Mind Reading: Koi Cub brings script to save the whole family

The files clearly record this, so why do people say that they only paid 30%?

The people will not lie, so there is only something wrong with the officials in the county government.

It just so happened that those two years were also the period when Su Lifang was in office, and only he could cover up such tyranny!

The more Xu Shaobo thought about it, the angrier he became. Su Lifang deceived his superiors and subordinates and enriched himself. He used such means to squeeze the fat and blood of the people and feed on the flesh and blood of the common people. It was truly a heinous crime!

After trying to calm down his anger, Xu Shaobo turned to An Sheng and asked, "Did you issue a notice when you raised the taxes?"

At that time, Ansheng was just a small doorman and he was not aware of these official duties.

But the 30% tax did cause quite a bit of turmoil back then. However, at that time, the common people could not even get enough to eat, so how could they have the ability to fight against the government?

Even if droughts and other things had not happened, ordinary people would not have been able to compete with the government.

"Your Excellency, this really happened back then," An Sheng replied.

Xu Shaobo's heart sank. This was tantamount to false imperial decree, and he would be beheaded for that!

Now that Su Lifang has been transferred to such a remote place as Yanmen Prefecture, it seems like a promotion, but in fact it is not.

Thinking of this, Xu Shaobo suddenly realized that perhaps what Su Lifang did was not unknown.

At least, Prince Jing knew it.

Xu Shaobo's guess was wrong, but it was also an accidental guess.

Now there is one more difficult problem at hand.

The taxes extorted by Sullivan must be returned to the people.

At the same time, planting new crops also needs to be carried out.

After much thought, Xu Shaobo decided to conceal the fact that Su Lifang lied about the tax rate by 30%.

But at the same time, we need to solve this problem from another perspective.

The imperial court had been collecting taxes at a 30% rate for two years, and originally intended to exempt them for the next two years.

According to the 20% tax law of the imperial court, the tax would have to be exempted for at least three years before the compensation collected previously could be given to the people.

Now it is said that those who reclaim wasteland can be exempted from taxes for two years, which adds up to five years.

Xu Shaobo's brows were heavy. Five years was too long, and there was no suitable reason to exempt taxes for five whole years.

Thinking of this, Xu Shaobo coughed twice and said, "Opening up wasteland and planting new crops is very important, and it is also something I will strongly support since I took office. The tax exemption is true, and the new crops are also true. If anyone has doubts, they can go to Yujia Village outside the city to inquire about the situation."

"The second branch of the Yu family in Yujia Village reclaimed more than 100 mu of wasteland two years ago and planted new crops, which yielded a good harvest. After their success, they led the whole village to plant new crops. Now, although every household in the village is not rich, they have enough money and food at home, and have built new houses."

"This notice is indeed not very convincing. If I were you, my first reaction would naturally be disbelief. But hearing is not believing, seeing is believing. What you see with your own eyes can't be false, right?"

"If there are any citizens who are interested, why don't you go to Yujia Village and take a look at the hundred acres of fertile land, and then make your choice?"

After Xu Shaobo finished speaking, the scene fell into silence.

His suggestions made those who already had ideas more determined, and made those who were originally pessimistic become more eager to take action.

It wasn't long before the people started talking about it.

"What the county magistrate said seems to make sense!"

"Seeing is believing, why don't we go take a look?"

"I have relatives from Yujia Village, and their village seems to be doing really well in the past two years!"

"Yes, there is also a girl from our village who married to Yujia Village. She brought a lot of things back to her parents' home in the past two years. How could it be so prosperous in previous years?"

"Wow, after hearing what you said, Yujia Village is really a little different!"

"Who's going? Count me in!"

"Count me in, I listen to the magistrate. Seeing is believing. Go and take a look and you'll know!"

"I won't go. I'll listen to the county magistrate and go home to organize people to open up the wasteland!"

……

Seeing that everyone slowly changed their minds, Xu Shaobo felt relieved.

"Everyone!"

"If you want to go to Yujia Village, you must go in groups, go early and come back early, and pay attention to safety!"

"If you don't want to go to Yujia Village and want to open up the wasteland directly, please come and register so that we can distribute seeds to everyone later."

"No matter which one it is, you must think it through, understand?"

The people at the scene quickly divided into three teams, one team went to Yujia Village, one team waited for registration, and the remaining team was still watching.

Seeing this situation, Xu Shaobo was not in a hurry.

The promotion of new crops is imperative. Everything should be done step by step and we should not be in a hurry.

take it easy!

On the other side, Yu Lin and his companions had just arrived home when, less than half an hour later, many strangers came to the village.

The villagers of Yujia Village had been informed in advance, so they were not afraid of strangers who came, but instead stepped forward and took the initiative to talk.

After hearing this, the two brothers Yu Lin from the second branch of the Yu family took the initiative to go to their own fields.

Now is the time to transplant sweet potatoes, and clusters of green seedlings are evenly transplanted into the fields.

The second family had a lot of land, and many people from the village came to help.

Now more than half of the plants have been transplanted. Looking around, it is lush and green, which is very pleasing to the eye.

"What is this? I've never seen it before." Someone widened his eyes and pointed at the sweet potato seedlings in the field.

Someone immediately responded: "You are stupid! This must be one of those new crops mentioned in the notice! We have never seen such leaves before, what else could it be?"

A villager from Youyujia Village explained: "Yes, this is indeed a new crop. It is sweet potato seedlings. It takes about three months to grow. The fruits grow in the soil. When it is time to harvest, they need to be dug out of the ground."

Common crops, such as rice and wheat, have their ears and their fruits grow on the ground. This is the first time I have seen crops that bear fruit in the soil.

"It grows in the soil, isn't it all soil? Can it still be eaten?" someone asked.

Immediately, a villager from Yujia Village responded: "Of course, the fruit grows in the soil and is bound to be contaminated by mud. Just wash it clean before eating."

"The same goes for potatoes. Both of these are foods with extremely high yields, and you don't need to eat a lot to be full. If they are properly stored, they can be stored for a long time. They can be used as staple foods, in cooking, or even as snacks!"

The people of Yujia Village are full of confidence and pride when talking about their new crops.

This made other people who came to inspect also feel envious.

"Did that potato also grow from this sweet potato seedling?"

"No, they are two different crops. Potatoes are planted in November and harvested in March of the following year."

As soon as these words were spoken, people from other villages were immediately shocked.

"What? Potatoes can survive the winter?"

In their opinion, it is already amazing that wheat can survive the winter. Now there is another crop that can survive the winter, which is a huge surprise.

"Count me in! My family wants to grow these new crops!" someone decided immediately.