Chapter 1294 Mourning for the Hardships of the People's Livelihood

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In the eyes of Shangguan, a small official is a chamber pot, which can be used or used as a chamber pot.

But this chamber pot has a lot of extra money, so although its status is low, it makes people flock to it.

Jinling.

"Tada, isn't it good to be in the pharmacy? Go to work as a petty official, father is worried... your reputation will be bad! What will the child do then?"

Yang Tiantian's temperament was calm. He glanced at his wife, Miao Ermei, who was holding her son, and said, "Father, as long as Guochao does well now, small officials can be promoted. That's what Xing Hebo said, just relying on a Jinshi It's a joke to want to be an official butcher because of his title!"

Since Yang Tiantian went to the Yan family medicine store in Jinling City, the conditions of the Yang family have gradually improved a lot. Not even Yang Tiantian's younger sister is wearing new clothes.

"Father, I have learned the science of Xing Hebo, and I often go to the academy to ask for advice. Those gentlemen say that I have made great progress, so this time is an opportunity. As long as I gain a firm foothold, no one will be able to drive me out in the future. "

"Are you sure?"

Yang Da waved at Huahua, took her in his arms, and said to Yang Tiantian's wife Miao Ermei, "Tell me too."

Miao Ermei hugged her one-year-old son, thought for a while, and said, "Father, this is an opportunity for my husband, after all, our family does not have the capital to open a store, and my husband can't work for others all his life, so my wife agrees. "

Yang Da held his little daughter in his arms, pondered for a long time, and finally sighed: "Well, Tian Tian even has a son, and I, as a father, don't understand those things, but what the old man Xing He Bo said is always right, You go, take your daughter-in-law, and your mother and I will take the child."

Yang Tiantian's understanding of Yang Da was unexpected. He thought it would take a lot of effort to succeed, but he didn't expect it to be done in just a few words.

"Father, the second sister will stay at home to take care of you and my mother. I will come back when I have a vacation in the yamen. After a few years of hard work, I will always find a way."

Yang Tiantian was a little terrified, knelt on the ground and said: "Father, I am unfilial when I go out. If the second sister still follows, then what face do I have to study science? Unfaithful and unfilial people have no face to face others."

The wrinkles on Yang Da's face deepened, and he said: "Go ahead, after you stand still, your wife and children will follow,

Your mother and I will bring flowers to plant the land, and we can have a lot of money in a year, which will be sent to you when the time comes. "

Yang Tiantian shook his head firmly and said: "Father, if I can gain a foothold, our family will rent out the land and the whole family will live in the city."

"Hey! You child..."

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Shangyuan County belongs to Yingtian Mansion, surrounded by Xiaoling Mausoleum and Wushan Mountain. The Yangtze River is in the north, the Qinhuai River flows in the southeast, and there is even Xuanwu Lake, which is truly unique.

Because of the rich water source, the commerce and trade are developed here, and there are many fields, which can be called the essence of Jinling.

In other words, Shangyuan County is actually equivalent to a county directly under the jurisdiction of Yingtianfu.

As the saying goes, three lives are unlucky, the magistrate is attached to the country, three lives are evil, and the neighboring provincial capital is attached.

This is the case in Shangyuan County, and Jinling is much more powerful than any provincial capital. A small imperial court squats there, boring all day long. Shangyuan County has to be careful, so as not to be caught wrong.

Yuan Jie was very dissatisfied with the position of magistrate of Shangyuan County. He would rather go down to serve as the county magistrate of a middle county than stay here.

"This year's autumn tax is not optimistic!"

Yuan Jie sighed, and Zhang Mai, the magistrate of the county, smiled wryly and said: "My lord, the rich and powerful are the most numerous in Shangyuan County. If your majesty moves the capital, who would dare to collect the autumn tax on their fields?"

Yuan Jie said helplessly: "I have also told Ying Tianfu, but they will not pay attention to our difficulties. They only know that we need autumn tax. Forget it, send someone down to urge them, just to put on a show."

Zhang Mai nodded, went out to explain, and when he came back, he smiled and said: "A new official was deceived, and he took two yamen servants to collect taxes."

Yuan Jie also laughed, and said: "Forget it, it's good to teach a lesson, let the people of the county yamen wait to see the difficulties of this official, so as not to be scolded by the superiors in time, they will think that this official is incompetent."

The new clerk set off with two yamen servants in this way, all the way to the edge of the fertile field.

"My lord, this is all the fields of the relatives."

The two yamen servants looked at Yang Tiantian maliciously, and one of them urged: "My lord, you haven't paid the autumn tax in this area. If you can get it, you can at least be promoted three levels in a row, my lord."

Yang Tiantian looked at Liangtian, who couldn't see the side at a glance, and said with a smile: "The two elder brothers are trying to trick me? If I really go to accept it, let alone being promoted to three ranks, I will go to three levels of hell."

Seeing that Yang Tiantian couldn't be fooled, the two looked at each other, and one of them said with a smile: "My lord, the owners of this piece of fertile land have followed your Majesty to Beiping, but those stewards have become more and more domineering. seat."

Domineering relatives, this is a long-standing problem of the country.

Yang Tiantian didn't think he had the ability to plead for the people, so he took a look, and then took people to the countryside.

Jinling is actually a treasure land, so all dynasties have attached great importance to it.

"My lord, this is Xiaoqiao Village. There are three families in the village who haven't paid the Qiqiu tax."

In front of me was a village of dozens of families, and the houses looked dilapidated. At the head of the village, two children were climbing a tree and playing. When they saw Yang Tiantian and the other three, they were so frightened that they hurried down the tree.

"Slow down!"

Yang Tiantian's yelling made the children even more panicked, and one child slipped his hand and fell off the tree trunk. He didn't even dare to pat his ass, and ran to the village with a limp.

After arriving in the village, Yang Tiantian found that every house was closed, and there was no one outside, not even a chicken.

Thinking of the autumn tax collection in his village, Yang Tiantian said depressedly: "I'm so scared!"

"My lord, these... are all troublemakers!"

Diao Nima!

Yang Tiantian's family is a farmer himself, so he knows the ways of collecting taxes very well.

The three of them went outside a house, and a yamen servant shouted: "Boss Tian! Open the door, the autumn tax is collected!"

No one answered inside, another yamen servant kicked up, and then spun around on the ground with one foot, the pain was excruciating.

At this time, the neighbors heard that they were here to collect the autumn tax, so they yelled at home: "My lord, Boss Tian and his family have all escaped."

The yamen servant with sore feet got better, so he went over and scolded: "Damn it! If you don't say it, I'll sprain Laozi's feet, hurry up and get ready..."

Yang Tiantian stared at this yamen servant, feeling inexplicably sad.

"Master, the little one is joking, yes, joking."

The yamen servant smiled apologetically, but he didn't care.

If you didn't get any evidence, would you, Yang Tiantian, dare to sue?

Even if labor and management blackmailed his family, do you dare to sue?

You are the public enemy of all Daming Yamen servants!

That family fell silent immediately, and then the three of them went to visit the other two. One family also escaped, and the other family was still there, but Yang Tiantian couldn't do anything because the young and old looked sallow and emaciated.

But the two yamen servants didn't have this taboo, they rummaged around as soon as they entered, looking for something valuable.

Yang Tiantian watched coldly, watching the family standing numbly in the corner, the two children hiding behind the adults in panic; watching the two yamen servants rummaging through things recklessly.

It's a pity that the last two people found that the most valuable thing was farm tools, but they couldn't accept it.

If you harvest the farm tools, you will be fishing out the water!

After walking for a day, Yang Tiantian returned to his residence exhausted, lying on the bed and not wanting to eat, and finally got up to write a letter.

"...The small people are so difficult, the small officials are like tigers, the superiors are numb, the honorable relatives are proud, and the gentry are free...Da Ming put the burden on the people, but indulged the officials, the powerful and the gentry..."