Water Margin: I, Wang Lun, will have many children and many blessings in Liangshan.

It is different from the lively and festive atmosphere in Liangshan.

The prosperity of rural areas is also different from that of market towns.

Yuncheng County just feels a little lifeless.

In previous years, before and after the Chinese New Year, big households in the city would put up lanterns on the mountain. Before the Lantern Festival, they would light up the lantern mountain. The lanterns everywhere competed with each other, making people forget to leave.

Plus there are mythical lanterns with colorful heads hanging around.

The troupes hired by wealthy families perform acrobatics.

A charlatan who performs business.

The streets were very lively.

The goulan tile workers in the city are also trying to make a good fortune at the end of the year.

Inside and outside the city, there are endless caravans and numerous pedestrians.

The scenery in the painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival was not limited to Tokyo.

Today is completely different.

The wealthy people were not in the mood to decorate the Dengshan Mountain, so they did everything in a hurry.

The various troupes and acrobats rarely stay in the city, and most of them go to various market towns and villages to make money.

Invitations from various teams have to be queued up to fifteen or later, so how can you want to stay in the city?

The whole county has a sense of depression and gloom.

The main reason is that the county is not large.

There are thousands of families living in a total radius of about three miles.

Twenty-three-tenths of them are officials and clerks related to the county government. Their income has shrunk severely this year, with the least shrinking by 60-70% and the most reaching about 90%.

Without money, of course, there is no energy to worry about celebrating the New Year.

Those ordinary wealthy gentry households are also closely related to the government.

Whether it is land expansion or excessive taxes, these big households will take a share of the pie.

They will take care of the officials and keep servants outside to protect the courtyard, that is, powerful slave thugs.

Any matter that harms the common people will inevitably require their participation, and of course they will also receive certain benefits.

The court, officials, clerks, government servants, gentry, slaves, ruffians, this is a dense network, and those caught in the middle are countless hard-working people.

Every state in the world is no different.

Nowadays, with Jeju and Yunzhou as the core, Jinan, Qingzhou, Laizhou, Mizhou, Yizhou and Liangshan radiate to more and more places.

There are more and more officials and gentry whose interests have been damaged.

There are also many depressed cities like Yuncheng County.

In fact, the people in the county have also paid less excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the situation is much better than in previous years.

There are a lot of lights missing on the streets, but those lights originally used people's money to bring glory to the wealthy families.

Without these attractions of wealth and wealth, it would be a benefit to the people.

Under the surface depression, more people are actually benefiting

……

Song Jiang and a group of officials participated in the tail-tooth banquet held by the county government.

Different from the liveliness of previous years, this year's banquet was quite shabby.

The county magistrate, county magistrate, county lieutenant, chief bookkeeper, patrol inspector, instructor and other officials all participated in the banquet, but they did not encourage the officials.

Soon after the banquet, several Kongmu expressed their intention to resign from their posts and return to their hometowns to farm.

After all, there was no benefit to be gained, and the county town's expenses were huge. Not only did it not make any money in more than half a year, but it actually incurred a lot of losses.

This official is really unlucky.

In addition to Song Jiang, some people at the level of superintendent also expressed their intention to resign.

At the county level in the Song Dynasty, in addition to officials such as county magistrates and teachers, the level of admissary was equivalent to the level of section chief in the county.

He is not an official, but he has a lot of power, a wide network of contacts, and he can get more money than ordinary officials.

After Liangshan Army established new regulations, even the chief of staff and Kong Mu had to resign.

Not to mention those petty officials and helpers like the yamen, footworkers, and country clerks.

More and more people are leaving.

The county government originally supported several hundred people, but now nearly half of them are gone.

Song Jiang was also depressed.

He just wrote a letter a few years ago and asked Song Taigong for dozens of dollars to support the situation.

He has always been lax, and he has lost hundreds of dollars in the past six months.

If you only have access but no access, you are losing money.

Song Taigong asked someone to bring money as promised. His brother Song Qing also always respected Song Jiang as his elder brother and would not object to his brother taking money.

But Taigong also said in the letter that many miscellaneous taxes and labor services have been exempted, and the income of Song Taigong, a guarantor, has also been reduced a lot. If this continues for a long time, I am afraid that the family will not be able to support it.

Song Jiang was walking home. He was worried at first, but he encountered several people in the world blocking his way.

"I have heard for a long time that my brother is here at the right time. Several of our brothers are in trouble, so we asked him to help us."

If it were normal, Young Master Song Jiang would have to spend dozens of dollars to support him.

Then he would say some considerate and kind words and encourage him.

The relationship would be forged.

But...

Song Jiang took out a pound of money from his arms and said:" Now that's all there is, so Song Jiang can't help much.

The leader's face changed color and he said:"Brother, did you send the beggar away?""

Song Jiang smiled bitterly and said:"It's not that Song Jiang is stingy, it's actually that today is different from the past.……"

"Bah, I've heard for a long time, why not meet, let's go!"

"What timely rain? Just spreading rumors!"

"So stingy, where did Nuo's reputation come from?"

"Why don’t we go up to Liangshan and seek refuge with the Lord of Liangshan!"

"Yes, this is also a way to avoid wandering in the world and looking at people's looks."

A few people ignored Song Jiang at all and didn't want any money.

After a few words of calculation, they simply went to Liangshan.

These people were all from the green forest, with big muscles and round waists, and cruel looks on their faces.

Song Jiang did not dare to refute, because his fists and kicks were sparse. , don’t be beaten in the street by these people.

That will bring shame to grandma’s house.

But...

Hearing that these people were going to vote for Wang Lun, Song Jiang’s eyes were filled with chills.

He had fallen into such a miserable state. , isn’t it all thanks to Wang Lun?

Song Jiang felt that local taxes in the two states, mainly in large areas, had dropped sharply, and local officials were miserable.

This situation would not last long.

This is why he gritted his teeth and persisted.

"Let's see how long you can stay in glory!"

In the darkness, Song Jiang, with a black face, stared in the direction of Liangshan, stood on the spot, and said nothing for a long time.