Land with more than three mu per capita is subject to taxation.

No tax is levied on land less than three mu. Taxes are levied normally on land between three and ten mu. Taxes are increased by 10% on land between ten and twenty mu. Taxes are increased by 10% for every additional ten mu thereafter.

Ordinary people are not involved in tax collection at all; they are all eating from the same pot now.

Only these aristocratic families would possess so much land.

But which family wouldn't have more than three mu per person?

The registration cannot be changed temporarily, which means each household will have to pay more taxes.

Basically, the grain produced was not enough to pay taxes.

The same applies to shops; the more shops a business has, the more taxes it pays. Only one business is allowed to own three shops, and chain stores are not permitted.

Once you have more than three stores, you'll be charged an additional 10% tax for each additional store.

The powerful families became even more anxious upon seeing this situation.

Under such taxes, who would still buy?

Ordinary people simply couldn't afford to buy, and even the established families who didn't want to leave dared not acquire any more shops and land.

In the end, they could only turn to the Cao family, hoping that Cao Changgeng could acquire it, since only the Cao family was truly wealthy and powerful at the moment.

The price offered by Cao Changgeng was significantly lower than one-third of the original price.

These prominent families had no choice but to reluctantly part with their shops and land, selling them to Cao Changgeng.

Then another problem arose when it came time to transfer the ownership.

Registration is not yet complete. Transactions can only begin after registration is finished and a policy is issued.

These people finally got through the registration process, but they still haven't received any policy allowing them to trade.

After making numerous inquiries and procrastinating, autumn arrived in the blink of an eye.

After the autumn harvest, it's time to collect grain taxes.

These aristocratic families basically paid taxes on their grain. Some families with more land didn't have enough and had to supplement their income with money.

All year round, I didn't make any money; on the contrary, I lost money.

After the grain tax was collected, taxes were collected from shops. Those with few shops were fine, but those with many shops were in trouble.

The vast majority of revenue went to taxes.

These aristocratic families were filled with lamentations, utterly helpless.

Only then did they realize that they had been dealt with.

Most of the shops and land belonging to the prominent families that followed the Cao family had already been handed over to the government.

The government provided a small amount of subsidies, but also many benefits.

For example, you can take on some projects in the city and make a lot of money, but you need to set aside a portion of it for public welfare.

Furthermore, those scions of aristocratic families who possess talent can still be appointed to official positions.

The families who wanted to leave now tasted the bitterness in their mouths. They didn't want them to leave, or perhaps they weren't going to let them go until they were completely drained.

In the end, they had to give up their idea of ​​leaving and, like the previous aristocratic families, gave most of their land and shops to the government.

Because they joined late, they couldn't get good projects and could only barely maintain a relatively affluent lifestyle.

However, maintaining the family's extravagance was no longer an option.

But they accept their fate. If they don't, they'll just drag it out until they run out of money, then they'll probably release you.

It's better to settle down like this and live a better life.

Shenxi also issued an order that no more private guards or private soldiers were allowed, and anyone found doing so would be treated as a rebel.

However, bodyguards can be hired depending on the situation, but it is only an employment relationship and the number of bodyguards is strictly limited.

At this point, all the privileges of the aristocratic families were revoked.

There was no real fighting or killing during this process; it was resolved peacefully.

Shenxi also publishes a provincial newspaper, specifically for publicity purposes.

They also write about negative social trends and call on the public to know and understand the law.

The emergence of newspapers immediately captured the attention of the people.

How could he have written so many newspaper articles so quickly?

It turns out that Shenxi had already ordered people to develop printing technology, which was much faster.

He also ordered people to improve papermaking technology, and now papermaking is much better than before, both in terms of quality and quantity.

The stability of ordinary people is the greatest stability.

More than a year passed in the blink of an eye, and all parts of Jianming Province were completely under the control of Chenxi.

That year, it started to rain.

Extreme drought is inevitably followed by floods.

Fortunately, Shen Xi was prepared; she had the theoretical knowledge and had made preparations long ago.

Despite the massive construction of dams in Shenxi, a region known for its infrastructure development, no large-scale flooding has occurred within the area under Shenxi's management.

Ge Congshan of Xianghe Prefecture learned from Chenxi's methods, and his territory was relatively peaceful.

But it's not so good in other regions.

Ordinary people are becoming more displaced.

More and more people are flocking to Jianming Province and Xianghe Prefecture.

Although Shenxi is just one place, its population is five times that of other places.

It's really not easy to support so many people.

Some people also relayed the news of Shenxi's rebellion to the imperial court.

However, the imperial court was still in turmoil, and after more than a year, it still hadn't been able to find a suitable successor.

Those supporters have already led their troops and fought countless battles in the capital.

The Prince of Ruyang remained inactive, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Chenxi's spies have already infiltrated Ruyang Prince's territory and learned that the Emperor is with Ruyang Prince.

The one in the palace who was seriously ill was actually an imposter.

The Emperor intended to weaken the princes' strength, and only after they were all severely injured would he consider taking action to deal with them.

When Shen Xi first heard this information, she was truly stunned.

Indeed, the imperial family is the most ruthless.

When the princes learned of Shenxi's rebellion, they didn't think of sending people to quell it, but instead sent people to persuade Shenxi to take their side.

Shenxi laughed heartily. These princes had no intention of governing the country properly; they were all useless people who only thought of themselves.

Those in power who do not serve the people are considered useless by Shenxi.

The Emperor of Xiangnan Lu can no longer hold onto his territory. He has been fighting with Prince Xu Rui of Qingjiang for a year, with each side having its share of victories and defeats.

The three factions of Nanning Prefecture, Miaojiang Circuit, and Haozhou Prefecture were still fiercely fighting over Kangjian Prefecture. Although Kangjian Prefecture had lost some territory, it was still holding on.

Ma Zhigang finally defeated his opponents in the northern frontier and took control of the entire north.

However, due to the fighting, Ma Zhigang's forces were clearly insufficient. Two months ago, he was attacked by King Wen, who occupied part of the territory of Busu Mansion.

Currently, Ma Zhigang and King Wen are arguing at the Busi Palace.

When the new year passed and spring arrived again, Zang Huatian hurriedly returned.

She didn't even have time to wash up before going straight to see Chenxi.

"Commander, Huatian has finally fulfilled his mission, bringing back a large quantity of corn seeds and sweet potatoes, and also found information about cotton."

This immediately cheered Chenxi up.

With these, we will never have to worry about food again.

With a population five times greater than usual, Chenxi is always struggling with a lack of funds.

Ordinary people can only eat coarse grains nowadays, and they are only half full.