"By allocating half of the land and following the imperial court's instructions, we can greatly avoid losses caused by blind planting. With the data provided by the imperial court, we can better help them analyze what crops to plant to get the highest returns."
"In my opinion, this is a great thing. Others have no way to get the court's help in this regard. I really don't understand why the reaction of you gentlemen is so strong."
"Besides, I left them half of the land to cultivate on their own. That half of land should be enough for them to work on. After all, I heard that many Buddhist temples have a lot of land, and they don't pay taxes."
If Lu Chen's previous words were just quibbling, then the last sentence was a murderous blow!
The issue of taxation for Buddhism and Taoism has been raised over the years, but it was ultimately left unresolved.
Li Zhuo was almost going crazy because of poverty. When he heard Lu Chen talking about this matter again, his eyes began to light up.
Seeing this scene, many officials felt miserable.
If there is no impeachment, there will still be half left. Now that there is impeachment, maybe there will be even less than half left!
But Lu Chen's attack didn't end there. Looking at the officials, he wore a kind smile, but his eyes gleamed with coldness as he said, "Besides, whether or not to offend the gods and Buddhas is not up to you, I have the final say. In fact, I already informed the gods and Buddhas yesterday, and they expressed no objection."
"Besides, what I want to plant are some immortal seeds. If you don't let me plant them, it will really anger all the gods and Buddhas."
After saying that, Lu Chen even smiled and nodded to Wei Yong. Do you know what it means to defeat magic with magic? Do you understand the value of the final right of interpretation?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
