Chapter 108: Blessing
It has been more than a year since he came to this Han Dynasty, and the Dragon King has more or less learned about the taxes of some Han Dynasty farmers.
There is a very amazing thing here, because according to the Iron Horse, the real land rent is actually thirty taxes and one.
Thirty tax one means that if you earn 30 yuan a year, then you only need to pay one yuan in tax, or you can pay it in kind, that is, grain.
In addition to field rent, there is also a tax called drafting, which is the forage eaten by cattle, horses and sheep, which can also be replaced by grain or money.
At first glance, the Dragon King feels that this tax is so low, and the life of the people of the Han Dynasty is so happy, but if the ordinary people of the Han Dynasty were really so happy, there would be no Yellow Turban Uprising, and there would be no rooster crow for thousands of miles after that...
In addition to the land rent and manuscripts, there are so many additional taxes that it is simply staggering, such as the population tax, the army equipment tax, the conscription tax, the logging tax, the ship tax, the salt tax, the vinegar tax, the wine tax, it seems that there is no need to pay taxes except when you breathe the air.
If Wang Delun is still a county leader in Qingping County, he will definitely introduce taxes such as cement tax and grape tax, and if the dragon king does not pay, I am afraid that he will be cramped and skinned...
The most disgusting thing is that these taxes are set according to the standard of a good year, for example, in a good year, if you can collect 100 stone for grain, then you have to pay 10 stone, and when you don't have a grain to collect, you still have to pay 10 stone.
And many times, you still have to endure the exploitation of those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and you can just hand over ten stones? Obviously, no, at least twenty stone must be handed in.
If you pay taxes seriously, let alone ordinary people, even those rich families can't afford this kind of exploitation, but the rich families have the ability to reduce this exploitation and transfer this exploitation to ordinary people, so in the last years of the Han Dynasty, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.
Although the Dragon King will also collect taxes, it will certainly not be like the Han Dynasty today, he has to consider that the taxes collected can not make ordinary people feel difficult, and these taxes can be used to support a group of managers, and there is still a surplus to undertake some infrastructure construction.
To do this, it is necessary to find a balance between the two, so the Dragon King believes that it is useless for them to discuss here, and they must have to conduct field investigations, that is, they must wait for this year's grain production to come out before formulating the amount of tax to be paid.
At the same time, we have to consider a long-term direction, under the leadership of the Dragon King, Qingping County will obviously usher in a period of rapid development, so taxes should not be set in stone, for example, this year's income is only ten yuan, and next year it will rise to 1,000 all of a sudden, so the tax must also be appropriately adjusted.
Liu Dalu said what he meant, Quan Gang nodded approvingly, and Tie Yong and the others also thought that this method was good.
That's all for the time being, and the specific decision will have to wait for the autumn harvest to be made.
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On this day, Quan Gang brought an old farmer to see the Dragon King, the old farmer wanted to ask the Dragon King for something, Liu Dalu asked, it turned out that the old farmer's cattle were going to give calves, so he wanted the Dragon King to bless his cattle.
The old farmer's name is Zheng Da, and the blessing he thinks of is certainly not referring to divine magic: blessing, it's just some kind of ritual, probably hoping that the dragon king can come to the scene and say a few good words or something.
As one of the most important domestic animals in ancient times, the status of cattle is quite high, and it is not an exaggeration to say that if you rank according to importance, cattle rank first, then horses, sheep, and then it may be the turn of people...
Therefore, a cow is going to give birth to a calf, which is also a big deal, this old farmer named Zheng Da wants to let the dragon king bless it is not unexpected, in the hearts of everyone, the dragon king has a magical spell, and it will definitely be able to bless the cow to give birth to a calf in good health.
It's just a matter of coming to the scene to say a few words, and for such a request, the Dragon King has no reason to refuse.
When the Dragon King came to the outside of Zheng Da's house, there were already many people waiting here, and after seeing the Dragon King, he first saluted the Dragon King, and then, looking at all this with a curious and expectant look, the feeling to the Dragon King was that this blessing was very sacred.
Zheng Da entered the house and wanted to take the cow out, but the cow couldn't go, and kept mooing, looking a little manic, Zheng Da kept pacifying, but it had almost no effect.
"Looks like it's a little scared of me." Liu Dalu said with a smile, knowing what was going on, Long Wei's deterrent power was too great.
"Dragon King Kamui." Quan Gang on the side said with a smile.
Everyone was also relieved, it was normal for a cow to be afraid of the Dragon King.
Looking at this slightly manic cow, the Dragon King originally thought of saying a few good words to reassure everyone, but then he suddenly thought of a thought, what would happen if he used savage growth on this cow?
Savage Growth: Makes the target enter the state of Savage Growth, which can break through the limit (500 faith points can be exchanged for magic: Savage Growth (Level 1), using Savage Growth (Level 1) will consume a fixed amount of 50 faith points, the target is limited to animals and plants, and cannot be cast on intelligent beings)
Divine Magic: Savage Growth (Level 1) can be used on animals and plants, not on intelligent beings, Liu Dalu has always only used on plants, because he believes that the use of animals will be uncertain, after all, animals are aggressive, and plants are not, in case animals become larger and attack humans, it will cause some damage.
So he has never used wild growth on animals.
Now he's thinking about what would happen if he used savage growth on cows? And there is also a very interesting idea in this, the current magic is aimed at a single range, only for individuals, and this cow is about to give birth to a calf, so is it an individual or two individuals? If it were one, would the calf inherit some of the changes from the cow when it was born?
"You can try it, and if you use it on a cow, you should be able to discover more effects of this magic technique."
Thinking of this, Liu Dalu said with a smile: "It is the first livestock blessed by this king, since this is the case, then this king will reward it with a little benefit." ”
After saying that, he used Savage Growth, which also opened his mouth and spit out a mist dragon, which sank into the mouth and nose of the cow.
"Wow, spells."
"Master Dragon King is using spells again."
"I've seen it several times, but I still think it's amazing."
"yes."
The effects of the magic are all ganggang, and they take effect immediately, in the plant, the effect is super strong, and anyone can see its huge changes, but in this cow, the effect does not seem to be so strong.
"Seems to have grown up a little?"
"Seems to be, right? The color of the cowhide is also darker. ”
"Looks more... It's good-looking. ”
If you pay attention, you can see that there is a difference, but if you don't pay attention, you can't see any difference, in fact, the cow has grown several inches taller, and the cowhide has become thicker, but these changes are not so conspicuous compared to its huge size.
This is obviously not the effect that the Dragon King wants, at the moment, he simply did not do it twice, and used the magic technique on the cow again four times.
Add up to five magic spells, this effect is really out, the size of this cow is larger than the beginning, there is half a circle, the most conspicuous is the cowhide on its body, these cowhides are folded together, forming a piece of scale-like things, the cow is a buffalo, the color is black, these scale-like cowhide is also black and shiny, giving people the feeling that these scales are definitely quite strong in defense.