Volume 1 The End of the Dynasty Chapter 23 Facing Hardships
(I'm sorry.,There's no internet in the morning.,So I can only send it here.,There's another chapter in the evening)
In the blink of an eye, it was the autumn harvest season in August, this year's Zhao Kingdom was really turned upside down, the peasants, men, women and children went out to collect grain and grass together, women, children and the elderly pulled in the field, and the men used their burdens to go back to pick up, although the shoulders were worn out, and there was still blood, but the heart was happy, and finally they could have their own surplus food.
Some farmers go to the temple to worship after the autumn harvest to thank the gods for blessing the wind and rain.
The taxes of the prefectures, counties and counties were also paid, and the white-haired Dasi Nong held the bamboo slips in his hand and the brush at the same time, looking at the sacks of grain carried in the treasury, and his heart was as happy as if his grandson had become a big official.
Not far away, Uncle Yang stood with Huan Ji, Huan Ji looked at these tax grains, and suddenly tears flowed straight out, one hand tightly held Uncle Yang's hand, and muttered in his mouth: "Sir, I have been on the throne for three years, and it will be the fourth year soon, the first time, the first time I saw that there was surplus grain." ”
Uncle Yang nodded, this emperor, who is only two years older than himself, carries the world on his shoulders, if it is in a prosperous era, he naturally does not have to work so hard, but now is a time of poverty, and his efforts are by no means less than that of Uncle Yang.
"The Hezhou tax convoy has arrived!" The armorer outside the treasury shouted.
Huan Ji looked at Uncle Yang, and Uncle Yang knew what he meant. This Hezhou is different from other states and counties, most of it is the fief of Yinping Marquis Mengying, the so-called fiefdom, that is, all taxes here must be handed over to the Yinping Marquis Mansion, and the court will not ask, so every year Hezhou's taxes are much less than other states and counties, and it was natural in the past, but now Uncle Yang has changed the law and has ordered that all fiefs shall not collect taxes privately, and all taxes shall be paid to the national government.
How much Hezhou has handed over today Everyone has no bottom in their hearts, Yi Huan Ji looked at Uncle Yang, and Uncle Yang smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, go out and have a look, just take a look." "Uncle Yang knows what Huan Ji is worried about, if Meng Ying is obedient, it will be a big crime if he is disobedient and will be dealt with according to the new law, and if he does not listen to the national law, he should be punished, Huan Ji really doesn't want to completely tear his face and compete with these old nobles so quickly, but the new law can't be touched, so Huan Ji is a little bottomless in his heart.
When the two of them came out, they saw more than 30 ox carts carrying grain, and there was a long queue, each with four or five bulging sacks on each cart.
Huan Ji looked at it and smiled, even if it wasn't enough, it was almost enough, and finally this Meng Ying didn't do anything stupid, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
The leader of the team was a white-haired old man, with a smile on his face, a delicate face, and a whip to drive cattle in his hand. ”
"Oh, you know both of me!" Huan Ji looked at this gray-haired old man with a look of surprise.
"Yes, the old farmer has seen the emperor and the Taiwei, and the old farmer saw it last time when he went to the eastern city of the imperial city to purchase."
"I see, get up. Let's go there and register and get ready to put it in. ”
The old man stood up, beat the dust on his knees with his hands, and was about to go inside, when Uncle Yang suddenly said: "The old man's fingers are delicate, and although the clothes on his body are sack, they are clean and tidy, and the sleeves seem to be a little broken." ”
Uncle Yang's words made the old farmer Huang San suddenly startled, raised his head and saw Uncle Yang looking at the dirt under the wheel, and did not look at him, Huang San hurriedly said: "The adults don't know, the son and daughter-in-law of the old farmer's family are filial and don't let the old farmer work, so the old farmer's hands are delicate." Hehe, if you don't have anything else to ask the old farmer, the old farmer will send the grain in first. Huang San said that he was about to go in.
"What's the hurry, uncle, do you know how many catties and taels this bag of grain weighs?"
"This ...... This old farmer estimated that he had about 100 catties. Huang San wiped the sweat from his head.
"Yes, a hundred pounds, do you know how deep the ruts on the ground this cart of grain will be?"
Huang San suddenly panicked, and hurriedly looked down at the traces left by the wheels on the ground. Huan Ji was a little puzzled after hearing this, aren't the ruts left by those cars all the same? However, he believed that Uncle Yang had a reason for saying this, so he didn't ask, just looked at Uncle Yang. Uncle Yang walked over and patted the sack on the first car, the sack was very bulging, and there was not even a single dent when his hand was patted, Huang San hurriedly followed, and said with a smile: "My lord, how dare the people of Hezhou deceive the emperor and the lord, so everyone is honestly pretending to be a drum." ”
Uncle Yang nodded, glanced at Huang San, who was smiling all over his face, and asked casually: "Your son and daughter-in-law are filial to each other, how can you let you come to deliver grain, from Hezhou to this imperial city, let alone for a month, not to mention that there is such a heavy grain truck." ”
"The adults don't know, they are still collecting the surplus grain at home, this year is really a bumper harvest, and there is the grace of the emperor and the adults, and the people are all grateful for the kindness of the emperor and the adults."
Uncle Yang sighed, came to the second car, stretched out his hand and was about to shoot, and glanced back at Huang San without the slightest panic, so he crossed over very casually and walked to the fifth car, the one who led the cow was a short but very strong person, the man's clothes were covered with mud, a tired scene after a long journey, he saw Uncle Yang coming over, and suddenly his face began to sweat. Uncle Yang patted the man's shoulder, but the man's feet suddenly softened, and he quickly stood up again.
Huang San hurriedly came over to play a round: "My lord, a small mountain people, I have never seen such a big official as an adult, and besides, my lord is heroic, he can't bear your arrogance." ”
Uncle Yang looked at Huang San and suddenly smiled, turned around and pulled out Pu Xianyu's saber that followed beside him, and cut through the sack with a sword, what was revealed in the sack was not white grain, but dust, and I saw that most of the bags were filled with fine soil, mixed with a little bit of grain.
When Huang San saw this, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed. Huan Ji was furious, and immediately ordered that all the people who came to deliver grain in Hezhou be detained, and then ordered all the grain that had been put into the warehouse to be opened for inspection, but there was no such thing inside.
Huan Ji returned to the newly built line next to the treasury to watch the collection of taxes, sat on the futon, and was so angry that he pushed down a few rolls of bamboo slips on the desk. Uncle Yang stood next to him, he knew that he had to do something, and now I don't know how many people are looking at him, the captain, looking at him, who has always been strict in front of everyone, this matter has seriously endangered the implementation of the new law, Uncle Yang faintly felt that this was probably a premeditation, that is, for the new law, for him, I am afraid that there will be many pushers behind.