Zhao Xu was very clear about the taxes of the Song Dynasty: summer taxes, autumn grain, summer taxes, commercial taxes, etc., and autumn taxes are mainly grains.

Commercial taxation is more complex, with many categories, and heavy taxes. However, grain is relatively simple. Even if it is used to raise the fields, it is only one dou of land per mu, with eight liters of land in the middle and seven liters of land in the lower field. If it is paid, the tax on one acre of land in the middle and lower fields is less than five cents.

Such taxes are actually very low, but farmers still abandon their land and flee, so the problems inside are worth exploring.

The old man was weaving things like a dustpan. Seeing that there was no movement, he looked at Zhao Xu and said, "Customer, don't think about coming here to buy land. I have ever had it before, but I have all run away."

Zhao Xu was stunned. He didn't have this idea. He felt curious and smiled and said, "I'd like to ask my father-in-law for advice."

The old man said, "Here, thalassin, even if you can attract young and strong seeds, you can't plant much without putting in your efforts. Not to mention that other locals are jealous of water and land, you can't pay enough taxes from the government."

Zhao Xu had expected the local snakes and said in confusion: "The taxes of the government are very low, only a few cents per acre, some of them make money..."

The old lady smiled suddenly, looked at Zhao Xu, and said, "The guests should not be ordinary people, right? I tell you, the taxes of the government are not one or two. When you receive them at the end, no matter how much land or how much food you have, you will leave some food for you at most..."

Zhao Xu immediately understood, four words: donate and miscellaneous taxes. There is no certain standard for this. The tax collector will try his best to squeeze you based on your output.

What else can ordinary people do without power and power besides being slaughtered?

There are government officials above and local snakes below. The people's lives are really hard. This place is very difficult to grow...

Zhao Xu sighed in his heart, slightly heavier.

The official's memorials cannot write the dirty things in it. The things that can be written are all major events in public and cannot be explained clearly in private. They actually control the various unspoken rules of the people's life and death, and have never been brought into writing.

‘The people have no way to survive…’

Zhao Xu whispered in his heart, the prosperity on the surface has covered the difficulties at the bottom, and it is no wonder that various "uprisings" are coming one after another now and in the future, and it is difficult to calm down.

In other words, the Song Dynasty did not encounter any major natural disasters and its territory was small. If it were a unified dynasty, it would be difficult to maintain the superficial prosperity.

This country has been established for less than a hundred years!

After eating a bun, Zhao Xu looked at the old lady and said, "Old man, Taikang County, no, are there a lot of wasteland like Kaifeng Prefecture?"

The old lady thought about it and looked at the old man.

The old man kept his hands and said, "I have been to some places before, many of them."

Zhao Xu understood, took out a few cents from his arms, put them on the table, stood up and smiled, "Thank you for the reception of the two old men. We have rested, and we are on the way."

When the two old men saw this, they refused to accept the money and forced them back to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu had no choice but to take it back, and repeatedly raised his hand to thank him, leaving the family.

Zhao Xu walked back, feeling a little depressed.

Today, he has seen the true side of the Song Dynasty.

Hu Zhongwei followed behind and said without realization: "Official family, this matter happened when I remembered it. My parents took me to escape from the famine."

Zhao Xu looked back at him without saying a word.

Hu Zhongwei is over forty years old this year. Wouldn’t it mean that it existed more than thirty years ago, in the Renzong Dynasty?

The peaceful and prosperous era that the scholars and officials of the dynasty talked about relish and were longing for?

Chen Pi looked at Hu Zhongwei who was talking nonsense with dissatisfaction, and laughed and said to Zhao Xu: "Official family, I am still rich in Song Dynasty, so don't worry too much."

Zhao Xu was silent, right? He knew it.

Zhao Xu walked around here and went to a few more places. He didn't take a few people. He went deep into the farmers' homes and even stayed overnight.

The next day, Zhao Xu moved to Dongming, not only walking among the fields, but also circulated among several wealthy families under his guise, and even pretended to be a businessman, and really learned a lot of things.

It was not until early February that the court repeatedly urged Zhao Xu to leave the place and return to Kaifeng City.

In the carriage, Zhao Xu looked through the experience recorded along the way, and various thoughts flashed through his mind.

The ‘Square Land Tax Law’, measuring land is only the first step, and then there are also land distribution, new taxes, etc.

But now it seems that some things are not considered so thoroughly. The laws formulated by the court alone are not enough to resolve land conflicts.

"Reform is in the law and in the people..."

Zhao Xu whispered to himself, no matter how good the rules are, someone will have to implement them. If the person who executes them has a biased understanding or is simply using this for personal gain, it would be better not to change.

Therefore, we must forge a firm, clean and indomitable reform team!

Zhao Xu arrived in Kaifeng City and before he entered the palace, the Political Affairs Hall was holding a meeting.

Four ministers, six ministers, ministers, and ministers were waiting for him, and Cai Bian was giving a report.

Cai Bian took the letter and looked at everyone, saying, "First, there are many people who oppose the reform. I don't need to say much about this. Opponents occupy the majority, from the county government offices to the local governments, and even ordinary people, firmly oppose it. Second, from the preliminary measurement of the land, the land concealed is serious, with a large land acre. It is shocking to measure a hectare of land, which is more than one or two hundred acres, which is shocking. Third, resist the new law, with the majority of gentry and wealthy people, and the officials are mostly behind the scenes, with endless means and endless means, and all places are tired of dealing with it. On the outside, it is said that land transactions outside Kaifeng Prefecture are now soaring, and there are thousands of ways to cleanse it. We will have a headache in the future. Fourth, officials at all levels have been seriously corrupted, neglected their duties, and even openly resist the new law..."

Cai Bian said one by one, all of which were the results of his investigation during this period. It can be said that the results were quite fruitful. The people present listened solemnly and listened carefully.

Prime Minister Su Song sat in the main seat, listening and observing the expressions of everyone, while thinking in his heart.

Zhang Dun looked stern, and this was his expressionless state, but everyone was still in awesome.

Cai Bian spoke for half an hour before stopping, sat next to Zhang Dun, and took a sip of tea.

Su Song glanced at Zhang Dun and said, "Tell me what you want."

Huang Lu, the chief censor, spoke first, with a very decisive tone, saying: "When you use heavy dictates in troubled times, the officials believe that the court should be equipped with laws on the implementation of the new laws. For illegal people who resist the new laws, the existing laws are not enough to punish and warn them!"

Lai Zhishao, Minister of Justice, responded, and said: "The officials believe that a department has difficulty coping with the complex situation. Everything is not effective enough to attend meetings in the Political Affairs Hall. The officials suggest that special institutions be set up to deal with them specifically and make comprehensive plans."

Lin Xi, the Minister of Personnel, looked indifferent and said, "The examination method is still lacking, and he has not taken into account the chaos now. The officials believe that at present, the administration of officials is the most important, and it is more important than implementing the new law!"

...

The others spoke one after another, all of which were targeting Cai Bian's inspection, requiring the "new law" to be strengthened and stricter laws were implemented to ensure that the "Kaifeng Prefecture Pilot" can be implemented normally and effectively.

Zhang Dun listened quietly, turned to Su Song and said, "Grandpa Su, what do you think?"

Su Song listened, and couldn't tell where they were. These people had already discussed it privately. Thinking about this, Kaifeng Prefecture had to be completely in chaos. He thought about it and said, "We must respond to the chaos in Kaifeng Prefecture, but we must not overreact. The Political Affairs Hall needs to consider comprehensively and introduce a complete set of methods that are realistic and will not arouse too much public grievance in the local area. We cannot be arrogant and tough..."

Su Song's words are justified and seem to make sense at first glance. If you analyze them carefully, there seems to be nothing wrong.

In short, it's just a cliché and has little practical significance.
Chapter completed!