About ten miles west of Luoyang County, Cao Ke, who was not good at riding, finally rushed to the front of the team, Cao Ke was the king of Zhao after all, and he didn't need to follow the team of people and horses to run with his steps, but more than 10,000 horses that moved were pulled out of the official road for several miles, Cao Ke ran straight out of breath to catch up, and stopped in the middle to change horses, which made Zhang Xiyang who followed him uncomfortable and half dead.

There were already many villages within ten miles of the county town, and the army began to slow down in turn, He Quan sent a herald to the county to report, and by the way, he sent people to find a suitable place to camp to buy some military supplies.

Cao Ke wiped the sweat on his head, and his eyes were immediately attracted by the frame on the side of the road in front of him, and the royal badge on it was very eye-catching.

"Xiyang, go over with Gu and take a look."

Before approaching, Cao Ke raised his forehead and smiled: "Who should I be, it turned out to be the ninth sister." ”

Cao Jinghui, the lord of Luoyang County in the frame, came out of the frame after hearing it, and said with a smile: "Jinghui has seen Brother Zhao Wang. ”

"I've seen Lord Luoyang." Most of Cao Ke's guards knew each other, and they all saluted.

Cao Ke laughed and said, "What is the ninth sister doing with more courtesy, is this going to the fiefdom?" ”

"My sister heard that today's summer tax was levied, so she came to take a look, and she must be worthy of the love of the emperor's grandfather."

"Well, yes, Lone is just going to Luoyang County, so it's better to go together."

"Brother Zhao Wang is honored by Jinghui."

Cao Ke was a little happy and instructed: "The ninth sister's self-title in the future will be changed to Luoyang." ”

Cao Jinghui smiled slightly: "Yes, Luo Yang." ”

Cao Ke nodded and ordered: "Xiyang, you go and tell General He, it is Gu and Jiumei who will go together and meet early tomorrow morning." ”

But soon Cao Ke arrived and was surprised, there was no voice behind him who promised to say yes, and the ninth sister in front of him suddenly blushed and was a little angry.

Turning his head, Zhang Xiyang dared to stare at his ninth sister in a daze, Cao Ke was angry for no reason, what is this special matter.

"Zhang Xiyang!" Cao Ke lost a smile on his face.

The guard next to him hurriedly patted Zhang Xiyang and called in a low voice: "Team Zheng, Your Highness calls you." ”

Zhang Xiyang reacted at this time, and hurriedly rolled the saddle and dismounted: "The last will be rude, the last will be rude, please forgive Your Highness, please forgive the county lord!" Beads of cold sweat rolled down his cheeks and dripped on the ground.

Cao Ke's face was not good: "Zhang Xiyang, you are so bold!" ”

"The last general will be convicted, please forgive your sins."

After all, Cao Jinghui was kind-hearted and persuaded: "Brother, forget it, I think Zhang Teamzheng is not that kind of rude person." ”

Cao Jinghui had seen Zhang Xiyang in the Imperial Garden, but the old emperor was there at that time, Zhang Xiyang was in love and she was sitting in the corner, so Zhang Xiyang didn't see her, but Cao Jinghui's impression of Zhang Xiyang was still good, a true man with affection, righteousness and courage.

A thorough, pure and immature soldier, although she is only fifteen years old this year, but the word immaturity comes out of her head, how can a soldier not like to work? But Zhang Xiyang said for three hours, what he said was someone else, and he didn't even bring it.

After all, the lord of Luoyang is his own sister, even if he is not as close as outsiders seem, he is always his own sister, although Cao Ke's face is still dark, but it is always a little pressed. looked at Zhang Xiyang, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, but suddenly smiled.

"Ninth Sister is right, it is also Ninth Sister's national color and natural fragrance, otherwise Zhang Teamzheng would not be like this. But after all, I lost my manners and etiquette, so I should accompany the county lord. ”

Zhang Xiyang hurriedly got up and thanked Cao Jinghui and said, "The last general will thank the county lord." ”

Cao Jinghui blushed a little and smiled slightly in response.

Zhang Xiyang got up and went to chase He Quan, while Cao Ke got on the horse and walked with the frame, and Cao Jinghui, who is usually taciturn, only called more when he was with Cao Ke's own brother. The brother and sister went all the way to Luoyang County.

The first blacksmith to pay taxes, Lao Baitou's family, Lao Bai's family is one of the best blacksmiths in Luoyang County, and his ancestors have made a living by making iron for generations, although they are not much rich, but they are also the middle class of Dazheng who has no worries about food and clothing.

The old white head stepped forward with the support of Xiaobai and Xiaoxiaobai, reported his name, and the clerk in front of the table skillfully spatted a little spittle on the handle, and his fingers quickly flipped through the book, and then the abacus beads crackled and then sang: "Bai Shoucai, nine people in Dingkou, no field, the workshop has one, five zhang long and three zhang wide." ”

"Bai Shoucai, is there a problem?"

Bai Shoucai said with a smiling face: "This official, the workshop in the villain's house is four feet long and two feet long, and the width is less than three feet, which was calculated like this in previous years." ”

The clerk said impatiently: "This year, the county lord kindly exempted you from paying a hundred percent of the tax, why is he so unthankful?" In the future, those that are less than one zhang will be counted as one zhang, otherwise they will go to another place. ”

Bai Shoucai argued: "The county lord is grateful for exempting the villain from paying taxes, but the villain is so calculated..."

"Okay, okay, I'll ask you if you pay this tax?"

Bai Shoucai said helplessly: "The villain is naturally handed. But..."

The clerk continued to sing: "The Dingkou tax is ninety-nine yuan, the land tax is three taels and three dollars of silver, the general management tax is one hundred dollars, the security tax is one hundred dollars, the chariot and horse tax is one hundred dollars, the road protection tax is one hundred dollars, and the commercial tax is six taels and five dollars." A total of ten taels of silver and two hundred and ninety-nine wen! ”

The more Bai Shoucai listened, the more puzzled he became: "Isn't the official exempted from one percent?" Why is it still collected according to the truth? ”

"Bastard, are you suspicious of the imperial court's suspicion of the county? Do you want to eat a board with such guts! ”

Bai Shoucai's son hurriedly pulled his old father out, and said with a smile: "The official is angry, the official is angry, we will pay this tax, we will pay." As he spoke, he carefully opened the silver coin wrapped in a new white cloth and carefully counted the full amount of silver taels.

The clerk looked at it and then pointed and said, "Go over there and hand it in." ”

Bai Shoucai was still indignant, but his grandson covered his mouth, and his son quietly said urgently: "Okay, Dad, this tax should be exempted, how much can it be in a year, don't make trouble, if you resist taxes, you will have to eat the whole family in prison, can you watch Gen'er suffer that sin?" ”

Bai Shoucai looked at his grandson, who was already sensible, and sighed heavily under his muddy old eyes: "Special mother, it's better to be a soldier, half of the tax is exempted as a soldier, go, pay taxes." ”

Xiao Baitou was still comforting: "Let's be okay, in recent years, there have been more and more people striking iron year by year, and ten taels of silver have been saved in half a year, but look at that one." ”

Bai Shoucai looked over and saw that an old man and his granddaughter were being dragged away by officers and soldiers, and he knew that he was not paying enough taxes without asking, and there were always dozens of cases in Luoyang County in recent years.

Bai Shoucai nodded and said no more.

Xiao Baitou respectfully handed over the tax money, and the clerk skillfully threw the copper coin into the plate next to him, jingling bells, and more than a dozen popped out of the plate, Bai Shoucai stared straight at it and felt distressed.

"This silver is not of sufficient quality, and it is counted as nine taels."

Xiao Baitou was angry when he heard this, and was about to have a seizure but was held down by Lao Baitou: "Don't say it, hand it over." ”

The clerk snorted lightly and said, "One tael of silver and eighteen cents." ”

After the little white head was handed over, a tax stamp was handed over, with tax paid written on the front and one hundred and eighty-three silver taels written on the back.

Bai Shoucai began to walk back with his family, and his eyes lost the original happy look.

Jia Ting and Xia Yunjie, who were sitting upright on the high platform, laughed, brushed their beards from time to time, and the birds on their official robes seemed to be coming to life.

Jia Ting, as a county guard, naturally can't sit all the time to watch the tax collection, sit for a while and then get up and go back to the house, at this time a team of the city defense battalion is running to bite the ear of the steward of the Taishou Mansion, Jia Ting keenly felt that there must be something, otherwise there is no need for the people of the city defense camp to find here, so he sat down again and thought about whether there is a big man who wants to come to Luoyang County today.

Soon, the steward hurried up and bit his ear at the butler.

Finally, the housekeeper came over and said to his ear: "Master, the people from the Xiaozhou army have arrived, and the commander of He Du has sent someone to ask us to provide food and camp. ”

When Jia Ting heard that he had come to eat for nothing, he was immediately unhappy: "It's really a bunch of pigs, where to eat and where to eat." Xia County Order. ”

Xia Yunjie hurriedly stood up and replied, "Xia Guan is here." ”

"The people of the Xiaozhou army have arrived, and they will spend the night in the city defense camp tonight, you go and arrange it, and prepare the meal by the way."

The housekeeper next to him didn't have time to stop him, and reminded again: "Master, it's the commander of the Xiaozhou Army!" ”

Xiao Zhou Army? Commander of Hedu?

it!

Isn't that Hequan!

Isn't He Quan's brother-in-law the emperor's brother-in-law!

Groove !!

"Xia County Order, you are still here, collecting taxes is a big deal, Xiao Zhoujun is there The official will go by himself, the official will go." After saying that, he hurried away.

Looking at Jia Ting's back, Xia Yunjie quietly spit in his heart several times.

Old dogs.

"Master, the commander of Hedu also holds a warrant from the political affairs hall and asks us to raise food and grass for the follow-up army, and also levy people."

"It's easy for the people to do, doesn't it mean that you need to give one or two taels of silver a month, and you can't afford to pay taxes, but you have to have 20% of the overdue taxes a month. How much grain is still in the treasury? ”

"Master, there are twenty-five thousand stones."

Jia Ting was a little surprised: "What's the matter?" ”

"Master, I didn't ship it out, I checked it very tightly recently, and I just brought a message the day before yesterday that I would send someone to pick it up the day after tomorrow."

Jia Ting nodded and said, "It's okay, it's a pity." Did it say how much grain and grass I need from Luoyang County? ”

"Forty thousand stones!"

"Shhh These old dogs in the political hall have a really big appetite, did they say when the army will arrive? ”

The housekeeper thought for a while and said, "Commander Hedu didn't say anything. But I think it's only five or six days' work, after all, the capital is more than 200 miles away from us. ”

"You go and notify all the big families in the city now, after all, this matter will be discussed in the afternoon, and tell them that if this matter is shaken out and sold in the treasury and military rations, everyone will die, and the whole family will be destroyed."

The housekeeper wiped the cold sweat from his head and nodded yes again and again.

"Go now!"

"Eh, eh, let's go."

Not long after Jia Ting left, soldiers from the city defense battalion rode horses and ran, and this time it was Xia Yunjie's master who ran up in person.

"Dong Weng, His Royal Highness King Zhao and Lord Luoyang are here, and they have already entered the city."

"What? Are you sure? ”

Master Chick nodded meter by meter: "Absolutely can't be wrong, I've already entered the city, and now there is such a big movement in the city, which is likely to come this way." ”

Xia Yunjie's legs weakened when he heard this, and he sat down on the chair.