AD 1627, the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Chengcheng County, Shaanxi Province.

Zhang Yaocai, the county magistrate of Chengcheng, was sitting in the lobby of the county government office. He was looking at the account books handed over by his master. His brows were furrowed and he looked unhappy: "Have the taxes in arrears from each village not been collected yet? The higher-ups are urging them to do so.

Very urgent."

The master quickly put on a smile and said: "Your Excellency, there is a severe drought in Shaanxi, and the bare land is thousands of miles away. The people are in dire straits. There is really no food in the hands of the people, and they can't collect it no matter how hard they push. This is called [helpless]."

He said the four words "helpless" heavily and forcefully, and coupled with the exaggerated expression, it looked quite funny.

Zhang Yaocai knew that this master always liked to add incomprehensible summaries at the end of sentences, so he didn't care. He just hummed and said: "They don't have food? The bastards have plenty of food in their hands. They just hid it all. No."

I’m just willing to use it to pay the rent.”

The master said awkwardly: "What about the drought..."

Zhang Yaocai: "There was a drought the year before last, and there was a drought last year. How could we still harvest grain, but this year there was a drought and we couldn't harvest it?"

Master: "In the first year of the drought, everyone still had food. In the second year of the drought, they sold pots and iron to sell their property and could barely pay the taxes. In the third year, the drought continues... that means people are going to die, so there is no money and food to pay.

Come up? This is called [No more than three things]."

Zhang Yaocai squinted: "What's the matter? You actually help those cheap guys to speak up for you? How many benefits have you received from them, and you dare to spread rumors in my ears?"

The master was startled: "I'd like to inform you, Lord County, that the villains will confiscate any benefits from them, and they won't be able to live anymore. How can they have the money to take care of the villains? It's really... villains... I have to say something for them."

.This is called [Discovery of Conscience].”

Zhang Yaocai said "hum" and ignored the master at all. He rolled his eyes and said to the government servant next to him: "You guys, organize a team to collect taxes... Well... Let me see, Gaojiacun

, Wangjiacun, Zhengjiacun...these villages this year

The taxes paid are the least. You divide into several teams and go to these villages. Remember, those cheap people like to cry about poverty. They obviously have food hidden in their homes, but they refuse to pay taxes. When you encounter this

If you are a bitch, you have to be ruthless and beat me to death."

The government officials responded with a bang.

The master was shocked, hugged Zhang Yaocai's legs, and cried loudly: "My lord, you can't do it, you can't do it. The people are already suffering a lot. If you force them again, you will only force them to rebel against the good people. This is the case."

It’s called [officials forcing people to rebel].”

"Get out of here, I've already had enough of your lunacy." Zhang Yaocai kicked the master in the crotch of his trousers, causing the latter to fall to the ground, holding his crotch and shrinking into a ball.

(PS: Zhang Yaocai is a historical figure, not a fabrication by the author of this book. Historical records record: Dingmao was the beginning of the day, and there was a severe drought in Shaanxi. Zhang Yaocai, the magistrate of Chengcheng, was very cruel to the public, and the people could not bear the poison.)

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The sun sets in the west and the earth turns yellow.

Gao Yiye dragged his tired body back to Gaojiacun.

The bamboo basket contained the fruits of her day's hard work, including bark, grass roots, and wild vegetables.

These things, plus the boiled eggs leftover during the day, will definitely fill your stomach tomorrow.

It gave her a little spring in her step.

Other villagers were also returning to the village one after another, each carrying a basket of weeds and bark. When they saw Gao Yiye, many people waved to her and said hello, thanking her for the big eggs she brought to everyone.

While Gao Yiye responded to the villagers' greetings, he walked to his door and opened the door bolt.

With a "boom" sound, a large oval-shaped white rice with a diameter of more than half a meter rolled down towards her from the door opening.

But Gao Yiye was shocked. She only had time to take half a step back before she was caught up by the huge white rice. Seeing that she was about to be submerged, a big hand stretched out from the sky and gently blocked her in front of her.

The sliding tendency of the big white rice was temporarily suspended, but Gao Yiye was still tripped by the big white rice that leaked out from the fingers of his big hand and fell to the ground.

She was stunned for a moment and looked around herself stupidly.

Rice!

What a big rice.

Each grain of rice is more than half a meter long. Just one grain of rice may weigh over a hundred kilograms.

She was at a loss and didn't know what was happening, when she saw the face of Lord God appearing faintly in the sky above her head. There was a smile on that face, and it disappeared into the clouds in an instant.

Gao Yiye realized that Master Tianshen had made a little joke on him. He filled his house with huge gods rice and waited for him to be startled when he opened the door.

After she figured it out, she couldn't help laughing.

Being submerged in so much snow-white "big" rice is what I have been dreaming about since the drought in the past few years. I didn't expect it to be realized in such a way. It's hard not to be happy. Even the grief of my mother's death was temporarily relieved.

washed away.

However, she was surrounded by big white rice and couldn't climb out at all.

Gao Yiye had no choice but to shout loudly: "Grandpa village chief, brother Chu Wu, fellow villagers, come and help me."

As soon as she shouted, the neighbors immediately gathered around her.

Then they exclaimed: "Rice, so big rice."

The young and strong Gao Chuwu rushed over, pushed aside the large white rice around her, and pulled her out of the rice pile.

The village chief also rushed over immediately, and then the whole village of 42 people gathered in front of Gao Yiye's house.

Everyone looked at the big white rice, which was as huge as a millstone, and fell into confusion, and the whole person was in a brief state of panic.

After a while, the village chief said: "This is also a gift from the gods, right? There is no such big rice in the world."

Gao Yiye nodded: "Master Tianshen made a little joke with me. He deliberately piled up big white rice in my house and drowned me when I opened the door."

Village Chief: "I really hope he makes such a joke with us once a day."

The fifth-year high school student felt silly and happy. He stretched out his hand and picked up a big white rice on the ground. This thing weighed a hundred kilograms and was very difficult to pick up. But he refused to let go when he held it in his arms. He smiled stupidly: "This rice

How to divide it? Should our family share ten pieces?"

The village chief was angry: "Stop! Put it away. We don't know yet whether the rice is given to just one leaf or to all of us. If it is only given to one leaf, you take it randomly and anger the gods."

Sir, do you want to be photographed like a bandit?"

Gao Chuwu was startled, his hands froze, and the rice fell to the ground.

The village chief turned to Kazuye and said warmly: "Kazuye, you are a good boy. Since Lord Tenjin has chosen to only appear in front of you, we can only ask you to talk to Lord Tenjin. Please ask him.

, these rice...can we take advantage of you and enjoy some..."

Just as he was speaking here, a arrogant voice suddenly sounded from the direction of the village entrance: "Untouchables of Gaojia Village, come out, don't hide in the house one by one and pretend to be dead. When will you pay the taxes you owe the court?"

?”

As soon as this sound came, the faces of all the villagers turned dark. Even the ignorant children were so scared that they covered their mouths and did not dare to cry.

Gao Chuwu said in a low voice: "Oh no, the county government officials are here."

Without thinking, the village chief immediately said: "Yiye, Chu Wu, and those young people, you should start immediately, take all the rice back to Yiye's house, and close the door. I will go to the entrance of the village to deal with the government officials.
Chapter completed!