橫征暴斂

to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent

harsh and unreasonable / unexpected

journey / trip / expedition / to go on long campaign / to attack

to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence

surname Bao

sudden / violent / cruel / to show or expose / to injure

to overtax / to extort

to hold back / to restrain / to control (oneself) / to collect / Taiwan pr. [lian4]

variant of 殮|殓[lian4]