Villager of Daming

Chapter 1071: Selecting another person to handle taxes
"This rain is really not falling at all! Thanks to how quickly it came, in two days, the people will not be able to get water out of the wells."

Zhu Di feels dry and hot, and he has not entered the ambush today. According to the days of the summer solstice, there will be another eight days before the ambush.

But it’s still hot and dry! The wild boars all ran down the mountain to look for water and see if there was anything to eat, but they turned out to be food.

"Li Chang, can it rain once? It can rain for five minutes. It will be cool!"

Zhu Rui listened to the fourth brother's words and looked at the sky in the distance in front of the awning. The sky was blue and clear, and not a single cloud could be seen.

"I don't have that ability. Unless there are clouds in the sky, I can try it in the future."

The chief shook his head, knowing that Zhu Xi wanted to see what the master was capable of.

The master said that if you make the Sky Monkey well, other things will be easy to handle. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can make it.

When it is not raining, look at the sky and see that there are clouds in the sky. Use the sky monkey to bring things up and hit them into the clouds, and the rain will fall down.

The key lies in the cloud, a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice.

"Fourth brother, sit down, don't talk nonsense." Fang Dashan became anxious, stood up, and sat down his cousin.

Oil reacts very quickly, but the noodles will not follow it. It needs to wait for a long time to be digested by the stomach first, and then go down.

"Are you really panicking? There's another one tonight! Maybe we'll do it again tomorrow morning, just don't eat oil or water."

There was an imperial doctor who couldn't speak loudly about this matter, so he walked over and patiently explained it. There were palace maids and eunuchs following each villager to see what was going on.

Record what you can see directly, which will save you a lot of worry. We can wait for the rest in the evening. That one needs to be examined and put under a microscope.

Poisoning won't cause diarrhea that quickly. Only meat oil can cause it the fastest, while croton oil will take more than an hour to cause it.

"I didn't expect this to be the case. We misunderstood. We..."

The headmaster said something casually, but suddenly realized something was wrong. His Majesty was praying for rain in the northern suburbs. Liu Bowen was not capable of being naive.

"Oops! I feel sick in my stomach, no, I want to..."

Xu Da wanted to laugh, but tried to hold it back. He had experienced this before. He first went to the northern desert to conquer the desert, and when he came back from the battle, he happened to follow him to the northern suburbs to watch His Majesty step on the Yu steps.

"I need to make something, but how can I have time to do it now? I'm wandering around outside. It's like making a gun." Li Chang nodded.

While they were chatting about how to make rain appear, some local villagers felt uncomfortable and left the table and ran to their huts.

"Can you try it in the future?" Zhu Xi's four brothers said at the same time, very excited. They found out one of the master's skills. If there are clouds, it will rain. In the future.

Of course, we can launch flying monkeys over the Yanshan Mountains, and then the clouds will drift here, bringing some rain here.

Li Changfang Dachuan didn't eat the same thing. He stood up: "Is this...could it be..."

I remember that there were clouds in the sky that day, but it didn’t rain. If there are clouds next time, let Xiaqiu Village try it secretly first. After success, Your Majesty will formally pray for rain.

"Otherwise? Standing on the Heavenly Gang? Well...it's good to pray for rain."

Ling'er turned around and shouted to Fang Dachuan, who was some distance away. The other party assured that he thought he had been poisoned.

One person said he felt uncomfortable, and the others felt uncomfortable one after another and went back to their homes for a while.

The four brothers pretended not to hear. They knew what had happened and their father was in trouble. However, Xiaqiu Village had dug a well in advance.

"What did you make?" The four brothers once again had a tacit understanding.

"What did you misunderstand?" Ling'er didn't wait for Fang Dachuan to finish speaking.

Fang Dashan, who was standing next to him, quickly answered: "I misunderstood that the villagers were happy to see His Highness and were greedy."

"Yes, that's right. I was wrong." Fang Dachuan was sweating. It was too hot and it wasn't raining. Look, he was sweating all over. Not all people go to the huts. Some people are in good health, but they feel puzzled when others go. They continue to eat, eat slowly, and they will be full if they eat quickly.

More than an hour later, the people became quiet, put on their bamboo hats, and continued to work. The food could not be eaten in vain.

I only eat two meals on weekdays. Today I have to add one more meal. If I don’t do my job well, I’m sorry for this meal.

The imperial doctor prescribed medicine based on the feedback from the palace maids and eunuchs. These people were too kind, after all, no one was willing to do the test.

It wasn't until the sun turned into egg yolk that the villagers finished their work and all smiled.

Some people also told others that adding a meal is really powerful.

"Is this the only village in Beiping Prefecture that has two meals a day? Are there other similar villages?"

Zhu Di sighed when he heard what the villagers said.

He found that the people in Xiashan Village were very hard-working and knew how to work hard. Everyone cooperated with each other and no one was lazy.

Unfortunately, there was a lack of large livestock and not so many tools. The plows pulled by people still had stone plow blades, which were made from local materials.

Including stone axes for cutting firewood, according to the director, it is called the Stone Age. Later, it developed into bronze tools, and then iron tools.

"Your Highness, no. In fact, we need to provide tools here. The head of the room doesn't want them. He said that we have to move them after taking them."

The prefect replied and waited for Fang Dachuan to take a look.

Fang Dachuan looked away and said nothing. He didn't want it before, but now... he didn't dare to.

Zhu Di ignored Fang Dachuan and couldn't kill him. He was angry with Fang Dachuan and couldn't commit the crime. There was a huge disparity in status between the two sides.

He glanced at the newly opened area of ​​​​the machine that came over in the afternoon: "Everything will be ready tomorrow night. It's good to live here. At least there is a village in the middle to provide convenience for people coming and going."

"If you run a good business and make a lot of money, you have to collect taxes." Ling'er said.

Fang Dachuan: "..."

He very much suspected that he had offended this girl because of his previous affairs, collecting taxes? What tax does a village charge? Who will collect it?

He didn't dare to speak out, he wasn't allowed to speak! He has to be asked before he can answer.

He looked anxiously at his cousin, who was the county magistrate, and winked.

Fang Dashan looked troubled and gritted his teeth: "Does it belong to Fangshan County to manage taxes?"

He found an excuse to interrupt, who would collect the taxes? How much to charge?

"Beiping Prefecture sent people, you are relatives, not to mention we can't trust the chief of the house. General Xu sent people, and the tax money earned is extra, and it will be kept by His Highness the King of Qin."

Ling'er acts like she just doesn't like you, don't you agree? Does Xiashan Village have a higher status than Xiaqiu Village? Who gave you the courage?
Fang Dachuan continued: "..."

He wanted to say that that was a matter for His Highness King Qin, and you, little girl, ordered you to go to Prime Minister Xu.

"Ling'er is right. Let's find people to collect taxes. How much can we collect?"

Xu Da cooperated. He also liked the appearance of a little girl like Ling'er, who was just like Zhu Fan's father-in-law Xie Cheng. She was clever, pretty and capable.

When I saw her organizing people, she was clearly a professional in logistics, reminding me of Queen Ma.

What's more, she will take the initiative to communicate with the princess, so that if anything happens in the future, her son-in-law Zhu Di will not be able to tell His Majesty directly and ask her daughter to contact Ling'er, who can help.

When King Qin becomes a vassal, if something happens, the officials in the court will keep an eye on it. Who dares to keep an eye on it in Xiaqiu Village?
(End of this chapter)