After rebirth, the eldest princess ascended the throne by barrage

Chapter 92 Yangzhou Officialdom
"It's just that the price..."

The sheriff thought for a while and said, "The price is sky-high!"

Shen Changan frowned, "As far as I know, the imperial court will send imperial envoys to investigate. If the people are not allowed to plant, how did you hide it from the imperial envoys?"

The county guard smiled wryly, "Your Highness doesn't know, not all places in Yangzhou need money to grow god food. Most of the places that need money are in counties and villages, and the imperial envoys don't come to such places. They only check the farmland near the city..."

Although he loves money, he is greedy for ill-gotten gains, and he hopes that the people's lives will be better.

But the officialdom in Yangzhou is corrupt, the rich in the city are already rich, and can benefit from free planting of divine food; the people in the counties and villages are already poor, and they have to spend money to grow food and pay various taxes, so they are getting poorer and poorer.

"In the past few years, Yangzhou has paid a lot more taxes than in previous years. If the people are rarely allowed to grow divine food, how can the land tax be increased?"

Since the promotion of potatoes, Emperor Xuan of Jin asked relevant officials to increase the land tax. Of course, only for the land where potatoes are grown, and the collected potatoes are sold to other countries, which is a lot of income.

In order to keep the method of planting potatoes secret, although the potatoes distributed by the central government to local governments are complete, a mysterious paint was given to them when they were distributed. Cutting the potatoes and coating them with paint can make them grow successfully.

Countries such as the Northern Wei Dynasty and Mobei obtained the paint through spies, but they never figured out what it was made of.

In fact, it is slaked lime, which was produced by Da Si Nong He and Lin Ziyao, and many other things were added in it. I have to say that modern people standing on the shoulders of giants have a lot of things to sell.

The sheriff moved back a little calmly, he was afraid that when he finished speaking, the eldest princess would hit him with the inkstone on the table.

"Seedling tax, well water tax, shoe tax, barefoot tax... There are many ways..."

After Shen Chang'an heard it, his voice became colder, "So, every year, the taxes paid to the imperial court are taken from the people?"

"The officialdom in Yangzhou is so dark, I must rectify it and give him a bright future!"

It is not accurate to say that, land tax is the most important tax type in a country, and the tax revenue handed over to the imperial court comes from the common people.

However, in recent years, Yangzhou has paid more taxes than before. The first emperor and Emperor Xuan of Jin must also know that Yangzhou's officialdom is corrupt and excessively oppressing the people, but the father and son insisted on not sending people to rectify it for the sake of taxation.

The sheriff... dare not speak, for fear of being angered.

In fact, he wanted to say, where is the tax revenue not exploited from the hands of ordinary people?The richer the family, the more stingy they are, and they would rather spend a lot of money to honor officials than pay taxes seriously.

At first glance, the eldest princess is determined to rectify Yangzhou, but Yangzhou, where various forces are intricately intertwined, and the newly emerged White Lotus Sect, how can it be so easy to be rectified?
This is the first time for the sheriff to see someone trying to rectify Yangzhou after seeing the chaos. He can't help but recall that when he was young, he was full of vigor and high spirits, and he wanted to be a good official for the country and the people.

It's a pity that in life, there are not only high-spirited young men, but also a middle-aged man who is muddle-headed. He lost himself in the chaos of officialdom, and lived the most annoying appearance when he was young.

"Your Highness," the sheriff tried to persuade Shen Chang'an, "You are a golden branch and a jade leaf, and you are favored by the emperor. Yangzhou will pay the taxes in time. Let's go through the motions and go back to Chang'an City!"

"Everyone has his own life. Although the people are suffering, they can still live."

Shen Changan raised her eyebrows, and the hand holding the ledger trembled slightly. When the water was clear, there would be no fish. It was normal for officials to be corrupt. She thought Yangzhou was the same, and it was even better than other places.

Unexpectedly, under the bustling exterior, there is a stench swamp that can swallow everything!

Shen Changan closed her eyes tiredly, and waved the sheriff to retreat. When there was no one in the room, she slumped in the chair, her mind was in a mess.

Covering her temples with a pair of warm hands, Gu Qichi gently massaged her: "Don't think too much, the boat will go straight when it reaches the bridge... Let's eat first, let's rest early today, we have to go on the road tomorrow."

Shen Changan let out a "hmm" and lay down on the couch after eating.

Recently, the live broadcast room was being repaired, she couldn't see the barrage, she could only communicate with Xiaoyi, Xiaoyi played a lullaby for her, Shen Changan fell into a deep sleep in the soft song.

The next day was another day full of energy. Although I was in a bad mood last night, there will always be setbacks on the road of life. Just overcome them. It is the most stupid way to find troubles.

Shen Changan poured himself a bowl of chicken soup, washed and ate, and was ready to go.

There are still more than ten days of travel to Yangcheng, but nothing happened along the way... No, I met one thing, met the bandits who robbed the money of the Man League.

I heard that it was the largest group of bandits in the vicinity. Not counting the old and weak, women and children, there were a total of two hundred men, all of whom were mighty men who had seen blood.

Therefore, Shen Changan decided to play tricks.

[It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat. 】

[Hehehe, that's the truth! 】

As soon as Shen Chang'an discussed a plan with Mo Tan and the others, he saw a barrage of bullets flying by in front of him. When Gu Qichi saw that his idiot system Xiao Er was online, he knew that the system maintenance was completed.

He found an excuse to take people to hunt prey, leaving enough space for Shen Changan.

[Zai Zai, I miss you, do you miss us! 】

【Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 】

[Me too, I look at the maintenance progress bar on it all day long, wishing I could just fill it up! 】

Shen Changan interacted with them with a smile, and told them what happened in the past few days.

[Little one: Ding dong!Due to the maintenance of the live broadcast room, Zai Zai can adjust the barrage in the future. For example, Zai Zai could not see the screen in front of him when the barrage was dense. This maintenance will not have such troubles. Zai Zai can watch the barrage, but it does not affect the real picture. 】

[Manual likes, I used to dare not post barrage when I was with others, for fear of affecting my performance, now I am not afraid! 】

[By the way, Zai Zai, what kind of White Lotus Sect are you talking about?We also have the White Lotus Sect in history, you can refer to it. 】

[The White Lotus Sect is a secret religious association that has been spread among the people since the Tang and Song Dynasties...]

There were guards all around, so Shen Changan answered with consciousness.

[The White Lotus Sect here in Yangzhou can earn chickens, ducks, fish, gold and silver treasures by praying sincerely...]

After Shen Changan finished speaking, the people in the live broadcast room were dumbfounded, and it took half a minute for someone to post a barrage.

[Cutting, is it so magical?God of love in the dream, believers are willing to kneel forever! 】

(End of this chapter)