Why did Chief He scold Qiu Hushu in his heart?

Because the imperial court collects taxes, it is actually based on the yellow book of the household.

But the people don't understand these ways, so there is room for operation.

These officials, together with the chief of the grain and the armor, gave orders to every household in the village at will.

The grain that was really collected was thrown away and handed over to the imperial court, as well as the official silver, leg and foot money of all kinds of officials and white servants, and ......, and a lot of miscellaneous expenses.

These are all tacitly accepted by the imperial court and belong to local apportionments.

After Qiu Hushu returned to these silvers, in addition to Hu Xiancheng and the household officials, he, the manager, took the lion's share.

In addition, he has an important income......

Granny Liu saw that the people in the yamen were talking, and she didn't dare to say more.

The local chief, the first chief, and the grain chief of Hongxiang thought that she couldn't look up and see her, but she dared to say a few words.

But when she met the [official family], the innate fear in her bones made her almost desperate at the moment, but she still didn't dare to say a word.

He Lichang saw that she didn't move, until he finally took it this time, so the embarrassment just now disappeared, and he turned to be a good person: "Wang Liu, we can't help it, who knows that this year's government will be more, and I have paid a lot more!" ”

His brother He Liang glanced at his younger brother and urged: "Old woman, don't talk nonsense, go and hand over the grain." ”

At this time, because he saw Granny Liu being beaten, Lu Heng, who had been standing outside the crowd for a long time, was about to rush in when he heard the words.

Xu He pulled this impulsive guy, glared at her, and whispered, "You forgot how to promise me?" ”

Lu Heng remembered that before she came, she had promised Xu He that if she encountered something unhappy, she should not be impulsive.

Lu Heng gritted his silver teeth, glared at Xu He, and whispered, "Don't you have any sympathy at all?" ”

Xu He smiled bitterly.

It's not that he's cold-blooded, it's that this kind of thing is not something that a small student can manage at all.

This is related to the survival of all the officials from Hu County to Hu County.

There are actually very few officials in the Great Wei Dynasty.

The officials of Hu County Cheng and Hufang are relatively good, because one of them is an official and the other is an economic official, and their income is quite enough to support their families. (Economic officials: Yamen staff members who are paid by the state are not quality officials, but they must also be selected and issued by the Ministry of Officials before they can take office.) ）

And the Qiu Hushu in front of him, although he is also a clerk, but it is equivalent to the nature of local government employment, the state does not give money, and the yamen gives little silver.

And the group of white servants brought by Qiu Hushu are even worse, they are not even hired by the yamen, but the helpers invited by the officials themselves, not even within the system, let alone salaries or something.

Therefore, going to the countryside to collect money is a rare feast in the yamen, and many people in the yamen are counting on this time to buy rice and put it in the pot.

Don't talk about Xu He, it's Chen Hua who is here, if he dares to stop other people's good deeds, this county will make him uneasy, the officials are all born in their hometowns, and there are ways to make your county lord uncomfortable!

Lu Heng, who was clothed in fine clothes and jade food, naturally didn't understand these truths, but Xu He didn't dare to follow her to mess around.

Otherwise, even if he is protected by the Xu family, he may be smothered on the road.

As she spoke, Granny Liu had already begun to weigh herself.

I saw two white servants holding scales under the sun, and shouted lazily: "Wang Liu's is too big." ”

Granny Liu wiped her tears and put the silk on the weighing pan.

But the white servant did not raise the title, as if waiting for something.

At this time, I saw He Liangchang stepped forward and grabbed the silk and checked it in his hand, and said with a straight face: "Tai Chao weighs it, and it is eight percent off, and it should be counted as nine taels and two dollars!" ”

Lu Heng looked outside, and Yinfang clenched his teeth and scolded: "Isn't this talking nonsense with your eyes open?" I stand here and watch, I know that the slightest fluttering, where does the tide pressure come from? ”

Xu He knew that this was also the old rule, and he didn't speak.

Sure enough, the onlookers all looked surprised when they saw this, it wasn't that they didn't want to fight, it was really people who were swords and I was fish and meat, who dared to object, that person simply didn't accept it.

When the time comes, the yamen will send people to chase the comparison, and pull it to the county to play the board and stand on the flail, and when the time comes, it will be more than that.

At this time, Granny Liu was still smiling when she faced Xu He and them in the morning, at this time she wanted to cry without tears, and the whole person was lifeless.

But paying taxes doesn't matter what kind of mentality, what expression, everything goes on as usual.

When He Liangchang grabbed another handful of silk from Granny Liu's wheelbarrow and put it on the scale, regardless of the fact that it had already exceeded nine taels, he nodded with satisfaction and shouted: "Silk tax paid!" ”

After handing over the silk, it was the turn of the grain.

Granny Liu was so desperate that she moved the food from the car and poured it into the hut with [Four Buckets] written on it.

In the middle of the year, according to the previous year, three buckets and eight liters of grain should be paid.

In fact, the four buckets of Hu are already big.

But when everyone saw that the grain was poured into the hu, it was as if it was customary, and no one questioned it.

Over there, Granny Liu was pouring grain into the hu, and Chief He stood aside and shouted: "Pour, pour, pour ......"

It wasn't until the grain had been piled up into a hill in the hut that even another grain of rice seemed to be overflowing, that the grain chief did not stop.

Granny Liu has been busy for a long time, and with the sun basking in the hot summer, she has long been drenched in sweat.

Lu Heng, who was on the periphery of the crowd, thought that the matter was finally over now.

But it's that simple.

I saw that He Liangchang immediately stabbed his horizontal knife, sank into the dantian, and kicked on the hu.

Originally, Granny Liu's pile of grain was suddenly kicked out about half a bucket.

The half bucket of grain was scattered on the ground, and Granny Liu wanted to pick it up distressedly.

But He Liang shouted: "You pick it up, I see that you dare to pick it up, I won't accept it if you pick it up, wait for the people from the yamen to go to your house to chase the competition!" ”

When Granny Liu heard this, her gray hair trembled by her sideburns, and at this time, people realized that the old man's whole body was shaking.

But Chief He didn't let her go, pointed at Granny Liu and said, "Hurry up, hurry up, there are many people behind, hurry up and fill the pile." ”

Granny Liu lifted her own grain basket with trepidation, and poured grain into the basket until it was almost piled up, and suddenly ......

Suddenly, her hand loosened, and the whole person was planted next to the hu.

Seeing this, Chief He was furious, pointed at Granny Liu and said, "Old woman, don't pretend to be dead, get up for me!" ”

The old man struggled on the ground for a long time, but he was never able to get up.

Seeing this, He Liangchang and a group of dogs all gathered around.

None of them stepped forward to help them, but instead gathered around Granny Liu one by one to shout and scold.

The white servant not far away even lifted his stick and walked this way.

Just when the crowd was hesitating to come out.

Suddenly, a female voice shouted, "You people, you deceive people too much!" ”

I saw Lu Heng angrily pull out the knife that was close to him, and walked towards the position of He Liangchang in the crowd.

Seeing this, Xu He sighed, and could only follow the crowd to follow.