Bab 176: Chapter 178 Someone Has to Take the Blame_1

In the Village Chief's house.

The Chief had been on edge due to the happenings of last night.

According to the laws of the Dajin dynasty, if crops yield less or nothing due to natural disasters or man-made calamities, the village can report this to the higher authority, which can then report to the government. The government will then consider the circumstances and reduce grain taxes for the village accordingly.

With Wenxuan now teaching in the county, the Chief had to seek help from a literate individual from a neighboring village to help draft the report.

Subsequently, the document was presented to the town on the same day and passed to the Yamen's office by Lizheng.