Destiny Only Han

Pei County.

Because the emperor drove around in the city, business travelers from all over the world also gathered here, especially those who sold cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs, as well as chickens and ducks.

For this reason, the local government had to use ropes to fence off an open space in the south of the city, and temporarily used it as a cattle and horse market to house these butchers.

The guards who followed Liu Bang were either high-ranking nobles or well-to-do good family members. Moreover, although the army of the Han Dynasty was a compulsory soldier, it also had special allowances for buying wine and meat.

If you have money, you can't treat yourself harshly.

It is no exaggeration to say that the daily consumption of rice, noodles and meat is at least tens of thousands of catties, piled up like a hill!
And Liu Bang has the confidence to stay in Peixian County, and the reason why he is not worried about the impact on the local people's livelihood is that Peixian County is located near the ancient version of the "highway" of the Sanchuan Tokaido, and the road leading to the county is very wide. Four carriages pass side by side!

Nowadays, with the mass production of board yellow and bearings, a four-wheeled carriage drawn by two horses can easily carry four tons of cargo on a concrete road, and most of the food consumed by the accompanying people is shipped from neighboring counties. When they came, what they ate was not the food stored in Pei County.

Well, in ancient times when agriculture was underdeveloped, local food stocks were actually very limited. Therefore, after things such as transshipment for the army, natural disasters and man-made disasters, the local food price would inevitably soar.

After all, people depend on food, and no matter how high the price of food is, they still have to buy it to eat. Under the threat of death, it is inevitable that ancestral property will be sold cheaply, and children and daughters will be sold.

This is also one of the reasons why businessmen like 'Shen Wansan' can be as rich as an enemy.

Therefore, for today's Peixian people, they are not tired of Liu Bang's car staying in Peixian, on the contrary, they hope that Liu Bang will not leave.

After all, if Liu Bang doesn't leave, then Pei County will replace Chang'an and become the capital of the empire!
What does this mean?

It means that Pei County can suck the blood of the whole world to support itself like Chang'an, such as Dahan Public School, Free School, Medical Center, and various workshops will follow!

Among other things, the thatched cottage will immediately become a school district room!
But this is just the fantasy of the wealthy households in the city. The reason why ordinary people don't want Liu Bang to leave is that the meat they ate in the past year is not as much as these few days!

It's not just Liu Bang or Lu Zhi's "flowing water banquet", but more importantly, the price of meat in Peixian County is already lower than the price of grain...

When many children hold a rice bowl that is bigger than their own head, they have to struggle to push aside the thick slices of meat in order to eat the rice or noodles soaked in gravy...

After all, there was no refrigerator at this time, and if the meat left over from the butcher’s slaughter was not sold in time, it would rot and stink within two or three days at most.

Therefore, it is not unacceptable to sell the remaining goods at a slight loss.

After all, as long as there is enough Lilan for regular-priced goods, it’s better to lose a little than to throw it away. Anyway, when you buy meat with [-] to [-] yuan, you don’t bargain, and you only buy good meat...

The reason why the people of Pei County expected Liu Bang not to leave even more was the edict issued in the past few days.

"The wanderer grieves for his hometown. Although I am all in Guanzhong, my soul will still miss me after my long life. And I have punished the rebels from Pei Gong, and then I have the world. He uses Pei as my Tang Muyi and restores his people. There is nothing to give in the world."

In other words, from now on, people in Pei County will no longer need to pay taxes and be exempted from all corvee labor!
The focus is corvee and poll tax!
Although the Han Dynasty had light corvee and light taxes, with one tax per twenty, the poll tax was the heaviest burden on the common people. After all, the political law of the Qin Dynasty was enforced for a hundred generations. spare money.

For example, various 'happy donations'...

The poor and the weak are obedient people, the country can enjoy long-term peace and stability, and the family can have continuous descendants.

Therefore, the gratitude of Peixian people is understandable.

It's just that some families are happy and some are sad.

Lu Wan, who was blocked outside the palace at the moment, felt her head was about to explode...

In front of him were people from Fengyi who came to protest.

Now standing in front of Lu Wan, there is a "three elders" who are yelling loudly. His surname is Lu, and his name is Lu An. According to his seniority, Lu Wan should call him uncle, but Fengyi is still under the jurisdiction of Song State, that is, King Zhou Nan. During this period, they all separated and lived their own lives...

The three elders are a kind of township officials who are in charge of education. They are usually responsible for investigating and mediating civil disputes, but their main job is to cooperate with tax collectors in collecting taxes.

After all, such an old man is the main person in charge of the 'rural information station' no matter in ancient times or in later generations. He knows how many shi grains are collected per mu in ten miles and eight towns, and how many people there are...

Lu An roared with a strong Peisi accent: "It's not fair. Why do the people in Peixian 'restore their people and have nothing to give back', while the people in Fengyi don't have this benefit?"

Correct me, Fengxian... Lu Wan wiped the saliva off her face and said calmly, "My uncle, you also know that it is Peixian? Didn't our Fengyi change to Fengxian a few years ago, from Peixian Stripped out..."

Lu Ann straightened his neck, blowing his beard and staring:
"Then the people of Pei County shouldn't be exempted from the tax land rent! You must know that your majesty is from Fengyi, how can there be any reason in this world to bend your elbows? Could it be that Fengyi's grain for the past few decades has been raised... …I can’t think of the source when I drink water!”

Lu Wan raised her eyebrows and said nothing.

In fact, he didn't even bother to meet these people, but there was nothing he could do. During this period, people attached great importance to local friendship and clan friendship. Although Lu An only had the same surname as him, the elders of the same clan who had long been out of touch with each other could still do so. Yelling loudly in front of him, messing around.

Seeing that Lu Wan didn't respond, Lu An and the few people behind him looked at each other, and decided to be soft instead of hard.

So he knelt on the ground with a squawk, and his face changed very quickly with snot and tears:

"Wan, Uncle knows that you are promising now. You are the King of Yan and the Taiwei. You are the biggest under the emperor. You can't ignore it... If you don't, I, I will bump my head to death in front of you! Anyway! If I can't ask the people of Fengyi for an explanation, I, the third elder, will lose face!"

"Uncle, what are you doing? Get up, get up, how bad is it for others to see?"

Lu Wan suppressed the disgust in her heart, and stretched out her hand to help Lu An. If it was normal, he would definitely not talk like this. He would definitely say that if you want to kill me, I will not stop you, just stay away, don't dirty me ground……

After all, those who are close to ink are black, and Lu Wan and Liu Bang were too fat to wear a pair of trousers in the past years, so Liu Bang's broken mouth choked to death every minute, and Lu Wan also had a very vicious tongue...

And the reason why Lu Wan didn't "talk to each other badly" was that there were a few bastards from Pei County standing in the distance watching the joke!

Such as Fan Hui, such as Zhou Bo!
Therefore, in front of 'outsiders', he, the king of Yan and Taiwei, must always maintain a little dignity.

Although Lu An stood up with the opportunity, the triangular eyes formed by drooping eyelids due to old age kept staring at Lu Wan firmly, eyes full of pleading.

After all, people have a face, and when he came, he had already blown out the cowhide. If he can't get things done, living is meaningless...

And Lu Wan is actually very difficult, he knows why Liu Bang doesn't give favors to people in Feng County, not only because of unfamiliarity, but strictly speaking, these people are actually Liu Bang's enemies!

When Liu Bang became the Duke of Pei and ruled Pei County, in order to win people's hearts, he appointed Yong Chi regardless of the past, and even handed over Fengyi, the base camp, to him!

But when Liu Bang was in the most difficult time, Yong Chi took refuge in Zhoushi. Not only that, but Fengyi also surrendered to the restored Wei State. When Liu Bang returned to Fengyi, the gates of Fengyi were closed, and the people in the city Not only are they swearing at each other, but they even want to arrest Liu Bang and send him to Wei Guo!
At the critical juncture, it was Shan Father Sheng who gave up his horse to Liu Bang, which allowed Liu Bang to escape!
Therefore, although Shan Father Sheng did not have any merit, but he was the eunuch of the Grand Duke before, from the noble to the head of the great concubine, and this time he was appointed by Liu Bang to go out with the army. Because of his meritorious service in supplying food and grass, he was granted the title of Marquis of Zhongmou, and [-] households in the township!
As a man who must avenge his grievances, it is reasonable for Liu Bang not to benefit Fengyi's 'enemies'.

But the crux of the problem is that Liu Bang was born in Fengyi after all, just as Lu An said, under drinking water and thinking about the source, not to mention giving special preferential treatment to people in his hometown, at least he should give the same treatment as people in Peixian County, otherwise people in the world will What do you think?
After all, the emperor wants to convince people with virtue, which is different from ordinary people who complain directly.

Therefore, Lu Wan was able to manage but didn't want to, so she began to encounter difficulties.

In the distance, Fan Hui, who had watched the joke for a long time, nudged Zhou Bo with his elbow, and the two of them walked over in a swaggering manner.

"Yo? Isn't it so lively early in the morning?"

Lu Wan glared at the two of them and said nothing, but Lu An came over as if grasping at a straw, and said her appeal in the original.

After all, Pei County in the past was not a bustling city, with only that many people. Although everyone's friendship was limited, it did not hinder mutual understanding.

Especially Fan Hui, the dog butcher, in order to make a living, went to the farmer's house to collect dogs, slaughtered them and sold them to restaurants or rich people for consumption. Naturally, many people knew him.

And Zhou Bo needless to say, he is the drummer of the county band, and he is proficient in playing, playing, playing and singing. As long as the money is enough, one person can support a band!
The Chinese people are so lively, there are so many celebrations and celebrations, Zhou Bo is known to everyone in the local area...

So after listening to Lu An's story, Fan Hui laughed.

"So that's what happened? I thought King Yan had an extra illegitimate child who came to him!"

After he finished speaking, before Lu Wan got angry, he stretched out his finger to the palace: "This matter is easy to handle, but I, Marquis Jiang, and King Yan can't talk about it. Those who can convince His Majesty are there!"

Lu Wan followed his fingers and saw Liu Ying who was running wildly with her hands stretched out, and Liu Le who was waving a rolling pin and chasing after him with dough on his face...