Looking at the neatly restored big tent, as well as those allies and brothers with different expressions, then, Lu Shi leaned out with a smile and said to the master with sincerity: "This first point, you know, we are all forced to live by the endless taxes and donations of the imperial court and the government, so we have to go up the mountain and work hard. How about you please get rid of the harsh taxes that have been imposed on us? ”

The master book was stunned, this is the most difficult question to answer, this harsh tax from the current situation, those clear streams in the court, will only spend money, but will not be gathered, now internal and external troubles, the treasury has long been emptied, the only way is to increase the endowment again, not only can not be reduced but there are more and more trends, how can it be reduced? At the moment, he said with strong words: "You are a scholar, you should know that the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, you are a citizen of the court, and paying the emperor's grain tax is a matter of duty, how can you be exempted?" ”

"Well, the master bookkeeper is reasonable, we pay the tax burden is our duty, but we have nothing to say." Lu Shi replied with a smile, and no longer entangled with him in this matter. This made Guo Tianxing and others very confused, could it be that King Chuang was willing to bow down like this? But it made the master bookkeeper happy in his heart, and he was happy that he had convinced this pole with one sentence, and it seemed that he still read the book of the sages and sages and was good at talking, and there was a door to things.

"However, we also have to pay the taxes, you are the county bookkeeper, you should know how much we people should pay, right, so please tell us how much the court stipulates we should pay?"

When Lu Shi saw it, he replied for him: "The kid is only a shallow learner, so you might as well answer one or two for the master bookkeeper." ”

As soon as everyone heard that Lu Shi understood, they immediately raised their spirits and listened carefully, in fact, many people really didn't know how much tax they needed to pay.

"At the beginning of the founding of the country, Hong Wuye carved a stone to describe that we should be considered to be in transit, and it would be okay to be a fart."

As soon as these words came out, the hall was full of laughter, and even the history of the canon, who was sitting next to Guo Tianxing, couldn't help but sigh, the main book changed color, and he wanted to reprimand Lu Shi for being disrespectful to Taizu, which was a big crime of killing the head.

Lu Shi waved his hand, stopped the main book that was about to open his mouth to train people, and then said slowly: "Let's talk closely, in the ninth year of Wanli, Lord Zhang Juzheng Zhang, on the basis of Qingzhang national land, ordered the implementation of a whip law throughout the country: all levies, including field taxes, forced labor, miscellaneous taxes, etc., are combined into one collection, simplifying the complex; In the past, the forced labor levied according to the Ding and the household was changed to the collection of silver, which was called the household Ding silver, and the household Ding silver was spread into the field and collected. ”

At this time, some of the brothers below suddenly realized, Lu Shi was ridiculed by the third uncle Wu Tao when he set the land rent at the last Huluyu Conference, and he had to take the time to make up for the Ming tax rate provisions, so as not to be embarrassed in front of the fellow travelers, since they can't be like other fellow travelers, each is the standard answer of 100,000 whys, it should also be half-understood, so the current Lu Shi is also in the chest when it comes to tax rates.

"It should be noted that a whipping law has not yet spread all the forced labor into the field endowment, but only partially;" All levies are levied on silver", regardless of whether they are land or forced labor, they are all paid in silver, and the errand is served by the government. Of course, in the process of implementing a whip law, the specific practices vary greatly from region to region. Some have fixed the proportion of Ding grain levy, but our Shaanxi Baishui County service silver is levied according to the proportion of "Ding Six Grain Four"; For example, Jiading County, Jiangsu Province, has levied one cent of silver per ding and seven cents of silver per mu of land, Yuyao County of Zhejiang Province has five cents of silver and four cents of silver per mu of service, and Cao County of Shandong Province has seven cents and two cents of silver per ding and seven cents of silver per large mu. Is that wrong? ”

As soon as Lu Shi asked, the master bookkeeper got up uncomfortable, and sat on the stool and twisted his ass from side to side.

"There's also a stele of Taizu to remember that no taxes will be paid, right, but I ask you, how much has it reached now? Three taels and five dollars are more, and our income from one acre of land is only one or two in a good year, can you give us the original? ”

There was silence in the big tent, and the master was speechless, it was indeed like this, the state's levy was only a few tenths of the current levy, but if it was not levied like this, how should the hundred officials spend it.

Lu Shi saw it and continued to smile: "You don't have to say it, I'll tell you, are you talking about the problems of those officials?" Then let me ask you, didn't the government give you your money? Is not your money enough for you to live in poverty? "The master book has nothing to say. Yes, the court's money was enough, but why not enough now? It's just that I eat better now than before, live more spacious than before, my parents, wife and children are waiting, and I have just married a third concubine.

"Okay, then let me ask you again, are we exempt from forced labor?"

The master was sweating again. He really couldn't answer.

"Shall I give you an example? In addition to the above, there is also more extortion by the government against the common people through additional methods. Originally, the tax burden borne on the land was not heavy, but the additional tax collection was often several times to ten times the official tax amount. There are so many names that I can't point them out one by one, in short, what is the dough, the change, the dressing, the suppression, the punishment of the stolen goods, the consumption of fire, the consumption of rats, and the consumption of birds. That's right, so where are all these Du Yu's things? In your pockets, of course. "Everyone should know this, and the main book is irrefutable, so you can only keep checking the sweat.

"After the grain is harvested, the people have to be transported thousands of miles to the specified place. Think about it, with the road transportation conditions of our Ming Dynasty, how much manpower and material resources will be needed to transport grain thousands of miles to the specified places? How much is delayed in normal work? And all these freight costs are borne by tax-paying farmers; Although all the losses have been collected in advance in advance by several times, once there is really wear and tear and risk in transportation, it is still completely borne by the taxpayers, not to mention that in fact, according to the regulations, during our transshipment, your government will have to pay for our food along the way? So why do you want us to bear it? Lu Shi suddenly shouted, "You said yes or no?" ”

The master book is even more speechless

But a howl rang out in the crowd.

"My father, you died so unjustly." People looked at it, but it was the leader of a pole who was howling and crying, "In order to pay taxes for you, in order to give you conscription, my father, prepare dry food by himself, and dare not lose a little grain and rice in thousands of miles of transportation, but there is no food at home to make entanglement, and finally starve to death on the road, my father." With this heart-rending cry, everyone burst into tears. Is it just his house? Which one isn't?

Lu Shi asked again with red eyes, "Can you exempt us from the imperial grain for the Fengzi Dragon Sun?" ”

"I can't."

"Why do those dragon sons and dragon grandchildren want us to feed? It's like my son was born and you want to feed him, why is that? Lu Shi's voice was full of emotion.

"They are phoenix sons and dragon grandchildren." The master book has no confidence.

Lu Shi patted his chair and asked loudly, "Could it be that their old Zhu family is born noble?" It's just a monk who asks for food. When it comes to achieving hegemony, will his descendants be right? How much money and wealth have they amassed so far? How much land have they amassed so far? How many of our ordinary people have been ruined by them so far? ”

Everyone in the room was taken aback by such a shout, no one had thought about the question, but the question was so unsuspicious when it was on the table.

"Hahaha." Guo Tianxing laughed with tears in his eyes: "Let me ask you again, my family, parents, wife and children were killed by the old officials in the county, can you take him down for me and avenge me?" ”

"I can't." The master bookkeeper thought for a while, but immediately said with no confidence: "But I can report to you above, maybe I can rehabilitate Zhaoxue for you." ”

"And you might promise that something like this won't happen again?" Cao Meng stood up and pointed to the master book and asked.

"I can't." This Ming Dynasty is bad to the root, such things are happening every day, where can it be stopped?

"Can you give us back the land that the landlords have embezzled us? Let's continue to pay you taxes? Can you give me back the land that I have robbed of the Imperial Village and the Imperial Palace? One of the poles stood up and asked loudly.

"I can't." It's too late to wipe the sweat from the main book.

"Can you give relief to the displaced people out there right now? Can you give them a chance to recuperate? Can you make them live a life that is not good, as long as they don't die? Man Tianfei also jumped out and asked loudly.

"I can't." Now the master book is slumped to the ground again.

Lu Shi sat back in his seat weakly, and said for a long time: "This can't be, that can't be, so what can you do?" So what do you use to bring us down? Then what do you use to guarantee that after we surrender, we will not die after putting down our swords and guns? ”

There was a deathly silence, and there was not a pole in the big tent and no horse bandits had a little luck.

Lu Shi suddenly stood up to the master bookkeeper and asked loudly to everyone: "Such a court, such an official house, such an official, such a Xu official, such a dark world?" Why do we have to bear it? What kind of prince will Xiangning have? ”

All the people who gathered outside the tent unconsciously were shocked and admired.

That fearless shout made everyone feel empowered.

Yes, should someone give these oppressions and should bear them, so should we bear this dire situation?

"Down with them." Lu Shi stood up and said firmly: "Down with all the unreasonable, we will build a new world that is reasonable and can allow us ordinary people to live." ”

Lu Shi strode towards the sunlight at the door of the tent, as if he could no longer stay in the dim and dirty tent, only the sunlight outside the tent could make him breathe deeply and freely, snow-white clothes, lonely figures, high heads, and firm steps, all of which made people dare not look up.

"Let us create the most reasonable world, a world where everyone has something to eat, everyone does not serve others, everyone contributes what he deserves, everyone enjoys what he deserves, officials serve the people, and I serve everyone. The world is the same. "All of them were in tears, including the one who had been silent.

No one stopped Lu Shi from moving forward, and everyone consciously got out of the way, and let King Chuang, the incarnation of the Heavenly King, move forward alone.

Loneliness

Black Tiger Star strode to keep up, Cao Meng strode to keep up, Chen Che strode to keep up, all the people strode to keep up, and all the people unconsciously strode to keep up.

Lu Shi is not alone in this world.