At noon the next day, Pei Xiaoer built a high platform and hung Wang and his son on the high platform. At the same time, he gathered all the people in the village under the stage, and invited Wang Donggua and his rescued daughter-in-law to join them.

He appeared on the high platform to speak out and exposed the brutal behavior of Wang and his son to the world. The crowd suddenly became furious and shouted to kill him.

Then, amidst the cries of death from the people in the audience, Pei Xiaoer once again read out the crimes of the Wang family and his son, and ordered them to be executed. In the end, the Wang family, which had been domineering in Shangwangzhuang for decades, disappeared.

The Wang family and his son died, and the people rejoiced. In fact, the people of this era were very simple. The only thing they wanted was to have enough to eat. However, due to various factors such as the productivity technology and the political environment at this time, this small

No matter how small the request is, it cannot be met.

After the death of Wang and his son, Pei Xiaoer's stay in Shangwangzhuang was meaningless, and the village alone could not support an army of nearly ten thousand people. So he ordered the troops to return to Xia County in three days.

But there is still something to deal with before the class teacher.

Liu Xianchun had been in Wang Yuanwai's private cell for a while. After several unsuccessful attempts to seek death, he no longer sought death. Instead, he took Pei Xiaoer's preferential treatment in stride. He had already died several times.

, can be regarded as worthy of the emperor.

When Pei Xiaoer arrived, Liu Xianchun was still drinking when he came to see him. When Pei Xiaoer came in, he quickly put down the drink and turned his face to the side, out of sight and out of mind.

"Mr. Liu, it seems that your life has been good recently. I see that you have gained a few pounds." Pei Xiaoer saw that his childlike behavior was a bit funny, so he joked.

"Humph" Liu Xianchun snorted heavily, neither looking at him nor speaking.

Pei Xiaoer understood Liu Xianchun's inner thoughts. He was a Jinshi scholar. He was originally high and mighty, but suddenly he was hit hard on the ground. He couldn't react in his heart, or he was unwilling to face the reality. At this time, he needed a pusher.

, gave him a gentle push and completed the decision for him.

Seeing his appearance, Pei Xiaoer felt a little funny, "Mr. Liu, do you dare to go out with me?"

"Huh, why don't you dare?" Liu Xianchun is now broken. He doesn't know what his fate will be. Since his last suicide attempt, he never dared to commit suicide again. He was on the verge of death.

He never dared to try again.

It is autumn now, and the golden wheat in the fields spreads like waves in the wind. The farmers are harvesting wheat in the fields, stopping from time to time to wipe the sweat on their faces, and their dull eyes also reveal

It is hoped that since the original owner of Shangwangzhuang, Wang Yuanwai, has been crowned, all the land that originally belonged to Wang Yuanwai will be returned to the Pei family.

Yes, Pei Xiaoer did not distribute the land to the people like other time travel personnel. This is not that Pei Xiaoer is unwilling, but that even if Pei Xiaoer dares to divide the land, the people do not dare to ask for it. Pei Xiaoer

In the eyes of most people, his identity is still that of a wandering bandit, the target of encirclement and suppression by the army. Who knows if Pei Xiaoer will still be here in the future?

If the land allocated to him is taken away, and he is tied to Pei Xiaoer's chariot, he is a bandit, and he will be surrounded and suppressed when the army comes. Therefore, the people would rather stay as they are and continue to rent the land. As for renting the bandits,

Will our land be surrounded and suppressed by the army? There is an ostrich hidden in everyone's heart, right?

Although the land cannot be divided directly, in order to try to win over the people and restore their power, Pei Xiaoer has issued an order to exempt the rent of less than ten acres of land from rent. The taxes for renting land of more than ten acres are also reduced by half, which can be regarded as a real payment to the people.

Red envelopes, so even though the harvest this year is not huge, the people's faces still reveal joy.

Pei Xiaoer followed Liu Xianchun on the small road outside Shangwangzhuang. He looked at the growth of wheat in the fields, talked with the old farmers in the fields, and experienced the feeling of harvesting wheat in this era.

Liu Xianchun didn't speak the whole time, watching Pei Xiaoer's actions expressionlessly, and a little curious. In this era, few people in high positions could care so much about farming.

Pei Xiaoer put down the sickle in his hand, patted the loose soil on his body, and walked towards the next piece of land, "Zhongfang (Liu Xianchun's word), you have been a county magistrate for several years. Do you know that in recent years, Xia County has paid a total of

How much tax and grain? How much grain and silver?"

Liu Xianchun recalled that in recent years, Xia County has suffered from natural disasters year after year, and the people have been struggling to make ends meet. He is still serving the country and the people. He spends all his time thinking about arguing with his superiors about how to pay less taxes. It seems that he really has not paid much taxes.

"There have been natural disasters for many years and the people are so impoverished. How can I bear to push them too hard?" Liu Xianchun said with some disdain.

"You are a good official, but you are not a good official."

Hearing Pei Xiaoer's emotion, Liu Xianchun became a little interested. He really wanted to hear what a gangster said about him, "How do you say this?"

"To say you are a good official is relative to the people," Pei Xiaoer looked into his eyes and said sincerely, "You are considerate of the people's sentiments and can risk your own career being blocked to resist the pressure of officials for the people. You don't want to.

In such a difficult situation, the people were forced to use their remaining rations to pay taxes."

Pei Xiaoer sighed and continued, "To say that you are not a good official is because of the world. There are disasters all over the world. There are refugees attacking the city and plundering the land, and there are Jurchens watching covetously outside. If all the officials in the world were like

Even if you don’t pay taxes, if the court doesn’t have enough money and food, how can it help the victims and how can it resist the barbarians?”

Hearing Pei Xiaoer commenting on himself like this, Liu Xianchun couldn't bear it anymore and retorted, "Xia County has suffered from natural disasters one after another, so where can we get tax money and food? Do we have to force everyone under his rule to rebel for the sake of the victims of disasters in other places?"

"

"Is there really no money in Xia County? Or do you simply not dare to get the money?"

Pei Xiaoer's words pierced Liu Xianchun's heart. He understood who Pei Xiaoer was talking about. In fact, he had been avoiding the situation in his heart. The Ming Dynasty was a hierarchical society. The highest level was naturally the emperor, and those below the emperor were scholar-bureaucrats, all of whom were of scholar-bureaucrat origin.

Liu Xianchun neither knew nor dared to operate on a scholar-official.

Seeing that Liu Xianchun was silent, Pei Xiaoer continued, "This is the crux of the problem. All the wealth in the world has been taken away by that group of people. The court cannot get the money, but it can only raise taxes from the poor people who have no place to stand. This is

As a result, the rich got richer and the poor got poorer, and the court's taxes became less and less. In the end, even the soldiers' pay was not enough. Without the support of the soldiers, how can such a court survive?"

Pei Xiaoer's words sounded like a big bell in Liu Xianchun's mind, making him completely silent.

While Pei Xiaoer and Liu Xianchun were talking, behind a slope far away, several sneaky figures poked their heads to observe Pei Xiaoer and Liu Xianchun.

"Did you see clearly? Is it really Liu Xianchun?" a figure behind him asked hurriedly.

"It's a bit far away, but I can guarantee that it is Liu Xianchun."

"Okay, it's good to be sure. Let's go quickly."
Chapter completed!