The Duke of Lu raised his head proudly, he was indeed his son. Even if he was uneducated, he could still be useful to the Duke's Mansion.
Everyone smiled, even Xie Yunzheng breathed a sigh of relief.
But he still felt dissatisfied in his heart. If he had married Yongjia, he wouldn't have to provide so much.
The room was discussing other matters, and Xie Yunzhao listened patiently until the whole morning had passed.
The moment he walked out the door, he sneered, fortunately he didn't become some shitty prince,
But there is one good thing. Rongrong didn't make an appointment with him today, so he can go to the Princess's Mansion under the pretext of discussing matters.
Lu Ziqian waited at Xie Yunzhao's Linfengju until the afternoon, but he didn't come back. There was a polo match tomorrow, and it would be too late to send the invitations. There was no time to wait for Xie Yunzhao to select them, so he could only ask someone to send out the ones he had written first.
When Chen Shurong heard that he was coming, his face, which had been miserable for the whole morning because of the treasury matter, disappeared completely and he hurriedly asked someone to come in.
Jin Zhi smiled and greeted Xie Yunzhao. The princess had gone out without her these days, and she was getting more and more anxious. "Second Young Master, you are here. The princess is waiting for you."
Xie Yunzhao just nodded slightly and still had no good impression of her.
Chen Shurong waved her hand. The maids were used to it. They poured the tea and went out.
"Why is Brother Yun Zhao here?" Shen Shurong blinked. Does he want to see her every day?
"Something's going on," Xie Yunzhao sat down beside her desk, facing her gaze. He seemed to be seen through. "We had a discussion at home this morning, and the prince proposed that the soldiers' families should no longer be exempt from taxes."
Shen Shurong nodded, there was such a thing, but it was not mentioned until after the crown prince ascended the throne, and Xie Yunzheng supported it.
"Does your family support it?"
"Well, not only do they support it, but they also use the fact that the treasury is short of money as an excuse. Let me tell you,"
Shen Shurong frowned, would he not know the disadvantages?
"You support it too?"
Xie Yunzhao chuckled, "Why would I support them? But I didn't object. I asked them to bring out the charter, but when they did, we still didn't agree. The longer they delay, the harder it will be to accomplish this."
Shen Shurong leaned forward slightly, looking at his handsome features, he always managed to surprise her and disregard the benefits of the Duke's Mansion.
You must know that the Duke of Lu is in charge of an army of 100,000, and the tax exemptions for these soldiers' families will be counted towards the heads of the 100,000 people.
If the tax reduction policy is really withdrawn, the Duke of Lu's Mansion can save a lot of military expenses. As for the extra taxes collected, I am afraid that both the Crown Prince and the Duke's Mansion will benefit from it.
Xie Yunzhao was confused by her look, "Isn't that right? Do you really think that the Treasury can also make a profit?"
Shen Shurong shook his head, "No, the treasury is for the benefit of the people, not for deducting from them."
Xie Yunzhao was relieved, because he knew Rongrong would not do that.
"But Brother Yun Zhao, have you ever thought about how long we can delay? If they agree to give up 90%, do we still have any reason to delay?"
Xie Yunzhao frowned, "Rongrong, do you have a solution?"
Shen Shurong was silent. Yes, there is, but... "My method may not be good for the Duke of Lu's Mansion."
Xie Yunzhao waved his hands, with an indifferent look on his face, "As long as the Duke's Mansion doesn't fall, it doesn't matter." If the Duke's Mansion fell, he would be even less worthy of Rongrong.
"Not really. At most I'll get scolded a few times, but there's no profit to be made."
"That's nothing. It won't hurt your bones at all. Just tell me and I'll do it!"
"The more widely this matter is publicized, the better. Everyone in the military camp must know about it."
Xie Yunzhao was puzzled, "In the name of the treasury?" Wouldn't that mean he would be hated to death?
"Of course, we will cooperate. It is best to let the prince and his men know that we are in urgent need of this tax revenue."
"But in the name of the Treasury, the final request can only be made by the Treasury. We will be the ones to decide whether to request or not and when to request."
Although she would be scolded, there was one thing she didn't say. She would not ask for this decree, so the benefit of not asking for it would fall on her and Xie Yunzhao.
By then, all the soldiers who had scolded them would know that it was the people they scolded who protected them.
Xie Yunzhao suddenly realized that this way he could indeed control the situation better.
Duke Lu was about to take a nap when he suddenly felt anxious. He didn't know that his eldest son and daughter-in-law were plotting against him.
Xie Yunzhao accompanied Chen Shurong to sort out the accounts and left after dinner. Lu Ziqian, who was waiting for him at Linfengju, had already turned into a dried-up corpse.
Xie Yunzhao didn't feel a bit guilty at all. He took you in for one night, giving you alms to dispel his resentment.
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Early the next morning, Xie Yunzhao was going to pick up Chen Shurong, and asked Lu Ziqian to check the venue layout first.
Lu Ziqian just wanted to ask one thing, could he stop playing with Xie Yunzhao?
Ever since this guy got engaged, he's become a different person. There's only one thing in the world that matters to him: revolving around women. He's a loser.
Xie Yunzhao brought Shen Shurong into the arena, and when he looked up he saw the prince sitting in the middle of the stands;
Chen Shurong frowned, as if he had seen something disgusting, "Didn't I say that we won't invite anyone from the palace?"
Xie Yunzhao noticed that she was unhappy, and asked someone to call Lu Ziqian over, "Why is the prince here?"
"Xie Er, I didn't invite them. I didn't send an invitation to the palace at all. They came on their own. I didn't even prepare a table for them."
"The two princesses are here too, and are admiring the flowers in the garden."
Xie Yunzhao lowered his head and looked at Shen Shurong apologetically, "Rongrong, I specifically told you not to invite them,"
Although he didn't know the reason, he just didn't do it well.
Chen Shurong suppressed the nausea in his heart and smiled slightly. Can he avoid her forever?
"It's okay, just treat me well when I come."
She was wearing something light today, with a waist and wrist band. She had wanted to play a couple of games, but now she didn't want to show it to that bastard.
She didn't go up to the stands, but went to the garden next to it.
Staring at her back, Xie Yunzhao blamed himself, thinking that Rongrong must be angry with him.
At this moment, he wanted to beat the prince to death.
Li Chen was drinking tea when he suddenly felt cold. He tightened his clothes, but then he felt too worried, as it was a hot summer day.
Shen Shurong arrived late, and the noble ladies had already surrounded the two princesses and complimented them, "The third princess is the most worthy of Master Xie. If it weren't for her status, how could it be Miss Li's turn?"
Why is Xie Yunzheng everywhere? Fortunately, he didn't come today, otherwise she would have turned around and gone home.
"No way, Prince Xie is promising, it is impossible for him to marry into the royal family."
"yes,"
The third princess was flattered and pleased, and also liked to hear Li Wan'er being ridiculed, as if she was being told that she was no match for herself.
The few of them were chatting happily, and no one noticed that behind the flowers nearby, a noble lady was shaking violently.
"Xie Shizi deserves the best person in the world."
"That's right. If you didn't grow up in the capital, you might be a little petty."
"That's enough!" Shen Shurong couldn't bear to hear Xie Yunzheng being praised. The more he listened, the more disgusted he became.
The third princess turned around suddenly and asked, when did she come?
"If you don't have the ability to marry into someone else's family, you can just marry down, no one will stop you."
The third princess was so ashamed and angry that she was dying. Was she humiliating herself?
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