When I returned to the village, I met two disabled brothers from Uncle Qi's house at the entrance of the village, the mute Lao Ba and the fool Thirteen.
Luo Cheng discovered that in the countryside of the Sui Dynasty, it seemed that every village would always have one or two fools, mutes, and pokes like disabilities, just like there were basically some idle guys in every village.
The mute Lao Ba is said to be born as a mute. This is the child born by the second wife of the seventh uncle. His wife is his cousin, so this should be caused by the marriage of the close relatives. As for the fool Thirteen, he was born to the third wife of the seventh uncle. His situation is similar to Shixin. He was not stupid when he was born.
But when I was very young, I got sick and had a fever, and then my brain burned.
Shi Xin is just a little stupid, but Si San is really stupid. He can't tell a complete sentence. He is almost thirty years old, but he still can't take care of himself. He often drools and only knows the simplest work.
The mute brother took the foolish brother to herd sheep. When the family was separated, the two brothers each divided the property. Originally, they wanted the two brothers to live together, but Uncle Qi was still worried about them, so he still asked the two sons to continue living with them.
It was cold, and the mute took the fool to herd sheep, and each of them carried a willow basket and picked up manure along the way.
When the mute saw Luo Cheng, he nodded to him, and expressed his gratitude to him. Although he couldn't speak, he was still normal. He knew that if it weren't for Luo Cheng, the two brothers would definitely not be able to share their family property.
The fool smiled at Shixin and reached out to touch Shixin's horse. Shixin didn't bother him and talked to him. For some reason, the fool could communicate with Shixin, saying something that Luo Cheng couldn't understand.
"Brother, Uncle Sha is very pitiful. Why don't you take them to the county barracks?"
The fourth brother said unhappily, "Old Liu, what's the use of bringing a fool back? Isn't it a mess?"
"Uncle Sha can herd cattle. Uncle Seven's house used to be the cows. Uncle Sha can shed three cows by himself, and he never made any mistakes."
"He has learned to do this in his life." Lao Si said.
The fool is stupid, but he did not make any mistakes in herding cattle. Luo Cheng said to Shixin, "If he wants, he can go to the county barracks to clean the stables, take care of him for two meals a day, take care of his clothes a year, and give him some money during the New Year."
The fool is still taking care of his uncle Qi now, and his life is still in a daze. When Uncle Qi leaves, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult in the future. They are all from the same village, so I can help a little bit.
As the wise men said, if you are poor, you will be able to keep your body alone, and if you are successful, you will be able to help the world.
Now Luo Cheng didn't dare to say that he wanted to help the world, but if he could help the people around him, he would try his best to help.
Helping others is also the foundation of happiness.
"Ah Ba, Ah Ba."
After hearing Luo Cheng's words, the mute quickly pointed at himself and made a slash.
"Fifth Brother, please bring Uncle Mute with you too."
The mute was still gesturing.
"He seemed to say that he could burn fire, carry water, and cook." Siye said with a look.
"It's okay. Uncle Ya can go to the kitchen of the county barracks to do odd jobs. If you are willing, you will be able to provide you with food, clothing, food, and housing. You will give you one hundred dollars a month. Do you think it's okay?"
Uncle Mute nodded quickly.
In the past, Uncle Qi had a large family, and a family of dozens of people were all working together to do their best. But now, it is not easy for the mute to farm with a fool. Before, the family was separated, and the three cows in the family were bought by three brothers, and now they don’t even have cows.
The two of them have no wife, so they have to do laundry, cook and farm in the future. How easy is it?
The mute pulled the fool and kept bowing to Luo Cheng, thanking him for his gratitude. Luo Cheng supported them, "All neighbors, don't be so polite. When you come to the camp, you are also earning your own wages, not giving alms. I just give you a chance."
When he got home, the fourth brother was still saying that Luo Cheng shouldn't accept the fool and mute, "Our camp wants to recruit people, but we can't take everything back."
"They didn't come to the camp to serve in the army, they just did some chores."
"Then they should also provide food and drink, and they will give them one hundred dollars a month."
"Okay, fourth brother, please stop talking."
At the dinner table, the fourth brother said again, but his father thought Luo Cheng was right. "Even if the county barracks don't want him, I can still take your stupid uncle to the blacksmith's workshop. Anyway, he is very strong, he is just a little stupid, and he can still do some simple hard work."
Before the breakfast was finished, Uncle Qi brought Uncle Sha and Uncle Ya to confirm the authenticity of the matter.
"Uncle Seven, I'm not kidding. As long as they are willing to go, they can earn their own income there."
"Thank you, Goro, these two children are the ones I feel most at ease. Although there are many brothers, what's the use of many brothers? Even I, I, aren't willing to take care of me. When I leave, who will really bother to take care of them? It's better to go to the county barracks, whether he carries water or makes a fire, doing something simple is more suitable for them. I'll be relieved to follow you."
Not long after, many villagers and villagers came one after another. They all heard yesterday that the county barracks were going to recruit new ones, so they all wanted to sign up to join. After all, Luo Cheng's county soldiers were all doing well.
"My fellow villagers, everyone is willing to come to the county camp and the township group. Luo Cheng is very happy and grateful. However, I think there are many people coming, and we can't recruit so many, so we must be selected. Let me briefly talk about it first. The county camp will be rectified soon. In the future, the county soldiers will not take turns to serve on duty, but will be selected and voluntarily joined. The county will give a piece of land, about fifty to one hundred acres. If you get these land, you will be your land in the future. You only need to pay rent and receive mediocre people as usual."
"But after entering the county barracks, you can divide the land, but you will have to serve regularly in the future. From now on, it will not be a round a month, but will serve all year round. The 500 people in the camp will be about five times a year, and every two months. It is 500 people divided into five times, and they will be on duty at the same time. When it is the turn, they will be trained and on duty. If it is not the turn, they will be farmed at home and rest. However, if there is a war, the camp can be recruited according to the situation. When it is the call, they must gather unconditionally to obey the orders."
"In principle, we have several requirements for recruiting new county soldiers. First, we are good children from this county, secondly, we must be healthy. The third age is better for underage under the age of 21, but we must be middle-aged men over 14 years old. Lastly, we do not accept only children in the family, and try to choose those with many children in the family to hire them."
"If everyone meets these conditions and is willing to come, they can register outside the barracks outside the county town in three days, and then they will be selected and hired."
When someone heard Luo Cheng's words, he asked in surprise.
"Not a rotating service anymore?"
"Can you still divide the land by being selected as a county camp?"
"Can it be divided into at least fifty acres?"
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Now it is the fifth year of Daye. It has been nearly thirty years since the founding of the Great Sui Kingdom. After the rest and recuperation of the Kaihuang rule, the population in the world has increased significantly, especially the Central Plains, which is extremely dense, resulting in a narrow land and a serious shortage of cultivated land, making it difficult to truthfully impart the fields to the new people according to the equal land order.
For ordinary people, the land is the foundation for their own lives, and it is difficult to settle down without land.
Now that I join the county barracks, can I actually divide the land? Or is it at least fifty acres? There is such a good thing?
Everyone was shocked and then excited.
"My fellow villagers, as long as they join the county barracks, they can divide the land and give land. However, the land they are granted may be in Changbai Mountain in this county, where there are fields cultivated by the fugitives who had escaped into the mountains. Now they are all in the government, and the county has agreed to grant land to the county soldiers who joined the county barracks."
"Oh, it turns out it's a field in the mountains."
However, this hesitation flashed through everyone's mind. Even the land in the mountains is still the land, which is better than the land without land.
"Goro, I want to register, I want to register."
“I want to sign up too.”
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Chapter completed!