Faced with Chen Zhaoming's doubts, Xia Huan did not give a clear answer in the end.

For this brother and friend who grew up with him since childhood, Xia Huan is still very optimistic.

Not only because of his pure and good character, but also because he knows how to think.

It's just that because of his cautious father, he has cultivated him on the road to becoming a military general since he was a child, and his political sensitivity is not too high.

In fact, a very important reason why Xia Huan has always been unnoticed is that he has never interacted with any forces since he came to Yingshang.

If he is like those feudal kings, he will meddle in all kinds of affairs, and everyone in the city will not attract attention.

Although Yu Meng meets Xia Huan's expectations in all aspects, in the final analysis, he is also a small force on the Ying.

Such a small force may not be very noticeable in normal times, but once it is noticed that it has something to do with Xia Huan, such a small force will be infinitely magnified.

As Yingshangjun and the emperor's concubine, he is obviously closed on weekdays, why would he have anything to do with such a small force?

Such a question must be reverie.

The reason why Xia Huan didn't give a clear answer was to remind Yu Meng not to have any connection between the two.

Moreover, Xia Huan believes that with Yu Meng's intelligence, he will not fail to understand the meaning of his words. When he really needs to employ people, he also believes that Yu Meng will not refuse.

I have to say that today should be regarded as the most rewarding day for Xia Huan to come to this Ying.

Not only did I understand some of the secrets on the chin, but I also got a good talent.

Life is still going on, whether it is Xia Huan, Yu Meng and others, there is no change because of that day.

Even, even Zhao Liu is still staying at home and not going out.

The time is getting closer and closer to summer, and the rainy season in Chu has arrived. Compared with previous years, the rain in recent years seems to be much heavier.

However, no matter what the rain is, every morning, Xia Huan will still thunder and take Chen Zhaoming to the West Street for a walk.

They have seen a lot of injustices. Moreover, most of them were done by domestic servants, which is enough to see that Yingshang is really becoming more and more lawless.

And on this day, when Xia Huan was walking on the street with an umbrella as usual, he heard a shout. Even the torrential rain could not stop the desolation in the shouting.

Xia Huan frowned, in the past half a month, on the streets, forced buying and selling, and abduction and abduction are not uncommon. However, it was the first time that such a miserable cry had been heard.

At that moment, Xia Huan gave Chen Zhaoming a look and walked towards the source of the voice.

"Old thing! It is his honor for your son to work for me Jing. It's just dead, didn't we lose money to you! Not satisfied! ”

In front of a wine shop, a man who looked like a noble boy looked at the dirty old man in the rain with some disgust.

Beside the old man, several people wearing Chu army costumes were also punching and kicking the old man. Ignoring the rain that fell on his body, he looked extremely hard.

The old man was already skinny, and his clothes were in tatters, completely different from the people in the city.

If he continues to fight like this, with this old man's physique, it is estimated that he will die.

Xia Huan didn't say a word, and directly gave Chen Zhaoming a look.

"Bang!"

A Chu pawn who was still kicking happily was immediately kicked away by Chen Zhaoming. Directly smashed the fence in front of the liquor store.

The sudden change made everyone present stunned. However, when those Chu pawns in the rain saw a young boy, they immediately shouted and turned to attack Chen Zhaoming.

It's just that they have long been negligent in training, how can they be Chen Zhaoming's opponents. After only three or two blows, he was knocked to the ground.

Chen Zhaoming's fierce appearance in the rain made those Chu pawns a little afraid.

One of the most athletic-looking people, endured the pain in his body, stood up in front of him, gritted his teeth and said, "Boy! Who are you to dare to ...... with our Changxiu Army?"

"Bang!"

There was another muffled sound, and before the man could finish his words, he fell to the ground. Judging by the blood between his hands, at least two teeth were missing.

Chang Xiujun, once a tiger and wolf, has now mostly become a tool in the hands of the Yingshang magnates.

Whenever those shops bully foreign business travelers and force them to buy and sell, they are always indispensable. To put it in layman's terms, it is the town.

In the rain, Xia Huan slowly walked in front of the old man who fell to the ground, and the umbrella in his hand silently shielded him from the rain.

The old man grabbed Xia Huan's clothes and said in a somewhat low voice, "Master Jing, beg for ...... Please, don't take back our land......"

The old man's hands were not clean and covered with mud. encountered this rainy day again, which not only wet Xia Huan's clothes, but also stuck a layer of mud.

Just when Xia Huan was about to squat down and help the old man up first, the voice of the noble son came from his ears again.

"This son, in Xia Jingran, is the director of this Jing's industry, if he has offended before, he will look at Haihan."

This noble son named Jing Ran looks polite, and he looks like two people who commanded the soldiers to beat people before.

When Xia Huan heard this, he ignored him, but checked the old man's body first. After confirming that there was nothing serious, he stood up again.

It's just that Jing Ran didn't show a trace of dissatisfaction, but quietly waited for Xia Huan to speak.

"The murderer pays for his life, if my son is not mistaken, this is my first precept of Da Chu, right?" Xia Huan looked at the noble son named Jing Ran with some contempt, and his dissatisfaction was overflowing.

"Gongzi laughed, such untouchables, unreasonable, let alone the county government, even if they sue the court lieutenant, they have nothing to say."

"Oh? How to make trouble without reason? Tell me about it! ”

"Hehe, Childe may have heard it too. The son of this untouchable man died in my porcelain kiln. According to the contract he owed at the beginning, my family also gave him compensation. But isn't it vexatious that he still came? ”

Jing Ran's smiling expression seemed to see a human life lighter than a feather.

"And what is the matter with the land in his mouth?" Xia Huan knows that people can't be resurrected after death, and this old man may have passed the sorrow of losing his son. For the sake of livelihood, the land in the old man's mouth is the key to the problem.

Jing Ran seemed to have just thought of it, and then said: "According to the rules set by Taizu, one of his sons works in my family, and my family rents his land. However, now that his son is dead, Tian naturally wants to take it back. ”

"Humph! In Taizu's rules, people die to get taxes, but this statement is not retracted! On the side, Chen Zhaoming, who was already drenched, said angrily.

Perhaps frightened by Chen Zhaoming's previous appearance, Jing Ran immediately defended: "I didn't force him to do it, but this old guy didn't agree to collect taxes, and he couldn't help it!" ”

"Jing Gongzi! Ten taxes and one, the old man really can't afford to pay it! At this time, the old man who had relieved the pain also came back to his senses and cried.

"Ten taxes one!" Chen Zhaoming on the side exclaimed.

The trade of Chu was developed, and in order to encourage agriculture, the national tax of Chu was generally twenty-five taxes and one, which was not much worse than the twenty-eight taxes and one of the reign of Wenjing of the Han Dynasty in another time and space.

Ten taxes and one is not unacceptable from the perspective of modern people. However, in this era of low grain production, grain should not only be used for food, but also needed to be exchanged for agricultural tools, salt, cloth and other necessities.

Otherwise, without these, there would be no difference from those private slaves.