Yu Hongjin looked at the greedy eyes of the officers and soldiers, and she couldn't help frowning, but she still handed over the silver.
When the silver was brought out, a group of officers and soldiers gathered around.
Some even swallowed their saliva.
Yunxiang asked coldly: "Can I be released?"
The officers and soldiers came to their senses and said, "Yes! Of course you can!"
"Let it go, let it go!"
In the blink of an eye, the people in front of him dispersed.
"Let's go, sir." Yunxiang said.
Chen Changsheng nodded slightly, then returned to the carriage, urging the horse to move forward.
Lihua’s head poked out.
It looked back and heard a burst of noise.
"What a mistake!"
"Hey, split the money, split the money!"
"How to divide it?"
"Give me, give me..."
A group of people started quarreling around the plate of silver. They seemed to have different reasons for how to divide the money.
Lihua looked at this scene, but she was a little confused.
"Is silver so good?"
It turned back, looked at Chen Changsheng, and asked, "Good man Chen, people really like silver."
After hearing this, Chen Changsheng said: "Maybe so."
However, this money is not necessarily so easy to get.
This matter is not over yet.
Speaking of which, he had never seen Miss Yun lose her temper, and the consequences would be particularly serious.
The last mountain is left in front of us.
Chen Changsheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the horse underneath him seemed to be happy about it. The continuous mountain road was really tiring for him.
On this last mountain, no one finally blocked the way.
The journey was smooth and the road in front of us became wider and smoother.
After passing the last mountain, they also entered the realm of Tonghua Mansion.
At a glance, it was still surrounded by mountains, but at last we could see the smoke of people. Smoke rose from the houses lined up at the foot of the mountain. As we walked further, people walking by the road began to appear one after another.
This is a familiar path.
In the early years, I took this road from Qiuyuefang to Qingshan City.
Chen Changsheng also remembered it very clearly.
It has an aura of peace, but it is very different.
The old man carrying a bag of grain on the side of the road saw the carriage and couldn't help but wonder: "A foreigner?"
Chen Changsheng paused and asked, "Can I ask the old man for directions?"
The old man asked: "Where are you going?"
"The capital of King Yan."
The old man immediately gave Chen Changsheng directions.
Chen Changsheng thanked him and then asked, "What is the old man doing with a bag of grain on his back?"
The old man took a look at the food on his body and said, "This is for the government."
"Send it to the government?" Chen Changsheng thought for a moment and asked, "Is it a grain tax?"
"Yes."
The old man nodded and said, "I'll feel more at ease if I pay it earlier."
Chen Changsheng asked: "How are the taxes in Yandi?"
The old man shook his head after hearing this, his ugly face said everything.
"What's the tax rate?" Chen Changsheng asked.
The old man said: "The settled tax is 20%."
"Two percent tax..." Chen Changsheng paused and said, "It's not too high."
Under such a historical background, there are actually very few.
The old man raised his head and said, "That's how it was decided, but it didn't stop when I accepted it in the end."
Chen Changsheng asked: "Actually?"
The old man stretched out his palm, with five fingers standing, and sighed helplessly.
"Is there so much..."
Even Chen Changsheng was a little surprised.
Half of the tax, for every ten kilograms of grain, five kilograms are collected.
The old man said: "You are foreigners, so you must not know this. Ten kilograms of grain are weighed with the shells on, but the tax is collected with the shells removed. Ten kilograms of grain, with the shells removed, only eight kilograms are left." But the tax is five kilograms, and in the end, I only have three kilograms of grain left in my hands."
The old man waved his hand and said: "What are you telling me? Just follow the road in front of the capital and go left."
After saying that, the old man sighed.
Carrying the many kilograms of food on his back, he continued walking forward.
The old man's figure is stooped and he cannot straighten his waist.
The food on his body is very heavy, and he grows it day by day, but in the end, most of this food is not his own.
Lihua didn't understand what taxes were, but looking at the old man's back, she couldn't help but sigh: "How pitiful..."
Chen Changsheng touched its head and remained silent.
There are few profitable businesses in Yandi. In addition, King Yan is mediocre and has no useful talents at his disposal. All the money needed falls on these common people.
This man seems to have changed.
There are no more smiles on faces in the world.
The carriage continued to move forward.
After a long time, a newly built tower appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
There are more people on the road.
Most of them carry food.
Today is the day for the government to pay taxes, and tomorrow they have to go door to door to collect them. No one can miss it or not pay.
Many years ago, the faces of people in the Southern Territory were always filled with smiles, but in the blink of an eye, they were filled with unspeakable hardship and pain.
"Are you going to rest in the city tonight?" Chen Changsheng asked.
"Listen to sir." Yunxiang said.
The name of this city is Xingping, which means prosperity and peace.
It was also the name given by King Yan himself.
After entering the city, we finally chose an inn.
The city is not prosperous, because this city was built later, and there are not many people living here.
Walk to the official gate in the city.
Many people lined up, waiting to weigh their own food.
"Zhou Wenguang's family has a total of twenty-four kilograms, and the tax is twelve kilograms!"
The rice that had been cleaned fell into the barn, and the officials drew a circle. Only when it fell down was it in the past.
"Next one!"
The queue was very long, and most of them were women and old people.
In this wild goose land, able-bodied men have long been drafted into the army, so most of them are women, children and the elderly.
Most of the people in front of me looked hungry, as if they had not had a full meal for a long time. Under such heavy taxes, it has become a habit to live frugally. Over time, people who do not have enough to eat will become He was sallow and skinny, and he seemed to have lost his energy.
"Wang Chen took the risk..."
"grown ups……"
The grain was weighed, but the official frowned and said, "Why is it missing two kilograms?"
"Sir, the food in this old man's house is not enough for the whole family, can you, can you..."
"Go! Go! Go."
The official said impatiently: "It's not even a tael short of it. You have to wait and see whether it will be made up for tomorrow or something else. After all, you can't miss a grain of rice."
"Next!"
The old man sighed helplessly and turned back.
But I don’t know what to do.
The children at home are all hungry and thin, but the food is not enough to pay.
Chen Changsheng asked: "Yandi's taxes are too heavy."
Yunxiang said: "The business tax is also heavy, at 40%, but it still needs to be taken care of inside and outside, and the backside is estimated to be 20% more."
