If all the gentry really paid taxes together, how much silver would they lose every year?
Just thinking about it makes me so heartbroken!
But... do you dare to object?
Do you dare to find all kinds of excuses to shirk responsibility?
Do you dare to let the queen dissolve in water?
Haha...Hasn't enough blood been shed in front of Jianji Palace?
If you want money, you have to have a life first, right?
The lips of Shi Weizhen, the Minister of Works, trembled, as if he wanted to say something.
But he glanced at Li Wei, who had an expressionless face, and glanced at his colleagues around him who had buried their heads in their sleeves, and finally swallowed his words.
There was deathly silence in the hall.
It was Lu Zhenyan who spoke again in the extreme silence.
His voice was even drier than before. "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... It's okay... It's okay... "
Every word he uttered seemed to use up all his strength.
"It's nothing more than...it's nothing more than killing a few more heads."
"As long as Your Majesty is determined, we, your servants, are willing to be the sword in Your Majesty's hands!"
When he said the last few words, his whole body seemed to be drained of energy and his body almost collapsed.
The other ministers all looked as pale as death, as if they had lost their parents.
But still no one dared to say "no".
"Oh, that's not bad!"
Li Wei looked at Lu Zhenyan's "loyal" appearance, and the more she looked at him, the more she liked the old man.
The smile on her face grew brighter, but it frightened the people kneeling below.
"Lord Lu is indeed a pillar of the country!"
She praised it, and then, in a more understated tone, asked:
"Then...what if I want to go one step further and 'strike down the local tyrants and distribute the land,' completely eradicate the landlord class and ensure that all people truly have their own land?"
Bang!
Before he could finish his words, the Minister of Works Shi Weizhen could no longer hold on. His eyes rolled back and he fell headfirst onto the cold gold bricks, fainting on the spot.
Xia Heng beside him tried to help him in a panic, but found that his legs were weak and he felt dizzy.
Lu Zhenyan and Wen Boyuan were better at cultivating their Qi, but their faces were still as pale as paper and their lips were trembling badly.
Even the two dead eunuchs Wei Xun and Chu Hong had their eyes rolled up and were almost fainting.
Li Wei looked at their ugly behavior with cold eyes, "Why, you can't stand it? Are you reluctant to give up your vast wealth and fertile land?"
Bang!
Another muffled sound.
The one who fainted this time was Xia Heng.
Li Wei curled her lips, too lazy to bother with this group of old guys who were not easily frightened.
Anyway, the attitude has been tested, and the tasks assigned by Gu Jinzhi have been completed.
As for the mess here, let Gu Jinzhi deal with it himself.
She stood up suddenly, flicked her wide sleeves, and without even looking at the people lying in the hall, her graceful figure disappeared in an instant.
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In the back hall, Gu Jinzhi looked at Li Wei's hurriedly running away and muttered to himself.
"Li...Li..."
Zeng Yi, who hadn't been in a good position to approach, emerged from the shadows to the side and asked cautiously, "Brother Dazhi, using your sister-in-law to intimidate others isn't very authentic, is it?"
Gu Jinzhi let out a low murmur from his nose, and asked softly, "Why, after being the chief steward of Fengyi Palace for a few days, you changed sides?"
Zeng Yi pinched his fingers together and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Our family has always belonged to the Queen..."
Gu Jinzhi: “…”
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