Encounter Qin Shihuang on a deserted island

Chapter 270 Withholding food and increasing taxes

After leaving Xianyang City, it was all the way north to the frontier.

When passing through the area under the jurisdiction of Xianyang City, you can see a lot of land being reclaimed and planted.

Not to mention, there are already thousands of farmers who have received the food and seeds given by the imperial court.

Although they were wondering whether it could be planted, it was a good start for Chang Yu when he came.

With the grain distributed by the imperial court, farmers can eat at least half a year before the grain is harvested.

The mighty ranks of the two thousand Black Banner Army were very impressive.

Chang Yu, Wang Jian and Li Si rode side by side at the front of the team.

Seeing so many changes outside the city, Wang Fu had many questions for Chang Yu.

What Chang Yu knew, he answered without hesitation.

For those who don't know, if Li Si knows, he will answer it for him, which can be regarded as letting Chang Yu know a lot of things.

Passing through many villages along the way, many farmers or children came out to say goodbye again and again in amazement.

Some people wondered where the mighty team was going.
In today's era, news is still spread by people.

No matter what happens, there will be a time delay.

Those farmers don't know what's going on, and that's normal.

However, they don't know, but it doesn't mean that the local officials don't know.

When passing through their jurisdiction, local officials stood at the intersection.

Whether it's Wang Jian, Li Si Nai or Chang Yu's arrival, they are all terrified.

Even if you know they are passing by, you may not stop thinking about them.

Chang Yu and the others ignored those officials and passed by on the official road from a distance.

They went out to fight, not to show off their might.

Faced with the invitations of the group of officials, they basically turned a deaf ear.

The team was like this, moving forward at a moderate speed, and left the jurisdiction of Xianyang in less than half a day.

Gradually, as night fell, a piece of flat ground was found, where the two thousand elites stopped to rest and the horses ate fodder.

When the soldiers were setting up a bonfire to rest, a farmer came staggering and panting.

Facing the three of Chang Yu and the others who were talking, they knelt on the ground with a plop: "My lord, you have to decide for us!"

"Hey, what are you doing!" The soldiers next to him reacted in shock, and one after another came up to pick him up and go out.

The appearance of this farmer made many soldiers nearby break into cold sweat.

It's because they weren't vigilant enough. I thought that with so many soldiers around, no one would approach them.
If the farmer was a killer, just from the distance just now, he could draw out his knife and attack any of Chang Yu and the others.

"My lord, my lord, you have to decide for us!" the farmer kept calling as he was being carried out.

Chang Yu looked at his fluster and nervousness, which didn't seem to be faking, maybe something really happened?

Ignoring Li Si's obstruction, he shouted at the group of soldiers: "Let him go and ask what's wrong."

"Sir, you are away on an expedition, so don't meddle in your own business!" Li Si said in a low voice.

Indeed, there are missions when going out on an expedition, and everything is based on completing missions, and other things are not easy to manage.

However, seeing the anxious look of the farmer, Chang Yu became curious, wanting him to decide what to do.

Wang Jian had no objection to this, took the tea from Wang Fu, walked to the side and sat down.

The soldier let go of the farmer, and he knelt on the ground crying bitterly: "Thank you sir, thank you sir, you must be the master for us!"

The matter has come to this point, Li Si didn't have much to say, he stepped forward to help him up with a sigh: "The old man said slowly, what happened?"

Chang Yu asked Wang Fu to pour a cup of tea, and then handed it to him: "Old man, whoever can make decisions for you will definitely help you."

Looking at the tea in front of me, how dare the farmer take it? He has been drinking well water or river water all his life. Where has he seen tea?
Seeing him trembling and not daring to pick it up, but swallowing, it was obvious that he was already thirsty.

Chang Yu gently raised the teacup and fed the old man himself.

He was flattered, but he didn't dare to dodge, lest he offend the adults, and it would be bad to drive him away.

After drinking tea, Li Si helped him to the side and sat down: "Tell me, what happened."

Chang Yu glanced at Wang Fu, who nodded and walked into the darkness.

Although this is a plain, there are no villages on the way we came here or within the range we can see.

An old man appeared here, Chang Yu was a little suspicious, and asked Wang Fu to look around.

Asked by Li Si with such concern, the old man cried bitterly: "Our food has been robbed."

"Huh?" Everyone present, including the soldiers, put down what they were doing and looked at the old man.

Could it be that it was robbed by robbers?
When it was still dark, the fields that passed by were also planted with grain.

It shows that the food in the imperial court has also been distributed here.

The old man said that the food was robbed, probably because he was targeted by robbers.

However, the old man said in tears: "It is the local officials who withheld our grain and increased our taxes."

To put it simply, the court's food has indeed arrived.

However, the local officials who handled it mouthed most of the grain to fill their own pockets.

Not much food was distributed, so he immediately raised taxes. All the food that was taken away was collected again before the people even took a bite.

Such an empty glove white wolf, it is completely equivalent to not distributing food!

According to the regulations of the imperial court, all farmers who grow food can get considerable food.

However, after planting, there is no grain left. How can they survive?
According to the old man, four or five strong men in the village have fainted from hunger
It can make the strong men faint from hunger. Obviously, they gave all the food to the older generation, but they themselves were exhausted from not eating for a long time.

It is conceivable to what extent the seriousness of the matter has evolved.

If it continues to develop like this, is it possible that the local officials want to starve the farmers to death? !

"How courageous!" Wang Jian who was next to him threw his teacup, and his temper came up.

The old man was still crying, and most of what he said was how inhumane the local officials were.

The culture is not very high, and the language organization ability is not good. What the old man said almost denied all the officials.

All the soldiers present, including Chang Yu and the others, felt uncomfortable listening to them as if they were scolding them.

However, no one spoke, even the sound of breathing was very weak, and no one interrupted the old man's crying.

Most of the people present, including Chang Yu, are children of farmers.

At this moment, what the old man said, they automatically substituted themselves and their parents who were farming at home.

The crimes they heard were just the tip of the iceberg, but they felt an uncontrollable suffocation.

(End of this chapter)