There are many things to do, but Li Yi can't do them as expected.

In the past, the daily food consumption was only about thirty dan. After the recent start of work, the daily expenditure on food has increased several times. Without new income, I am afraid that Anxin will be in danger of famine soon.

Just when he was thinking about how to get money and food, Li Si came to report that a group of people came to see him, and they named him and said they wanted to see the Anxin cub.

An Xin Young Tiger? Li Yi was slightly startled before he realized that he was talking about himself.

Ever since he defeated the gangsters with his heroic efforts, he became very famous in Baoding and even had a nickname.

"Who is here? But what's the matter?" Li Yi was very busy all day long. If it wasn't someone important, he wouldn't want to see him.

Li Si is now in charge of the outpost and is equivalent to Li Yi's personal bodyguard. He immediately said: "I see that they are in ragged clothes and have a slightly hungry look on their faces. They should be ordinary people. They say that they are villagers of Tongkou Village and they have something to think about."

Asking to see you."

Villagers? Li Yi frowned and said, "Let them come in."

A group of six people followed Li Si and walked in. The leader was in his forties and wore a ragged square scarf. The rest were all wearing shabby plain short shirts and dressed like farmers. They seemed to be villagers.

The six people came in. As soon as they saw Li Yi, they all knelt down and kowtowed.

Li Yi was not willing to let them kneel down, so he immediately got up in a hurry, supported the old man who was the leader, and said quickly: "Why are you doing this? Isn't this to break the boy?"

The old man had a look of pain on his face, his legs were bent and he wanted to kneel down, but with Li Yi supporting him, he couldn't get free.

"Old man, why is this happening? Please tell me slowly, what should I do?"

Li Yi was most afraid of this kind of human sophistication. He couldn't help but look helpless and had to hold on to the old man firmly and refused to be visited.

The old man had a vicissitudes of life on his face. Seeing that Li Yi really didn't like red tape, he stood up proudly and said, "I heard that Anxin's young tiger is both wise and brave, and there are many small people, so I came to bother you. It's okay. Don't be surprised."

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These are all etiquette. If you want to talk about things, you have to sit still. Li Yi spoke humbly and glanced at the five people behind him standing at the door. Almost all of them were injured. They were looking down at him, their eyes were shrinking, like

He was secretly looking at himself.

"Old man, this place is simple, please come in and take a seat." Li Yi asked the old man to sit down, but he had some guesses in his heart and couldn't understand why these people were looking for him.

Pour a glass of water for the old man and put it in front of him. The old man took it with fear, but did not drink it, but put it down gently, hesitating about what to say, obviously he had something to say.

"What's the purpose of my visit this time? If it's convenient, let me tell you." Li Yi said.

Seeing how gentle Li Yi was, my father-in-law made a lot of determination and said: "Chief, we are villagers from Tongkou Village in the southwest of Anxin. We have been farming for generations, but we can barely survive. I want to see you today because the chief of the village is domineering. Not only

They overcharged us in taxes, money, and food, and also occupied our land. We went to the county government to file a complaint, but we were scolded by the county magistrate. When we came back, the mayor and his servants burned our fields again, making it impossible for us to survive.

It's a pity that the young men in our village went to argue, but five people were killed and dozens of others were injured. In desperation, under the guidance of Xiucai Gong, we came to find you."

When the father-in-law talked about the tragedy, his eyes turned red and he burst into tears.

Occupying land, burning farmland privately, and beating the victims. After hearing this, Li Yi couldn't help but feel furious in his heart, and his fists clenched.

Li Si was also furious and cursed: "These bullies have done so many evil things and they really deserve to be killed."

Li Yi was angry, so he comforted the old man and asked: "Old man, who are you talking about being guided by?"

The old man said: "This is the guidance of the scholar Yang Changji from our neighboring village. He said that although the leader is young, he is brave and wise. Since he can speak out for the people, he must have the idea of ​​protecting the home and the people. As long as we wait

If we come to beg you, you will definitely agree to help us."

So many people!? Li Yi was slightly startled, but he remembered what he said to Master Wang in the treasury that day.

I didn't expect that such treacherous words would actually be spread. And from what the old man said, it seems that he has gained a reputation among the reading people, and even the scholars in the countryside have heard of it.

It's a pleasure to express one's ambitions with words. However, An Xin Young Tiger's brave reputation has become a household name, and now there are many words of common people spreading among scholars. He has gained quite a reputation, which makes Li Yi a little surprised and happy.

blush.

It was just my intention, but I didn’t expect to have so many unexpected gains.

Li Yi took back his mind and couldn't help but think about this matter.

The old man came here, obviously desperate and asking for help.

However, when they complained to the government, they were forked out. It was obvious that the officials and gentry colluded to seize the entire village's land.

You must know that without the support of the magistrate, such a small village leader would not be able to do such a bold thing. Just beating the villagers can be said to be a mass brawl, but burning the villagers' fields is destructive. And Duan Duan, if traced

It's a heinous crime. How dare ordinary people do it.

Nowadays, the years are unfavorable and disasters continue. The life of farmers is already very difficult. They are almost half hungry and half full, barely surviving. They work hard for a year, and even in a good harvest year, they can barely have enough to eat. If there is a disaster,

Years, then you have to live hungry.

The purpose of burning their fields here is not to leave them with nothing to eat but to sell their land at a low price. When the time comes they sell their land at a low price, but they have nowhere to go. Some of them want to continue to be tenants of their former enemy.

What's worse is that they will sell their sons and daughters and become refugees.

When Li Yi thought of this, he couldn't help but feel itching with hatred. He came into contact with a lot of squires. These people looked bright and benevolent on the outside, but in private they were worse than pigs and dogs.

Look at these people who live in poverty. They work hard all year round, but they can only make ends meet. But the squires want to take away their only basis for survival. They collude with the government, bully others, secretly plot to kill, and do nothing.

How can we deal with these weak and helpless villagers without resorting to extreme measures?

Fortunately, the villagers also had the guidance of the scholar Yang Changji. If they could find this place, Li Yi would never sit idly by.

The late Ming Dynasty was a period of serious land annexation. The phenomenon of land occupation was very common. It is not surprising that the manors of large households amounted to ten thousand hectares.

They were well clothed, well fed, and prosperous, but the people whose land had been invaded had to sell their sons and daughters, become refugees, or become slaves. Li Yi would never let this happen before his eyes.

Haohao little people? Haohao little people! If my little people become angry with Haohao, the world will be turned upside down. Even if he dominates the past and present, he will only fall apart and become nothing.

The heroic words of that day are still shaking in my chest, how can I forget them.

If there is no ambition in this life, how bleak it will be.
Chapter completed!