Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

The landowners' property will be returned in full, and the common people's property will be divided into 30 and 70 cents? !

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zheng's eyes widened suddenly, his face filled with disbelief.

I have seen shameless, never seen such shameless!

"You call this the face the local squire gave me? And political achievements?!"

"Isn't this an opportunity to make money?"

"Are you sure you're not trying to rip me off?!"

Zhou Zheng clenched his fists and stared into Gu Jiang's eyes, which were already filled with chills.

He thought about countless possibilities, but he never thought that this would happen.

At the end of the relationship, even when the so-called big landowners have no money left, they can still get away with 30%! ?

"Prince, we are 30%, they are 70%..."

Feeling Zhou Zheng's anger, Gu Jiang lowered himself even more, and then gave a trembling explanation!

We only have 30%? ! ! !

Zhou Zheng took a deep breath. He never expected that he was so angry just now that he was born prematurely!

"Your Highness, this is the best result."

"But those big landowners have made it clear that they will pay part of their own money to you."

Thinking of this, Gu Jiang spoke quickly.

Hahaha! ! !

When Zhou Zheng heard this, he laughed angrily.

This is ironic to the extreme!

"Prince, you may have just arrived in Xiang County and you don't know the specific situation here yet."

“It’s been rare in a hundred years to be able to do this.”

Gu Jiang explained tremblingly.

The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Xiangjun is far away from the imperial capital. The squires here are powerful and sometimes do not even take the imperial court in their eyes.

Three hundred years after the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, countless capable people were sent to Xiang County in an attempt to completely subdue it under the central dynasty. Unfortunately, little success was achieved.

Emperors of all dynasties tried their best to save Xiangjun, but things went counterproductive.

In the end, the court object county was completely desperate and turned a blind eye.

"Why not use force?!"

Zhou Zheng frowned coldly, no matter how big the landowner was, he would never be able to resist when facing the court!

"Prince, this Xiang County is hilly and mountainous, and is full of swamps and hernias, which is not conducive to the movement of the army."

"These big landowners all maintain armed forces in private, and they keep each other warm and mobilize their whole bodies. They are a force that cannot be ignored."

"Moreover, these big landowners are all human beings, and they maintain close ties with some important figures in the court..."

Gu Jiang responded bitterly.

If possible, the imperial court would not want to rectify Xiangjun, but it is a pity that there are some things that cannot be done by manpower.

In recent years, the imperial court was able to rule Xiang County because of the support of these large landowners.

Otherwise, this place would be far more chaotic than it is now.

Of course, in exchange, these large landowners basically paid no taxes.

Even tenants with connections to these large landowners followed suit.

As a result, tax collection has become a long-standing problem in Xiang County.

After hearing this, Zhou Zheng was silent for a long time.

He had known about Xiangjun for a long time, but now it seemed that things were far more troublesome than he thought.

“However, this is the first time that many large landowners have taken a stand.”

"As long as they take the lead in paying taxes, other people will not dare not pay."

"This is a great achievement."

Although he knew that Zhou Zheng was angry and unwilling at this moment, Gu Jiang still had the courage to persuade Zhou Zheng.

"In addition, the extra 30% may not seem like much, but it is also an astronomical figure!"

"Even if the taxes are finally returned to those landlords, the 30% extra from the people can make up for the shortfall."

"At that time, the Crown Prince will be the first man of great merit to be able to complete the task of collecting taxes in Xiang County in the three hundred years since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty."

Gu Jiang is sincere and sincere, and he is good at tempting people in a step-by-step manner.

He had thought about it countless times and calculated it privately. Even though there was still some difference in the final number, it was not big.

You can even discuss it with the landowners and ask them to pay for it!

As long as he can complete this autumn tax collection, Gu Jiang will be confident and leave Xiangjun with this achievement.

Of course, His Royal Highness can also be appreciated by the emperor and recognized by the ministers!

Big landowners can also take this opportunity to make a fortune and cooperate more with the court.

Calculating this way, it is basically a win-win situation!

He couldn't find a reason for Zhou Zheng to refuse!

"If you give the people an additional 30%, you won't be afraid of the government forcing the people to rebel!?"

Zhou Zheng suppressed the anger in his heart and lowered his head to ask.

"opposite?"

"As long as there are big landowners and the court is there, which unruly citizen dares to rebel?!"

"Even if they risk their lives, don't they think about their descendants!?"

"Rebellion is a serious crime that will destroy the nine tribes!"

"Whether it's more serious or less serious, those unscrupulous people are like mirrors in their hearts!"

With a cold smile, Gu Jiang did not take the people Zhou Zheng mentioned in his eyes at all.

It seems that those are just ants for people to control.

Ok, good, good!

Zhou Zheng stood up slowly, clapped his hands, and said three good words in a row!

Seeing this, Gu Jiang's face lit up with joy, thinking that Zhou Zheng agreed with his point of view.

"Then Your Highness, I will draft a document later and implement the policy?!"

When Gu Jiang smiled, his face was full of anger.

But his eyes were shining brightly, and his heart was even more excited.

Snapped!

However, just when Gu Jiang was thinking about what he could do next to enrich himself, a huge force, like a strong wind, came whistling and landed hard on his face.

The pain caused by the clear slap sound caused the right side of his face to swell instantly.

Under the influence of inertia, Gu Jiang staggered and was about to fall to the ground under the impact of this huge force.

But the leader's mouth was grabbed alive by Zhou Zheng.

Unfortunately, Zhou Zheng was not showing pity, but took advantage of the situation and slapped Gu Jiang's big face again.

clap clap clap! ! !

A few more crisp slaps.

Zhou Zheng didn't spare a single slap, and the huge force left clearly visible marks on both sides of his cheeks.

Under the fat and swollen face, it was even difficult to see Gu Jiang's facial features clearly.

Tsk tsk tsk!

Blood continued to flow from the corners of his mouth. In a daze, Gu Jiang felt that in addition to the pain, several of his teeth had been knocked out by Zhou Zheng!

Gu Jiang stared blankly at Zhou Zheng in front of him, his mind buzzing.

He couldn't understand why the prince, who was happy and praising him just now, suddenly became angry and punished him? !

"Gu Jiang, do you know your guilt?!"

Zhou Zheng looked at the pig's head that made him feel sick, kicked him hard in the stomach, and shouted in a deep voice!

At this time, Zhou Zheng could no longer contain the anger and murderous intent in his heart!

Some mere landowners actually dared not to take themselves seriously and tried to make deals with him! ?

Really brave!

As an official of the imperial court, Gu Jiang was not ashamed but proud. He really deserved it!