System, help me become the empress

Chapter 134 The Valley Saves People
"Of course I found it, but the medicinal materials are too expensive. Someone went to the landlord's house to seek justice for them, and happened to overhear the landlord discussing how to use cheap money to buy the food we worked so hard to grow!"

"What do you think the imperial court thinks? They have used grain to pay taxes for so many years, but now they have to pay taxes in silver. What can we farmers do!"

"What's so good about silver? Is it important to have food! Can it fill your stomach!"

Hearing the farmers' complaints, Xu Youxi couldn't stand it any longer: "Actually, the imperial court has banks all over the country. You can take your grain to the bank for exchange. The exchange rate there will be higher than the normal grain price. And the imperial court charges Taxes, in addition to accepting silver taels, also accept banknotes for payment, and banknotes can be exchanged for silver taels at the bank at any time."

The farmers looked puzzled, as if the existence of a 'bank' was unheard of.

Xu Youxi continued to explain: "When the grain was used to pay taxes in the past, those officials would have the habit of 'kicking', and the grain that fell out of the bamboo basket would go into the pockets of these corrupt officials. Taxes can avoid that.”

"However, there is also a big problem with paying taxes on silver taels. When smelting broken silver, there will be losses. Some people can make a fuss about the loss of silver taels. Therefore, the most appropriate transaction is 'paper money'."

"Sure enough, people who run business outside are well-informed." The leading farmer said admiringly, "But even if the problem of paying taxes is solved, can there be a way to solve the problem of farmland abandonment?"

Xu Youxi directly gave these farmers popular science: "Abandoning the cultivated land violates the "Great Law" regulations. After reporting to the court, you will be fined at the slightest, and you will be imprisoned and lose the ownership of the land."

"It's almost April now, and the fields are still deserted. Isn't it unlucky for Landlord Stone! Can we sue him!"

"It's a good idea, now it's not the officials who protect each other."

"Officials cover up each other. Once proven, the crime will be aggravated." Xu Youxi added, "If you can provide evidence that both parties accepted bribes, you will have to eat at least 20 years in prison."

"You don't look old, but you know so many things, amazing!"

"Why can't I think about running a business at such a young age? The status of a businessman is so low now. By the way, girl, how old are you this year?"

"Seventeen."

"You're so young, so you can learn the craft in time! My daughter-in-law is fast and good at weaving, you can learn from her. Can you weave?"

"……Won't."

"From the look on this girl's face, it doesn't look like she's interested in weaving. The girl is pretty, so come and learn embroidery from my wife. My wife embroiders bright red flowers, which looks great. Girl, can you embroider?"

"……Won't."

"It's not normal. The girl is from a wealthy family at first glance. She must have learned how to play the piano and paint since she was a child. You still worry about her."

"..."

Very good, it touched her blind spot of knowledge again.

"Whoever said that girls must be raised by everyone's ladies, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, embroidery and weaving, whoever stipulates that they must learn! Like my daughter, she didn't learn anything, and everyone was vying for it. Marry!"

"Yes, the advantage of your daughter is that she is diligent. Who doesn't like a girl who does such housework neatly as washing dishes and washing clothes? Girl, listen to my uncle's advice, even if you are incapable, you must be diligent. You can’t act like you don’t brush the bowls and sweep the floor like you’re lazy.”

"..."

Xu Youxi who has never washed dishes or swept the floor!
She suspects that this group of people is connoting herself! ! !

Can they believe that she can say that she saves the time of washing dishes and sweeping the floor to deal with national affairs?

"Where is the ancestral home of the girl, and where have you been in business before?"

"My ancestral home is Shangjing, hereditary imperial merchant."

Xu Youxi was short of eight characters, and his net worth skyrocketed.

A group of people walked and chatted, and the farmers in Jishan County were full of longing and curiosity about Shangjing.

"Is Shangjing City really that lively?"

"Aren't the women in Shangjing extraordinarily gentle, the kind who don't speak loudly?"

"Your family is an imperial merchant, have you ever met the Empress?"

……

After walking for a long time, I came to the temporary residence of these people. There were seven or eight caves that seemed to be dug out by people, barely able to block the wind.

"We're back!"

Hearing the sound, a seven or eight-year-old girl ran out of the cave, her face was covered with tears from crying: "Daddy, come quickly, Brother Xiaoma, I vomited a lot of blood just now."

The smiles on the faces of a group of people disappeared in an instant, leaving only restlessness, and hurried to the cave.

The little boy vomited blood and turned pale. His mother handed a bowl of water to the boy's mouth while crying: "Drink some water, you can't continue to be hungry."

"Wait." Xu Youxi's voice suddenly increased, startling everyone.

"You can't give him water now! There are food residues and blood in what he just vomited, indicating that the blood came from the stomach, and there may be a wound in the stomach. No matter what you eat now, it will stimulate the stomach. The wound is getting more and more serious, and the blood will only vomit more and more."

"Then, then what should I do! If you don't eat, you will die!" Widow Horse also rushed to the doctor in a hurry.

Xu Youxi walked in and took a look at the wound on the boy's body. The white cloth used to bandage the wound was extremely dirty, and pus could even be seen in some places.

"Don't eat or drink for the time being. I have several medicines on my body, which can be applied externally to the wounds on his body. There are two doctors who came to Jishan County with me. There may be a chance to save him, but the premise is that we must go out."

"But it will rain in the next few days!"

"Not necessarily, I think tomorrow will be sunny!" Xu Youxi said firmly.

"It doesn't matter, even if it rains tomorrow, I have to go out and bring those two doctors back to treat the pony."

Xu Youxi opened the system backpack, which contained a bottle of iodophor produced by the system and a few bottles of gold sore medicine, which she pretended to take out from the bag behind the shadow guard.

The most thing in her backpack is alcohol, and there is only one bottle of iodophor, but the boy's current state, disinfected with alcohol, can make him pass out from the pain alone.

"Take off all the bandages on him."

The widow horse hurriedly obeyed the arrangement, but the pony had too many wounds, and some wounds were still bleeding even after several days.

"It may be a little cold, but it shouldn't hurt too much." Xu Youxi said to the boy before pouring povidone iodine.

"Thank you, sister." Xiao Ma thanked feebly, with the innocence of a child in his eyes.

Xu Youxi gently poured some povidone iodine on the wound, and washed all the pus on it.Wait until the povidone iodine is dry before spraying the sore medicine.

"If there is no bleeding, don't keep wrapping it in cloth."

(End of this chapter)