Of course, some things happened during the tax payment process. Some gentry still felt that they were superior and considered themselves tax-exempt.
Zhao Qingrui had anticipated these things long ago. When collecting taxes and grain, Zhao Qingrui directly sent out the garrisons of the county lieutenants in various counties.
Those who disobeyed the imperial decree and were persuaded three times without success would be charged with treason and killed on the spot.
Tax grain was delivered continuously, and Zhao Qingrui and Ying Zheng were in a very good mood.
Naturally, some people were unhappy. After the land tax was equalized, land was redistributed among both gentry and common people.
They didn't dare to resist before, mainly because the imperial court had killed too many people and they were afraid of being killed.
Their interests were greatly damaged when the land was redistributed.
Although the imperial court relaxed its control over merchants, allowing these nobles to engage in business, the loss of land was still enormous.
Especially those Confucian scholars, who hated Zhao Qingrui with gnashing teeth.
But they did not dare to attack Zhao Qingrui on this matter. They now understood the importance of public opinion.
In recent years, Zhao Qingrui has been widely promoting the achievements of the First Emperor, and even the things she did and the various systems and policies promulgated by the court were all widely publicized by her.
The reputation of Ying Zheng and his daughter is now countless times stronger than that of previous monarchs. The untouchables who were never valued by them before are now under their control, and this force is beginning to gather.
These gentry were originally unable to resist the imperial power, especially the First Emperor who unified the world. Now he still controlled the hearts of the people. Even if these literati wanted to oppose him, it was useless.
A huge sense of crisis came over them, and they had no way out. Their power was simply not enough to fight against the general trend of the world, so they could only be forced to change.
From the initial confrontation to the compromise, it was a bit slow after all.
If it were earlier, they would certainly actively respond to the court's policies and strive to gain the favor of His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as soon as possible, which would also give them more opportunities for promotion.
But now, they seem to be isolated. They are still scholars and nobles, but they are not that important anymore.
Talents continue to emerge in the court, and they have to cheer up to deal with these newcomers, otherwise they will be replaced at any time.
In order to live well and continue to enjoy such a high status, they must work hard.
This year, another group of people who resisted the imperial decree were beheaded. Some of these people were their relatives, and they were all terrified.
Fortunately, the imperial court ordered that only those who resisted be beheaded.
Even so, they were still terrified.
Looking at the food and silk fabrics that were continuously being sent to Xianyang, these should have been sent to their mansions in previous years, but now they have all gone into the national treasury.
Zhao Qingrui and his daughter didn't care about the bad looks on those people's faces. They were very happy at the moment. With so much food, if they saved it up and were a little thrifty, they wouldn't be afraid even if there was a famine.
The amount of tax grain delivered this year shocked the government and the public. It was too much.
Now, basically every household is no longer starving, but the food delivered is twice as much as last year.
Zhao Qingrui pulled Ying Zheng to look around Zhisu. Seeing the pile of grain, Ying Zheng's eyes turned red.
"Good, good, that's great. With these grains, I won't have to worry about the common people starving to death in the future." Ying Zheng clapped his hands. He had the world in his heart. In his heart were not only those nobles, but also the countless common people in the world.
"Father's requirements are really low." Zhao Qingrui said with a smile.
"Well, father is old at heart. His ideas are different from those of young people like you." Ying Zheng chuckled and gently stroked Zhao Qingrui's hair.
After going through so much and taking so many pills before, his mentality is indeed old.
Now that there is someone to take over, and knowing the change in his mentality, he handed all these things over to Zhao Qingrui.
Zhao Qingrui did not disappoint him. She did better than Fusu and was more suitable for this position.
Now that Zhao Qingrui is able to stand on his own, his heart has begun to wander.
He is in good health now, and the Huns are ready to make a move again. He has long wanted to deal with them.
A lot of food was sent to Shangjun this year, and various weapons were also sent there. We just need to wait for Shangjun to be ready before we can start attacking the Huns.
Zhao Qingrui returned to Zhangtai Palace and dealt with the pile of memorials.
Ying Zheng went to the harem to look for those little goblins.
After Zhao Qingrui finished dealing with the matters here, he returned to his Xuanyi Palace.
"Your Highness, the commander of the Zhao Mansion requests an audience." When Zhao Qingrui was holding Xiaobai and playing with her, the palace maid came over and said respectfully.
"Zhao Gao? Please invite him in." Zhao Qingrui raised her eyebrows. Could it be that her father was looking for her?
Zhao Gao came in and bowed obediently, and the strange tiger began to bare its teeth at him again.
He cursed in his heart, but he didn't dare to have any bad thoughts. Only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Majesty could control this tiger.
This tiger looks small, but it can actually bite off the soldiers' iron swords directly.
This was what he saw with his own eyes when he followed His Majesty to Shanglin Garden, and he was terrified at the time.
Looking at the people Zhao Gao brought in, Zhao Qingrui was a little confused.
"Mr. Zhao, please don't be so polite. Does the emperor have any instructions?" Zhao Qingrui asked.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, it was His Majesty who asked me to send some servants to Your Highness." Zhao Gao turned sideways and pointed at the group of people who followed him and said to Zhao Qingrui.
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