For the incomprehension of the King of Qin. Shang Wen said he was helpless. But the high-level meeting quickly confirmed that Meng Yi would be in charge of the matter. Shang Wen could only stand by and watch. Maybe. Shang Wen was reluctant to participate in this matter in the first place.

Just when the Qin State was solving the crisis at home. An astonishing change is taking place in the Far East.

"Levy taxes." A Qi official carries a pistol. He stretched out his thick arm and said.

"Another tax?" An old farmer asked.

"What nonsense? Hurry up and pay the money. "So saying, the officials will go and reach out and snatch it.

"My lord, okay, I'll have this money for today. I've just struck iron for someone else and got this money. There is no food ration in the house. The old farmer immediately fell to his knees and begged for mercy.

"No, I can't. We were also ordered to run errands, other things. We don't care. At this time, the official reached out and grabbed the old peasant's clothes.

"Please, sir." The old peasant hugged the official's thigh and continued to beg for mercy.

"Nope." The official sternly refused.

"You'd better let go of me, if you don't let go, I'm welcome." At this time. The official shook his thighs and said. But the old farmer just wouldn't let go of his arm.

"Loosen." The official shouted loudly.

"No, I can't. The whole family ran out of food rations. It's our lives. The old farmer said at this time.

"Who is this?" The people on the side gathered around at this time and said.

"Don't you know? It is the old masked head of Xitou Village. A woman chimed in at this time.

"That family, it's miserable." At this time, the woman said.

"I heard that his family, his three sons, were all arrested and went to military service. Not long after the eldest son got married, he died in battle. I heard that he died of some poisonous gas. When he died, he was miserable. The eldest daughter-in-law is still pregnant with a child. The second son was also arrested and sent to serve as a soldier not long after. As a result, he also died. No, the youngest son was also arrested not long ago. They haven't gotten married yet. What a great boy. It's a pity. The woman said with a pout.

"Oh, yes. So how does this family live? At this time, a scholar asked. Scholars do not have to pay taxes, and at the same time, they do not have to serve in the military or conscription.

"Not really. This old hooded head. A man strikes iron for others. That's so tiring. Just make such a small amount of money to support your family. There is no way, there is also a daughter-in-law and a grandson at home. The grandson still feeds that. The woman continued.

"Smack." It's in between words. A crisp whip sounded.

"Old immortal." The official took out his whip and struck Lao Meng's back fiercely, and the clothes on his back were immediately torn under the whip, and the whip was very strong. Big enough to tear the clothes open, there were bloody wounds inside.

"Let me go." The official still waved his arms and shouted loudly.

"My lord, no. That's all I have for my family. The child has nothing to eat, and if he doesn't eat, he has no milk. That's all I have for this. Have mercy on us. The old masked head cried at this time.

"Oops. This one is really miserable. Just have pity on them. At this time, the people began to come forward and persuade them.

"Nope." At this time, the official loudly scolded the people around him.

"Let me tell you, no one can do anything about it. Taxes to be paid. All of them. Who does not pay. It's sinners. The official threatened at this time. This threat, the people around him did not move.

"Hey. I can't do it. This Qi country is going crazy. This is also taxed. That's also tax. The tax is endless. An older Qi country man said at this time.

"It's not, this Qi country fights wars every year. Hit us. Alas. Another Qi man sighed.

"When is this war going to be a big deal?" The older Qi people said helplessly. The war for several years has greatly consumed the national strength of the Qi State. The state of Qi, which is extremely depleted of national strength, has no choice but to increase the taxes of the people. The state of Qi is exhausting the strength of the whole country to carry out this protracted war, which has no chance of victory, but has no meaning.

"It's all this war. The country of Qi has become less like the country of Qi. Qi Guoren himself said.

"Quickly let go, and hand me over the money that should be paid." This time. The official slapped the old man on his head again. The old masked head was struggling and lying on the ground, with blood marks on his back. Patches of blood on the face, look. The old hooded head is no longer good.

"My family really can't do it. We can't afford to pay this tax. For the last seedling of my family. I can't pay it either. If you kill me, I can't pay it. The old masked head said at this time.

"You official. It's simply inhuman. This old hooded head is already like this. You're still so aggressive. Let others live. This Qi country is already like this. What else can we do? At this time, a soldier wearing a sword stood up and said. This gentleman was very elegant, and the sword was a decorative one for him. During the ancient Warring States period, the style of swords prevailed. Men are armed with swords.

Although the appearance of the pistol made the sword wind of the Qin State weaken rapidly. But in the East. The scholars still kept this tradition. The sword was a symbol of the literati. The significance of a gun is far less significant than that of a sword.

"Hmph. Readers, there are too many cares. This is a matter for the government. Naturally, there is the government to take care of it. "This time. The official said. In fact, the officials of the Qi State were subordinate to their government on the one hand. On the other hand, they were sometimes subordinate to the local aristocracy. The essence of taxation is that the government acquires a smaller part of the affairs of the state, and a larger part becomes the private property of the nobility.

At a time when the Qi State was at war continuously. The nobles of the Qi State did not give up this opportunity to make a fortune in the war. They took the opportunity to expropriate on a large scale. They levy high taxes. These taxes made them richer and richer. And the populace. but they are getting poorer and poorer. In the country of Qi, there has been serious polarization. One end is unusually comfortable, but the other end can't even eat.

"If you can't manage it, you have to take care of it." At this time, the scholar suddenly drew his sword.

"Hey, hey." The official smiled coldly at this time.

"When. Also with a saber. See what Lao Tzu uses? At this time, the official took out his matching gun. The officials pointed their guns at the soldiers.

"Is your sword fast, or my gun fast? Lao Tzu buckled. You kid has to die. The management said disdainfully. In the era of muskets, the role of the saber was decreasing. The usability of the sword is getting lower and lower, and the saber can no longer keep up with the needs of the times. And this approach of the literati seems to be like this, they can no longer adapt to this era of fast muskets. Speed is far more useful than decoration.

"It's not a pity to die." Shizi said.

"Hmph. Hard mouth. The official said disdainfully.

The scholar didn't say anything.

"Smack." As he spoke, the official slapped the old man again.

"What the hell did I whip up?" The official said defiantly.

"Today. Lao Tzu told you to take a look. The fate of offending the government. The official said.

"I'm just going to destroy your Lao Meng family. You're not just a seedling. Don't want to pay taxes. I'll kill that little bunny of yours. The official said disdainfully.

and heard that the officials were going to destroy their house. The old masked man struggled. There is a forbidden place for everyone. Once the forbidden land is violated. Then people will burst out with a strong sense of resistance.

This sense of rebellion is very powerful. So powerful that they don't even know it. When the old man heard that he was going to kill his whole family. He used all his strength at once. Rushed to the officials at once.

"I'll fight with you." The old masked head didn't know where the strength came from. Rushed out all at once. He knocked the official to the ground at once. He didn't know he would have such strength.

Then the old masked head and the official were entangled on the ground, and the two sides tore hard.

"Kill him." The people around shouted loudly. The followers who followed up saw that the situation around them was getting out of control, and retreated in horror to hide behind and wait for the situation to happen.

"Bang." In the process of tearing, a gunshot was heard.

"Damn." The old masked head was limp to the ground. He lay on top of the official. The official pushed away the limp old masked.

"Lao Tzu killed you." The official said at this time.

"The old masked is dead." At this time, a man shouted loudly. And all of them stopped, at this time. The world around me was suddenly much quieter. Everyone stopped talking.

"He killed the old masked." A man shouted in alarm. And everyone stopped talking. They know what's going on. A life was gone before his eyes.

"You cool official, as cruel as that Qin dog." said. The gentleman raised his sword and stabbed at once.

"Poof." A sound of metal piercing flesh.

"Ahh A scream. The official let out a scream after being assassinated.

"Shoot him. Kill him. "This time. People rushed forward. To kill the dead official, perhaps only in this way can they relieve their anger. Only in this way can they calm down their hearts and hatreds a little. In fact. The people are only venting their usual grievances, and the tax is too unfair to them. All they need is a release from their usual long-term repression.

"Not good. The situation is out of control. Tell the adults quickly. At this time, his attendant realized that something was wrong. and immediately ran away. I went to the government to report the incident.

"My lord is not good. There are signs of revolt among the people in the city. The official was mistakenly exaggerating the consequences of such a thing.

"What?" A higher-ranking official asked loudly.

"Riot. The people rioted. The attendant immediately said.