"By the way, Uncle He, since there are bandits and it's a big disaster, the people in the county government don't care at all?"
"Don't they all allocate some food to help the victims?"
Zhang Bao remembered something, stood up and asked Lao He.
In today's world, it's okay if people don't live in poverty.
The entire imperial court seemed to be in vain.
Although the sky is high and the emperor is far away, it seems that even the county magistrate feels that it is very far away.
I heard Lao He say it before.
Over the past year or so.
Except for those who collect taxes, there are no officials at all who have been to their Hejian Village.
It's a completely unattended state.
This is too abnormal.
After listening to Zhang Bao's words.
Lao He did not answer in a hurry, but looked at Zhang Bao with some confusion.
"Master, you didn't care much about these things before, why do you care about them now?"
Lao He asked with a smile.
"Isn't it good to be alive?"
"In what age before? Even if I was a fool, I could still have enough food and clothing. But now I can't. I was forced out."
"Do you think I'm happy with it?"
"Isn't it good to just be the silly son of a landlord?"
Zhang Bao rolled his eyes.
Hu Dugu nodded silently on the side.
Lao He frowned.
Very dissatisfied with Zhang Bao's answer.
"Master, I'm not going to say anything, just say something."
"You have to thank your eight generations of Zhang family ancestors!"
"Young master, you can become like this because of the blessings of your Zhang family ancestors!"
"You have to live up to your expectations!"
Lao He said with a look of hatred that iron cannot become steel.
Then turned around.
He was very pious and kowtowed in the direction of Hejian Village.
Zhang Bao:......
"Uncle He, I always feel that you are scolding me, but I have no proof."
"Old man, do you want to think about it? After you go back, you can move back to the old house and live there. If you have something to do, you can chat with the ancestors of the Zhang family and so on."
Zhang Bao said with a speechless expression.
As for Lao He's impact on his and Su Xiaoyue's normal life.
Zhang Bao was very unhappy.
"Don't go!"
"My cabin is warm, and I have to protect you. Things are so messed up now. If you make a mistake, how will I explain it to your father?"
"Stop talking about this. If you try to chase me away again, I'll just wipe your neck."
Lao He refused categorically.
Zhang Bao:......
A group of alpacas strolled past in my heart.
well……
It’s easy to ask God but hard to send Him away!
"Why is our current Hezhou state in such chaos?"
"No one cares about it?"
"Is this true in other states?"
Zhang Bao changed the topic.
"I guess they are about the same. Among the twelve states in Daxia, we heard that the situation here in Hezhou is pretty good."
"After all, our Lord Zhou Mu is quite famous."
"This natural and man-made disaster must be beyond the control of Master Zhou Mu."
Lao He explained to Zhang Bao.
"Twelve states?"
"Then Daxia is really quite big."
Zhang Bao was thinking in his heart.
Originally, after traveling through time.
See the current environment.
I thought Daxia was a place with a small country and few people.
Unexpectedly, there are twelve major states.
"Right!"
"Lao Hu, aren't you from Liaozhou?"
"What's going on over there in Liaozhou?"
Zhang Bao looked at Hu Dugu who was adding firewood to the campfire and thought about it.
Ever since I saved Lao He.
Zhang Bao has let go of all his previous grudges against Hu Dugu.
Who doesn’t have a secret yet?
When it comes to the biggest secret, who can catch up with me?
Hu Dugu's ability to stand up and join Zhang Bao at this juncture explains everything!
The relationship between the three of them also became closer.
Although Lao He was not good at expressing himself, he and Hu Dugu already regarded Hu Dugu as one of their own.
And no longer an ordinary tenant.
"The disaster in Liaozhou was not as severe as in Hezhou, but the imperial court increased Liaozhou's tax revenue by more than 50%."
"I can't survive at all. Even if I farm the land well, not only will there be nothing left over the whole year, but I will also lose a lot of money."
"The land has also been annexed by those big aristocratic families."
"If the people can't survive, there will be many rebellions."
Hu Dugu said to the two of them.
Zhang Bao nodded.
Blessings lie where misfortunes lie, and misfortunes lie where blessings rely.
There was no major disaster in Liaozhou, so the imperial court stepped up efforts to harvest wool.
There was no harvest in Hezhou, and the imperial court knew it was useless to collect it, so it didn't care much about taxation.
As a result, there was food in Liaozhou, but the people rebelled and there were disputes everywhere.
The people of Hezhou are not able to make a living, but they are relatively stable and living a difficult life.
"Then the imperial court sent down the Xia Lin Army, saying it was going to quell the rebellion. However, after the Xia Lin Army came, they only focused on plundering money and even killing people. It was not as good as before."
Hu Dugu didn't know if he was also touched.
The number of words gradually increased.
"It shouldn't be. Then if this Xia Linjun doesn't do anything, the emperor won't care about it?"
Lao He asked from the side.
It seems that Lao He is not aware of these things.
"emperor?"
"snort!"
"I heard that the emperor ordered that one tael of silver be given to each rebel's head."
"At the beginning, we did fight some rebels, but later on, we killed everyone and slaughtered every village we met, just to exchange their heads for money."
"If several generals hadn't jointly signed a petition and asked the emperor to recall Xia Lin's army, maybe there would be no one in Liaozhou."
Hu Dugu sighed and said.
After listening to what Hu Dugu said.
Zhang Bao and Lao He were silent on the side.
There is both anger and helplessness.
It would be hard for anyone not to be touched after hearing such a bloody thing.
"Is that why you escaped from Liaozhou?"
Zhang Bao added to the anger and asked Hu Dugu.
"That's not the case. At that time, whenever something happened, we would hide in the mountains, but we were lucky enough to avoid being in trouble."
"But later, the emperor wanted to solve the problem of rebellion."
"I ordered self-government. The people of Liaozhou are fierce and fierce. Several county guards are in charge of territorial affairs. The governor of Liaozhou has no say at all."
"The entire territory of Liaozhou is forcibly recruiting troops and each has its own territory to govern. We have no choice but to flee south."
"There were several heavy rains on the way. The adults are fine, but the baby is very sick. Thanks to the master for taking us in at that time, we are living as we are now."
"Mr. Zhang has a kind heart and is different from those landlords. Young master, you must be where you are now, thanks to eight generations of Zhang family ancestors!"
"Ancestors bless you!"
Hu Dugu also followed Lao He's example and kowtowed in the direction of Hejian Village.