Su Qingniang walked to Fengting Town two or three times every day. Every time she went out, she saw a long queue of people buying salt.

Gradually, the salt shop began to be limited in quantity.

Some people rushed to buy salt from afar, dragging their children with their children. As soon as they reached their own, they were told that there was no salt. They immediately sat on the ground and started crying. The crying sound was so shrill that it was unbearable.

Some people are smart and turn around and rush to various grocery stores, food stores, buying various sauces, pickles, pickles, salted fish, etc.

In Su Qingma’s store, all the kimchi pickles were sold out.

Some people are smart, no longer watching the price of salt and start buying grain from grain shops. As a result, the grain prices of grain shops have also risen quietly. As for cloth shops, some people have started to stock up. In addition to money and grain, taxes can also be subscribed for cotton, linen, silk and other cloths.

Qian's shopkeeper welcomed the largest flow of customers. Every day he smiled and felt lenient in receiving the money. But after the shopkeeper reported it, he also raised the price in a limited quantity and was pointed at the nose and scolded. She was not afraid, and stood in the shop with her waist and scolded her.

The people in the town watched the fun.

There was a storm in the whole town, which made people feel panicked.

Xiao Qingyang, who had been to a private school for a year, was very confused by all this. After leaving Master Ma's wife, Xiao Qingxing, who had no one taught her to study, sat on the steps in front of the shop, looking at the chaos on the street, and muttering.

At night, the sisters returned to the yard. It was hot in the summer and several people were in the yard for a cool cool.

Xiao Qingxing looked up and asked, "Sister, is salt rare? Why is it sold more expensive than grain?"

Seeing that both brother and sister were looking at her with bright eyes, Su Qingma smiled and said, "Yes. Salt is rare than grain. Grain can be produced in every place. If you can't produce rice, you can grow wheat, and if you can't grow wheat, you can grow sorghum, millet and soybean. There is always a way to find food. But not every place where salt is produced. Moreover, the process of making salt is not mature, and there is little salt production. In addition, transportation is inconvenient, so it is not easy to sell it when transported."

The little brother and sister thought about something.

After thinking about it, Xiao Qingyang asked again: "Then why could one pound of salt be exchanged for four pounds of grain before, but now the price of salt has risen so much. Is it because the salt has become less?"

"I know, I know, is it rare that things are precious?" Xiao Qingxing followed loudly.

Su Qingliu and Su Qingmu both laughed.

Since Ma's wife left, no one taught her to study anymore, so she followed Xiao Qingyang to learn. Every time Xiao Qingyang came back from a private school, she would teach her to recognize words and memorize articles. Now the little thing can read some simple books with a bumpy and occasionally jump to one or two idioms.

Su Qingma said: "No. It is because the salt tax is heavy that the salt price has risen."

“Does salt pay taxes?”

"Yes. We live in this country. In order to maintain the operation of the country, the country has to collect various taxes. Not only salt has to be increased, but also vinegar, paper, and sauce have to pay taxes. My sister also has to pay commercial taxes when opening a store, and the land at home has to pay taxes. We have to pay grain taxes when collecting food."

"I know. There is also household tax and tax!"

The little brother and sister were impressed by these two taxes. Because the household tax some time ago, both of their sisters paid the household tax because of the separation of households, and Xiao Qingyang and Lu Xiaobao also paid the D tax.

Xiao Qingyang doubted his life once, and thought he was a man himself and was an adult.

"Sister, why do people sell so few salt? If you open more shops, wouldn't there be salt sold? There is no need to queue up so many people." In recent days, the twins often saw people who came far away to buy salt and cried, feeling sad.

Two little things have been exposed to such a side of society for the first time. In the past, I didn’t get enough, but I just thought I could just be full. Now I can get enough, but I never thought that someone would cry and rush to buy salt.

Su Qingxian explained to the twins: "Because salt is almost sold by officials, only a small number of merchants with salt induction can sell salt. Merchants without salt induction cannot get salt. Privately selling salt will be arrested by the government."

Since ancient times, salt tax has been an important type of tax for each dynasty and dynasty. Sometimes salt tax accounts for more than half of the tax revenue. It is an important source of treasury income. Therefore, all dynasties strictly control the entry and exit of salt and carry out official sales of salt.

After the Song Dynasty, when there were merchants, the court sent salt merchants to salt merchants. Only with salt merchants could they trade salt. However, salt merchants were too profitable and salt merchants were rich and the court would strictly control the quantity and price of salt.

It was not easy to register an individual in this era. Many mountain people, refugees, and black households could not register, so these people would not pay taxes. But they would not not eat salt, so they would add salt taxes. This means that the population in the world paid taxes.

Moreover, if you pay more salt tax than other tax bentoes, there will be no leakage. As long as you are a person, you have to eat salt. Therefore, the transaction of salt has been strictly controlled.

But because it is a profitable industry, many people are taking risks and selling private salt, and it has been banned repeatedly.

Su Qingxian talked to the twins about the importance of salt and the salt tax in a simple and easy-to-understand language. The two little things understood immediately, and were very glad that they bought salt one step earlier and stocked it up. Now the family does not lack salt. Otherwise, just buying salt will lead to poor family.

Su Qingma saw two little things patting her chest with a look of gratitude and smiled.

The salt tax is heavy, so is the agricultural tax.

These two taxes have always been an important source of tax revenue for the imperial court. Suddenly, the two major taxes were increased, so the treasury had no money. Now the county has collected a lot of mixed taxes. I don’t know whose private pockets have been filled.

At that time, if the food collected by farmers is not enough to pay taxes, who will work hard to farm? At that time, public grievances will arouse farmers' resistance...

Su Qingma was furious and had a cold war and didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Her heart suddenly became confused.

Fengting Town is not the hinterland of the Central Plains, and is far away from the capital. I originally thought that the weather was good and the years were quiet, so I could just live a quiet life. But now the salt price has risen several times, and the grain price has also risen quietly.

Su Qingma suddenly felt a little panicked.

Lying on the bed at night, looking at Lu Xiaobao sleeping beside her, she looks cute and cute. She pinched her flesh fists with her two small hands and placed them on both sides of her little head. She only learned to turn over, but she couldn't even crawl, and her teeth were not growing yet, so she was just a little bigger...

Those who lack medical treatment and medicine in this era do not know whether he can grow up peacefully.

Su Qingma looked at her son silently for a long time, and always felt that she should do something.

Suddenly, I remembered that I had a useless golden finger and hurriedly called it out. Only Su Qingma could see the things inside the golden finger. At that time, Lu Bocheng was going to go to the front line, and Su Qingma placed an order for some medicines, but unexpectedly the guy couldn't see it.
Chapter completed!