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After communicating with the old man, I learned that his name is Li Shusan, and their village is called Lijia Village. It is one of the major villages in Tokyo. However, the land is barren and the food output is not high, but the tax cannot be reduced.

Li Shusan started counting with his fingers. The taxes include land tax, surcharge, head tax, and free warehouse tax. Later, in order to increase tax revenue, the so-called status tax was established, which stipulates that all men between the ages of twenty and fifty-nine must pay the tax. Paying taxes seems understandable, but in fact it is another additional tax added to the normal taxes, and there are many names, including Shen Ding Qian, Shen Ding Rice, Shen Ding Silk, Shen Ding Medicine, and Shen Ding Arrows. , body salt and other various names.

Qingshan was stunned when he heard this. How could ordinary people live with so many taxes?

Li Shusan looked at Qingshan with a wry smile,"How do you live? If you can endure it, endure it. If you can't endure it, go up to the mountains and become a bandit. As long as you become a bandit, you don't have to pay these taxes. There are few bandits here in Tokyo. I heard from businessmen who come and go. Outside the boundaries of Tokyo, there is a group of bandits within a few miles. These people commit robberies and robberies, and there are even more who specialize in opening black shops."

""Black, black!" A group of strong men pulled huge stones. These stones looked very beautiful. The official on horseback held a whip in his hand. A whip was whipped on a man, and a deep red streak was drawn from his body. Seal, hurry up and go."Don't waste time. You and I can't bear it if it can't be transported into Tokyo on time. If you don't want to die, hurry up and get started.""

Qingshan wanted to come forward and argue, why should he hit someone? Sister Zhang held Qingshan's hand. She found that this brother seemed to be indifferent to the world and did not understand the things of this world.

Qingshan looked at Sister Zhang and shook his head. He was not alone now. He had just committed a murder in Tokyo, and now he was forcing himself to come forward. He was not afraid, but he was afraid of hurting Sister Zhang and the others.

Seeing the person transporting the stone walking away, Sister Zhang whispered Said:"Brother Qingshan, you can't act recklessly, you don't know what this is.""

"have no idea"

"They are transporting Huashi Gang, which is the favorite stone of the officials. Once you start a conflict with them here, the people in the entire village will be affected. The officials' anger is like thunder. I don't know how many people will be implicated. That's why I stopped you."

This time Qingshan was silent. He didn't expect that he almost did bad things with good intentions.

"What my sister taught me is that I remember that I won’t be reckless anymore when things happen."

"Brother who is not in the way, you seem to never care about world affairs"

"Following the master to practice in the mountains, he has just come out of the mountains, so he doesn't understand these rules."

Qingshan suddenly saw a man wearing a Fanyang felt hat with a handful of red tassels sprinkled on his head. He was about seven feet five or six feet tall. He had a green mark on his face and a little red beard on his cheeks. He lifted up the felt hat. On the spine, open chest, wearing a soft turban that grabs the corners.

This person is walking like a tiger. Qingshan can't see the depth of the other person, only sees that the other person is in a hurry.

The person who came looked at Qingshan. Looking at him, he raised his lowered head and looked at Qingshan. This young man gave him the feeling of being extraordinary. He was no ordinary person at first glance. He made a mistake and needed to go to Tokyo to clear up the relationship. At the same time, he was entrusted by others to go there. Looking for someone in Tokyo.

Qing Shi clasped his fists,"This eldest brother doesn't know where he is going. I see that he is also a martial arts practitioner. I have also learned a few moves and want to ask for advice.""

Here comes, clasping fists." I'm Yang Zhi. I have something urgent to do when I go to Tokyo. I can't delay. I'll ask for advice if I meet my brother by chance."

Yang Zhi said in a hurry and left.

Qingshan sighed and was a little disappointed. When he saw people practicing martial arts, he wanted to ask for advice. Basically, it was the routine operations of those who had practiced martial arts since childhood.

Sister Zhang pulled. Qingshan"Brother, don’t keep Uncle Li waiting any longer. Qingshan came back to his senses and said,"

I'm sorry, Uncle Li, martial arts practitioners are a bit itchy.""

"It's okay, brother, you are not an ordinary person at first glance. You are all people who do great things. I will say later that it may not necessarily be a blessing in my life."

Uncle Li walked ahead and came to the courtyard built with three small huts."There are guests at the old woman's house. Open the door.""

Grandma Wang opened the small wooden door and said,"Please come in quickly.""

Sister Zhang came in,"Mother-in-law is disturbing you," she said."

"It doesn’t matter, we are the only two old people in our house, and it’s busy with guests."

Jin'er went to the kitchen to help. People here in Tokyo usually eat pancakes and drink some gruel.

Qingshan asked carefully,"Uncle Li, why are there only two people in your family, you and your mother-in-law."

Uncle Li brought two small stools and said,"Come and sit down."

Qingshan and Sister Zhang sat down.

"Your mother-in-law and I have two children. We should have been by our side, but in this world, people don’t have a way to live. With so many taxes, our few acres of thin farmland can’t support a family at all. They can only starve to death if we stay together, so they go out. Find another way to make a living, come back to help during planting time every year, and work outside to support yourself at other times.

Your mother-in-law is still talking about finding wives for the two of them. I also want them to find wives, but in our current situation, how can we afford them? There are so many fields that we can hardly support ourselves."

The people are suffering and the people are suffering. In this kind of society, the common people are the most miserable. Their requirements are not high at all. They just need to have enough to eat, but they cannot achieve even such a small request. Not only can they not do it, they also try to change their ways. They are squeezing the common people. In their world, the agricultural tax has been abolished a long time ago. Ordinary people do not talk about being rich and wealthy. They can guarantee food and clothing. This is related to the development of economy, society and science and technology. However, the people are living in such a difficult life. It is really The problem of those in power.

Qingshan stood up and looked into the distance. It was fate that he came here. He felt that he should do something for this place and should do something.