A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Most of the food on the table was eaten, and the steaming tea was brought to the table by the woman.

A few chicken nests were dozing in the pit dug by themselves, with a few piles of chicken droppings beside them.

"This is the life of the people."

Zhao Xu pointed to the chickens and said: "They are better off, and they can find work in the city. But in the countryside, those farmers can only rely on the fields to survive, but life is difficult, and they eat dry cakes... The child is here I brought some back this time, dad, please take a look."

He took out an oil paper bag from his arms and opened it to reveal a dry biscuit.

“There are grass roots in this bread, mixed with soil.”

"Profiteer!" Zhao Shu ate a small piece and found it difficult to swallow. He stopped his wife's attempt and asked: "Is this what the people eat?"

"This dry biscuit is still a good thing for them." Zhao Xu said: "It's not a profiteer, but it's cheap. Cheap things are naturally not good."

"Where's the exemption money? Where's the bank?" Zhao Shu was a little depressed, feeling that all his efforts were in vain.

"The free money and the bank are good, but if the people want to live a better life, we have to give them more benefits. Dad, why don't you go and take a look?"

What happened today is just an introduction, the purpose is to let Zhao Shu see the real life of the people.

"good."

So the group of people left the imperial city again, but this time Gao Taotao was not able to accompany them, but went back early.

Later, the group went to Caishu Village. The first thing the villagers said when they saw Zhao Xu was: "Are you here to deliver dry pancakes?"

Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, and someone went over to distribute dry biscuits.

Then came the inspection.

Zhao Shu's family looked over.

"Today's government officials are benevolent. We don't have to serve in the government. When we have no money, we can borrow money at low interest rates. I think this is a prosperous age."

The old farmers have a sharp eye and have long seen that Zhao Xu's origins are not simple, but Zhao Xu is willing to ask questions to Gan Bingzi, and they are also willing to play dumb.

But today Zhao Xu's father came and looked very majestic. They winked at him for a while, but finally they didn't dare to fool anyone anymore.

The houses that Zhao Shu just saw were very simple. There wasn't much wheat flour in the jars, and most of the oil tanks only had a shallow layer.

The key is the kids.

Zhao Shu watched a group of children running wildly in front of him. Two children chased and fell to each other. One of them had bleeding on his forehead and one had bleeding on his nose. However, after their parents passed by, the first thing they did was not worry about the children, but drink. He scolded them and blamed them for soiling their clothes.

"I'll let you spend the day naked tomorrow."

The parents gritted their teeth and gave each of them a reward of fifty cents. Then the child wilted and looked listless.

"If they are dirty, they need to be washed. The more you wash your clothes, the more they will become tattered."

Zhao Shu turned around and saw a son with a heavy expression.

"Dad, farmers can only dig food in the fields. If you want to make their lives better, you can only lower taxes. But can the Song Dynasty lower taxes?" Zhao Xu asked seriously.

Zhao Shu thought for a while and said seriously: "It can't be done at the moment, otherwise it will be difficult to continue."

Agricultural taxes were the lifeblood of the Song Dynasty. Even the most benevolent Zhao Zhen would not reduce agricultural taxes.

"Then are the farmers going to live like this? What if there is a famine? Their families don't have much money left."

"There is disaster relief!" Zhao Shu said this with some melancholy.

"But a famine is enough to make them lose their families and turn them into beggars." Zhao Xu said very puzzledly: "Why can't the following rules be changed?"

These words were like a stick hitting Zhao Shu on the forehead.

He covered his forehead and murmured: "This..."

Zhao Xu said: "Dad, come and see."

He took Zhao Xu to a house dozens of steps away from the village. As soon as he entered, he walked toward the back. The male owner jumped anxiously and tried to stop him, but was blocked by the accompanying guards.

As soon as we entered the backyard, the smell of chickens hit us.

The yard is full of cages, and hundreds of chickens are clucking and squawking in the cages.

This is the first time Zhao Shu has seen so many chickens.

"The villain is guilty."

The male host knelt behind him, heartbroken.

"What's your crime in raising chickens?"

Zhao Shu smiled, and the man choked and said: "The villain sold the chickens and chickens privately."

"Sold to people around." Zhao Xu added.

Zhao Shu's face turned slightly dark and he asked, "These chickens look good. I'm afraid they won't be cheap for you to feed."

He was looking for a reason for the man, otherwise he would have to have someone deal with the man later in full view of the public.

So many chickens! This place is comparable to the chicken sellers in Bianliang City. It is not wrong to say that they are businessmen.

The man raised his head, "Ignorant person... Ignorant person... I dare not say anything."

Zhao Shu snorted coldly. The man also knew that this was a noble person, so he lowered his head and said: "The villain uses... maggots."

Zhao Shu's throat surged a few times and he felt that he didn't need to eat today.

"Raise chickens with maggots! Can they be eaten?"

Zhao Shu looked at the man and felt a lump in his throat.

The man felt that something was not good, and with a strong desire to survive, he quickly explained: "There are also earth dragons. The chickens raised are fat and strong, and they lay eggs diligently. The whole family can eat them, and everything is fine. Everything is fine."

Earth dragons are earthworms.

Zhao Shu closed his eyes and felt sick just imagining it.

"Daddy, his maggots didn't come from the cesspool."

Zhao Xu also retched and said, "Come and take a look."

He took Zhao Shu to a nearby room and opened the door. A strange smell hit him.

There was a lot of stuff piled inside, and it was stuffy.

"Is that rice bran? And cow dung? And chicken feathers...a lot of things."

"Haier asked someone to check his house and found these." Zhao Xu explained his arrangement, indicating that it was not arranged in advance, and then turned around and said: "Qiao Er went in and dug it out."

Qiao Er, who followed, felt that this was his chance to show off. He excitedly went in with a dung fork and dug through the pile of things according to Zhao Xu's instructions.

In an instant, countless densely packed maggots came into view, and they rolled down and onto Qiao Er's uppers and calves.

"ah……"

Qiao Er, a patient with intensive care disorder, ran out screaming and jumped wildly beside the chicken coop.

"Dad, what do you think about them coming up with such a cheap way to raise chickens?"

Zhao Shu slowly turned around. The chickens were cooing. There were hay piled under the cage, eggs and chicken droppings falling underneath. It looked particularly harmonious.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Zhao Shu's mind.

Zhao Shu was stunned, then walked out slowly. When he walked outside the door, he ordered: "Buy him some chickens and buy some chickens too."

Zhao Shu remained silent on the way back to the city. After entering the palace, he went directly to talk to his ancestors.

Gao Taotao was worried, but he was not qualified to go to such a place.

"Could it be that we want to depose Dalang's prince?"

She was a little flustered.

The tablets in the hall are dull, and there is only a faint scent of incense.

"...The eyes of those people were full of expectations. I felt panicked when I saw them. I don't know why."

"..."

He talked for a long time until late at night. Then he was asked to cook chicken and chicken eggs, and he ate in silence.

At the small court meeting the next day, Zhao Shu suddenly mentioned the issue of taxes for the people.

"The people are suffering. I went to the village outside the city yesterday to check. It's really suffering."

Zhao Shu's words forced Han Qi and others to apologize.

"In order to save food, they lie down with nothing to do. They say they starve slowly. I feel guilty."

Zhao Shu's words made all the ministers and ministers lower their heads.

"Have you ever heard of using maggots and earthworms to raise chickens?"

This question is like a fairy from heaven. Han Qi said in confusion: "How can maggots be eaten in chickens? Toilets...it's hard to explain in one sentence!"

He felt that it took great courage to catch maggots from the toilet and feed them to the chickens.

"No, I made the maggots myself." Zhao Shu thought of the pile of maggots yesterday and couldn't help retching. "Someone made maggots out of cow dung and rice bran and other materials and used them to feed chickens. Those chickens are fat and lay eggs. Also diligent."

"Hey!" Zeng Gongliang said with a smile: "Can you think of such a method?"

"It was a farmer who came up with it." Zhao Shu smiled.

"Your Majesty, can that chicken be eaten?" Han Qi is a gourmet and naturally picky about ingredients.

"If it can be eaten, it is a good thing."

Zhao Shu nodded, "I ate it last night, it's okay."

The emperor actually went to try the food in person, which made the ministers and ministers stand in awe.

"I don't care about the method of raising chickens. What I care about is the thoughts of the people." Zhao Shu said with some emotion: "Those unnecessary taxes will be stopped."

"Nowadays, taxes in the Song Dynasty are increasing year by year, and UU Kanshu www.uukanshu.net are exempting minor ones. What do you think?"

Han Qi cupped his hands and said: "Those taxes were exempted back then, but they were repeated later. I think it should be more severe. There are censors everywhere in the court, and there are censors watching over them, so this can be done."

Zeng Gongliang praised: "I feel ashamed for what the officials said. In the past, I only cared about the affairs of the court, but neglected to pay attention to the administration. Those taxes are not much, but they can make the people relax. I think it is feasible."

"Yes! Let the people have enough to eat." Bao Zheng felt that this official was really transparent. "After the exemption law, the people's life has become much easier, and their income has increased. After the northwest is pacified, taxes will be paid back." If it can be lower, Your Majesty, then the people's lives will be better!"

Han Qi said: "The official family has to ask the censors below to send a message to the censors below, asking them to keep an eye on the taxes. Also, I dare to ask... who saw these?"

"This matter..." Zhao Shu looked at his son who had been silent and said with a smile: "The prince found this matter after he went down."

The ministers and ministers all looked at Zhao Xu, admiring the silent king in their hearts.

"The prince went to investigate the place and lived and ate with those people. Only then did he know the suffering of the people."

Zhao Shu said with some pride, "I feel guilty for what he said. I deeply believe that taxes should be reduced or exempted. In this way, I should write about the world. From today on, people will not trade small things." Pay taxes.”

Zhao Xu left work and felt happy in his heart, "Your Majesty is wise."

The ministers bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

The government decree came out of the palace immediately.

Immediately, Bianliang was boiling.

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