"Huh?" Qiao Xiaoru's eyes widened and she said in surprise: "Isn't it? ”

Wasn't it all like that in ancient times? Qiao Xiaoru is sure that she is definitely not mistaken!

Widow Shen laughed enough, so she sighed with a smile: "It's true that the previous dynasty was like this before, but our Dahua Dynasty is different!" ”

Great, Great Blossom Dynasty? Qiao Xiaoru moved her lips, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help twitching, sounding weird.

"Emperor Taizu issued a holy decree at that time, saying that this iron law must not be changed in the end of the Dahua Dynasty, that is, taxes are collected according to the acres of land, and it has nothing to do with whose field it is! Don't say anything about talents, squires, and officials, even if the land of the emperor's village and the emperor's relatives are the same, they have to pay taxes! ”

Qiao Xiaoru suddenly realized, couldn't help but secretly cheered, and praised with a smile: "Emperor Taizu is really heroic!" Wise! It's just that in this way, can those royal relatives and landlords and gentry be happy? ”

You must know that the fields in the hands of those people are less than a few thousand acres, but more than tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of acres, and let them pay taxes, where are they willing to obediently obey?

It's true that Emperor Taizu is the emperor, but he also has to rely on his officials to do things! His move can be said to have offended all officials, famous families, and gentry, and it is strange that the people below are willing to agree!

Relying on a few loyal and patriotic people who have the same long-term vision as him will not succeed at all.

"Of course not!" Widow Shen smiled and said lightly: "Listening to the words handed down by the elders, the whole country made a lot of trouble for this matter, and the royal relatives, big officials and rich people didn't do it, I don't know how many people died for this matter, and it took almost ten years before and after, and this matter was smooth!" By the way, the scholars in Jiangxi even have a township exam and a boycott! This has not happened since ancient times! Emperor Taizu was also ruthless, and simply issued an order not to allow Jiangxi scholars to participate in the scientific examination within ten years. ”

Qiao Xiaoru was shocked when she heard this, and sighed: "Emperor Taizu is really- really powerful!" ”

The founding emperor or something, it's really violent! Although every step in a short period of time has been very difficult and has offended countless people, it is very beneficial for a country in the long run!

The land of the country is already concentrated in the hands of the rich nobility, and it will only become more and more concentrated, and if they are exempt from taxes, the taxes collected will only become less and less.

What are the consequences of a country collecting less and less taxes, as long as you have a little brain!

The treasury is empty, and the functioning of the entire state apparatus will be affected! Officials will find ways to embezzle if they can't pay money, soldiers will be sluggish in military training when they can't renew their weapons, and once a natural or man-made disaster happens in the country, the imperial court can't come up with money to provide disaster relief, let alone other infrastructure construction and maintenance......

"Who's to say it isn't!" Widow Shen sighed with emotion: "It's actually nothing for our family to pay some taxes, it should have been shared!" You must know that since the beating of Emperor Taizu to the present, the imperial court has never increased taxes! If those officials and landlords don't pay their fields, where does the emperor have so much money? Once something happens, our little people will inevitably be assessed by the government to increase taxes! It's still us who are unlucky! Anyway, our little people didn't say that Emperor Taizu was wise! ”

Qiao Xiaoru couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "If it's really like that, the apportionment can't be spread on your head, Brother Jinhe is a talent!" ”

No matter how much Widow Shen heard this kind of words, she would never get tired of hearing this, and she laughed heartily when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "Although this is the case, how can I feel good when I see the villagers in the township suffering?" ”

"Aunt Six, this is kind-hearted!" Qiao Xiaoru smiled, and somehow moved in her heart and couldn't help asking: "Then the current business-oh, are there many people doing business?" What is their status? ”

Qiao Xiaoru originally asked, "Is the current business underdeveloped?" But this is obviously not something she can say as a country girl, and even if she says it, the sixth aunt may not be able to understand it.

"Many! Not much! It's a lively city! Widow Shen smiled and said, "I don't understand the status of a businessman at first glance, but Emperor Taizu said, what is it called, 'Shi Nong and Industry must pay attention to it!' It is not allowed to discriminate against businessmen, anyway, except for the ninth-rate lowly and criminal slaves, all walks of life are eligible to participate in the scientific examination and can be officials! Whoever commits a crime is punished by the same law! Businessmen all over the world also say that Emperor Taizu is a rare good emperor! ”

"Yes, what a good emperor! It's a pity we didn't catch up! Qiao Xiaoru smiled with some regret. Emperor Taizu has long since turned into a piece of loess, right? It's a pity that I can't get a glimpse of Emperor Taizu's demeanor!

However, Emperor Taizu dared to do these two things, and the difficulties he faced could be imagined! I don't know what the turmoil became in those years, and it was actually a blessing not to live in that era.

Qiao Xiaoru only expressed her reverence and admiration in her heart, and secretly sighed without thinking much about it, after all, no matter how wise Emperor Taizu was, he couldn't change the hardships of life she had to face at the moment.

"Don't talk about that!" Qiao Xiaoru smiled and said earnestly to Widow Shen: "Sixth aunt, you can help me keep this matter secret first, and wait for the conditions in my family to improve!" When the time comes, I want to inquire with Brother Jinhe, ask for advice, and ask Aunt Six for help! ”

"Don't worry, I won't talk nonsense about these eight characters yet! Otherwise, it won't be good for people to hear! As for you, you don't have to be too stressed, this kind of thing, just think about it when you have the ability! If it really comes to that day, I won't need you to say that I will let Jinhe help! Huai Xuan is out, and your family can live better! Your mother-in-law can also raise her eyebrows! ”

Widow Shen patted her chest and promised.

"As Aunt Six said! Then I'll thank Aunt Six first! Qiao Xiaoru said with a smile.

"You're welcome, folks! You girl used to look muffled, who knew that she was a smart showman! Aunt Sixth has never looked at anyone, but I didn't expect to see you away! Widow Shen smiled heartily.

Qiao Xiaoru also smiled.

Soon the pine mushroom was finished, Widow Shen clapped her hands and stood up, and said with a smile: "Come on, you and Ah Zhan can sit down here and rest!" I'm going to look for something to eat, yams, wild fruits, and so on! ”

Qiao Xiaoru hurriedly smiled: "Where to use you to go, I will go with Ah Zhan for this kind of thing!" ”

Widow Shen saw that Qiao Xiaoru was pulling the simple Lu Zhan to prepare to go, and after thinking about it, she didn't insist, nodded and smiled: "Cheng, I'll take a big day today!" The road on this mountain is not easy to walk, don't go too far! It doesn't matter if you can't find anything! ”