The next day, Qin Yun was woken up by the birds outside the window. Under the careful service of Liu Guanguan, he put on the black python robe, which was made by the manufacturing department himself.
Without him, the only one with handsome words is you!
"Your Highness, you have to go to accompany Sister Shen Yue tomorrow night. You can't stay here all the time."
Qin Yun hooked Liu Guanguan's sharp chin with his backhand and moved closer to his almost perfect face. Liu Guanguan blushed prettyly.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, it's getting late, and you still have official duties!"
Qin Yun laughed loudly: "Tonight, together!"
Liu Guanguan was so embarrassed that he hurriedly changed the subject.
"By the way, Your Highness, we have done a rough check on the previous accounts, and there are almost no problems. The Yuan family and their in-laws have never evaded taxes every year. Of course, this is obvious."
"How many people are registered in Tongzhou?" Qin Yun played with Liu Guanguan's hair.
Liu Guanguan gasped slightly: "Four...four million!"
Qin Yun shook his head: "More than that, there are only 4 million people in Tongzhou's 68 counties and 16 prefectures."
"Then...how many people did your Highness see?" Liu Guanguan was itched all over by Qin Yun. Her most sensitive place was the skin in front of her earlobes.
Qin Yun laughed loudly: "It has to be doubled, or even close to 10 million!"
Tongzhou is a large state, and it is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Luochuan Plain. The population base is relatively dense, and what this family is best at is concealing its population.
Because this way you can pay less taxes and send fewer people to support you. Therefore, many times when trouble comes, hundreds of thousands of troops will be summoned out of nowhere in one state.
The reason is that these big families are dishonest. But this has been true in all dynasties. The biggest drawback of the feudal dynasty is that power does not extend to the grassroots.
The country gentry is self-governing. Many people have only known the county master and the clan leader for their entire lives, and have never seen the outside world at all.
"Your Majesty, why is the court indifferent to the fact that so many people are hiding?" Liu Guanguan broke free from his restraints and asked.
Qin Yun grabbed him back: "It's not that I don't ask, it's that I have nowhere to ask, just like you have nowhere to escape at this moment!"
Seeing Qin Yun's stupid hands clinging to him again, Liu Guanguan could only admit defeat and surrender.
But at this moment, the guard's voice came from outside the door.
"The prince is in serious trouble, the Tongzhou granary is on fire!"
Qin Yun's meal, the state warehouse, was the imperial court's war-prepared food reserve, and it was often taken care of by officials from other places. For example, Yuzhou grain will not be transported to the capital, but will be transported step by step to nearby state warehouses.
The grain collected in Tongzhou will be transported to Cangzhou, thus ensuring rapid requisition of grain.
And once there is a problem in any of the middle links, it can be replenished in time.
At this time of year, it is the time when autumn grains are put into storage. If the granary is burned, it will not only affect the normal transportation of grains, but also affect the collection of imperial grains.
There's nothing fishy about it, that's weird, it's clearly trying to trick him. Qin Yun knew that the confrontation had begun!
He straightened his clothes and slapped Liu Guanguan's plump buttocks hard.
"Wait for me tonight!"
Liu Guanguan blushed: "Your Highness, be careful!"
…
In Tongzhou Granary, General Yuzhou Shoucang, who was responsible for the escort, was kneeling on the ground in disgrace.
When Qin Yun arrived, Tongzhou Mu also rushed over.
"what's the situation?"
Qin Yun asked.
"Your Highness, the weather is dry and the granary is on fire. We tried our best to save the grain from the three granaries!"
Liu Yu began to describe what happened.
Qin Yunliao said coldly: "I didn't ask you this question, so General, you tell me!"
Liu Yu's expression tightened, but he did not dare to say anything.
"My crime deserves death. I drank two too many drinks last night. I didn't expect that something like this happened. I am willing to commit suicide to thank the world!"
"Liu Yu, the general guarding the warehouse neglected his duties and caused the granary to be burned. What crime should he be punished for?"
"cut!"
"Did you hear that? Zhan!"
"Raise your head and look at me."
The general didn't have a trace of fear, but was extremely calm, as if he had already accepted his fate. Qin Yun looked at the surrounding situation again. There was no wind, no thunder, and no mountain fire. The fire started burning from inside the warehouse.
In other words, it was arson.
"I will give you a chance to make amends for your past mistakes. Find the person who set the fire within three days and bring him to me. I will spare your life!"
The general looked generous.
"Your Highness, where can we find this? People say that if this granary is not burned today, it will be burned tomorrow! The general is helpless, so kill him if you want!"
Qin Yun chuckled: "What? Don't think that I dare not kill you!"
"The general deserves death for his crime, but what if the prince ignores the livelihood of the people? He fights every year in the Great Xia, but the prince wants to do everything possible to collect taxes from the people like us. It doesn't matter if this granary is burned down, no more taxes can be collected! "
As he spoke, the general drew his sword. The guards beside Qin Yun rushed forward, but he drank his sword and killed himself.
"Pfft!"
The ground was soaked red with blood, and Qin Yun's eyes narrowed.
Liu Yu on the side was unmoved.
"Your Highness, the sinner will be dead. Look at this..."
Qin Yun snorted coldly and walked away, Yuan family, I want to see how many people you can use to die!
He turned away angrily.
After Qin Yun left, Yuan Shaoqing slowly got out of the carriage parked not far away. He came to the general and cupped his hands: "Thank you, Brother Liang, for dying for our Yuan family!"
Liu Yu on the side felt shuddering. The way the Yuan family fought was really unpredictable.
"Sir, may I ask what's the meaning of doing this?"
Liu Yu asked.
Yuan Shaoqing smiled: "Don't Qin Yun like killing people? Let's help him kill him! The granary here is always short of money, and someone has to fill it. Now that he is dead, Qin Yun can't find out the reason no matter how much he checks. !”
"Master Liu, do you think so?"
Liu Yu was extremely frightened. He could not imagine what methods the Yuan family used to make this person willing to die. But he knew that not long ago, the general in front of him was drinking and singing with him.
They were said to be officials and generals of the imperial court, but in front of the behemoth of the Yuan family, they were just dogs being played around with!
"Mr. Yuan, why did you come to me today just to tell me this?"
Yuan Shaoqing smiled: "Of course not, I just want to tell you, you are one and the same. We are both prosperous. Qin Yun will eventually leave, and this land will eventually return to the hands of his true owner!"
"My Yuan family has been dealing with Mr. Liu for so long, and I still hope that Mr. Liu will show his own attitude. Maybe next year, your son will be able to enter the Hanlin Academy and be promoted to the fourth rank!"
Liu Yu's eyes darkened: "I understand!"
…
In the Tongzhou Prince's Mansion, Qin Yun's face was ashen, the Yuan family was really lawless.
At this moment, Yang Yong also came back from the investigation.
"My lord, something is very wrong. The county officials below refuse to cooperate. The actual situation is that rather than the imperial court supporting the officials in Tongzhou, it is better to say that the Yuan family supports them and even their families."
"No one is greedy, no one is not greedy for his enemies!"
At this time, Wang Muzhi also walked in dejectedly.
"My lord, no one is willing to rebel against the Yuan family! The entire Tongzhou has been managed by them to a monolithic state!"
Zuo Sisiang also turned around: "Your Majesty, Tongzhou Jianghu gangs are all funded by the Yuan family!"
Qin Yun rubbed his forehead. The emperor didn't ask him to collect taxes. He clearly asked him to challenge this behemoth one-on-one.
Wang Muzhi sighed: "As expected of a prominent family in Great Xia, they are truly impeccable!"
Qin Yun's eyes turned cold: "No, not necessarily!"
Wang Muzhi advised: "Your Highness, why don't you report to the Emperor and ask him to send someone else to increase the revenue. If this continues, your Highness will probably be laughed at by the world before he starts collecting food. Now we are burning the granary. The next step is to burn down the granary. I'm afraid there are bandits looting the county, and the next step may be a plot where the government forces the people to rebel..."
"When the time comes, they will blame all the crimes on His Highness. Your Highness will establish a rigid and violent image. This will be very detrimental to His Highness!"
"You know, the common people have always been short-sighted. They may not understand His Highness's painstaking efforts, but they can actually get the benefits from the Yuan family!"
Qin Yun muttered: "In Tongzhou, the Yuan family can indeed cover the sky with one hand, but I believe that he cannot cover the midday sun!"
"The common people may be blinded by temporary gains and losses, and are willing to be ruled by the Yuan family because they feel that the imperial court is violent and violent. This stereotype is imposed on the people by the Yuan family."
"In fact, they are the ones who are profiting from it."
"The Yuan family is like the layer of clouds and mist we see when climbing a mountain. The sunlight on the mountainside cannot penetrate the clouds and mist at the foot of the mountain. They will only complain that God does not give them light!"
"But, I, Qin Yun, will dispel the clouds and mist for them and let them see the real red rising sun!"
"Bring me the imperial edict!"
Wang Muzhi paused: "Your Highness, this is the last resort. It would be bad if forced expropriation arouses public anger!"
Qin Yun sneered: "Who said that the orphans will be taxed? The orphans will be exempted from tax, and every person registered in Tongzhou will be allocated fields and land!"
Everyone looked depressed: "Ah? Your Highness, where is the land here!"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "It's enough for the Yuan family!"
