Yuanqingfang is located in the south of Xianyang City.
Yuan Qingfang has always been there in the past, but it is not very prominent and there are no oirans. With the west wind of the Qin Dynasty and the rise of restaurants, tea, medicinal materials, etc., more and more businessmen from various countries came and went in Xianyang City.
As Xianyang City became more prosperous, the original brothel became full of vitality.
Yuan Qingfang gradually became lively.
At this moment, in the backyard of Yuan Qingfang, Huan Suzhi's hands were tied behind his back, and there were bruises on his handsome face.
A middle-aged woman in her forties, who was somewhat fat, stared at Huan Suzhi with contempt and anger on her face.
This person is Guo, the old bustard of Yuan Qingfang.
She snorted and said coldly: "Huan Suzhi, fortunately I still think that you are a child of a rich family, but I didn't expect that you only have more than a hundred taels of silver. For someone like you, you want to eat for free in our Yuan Qingfang. It's simply What a joke. Let me tell you, if Lin Feng doesn’t come to Yuan Qingfang to give you money today, you’re going to have your legs broken. By then, you’ll still have to be a slave in Yuan Qingfang.”
Huan Suzhi looked calm and had nothing to worry about, and said, "My brother is Lin Feng. Don't worry about this. Aren't you afraid that my second brother will be angry if you tie me up now?"
"Angry?"
Guo looked disdainful and said: "It's true that Lin Feng is talented, but doesn't Lin Feng abide by the laws and regulations of the Qin Dynasty? It's only natural that you pay back your debts. What's more, Lin Feng is not a high-ranking official, so I'm afraid of him do what?"
Huan Su said: "Just wait, my brother will be here soon."
Guo mocked: "I hope so, otherwise, you are dead."
Huan Suzhi was calm and calm, without any urgency. When he came to Xianyang, he didn't have to worry about Lin Feng leaving him alone.
"Boom! Boom!"
There was a knock on the door, and an attendant entered, bowing and saying: "Mother Guo, Lin Feng is here."
"Bring it in."
Guo ordered.
The attendant went to deliver the message, and not long after, Lin Feng and Gao Xiaoyu entered the backyard. He saw Huan Suzhi lying on the ground, especially the bruises on Huan Suzhi's face, and joked: "Brother, you look so miserable. If word spreads, I'm afraid your reputation as a young girl will be ruined." It’s all ruined.”
Huan Su said: "Brother Xian, it is my brother who suffered the loss this time. Please help me."
Lin Feng said: "What's going on?"
Huan Su said: "It's not a big deal, it's just that I have no money and owe a few days of rent. Dear brother, please give her three hundred taels of silver."
"How can it be three hundred taels?"
Guo stood up immediately, with fierce eyes, and said angrily: "Do you want to solve this problem with three hundred taels of silver? Five thousand taels of silver, without five thousand taels of silver, you Huan Suzhi can't even think of leaving Yuan Qingfang."
Lin Feng's expression suddenly turned cold.
Three hundred taels of silver, already a sky-high price, suddenly turned into five thousand taels of silver.
This is blackmail.
Lin Feng said: "You are really a lion with a big mouth. You opened your mouth and got five thousand taels of silver."
Mrs. Guo snorted, looked contemptuous, raised her head and said: "Lin Feng, it's five thousand taels of silver, not a single bit less."
Lin Feng said: "You are really domineering and aggressive."
Guo said forcefully: "I am fierce and domineering, so what? Who do you think you, Lin Feng, are? Do you think you are a powerful person who can do whatever you want? Your brother Huan Suzhi eats, drinks and lives for free. Such a person will not be punished Beat him to death, I have done my best to benevolent and righteous. Without five thousand taels of silver, it is impossible for you to take this person away."
Lin Feng sneered and shook his head.
Guo asked: "Why are you laughing?"
Lin Feng said: "The reason why I laugh is because you really want five thousand taels of silver?"
"want!"
Guo answered firmly.
Lin Feng said: "My brother was not given money for food and accommodation, and he was in the wrong. You offered me five thousand taels of silver, and I will give it to you. I hope you won't regret it. You accepted five thousand taels of silver from me, Lin Feng, and that was your fault." Lin is domineering and wanton, which is why Lin and I can't get along. If you want to reconcile later, it can't be solved with tens of thousands of taels of silver."
Guo sarcastically said: "It's just you, just a scholar. I really thought that with the emperor's respect, it would be great. The emperor's respect, but you have to have power in your hands. Who do you think you are, a Hou?" Master? Are you the prefect of the county? Are you an important official of the imperial court?"
"Lin Feng, I leave my words here. If you don't have five thousand taels of silver, don't even think about taking this person away. This matter is due to Huan Suzhi eating and drinking and living in vain. It's his fault. I can make excuses wherever I go."
Guo was extremely domineering and said arrogantly: "Even if I go to the Yamen, I won't be afraid."
Lin Feng didn't bother much and said directly: "Gao Xiaoyu, go and withdraw five thousand taels of silver."
"Here!"
Gao Xiaoyu answered immediately.
In fact, he also brought money, but it was not much. After all, he did not expect that Guo's mouth would be five thousand taels of silver.
Lin Feng went directly to untie Huan Suzhi, looked at Guo, and said, "I will take my brother to the front room to drink tea, and wait for Gao Xiaoyu to come and pay the bill."
Mrs. Guo snorted, looked at the attendants on the side, and ordered: "Take the people to the front hall and don't let them run away."
Her words were thorny and did not give Lin Feng any face. Lin Feng is talented, so what, money is the most important thing.
Someone was following her, and she didn't believe that Lin Feng dared to leave.
Lin Feng ignored the attendants and led Huan Suzhi out of the backyard and to the elegant room on the second floor of Yuan Qingfang. The two sat down, and after Lin Feng asked someone to serve tea, he smiled and said, "Brother, what is going on?"
Huan Suzhi is not a playboy, nor a reckless person. Such a person must have intentions in Yuan Qingfang all the time.
This is Lin Feng's judgment.
It was also Lin Feng’s trust.
Huan Suzhi asked: "Brother Xian, don't you think that I live and eat in Yuan Qingfang for free?"
Lin Feng said: "I believe brother."
The expression on Huan Suzhi's face tightened, and he said seriously: "I entered Daqin from the Jin State. I visited various places along the way to understand the local situation in Daqin. Compared with the Jin State, Daqin is much poorer."
“It’s just that the people of Da Qin are also honest, hard-working and down-to-earth. This is what I have seen and heard.”
"It's just that I also discovered one thing in the local area. There is buying and selling of slaves everywhere in Daqin. If there are few slaves buying and selling, that's fine. The problem is that many big families are involved in this matter. It has become necessary. It needs to be rectified.”
"Slave trading actually existed in Jin and Qi countries. The problem is that Da Qin wants to develop and Da Qin wants to go east. This needs to be solved and the situation of large-scale slave trading must be changed. Because there are too many slaves, not Demoted to slavery, not sold into slavery, but kidnapped into slavery.”
"This is very dangerous."
Huan Suzhi was talking eloquently, his eyes were extremely serious, and he continued: "I traced all the way and found that many slaves in Da Qin come from the same family, the Yang family in Guzang County, Weiwu County in Da Qin. Almost most of the slaves are from aunts. From the Yang family in Zang County."
"It just so happens that Gu Zang's Yang family is in Xianyang, and there is a person who is responsible for the business. This person's name is Yang Xisheng. He is nearly fifty years old and has a well-rounded appearance. He is responsible for the slave business. The slave you want is a middle-aged woman, a young woman, or a young woman. Yang Xisheng can get you whatever you want, whether it's a young lady who has left the palace, a baby, or a young man in his prime."
"These slaves, in fact, were all kidnapped and robbed."
"Yang Xisheng likes to come to Yuan Qingfang because the courtesans in Yuan Qingfang are good and suit Yang Xisheng's taste. Every time he comes, he likes to drink in the lobby, and even talks nonsense while drinking."
"That's right. I have been staying in Yuan Qingfang and observing Yang Xisheng's every word and deed."
"I learned a lot of information from this person's mouth. The Yang family in Guzang County has no less than 30,000 slaves, and they specialize in this business. Brother Xian, think about it, a member of a big family is involved in With tens of thousands of slaves, you can imagine how corrupting their influence will be."
"If such a moth cancer is not dealt with, the consequences will be disastrous."
Huan Su's way: "The Yang family must be dealt with, killing chickens to scare monkeys, so that the rest of the slave trade cannot be arbitrary arrests. This actually also involves the security of Da Qin and the stability of Da Qin."
There was a hint of solemnity in Lin Feng's eyes, and he said: "I have to handle the affairs of the Yang family. Because I want to carry out a pilot reform, and the location happens to be in Guzang County. His Majesty appointed me as the Yushi Zhongcheng and the magistrate of Guzang County. Zang County reform. I didn’t expect that it would involve the Yang family. Such a Yang family will definitely be dealt with."
After hearing this, Huan Suzhi suddenly laughed and said, "What a coincidence, but you want to reform, how to reform?"
Lin Fengdao: "First, develop commerce, boost commerce, and collect commercial taxes. Second, change the way of tax collection, no longer collect head tax, but instead divide the land into acres, and collect taxes according to the land."
Huan Su was a man of outstanding talent and learning, and his family was well educated and he understood the situation of taxation.
When he heard Lin Feng's words, he looked surprised and said: "Brother, it is extremely dangerous and difficult to change the way of collecting taxes per capita and instead divide the land into acres and collect taxes according to the land."
"Of course, the benefits are also huge, because such reforms can inhibit aristocratic families from annexing land and population, and even increase the court's tax revenue."
"The Huan family's collection of books, especially my grandfather's notes, mentioned that in the past, the Jin Dynasty court mentioned tax reform and wanted to change the way of collecting poll tax. It would no longer collect tax based on the number of people, but on the basis of land. "
"Such a proposal cannot be passed at all in the DPRK and China. Everyone is opposed to it and cannot be implemented."
Huan Su said: "This will be quite difficult."
Lin Feng said: "Even so, I am obligated. What's more, with His Majesty's support, I am not afraid. For Da Qin to take the lead in an all-round way, it is not only the toughness of the army, but also the leadership of Da Qin's various systems. The tax system is also fundamental. One, it is fundamentally about strengthening Da Qin’s strength.”
Huan Su said: "My dear brother is right, I will help you in this matter. Now I will go to Guzang County with my dear brother."
Lin Feng shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this will offend my brother. Regarding my brother's arrangement, my idea is to let him serve in the court."
"No need!"
Huan Suzhi shook his head and said: "I am willing to go to Guzang County with my good brother. It can solve the Yang family's problems and start reforms at the same time. It is most meaningful to be involved in such a grand event."
Lin Feng cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, brother."
Huan Suzhi shook his head and suddenly said: "When it comes to the Guo family, this old bustard detained me without any explanation and even beat me up. Dear brother, originally I only wanted room and board for a few days. I told him that I would pay the bills. And the money is not much. However, she is blackmailing you. How are you going to solve this matter? Are you going to tolerate it like this? "
"How can it be?"
There was a cold look in Lin Feng's eyes.
"I respect others as much as I respect them. If Mrs. Guo is kind, she will naturally make money by being kind and solve the problem well. However, if Mrs. Guo wants to be tough, I will not give in or give up. Leave this matter to her first. money."
"I want to see if she can hold it steadily."
"After we go back, I will personally visit the Wang family and ask Wang Tang, the Minister of Household Affairs, to make arrangements. He is familiar with the situation, and his arrangements will naturally solve the problem. Although it is a killing of chickens with a bull's knife, I am not happy. Killing a chicken with a bull's knife is not good. It’s okay.”
"When it's time to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, kill the chickens to scare the monkeys."
"Otherwise, people will think that I, Lin Feng, can be bullied by everyone."
Lin Feng already had an idea.
Guo believes that if you make money, you will have to spit out even more money in the end.
Huan Suzhi smiled and said: "Yes, that's right. That old lady is really overbearing and domineering. She just needs to be dealt with. She should be dealt with."
The two chatted and drank tea, waiting for Gao Xiaoyu to come with the money to settle the bill, and then leave.
