Farmers who pay taxes are often hard-working, and would rather abandon their jobs and become a treasure peddler. It comes from Zhang Ji's poem "Jia Ke Le" in the Tang Dynasty. Abandon industry: give up agriculture. In ancient times, agriculture was the main industry, while industry and commerce were often looked down upon. Meaning: The taxes on farmers were too heavy and they were always miserable. Therefore, they gave up their farming business and preferred to be merchants selling jewelry.
If you take it from the people with restraint and use it with restraint, the country will be safe even if it is small; if you take it from the people without restraint and use it without restraint, the country will be in danger even if it is big. From "Guan Zi Quan Xiu". It means: if there is a limit to the taxes collected from the people and the expenditure is restrained, even if the country is small, it will be able to maintain stability; if there is no limit to the taxes collected from the people and there is no restraint in expenditure, then there will be crises no matter how big the country is.
Who said Tian Jiale? Spring tax and autumn not enough come from Mei Yaochen's poem "Tian Jiayu" in the Song Dynasty. Meaning: Who said life in a farm family is stable and happy? The spring taxes have not been paid in full by autumn!
Who knows that the poison of Fu Lian is actually a snake? It comes from Liu Zongyuan's "Snake Catcher's Theory" of the Tang Dynasty. Yes: this. Meaning: Who knows that corvée is more cruel than this poisonous snake? The poem profoundly exposes the cruel exploitation of the people by the feudal rulers at that time.
The poor people are willing to give in easily, but they are afraid of conquest with all their strength. This is from Shen Deqian's "Reflections on Summer" in the Qing Dynasty. Yiyi: etiquette when host and guest meet. It means: when people are poor, they don't pay attention to red tape; when they are short of financial resources, they are afraid of the government imposing taxes.
By changing the fields and reducing taxes, the people can become rich. This also comes from "Mencius: Try Your Heart". Yi: Repair. It means: Manage their fields well and reduce their corvee and taxes, so that the people can become rich.
Officials do not tax merchants, and tax farmers pay hardships. This comes from Yao He's poem "Zhuang Ju Ye Xing" in the Tang Dynasty. It means: the government does not allow business people to serve and pay taxes, but imposes all these taxes on farmers. The poem reflects the court's policy of neglecting agriculture and favoring commerce at that time.
The people are happy with the spring loan and the autumn loan, and the people are all resentful with the spring loan and the autumn loan. It comes from "Huainanzi·Shuo Shan Xun". It means: If you lend money in the spring and collect taxes in the fall, the farmers will be happy; but if you collect taxes in the spring and lend money in the fall, the farmers will complain.
Being able to know the events of the year and reporting cloudy weather, but not knowing whether the official rent is heavy or light comes from Feng Weimin's poem "Qin Yan" in the Ming Dynasty. Suijie: one year's farming affairs. It means: I can know what the harvest will be in a year, and I can predict whether the weather will be cloudy or sunny, but I cannot know whether the taxes and rents will be light or heavy. The poem subtly reveals that the lives and fate of farmers are often in the hands of the authorities.
If the talent is thick, then the lower class will complain about the higher class. It comes from "Guanzi·Quanxiu". Thick: heavy, many. Bottom: refers to the common people. Above: Refers to the monarch. Meaning: If taxes are too heavy, the people will resent the monarch. It shows that only by reducing the burden on the people can the grievances of the people be quelled.
The most serious political malpractice is bribery and taxation. This comes from Liu Zongyuan's "Reply to Yuan Raozhou's Political Theory Book" of the Tang Dynasty. The biggest evils are rampant bribery and numerous taxes.
The poem "A Cluster of Dark Flowers, Ten Households of People" comes from Bai Juyi's poem "Buying Flowers" in the Tang Dynasty. Dark flowers: refers to peonies. Zhongren: A family with moderate wealth. Meaning: The value of a bunch of peonies is equivalent to the taxes paid by ten average families for a year. This shows how luxurious the ruling class is.
The national anthem "Three promotions for the people and one fight for the people, but the slaughter of cattle and the harvest of crops" comes from Gong Zizhen's "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai" in the Qing Dynasty. Na: same as "which", how. Planting crops: farming. The meaning is: The state stipulates that farmers’ tax is three liters of rice, but in fact, farmers have to pay one bucket of rice. So, how can killing cattle not be better than growing crops? The poem reveals the wanton exploitation of the poor working people by the rulers at that time.
In June, the crops are not yet showing, and the officials have already built warehouses. This comes from Nie Yizhong's poem "Tian Jia" in the Tang Dynasty. It means: It has just arrived in June, before the seedlings sprout and bloom, the government has already started building granaries early. The poem implicitly and profoundly exposes the cruel exploitation of the people by the rulers.
Traveling in the world is difficult, and the poem "Yumanzi" comes from Su Shi's poem "Yumanzi" in the Song Dynasty. Tax: that is, tax. It means: In this world, it is very difficult to even walk. As soon as your feet touch the ground, you have to pay rent and taxes. The poem expresses the heavy and harsh feudal exploitation.
Having a child in one meal and pretending to be a horse of a thousand gold comes from Chen Gongyin's poem "What You See" in the Qing Dynasty. It means: the value of a meal for the privileged class is equivalent to the entire property of a middle-class family; the outfit of a horse costs thousands of taels of gold. The poem sharply exposes the extravagant desires of the feudal privileged class, and at the same time reflects the extent of the feudal rulers' exploitation of the people.