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When Zhao Hanzhang returned to the county government office, he couldn't sleep anymore, so he simply went to the lobby to handle things.

Zhao Erlang followed her step by step and asked with a troubled face: "Sister, have I caused trouble for you?"

"No," Zhao Hanzhang reached out and touched his head and praised: "You did a good job. Fortunately, you captured Sun Taihe, otherwise we would be in trouble."

Although it is not very big, it will still be there.

It was good that he could reach Chen County safely. If something happened on the way, she would have no way to explain to Magistrate Sun.

When Zhao Erlang heard the compliment, he immediately became happy, "I was also very good today. I caught a lot of people who were stealing things and beating people."

Zhao Hanzhang praised: "Well done!"

Zhao Erlang not only wanted Zhao Hanzhang to praise him, but also wanted Fu Tinghan to praise him, so he looked around and asked, "Where is my brother-in-law?"

"He has been working hard all night and is resting." Zhao Hanzhang looked at Zhao Erlang carefully and said, "You have been busy all night, so go have something to eat and sleep."

Zhao Erlang felt that he was very energetic now and didn't want to sleep, so he shook his head.

Zhao Hanzhang did not try to persuade him and asked Tinghe to go to the kitchen to prepare food, so she took Zhao Erlang to eat.

Now is not the time to eat. The food in the kitchen needs to be served quickly, so it is all simple, including baked pancakes and stewed vegetables.

Zhao Hanzhang was very hungry, so he ate with Zhao Erlang. The two siblings ate a large plate of pancakes.

Seeing that he was satisfied with his meal, Zhao Hanzhang smiled slightly and led him to the small single room, "Lie down and take a nap."

Zhao Erlang, who was still talking about not being tired, sat down on the wooden couch, his eyes drooped involuntarily, and after yawning twice, he tilted his head and fell asleep.

Zhao Hanzhang stepped forward to help him take off his shoes, laid him flat on the wooden couch, and left after seeing that he was sleeping soundly.

Zhao Hanzhang is strong and leads many troops. Ding Shen, the only one who can challenge her, will hesitantly obey her orders. By the time someone reacts and wants to squeeze her power out of Aoyang County, she has already taken control of the entire County government.

From the county magistrate to the government officials running errands and guarding the gate, they all subconsciously obeyed Zhao Hanzhang's orders. At this point, the entire Aoyang County was under her control.

Fu Tinghan also sorted out the households and found out not only a large number of taxes imposed on ordinary people, but also a large number of hidden households.

Hidden houses can be found in every county, including Xiping County, and the Zhao family is considered the leader among them.

However, Zhao Hanzhang did not settle the account with the Zhao family, and the people under his rule had no objection to this because these hidden households did not infringe on their interests for the time being.

The former magistrate Fan of Xiping County did not exaggerate the number of households reported, so the tax amount given above has nothing to do with those hidden households. The taxes that the people under the rule of Xiping County should bear are all they should bear.

But Gaoyang County is not.

Magistrate Sun has not reported an increase in population in the past two years, but similarly, he has not reported a decrease in population.

In the past two years, due to various things in Aoyang County, especially last year when it was besieged by the Huns, a large number of people left their hometowns or went into seclusion.

If he doesn't report it, the taxes he needs to pay every year will still be the same.

But two years ago, there might have been ten people in Aoyang County, but now three are gone and three are hidden, and the remaining four have to bear the taxes of ten people.

Coupled with the tax increase this year by Governor He, Shangcai County and Xiping County were unable to pay the full amount of taxes, and the taxes were added to the counties, making their burden even heavier.

A person has to bear an average of two and a half taxes, and such taxes can crush people to death.

Fu Tinghan wrote down the compiled data, and his heart kept sinking. When he handed the compiled data to Zhao Hanzhang, he said: "In a good year, when you work hard for a year and find that you need to sell your wife and children to pay full taxes, Then chaos started."

Zhao Hanzhang looked at the data with a dark expression.

This is a man-made disaster!

Zhao Hanzhang closed it and threw it to Zhao Hui who was standing on one side. "Pick some data, copy it down, and send it to the grain depot."

Zhao Hui's eyes widened and he couldn't help but look at Fu Tinghan, hoping that he could persuade her. If she did, she would probably break up with the rich nobles in Gaoyang.

Fu Tinghan stood aside with an upright posture, not dissuading, but looking in agreement.

Zhao Hanzhang looked at Zhao Hui coolly, "Why, brother Hui can't do it?"

"Okay," Zhao Hui thought to himself. He won't be in charge of Gao Yang in the future anyway. She can make enemies if she wants. "I'll go right away."

Zhao Hanzhang summoned Ji Yuan, the county magistrate and other officials together and said: "The people need to be appeased. The household houses have already counted the grains collected from various places. Considering the people's livelihood is difficult, the county government will open warehouses to release grains. To provide relief to the people, notify all districts and ask them to go to the city in order to receive relief food."

In order to prevent further chaos, Zhao Hanzhang decided to divert the time for people from various places to enter the city. Thinking of the chaotic and dark data, Zhao Hanzhang did not trust the locals very much. She urgently needed someone who could supervise them at this time.

She was moved in her heart and asked, "Where are Chen Wan and Xiang Yu?"

Ji Yuan said: "In prison."

Zhao Hanzhang stared, "Who caught them?"

Ji Yuan smiled and said, "They tied themselves."

When they saw that Zhao Hanzhang chopped off the chief register with a knife and imprisoned the rich people in Aoyang County in the granary to count the grain mixed with sand and gravel, Chen Wan and Xiang Yu tied themselves up with ropes and walked in by themselves. In the prison, the prison guard opened a cell, and they went in and squatted there.

When Zhao Hanzhang heard this, he was speechless for a long time.

She scratched her head and felt that she had to behave like a polite corporal. She definitely didn't want to go to the prison to watch the drama of her own imprisonment.

She said enthusiastically: "Let's go and invite two righteous men."

On the way there, Zhao Hanzhang also whispered to Fu Tinghan: "If someone writes down such a thing, it will be a good story a hundred years later, and I will also be a figure in the history books."

Fu Tinghan: "...ever since you led the troops into Xiping, you have been a figure in the history books, right?"

"Oh, you don't understand. This kind of thing can easily disappear from the history books. It's easier to pass on this kind of interesting anecdote. It won't be recorded in the official history, but it will be easier. Spread and spread.”

Seeing that she was so interested, Fu Tinghan decided to go back and help her remember her story. She liked to leave her name in history, so he would help her.

As long as you write enough things, there will always be something that can be passed down.

The jail in Aoyang County was a little quiet. There were many people imprisoned in it before, most of them were people who were arrested because they could not pay taxes. Zhao Hanzhang let them go, and now many cells were empty.

Zhao Hanzhang led the people all the way deep and didn't meet many people.

The prison officer heard the commotion and came over. He didn't know Zhao Hanzhang, but he knew the county magistrate. When he saw Zhao Hanzhang surrounded by people, he thought he knew who she was, and immediately knelt down and saluted: "My dear, pay homage to the county magistrate Zhao."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded and asked, "Where are Chen Wan and Chen Wan who put themselves in prison?"