Farming through the portable space

After a few days of exposure to the sun, the wheat was all dry. Xiang Yu and Youran took the grain home. This time it was much easier, at least it was much easier than the wheat ears and straws.

Taxation is one of the main sources of the country's economy, especially for farmers, all kinds of taxes are overwhelming. Xiang Yu's village is not a rich place, and it is also remote, but there are still a lot of taxes.

Xiang Yu asked the village chief to get a rough idea of ​​the situation. The current tax is collected according to the head, and of course there is land rent.Although Youran's parents have passed away, the headcount of this season is still counted. After this wheat harvest season, the village head will tell the official who comes to collect taxes how many people are there now, which dead people do not need to pay taxes, and which newborns How much do you need to pay?Although the country will have a census, it is only once every three years, so generally if a villager dies, the village head will tell the official when collecting taxes, so that the next time the tax is paid, the death tax will not be collected up.

Due to the lack of seeds and various fertilizers, now one mu of land is about two to three hundred catties of wheat (it is said that before the Han Dynasty, it was basically 120-170), and the Youran family’s ten mu of land is at most two to three thousand catties.

Xiang Yu frowned. This is really too little. In modern times, one mu of land is basically more than 1000 catties, and here it is even only one-tenth of modern times.Xiang Yu felt that there were too few, while Youran was overjoyed. From Youran's point of view, this was already a bumper harvest, and this year's grain production was considered high. Even Fang Shi, who had been helping all the time, grabbed their wheat and said yes high yield.

Since the wheat was brought home and surrounded by bamboo strips, Youran often wanted to take a look around. Their family hadn't had wheat noodles for a long time, and they always ate corn noodles.This year's wheat is growing well, so maybe they can always have noodles this year.However, Big Brother Xiang didn't seem very happy, "Brother Xiang, what's the matter with you, this year's grain grows well, and the harvest is also large, so we can have wheat noodles to eat even after paying the tax, why are you so unhappy? "

"Youran, have you always produced so much wheat at home?" Xiang Yu always thought that even ancient times must be similar to modern times, even if the difference is not much worse, because in his impression, it seems that the average yield per mu Well, he never knew it was so much worse?It's almost ten times worse!

"Yes, my parents are very good at farming. They are the masters of farming in the village. Every year our family has more than other families in the village!" Zhu Youran replied honestly.

"Oh, okay, I see." Xiang Yu didn't tell him how much the yield per mu was in that era. He still doesn't know how the people here grow it, and he doesn't know why there are so few. Let’s talk about the output later. I don’t know if what I know is useful. Can it increase the output?

Before the grain was confiscated, the village head had already notified that it was time to pay the tax. To pay the tax, the grain had to be transported to the county town and then to a special place, where there would be special officials in charge of taxation.Every family in the village gathered carts of grain at the entrance of the village and sent them to the city together. The village chief wanted to help Youran and his family take them there, but Xiang Yu wanted to see what the street market was like here. Yes, what is it like in the city? I have only seen it on TV before, and now I am still quite curious, but this time paying taxes is the most important thing. I have to sell some more food, and then buy some other things necessities.

The village chief’s house has a bullock cart, and it’s much easier to transport food. Youran is very excited this time, because he’s finally going to the city, and he’s never been there before. They wanted to go with him, but they insisted on not agreeing. They just let him stay at home. This time, he could finally go. It took Xiang Yu a long time to let Xiang Yu agree.

It’s just that Xiaoxiao is going to trouble Aunt Fang again, Xiang Yu is very embarrassed to trouble her all the time, but Aunt Fang doesn’t care, taking care of the child, he has been taking care of it for decades, it’s okay to take care of it for just two days, What's more, Xiaoxiao is still very obedient, basically doesn't cry very much, she is small and cute, and he is willing to take it with her, her two grandchildren have already run all over the place, and she doesn't want to stay there all the time. Even if the sky wants to catch up, I can't catch up.

Xiang Yu pulled a trolley of grain, and leisurely pushed it beside him, chatting all the way, the scenery on both sides of the road was similar to that of the village, but leisurely was excited to see it, chirping like a bird along the way.Although You Ran has always wanted to act like a little adult, but 12 years old is still a child, especially in front of Xiang Yu, she is extremely relaxed.

He always thought that Brother Xiang was actually sent by God to help him, when he and Xiaoxiao needed help most.He thinks Brother Xiang is really kind. He cooks delicious food for them, helps them with work, and takes care of them all the time. It would be great if Brother Xiang could stay forever. He and Xiaoxiao both like Brother Xiang very much.

The city is far away from the village, especially when there are rugged mountain roads. Before, Xiang Yu couldn’t understand why the villagers gathered at the entrance of the village and went together. Now he finally understands that this is really not a Two people can do it.Steep slopes, rough roads, potholes and uneven mountain roads, especially rough or even narrow roads, can block the entire mountain road with a flatbed truck. In many places, several people need to push and pull together. When necessary It has to be lifted to pass.After stumbling along the way, I finally saw the city gate near noon.

The city is not big, it's just a remote town, but there are many people. People from many surrounding villages have come to pay taxes these days, so the streets are full of people pulling food, and small vendors on both sides of the street also take the opportunity Shouting loudly there, there will always be a few people to buy some.

Looking at the bustling scene on the street, I was leisurely excited, Xiang Yu was surprised, it was so lively, I thought I would never see that kind of scene where people were next to each other and couldn't find a place to get involved?He thought that only in modern times would there be so many people, and there were dense crowds wherever he went.

The queue at the place where taxes are paid is very long, but there are also many government servants who collect taxes, and they are spread out in a row, even if it is a specially opened venue, there is no room for them.

When it was finally Xiang Yu's turn in their village, Xiang Yu, who had been waiting leisurely, finally breathed a sigh of relief. They all ate up the pancakes they brought in the morning, and they expected the sun to go down soon.

Xiang Yu unloaded all the bags of grain, and the tax collectors checked the bags one by one, and then checked the other side, finally it was considered finished.Seeing that more than half of the food in the car was left in a blink of an eye, Xiang Yu was so depressed that he didn't know when he would not have to pay the agricultural tax. After thinking about it, he felt that his idea was ridiculous. In this era where agriculture is the main thing, It is impossible not to pay agricultural tax!

Pulling the remaining half a car of grain, Xiang Yu took You Ran and followed Fang Shi and the villagers to sell the rest. Xiang Yu felt that the family must have some money. When they came out this time, Xiang Yu turned over After searching the whole house, I found a total of seven copper plates in an unknown corner, and they were still in different places. I guess even You Ran didn't know about it, or else they might not have put them in now.

Originally, he thought about going to buy something first, but when he thought of the seven copper coins in his pocket, Xiang Yu felt guilty. He really didn't know what he could buy, so let's talk about it after the food is sold for some money!

The grain and oil store is not far from the tax, and a few people arrived soon---Laifumipu. This store looks quite big, and there is an old shopkeeper inside. The store has been in business for decades, and the price is not bad. To be fair, people in the village usually come here, but Fang Shi and the others naturally brought Xiang Yu here this time.

"Treasurer Tao, you're here today, where's your little boy?" Fang Shi chatted with shopkeeper Tao while carrying the food down.

"Oh, he, I've stopped doing things at home recently, and I'm going to go home to take care of the elderly after a while!"

"What, shopkeeper Tao, you want to go back to your hometown, so what about your store? We won't find a store as good as yours in the future!" Fang Shi and the others said there, this store is the most peaceful. There is no shortage of weight, and the price is fair, so villagers generally like to come here.

"Oh, this, you don't have to worry, my store has already been taken down by someone else, and I still sell grain, and the owner is not bad, so you can still sell here in the future." Shopkeeper Tao explained.

Just as he was talking, he saw a person coming outside, and Shopkeeper Tao greeted him out!