Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

It's hard to build a good reputation, but it's easy to destroy it.

Besides, these are also the people of the Great Song Dynasty. Many of them are just freight transporters.

Adult life is never easy.

"excuse me!"

Seeing Zhao Ning leaving with his people, the skinny man breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone continued on their way.

Jing Chao said: "Officer, these people have so many sheep, they may have been smuggled from the north."

"I know."

Jing Chao was a little surprised, he continued: "Since the officials know about it, why don't they stop it?"

"What if it wasn't smuggled in from the north?"

Jing Chao wanted to say something, but was blocked by this sentence.

If it wasn't smuggled, and they robbed other people's goods, if the news spread, it would be a major event that caused a sensation in the world.

The emperor's Laozi made a private visit and intercepted the goods of the common people. As an ordinary commoner, what do you think of such an emperor?

Zhao Ji didn't dare to rob on the road blatantly, did he?

Zhao Ning said again: "Even if it is smuggling, if it is intercepted, can the smuggling be stopped?"

Jing Chao said: "The officials are clear, I am confused."

The Great Song Dynasty in history also had severe punishments for smuggling. For example, there is such a regulation in the "Jiayou Compilation Edict": if a copper coin is sent out of the Chinese border, Hebei, Shaanxi, and Hedong are less than one hundred staves, one hundred One year as a literati, every one hundred wen plus one class, only three years, decided to assassinate the prison city of the Far Evil State Army.For more than a consistent period, the leader will be executed, and the followers will be assassinated and assigned to the prison city of the Far Evil State Army.

As always, the leader is a capital crime, and all the accomplices are sent to the border.

It can be seen that during the Song Dynasty, the outflow of copper coins was so serious that the Song court promulgated severe punishment laws.

However, there are still countless people doing smuggling business at the border.

why?

Because it is difficult to check.

In ancient times, there was no product barcode, nor a complete supply chain system, so it was impossible to track the product. Even if the product was placed in front of you, how could you be sure that it was smuggled?

Does every sheep have the words "Da Song" and "Daliao" on it?

Or the sheep in Chinese is the big Song sheep?Those who cannot speak Chinese are barbarian sheep?

Therefore, the currency war ran through the two Songs, and the Song court has been unable to resolve it.

Later, a large number of copper coins were sucked away in the Southern Song Dynasty, and copper resources became more and more scarce. The currency could not keep up, so a large number of banknotes had to be issued, but the lack of deep understanding of banknote issuance led to a large-scale financial and economic collapse.

Zhao Ning looked back and said: "Send a few people to follow carefully, don't startle the snake, and see where they transport the sheep. If necessary, arrest the leader alone for interrogation."

"Yes!"

Zhao Ning rushed to a distant village with his people.

Not far ahead, some farmers can already be seen harvesting wheat in the fields.

The crop cycle in the north is longer than that in the south. Wheat in the north is sown in autumn and harvested in early summer.

It's already mid-May (lunar calendar), and it's already midsummer. A lot of wheat in the fields has been harvested, and there are not many left.

Starting in late May, all parts of the north began to collect summer taxes.

After entering the crop area, Zhao Ning stopped the large team and found an open space to rest.

He himself led a hundred people, got off his horse, and walked forward.

Seeing those golden wheat, Zhao Ning felt a sense of security in his heart.

Food is the most important thing for the people. In this era of material shortage, these are the things that can keep people alive!

He kept looking around, then squatted down suddenly, picked a wheat branch, and carefully observed the wheat. Some wheat produced few grains, and even if there were, they were very shriveled.

Obviously, there is a lack of fertilization.

The livelihood of the people is withered, and I am afraid that even the excrement will be greatly reduced.

Zhao Ning stood up and looked around worriedly.

Other fields are empty, apparently resting.

He suddenly thought of Chen Yan (fu). If Chen Yan's theory can be quickly implemented in Hebei, will it speed up the recovery of Hebei's agriculture?

And if we can establish large-scale supervisory officials in Hebei, let the new agricultural policy fall into the villages, mobilize agricultural production with a strong mobilization force, and plan fertilizers, will it increase food production?

Zhao Ning frowned.

If you don't come out and see for yourself, you really can't imagine how difficult Hebei and Hedong are now.

The northern line is at war at any time, and the struggle within the imperial court is fierce, and the lives of ordinary people are difficult!

Zhao Ning walked a little further and saw someone in the field ahead.

Zhao Ning stopped and asked a young man in the field: "My little brother, it seems that your wheat harvest is good."

The young man hurriedly said: "The official is joking, many wheats have not set grains."

The young man was tanned, and he looked honest and fawning, even a little afraid of Zhao Ning.

Zhao Ning asked, "Is there enough food?"

The young man took a look at Zhao Ning and said, "It would be nice if you don't starve to death."

Zhao Ning said with a smile: "Fortunately, the court has exempted taxes for several years, so I should be able to eat enough, right?"

Zhao Ning remembered that he exempted Hebei and Hedong's agricultural tax, head tax, Hemai, Hebuy, and head money for ten years.

As soon as he said this, a girl ran over quickly and shouted at the young man in the field, "Brother! Wang Mazi is here!"

The young man quickly threw the sickle on the back pan, put on the back pan and was ready to run, the girl also rushed to the field, followed her elder brother and ran very fast.

At this time, a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks had already run over and rushed towards them.

It may be that the young man was too thin, and he was carrying a basket of wheat, so he was quickly caught up by the people behind him.

The man with the sharp mouth and monkey cheek threw the young man down, then pressed his head into the field, and shouted: "Run! Run again! Boss Wang is here, how dare you run!"

Chapter 286 Standard local gentry (second more)

The young man was struggling in the field, covered in mud, but his strength was not as strong as that of the monkey-cheeked man.

The girl on one side was also pitifully skinny. She rushed to help her brother, but was kicked away by the man with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.

"Wang Guanren is here, how dare you run away! Aren't you afraid to sell your sister to a kiln in the county?"

"Chunsan, I won't run, I won't run."

The man with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks let go, but to prevent the young man from running away, he grabbed the girl beside him and said coldly, "Let's go, go back to the village!"

The young man got up, honestly picked up the scattered wheat, put it in the basket, and followed Liu Chunsan to the side of the road.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Ning asked, "Why beat someone?"

Liu Chunsan glanced at Zhao Ning and saw that Zhao Ning had brought many people, so he didn't dare to offend casually, but said: "This is a business matter, this official should not meddle in other people's business."

"What kind of official business do you want to beat someone?"

"Is the official from out of town?"

"I'm from another place, so why make things difficult for this little brother?"

"Pay the tax! Now is the time to pay the summer tax. Running away is tax resistance! This is fighting against the court!"

Liu Chunsan's tone suddenly became tough, as if with the backing of the imperial court, he was not afraid of anything.

As soon as he said this, Zhao Ning frowned and continued to ask: "Pay taxes?"

"Yes! Pay taxes! Officials, this is a matter for the government!" Liu Chunsan emphasized again.

Zhao Ning said, "What kind of tax do you pay?"

"Summer tax! Grain tax! Poll tax! This is a matter for the government. Does this official have any objections?"

"Didn't you say you don't have to pay?"

"Who said you don't have to pay?"

"Didn't the imperial court promulgate a ten-year tax-free policy for Hebei?"

Liu Chunsan laughed: "Officials really know how to joke, ask Zheng Xi if there is such a thing?"

The young man also looked at Zhao Ning in shock, as if hearing this for the first time.

Liu Chunsan took the Zheng brothers and sisters to the village, and shouted at other people in the field along the way: "The Wang Daguan is here, everyone pack up the wheat and bring them back to the village!"

As if they had heard the order, the peasants immediately put down the sickles in their hands, packed the threshed wheat on the other side, carried them on their backs, and walked towards the village numbly.

They were all yellow and emaciated, their bodies were like rotten wood, and their expressions were slumped.

Some people held the child, and the child cried: "Hungry..."

He could only say softly: "Don't cry, don't cry, there will be something to eat when you get home."

Liu Chunsan continued to speak loudly with a rough voice: "Folks, cheer up, Mr. Wang has good news for everyone!"

Standing there, Zhao Ning looked at those people walking numbly towards the village. He didn't know if it was an illusion. He felt that those walking were not living people, but corpses.

It's just that it wasn't buried.

Jing Chao said: "Officer, do you want to take that man down and ask clearly?"

"Go, go directly to the village to have a look."

At this time, people have already returned to the village one after another.

Many people gathered in the village.

Under a big tree, there is still a table with wine, meat, and watermelon on the table.

Such a scene is incompatible with the simple village.

Sitting in front of the table was a fat man with a pockmarked face, eating watermelon with big mouthfuls.

After eating the watermelon, he threw the watermelon rind aside, and a few scrawny children rushed over, picked up the watermelon rind and gnawed it.

Afterwards, the fat man started to eat meat, it was pork, it looked like fresh pork that had just been killed, it was cooked by a special person, there were condiments on the table, and some meat was roasted.

Standing to the side was a middle-aged man, dressed more neatly than the people around him.

The fat man wiped the oil from his mouth and said, "Li Baozheng."

The middle-aged man hurriedly nodded and bowed his waist and said, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

"Is everyone here?"

"Come on, come on."

"This time it was the magistrate who spoke. It's not as simple as what Wang said. Take it to heart, keep it in your heart, and keep it in your heart. Don't anger the magistrate, otherwise everyone will have no good fruit to eat, understand?"

"I understand! I understand!"

On one side, some people were carrying large and large packages of things, each package was bulging, and then put it on the cart.

Liu Chunsan came back with his people, walked under the big tree, smiled like a dog that has just gnawed a bone, and said, "Mr. Wang, all the people in the fields in the south have called back."

Wang Song said: "Hurry up and let them pay the food, what are you still doing!"

"Yes yes yes!" Liu Chunsan turned around and yelled at those people, "Go back and bring out the food, one hundred catties each!"

As soon as he said this, the people around him were all shocked.

Zheng Xi couldn't help shouting: "Didn't you agree to buy fifty catties, why is it now one hundred catties!"

Liu Chunsan slapped him on the head, and said bluntly: "This is an order from above! It is an order from the government! It is an order from the imperial court! It is an order from the current emperor!"

Wang Song immediately said: "Liu Chunsan, how can you be so rude to others!"

"Yes, yes, Wang Guanren, the villain is reckless, the villain is reckless!"

Wang Mazi wiped the oil from his mouth, and showed a kind smile on his face: "There is going to be a war now, and you all know that there is going to be a war on the northern front, and of course food is needed to fight the war. If there is not enough food, you will not have the strength to fight Jinren." .”

"The soldiers on the northern front are also defending our homeland."

"Didn't Zhao Guan's family say that they want to unite all those who are united? Think about it, if the gold thieves are here, can we still farm here?"

"Think about last year, think about the year before last, the gold thieves came and robbed you of all your food, and even robbed your female relatives."