After glancing at the clothes handed over by the guards in front of her, Princess Le'an pouted and said, "I really didn't expect that this Wei Zheng seems to be a martial artist, and he thinks about the problem so comprehensively, and even takes these little things into account." It really blew my mind. ”

After seeing the changes on Le An's face, Zhang Yan also let out a sigh of emotion in her heart. Because, since she became Queen Yi'an, almost no one has thought about things for herself. Wei Zheng was clearly the first......

In addition to being moved, Zhang Yan did not forget to laugh at Le'an beside her: "Now it seems that our Le'an has already moved his heart to his future concubine......"

Princess Le'an's face turned red, and she hurriedly said negatively: "How can there be...... People are just talking...... Imperial sister-in-law, have you forgotten the purpose of our trip today? Today, I must expose the true face of Wei Zheng and see if this Wei Zheng is as good as the rumors say......"

Soon, two very ordinary clothes were worn on the two of them.

On the surface, the two of them are rich ladies of high-ranking officials and nobles. However, if you observe carefully, you will find that ordinary clothes can't hide the stunning beauty of the two at all......

Under the protection of dozens of plainclothes guards, the two men quickly walked out of the Governor's Mansion and entered the streets and alleys of Datong Mansion.

At a glance, the street that is no more than two battles wide, except for the small merchants and vendors lined up on both sides, the middle of the street is actually crowded with dense crowds.

It turned out that in more than ten days, it would be the grandest Spring Festival of the year for the Chinese, plus the bumper harvest of Tuntian this year, the people in the entire Datong Province. Inside the granary of almost every household. They were all piled with grain. Of course. I also have more or less spare money in my hands......

With silver in his hand, he faced the festive day of the New Year. Of course, you should add some household goods to your humble home, buy some New Year's goods, and have the most abundant and lively year in your life.

Of course, this is only one aspect of the city's bustle.

With the Haw Par Army's commercial tax reform in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, on the surface. The business tax that everyone has to pay is high, but it is not. Because, although the one-time commercial tax is high, other harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes have been abolished.

In this way, the vendors are undoubtedly the ultimate beneficiaries. Of course, after the one-time commercial tax increase, the commercial tax revenue of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces is also higher and higher year by year......

In general, the tax is lower, and traders from all over the country are more willing to come here to do business......

In this case. The Datong Mansion in front of you is becoming more and more prosperous......

Look at the crowd in front of you. Lively streets...... Princess Le'an, who used to play on the streets of Beijing, was like a bird breaking free from a birdcage, and said with excitement on her face: "Imperial sister-in-law...... This Datong Mansion is so lively that Beijing City can't compare to it...... It was beyond my expectation......"

The rumors of the people's well-being of Wei Zheng and the governance of the local area have been confirmed, and for some reason, a heartfelt expression of relief flashed on Zhang Yan's face.

A smile mixed with flushing also followed, appearing on the face of Queen Zhang Yan.

Under Le An's gaze, he nodded in affirmation: "I have also seen the streets of Beijing City, and the prosperity here is indeed more than that of Beijing City...... I really don't know how this Wei Zheng did this......"

At this moment, a group of people not far away suddenly appeared in Zhang Yan's field of vision.

The reason why Zhang Yan's attention attracted was not how special this group of people was, but that this group of people were dressed in the same official mansion and pushed one or two wheelbarrows. As for the car, there is a large wooden box that has been painted red, and on the wooden box, there is a big tax word written on it......

Although Empress Yi'an has lived in the harem for a long time, she still knows all kinds of laws and disciplines in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, with just one glance, Empress Yi'an judged that these people were tax collectors who came to collect commercial taxes.

And if you want to judge whether a place is clear, a very simple way is to see whether the tax revenue of this place is very clear, or it makes the people angry and resentful......

Therefore, in just the blink of an eye, Zhang Yan became interested in this tax official who came to collect taxes. I plan to further verify whether the Datong City in front of me is really as prosperous as I see......

After whispering an explanation to Princess Le'an, the two of them followed behind the tax collectors with a sly smile to see how these tax collectors collected taxes......

Soon, the small wheelbarrow stopped in front of a vegetable vendor's stall.

To Zhang Yan's surprise, in the face of the tax collector who came to collect taxes, the vegetable seller did not express his dissatisfaction and displeasure as he imagined.

Instead, he said with a smile on his face: "Brothers, why did you come here so early today...... Today's tax money, I'm ready, a total of twenty dollars, all here......"

After speaking, he handed the copper money that had been prepared long ago to the tax collector in front of him.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the copper coins in his hand, the tax collector did not think about it, and stuffed the twenty copper coins into the box on the wheelbarrow behind him.

After doing this series of actions, several tax collectors directly pushed the wheelbarrow and walked to the next stall......

Seeing this, Zhang Yan walked directly to the vegetable vendor's stall and asked with a puzzled face: "This old man, I just saw that you paid a one-time tax of 20 yuan, according to the Ming business tax, you can earn 600 yuan a day just by buying vegetables, and after a month, it is not 17 or 8 taels of silver......

Under Zhang Yan's gaze, the vegetable vendor shook his head in denial without thinking about it.

"This girl, if I really could earn so much money in a day, I wouldn't get up early every morning and come here to sell vegetables at night...... No surprise, you must be from other provinces, you don't know the rules of our Datong Mansion, right? ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yan seemed to think of something? His eyes lit up, and he subconsciously asked, "What rules...... Could it be that the commercial tax in Datong Province is different from other places......"

Without thinking about it, the greensmith affirmed, "This girl, you are right...... The rules here are indeed different from those in other places...... In the rest of the Ming Dynasty, there was a thirty tax of one, but here we have a ten tax of one...... I can only earn more than 200 yuan at most by selling vegetables for a day...... After a month, it will be five or six taels of silver, so that the family will not be hungry, and there is still no problem......"

"Ten taxes and one ......" Hearing this answer, Zhang Yan directly showed a heartfelt shocked expression on her face, and then subconsciously let out an exclamation......

After exclaiming, he directly asked the vegetable seller in front of him: "Uncle, isn't this almost three times more than the commercial tax stipulated by the imperial court...... With such a high commercial tax, are you willing to pay ......?"

Hearing this, the old man first showed a wry smile on his face, and then he replied: "This girl, at a glance, you know that you are a young lady from a rich official gentry, and you don't know much about the situation in the government......

"On the surface, we are losing money by paying three times the tax to the government...... Actually, no, in the past, although we were thirty taxes and one, but what other entrance fees were ...... Harsh taxes can be directly described by four words...... If you count these exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, the amount of money I have to pay is even an astonishing five taxes...... After a hard day, I can't even keep my family fed......"

"Now, although our commercial tax has been raised to 10 taxes, all other harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes have been abolished...... In this way, we are willing to pay the tax according to the ten taxes......"

Seeing the incredible expression on Zhang Yan's face in front of him, the vegetable seller continued to speak: "Girl, don't believe it...... You didn't see this scar mark on my arm, because I didn't want to pay those too many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, so I was cut with a knife by the official......"

"Well, now, although the tax has been raised, but there is only one tax. What's more, because of the government's regulations, these tax officials are polite when they see us. If there was no money at that time, it would be okay to make up for it later, and I never saw an official beating someone again. ”

"I heard that all of these qiē were only implemented after our Shanxi Governor Wei Dashuai took office...... In order to thank Wei Dashuai, I took out half a tael of silver a few days ago to make an immortal tablet for Wei Dashuai, burning incense every day, wishing Wei Dashuai a long life and a hundred years old......"

"You Wei Dashuai really have such a good ......" Hearing this, Zhang Yan was shocked in her heart, and she didn't know what words to use to describe it. Facing the vegetable seller in front of him, who represented the people at the bottom, he subconsciously asked rhetorically.

"Of course, if it's not good, we won't save money from the limited rations and set up an immortal tablet for Wei Dashuai...... In our opinion, our Ming Dynasty should be the emperor the most, and the one who sits in the world should be our Wei Dashuai...... Only when Wei Dashuai sits in the world, can we poor people have a chance to live. ”

If it was before the conversation, Zhang Yan would definitely be very angry after hearing this. Because, the words of the vegetable seller in front of him are definitely not exaggerated to describe them with the four words of great rebellion.

However, when the facts are completely in front of her, the reaction that Zhang Yan can make is to acquiesce......

Because, from the other party's answer, I can't find the slightest loophole......

What's more, the voice of the vegetable seller in front of him has been on a certain level, representing many people in the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yan's heart was like a monstrous wave in the sea, which instantly became tumbling.

Zhang Yan, as the daughter-in-law of the old Zhu family, could not help but not speak, but Princess Le'an, as the daughter of the old Zhu family, could not bear this naked disparagement of her brother Emperor Chongzhen.

As soon as the vegetable seller's words were finished, Princess Le'an retorted with anger on her face: "You are talking nonsense, you are a big rebel...... Aren't you afraid of being heard by the government and cutting off your head......" (To be continued......