"Daochang Sun, do you know what kind of tax this entry tax is" Zhao Yunze was puzzled, so he asked Sun Simiao.

Sun Simiao smiled and said, "As far as Poor Dao knows, the official tax of the Tang Dynasty is only about card tax, and there is no entry tax. Merchants carrying large quantities of goods need to pay taxes when entering and exiting the checkpoints, and ordinary people and those who carry small amounts of goods do not need to pay taxes. However, in the former Sui Dynasty, at the end of the Great Cause, many local cities began to set up private entry taxes. Usually, people who did not bring goods into the city paid a penny or two per person. Those who carry goods will have to collect the entry tax according to the value of the goods. ”

"Chang'an and Jingyang, it seems that they don't charge entry tax," Zhao Yunze asked again.

"The entire castle of Kannai Province will not be collected." Sun Simiao said, "However, Poor Dao has traveled the world over the years, but I have also seen that many places are still collecting city taxes. ”

At this time, the peasant at the city gate, probably arguing with the soldiers guarding the city, spoke in a more soothing tone. "Master Jun, I didn't bring that much money. Why don't you let me go into the city first, and then make up the entry tax when I sell the sheep and leave the city?"

"Hehe, when you go out of the city, who knows which gate to go to enter the city, you must pay taxes, and you will not pay on credit. Hurry up, don't get in the way of the people behind," the soldier said impatiently.

"I can't sell it." The peasant angrily dropped a word, led the two sheep and left.

Zhao Yunze frowned, and immediately instructed Qin An: "Catch up with the sheep seller and buy his sheep." It just so happened that at noon this day, the special combat team will be sacrificed. ”

"Okay" Qin An responded, and trotted out of the city to chase the farmer who sold sheep.

"Harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes are more terrible than tigers for the common people," Zhao Yunze sighed.

Sun Simiao also sighed and said, "It has only been twelve years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and it has only been six or seven years since the Tang Dynasty ruled the world. The imperial court attached great importance to the recuperation of the people, and repeatedly reduced taxes. In addition to the rent and servitude, there is no superfluous excesses and miscellaneous taxes. But when it came to the localities, especially in the places far away from Kyoto, the magistrates did not care about that, and collected the taxes that should be collected, and the taxes that should not be collected were also collected. Those who are bitter are the people. ”

"Don't give this money to the imperial court," Zhao Yunze asked again.

"Naturally, it won't be handed over to the imperial court. The overcharged money, the better officials, can use a part of it to balance the income and expenditure of the yamen, and the poor officials will be privately divided with their subordinates. I am afraid that there are people who are all greedy. Sun Simiao said.

"Thousands of miles of being an official is only for money, this is really true," Zhao Yunze sighed.

While they were speaking, the crowd had already gone outside the city gate. Zhao Yunze took a look, and there were more than a dozen guards at the gate of the city. Except for three people who were collecting taxes, the rest of the people were leaning against the city wall and basking in the sun. The swords and guns in his hands are also loosely held.

These guards of the city gate are the strong class officials. They were wearing the costumes of the Tang Dynasty soldiers.

Hehe, in vain I still praise them for their devotion to duty, it turns out that they are so loyal and law-abiding. Zhao Yunze was all happy.

He was dressed in civilian clothes today, and he had just taken office, and the soldiers were either focused on collecting taxes from the people who were going into the city, or they were squinting in the sun, but no one recognized him. Even if someone noticed Zhao Yunze's group, their attention was also on Sun Ling'er and Mingyue Caixia. No one paid attention to Zhao Yunze at all.

The people who wanted to enter the city lined up in a short line, only about a dozen people. Some of these people are empty-handed, some are carrying a basket of eggs, or a few chickens and ducks, or pushing a cart of cabbage, turnips and other vegetables. At first glance, it is a farmer.

Although Zhao Yunze was not angry in his heart, he didn't reveal his identity and said much, and walked directly to the camp of the special combat team with everyone.

Qin An had already bought the farmer's two sheep. The copper money was not easy to carry, Qin An did not bring enough money, so Zhao Yunze asked Qin An to rush to the special combat team camp to get the money first, and he asked the farmer to lead the sheep and follow them to the camp together.

On the way, Zhao Yunze chatted with the farmer.

"My brother's surname"

"Don't dare, my surname is Su, my name is very ugly, so I won't say it, everyone in the village calls me Su Daleng." The farmer said.

"Where does Brother Da Leng's family live?"

"Not far from here, Sujiazhuang twenty miles away."

"What do you usually do?" Zhao Yunze asked again.

"There's no other job than farming."

"How is the harvest going well?"

"Alas, there is a lot of land at home, but there are too many children, and they are all too young, and there is not enough labor, and in the past two years, there have been disasters, and the harvest is not much better. It's just barely starving. ”

"What do you think of the Shicheng County Government?"

"Yo, I don't dare to talk nonsense." Su Daleng hurriedly said, "Anyway, there has been no war in the past few years, and life can go on." ”

"The city entry tax, isn't it very expensive" Zhao Yunze saw that he couldn't ask for useful information, so he asked directly about the city entry tax.

Su Daleng was silent for a while, and said, "If you just pay the city tax, I can take it." However, I heard that when I entered the city, I had to pay the land fee, and if I sold the sheep, I had to pay the market tax, and I had to collect the hard money for patrolling the streets. In this way, the money from the sale of sheep has to go to three or four percent. Besides, I don't know if this sheep can be sold, so I really don't dare to enter the city. ”

"There are so many famous halls," Zhao Yunze got up with anger in his heart. No wonder those who patrol the streets so diligently are collecting protection money

"Alas, what can we ordinary people do" Su Daleng sighed with a bitter face. After speaking, he suddenly remembered something again, and hurriedly handed over to Zhao Yunze: "I have to thank you, a nobleman, for buying my sheep outside the city." ”

"You're welcome, I just wanted to buy sheep, just by chance." Zhao Yunze smiled and said.

"Well, if only there was a market outside the city." Su Daleng sighed again.

Sun Simiao answered: "If you really want to set up the market outside the city, the tax collectors will follow outside the city." ”

"That's right, I'm still thinking too simply." Su Daleng was stunned for a moment, and then said.

Zhao Yunze glanced at Sun Simiao, but saw that Sun Simiao was also looking at him.

"Brother Da Leng, don't worry, it won't be long before there will be no more harsh taxes in Shicheng County." Zhao Yunze said with a resolute face.

"That's a good dare" Su Daleng didn't think much about it, and grinned, "I heard that the county master of Shicheng County has changed." If it is really as the noble man said, the new county master does not collect these miscellaneous taxes, then I will set up an immortal tablet for him at home, and the incense on the fifteenth day of the new year. ”

Zhao Yunze's head was full of black lines. The immortal tablets of the ancients are really interesting, and the big living people are still worshipped.

The special combat team camp was not far from the city gate, and after everyone walked for a while, they met Qin An, who had withdrawn money and came back. completed the transaction with Su Daleng, and Su Daleng left with a thousand thanks. They walked a little further and then came to the camp.

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