At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 13: Corruption, corruption and rebellion against Qin and Chu
  December 34, the 10th year of the First Emperor's reign.

A servant from Yang County came to the Chen family to inform the villagers of the taxes they were ready to pay.

The next day, the village chief Chen Gang led the residents of the Chen family to go to Xixiang to pay taxes. Xu Fan also brought 100 yuan to help Chen Lin pick 6 tons of rice.

It is good to pay the tax verbally. 100 Qin Banliang are connected in series and can be calculated clearly quickly. Moreover, only a very small number of people like Xu Fan use Qin Banliang to pay taxes. Most of the villagers still use grain to pay the tax. , so Xu Fan quickly paid his taxes.

But it is more troublesome to pay the land tax. The grain is not only large in size, but also in large quantity. It has to be put into a bucket of one stone each time, so the speed is naturally not fast.

At this time, a long queue formed at the Xixiang granary. The villagers in the Chen family poured the grain in their baskets into the public grain bucket. But this time there was a problem.

收粮的小吏道：“你家应缴田税20石，但现在只有16石7斗，还需再缴3石3斗。”

Chen Gang, the head of the village, didn't believe it and said: "How is this possible? I have already measured it at home with the imperial measures. Moreover, I was worried that it would be scattered on the road and I brought two more measures of millet with me. It cannot be less."

The clerk frowned after hearing this, and threatened: "But you have also seen that there are only 16 shi and 7 buckets here, and there is still 3 shi and 3 buckets missing. If you can't pay all the short grains, You Jiao will come to arrest people. Be careful." Become Chengdan."

Chen Gang hurriedly replied: "There must be something wrong with this. Can you give me some time to verify it?"

The clerk said: "I can't help you with this matter. I just want to receive enough taxes."

The fate of Da Qin's tax evasion was so tragic that Chen Gang naturally did not dare to evade taxes for more than 3 shi. He could only admit that he was unlucky and let his son go to his home to pick up food.

Next, none of the villagers in Chen's family paid enough taxes, and each family's land tax would be a few dan less. At this time, everyone realized that there was something wrong with the court's public fight.

When Xu Fan heard the warehouse official reported the lack of grain, he listed the numbers on the ground and made a simple linear equation of one dollar. He said: "There is something wrong with the court's bucket. It is more than 2 buckets too big. If there is a person in the bucket, it can make mistakes. But it is impossible for everyone to make mistakes in their fight. This is not a fight with one stone, but a fight with two stones."

Chen Lindao: "Did the granary officials get the wrong bucket? Did they use the old Chu bucket?"

He made a simple calculation and found out that according to this amount of land tax, he would have to pay 2 more dan of grain. The 2 dan of grain was an unbearable burden for the poor Chen family.

At this time, Chen Gang also came here and said: "This is wrong, this is their intention. These rats want to embezzle our food."

At this time, the noise in the granary was getting louder and louder. For every farmer, a bucket of grain could be the difference between life and death, let alone the gap of a few stones. The villagers gathered around the warehouse officials to reason. How could a warehouse official be a match for dozens of villagers? He was quickly suppressed.

At this time, the warehouse official shouted: "Stop!"

A group of soldiers surrounded them. Seeing that they had help, the warehouse official said with a cold face: "If there are any more troublemakers, they will be punished as provocations and all of you will become Chengdan. By then, it will be something that cannot be solved with a few stones of rice. At the very least, If you are punished with two pieces of armor, you should calculate your own wealth to see if it is enough to buy two pieces of armor."

This threat was extremely effective, and all the villagers did not dare to speak. A pair of leather armor cost at least a thousand dollars, and a fine of two armors was enough to bankrupt these villagers. At this time, Xu Fan said loudly: "Cangguan, did you get the wrong bucket? There may be problems with one of our buckets, but it is impossible for everyone to have problems."

The warehouse official looked at Xu Fan and said with a cold face: "This is an official fight. There can be no problems. On the contrary, it is your private fights that are prone to problems. Your behavior of being short on weight is also against the rules. This matter is going to be a big deal." , you Chen family have all violated the law, and you will all be demoted to Chengdan."

At this time, the villagers in Chen's family were a little scared.

Xu Fan said loudly: "In the twenty-sixth year of the First Emperor of Qin, the imperial court promulgated the imperial edict "One method weighs one stone and one foot", which stipulated that the national weights and measures standard should be unified according to the Qin system. There are also officials issued by the court in the homes of ordinary people. As long as the villain Take the official fights at home and compare them, and you will know if there is something wrong with that fight."

At this time, the warehouse official's face also looked ugly. The First Emperor's unification of weights and measures was magnificent in history and was beneficial to future generations. But for the common people of this era, it was a great sin. His family name could no longer be used. The centuries-old fighting machines were also abolished, and even the carriages could not be used. The common people could only buy new ones from the court, all of which would increase their expenses. , I don’t know what kind of law this lamp has violated. We at the bottom level are always responsible for the ideas from above.) But now these official battles purchased at the beginning have become the best weapons, and the warehouse officials do not dare to deny these official battles.

Xu Fan continued: "This fight is probably between Chu and Chu. It has been more than ten years since the fall of Chu. Cang Guan still uses Chu to fight. Could it be that Cang Guan misses Chu and wants to rebel against Qin and restore Chu?"

As soon as Xu Fan said these words, the warehouse officials were frightened and trembling. Even the soldiers looked at the warehouse officials hesitantly, asking them to suppress the commotion. Now that someone is rebelling against Qin and restoring Chu, they are also worried that they will be implicated. The First Emperor He is not a good-tempered person.

"The First Emperor died and died." Because he couldn't find the person who wrote the inscription, he directly killed thousands of nearby residents. Now that he has created a rebellion against Qin and Chu, who knows how many people will die.

Xu Fan was relaxed, but he didn't know that his words frightened everyone present. The liar leader Chen Gang even covered Xu Fan's mouth, fearing that he would say something treasonous again. "The warehouse official may have made a mistake while he was busy. Just change it to another official!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll find a new official." At this time, Cangguan didn't dare to think about corruption. He wanted to find a way to calm the matter and save his own head.

Soon the new official battle was put in place, and this time there were no errors.

On the way back to Chen's house.

Chen Gang complained a little and said: "I was scared to death by you. You can talk nonsense about Qin Fuchu. This is just a matter of a few stones of food. If you are not careful, you will not be able to save your head."

"Is it so serious?" Xu Fan just followed the method of distribution according to the situation of later generations, and made small things bigger. Only in this way would officials be wary and not dare to go too far.

After all, he is not from this era, and he does not understand the cruel political atmosphere of this era.

Chen Gang smiled bitterly and said: "Of course it's serious. If this matter gets too big, not only may your head be saved, but the heads of all the villagers in the Chen family may also be lost."

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