autumn harvest!

In previous years, the Great Chu imperial government went to the countryside to collect taxes.

The situation is different this year.

The people who collect taxes this year are still familiar yamen runners, but there are more strangers around them, living people with a northern accent.

"Which court is this year's tax to be given?"

"Any court that takes over the territory will be given to the court."

"Our here is now under the jurisdiction of Southern Chu or Northern Zhou?"

"Didn't you see the flags hanging at the yamen? Here, now it is under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhou court. Naturally, the taxes are also handed over to the Northern Zhou court."

"Or collect taxes according to the old rules?"

"The rules are the same, but there is one less levy than in previous years, and the tax is reduced by half a percentage."

"Seriously? There is such a good thing? Without the levy, how can the government pay the yamen runners below?"

"You don't understand this, the Northern Zhou court has money. The salary of the yamen runners is paid."

"I've never seen anyone like this."

"Isn't it good to have less levy? This year you can save more food, save more money, and eat a few meals of meat during the Chinese New Year."

"I can't say it well! It's different from before. I'm afraid it's going to change this day. When we get old and can't keep up with the changes, we're afraid it's a burden."

"You think too much. Even if you can't keep up with the changes, your son and grandchildren still have a chance. Could it be that you want your son and grandchildren to stay on this land like you, and you can't even make a living for three meals."

"What's wrong with guarding the land? What do you eat without land?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Land is the fundamental. But the northern land is different from ours. I heard that people there go directly to the government to rent land to grow crops. I heard that in the northern land, most of the fertile land is in the hands of the government and cannot be bought and sold. There are very few lands that can be bought and sold."

"What should I do? The Northern Zhou Dynasty will not do this in the south of us. The land we saved up by several generations cannot be taken away by the government."

"Don't worry, the government will not accept your land. The government is staring at the powerful families and using money to buy the land in their hands."

"I really use money to buy it? It's not a forced purchase or sale."

"That's not! You can do it without money, you can give shares. I heard that the families of several counties near Pingyang County have exchanged land for shares in the salt field."

"With salt field shares, wouldn't it be issued?"

"Yes! I'm so envious. If my family has enough land, I'll sell it to the Northern Zhou government and exchange it for Salt Field shares."

The old farmer was smoking a dry tobacco and was in a complicated mood.

The world changes so fast that many things are heard for the first time. I feel like I have been abandoned by the outside world and feel a little panicked.

Isn't it good to guard the land?

Have to go out?

"I have something I forgot who I have to hold a literacy class before the end of the year. I heard that Wang Xiucai from the next village has already signed up for the exam. As long as he passes the exam, he can be a literacy class teacher and he has money every month. If he does a good job, he can also go to a college or even go to a yamen to study for a half-time position."

"You can't be a scholar as an official."

"Don't worry about Wang Xiucai. The literacy class is in progress. Do you want your eldest grandson and granddaughter to read for a few days and know a few words?

I heard that the restaurant outside is hiring people, and if you know how to read, your wages will be higher.

Your eldest granddaughter learns to read, and you will have the opportunity to enter the embroidery building to learn skills, learn how to make a living, and you will never have to worry about your life. If your eldest grandson learns to settle accounts, you can still do an account."

"Is there such a good thing?"

"You know, Yuzhou is like this now. The officials above said that literacy classes should bloom everywhere, so that young people can recognize a few words and avoid being deceived when they go out."

"It's all nonsense! It's good to have enough food and have a few rations left at home."

"You won't let you pay for money, and you're not happy to send your children to study for free?"

"Whether the surname is Zhou or Chu in this world, it may be possible. Is it too early to bow and kowtow to the new imperial court now? Be careful of being settled later."

"This world is destined to be Zhou."

"That's not necessarily."

"Then let's go and see."

...

The chaos in people's hearts cannot stop the advance of the Northern Zhou army.

They fought south and north, sweeping across the territory of Southern Chu.

With Jianzhou City as the center, it radiates to four directions: southeast, west and north, and takes down one city after another, one government official after another, and collects taxes to become emperors.

Xiao Yi also ordered not to intercept the news.

He even deliberately sent news about this into Jianzhou City, which made people feel in trouble.

Inside the Taisho Palace...

Another morning court ends.

Another time wasted and no practical measures were discussed.

Shi Wen is tired!

Jianzhou City was sealed, but in fact he lived in the palace. He lived in the palace in both war and peace, which basically had no impact on his life.

What really has an impact is the human heart.

Someone sneaked out of the city, but he always knew about it, but he did not order to stop it.

because……

With a small population, there will be less pressure on food, and there will be less pressure on corpses and feces to deal with.

In order to maintain the stability of the city and the stability of the people's hearts, the government must regularly place grain in the market to stabilize prices.

As long as people have food in their hands, they will not panic.

The heart is not panic, life is stable, and the hearts of the defenders on the city walls are stable and can bravely repel the enemy's attacks again and again.

For every 100 people reduction, 100 rations are reduced in Jianzhou City.

If you reduce 10,000 people, you can save 10,000 people's rations.

Food is the lifeblood, the confidence and courage to defend the city.

only……

There seem to be a lot of people who have sneaked out of the city recently.

Jinwu Guard reported that there was already a family of high-ranking officials who secretly arranged their children out of the city, which was clearly the idea of ​​betting on both ends.

Shi Wen sneered.

He really wanted to be willful and learn from Liu Zhang to start killing, killing one by one, killing one by one, and killing one by one in a series.

But, he can't do that.

If you don’t kill people indiscriminately, you can stay in the city for two years.

Once the killing is started, I am afraid I will not be able to defend it for two months.

The high-ranking family was sure that he would not kill people indiscriminately, so they dared to secretly send their children out.

Bang!

Shi Wen beat the table, "Jinwu Guard obeyed the order and went to guard the city wall. Who dares to secretly transport people out of the city? Catch one. I like big fish, so you'd better catch a few big fish back."

"promise!"

Jinwuwei likes this kind of errands very much.

As soon as the Jinwu Guard came out, the whole city was in a panic.

Especially when the figure of Jinwu Guard appeared on the city wall and began to strictly investigate the industrial chain for transporting people out of the city, everyone's faces changed.

I regret it very much.

"If I had known today, I would not hesitate and leave the city early. Maybe I had settled down."

"Now it's a money delivery, and no one helps us out of the city. What should we do?"

"Is the court going to arrest the strong men?"

"The Northern Zhou army has not siege fiercely recently, and the war is not tight. Why did the Jinwu Guard suddenly attack the entire city of the city and the population?"

"Maybe it's related to the recent bad news."

yes!

There has been too much bad news lately.

Jiangzhou fell, Jiangnan fell, Chuzhou fell...

Most of the country has gradually fallen into the hands of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Without the country and country, there is only an isolated city, what's the use?
To be continued...