Lantian County was a county of the capital. Li Yi knew that a group of royal relatives had been sent there to collect business tax.
But how did it become a poll tax? Where did the supervisor go?
"Luoyang is not bad. How is the tax collected?" Li Yi's expression remained calm.
"It's said that buying and selling things are all merchants. Even if it's an exchange, it's still considered a merchant. We have to collect business tax.
Commoners like us can't collect tax every time, so it's based on the number of people.
There's no way to calculate how much we eat. After splitting it, each person has to pay 500 coins a year for five years. I can only bring my grandson back to Zhengzhou. "
The old man shook his head after saying how the tax was collected.
He and his grandson had to pay five coins at a time.
"Oh, right. Let's go to Luoyang first. I'll write you a note. When you get there, ask where is the place to exchange grasshoppers for chickens and ducks."
Li Yi returned to the carriage and returned moments later. He handed the old man a line of text. After flipping it open, there were a few pages with his seal at the back.
"You are indeed an official." The old man had never seen such a thing before, but he understood.
"Find a place to rest first. When we leave tomorrow morning, you can leave. I'll bring you two pieces of roasted meat. Put it in the noodles and fry it as fried noodles."
Li Yi didn't answer the question of whether he was an official. The old man and his grandson walked on foot, so it would take four to five days.
"You are a good official," the old man said as he was about to kneel.
"Heavens, don't do that. It's all taught by Her Majesty. You should be good to the commoners." Li Yi continued to assist Li Longji.
When the game was brought back and the wild vegetables and mushrooms were dug up, it was already dark.
There was no need for Li Yi to look at the wild vegetables and mushrooms. The locals knew which ones were edible. Everyone picked out the poisonous ones together.
More than 20 people joined in one after another. There were a total of 233 commoners.
They helped to deal with the game under the light of the lanterns. More than an hour later, a fragrance wafted out of the pot.
The commoners who had bowls took out their bowls. The Winged Knights lent a part of the pot set to the commoners who didn't.
Lanterns were lit up one by one. The hidden sentries consciously hid themselves, while the open sentries held their bows and stayed alert in the surroundings.
Immediately, the people knew that this was an elite troop, and the situation was still very tense.
One hundred and fifty Winged Knights ate first, and then the sentries took over.
The others began to eat. Li Yi was also waiting.
"Reporting, all five members of the first scout team have returned. Everything is fine within ten li."
"Reporting, the second scout team has returned. Nothing happened within fifteen kilometers."
"Reporting, four pairs of five scouts have returned. Nothing happened within twenty li."
"Report ~ ~ ~"
The Winged Knights scouts ran back and forth, reporting back and forth.
The commoners were shocked when they were eating. This was His Majesty's private army? In the vicinity of Henan's Xiong Er Mountain, he also went back and forth to investigate. He would report back every five li and go out twenty li.
Open and hidden sentries, simple fortifications, and scouts. Are you sure you're not in a foreign land?
Thinking about it was just thinking about it, but they felt more at ease.
With this unit, they could sleep well at night.
Li Yi pondered as he ate. What was going on with Lantian County?
Could it be that the royal family and the people from the Overseer had joined forces? Did the people working below use this chance to collect money?
Or did someone purposely spread rumors? If so, it was obvious that these people were people who were going to be taxed.
No matter which one it was, the battle had begun. Taking benefits from other people would definitely cause a backlash.
What should he do? Let's take a look on the way back.
With a decision made, Li Yi placed his thoughts on eating.
Wild animals were obviously not something that the commoners could easily obtain.
The taste of wild animals … was not as good as domesticated ones.
Especially the soup, which required a lot of pepper to suppress the fishy taste. The main reason was that there was no time to soak it in cold water.
However, Li Yi liked the taste and texture of wild vegetables, especially the bracken. When it was fried together with meat in a big pot, it tasted smooth.
The commoners thought that meat was delicious, and there was a lot of game. Children grabbed the legs of animals and chewed on them. Their faces were oily, and when they looked up, they would smile.
When everyone was full, they were not afraid of mosquito bites under the lanterns. They could not sleep and chatted.
Li Yi did not accompany them. He returned to the carriage to copy medical books.
"Her Majesty's private army, very considerate."
"Winged Knights, from the name, it's not ordinary."
"Who is that young man? I heard that he's an official. "
"Li Yi, Ba Shui, Zhuangzi, Li Dongzhu."
"What does he do?"
"Compost, Qingchu, reaping wheat …"
"I know, didn't they say that he's two feet tall and his eyes are as big as bowls?"
"Is he still human? Now that I look at him, he looks delicate and pretty. If he changes into women's clothes, he will definitely look like a girl. "
"Why does he have the protection of Her Majesty's private army?"
"I heard someone say that he has many powerful methods. How can he not protect the military?"
"He's easy to talk to, not domineering at all."
"What's there to be domineering about with us?"
As the commoners spoke, they gradually became sleepy. Those who had something covered went to sleep, and those who had nothing found a place to sleep.
Li Yi came out of the carriage, found Fan Fan, and gave him some instructions.
The Winged Knights took the cloak and covered the commoners with it. Their hands, faces, feet, and other exposed areas were smeared with toilet water.
Some of the commoners were dead asleep, some pretended to be asleep, and some got up to sit and watch. As they watched, their eyes became wet.
They remembered that there was an army that was Her Majesty's private army, and its name was Winged Knights.
When the sun rose, the fragrance of the broth was once again inhaled into their noses.
The commoners got up one after another and were arranged to go to the temporary toilet to solve their problems.
They washed their hands and faces and ate breakfast. They were not used to it, as they usually ate two meals a day.
After eating, each person was given a paper bag of fried noodles. Everyone waved goodbye, and the convoy set off towards Chang 'an.
"When can we reach Lantian County?" Li Yi was not sure about the route, as the map was different from the actual place.
"We can reach Lantian in four days. After another three days, we will enter Chang 'an. Your carriage is too big." Fan Fan gave the answer.
Without this carriage, they would be able to reach Chang 'an in four days.
Li Yi's ambulance was long and wide. It was not a problem to reach Chang 'an. The road was also wide, but it was a hindrance when they came out.
"Don't force me. If you force me, I will change to an off-road ambulance and drive it myself." Li Yi was also dissatisfied with the car.
If he drove an off-road ambulance, it would only take a day to reach Chang 'an on the official road from Luoyang.
If it was him, four hours would be considered a long time, provided that there was no traffic jam and no speed limit.
"Dongzhu, what is an off-road ambulance?" Fan Fan was more curious and wanted to know.
"It is a very fast vehicle that can run on its own. There is a machine gun mounted on it. Five hundred of you are not enough for me to kill."
Li Yi said casually.
Fan Fan actually believed him. He nodded: "Dongzhu, I knew that you have something powerful. Can you let us use that mechanical thing?"
"No, only I can use it. So when we meet enemies, stay with me. Don't risk your life. Hide behind me. I will take care of them."
Li Yi refused. Let you use it? How much of my life do you want to take away?
"Dongzhu, you don't have to kill all of them. You can kill some of them. They will be scared and run away. We will chase after them. If there is any credit, we will share it." Fan Fan could still think of cooperation when killing the enemies.
"Okay, if there is a chance, all the credit will be given to you. I don't want it." Li Yi said. He did not think that there would be a chance to fight with the enemies. He would just stay in Zhuangzi.
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