For Yuan Shaoqing, this was an extremely humiliating day. There were thousands of people in the Yuan family camp, and they seemed to be lambs to be slaughtered at this moment.
Outside the gate of the mansion, the sound of cannons thundered, and Yuan Shaoqing looked at his former uncles, peers, and clansmen who had competed with him for the position of the young family.
At this moment, all of them were holding long knives and weapons, just to fight a bloody path for him.
"Shaoqing, the family depends on you!"
"Uncle Ninth, Uncle Seven, I will never let you down."
"Young Master, go to the left, those brave warriors are coming in!"
"It's the Li family, and the Wang family, these lackeys. If it weren't for my Yuan family, they would have been wiped out!"
"The Zhao family is here too..."
…
The Yuan family heard voices of despair. At this moment, they remembered that the so-called too big to fail was just a joke.
When a tree falls, the hozens scatter, and when a wall falls, everyone pushes back. This is the naked reality.
In half a day's effort, the Yuan family was destroyed!
Only a few people escaped through the special passage, but the leaders of the Yuan family were captured in the Tongzhou Palace, including the head of the family, Yuan Tianming.
He was being carried, already terminally ill.
Qin Yun walked out of the main hall, and all the noble families knelt down to make way for him.
Yuan Tianming managed to open his eyes: "You... you are so vicious!"
Qin Yun smiled: "Master Yuan, I should be the one telling you this. I just want to collect a simple tax, but your Yuan family would rather donate 10 million taels of silver than share this with me." The king is against it.”
"I really can't figure it out, why?"
"Is it for Wu Wang's face? Or for the future of the Yuan family? Or is it just to embarrass this king?"
"Ahem...Qin Yun, why don't you give the Yuan family a way to survive?"
"May I ask where the Yuan family has offended you?"
Yuan Tianming asked sadly.
Qin Yun smiled and said: "That's a good question! Yuan Tianming, was it me who destroyed your Yuan family? Open your eyes and see who it was that destroyed your family?"
"It's the Li family, it's the Wang family, it's the Zhang family, it's the Zhao family..."
"They are the small and medium-sized families that are usually treated as pigs, dogs, and subordinates by your Yuan family. They are also the people of Tongzhou who are exploited and oppressed by your Yuan family!"
Yuan Tianming laughed loudly: "Okay, okay! Today's Yuan family will be tomorrow's Qin family! Do you think that if my Yuan family is destroyed, there will be no next Yuan family in Tongzhou?"
"Do you think that if the Five Hopes are gone, there will be no next Five Hopes? As long as people in the world still have greed, this reincarnation will never end! Who do you think you are? A Confucian Sage, a Soldier Immortal, an Emperor Zhao, or a Tian Khan?"
"So many heroes throughout the ages have been like this!"
"Your Qin family is the biggest cancer in this Great Xia. If everyone destroys my Yuan family today, someone will rise up against your Qin family in the future!"
Qin Yun's face was expressionless: "You are right, no one can resist this rolling trend, and no dynasty can get out of this historical cycle!"
"But not today, not now!"
"As long as I, Qin Yun, am still here, Daxia will not die, the people of Daxia will still have hope, and the aristocratic families of Daxia will never be able to do whatever they want!"
"Today, I would like to ask you all: Who is opposed to the land equalization tax system?"
"I will obey the king's order!"
Qin Yun laughed loudly: "Yuan Tianming, actually I came here with sincerity. I gave you the Yuan family a way to survive, and I gave you a way out of eighty kilograms per acre."
"You, the Yuan family, can let go and live comfortably and prosperously for several generations with this money. But what did you do to me?"
"It's not that I won't leave you a way to survive. You will die if you don't do it!"
"Somebody come!"
Yang Yong bowed forward.
"Your Highness!"
Qin Yun said coldly: "The Yuan family rebelled against the superiors, ransacked the family and exterminated the clan. All the land was confiscated and owned by the imperial court. Starting next year, the imperial court will lease the land to landless farmers!"
"Those who lease land from the imperial court will no longer have to pay grain taxes. The imperial court and the people share the risk, and the remaining grain will be purchased by the imperial court at a unified price!"
"Inform the other aristocratic families that those who are willing to rent their fields to the imperial court will be exempted from taxes for the first three years."
"promise!"
The hearts of all the aristocratic families sank. They knew that from now on, land would no longer be the guarantee for the continuation of their family's wealth. It was said to be a lease, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that the imperial court wanted to take over most of the land as state-owned.
They are unwilling to give up, but the fate of the Yuan family is ahead, who dares to jump out now?
The next day, the Yuan family was destroyed and Qin Yun promulgated a new land transfer policy.
The people of Tongzhou were pleasantly surprised, because the fee for land transfer by the imperial court could be described as extremely low.
In the past, 30% of the food they cultivated was owned by the aristocratic landowners, 30% was taxes from the court, and the remaining 40% was their rations.
The output of one acre of land is not much, and it is often necessary to cultivate seven or eight acres of land to have food and clothing. It would be even more unlucky if there was a famine.
The ability to withstand risks is extremely poor, but now that the family is gone, the court only needs 20% of the ancestral gold. The court also provides cattle, seeds, and even new farm tools for rent.
The most important thing is to build peace warehouses in various places. When the year is good, excess grain can be stored. When the year is bad, it can be withdrawn with the bills in hand.
There are also supporting young crops bills, agricultural production loans, etc.
The people of Tongzhou were originally frightened by the destruction of the Yuan family, but now they feel unprecedentedly excited.
"The Ninth Prince is truly the lucky star of our people in Tongzhou! The days to come are becoming more and more promising."
"It was my fault before. I thought the Ninth Prince was going to force us to raise taxes this time, and the Yuan family also wanted to deceive us."
"Yes, King Liang cares about the people. This tax is not aimed at us. Those aristocratic families obviously occupy huge amounts of land, but they hide it when paying taxes. In my opinion, they should be killed!"
"By the way, you heard that His Highness has opened a false reporting mailbox. Any family that reports tax evasion will be rewarded once verified."
"I heard it. It is said that if the house is directly searched, we can get 10% of the property."
"Then what are you waiting for? Don't let those people run away!"
…
Tongzhou Li family.
A group of family heads gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
"It's over. I thought that the Yuan family was destroyed and we could profit from it. But now it's better. Then Qin Yun will turn against me."
"What should we do? Everyone, please think of a solution!"
"What else can we do? Qin Yun is going to drive us all away!"
"Oh, we are the ones who have lost our minds. If we had known this, we shouldn't have joined forces to defeat Yuan. In the past, we had the support of the Yuan family, so we didn't have to worry at all. But what should we do now?"
…
"Master Li, there is someone in your Li family who holds a high position in the court. What does that gentleman say?"
The head of the Li family shook his head: "The attitude between the government and the government is ambiguous on this matter, especially Your Majesty. If you want my minister to die, I have to die! However, if Qin Yun forces the Yuan family to rebel without authorization, he will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the noble families in the world."
"Just watch, he won't gain power because of this, but will end his career."
"I hope as long as we are here, this land will be back in our hands sooner or later."
"What does Mr. Li mean?"
"Isn't Qin Yun's tax inspection just to force us to hand over the land? Hand it over, hand it all over."
Everyone was very unwilling: "But..."
The head of the Li family said: "There is no such thing as a butt. If we don't pay, we will be exterminated!"
Everyone took a deep breath: "Okay, my Wang family will take the lead!"
"My Zhang family is also willing!"
