In the famine, others ate Guanyin soil, but he had space to build a farm.

The old village chief sighed when he saw this situation. Now everyone in the village is staring at the food in Lin Kunlun's house.

"Kunlun is right! Even if he takes out those bags of food, it won't solve the problem! Well, it would be better for us to go to the mountains together to hunt and collect some wild vegetables!"

"How about this! Everyone can come to me to exchange food when they hunt! I just came from the county town, and the food store in the county town has no food! However! The tax issue cannot be avoided! I just hope that the county magistrate will not punish the masses! This year's tax can be exempted!" Lin Kunlun. Naturally, he did not dare to take out the food in the space. First of all, he could not explain the origin of the food. The most important thing is that there must be people in the village who will be jealous and inform on him.

"In this case, it would be a good idea for everyone to go to the mountains and pick some wild vegetables!" The old village chief said to everyone at this time. Even he knew that he could not pay back the tax.

After the villagers dispersed, the old village chief kept Lin Kunlun.

"Kunlun, you just came back from the county town. How is the situation over there?" the old village chief asked at this time!

"The situation is worse than expected. The grain stores in the county are empty, and I heard that the same is true in several other nearby towns." Lin Kunlun replied solemnly, "The county magistrate is collecting grain everywhere, but it seems to be ineffective. I'm afraid it's difficult to avoid collecting taxes this year."

After listening to Lin Kunlun's narration, the old village chief couldn't help but sigh again, his face full of worry. He knew that this news was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the villagers. Taxes had to be paid every year, but now they couldn't even get enough food, so where would they get extra food to pay taxes?

"Kunlun, what do you think will happen to our village in the future? If we can't pay the taxes, we might really be taken to the mines! The mines are not a place to stay. I heard that many people who went there couldn't come back!" The old village chief looked at Lin Kunlun with a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Lin Kunlun was silent for a while, then slowly spoke: "I came back this time because I actually have something to discuss with you. When I was in the county, I heard a piece of news that there are already a lot of refugees in the northwest! If we force them to pay taxes this time, I'm afraid those refugees will soon become bandits!"

The old village chief's eyes lit up after hearing what Lin Kunlun said: "You mean they won't force us?"

"I've thought about this too." Lin Kunlun nodded. "The current situation is similar in every village! I'm afraid many villages don't have any food at all! It's impossible for them to pay taxes! As long as we in Qinghe Village don't become the first to do so, we can delay it for as long as we can! We'll see how things turn out then!"

After hearing Lin Kunlun's plan, the old village chief felt that it was a last resort.

"Is the world really going to be in chaos! I would rather be a dog in peacetime than a man in troubled times! If the world is in chaos, who knows how many people will die in this chaotic world!" The old village chief also sighed.

"It is said that the current Chongming Emperor is a king of rejuvenation! Maybe he can solve the drought in the west!" Lin Kunlun was actually very curious about what the high-ranking officials in the temple thought? Now all the military pressure is in the north, especially the barbarian tribes in the northeast.

Now no one has broken the window paper. Everyone feels that the Great Kun Empire is going to be in chaos.

After Lin Kunlun returned home, he saw his father, elder brother Lin Dashan, second brother, and mother Ye Cai'e were all there.

"Kunlun! What do you think we should do about the tax? Now our family can barely afford several dozen kilograms of grain! Should we pay the tax?" Lin Dashan was an honest farmer after all. When he heard that he would be arrested and taken to the mine if he didn't pay the tax, he became anxious.

Lin Kunlun looked at his father's anxious expression and felt helpless. He knew that his father was an honest man who had been working hard for the family's livelihood all his life. He naturally felt helpless about this sudden tax problem.

"Dad, don't worry." Lin Kunlun comforted him, "I have already discussed the tax issue with the old village chief. Everyone knows the current situation in Qinghe Village. Where can we get extra grain to pay taxes? As for the tax payment, we can only delay it as much as possible."

"But if we don't pay taxes, won't we be taken to the mine?" Lin Dashan was still a little worried.

"Dad, don't worry. We won't just sit there and wait for death." Lin Kunlun took a deep breath and continued, "Now, if we are the only family in the village that pays taxes, what will the villagers think? They will definitely isolate us! And once those people know that I have food at home, I'm afraid that they won't be able to get rid of them with just a few dozen kilograms of food!"

"What should we do then?" Lin Dashan and his mother Ye Cai'e looked at Lin Kunlun curiously.

"Now we can only wait and see how the surrounding villages and towns react! That's why I asked the head of the village to give us a few days!" Lin Kunlun said, "In this way, we can see how other villages respond! Then we can think of a solution. If it's absolutely necessary, we can flee to the mountains! We don't need to bring anything with us. I have enough food in the mountains, enough for our family to use for a while!"

"Kunlun, do you mean that the nature of Dakun is going to change?" Lin Dashan became a little anxious after hearing what Lin Kunlun said!

"You are all very clear about the current situation. If the county magistrate keeps forcing everyone to pay taxes, I'm afraid everyone will have no choice but to flee. You know, there are already a large number of refugees in the northwest, looking for food everywhere to survive. The reason why we are relatively stable here is because we have many mountains and trees here, and everyone can barely survive by eating wild vegetables and tree roots. But if everyone is forced to pay food, no one will be able to survive."

"Yes, Kunlun's idea is good." Ye Cai'e also nodded, "If the situation is not right, let's hide in the mountains for a while!"

Lin Kunlun carefully told his father and mother that if the situation was not right, they should not take anything with them and should hide in the mountains first. If they lost their things, they could find a way to get them back. But if they lost their lives, there was nothing they could do.

After seeing off Lin Dashan and others, Liu Ye came over with a bowl of mixed grain porridge.

"Boss! You've come all the way here, you must be hungry. I've got some porridge warming up here!" Liu Ye smiled and placed the ceramic bowl on the table in front of Lin Kunlun.

"Have you and the children eaten yet?" Lin Kunlun knew that there was food at home and Liu Ye would not starve, so he saved the food for himself. But he still asked.

"They've eaten! They've all gone to bed now!" Liu Ye's face turned slightly red when she said this.

"Then let's eat together!" Lin Kunlun smiled and pulled Liu Ye to sit on his lap.

"Boss, you can't do that!" Liu Ye said a little embarrassedly.

"It's okay. You're still weak!" Lin Kunlun smiled and put one hand into Liu Ye's lapel.

"You just like to bully people!" Although Liu Ye blamed Lin Kunlun, her face was full of a happy and sweet smile.

"By the way! Boss. What should we do if those villagers you just mentioned are unwilling to pay taxes?" Liu Ye said with some concern.

"Don't want to pay taxes?" Lin Kunlun snorted coldly, "I'm afraid no one in the entire county is willing to pay! It all depends on what the county officials do!"

"Will those officials really take people to the mines?" Liu Ye asked doubtfully, not knowing what Lin Kunlun was up to.

"It's possible." Lin Kunlun smiled, "That's why I'm dragging it out for three days. If I just say I won't pay the tax, I'm afraid the county government will have sent someone here early tomorrow morning."

Lin Kunlun was very curious whether a figure like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong could appear in their southwest region. It was conceivable that many people in the northwest had already fled to the mountains. It was just that they had not taken it seriously yet.

This is why he helped Yuan Quan and the others. If the day ever came when he had nowhere else to go, he could turn to Yuan Quan.

If it really doesn't work, I will be the Zhang Xianzhong of the southwest. I don't believe that the knowledge and means I have in the future can't let my family live a stable life.