After passing the Finger Seat Highlands, we reached the boundary of Chen County.

Langzhong County is in the southwest of Chen County. To reach Langzhong County, you have to pass through Chen County.

Huang Zhang and his party were about thirty people. In order to rush for time, Huang Zhang did not march with great fanfare, but just followed the fastest road to Langzhong County.

It was precisely because of this that he missed the governor of Chen County who was originally going to receive him.

But considering Huang Zhang's temperament, it would be better if he missed it.

Sanyang Dam, Chen County.

This is a relatively affluent area in Chen County, with endless farmland, criss-crossing traffic, and the flow of people. The existence of these factors makes Sanyangba a relatively good development area in Chen County.

Lao Yang has been a Sanyangba person for generations. His ancestors had a piece of land. Although it was not fertile, it was still enough to support his family.

But today, Lao Yang felt a little worried.

"Is anyone here?"

Just when Lao Yang was frowning, someone suddenly started knocking on the door.

Lao Yang was a little scared, but he still opened the door cautiously.

After opening the door, there were two people standing outside, a man and a woman. They both looked relatively young, but they were dressed very well. At first glance, they looked like ordinary people.

"Old man, we are just travelers passing through, and we want to excuse ourselves from you for a drink of water!"

Lao Yang looked around and after confirming that there were only two people, he nodded and invited them in.

"Where are you two going?"

"Langzhong County!"

"Langzhong County? I heard it's not peaceful there."

Huang Zhang smiled.

"Maybe if we go there, it will be peaceful."

After entering Chen County, Huang Zhang temporarily separated from Chen Lin in order to deceive others and launch a surprise attack on Langzhong County.

He asked Chen Lin to take the official road, while he took Hu Yi'er to take the small road and cross over, and then meet at Langzhong County.

Chen Lin didn't want to agree to such a risky move, but he had no choice. Huang Zhang had just praised him. He couldn't disobey the eldest prince just after being praised, right? In addition, he also knew Hu Yi'er's skills.

So I agreed.

In this way, Huang Zhang and Hu Yier arrived at Sanyangba while traveling alone.

Hearing Huang Zhang's words, Lao Yang also smiled helplessly.

"That young man is just joking."

"Hey! Old man, are you the only one in your family?"

When Huang Zhang asked about the situation at home, Lao Yang couldn't help but sigh!

"Hey, old man, my surname is Yang, and I have a daughter at home. All in all, she is pretty good-looking for someone from all over the country."

"Then why don't you see your daughter?"

As soon as Huang Zhang finished speaking, Hu Yier glanced at him!

"I'm not afraid of this young master's jokes. My daughter is hiding in the mountains right now."

"Hiding in the mountains? Why?"

When Huang Zhang heard this, he began to feel puzzled. The old man seemed to be doing well at home, and there was no war in Chen County. No matter how you looked at it, it didn't look like he needed to hide everywhere, right?

"You don't know, the government heard that a certain eldest prince from the imperial court was coming. They said he wanted to show the hospitable side of us Chenjun people and forced us to pay a filial piety tax."

"Filial piety tax?"

Upon hearing this tax name, Huang Zhang's expression immediately changed.

This is an exorbitant tax, and using his name is simply shameful!

"The imperial court did not set up these taxes, but Chen County officials dared to collect them?"

After Huang Zhang finished speaking, Lao Yang said helplessly: "Young master, I'm afraid you are from the capital. I don't know the situation in recent years. Over the years, the government has been collecting various taxes under various slogans. If you don't pay, you are resisting the taxes."

, the officials will immediately put you in jail!"

"Since this happened, didn't anyone go to the capital to report it?"

"Why not? It's useless! When I arrived in the capital, I was immediately arrested as soon as I went to the yamen gate to complain. Those officials in the capital guarded each other. I heard today that you wanted to appeal, and they would charge you the next day. If you speak harshly, I'm afraid

Even your life will be lost! Who dares to go to Beijing to complain after this?"

Hearing what Lao Yang said, Huang Zhang reacted. Sun Miao, the former governor of Su Nei, used to be responsible for taxation. He thought that Sun Miao was just enriching his own pockets for the third son and doing favoritism. He didn't expect that Sun Miao's random act of corruption would lead to

These places are so poisonous!

"Before the autumn harvest, the government had just collected a harvest tax, and it was just the beginning of spring, and it was time to collect again. Last year, the government collected various taxes, and the family could no longer get any money. At that time, they asked the landlord of Sanyangba to ask for help.

My family borrowed money, hoping to get through this year, but who would have thought that this would happen again immediately, leaving no one alive?" As he spoke, Lao Yang looked desperate.

"Then why is your daughter hiding in the mountains?" Hu Yi'er asked curiously.

"It's not the Zhou family yet. After I heard that the government wanted to collect this tax, it forced me to pay back the money. If I didn't pay, I would use my daughter to pay off the debt. Where could I come up with the money? I had to let Maomao hide in the mountains. Alas.

,How do poor people live in this world?"

"Do you owe a lot of money? You want to use your daughter to pay it off?"

As soon as he heard this, Lao Yang became angry.

"As for the government taxes, how much can I borrow? It's not a lot of money to begin with, but the Zhou family knew that I would not be able to pay it back for a while, so the interest kept increasing. Now I owe the debt to the Zhou family

, I’m afraid they won’t be able to pay back even if they sell the land. No, they have Maomao’s idea in mind, saying that if I don’t marry Maomao to his stupid, demented son, they will arrest me and take me to the government.”

Speaking of this, Lao Yang became more and more angry.

"I don't know what that guy's idea is, huh! Why marrying his stupid son? It's just that he wants to take Maomao as his own. The old guy looked at our family Maomao in an abnormal way. On the surface, he said it was for him.

A stupid son is looking for a wife, but he doesn’t know what he is planning behind the scenes, bah! It’s the child of a jackal!”

After hearing what Lao Yang said, Hu Yier looked at Huang Zhang with worry!

Indeed, the situation of Lao Yang's family is so miserable.

But what Huang Zhang is thinking now is that what happened to Lao Yang is definitely not an exception.

If the government continues to do this, it will not only be Lao Yang, but also thousands of people in Chen County and even Su State.

"Are there many people who have experienced the same thing as you?"

Hearing Huang Zhang's words, Lao Yang shook his head.

"This is actually not much. Even though there are a lot of people in Sanyangba, between two and three hundred people, 90% of them are tenants of the Feng family. The only people who work for the Feng family are retail households like us. We can still afford it if we have our own land.

We rely on this meager amount of land to support ourselves. For the sake of the landowners, the government officials don’t go to them to collect taxes, so the tax burden will naturally fall on us retail investors.”

After saying that, Lao Yang was still a little unwilling.

Nowadays, there are not many retail investors like him in Chen County. They either cannot afford to sell their land and attach themselves to the wealthy landlords in various places, or they sell their land and move their families.

But no matter what, the land in their hands cannot be retained.

Now Lao Yang is also thinking about how to sell the land, and then go to the mountains to find his daughter Maomao, and go to Zhongping County next door. I heard that there is a city further away where you can find a job. Of course.
Chapter completed!