To levy exorbitant taxes and exact harsh forced labor; oppressive taxation and brutal conscription.
旧时，一些不法地主常常横征苛役，使得农民生活困苦不堪，民不聊生。
In old times, some unscrupulous landlords often levied exorbitant taxes and exacted harsh forced labor, leaving farmers in great distress and unable to make a living.
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