The original Ling Du 1, Du Lingju, was planted in a barren land of more than one hectare. There was no rain and drought in March, and the wheat seedlings didn't show up for more than 2 years. In September and autumn, the frost is cold and early, and the ears are not ripe. The officer knew that he would not apply for breaking 3, and was eager to collect it, asking for grade 4. If you want to pawn mulberry fields, you have to sell them and pay the taxes stipulated by the government. What about food and clothing next year? Strip our clothes and take the food from our mouths. The victim of abuse is a jackal. Why did he pawn the hook and saw human flesh with his teeth like a saw? I don't know who played the emperor. The emperor knew the shortcomings of others and was sympathetic. On white linen paper, it is written that Deutsche Bank 6 and Gyeonggi 7 are fully taxed this year. Yesterday, Li Xufang went to Gate 8, holding the list of Village 9 in his hand. I paid ten taxes and nine taxes, and my king exempted me from ten taxes.
Note 1 Ling Du: It is in the southeast of Xi, Shaanxi Province. 2 show: refers to the heading and flowering of cereal plants. Officer: Official. Shen Bao: Point to the superior and tell the truth. 4. Assessment: Assess officials according to certain standards to decide the promotion and demotion of positions, which means taking tax tasks as the assessment standard. 5 Compassion: Compassion and sympathy. Disadvantages: overwork. 6 white hemp paper: jute paper was used for general imperial edicts in Tang Dynasty, and white hemp paper was used for important imperial edicts. Deutsche Bank: a kind of imperial edict, which is mostly related to "grace" such as rent-free and forgiveness of sins. 7 Gyeonggi: In the Tang Dynasty, there were envoys of Gyeonggi, who governed more than 40 counties around the capital Chang 'an. This refers to the place near the capital. Release: Free. 8 Xu Li: Ancient village official Li Zheng. Fang: Cai. Royal Decree: refers to the order of tax exemption. List: publish, post. Ten: Exemption.
Old people in Ling Du live in Ling Du and earn their living by farming more than one hectare of wasteland every year. In March this year, there was no rain or wind, and most crops died before heading and flowering; In early September, in first frost, the seeds of crops dried up before they were full. Local officials were well aware of the disaster, but did not report it. On the contrary, in order to meet the tax standards and get promoted, they violently stepped up tax collection. I sold mulberry fields and fields to pay taxes, but what will I do next year? A jackal is a guy who strips us naked and takes food from our mouths. He doesn't have to have claws as sharp as hooks and teeth as sharp as saws. I don't know who reported the disaster to the emperor. The emperor pitied the sufferings of the people and issued a decree of Guangbuend, exempting taxes near the capital for one year. However, it was not until yesterday that Li Zheng arrived with official documents and announced his life. By this time, nine out of ten families had paid taxes, and everyone just accepted the emperor's virtual kindness!
During the winter solstice in the third year of Yuanhe in Tang Xianzong (808) and the following spring, the surrounding areas of Chang 'an and the vast areas in the south of the Yangtze River suffered from severe drought. Bai Juyi, a new leftist, wrote to the court for the benefit of the people and asked the emperor to reduce taxes by imperial edict. Although Tang Xianzong approved Bai Juyi's request and condemned himself, the people failed to get benefits and rent-free became a scam. Bai Juyi therefore wrote two allegorical poems, Du Ling Cuo and Qing Fei. Against the background of the serious disaster, Du Lingcuo showed that fierce officials "collected taxes in a hurry" and forced the affected people to "sell land and rent". It was not until "ten families paid taxes and nine families finished" that the emperor's "good deeds" were declared, which was a dramatic scene with great artistic appeal. Bai Juyi claimed that this poem was written because of "the difficulty of hurting farmers". Through the typical artistic image of Du Lingcuo, he highly summarized the experience of all farmers in the world. Because of his empathy for the plight of farmers, when he wrote "Mulberry sells official rent, what will be the food and clothing next year?", he couldn't restrain his grief and indignation, so he used the first person to borrow the word "Du Lingcuo" and accused him of "peeling my silk and taking the millet from my mouth", and even accused him of "cheat people's harm" as an official of a feudal dynasty. The image of "Du Lingcuo" still has high artistic value. Although Bai Juyi only used two sentences to describe the extortion of officials, he didn't write much, but through the foreshadowing of the serious disaster in front and the sharp accusation behind, he "knew" that the people had suffered a serious natural disaster, and almost no grain was harvested, but they had already faced the threat of famine or even death, but they didn't "break" it, and they had to "rush" for an official Du Lingcuo, who was as cruel as "seeking for an exam". In fact, the poet reveals more hidden social contradictions. The attack of poetry on officials focuses on "seeking for exams" and "visiting the door". The purpose of an official's "urgent and violent levy" is to "catch up with the examination", and the standard of catching up with the examination is decided by the emperor, so the official's "urgent and violent levy" is essentially to serve the emperor. "Virtue" is the imperial edict. Without strong support, how can local officials "visit their homes" and "list their hometowns" after "ten taxes and nine taxes"? On the one hand, it is "compassion" and "virtue", on the other hand, it encourages officials at all levels to search for more people's cream. Isn't it obvious that the emperor is unconscious? It is really commendable that Bai Juyi can expose the essence of the problem with a heart of "hurting farmers". "