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Chapter 947 How is this county?
Hearing this, the old farmer curled his lips and said:

"Oh, don't mention it. At the beginning, I also allocated a little land. But then the county changed four lords, and each lord had to allocate land. Later, when it was not enough, we took back our land. I gave it to them. I can only continue to be my tenant..."

What he said was unusually wronged.

Shen Liuzhen and Emperor Wu Lei were also dumbfounded, looking at the old farmer with puzzled and surprised expressions.

... This change was really unexpected.No one has mentioned the performances from various places in the court.

Ah... yes, who would mention the matter of officials making profits, I wish it could go on like this.

However, land mergers are serious, and it will become more and more difficult for the imperial court to collect taxes in the future. Ordinary people will not live well, and the foundation of the country will be unstable...

Shen Liuzhen and Emperor Ulei looked at each other, and they could see the frustration in each other's eyes.

Emperor Ulay sighed deeply, bit his lips feeling aggrieved, and said to himself:
"Hey... what is it all about... I feel more and more bad."

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When he arrived outside the gate of the county seat, Shen Liuzhen paid the other half of the money. Seeing that there were many people around, the old farmer was afraid of being discovered, so he grabbed it from Shen Liuzhen's hand and stuffed it into his arms, his face wrinkled with a smile. All bloomed.

Seeing that he got such a small piece of silver, Emperor Ulei was so happy, he sighed and felt pitiful, so he asked with an embarrassed expression:

"Old man, you are so happy after taking the money, tell me who your master is, and I will treat him for you."

The old farmer looked at Emperor Ulei with a particularly weird look, still as if he was looking at a fool.

He probably didn't know that his expression was obvious, so he smiled perfunctorily at Emperor Shi Yu Wulei, and then said to Shen Liuzhen:
"Thank you, I really met a nobleman today, hahahaha... I'm leaving."

After finishing speaking, he directly pulled the bullock cart and turned in the direction, yelling at the animals while jumping into the bullock cart and leaving.

Emperor Ulay pointed at the old farmer's back with a fan in his hand, and was a little mad with anger, saying:
"When I ask people, no one has ever dared not to answer! What's wrong with him, will he die if he says a name?!"

Shen Liuzhen looked around, leaned up to him and persuaded him:
"Your Majesty, keep your voice down. If he speaks, people will definitely know about it. What consequences will he have to bear then?... Please understand, this is the same as a subject not daring to speak ill of His Majesty to others."

Shen Liuzhen spoke sincerely, looking at him with a pair of sparkling eyes, which were clear and bright.

Emperor Ulay was speechless immediately, retracted his raised arm, and after feeling depressed for a while, he walked into the city gate.

The rest of the people had no choice but to follow quickly, with two guards in front, Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen in the back, Lonely Jian followed beside him, looking around tensely, for fear of any hidden arrows around.

There is a city gate tax for passing through the city gate, four copper coins per person.

The two guards walked ahead, counting enough copper coins from their pockets and handing them over, but the city gate officer who collected the money didn't even look at them, just staring at them.

"What are you looking at?! Take the money!" The guard who gave the money got angry and yelled out.

The city gate officer was taken aback, quickly took the money, threw it into the box next to him, and asked with a smile:
"Several nobles are looking at each other, do you have a guide?"

The two guards looked at the emperor, the emperor looked at Shen Liuzhen, Shen Liuzhen looked at Xie Yuan, and Xie Yuan stared back.

Shen Liuzhen waved his hands quickly, with an innocent face, and said:

"I came out in a hurry, I don't have time to...bring it."

In fact, what he wants to say is that there is no time to fake.

If there is a road guide, where are you from? If you pass through those towns, you will be able to see it clearly on the city gate seal stamped on the road guide.

They followed the emperor's large army on patrol, and they wanted to find a way to lead them.

Shen Liuzhen blinked innocently, and had no choice but to say to the city gate officer:
"This is not a border, and there is no war now, and we are not foreigners. What kind of directions do we need? It stands to reason that we can enter without checking the directions."

Seeing this, the city gate officer glanced at them again, and saw that although these people were only dressed like wealthy households, their demeanor was not that of small households, so they didn't dare to offend them directly, but said with a smile on their faces:

"Forgive me, I just looked at everyone's faces and thought it might be... a foreigner."

Dugujian became angry when he heard that, and cursed in Xianbei dialect:
"Blind your dog eyes! Can't you see that we are Xianbei people? Which country can foreigners be Xianbei people?!"

The city gate official was a miscellaneous beard. Hearing what he said, he bent hard again, and then said in Chinese:
"Ah... the villain is confused and confused, everyone, go over there."

When they passed by, the city gate officer was still watching, and after watching, he quickly waved and ordered a small official to report the news.

To be honest, in the territory of Great Wei, this road guide is optional, but people who travel far away usually carry it with them just in case, even if it is not stamped with the city gate seal, it will show where it is. People, what's their name.

This group of people is so strange, they are unfamiliar and noble, but they have no salutes, no carriages, and they can't find a way to attract them. Maybe they really came from Pingcheng.

The county magistrate had told them that His Majesty passed by this area when he was on patrol, and he must be cautious in doing things recently. If someone picks up the wind and finds something secretly, it would be bad to file a complaint.

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Emperor Ulay leisurely glanced left and right at the people on the street. He was surprised to see everything, but he was no longer as excited as before.

He turned his head and glanced at Shen Liuzhen, and Shen Liuzhen walked to his side consciously, and heard the emperor say:
"From the prosperity of a town and the number of beggars, we can see the level of governance here... This place is much worse than Pingcheng."

Shen Liuzhen heard that and looked around. Indeed, there were not many pedestrians on the street, and most of the shops were old and dilapidated, and there were one or two ragged beggars on the roadside almost every ten steps.

This scene is really not very good.

Shen Liuzhen was still thinking, when he heard the emperor ask in a tone of disappointment with a little hope:

"In order not to overestimate me, let me ask you, is the scene of this street normal or bad?"

Shen Liuzhen said "um..." for a long time, and said after deliberation:

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... If you say that I went out a few times before, either to suppress rebellion or to provide disaster relief, think about it, the scene I saw would definitely not be better than it is now. Although it is not good now, it is much better than the previous few years gone."

Hearing that Shen Liuzhen was obviously beating around the bush to comfort him, the emperor turned to look at Xie Yuan and asked seriously:
"Xie Yuan, you have stayed in the Southern Dynasty and visited many places. Tell me... how is this county?"

(End of this chapter)