Fuzhou Governor's Office.
Su Henian and his son arrived at the governor's mansion at noon, but it was almost dark and Yun Zheng still hadn't shown up.
Not only did Yun Zheng not show up, but except for the beginning, there was no one around to add more tea or talk.
This feeling of being neglected made Su Henian, who was used to being treated as a guest of honor, feel very uncomfortable.
He is one of the seven elders of the Su family, and also the patriarch of the Su family!
Wherever you go, aren’t you treated as a guest of honor?
If it weren’t for Yun Zheng’s great power, Su Henian would have left long ago.
Seeing that Su Henian was getting more and more impatient, Su Huaiyuan quickly persuaded him in a low voice: "Dad, since you are here, just humble yourself! We have no right to put on airs in front of this prince..."
Su Huaiyuan felt helpless.
The elders of the Su family are used to being domineering and cannot tolerate the slightest grievance.
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He doesn't even look where he is!
Take Tuohuan for example, he was once the prime minister of Guifang!
Aren’t you just helping Yun Zheng honestly now?
Jiayao, the princess regent of Beihuan!
Aren’t you just going to marry Yun Zheng obediently?
Could it be that he still thinks his status is more noble than Tuohuan and Jiayao?
"He's obviously trying to intimidate us!"
Su Henian showed an unhappy look on his face, "I shouldn't have listened to you and come here to humiliate myself!"
Even if Tuohuan arranged someone to add tea for them, he wouldn't be so angry.
What happened to the prince?
They don't even have the most basic hospitality skills. Isn't it obvious that they are pushing the Su family towards the imperial court?
He hasn't even conquered the world yet, but he's already acting so arrogantly.
What would happen if this person took over the world?
Besides, they just came to show goodwill, not to beg Yun Zheng!
"Dad, be patient!"
Su Huaiyuan persuaded again, "We have already waited until this time, why not wait a little longer!"
"snort!"
Su Henian snorted coldly and stopped talking.
Just when Su Huaiyuan was thinking about how to persuade this old stubborn man to put himself in the right position, he saw Tuo Huan and Ji Ran walking in behind a young man with an imposing appearance.
Even though they had never seen Yun Zheng, they knew that this person must be the famous King Jingbei.
Su Huaiyuan did not dare to delay and quickly pulled the reluctant Su Henian to stand up.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Su Huaiyuan saluted quickly.
Su Henian felt resentful, but he did not dare to act rashly in front of Yun Zheng, so he followed suit and saluted.
However, Su Henian was also a sixth-rank Xuan De Lang conferred by the imperial court, so he did not need to kneel down and kowtow to Yun Zheng.
"No need to be so polite, both of you."
Yun Zheng waved his hand casually and said with a smile: "I have just arrived in Fuzhou and I am busy with official duties. I am sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time."
"Your Majesty is too polite."
Su Huaiyuan smiled apologetically, and Su Henian also forced a smile.
"Sit down!"
Yun Zheng walked over and sat down, smiling and said, "I have a lot of things to do, so I won't bother with the two of you. I wonder what brings you here?"
Su Huaiyuan didn't say anything, his eyes fell on Su Henian.
Su Henian suppressed his resentment, revealed an unnatural smile, and said with a cupped hand: "Your Highness has led his troops to expand the territory for Dagan, and I admire you deeply! I am too old to follow Your Highness in the battles..."
Su Henian said a lot of nonsense before getting to the point.
The Su family was willing to donate 50,000 dan of grain, 1,000 sheep, and 200 pigs to comfort the border troops.
Listening to Su Henian's words, Yun Zheng couldn't help but be secretly surprised.
Entertain the troops?
What's going on?
On the one hand, he encouraged the members of the Su family to resign from their posts, and on the other hand, he sent food and meat to reward the troops?
Is this a slap in the face followed by a sweet date?
Or maybe the Su family was threatened by someone and had to resign, but they didn't want to offend him, so they could only show their goodwill by sending food and meat?
This is a bit confusing!
Yun Zheng thought silently for a moment, and said with interest: "There is one thing I don't understand, I hope you two can help me solve it."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
The expression on Su Henian's face became a little more natural.
This prince doesn't seem to be that difficult to deal with.
Although he had neglected them before, he was still polite to them when they came.
At least, he didn't act like a prince.
Yun Zheng narrowed his eyes and asked curiously, "I have inquired and found that many of the officials who resigned from Fuzhou have connections with the Su family! I am very curious, why did they resign en masse?"
After all, I still have to ask this question.
Su Henian smiled helplessly and replied, "I dare not deceive Your Majesty. In fact, all the sons of my Su family who are serving as officials outside have submitted their resignations to the court!"
He didn't need to lie to Yun Zheng about this matter.
"Have you all handed in your resignation?"
Yun Zheng looked at Su Huaiyuan in surprise, "So, you also handed in your resignation?"
"yes!"
Su Huaiyuan nodded.
Have you all submitted your resignation?
Su Henian looked at Yun Zheng bitterly, "We don't want to do this, but the court..."
Su Henian didn't say anything else.
But the meaning is clear enough.
The imperial court forced them to do so.
It would be better to blame the imperial court for this matter.
This shows that Zhe Baoshen is indeed not a good thing.
As for who put pressure on the Su family, he certainly couldn't say.
Whoever Yun Zheng thinks is who it is!
Yun Zheng had originally suspected that someone in the court was putting pressure on the Su family. After hearing what Su Henian said, he did not suspect that Su Henian was lying.
Yun Zheng didn't know whether the third brother wanted to cause trouble or Emperor Wen wanted to test him.
But, it doesn't matter to him.
He is determined to touch the interests of these clans and families!
Yun Zheng pondered for a moment, and suddenly sighed: "You guys are really making this difficult for me!"
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"
Su Henian's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Yun Zheng in confusion.
Could it be that Yun Zheng saw that he was lying?
Yun Zheng continued to sigh: "I wanted to ask you for a favor, but now I don't know how to ask."
help?
Didn't you guess he was lying?
Su Henian breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked, "What does Your Highness want us to do?"
Yun Zheng hesitated for a moment before saying, "This king intends to implement a new tax policy in Fuzhou. I would like to ask your Su family to take the lead in cooperating with this king in implementing the new policy..."
As he spoke, Yun Zheng brought up the issue of dividing the land tax into individual acres.
In addition, it explains in detail what is meant by the land tax distribution.
Hearing Yun Zheng's words, Su Henian's expression suddenly changed.
The tax is distributed according to the land area!
If this new tax system is implemented, the Su family will have to pay much more tax every year!
This clearly means that they are robbing the rich and helping the poor in the name of the imperial court!
You want to use force on them and ask them to fully cooperate?
Su Henian suppressed his anger and said in an awkward tone, "Your Majesty, the tax system is set by the imperial court!"
"This king knows!"
Yun Zheng nodded slightly, "The day before yesterday, I sent someone to submit a memorial to the court, detailing the benefits of this tax system! I believe that my father and the court will definitely agree to my implementation of this new tax system in Fuzhou!"
"this……"
Su Henian's face gradually turned ugly, and he advised: "Your Highness's new tax system is certainly good! But Your Highness has just taken on the post of Fuzhou Governor and implemented a new tax system. If it is not handled properly, it may cause unrest in Fuzhou!"
"Move **? Who dares to move **?"
Yun Zheng raised his eyebrows and smiled, "The implementation of the new tax system is a major event that benefits the country and the people! Whoever dares to obstruct me from implementing the new tax system, the knife in my hand will not care whether he is a prince, noble, or a landlord!"
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