Chapter 9 Is It Really Achievable?
Lin Fan, who got the reward, immediately assigned those five attributes to the force value.
Although it was only 43 points, Lin Fan believed that as long as there were more such tasks, he would soon become a martial arts master like Xiaomei.
"Eldest sister, can I go to your house and sit?"
Although Yun Niang didn't know why Lin Fan helped their family like this, she knew that this was their family's benefactor.
If other men said such things, she would definitely not agree, after all, orphans and widows.
But the benefactor wanted to go to her house to do it, and she did not refuse.
Lin Fan took the little girl with one hand and the little boy with the other, and followed the woman into the courtyard.
When the woman and the child went in, Lin Fan said outside, "Lao Chen, send them on the road." ”
"Aba."
Lao Chen replied, and then the villagers outside saw the most frightening scene in their lives.
I saw a black shadow flash in front of me.
There were still a few officials who were stunned, and their heads had all been separated from their bodies, and then they slammed on the ground.
"Mom, it's dead."
"It's a big disaster, and I've killed the officials."
"Oops, it's over, it's over."
Looking at the officials whose heads fell to the ground, the villagers were completely panicked.
Someone is scared.
Some people thought that if the official died, the county government would definitely take revenge on their village.
The old village chief was also trembling with shock.
However, he still walked on crutches and trembled in front of Chen Hai: "Chen ...... Brother Chen, that ...... That young man, is the son of the old village owner? ”
"Aba."
Chen Hai replied and nodded vigorously.
"Are you here to make us fulfill that promise from two years ago?"
The old village chief asked tentatively.
Chen Hai shook his head at first, and then pointed to the courtyard.
The old village chief was stunned for a moment, thought about what Chen Hai meant, and then asked, "Are you saying that you don't know, you still need to talk to Gongzi about this matter?" ”
Chen Hai nodded vigorously.
The old village chief looked at the dead servants, and then at the panicked villagers.
I know that if I want to live now, I have to keep the agreement I made back then and take that last step.
Thinking about this, the old village chief followed Chen Hai into the courtyard.
After entering, the two walked to Lin Fan, who was talking to Yun Niang in the courtyard.
Just when he heard it, Lin Fan frowned and asked about taxes.
After all, Lin Fan's predecessor was a nerd who wanted to take the top prize, and he still knew about the laws and taxes of the Great Zhou.
He thought that now that the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty was declining, there might be a showdown in order to increase the strength of the local festival envoys.
But I didn't expect the showdown to be so serious.
For example, the two tax laws implemented in the Great Zhou Dynasty collect taxes according to capitation, and do not allow all localities to impose additional taxes and miscellaneous taxes.
The two taxes are added together, and an adult, one person is one hundred and twenty wen a year.
Those between the ages of three and fourteen do not collect poll tax, but have to pay money, and one person is fifty wen a year.
But when I arrived at the place, the poll tax was two taels of silver a year, and even if I was a minor, it would cost one or two taels of silver a year.
It is equivalent to more than ten times more than what the imperial court stipulates.
And in addition to these, there are other harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes in various places!
For example, when entering the city, you have to pay a gate tax, you have to pay a contract tax for buying and selling livestock, and even you have to pay a penny salt tax to buy salt.
Especially when Yun Niang said that after his man resisted the barbarians and died in battle, the court did not give a penny of consolation, but only gave a reward.
Lin Fan couldn't hold back any longer, and slapped the stone table angrily: "This dog-day magistrate even dares to be greedy for the reward of the imperial court, damn it." ”
"What is this? I heard that the county magistrate of the next county not only embezzled the money, but also framed those who died as thieves, and raided the homes of those heroes, and my nephew's house was ruined by them in this way. ”
The village chief resonated with this matter.
"Isn't there anyone who cares about such things?"
When Lin Fan heard the village chief's words, his three views were subverted.
He thought that in troubled times, people are like beasts, but he didn't expect that some people are not even as good as beasts.
"Hey, now the emperor can't take care of it, don't talk to others, unless the current festival envoy is driven away, otherwise, everyone can only endure it!"
The village chief couldn't help but sigh.
"Bear with it?"
Lin Fan's eyes showed disbelief.
He didn't expect the head of a village to say such a thing.
"Since serving the court is going to die, and resisting is also death, why not resist?"
"Resisting the imperial court is to exterminate the nine clans, and no one dares to be the first bird."
The village chief gave the real reason why everyone did not resist.
"If someone is willing to be this up-and-coming bird and wants to lead everyone to build a new dynasty where everyone can be fed, clothed, educated, and educated, have a doctor, and have dignity, do you think anyone will follow the village chief?"
Lin Fan's sudden questioning stunned the village chief.
Because in his opinion, the kind of thing Lin Fan said was impossible to achieve.
You must know that during the heyday of the Great Zhou Dynasty, these things were not done.
"Village Chief, do you think anyone will follow?"
Lin Fan saw that the village chief was stunned and asked again.
Only then did the village chief come back to his senses.
Firmly but confused, he looked at Lin Fan and said, "Yes, there will be many people to follow, but can such a wish really come true?" ”