Liu Jun waved his hand quickly: "Get up, don't worry, I won't kill you, but I may need a small favor from you tomorrow."
When Chai County Lieutenant stood up tremblingly, Liu Jun continued:
"Tomorrow I will perform a big play in front of the county government office. With Chai County Lieutenant's wisdom, I will naturally know what to do when the time comes." After saying that, thinking about what he wanted to do, a smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth.
When Chai County Lieutenant saw it, he couldn't help but beat the drum in his heart, what a big drama? What kind of situation can be called a big drama?
The unknown is always scary, so Captain Chai Xian was careful, but no one of the three of them paid attention to him. When the food and drinks were served, Lieutenant Chai held the wine glass and drank several glasses of wine in succession. He just wanted to get drunk quickly, but he didn't know why.
I was so dizzy that I laughed and joked with them, and I was surprisingly happy. No one complimented you or said nice things to you. You got angry and cursed others, but others just laughed. A few people seemed to be yelling in the room with their shoulders raised.
Sing country folk songs.
Captain Chaixian didn't know when he returned to the bedroom. When his concubine woke him up, he realized that it was time to go on duty. He washed his face and went to the county government office with his three servants.
, it’s not far anyway.
After walking a few steps, Lieutenant Chaixian suddenly realized that he had never been in the habit of bringing a servant to work. When he looked back, he saw two middle-aged men and a dark-skinned teenager following him. When he turned around, a
The man was still grinning at him, who was Luo Tong from the Double Sword Sect? The other two knew who they were without even thinking about it.
Chai County Lieutenant covered his forehead and turned his head. He really drank too much yesterday and had forgotten such an important thing. The three masters may not be making trouble today. Whether he can be a County Lieutenant in the future is still up for debate. At least his life should be
I've saved it. As for the singing yesterday, it's impossible. How could I, a magistrate of a county, be fooling around with three bandits (it might have been two before, but after today all three will definitely be on the list).
When he arrived at the gate of the county government office, Chai County Lieutenant looked around and whispered: "The county master lives in the back hall of the county government office. I don't know what you want to do. I can only say don't kill people. Once you kill people, it's okay."
It’s big.” After saying that, he walked towards the county government office. The clerk at the door saluted him, but he just hummed softly and went straight into the county government office.
When he arrived at the fork to the back hall, Captain Chai stopped for a moment, but did not turn in. He went straight into the captain's cell, and as usual, he sent his staff to the chief clerk to ask what business he was busy with today.
Liu Jun waited for a while outside the gate of the county government office and saw that the street was getting busier and busier. It seemed that there was still some kind of market today. As expected, God was helping me. He went directly to beat the big drum in front of the county government office hall.
Before knocking twice, a government official rushed out.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Stop quickly. If you have something to talk about, don't beat the drum." A government servant stepped forward and hugged Liu Jun's wrist, preparing to twist his arm, but he didn't move at all, and his tone immediately softened.
Seeing that he had attracted attention, Liu Jun put down his drumstick and stood there angrily.
The two government officials breathed a sigh of relief: "The county master will not be sitting in court today. If you have nothing important to do, just go back and come back in two days."
"I want to send a banner to the county magistrate."
The yamen officials looked at each other and said, "Sending a banner to the county magistrate is a great thing. Once you tell us, we will definitely inform you smoothly. Why are you still banging the drum?"
"Humph, who doesn't know that the King of Hell is easy to meet but the kid is difficult to deal with, but I don't have any money to give you."
Several low muffled laughs came from the surroundings, and the two government officials turned around and looked around. There was already a circle of people on the street outside the county government office, each with a blank expression.
"Let's go, follow us into the lobby, wait for a while, the county master will come to meet you soon."
Liu Jun shook his head like a rattle: "Don't go, don't go. I just said bad things about you. Who knows if you want to trick me into going in and getting a beating. I'll just wait at the door."
There was another burst of laughter all around, and the government officials immediately glanced over with fierce eyes, and all they saw were a group of obedient and submissive faces.
The two government officials looked at each other, and one of them ran into the county government office, presumably to report a message.
Not long after, Chai County Lieutenant also received the news. When he saw it, he knew that it was Liu Jun who started it, and he could not get involved in this matter. Chai County Lieutenant went to the master's room as soon as he went out and told the matter.
After all, Zhu Bo was mature and prudent. He thought about it and said:
"Send someone to see what is written on that person's banner. If it is good, we will ask the county boss to come out later. This is a matter of saving face after all. It doesn't matter if the person doesn't enter the lobby, he is at the gate of the county government office.
, also show those idiots. If they are causing trouble, they will be blasted away."
The matter was left to the officials below to take care of it. After a while, the news came in, and when I saw the banner, it said: "Love the people like a son."
Now everyone was relieved. The Lord sent someone to invite the county magistrate, and also ordered the record-keeping clerk to write down today's events: On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, some villagers felt the kindness of the county magistrate and made a pennant on their own.
The deputy wrote, "Love the people like a son", and presented it in front of the county government office. The onlookers all said it was good. From then on, the county magistrate's reputation spread far and wide.
This county magistrate had only been here for a year, and he was only just familiar with the government affairs in the county. Hearing that a villager was actually presenting a banner to him, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, put on his official uniform and came out immediately.
A group of people arrived at the gate of the county government office and saw that the onlookers had blocked the entire street. Even the surrounding houses and courtyard walls had people carrying ladders up. The county magistrate stroked his beard and smiled. It turned out that he had outstanding governance ability.
I have been here less than a year, and it is self-evident what people's hearts want.
Everyone called them master, but Liu Jun exaggeratedly bowed down and shouted: "Master Qingtian!"
Although the magistrate tried his best to control his expression, which is called self-control, the smile lines on his face uncontrollably increased, and by the end, he could no longer close his mouth from ear to ear.
"No need for courtesy, no need for courtesy. I can't afford it." He said and bowed his hands in all directions.
It took a long time to appease everyone, and then he looked at Liu Jun with a smile. Although this boy's skin was a bit dark, he was not old, and he had a simple and honest face. He was definitely an honest person, and honest people are good.
"This little brother, where are you from?"
"Sir, I'm from Lijiazhuang." Liu Jun looked a little nervous and stuttered a little.
"Well, I heard from people in the county government that if you want to give me a banner, you have to tell me the reason, otherwise I won't be able to accept your banner for no reason."
As soon as he finished speaking, he received praise from everyone in the county government behind him.
"Hey, I am really too humble. Who would give you a banner for no reason?"
"Yes, yes, my administration is as clean and honest as water, and all the people are grateful to me."
"Master Bo, you have been in the county government for forty or fifty years. Count how many of you have received the banner."
"Hey, I'm old and my memory is not bad. In my memory, only the master is so loved by others."
"..."
Liu Jun's face turned red, and it took him a long time to hold back a few words: "The master is the Qingtian Master."
His performance aroused good-natured laughter from everyone.
The county magistrate stroked his beard and smiled, and comforted him with gentle words: "Don't be anxious, little brother. Just say whatever comes to mind. For example, the situation at home, the things you have seen, and the things you feel your life has gotten better."
Liu Jun's expression was no longer restrained, and he slowly calmed down: "My home is in Lijia Village. Of course, there are many Li families in the village. The five acres of land at home were said to be given by the county because my grandfather worked hard to kill thieves. At that time, the tax was also
It’s not high, the land tax is only 5%, the oral tax is 1.5%, and of course there are other miscellaneous taxes, the total is only 40%. Apart from food and drink, there is still money left, so I have my grandmother and my father.”
The boss had experienced what happened back then, so he whispered to the county magistrate and told him about the killing of bandits back then. The magistrate couldn't help but nodded, but he was also a little confused. Liu Jun went too far, so he didn't stop him and just listened quietly.
With.
"At that time, basically every household in the village had land, and life was good. By the time my father grew up, half of the retired rural warriors who had been allocated land at that time had no land. It was said that they could not pay taxes.
I had no choice but to sell the land. But it is true that although the land tax and oral tax did not change in those years, the miscellaneous taxes increased every year. If my family had not been connected to the Li Zheng family, I am afraid my family would not be able to survive.
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"The days are getting more and more difficult. Some people tried their best to inquire about the news. Someone who knew it told him that in fact, the taxes collected by the higher authorities have not changed in these years, but some people have lost their land and rented fields from landlords. They
You only have to pay rent to the landlord's family, but the landlord's family is often qualified not to pay land tax, so the land tax received by the county is less, but the land tax collected by the superiors has not changed. After all, the land in your county cannot be made out of thin air.
If it disappears, where will the money for this shortfall come from, so there will be a lot of new taxes on the farmers."
[Author's digression]: Little knowledge (collected on the Internet, the authenticity is doubtful, corrections are welcome):
1. In ancient times, the drum in front of the county government office was not called the grievance drum, but the Tang drum. It was used to call the county boss when he was not in the lobby. The Dengwen drum refers to the one used to call the emperor in the capital. Of course, it doesn’t matter which drum is played.
It is best to make sure that you have something important that cannot be solved by normal means, otherwise you will inevitably be questioned.
2. The county magistrate is the boss of the county government. He is the second boss, the second boss is Bo, the third is the county magistrate, the fourth is the county lieutenant. The following are the six houses, namely, official, household, ritual, soldier, punishment, and work. The six houses should be Yuan, Ming, and Ming.
It was established in Qing Dynasty.
3. The field tax found is generally one dou per acre of land every year. One dou is equal to ten liters, and ten dou is equal to one stone. One liter of rice currently weighs 1.25 kilograms, 10 liters of rice is one dou, and one dou weighs 12.5 kilograms.
= 6.25 kilograms. According to the low output in ancient times, the field tax is about 4% based on 300 kilograms.
ps: The culture is not enough, so writing this chapter is a bit difficult