Qiao Xianyong listened to Qier's explanation of the original appearance of Ningsi City for a long time, then opened the sedan curtain and looked out. There were still deserted streets and alleys. How could he tell that it was a prosperous city? Qiao Xianyong shook his head and said,
"Qier, according to your opinion, some major changes must have happened later, but what happened to Ningsi City to make it become like this?"
Qier sighed solemnly and replied, "Master, this is a long story to say. As I said before, there is a new county governor named Ning in Ningsicheng, but the origin of this person seems to be very mysterious.
, there are many weavers in this city who have accumulated a certain amount of wealth, and there are also many well-informed people in the Central Plains, but almost no one knows the origin of Governor Ning. But we all know that this
The government is extremely wealthy, so the person who comes here to serve as the county guard must have extremely deep relations between North Korea and China. As for who he is, it is indeed impossible to know."
Qiao Xianyong listened with rapt attention. When Qier said this, he couldn't help but poured a cup of tea and handed it to Qier, and asked, "What next?"
Qier seemed to have forgotten some rules and etiquette at this time. The person who handed her the tea was the young master she had been serving. She was immersed in her own past and couldn't extricate herself. She drank the tea handed by Qiao Xianyong in one breath and then said, "This
When Ning County Sheriff first took office, he was very kind to the people. At that time, he also issued a new county order, saying that every household with a weaver or embroiderer could work in the county every month according to the number of people or the number of looms.
The county governor received two hundred coins from the palace, and said that the money was for everyone to work better. The county governor specially obtained special permission from the palace to provide some kind of subsidy to Ningsi City. As soon as the county order came out, the county governor
The government was immediately squeezed out of the gate. Except for a few weaver households in the city who had done a lot of business, they probably didn't care about these rewards. No one in the other households who could make up the money could be counted as a weaver and embroiderer.
The worse ones rush to the county governor's house to collect the money."
Qier poured herself another cup of tea and stared at the car window with her dark eyes, as if she remembered the grand occasion a few years ago. After a while, she said, "Master, do you think Qier is stupid? My mother and I were at that time
The two depended on each other, and my mother's craftsmanship was considered to be excellent in this mansion. The largest weaver in Ningsi Mansion took a fancy to her, and she has been working as an embroiderer in the mansion. In fact, there was no need to go to the Ning County Sheriff's Office to receive the money.
But my mother has always been cautious and worried, always worried about losing her livelihood the next day, so she followed the crowd to the county magistrate's house to register and receive money. Not only did she register her name, but she also recorded my name.
I went up there just to register one more person and get an extra two hundred coins. In fact, I was taught by my mother and had been doing embroidery in a decent way, but because I was still young at the time, I never had it.
I went out to do some work, and occasionally my mother would bring home some unfinished work, and I would do some ordinary weaving and embroidery."
Qiao Xianyong nodded and said, "At this moment, it seems that there is nothing unusual? Could it be that the governor went back on his word and later cut off the supply of two ounces of money per month?"
Qier's eyes gradually became misty as she recalled this point. She said softly with a cry, "If it's really like what the young master said, then that's it. If you don't have these few hundred pennies, they'll be gone. Anyway, Qier's already gone."
My mother is used to living a hard life." She took out a linen handkerchief from her arms and gently wiped the corners of her eyes, sniffed, and then said, "Who would have thought that Governor Ning's move was not for the imperial court at all.
The purpose of the order was to plunder the people's wealth and anointing! I think the county guard had found out clearly before he came what kind of industry Ningsi Mansion was based on. He probably had already made up his mind to weave households and embroider households! Those two slings of money were
In order to deceive all relevant weavers and embroiderers in the city, they went through registration. After three months, the money was never distributed.
Not only was it not paid, but the county warden ordered people to go from house to house to collect labor fees on a per capita basis! This is simply a disguised exorbitant miscellaneous tax! It's just that there are regulations from the court, so it cannot be said that this is a miscellaneous tax, but it has been given a name, as long as it is registered in the register
The staff were divided into three grades. I don’t know how they were divided. It was probably based on the working hours and skills of the weavers and embroiderers. My mother was classified as the first grade. This first grade is not something to be proud of at all.
However, it is the heaviest level of taxation. Every month, one tael of silver must be paid to the county governor!
The second class is to pay 500 coins per month, and the third class is to pay 200 coins per month. Because my mother has registered my name on the roster, I was assigned to the third class. Not only did I receive the money I received before,
After paying the money, my mother and I still don’t know how much more work they have to do to pay back the money every month." Qier thought about the unbearable past, and two lines of tears slowly flowed from the corners of her eyes.
Come down.
When Qiao Xianyong heard this, he couldn't help but stand up, but accidentally hit his head on the roof of the sedan. He said "Ouch", covered his head, and said angrily, "Such a bad official! Why don't you Ning Si's house have one?"
Go to the capital and report him!"
Qier sobbed slightly and said, "Sir, do you know that the guard of Ning County has tightly closed the city gates. If anyone enters the city to do business, he will collect the money for entering the city, and for those who leave the city, he will collect the money for leaving the city.
Money, this money is more than what we weavers and embroiderers need! How can we get the money to go in and out like we do with others, let alone have no connections, where can we report him? Those who are rich or have some connections in the city
The rich man stayed for a while and saw that the wind in the city was not right, so he left long ago. Under the rule of this dog official, Ningsi City became more and more bleak and poor.
I don’t know how many people robbed homes and houses. There was no way, they were all forced out by poverty and countless taxes! So when it was not dark, every house closed its doors tightly, also to prevent burglars. What the young master saw was
This is the scene.”
Qiao Xianyong slapped the table and said, "That's it! I don't know if this dog official is still an official in the city. If I see this dog official, I will definitely poke a few bloody holes in him with my sword! I will avenge you and your mother!"
Qier sobbed, "Young master, you must not do that. My mother has passed away from illness. Qier finally found a good family and was content to be a maid. She never thought about revenge. She just wanted to stay by your side."
Just serve the young master."
While the two were talking, they felt the sedan slow down and heard someone speaking loudly in front of them.
Qiao Xianyong looked forward and saw that the leader of his group seemed to have arrived in front of a large courtyard and was talking to the guard.