Chapter 1273 Small Scene

Looking at the frightened villagers, the Emperor smiled and explained: "I'm just curious about the taxes in each place. You don't have to worry."
< br />The villager was still a little scared, but thinking that this noble man was his God of Wealth, and that he seemed to be much more powerful than the official here, he still told the truth to the Supreme Emperor.

“Since the natural disaster, we have only been charged 20% of the tax. They say we are allowed to recuperate and resume taxation when our lives get completely better.”

Having said this, the villagers Quickly say something nice for the official here: "Your Excellency, you must not blame us. If it weren't for our kindness and reducing taxes for us, we don't know what our lives would be like..."

He even took the lead in kneeling down to plead for mercy for the officials here. When others saw this, they knelt down and kowtowed.

The old emperor couldn’t describe how he felt. It turned out that the people were so simple and honest, and even small favors could be remembered by them. They even said good things to the officials here at this time. Yes I really feel that the officials here treat them well.

Thinking of the things he had done before, he felt so uncomfortable that he could not breathe. If he had woken up earlier and done more for the people, the people would not have been oppressed like this.

In the final analysis, it’s all his fault.

The old emperor was in a bad mood and his face was a little ugly. The villagers were trembling with fear when they saw him like this.

Especially the person who spoke at the beginning wanted to slap himself in the mouth. If he hadn't said something he shouldn't have said, he wouldn't have offended the noble man like this.

Once a nobleman is unhappy and stops buying their tea, wouldn’t he become the sinner of the whole village?

Just when he had no idea what he should do, the Supreme Emperor finally reacted, adjusted his mood, and said: "What are you doing, get up!"
< br />Just now I told them that the ground was muddy and they were not allowed to kneel down at will. Now a group of people were kneeling in the mud. They really didn’t know what to say.

He was obviously not angry when he could say such words, but why didn't he speak just now?

And the reaction was so big after knowing their taxes.

The Supreme Emperor sighed and explained: "I just feel a little sorry for you. After being cheated by others, I still care about others. I even want to excuse those people."

　He didn’t want to say more, but just glanced at Lu Baichuan. Lu Baichuan understood it and explained for him: “After the natural disaster, the court was considerate of the people’s lives.It was difficult. After the refugees who fled the famine settled down, they did not have to pay taxes for three years and tried to make their lives easier. As for the people who were not so seriously affected by the disaster, the court adopted a method of only collecting 10% of the tax and giving the rest to the people. They develop freely. "

" He paused and emphasized: "In these years, the imperial court has only collected 10% of the tax. Even though life is better now, it has not increased." ”

In the muddy field, the people were silent, and they really didn’t dare to think that this was the truth.

They thought that the 10% tax reduction by the court would be enough for them. I thought about it, but I didn’t expect to be deceived by the local government, which has been charging them an extra 10% in taxes over the years.

Everyone knows who’s pocket the extra 10% goes into!< br />
　“This, is this true? ”

The village chief couldn’t believe that if this was the case, they had really been screwed over these years. He couldn’t imagine how their lives would have been if the 10% tax had been left in their respective homes. How easy it can be.

"Of course, we are from the capital of the country, so we are relatively well-informed, so we can't be wrong. "

Lu Baichuan nodded, extinguishing everyone's last glimmer of hope.

"Oh my God! We have been grateful to him for so many years, but we didn’t expect that he has been cheating on us! "

" These days are already sad. Every household depends on a single ration of food. They are still exploiting us like this. Do they take ordinary people like us at heart? "

"Even if I risk my life, I have to ask myself, is this how my parents act as officials? "

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The villagers' emotions instantly became excited, cursing and cursing in the yard.

The Supreme Emperor comforted him: "Don't worry, everyone, tomorrow morning I will send someone to investigate and I will definitely give you an explanation. No matter what, the extra taxes you pay over the years will come back the same way. "

This is his country, his people, and what he should do for them.

"Noble sir, you are really...a saint is nothing more than that. ! "

"Yes, thank you! "

" The villagers knelt down one after another, all moved with runny noses and tears.

"Okay, okay, you are here to sell tea, we It’s better to finish the business first before talking about anything else. ”

The Emperor didn’t want them to dwell on this matter, so he took the initiative to avoid the topic. Then the villagers remembered that the tea leaves had not been sold, and hurriedly took out the tea leaves they were protecting in their arms for the Emperor to see.< br />
It is naturally impossible for the Supreme Emperor to be a familyI went to see it at home and asked the little things around me to check it. If it was correct, I paid on the spot.

But he didn’t have that much silver on him, so he directly calculated the general ledger and gave it all to the village chief, who then exchanged it for loose money and gave it to them tomorrow.

The money has already been in the hands of the village chief, so they are not in a hurry. They can trust the village chief's character.

At first, the village chief was the only one who knew how to fry tea. As the village chief, he did not hide his secrets at all. He handed over the tea to those who had tea at home, so that everyone could have the opportunity to sell it in the city. exchanged money.

Although the price has been kept very low, everyone still relies on selling tea to subsidize their families, and life is much better than before.

Everyone was convinced by the village chief and naturally had no objections.

“Since everything has been discussed, let’s all go back and have a rest. We’ll talk about anything tomorrow.”

Concubine Liu could see that Emperor Taishan’s mood was really not getting better. , helping to talk by the side.

The villagers then remembered that the nobles had been traveling all day and had not had much rest. Even though they were full of questions they wanted to ask, they held back and left one after another.

As soon as the villagers left, the Emperor's face turned completely gloomy. Lu Baichuan advised: "Your Majesty, please be patient. The government here only takes 10%. It's not bad. Since we are here Then help the local people, and you will do your best."

Lu Baichuan has been out for more than half a year, and he has become accustomed to these things, and there are more extreme things than this. If it happens every If you are as angry as the Supreme Emperor every time, then you will have to live less than ten years?

　"Yeah, thank you for those people's mention, otherwise we would still be deceived by those people. You have done enough, and the people's lives will become better and better in the future. "

Concubine Liu helped to persuade, and the Emperor's complexion gradually improved, but he still couldn't help but said to Lu Baichuan: "Why don't you go to the county government office in person tomorrow? I would like to see those dogs. What on earth are these things doing!”