My beloved wife is reborn, let's get divorced, Mr. Prime Minister

Today, when the two met, there was admiration in each other's eyes. After greeting each other, they moved to the central hall of the Governor-General of Jiangnan for a discussion.

Pei Huaizhi was wearing a blue shirt and sitting on an armchair as tall and straight as a green pine.

Liu Cheng was amazed by the elegance and grace of Pei Huaizhi's gestures. Pei Huaizhi saw that Liu Cheng had a refined look on his face, but there was a hint of intimidation in his eyes. He was a straightforward person who could not tolerate any sand in his eyes. Such a person would hate to play tricks in front of him. So Pei Huaizhi, who had just sat down, threw away his official style and said seriously, "I am sorry to come here. In fact, I have something important to discuss with the Governor."

Pei Huai used tea instead of wine and said respectfully, "Your Excellency the Governor is in charge of Nanjing and is a pillar of the court. This time, Huai went to Nanjing to implement a national policy that benefits the country and the people. Next, please give me some advice."

Liu Cheng also raised his glass and said, "I dare not give you any advice. I don't know what Huai Zhi meant."

Pei Huaizhi's guess was right. Prime Minister Liu didn't want to get involved in this mess!

Hearing this, Pei Huaizhi raised his eyebrows imperceptibly. The governor was playing a trick on him. Since he didn't like beating around the bush, he would just get straight to the point and state the necessity. "In recent years, the Tatars in the northwest have repeatedly invaded our borders, and the Nanzhao in the south is also eyeing our Great Wei covetously. In the final analysis, it is our Great Wei that has accumulated problems for a long time, and the treasury is empty, and the front-line supplies require real gold and silver.

But now, these wealthy families in Jiangnan are only concerned with their immediate interests and are wantonly annexing land for themselves. The tax collection by the imperial court has been greatly reduced, causing the treasury to be empty. Over time, the country will no longer be a country."

"This is the fundamental reason why we can only endure and not take action when facing the Tatars and Nanzhao who have repeatedly challenged our national prestige. Once the war breaks out, we can afford to fight, but we can't afford to waste time. But it is obvious that the wolf ambitions of the Tatars and Nanzhao are obvious. If we don't learn from our mistakes and heal our wounds, sooner or later the iron hoofs of foreign races will break through the gates of our Great Wei, slaughter our people, humiliate our wives and daughters, and trample on our territory.

What will happen to Jinling then? Will it be spared?"

Liu Cheng frowned, then suddenly relaxed his eyebrows, and sighed sincerely: "What Huai said is very true. A country will no longer be a country. How can eggs remain intact when the nest is overturned? So what is the new tax policy you are talking about?"

Pei Huaizhi saw that people had already loosened up, and continued, "The current problem lies with the major wealthy families in Jiangnan. Because the land tax is uneven, taxpayers often hide their fields and evade taxes. Therefore, the equal tax on square fields can cure the long-standing problems of our Great Wei. It is divided into two parts: square fields and equal tax. Square fields are measured regularly every year to measure the cultivated land in each county and determine the actual number of households occupying land. The equal tax is based on the results of the square field measurement to set the tax amount."

Hearing this, Liu Cheng's eyes moved greatly. The young man in front of him was born with a clear mind, but he was very scheming at a young age. He should not be underestimated in the future. He said seriously: "This method is very good, but how can Huaizhi be sure that I will definitely help you after listening to it?"

Pei Huaizhi's tax law is indeed completely beneficial, and has brought countless benefits to the people and the court, but it is not a good thing for the aristocratic families. Although Liu Cheng is diligent in his work and loves the people, he is also a vested interest in the annexation of land, so this point alone is not enough to make Liu Cheng stand on his side.

"The emperor has set his sights on Jiangnan and will not give up. Why don't you use this as a token of your loyalty, Governor-General?"

Pei Huaizhi slowly placed the teacup on the table and continued, "After all, the Governor has lost his military power. The cheapest option now is to spend money to avoid disaster. A blessing in disguise. And maybe the Governor will regain the military and political power because of this."

"What do you think of this Governor?"

Pei Huaizhi then looked at the Governor Liu Cheng, only to see Liu Cheng unconsciously stroking the glass teacup in front of him with his fingers, as if he was thinking. Pei Huaizhi did not disturb him and leisurely tasted the Nine-Bend Red Plum in front of him, which tasted good.

Good tea always takes a little longer to brew, doesn't it? For people with money, his patience is always good.

Thinking of this, a figure suddenly popped up in his mind!

It’s Song Qingcheng!

Pei Huaizhi forced himself to suppress his emotions and waved away the afterimage!

After thinking for a while, Pei Huaizhi finally heard the Liangjiang Governor Liu Cheng reply, "It is our duty to serve the country!"

Pei Huaizhi was only 90% confident of this outcome at first, but now he was calm. He stood up and bowed solemnly to Liu Cheng, "Huaizhi thanks the Governor on behalf of the people and the country."

On the one hand, this gift saved Liu Cheng's face, and on the other hand, it was his sincere gratitude.

The aristocratic families in Jiangnan are roughly divided into three factions. One is headed by Liu Cheng, the governor of Jiangnan, one is Cao Yi, the military governor, and the rest are neutral.

Convincing Liu Cheng meant that he could easily win over one-third of the wealthy families and implement a new tax policy.

After leaving the Governor-General's Office of Liangjiang, the three major changes of the new official's appointment, which had been postponed for a month, began to spread among the aristocratic families in Jinling.

Suddenly, there was a panic!

In the past few days, Pei Huaizhi has become even busier and has hardly seen Song Qingcheng.

*

In Yiyuan, Song Qingcheng continued to take care of Hua Xiangrong's affairs.

In the middle of the month, Zhang Lin delivered the escort for his employer and rode to Jinling at full speed. Without making any extra stops, he immediately took Jin Yunsha back to the capital.

The shop in Jinling prepared even faster. Apart from making sample clothes, there was basically nothing important to do. Song Qingcheng also had some free time, so she took Xia He out of the house to relax and visit Hua Xiangrong at the same time.

Not long after she left the mansion, she was stopped by an arrogant voice. When she looked in the direction of the voice, she saw it was the Lord of Deyang Village, who was sitting high on a horse in a red robe, looking down at her.

She looked very arrogant. The Deyang village lady had an outstanding appearance, but most Jiangnan women were petite. There was no hint of ferocity in her shout, but rather a bit of cute fierceness.

Song Qingcheng smiled silently.

Xia He rushed to Song Qingcheng like a hen protecting her chicks.

The Lord of Deyang jumped off his horse, walked a few steps to Song Qingcheng, and pointed the whip in his hand at the cheeks of Song Qingcheng and his servant, "You are Brother Pei's wife!"

Song Qingcheng reached out and took the whip pointed at her. There was no emotion in her voice. As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." After spending so much time with Pei Huaizhi, she actually developed an aura of being unmoved by anything. Song Qingcheng no longer cared about the look of the man in front of her. "Lord Deyang, you are asking a question even though you already know the answer!"

Deyang Township Lord: "You!"

"I have already investigated it clearly. You are just a shrew. You are not worthy of Brother Pei"!

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