A month of ideological education failed to change her mind, but the empress used a beauty trap and Huang Lingxu was completely assimilated.
Time flies and three months have passed.
Lin Xiaoman went around the three states and thirteen counties in the south one by one. For those that were relatively less prosperous, he would look for organizations such as the "Beggars' Gang" to inquire about their information. For those counties that looked prosperous and wealthy, he would buy a restaurant and stay to investigate on the spot.
I don’t know what excuse the empress gave, but the empress didn’t call her back until Lin Xiaoman had almost finished her investigation and it was almost the end of the year.
There are problems in the south, big and small, and there are many corrupt officials. In addition to corruption, there is also a phenomenon of affiliation, which is very serious.
Tianhuang is martial but also not weak in literature, so no matter whether he is a scholar or a martial artist, as long as he passes the examination to become a scholar and has a reputation, he can be exempted from taxes.
As the saying goes, there are always loopholes for every policy. For example, a large number of landlords, wealthy businessmen registered their land under the names of scholars to achieve the effect of tax exemption.
Local officials turned a blind eye to this.
Because of the affiliation, the imperial court lost a considerable amount of taxes, especially land taxes.
After compiling a detailed investigation result, Lin Xiaoman set off back to the imperial city.
Although she still had to take a boat this time, she had prepared seasickness medicine early, and with the immersive training, it wasn't that bad after all.
Oh, I have to say, as a hardworking person, Lin Xiaoman is able to do both secret visits and cultivation, and has already reached the third level.
Not only did he develop internal strength, but he could also perform some light martial arts like flying on grass.
Lin Xiaoman believed that if she was given another year or two, she would be able to advance to the fourth level and make it onto the list of masters.
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