Shen stepped forward and stuffed the two roast chickens in his hand into Zheng Tong and the others and said, "Hold it!"

The two of them ran out with the roast chicken. Suddenly they stopped, looked at them with gratitude and bowed, "Thank you." After saying that, they turned around and ran away in the blink of an eye.

"Mom, I think the remaining meat we have can't be saved." Tao Qini suddenly spoke.

"What does it mean?" Tao Liuyi asked in confusion with Lingling's big eyes looking at her.

They sat back at the campfire and continued to roast the pheasants in their hands.

"When they are here, will the others be far away?" Tao Qini looked at him and chuckled.

"What should I do?" Tao Liuyi said with a frown, and suddenly smiled, "I'm not afraid that we will hunt again." The eagerness in his eyes overflowed with his eyes, "It's just right to try my skills."

"Your three-legged cat's kung fu is spared, wait for a year or two before talking about it!" Tao Qini said bluntly at him.

"Ah! It will take so long." Tao Liuyi wilted suddenly as if he was beaten by frost.

"And now there are no reed marshes, so it's not that easy to hunt." Tao Qini said with a frown and looked at them.

"Uh..." Tao Liuyi hesitated for a moment, "No, I believe it will get better and better."

Tao Qini looked at the optimistic boy. Compared to the dusk days before, she has become much more lively these days, and she has the appearance she should have at this age and is full of vitality.

"How did this prosperous place become like this?" Tao Shiwu looked at Yao Changsheng with confusion and said, "In your words, this is a granary! Shouldn't it be well protected?"

"It is precisely because it is a granary, a place that must be fought for by military strategists, and years of war disasters have caused the fields to be deserted and no one to cultivate them." Tao Qini said with compassion at the ruins and walls.

"The Yanting army sent troops to wipe out the rebels every time they passed by, they were in a state of peace." Yao Changsheng said angrily as he looked at them.

"Why?" Tao Liuyi looked at them in confusion.

"Before the troops move, food and grass go first." Tao Qini looked at him with glazed eyes.

"Then the court has no food or grass?" Tao Liuyi scratched his head and said silly.

"If there is food and grass, it will not be so harmful. Even if there is fertile land, how can people farm with peace of mind?" Tao Qini took a deep breath and looked at him and said helplessly.

"Oh! Our wish is very simple. We have land to grow, food to eat, clothes to wear, but now..." Tao Shiwu shook his head repeatedly, all helpless.

"Then what's the difference between this and a bandit?" Tao Liuyi couldn't help but swear.

"Bandits in official uniforms." Tao Qini said as they looked at them.

"What's the reason? Is this Tokyo?" Tao Shiwu looked at them with confusion and asked, "What kind of prosperity is Mr. Yao's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"?"

"Ten thousand taxes, ten thousand taxes, ten thousand taxes!" Tao Qini closed her eyes and squeezed out a sentence from the cracks of her teeth.

"Wrong, wrong, long live, long live, long live, long live." Tao Shiwu looked at her and quickly corrected.

"Dad, it's the tax that is taxed." Tao Qini looked at their thin lips and said sarcastically.

"You kid! How dare you say anything?" Tao Shiwu looked at her in horror and said, "You should also restrain me, be careful that there are ears in the walls."

"Hmph! The emperor doesn't care about us." Tao Qini rolled her eyes and snorted coldly, "If you continue to do this, I don't know whether to sit on this dragon throne."

Tao Qini looked at him with bright eyes, making progress, and she didn't let her kneel down at any time, apologizing for death!

"The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes." Tao Shiwu stood up and said, "Shut up, don't talk nonsense."

"I know, if you don't say it, I won't say it," Tao Qini said with aggrieved voice.

This girl really has no awe of the emperor, so this is not possible! Maybe it’s because she came out of a small place! In their eyes, the landlord is already a god.

However, Tao Shiwu was right. This girl was too polite. This disaster came from her mouth, but she wanted to lose her head.

"Okay, don't criticize Ni'er." Shen came forward to smooth things over, and then asked, "Please explain to us what's going on with this tax?"

"The harsh government is more powerful than the tiger." Tao Qini looked at them with a raised eyebrows and thin lips and said lightly.

"Don't drop the book bag for me, say something I can understand." Shen slapped Tao Qini on the back.

"Let me say it! I went through the money and grain account book in the Hanlin Academy. It was from 30 or 40 years ago. I saw that Yanting rented more every year. For example, one acre of land could produce two ducts of millet, and various taxes could receive more than three ducts, which made the farmers become poorer and the harder they worked, the more hopeless they were. After a long time, they were no longer willing to farm." Yao Changsheng said slowly as they looked at them.

"We have a deep understanding of this. After planting land for so many years, we eat grass roots and tree bark. We still owe the landlords for decades to rent!" Tao Shiwuxin said with a deep regret.

"Tsk tsk...Dad! Your grandson owes this debt when he was born!" Tao Qini's eyes turned and calculated and laughed and joked.

"Who said no? Isn't it natural to pay back the rent if you owe rent?" Tao Shiwu bit his lips and looked at her, "As long as he doesn't die, he has to pay it back all the time."

"Dad, don't pay it back, the landlord will run away." Tao Liuyi grabbed Tao Shiwu's arm and shook it excitedly.

Tao Qini fell to his mind when she heard this. I didn’t mean this. The history of the past month was in vain. This awakening of thoughts was not a matter of a day or a night.

You can't wake up a numb person.

"Dad! You are planning to join the rebel army, so why are you paying land rent?" Tao Qini kindly reminded him.

"Yes!" Tao Shiwu scratched his head and smiled foolishly, "I forgot this."

Tao Qini looked at Yao Changsheng and said, "It should be a common phenomenon after hearing what you mean."

"Well! In the year I passed the Jinshi period, the imperial court's taxes were received in the Central Plains area fifty years later, and they were received by the farmers' grandchildren." Yao Changsheng looked at them and sighed.

"Look! I'm right! This is ten thousand taxes." Tao Qini looked at them and snorted.

"Are there so many names?" Tao Liuyi scratched his head.

"It's not that exaggerated, but there are also many, including taxes for people, taxes for land, taxes for cutting heads, autumn taxes for winter taxes, labor taxes, material taxes, and five animal taxes... It's roughly more than 30." Yao Changsheng thought about it carefully and said, "It's not about the four seasons and three festivals of the year, as well as the birthdays and festivals of the emperor, empress, empress dowager, and concubines. At that time, there will be additional taxes."

"This is from the court, and the local people have even made a name. When I was traveling, the county magistrate of a county was associated with the court. The emperor praised a Yuebird and took Yuebird out for a day. As long as the people see it, they have to pay it, which is called "the emperor's grace."
Chapter completed!