After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

"No. Uncle Boyu will go back and tell brother that I am fine. Let him not worry about me." Pei Jiaoran looked at Boyu solemnly, "In addition, Uncle Boyu will have to worry more about returning to Yiwu. . At least we guarantee that the Shence Army will not be stretched thin before they return from this expedition."

Boyu nodded and said goodbye to Pei Jiaoran.

After sending Boyu off in person, Pei Jiaoran turned to look at Bi Fei beside him. Her crimson lips pursed slightly, and after thinking for a while, she called her maid over and asked her to accompany Bi Fei to take a bath, change clothes, and have a good rest.

By the time Bi Fei came back from bathing, Pei Jiaoran had already read a volume of the book. Hearing the movement at the door, he raised his head and smiled softly.

"Let's eat first." After saying that, Pei Jiaoran put down the book and stood up and walked towards Bi Fei, pulling her to the food table.

Glancing at the dishes on the table, Bi Fei frowned, "Girl, why haven't we seen each other for a year? Have you lost so much?"

"I'm busy with official duties, so there will inevitably be times when I have no time to take care of myself." Pei Jiaoran said with a gentle smile on his face, "We agreed that we would eat first and talk about the rest later."

Amid Bi Fei's nagging concern, the two finally finished their meal.

Not sure if it was because of Bi Fei's arrival, Pei Jiaoran felt that he had eaten more food than usual. He simply took Bi Fei for a walk outside to eat up.

"Girl, the man said he hopes I can be your right-hand man." Bi Fei said softly.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran stopped and turned around with a gentle expression, "I didn't bring you back because I wanted you to be my right-hand man. Bi Fei, I hope you can live a more exciting life and live for yourself."

"But I always read in books that if you save someone's life, you should repay it with a spring. I don't know what a spring is. I just want to help you. If it weren't for you, I would have been a skeleton." Bi Fei lifted her clothes as she spoke. He knelt down in front of her and said in a solemn tone, "My lady, please let Bi Fei help you."

Pei Jiaoran frowned as he lowered his head and stared calmly at Bi Fei in front of him. She knew that these words were probably spoken by Bi Fei after her brother had prompted her behind her back. But she still wanted to ask Bi Fei for her opinion.

"I didn't say I wouldn't let you stay. But have you really thought about it clearly, Bi Fei? Once you've made your choice, you can't regret it." Pei Jiaoran reached out and helped Bi Fei up.

Wen Wen Bi Fei nodded, "I also want to see the prosperity of Chang'an."

"That being the case, there are some things you must understand. Political power struggle is not a child's play. The reality is not like in the storybook, where the protagonist can control the generals and ministers at will, and can install cronies in the palace, and can attend court meetings Get vocal support from allies. In reality, to achieve all this, you need to give enough power and political dividends, otherwise no one will help you." Pei Jiaoran's voice suddenly became colder, "Be Fei, what do people outside think? , I don’t care. But you must remember that it is better to believe in books than to have no books at all. We must learn to think about danger, retreat, and change."

Bi Fei was silent. She had seen Pei Jiaoran's behavior in Guazhou, but she did not expect that she would be so harsh.

Looking at Bi Fei, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips. She actually doesn't care about food and clothing. Instead, she hopes that the women around her know that the world is difficult, know how to divide interests, and know how to retreat in order to advance. Understand that when necessary, you can hide your strength and bide your time to accumulate strength. When you are out of trouble, you must fight the enemy with all your strength.

She couldn't protect them behind her wings all the time, and it was even more useless to rely on other people's blind protection. She hoped that these ladies would know how to cherish themselves, and not to despise themselves or give up on their path because of anyone's words. She cherishes her life, so she hopes they cherish their lives as much as she does. Only in this way can we climb to the top of the mountain and see the prosperity of the world.

The next day, after listening to the lady's report, Pei Jiaoran asked her to take Bi Fei around the city.

And she herself sent her servants to invite the governor of the state capital and the two censors Li Xing to come to the state capital to discuss matters. Finalize the general plan for the new decree. After the state capital has drawn up the plan, it is convenient to negotiate with the gentry below.

Since it is a matter of discussion, it cannot be just a matter of discussion. After everyone had had enough wine and food, they followed Pei Jiaoran to the main hall of the state capital.

The servant skillfully served tea to everyone in the room and then left.

"I invite you all here today because of the new order. Pei recently wrote to His Majesty, intending to implement the new policy in Tongzhou. Tongzhou is the minister and is close to Chang'an, so it would be best to come here to implement the new order." Everyone looked at them in confusion. Looking at it, Pei Jiaoran held his lips and continued: "Your Majesty has agreed to my petition. This is a new order that has been drafted by a certain person. Please pass it around to each other. If you have any opinions, you can raise them, and if there are any inappropriate points, you can also discuss them."

After saying that, Pei Jiaoran took the piece of paper on the side and handed it over to the author. There were five copies of the paper. The redundant parts of the memorial were erased, and only the remaining specific decrees were copied.

The staff were circulating the paper, and surprise appeared in their eyes. They turned to glance at Pei Jiaoran, who was looking calm and composed. I couldn't help but smack my tongue, this governor took office as a governor and gave him money. It's really audacious.

Raising his eyes to scan the crowd, Pei Jiaoran lowered his head and looked at the paper in his hand. She knew that the new order she wanted to implement this time would be life-threatening for most people. But for her, it was the ladder that allowed her to completely enter the center of power.

After Wu drank the tea on the table, Pei Jiaoran tilted his head. A ray of golden light fell on her face, and she slightly curled her lips.

After drinking a cup of tea, the subordinates below had already finished reading the contents of the decree. At this moment, they are talking in twos and threes.

Pei Jiaoran coughed a few times, and everyone stopped talking instantly. They all looked up.

"Do you have any objections?" Pei Jiaoran said warmly.

Looking around, the prefectural envoy joined the army and said, "Wouldn't it be bad to let the people report the status of the land they own? What if some unscrupulous people commit fraud?"

Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "The two-tax law is meant to equalize the wealth and the poor. In the past, there was a problem with household registration in the same state, and taxes were not collected according to the actual population. As a result, the people were overwhelmed and eventually became households that fled. Now that the equal taxation of land is being re-evaluated, how can there be any concealment? Reported?"

"Prince Governor Pei, I also have something unclear." Si Hu joined the army and asked.

"But it doesn't matter."

Sihu joined the army and asked, "If the public land is given to the people as private land, how should the additional tax be calculated?"

"The owed farmland, money, grass, etc. only need to be levied an additional part during the calculation of the two tax laws." Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows and smiled, "According to the summer tax, one unit per mu will be added, and the autumn tax will add one unit per mu. If the tax is increased by six cents, it will be calculated as one penny of grass. Then the liquor tax will be used to add part of it as foot money, and the state government will hire people to transport the grain itself, and there is no need to hand it over to the people."

"What you mentioned, Governor, is to relieve three counties from paying taxes to two counties that have been damaged due to population decline, exempt taxes that should not be paid, and re-evaluate tax collection standards to wipe out everything that should be wiped out. These It’s all a good thing. It’s just that the redistribution of military rations to Shence Military Town means that the tax money originally added to Heyang County must be allocated to other counties. Isn’t it inappropriate?”

The speaker was Tongzhou Biejia.