"Eighty pounds? What are you kidding, didn't the county say that it would pay ninety percent?

We have a harvest of about 200 catties of one acre of land in one season, and there are more than 20 catties left after paying taxes, where is there enough to eat! ”

After the old man finished speaking, the others also nodded.

"Yes! There is only so much left at the end of the year, and this day is getting more and more unbearable! ”

The young man's face sank, but he quickly returned to normal and asked, "Since the income from farming is so low, why don't you go to the city to work, and you can't do it without farming?"

The money earned from working should be enough to buy a lot of food, right? ”

When the eldest lord and other villagers heard this, they smiled bitterly and said: "Work is more profitable, but it is more difficult!" ”

"Harder?"

The youth was puzzled.

The old man nodded and explained: "Now that we are farming, the annual transaction tax not only includes field tax, per capita tax, border military tax, farming tax, water tax, etc.

If we farm, whether we grow our own land or work as a tenant farmer for someone else, these taxes will be included in the ninety percent tax we pay each year.

We still have more than 20 catties of grain left.

But if we don't farm and go to work, even if we don't farm anymore, we still have to pay none of these taxes, and we have to pay more.

It is very likely that you will have to pay taxes all the money throughout the year, and you will not have any money left.

What's more, it may not be enough, and you have to owe it to the yamen. ”

The young man was really shocked this time, and hurriedly said:

"You don't farm anymore, why do you have to pay so many taxes? Also What is the border military tax?

And what kind of land tax, water tax, why haven't I heard of it?

Does the imperial court have these taxes? ”

The old man sighed, shook his head and said helplessly:

"The official messenger of the Yamen said that the imperial court deployed heavy troops in the north, so that the Xiongnu were kept out, but the heavy soldiers cost a lot of silver to eat horses and chew every day, so the imperial court increased the border military tax.

After all, the border army is fighting with those Huns on the border, so we can't starve them.

If you hand it over, you will hand it over.

As for the land tax and water tax, the officials said that these were the property of the imperial court, and we had to water it if we wanted to use it, otherwise we were not allowed to use it, so we had no choice but to pay it.

As for why we have to pay taxes if we don't farm, according to the official messenger, if we don't farm, we must have someone else to plant, since we don't plant, we have to pay all the taxes, this is the reward for others to help us farm, otherwise we have to plant ourselves.

Moreover, if you can earn more money by working, you will naturally pay more taxes. ”

Click!

There was a crisp sound, and everyone subconsciously looked over, and saw that the young man had already crushed the pottery bowl in his hand.

The three babies standing behind the old man opened their mouths and were about to say something.

But the young man suddenly got up and shouted angrily:

"Corrupt officials and corrupt officials deceive people too much!

Falsely spread the tax policy of the imperial court, set up taxes privately, and forced the people to death!

Damn it! ”

At this moment, the young man no longer looked as weak as he did just now, as if he was an angry lion, and his momentum was terrifying!

The third child, who was about to question him why he was crushing his bowl, subconsciously closed his mouth when he saw this, swallowed his saliva, and honestly hid behind the old man.

The old man looked at the young man who looked like this and was stunned, and then a look of vigilance slowly appeared on his face, at this moment he realized that he was afraid that he was blind, how could he have such momentum and such a spirit be a homeless?

So what are they here for?

Why pretend to be a homeless?

And what is the purpose?

The old man was very curious about all this, but he kept his mouth shut, and he knew that it was not a good thing to know too much at this age.

Curiosity can kill people sometimes!

If you don't meddle around, you can live longer!

After the young man was angry, he saw that the uncle's face was no longer as kind as before, but with a touch of vigilance, even if he knew that their disguise had been seen by this shrewd old man.

looked left and right, and simply stopped hiding it: "Uncle, I'll tell you the truth, we are not homeless people who have fallen here, we are ......"

However, before he could finish his sentence, the old man immediately interrupted him.

"Stop! This little brother, the old man doesn't care who you are, he doesn't want to know who you are, little brother, you were just thirsty when you came to our village, and the old man gave you two sips of water, and now the old man and everyone are going to go to the fields, and you can do whatever you want.

We don't understand anything, we don't mix anything! ”

After saying that, the old man immediately turned his head and wanted to leave, but the other villagers also noticed that something was wrong and turned their heads to leave.

Now the young man is numb.

"It's not! Uncle! Listen to me! ”

"I don't listen, I don't listen, the little old man can't hear anything behind his ears!"

The old man carried the hoe and started to trot directly, and the other villagers also hurriedly followed.

The more the young man shouted, the faster the old man ran, not at all like an old man who looked fifty or sixty.

The young man was stunned for a moment, then reacted, shook his head with a wry smile, and hurriedly beckoned a group of people under his command to follow quickly.

Following all the way, the young man followed the villagers to the fields of the people of Huangshan Village, and seeing the young people coming, the old man suddenly stopped and looked back at the young man with a helpless face: "Little brother, please be a little old man, don't follow us, okay?"

We don't want to know what you want to do, don't tell the little old man what you want to do, you should not have seen me, we should not have seen you, we are just ordinary people, and we really can't get involved in the incident of you big people.

Please, please do well and let us go! ”

Looking at the pleading look on the old man's face, the young man's eyes were complicated.

These are the people at the bottom, who are poor, poor, cowardly, and cowardly.

Doing his best to avoid all possible dangers.

Just to let myself and my family live better.

They just want to live, such a humble dream, but there are always people who have to use all kinds of means to constantly oppress and oppress them, so that they can't even realize such a humble dream!

Taking a deep breath, the young man's face was solemn.

Stretched out his hands and grabbed the old man's hands, held them tightly, looked at the old man with his eyes, and said seriously:

"Uncle, you don't have to be afraid, I won't harm you, think I'm here to help you!

We are people sent by the emperor, and the local officials are bullying you without the emperor, and the emperor knows about it, so he sent us over, don't worry!

Next, we will make the decision for you, and we will clean up all those landlords and county orders!

Later! Everyone can live a good life!

We're going to divide the fields for everyone! Tax cut!

We want everyone to have enough to eat in the future! ”

"Eat well?"

The old man was stunned and repeated these four words.

The young man nodded heavily: "Yes! Eat your fill! ”

The old man looked at the young man's serious appearance, and unconsciously believed him, and asked in a low voice, "Then can we drink porridge in the future?" ”

"Yes!"

The youth affirmed!

"Thick porridge?"

"Yes!"

"Don't have to eat wild vegetables anymore?"

"No need to eat!"

"That's good...... That's good......"

The old man smiled and smiled with satisfaction.

However, the young man's tears almost fell, and he said loudly:

"Uncle! Not only do you not have to eat wild vegetables! I can drink thick porridge! You can still eat white flour buns in the future! Eat meat! ”

"What? White-flour buns? Meat? What can we eat? ”

The old man's surprise and disbelief made the young man clench his fists, and he wanted to slaughter all the cows, ghosts, snakes and gods in this county!

"I can eat it! All you can eat! ”

…… (End of chapter)