"Alas...... Let me think about it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info "I really can't bear to hit these two people, and I'm so sad that I'm getting two gray hairs.

Shumin and Zhengjian looked at each other, and it seemed that they had said so much, but they still couldn't dispel Li Zheng's concerns.

"Father, there is news from the eldest brother that the official notice of the imperial court has come down. At this moment, Zhengshun hurriedly walked over with a roll of notices, with a somewhat panicked look on his face, obviously he already knew the contents of the notice.

"What do you say?!" Li Zheng looked at his panicked appearance, and couldn't sit still, and asked him while taking the notice in his hand.

"It's okay to say that military service can be replaced with silver as in previous years, and each person has a first five taels of silver, but this grain has suddenly been levied by 30 percent more than usual, and although it can be paid after the autumn harvest, this is 30 percent! We have an agreement with the grain capital in the western region, and if we hand over this grain, I am afraid that at least 30 percent of the people will go hungry. ”

Zhengshun is worthy of being the successor of Lao Lizheng, he knows the situation in the village clearly, and after a little calculation, he knows the impact of this notice on the village.

Baili Village is quite good, but what about outside Baili Village? At least forty percent of the people will be hungry, right? I am afraid that the western region will be even more miserable, and if it were not for the signing of this grain capital agreement, it is estimated that they would only have one or two percent of the population to eat.

"How can this be?" Lao Li was frowning, and his hand clenching the notice landed heavily but weakly on the teahouse.

"Father, we have to come up with a charter to solve this problem, but fortunately, the official document says that the grain can be requisitioned after the autumn, and we still have time. Zhengshun's expression was equally serious, this matter was about to be made public, and if it was not handled properly, I was afraid that the villagers would complain. After all, the eldest brother had just become the county magistrate, and the imperial court began to increase taxes, and if it was not handled properly, it would cause public anger and even turmoil. When the time comes, it won't be as simple as throwing the black yarn hat.

"Alas...... Let's hold a villagers' meeting, listen to everyone's opinions, and publish this official document by the way. Li Zheng waved his hand and said.

"Yes, Father. Zhengshun also knew that the matter was big, and when he saw Zhengjian on the side, he pulled him along to inform the villagers to hold a meeting.

"Hui'er Niang, when we meet later, you can tell everyone what you think, everyone has no opinion, you just let it go, the village will strongly support you." Li Zheng said to Shumin with a wry smile.

There is no way out, as Zhengjian said, what if it succeeds? Although until now he still feels that the chances of success are very slim.

As soon as the villagers heard that the official document of the imperial court had come down, they quickly gathered at Lizheng's house, and although each family appointed one or two representatives, they still crowded Lizheng's house tightly.

"Dissatisfied with everyone, the announcement of the imperial court has come, and the military service will not be said, as in previous years. However, this grain is thirty percent more than in previous years, and it can be requisitioned after the autumn harvest......" Li Zheng roughly explained the content of the notice, and before he finished speaking, the crowd below smashed the pot.

"Sancheng, how are we going to live?"

"Our family has a total of so much land, and the harvest in previous years was just enough to make ends meet, and we paid more than 30% of the grain at once, how can our family live. ”

"That's right, my family has added two more mouths this year! This is without food, how can we live, the court still won't let us live!"

.......

Li Zheng and Zhengshun listened to the following discussions, and did not stop them, the father and son looked at each other and smiled bitterly in their hearts.

"Everyone, be quiet!" Half-loud, when the villagers were almost out of their way, Zhengshun yelled, and the sound suddenly calmed the audience, and the whole hall was much quieter at once.

Li Zheng glanced at this son with satisfaction, and followed him, this kid already had a good demeanor.

"Everyone, be quiet, since the general document of the imperial court has been issued, we can only obey it. Don't be in a hurry, call everyone here, just to ask everyone if there are any good ideas, everyone can know everything. Lao Lizheng cleared his throat, and his tone was calm, which made people unconsciously relax some thoughts.

"There is an official in your family, and there is a showman, you don't have to pay taxes and forced labor, so naturally you don't need to worry, but we are all white, and we have more than three percent of the grain in previous years, so let's just force us to death!"

I don't know who muttered, which suddenly caused the whole crowd to explode again.

"Who wouldn't say cool things, this levy has nothing to do with their family at all, and they are pretending to be here to make a pie, if it's really good for us, let the county magistrate not charge such a high tax!"

"That is, the taxes in the past were not so heavy, and his eldest son raised taxes as soon as he became the county magistrate, will it be boring here. ”

"Whether it's greasy or not, it's not a blessing for the people of our Linjiang Town...."

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The discussion of the crowd became louder and louder, and Li Zheng's face turned white when he heard it, and he only felt a chill.

"Uncle Rizheng." Seeing that his expression was different, Shumin hurriedly helped him sit down and brought him tea, but he shook his head, sad in his heart: I didn't expect him to be diligent and hard working for the village, and the villagers actually looked at him and their family like this.

"Quiet!" Zhengshun's face didn't get any better, and he shouted again, and everyone heard his anger this time, only then did they realize his gaffe, and Qi Qiran stopped talking.

"Uncles and brothers, I have gathered you today to discuss with you how to deal with the matter of requisitioning grain after the autumn harvest, if you have any comments on the notice of the imperial court, you may wish to go to Beijing and question the royal family, although my eldest brother is a county order, but he cannot influence the orders of the imperial court. If you think that our family is out of the way, my father can immediately resign from his position, and you can choose a new person who has both ability and political integrity to lead your ideas. ”

The following discussion just now was very loud, and he was so angry that he just put the words down.

What has the Zhang family been so tired of all these years? These people don't know how to be grateful, even if they don't know how to be grateful, they actually arrange the Zhang family like this!

"Big nephew, everyone is in a hurry, don't be angry, what your family has done over the years, everyone has seen it in their eyes and remembered it. An older man from the Zhang family came out of the round. Joke, in today's situation, Baili Village is counting on Zhang Huaishui, after all, he has a son who is a county magistrate, and the relationship is there.

"yes, yes, we're all unintentional. Immediately, someone agreed, Li Zheng is usually kind to others, and they are unscrupulous, which proves that people are good and are bullied!

"Since everyone wants to solve the problem, what is the best way to come up now. Zhengshun's face was slightly better when he heard this, and he didn't really want to resign from this thankless village official, but he just suppressed those who didn't choose what to say. Now that someone is interested, he will go down the slope.

"Nephew Zhengshun, how can we have any good way? Why don't you go to Zhengmin and talk about it? He is a county magistrate, he may have a way?" said the old man of the Zhang family just now, and when the people around him heard this, they all nodded and looked at Zhengshun hopefully.

"As I just said, this announcement is an order from the imperial court, and my eldest brother has no choice, otherwise I believe he will definitely fight for everyone. Zhengshun's face was displeased, he had already emphasized just now, but these people still didn't listen.

"Your eldest brother can't do anything, and we can't do anything about it!" A burst of despair sparked in the hearts of the people below.

There is no way to be an official, and there is no way to be an ordinary person.

"Why don't we withdraw from the grain and bean agreement?" I don't know who said it, and it was immediately approved by many people.

"Yes, why do you give so much food to the west, we won't be able to eat enough!"

"No, the grain and bean agreement was signed last year, and we still have to rely on the west to provide us with beans, otherwise how can our workshop continue? Without the workshop to make money, who will pay for your military service?" Shumin couldn't help but say that the grain and bean agreement was promoted by her, carrying the good wishes for the common development of the east and the west, how can you say that you can retreat?

"Then Mrs. Qin, what do you say? Food is our lifeline, we can't eat enough, where are you still in the mood to open a workshop?"

"Actually, I know everyone's feelings very well, but when it comes to the food tax, we are not completely helpless. "Shumin will give everyone a reassuring needle first.

"What's the way?" everyone immediately pricked up their ears, in the past six months, Shumin not only invented tofu, helped the village build a workshop, and promoted a far-reaching grain and bean trade agreement, but also won the appreciation and reward of the Queen Mother, people have unconsciously trusted her very much, and at this moment, when they heard her say that there was a way, everyone immediately quieted down.

"To the south of us, you can grow two crops of rice, harvest it once in June, and plant it again. If we could grow two crops, we would be able to harvest twice as much food, and there would be no problem. ”

"Mrs. Qin, you also said that it is in the south, we have planted the land all our lives, and we have never heard that we can plant two crops here. ”

"I know you won't believe it, but we start planting rice in mid-to-late March, so if we can move forward by a month......

Before Shumin finished speaking, the people below sneered, "Mrs. Qin, farming is not as simple as you think, the spring is cold in February, even if the seeds are sprinkled in the field, it will not germinate, and it will freeze and cause no harvest." Mrs. Qin, we know that you are also for the good of everyone, but this method is really not feasible. ”

"I never thought farming was an easy thing to do. Shumin had expected them to say this, and had been prepared for a long time, "But it is not difficult to let the seeds germinate and grow in February, Zhengjian and I have done experiments before, and the rice seedlings catalyzed by us can grow even in February." ”

Saying that, she asked Zhengjian to take out the rice seedlings that had been pulled out in advance, and said, "Everyone, you can take a look, this is the rice seedlings that we grew through graduate students, and they have grown about fifteen centimeters in just over half a month." It's still January, and if it takes a while, its growth cycle will be reduced, and it is estimated that it will grow to 25 to 30 centimeters in half a month, and then we only need to transplant these seedlings directly into the field, and I am sure that everyone will harvest the first crop of grain before mid-June. (To be continued.) )