"Didn't King Liang already have a decree that only takes 50%?"
An old farmer looked at the tax collector and begged: "Why did you add more?"
"This is an order from the imperial court. Do you want to disobey the king's law?"
The tax collector's face darkened and he shouted: "The Prime Minister wants to make an expedition to the north, so you commoners should be patient! Stop gossiping and pay them in full as soon as possible, otherwise your cattle will be taken away!"
A plowing cow was the lifeblood of a farmer's family in ancient times.
The old farmer's eyes suddenly became bloodshot, but he dared not speak in anger.
…
A carriage drove slowly past the field ridges. Sitting in the middle was Toyojiro, who was a little worried: "Aren't you afraid of trouble if the summer grain is collected like this?"
"Please don't worry, sir. This generation of ordinary people has been doing this for many years. It was like this for Dasong back then, and it is like this for Daliang now. We can only endure it."
Opposite me, Yan Er said with a smile: "And... Your Excellency helped cover it up, and we all have something to offer."
With that said, he stuffed a stack of gold leaves into his hand.
Toyojiro looked a little dazzled, after all, he was also an oppressed commoner before, but he still accepted it: "I'll take a look around, you don't have to worry about me."
Back then, after drinking and having sex, he accidentally slept with someone else's wife and tasted the marrow, so Toyojiro was dragged into the water.
The first reason is that she is reluctant to leave Shui Lingling, and the second reason is that she is afraid that things will be exposed.
After all, the Prime Minister has repeatedly issued orders demanding clean government!
If this scandal breaks out, maybe the official cover will be stripped off. Don't talk about joining the Ministry of Household Affairs in the future, just don't go to the Integrity Department to have tea!
In the end, one step was wrong and the next was wrong... Toyojiro helped the Yan family with a few small things out of sympathy, and then it became bigger and bigger.
Now, these people have actually extended their mouths to the collection of summer grain!
However... Toyojiro has no way out.
If I had gone to the Integrity Department to have tea at the beginning, now it is enough to go to the execution ground.
Or I can only walk all the way to the dark side and pray that I won't be discovered.
…
On top of the carriage, another person suddenly got on and looked at Yan Er: "Does this official agree?"
Yan Er laughed: "Of course, he has no way out!"
"However, if it's just a little corruption, I'm afraid it won't delay Liang Jun." The man sighed.
"Of course not... This is just the first step, and Toyojiro is also our abandoned son."
Yan Er smiled and said: "With his name and official documents, those petty officials who are really attracted by us can increase the amount step by step. In the end, he will charge 90% of the rent per acre of land!"
"Oh...then it seems that the common people can't survive and are really going to rebel!" The man nodded: "It's just that although the common people rebel, they can be easily suppressed. There won't be much trouble!"
This person has seen history clearly and knows that rebellion has nothing to do with anything else. He only cares about one thing - how powerful it is!
And this uprising is obviously not even a splash.
"So we still need our manpower to mix in, serve as the backbone, and provide weapons, armor, food and grass support... We don't need to capture the big city, we just need to harass the countryside."
Yan Erdao: "One more thing. This righteous leader cannot be one of ours, and he cannot even have any relationship with us. It is best to be famous enough, well-known in the county, and honest, so that he can ask for orders for the people...please do so."
After that, he can die!"
"There are several candidates like this, and they are all secretly instigating it, and the results will be seen soon."
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June.
The sun is like fire.
Daqu Fucheng, Fuya.
Aaron was lying on the soft couch, and there were several beauties next to him. One of them was fanning, and the other was cutting a freshly chilled melon.
While he was eating the melon, he watched a falcon fall.
Not long after, a clerk hurriedly came to report: "Prime Minister... something bad has happened. The people of Dadong have rebelled against taxes!"
"oh?"
Aaron's face didn't even move: "If you don't rebel sooner, you won't rebel later... but why do you rebel when the Prime Minister is preparing for the Northern Expedition?"
He is in a high position at this time. He does not look at things superficially, but only looks at who will be the first profiteer and who will be the second profiteer after this incident happens. Then he will extend the time line to see who will be the third profiteer.
!
Basically, if you follow these three lines, you can find the real murderer!
But now, there are not many people who are qualified to be his opponents.
"Golden King? Three Religions? Ghosts and Gods? Or join forces?"
He finished the melon slowly, stood up and wiped his hands: "After I take a nap, I will summon the government officials to discuss the matter!"
"Sigh... For Liang Guo, I even shortened my lunch break by one stick of incense. I sacrificed too much."
…
After waking up from sleep, Aaron came to the Yamen.
I saw many officials gathered in the court hall, all of whom looked very young.
Among them, Taichong occupies the first place.
If nothing else, he will most likely be the first Xuzhou governor in the future.
"Taichong, tell me!"
After everyone bowed, Aaron waved his hand casually.
"Prime Minister...it seems that something is wrong with the government in this matter!" When Taichong said this, he was also angry in his heart.
"Oh? Say..."
Aaron flicked his fingers.
"...Tai Cao Toyojiro, who pretended to be a public servant to benefit his own interests, increased the summer grain tax revenue...then the local tax collectors pushed too hard and even beat people to death!"
Taichong bowed and said: "The villagers of Dadong Township, led by Xu Changchun, carried the coffin to the county to ask for an explanation... This Xu Changchun was originally a scholar in Qiansong. He was extremely filial to his mother and his family was poor, but he still generously gave money to his friends.
Daqu Mansion is famous for its promises of gold. He originally just went to the county government to submit a letter, but for some reason he got into a dispute with the government officials and died suddenly. There were rumors that he was killed by the government officials... The villagers rioted because of this.
!”
"Then the county soldiers were dispatched to suppress it... resulting in a murder. The incident immediately spread throughout Xuzhou, causing public resentment to boil over!"
…
Aaron rubbed his eyebrows.
The county soldiers are all Liujia magic soldiers, so they are inevitably not very smart, or a little stupid.
However, this cannot be said to have fallen into a trap. In the face of uprisings, the government and the army have always suppressed them.
At critical moments, you still have to dare to kill people in order to suppress it as quickly as possible and avoid spreading.
Now that it has spread, someone is obviously hosting it!
"Besides, didn't anyone discover and report Toyojiro's chaos in government?"
Aaron suddenly looked at Taichong: "You are still thinking of the friendship of being a fellow Tai Chong, so you don't say to help cover it up, but you deliberately do nothing, right?"
"Master Dao, forgive me!"
As soon as he said this, Taichong and other officials knelt down, sweating profusely.
"We haven't conquered the world yet..."
Aaron sighed.
It doesn't take a trial to know that Toyojiro must be loyal to Daliang. He came to the war zone to serve as an official before, and he had the consciousness to risk his life.
He can sacrifice his life for Daliang, but that doesn't stop him from making money for himself.
This person's heart is complicated and it's really hard to explain.
'And this is my biggest enemy! It's easy to break a mountain, but it's hard to break a heart!'