"Pinglu's pay? Why is there another Pinglu's pay!"
Although a negotiation with the Huns did not produce results, it was already affecting national affairs.
For example, within three days after the negotiation, the Ministry of Household Affairs drafted a detailed collection plan for the "Pinglu Pay" that resulted from this, and communicated it to all grassroots prefectures and counties.
This time, the Pinglu pay was mainly collected from the five southern counties.
For households with two hundred acres or more of land, thirty kilograms of grain per mu will be levied. For the portion exceeding five hundred acres, the grain tax will be fifty kilograms per mu. For the portion exceeding one thousand acres, the grain tax will be one hundred kilograms per mu.
collection.
The more land the family has, the more food will be expropriated, and the amount is a bit outrageous.
Therefore, when Hu Yuanjun received the order from the government, he was completely confused.
He has been under great pressure during the recent investigation of his land.
There were those who made trouble secretly, there were those who went to the government offices to make trouble, and there were those who complained in his ears...
Good guy, now that we have to collect such heavy taxes, won't those wealthy gentry make more trouble? Hu Yuanjun can't figure it out.
Do the people in the imperial court who formulate policies completely ignore reality? Do they want to force the wealthy gentry to rebel?
In Hu Yuanjun's view, such a dangerous national policy is likely to force the wealthy gentry to rebel.
Of course, whether Hu Yuanjun understood it or not, he still had to summon the gentry and announce the imperial decree to them.
Hu Yuanjun has been very tired this month since he went to the governor's Yamen to discuss matters at the beginning of the month, and he only felt terrified.
He is very tired from working as a county magistrate. If he could, he would just resign, but it is a pity that he dare not do so.
Within this month, three county magistrates voluntarily resigned, and then they were put on file for investigation, and now their entire family has been sentenced to exile.
The charges given are also very simple. He is guilty of corruption and fraud, and he is afraid of difficulties and dangers and fails to live up to the emperor's favor.
Of course Hu Yuanjun didn't want to be exiled, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
"Sir, there has been a commotion outside, how can this happen!" The county magistrate was full of worry.
Hu Yuanjun snorted coldly, not giving the county magistrate a good look.
The county magistrate was a local official and was now regarded as the representative of the country gentry. Although he was respectful to Hu Yuanjun on the surface, he created many obstacles behind his back.
"Let me tell you, there are imperial envoys coming today. If they make too much noise, I'm afraid neither of us will be able to eat and walk around!"
"I'm ready to confiscate my house and be exiled anyway, I hope you're ready too!"
These words were undoubtedly a warning to the county magistrate, letting him know how to behave today and not to make a big fuss, otherwise both of them would have to finish the game.
"Is there an imperial envoy coming?"
County Magistrate Du Huanyun was a little suspicious, thinking that Hu Yuanjun was trying to scare him.
"That's right, we just got the news!" Hu Yuanjun said calmly.
He did not lie to Du Huanyun, because this was just news, which made him feel even worse.
The errand was difficult to handle in the first place, but now someone comes to supervise it, which is like putting him on the fire.
At this moment, Du Huanyun's mentality changed.
He wanted to see Hu Yuanjun's joke, but now it seems that doing so is tantamount to seeking death.
The errand was going to go wrong, and it was true that Hu Yuanjun took the main responsibility, but if this guy refused to let go of him, then he would also die.
The two of them were silent all the way, which made it even more noisy in the lobby in front.
Arriving at the lobby, Hu Yuanjun sat directly at the top of the table and glanced at Du Huanyun.
If Du Huanyun doesn't cooperate with today's matter, Hu Yuanjun won't be able to calm these people in the hall even if he shouts at the top of his lungs.
Although he was helpless, Du Huanyun knew what he should do at this moment, and immediately shouted loudly: "Everyone... please be quiet, the county magistrate has something to say!"
"Everyone, be quiet!"
After Du Huanyun shouted these few times, everyone finally gave him some face, and after calming down, they looked at Hu Yuanjun.
"Everyone, I have called you here this time. You all know why!"
"This additional levy of Pinglu pay is the emperor's decree. I still need your help to complete the emperor's order!"
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Looking at Du Huanyun, Hu Yuanjun said in a deep voice: "I told Prime Minister Du just now that it's not easy to do this job now. Sometimes I think about it... It's better to be exiled to the northwest. This will save me a lot of worry!"
Exile to the northwest...is no stranger to the southern gentry.
"It's just that your family has great achievements, so don't follow in my footsteps!"
"My lord, what do you mean by this? Are you threatening us?" someone asked in a bad tone.
"Whatever you think, whether it's threats or advice, I just hope you think carefully and don't lose the big for the small!" Hu Yuanjun said calmly.
For some reason, after saying the "harsh words", his mood actually calmed down.
"This afternoon, the county government will send officials to your farms to collect taxes. It is up to you whether to pay the taxes or not!"
After saying this, Hu Yuanjun left directly.
It's not that he is arrogant, it's just that Hu Yuanjun knows that no matter how much he talks, it's all nonsense, and these people actually understand the truth.
Now that he has risked his life, let's see if these people dare to follow him.
"Master Du, look at this..."
Hu Yuanjun left, and everyone looked at Du Huanyun, hoping that he could say something.
Du Huanyun was not stupid. Trying to trip up Hu Yuanjun at this time was tantamount to going against the imperial court, and even beheading him was possible.
"Everyone... we must obey the emperor's decree!" Du Huanyun was very confused.
And his words immediately destroyed his "popularity" because he was timid at the critical moment.
"Master Du, I'm leaving..."
"snort……"
Everyone left one after another, Du Huanyun's face was filled with bitterness. He wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't.
He is also decisive. Now that he has made his attitude clear, he will not change his mind easily.
"Whether they pay or not, let's figure it out first. If they want to die, let them go!" Du Huanyun said secretly.
On the second day, all the county government officials were sent out, and the entire county government seemed empty.
The tax collection process has been going on for a day, and although there have been some stumbling blocks, overall there has been progress, which made Hu Yuanjun feel at ease.
What worries him is that the patrolling imperial envoy has not arrived yet.
Why do these imperial envoys always like to make secret visits?
Hu Yuanjun was very unhappy. He wanted to go to various villages and towns to visit, but he was afraid of the sudden arrival of imperial envoys, so he could only spend time in the county government office.
Just when he was bored, he heard the sound of drums outside.
"Who is playing the drums? Go out and have a look!" Hu Yuanjun was very unhappy.
As soon as he heard this sound, he knew it was the big drum outside the county government office, which was used to redress grievances.
After a while, the Yamen servant rushed over and reported to Hu Yuanjun: "Sir, someone wants to file a complaint!"
"Complain? What complaint?"
The yamen servant replied: "It is said that someone has seized the land, and I want you to make the decision for him?"
Now at the critical moment of checking the farmland, there are people who dare to seize other people's fields. It really feels like their lives are too long.
"Take him to court and I will question him personally!" Hu Yuanjun said in a deep voice.
"yes!"
A few minutes later, when Hu Yuanjun came to the lobby, he saw the victim who came to complain.
There were three people who came. Although their clothes were shabby, their expressions were somewhat cunning.
Hu Yuanjun was about to ask a question when a guard on the side stepped forward cautiously and reminded him in a low voice: "Sir, the person in the middle is a small acquaintance. He is a gangster in the county who has settled down. I'm afraid the two people next to him are not good people either!"
Upon hearing this, Hu Yuanjun was even more confused.
It would be good for such people not to occupy other people's land. Who would mess with these people?
The most important thing is, do these people really own land?