Chapter 276 The three-year tax exemption made Lin Jize curse.
Unexpectedly, Lin Luoxi managed to deal with those cunning, sly, and cunning tenants who used to give him the biggest headaches so easily.
Thinking of all the fertile land he still owned, he planned to make the same demands of the tenant farmers as Lin Lin Luo Xi had made when he returned.
If someone is unwilling to fulfill their obligations, then simply don't let them rent it. Naturally, there will be people who need it who will be willing to rent more.
After resolving the issue of the thousand acres of fertile land belonging to the Yang family, Lin Luoxi, seeing that it was still early, led Lin Yi and the others to the fertile land that the imperial court had bestowed upon her, and they sped off.
After learning that Lin Luoxi was heading to those difficult-to-access lands granted by the imperial court, Xiao Jingchen, Lin Luoxi, and Lin Jize also set off.
Their main purpose today was to keep Lin Luoxi in check, and also to see what methods she had to deal with those local bullies.
Lin Luoxi really didn't know how to get around the land she had just been granted.
But Lin Jize knew that, otherwise, how would he know that although the land Lin Luoxi received as a reward was good, it was a tough piece of land to conquer?
“Luo Xi, that’s the fertile land the imperial court bestowed upon you,” Lin Jize said, pointing to the overgrown paddy field.
"Grandpa, are you sure? Wasn't it supposed to be fertile land? There should be people cultivating it, how come it's just a wasteland?" Lin Luoxi initially thought Lin Jize must be joking with her.
Or was the imperial court deliberately using a piece of wasteland to deceive this village girl? This piece of wasteland in front of her was even more barren than the first 800-mu piece of wasteland she had bought before. How could it look like fertile land?
“It is indeed this place, but because there is a local tyrant here who is comparable to the fierce bandits of Bear Ridge, no one dares to plant here…” Lin Jize also looked at the wasteland.
A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips. The imperial court was treating Lin Luoxi like a fool. They must have felt they had lost face after seeing Lin Luoxi single-handedly charge up Bear Ridge and take down the bandits in one fell swoop, so they were deliberately making things difficult for her.
Seeing this wasteland, not only Lin Jize thought so, but even Jing Chen, who accompanied Xiao Lai, felt that it was so unlike what he expected.
"No wonder your court lacks talent; I can't even find a bandit. This is the reason." How could Lin Luoxi, with her intelligence, not guess the court's ulterior motives?
"Ninth Prince, what benefits would I get if I took this place?" Submission is a given, but how could they possibly let her do all the work for free and give the court a good reputation for nothing?
Lin Luoxi so bluntly exposed the court's dark intentions that Xiao Jingchen felt a little embarrassed.
Those old parasites in the court really need to be purged. They draw their monthly salaries from the court but do nothing, while they relentlessly suppress any talented individuals who emerge.
If this continues, the court will have no capable people left, and if war breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable.
I plan to write a letter back to Kyoto after I return.
"If Linxiang can subdue or eliminate the local thugs and ruffians and restore the area to its former glory, I promise to exempt you from taxes for three years." Xiao Jingchen said this with obvious lack of confidence.
The imperial court has already abandoned this wasteland, and to have a woman subdue it would make the men of the Crimson Flame Dynasty seem rather weak.
"Your Highness, this time I choose to side with my relatives rather than with you. This piece of land has already been abandoned by the imperial court, which means that the court has no intention of interfering with it, whether it yields any produce or not."
"If you were to grant a three-year tax exemption, wouldn't that mean my granddaughter would have rendered meritorious service to the court for nothing, only to be sidelined by those corrupt officials?"
“My granddaughter was clearly doing a good deed for the people, but in the end, she was schemed against by those old bastards. I can’t swallow this insult, and now you’ve pulled this stunt. You really are a member of the Xiao family, you’ve got a good plan.”
"You didn't need to grant my granddaughter any fertile land back then. Do you even know what fertile land is?"
"Your Xiao family wants to be good people but doesn't want to put in any effort, so you get all the good things."
"Damn it, we should have kept that batch of gold for ourselves when we attacked Bear Ridge. With that money, we could have bought all sorts of fertile land."
"We hand it over to them and get no benefit in return, yet we have to do this thankless and exhausting work..."
Xiao Jingchen's three-year tax exemption completely ignited Lin Jize's anger towards those corrupt officials in the court, and he kept cursing them.
Even Prince Xiao Jingchen was taken in; his cursing was incredibly smooth, and he showed no fear whatsoever.
He desperately wanted Xiao Jingchen to get lost, and the more he looked at the Xiao family, the angrier he became.
What a load of rubbish! They can't afford to play this game. The reward given to Luo Xi is even less than what was promised. The imperial court is truly shameless.
"General Lin, everything can be discussed, there's no need to get so angry..." After being scolded by General Lin, Xiao Jingchen took two steps back guiltily.
"If you want to discuss it, that's easy. Just fulfill all the rewards that the court promised to Luo Xi."
"Furthermore, regarding this fertile land, a three-year exemption is too little; it should be exempted for at least twenty years," General Lin said sternly, enunciating each word clearly.
Standing aside listening to Lin Jize's words, Lin Luoxi looked at Xiao Jingchen with a mocking gaze.
It's unbelievable that even the imperial court could be so despicable as to renege on debts.
She agreed with Lin Jize's words. If she hadn't been soft-hearted and had put all that gold into her spatial storage, the imperial court wouldn't have had any trouble.
And with that gold, what fertile land couldn't they buy? Why waste time turning this wasteland into fertile land? Do the people in the imperial court think with their asses? Or do they think they're too arrogant? Do they really think she's a fool?
However, with Lin Jize speaking up for her, she kept quiet and simply accepted being a beneficiary.
"Twenty years? General Lin, are you kidding me?" Xiao Jingchen was truly shocked by Lin Jize's outrageous demand, and for a moment thought he was hallucinating.
Do I look like a liar to you?
“Luo Xi, let’s go back. At worst, we won’t farm this wasteland.”
“I still have some money. Why don’t we buy hundreds or thousands of acres of top-quality farmland to cultivate? Why do we have to cultivate this wasteland?” After saying that, he tried to pull Lin Luoxi away.
Lin Luoxi knew that Lin Jize was doing it for her own good, and she was happy to play along with him.
"Hey, wait, wait, General Lin, don't be impulsive. Everything is negotiable, everything is negotiable."
Seeing Lin Jize and Lin Luoxi mount their horses and whip them to ride away, Ji Feng quickly leaped forward and blocked their way.
"Get out of my way, my whip doesn't have eyes." Xiao Jingchen didn't say anything, so Lin Zhize didn't dare to ask who was blocking the carriage. The whip struck the horse, and the good horse was about to gallop away, bypassing Ji Feng.
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