Novel Lived
Chapter 1620: It’s Finally Over?
Chapter 1620: It’s Finally Over?
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Then, he opened the door of the cell next door and walked to Qiu Pusheng.
Before Shi Yuan returned to the palace, he received an urgent report from the Supreme Court that Qiu Pushen was dead.
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All of Pinzhou was posted with missing person notices. Then, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan went to Mianzhou — which was adjacent to Pinzhou and Lizhou — to hire people to post and send out missing person notices.
Mianzhou was a little bigger than Pinzhou and Lizhou. Therefore, it was not until the fifth day of their stay there that the missing person notices were posted everywhere in Mianzhou.
However, it was already time to head back to Da Ling.
Therefore, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan did not go to other states to hire people to post and send missing person notices. Instead, they brought the carriage into the space.
Then, he pushed open the black door and arrived near Stone Village.
After walking out from behind the bushes and reaching the road that could easily allow two carriages to pass, Jiang Yue took the carriage out of the space.
It was still afternoon in Da Chen. Although the sun had set in the West, it had not fully set.
Xue Yan helped Jiang Yue onto the carriage, then he slowly drove the carriage to Stone Village.
Shi Che arrived in Lizhou in late August. In the past month and a half, farmers and even beggars had received relief money and food.
Because there was sufficient evidence, the homes of the officials on the list were raided. Their assets were registered and exchanged for money of equal value to be distributed to the people.
Although it still couldn’t completely make up for the losses of the people over the past two years, it could still make up for 30 to 40 percent of the losses. It was not as bad as predicted.
Moreover, the Emperor had decreed that the area around Lizhou would be exempted from taxes for three years. In these three years, there would be no need to pay any taxes. Therefore, it could be considered as basic compensation.
That was why the people of Lizhou, especially the farmers, were so happy.
When Jiang Yue and Xue Yan entered Stone Village, they discovered that the biggest change in Stone Village was that every household in front of and behind their houses had opened up vegetable fields and planted vegetables. They were green and lush.
There was no longer heavy tax imposed. It was Fan Jianxi and the other officials who deceived their superiors and subordinates to collect more taxes. Now that the matter had been exposed, the officials were beheaded or exiled. Naturally, every household started planting vegetables again. The vegetable fields in front of and behind the houses followed the original size they had before the tax was imposed. Even if the three-year tax exemption period passed, they would not collect taxes for these plots of land.
Some of the vegetables were even covered with tents or tarpaulin to prevent the vegetables from being eaten by wildlife.
It was October in Da Chen now, and winter was on its way. Although it was not very cold, the temperature difference between day and night was still very large, especially at night, which was quite cold.
However, although it was a little laborious to build an oilcloth shed to grow vegetables, the vegetables grown were out of season. Naturally, they could be sold at a higher price and increase the income of the farmers.
Suddenly, Tao Zhen shouted, “Who’s going to sell vegetables in town tomorrow? Come and register quickly. If there’s a lot, we’ll have to bring two ox carts!”
“I’m coming, I’m coming. I want to go!”
“Me too!”
“I’m bringing my whole family!”
Many people ran out of their homes and ran to Tao Zhen, who was standing in the middle of the village with a notebook in his hand. Their faces were filled with smiles.
Even Tao Zhen’s face was no longer gloomy.
He felt that the hardest days were finally over. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
It wasn’t until Jiang Yue alighted from the carriage and walked over with Xue Yan that everyone noticed them. They were all extremely pleasantly surprised at their arrival.