Reborn Houmenhufu

Chapter 122 Too insidious

"Damn it, fourth brother, the person who reminded the household department to collect taxes is simply too insidious. The other party is forcing you."

Why didn't Wei Yan know this person's vicious intentions, he probably knew who this person was after a little thought, except for the scheming concubine in the palace, who else would use such insidious ideas to deal with him.

Thinking of this, Wei Yan sighed and said: "The matter has come to this, we can only continue to find a way."

Wei Yao scratched her head and said, "But no one has surplus food now." After saying this, Wei Yao suddenly thought of something.The landlord's family has no surplus food.

What should we do now?

Continuing to scratch her head, Wei Yao felt that this matter was a bit difficult to handle.

Lin Zhi, who usually has a very easy-to-use brain, suddenly asked: "Xiao Yan, I've always wanted to ask you one thing, what exactly are those planted in the backyard of the yamen?"

Wei Yan had almost forgotten about it, but when Lin Zhi mentioned it, his eyes lit up.

Yes, they still have corn and sweet potatoes. If these two things can be used to offset taxes and allow them a period of time, then taxation will definitely not be a problem. You must know that the yield per mu of both corn and sweet potatoes is very high.

Thinking of this, Wei Yan said: "That's also food, you eat it first, I'll go to the study."

After all, Wei Yan left here and came to the study, writing a letter to An Tianyi with a brush.

At the northwest camp, An Tianyi, who had been worried about him for a long time after receiving Wei Yan's letter, suddenly laughed.

Sure enough, Xiao Yan of his family is smart enough to even think of such a method, is there a period of grace?Presumably His Majesty will agree.

Thinking of this, he wrote a note and secretly sent it to His Majesty.

In the Imperial City, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, His Majesty, who received An Tianyi's secret note, couldn't help but laugh when he saw what was written in it.

Sure enough, that kid An Tianyi wrote this secret book because of the person he likes, that's all, it's just a trivial matter.

but……

Suddenly realizing that he did not order the people in the household department to collect this tax from Heishui County, the emperor was puzzled. He thought there might be something wrong with it, so he asked the household department minister to call him over.

Ever since he received the request from the concubine Liang, the Minister of the Household Department has been in fear, but he has the handle in the hands of others, but he has to obey the request of the other party to make things difficult for Wei Yan, a new researcher. The cold sweat is about to come down.

Sure enough, when he came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he was asked about the collection of taxes in Heishui County, and he knelt down and said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it's not that I want to embarrass Wei Tanhua, but that Heishui County has indeed not paid taxes for a long time, and it's not good for me to keep urging them to pay taxes. .”

After all, there are many special places in the world. If all the places use the excuse that it is really difficult on their side to evade taxes, then he will not be able to be the secretary of the household department.

Listening to Hubu Shangshu's explanation, the emperor's eyes flickered and then he spoke in a deep voice.

"Is that really the case?"

"Of course it's just like that." Hubu Shangshu couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he said this, well, it seems that this time he passed the test, at this moment he thought secretly.

After listening to the explanation from Minister of the Household Department, the emperor thought of An Tianyi's excerpt, so he spoke.

"There are indeed difficulties in Heishui County. I already know about it, so I specially allowed the tax to be paid in two or three months. It is also said that there is a new kind of grain planted there. I have already agreed to them this time. You can use this new grain to pay taxes."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Between the concubine Liang and the emperor, this minister naturally knew that he should listen to His Majesty, so he quickly agreed.

Concubine Liang suddenly felt a little strange when she learned that the emperor had actually intervened in this matter. Logically speaking, His Majesty should have no intersection with Wei Yan. Why would he inquire about this matter?

Thinking of that bitch Wei Yan causing her son to lose his first-class title, Concubine Liang felt that the matter could not be left as it is, so she started thinking about conspiracy and tricks again. This time, she thought of sending someone to seduce Wei Yan , Let Wei Yan make a mistake in female sex, and then he will be able to smash the other party's official position.

After Wei Yan turned to An Tianyi for help, it didn't take long before he received the news that corn and sweet potatoes could be used to pay taxes, because the matter of paying taxes was not something he could handle alone, so he asked Gongsun Heng to write that The official document was then pasted outside the yamen in Heishui County and at the gate of the city.

Soon, the people of the entire Heishui County were in an uproar.

What, the yamen actually said to collect taxes, how can this be possible, they can't even eat enough for themselves, and if they pay taxes, will they starve to death?

The people don't care about the law or not, they know that they want to eat and have enough to eat, so after hearing that they have to pay taxes, they completely exploded, and no matter how much they loved Wei Yan before, they rushed directly to the Yamen The door asked Wei Yan to take back such a plan.

Looking at a large group of people who came to make trouble, although he had expected such a situation, but recalling how they loved him before, Wei Yan was still a little bit bitter and sad at this time.

Asking the police officers of the Yamen to maintain the scene, Wei Yan came to the gate of the Yamen and shouted to the people outside.

"Fellow folks, I know that you must be very unwilling to pay this tax. You feel that you are already so poor and haven't paid tax for such a long time. Why do you have to pay now? Right!"

"That's right, Master Wei, we know you are a good official, but a good official can't and can't do this. Our Heishui County is already poor. If we pay this tax, we will starve to death. By then, starvation will be everywhere. Is this what you want to see?"

Wei Yan naturally didn't want to see such a scene, but the tax still had to be collected, so he said.

"Folks, please listen to me. As the people of Anguo, it is a matter of course to pay taxes. When other adults were working here, I think your parents have paid taxes. Since you are in Under the protection of our country, it is only natural to pay taxes, so how can we not pay them?"

After a pause, Wei Yan continued: "Of course, both the imperial court and I know that it is not easy for the big guy, so we came up with a compromise. Do the folks still remember the new grain I asked to plant before? This time it can be used This kind of grain pays taxes, and the production of this grain is large and the planting period is short. Now everyone has taken the seeds back to plant, and wait for three months to mature before paying the tax. Wouldn’t it kill two birds with one stone.”

His voice echoed at the gate of the yamen, and the people around were whispering for a while. The folks in Heishui County didn't want to embarrass Wei Yan, who was a good official in their eyes, but the current situation But he had to be embarrassed, so someone shouted.

"Then, my lord, if we plant the new kind of grain you mentioned, and then there is no good harvest or even a extinction, what will we pay taxes by then?"

Asked such a question, Wei Yan took a deep breath and shouted.

"If this happens, I will naturally be responsible for the taxes of the fellow villagers. Just listen to me this time and plant the corn and sweet potatoes collectively."

For the sake of the common people, Wei Yan worked hard enough, and when he yelled such words, the people around him were in an uproar.

"My lord, this is what you said."

"Yes, that's right, so everyone just trust me once?"

Wei Yan is very sure that he will not fail this time, that's why he is so confident. The common people don't know, they only know that their adults have given them a guarantee that they can plant the so-called new crops with peace of mind. Can't call taxes.

After all, the people also know that it is wrong not to pay taxes, but what can they do?The food grown by the people in the family is not enough for their own family members, and they can't even imagine what will happen if they pay taxes.

Seeing the people gathered at the gate of the yamen begin to disperse, Wei Yan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

In the following time, Wei Yan arranged for people to distribute the seeds to various villages, and countless wastelands were reclaimed and planted with the high-yielding new crops Wei Yan said were corn and sweet potatoes.

New crops were planted in large quantities, and Wei Yan also started to get busy.This crop can't just be planted, and it needs to be fertilized and watered to prevent various diseases and insect pests. During this period of time, Wei Yan is very busy, and he is busy going to the field every day to check the growth of the new crops.

He is very serious, responsible and hardworking. Almost all the people in Heishui County recognize such a serious and responsible county magistrate.

With the passage of time, the corn and sweet potatoes are growing very well, and the corn stalks have grown to the height of half a person. On this day, Wei Yan wanted to inspect a nearby farm as usual. A cry for help was heard.

He looked towards where the sound came from.I saw a scene where a bully was bullying a weak woman.

Seeing that the weak woman was about to do something wrong by being grabbed by the fierce-looking bully, Wei Yan stopped, and when he raised his eyebrows to watch all this happen, the woman suddenly broke free from the bully's hand, He rushed towards Wei Yan straightly, and fell directly into Wei Yan's arms.

Before Wei Yan could recover, the other party shouted delicately.

"My lord, help me, that apprentice wants to misbehave against the slave family, so you must save the slave family."

Seeing the bully rushing towards this side, and the woman who always shrinks into his arms, Wei Yan pushed the other away very calmly, raised his eyebrows and looked at the bully rushing this way, his tone was very calm Said.

"I'm just passing by, you guys continue!"

After all, Wei Yan continued to walk forward. When he was far away, the woman who had just thrown herself into Wei Yan's arms stomped her feet in resentment and yelled at the bully man.

"waste!"