Chapter 332 New Offices, New Faces

The Supervision Department and the Taxation Department are newly established offices. There are many new faces in the new offices, most of whom are young and energetic.

The rank of the Director of the Taxation Department is not high, only the fourth rank, but the power in his hands is not small. The Taxation Department is not controlled by the six ministries, but only obeys the orders of the Regent and the Cabinet. However, the taxes collected are checked by the Ministry of Transfer and paid into the national treasury.

The officials in Beijing have tried their best, but still can't squeeze in. They complained about the iron-faced and selfless Director Feng Xiaochun and the ruthless Regent Zhao Defang.

Feng Xiaochun is Feng Zian's younger brother. He has been helping his elder brother manage the business for many years and has a paranoid obsession with bank accounts. After being given an important task by the Regent, he worked day and night and devoted all his enthusiasm to the collection of commercial taxes.

The increase in commercial taxes was still resisted in various places. Fortunately, with good public opinion and publicity, and with the lessons learned from the collapse of several major families, those wealthy businessmen who wanted to fight to the death did not cause much waves.

The increased commercial tax was only imposed on merchants with high income or those operating in highly profitable industries. Small merchants who earned a little money to support their families were still subject to low taxes. On the contrary, because they were freed from the extortionate taxes and miscellaneous levies of various government offices, they lived a more comfortable life than in the past. This made it difficult for the aristocratic families and wealthy merchants to follow them in resisting the new tax policy of the court, no matter how they provoked and tempted them.

The new policy reforms in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were implemented more smoothly, and the wealthy and powerful landlords were basically Khitan nobles. Sima Qingyun, a subordinate of the Regent King, was a ruthless man. He confiscated the property of the Khitan nobles with thundering means.

In just three months, the new policy reforms in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were all completed, and the Han people who had obtained low-rent land to cultivate were excited and supported the new policy.

The two experimental points of Xishu and the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun successfully implemented the new policy reforms, and the results were good. It was time to expand the territory.

Therefore, the two princes, the King of Chu and the King of Xiang, who had made great contributions in the new policy reforms in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, went to Dingzhou and Yizhou with enthusiasm and began the journey of promoting the new policy from the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the south of the capital. ...

Luoyang City, southwest of the capital, was the secondary capital of the Song Dynasty, and its prosperity was not much worse than that of the capital.

There was a great scholar Song Wenxian in Luoyang City, who had considerable influence and status in the minds of scholars and scholars in the Song Dynasty. Song Wenxian was the president of Mingshan Academy. He wrote books, taught and educated people,

and his students were all over the world. Song Wenxian was born in a prominent family. He was very resistant to the new policies implemented by the Regent King. He wanted to use his status as a great scholar and the power of his disciples to confront the Regent King Zhao Defang.

Song Wenxian not only slandered and defamed the new policies when he lectured to students every day, but also wrote books to criticize the new policies as a useless tyranny. Because of his great influence on the hearts of scholars, the waves he set off were not small.

Regent Prince Zhao Defang was reading a copy of "Commenting on the New Deal" with great interest. The little emperor pouted as he reviewed the memorials, looking at his lazy uncle with a resentful and aggrieved look.

"Uncle, what's so good about the book written by that rotten old man Song Wenxian? If you don't help me with so many memorials, how can I finish reviewing them?"

Zhao Defang said without even turning his head, "Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. You must study the enemy's tactics thoroughly to achieve a surprise victory."

The little emperor Zhao Wuji curled his lips in disdain, "Is it worth your effort to study that old guy who reads a lot of books by sages and talks about benevolence, righteousness, morality, but has no moral integrity?"

"If you ask me, just expose all his ugly deeds and expose his hypocritical face. Song Wenxian, who has been disgraced, will be an ugly villain despised by everyone." The little emperor excitedly threw down his pen and ran to his uncle.

"Uncle, by then, Song Wenxian, who has fallen into disgrace, will have become a laughing stock for writing books and teaching, and everything he says will be regarded as shit by everyone!"

Zhao Defang put down the book in his hand, looked at the little emperor standing in front of him with a cunning and sinister smile with interest, and smiled faintly, "How about, the job of dealing with Song Wenxian will be left to you, Your Majesty, to operate and command?" "

Really?" The little emperor Zhao Wuji's eyes were shining with excitement, "Uncle, you have to keep your word. I will make a specific plan now, and I will trouble you with those memorials!"

Although the little emperor also worked hard in attending court and reviewing memorials, he always had a stern face and looked reluctant. Only when it comes to dealing with the enemy together, will he take the initiative to participate with great interest.

Today, the emperor's uncle gave him the task of dealing with Song Wenxian to do personally. The little emperor Zhao Wuji was very enthusiastic, his little face flushed with excitement, and he couldn't help but smile at the corners of his lips.

This matter must be done beautifully, how to act? Yes! I ordered the "Wei Feng" team to be summoned to the palace to discuss it.

Feng Xuanzi and Wu Chizi were tempted by the fine wine and delicious food. The two brothers lived in a hot spring villa outside the city. The ghost hand poison doctor also behaved himself. It was not easy for the three brothers to get together, so they had to cherish it. The three of them tasted wine and talked about swords every day, and guided Xiao Jintai's martial arts.

Luo Li specially sent Tingting away, and asked Tingting, who was an expert cook, to use all her skills to cook all kinds of delicious food in order to please Feng Xuanzi, the hermit master.

She and Zhao Defang would also take their son there every now and then to stay for two days to show their filial piety to their master.

Her disciple-in-law also took the opportunity to please and coax him. She was shocked by the skills Feng Xuanzi showed when he broke into the palace at night to rescue his car. It felt so safe and fulfilling to have a hermit master with extraordinary martial arts skills doing high-level labor.

Luo Li took her son and rode in a carriage out of the city and headed straight for the hot spring villa. In the carriage at the back were all kinds of newly arrived seafood and 100 fine wines.

After entering the hot spring villa, Luo Li carried her son directly to the Bamboo Forest Garden. After paying respects to Feng Xuanzi, she smiled and flattered him, "Master, the newly arrived seafood has just been unloaded at the port, and I quickly sent you a few baskets. I also sent you a hundred bottles of fine wine that I personally supervised for you to taste."

Feng Xuanzi stood up and took over the lovely disciple's grandson, then said with a smile in his eyes: "Your disciple's wife is filial. In this life, your master will be a support for your family and a senior laborer for you, the Tai Chi master."

Luo Li, who got another promise, was secretly happy in her heart, and said humbly, "Master, you said What are you talking about? You are the support of our family and the elder we respect. How can I treat you as a coolie?"

Feng Xuanzi's narrow eyes were still smiling, "Master is speaking from your heart. Don't be polite, don't be modest!"

Luo Li smiled guiltily, looked at Wu Chizi with a raised corner of his lips, and then looked at the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor who was smiling and winking, his face was serious, "Ghost Hand, why don't you take your little brother over? What if Lin'er pees on the master? Take care of the child, I will go to the kitchen myself and make a seafood dinner for the master."

After flattering her master and showing her courtesy, Luo Li followed Tingting in the kitchen with her hands and feet, and pushed her out, making Tingting feel distressed.

"Tingting, if you want to coax and please a high-level coolie like Feng Xuanzi, you must be sincere. I can't be lazy as your lady, lest that spirit Feng Xuanzi change his mind again."

A rich seafood feast had just filled two tables, and the children sat at a table alone. Before the children who had just sat down could eat, Butler Cheng rushed in.

"Report to the princess, the eunuchs from the palace have sent an order to quickly summon the members of the "Guardian Feng" team to the palace!"