The man stood up and said: "Master, if Qin Yun does this, the court will never agree. After all, the national treasury is empty now, how can Qin Yun have so much food to rent fields."
"We can deal with it from three aspects."
"First, send people to spread the news that the treasury is empty and the court has no food to rent."
"Second, let officials who have good relations with China and the DPRK submit reports to put pressure on Qin Yun."
"Thirdly, as long as my Yuan family holds on and does not rent, the small and medium-sized aristocratic families below will wait and see."
"Yes, let's deal with it this way. In addition, has Qin Yun continued to check the accounts of various counties?"
"Master, there are no more at present. It's just that Qin Yun's elite soldiers have been holding military exercises outside my Yuan family's stronghold. Many people who have business dealings with my Yuan family do not dare to continue to come to the Yuan family to do business. It’s business.”
"Especially the cloth and tea businesses have been affected a lot recently."
"The Yu family in Yuzhou is already trying to take over our dyeing business."
Yuan Tianming snorted coldly: "The Yu family is just not qualified enough to be promoted to the fifth rank. Let Yuan Shaoqing go to Yuzhou to take over the dyeing business."
"yes!"
"The head of the house, are we just going to watch Qin Yun shoot off cannons in front of his house? Otherwise, let's do something..."
Yuan Tianming waved his hand to interrupt: "Qin Yun is surrounded by many masters, and even the masters are no match for him, let alone Qin Yun also has a 'fire gun' in his hand. The imperial court has already obtained the blueprint for this thing, and I, the craftsman of the Yuan family, have also begun to reverse the process Research, it won’t be long before the Yuan family will also have this thing.”
"Let him be arrogant for a while longer!"
"Continue to send people to spend huge sums of money to bribe the people around Qin Yun. Remember, no matter how much money you spend, it is worth it."
"yes!"
…
Go to the capital and go to the main hall.
"If you have something to do, just report it; if nothing happens, leave the court!"
A third-rank official raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I have my own intention."
"Say!" Emperor Xia looked sternly.
The minister bowed and said: "I want to join the Ninth Prince Qin Yun to forge an imperial edict and deceive the people of Tongzhou, which will damage the majesty of Daxia!"
"Oh, what kind of forger is he?"
"Qin Yun issued a decree in the name of the imperial court, saying that the imperial court would rent one acre of land for eighty kilograms of grain per year for ten years. As we all know, one acre of land can only produce one stone at most."
"The imperial court rents land at such a high price and hires people to plant it. Each acre of land loses at least forty or fifty kilograms of grain."
"Isn't this deceiving the people?"
"I think Qin Yun should be summoned back to the capital immediately to inquire about the specific situation!"
Shen Wansan stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think there is no problem! As for forging the imperial edict, it is even more nonsense. This imperial edict was issued by your Majesty himself."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.
"What?"
"My Daxia treasury is empty. If the imperial edict is true, wouldn't the imperial court allocate grain to Tongzhou every year?"
"Yeah, isn't this nonsense?"
"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"
"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"
…
The ministers also stood up at this moment.
Emperor Xia said: "The imperial edict is true, but I don't know the content of the edict. I have given full authority to Qin Yun to handle the affairs of Tongzhou!"
"My dear friends, don't worry that the court will not be able to deal with it. If Qin Yun cannot provide food next year, I will dethrone him!"
"As for the land equalization tax system, my decision has been made and there is no need to discuss it again in the future."
"Starting from next year, it will be implemented nationwide. The imperial court will set up a tax audit department under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs, supervised by the Jinyi Guards. Anyone who evades taxes will have his or her family confiscated and exterminated!"
As soon as these words came out, all the officials fell silent.
Emperor Xia is so tough, it seems that the court is ready to take action against the noble families below.
"Retreat!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
…
In the imperial study, Emperor Xia was furious.
"Asshole, I said I would support him, but I didn't say I would let him do whatever he wanted!"
Shen Wansan silently picked up the discarded dragon boots on the ground.
"Your Majesty, since Prince Liang can come up with such a method, he is certainly confident."
"I want to see where he comes up with so much food!"
Shen Wansan smiled and handed over a memorial.
"Your Highness, this is the memorial sent by the Jinyi Guards in Western Sichuan."
Emperor Xia picked it up and looked at it, but asked in confusion: "When did the Western Sichuan family become so docile and actually took the initiative to write a letter requesting the implementation of a land equalization tax system?"
Shen Wansan: "His Royal Highness Prince Liang's water diversion project has created at least millions of acres of new farmland in Western Sichuan. According to the previous agreement, the Western Sichuan family has contributed money and efforts to build water diversion projects, ditches, and water control matters."
"Western Sichuan Family has the right to dispose of part of the newly opened farmland."
Emperor Xia was a little surprised: "Daxia has gained millions of acres of fertile land, how come I didn't know about it?"
Shen Wansan: "That was opened by His Royal Highness the Prince of Liang. According to the laws of Daxia, the newly opened farmland belongs to the person who reclaimed it. He only needs to register it with the Ministry of Household Affairs, pay the land tax and obtain the land title."
Emperor Xia snorted softly: "No wonder this brat dares to talk nonsense. Even so, there are millions of acres in Tongzhou, all rented to him. What will he do?"
Shen Wansan handed over another memorial.
"Your Majesty, this was written by Xu Jiang, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry, and was translated by His Royal Highness the Prince of Liang."
Emperor Xia took it and took a look, then paused for a moment.
"Bastard, are you bullying me for not knowing how to farm?"
“When will I, Daxia, be able to earn three stones per acre?”
Shen Wansan said: "Your Majesty, it is absolutely true. His Highness Prince Liang sent people to use special methods to select superior varieties from different categories. Now it has achieved initial results in Luochuan, but it will take several years or even ten years to promote it nationwide. Years of work.”
"Tongzhou has abundant water resources and a warm climate, which is just suitable for rice planting experiments. His Royal Highness Prince Liang also said that in ten years, the yield per mu will be one thousand catties, and enjoying the cool under the grass will not be a dream!"
Emperor Xia snorted coldly: "Shen Wansan, just give it to me! If he is Qin Yun and can produce a thousand catties per mu, I will give up the throne immediately without losing a breath!"
"You are already a grown man. Why are you so easily deceived? Tell Qin Yun that if Tongzhou's tax revenue does not increase this year and the land equalization tax system cannot be promoted, I will take over the millions of acres of land he lost!"
Shen Wansan smiled, Your Majesty still hasn't changed. He even heard this calculation. In fact, he thought it was a bit outrageous. How could anyone produce three stones per acre? Shen Wansan had the power, but Qin Yun was using it to deal with Emperor Xia, so he didn't take it to heart.
At this time, Emperor Xia said again: "By the way, what about the succession of the Tongzhou County Prince? That's right. My descendants of the Qin family have been comfortable for too long and actually raised trash like Qin Sui. If this continues, that's a big deal! "
"I'm sending an order to the sect's mansion that starting from next year, all sect members who hold the title of Great Xia must accept the assessment."
"Those who fail the civil and military examinations will be sent to the border areas to train in the army. Tell them that I, Daxia, are not a den for raising them!"
"promise!"
After Shen Wansan bowed his hands and stepped back, Emperor Xia looked at the memorial in his hand with deep eyes: "These nine sons are becoming more and more interesting. You must not let me down!"
…
In Tongzhou Prince's Mansion, Qin Yun frowned slightly as he looked at the letter from Fei Ge in his hand.
Qin Yun was not surprised that the Yuan family used the power of the DPRK to exert pressure. What's surprising is Emperor Xia's attitude. Does he believe in himself so much?
But when he saw the second half, Qin Yun's face darkened. Emperor Xia was clearly convinced that he could not handle the Yuan family, so he justifiably took away his land in Luochuan.
"Somebody come!"
"Your Highness, what are your orders?"
This time, Qin Yun didn't want to delay it any longer. His eyes turned cold: "Go and check with me. What are the properties of the Yuan family?"
"promise!"
