Bafu didn't know how the others were doing, nor did he want to know. A salary of 120 copper coins was simply too tempting.
He used to be a teacher in Xiyang City, but most of the people in Xiyang City did not have enough to eat. How could they have the money to read and write?
Therefore, he had been living a poor life. Now that he had a job with a high salary of 120 copper coins in front of him, he was tempted.
Bafu squeezed out of the crowd, tidied his clothes, and went to the City Lord's Mansion. He wanted to be the first to apply for the job, so as not to be snatched by others.
Liu Feng stood inside the castle gate. He watched the commotion and couldn't help but chuckle,"It's a good start."”
He also saw Bafu walking over. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes as he brought him back to the castle.
Liu Feng sat down in the main seat of the living room and looked at the nervous Old Book in front of him. He asked,"Are you here to apply for a document?”
"Yes, yes." Bafu replied nervously. How could he not be nervous? The young man in front of him was the only noble city lord of Xiyang City.
"Don't be nervous, sit down!" Liu Feng waved his hand. After the other party sat down, he asked,"The clerk's job is to help me manage Xiyang City and the territory.”
"Yes, sir!" Bafu hurriedly nodded.
"Tell me about the situation in Xiyang City.”Liu Feng said indifferently.
"Yes, sir!" Bafu quickly stood up and respectfully told him everything he knew.
The more Liu Feng listened, the more he frowned. This time, his frown could pinch a fly to death. It was simply appalling.
The entire Xiyang City was basically a slum, a refugee camp, and what made them like this was the perverted tax.
There were hundreds of unscrupulous taxes in Xiyang City. For example, one had to pay a copper coin every time they entered the city.
As a result, many people moved out of Xiyang City or only returned to Xiyang City once every few days. The people would rather live in the wheat fields than waste a single copper coin.
There was also the road tax, the childbirth tax, the wheat tax, the marriage tax…Anyway, several city lords and nobles exploited the people in various ways.
Bafu was trembling with fear. He looked at the unhappy Liu Feng and regretted coming to apply for the document.
If he were to be in charge of taxes in the future, he would immediately quit his job. Otherwise, he would be scolded to death by his friends and neighbors.
Liu Feng regained his senses and looked at Bafu, who was sweating profusely. He calmly said,"From today onwards, get rid of all these miscellaneous taxes and leave behind a few basic taxes.”
"Ah?" Bafu widened his eyes and looked at Liu Feng blankly. He suspected that he was hearing things.
Liu Feng took out two sheepskin rolls and quickly wrote on them. The first roll was a notice to remove some unscrupulous taxes. The other was the proof of the appointment of Bafman.
"Here, stick this notice on the wooden board outside. You can start working tomorrow.”Liu Feng passed the two sheepskin scrolls to Bafu and allowed him to leave.
Liu Feng looked at Bafu, who was leaving, and couldn't help but sigh."These people actually didn't rebel against such ridiculous taxes. That old thing Kate is really lucky.”
"You are indeed different from the ordinary nobles.”
Suddenly, a crisp female voice came from the side, causing Liu Feng to jump in fright. He turned his head to look at Mi Na, who was silently standing at the side.
"Can you make some noise when you walk?”Liu Feng rolled his eyes.
"This is the instinct of the great cat warriors.”Mi Na said faintly.
"If a city lord can't feed the people under his rule, then he's not a qualified city lord.”Liu Feng sighed.
Mi Na remembered the first time she met Liu Feng, she said, In this life, one could have nothing but hunger.
She remained silent. Since she was young, she had always been hungry. She agreed with this saying the most.
"Why haven't you left yet?" Liu Feng asked curiously. He remembered that the cat-eared girl was not friendly to him at first, but now she was here?
"None of your business!" Mi Na wrinkled her nose and shook her ears before she walked away.
…
Bafu left the city lord's mansion in a daze. When he reached the door, he turned to look at the door. Only then did he come back to his senses. He looked at the sheepskin scroll in his hand and a smile suddenly appeared on his old face.
The people outside also saw Bafu coming out of the city lord's mansion and were immediately surrounded by people. They started chattering and asking questions.
"Mr. Barf, how is it? Did the vampire aristocrat increase taxes again?”
"That's right! What taxes? Otherwise, how could they give such a high salary?”
"If it's too much, I'll have to sneak into another big city. Otherwise, I won't be able to save wheat for winter this year.”
The more Bafu listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. He couldn't help but raise his hand and slap the heads of the people in front of him a few times. He scolded loudly,"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you want to die?"
"Uh…"
Everyone fell silent. They looked at the agitated Bafu in surprise. Wasn't this old man the one who scolded the most? Why did it change today?
"Cough, cough, cough…"
Bafu waved the parchment scroll in his hand and said seriously,"This year has changed. A good city lord has come. Everyone is blessed."”
"Ah???"
"Was Mr. Barf bribed by the nobles?”
"It's very possible. After all, the salary of 120 copper coins is because I've been bribed. This way, my family doesn't have to be too tight, and I can even put more salt in my dishes.”
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