Chapter 143: Increased Taxes
Fang Lingchu was confused and asked, "Isn't the head tax collected once a year?"
The little girl nodded and said, "Yes, last month they collected miscellaneous taxes, the month before that they collected land taxes, and this month they collected head taxes. Anyway, that's what the official said."
Fang Lingchu:……
Good, she finally understood why this place looked so poor.
Fang Lingchu squatted down and said, "Is there anyone coming tomorrow?"
Several people nodded.
Fang Lingchu stroked their dry hair and said, "Okay, sister got it. I'll give you one candy each. Please don't tell the adults about this, okay?"
When the child saw the candy in Fang Lingchu's hand, he swallowed his saliva and wanted it very much, but still refused.
"Sister, you have just told us, we won't tell anyone."
Fang Lingchu was so pleased to see how well behaved they were that she gave the candies in her hand away and stood up to go back.
The smile at the beginning was instantly retracted.
[Guagua, we have always had so little luck, is it because of these people? ]
Fang Lingchu's smile was sinister, and the words he spoke also had a terrifying aura.
The system saw Fang Lingchu like this and said with some fear: [Of course there is, host. No matter how many people at the top the emperor kills, those people below who want to enrich themselves will still destroy the country's destiny.]
Fang Lingchu narrowed his eyes and said: [I remember that the emperor killed chickens to scare monkeys a lot, why do so many people dare to do this. ]
The system explained: [Host, the emperor killed those corrupt officials and didn't find them here. Besides, doesn't your father work in the Ministry of Revenue? The emperor seems to trust your father, so they are even less afraid. ]
Fang Lingchu didn't quite understand what the system said.
[What do you mean? What does this have to do with our family?]
The system continued to explain: [Host, your father is the highest executive officer in charge of this matter, and then there are the left and right assistant ministers. When the people below do things, they can say that it was your father who asked them to do it. When the emperor blames you, your Fang family will bear the brunt of it.]
Fang Lingchu's face was full of question marks.
[Did they think the emperor was a fool? The emperor would know what my father was like. If it weren't for my grandparents, my father wouldn't even be able to afford meat.
What are they thinking? They make the money, but we, the Fang family, bear the consequences. They are just dreaming. I will write a letter to my father now. 】
After saying that, Fang Lingchu rushed to the room that the Chang family had arranged for the girls.
"Hua, do you have pen, ink, paper and inkstone?"
Hua looked at Fang Lingchu and took out a pen and paper.
Fang Lingchu took the pen, lay on the bed, picked up the pen and started writing a letter to his father.
"Father, I am safe. I came to live in Chang Village today and found that someone was collecting miscellaneous taxes. I hope you can investigate it carefully, especially your subordinates..."
Fang Lingchu wrote two pages in a very eloquent manner.
After seeing Fang Lingchu had finished writing, Hua was thinking about whether to ask the secret guards to deliver it, and then he saw a man in black appear in their room.
"Xiao Hei, send this to the parents quickly."
Xiao Hei took the things Fang Lingchu handed over and disappeared.
Hua looked at the disappearing man in black, and thought of the letter that the general and the prince had just asked them to send, and felt a little...
This place is a bit far from the capital, but according to Xiao Hei's speed, it may be delivered in the middle of the night.
After sending the things away, Fang Lingchu still felt a little unsatisfied.
He got up and knocked on the doors of the prince and Gu Wangyan's room.
Gu Wangyan opened the door and saw Fang Lingchu standing at the door, feeling a little confused.
Fang Lingchu saw Gu Wangyan and said, "I have something to talk to you about. Wait for me."
Then Fang Lingchu went to exchange the sleeping gas and quietly put it into Chang Yingying and her parents' room.
Let the prince and Gu Wangyan stay behind to protect Chang Yingying's family.
The five people came to the mountains.
Most people in the village were asleep at this time. To be on the safe side, Fang Lingchu did not dare to discuss important matters directly with the Chang family.
Several people stood in an open space, and Fang Lingchu sent out a few more people to watch the surroundings carefully and protect everyone.
The prince and Gu Wangyan's men were also nearby.
When several people saw Fang Lingchu being so cautious, they all felt that something big might happen.
Yu Shuang asked nervously, "Princess, what happened?"
Fang Lingchu felt safe and told the children what he had just heard.
He explained the whole story, then looked at the prince and said, "Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with our Fang family. Your Highness, you must investigate it thoroughly and clear our family's name!"
At this time, the system said: [Host, your family's affairs have been updated again. This matter really involves your family, and it is also related to the remnants of the former prince. ]
Fang Lingchu is extremely annoyed right now, with increased taxes, the remnants of the former crown prince, and the heroine's destiny mission. Why does she have so much trouble just by going out?
[Guagua, should I not go out? Once I go out, I will encounter all kinds of things.]
The system was somewhat helpless, but still said: [Host, although you won't encounter these things if you don't go out, these things will still be there, and our mission and Dragon Country will always be in dire straits.]
She also knows this truth, but she is really annoyed! She just wants to quietly enjoy the scenery and give herself a vacation. Why is it so difficult?
[Got it. We will deal with it one by one. Let the prince figure out how to increase taxes.]
The system nodded and said: [He should have done it! He is the crown prince! If he doesn’t do this kind of thing to win the hearts of the people, who will? ]
Fang Lingchu continued: [There is another thing. The emperor has done many good things that benefit the country and the people, but the people don’t know about it. This is also one of the reasons why there are so many bandits in many places. This problem must be solved! ]
The system has no way to deal with this kind of thing.
[Guagua, our current papermaking technology uses trees, and it seems to be only in the hands of people in other countries, right?]
The system nodded and said: [Not really, your country also has it, but it is all monopolized and the supply is not large. In order to make money, some of them deliberately do not produce a lot. ]
Fang Lingchu thought for a moment and asked Gu Wangyan, "General Gu, do you have a lot of those remnant soldiers and veterans?"
Although Gu Wangyan didn't understand why Fang Lingchu asked this, he still nodded and said, "Yes, there are tens of thousands of soldiers retiring every year, and they still have to rely on the court for support. This is also a concern for us."
After all, it costs a lot of money every year to support these people, so Longguo is so poor.
After getting his answer, Fang Lingchu smiled and said, "General Gu, I have a good place for them. Do you want to try it?"
Thank you for your support, and thank you for your encouragement. I will start a new book when I have enough manuscripts saved this month. I hope you can give me more suggestions then! (><).
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(End of this chapter)
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