The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 857 Drums
"Flat pay? Why is there another flat pay!"

Although a negotiation with the Xiongnu did not come to fruition, it is already affecting state affairs.

For example, within three days after the negotiation of the "Pinglu Salary" that was born out of this, the Ministry of Household Affairs drew up a detailed collection plan and communicated it to the government offices of all grassroots prefectures and counties.

This time, the Pinglu pay is mainly collected from the five counties in the south.

If the family has more than [-] mu of land, [-] catties of grain will be expropriated per mu, for the part exceeding [-] mu, [-] catties per mu will be collected, and for the part exceeding [-] mu, [-] catties per mu will be collected collection.

The more land that was exchanged, the more food was confiscated, and the amount was a bit outrageous.

Therefore, when Hu Yuanjun received the order from the government office, he was in a daze.

He has been under great pressure in the recent inventory of Tianmu.

There are those who make trouble secretly, those who go to the government office to piss off, and those who whisper in his ear...

My good fellow, now that such a heavy tax is being charged again, don't those gentry make more trouble?Hu Yuanjun couldn't figure it out.

Don't those who formulate policies in the imperial court take reality into account at all?Do you want to force the rich gentry to rebel?

In Hu Yuanjun's view, such a dangerous national policy is likely to force against the noble gentry.

Of course, whether Hu Yuanjun could understand it or not, he still had to gather the gentry and announce the imperial decree to them.

Since going to the governor's office to discuss matters at the beginning of the month, Hu Yuanjun has been very tired this month, and he only feels panic.

This county magistrate is very tired. If he can, he just wants to resign, but it's a pity that he dare not do so.

Within a month, three magistrates voluntarily resigned from office, and then they were investigated for investigation, and now the whole family has been sentenced to exile.

The charges given are also very simple, there are crimes of corruption and fraud, and he is afraid of failing the emperor's kindness.

Of course Hu Yuanjun didn't want to be exiled, so he could only bite the bullet and do it.

"My lord, there is already a commotion outside, what's wrong with it!" The county magistrate was full of worry.

Hu Yuanjun snorted coldly, not giving the county magistrate a good look.

The county magistrate is a local recruiter, and now he is a representative of the gentry. Although he is respectful to Hu Yuanjun on the surface, he has caused a lot of stumbling blocks behind his back.

"Let me tell you, there are imperial envoys coming over today, if they make too much trouble, I'm afraid we both won't be able to eat and walk around!"

"Anyway, I'm ready to confiscate my home and go into exile, I hope you are too!"

These words are undoubtedly a warning to the county magistrate, let him know how to measure today, and don't make a fuss, otherwise they will both have to finish the game.

"An imperial envoy is here?"

Du Huanyun, the magistrate of the county, was a little suspicious, thinking that Hu Yuanjun was scaring himself.

"That's right, I just got the news!" Hu Yuanjun said calmly.

He really didn't lie to Du Huanyun, because this news just got him, which also made him feel even worse.

The errands were not easy to handle, and now someone is coming to supervise, it is tantamount to putting him on the fire.

But at this moment, Du Huanyun's mentality changed.

He was thinking of seeing Hu Yuanjun's jokes, but now it seemed that doing so would be tantamount to seeking his own death.

If the errand was going to be messed up, it is true that Hu Yuanjun took the main responsibility, but if this guy insisted on biting him, then he would have to follow suit.

The two of them remained silent all the way, making it even more noisy in the front lobby.

When he came to the lobby, Hu Yuanjun sat directly at the head, but his eyes turned to Du Huanyun.

If Du Huanyun didn't cooperate with today's matter, even if Hu Yuanjun shouted his voice out, he wouldn't be able to restrain these people in the hall.

Although helpless, Du Huanyun knew what he should do at this moment, and immediately shouted: "Everyone...be quiet, the county lord has something to say!"

"Everyone be quiet!"

With Du Huanyun yelling these few times, everyone finally gave him some face, and after calming down, they looked at Hu Yuanjun.

"Everyone, I called you here this time, so you all know what happened!"

"This time, it is the will of the Holy Majesty to increase the levy to equalize the captives. I still need your help to complete the emperor's order together!"

Looking at Du Huanyun, Hu Yuanjun said in a deep voice: "Just now I told Du Xiancheng that this job is not easy to do now. Sometimes I think about it... It's really better to be exiled to the northwest, so it saves me a lot of worry!"

Exile in the Northwest...is no stranger to the southern gentry.

"It's just that everyone has a great career, so don't follow in my footsteps!"

"Xianzun, what do you mean by that, are you threatening us?" Someone asked in a bad tone.

"Whatever you think, whether it's a threat or admonishment, I just hope you think carefully, and don't lose the big because of the small!" Hu Yuanjun said calmly.

For some reason, after uttering the "ruthless words", his mood calmed down instead.

"This afternoon, the county government will send officials to collect taxes on your farm. It's up to you to pay or not!"

After saying this, Hu Yuanjun left directly.

It's not that he is arrogant, it's just because Hu Yuanjun knows that no matter how much he talks, it's nonsense, and these people actually understand the truth.

Now that he is going all out, it depends on whether these people dare to follow.

"Lord Du, look at this..."

When Hu Yuanjun left, everyone looked at Du Huanyun, hoping that he could say something.

Du Huanyun is not stupid, to trip Hu Yuanjun at this time is tantamount to confronting the court, even beheading is possible.

"Everyone... the emperor's will, we must obey it!" Du Huanyun was very embarrassed.

And his words immediately lost his "popularity", just because he was counseled at a critical moment.

"Lord Du, farewell..."

"Humph……"

Everyone left one after another, Du Huanyun's face was full of bitterness, he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.

He is also decisive. Now that he has expressed his attitude, he will not change course easily.

"Whether they pay or not, first figure out what's going on with your family. If they want to die, let them go!" Du Huanyun secretly said.

When the time came to the next day, all the officials of the county government were sent out, and the whole county government seemed empty.

Taxation has been carried out for a day. Although there are some bumps and bumps, overall progress is still being made, which reassures Hu Yuanjun a lot.

What worried him was that the imperial envoy for the inspection had not yet arrived.

Why do these imperial envoys always like to make unannounced visits?
Hu Yuanjun was very upset. He wanted to visit various villages and towns, but he was afraid that the imperial envoy would come suddenly, so he could only spend time in the county office.

Just when he was bored, he heard the sound of drums outside.

"Who is playing the drums, go out and see!" Hu Yuanjun was very upset.

As soon as he heard the sound, he knew it was the big drum outside the county government office, and that thing was used to avenge grievances.

After a while, the yamen servant rushed over and reported to Hu Yuanjun: "My lord, someone wants to sue!"

"Complaint? What kind of complaint?"

The yamen servant replied: "It is said that the field was seized by others, and I beg the master to make decisions for him?"

Now at the juncture of checking Tianmu, some people dare to occupy other people's land, but they really think their own lives are long.

"Take him to the court, and I will personally interrogate him!" Hu Yuanjun said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

A few minutes later, when Hu Yuanjun came to the lobby, he saw the sufferer who came to complain.

There were three people who came, and although their clothes were shabby, they had sly expressions on their faces.

Hu Yuanjun was about to ask a question, but the guard on the side stepped forward cautiously, and reminded in a low voice: "My lord, the little guy in the middle knows that he is a scumbag in the county, and the two next to him are probably not good people!"

Hearing this, Hu Yuanjun was even more confused.

It would be good for such a person not to occupy other people's land, who would mess with these hob meat.

The most important thing is, do these people really have property?

(End of this chapter)