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Chapter 946 You said yes?

Shen Liuzhen smiled sweetly, took out half a piece of silver and politely handed it to the old farmer, saying:
"...When you are in the town, pay the other half."

The old farmer took the piece of silver and looked it upside down, as if he was afraid it was fake, finally put it in his mouth and bit it, saw the tooth marks, then laughed happily, and put it into his arms like a baby Covering it, he greeted them to get in the car.

Fortunately, the bullock cart was usually used to pull grain goods, and it was made to be very long for more loads. The six of them squeezed together and could just sit down.

The old farmer himself was walking on the ground, holding the reins and pulling the cart, holding the silver part all the way, never putting it down at all.

Sitting at the front, Emperor Ulay happened to be able to see the happy smiling face of the old farmer, and then looked at the fields full of vitality. He was in a particularly good mood.So he took the initiative to talk:

"Old man, if you can have an ox cart at home, can you live a good life?"

The old farmer turned his head and looked at Shi Yu Wulei in surprise, as if he was naturally wary of the Xianbei people, he hesitated for a while before saying;
"This bullock cart is not mine."

Emperor Ulay was choked immediately, the topic could not continue, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Seeing that the emperor had eaten melons, Dugu Jian felt extremely upset, and was about to reprimand him. At this moment, Shen Liuzhen, who was sitting across from him, said:
"Oh, that's it. Where did the old man come from just now? Fortunately, we ran into each other."

The old farmer seemed to have a good impression of Shen Liuzhen, and said with a smile:

"It's also a coincidence. Today, the master asked me to drive the car to deliver wine to Zhuangzi. When I came back, the car happened to be empty, otherwise I wouldn't be able to take your job. Hehe..."

The dirt road alternated with each other was a bit bumpy, and Shen Liuzhen was unsteady, holding the baffle behind him with one hand, and supporting Xie Yuan with the other, and said with a smile:

"That's right, this is fate. Being able to make wine means that the previous year's harvest was very good, and you are very prosperous this year."

The old farmer glanced at him, the smile on his face gradually became smaller, he patted the money on his chest, and said:

"It's easier, but we small people are not as good as the nobles, but we can't starve to death in previous years, but this year we can eat a full meal a day."

As soon as these words came out, Shen Liuzhen glanced at the emperor, and the emperor Wu Lei's expression was obviously a little disappointed.

Shen Liuzhen understood Wu Lei's mood. He dealt with government affairs in the palace every day, and he worked hard from morning to night. He felt that he had worked so hard for so many years. After he came out, he saw that the fields on the side of the road were not barren. up".

Only in that way, his hard work for so many years will not be in vain.

Shen Liuzhen sighed in his heart, and then asked:

"Doesn't the old man have his own land? How many acres? Our family had a good harvest last year. After paying the rent to the court, there is a lot left over. The farmers who planted the land for us all have food in their homes."

Hearing this, the old farmer looked at Shen Liuzhen with envy. The envy in his eyes was so obvious that it seemed that his saliva was about to flow out of his eyes, and said:

"That means that the nobleman is kind to his tenants, and he can keep some, but we can't... Our master likes to drink, no matter how much food is, we have to take it away and brew it into wine. This year, it is enough to make people full. Not bad."

When Shen Liuzhen heard this, his eyes widened and he said angrily:
"Who is your master? Why would you rather make wine than let people eat? Fortunately, His Majesty has been reducing and exempting taxes in various places for the past two years, just to make life easier for ordinary people. Dare to be so messed up?!"

Emperor Ulay was also very depressed. He opened the fan and shook it, but said nothing.

He knew that the old farmer was a little wary of the Xianbei people, so he kept silent and asked Shen Liuzhen to speak for him.

At this time, I heard the old farmer say with some surprise:

"Really?... The emperor also reduced the rent? Hey... It has nothing to do with us where we know where to go. We pay to the master, and the master pays to the emperor. It is not the rent reduction of the master. not over our heads."

Xie Yuan has been watching from the sidelines, seeing the emperor's face getting darker and darker, and the fan shaking faster and faster.

Finally, the emperor couldn't help but say:

"How can it be useless? The country has laws, tenants have a fixed number of rents, and the excess is owned by the tenants themselves. How can they collect as much as they want?! Go sue him! Tell me, you What's the name of your master's family?"

The old farmer was frightened, he turned his head while pulling the bullock cart, stumbled on his feet, and looked at Shi Yu Wulei in horror as he walked.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited." Shen Liuzhen stretched out his hands to hold the emperor's breath.

The old farmer finally looked away. At that moment, Emperor Ulay seemed to see him roll his eyes, as if looking at a fool.

Anyway, they didn't talk to each other.

The emperor became even more angry, and cursed in his heart:

Do you know who I am?Let you tell me your name and I will deal with you for you, but you show this expression? !So stupid, you still think you are smart! ! !

Xie Yuansheng was afraid that the emperor would be pissed off, so he couldn't help revealing his identity when he turned around, so he said:
"Your Majesty... After all, the owners of the land pay taxes. It's normal for them who farm the land for others to not know. It's just like the emperor doesn't know how much rent they actually pay."

After Xie Yuan finished speaking, he reached out and patted Shen Liuzhen beside him, and asked:
"Yes, Liu Zhen."

Shen Liuzhen smiled awkwardly, touched his nose and said:

"Yeah...the emperor can't ask everything. This is something that can't be helped."

After Emperor Ulei heard this, his angry heart suddenly relaxed, and he thought dejectedly:
Yes, what right do I have to despise him for being stupid, don't I also know their living conditions?

If you have been staying in the palace, how can you know this?I always think that once the law is in place, everything will be fine.

In fact, I don’t know how much beautification has been done for the memorial that was reported.

Thinking of these, his disappointment and melancholy grew even bigger.Looking at these lush green fields, he sighed and said as if to comfort himself:

"A few years ago, I was going to Rouran. When I passed by here, it was still some wasteland. Now that it's all planted, it's somewhat changed, right?"

Shen Liuzhen quickly said:
"That's natural. Thanks to His Majesty's policy of opening up wasteland, the wasteland was divided according to official rank and population. This can't be called a small change, but a big change."

Seeing that Wu Lei seemed to have been hit, Shen Liuzhen desperately wanted to comfort him, so he turned to the old farmer and said:

"The old man is old, you must have experienced this, don't you think so?"

(End of this chapter)