"Master Xie, I'll take you to Houya first. The county stammered.

"Sir, don't call me old. Xie Huchen said.

"Yes, Lord Xie, little Wang Zhiyuan, has been a county magistrate in this county for six years, and has served two masters, you are the third, if there is anything in the future, just ask. Wang Zhiyuan introduced himself.

"It's a good name, I hope you can live up to your name in the future and do more useful things for the country and the people." Xie Huchen said.

"The adults are right, and the little ones must be remembered. Wang Zhiyuan nodded and replied.

"You don't have to kneel down to me at every turn in the future, you and I are colleagues, I will rely on you more in the future, in private you are much older than me, I can't call you Brother Wang. Xie Huchen said.

Hearing these words, Wang Zhiyuan's heart warmed, these two successive magistrates are all people who exploit the people, and they are extremely strict with their subordinates, although the new magistrate gave him a dismissal as soon as he took office, but he is not a cool official.

"The big ones are serious, and the little ones are afraid. Wang Zhiyuan hurriedly replied.

In fact, Xie Huchen made a lot of inquiries along the way, Wang Zhiyuan, the county Cheng, is good at drinking wine on weekdays, and wastes some political affairs, but he is not a big traitor, and it can be said that there is nothing he doesn't know about the affairs of the county, and he can do errands under the two magistrates, and he also has a certain ability.

Therefore, when Xie Huchen took office, the first person to be subdued was Wang Zhiyuan, as the saying goes, a strong dragon is difficult to suppress the head snake, and I am afraid that everything in this county will inevitably rely on him in the future.

"My lord, all the furnishings in this back office have not changed since the last master left, and there is someone to clean it every day, just waiting for you to take office. Wang Zhiyuan said.

Xie Huchen looked at the furnishings of the back office, a little extravagant, it can be seen that the style of the former magistrate on weekdays, he didn't like it very much.

"These furniture are too extravagant, find someone to move me to the market to sell, just give me a batch of simple and simple ones. Xie Huchen said.

"Yes, sir. Wang Zhiyuan replied.

"There are also these antique calligraphy and paintings, vases, all of which have been removed for me, just replace them with some ordinary and elegant ones. Xie Huchen pointed and said.

"Yes, sir. Wang Zhiyuan replied, and at the same time thought in his heart, this new adult is afraid that he is not an easy master to deal with.

"You will tell everyone later, put the housekeeping in order, I will check the results in an hour, and I will go out to the streets first. Xie Huchen said.

Wang Zhiyuan has been a county leader for so many years, and he has never seen a master who asks everyone to rectify internal affairs, and he is also puzzled in his heart, but who makes the family a master, and he has to do it.

He had no choice but to get the order, and hurriedly went to inform the officials in the ya, tidy up and straighten it out, and everyone thought that the new official had three fires, and maybe it would be gone after a while.

Xie Huchen walked out of the county government and wandered all the way, passing by a farmland, where the golden rice swayed in the wind and several farmers were working hard in the fields. There was an old man sitting on the edge of the ridge, smoking a dry cigarette.

Seeing this, Xie Huchen stepped forward and spoke: "Uncle, hello, is this all your family's land?" ”

The old man was smoking a cigarette, and when he looked up, he saw that he was still kind, so he replied: "Yes, these twenty acres of land are our own cultivated land." ”

"It's all your family. Xie Huchen asked again.

"Well, that's my five sons. The old man said proudly.

"Looks like this year's harvest is good, right?" Xie Huchen asked.

"Hey, don't mention it, what if the harvest is good, the government collects such a high tax, there are many people at home, and there are not a few pennies left throughout the year, if the harvest is not good, the family will have to starve. The old man said grumblingly.

"How can it be, your twenty acres of land, the tax money plus nanometers, plus the Ding tax of the six people in your family, this is only five dollars a year, how can it be bad." Xie Huchen asked.

The old man looked at Xie Huchen and said: "Young man, I see that you are a scholar, you should be from a foreign country, you don't know, the five hanging money you said, it is on the surface, and there are still many miscellaneous taxes in the secret. ”

"I see. Xie Huchen frowned and said, he has heard of this lower-level government setting up a name and paying miscellaneous taxes, but if he didn't experience it himself, I'm afraid he would never understand the suffering of the people's livelihood. This is still the situation of yeoman farmers, and if it is those tenants who have no land, I am afraid that it will only be worse.

As they were saying this, they saw two tax collectors swaggering over.

"Old man Huang, it's time to collect taxes today. A tax collector said domineeringly.

"Didn't you just pay taxes two days ago, and what taxes do you have to pay today? The old man asked.

"The transportation tax I paid two days ago is the tea tax, and today we are still insisting on the post on this hot day, can't we collect some tea tax?" the tax collector shouted.

"Hey, okay, how much will I charge this time. The old man asked helplessly.

"You just pay twenty yuan. The tax collector said triumphantly.

"Ah, the two officials, I only received twenty wen two days ago, and I want twenty wen today, where do I have so much money, you two open your grace, will I pay it in a few days." The old man begged for mercy.

"Hmph, if you don't pay it, just go with my yamen. "When the tax collector took out the ropes, he asked for them.

At this time, the uncle's sons saw that their father was embarrassed, and they all hurried over, and a group of people quarreled.

"What's the matter, you're going to rebel, believe it or not, I'll call someone to take it all for you. The tax collector shouted angrily.

"Okay, okay, you guys don't quarrel, let's hand it over, don't make any more trouble. The old man persuaded his sons.

Suddenly, there was a scolding from the side.

"Bastards, the people's annual field tax for an acre of land is only 20 yuan, and you will charge 20 yuan for a random name, no wonder the people are miserable. It was Xie Huchen who spoke, and he shouted loudly.

The two tax collectors looked him up and down, and said arrogantly: "Yo, where did this hairy boy come from, you are tired of it, come with me." The two of them said, stretching out their hands and coming towards Xie Huchen.

I only heard two crackling sounds, and two stones shot out of Xie Huchen's hands, and the two tax collectors covered their hands and began to scream in pain.

"Good boy, it seems that you are still a practitioner, you dare to beat the official in public, you wait for ......" The two tax collectors shouted and ran away, apparently to call for helpers.

"Young man, why are you so angry with these people, as the saying goes, Hades is easy to see, and little ghosts are difficult, so you better run. The old man persuaded.

"Uncle, it's okay, if I leave, they will definitely find you trouble, I will wait for them here. Xie Huchen said.

"Thank you little brother for coming forward for us, these cool officials, oppressing the people every day, we really dare to be angry and dare not speak, but this time your trouble is not small. One of the uncle's sons said.

"It's okay, you're busy with yours, I'll see what they can do with me. Xie Huchen smiled and said nonchalantly.

Xie Huchen had secretly decided in his heart that the first thing he did when Yixian took office was to solve the problem of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes.

After a while, I saw the two tax collectors come with a group of officials.

Seeing this group of officials from afar, the old man hurriedly said to his son: "Quick, you go find some helpers, don't let this little brother be bullied." ”

Several farmers hurriedly dispersed to the nearby fields to hail the other farmers.

"It's this kid, beating up officials, hum, I see what else you can do now. The tax collector said triumphantly.

At this time, the peasants in the vicinity had gathered with hoes and sickles, and they had been oppressed by these cool officials on a daily basis, and they were already in high spirits.

"Why do you want to gather a crowd to rebel? I'm tired of living? The tax collector scolded and scolded, and when he said this, the officials did not react.

"What's wrong with you?

I saw the officials behind him, you look at me, I look at you, and no one dared to make a move when they looked at each other. The leading official kicked the tax collector and said, "You are blind to your dog's eyes, this is the new lord of our county, and you are impatient." ”

When the two tax collectors heard this, their heads went blank, and their feet became weak, and they knelt down: "It turns out that he is a new master, the small one has eyes without beads, and the little dog looks down on people, so adults must not worry about villains." The two of them said as they slapped their mouths.

"Hmph, you take the court's money, and you have to exploit the people, the face of the court has been lost by you, bring me back, pick up this dog skin, hit the twenty boards first, and drive out of the yamen. Xie Huchen said indignantly.

"Yes, sir. The servants answered, and they took them up and put them back. These two tax collectors also never expected that this time they would be planted in the hands of the new magistrate, and they brought people to take people, but they were taken back.

"Ah, it turned out to be the county master, quick, folks, let's kowtow to the big man, the sky has eyes, and finally sent us a big lord of the sky." The old man shouted repeatedly.

A group of peasants hurriedly put down their hoes and kowtowed uncontrollably.

"Folks, please get up, I can't stand it, I eat the rice produced by all of you who worked hard, you raised me, and now I just do a little practical thing for the people, everyone must not be like this, please hurry up." Xie Huchen hurriedly helped the farmers up.

"Thank you, sir, for coming, and our days are finally hopeful again. The old man said with tears in his eyes.

Xie Huchen couldn't help but sigh in his heart, for the common people, their parents are their heaven, and if the sky is not good, they can't live their lives.