To levy a poll tax and collect grain with baskets; describes extremely harsh and burdensome taxation, often leading to severe hardship for the people.
那个年代，各种苛捐杂税让百姓苦不堪言，简直是头会箕赋，生活压力巨大。
In that era, various exorbitant taxes and levies made the common people suffer immensely; it was like "head tax and basket levy," imposing immense pressure on their lives.
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