Wei Mansion.

"The adults are so elegant, and the contemptible people respect the adults." A middle-aged man with a wide body and a fat body raised his glass from afar, his face was respectful, he bent down slightly, raised his head and drank the wine in the cup.

"For the rest, don't be polite." Lord Wei smiled, "You are all big names in Jingyang, and in the future, this county will inevitably trouble you." ”

"Where adults speak, what trouble is not troublesome." Lin Yuzhi laughed and poured himself full again, "The business of adults is our business." ”

"What Yu Zhi said is reasonable." The rest of the people have taken a stand.

Master Wei sighed, with a look of self-blame and guilt, and said: "We have lived in Jingyang for many years, and we don't want to leave our hometown, but now we are forced to do so. ”

When Lin Yuzhi saw it, a joke crossed his eyes, but he didn't poke it, and made a look of righteous indignation, "It's no wonder that my lord." ”

"Adults have governed Jingyang for more than ten years, diligently, conscientious, everyone sees that Jingyang has today, all of which are the credit of adults."

"If it weren't for Lord Wei, we wouldn't have the scenery we have today."

"Everyone is just for a bite to eat, and adults don't have to blame themselves."

Lord Wei's eyes flickered, and after the thoughts were cleared, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "Yu Zhi, how are the people arranged?" ”

"At this point, it's time to begin." Lin Yuzhi looked at the sky outside the pavilion.

"It's a matter of success or failure." Master Wei gritted his teeth and said.

As he spoke, there was a constant gathering of people in the streets, their ragged clothes and thin faces, as if they would fall down when the wind blew.

This is a group of tenants.

Some of them were full of anger, some looked desperate, and some were holding all kinds of strange 'weapons', and they rushed towards the government with a fierce momentum.

Soon, the entrance of the government was surrounded by water.

"Lord Wang, you have a lot of adults, and you must not raise taxes again-"

"Last year's harvest was small, and my three children were starved to death, if it is high, our family will not have to live."

"What's the use of saying this, all officials are virtuous, and they all die anyway, but even if they die, they have to pull a person on their backs, and they all rush in with me!"

When the officials and guards saw this, they immediately drew their swords and put the crowd outside the door.

You must know that there are not only princes in the palace behind them, but also the current saints, and no matter which one of them is injured, they will not escape the blame.

Ye Qiange and Xu Yichan heard a commotion outside, and couldn't help asking, "What's going on outside?" ”

"Back to the prince, a group of tenants suddenly came outside, surrounded the government and kept attacking the government office." A guard came running in sweaty.

"Your Majesty, it is extremely unsafe here, please leave quickly through the back door with Your Majesty and the prince." Cui Yi said.

"No, you don't." Xu Yichan glanced at Ye Qiange, "What are you going to do?" ”

Jiang Rou's eyes also looked at Ye Qiange, her face full of worry.

"I didn't expect it to come very quickly." Ye Qiange shrugged, put Xiao Tiantian down, and said to his mother: "Mother, some little things, you don't have to worry, you can have tea and chat with Your Majesty, and I will come when I go." ”

"You-" Jiang Rou still worried.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

With that, Ye Qiange slowly walked out with the guards.

As soon as he appeared, Ye Qiange was startled, originally thinking that there were only one hundred and ten people, but this time, there were at least a thousand people.

The tenants outside, seeing that Ye Qiange was dressed in brocade and satin, and his bearing was extraordinary, after seeing that he was a powerful person, his voice gradually became smaller, and they all stared at Ye Qiange.

"If you guess right, the person you are looking for is the king." Ye Qiange glanced at it lightly.

At this moment, the scene became extremely quiet, and for a moment, no one dared to speak back.

Ye Qiange smiled, "This king is here, I don't know what you are looking for this king?" ”

There was another deathly silence.

At this moment, I saw a gray-haired old man in front of me, plopped, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed while saying sadly: "Ask the prince to raise his noble hand, don't increase the rent again, the old family of eight, and now there are only five people left, all because they can't eat, they are starved to death——"

Ye Qiange was shocked by this sudden remark.

Xu saw that someone was speaking, and the rest of the people followed suit, fell to their knees, and shouted loudly.

"The prince is gracious, the tenant rent has risen to eighty percent in recent years, and if it rises again, how can we live!"

“…… My poor little girl, I haven't eaten for five days, and my mother can't help you-"

“......”

When Ye Qiange heard this, it was like seeing hell.

His nose ached, and his heart suddenly became heavy.

Starved to death......

This is perhaps the most undignified way to die for human beings!

"Old man, may I ask how much your tenant rent is now?" Ye Qiange hurriedly helped the old man up.

The old man was a little frightened, his eyes dodging, "Eight points." ”

"Eight out of ten?" Ye Qiange was shocked.

The old man nodded, his face numb.

Ye Qiange's heart was full of turbulence, eighty percent of the year's harvest was handed over, leaving only twenty percent to live, if there was a natural disaster in a famine year, when the green and yellow were not harvested, wouldn't it be-

No wonder so many children are starved to death.

He was angry for no reason, called a servant, and asked, "Has the tenant rent in Jingyang County always been so much?" ”

The official shrank his head, looked around again, and whispered, "Back to the prince's words, the tenant rent in Jingyang has always been seven points before, but later Lord Wei changed the tax system privately, so he had another point." ”

Seventh!

The corners of Ye Qiange's mouth twitched, the feudal dynasty was really dark enough.

In later generations, usury or something is simply scum.

His eyes flashed slightly, and corrupt officials were indispensable in any era, and they changed the tax system privately and increased the tenant rent by one point. Obviously, this extra one percent was definitely collected into his own purse by this Lord Wei.

"Old man, where did you hear about me raising the tenant's rent?"

"Don't, everybody else says that." The old man pursed his lips.

At this time, a shrill shout suddenly came from the crowd.

"Don't talk nonsense with him, he is stalling for time, and when the officers and soldiers come, they will definitely kill us!"

"Yes, they like to be officials with one set on their lips and one behind their backs, we are all going to die anyway, why not die a vigorous death!"

Ye Qiange's eyes flashed, and he said coldly: "Mo Mo, tie up those few who are fanning the flames for me, don't make too much noise." ”

Mo Mo nodded, shook his body with a few guards, and sneaked into the crowd, and the voices disappeared.

Ye Qiange said loudly: "This king did say that he would adjust the tenant rent. ”

When the tenant heard this, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he lost his blood color in an instant, and his eyes gradually became empty.

"But it's not up, it's down."

Subtract?

Everyone was stunned, their eyes widened, and they looked at Ye Qiange in disbelief, wondering if their ears were hallucinating.

"Lord, do you mean to reduce the tenant rent?" The old man trembled, his body began to tremble, and he swallowed his saliva with a shocked face.

"Jingyang is the king's fief, and the king has the final say on the tax system." Ye Qiange said loudly: "From now on, the tenants' rent will be reduced from the previous eight points to three points!" ”

Three points?

Everyone was stunned, and their breathing began to rapid.

Did the prince say something wrong?

How is it possible to collect only 30% of the tenant rent?

Even the guards and officials behind Ye Qiange all looked at Ye Qiange, their expressions full of surprise and surprise.