Looking at Luo Zhang's leaving figure, Du Jin really burst into tears, crying like a girl. Only in this way could he vent his grievances.
Originally, he could follow Luo Zhang with a prominent status, originally he could show off his power like Zhao Tianhu behind him, originally he could follow Luo Zhang and make a lot of money.
But everything came to nothing after he made a wrong choice. Not only was everything mentioned above gone, but now, he had to vomit out everything he had gained.
The key issue now is not to spit out what he got, but to buy back the half of what he sold.
At this time, the Dugu family's fiefdom was taken away, and I was afraid that it would be very difficult to get even half of the family members out of anger, but no matter how difficult it was, he had to go, otherwise what Luo Zhang just said was not a joke, and even escaping would be useless.
Luo Zhang had no intention of paying attention to Du Jin. For such a loser, a traitor who fell on both sides, there was only one end, and that was to be trampled to the end.
Of course Luo Zhang knew how difficult it would be to ask Du Jin to go to Dugu's house to get half of the family members. It was because he knew that he let him go, otherwise how could he relieve his anger.
What he just said is also true. If Du Jin had not betrayed him, there would not have been so many troubles later, and he would not have been forced by the Dugu family to play chess at the court meeting. All of this was caused by Du Jin.
Greed is the original sin, so Dugin has to pay for his greed!
Walking on the path of Huaqing Pool, looking at the various hot spring pools shrouded in mist, Luo Zhang turned to Zhao Tianhu and said: "This will be your territory from now on, don't let me down, run this place well, if you mess up, I will kick you out just like I did to Du Jin, do you understand?"
Zhao Tianhu was shocked and hurriedly bowed and said: "Yes, little brother, I will run this place well. I will never cheat like Du Jin did. I will make the business here prosperous and not let you down. If it doesn't work well, I will not let you down." You don’t need to kick me, I’ll wipe my neck and kill myself!”
"Well, now that I'm back, I'm afraid this place will become lively soon. You don't have to worry too much. If you don't understand anything, just go around and ask more. Many of them are old people here. They all Understand the rules here, you just need to get familiar with them for a while." Luo Zhang patted Zhao Tianhu on the shoulder and said.
"Yes, little brother!" Zhao Tianhu said respectfully.
After inspecting Huaqing Pool, he saw that there was nothing strange here and that the Dugu family had not caused any damage here. Luo Zhang felt relieved and did not stay here any longer and returned directly to Chang'an City.
There is nothing here in Luo Zhang, but the whole city of Chang'an is bustling with excitement. The big families are going crazy. Each family head has arranged for family members to pack boxes of silver coins into cars and prepare them. Send the money to the Ministry of Revenue. There is no other way. After the Dugu family's incident, who dares not to pay taxes? If you dare not to pay taxes, wouldn't it be an excuse for His Majesty to take away your fiefdom?
It is absolutely impossible to take away the fiefdom, so you can only pay the taxes for these years honestly. Although the tax money for one year is not much, paying it for ten or twenty years at once is not a small sum. The numbers are so high that even some big families feel pain. Why? Their fiefdoms were many and large, so they naturally paid more taxes.
So when Luo Zhang returned to Chang'an City, he saw such a scene.
Carriages were coming one after another on Chang'an Avenue. The horses pulling each carriage seemed to be struggling. You can tell from the speed of the carriage that the thing it is pulling is very heavy.
Seeing this scene, Luo Zhang rolled his eyes. This time, he was tricked by His Majesty and made a wedding dress for His Majesty. However, he did not get any benefits and ended up being promoted from the fourth rank to the rank of Captain. Although he was promoted He should be happy, but Luo Zhang just couldn't be happy.
Luo Zhang was not happy, but grandma was happy. When she heard that Luo Zhang had been promoted, she once again called a lot of people to have a feast at home. Although there were not as many people as when Luo Zhang was released from prison, there were still a lot of people.
Luo Zhang wailed in his heart, Grandma, what kind of family are we? We hold big feasts every now and then. Do you think your grandson has too much money to spend? Are you helping me spend it?
But seeing his grandma's happy look, Luo Zhang couldn't say anything and could only let it go. Fortunately, now he no longer has to spend points to exchange for Maotai and Erguotou. He only needs to serve the highland barley wine brewed by them to the table and follow the drunkards. Go ahead and drink, no matter how much you drink, he can still bear it.
There was a big banquet at Luo Zhang's house. The palace and the imperial study were brightly lit. Dai Zhou, the Minister of Household Affairs, was holding a memorial in his hand and reading it loudly. There was uncontrollable excitement in his voice, and even his face They were all flushed with excitement.
Li Shimin listened calmly, sometimes nodding, sometimes frowning. After Dai Zhou finished reading, Li Shimin said: "In other words, on this day, the taxes paid by the major families amounted to 28 million taels. ?”
"That's right, Your Majesty, more than 28 million taels. This is the largest tax we have ever received. The national treasury has never been so full. With this money, we can do a lot of things!" Dai Zhou He said with some excitement that he couldn't help but be excited. The treasury has always been empty. He wished he could break a copper plate in half and use it. Even though he was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he was worse than those petty officials. Now he is better. He finally doesn't have to worry about money. He can be said to be rich and wealthy. Only then can he feel comfortable being the Minister of Household Affairs.
"Hmph! These big families usually complain to me that they have no money. How about now? They actually paid more than 28 million taels in taxes in one day. It seems that I am the only poor one. All the money goes into their pockets. The rich It's all them! It's really hateful!" Li Shimin said angrily, slapping the table.
Dai Zhou was so frightened by Li Shimin's outburst that he did not dare to speak out. He could only lower his head and say nothing, waiting for His Majesty to finish his anger.
After a long time, Li Shimin calmed down, glanced at Dai Zhou and said: "Twenty-eight million may seem like a lot, but it doesn't cost much. We have the expenses for the Northern Expedition, but it is not enough to conquer Gaogouli!" "
"Your Majesty, this is only the first income. Now, as long as the families with fiefdoms will pay taxes, in the long run, the treasury will not be depleted. Even the conquest of Gaoguli will not be a problem!" Dai Zhou said forcefully.
"You're right, but there seems to be something wrong with the money. I remember that some families' fiefdoms were quite large, but the taxes they paid were not as much as some small families. These people want to get away with it, so you won't check carefully? "Li Shimin snorted coldly.
"Ah...this, Your Majesty forgives me. I...I am guilty. I will go back and check the fiefdoms carefully and recover all the uncollected taxes. I will ensure that there will be no mistakes." Dai Zhou's face changed. Bai, explained hurriedly.
"Well, if anyone is unwilling to pay taxes, just tell him that if he doesn't pay taxes, I will take over his fief. Do you understand?" Li Shimin said with a cold look in his eyes.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Dai Zhou promised respectfully.
At the eldest grandson's house, eldest grandson Wuji was sitting on the imperial chair in his study. In front of him, the housekeeper was reporting on the matter of escorting taxes to the Ministry of Household Affairs today.
Listening to the butler's report, Changsun Wuji's face was as gloomy as water. This time he suffered an unreasonable disaster. Something that had nothing to do with him dragged him down. You know, the Changsun family's fiefdom was the largest. , had more fiefdoms than some other big families, so they paid more taxes.
But it was not that easy for him to pay the taxes in such an honest manner. What Li Shimin said to Dai Zhou in the palace was actually about his eldest grandson Wuji.
"Master, will there be any problem if we only pay 30%? If His Majesty investigates, will our fief be taken back?" the steward said worriedly after the report.
"Hmph! This time my eldest grandson's family has suffered such a huge loss. I haven't even settled the accounts with Luo Zhang. He wants me to pay all the taxes. There is no way. Your Majesty can check? How can your Majesty check? Many of the fiefdoms are owned by my girl. Yes, if he wants to investigate, wouldn't he be investigating himself? If I can pay 30%, it's already considered the most benevolent and righteous thing!" Changsun Wuji snorted coldly.
"It's just...if Your Majesty takes back the fiefdom because it belongs to Empress Changsun, what should we do?" the housekeeper said with a bitter smile.
"How dare he! Do you think that if our eldest son's family hadn't supported him, helped him, opened the city gates for him, and told him the news, he would have killed Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji and ascended to the throne? These fiefs are what our eldest son's family deserves. , even the profits belong to my eldest grandson's family. If he really wants to take back the fiefdom, I won't sit still and wait for death!" Changsun Wuji patted the table and said.
