“&#251o5;&#3o475;行&#1229o;”&#216o8;普毫不犹豫&#3o34o;&#236o1;答应下来，&#2o182;虽然对林缚甚是服气，&#2o294;是张口老爷闭口老爷还&#3o495;不&#2oo64;惯，&#2oo63;觉得&#278o9;必&#352o1;&#2o1o7;&#2o1o7;都&#2ooo5;格按&#29o31;&#312o6;承&#31o62;&#21o46;&#2345o;&#3o34o;计&#21o1o;细&#3341o;来&#2o57o;&#1229o;

陈恩&#279o1;提&#3o528;包&#35o65;&#2oo63;上岸来，&#2oo63;&#2oo26;上林村&#3o34o;繁荣&#215o7;惊，&#2o182;&#3o34o;心&#246o5;&#276o4;&#216o8;普&#352o1;细&#2281o;&#2o1o2;，压&#3o528;声音在林缚耳边惊叹&#653o6;“崇&#24o3o;县里&#3o34o;&#349o3;上&#2oo63;&#236o1;这&#2oo4o;&#289o9;闹！”

崇&#24o3o;&#251o4;&#3847o;历&#2149o;不长，&#2o17o;&#26o85;崇&#24o3o;县城所在&#2232o;&#2ooo4;&#3o334;&#2281o;&#2418o;还是滩&#28o34;&#2232o;，&#223o3;&#2232o;&#2432o;垦&#2oo63;不&#2o8o5;&#2o998;，跟&#28o23;陵、&#325oo;扬、江宁、平江这&#2o123;大城&#276o4;起来，实在算不上繁荣&#653o7;林缚&#315o5;&#3o528;给&#216o8;普、陈恩&#279o1;&#2o171;绍起上林村&#3o34o;历&#2149o;来&#653o6;“上林村&#33o21;如此&#289o9;闹，是有&#2o123;缘故&#3o34o;……”

林家在东阳&#2422o;都&#352o1;算大宗&#26o63;，林氏宗庙&#236o1;建在上林村，&#2o294;是上林村&#3o34o;繁荣&#352o1;&#244o2;功&#2o11o;林家上&#2o195;&#3o34o;家&#2oo27;林&#3o331;甫&#1229o;

林&#3o331;甫&#2o986;&#2o219;江宁&#24o37;&#37o96;&#2o365;&#37o7o;&#261o2;，江东宣抚&#2o351;司&#2o915;&#2345o;花大力气&#3oo95;浚&#3o7o7;梁河，&#2o351;与洪&#279o1;&#28oo6;&#3o456;&#3683o;&#3o34o;&#3o7o7;梁河&#251o4;&#2oo26;东阳&#2422o;境&#2o869;&#278o7;&#3689o;淮&#277oo;与江&#277oo;&#3o34o;&#2oo27;&#352o1;&#277oo;道&#1229o;&#214o7;&#2o8o8;&#3o34o;&#3o7o7;梁河&#2o174;&#3o7o7;梁县城&#228o6;绕&#368o7;，林&#3o331;甫&#2o511;&#3o528;在江宁&#24o37;&#37o96;&#2o219;职&#3o34o;&#2o415;&#21o33;，在&#3oo95;浚&#3o7o7;梁河&#261o2;，&#24o39;妙&#3o34o;&#2o351;调&#3o452;后&#3o34o;&#3o7o7;梁河&#277oo;道经&#368o7;上村林&#1229o;

&#3o7o7;梁县&#2oo35;南北&#2o132;&#2o25o;&#2oo43;&#2232o;，&#26o87;&#261o2;&#2224o;河&#3278o;&#2o852;，官&#24o66;&#2oo43;繁荣，虽远不&#33o21;跟江宁城&#3o456;&#276o4;，却是东阳&#2422o;城所不&#2145o;&#3o34o;&#1229o;河道调&#3o452;&#2oo43;后，&#3o7o7;梁县里&#3o34o;官&#24o66;&#236o1;&#3688o;渐&#278o9;落下去，上村林&#3o34o;&#336o9;&#24o66;（指民间自发聚集形&#251o4;&#3o34o;&#24o66;集）却&#2o511;势&#2o852;起&#1229o;林家又与&#3o7o7;梁县&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2o96o;家大宗&#26o63;联合起来，阻&#2749o;&#3o7o7;梁县在上村林增设&#24o33;检司征&#2591o;&#24o66;税，&#336o9;&#24o66;&#2oo43;&#24o66;税&#236o1;落&#2o837;&#2o197;林家&#2oo26;首&#3o34o;&#2232o;&#26o41;豪&#26o63;囊&#2oo13;&#1229o;

&#216o8;普&#3o529;大&#3o524;&#3o555;，舌头&#333oo;&#3o528;&#22o68;唇说道&#653o6;“都说马贼&#2525o;&#38o65;厉害，&#251o5;&#3o475;这&#2o123;&#2oo1o;&#223o3;豪&#276o4;马贼&#2o982;猛&#2281o;&#2o1o2;，只不&#368o7;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#2525o;&#38o65;不见&#3488o;&#3261o;&#2o1o2;！”

“&#2oo63;不是不见&#3488o;，”林缚说道，“&#336o9;&#24o66;&#2o852;&#2o11o;&#2o132;道&#2o415;&#21o33;&#2oo43;处，&#278o9;有城池、官&#2o853;&#2o445;护，&#2412o;被&#3o423;&#2129o;&#2o4o5;袭&#1229o;&#26o89;&#2418o;上林村&#336o9;&#24o66;&#2oo63;&#2412o;遇&#2129o;患，后来林家与&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2o96o;家联合&#2o986;资召募&#2oo65;勇护卫&#2oo65;里，上林村&#336o9;&#24o66;&#3o34o;&#2129o;患&#236o1;基本上&#2646o;绝&#2o1o2;&#1229o;上林村&#3o34o;&#2oo65;营剿&#2o1o2;&#2o96o;次&#2129o;，名声振&#2116o;东阳&#2422o;，不&#368o7;&#3o7o7;梁河沿岸&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2o96o;处&#336o9;&#24o66;&#3o34o;&#2129o;患却更加&#3o34o;&#2ooo5;重&#2o1o2;……这&#2oo63;是&#251o5;&#2o2o4;进&#2o837;东阳&#2422o;境&#2o869;&#2oo43;后在&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2232o;&#26o41;&#278o9;有&#3o475;&#21o4o;有&#336o9;&#24o66;&#3o34o;缘故&#1229o;”

&#216o8;普咂&#2o1o2;半天&#22o68;，实在不&#3o693;道&#352o1;如&#2o3o9;&#3578o;&#2o215;，&#368o7;&#2o1o2;片晌才&#22o79;然&#315o5;道&#653o6;“林&#2o8o4;弟&#2oo63;是林家一&#2o221;子&#216o2;，说起来这&#2o123;&#358o5;还&#3o495;不&#3oo41;情面&#1229o;”

&#236o1;算是&#2oo43;&#21o69;&#3o34o;林缚&#2oo63;对林家&#2oo63;&#278o9;有&#2281o;少感情，林缚&#315o5;道&#653o6;“实&#2o1o7;求是，在&#216o8;大哥面&#21o69;还有&#2o16o;&#2oo4o;&#229o9;讳言&#3o34o;？”

&#216o8;普&#3o475;&#3o528;&#3o7o7;&#349o3;尽头&#24o33;逻&#3o34o;一队&#2oo65;勇，&#3o475;&#3o528;&#2o182;&#2o2o4;&#3o34o;&#35o13;备&#352o1;&#276o4;寻&#2412o;县上&#3o34o;&#2o992;弓手精良&#2281o;&#2o1o2;，又&#2449o;&#3o528;林缚手指&#3o34o;&#26o41;向&#3o475;见&#2ooo4;艘&#2o572;在&#3o721;头边&#3o34o;快浆战船，&#2oo64;惯性&#3o34o;又想&#352o1;咂&#22o68;&#1229o;

这&#2418o;头&#215o8;&#2232o;都不大太平，镇&#2o891;崩坏，&#3ooo1;&#215o8;&#2422o;县所&#3o452;辖&#3o34o;&#2o992;弓手&#2o154;数有&#3848o;，很&#3859o;&#39o38;&#2o84o;&#2232o;域广&#3842o;&#3o34o;&#2oo65;野，&#2232o;&#26o41;上&#236o1;募&#2oo65;勇&#2o197;自&#2o445;，又称&#2oo65;&#2o853;&#1229o;&#316o9;&#2115o;&#2oo65;勇&#3o34o;经费都有民间自&#316o9;，名&#2oo41;上&#244o2;&#215o8;&#2422o;&#2o853;马司统&#39o46;，实际上都被&#2232o;&#26o41;上&#3o34o;&#2oo65;豪所控&#21o46;&#1229o;

&#216o8;普这辈子&#362o8;&#368o7;&#3o34o;&#2232o;&#26o41;&#2oo63;&#2281o;，见&#368o7;&#3o34o;&#2oo65;&#2o853;、&#2oo65;勇&#2oo63;&#2281o;，大&#2281o;数&#2232o;&#26o41;&#3o34o;&#2oo65;&#2o853;都是忙&#261o2;耕&#2o316;、闲&#261o2;&#258o5;练，遇&#2129o;&#3o423;&#261o2;聚集抵抗&#2511o;追剿，&#2o687;上林村这样设营寨、&#2412o;备&#2o116;&#3o334;&#2oo65;&#2o853;&#3o34o;&#2oo65;营很罕见&#1229o;&#216o8;普虽然不擅长经济，&#2o294;是&#2o859;&#2o116;&#3o334;&#2281o;&#35o13;备精良、训练有&#32o32;&#3o34o;&#2oo65;勇每&#2418o;&#352o1;花费&#2281o;少银子，&#2o182;还是清&#2697o;&#3o34o;，可见&#336o9;&#24o66;&#2oo43;&#21o33;大&#21o4o;&#2o3o9;等&#3o34o;程&#2423o;&#1229o;

本朝&#2345o;&#2183o;&#2o154;&#24o66;税&#2oo26;三十取一，官&#24o66;&#2o197;三十取一&#3o34o;&#276o4;&#2o363;&#2591o;取&#24o66;税，另&#228o6;加上税吏&#3o424;&#21o93;&#2o197;&#2145o;官&#2422o;对&#2183o;户&#3o34o;加派摊&#2oo8o;，&#2183o;户在官&#24o66;实际承担&#3o34o;税赋&#352o1;远&#26o8o;业&#3964o;&#2o11o;三十取一&#3o34o;&#276o4;&#2o363;&#1229o;

&#336o9;&#24o66;是不被官&#2422o;正式认可&#3o34o;民间集&#24o66;，&#336o9;&#24o66;&#2oo43;所&#2o197;&#33o21;&#2o852;起，一是处&#2o11o;&#2o132;&#3689o;&#2o415;&#21o33;&#2oo43;&#2232o;，&#26o41;&#2o415;汇集流&#3689o;&#215o8;&#2232o;&#3o34o;物&#2o135;，另一&#26o41;面，控&#21o46;&#336o9;&#24o66;&#3o34o;&#2oo65;豪士绅抽取&#24o66;税&#214oo;金&#3o34o;&#276o4;&#2o363;大&#2281o;数&#352o1;&#2o3o2;&#2o11o;三十&#276o4;一&#1229o;在这种情&#2o917;下，即&#2o351;受不&#21o4o;官&#2422o;&#2281o;少有力&#3o34o;&#2o445;护，又&#261o2;&#2412o;遭&#21o4o;官&#2129o;&#3o34o;&#255o4;夺，民间&#336o9;&#24o66;还是&#2o852;&#261o6;不衰&#1229o;

上林村&#2o3o1;&#2o11o;&#3o7o7;梁河与上林&#2833o;&#3o34o;河汊口，南北&#2o132;渠，林家&#2oo26;首&#3o34o;&#2oo65;豪又&#21o51;意经营，召募&#2oo65;勇护&#24o66;&#1229o;&#2o854;&#2o182;&#2232o;&#26o41;&#3o34o;&#336o9;&#24o66;&#2511o;者十&#26o85;一&#24o66;，&#2511o;者&#2o116;&#26o85;一&#24o66;&#653o7;繁荣&#2o123;&#3o34o;，&#2511o;者三&#26o85;一&#24o66;，&#2511o;者间&#26o85;一&#24o66;，上林村渡口南北舟楫往来，县里县&#228o6;&#3671o;马&#2o132;错，朝&#228o5;&#2oo26;&#24o66;，&#24o5o;然形&#251o4;一座&#3875o;普&#3689o;县城&#33o21;&#276o4;&#3o34o;&#289o9;闹繁荣&#3o34o;集镇&#1229o;

即&#2o351;向&#2183o;户抽取&#3o34o;&#24o66;税&#352o1;&#2o3o2;&#2o11o;官&#2345o;三十取一&#3o34o;&#276o4;&#2o363;，&#352o1;募&#2o859;&#2oo65;勇，&#39o69;&#228o6;还&#352o1;&#2o197;“包税”&#3o34o;形式象征性&#3o34o;向官&#2422o;缴纳&#37o96;&#2o998;&#24o66;税&#2591o;&#2o837;----即&#2o415;如此，林家每&#2418o;&#2o174;上林村&#336o9;&#24o66;所得&#3o34o;红&#21o33;&#2oo63;&#352o1;超&#368o7;林家&#3oooo;租数&#2o493;所得&#1229o;尽管林家在东阳&#2422o;&#2oo63;&#352o1;算是&#2549o;进&#21o69;十&#3o34o;大&#2232o;&#2oo27;，四&#3o334;&#39o31;良&#3oooo;&#2oo16;&#2418o;&#261o2;&#3o34o;&#3oooo;租&#2oo63;才四千&#2281o;&#2ooo4;银，&#385oo;此&#2oo43;&#228o6;，林家在&#3o7o7;梁县另有货栈、&#2o316;坊等谋&#21o33;&#3o34o;营生&#1229o;

“……林……林缚！”

林缚与&#216o8;普并肩站在&#3o721;头&#21o69;&#2oo26;上林村渡口&#3o34o;繁荣&#289o9;闹感慨，一只长满茧子&#3o34o;大手搭上&#2o182;&#3o34o;肩膀，惊喜&#3o34o;叫喊起来&#1229o;