"Oh no, no, the people from the government are here again!"

I only heard a shout coming from the entrance of the village, and the tranquility of Wangjia Village was broken again, since the last time the incident of Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, spread, the people in this village have been named Diao Min!

But the strange thing is that since receiving this title, the officials who came to the village to fight the autumn breeze have also been a lot less, after all, the villagers of Wangjia Village really dare to take a hoe and fight with you.

"What? The people from the government are here again, everyone hurry up and copy the guys! ”

In the crowd, some people shouted like this, and Wang Erzhuang, a villager from Wangjia Village, also followed everyone, picked up a hoe, and ran towards the entrance of the village.

Suddenly, the entrance of the village was surrounded by villagers holding hoes, sickles and other farming tools! This situation made He Tao, who came to collect the field tax this time, nervous, and secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"Chief, ...... Otherwise, let's withdraw! ”

"Yes, this posture, let alone the collection of land tax, I don't know if we can get out alive by then!"

"That's right, the government clearly didn't treat us as people, and when we went back, we were just beaten up, which is better than losing our lives!"

"Shut up Lao Tzu, before this thing has started, you will retreat?"

"Besides, we're here to collect taxes, not to fight the autumn breeze! Give Lao Tzu a hard time, no matter how unruly these people are, do they dare not pay taxes? ”

He Tao shocked his subordinates who wanted to retreat in a few words, and then he walked towards the villagers not far away.

"What are you officials doing here? Don't go any further! ”

As soon as He Tao walked to the entrance of the village, the villagers clenched the farm tools in their hands nervously and threatened.

"Folks, don't be nervous! We are sent by the government to collect land taxes, not to force you to change rice to mulberry. ”

"You don't want to change rice to mulberry, but you can't afford not to pay the field tax, right?"

He Tao plucked up his courage and said aloud to the villagers.

"Didn't you just receive it some time ago? Why do you have to collect land tax again? ”

"Yes, we have worked hard for a year, and most of the harvest has paid taxes."

"I went to the county once, passed by the bulletin board, and heard people tell me that there seems to be such a thing."

Wang Erzhuang then stood up and explained to the villagers.

When the villagers saw that He Tao had made this trip, they did not come to promote the change of rice to mulberry, but to collect land taxes, and their hostility towards them had also decreased slightly, and they were no longer as hostile as before.

But the attitude of the villagers is still not very good, after all, who likes a guy who wants to take your harvest in every possible way?

"Quick, bring me the list! I remember that there are still some villagers in Wangjia Village who are willing to change rice to mulberry, and it seems that they have also pressed their handprints. ”

He Tao saw that the villagers in front of him were no longer so excited, and hurriedly called his subordinates to take out the list.

He Tao coughed lightly twice and cleared his throat, while also drawing the attention of the villagers to himself.

"Now, what I want to read is the list of exemptions and reductions in land tax this time! Folks, listen carefully. ”

He Tao's words, like a bombshell, exploded in the crowd, and the crowd soon became bustling and began to discuss the matter.

"What? It can also be exempted from land tax! ”

"How can there be such a good thing, deceive!"

Seeing this, He Tao couldn't help but raise his voice and said loudly.

"Quiet! If you miss someone's name, don't blame the official. ”

Hearing He Tao's words, the crowd gradually quieted down, and they were all curious about whether the list of exempted land taxes mentioned by the government was true.

"The first name, Wang Erzhuang!"

Hearing his familiar name from the mouth of the official messenger, the villagers of Wangjia Village were quite surprised, and they turned their eyes to Wang Erzhuang, who was holding a hoe in the crowd.

"Erzhuang, what the hell is going on? How did you get on the list of exemptions from land tax? ”

"Do you have something to hide from us?"

"Say, tell me quickly, have you given any benefit to the official?"

Suddenly surrounded by so many sights, Wang Erzhuang was also a little embarrassed, and after scratching his head, he had to summon everything from the truth.

"That day, I passed by the bulletin board, and I happened to hear someone reading a notice posted by the government, which said that as long as you sign it, you can be exempted from paying field tax, and you can also be exempted from forced labor for one year!"

So I went with them to the government and put my handprints on them.

After Wang Erzhuang finished speaking, the rest of the villagers all looked complicated.

"Then there is such a good thing, why don't you tell everyone? It's my own! ”

Soon, the first person stood up and asked.

"Yes, Wang Erzhuang, there is such a good thing, why don't you inform everyone?"

"Bah, you guys are selfish enough!"

"I think at the beginning, your family ran out of cooking, and I lent you food, but now it seems that I really fed the dogs!"

Soon, the words of the villagers became more and more unpleasant, and Wang Erzhuang's face gradually darkened, and he said with a stiff neck: "There are only so many places in the government, if you are notified, what if my children are squeezed out?" He's going to school age soon! ”

"I don't want to, he's like me, digging in the soil for a lifetime! I want him to study and let him take the exam. ”

"Besides, I am not alone in knowing about this matter, but there are still people from Wangjia Village who were at the scene."

Wang Erzhuang's next words were equivalent to throwing two bombshells into the crowd: "First, after pressing the handprint on the official side, the child will be able to go to school!" The second is that Wang Erzhuang was not only at the scene, but also other people from Wangjia Village. ”

"It's just that everyone has tacitly concealed this matter!"

Soon, He Tao's next name confirmed the villagers' conjectures.

"Wang San, Wang Goudan, Wang Wu......"

He Tao recited more than a dozen names in a row before he stopped.

And most of the villagers in Wangjia Village cast contemptuous glances at those villagers whose names were read by He Tao.

The waiting list was almost read, and He Tao followed up and added: "By the way, I forgot to tell the villagers that the part of the field tax they pay less will be shared equally with you." ”

"What? It can't be, why! ”

"Why should they pay less, and we have to bear their share?"

He Tao's words instantly made the villagers blow up, and the villagers gradually became indignant.

"When they pressed their handprints, the government had already informed them, if you don't believe them, you can ask them."

He Tao didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and added a handful of firewood to it.

"What? There is no such thing at all! The government has never told us. ”

When Wang Erzhuang heard what He Tao said, he immediately panicked, and subconsciously wanted to justify, but in the eyes of the villagers, his defense was so pale and weak! As a result, none of the villagers believed his words.

Seeing that the villagers had been divided and disintegrated, He Tao glanced at his subordinates, and the latter quickly understood and tacitly protected the dozen or so villagers whose names were read.

"What, do you want to rebel?"

He Tao squinted at the remaining villagers and raised his voice.

"To tell you the truth, since they pressed their handprints, they will not only be able to obtain the above benefits, but they will also be protected by the government!"

"They are not as good as you people, they are more conscious than you, and they are willing to support the policies of the imperial court! Naturally, the imperial court will also give them corresponding benefits. ”

Those villagers who were protected by the official mission, where had they received such treatment, the official messenger guard immediately had confidence, and looked at the villagers in the same village with a high-spirited expression.

And this move successfully made most of the remaining villagers feel the same hatred.

At the same time, some villagers secretly made up their minds in their hearts that after the official errand left, they must clean up this group of guys and drive them out of the village!

And He Tao seemed to see what this group of villagers thought, and then added: "If these villagers are harmed in any way, all of you will have to go to prison and squat!" ”

"At that time, your children will also be affected, and the righteous school opened by the government will never be open to them!"

There is no doubt that He Tao's words hit the weakness of all the villagers present, after all, they work hard and sweat every day, isn't it just for their children to be better off than themselves in the future?

The momentum of the villagers present suddenly weakened, and they no longer dared to have any thoughts about these people, because they were not living for themselves.

And what everyone at the scene didn't notice was that there was a pair of eyes in the dark, taking in everything, and this was the brocade guard before!

(End of chapter)