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

Yunxi's appearance is quite unfamiliar to many people in the county.

Except for a few people including Su Xun'er and Zhou Ping, no one knew his identity.

Zhou Ping secretly gave Zhou Zheng thumbs up, his eyes full of admiration.

It is rare in the world for a man to be able to reach such a level as Zhou Zheng!

After all, throughout the ages, who else, other than Zhou Zheng, could make a majestic princess from a country travel thousands of miles away? !

What was unexpected was that there was no unpleasant situation between Yun Xi, Su Xun'er and Gong Tan.

The women got along harmoniously, which made Zhou Zheng feel a little relieved.

It's just that when Zhou Zheng met Lan Xi recently, his expression felt a little strange, and he didn't even dare to make eye contact.

Ever since he found out that Lan Xi was Su Xun'er's biological mother, Zhou Zheng wanted to slap himself a few times.

After all, I have thought about countless possibilities, but I have never thought about this relationship.

No wonder Lan Xi has such a good relationship with Su Xun'er.

Just because of this relationship, Zhou Zheng's eyes when looking at Lan Xi became much purer.

Of course, no one except Zhou Zheng and Lan Xi knew about these subtle changes.

Zhou Zheng's mansion is a happy one, but the dark waves in Xiang County are becoming more and more obvious.

Not only were the "Three-Year Farm Law" and "Young Crops Law" unable to be implemented, but the people seemed to be indifferent to them, which made Gu Jiang and others feel anxious.

There are more and more rumors about the implementation of the New Deal, and everyone is saying that this time the prince will make a mistake.

"I'm sending you an order, Xiang County will collect taxes next spring in accordance with the new policy."

Zhou Zheng was not willing to spend time with everyone here, so he directly gave everyone in Xiangjun a deadline.

Regardless of the relationship between these landlords and the common people, Zhou Zheng no longer cared much about it.

It was announced on the spot that the spring tax collection for the coming year would be carried out by dividing the ding into the acre.

This news can be said to be quite explosive, causing those who originally thought that the New Deal would be ruined completely panicked, especially the big landowners.

At the same time, under Zhou Zheng's order, Gu Jiang and others began to liquidate the entire population of Xiang County and measure all the land in an orderly manner.

It stands to reason that this is a huge project, and even with the help of a group of people brought by Mu Yun, it cannot be completed smoothly in a short time.

At this time, the importance of Zhou Zheng as the chief Confucian became apparent.

Thousands of Confucian scholars were directly involved, and everything was counted in just ten days.

Gu Jiang and others were extremely efficient and directly calculated the amount of everyone's spring tax for the coming year.

As a result, the major landowners and rural gentry could no longer sit still.

They never expected that Zhou Zheng would be so ruthless in doing things!

"Your Majesty, all the liquidation work has been completed."

“According to the new policy, next year’s spring tax will be increased by 30%!”

"Moreover, the tax burden of people with no land and little land has been greatly reduced."

"I just don't know if those landlords and gentry will pay taxes obediently this time."

Gu Jiang and others were very excited. After so many years in Xiang County, it was the first time that they felt like their parents' official.

The collection of autumn taxes, because the five major families were uprooted, made other gentry and landlords afraid to act rashly and could only pay obediently.

That's a lot of money.

Although the landlords and gentry can still afford it, the implementation of the new spring tax policy means that they will no longer be as arrogant as before.

Or they can just be honest and pay taxes according to the new policy.

But will they really be so willing?

Gu Jiang didn’t believe it, and neither did anyone else!

"Brothers, please pay attention these days."

"I, I always feel that those guys are not so well-behaved."

Zhou Zheng had a serious look on his face. Xiangjun had been a chronic problem of the Zhou Dynasty for three hundred years and could never be solved so easily.

The most important thing is that there has been no news from the third prince recently, which is not like his style.

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"Your Highness, if this continues, we will really not be able to bear it anymore!"

"Since the prince won't give us a way to survive, why don't we rebel!"

A hidden ancestral hall was filled with people.

Everyone was excited and their words all meant rebellion!

"Yes, Third Prince, we will follow you!"

"As long as you give the order, the entire Xiang County is still under our control!"

"When the time comes, no matter what, we will become kings on our own!"

A sharp sound made the surrounding noise disappear instantly, and everyone's eyes stayed on Zhou Qiao at the top.

Here are the landlords and squires in seventy-two cities in eighteen counties.

Zhou Zheng had even seen many faces, and Gu Jiang was even more familiar.

But at this time, they were able to hide from Zhou Zheng's sight and appear here specifically. It was enough to show that their true methods were far beyond what the officials of Xiang County could imagine.

"Your Highness, it's been so many years!"

"Brothers have endured the humiliation. After waiting for so many years, it's time to take action!"

"Now the second prince controls a lot of military power, the eldest prince responds to every call in the court, and His Royal Highness is even more famous!"

"If we don't move, our hope in the future will be even slimmer!"

Someone else spoke to persuade, and with these words, Zhou Qiao, who had not spoken, finally opened his eyes suddenly, and a hint of madness and cruelty spread in his pupils.

Once upon a time, the nine sons were competing for the throne, and all the princes showed their special powers.

With the help of Concubine Shu, Zhou Qiao can be said to have won the emperor's favor.

But because Zhou Zheng stopped pretending to be crazy and acted like a fool, all the peace was broken, and the most passive among them was the third prince.

Without Concubine Shu, the hope of the third prince to win the throne became increasingly slim.

But if Zhou Qiao is willing to be a mediocre prince and stay away from the government, he can't do it!

No matter what, he had to find a way to fight again.

Xiangjun is the third prince’s last resort and trump card!

"We will follow His Highness to the death!"

"We will follow His Highness to the death!"

"We will follow His Highness to the death!"

Everyone present looked determined and their words were full of fanaticism.

They have been waiting for this day for many years.

These landowners and squires, who were usually far inferior to the five major families in Xiang County, had been secretly arranged by the Third Prince's Mansion and Concubine Shu.

They spent more than ten years working hard in Xiang County and secretly accumulating strength, and now they have become an extremely powerful existence.

Alone, natural power is limited.

But now their power has penetrated into eighteen counties and seventy-two cities!

From the fact that Zhou Zheng's New Deal could not be implemented before, it can be seen that although the influence of these gentry and landlords is not as good as that of the five major families, they may not be comparable to the original five major families.

Once they join forces, they will be like a tiger descending the mountain. Who can stop them? !

"You are so kind to me!"

"Then, I, Zhou Qiao, will lead everyone to do something big!"

"Kill Zhou Zheng and take control of the entire Xiang County. Why shouldn't we declare ourselves kings?!"

Zhou Qiao took a deep breath, and when he bared his teeth and grinned, a cruel voice burst out.

And these words made everyone boil deep in their hearts!

Finally, have you waited for this day?

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