At this time, I heard someone in the horse team shouting and talking, but this was not the official dialect of the capital that Tian Yu could understand, but the local dialect of Anzhou. Next to the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info another person immediately replied in a blunt official dialect: "Little Liu, have you forgotten the rules set by your grandfather? ”

Although it was a threat, the one who shouted before didn't dare to argue, quickly shrank his head, and hurriedly changed back to the official dialect of the capital that was obviously not very proficient.

"This mounted police is actually a local native?"

A family member said solemnly. They used to be in the border army and fought against Rong Di on the grassland, so they naturally understood the difficulty of understanding the dialect. Speaking of which, the natives on this side of Anzhou are very famous in the Chu State, and when the prefecture and county were first set up here, a large part of the people were local natives who took refuge in them. However, even if he has the identity of the Chu State, the identity of the Turen is still inferior. As it is now, with weapons, or mounted police...... What's going on on this Anzhou border?

The head of the family reacted quickly, he stood there and watched for a long time, and understood another thing, and said in a deep voice there: "Son, Mr. Steward, the little one understands why he came to the inn to raise horses." Come to think of it, this place should be used as a post station and a military station. Here the horses rest and graze, and even change horses. ”

Tian Yu nodded instinctively, then he was stunned, the expression on his face suddenly tensed, and he lowered his voice and said: "This is the inner boundary of Anzhou, not a place where the south and the Yue people are adjacent." What do you want to do by doing these things?"

"Childe!

Mr. Steward hurriedly reminded him. It just doesn't seem to have any effect.

Tian Yu, who looked nervous, continued to talk to himself: "Inside and out, the entire Anzhou is built like an iron bucket, and it is really impossible for outsiders to enter, and water cannot be splashed in." What is this Duke Yang Tianhong going to do?"

It is no wonder that after walking so many places, there has never been a place where the system is as strict as that of Anzhou. Even in the capital, there is no such scene at all.

Mr. Steward touched Tian Yu with his arm, and said in a slightly aggravated tone: "Childe, there are many people, if you have anything to say, you can leave it until tomorrow's road." ”

Tian Yu reacted at this time, after he let out a long breath, he sighed, nodded and said, "It's not early, I have to go tomorrow, let's rest early!"

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When I got up early the next day and hurried away, I could already feel that the weather was obviously getting cooler. Speaking of which, with the experience of the first two days, it must not be as fresh as it was at the beginning on the road today. But Tian Yu and his entourage were still shocked by the more lively official road. This time, I listened carefully, and the accents of the merchants on the road were really everywhere. Speaking of which, it was not only Tian Yu who was surprised, but also many people who came to Anzhou from other places who felt shocked by the changes here.

"How can this Anzhou be so peaceful and prosperous? Since the road leading to Suizhou was abolished, hasn't this Anzhou been ruined? Why is it still so prosperous? Not to mention, the Yue barbarians enter the army every year, and the people of Anzhou are constantly in war, and it is difficult to guarantee even their lives, how can they be so rich?"

These words and words with similar meanings, Tian Yu didn't know how much he heard along the way.

Although I talked about it last night and talked about it today, everyone didn't mention the topic of what Duke Yang Tianhong wanted to do like Duke Yang Tianhong, who had made such a great effort to rectify Anzhou, but kept silent along the way and moved forward silently.

I got up early and set off, and after walking for less than two hours, there was a very large town in front of me. As far as the eye can see, the streets are full of people and shops on both sides. Tian Yu paid attention to the layout of those restaurants and restaurants, all of which were the scale that only Fucheng or Beijing would have. From time to time, there are men walking along the road with signs, shouting as they go, loudly announcing the name of their shop and the goods they handle, and inviting the merchants to come and see. The lively and prosperous scene far surpassed other places Tian Yu had seen. Even Suizhou, a wealthy land known as the southern borderland, is far inferior to here in comparison.

"Is this Cai County? This is much richer than the prosperity of Suizhou!" Tian Yu stopped, stopped to look at it, and muttered with emotion.

At this moment, a middle-aged man who walked over to the side heard it, couldn't help but stop, arched his hand with a smile, and said, "This, you are coming to Anzhou for the first time, right?"

"It's really the first time I've come to Anzhou, and I'm really unfamiliar with it. Hehe! What I just said below, but is there anything wrong? Tian Yu sped up his speech and interrupted the other party's words. He had heard too many similar things along the way. If there is any obvious mistake, it is better to be patient and listen honestly to the other person's words.

The middle-aged man didn't care, just said with a smile: "Although this is the boundary of Anzhou, it has not yet reached the rule of Cai County." There are still more than two hours of road from Cai County. You can ride faster, you should be there in the afternoon!"

"Why, such a prosperous place, it's not Cai County? This, isn't this a bazaar?"

A guard standing beside Tian Yu asked in astonishment. For him, the scene of prosperity and excitement in front of him is already remarkable. If you want to use the border town as a comparison, the Youzhou side in the north is probably even more deserted than here.

Seeing the surprised expressions on their faces, the middle-aged man became more and more happy, and said with a smile: "Of course this is not Cai County, this is Jiao Wulitai, and it is also a market town. It turned out that the business was not bad, and in recent years, it has also taken advantage of Cai County, and it has prospered several times, or even more than ten times. You are outsiders, and you don't know the situation here, so it turns out that if you go to Cai County from Wulitai, you will have to walk for at least half a day. However, when Grandpa Yiyong came to Anzhou the year before last, he ordered a comprehensive repair of the road under the rule of Anzhou. You see, all these official roads have been re-trimmed, flat, straight, wide and large. Now it's much faster than before, and even a lot of business in Cai County has come here to sit, and then it has prospered. However, prosperity is prosperity, if this side is compared to Cai County, then it is heaven and earth. ”

"Amazing!"

When the middle-aged man who spoke left on his own, Tian Yu still stood in place and muttered to himself, his face full of shock. Although he subconsciously still didn't believe what the middle-aged man said, he had to believe it in his heart.

The facts are in front of you, and this kind of thing is not a lie that anyone can make up casually.

After sighing with emotion, Tian Yu's expression became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Duke Yiyong is so talented, put it on the right path, then it will be related to the great benefit of the country, and the welfare of my Great Chu Country for thousands of years." But if we go the wrong way, it will be a great disaster for the whole world!

He said this as if he was saying it to others, and it was like saying it to himself, the steward on the side hesitated, but he still leaned closer and whispered: "Childe, let's come out this time to look around, it is important to gain experience, everything else is small, Childe must distinguish the priority." ”

Tian Yu nodded with a heavy heart and did not continue to sigh. Since he had already dismounted, he simply led the horse to walk around this Wulitai, and then hurried after lunch by the way. Just didn't walk a few steps, simply handed the reins to the guard, Tian Yu and Mr. Steward went to the store to have a look.

"These are miscellaneous items. It should be said that this Anzhou was originally the richest place in the south of the Chu State, and it was also the location of the land thoroughfare connecting the interior. It is naturally profitable for the goods to be collected and distributed again, even if Duke Yiyong can't see this, his subordinates around him can also see it. ”

Walking into a grocery store, Mr. Steward pointed to the various goods on the display.

After walking a few times in a row, the two of them were not interested in watching it again. The reason is that these places are actually no different from the prosperous places of the prefecture, provincial capital, and capital. It's just that this is a township land, and the entire commercial scale radiates to the surrounding states and counties. Tian Yu put away his thoughts, and was just about to get on the horse, but he saw a long queue in front of a shop not far in front of him. I don't know what kind of business is it doing, it is so prosperous?

When Tian Yu and Mr. Steward arrived, they found that the situation was a little wrong. There was a queue of hundreds of people, and everyone's face was not very good-looking. What's even more strange is that the people in this team are varied, including gentry in long robes, local tyrants with oily faces, and farmers with sad faces. All in all, there are rich and poor people in small places, and there are customers coming in and out on the other side, which looks different from this team. Tian Yu and the others glanced at each other, and slowly walked in pretending to be customers. Look up at the signboard of this shop, which clearly reads "Ping An Commercial Bank", which is the property under the name of Yang Tianhong, the Duke of Yiyong.

When the line was lined up in the store, it was divided into two groups. The queue had reached a counter in the corner, behind which sat three clerks. Some people are making calculations, some people are taking notes, and some people are inquiring, and everyone in the queue standing in front of the counter can't help but bend down and bow their heads, making a very humble attitude, while the three people do not ease up at all, scolding a few words from time to time, with cold words and indifferent expressions. This look is clearly the most classic portrayal of the bullies of rich businessmen and bullies oppressing the people.

This kind of scene made Tian Yu very uncomfortable to watch. It is clear that the rich oppress the poor. I instinctively wanted to open my mouth to ask, but I was really tired of being mentioned at every turn, "You are the first time to come to Anzhou......". However, not only Tian Yu is watching, but many customers who are coming in and out are also watching. Moreover, it seems that there is no sympathy for the people who are queuing up over there. Some of the onlookers also sneered and said: "This is what you deserve, how much effort did Grandpa Yiyong fight, how many people died in the Xuanhuo Army, and only then did he block the Yue barbarians who entered the Kou in the south, so that our people in Anzhou can live a peaceful life." These pickled talents, they don't go to kowtow to Grandpa Yiyong to burn incense, and they don't set up an immortal tablet for the Xuanhuo Army, but they still play some tricks there in private, wanting to underreport and conceal it. It's really damn good, this bit of tricks, can it be hidden from the Xuanhuo Army's investigation? It is also thanks to the mercy of Grandpa Yiyong, who gave them a deadline. Otherwise, all these people should be driven out of Anzhou, either to Suizhou in the north, or to the development areas in the south, so that they can taste the heavy taxes and the taste of the Yue people. Speaking of which, bankruptcy, it is all light. If you are caught by the Yue people, you won't even know how you died. ”

Hearing this, Tian Yu could no longer suppress the curiosity in his heart, arched his hand towards the person who spoke, and asked, "I came from elsewhere, and it is also the first time to come to Anzhou." What exactly is the underreporting and concealment that Brother Ren just said, and what is the deadline? Can you tell me below?"

The man looked at Tian Yu's extraordinary appearance, spoke politely, and did enough etiquette. The sneering man didn't dare to slack off, and he had a bit of a deliberate intention to show off, so after nodding, he coughed a few times and started talking.

"The north of our Great Chu Kingdom has been suffering from drought for many years, and the imperial court has to levy heavy taxes on various prefectures and counties. Speaking of which, this is a complete scourge to the people. Fortunately, there is a brave Yang on Anzhou's side who is taking a big risk to carry this matter down. But no matter what, such a thing as taxation must be explained to the imperial court. Therefore, we must know how many people there are in Anzhou, how many fields, and after getting an accurate number, we can talk to the above, so as not to be deceived by the above. This son, tell me, how kind of kindness is it for Grandpa Yiyong to help us block the taxes imposed by the imperial court? Now, there are too many bankrupt people from the north who have fled to Anzhou. Listening to those people talk about the situation of levying additional taxes in the north, it was really miserable! Grandpa Yang blocked such a big disaster for them, but these damn guys didn't do what Grandpa told them, they really deserved it!"

Without waiting for Tian Yu to answer, someone among the customers shouted and said: "There is Grandpa Yiyong in Anzhou Town, that is our blessing." ”

Before the words fell, a voice of harmony immediately sounded around him.

"Hu Bayi, Hujia Village, has a total of seven men, eight women, two children, and 300 acres of land. Next to the counter in front of him, a trembling voice sounded.

Immediately, there was another loud bang on the table. The clerk sitting behind the counter had already stood up, pointed to the nose of an old man standing grovelling in front of him, and scolded repeatedly: "Hu Bayi, are you **** brain in water? Or are you bold enough to meet Lord Yama? Nima, who do you want to fool with this kind of lie? Where are the dozens of people who fled the famine in your house? What is the matter with the 2,000 acres of land three miles west of your house, the owner of the field has been dead for more than 100 years, and how can crops grow every year!" Could it be that you, Hu Bayi, have learned the spells of the monks and immortals, and you can grow food in the plain land without ploughing?"

The document was full of violation, and countless spittle stars flew on the old man's face. The old man was suddenly frightened, and collapsed directly on the ground, then got up and kowtowed desperately, and cried and said: "Little old man is dizzy, he shouldn't deceive Grandpa Yiyong, and he shouldn't deceive his superiors." Poor little Lao'er's family is dozens of **** tight, and I hope that the upper hand will be raised and bypass the little second child this time!"

"Let go of your mother's stinky fart! Your Hu family's rent is one percent higher than the market, the **** in the house is full of big fish and meat, and there is a concubine in your old immortal house, is it still tight these days?"

The old man named Hu Bayi just kept kowtowing there, shouting that he was wronged, saying that he didn't hide it anyway. Seeing that this person repeatedly denied it, and also made a miserable appearance, another clerk behind the counter also came over, and said with a sneer: "This matter is easy to do! Since you don't admit it, since this nonsense keeps saying that his own land is only 100 acres, then you can just write down his 300 acres of land on the books." In short, except for these three hundred acres of land, it is all ownerless land. In this way, the excess part will be returned to the Xuanhuo Army General Office, and according to the law of our Great Chu Imperial Court, we will collect as much tax as we want. If the tax does not come up, the land will be directly collected and owned by the Jiedu embassy in accordance with the rule that no one reports it. In short, this Hu Bayi's house is 300 acres of land. Hahahaha!"

Hearing this, the old man's eyes suddenly widened, his mouth stammered, and he didn't know what sound was coming out of his throat. Obviously trying to speak, but not knowing what to say. Later, the old man just kowtowed while crying, his forehead was broken and bleeding, and the store was quiet. The onlookers who felt deserved it just now were somewhat unbearable to see this kind of scene, and they didn't say anything one by one. Tian Yu stood there and only felt his blood rushing, and he was about to speak when he took a step forward, but when he took a step forward, he was dragged by the people around him. Turning his head, the steward's expression was extremely stern, and he said in a cold and hurried voice: "Childe, don't meddle in things, let's go." If you have anything to say, go out and talk about it. ”

Tian Yu pursed his lips tightly, the green tendons on both sides of his forehead were rising, he thought about it, and finally let out a long breath, and followed the steward and the family members out of the store. After coming out, Tian Yu didn't speak, went straight to the horse, whipped the mount and walked quickly, and the group hurriedly followed. After leaving the town of Wulitai, the horse stopped on the side of the road.

"What a nobleman of the court, what a hussar general. I looked at Yang Tianhong as harboring evil intentions and plotting against him. He must have a rebellious heart. This kind of cannibalistic beast is a great harm to the country and the people!" Tian Yu was already pale, his hand holding the reins was trembling all the time, and his mouth was scolding.

Surprisingly, his words didn't resonate with him in the surroundings. The steward's expression was indifferent, and the guards looked around with interest, separating their sons from passers-by. There are too many people on the road, and it is inevitable that someone will hear something. If this causes some inexplicable misfortune, it is not good in short.

"Childe, forgive the old man for saying something he shouldn't say. The taxes that our Great Chu State has increased every year, and it has increased more than three times compared to the past from the beginning. Although it is for the defense of Rongdi in the northern military town, and also for the relief of the displaced people in the north, we all know the harm of additional taxes, and we are very clear. No matter what the purpose of Yang Tianhong, the Duke of Nayong, was, no matter what, he was also blocking the disaster of "endowment" for Anzhou and the surrounding people after all. Speaking of which, that's a great merit. The people will never think that he is a great evil. Mr. Steward commented lightly.

Tian Yu disagreed with the steward's statement, and argued: "But sir, have you seen it, the family surnamed Hu is about to end, it's going to be over!" )