farming female castellan

Chapter 18 She is going to open the door
They entered the gate and saw two men in their 60s and [-]s sitting on the two main seats in the middle, with square faces, majesty and kindness.There are two beautiful women sitting under the right hand of the man. One is slightly older, with plump skin and a round face, which is quite festive; the young one has an oval face, which is gentle and dignified.The lower left hand is empty.Aunt Zhang saluted and said to the people in the room: "Elder Master, Second Master, First Mistress, Second Mistress, Miss Chen is here." The four people in the room nodded.

Aunt Zhang introduced them to Chen Fan one by one, and Chen Fan saluted and addressed them.Then, she was led to sit down under her left hand, and Aunt Zhang sat next to her.A maid came up to serve tea, Chen Fan said thank you, but the maid paused, said no thanks, and left.

The situation in the room was huge, and Chen Fan sat upright.

Liu Jinghui spoke first: "The Liu family is a farmer's family, so we can speak casually. When there was movement at the city gate today, a group of gangsters broke into the cabinet shop, killed the shopkeeper and several assistants, and sent A few boxes of money were loaded onto the carriage. When Twelve led his people there, the bandit leader also arrived with his people. Thanks to the girl who rescued me today, otherwise my Liu family would have been seriously injured."

"Master Liu has won the award, I just tried my best. Mr. Liu and the others are fighting hard to protect the cabinet shop, and I also admire them very much."

Liu Jinghui smiled slightly: "Twelfth's performance today is indeed good, and the guys are all loyal to the Liu family. If there is no girl, it will be difficult for them to escape unscathed. I still want to thank the girl again."

Chen Fan even said that you are welcome, you are welcome.She felt a little overwhelmed, how many rounds did she have to deal with.

The cabinet workshop Mr. Liu mentioned was probably the predecessor of Qianzhuang, which existed in the Tang Dynasty.This kind of cabinet store keeps money for others, does not pay interest, and charges storage fees.

The eldest wife asked Chen Fan: "The girl is so young, but she has such strong martial arts. The master must be a master. Where does the girl live?"

Chen Fan answered truthfully: "My family is far away. I have no brothers or sisters. I am the only child of my parents. I have been practicing martial arts with my master since I was a child. Both my parents and my master... are in another world. I wandered with refugees. When I got here, there was no household registration or identity guide, and there were no relatives here."

What she needs most right now is a household registration.Those who are in charge of the house are sitting here, if they don't say it now, when will they say it?If the Liu family is willing to help, they will always have better contacts and handling ability than her.If she doesn't help, it's a reality she has to accept.If she accepted other thanks from the Liu family and asked them to help with the household registration later, it would seem that she was taking advantage of the favor to repay her.

Everyone looked at her with a look of sympathy.

The second wife asked her: "Miss, will you continue to travel the world with your sword in the future, or do you want to settle down?"

Chen Fan replied: "I want to settle down and farm." Farming can provide food and clothing, and if you settle in the countryside, you can also build a house and have a permanent residence.

The two masters looked at each other and nodded.

Liu Jinghui said: "My Liu family will arrange household registration, land, and house building for the girl as a token of gratitude. It's just that the girl was taken care of by her parents and master before, so it may be very hard to support a single household in the future."

Chen Fan smiled: "Thank you Master Liu for your help. I have been farming with my parents since I was a child. As long as I have a field, I can still live on."

柳靖汇道：“首先我跟姑娘说一下立户。男女16岁以上至60岁为正丁，12岁至15岁，61岁至65岁为丁女或次丁男。姑娘看着十一二三岁的样子，有12岁了吧？有12岁才能立户，这个是要跟姑娘说清楚的。”

"I'm not 12, I'm already." Chen Fan wanted to say that.

Does she look so childish now?Couldn't the childishness on his face be concealed even after a fight yesterday?
She thought about it and said that she was 12 years old. 12 years old is 12 years old, children are more likely to attract people, and they don't need to bear questions about what's wrong and haven't married yet.

"You can set up a household at this age. My Qingzhou is relatively rich, and the fields near the county seat are basically all cultivated by people. If the girl wants to buy a field, she may have to settle in a place far away from the county seat. The girl may not have dealt with tax matters before. , I have to explain the tax system to the girl. I am currently implementing a two-tax law, regardless of local households and migrant households. The girl settled down at this time, and it happens to be incorporated into the household registration of this place and pay taxes here.”

This Master Liu first talked to her about household registration and taxation.This is not small talk, more like talking with the head of a family.This time being a guest seemed so formal and solemn, Chen Fan sat upright.

She is going to open the door, start paying taxes, and take on the burden of life.

"The household tax is paid in June, and Ding girls pay half of it, two pieces of silk, and one catty of hemp. The land tax is paid in November, and the land tax is divided evenly according to how many people occupy a certain area. Our Yuanfeng County has a large population, and every mu Just pay two buckets of rice." Liu Jinghui told her the exact figure.

She can buy two bolts of silk for a catty of hemp, but according to some ancient data, two bolts of silk are equivalent to more than three shi of millet, or slightly less than three shi of wheat.These two horses of silk and one catty of hemp are a heavy burden.

As for two buckets of rice, if one stone here is equivalent to 120 catties, ten buckets are one stone, and ten liters are one bucket, then two buckets are more than 20 catties.It doesn't sound like much, but the grain output in ancient times was low, and only one stone of grain could be harvested per mu of medium-sized fields, right?Good fields generally harvest two or three stones, and one mu of land harvests three to four hundred catties of grain, which is considered high yield.If you buy an acre of wasteland, you won't get fifty or sixty catties in total, and you won't have much food for a year.

Chen Fan felt that it was too difficult for a moment.

This Yuanfeng County is considered to have a large population, and the apportioned land tax is low. If the land is sparsely populated, the common people planting one mu of land is not enough to pay the tax, right?No wonder those farmers have worked hard all year round but they can’t get enough to eat. "The morning waves are grass roots, and evening food is still wood bark." If another natural disaster occurs, they will have to flee famine.

She asked Master Liu: "If the field is planted with wheat or other crops, is it also paid for rice? Is it also necessary to pay taxes when the field is fallow?"

"It is also paid according to the rice. No matter what is planted in the field, it is paid according to the rice. It is also paid when it is fallow."

Chen Fan nodded.It's getting harder for her.

(End of this chapter)