The happy life of a prodigal

"Where are the bank notes?"

Fang Xiu looked at him and asked.

"There are some bank notes, but it should not be enough with the method of combining land and land."

The gentleman was also very honest.

Fang Xiu laughed after hearing this, and said: "It's okay, write an IOU, I will send someone to Du Ming's mansion right away, and it will only take five or six days to come and go. At that time, I will let you go."

Chapter 645 Don't Ask About Your Future

"..."

After hearing this, everyone was speechless for a while.

What does this new amber mean?

Could it be that those who don't pay the land tax today will all have to be invited to drink tea, and if they pay the land tax, they can live in peace?

No matter how you listen to it this way, why does it feel like a bandit robber! ?

But after thinking about it, they just admitted that they are bandits and robbers, so what can they say?

You can't argue with a bandit and robber, right?

That's the problem, and they have no choice but to ignore it, either go to the yamen to drink tea, or hand in the land tax.

They were unwilling to do both, and now it seems that there is no solution to this problem.

Fang Xiu looked at the frowning faces of a group of them, couldn't help laughing, and asked: "Gentlemen, no matter how much land you have, how much land tax can you pay?

Let me tell you the truth, this is what His Majesty intends, no matter how hard you struggle, it is useless.

What do you think, don't you know when you are an official?

It's nothing more than one word, procrastinate!

As long as the delay is long enough, this matter will be resolved by the court's attention and His Majesty's attention.

But to be honest, do you really not understand why this official appeared in the Central Plains Dao? "

When everyone heard this, there was a look of despair on their faces. They understood what it meant.

"Your Majesty is on my side, who can you count on?

A few days ago, I just attended Kang Wang's banquet in the capital, and those guys from the household department were scolded by me, but they couldn't fight back. Do you know why? "

"..."

Everyone was just silent.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu smiled: "It seems that you know, if you don't know, you won't have this expression.

I will put my words here today. If you don’t agree with the method of combining land and land, although you can submit a letter to His Majesty, the land tax must be paid today, and you don’t have to pay it.

As for how long to drink tea, I might as well tell you when you handed in the land tax and when you will leave!

Don't think that what I do will arouse His Majesty's suspicion. When His Majesty was suffering that day, I stood so firmly by His Majesty's side. Do you think His Majesty believes in me or you?

In addition, with so many soldiers under my command here, don't even think about using force to create a storm. It's unrealistic, and you know it yourself, you can't do it.

That being the case, why bother? "

Fang Xiu really confided his heart this time.

In the past, he would crush directly, but this time, he knew it in his heart.

The gentry of the entire Central Plains will unite, but there will be some troubles.

So we have to cut the mess quickly!

In addition, it is the combination of grace and power, of course, it can also be said to be coercion, it depends on how others understand it.

All the gentry were slightly moved when they heard this.

Because they knew in their hearts that every word Xin Amber said was true and couldn't be truer.

What's the point of their stubborn resistance here?

The final result is not the same, after all, that's it...

That's it.

"Xin'anbo, I am also willing to pay the land tax, but the cash may not be enough, and it will take some time, but Xin'anbo, don't worry, the land tax will definitely be paid!"

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

With someone taking the lead, things will be much easier to handle later.

All they were holding on to was their breath, and now that Mr. Zhou Ge had been carried away, their breath was gone.

Coupled with the coercion and lure of Xin'anbo, what can these humble people say?

It is nothing more than acceptance.

After a while of flying around, nearly two-thirds of the gentry chose to compromise.

Even so, there are still two-thirds of the gentry who have chosen a very unwise way-to resist.

They still had a fluke mentality, thinking that Fang Xiu couldn't do anything to them.

From Fang Xiu's point of view, this can be described as a joke within a joke.

If I don't take it seriously, I'm afraid these guys really think of themselves as hello cats.

"Come on, take them away!"

With an order, the soldiers rushed forward.

No matter how much they yelled, they turned a blind eye to them, and they all put them on the carriage and sent them to the yamen.

It is said to be a carriage, but it is more like a prison cart. Along the way, countless people point and point.

Many good people who didn't know what happened threw all kinds of rotten eggs.

The two-thirds of the gentry who chose to compromise, after they left the Zhou Mansion, heard about this incident, and they were also very happy.

Fortunately, fortunately, I made the right choice in the first place.

"My lord, with so many gentry locked up in prison, I'm afraid it won't be enough."

Inside the government office, Li Jing looked at the gentry, with a hesitant expression on his face, he still said.

Fang Xiu glanced at him and asked: "The dungeon in Linze Mansion, I have seen it, it is enough.

The original prisoners were all escorted to other state capitals. From now on, Linze Mansion only entertains gentry. "

Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something, looked at Li Jing, and added: "By the way, I will give them a cup of tea every day. The official said, please... It's tea, understand?"

When Li Jing heard this, he immediately understood and nodded hurriedly: "I understand!"

"Is there any movement in the capital?"

Sitting on a chair, Fang Xiu looked at the mountains of documents piled up in front of him, and asked casually.

Li Jing hurriedly replied: "Returning to my lord, I heard that you were mentioned several times in court discussions, and the Central Plains Dao's policy of combining land and land. Civil and military officials, scholar-bureaucrats, and dignitaries and dignitaries quarreled fiercely. no result."

Fang Xiu glanced at him, he hesitated, and added: "At present, His Majesty has not made a statement, but most of the ministers are opposed to the law of combining land and land.

My lord, do you think we should give ourselves a way out? "

boom--!

Fang Xiu patted the table, glared at Li Jing, and scolded: "I ask you, why do you do things and for whom do you do them?"

Li Jing was taken aback, and hurriedly replied: "For His Majesty, for the people of the world, and for... you, Major General."

When Fang Xiu heard this, his expression eased a little, and he said flatly: "But do good things, don't ask about the future.

Since you think this matter is right, you must stick to it, no matter whether the ministers oppose it or support it, do you understand? "

Hearing these words, Li Jing looked at Fang Xiu with some changes in his eyes, the original awe on his face turned into reverence.

He is an idiot, and he doesn't understand any major principles, but the phrase 'Since you think this matter is right, you must persevere' spoke to his heart.

"Humble job understands, humble job was confused just now, humble job..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Fang Xiu.

"Okay, I know everything about it, this matter will stop here, you can accompany me to go out to the city for a stroll."

"Yes, my lord!"

6Chapter 16 Worries of the elderly

Since it is a land tax, it is naturally impossible to only pay attention to the gentry and ignore the ordinary people, even those peasant households have to pay, the so-called equal treatment.

It's just that the difficulty of combining land and land lies with the gentry...

Fang Xiu took Li Jing, left Linze Prefecture City, and came to a certain village in the outskirts. As an ordinary county magistrate, he collected the land tax and took a look at the status of Di Ding Heyi in the hearts of the people.

The person who greeted them was a young and middle-aged man, who looked very powerful, and greeted Fang Xiu as soon as he saw him, and said carelessly: "Master Fang, I have been waiting for you for so long, you are here!"

Fang Xiu smiled at him, got off his horse, and said: "The mountain road is rugged, so it will take some time."

"The roads in our village are indeed too bad, and no adults have ever been willing to come to our village. This is the first time for you, Mr. County Prime Minister!"

The man led Fang Xiu into the village and said with a smile.

Fang Xiu was noncommittal and responded with a few words, but his eyes began to look around the village.

The wheat planted with crops, the dilapidated thatched huts, and the unknown smell mixed with unpleasant smells, everything looks familiar, and this is the most common village in the Central Plains.

"Do you know why the officer is here?"

Fang Xiu put his eyes on the man again.

The man smiled honestly, touched his head and said, "I know, my lord is here to collect the land tax!"

Fang Xiu was slightly taken aback by his simple and honest smile.

It was the first time he saw someone laughing so happily when he was treated as a leek, and he was very contented.

The man seemed to have seen Fang Xiu's thoughts, and said: "I know what you are thinking, my lord, we are not fools, this land tax has to be paid sooner or later, if you come early, my lord, we will pay it earlier , Sir, if you come later, we will not be able to avoid it."

After Fang Xiu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled in relief.

"If those gentry also understand these principles, I will save so much trouble."

Hearing this, the man patted his head, and said honestly: "We have never studied, and we don't understand any major principles. Those gentry must be much better than us."

"Just because you haven't read the book doesn't mean you don't know the truth."

Fang Xiu smiled and continued to walk forward.

After a while, we arrived at a room.

Several old people from the village gathered together and were chatting about something, when they saw Fang Xiu, they stood up hastily.

"Say hello to the county magistrate."

Together, these old people are more than 300 years old.

Fang Xiu looked at them bowing in front of him, he was really a little embarrassed, hurriedly stepped forward to help them up, and said with a smile: "I am just a small county magistrate, who came to collect the land tax, I can't be like a few old people salute."

After hearing this, the old people were startled. It was the first time they had seen such accommodating court officials in so many years.

Fang Xiu looked at them and asked, "How many old people have heard of the strategy of combining land and land?"

Several old people looked at each other, but did not speak.

The young and middle-aged man said: "My lord, we don't know much about this place, Ding Heyi was mentioned to us only yesterday by the elder Ting, and we don't know what it means.

Is it necessary to pay more land taxes? "

For these old people, the word "Tian Fu" is extremely important.

As soon as they heard Tian Fu, their eyes straightened, and they looked at Fang Xiu, hesitating to speak.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu smiled and said: "The land tax has been changed, but it's not paying more. If your family has more people and less land, it means paying less.

If there are fewer people and more land, then it is more handover. "

When everyone heard this, they were all confused.