near. After all, there was a famous bandit village nearby, and they were all very alert, with sharp eyes.
Regardless of whether the villagers were pitiful or not, these people were really ruthless when they started fighting, and if they were not careful, they would be injured or even beaten to death. No matter how pitiful others were, could their lives be more important than their own?
They also had families to support.
Qin Jiuzhou and the other two were very relaxed. The three of them were all by the campfire where the leader was, not worried about being attacked at all. The leader also had a kind face and chatted with the three of them with a smile.
It was rare to meet three martial artists with such good tempers, and he was in a very happy mood.
Although Ming Fanxing and the other two were the strongest in the caravan, they had the least experience. The leader had been doing business with his elders since he was a few years old, and the experience he had gained over the past few decades was not comparable to theirs.
Therefore, it would be beneficial for Ming Fanxing
and the other two to have a good chat with the leader about what he had seen and heard over the past few decades. To be honest, not to mention Ming Fanxing and Ming Yufeng, the two newbies, even Qin Jiuzhou listened very seriously.
These were things he had never heard of before. He had only lived in Qixia Town since he was a child. His family was unfortunate, as his father was such a loser.
He suffered from poverty and family discord in his childhood. When he arrived at Jinzhou Martial Arts School at the age of twelve, although he was liked by many girls because of his appearance and had a relatively easy life, he was ridiculed and bullied by others, especially Jin Jingyun, because he had not succeeded in cultivation for almost a year.
Although he later successfully opened the family-passed martial arts and embarked on his own path of cultivation, he did not expect that his efforts would be framed as taking the Qi Pill, which was really nonsense.
His idea was very simple. These people must be taught a lesson to relieve their hatred. His way of dealing with things was straightforward and he had no other ideas.
Although he looked mature, he was still a young man with little experience.
And now this leader actually said that it is best to greet the enemy with a smile, so that the other party will lower their vigilance, and then quietly accumulate strength in the dark, cut off his arm, and finally show his ambition to kill him with one blow.
Greet the enemy with a smile? Qin Jiuzhou asked himself that he couldn't do it.
But it didn't matter, he listened with relish.
In fact, the leader was talking about how his elders annexed a family stronger than his own.
To be honest, all the plans were linked together, and sometimes they were even extremely dangerous. However, his elder was very flexible. At the most critical moment, even if others stepped on his head, he could still be flattering and say flattering words.
Of course, this is why he was able to survive, so that he could later knock this man over, and then stomp on his head in front of his servants.
He also learned from this man's lesson and killed all of them, leaving no one alive, not giving them a chance, lest they find a chance to rise like himself.
Moreover, this elder would never look down on others because of the weakness of the enemy, and would always treat them seriously. Even before he was absolutely sure, he would never leak out any of his thoughts in order to avoid disaster.