Let's say that the people who went to Chang'an to celebrate their birthday in Rongguo Mansion were as lively as wild horses that had escaped the reins, and they got bored after a short time. Gong Kun smiled: "It's still early, you should just grind your temperament." Jia Cong misses the planes of the future generations very much, looking at the sky at a 45-degree angle, eager to fly one out of his head, but unfortunately there is only a blue sky and a cloudless sky.

After a few more days, they have entered the boundaries of Ping'an Prefecture. At noon, they did not go to the village or the store, so they gnawed dry food in the wild, but fortunately, none of the people in this group were squeamish. When a few old dart masters saw Jia Huan, Jia Cong, the two young masters, and Wu Xiaoxi, a little girl, they were all like them, and they didn't say a word, and they secretly praised it in their hearts.

Everyone sat on the ground scattered, Jia Huan took a bite of the steamed bun and asked, "I don't know who ...... What should we shout for? Uncle Cousin? Can Gao Li Gao be in the Yamen? Or do you want to go back first? ”

Gong Kun said: "We brought a lot of birthday gifts and left early; He has official business, and he still wants to come here. ”

Jia Cong smiled: "In order to show off your skills, do you want to go to his territory to find a bug?" Didn't make up one for him. ”

Jia Huan raised his hand and poked him: "It's so good to talk, don't insert a foreign text into it, it sounds weird and awkward." ”

Jia Qing was stunned, and suddenly remembered that the most common language heard in the company in his previous life was this kind of language, the whole sentence was in Chinese, and individual professional words were in English, strange and familiar, and I almost wanted to chant a poem with tears in my eyes.

Jia Huan stabbed him again: "What are you in a daze? ”

Jia Cong tugged at the corners of his mouth: "It's nothing, but I can't think of any words for the meaning of 'bug' for a while." ”

Wu You said on the side: "Omission." ”

Jia Cong shook his head: "It doesn't seem to be very appropriate." The omission should be something he can find but didn't find because he wasn't careful, and the bug I'm looking for is something he didn't have the ability to find, isn't too important for the time being, and can't be guaranteed to become an anthill that will burst the embankment in the future. It's just ......," he scratched his ears and cheeks and thought about it for a long time, but he understood it in his heart but couldn't say it, "whatever he is, in short, since he wants to make a very unusual impression on him, he must find out these days." ”

Gong Kun smiled and looked at Wu Xiaoxi. In order to make it easier to go out, Xiaoxi has pretended to be a man, and said with a smile: "I discussed with my husband a few days ago, since the time is relaxed, and the original intention is to let everyone go out for a long time, I will not be in a hurry to come here." She glanced at Jia Cong again, "Since the third young general is bold, I am also bold." Because he took out an envelope from his baggage and handed it to Jia Cong.

Jia Cong took it and saw that there was no word on the cover, and it was not covered, so he took out the letter from it, and smiled after a few glances. It reads, blank, "The Initiator", which says, This is my family's son, he came to me, you take care of me on the way, and at the end is "Ping'an Prefecture Festival Degree Envoy Gao Li", and it is also stamped. Jia Cong smiled: "Good ghost, what do you think?" ”

Xiaoxi nodded and said, "That seal was managed by Mr. to make it, and I don't dare to take it with me for fear of accidents." In my early years, I had heard several times that bold swindlers had gone to the county to cheat and cheat the officials as their dependents, and I thought that the accounts we had read in the past two or three years were just ordinary household transactions, and we had not seen what the official account books looked like. Although it is okay to follow the skills of Mr. from which yamen to come out in the middle of the night, I am afraid that the reading is not meticulous and thorough. ”

With a "poof", Jia Huan sprayed water, and coughed for a long time before pointing at her and said, "You still want to see it in detail!" ”

Xiaoxi clapped his hands and said: "I found that many things can be seen on the books, but you have to look closely, if you don't have any effort, you may not be able to find it after a cursory look." ”

Jia Cong smiled: "That's not bad. Ordinary people will make fake accounts. Then he asked, "Whose name is it to fill in on it?" ”

Gong Kun said: "Naturally, I went to check where I went, and I didn't know where I would target at that time." ”

Everyone laughed, and immediately had the spirit, and they all hurriedly ate the dry food and went on the road.

After walking for another hour, I passed by a small town, and the dry food that everyone had just finished eating threw off their cheeks and ate some rice and noodles. Gong Kun went to find the town's land security to inquire, and came back after a short time to say, not far from Angu County, the county magistrate's name is Li Wen, in his early fifties, he tends to be inflammatory, and he is timid and afraid, and he is very easy to deceive. They added the words "Angu County Order Li Wen" to the letter forged by Xiaoxi, and Jia Cong and Jia Huan changed into the clothes of the young master.

When he arrived in Angu County, he saw that his houses were short and dilapidated, there were few shops on the street, and there were few shops on the street, and the pedestrians on the road were ragged and yellow-skinned, Jia Cong sighed: "This Li County Commander doesn't need to ask if he is a good official." ”

Jia Huan said: "Look at this poor appearance, he is probably a clean official - because he has nothing to be greedy for." ”

Jia Cong snorted: "A clean official and a good official are two different things. The people under his rule are not having a good time, he has to think of some way to come out, and if he can't think of it, he should let the virtuous. ”

Mi'er said: "Don't be so arbitrary, let's talk about it when you see someone." ”

Jia Huan looked at him and said, "Brother Er, do you think this county order is good?" ”

Mi'er said, "I don't know. Because I haven't seen it, I can't break it. ”

Gong Kun praised: "Weiss will be a Jia Qingtian in the future." And all the people laughed.

Someone inquired about the location of the county government on the side of the road, and the group drove over with a carriage and horse. Seeing that the entrance of the yamen was deserted and there was no one guarding the door, Jia Cong was curious, so he ran inside, and others hurriedly followed. Then I saw two servants sitting in the hall and napping against a pillar, without stools, but with two old futons that came from an unknown temple. Liu Feng on the side pulled him and said in a low voice: "No." Those who tend to be inflammatory, must have a utilitarian heart, and should not be so slack. ”

Gong Kun went over and shook one person awake and asked, "Where is your master?" ”

The man was confused and said, "Who are you?" ”

Gong Kun said: "I was sent by Lord Gao. ”

The man put his hand behind his head and said, "Look for it yourself." He tilted his head, rubbed himself against the pillar, and fell asleep again.

Gong Kun looked back at a few small ones, and Jia Huan smiled: "Let's go, I haven't seen what the county commander's back office looks like." ”

But Mi'er hesitated and said, "I'm afraid there are relatives." ”

Jia Huan said: "The inner family will not run around, and besides, the eldest brother of the official let us find it ourselves." As he spoke, he walked back first.

And the people followed. After a few steps, I saw a semi-bald old man lying on the desk, and five or six wine jars were poured next to him, and the wine in the house was suffocating. Jia Cong frowned and looked at him, he was in his fifties, although he was drunk, his face was quite serious, a few strands of beard were sparse, and his body was thin, but it was quite impressive.

Gong Kun hurriedly stepped forward and shook him awake and asked, "But Master Li Wenli?" ”

The drunk old man let out an "um", squinted his eyes and asked, "Who are you?" Why did you trespass on my county office? ”

Gong Kun arched his hand to him and said, "I was sent by Lord Gao, and there is a big brother outside who asked me to go straight inside to find my lord." ”

The drunk old man waved his hand: "Yes, yes, I'm Li Wen." This brother, you have come in vain this time, the land in Angu County has been scraped eighteen times, and now there is no dirt left. I can't pay the money, you have the ability to sell me. ”

Everyone was shocked! After looking at each other for a long time, Gong Kun said, "Master Li misunderstood, we are not here to collect money. ”

Jia Cong watched a lot of TV in his previous life, and immediately guessed several possibilities, so he stepped forward and gave him a deep salute: "Lord Li, the kid is polite." Boy, I'm afraid that Lord Li and Uncle Jia have a misunderstanding, I don't know if the adult may say a thing or two? Don't fall for the villain's trick. ”

When Li Wen heard the word "uncle", he was shocked, straightened up and glared at him: "What did you say?" ”

Jia Cong said: "It's not a secret, Lord Gao Li is an uncle. He glanced up at Gong Kun, and Gong Kun took out the forged letter and handed it to Li Wen.

After reading it, Li Wen immediately changed into a flattering look, and bowed to Jia Cong again and again: "I don't know that Young Master Gao has arrived, and I have missed the distance, forgive my sins." And he was invited to take a seat.

Jia Cong smiled bitterly: "That's it, don't come to this set." I still believe in the drunken appearance of the adults. He was not polite, he really sat down, and said, "Listening to the words of the adults, could it be that someone came to Guixian to search for people's fat and people's ointment in the name of my uncle?" ”

Li Wen was as if he had been struck by lightning, and only after a long time did he say in a trembling voice: "What...... Is that...... Fake? Didn't the tall man ask anyone to collect the money? Suddenly, he became painful again, "Why am I, Li Wen, so stupid!" Others believe everything! All that money has been coaxed away by some black-hearted people! Suddenly, he grabbed Jia Cong's arm again, "Young Master Gao!" I beg you, Lord Gao, you must arrest those liars, otherwise the people on my side will not be able to survive......" The madness of his appearance and the sadness of his words, Jia Cong and the others turned red when they heard it.

Jia Cong turned his head and looked at everyone a few times, and comforted: "My lord, accept the sorrow and slowly explain the matter clearly." ”

Li Wen couldn't stop for a while, and cried for a long time before choking up and saying the reason.

It turns out that the land in Angu County is barren, and the harvest is ordinary in good years, but the people are more and more difficult in disaster years. It is not on any transportation artery, and the trade route is not passable, so it is extremely poor. He has been the county magistrate here for 14 years, and he also sought a transfer in his early years, because he has no backstage and no money, he can't clear the way, and no one is willing to take over here, so he can only spend it all the time. In the past, I was barely able to pay enough taxes every year, and I met a good year when the people's families still had surplus. In the past two years, for some reason, the excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes have skyrocketed, and the county's foundation has long been squeezed dry. It is rare for two wealthy households, one of whom cannot afford to be provoked by someone in the court, and Li Wen has to try to make up for the taxes paid by his family, and the other is forced to fill for others several times because Li Wen cannot make up the tax money, and he has recently been preparing to sell his house and land and move elsewhere.

As soon as he said this, Jia Cong and the others were dumbfounded, and Jia Huan shouted first: "There are still such things in the world!" ”

Jia Cong glanced at him and snorted, "Have you seen it for a long time?" Zi said, harsh government is fiercer than a tiger, this sentence is simply an eternal truth that will remain unchanged through the ages. ”

Li Wen cried: "In order to be able to exempt some taxes, I begged my father to tell my grandmother, and my face was thrown into the abyss, but it was useless!" Those uncles said to their faces, okay, good, I will try to go to the top and say good things to exempt you from taxes, and you can't lose a copper coin when you turn back. Others pointed out that it was useless to pat on the back, and you had to send money. Pity me Li Wen with a breeze on his sleeves, and a few of his money have been filled into the tax money, where is there any silver to give them! ”

Mi'er couldn't help but roll a few tears in his eyes, and sighed: "This is the tendency to be inflammatory, cowardly and afraid." ”

Li Wen wiped his tears and said to Jia Cong: "Why didn't Master Gao ask people to add those tax items?" Is it the people who are below who deceive the upper and lower levels? ”

Jia Cong said categorically: "Except for the laws of the country, my uncle has never added taxes to his head. Lord Li, why don't you take the tax booklet and let me see? He said it so resolutely that even Gong Kun couldn't help but glance at him, and Mi'er also made eye contact with Liu Feng Xiaoxi and the others - no one believed it.

In normal times, Li Wenzong was a straw bag, and he would not show the account book of the imperial court's tax collection to a child who appeared out of nowhere. It's just that he really forced the tax money to have no way out, and when he saw Jia Cong as if he had been savior, he hurriedly rushed inside and came out with a stack of account books, and he couldn't care that Jia Cong was still a child, so he pointed to him one by one: "This tea tax, we don't even have a tea shop in our county, except for those two rich families, no one drinks tea at all, I can't afford to drink it; There is only one small river ditch in our county for this boat tax......"

Jia Cong was dumbfounded: "Is this tax payer two hundred and five?" How can there be such a nonsensical one? Why don't you charge a fart tax? ”

Li Wen immediately said: "Although there is no fart tax, there is a rice tax!" The people have to pay taxes when they buy rice! ”

Jia Cong feels that the bottom line of the three views has been refreshed again - who said that the ancients were not trendy? Consumption tax is available.

Li Wen sighed: "Young Master Gao, if you continue like this, I'm afraid that the people will change." I, Li, can't live in the court. ”

Jia Cong Deng understood that his pretense was in vain, and people didn't believe that Gao Li had never given these orders, and this crying and fussing was a sincere toss for himself, about a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and wanted to use the mouth of his own young master, who didn't know the truth or false, to directly appeal to Gao Li. So he also pretended to be worried about the country and the people: "My lord, I will tell my uncle the truth, and take those villains who privately send harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes." ”

Li Wen hurriedly bowed to him and said with tears in his eyes: "The lives of the people of Angu County have been entrusted to the young master!" ”

Jia Cong stood up in a panic and supported him: "Boss, it's tormenting me." I'm just a yellow-mouthed child, how can I be worthy of the gift of an adult. Nai returned him a salute again, "Mr. Xie is dedicated to the people, which is really a blessing for my uncle." ”

Gong Kun couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard him say "the luck of his uncle". Poor Gao Li has never even seen the face of this distant cousin, and he has already been brushed into a prince. Jia Cong, the bear child of the Red Mansion

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Chapter 103.

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