After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

"He does his thing, and I do mine. What's more, I think Wang Yuan probably had some agenda for letting him out." Pei Jiaoran put on the futou skillfully and said in a deep voice: "Let's go while the rain is light. Now. It’s summer tax time, and it’s easy to ask questions and check everything.”

Feng Yuanxian was left to take charge of camp affairs, and the two of them took He Liang out of Shence Military Camp.

There was a steady drizzle in the mountains, and mud flew wherever the three horses' hooves stepped.

Not far away, in the wilderness at the foot of the mountain, there are cultivators wearing bamboo hats and raincoats working. The sound of horse hooves came closer and closer, and the plowman looked back. I saw three people coming on horseback. The leader was wearing a bird blue robe with lapels and narrow sleeves. His back was straight, and his face was covered by a bamboo hat on his head. But there was a killing intent like a sword, coming towards his face.

Finally, the three of them dismounted in front of a crooked jujube tree on the slope and stood on the slope looking into the distance. Pei Jiaoran's clothes were blown up by the mountain wind, and the weeds under his feet were also blown into small waves by the wind.

"This year's young crop money has been increased to thirty-five cents."

When she was appointed as the head of Zhongshushe, she felt that she should not accept money from young people. Therefore, he petitioned Emperor Wei to stop giving money to young people, but it was a pity that it was not accepted. But she also understood what Emperor Wei's considerations were as a ruler. Unless someone can provide a perfect solution to the problem of empty national treasury.

And if you want to replenish the national treasury, it cannot be solved by arresting a few corrupt officials. Even if their wealth is added to the national treasury, it will only be temporary.

As long as you keep supporting the country for a day, your money will eventually be used up. Therefore, solving the problem at its root is what rulers of all dynasties need to consider.

"Thirty-five cents per acre, but the naturalized Shence Army can avoid military service. The money will eventually be distributed to the people. In order to solve the problem of military food, the imperial court usually divided a certain amount of military land from the prefecture where Shence was stationed. , let them use it for farming. Take Heyang Town in Tongzhou as an example. According to the regulations, they need to supply Zuo Shence of Heyang Town with two thousand stone fields of millet every year. Even though it has been allocated to the counties under Tongzhou, Tongzhou The land is very thin and the people are numerous and poor. Therefore, this is still a considerable burden for the people."

"The power of heaven, earth, and people's livelihood is at stake. It's so far-fetched that there's nothing to say about it." Pei Jiaoran couldn't help but sigh.

The ancients often said that the people are the foundation of a country, and the foundation is solid and the country will be safe. How the people live has always been a reflection of the vitality of a dynasty. Thousands of people are the cornerstone of the country. If the people are exploited and indulged too much, the situation of the dynasty will become corrupt.

The First Emperor became the first person in history, but his son Hu Hai failed to hold on to such a great empire and imposed exorbitant levies and expropriations, which led to a mutiny in Daze Township. However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty achieved great achievements in pacifying the Western Regions. However, due to the incompetence of his descendant Emperor Ling, he allowed the eunuchs and relatives to continue fighting and refused to reduce taxes even if the grain was not collected. This allowed Zhang Jiao of Taiping Dao to take advantage of the opportunity and use Huang Laozhi as the pretext. He used this technique to seduce the people who had been exploited for a long time to become his followers and rebel against the Han Dynasty. Even in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, the people were unable to bear the corvées and revolted.

"What is recorded in the account books is empty after all. Let's go down and talk to them." After saying that, Pei Jiaoran jumped down instantly.

Even if the court implements new decrees, sometimes the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and everyone above and below conceals the truth in order to profit from it. The people will not know the inside story and will think that the government decrees are the same as before. Therefore, before implementing each government decree, we have to visit various places to understand the actual situation and make revisions to the government decree.

Along the field ridge, we stopped in front of a plowman. A gentle smile appeared on Pei Jiaoran's face, "Uncle, may I ask if there is anyone near here who can ask for a drink of water?"

"Our village is not far ahead. Girl, if you and your husband don't mind, can you wait for me?" The farmer wiped the rain off his face and grinned, "You two are not in a hurry, are you? "

"Don't be in a hurry. Take your time." Pei Jiaoran said warmly.

This is the benefit of being a county magistrate. She understands the people's livelihood in the imperial court, so she naturally speaks with an affinity.

Half an hour later, the cultivators finished their farm work. Inviting his neighbors to go back with him. The hemp rope shoes left footprints one after another on the muddy ground.

Looking at the hunched back of the plowman in front of him, thoughts flashed across Pei Jiaoran's eyes.

The group of people walked for about half an hour and finally arrived in front of a village. After entering the village, the farmer said goodbye to several other villagers and led them back to his home.

Looking at the simple house in front of him, Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and said, "Speaking of which, I still don't know what your last name is?"

"My surname is Liu. Everyone calls me Lao Liutou on weekdays. If the girl doesn't mind, you can do the same." Lao Liutou smiled and led the three people in, and just put down the farm tools in his hands. He caught a glimpse of a woman standing upright to fetch water from the well. He rushed over and snatched the bucket from the woman's hand, "You are a healthy person! Don't do this kind of work. What will you do if you get tired?"

Following the voice, I looked over and saw a woman holding her waist with one hand and touching her belly with the other, smiling softly.

"Are there guests?" the woman asked.

"Well. Two couples on the road asked me for water. I can't give the water I drank to others, right? So I had to bring them back." Old Uncle Liu looked ashamed, "Hey, madam, you Let’s go back to the house and rest for a while. I’ll go see what’s available in the kitchen. It’s raining heavily, and I’m afraid it won’t be convenient for them to travel.”

"What's the point of leaving the guests alone? I'm going to see if the steamed buns in the kitchen are ready. You go and serve them tea." After that, the woman turned around and walked toward the kitchen. I took off my bamboo hat and raincoat at the door.

Seeing Old Liu Tou walking towards the two of them, Li Xiujing naturally held Pei Jiaoran's hand and said, "Uncle Liu is quite concerned about your wife, and I am deeply ashamed of it."

"Husband and wife are one, and since she is married to me, I should love and care for her. This is my responsibility as a husband." Old Liu teased, "You are also very kind to your wife. Stop standing there, hurry up. Come and have some tea.”

The three of them followed Lao Liutou into the house. He enthusiastically poured a bowl of water for each of them.

After drinking some water, Li Xiujing took Old Liu Tou and started chatting about their daily life.

"I just saw that Uncle Liu, you have quite a big field. Why are you so miserable?" Pei Jiaoran suddenly interjected and asked.

Hearing this, Old Liu Tou sighed, "Oh, girl, you don't know something. No matter how big the fields are, they are still working for those god-damned Shence Army. If their own fields are not good, they will invade ours." The field needs to be supplied by us and Bian every year. Can you tell me what the use of this large field is?"

Hearing the dissatisfaction in his words, Pei Jiaoran looked thoughtful.

"So your county has to add corn from the two taxes to the Shence Army?" Pei Jiaoran asked.

"That's true. I don't know why the imperial court issued such a decree. Doesn't Your Majesty know that we ordinary people can't live a good life?"