Soon the small platform was already full of villagers, Oliveira, McCann, and Hongchen Yanyu on the platform were all nervous, and the soldiers below also clenched their spears, although there were few people, but they would rush up immediately as soon as there was danger, at least to give the Duke time to leave. Only Li Huailin looked comfortable, casually gouged out his ears, walked to the middle of the platform and shouted to the crowd: "What are you doing here?" The tax thing? ”

"Excuse me, my lord, is this year's tax an order from you?" The seventy-year-old villager in front of him stepped forward and asked cautiously.

Before Li Huailin could speak, Oliveira behind him took the initiative to step forward: "This old man, in fact, this matter ......"

"That's what I ordered." Li Huailin interjected directly and said.

"Your Excellency?" Oliveira turned his head and glanced at Li Huailin.

"Really...... Are you sure? The old man asked a little excitedly.

"That's ...... Do you think someone else can come up with something like this? I definitely did it right. Li Huailin said proudly.

"Did you hear that? Sure enough, it's the Duke's order, everyone kowtow to the Duke! The old man shouted, and after saying that, he knelt down, and under his leadership, tens of thousands of peasants behind him knelt down.

"Thank you, Lord!"

"Thank you, Lord Lord, for collecting 70% of our taxes."

"Thank you, Lord Lord, for not giving us a way to live!"

"Huh?" The three people behind Li Huailin were dumbfounded, what are you guys here for, if you want to rebel, can you rebel? We can't understand it at all.

"Look......" Li Huailin pointed to the large group of villagers in front of him and said to the red dust and rain, "I'll just say, didn't you come here to thank me?" ”

"Is this okay?" The red dust and smoke and rain here can't help but swear, what the hell is this situation? Why did these villagers come to thank this guy?

Li Huailin turned his head. looked at the villagers who were kowtowing to themselves and said, "They all came to thank me? ”

"Yes, my lord, there are representatives from our nearby villages, and here there are representatives from other villages, and they all want to thank you in person, just like me." The uncle at the front said.

"You're in a good mood. However, next time, I won't use so many people, you see that my guards are nervous, and I think you are going to rebel. Li Huailin said.

"How could I rebel!" The uncle who took the lead immediately said, "Your Excellency is so good to us, this 70% tax is simply robbing us of our money, everyone knows that your lord has to set such a tax rate for us under the laws of the empire for us, how can we oppose you, my lord!" ”

"Huh? Is it illegal for me to charge 70% tax? Li Huailin really knew about this for the first time, and turned back to Oliveira and asked.

"This ...... It's not illegal to collect as much tax as you want in your fiefdom. But you may have other ministers bombarding you with such a high tax rate......" Oliveira replied.

"Please rest assured, Lord Lord, if other ministers want to bombard you, I will fight this old bone and run to the imperial city to explain it to you!" The old man here said immediately.

"Oh, no need, I have received everyone's wishes, and I am not afraid of other people's accusations if I dare to accept it." Li Huailin waved his hand and said, "And you, next time, if you always thank me." Don't shoot so many people, it's enough to send a few representatives. It only gets in the way of our work. ”

"Yes...... Yes, my lord, we won't do that again next time. The old man here hurriedly said.

"Okay, I already know your intentions, this year is also my first year as a lord, and there are many places where you need to cooperate. Seeing how much people love me, I feel like what I'm doing is worth it. Okay, if it's okay, let's go back first. Li Huailin waved his hand and said.

"My lord, please don't be so polite. Everyone wants to do something for you, please tell us as much as you can, if any village dares not to obey the orders of the lord, I will not let him go. The old man at the front said.

"Naturally, we will obey the orders of my lord." The villagers in the back all said immediately.

"Uh-huh." Li Huailin nodded, "When will I look for you in the future, it's okay now, let's go back and rest." ”

"Yes, my lord." The old man at the front turned around and said, "Let's go back, Lord Duke is very busy, and it is very kind to be able to take time to learn from us, so don't make trouble for Lord Lord anymore." ”

The villagers nodded their heads, and then lined up in an orderly manner and slowly left.

"Alas, it's not easy to be a beloved lord." Li Huaili here sighed and said, then looked at the three people behind him who had not fully reacted, and asked, "What are you doing, let's go." ”

"That's it?" McCann came back to his senses and said.

"yes, what else do you want?" Li Huailin asked.

"This ...... This ...... "McCann found that his brain was simply insufficient, and he always felt that something was wrong, although he didn't want the villagers to riot, Li Huailin was in danger, but you solved it like this...... It's uncomfortable.

"You...... You...... What the hell is going on with you, the people? The red dust and rain here said, "This is not scientific." Are you really taking 70% tax, not 7%? ”

"Yes, Oliveira, where's my money?" Li Huailin asked again.

"My lord, I just wanted to tell you about this, the tax collection of our principality...... Very, very optimistic, the tax revenue has basically been collected everywhere...... Although I don't know how. Oliveira said, "But now we're in big trouble too." ”

"What's the trouble?" Li Huailin asked.

"It's kind of ...... Too much...... "There are so many that there are no warehouses for ......," said Oliveira, "and the total tax revenue this year is estimated at 6 million tons of grain, which is six times that of previous years...... Now reports have been sent from all cities across the country, warehouses are in an emergency, and there are still many places where grain is piled up directly on the open ground, and it will be troublesome if it rains. ”

"Oliveira, I want food and yarn. I want money, can I find a place to sell it? Li Huailin asked.

"Yes, my lord, in previous years, at this time, there would be merchants who would come here to collect grain, but this year has not come, and we are still waiting." Oliveira said here. "But may I ask my lord, how much grain should we sell this year?"

"It's all sold." Li Huailin said casually.

"But my lord, we have too much food, and we can't sell it all, and not many people can eat it, and ...... If you sell it all, the price will be very low...... "Oliveira said.

"Don't listen to him." The red dust and smoke rain here immediately came up and said, "You count all the excess grain that can't be put in the warehouse, and then sell it first." ”

"Yes, ma'am." Oliveira here immediately said that this is the more correct way, since the lady here seems to understand better. Oliveira replied immediately.

"Yanyu, what's the use of us asking for food, aren't we short of money?" Li Huailin asked.

"In addition to the grain tax, there should also be gold coins, right?" The red dust and smoke and rain glanced at Li Huailin and asked Oliveira.

"Yes, the gold received is about 310,000 or so......" Oliveira replied immediately.

"Huh? Why is there money? Li Huailin asked strangely.

"The empire practiced the method of paying taxes with gold instead of grain, and by substituting gold coins for grain, you could pay 10% less." The red dust and rain here said.

"Yes, my lord. However, the average peasant did not have so many gold coins, and these gold coins were handed over by some large landowners. Oliveira said here.

"Whoever he came from. It's rich anyway, right? Li Huailin said with a smile, "Look, I did a good job, I got 310,000 gold coins at once, and I won't have to worry about it in my next life." ”

"I ...... I'm so angry with you that I'm almost fainting. "I don't know how you managed to deal with those villagers." But the biggest problem is not over yet. ”

"Huh? What's the problem? Li Huailin asked strangely.

"That is, your people have no money." "You collect 70% of the tax, and the remaining 30% of them just eat is already a problem, right?" ”

"Well, that's right." Li Huailin nodded.

"You say they don't even have food to eat, and they have spare money to buy something else?" Hongchen asked again.

"Hmm...... It doesn't seem to be. Li Huailin said.

"In other words, the spending power of your territory has now been reduced to 0 by you. Where there is no spending power, will there still be businessmen coming? Hongchen asked again.

"Uh......"

"That is to say, your territory was forced back to the farming society by yourself, and when they had no food to eat and went to the mountains to hunt, they were directly sent back to the primitive society by you, are you more powerful than the atomic bomb? It's still the kind that specializes in blowing up its own people. Hongchen Yanyu said with his forehead raised.

"Uh...... What do you say...... It seems to be a bit of a problem. Li Huailin nodded and said.

"It's not just a little problem, it's a big deal, okay? What do you say you're going to do with this territory? Hongchen Yanyu said.

"Uh...... So what to do? Send the grain back? This can't work...... "Send food back, I am detaining the loyalty of the people, and I haven't recruited private soldiers yet."

"It's already been collected, how to send it back, it's even more messy." The red dust and rain here said, "Another way to send the money back." ”

"What's the solution?" Li Huailin asked.

"Do you know how the United States responded to the Great Depression?" Hongchen asked.

Li Huailin didn't say a word and shook his head.

"I ...... If you read more books, you'll die, and now the villagers don't have much to do in winter and summer, so ask them to work and pay them. Hongchen Yanyu said, "Engage in infrastructure construction, understand?" ”

"Smack." Li Huailin snapped his fingers and immediately said, "I understand, it just so happens that I want to build a temple for the goddess of undisciplined discipline here, and since I want to make a big deal, then build one in every city." (To be continued......)