Diao Kui smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Now it is an annual tax of one ding and three hundreds of rice, and the forced labor is forty days a year, which is obviously no longer applicable. ”

"The military situation is urgent, from now on, each person in Jingkou Town will pay ten hundred rice in taxes, as for this conscription, three Ding will draw one, five Ding will draw two, when will Hu Lu retire from the army, when will he go home."

"Liu Lizheng, please do this matter yourself, you can't do it within ten days, hehe, don't blame the official for turning his face and not recognizing people!"

As soon as these words came out, even Liu Yi's face changed, three Ding drew one, and five Ding drew two This is a very rare military system in previous dynasties, and it will not be used in the war of non-national destruction, because Ding Zhuang, who has a labor force, will inevitably bring a large area of barren fields, and often the enemy does not come, and his own food collapses first.

Liu Yi's brows furrowed, and he arched his hand and said: "Diao Thorn History, please think twice, the imperial court has not ............"

Diao Kui coldly interrupted Liu Yi's words: "The imperial court? The scepter of the Son of Heaven is in the hands of this official, and this official is now the imperial court. The military situation is urgent, how can you wait for the imperial court to slowly discuss the military? ”

Liu Yu Zhengse said: "May I ask if Hu Lu has hit Jiangbei now?" It's just a rumor that the Qin army is about to go south, and now we haven't seen a single soldier of the Qin State. Diao Thorn History, is it really good for you to mobilize the people like this? ”

Diao Hong smiled "hehe": "Rumors? Didn't you Liu Lizheng personally receive a lot of northern refugees who went south, didn't you call them brothers? If it weren't for the Qin army preparing to destroy our Great Jin, how could they abandon their family and business and move their family south? Could it be that so many people died along the way, and they were deceived by rumors? ”

Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "I mean, now that the Qin army has not gone south, the matter has not reached such an urgent point. ”

"Besides, Guangling, Pengcheng, and Dong'a Zhu counties in Jiangbei don't have such a three-to-five draw and increase taxes and grains, why do we have Jingkou Town in the south of the Yangtze River like this?"

Diao Kui laughed: "Liu Lizheng, Liu Lizheng, this official originally thought that you were a hero, iron-clad, and could shed blood for the country, but now it seems that this official has mistaken you." ”

Liu Yu said angrily: "Liu is not talented, he still knows loyalty, if it is really an invasion of foreign enemies, he should serve the country in the army!" Diao Thorn Shi, what you said is an insult to me, I don't know why you said this! ”

Diao Kui sneered: "Really? Yesterday, it was you Liu Li who said in the ring, last time I went on the Northern Expedition of the Great Jin, and the old and young masters here in Jingkou went to the battlefield together, tens of thousands of people sacrificed their lives for the country, and every family wore linen and filial piety, right. ”

Liu Yu nodded: "Exactly, isn't this a fact?" ”

Diao Kui and Diao Hong looked at each other and smiled, and the beard at the corner of his mouth jumped: "It's a fact, this official didn't deny it." What this official means is that since the people of Jingkou are training and preparing for war at any time, and want to serve the country with loyalty, shouldn't they be in front of this piece and be a model for the whole world? ”

"The reason why other places didn't move was because their people didn't have the heart to serve the country like the people of Jingkou. If all states and counties are watching each other and passing the buck, and if there are soldiers and no food to pay, then how can we form a joint force to protect our homes and defend the country? ”

"Liu Lizheng, this Jingkou people are the people of the king, and they have a deep hatred with the Qin State Hulu, and they dream every day that they want to return to their hometown in the north and avenge their fathers and ancestors, and now the opportunity for revenge has come, the official gave them this opportunity, why do you say that the official's proposal is problematic?"

Liu Yu almost laughed angrily at this kind of strong words, he shook his head and sighed: "Diao Thorn History, you have thousands of acres of fertile land in other states and counties, and your family wealth is huge, you can donate these to the imperial court in exchange for the power of this Xuzhou Thorn History, and the public land here in Jingkou has also entered your Diao family's private register, so you don't suffer a loss." ”

"But I, the people of Jingkou, have never owed the imperial court a grain tax, a penny of tax, and a day of servitude. They still have no surplus food at home, and they have to serve the country in the army whenever there is a war. ”

"May I ask where they got the surplus food to hand in? In the past, a small amount of money was only taxed, and it was difficult for the family to maintain, but now you have to pay ten hundreds, and you don't have the money to sell us! ”

Diao Kui smiled and shook his head: "It seems that Liu Lizheng still doesn't understand what this official means." If there is not enough rice, people will make up for it! If you don't have money, you can contribute, if you don't have money, you will pay, and if you don't have money, you will be ready to go to jail. Haven't you heard of a saying, this person, there are three things that cannot be avoided in a lifetime, life, death, and paying taxes! ”

Liu Yuyi gritted his teeth: "Diao Thorn History, you invent heavy taxes so arbitrarily, this is against the imperial court system, even if you hold the festival, you don't have this power!" ”

Diao Kui laughed: "What is the festival?" Holding the festival is to give the official this power. If you have any opinions, you can go to the capital to beat the drum and file a complaint, and see if any dignitaries are in charge for you! ”

Speaking of this, Diao Kui was proud for a while, looked at Diao Hong and smiled, and even Diao Mao was desperately clapping on the side.

Liu Yu's eyes were almost bursting with fire, and he clenched his fists: "What Diao Tingshi means, that is, if you can't hand over this grain, you have to have other men to serve as servants, and you can convert the rice money owed according to this salary?" ”

Diao Kui touched his beard and nodded: "Yes, this is the law of the imperial court to punish those Diao people." ”

Liu Yu said in a deep voice: "What if there is no Ding mouth at home?" ”

Diao Kui sighed: "That's embarrassing, I had to take his family's land, pick up his house, and lead his cattle to offset the money owed." If you really can't do it, you just sell yourself at your own price and go to be a servant. It's actually good that he doesn't have to pay taxes, and naturally the lord's family will come and pay for him! ”

Liu Yu sneered: "Speaking of which, you are the people who are forcing Jingkou, you have nothing, you can only go to your Diao family as servants." ”

Diao Kui smiled slightly: "Liu Lizheng, the official didn't say that, the official just asked them to go to the national disaster together, donate money and efforts, and serve the country." As for if you have any difficulties, you can first make a note with the official and borrow money to pay taxes. ”

"Of course, according to the law of the Great Jin Dynasty, if this money is not paid in a year, you can only come to my Diao family as a slave. Oh, by the way, this time we will collect less money, and it will be eighty percent a month. ”

Liu Yu laughed angrily: "Eighty percent profit a month!" Ten times the profit in a year, Diao Thorn History, what color is your heart? ”

Diao Kui was not angry, and shook his head with a smile: "It's already two percent less than when this official was an official in Jiangzhou." Liu Lizheng, the official did not consult with you, but gave you an order. Now, please go and collect taxes from the officials, and if you can't collect them, ask them to come to the Assassin's Mansion to borrow money, and you, as Lizheng, must also be a guarantor! ”

Liu Yu didn't say a word, turned around and left, and as he walked, he ripped off the waist card on his waist and threw it heavily on the ground: "Diao Thorn History, I can't do this kind of conscience thing, please be smart!" This is right, I'm not doing it! ”