Just when Li Kai affirmed his thoughts from the bottom of his heart, Zhong Aiguo continued

"I remember that my younger siblings used to cry and cry all the time that they were hungry, but when the sixth brother came, everything was different. Before, my father went to help build a house, and my mother now goes to the wasteland team. Both of us had a ration, plus my own, enough for our family to eat. ”

"When I came home, I listened to my grandfather. The family has divided the land, my family has 15 acres, and the sixth brother also gave each of our team members a cow. ”

"When my father and mother have planted the crops, the harvest will be completed. The whole family can eat enough every day, and then it will be the real 'prosperous age'. ”

"How much? Fifteen acres of ownerless wasteland? Or a cow? That's it? How much is that worth? Not enough money for a meal of flower wine for yourself. After listening to Zhong Baoguo's words, Li Kaifu felt that his heart was not enough.

"Sure enough, the untouchables are cheap, so it's worth their death?"

"Even if there are fifteen acres of land, they are all just cleared. This grain yield is not high! In the future, excluding the rent, there will not be much tax left in the imperial court! Li Kaifu subconsciously thought that they should still pay taxes to the Qing Dynasty.

"No, it won't. The sixth brother said that he would collect two buckets of grain per mu of land, and it would be counted as the tax of the imperial court. Zhong Baoguo immediately retorted that he did not pay attention to this tax problem. Instead, he continued:

"I don't know much, but my dad did. No matter how bad each mu of land is, you can produce eight buckets of grain, and you can give two buckets to the sixth brother, and the rest is enough for your family to eat white rice every day, and then you can raise some chickens and pigs, and it will be very good that day..."

"It can't be! Two buckets per acre? And counting the taxes to the imperial court? This is not even enough to pay taxes to the imperial court, what rent does he collect? Li Kaifu didn't believe Zhong Baoguo's words, and looked at Li Aiming, hoping to get a more rational answer from him.

"Team Li, this is not true!

"Why isn't it true, do you think Sixth Brother exploits us like you? Besides, your court has condemned us as thieves and expects us to tax you? Li Aiming's eyes squinted at Li Kaifu, and there was a mocking tone in his language.

Regarding what Li Aiming said, Li Kaifu was a little speechless. I couldn't help but laugh at myself for being stupid

"Indeed, how can you expect the thief to pay taxes to the imperial court."

Li Aiming looked at Li Kaifu just standing there in a daze, without refuting himself. I was happy in my heart, and said a little pretentiously

"I'm not afraid to tell you another piece of news that you don't believe even more."

"What is it?" Li Kaifu was interested in Li Aiming's words, maybe he could still receive some unexpected information, right?

"Actually, once, I heard the sixth brother say it in private. In the future, when the conditions are ripe, the imperial court will no longer collect the land tax of the peasants and the common people free of charge, but give back a small amount of money when we pay the grain, as the money to buy grain. Li Aiming said yearningly

"You say, if that's the case, the sixth brother is not a blessing for the peasants and people in the world, what is it?"

"If it is our sixth brother who sits in the Jinluan Palace, it is definitely much better than your holy master, the sixth brother is sincerely helping the poor people in the world, so that we all have shelter, food, and clothing."

"Crazy, absolutely crazy. A group of crazy people, for thousands of years, have never heard of the imperial court not taking money and grain from the peasants, and paying for the grain that you should pay for your mud legs. It's a shame that you can figure it out, and you're crazy, aren't you? After Li Kaifu listened to Li Aiming's words, it was as if he had heard some big joke. looked a little crazy, so he didn't pay attention to his voice

"Sure enough, the saint is not wrong, you are a bunch of anti-thieves. Or a crazy thief. ”

"What did you say?" Li Aiming shouted angrily

Li Kaifu did not answer Li Aiming's question, but continued to ask Li Aiming and said: "I think you also know some things about the world, think about it, how is this possible?" If the court doesn't collect your taxes, where will the money and grain come from to support the soldiers and horses? Where did the money and grain come from to run the imperial court? Do you have to pay for the grain? Even if he has mountains of gold and silver, he is not defeated enough. ”

Maybe Li Kaifu's words are very reasonable, Li Aiming couldn't think of how to reply to him for a while, but he said angrily

"How do I know, Sixth Brother naturally has his own way. Besides, the sixth brother didn't say it explicitly, he just said it in private. However, Sixth Brother must have his own way. How can you understand how he is smart. ”

"Yes, I'm too lazy to understand. When I didn't say anything about it! Li Kaifu laughed a little, and was even more sure in his heart that this gang was a group of "crazy" thieves, and it was destined to be impossible.

"It seems that I was thinking too much before, so naïve 'anti-thief'. When my Qing soldiers and horses arrive, it will be when their heads roll down. When the time comes, they will go to Hades, and they will not have to pay taxes. ”

The two sides had their own thoughts, and in displeasure all the way, they went down to the foot of Zhilian Mountain.

"Team Zheng, did the sixth brother really say that he would collect our taxes and give us money in the future?" At this time, Zhong Baoguo, who was behind Li Kaifu, quietly asked Li Aiming beside him

"Yes, it's just a simple small talk. Just now, I was just angry that he questioned the sixth brother, so I said it. Li Aiming replied quietly, and at the same time warned Zhong Baoguo

"Actually, what the guy said in front of me also has some truth, so don't talk about this matter everywhere, when the time comes, it will be difficult for the sixth brother to do it if others spread it around. Nowadays, two buckets of rent per mu is not such a low thing in every dynasty and generation. ”

"I know this, there is no rent we pay. So what else does the sixth brother take to feed us? If Sixth Brother can't protect us, we'll have to go back to the way we used to be. You can't be too greedy, I still think we should give the sixth brother more rent. In that way, the sixth brother can recruit more brothers, and when the sixth brother arrives in the capital, he will become the emperor. Then we don't have to worry about it anymore. Zhong Baoguo replied very understandingly, looking yearning

"Well, I also hope that the sixth brother can be the emperor. It is our blessing for a good person like the sixth brother to be the emperor, do you believe in the sixth brother? Li Aiming was very satisfied with Zhong Aiguo's statement

"Believe it! Whoever doesn't believe me, I believe. My family's rice jar didn't lie to me, my family's field is there. Why not believe it? In order to prove his statement, Zhong Baoguo said everything he could say

"yes, that's it." Li Aiming was very relieved that another lost teenager was led on the right path by himself

"Huh? What do these words carved on this stone mean? Li Kaifu saw a big stone at the intersection of the mountain with several big characters engraved on it

"Justice, Equality, Freedom"

Li Kaifu went up the mountain in a hurry, not paying attention. However, now that I have seen it when I go down the mountain, I can't help but ask, even if it was a little unpleasant just now.