Although there seems to be nothing wrong with the Su family doing this at the moment, Su Huaiyuan always feels that something is wrong.
If Yun Zheng was a benevolent prince, or just a prince without military power, this trick of theirs would definitely be useful.
But unfortunately, Yun Zheng is a prince with hundreds of thousands of soldiers!
If used on Yun Zheng, it might backfire.
There are so many people from the Su family who are officials. Who can guarantee that their own bottom is clean?
Don't talk about others, just talk about himself.
Although he did not commit any acts of corruption, he used his power to provide many conveniences for the Su family's business.
If Yun Zheng were to investigate, it would be difficult for the Su family to protect those who resigned.
How could a prince who destroys countries at will not have this much courage?
They don’t really think that Yun Zheng is a good man, do they?
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Yun Zheng wants to investigate whether the officials of the Su family have committed corruption or abuse of power. Do they dare to assassinate Yun Zheng?
"He doesn't dare to touch anyone from my Su family!"
Su Henian said confidently: "Unless he wants to cause a large-scale civil uprising! Or, he doesn't care about his reputation at all!"
Su Henian is very confident about this.
There are too many people in the Su family!
If Yun Zheng dares to send troops to deal with the Su clan, the Su clan will dare to beat the drums in the ancestral hall.
At that time, Yun Zheng will have to face hundreds of thousands of members of the Su family!
With so many tribesmen standing there, can Yun Zheng really kill them all?
“You are too confident!”
Su Huaiyuan shook his head and sighed: "If I were Yun Zheng, I would only need one move to wipe out the Su family!"
Um?
Su Henian frowned, "What method?"
"Assassination!"
Su Huaiyuan smiled bitterly and said, "He only needs to send people to capture a few members of the Su family and then say that these people want to assassinate him. Do you think that my Su family can still be saved?"
Over the years, the Su family has grown gradually, and the elders have become more and more arrogant.
They have become so arrogant that they think Yun Zheng wouldn't dare to touch the Su family!
In this world, if there is one less member of the Su family, it won't have any impact!
A kind man cannot command an army!
The prince who beat Bei Huan so hard that he had no chance to fight back was definitely not a kind person.
Hearing Su Huaiyuan's words, Su Henian's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
If Yun Zheng really did what his son said, there was no doubt that even if the Su family was not expelled, they would suffer an extremely heavy blow!
But...will Yun Zheng really do this?
If Yun Zheng dares to do this, the people's livelihood in the entire Fuzhou will be in decline!
You know, the Su family in Juping not only has a large number of people serving as officials, but also a large number of people engaged in business.
Without the Juping Su family, Fuzhou's commercial taxes would be greatly reduced.
As soon as Yun Zheng took on the post of Governor of Fuzhou, he slaughtered the largest clan in Fuzhou. Which family or clan in the world would still support him, Yun Zheng?
It is true that Yun Zheng has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but doesn’t this army of hundreds of thousands require any expenses?
Doesn’t Yun Zheng want financial support from the Su family?
Throughout history, who who wanted to conquer the world did not want to obtain financial and personnel support from clans and families?
There is absolutely no need for Yun Zheng to stand against the aristocratic families and clans over such a small matter!
Besides, they just want to protect themselves.
There was no direct conflict with Yun Zheng, so why did Yun Zheng do this?
Throughout history, has there ever been a case where an entire clan was exterminated just because one of their members resigned from office?
"Father, I think you are worrying too much."
Su Henian remained calm, "This is a choice made by our Su family. We have no intention of becoming an enemy of Yun Zheng, and we don't need Yun Zheng's appeasement! As long as everyone is safe and sound, that's all that matters!"
Are you getting along peacefully?
Su Huaiyuan smiled bitterly in his heart.
They want to live in peace, but Yun Zheng may not think so!
"I advise you seven elders to have a good discussion!"
Su Huaiyuan sighed: "It's fine for us to protect ourselves, but we can also take the initiative to show our goodwill to Yun Zheng! At least we can't let Yun Zheng misunderstand and let him think that we are trying to intimidate him!"
There is no conflict between protecting oneself and showing goodwill.
Showing goodwill is itself a way to protect yourself!
Listening to Su Huaiyuan's words, Su Henian couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Take the initiative to show your goodwill to Yun Zheng?
Well, this matter can indeed be discussed further.
We must not let Yun Zheng mistakenly think that the Su family is trying to intimidate him.
We still have to respect the hundreds of thousands of troops under Yun Zheng!
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"A member of the Juping Su clan?"
When Yun Zheng was leading people to check the official fields in Fuzhou, Tuohuan sent someone to report that the Su family of Juping had sent someone to the governor's mansion to meet Yun Zheng.
"Yes."
The visitor nodded and said, "The people who came are Su Henian and his son. Su Henian is one of the seven elders of the Su family. His son Su Huaiyuan is the governor of Yichuan County in Muzhou..."
Listening to the report from the visitor, Yun Zheng couldn't help but feel secretly curious.
What is Su Henian and his son up to?
A few days ago, he asked those officials related to the Su family to resign, and today they come to pay a visit to me?
Are you here to negotiate with me or to admit your mistake?
Or is there another purpose?
Yun Zheng thought for a moment and ordered, "Tell them that I am still busy and will return to the Governor's Mansion later!"
Now this, now that!
Do you really think the Su family is a dish?
Let it air out first!
The man took the order and left quickly.
Yun Zheng was too lazy to think about the Su family, so he asked Ji Ran, "How much official land is there in the entire Fuzhou?"
"About 53,000 acres."
Ji Ran replied.
"Fuzhou is so big, but there are only so many official fields?"
Yun Zheng was surprised.
Ji Ran smiled apologetically and explained, "Your Majesty, Fuzhou is a little different from Shuobei..."
Shuobei is a place where troops are stationed, so a large amount of government-owned fields are definitely needed to supply military rations.
But Fuzhou is different.
Before the imperial court decided to use military force against Beihuan, all the garrison troops in Fuzhou numbered no more than 5,000.
There are not many soldiers, so it is naturally impossible to engage in large-scale farming.
Moreover, compared with the south, the land in Fuzhou is actually not that fertile.
There was little significance in the imperial court sending a large number of soldiers to cultivate land in Fuzhou.
Instead of using this energy, it would be better to send people to the south to cultivate the land. The harvest would be much higher.
Not only Fuzhou, but also Minzhou, Muzhou and Juzhou, which are adjacent to Fuzhou, actually do not have many government fields.
There are more government fields in Liangzhou.
However, because there were many troops stationed in Liangzhou, a large number of official fields were reclaimed to supply military rations.
But after Juzhou, starting from Suizhou, there are more government fields.
In the south, which is more suitable for farming, there are more government fields.
Listening to Ji Ran's explanation, Yun Zheng couldn't help but frown.
There are too few official fields here!
Moreover, they are scattered here and there and are not connected together.
It’s a bit troublesome to grow sweet potatoes in large quantities in Fuzhou!
Yun Zheng thought silently for a while, then asked Ji Ran: "The wealthy landlords in Fuzhou should have a lot of land, right?"
“That’s quite a lot.”
Ji Ran nodded. "Let's talk about the Su family. More than half of the fertile land in Juping belongs to the Su family! Many of the fertile lands in other counties are also in the hands of local landlords."
Is that so?
The situation of land annexation within the Great Wall is a bit serious!
If the policy of allocating land tax to each household is implemented, these people will probably jump up and down, right?
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