A lucky wife born again from a farm family

"Ha, you do know how to dream." Gu Dagui sneered: "We share the dividends from the workshop with the eldest brother, but we always take the majority. The eldest brother already has less money than us, and we still have to give it to Brother Xing. I am going to prepare a betrothal gift. How much private money can you give me? Fifty taels would be good."

Do you think that your eldest brother is a golden mountain that cannot be mined to the fullest extent?

After hearing this, Mrs. Chen was finally happy. She straightened Gu Dagui's messed up clothes and said, "Look at you, you're still angry. I just asked casually and didn't want to do anything to you."

Bah, Gu Dagui sneered: "Did you ask? It's obviously a beating!"

Gu Dagui felt that he was really wronged and had tried his best to be kind to Mrs. Chen, but this woman always had to question her with suspicion.

"Am I so unworthy of your trust?" Gu Dagui asked.

Mrs. Chen laughed and said, "Why? I believe in you the most."

Gu Dagui chuckled: "I believe you are a ghost."

She obviously didn't believe him, and was afraid that he would raise a child outside, so she kept the money at home and didn't let him have any money at all. Once he has money in his hands, she will go crazy.

However, Gu Dagui understands why Chen is like this. To put it bluntly, she is afraid. Growing up in the old Chen family, she has developed a temperament of being unreliable and only thinks money is the most reliable, so she holds on to the money.

"I know you feel uncomfortable, but that is all in the past. Now you have a man, a son, and a lot of money. Your life is stable and you don't have to worry about anything anymore." Gu Dagui said. Holding Mrs. Chen's hand, she said: "I have never disliked you because of your mother's family affairs. If I really disliked you, I would have divorced you with a divorce letter when the Chen family came to make trouble."

The Chen family was much more troubled than it is now. Mrs. Chen even wiped her neck, and her father was so angry that he forced him to divorce his wife and even kicked Mr. Chen out of the house.

But he felt that this girl was too pitiful. Since he had married her, he should treat her well... In the end, the matter with Lao Chen's family was resolved, and they spent more than ten years fighting.

When Mrs. Chen heard this, she burst into tears. She cried so hard that she even made Gu Dagui shed tears. He comforted her: "Don't cry. Everything is over. Our family will be fine in the future." With Mr. Xu taking action, the Chen family is..."

"Yes, I won't cry anymore. It's not worth it for the old Chen family." Mrs. Chen didn't even listen to Gu Dagui's words. She pulled Gu Dagui up with a wisp of tears. Seeing that he was still crying, she said with disgust: "Really It’s useless, why are you crying like a grown man?”

Gu Dagui wanted to strangle her to death: "I cried with you, do you still have a conscience?!"

"Okay, okay, I was wrong." Mrs. Chen laughed and said, "Let's go and eat quickly, but I will starve to death."

He pushed Gu Dagui out of the living room door and towards the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Grandma Cao had already made a meal and warmed it in a pot for them. It was rich with vegetables and meat, all made with gifts from the neighbors.

Mrs. Chen was very hungry and ate big mouthfuls. Halfway through the meal, Gu Dagui said: "This time we have harmed Brother Xing and owed favor to the Xu family. We will wait for Brother Xing to get engaged and get married to the girl from the Xu family." When the time comes, the gifts we give will be tripled."

"Three times!" To be honest, Ms. Chen was very distressed, but the Xu family did help her a lot. She took over the Chen family's troubles, so she was reluctant for a while, then nodded and agreed: "Okay, press You do what you say."

…

The next day, the master of the ancient prefecture sent a servant to Gu Jin'an's house to ask about what happened last night.

Chen Zangjin and Chen Zanggu were stopped by the Chen family in a mule cart in the evening and taken away on the street. Some people also saw it. After the ancient prefect heard about it, he was afraid that something would happen, so he sent someone to ask.

What Gu Jinan and Gu Dexing told their subordinates was: "It's nothing serious, it's just a group of people who want to fight against the autumn wind. It has been resolved and let them go back to the countryside."

After hearing this, the servant informed the master and the ancient prefect.

After hearing this, the ancient prefect only said: "It's fine, it's fine. There's no need to check again."

They are just a group of relatives who are fighting against each other. As long as they don't make it public and damage the reputation of the new talent and make other prefects laugh at him, the ancient prefect will not say anything. Now there is something that gives him an even bigger headache.

The emperor's decree came down, and the governments in the Jianghuai River and Huaihe Rivers have to increase taxes. The summer tax, autumn tax, population tax, and corvee are already heavy enough, but now they have to increase the tax again, double it!

When the ancient magistrate learned about the emperor's new order, he was immediately confused. He had been an official for many years and was already a veteran, and he also felt a sense of fear in his heart... But be sure not to encounter any disaster, otherwise, the people will surely It capsized the boat of Dachu.

But before the boat capsized, the ancient prefect could only act in accordance with the emperor's order. He summoned the masters, Tang Tongpan and the new Su Tongzhi, and told them about the tax increase.

Su Tongzhi was in charge of this, and he frowned and said, "Master Magistrate, I'm afraid this is going to be difficult to handle."

Ancient Magistrate: "This is an imperial edict issued by the Emperor himself. Even if it is difficult to handle, it must be handled."

Then he pointed at Tang Tong and said, "Master Tang will help you. If anyone dares to disobey, we will arrest him."

Tang Tongpan's face was a little stiff, he shook his head and said: "Sir, I only have a few government officials and prison guards under my command. If we encounter a tough fight and there are more people on the other side, I won't be able to do it."

This sentence is alluding to: This matter may cause some people to fall into disgrace or rebel. When the time comes, hundreds, thousands, or thousands of people will cause trouble, and his people will not be able to handle it.

Gu Zhifu said: "I also know that I am embarrassing you two adults, but this is the emperor's order. If we don't do it, we will die... Let's do this. I will say hello to General Guo at the garrison camp in Fucheng and ask him to send troops to help. , even if there is trouble, it can be suppressed quickly."

He added: "Our He'an Prefecture is considered good, and the people are relatively affluent. The prefectures and counties near Zhongzhou are not so good. They are very poor. If something happens, it will happen in those places first. If someone blocks the front, we can do it." rest assured."

When there is chaos in some places, the capital will send troops over, and they will be kind to those places that are not in chaos yet. Even if the tax revenue is not equal, the capital will not blame them.

Tang Tongpan and Su Tongzhi both heard this metaphor, nodded with a smile and said, "That's what your Excellency said."

but……

Su Tongzhi asked: "Is the military resistance tax too high?"

The poll tax is already being collected, but to resist the military tax, each person still needs one tael of silver. That's one tael of silver per person, not per household. This is outrageous.

Nowadays, there are many families with multiple generations living under the same roof. There are dozens of families, old and young. They cannot afford to pay the military resistance tax alone. It is simply unbearable for people to live.

After hearing this, the ancient prefect looked at Su Tongzhi and said in a cold voice: "Master Su, be careful what you say."

Whether it is high or not, whether it should be collected or not, these are not things they can say. This is the emperor's order, so they can just follow it.

Su Tongzhi's expression changed, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, please forgive me, but it was my fault that I made a mistake."