jiù / shè / huì / de / guān / fǔ / héng / zhēng / bào / liǎn / bǎi / xìng / kǔ / bù / kān / yán旧社会的官府横征暴敛,百姓苦不堪言。In the old society, the authorities imposed harsh levies and extorted the people, causing great suffering.