The woman raised her head and said: "There are three major taxes. One is the annual tax, which is paid once a year. But in previous years, it was paid at the end of the year, but this year it has to be collected in advance at the beginning of the year!"
"The first level is the oral gift! The other level is the more gift!"
"In previous years, there was no disease or disaster, and the family could still have a little margin to survive. But this year, a flood destroyed all last year's seedlings..."
"My lord, the entire Qinghe County really can't survive!"
As she spoke, the woman's body trembled slightly.
Then, with excitement, his body tilted suddenly, but he fainted directly.
"Huan'er, take her into the palace to have a rest..."
Li Rui's voice was very soft.
He glanced left and right: "Where is Xu Tong?"
"Prince Qi, Xu Tong has gone to help outside the city!" At this time, a guard said hurriedly.
Li Rui nodded. Forming the three guards was not that easy. There was a lot of preliminary work. He was busy enough during this time.
But there is no one available in the county government.
Qinghe County is definitely not an exception, with annual tax, oral tax and more.
It seems simple, but this year is a year of disaster. The imperial court is bound to issue an order to exempt taxes. And the magistrate of Qinghe County collected taxes in advance, which may be part of the reason.
The serious banditry in Liangzhou is largely not because of the tough folk customs, but because many people have fallen into bandits because they can no longer survive. From this aspect, they are just poor people trying to make a living.
That's all, now Li Rui finally understands why Xu Tong made such remarks.
The crux of Liangzhou lies in the officialdom and among the people.
But not in the mountains.
Bandits are easy to get rid of, but it is not easy to get rid of bandit officials in this officialdom.
"Send an order to Xu Tong to order three hundred personal guards to meet at the west gate of the city. Follow me to Qinghe County!"
Li Rui's voice was calm but filled with anger. Invisibly, the guards around him felt an inexplicable pressure.
"yes!"
The guard responded hastily.
Li Rui sat quietly on the steps of the palace, thinking constantly in his mind. Qinghe County is also in Hedong County, not far from the palace. Qinghe County is close to Qinghe, and Hedong and Hexi are also bounded by this. The land here is fertile.
, can be regarded as a relatively prosperous area, but even so, the people here are still so difficult to live. You can imagine how the lives of other people in Liangzhou are in dire straits.
These three taxes are indeed imposed by the imperial court.
However, according to Li Rui's understanding, it is not too heavy. However, when the decree from the imperial court is passed down, it is very likely that the weight will be increased layer by layer. In this case, it will fall on every ordinary farmer.
They are both huge mountains. They are enough to crush a person out of breath.
Although there were inspections, as long as the relationship was good and the accounts were done adequately, it was easy to get over.
In this era, human life is worth less than paper!
Qinghe County is just the first thing he has to do.
"Damn it, Su Changyu, even if you are extremely capable, you will still be punished if you allow officials like this to take bribes and bend the law!"
As soon as Su Changyu came out of Wanxiang Tower, he suddenly felt an itch in his nose and sneezed several times in succession.
He shuddered all over his body: "It seems that I will come to Wanxiang Tower less often in the future. My body and bones are actually getting cold?"
…
Xu Tong arrived very quickly. Xu Tong could feel Li Rui's anger from the messenger. So without any hesitation, he ordered three hundred soldiers.
Li Rui felt that time was almost up.
He strode forward towards the west of the city.
When they arrived at the west of the city, Xu Tong and three hundred soldiers were already waiting there.
Stand ready!
"Young Master..." Xu Tong could feel the seriousness of his lapse. Li Rui's face was gloomy, and he was already out of anger. Even though the bandits attacked yesterday, Li Rui was furious, but he didn't have this kind of aura.
This is different from murderous aura, but more like an evil aura.
"Let's go, let's talk on the way!"
Li Rui's voice was very soft.
On the way, Li Rui told Xu Tong everything about Qinghe County.
Xu Tong pondered for a moment: "This kind of matter is usually investigated by the county government, and then reported to the court, and then the court makes a decision! By doing this, you are giving evidence to the ministers in the court!"
"This king knows!"
Li Rui gritted his teeth and said: "But I don't care, I have already arrived in Liangzhou. If I still care about the powerful officials in the government and the public, then I will be too frustrated to be a prince."
"If you are afraid! Go back to the palace! I can handle this matter by myself!"
Li Rui's voice was cold.
"Young Master, you don't look down on others!"
Xu Tong snorted angrily, and then continued: "What I Xu Tong despise most in my life are these guys. Damn it, when the time comes, Master, you give the order, even if I kill these guys, if I Xu Tong is wrinkled
One brow is the one squatting and peeing!"
"screw you!"
Li Rui kicked Xu Tong.
Then, more than 300 people set off towards Qinghe County in a mighty manner.
Arriving outside the county government office in Qinghe County.
The yamen servant noticed these guys in an instant and hurriedly raised the weapon in his hand: "Who broke into the county yamen without permission!"
"superior!"
Li Rui waved his hand gently: "Surround the county government office and control everyone inside. No one is allowed to leave without my order! Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed on the spot!"
"yes!"
Xu Tong roared!
"Brothers, surround the county government office!"
"Array, form... get ready to face the enemy!"
The county government officer had never seen such a formation before, and roared angrily: "Trespassing to the county government office without permission is a capital crime. Don't you even want your life?"
At this time, Xu Tong took a step forward.
He kicked the yamen servant hard in the stomach.
The yamen servant's body flew backwards, clutching his stomach and unable to move.
"Blinding your dog's eyes, this is Liang Wang Qiantai. He came to Qinghe County to bring order to the government. Why don't you just surrender and arrest him? Wang Zhifeng, get out of here!" Xu Tong's voice was filled with domineering air, and the spear in his hand was shaking.
Bright and sparkling, it makes people feel frightened!
"Wang, your lord..."
The yamen servant was completely confused at this moment.
The biggest official he had ever come into contact with was just the county magistrate. Now a prince suddenly appeared? Anyone would be confused!
Li Rui, on the other hand, doesn't care about that much.
He took long strides and walked towards the county government office in Qinghe County.
Inside the county government, there was a lot of chaos.
Everyone was running away desperately, but they were no match for the county government soldiers. They were subdued in a matter of seconds.
Arrive at the county government court.
The four words "upright and bright" hang high above us!
However, under the sunlight, these four words looked extremely dazzling.
Li Rui turned around, took a deep breath, and asked with a cold face: "Where is Wang Zhifeng?"
"Prince Qi!"
At this time, a man hurriedly walked out of the kneeling ground and said: "The county magistrate has gone out on business!"