Chapter 418 Rub it
Weiyang Palace, Fengming Hall.
"Your Majesty, Young Master, the government offices in all cities have posted notices about the new land tax policy."
Chen Zhong, who was sitting on the chair, secretly glanced at Wei Changtian and whispered, "According to a rough calculation, this year Shu will lose at least 500,000 taels of tax silver."
"It's only 500,000 taels. As long as we can attract more people from other places, we can make it back in a few years."
Waving his hand, Wei Changtian asked casually, "By the way, Master Chen, didn't I ask you to count all the big landlords in Shu before? How is this going?"
"My lord, it has been done."
Chen Zhong answered truthfully: "Now in the entire Shu Kingdom, there are a total of 83 households with more than 1,000 acres of good farmland. Among them, the Zuo family in Ning'an County has the most, with one family owning more than 5,000 acres."
More than 5,000 acres, wow.
This place is as big as a small town.
Wei Changtian did not directly tell Chen Zhong what to do, but just curled his lips and said: "Master Chen, give the list of these eighty-three households to Chu Xianping, and you don't have to worry about what happens next."
"Yes, I understand."
Chen Zhong had no idea about "beating landlords and dividing the land" at all, so of course he didn't know what Wei Changtian was going to do.
However, the latter does not actually intend to catch all the landlords in one fell swoop, but has other plans for the people on this list.
"Okay, Master Chen, you go down first."
Glancing at Chen Zhong, Wei Changtian ordered, "I hope you will pay more attention to the new land tax policy."
"Yes! This is my duty. Master Wei and Your Majesty, please rest assured!"
Chen Zhong was very discerning and immediately stood up to say goodbye: "I'll take my leave."
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As Chen Zhong stood up and left, only Wei Changtian and Ning Yuke were left in Fengming Hall.
Now that the "tax reduction" has been implemented, it can be regarded as a timely measure to stabilize the people's hearts.
Although due to various considerations, Wei Changtian's proposed "one hundred tax" eventually became "one fifty tax".
However, judging from the feedback collected so far, this effort has achieved the expected results.
So the next thing to do is to go all out to deal with the 300,000-strong army to suppress the rebellion.
"When are you going to give your speech?"
Looking at Ning Yuke, Wei Changtian said, "Now that Ning Yongnian has issued an edict of attack, we must respond quickly and not delay for too long."
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"Lecture" is not only a new word "invented" by Wei Changtian, but also a brand new innovation.
The emperor is the supreme ruler of the Nine Dragons and has always had a unique social status throughout history.
In order to maintain this "sense of mystery", these "sons of emperors" rarely appear in front of ordinary people unless there are some major events.
Therefore, if the emperor had something to tell the whole world, he would usually do so in the form of a "Proclamation to All People".
For example, for this campaign against Shuzhou, Ning Yongnian had already written a volume of "Crusade Document" in his own handwriting this morning, and then informed the people of Daning through the provincial government offices in various places.
Under normal circumstances, Ning Yuke should also write a "royal edict" in response, but in order to better achieve the purpose of "inspiring the people", Wei Changtian prepared to give a "public speech".
To put it bluntly, it means letting Ning Yuke give a speech in front of the people of Shuzhou.
The importance of this speech is self-evident, and the timing must be just right.
If it is too early, it will seem as if it was expected; if it is too late, it will lose momentum.
Wei Changtian had too many things to do and didn't have time to take care of these details, so he let Ning Yuke make the decision herself.
As for the latter. "Master, the Ministry of Rites is already arranging this matter, tentatively scheduled for the day after tomorrow at 3 p.m."
Ning Yuke slowly stood up from behind the desk, walked to Wei Changtian's side and knelt down, looking up and asked softly, "Is this ok?"
"The day after tomorrow. OK."
Wei Changtian nodded and asked, "Have they prepared the speech? If so, please show it to Chu Xianping in advance."
"this."
Ning Yuke's face changed slightly, and she slowly lowered her head: "Master, I want to draft this speech myself."
"Write it yourself?"
Wei Changtian was a little surprised, but he quickly figured it out.
Since it was a response to Ning Yongnian, the main purpose of this speech must be to restore the reputation of "Shu Kingdom", so it would be natural to mention the major case of Prince Shun last year.
It seems that Ning Yuke wants to personally "accuse" Ning Yongnian with tears and blood.
"Okay, just write it yourself."
After thinking for a while, Wei Changtian did not refuse: "But you should know what to say and what not to say."
"I understand."
Ning Yuke responded softly, but when she looked up again, she found Wei Changtian rubbing his temple.
She immediately asked in a low voice: "Master, are you tired?"
"Um?"
Wei Changtian subconsciously stopped what he was doing.
He is indeed a little tired now.
Last night, he first studied the affairs of Dafeng for a long time, then learned the news of Yuanzhou's military deployment, and finally chatted with the remnant soul in the Xuantian Sword for a long time, which not only made him unable to sleep all night, but also made him overwork his brain.
Of course, as a fourth-rank warrior, he would basically not get sick no matter what he did.
But fatigue still exists.
"Yeah, just a little bit, it's no problem."
Shaking his head, Wei Changtian answered casually.
Then he heard Ning Yuke's seemingly urgent request.
"Master, let me rub it for you."
"Well"
Looking at Ning Yuke who looked expectant, Wei Changtian was slightly stunned.
When did Ning Yuke learn how to massage?
Queen Technician? "Well, that's fine."
There's nothing wrong with a proper massage!
With an extremely healthy mentality, Wei Changtian did not reject Ning Yuke's kindness.
However, something was wrong with the subsequent developments.
Go around the screen and push open the secret door.
There was a dim candlelight in the small compartment, agarwood was burning in the corner, and against the wall was a soft bed with a carving of a phoenix and flying clouds.
Wei Changtian certainly knew that this was a small room for Ning Yuke to rest when she was tired of reviewing memorials.
But the question is why he is standing here? He just thought that what Ning Yuke said was just "rub it".
But he didn't expect the latter to pull him here directly! So. Is this a full set? Wei Changtian's thoughts were flying, while Ning Yuke had already made the bed, and then stood by the bed, waiting eagerly.
Although he was a little conflicted, Wei Changtian didn't just turn around and leave, so he walked over after hesitating for a moment.
Massage! Just a massage!
I took off my shoes and got on the bed. Just as I was about to lie down, I suddenly heard a soft call in my ear.
"Master, please rest your head on my legs."
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I turned my head and saw it was true.
Ning Yuke had already knelt beside him with her skirt pulled up, a shy expression on her face.
have to.
It's becoming increasingly informal.
He changed direction and lay directly on Ning Yuke's legs.
Wei Changtian could feel the latter's body tremble obviously, but it soon returned to calm.
"Master, I will begin then."
After saying this in a low voice, Ning Yuke reached out and began to massage Wei Changtian's various acupuncture points, controlling the strength of her movements just right.
You know what, it seems quite similar.
Feeling waves of numbness and comfort, Wei Changtian slowly closed his eyes, ready to take this opportunity to take a break.
But after a moment he suddenly realized something.
No! Is this really a proper massage?! (End of this chapter)
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