When I returned to the inn, the sun was still high in the sky. The weather is a little hot in late spring.

Shi Daqing and a few Zhuang guests were chained and walked for more than ten miles, all of them had dry mouths, blistered soles of their feet, and were miserable. Shi Daqing was stiff and stiff and silent, and the other Zhuang guests usually looked at his face and acted, and they didn't dare to say much.

Back at the post house, as soon as he got off the horse, Lou Zhixian, who heard the movement, hurriedly came out of it, followed by a member in his fifties.

stepped forward and bowed, Lou Zhixian said: "Judgment, a hard day!" Xia Guan has been waiting here for a long time! ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at the people behind Lou Zhixian and said, "It's all official business, what's the hard work to speak of." What is the county looking for me? ”

Lou Zhixian said: "I heard that on the way to inspect, Shijiazhuang's big man collided with the lucky judgment. When the lower officials got the news, they hurriedly asked their Li Zheng there to come and apologize to Yun Juan. Coincidentally, the Li Zheng there is Shi Dalang's father, Shi Yuanwai. ”

After speaking, make a look. The historian behind him understood and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Du Zhongxiao looked the historian up and down, and saw that he was in his fifties, with black hair, and he was very neatly tied. said: "I didn't expect such a coincidence. Since you are here, let's go to the inn and talk. ”

Lou Zhixian and the historian followed Du Zhongxiao into the post house, and moved a few chairs in the courtyard, and Du Zhongxiao and Lou Zhixian sat down.

The historian stepped forward and arched his hand: "The history exhibition of the small people is now in front of the north of the city." Today, I was sitting at home, listening to Zhuangding's report, saying that Xiaomin's son Da Lang had collided with the official for some reason, and was taken, and ordered Xiaomin to rush to the county seat to receive people. The small people hurried to listen to the orders of the officials. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Bring Shi Dalang up!" ”

The entourage next to him responded with a promise, pushed Shi Dalang in front of Du Zhongxiao, held it down, and knelt on the ground.

Seeing his father, Shi Daqing felt that he had something to rely on, and his spirit relaxed, only to feel that there was no pain in his body, and he shouted grievances.

The historian looked at his son outside, heartache and anger. There is a big official in the county, and the big families are not arguing, why is his son such a bastard, and he dares to collide. As Lizheng, the historian knows about Yingtian and Du Zhongxiao's identity.

Seeing his father standing aside and not speaking, Shi Daqing knew that something was wrong, and he couldn't help but feel a little flustered.

Du Zhongxiao said: "I brought you to the county seat today, do you know why?" ”

Shi Daqing thought for a while and said: "It's me who deserves to die, it's not appropriate to say that the officials ate my family's fruit." A few fruits, the officials are willing to eat, I went home and ordered two carts to be sent over. Xiaomin didn't know the identity of the official at that time, and hoped that the official would forgive his sins. ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at Shi Daqing, and said after a while: "Your family's fruit?" Where is your home's land? ”

Shi Daqing said: "There is only our Zhuangzi within a radius of twenty miles, and it has always been taken care of by my family, so naturally it is my family's land." ”

The historian on the side was startled and said sharply: "Rebel, what nonsense!" It's all idle land, and it belongs to the imperial court, so why is it my family's! Don't say it's an official, if you are thirsty at any intersection, you can pick fruit and eat it! ”

Seeing that Du Zhongxiao was just sneering, the historian became more and more uneasy, looked at his son, and couldn't stop winking. When chatting with Lou Zhixian just now, the historian heard that when Du Zhongxiao was opening an iron prison in Ye County, a local clerk took up idle land and was taxed for 50 years at a time. If Du Zhongxiao repeats his old trick and uses this method on himself, it will be a big deal. The Shi family is just a member of the countryside, and he has to go bankrupt for hundreds of times at a time. It is to sell houses and land, and the countryside is not worth much, and it cannot be sold for a price.

Shi Daqing didn't know what his father meant, and he was confused. However, seeing that his face was stern, he did not dare to speak again.

Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't you know how much land you have in your family?" Saying this at every turn, it can be seen that they are domineering on weekdays, and regard these idle fields and mountains and forests owned by the imperial court as their own property. It is conceivable that there are usually people picking fruits, chopping wood and fishing, and they must not be oppressed by you! ”

The historian waved his hand again and again: "Official, there is no such thing!" The dog doesn't know how powerful, it's just nonsense, it can't be true, it can't be true! ”

Du Zhongxiao looked at Shi Yuanwai, and then looked at Shi Daqing: "If there is such a thing, you have to ask the local people to know." ”

"No, no! Official, the little one is now in front of the insider, how can he do such a thing! Seeing that Du Zhongxiao's face was not good, the historian became more and more anxious. This is a judgment all the way, staring at his own family, so he has to go. Outside of the local staff, usually rampant on one side, can you still find an accident?

Lou Zhixian said: "Yun Judgment, there is only one Shijiazhuang in that area, and there are no other households-"

"Hmm-" Du Zhongxiao looked at Lou Zhixian, "So, the people in that area are all Zhuang Ke outside the historians?" ”

The historian had a bad intuition, and said busily: "Official, the county is busy with affairs on weekdays, and I only remember the general situation, but in fact, there are still other people's families." There are three families that fish and eighteen families who have their own villages and cultivate the fields. ”

Since it is Lizheng, the historian is too familiar with these to be familiar with it. Every year of taxes, he desperately presses on these 21 families, and his own family tries to pay as little as possible, and there are many contradictions with them. In particular, a fisherman, with a lawless temper, has not paid a penny of taxes for several years, and clearly grows some vegetable plots for his own consumption, but says that he has no land. How can the historian tolerate him? I don't know how many times I have fought in the past few years. If Du Zhongxiao asked these people, then the Shi family would be afraid that the people in the countryside would not be able to escape. Does the government need a reason to punish the wealthy people who oppress the people? Just ask a question, and you can come up with a list of crimes.

Du Zhongxiao looked at Shi Daqing and was silent. The historian looked outside, and became more and more flustered.

After a long time, Du Zhongxiao said: "Forget it, let's reveal this matter." As soon as I arrived here, if I was beaten and treated your family poorly, I would inevitably be called mean and a cool official. I have been an official for many years, and I have always been generous to the people, so I don't need to be so harsh on you. ”

Hearing this, the historian breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly surrendered his hand, and thanked Du Zhongxiao for his kindness.

Du Zhongxiao said again: "If you come to camp and reclaim idle land, you will inevitably harass the countryside, and there will be no less conflicts. In this way, Lou Zhi County, you recruit the heads of each township, and within one month, measure the land in the county clearly and set up signs. When the camp is done, they will only open the fields in idle land without signs, so as not to stir up strife. If you are short of manpower, I can send some men from the camp to help you. ”

Lou Zhixian was stunned for a while before he said: "Yun-Yun judgment, is it to be in Fangtian in this county?" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Not bad." How do you know which ones are the main lands and which are idle fields? When I inspected outside the city today, I found that many of the villagers here had been planting for a year, and then they had abandoned the land for several years to raise the land. I don't see crops, but there are many places where I don't have idle fields. ”

The Great Song Dynasty established the country, did not suppress annexation, and did not establish a field system. Non-inhibition of annexation means that land can be bought and sold freely, and non-establishment of land means that the land within the territory has not been measured. The government collects taxes, which are based on the field books handed down from the previous dynasty, and the tax rate is also more than that of the previous dynasty.

Nearly 100 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the world has changed, many fields have been abandoned due to floods and droughts, and many barren fields have been opened. Most of the powerful families control local affairs, and try to eliminate their own land from the register, and put on others the land that only exists in the field register and is actually gone, so as to evade taxes. Fang Tian actually doesn't overcharge taxes, which is not of much benefit to the government, but it directly affects local forces, which has always been a difficult thing to do. Fangtian, in fact, is the Tateda system.