When Yun Zheng found Ye Zi, Ye Zi was sitting in the pavilion with a bulging belly and a sad look on her face.
Seeing Ye Zi like this, Yun Zheng got angry. He immediately quickened his pace and came to sit beside Ye Zi. He took the opportunity to hug Ye Zi's temporarily bloated waist and said, "Which bastard is causing trouble for me? Look how worried my beloved concubine is!"
As he spoke, Yun Zheng gently pinched Ye Zi's waist.
"Stop it!"
Ye Zi patted Yun Zheng's hand gently, and handed the letter to Yun Zheng again, frowning and saying, "Wait until you finish reading this, and see if you still have the heart to make trouble."
Yun Zheng's "tyrant attribute" broke out. He did not rush to read the letter handed over by Ye Zi. Instead, he held Ye Zi's face and said disapprovingly: "Even if the sky falls, I will still hold it up. Don't worry, smile."
Ye Zi opened her mouth slightly and made a gesture as if to bite Yun Zheng's hand. Seeing that Yun Zheng did not dodge, she could only force out a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Alright, alright!"
Yun Zheng pinched Ye Zi's cheek and said, "Don't worry."
As he spoke, Yun Zheng removed his hand from Ye Zi's face, picked up the letter and began to read.
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This is a letter from Tuohuan.
As the news of the land tax spread in Fuzhou, many wealthy families in Fuzhou sold their land to those who had no land or little land at extremely low prices.
There was even a situation where an acre of land was sold for only one copper coin!
But they drew up a deed when they sold the land.
Although these lands were sold to those who had no land, because the price was too low, after the crops on the land were harvested, those who bought the land had to give 40% to 60% of the crops to those who sold the land.
In this way, the interests of those who sold the land were not harmed too much, and some of them could even pay less taxes by this trick.
Most of those who buy land are honest people.
These people were illiterate and their brains were not very flexible. When they saw such a good thing as pie in the sky, many of them signed the contract without hesitation.
Moreover, according to the new tax system, a family of five can actually pay less tax than before as long as they own less than ten acres of land.
In this case, even if some people understand the twists and turns involved, they are willing to buy the land under such circumstances, since they will not lose money anyway.
Ultimately, the tax burden was passed on to ordinary people.
Tuohuan wanted to issue an emergency order to prohibit land transfers in various parts of Fuzhou, and the local clan leaders would not register the land of both buyers and sellers.
But even so, many people still sold their land.
Looking at the contents of the letter, Yun Zheng was so angry that he laughed.
Damn it!
No wonder Ye Zi is so worried.
These bastards are really good at taking advantage of loopholes!
They have thought of this method!
Isn’t this equivalent to turning those who have no land or little land into their tenants?
The key point is that their land has been sold, and nominally, the land has already belonged to those who bought the land, so taxes cannot be collected from them at all.
Moreover, they are doing this in compliance with the law.
It is said that this method was first spread from the Su clan of Juping, and now people in many places are rushing to follow suit.
By selling land at low prices to those who had no land or little land, the Ju Ping Su family also gained a lot of fame. Many people who did not know the truth praised the Ju Ping Su family for their benevolence and righteousness.
"I was careless!"
Yun Zheng patted his head and said, "Why did I forget to prohibit land transfer?"
If land transfer was prohibited during the implementation of the land tax system, these bastards would not be given the opportunity to take advantage of it.
It is too late to ban land transfer now.
Many large households have already transferred their land.
Ye Zi gently rubbed his temples and smiled bitterly: "Even if you prohibit land transfers, these people will come up with other ways to pay less taxes."
"That's right! These people can think of any way to pay less tax."
Yun Zheng touched his chin and said, "We have to find a way to break their trick! If they continue to do this, the tax-sharing plan will fail completely!"
"I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I still can't think of a solution." Ye Zi said with a headache: "Even if we cancel the land tax and maintain the original tax system, it won't have much impact on those who sell a large amount of land."
Although those lands were said to be sold, in essence they still turned the buyers into their tenants, and they still collected the rent they should have!
In this matter, they were able to both advance and retreat!
Even Ye Zi had to admire the cleverness of these people.
If these people had spent their time on governing the country or marching into battle, the Daegan Dynasty would have defeated the Northern Huan Dynasty long ago!
"It seems that the Juping Su family is determined to make things difficult for me!"
A cold light flashed in Yun Zheng's eyes, "I gave them a chance, but they still forced me to use them as a scapegoat!"
Ye Zi was startled and frowned, "You are not going to kill Su?"
If Yun Zheng really had this idea, Ye Zi would definitely oppose it.
It would be very easy for Yun Zheng to destroy the Su family. Yu Shizhong could just take a thousand cavalrymen and kill all the Su family members.
But the key is, this is not the way to do it!
Although what the Su family did was abominable, they were completely within the legal framework.
If Yun Zheng directly used force to suppress the Su family, it would almost be inevitable that a civil uprising would be provoked.
"Don't worry, my husband is a reasonable man!"
Yun Zheng knew what Ye Zi was worried about, so he took her hand and put it in his palm, saying with a sly smile: "As long as they don't fight back with force, I won't use force either! If they want to play some tricks, I will play some tricks with them too!"
After confirming that Yun Zheng had no intention of using force, Ye Zi finally felt relieved and tilted her head to ask, "What do you want to do?"
Yun Zheng didn't rush to tell Ye Zi, but shouted: "Someone, tell Shen Kuan to come over immediately!"
While waiting for Shen Kuan to come over, Yun Zheng told Ye Zi about his plan.
After hearing Yun Zheng’s plan, Ye Zi couldn’t help but widen her eyes.
"You are going to force the Juping Su family into a dead end!"
Ye Zi's eyes flickered and she felt a little sympathy for Su.
Ju Ping Su Shi!
Why mess with this living devil when you can mess with anyone else?
If the Su family took the lead in accepting the land tax, Yun Zheng would give them credit for their achievement.
However, the Su family is now taking the lead in finding loopholes and fighting against the new tax system.
Wouldn't this force Yun Zheng to use a knife on them?
How many people have been cheated by Yun Zheng and cried for their parents, and they still want to cheat Yun Zheng?
If Yun Zheng's plan succeeds, Ju Ping Su Clan might not disappear directly, but there is a high probability that they will lose all their wealth!
Yun Zheng smiled faintly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes: "I gave them a chance. Since they don't cherish it, then you can't blame me!"
It just so happens that I need to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys!
Let Ju Ping Su be the chicken!
Not long after, Shen Kuan hurried over.
"Send someone to look for Hou Shikai. Once he is found, have him come to Sifang County immediately!"
Yun Zheng ordered.
"ah?"
Shen Kuan was slightly stunned, and asked like a fool: "Your Highness, who is Hou Shikai?"
"I……"
Yun Zheng was speechless.
Ye Zi was amused by Chen Kuan's question and suggested, "It's the big grain merchant in Muzhou! At this time, he should be around Mayi! If he is not in Mayi, send someone to ask Pang Lushan, he should know the whereabouts of Hou Shikai!"
"yes!"
Shen Kuan reacted and hurried to do what Yun Zheng had asked him to do...
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