Three Kingdoms Super Cultivation System

One of the maids said, "I don't think my sister is 14 or 15 years old. How could she get into the palace?"

Another woman sighed: "Alas, it's not poor at home, but I was sent here. Where's your sister

"So am I. Alas, the world is really hard... "

The younger woman said, "it's said that today's emperor is kind and loving the people. Over the years, we have seen tax cuts and disaster relief. But how can we still have such a miserable life?"

Speaking of this, Liu He, who was hiding in the side and eavesdropping, was also a bit surprised and curious in his heart, so he cocked up his ears and listened more carefully.

The older maid said, "sister, you are still young. You don't understand some things. Although the son of heaven is benevolent, this benefit can't fall on us. As soon as the taxes are reduced, the local gentry and big families want to occupy more land. Let's talk about my family. The bully in our county said that he would pay to buy my only 20 mu of land. But my father refused, so they secretly threw stones into my land, harmed crops, and injured my elder brother at night. Then he took the money to ask for land. My father urgently needed money to buy medicine for my elder brother, so he had to agree. The paddy field is gone. It's impossible to support the large number of people by relying on the more than ten mu of dry land, so we have to sell me to the palace. "

"Ah That's what happened to my sister's family. "

The young maiden exclaimed, "it's the same in my family. A few years ago, the imperial court issued a decree saying that all the land that could be cultivated in the rest of the country, except for the mountains and forests and water, was considered as one's own land. My parents and I worked from morning to night. Over the past few years, they also opened up six or seven mu of paddy field, more than ten mu of dry land, and rented 30 mu of land from the Han family of the gentry. In addition, the real estate has increased year by year in recent years, so the annual harvest can not only support one When we are young and old, we can go to the market to exchange some money

The Maiden's tone was a little cheerful at this time, probably thinking of the past days, rather miss, but not too close to follow, her tone changed sharply, and became extremely resentful and sad.

"But However, the Han family suddenly doubled the tenancy last year, and 60% of the original 30% of the rent was received. In addition, he insisted that the several mu of paddy fields opened by my family were the destruction of rivers and lakes, and committed the crime of beheading. With only a few hundred dollars, my parents forcibly seized it. My parents had no choice but to send me to the palace, and gave one of my sisters to someone else as a child's daughter-in-law... "

Speaking of this, the maiden has begun to sob, is very sad.

The elder maiden comforted her: "well, my sister doesn't have to be sad. Although my sister has just been in the palace for a short time, I have heard from the headmaster's maid that the empress dowager, his majesty and the queen are very kind. Maybe it's a blessing for you and me to enter the palace. Every day, the empress summoned the maids to weave and embroider. After selling money and grain, they would give it to the maids. Many maids bought some property for their families with the money they had saved over the years. "

In the voice of the young maiden, there was some doubt and surprise: "is it? And good things like that? Queen Empress, she Is she such a good person

"Can it be fake? I've heard that it's time for silk to be sent out of the palace in a few days. Then you and my sisters will see it. "

"That's true, but That would be great. "

The young maiden wept with joy, but soon, she said again with resentment: "hum, if I have a chance in the future, I will tell the empress and her majesty that we should be well governed and the big families should be well treated. They oppress our common people."

They were talking when a sharp voice called out.

"Hey, you two little girls who don't know how to live or die, are you grinding your days here?"

The two seemed to know each other, and their tone became very panic: "ah Hong Hong Gonggong... "

"Hum, where are you from? You don't go to the palaces to wait on you, but I'm lazy here? "

When they entered the palace, they had seen the Duke Hong, who helped the Empress Dowager and the queen in charge of the harem, and knew their status. Naturally, they were scared to death and spoke incoherently.

"Duke Hong Maidservant I just Just entered the palace, I don't know I don't know the rules of the palace... "

"Ouch, it turns out that they are two chicks. Since they don't understand the rules, we will teach you."

After that, Hong Gonggong's voice suddenly became sharper, just like a duck's voice: "come on, pull down these two unruly maids and whip them for twenty."

"Ah Please forgive me, father-in-law... "

"Wait a minute!"

A voice interrupted two eunuchs who were about to drag them away. Duke Hong was furious instinctively: "what unruly bastard, how dare you..."

In general, the father-in-law Hong's duck voice directly screamed: "ah The slave should die, the slave should die... "

Liu He walked past. Duke Hong and the other two eunuchs naturally knew him and knelt down trembling all over. Since the two maids entered the palace, they had only seen a few foremen, eunuchs and maidens. They asked the empress dowager, the queen, and Diao Chan, the lady of the concubine. Naturally, they did not know Liu He. At this time, they were still confused and frightened, and did not know what the man was Big shot.Liu He looked at them, and then looked at Duke Hong: "Duke Hong, what crimes have these two maids committed? Should they be whipped for twenty? I'm afraid she'll die if she goes down with 20 lashes. "

"Back to Tell the emperor that she and she did not serve the Lord in their respective palaces, but You should be punished for being lazy and chatting here. "

"Ah He He is the Emperor... "

The two maids exclaimed in surprise. Duke Hong turned his head and glared at them: "how dare you be so bold in front of your majesty..."

"Oh, Mr. Hong, don't be angry. They collided with me. I don't blame them. I won't be punished by whipping."

Duke Hong did not dare to disobey: "Your Majesty's house is kind-hearted and has good fortune all over the world. This is the blessing of the slaves."

He said to the two maids, "thank you, your majesty?"

The two maids then reacted and knelt down and kowtowed: "maid I thank your majesty... "

"Well, let's all go down. I'll walk here alone. By the way, Mr. Hong, go and send Mr. Si Li to meet me in this pavilion. "

"I obey the orders."

Liu He sat alone in the pavilion, his face relaxed: "Cao Cao, Cao Cao You can't believe that you only rely on these two humble maids to break the rumor. "

After a while, Qian Li lowered his head and took small steps to come here in a hurry.

"I'd like to meet you..."

"Well, there's no red tape. I have something to ask you."

"Your Majesty, please tell me what I know and what I will say." Qian Li stood in front of Liu He.

Liu he asked, "what is the proportion of the revenue of the state treasury, the ordinary people and the powerful families among the local fields?"

Although Qian Li didn't know why, he answered honestly.

"My highness, among the prefectures under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, there are 500 mu of fertile land, occupying about 65% of the total. However, they pay less than 40% of their taxes. Among them, land tax accounts for the lowest proportion, only about 30%

"So it is..."

When Liu he studied history in his previous life, he knew that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the annexation of land by the powerful families had reached an extremely serious level. However, he did not expect that after so many years of governance, there was still such a phenomenon. It can be seen that in the reign of emperor huanling, the proportion would be distorted.

These big families occupy a large amount of land. However, the imperial court does not levy more taxes on them. On the contrary, they often have many tax reduction measures. Secondly, many big families hid their land and population in order to evade taxes. However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial power and the powerful families shared the whole world. Even if the imperial court knew about these things, they would turn a blind eye to it, which led to such a phenomenon.

Liu He sneered: "OK, I know. Are those rumors that I'm going to raise taxes? "

Qian Li replied, "good. Many rich families, big families and even ordinary people have moved away, mostly because of this

"Good." Liu he patted the pillar of the pavilion next to him: "since I have been wronged to increase taxes, I can't accept this injustice in vain. We will continue to issue decrees and announce to the whole world that the tax will be increased officially from the beginning of August this year. "

"Abide by Ah? " Qian Li opened his mouth wide, surprised and shocked.

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