Chapter 935: Beat someone to death

Chapter 935 Beating people to death

When Jiang Xiaoxiao and Li Tieniu, with more than a hundred people, reached the entrance of the village, they realized that the village gate was open.

There are no signs of attack on the city wall, which means that it was not attacked by outsiders.

  You can breathe a little easier.

 But you can see the fire in the village. It looks like the house is really burning down.

Jiang Xiaoxiao made a gesture to discuss with Li Tieniu, and everyone dispersed around the perimeter.

 Don't act rashly yet.

 The two of them sneaked into the village quietly to see what was going on.

 Aren’t they bandits?

Two people walked into the village and saw a group of five officers and soldiers whipping people with whips. The people in the village were all on the threshing floor, and no one dared to speak out.

"What are you looking at? Let me tell you about the head tax of two taels of silver per person. Including other taxes, the total is three taels of silver per person. Now hand over this money immediately. Otherwise, I will arrest you immediately. Walk.

There are a total of 580 people in your village. After all, that’s one thousand nine hundred taels of silver. Hand over the money quickly, otherwise I will have no choice but to arrest them! "

A man dressed as a master was sitting on a chair, holding a folding fan in one hand and wearing a scholar's elegant style. He looked at the villagers with contempt and threats.

The clan elder hurriedly saluted, "Master Wang, in previous years, everyone only had one or two or five pieces of silver on their head. How come it has doubled this year? How can the people in the village come up with so much money, and the 400 yuan in the village this year?" Personally, they are all refugees who have just settled here this year.

The government did not post a notice saying that newly settled refugees do not have to pay taxes. "

 The people in the village are naturally very successful. There are a total of 180 people in the village.

If these people had one or two and a half denarii of silver, they calculated that it would be 270 taels of silver. In addition to the silver for buying salt, there was a total of 1,000 taels of silver set aside for taxes.

Who would have known that this year not only was the head tax twice as high as in previous years, but the 400 homeless people were also included in the population that paid the tax. In this case, the village's tax money would have doubled several times, and the village would not be able to afford such money at all. Rich.

Master Wang glanced at the clan elder coldly and said, "You old guy, according to the new rules in the government, the tax rate for this year is three taels of silver per person. Of course, these 400 refugees are not refugees as you call them.

As I said above, although they are refugees, I heard that they have been working in your village for more than a month. Since you can take care of their food, you can naturally pay taxes and money, so don't blame me for being meddlesome.

I heard that your village is now rich and can afford to build such a strong city wall. How come you don’t have money to pay taxes? If you really don't pay the money and come out, then don't blame me for being rude. The government prison will let you try to see whether your bones are stronger or the torture tools of our government are stronger. "

Jiang Xiaoxiao and Li Tieniu looked at each other and smiled bitterly. It seemed that their use of money to build the city wall also attracted some people's attention. They saw that even the servants of a small government office dared to sit on the ground and raise the price.

Just because they were government officials, Jiang Xiaoxiao was really filled with indignation.

The life of the common people is really too hard. There are bandits and various foreign invasions. It is still a border city. The life of the common people is really hard.

Yamen servants in government offices still have this kind of virtue.

　　One by one, they are simply scrapping the ground, causing suffering for the people below. I heard that the emperor above has not done anything, and the ministers and officials below are even more corrupt. How can such a country manage the people well and let the people live a good life?

"Master Wang, the cost of building this wall is only a few dollars. We used local materials. We excavated sand and stones from the nearby mountains and built them together. It can be temporarily defended, otherwise bandits will come to the village all day long. Come and rob us, the barbarians also come to us from time to time to rob us of food, and we really have no choice.

I just thought of such a crooked trick, but it actually didn’t cost much money.

These refugees have been settled in the village, and they are currently clearing up wasteland. It is good to barely give them half-full meals, but the village really cannot afford any extra money. Just be accommodating and say something nice to the master, so that this year's wasteland can be planted with food and next year's harvest will be good.

Of course they can also pay the poll tax. "

Master Wang raised his eyebrows and said, "Who do you think you are? You asked me to go and say something nice to you. I tell you that you can't have less money in the past, otherwise one of you will be dragged to jail one by one."

A yamen officer pulled out a young girl with a bright smile and said, "Well, if you can't pay the poll tax, such a beautiful girl will be in prison. I will be happy."

 The girl was so frightened that she cried loudly.

Several other government officials also laughed, "I just saw it. They had two cows in the village and took them away. This can be used for a lot of money. By the way, if we search again, I saw that there are many cows in this village. My little wife, the eldest girl is quite beautiful.

If I were to bring him back to the man's house, he would still be missing two concubines. "

 The more you say it, the more outrageous it becomes.

The clan elder was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.

"You are government servants, how can you do this? And make us people miserable? Are you not trying to force us to death?"

"Get out of here, what are you doing here, an old man? Get out of here! Otherwise, I'll kill you."

 Other government officials laughed almost maniacally.

At this time, one of the yamen servants actually went to pull Li Tiehua. Li Tiehua was only thirteen years old, but she had really beautiful features and was considered a flower in the village.

Li Tiehua used to have her brother to protect her and not show up in public, so naturally no one cared about her.

 Unexpectedly, Li Tieniu and the others were not in the village and something like this happened.

The man tightly held Li Tiehua in his arms, smiling with his eyebrows crooked, looking quite smug.

 “Follow me and I will go back and enjoy your happiness!”

Li Tiehua was in a hurry, so she stabbed the yamen servant in the chest with a wooden hairpin. She was suddenly unprepared, and Li Tiehua was doing farm work and had strong hands.

The yamen servant rolled his eyes, fell to the ground and died.

 Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Master Wang was furious, "How dare you, a country girl, commit murder in public, come and get me..."

Unexpectedly, more than a hundred people rushed out in an instant, holding various weapons in their hands.

Before Master Wang could finish his words, he was killed by Li Tieniu.

More than a hundred people surrounded the four government officials, and they all glared angrily. Li Tieniu just hacked Master Wang to death because he knew that Master Wang often confused right and wrong.

If Master Wang is not beaten to death this time, I am afraid that their village will be registered with the county boss. If the county boss really brings the officers and soldiers from the government to destroy them, then they will be dead.

The remaining four government officials had been frightened for a long time. They did not expect that the villagers in the village were so ferocious that they dared to beat people to death.

At this moment, everyone is staying where they are, kneeling down and begging for mercy in order to save their lives.

Jiang Xiaoxiao walked out, what should I do now?

 (End of this chapter)