I really don't want to be a rebel [infrastructure]

Luo Shixing hadn't left Fucheng when he found out about this matter. At first he didn't want to take care of it. However, after the order was issued, he could often hear mournful cries in the posthouse. Obviously, the taxes were too heavy and the people were powerless to resist. There is despair in the heart.

He was silent for a while, then turned his head to look at Cheng Jingwei and sighed, "Hey, I didn't want to offend him at first, but I didn't expect to offend him in the end."

Cheng Jingwei had long expected that with Luo Shixing's temper and temperament, he would definitely take care of this matter. This kid is soft-hearted and always hates seeing the people suffer, even if those people have nothing to do with him.

He smiled and said: "If you offend, you will offend. Anyway, you, the county magistrate, are officially appointed by the court. Even if he is unhappy, he can't do anything to you."

Luo Shixing thought so too, he was indeed not afraid of offending Liu Yanyou.

So he packed up and went to visit Liu Yanyou.

At this moment, Liu Yanyou was angry. The common people would more or less resist such a tax increase. It might not be a rebellion, but they would certainly express their protest.

In particular, the folk customs in Lingnan are tough, and they have conflicts with the sergeants brought by Liu Yanyou.

At this moment, Feng Ziyou was trying to persuade Liu Yanyou not to be as knowledgeable as ordinary people, when Luo Shixing passed by, he happened to hear Feng Ziyou talking.

He paused, for some reason, he always felt that Feng Ziyou's name of consolation was actually an insult.

It is difficult to control the people here, so let Liu Yanyou take a step back.

The problem is that Liu Yanyou has always had a tough personality. At the beginning, officials below the sixth rank would kill them if they wanted to. Did no one persuade him at that time?impossible.

Now Feng Ziyou's persuasion will only make Liu Yanyou more angry.

Luo Shixing was also very angry. Once Liu Yanyou got angry and acted impulsively, it would be even more difficult for him to persuade him.

So after he entered, he ignored Feng Ziyou's smiling face and saluted Liu Yanyou with a straight face.

When Liu Yanyou saw Luo Shixing, his attitude was relatively gentle, and he said, "You are here without blame? Sit down, but you are here for the tax increase?"

After Luo Shixing sat down, he cupped his hands and said, "Exactly, the granary in Fucheng is empty now, and the officials are very clear, but now the people don't have any surplus grain, and the spring plowing seems to have been delayed. In addition to this year's drought, if the rent is adjusted, only I am afraid that the people will not be able to live on, so I ask you to think twice."

Liu Yanyou frowned. If others said that he would have reprimanded him loudly, but he had a good impression of Luo Shixing, and Luo Shixing also helped him a lot, so he said at this time: "You are still young and don't understand. At that time, I had already issued a military order with the imperial court, and I must do something in Jiaozhou, but if even food needs to be donated by the imperial court, what do I need to do? What's more, you know the situation here, it is very complicated, and now this kind of The situation is also the people’s own fault, the imperial court will not even give relief, if the rent is not adjusted, in case something happens again, the treasury will not be able to get anything out.”

Luo Shixing immediately asked: "Since the envoy has issued a military order, did you promise when it will be fulfilled?"

Liu Yanyou hesitated for a moment: "This has never happened before."

Only then did Luo Shixing say: "Then there is no rush. When the envoy first comes here, he must first understand the people's livelihood. If he wants to come to the court, he will not blame the envoy for this."

Of course Liu Yanyou knew that the imperial court was not that unkind, but the problem was that he didn't want to stay here any longer and wanted to leave quickly.

So he said in a gentle voice: "You have been in Lingnan for many years and you don't know much about Luoyang. At this time, I have made up my mind, so there is no need to say more."

Luo Shixing: ...

He was very sure that this was an excuse from the other party. It was difficult for Luoyang events to affect Lingnan, and even if it had something to do with Mengshe Zhao and Bin Sui Zhao, at most it would affect Beidai County, not the capital city of Jiaozhou.

Luo Shixing asked again: "Your Majesty insists on this?"

Liu Yanyou said firmly, "Not bad."

He is a firm-willed person, and he will not change easily after making a decision.

Feng Ziyou, who was on the side, didn't speak before, but now he said: "Luo Ling, don't think that Shijun is unkind, after all, Shijun has just issued an order, and now those who don't see Shijun's kindness are about to make a scene. At this time, Shijun must If we take this step back, it will be difficult for Shijun to move forward in Lingnan."

Liu Yanyou smiled and said, "Da Lang knows me."

Well, Feng Ziyou is the boss in his family, so he naturally became a big man.

Luo Shixing rolled his eyes in his heart, he is a ghost, if he knew this earlier, why did he do it in the first place?If you raise the tax so high, even if you think about it with your toes, you may encounter obstacles.

It's just that at this point, Luo Shixing has no other good way.

He could be hard-topping with Liu Yanyou, but the question is what happens after the hard-topping?He is the governor, and he is a small county magistrate, so he is the next criminal, and he may be involved in a book at that time.

In the end, he had no choice but to sigh and said, "Why doesn't the lower official know? It's just that there have been crying and crying every night these days, and the lower official just couldn't bear it."

Oh, this is still a soft-hearted child.

Liu Yanyou frowned softly for a moment and said, "How do you know they didn't do it for you? You don't have to worry about this matter. When you return to Beidai County, if someone refuses to accept it, just say it was my order."

Then I really thank you for not letting me take the blame.

Luo Shixing was a little dumbfounded, and said at this moment: "In that case, the next official just bid farewell to the lord."

Liu Yanyou asked regretfully, "Shouldn't you stay a little longer?"

He was really reluctant to part with this little county magistrate. Although the other party also came to persuade him, his words were gentle, and it was not because he was difficult to deal with, but because he felt sorry for the people.

After hearing that there was no room for change, I didn't feel embarrassed, nor did I refute it.

All in all, he is a soft-hearted, kind and obedient child. He still likes this little magistrate.

Luo Shixing immediately said: "Since the Lord has made up his mind, I can go back and arrange the corresponding matters, so that if someone makes a fuss, it can be calmed down in time."

After hearing this, Liu Yanyou responded, "That's fine too."

Luo Shixing breathed a sigh of relief, he was really worried that Liu Yanyou would keep him for a while.

According to the current situation, it will be a matter of time before the people start a quarrel. At the beginning, Jiaozhou was only a little dry, and everyone saw that life was going to be difficult, so they rushed the city of Jiaozhou. Now Liu Yanyou has made it clear that he will not let people live.

If you stay in Zhoucheng now, you are looking for a dead end, so you should go back quickly.

Liu Yanyou didn't know that Luo Shixing avoided her like a snake and scorpion, and when Luo Shixing was about to leave, he actually gave Luo Shixing many things, even saying that it was given to his nephew by his uncle.

Cloth, jade, stone, paper, literature and play, all of them add up to be more valuable than the things Luo Shixing gave him.

Luo Shixing was immediately very melancholy. He couldn't stand others being nice to him, especially the kind of people he didn't think he was suitable for close friends with. If he was nice to him, he would be very psychologically burdened.

But... For the sake of these things, Luo Shixing decided to try his best to save Liu Yanyou's life when the time comes.

Liu Yanyou didn't know that his melancholy was due to a dilemma, and thought that he was also reluctant to part. Suddenly, he became emotional, so he opened his arms and hugged Luo Shixing, patted him on the back and said, "Go, if this can be done, then I will ask you The imperial court asks for credit for you."

Luo Shixing: ...

Do these grown-ups like to say this sentence? It was also said by the economic envoy back then.

Luo Shixing continued to salute and distanced himself from Liu Yanyou. Except for Cheng Jingwei, he was really not used to being so close to others, and Cheng Jingwei, who was standing next to him, had already turned cold.

He bowed slightly and said: "This is the job of a subordinate official, even if it is done, I dare not take credit for it."

Don't tell the court about such a mess, I'm afraid the court will think that I am not a good person.

After Luo Shixing complained, he bid farewell to Liu Yanyou.

After finally returning to Beidai County all the way, Cheng Jingwei was fine, but his face was full of tiredness that could not be concealed.

When Li Youdao brought everyone over to pick him up, he was really taken aback: "What's wrong with the lynx cat? Are you sick?"

Luo Shixing waved his hands weakly: "It's nothing, just tired."

Li Youdao frowned: "Liu Yanyou is not easy to get along with?"

Luo Shixing looked up to the sky and sighed: "It's fine if he's just not easy to get along with, come on, let's have a meeting."

Everyone looked at each other and held a meeting without taking a break as soon as they came back. It seemed that the matter was relatively serious.

And when everyone heard that Liu Yanyou was going to charge the full rent, they were stunned. Wang Yan, who had been in charge of this aspect, couldn't help asking on the spot: "Is he crazy?"

Luo Shixing crossed his hands on his stomach and said very sadly: "I don't know if he's crazy or not. All I know now is that our days are not going to be easy."

Pei Xingben asked: "Should we also charge full rent?"

Luo Shixing immediately waved his hand: "No, everyone's life just passed a little bit, and collecting full rent at this time is equivalent to taking out everyone's wealth."

After hearing this, Wei Ziyao smiled and said, "Don't worry, the common people's families are not so poor now, and everyone's life is much better than before."

Luo Shixing glanced at him expressionlessly: "Then have you forgotten that Beidai County is no longer what it used to be? What are you going to do with the tribes that were later assigned to Beidai County?"

Those tribes have just started and are working hard to develop. Those who are suitable for farming will plant the land, and those who are not suitable will find ways to build factories, and then vigorously build roads. The development potential of a place depends on whether the transportation is convenient.

After hearing this, Wei Ziyao realized, yes, they are not what they used to be.

Li Youdao probably understood what Luo Shixing meant, and turned his head to look at Wang Sui: "If it's a full lease, how long can we support it now?"

Naturally, Wang Sui had an account in his heart, and after a rough calculation, he said: "Before we bought a lot of grain, and also reduced the sales of grain, a rough calculation, it can last for two years."

After hearing this, Luo Shixing asked, "Is it based on the current grain storage in the granary, not counting future taxes?"

Wang Su nodded: "Exactly."

Only then did Luo Shixing feel relieved: "That's fine, it doesn't take two days, it can last for a year."

What he said was nonsensical, Wei Ziyao and Xiao Shanshi were both a little at a loss, why is it enough to last for a year?

Fortunately, a big boss answered him quickly, Cui Shenji sneered and said: "Liu Yanyou is so perverse, I'm afraid something will happen in less than a year."

Luo Shixing said very justly: "It's not yet time to collect taxes. Although the order will go on, it will not cause the people to object on the spot. Everything will have to wait until the end of the year."

After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Cheng Jingwei: "Go to the border between Fucheng and us to garrison troops, and be careful not to be discovered. If something really happens, remember to fish out Liu Yanyou when the time comes."

Li Youdao was helpless: "You are too kind, such a person who doesn't care about the life and death of the people, why save him?"

Luo Shixing said frankly: "It's all about reciprocating. When I came back, he gave me a lot of things. You can see what you can't sell, and sell the rest. Use the money to buy food."

Liu Qixian immediately said: "It was given to you by Liu Yanyou, and we didn't need you to sell the gift."

Luo Shixing said very frankly: "It's just that he doesn't want to keep his things. We don't have different ways and we don't seek each other."

That's true, everyone saw that he was determined and stopped dissuading him, anyway, the little lynx is not so short of money now.

Although the things Liu Yanyou sent were valuable, they were nothing in the eyes of the bosses.

No one paid much attention to this matter. In the end, within two days, Wang Antong came to Luo Shixing and said, "Lynx cat, now everyone says we want to increase taxes, but didn't you say no before?"