I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 174 The Villager Disintegrated
"It's not good, it's not good, the people from the government are here again!"

Only a burst of shouts came from the entrance of the village, and the tranquility of Wangjia Village was broken again. Since the incident about Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, spread last time, everyone in this village has been dubbed as troublemakers!

But the strange thing is that since getting this title, the number of officials who come to the village to fight the autumn wind has also decreased a lot. After all, the villagers of Wangjia Village really dare to fight you desperately with hoes.

"What? People from the government are here again, everyone, copy the guy!"

Among the crowd, someone yelled like this, and Wang Erzhuang, a villager in Wangjia Village, followed the crowd, picked up a hoe, and ran towards the entrance of the village.

In an instant, the entrance of the village was filled with villagers holding various farming tools such as hoes and sickles!This battle made He Tao, who came to collect the land tax this time, couldn't help becoming nervous, and secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"Boss, do...or let's withdraw!"

"Yeah, with this posture, let alone collecting land taxes, we don't even know if we can get out alive!"

"That's right, the government obviously didn't treat us as human beings, and it's just a beating when we go back. It's better than losing our lives!"

"Shut up for me, why did you retreat before this matter started?"

"Besides, we're here to collect taxes, not to fight against the wind! Give me some toughness, no matter how tyrannical these unscrupulous people are, do they dare not pay taxes?"

With a few words, He Tao frightened his subordinates who wanted to back off, and then he walked towards the dark villagers not far away.

"What are you officials doing here? Don't go any further!"

As soon as He Tao walked to the entrance of the village, the villagers tightened their grip on the farm tools nervously and threatened.

"Folks, don't be nervous! We are sent by the government to collect land taxes, not to force you to change rice to mulberry."

"You guys don't want to change rice to mulberry, but you have to pay land tax, right?"

He Tao plucked up his courage and said loudly to the villagers.

"Didn't you just collect it some time ago? Why do you have to collect land tax again?"

"Yes, we have worked hard for a year, and most of the harvest has been paid in taxes."

"I went to the county before. I passed by the bulletin board and heard people talking about it. It seems that there is such a thing."

Wang Erzhuang immediately stood up and explained to the villagers.

When the villagers saw that He Tao and the others were not here to promote the conversion of rice to mulberry, but to collect land taxes, their hostility towards them also slightly decreased, and they were no longer as hostile as before.

But the attitude of the villagers is still not very good. After all, who likes a guy who wants to take your harvest by all means?
"Quick, bring me the list! I remember that there are still some villagers in Wangjia Village who are willing to change rice into mulberry, and they seem to have their fingerprints."

Seeing that the villagers in front of him were no longer so excited, He Tao quickly called his subordinates and took out the list.

He Tao coughed twice, cleared his throat, and at the same time drew the villagers' attention to him.

"Now, what I want to read is the list of exempted and reduced land taxes this time! Folks, listen carefully."

He Tao's words exploded in the crowd like a heavy bomb, and the crowd quickly became bustling with people discussing this matter.

"What? You can also be exempted from land tax!"

"How can there be such a good thing, you are a liar!"

Seeing this, He Tao couldn't help but raise his volume and said loudly.

"Quiet! If you miss someone's name, don't blame me."

Hearing He Tao's words, the crowd gradually quieted down. They were very curious whether the list of land tax exemptions mentioned by the government was true.

"The first name, Wang Erzhuang!"

Hearing his familiar name from the officer's mouth surprised the villagers of Wang's Village. They all turned their eyes to Wang Erzhuang, who was holding a hoe among the crowd.

"Er Zhuang, what's going on? Why are you on the list exempt from land tax?"

"Is there something you are hiding from us?"

"Tell me, tell me quickly, did you do anything to the officer?"

Suddenly surrounded by so many sightlines, Wang Erzhuang felt a little embarrassed, scratched his head, and had no choice but to tell the truth.

"I passed the bulletin board that day, and I happened to hear someone reading the announcement posted by the government. It said that as long as you sign, you can be exempted from paying land taxes, and you can also be exempted from corvee labor for one year!"

"So I went to the government with them and got my fingerprints."

After Wang Erzhuang finished speaking, the remaining villagers all had complicated expressions.

"Then there is such a good thing, why don't you tell everyone? Instead, you monopolize it!"

Soon, the first person stood up and asked.

"That's right, Wang Erzhuang, why didn't you inform everyone about such a good thing?"

"Bah, you guys are really selfish enough!"

"I think back then, when your family ran out of food, I lent food to your family. Now it seems that I really fed the dog!"

Soon, what the villagers said became more and more unpleasant, and Wang Erzhuang's face gradually darkened, and he said with a stiff neck: "The government has only so many places. If you are notified, my children will be squeezed out." What do we do when we get down? He will be of school age soon!"

"I don't want him to spend his whole life digging food in the soil like me! I want him to study and let him be a scholar."

"Besides, I'm not the only one who knew about this matter. People from Wang Family Village were there at the time."

What Wang Erzhuang said next was equivalent to throwing two more bombshells into the crowd: "One is that the child can go to school after the government's fingerprint is pressed! The other is that Wang Erzhuang was not the only one who was at the scene. , and other people from Wangjia Village."

"It's just that everyone concealed this matter very tacitly!"

Soon, the name that He Tao read next confirmed the conjecture of the villagers.

"Wang San, Wang Goudan, Wang Wu..."

He Tao said a dozen names in succession before he stopped.

And most of the villagers in Wangjia Village cast contemptuous glances at those villagers whose names He Tao had read.

After reading the waiting list, He Tao immediately added: "By the way, I forgot to tell the villagers that the part of the land tax they underpaid will be shared on you."

"What? It's impossible, why!"

"Why can they pay less, but we have to bear their part?"

He Tao's words immediately made the villagers explode, and the villagers gradually became resentful.

"When they pressed their fingerprints, the government had already notified them. If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

He Tao didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, so he added a handful of firewood to it.

"What? There is no such thing at all! The government has never told us about it."

When Wang Erzhuang heard what He Tao said, he panicked and subconsciously wanted to defend himself, but in the eyes of the villagers, his defense was so weak!Therefore, none of the villagers believed his words.

Seeing that the villagers had been disintegrated, He Tao winked at his subordinates, who quickly understood and tacitly protected the dozen or so villagers whose names had been read.

"Why, do you want to rebel?"

He Tao leaned towards the rest of the villagers and raised his voice.

"To tell you the truth, since they pressed their fingerprints, not only will they be able to obtain the benefits mentioned above, but they will also be protected by the government!"

"They are no better than you gangsters. They are more enlightened than you, and they are willing to support the imperial court's policies! Naturally, the imperial court will give them corresponding benefits."

Where did the villagers who were protected by the officials receive such treatment? The guards of the officials immediately gained confidence and looked at the villagers in the same village with a proud expression.

And this move successfully made most of the remaining villagers unite with the enemy.

At the same time, some villagers made up their minds in their hearts. After the officials left, they must take care of these guys and drive them out of the village!

And He Tao seemed to see what the villagers were thinking, and immediately added: "If these villagers are hurt in any way, all of you will have to go to prison!"

"At that time, your children will also be affected, and the free schools run by the government will never be open to them!"

He Tao's words undoubtedly hit the weakness of all the villagers present. After all, they worked hard and sweated profusely every day. Isn't it just for their children to live better than themselves in the future?

The momentum of the villagers at the scene weakened all of a sudden, and they no longer dared to have any thoughts about these people, because they did not live for themselves.

But what everyone at the scene didn't notice was that there was a pair of eyes in the dark, which could see everything in a panoramic view. This was the former Jin Yiwei!

(End of this chapter)