Transcending into a goddess farmer

Chapter 162 The Emperor's Announcement

In Daxi Dynasty, a piece of cloth is two feet wide, more than half a meter long, and 33 feet long, about ten meters long. One piece of cloth is enough to cut clothes for three or four people.

Qin Miao chose three bolts of such light and transparent material, and gave the shopkeeper 12 taels of silver together.The shopkeeper was cashing the money while praising Qin Miao for being so smart, and finally said that next time she wanted to buy cloth, she would come to his cloth shop and definitely give her the most affordable price.

Qin Miao responded with a smile one by one.After putting away the cloth, handed it to Li Bai to hold, and left the cloth shop to continue walking.

After walking not far, I found that a west street was almost coming to an end, so I checked what I had already bought, and it was almost enough.Originally, he wanted to buy some pork belly, but thinking that Feng Sanniang would buy wine for his son tomorrow, so he would have to live in the town today and return to the village the day after tomorrow, so he planned to buy pork belly on the day he returned to the village.

I was about to tell Li Bo not to go shopping anymore, but to go back to the grain store.Suddenly there was a lively sound of gongs and drums, and then someone shouted vaguely: "The notice has been posted! Come and see it! The notice written by the emperor himself!"

Every time someone from the imperial court comes to post a notice, it is a rare thing for the common people, no matter whether they can read or not, they have to go to have a look.Today's notice is even more strange than the previous notices, it was actually written by the emperor himself, which is not bad, immediately the people in the town flocked out and ran towards the place where the notice was posted.

Everyone squeezed forward, Qin Miao thought that her child would probably not be able to squeeze into the innermost place.So they went back to the grain store together with Li Bai, took all the purchased things to Qin Miao's small room on the second floor and put them away before going downstairs to ask Feng Sanniang to go to the crowd to find out the contents of the notice.

Because everyone paid close attention to the notice written by the emperor himself, the content of the notice was spread out in such a short time.

A 50-[-]-year-old woman looked at Feng Sanniang and couldn't help but joked, "Sanniang, this announcement is definitely a good thing for you. But it's not so good for us ordinary people."

Feng Sanniang hurriedly said: "Look at what you said, big sister, I'm not an ordinary person. What did the notice say? I'm a little confused after hearing what you said."

The aunt sighed and said: "The emperor's royal pen personally approved the tax increase this year. Last year's tax was followed by the previous rule. Starting this year, the tax will increase by more than half! Tell me, this tax will be increased by half." In addition, the grain in the hands of farmers will be less, and the price of grain will inevitably rise. Once the price of grain rises, what do we ordinary people eat!"

When Feng Sanniang heard it, she thought about what the aunt said was reasonable.There is only so much food that can be grown from the land under the sun, and the imperial court confiscated more than half of it, so where is the rest enough to eat?It's okay to meet a good year, but if it is a bad year, it is estimated that many people will starve to death.

Just at this time, a young man's voice interrupted Feng Sanniang's thoughts, and said to the aunt who was worried about the lack of food: "Auntie, why did you only see the first half of the notice and not the second half of the notice?" ?”

"It's true that the emperor wants to collect taxes, but didn't he say later that he would open Enke? In the spring of next year, the world's talents will be able to give it a try. The notice clearly stated that as long as they can stand out from the examination room, they will be entrusted with important tasks."

Qin Miao listened and felt that the emperor really had means, first to raise taxes, and then to open Enke.When the common people are complaining about tax increases, give us another chance.If you think the tax is too heavy and you don’t want to pay it, then you should study hard and try to get a good reputation. Wouldn’t it be tax-free?

This not only prevents the boiling of public grievances caused by tax increases, but also strengthens the enthusiasm of poor students among the people to invest in the examination room.

Thinking of this, Qin Miao quickly recalled that when he met Mr. Rong Yu last year, he had heard Mr. Rong mention that for the sake of the world's long-term peace and stability, Enke must be reopened today.I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.Could it be that Mr. Rong gave advice to the emperor after he entered the capital and became the prime minister?

No matter what the ruling class above thought, anyway, for Qin Miao, reopening Enke was a great thing.In this way, the children of farmers like myself have the opportunity to climb up.

Thinking of this, Qin Miao recalled the letter that Young Master Rong had given last year, the letter recommending Mr. Zhu, a great Confucian in the former dynasty.

I heard from Mr. Rong that Mr. Zhu lived somewhere in Tang County.

Qin Miao did not inquire about where she lived specifically at the time, thinking that even if Enke was reopened, it would not be so fast.I didn't want to place so much emphasis on talent-seeking today, so I posted a notice to announce the reopening of Enke.

Feng Sanniang and the passing aunt chatted for a while about the Kaienke matter that the young man said, and then they broke up and went back to the grain store to take care of the business.

Many people, because they read the notice saying that taxes would be raised, were afraid of rising food prices. After reading the notice, they rushed to the grain store and planned to buy more grain to go back.

So Feng Sanniang and Li Bai got busy.Qin Shaolian also joined in and helped Li Bai move the food.

Qin Miao took Feng Qiu in the backyard to help put the grain piled in the warehouse into grain bags one by one.Even though I'm still young, it's good to be able to help.

While Qin Miao was busy with the matter at hand, she thought in her heart, if the big guys all thought of stockpiling grain after seeing the notice, then the grain that was moved from the space to the three-entry mansion last time might not be guaranteed. enough.It can last for a month.

Should I go to the house to replenish the stock tonight, or post a notice outside the grain store, promising that the price of grain in the store will not increase?

After much deliberation, I decided that it would be better to post a notice promising not to increase the price of food.Food is the necessities of people's life. Even if the price increases, it will not go anywhere. If the price is too high, the government will have to come forward to lower the price. Instead of doing that, it is better to promise not to increase the price. This will win people's hearts and save the government. blame.

So Qin Miao put down her work, went out of the grain store, found a calligraphy seller on the street, gave him a few copper coins, and asked him to help write a small notice. No matter, the price of food in the store will not increase, please buy food rationally.So, so on.

After taking back the notice and pasting it on the wall outside the grain store, it immediately had an effect, and fewer people went to the grain store to buy grain.It is a pity to buy too much grain at one time, and it will not be eaten at home for several months. It would be a pity if there were worms and mold. Since the owner of the grain store promised not to increase the price, there is no need to hoard the grain.

(End of this chapter)