Yangzhuang is the largest village in Linzi County, with more than 500 households.
There are two big households in the village, who are called Xiao Yang Yuan Wai and Dayang Yuan Wai by the villagers.
The two people were originally from the same family. The two elders had an unpleasant quarrel over family property issues, and many bad things happened. As a result, they separated and never interacted with each other until they died.
After arriving at Yangzhuang, the officer went straight to the home of Yuan Dayang.
Seeing that he looked serious and was leading the government archers, the housekeeper suddenly felt something bad. After leading them to the living room to sit down, he hurried to the backyard to report.
"Alang, the people from the county government are here."
Member Lao Yang was listening to his concubine singing at the moment. After hearing the butler's report, he looked puzzled and said, "Didn't you just come here to collect the summer tax two days ago? Why are you here again?"
The steward lowered his voice and said, "I don't know. This time it's Hong Yasi who's coming, and he's also bringing his servants and archers with him. I'm afraid he's coming with bad intentions."
"Huh, what's wrong with this person? I guess he's here to ask for money."
Member Lao Yang snorted coldly and ordered: "Go to the warehouse and get ten dollars."
As the saying goes, the king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with.
If you don't take care of these subordinate staff, they may cause you some obstacles at some point.
After waiting for the housekeeper to carry ten dollars, Mr. Yang got up and came to the living room.
After coming to the living room and sitting down, Mr. Yang exchanged greetings with a smile: "Haha, what brought Hong Yasi here?"
The housekeeper put down the copper coins on his back, but Hong Yasi didn't even look at it.
Seeing this scene, Mr. Yang suddenly felt a thump in his heart.
not good!
This guy doesn't even care about ten thousand dollars, he's just afraid that his intentions are too big!
Sure enough, Hong Yasi bowed his hand and said seriously: "Old member Yang, who is good at teaching, knows that the county magistrate has received a document from the state today, and the official has issued an order to collect Ding's money, which is 3,800 yuan per person."
Ding body money?
Member Lao Yang felt dizzy. After he regained his senses, he shouted, "We already had a tax increase in the first half of the year. Why do we still need to charge so much money?"
Hong Yasi sneered: "Oh, if Mr. Yang doesn't believe it, you can go to the county office and ask the county magistrate."
"this……"
Member Lao Yang was speechless for a moment.
He knew that although these subordinates were greedy for a small amount of money, they did not dare to joke about such things.
Seeing this, the butler on the side smiled and said: "The officials have worked hard all the way. A little money is not a sign of respect. I can only treat you to a drink."
Hong Yasi glanced at the housekeeper and said coldly: "Except for Mr. Yang, unless I am rude, there is no need to discuss the collection of sex money this time. There are 538 households in Yangzhuang, totaling 2,699 Ten people need to pay 16,225 guan, not a penny less!"
"If you fail to pay the full amount, you will be dealt with according to military law, your home will be confiscated, and you will be beheaded!"
After the words fell, the two government officials put their hands on the sabers at their waists.
Mr. Yang's face was full of fear and he lost his voice: "Even if we evacuate my house, we still won't be able to collect more than 16,000 pieces!"
After the intimidation, Hong Yasi's face softened and he discussed: "How about this, you and Xiao Yang will each contribute five thousand guan, and I will collect the remaining balance from the villagers. How about that?"
More than 500 households of villagers can still squeeze out more than 6,000 guan of money if they squeeze hard.
Officer Lao Yang knew that he could not escape this situation, so he had to try his best to minimize the loss: "Hong Yasi, five thousand guan is too much, can it be less?"
His family knew about his family affairs, and his wealth was only ten thousand yuan, which also included fields and shops.
If the five thousand guans are handed over, the family's wealth will be completely empty, and I'm afraid the whole family will suffer from the northwest wind.
"This matter is not negotiable!"
Hong Yasi looked determined and could not be questioned.
Suddenly, Old Officer Yang thought of something and looked at the yamen servant and the archer, as if he was hesitant to speak.
Seeing this, Hong Yasi waved his hand: "Wait and go outside for a walk."
After the yamen servants and the archers left, Old Yang asked, "Will Hong Yasi go to Yang Huaide's place later?"
"nature!"
Hong Yasi nodded, wanting to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.
Member Lao Yang lowered his voice and said, "How about this? When Hong Yasi arrives, he will say that each of our families will pay 6,000 guan. If he agrees, I will immediately come up with 4,000 guan in cash!"
Hearing this, Hong Yasi raised his eyebrows with a strange expression.
I have long heard that the two families are now incompatible with each other, and have never interacted with each other until death. Today I finally saw it.
Good guy, this old fox can really think of any way to save money.
Just in line with that sentence, a dead Taoist friend will not die a poor Taoist!
Hong Yasi pondered for a moment and said sternly: "We have agreed beforehand that if Xiao Yang is not fooled by then, you will have to make up for the thousand guans!"
"good!"
Member Lao Yang gritted his teeth and nodded.
"Go to the warehouse and get four thousand strings!"
These words seemed to drain all the strength from Old Yang's body, and he seemed to have aged several years.
Half of the family fortune he had accumulated over the years was now gone, which made him heartbroken.
Half an hour later, Hong Yasi left with more than a dozen carts of copper coins and silk cloth.
Watching them leave, Mr. Yang sighed and murmured to himself: "When will this day end!"
Sure enough, with the 4,000 guan from Old Yang and the coercion and inducement from Hong Yasi, Xiao Yang had no choice but to hand over 6,000 guan honestly.
Before leaving, Chief Hong Ya called the village chief to summon the villagers and announced: "From now on, we will collect Ding's money. Each household must pay twelve guan for a period of two months. If the payment is not paid in full, military law will be dealt with!"
Wow!
The villagers suddenly exploded.
Hong Yasi ignored the wailings of the villagers, pointed at the village chief, and said sternly: "It's up to you to keep an eye on this matter. If any villagers escape, you can only ask!"
After that, he led the government archer and left the village with ten thousand guan of money.
…
Not every village is so smooth, such as Xiaodong Village.
There are no wealthy landlords in Xiaodong Village, or rather there used to be, but their families have been ruined by the government officials.
The Lu family is an example. In the early years, the family was a small landowner and lived a prosperous life, but now the family only lives on a dozen acres of dry farmland.
Without the landlords and wealthy households sharing the bulk, all the money would naturally fall on the villagers.
Each person has 3,800 yuan, which is six thousand guan of money. Where can they get it?
For a time, the villagers were furious and surrounded the tax collectors and archers.
"I just paid the summer tax, and here comes the money for my penis. What's the big deal?"
"How can we get six guans per person!"
"That's right, doesn't this force us to die?"
"..."
Seeing the villagers getting more and more agitated, the tax collector swallowed his saliva and said inwardly, "Are you waiting for the unruly people to rebel?"
For a time, the villagers suddenly stopped.
The four brothers of the Lu family, who were usually arrogant and domineering, now huddled in the crowd and remained silent.
rebel!
These two words completely shocked the villagers.
Seeing this, a glimmer of pride flashed in the tax collector's eyes.
The head of the village sighed and said sadly: "Master, we really have no money. Each person has six guan, and a family only has 20 or 30 guan. We can't even get it together by selling iron."
"That's what you're waiting for. What does it have to do with me? If you can't get the money after two months, you will be dealt with according to military law. If anyone dares to escape, the whole village will be punished!"
The tax collector snorted coldly, and then left with the archers in a mighty manner, leaving behind the villagers who looked at each other.
I don’t know how long it took, but a villager said, “Chief, what should we do?”
"What else can we do? Let's sell our land to raise money."
The head of the village gave a wry smile, and then warned: "Everyone, please don't run away. If you run away alone, our whole village will suffer."
However, no one answered, and hundreds of villagers dispersed with their own thoughts.
