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There were two urgent official documents. One was to urge Zhao Hanzhang to raise the military rations promised to Governor He, and the other was to distribute taxes to Runan County this year.

Yuzhou has set a time for full payment of taxes in Runan County, which is on the twelfth day of next month.

Zhao Hanzhang frowned, and when he saw the final tax requirements from each county, his expression darkened.

At the end of the official document was a piece of paper, which was a letter written by Ji Yuan to Zhao Hanzhang.

The war in Luoyang has been stalemate, and the autumn harvest has begun. Both the Jin and the Huns want to end the war before the weather gets cold.

So Gou Xi, who had been paddling on the battlefield, finally became serious and began to want to force the Huns to retreat.

Even Gou Xi, who had a deep grudge against the King of the East China Sea, took action. Naturally, Yuzhou, which was just next to Luoyang, could no longer sit on the sidelines. Whether it was for his own reputation and future, or for the sake of the country, he had to send troops.

The soldiers and horses went ahead before the food and grass were used. If they wanted to end the war before winter, they had to collect enough food and grass before the end of the autumn harvest.

Therefore, the taxes requested this time are very heavy, but the time given is extremely short. This is simply forcing the people to die.

However, without sending troops, once Luoyang is captured, not only Yuzhou but the entire Central Plains will be exposed to the Huns' cavalry. If the Jin Dynasty dies, how will the people who fall into the hands of the Huns fare well?

This was almost an endless cycle. For the first time, Zhao Hanzhang felt the pressure of being at the top.

She sat on the field ridge with the official document and letter in her hands and meditated.

Fu Tinghan, who was holding a sickle and rolled up his trouser legs to experience life with Zhao Hanzhang, stood quietly behind her, reached for the official document in her hand, glanced at it and said: "The grain tax they requested can support an army of 200,000 for a month. Consumption, and this is just the food tax from Runan County."

Zhao Hanzhang came back to his senses, frowned, and squeezed the letter in his hand.

She turned to look at the people harvesting rice in the fields. She said she was here to experience life, but in fact she was here to understand the autumn harvest situation in Biyang County this year, as well as the current psychology of the people and their views on the yamen.

Because the county magistrate personally came to harvest with them, their faces were still filled with happy smiles. The bachelors who came with Zhao Hanzhang did not seem to be in autumn, but in spring. Several people were holding sickles and following a little girl from a distance. , cut all the rice around her, leaving a small piece for her.

The elders nearby saw it and joked, asking the little girl's parents to choose one of them to be their son-in-law, so that they would not have to worry about being used for sowing in spring and harvesting in autumn.

The little girl blushed with embarrassment, but her parents began to think seriously and looked at the steps openly.

Several young people stood up with their chests full for them to look at, and the tips of their ears were a little red...

Zhao Hanzhang withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before saying: "Send this official document to all counties and collect this year's taxes in half."

Tinghe immediately went to the carriage to get the pen and ink box. After taking out the pen and ink, he placed the box on the ground for Zhao Hanzhang to rest on.

Because she always works on the move, Tinghe is used to carrying pen, ink, paper and inkstones with her. Fu Tinghan saw this and asked a craftsman to make a simple portable pen and ink box for Zhao Hanzhang. In addition to pen, ink, paper and inkstone, it can also hold a lot of official documents. , put together in front of you and can be used as a desk.

It is a must-have product for outdoor work.

Zhao Hanzhang approved the official document, stamped it with his seal and handed it to the messenger, "This is an urgent document and will be sent to all counties immediately."

The official agreed, and Zhao Hanzhang turned over other official documents and started processing them.

She handled it quickly, mainly at Ji Yuan's request. The official documents submitted by each county newspaper were concise and directly explained the reasons. There was less room for everyone to show their literary talents, so they were very concise.

Zhao Hanzhang could tell what the problem was by scanning ten lines at a glance, and he could give a reply just by picking up his pen.

After approving this batch of official documents, Zhao Hanzhang took out a piece of white paper, pondered for a while and then wrote a letter to Ji Yuan.

"People's livelihood is very difficult. Although the foreign enemies are powerful and we need our unity, we must also distinguish from the inside whether all the real needs are invested in the national war, or there are still people who take advantage of the opportunity to make money."

Zhao Hanzhang wrote sadly: "Having learned a lesson from Aoyang before, and now there are signs of chaos in Biyang, the situation in other counties is probably not much better. I really don't want to see civil strife break out before the foreign enemies are eliminated. "

"We, the people of the Central Plains, are so tenacious that if they are not pushed to the extreme, they will never commit rebellion or riot. Therefore, Sir, Hanzhang does not want to see the lives of Runan in ruins. Please help to take care of him. Hanzhang will also patrol the counties and communicate with you." Go back and forth and fight for this glimmer of hope for the people..."

Zhao Hanzhang put the letter aside to wait for the ink to dry, and sat down to think deeply. Fu Tinghan also sat on the ridge of the field at some point. Seeing her blank expression, he said: "I really don't know how to write a letter to Uncle Ming, so why not write a letter to Uncle Ming?" Give him a copy of the two official documents?"

Zhao Hanzhang glanced at Fu Tinghan approvingly, then wrote down the general meaning of the two official documents, and asked Zhao Ming to look after Xiping County and help Ji Yuan.

After writing the letter to Zhao Ming, it was much easier to write a reply to Governor He. In fact, it was just an official statement, saying that he would try his best to raise food and grass. However, people's livelihood was difficult this year, and Runan County was already severely weakened during the summer tax season. Until now, There are some changes in every county in the county. Many people have dispersed and left Runan County. I am afraid it will be difficult to raise sufficient taxes.

Zhao Hanzhang wrote a bunch of evasive words eloquently, and finally sighed: "I hope there will be less wars next year and the weather will be smoother."

Fu Tinghan pursed her lips and said nothing. If it is true as she said before, this era happens to be when natural disasters occur frequently, then it will be too difficult to keep things smooth.

Zhao Hanzhang also understood this in her heart, which is why she was so eager to let counties build water conservancy projects and did not hesitate to pay for work relief out of her own pocket.

I just hope that these water conservancy projects can be of some use in the future, even if it is just a little, it can alleviate the trend a little more.

However, let’s ignore natural disasters and deal with man-made disasters first.

Zhao Hanzhang felt a sense of urgency and no longer stayed in Biyang County. She directly named Liang Hong as the new county magistrate. For this purpose, she specially recruited the team leader Li Tian and Mr. Guo and Mr. Ma to have a meal together. The protagonist It’s Liang Hong.

At the banquet, Zhao Hanzhang personally poured wine for Mr. Guo and Mr. Ma, and said with a smile: "In the future, Mr. Guo and Mr. Ma will assist County Magistrate Liang in Biyang County. Let's work together to make Biyang County better and better."

Mr. Guo and Mr. Ma are well-informed. The main reason is that Zhao Hanzhang is in Biyang County. Once the official documents are replied, announcements are posted here in Biyang County.

The tax requested by the county government was directly less than half of what was announced in the official document, so we knew that this was what Zhao Hanzhang meant.

Regardless of their grievances with Zhao Hanzhang, they really admired Zhao Hanzhang for this matter. Not everyone had the courage to refuse the taxes allocated by the imperial court and the governor's office.

Even though Magistrate Hu was their friend, at this moment, they felt that the Magistrate of Biyang County was a good change.

The two of them sighed quietly in their hearts, glanced at Li Tianhe who was sitting next to Liang Hong, and knew that he was the confidence left by Zhao Hanzhang to Liang Hong, so they squeezed out a smile, raised their glasses and said to Zhao Hanzhang: "We are honored."

Oops, I almost made a mistake and went to Manbao's side