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Volume One: Settling Down the Tang Dynasty Chapter 114: As long as you have wine

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    The two women were chatting at home, and Li Feng left on his own initiative. Yaya was studying the new words carefully on the side, and Li Feng didn't come forward to disturb her.  Li Feng knew that once the story was told, the little girl would be busy for a long time, not only reading and writing those new words, but also copying the entire story carefully.  No one is allowed to disturb during this period, otherwise the little guy will be angry.

    ¡°Hey, I¡¯m so ashamed.¡±

    Recalling that when he was a child, every time he went to school it was like going to the execution ground. Compared with Xiao Yaya, Li Feng could only sigh and go out with a jar of wine to avoid being hit again.

    As soon as he went out, Li Feng walked towards Lao Tie's house.

    Last time, due to Lao Tie¡¯s extremely abnormal behavior, Li Feng knew that Lao Tie was a person with a big story, and, nine times out of ten, it was a tragic story.  Li Feng also asked, but Lao Tie didn't say anything, so Li Feng didn't press any further.

    Li Feng doesn¡¯t want to interfere with other people¡¯s decisions, nor with other people¡¯s thoughts, nor with other people¡¯s lives.  No matter if the other party is a friend or a relative, because Li Feng feels that doing so is the most disrespectful behavior to life.  Everyone's life is his own, so the choice he makes should also be his own.

    "If someone is in pain and doesn't want to speak out, there will naturally be a reason.  When you want to say something, people will tell you without forcing you to ask. As a friend, Li Feng thinks that what he can do is to bring a jar of wine with him to drink with Lao Tie from time to time. That is enough.

    "Oh, I'm so busy"

    As soon as he walked in, Li Feng felt waves of heat coming over him. Lao Tie and Xiao Hu, both shirtless and covered in sweat, were busy "ding-dong-dang-dang".

    "Isn't it time to harvest wheat soon? After harvesting, it won't be long before we have to plant again. Many people need to add tools at home. So, there is more work, but here you are. That's it.  No matter how busy you are, you have to stop being busy. Xiaohu will bring over the two plates of peanuts and soy sauce beef, and then go and call your seventh grandfather."

    Lao Tie said to Xiaohu while explaining to Li Feng.

    After Lao Tie reminded him, Li Feng remembered that winter wheat is grown here, and when summer comes, it will be the harvest season.  This wheat is divided into spring wheat and winter wheat.  Generally speaking, in the areas within the Guan area, because the temperature is slightly higher, winter wheat is planted, and autumn planting is harvested in the summer. However, in areas outside the Guan area, due to the lower temperature, spring wheat is planted, and the spring planting is autumn harvesting.

    Although the harvest time is still one or two months away, many people have already started to prepare early. After all, harvesting wheat is the top priority.  Coupled with the fact that Lao Tie is famous for his craftsmanship, it is normal for Lao Tie to become busy now.

    "What do you mean you stopped being busy when I came? I think it means you stopped being busy when the wine came, right? Otherwise, as soon as I walked in, your eyes didn't look at my face first, but went directly to my hands.  "Aiming"

    "Haha, it's all the same, it's all the same"

    While speaking, Lao Tie hardened the sickle in his hand and threw it aside.  Only then did Li Feng realize that a lot of them had already been built over there.

    "Haha, you kid, it's finally here. It's been a long time since I've been here. Sit down, sit down quickly."

    After a burst of hearty laughter, Li Feng became depressed.  This old man, this is Lao Tie¡¯s family, not yours, okay?  Also, what do you mean I haven¡¯t been here for a long time? Didn¡¯t I just come last night?  He said to please sit down, but the old man didn't look at Li Feng at all, but looked at the jar of wine and spoke.

    These guys don¡¯t care at all whether it¡¯s a little early to eat now. Anyway, since there¡¯s wine, it¡¯s time to eat.

    "Brother Feng, are you going to make a scythe this time?"

    Suddenly, Xiaohu, who was sipping his wine, raised his head and asked Li Feng.  There is no way, who knows that Li Feng has a criminal record? Everything needs to be made bigger and thicker.

    ¡°Well, that¡¯s no problem, let¡¯s get a stronger one.¡±

    Regarding his own situation, how could Li Feng not be clear about it? It would be better to get a stronger one, that way, it would be faster.  You know, this is a lot of work.  My family has 20 acres, Master Qi¡¯s family has 20 acres, and Lao Tie has 40 acres. In total, there are 80 acres of wheat to harvest.

    Before Li Feng came, the three families had been planting and harvesting together.  To put it bluntly, it was almost Lao Tie and Qi Ye who were helping Rou Niang and the others farm the land.  Especially a few years ago, when Xiaohu was still young, how could Rou Niang, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old woman, be able to farm the land alone.

    Especially for Lao Tie, it doesn¡¯t matter whether he farms or not, so?With such exquisite craftsmanship, one can live comfortably without farming.  The reason why we still plant 40 acres is, firstly, to help Rouniang and her family, and secondly, to collect more grain and give it to Rouniang and her family.  Otherwise, just 20 acres of land would not be enough for Rou Niang and the others.

    This kind of friendship is rare. There is no doubt that the three families will continue to work together.

    "Little madman, now that the temperature is getting warmer, when will you plant your rice? I heard that you have to raise seedlings first, and then plant them again. Don't wait for the harvest of wheat.  There is a conflict. Old man, I can tell you that this year, you are the main force."

    Perhaps it was because of the mention of wheat that Master Qi immediately thought of Li Feng¡¯s rice matter.

    "Don't worry, Master Qi. The planting will be done in two days. The rice will be transplanted in a few months. It won't conflict with the wheat harvest. By the way, Rou Niang and I have discussed it. From now on, this wheat will be the only one in our family.  I won¡¯t plant it anymore. I¡¯ll give it to whoever wants to plant the land at home.¡±

    Li Feng will definitely not forget about the rice. At the same time, he remembered another thing, so he mentioned it to Qi Ye by the way.

    "What was agreed upon with Rou Niang? I think you are lazy, um, but that's up to you. Anyway, you kid, I can't starve you to death no matter what I do. It's okay not to plant seeds, so as not to tire Rou Niang. I  Look at it like this, you don¡¯t miss the little bit of land rent, so just don¡¯t need the land rent, and just let them pay your share of the tax to whoever farms, how about that?¡±

    When he heard that Li Feng did not farm, the seventh master immediately became anxious. However, when he thought about it, with Li Feng's ability, he and his family could live a good life just by hunting.  What's more, there was Erguotou who made a fortune that day.  Besides, this guy is still working on ten or twenty acres of rice.

    However, he knew what Li Feng meant by giving it to others, so it must have been for free.  As a male, Li Feng had various taxes on his head, so he changed it.

    "Ding tax? Oh, Qiye, speaking of which, I still don't know how this is collected. You'd better tell me."

    After Qi Ye reminded him, Li Feng finally remembered that he still had to pay taxes.  However, he really didn't know how the so-called Tang Dynasty collected taxes. But last time, he heard Qi Ye say something about rent mediocrity and the like. He really didn't know how much it would collect.  have no idea.

    "Well, generally speaking, the taxation of our Datang Dynasty is mainly based on renting mediocre taxes, among which"

    When Li Feng asked this question, Master Qi immediately explained it to him in detail, and Li Feng also listened carefully.  It turns out that in addition to the mediocre rent, there are also household taxes and local taxes.  And these taxes are much lower than Li Feng imagined.

    "This Li Laoer seems to be a pauper. With such a low tax and no commercial tax or tariff, I really don't know how the Tang Dynasty operated."

    After listening to Master Qi¡¯s explanation, Li Feng immediately thought that Li Shimin must be very poor.  Such taxes are obviously extremely unreasonable and too low.  It was so low that Li Feng couldn't even imagine how the Tang Dynasty was functioning normally.

    ??Also, such low taxes will definitely leave the national treasury extremely empty.  Once an emergency occurs and you don't have money, how will you respond?  It's no wonder that once something bad happens, the government and the public will be as anxious as ants on a hot pot. They have no money, so how can they not panic?  However, Li Feng just thought about it casually. What did these things have to do with him? They were not things he should consider at all.

    "Well, then let Master Qi make the decision."

    ¡° Anyway, let¡¯s do whatever Master Qi says. Li Feng doesn¡¯t care.
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