Qin Yao successfully guided the villagers to vent their dissatisfaction by passing the buck.
Once the villagers were soothed, the tax collection work proceeded smoothly.
In fact, for the common folks, as long as the court's decrees weren't excessive to the point of making life unliveable, they never dared to resist.
So, even with a lot of resentment and grievances, under the powerful pressure of the imperial authority, they still paid their taxes.
At most, each village would have a few rebellious individuals causing minor troubles for the village chiefs.
For example, those who short-weighted, mixed inferior products, or pretended not to understand human language and refused to comply.
In short, every year, those with a lucky mentality would make a scene.
In previous years, the old village chief was in charge, and due to his age, he didn't have much energy, so he had to let them make a fuss first and deal with them after most of the grain taxes were collected.
