The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 646

[Chapter 646 The worries of the elderly]

Since the land tax is being collected, it is naturally impossible to only pay attention to the gentry and ignore the ordinary people. Even the farmers have to pay it, so they are treated equally.

It’s just that the difficulty in uniting land and Ding lies with the gentry.

Fang Xiu took Li Jing and left Linze City and came to a village on the outskirts. As an ordinary county magistrate, he collected the land tax and took a look. Take a look at Di Ding He Yi’s status in the hearts of the people.

They were greeted by a young and middle-aged man who looked powerful. As soon as he saw Fang Xiu, he came up to him and said carelessly: “Master Fang, I have been waiting for you for so long, and you are finally here!”

Fang Xiu rushed. He smiled, got off his horse, and said: “The mountain road is rugged, so it inevitably delayed some time.”

“The roads in our village are indeed very bad, and no one has ever been willing to come to our village. Mr. County Magistrate, you still have a headache.” Once!”

The man led Fang Xiu into the village and said with a smile.

Fang Xiu responded without comment, but looked around the village.

There are crops of wheat, dilapidated thatched houses, and an unknown smell mixed with an unpleasant smell. Everything has a familiar look. This is the most common village on the Central Plains Road.

“Do you know why I’m here?”

Fang Xiu’s eyes focused on the man again.

The man smiled honestly, touched his head and said, “I know, you are here to collect the land tax!”

His honest smile made Fang Xiu slightly startled.

This was the first time he saw someone being treated like a leek and smiling so happily and contentedly.

The man seemed to have noticed Fang Xiu’s thoughts and said: “I know what you are thinking, sir. We are not fools. We have to pay this land tax sooner or later. If you came earlier, sir, we will pay it earlier.” “My lord, please come later, we can’t escape.”

After hearing this, Fang Xiu was stunned for a moment and smiled with relief.

“If those gentry also understood these principles, I would have saved myself so much time.” When

the man heard this, he touched his head and said honestly: “We haven’t read the book, and we don’t understand. Those gentry must be much better than us.”

“Just because you haven’t read a book doesn’t mean you don’t understand anything.”

Fang Xiu smiled and continued walking forward.

After a while, they arrived at a room.

Several old people from the village gathered together and were chatting about something. When they saw Fang Xiu, they stood up hurriedly.

“Greetings to the county magistrate.”

Together, these old people are more than three hundred years old.

Fang Xiu felt a little embarrassed when he saw them bowing in front of him. He hurriedly stepped forward to help them up and said with a smile: “I am just a small county magistrate. I am here to collect the land tax. I should not expect these elderly people to be like this.” Salute.”

After hearing this, several old people were stunned. This was the first time in so many years that they had seen such an easy-going court official.

Fang Xiu looked at them and asked: “Have any of the old people heard of the strategy of uniting the land and the Ding into one?”

The old people looked at each other and said nothing.

The young and middle-aged man said: “Sir, we don’t have much information here. The land and Dingheyi was only mentioned to us yesterday by the elder of the pavilion. We don’t know what it means.

Do we have to pay more land tax? ? “

For these old people, the word ‘Tian Fu’ is extremely important.

As soon as they heard Tian Fu, their eyes straightened and they looked at Fang Xiu, hesitating to speak.

When Fang Xiu saw this scene, he smiled and said: “The land tax has been changed, but it does not mean more payment. If your family has many people and less land, it means less payment.

If there are few people and lots of land, then it means more payment.” “

When everyone heard this, they were all confused.

Ever since they took root in this land, they have never heard of paying less land tax. The most important thing is, if there is less land, can they pay less?

Isn’t this land tax always calculated based on the number of young people?

Fang Xiu saw their confused looks and understood immediately.

I’m afraid these people really don’t know what Di Ding He Yi is.

He glanced back at Li Jing. Li Jing’s face was full of guilt. He whispered in Fang Xiu’s ear: “This village is too remote. I haven’t even come here yet.”

Before he finished speaking, Fang Xiu saw Fang Xiu. Xiu waved his hand: “It’s just an excuse. I’ll give you another half month. Don’t let me down again!”

When Li Jing heard this, he hurriedly cheered up and said, “Yes, sir!”

Fang Xiu looked at the old people and explained: “The policy of unifying land and young men is complicated, so I will start with a simple one. In short, it means that land tax will no longer be paid according to the number of able-bodied men, but according to the number of fertile land.” If you have

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small land, you will have to pay less land tax even if your family has thousands of people. If you have a lot of land, even if you are the only one, you will have to pay more land tax. So, you can Understand?”

When the old people heard this, they all looked at each other.

It’s not that they didn’t understand what Fang Xiu meant, it was really that they couldn’t understand it. They couldn’t understand why the county magistrate would do this?

In this case, the land tax they pay is indeed less, and much less!

But years of experience tell them that pie will not fall in the sky, and the wool comes from the sheep.

They don’t understand what it means to be a meat-eater, but they also understand that the court needs money to fight wars, and the emperor needs money to eat and drink well. Where does this money come from?

The gentry can be exempted from most of the land tax, but it can only come from ordinary people like them.

If there is less land tax collected today, they will take it back tomorrow in a different way. They know it very well.

They have seen too many similar things. What kind of clever names have they not seen?

I think this is the case this time.

“Sir, we understand, that’s it.”

After hearing this, the mature man showed a hesitant expression on his face. After thinking about it, he still said, “Sir, do you have to pay anything else to me in the future?” “Taxation?”

At this point, he paused and said hurriedly: “We have no other intention. It’s just that our area suffered a disaster this year, and the harvest was too small, barely enough to feed the family. It’s already hard to pay the land tax.” It’s time to tighten your belt.

If there are other taxes, we will be fine.”

At this point, he sighed, gritted his teeth, and expressed his true thoughts, “Sir, if there are other taxes, please tell us first. It’s clear, and it also gives us some peace of mind.

Don’t worry, sir, when you come, we won’t be able to bring anything out. When the time comes, sir, you will feel uncomfortable, and we will feel uncomfortable too. Do you think this is the truth? “

When Fang Xiu heard this, he looked at the old men behind him and understood that they also meant the same thing.

Hey, what a simple person, but it’s a pity that he was reduced to this by the word “Tian Fu”.

Fang Xiu sighed, tried his best to smile, looked at them, and said slowly: “I hereby promise you that this year, and in previous years, only the land tax will change, and other taxes will remain the same as before!”

(End of chapter)