In the book, I was fed by my sister

Li Wanshu was caught between the government and the villagers and was in a dilemma.

On the one hand, he did not want to offend the government; on the other hand, he had to accept Mr. Jia's favor.

Faced with other people's doubts, he could only helplessly pretend to know nothing and avoid talking about it. In such a situation, many things could not be explained clearly, and he could only protect himself in this way to avoid getting into trouble.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't want to join in the fun, as she didn't have her own land and she knew she might not be able to help.

But Lin Shijia was not at home, and the half-grown children were anxious. Song Ran and Grandma Gu were also confused by the new rule, so they dragged Su Xiaoxiao along.

Song Li touched her nose and recalled at the end of the world that her elder sister had taught her to learn to read, but until her elder sister left her, her literacy was still limited.

Later, she was eager to understand the content of the novel, so she had to ask her teammates to help her read it and memorize it.

However, she did not have much time to rest, as she was on the go most of the time.

She felt that her literacy and arithmetic abilities were probably similar to her elder sister's.

Ah Jie can recognize a recipe, but if the words are moved, she will have trouble recognizing them. She can read a whole novel, but if you take out a single word, she may have difficulty recognizing it.

Su Xiaoxiao read the notice carefully and explained to the people around her, "It is clearly written on the notice. The land area is calculated based on the total number of people in a household. One person can own a maximum of ten acres of land."

She spoke much more plainly.

The words on the notice are very official. How many of those people holding sickles in their hands and sighing around the notice can really understand it?

"Miss Su, what does this mean? Please explain it to us." Everyone in the village knew that this foreign daughter-in-law not only started a business with Xunzhenlou in the city, but also knew how to read and do math. They all respected Su Xiaoxiao.

"How many people are registered in your family?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.

"Seven."

Su Xiaoxiao continued to explain: "Okay, let me give you an example. There are seven people in your family, and the total area of ​​your family's land does not exceed 70 acres, right?"

"That's not the case."

"If the tax on your land is higher after the recalculation, you will still have to pay the original tax amount. If it is lower, then the new law will apply."

Su Xiaoxiao added: "Remember, the newly reclaimed land in the past three years will not be included this time."

After listening to Su Xiaoxiao's explanation, everyone felt relieved.

"Then my family didn't exceed it. If we can calculate and pay less tax, that would be even better!"

Others also estimated the size of their own land in their minds, and most people found that the area of ​​their own land did not exceed this number.

I guess there aren’t two families in the entire village that exceed this limit.

Of course, Song Ran's family is an exception.

Song Ran listened to everyone's discussion, but she was confused. She couldn't help but ask, "Do we have to pay more grain when the time comes?" She thought that there were only her and her sister registered in her family, so they could only be counted as having 20 mu of land at most, right?

Seeing Song Ran's worried expression, Su Xiaoxiao gently patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Don't think so. The upper-class, middle-class, and lower-class lands should pay the same amount. Only if the upper-class lands paid taxes according to the middle-class lands before, they may pay more than before."

She muttered to herself: How many of these good plots of land can actually fall into the hands of ordinary people? I'm afraid these new regulations are aimed at those landlords.

The tax burden of a county is reported as a total amount, and the total amount has not changed. If the gentry and landlords want to pay less, then don't we ordinary people have to make up the difference?

The notice mentioned that "each household and each person shall be calculated based on ten mu of land..." To come up with this rule, the county magistrate must have visited the surrounding villages and worked out a rough average. This rule is quite considerate of the common people, and can stabilize people's hearts and promote implementation.

As long as there is one company that takes the lead and finds that they can pay less tax, everyone will feel at ease and the people will win back their hearts.

As Su Xiaoxiao expected, once one company tasted the sweetness, everyone else followed suit and responded actively.

The village chief of Lihua Village doesn't want to cause trouble, so he was the first to be checked.

The news spread to the neighboring villages, and even if the village chiefs wanted to make trouble, they couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the people.

"Oh, it seems that this new county magistrate really cares about us ordinary people!"

This idea floated into everyone's heart like a spring breeze, and everyone almost forgot about complaining about having to pay copper coins to enter the city.

Every household was busy repairing sickles and sharpening them. As soon as the sun rose, they got up early, put on coarse clothes, put on straw hats, and walked into the rice fields with sickles in hand. They cut the rice row by row, tied it into bundles, and placed them neatly beside the fields.

As time went by, the fields were gradually filled with golden rice bundles, like small hills, which made people happy when they saw them.

Jia Yuanwai and his companions looked at the bustling scene with sharp eyes, and couldn't help but sneer in their hearts: "It seems that the new county magistrate's head is really made of iron, and he is stubborn. Just wait and see, these untouchables will only be happy this year, and next year they will make them spit out double the amount."

They underestimated Yang Yihe, thinking that if they were pressured by all parties, this young man would give up. But he acted vigorously and sent troops to suppress them, catching them off guard.

*

"Yang County Magistrate is the father of the people. He reduces taxes and makes the farmers happy."

A ballad praising Yang Yihe spread through the streets and alleys, and even drifted into the fields.

After the autumn harvest, County Magistrate Yang did not relax. Instead, he began to review the backlog of cases day and night.

Song Ran drove the donkey, brought Su Xiaoxiao and Grandma Gu, and arrived at the gate of the government office early to wait.

As the lawyer of this case, Li Tingyan learned about the court opening yesterday and immediately informed Su Xiaoxiao.

At 9:00 pm, the court opened.

There were five people kneeling in the hall, including Li Manpeng, who was able to get out of bed, and his wife Wu Yinhong.

Li Baomai, who has been detained for more than a month on suspicion of wounding, and his grandmother Zhou Huixin and grandfather Li Peishan.

Yang Yihe remembered this case. A month ago, when he was visiting various villages, a group of little kids had mentioned this incident to him.

Last night, he carefully read the lawsuits submitted by both parties.

The injured party claimed that he committed assault with an object, and this claim was examined by Murakami and agreed by the majority.

But the person who hurt people was a mentally retarded child, which could be confirmed by the officer guarding the prison cell.

The crime scene was Li Baomai's home. Breaking into the house without reason at night was enough to convict him.

"Mr. Li Manpeng, why did you break into someone's house for no reason at night?"

"I am just a commoner..." Li Manpeng suddenly broke out in a sweat.

"Mr. County Magistrate, you have to be more careful. Li Baomai is not in a clear mind, so she is bound to do something outrageous!"

Wu Yinhong cried and wailed. She was not seeking justice for Li Manpeng, but her family was injured and if she couldn't get the compensation back, she would be at a great loss.

"I testify that Li Baomai has never hurt anyone in the village."

"My Lord, this innocent man is actually hitting someone. This idiot must be crazy. Moreover, the weapon he used to hurt people was a sharpened clam shell. This... was this done by this idiot? I'm afraid his family members didn't keep a close eye on him, or he had other intentions!"

"Bang!" The sound of a gavel.

"Li Manpeng, do you know that a woman can resist rape and murder?"

"This... this is not even worth talking about. My husband is an honest and upright man. How could he do such a thing?"

Wu Yinhong panicked. Although there were rumors about this in the village, there was no confirmation. Could it be that she really got something out of this idiot?

"Then let me ask again, why did you break into someone's house for no reason at night?"

"I... did give the money." said Li Manpeng.