There are many customs offices everywhere. Some merchants transport goods from thousands of miles away, but before they are halfway there, the customs clearance fee alone has exceeded the value of the goods and their profits...
This situation has a long history and is very common. It is not a chronic disease of a certain time or place.
Changing the tax bureau, like re-inventorying the land, abolishing the head tax, and levying taxes only based on the number of acres of land, would affect the interests of a very powerful class.
Since ancient times, people who have done this have always ended up badly.
Depressed during life, stigmatized after death.
But Xia Daohua doesn't mind that.
Her sense of belonging to this world was never so real and pure. Especially with the golden thigh of Space Supermarket in her hand, she often felt that if she failed, it would be nice to hide away and live in seclusion.
In terms of behavior, it is very reckless. In other words, very brave and very stubborn.
Xia Daohua's Ten Policies to Benefit the People, also known as the Ten Policies to Enrich the People, not only mentioned sending the Jinyi Yunqi to inspect customs, crack down on local tyrants, and protect trade routes, but also proposed overly bold plans such as re-measuring land, abolishing the head tax, collecting taxes based on the actual amount of land owned, opening up the sea for ocean trade, and levying tariffs.
There was a huge uproar in the court of the Great Chu Dynasty, which was not surprising at all.
Among these measures, some were smoothly adopted by the young emperor and Gu Mingzhen, but some could not withstand the pressure from court officials and were criticized before they even started.
Ever since the two suicidal emperors passed away and Prince Xin returned to the capital, the situation in the court has become increasingly complicated.
Xia Daohua didn't want to see the Gu family killing each other, nor did she want to help one faction suppress the other. What's more, there was the matter of Li Gan here - Li Gan had always supported Prince Xin.
But the little emperor and Gu Mingzhen have always been nice to Xia Daohua.
Xia Daohua simply stayed out of the matter, not helping either side, and even reduced the number of times she attended court. However, although she was not in the court, her influence was still there.
Three years later, the roads around the capital had been built to a certain scale, and some county towns in the suburbs were the first to benefit.
In order to achieve this goal, Xia Daohua brought out cement, and sold local cement together with the basic modern cement provided in Space Supermarket. This attracted many malicious "cooperators", and also allowed Xia Daohua to seize the opportunity to "raid" several times.
As for “house search”, the ones whose houses are searched feel heartache, liver pain and flesh pain, while Xia Daohua counts money until her hands cramp and ache.
Good things are naturally easy to spread. Even in Bashu and Luojing where Prince Xin once stayed, cement distribution stores have been opened.
During this period, Xia Daohua was constantly slandered and spread rumors.
There are arrangements in every direction.
There are rumors that she is a monster that escaped from hell. She sucks human blood, eats human flesh, digs out hearts and livers, and does all kinds of evil.
There was also a wave of rumors saying that she actually had improper relationships with many people in the court, and was actually a Yangzhou skinny horse and Qinhuai courtesan, and that she had achieved her current status by manipulating several famous officials...
What's more, it is rumored that she is a spy of the Northern Barbarian Kingdom, and the reason why she can gain a foothold in the court is because someone is secretly colluding with the Northern Barbarian court, especially Xiao Lubuhua, who was redeemed by the Northern Barbarians for a large sum of money a year ago and is her backer in the Northern Barbarian Kingdom.
All kinds of rumors have portrayed the image of summer rice flowers in all sorts of strange and bizarre ways.
However, all the criticisms focus on one point - Xia Daohua has reached the marriageable age, but has never married or even engaged, which is clear evidence that there is something wrong with her.
There were even people who "enthusiastically" ran up to Xia Daohua and told her that as long as she got married, these rumors would be self-defeating.
Xia Daohua just smiled but didn't respond.
Although many people are still in the dark, many people in the top circles of power already know that Xia Daohua possesses inexhaustible wealth.
What's more, even if you don't know what happened later, just based on her grain business and cement business, marrying her home would be a very cost-effective deal.
And the price they need to pay is probably just a worthless bastard.
Xia Daohua knew exactly what these people were planning, but she was too lazy to expose them.
If she was really pissed off, she would just rob the person's house of all its wealth. Anyway, using the space to collect supplies is not a big deal, and it can also eliminate all traces.
In the past three years, the space has been upgraded twice, and its range has been expanded to an area of 1,000 square meters around Xia Daohua.
In other words, even if Xia Daohua was two miles away, she could collect things two miles away into space without leaving any trace as long as she thought about it.
However, this method is not without side effects.
There is no evidence, but suspicion is inevitable.
Whoever goes against Xia Daohua will be in trouble. He won't lose his life, but only his property...
This has almost become a law, but even though some people with discerning eyes have seen it, no one dares to speak it out directly. Because this kind of thing is too evil, if you speak it out, who knows if misfortune will befall you?
But these smart people are not the same group of people who secretly spread rumors about Xia Daohua and expected her to solve her troubles by getting married.
The latter are not only more numerous, more widespread, and more shameless, but they are also worse at summarizing and learning lessons.
As a result, more and more people started to try to find a matchmaker for Xia Daohua through various channels. Even the Queen Mother came forward to try to find a matchmaker for Xia Daohua - Xia Daohua had already rejected her once, and rejecting her again would be too disrespectful to the royal family.
But if you agree...
In modern society, she is not willing to go on blind dates, so she goes back to ancient times and accepts an arranged marriage just to save face for the empress dowager?
This sacrifice is too great!
Xia Daohua was so annoyed that she simply moved into the guest room of "Pu Ji Rescue".
"Puji Rescue" has been officially handed over to the little princess, and Xia Daohua only comes to take a look occasionally.
The young princess later developed the free dormitory of "Puji Rescue" into a low-cost inn, but the qualifications for staying in it needed to be reviewed.
Xia Daohua moved into the VIP room reserved for her by the little princess and was speechless.
I never dreamed that I would come to an ancient place that did not exist in history and would encounter a forced marriage.
After hiding in "Pu Ji Rescue" for a while, Xia Daohua's acquaintances couldn't find her, so she could barely have a few days of peace and quiet.
It’s the season when the golden osmanthus fragrance arrives again.
Xia Daohua opened a jar of osmanthus wine, and with worries, she drank it alone, and unknowingly drank the whole jar of wine.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a blinding white on the ceiling.
"Daohua, are you awake? How do you feel?"
Xia Daohua was startled when she heard the familiar voice. She looked closely and saw the friend she had been drinking with the night before she traveled through time standing by her side, with a look of anxiety and concern on his face.
Did she travel back through time?
"How long have I been lying there?"
"Not long, about two days and two nights. The doctor said you are allergic to seafood and have some alcohol poisoning. Don't drink so much in the future!"
"supermarket……"
"Supermarket, if you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it! In fact, the boss is also kind-hearted, he is afraid that you will end up losing a lot of money..."
Xia Daohua gently contacted the space supermarket in her consciousness, quietly reached her fingers into the sleeve of her hospital gown, and touched a hard object. She held it in her palm and saw that it was an exquisitely shaped little golden pig, only half the size of a peanut nougat.
She smiled and said, "I won't sell it in the supermarket anymore. When I'm discharged from the hospital, I'll treat the boss to a meal and apologize to him."
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