Chapter 1795 Taxes
Shao Yunduan did not dare to deal with the bandits and robbers easily unless all the corrupt officials in the provincial government were eliminated. If he was attacked from both inside and outside, he would be overwhelmed and a big chaos would occur.
Qiao Xuan wholeheartedly agreed with this move.
To fight against foreign enemies, one must first stabilize the country. It was a good opportunity to deal with Guanzhou Cheng and his accomplices first. By that time, she would have finished her confinement and her body would have almost recovered. Then she would be able to help deal with the bandits and gangsters.
After giving birth, Qiao Xuan clearly felt that her supernatural powers were recovering little by little. It wouldn't be long before she could return to her previous level, maybe even become a little stronger.
"Whatever your husband has planned, just do it. I can take good care of An An! My mother and I won't go out easily, so your husband doesn't have to worry about us!"
Shao Yunduan smiled gently, held her hand, and sighed, "I'm going to tell her something now. An'an's full moon banquet might be affected. I always feel a little guilty towards you and your son!"
Of course, he was looking forward to having his eldest son's full-month banquet held in a lively and festive manner, but once he started to take any action, it was hard to say whether someone would take advantage of the child's full-month banquet to cause trouble.
Qiao Xuan was stunned and said softly, "An An won't blame her husband, and neither will I! We can still distinguish the priorities between mother and son! Besides, it's not right for Guanzhou Cheng's family to live in the West Courtyard. I wish they would leave sooner!"
Living in the backyard of the provincial government office, they see each other every day, and the servants on both sides interact with each other every day. Now that they have a child, Qiao Xuan is really worried.
Children are too young and too fragile to withstand the slightest accident or injury.
But it's hard to guard against.
The safest thing to do, of course, is to drive them away, then you won’t have to worry about anything.
But Guanzhou Cheng's family is qualified to live in the backyard of the provincial government office. It is impossible for Qiao Xuan to drive them away without any reason.
Unless Guanzhou Cheng is no longer a Cheng.
Besides, what needs to be done must be done. The child has been born safely and she is gradually recovering. There is no need to wait any longer.
Apart from anything else, it wouldn't be good to let Meng Wanfu and Ding Xiang's people stay like this forever, right?
As time goes by, their existence may become known to the public, and then they will no longer be able to serve as a surprise attack.
Shao Yunduan knew that Qiao Xuan would definitely agree with what he said, but he still felt guilty. He smiled and stroked her face, comforting her gently. He could only tell himself over and over again in his heart that he should treat her well and be better to her...
The next day, Shao Yunduan summoned Guanzhou Cheng, Jia Heming and other state officials to discuss the issue of taxation after the autumn harvest.
According to the amount of land and the quality of each family's land, each family had to pay public grain into the warehouse as tax. Even if there were families with the title of Juren or above, they only had a certain tax-free share. Anything beyond the share still had to pay taxes.
This is the law of the Qin Dynasty and no one is allowed to violate it.
But for powerful families, there are always more or less violations in such matters. As long as they are not too excessive, the court generally does not care.
But when you want to make a fuss, as long as the evidence is solid, the other party will not be able to escape.
All of Anzezhou’s previous accounts were bad debts and could not be traced back. Once they were traced back, the entire Anzezhou would be in chaos and no one would be able to control it.
Therefore, Shao Yunduan never thought of digging up the past. He had already announced this matter to the public, which to a large extent calmed everyone's hearts.
(End of this chapter)
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