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

"Xiangong Pei, Tian Jieshuai and Cui Gong have arrived." Jinwu Guards reported outside.

Pei Jiaoran raised his eyes when he heard this, "Invite them."

Not long. Tian and Cui strode over.

It happened that Pei Jiaoran had just put down the ginger soup sent by his maid. Hearing the footsteps, a smile instantly appeared on her face and she stood up to greet them.

The three of them exchanged greetings, gathered their clothes and sat down.

"Shuai Tianjie, I have asked the military officer Wai Lang to collect the death compensation according to the casualty list." Pei Jiaoran spoke softly, holding his lips.

"Most of those who followed Su Yuan were instigated by him. I have already imprisoned all the middle-level and high-level masterminds." Tian Zizhan paused and continued: "I have the ability to recruit states and counties with my long history. Cui Gong is also willing to help."

After listening to Tian Zizhan's words, Pei Jiaoran smiled. Sure enough, it's interesting to talk to such a decent person. Once you get the facts, you have mastered the truth. With these facts, we can better negotiate with local governments.

"That's good. It's been a hard day, so let's have a good rest. I'll take my leave first."

Jieshuai Mansion is Tian Zizhan's territory after all, and she is unwilling to stay here any longer. Only the previous group of Jinwu Guards were left, and he returned to the inn with a group of staff to plan the next task.

Sitting in front of the case with half-dried hair, Pei Jiaoran opened the paper on the case. These are the taxes she brought from Chang'an and the taxes reported by the three towns of Heshuo in the past. The three towns have been separated for a long time, and these can only be used as a rough reference to give her an idea.

Just halfway through, Wu Lingjia came.

Putting down the letter, Pei Jiaoran smiled, "How is it?"

"There are no twists and turns. According to your instructions, no one from Tian Zizhan was allowed to interfere. Now they are very grateful to the court." Wu Lingjiawu poured a cup of tea and said slowly: "When I came back, I heard that Tian Zizhan had sent Is it true that someone is here to help?"

"Tian Zizhan is very good. Su Yuan and the others are all old men with great achievements. As long as they are here, he will not be able to speak in Weibo. I help him get rid of them, and he helps me implement the administrative decree. Now Heshuo With things like this, it’s a good time for us to ask about taxes.”

As for those powerful people, if the Cui family is willing to come with Tian Zizhan, that is enough. The Cui family is willing to suppress those people and maintain the delicate situation between the two parties, which is enough.

It turned out that Wu Lingjia didn't understand why Pei Jiaoran always liked to do some things by himself. But after going out with her for a long time, I understood the reasons.

Listening to what she said, Wu Lingjia said: "In that case, I'm afraid you and I will have to stay in Heshuo for a while. We win, even though the new law is better than the old one. But we still have to explain the details clearly. , Let’s talk about it. Otherwise it’s still easy to cause trouble. Qingjia, I want to give it a try.”

Looking at Wu Lingjia with a smile, Pei Jiaoran frowned and said, "It would be best if you could get started on your own. But one thing is that your identity is not enough for the initial part of the negotiation. They may not buy your account."

"If a policy is to be implemented smoothly, there will be indispensable push and pull between the central government and local governments. Both parties have their own interests to safeguard, and many of them need reliable identities to negotiate bit by bit."

"Isn't there still the Cui family? It should be okay with the Cui family and Tian Zizhan here, right?" Wu Lingjia looked puzzled.

"They have their own position, and they can't be on your side in everything." Pei Jiaoran held Wu Lingjia's hand, "I must come in person at the beginning and control the large area. Only in this way can I control the rest of the matter. Leave it in your hands. And you know, people like Heshuo are different from the people we have come into contact with before. If the situation is not good, they will counterattack. "

Her plan only temporarily controlled Heshuo's situation. There are also those people hiding in the shadows who are ready to move. She is still unable to give them a fatal blow for the time being.

Because these people may be the lowest-ranking assistants in each government office, but they know more things than the superior officers, so she still needs to use them. There are also those squires, country sages and the like. They are an integral part of the entire local governance structure and cannot be eliminated. Unless she can find new candidates, she will have to keep them.

These people may seem inconspicuous. But without them, the entire Daozhou County would be paralyzed, and the court would still be unable to collect taxes.

"Okay, you can also take a look at the past taxes of Heshuo that are stored in the imperial court. They can only be used as a reference. In fact, they have to be sent by Tian Zizhan. But..." Pei Jiaoran took a sip of tea and continued: "Tian Zizhan You can't believe everything you send. Although he won't do anything, what about the people under him? In short, you and I still have to be more careful."

Local areas can often have a great impact on states, counties and even roads. Especially under the two-thirds tax system of this dynasty, every number written on the account books hides a conflict of interests. It is also easy for concealment, misreporting, and omissions to occur.

"I do miss Xiyin and Mingluan. With them here, they can help me share the burden of checking the accounts." Wu Lingjia complained with a smile.

Giving her a sideways glance, Pei Jiaoran smiled, "They are all busy with next year's regular subjects and system subjects. Besides, I picked them both from the same state. How about I go visit various places for you?"

Wu Lingjia raised her lips, "That's good. If you pick a few more, I might be able to save a lot of trouble."

After saying this, the two of them looked at each other and smiled.

Thinking that Wu Lingjia had been busy all day today, Pei Jiaoran sent Tai back to rest. He continued to look through the account books before the case.

It seemed that she had to go to the counties below herself. Listen to the voices of those county magistrates at the grassroots level, learn from them what you need, and incorporate it into the government decrees.

With his thoughts at this point, Pei Jiaoran sighed.

Based on this calculation, her return to Chang'an would have to be postponed. Maybe I really can't catch up with the imperial examination. But there are still many people in Chang'an waiting for her, and political dividends also need to be cashed in.

Rubbing his forehead, Pei Jiaoran put down his pen. After Wu Zi walked to the clean room, he washed himself and lay down on the bed.

He put his hands behind his head and stared at the tent above his head.

The house is smoked with Xunling Shili incense. This fragrance is her favorite, and the man from Chang'an started to smell the same fragrance as her.

Somehow she suddenly thought of Li Xiujing and that weird dream. Perhaps it was because of that dream that she accepted him, the intimacy he longed for, and his deep affection.

He took the jade pendant from under the pillow and played with it in his hand. The jade pendant was engraved with the word Xuanyin.

After being out for so long, she still missed him a little bit.

Especially the way he eats food is quite interesting.

With more and more amusement in his eyes, Pei Jiaoran rubbed the word Xuanyin engraved on the jade pendant.

For now, we can only let him wait in Chang'an. As soon as the situation in Heshuo was stabilized, she would go back immediately and listen to him talk about her thoughts.