"Yes, cousin!" Jiang Yan took his people back to the room. While they were taking a bath, the secret guard who was gathering information came in to report.
"Master, it was Jia Huo's idea. Your message has been conveyed. Jia Huo locked the girl from the Jia family in the backyard and said that she would not be allowed to go in or out in the future." The secret guard lowered his head and narrated. Jiang Yan leaned on the bathtub and waved gently. The secret guard hesitated and did not leave.
"what else?"
"My Lord, I overheard Jia Huo's conversation with someone in his study. Are you aware that he interfered with the grain collection in the north?"
"I know. Go on." The grain collection in the north is jointly managed by Jia Huo and the emperor's people. Grain tax is a big deal. The Jiang family and the emperor's people are responsible for the north, and the emperor's people and another family are responsible for the south. The three parties do not interfere with each other.
"I heard that Jia Huo and the people sent by the emperor are planning to annex the land in the north, and have been doing so for some time." The secret guard repeated all the conversations between Jia Huo and the man, and told Jiang Yan that the most prosperous money house in the north is their stronghold.
There is a vast area of black soil to the north of the capital. Although only one crop of grain can be grown every year, the soil is fertile and the annual grain tax revenue is not much different from that in the south.
Especially in recent years, the drought has been resolved, the north has gradually recovered, and the people who fled famine have returned to their homeland one after another.
Logically speaking, grain tax revenue should be increasing. Jiang Yan thought about it and found that grain tax revenue in the north has not only not increased in the past two years, but has also shown a downward trend.
Jiang Yan opened his eyes, his gaze sharp and cold. What else could he not understand? The land had already been divided into their names, so naturally they didn't have to pay taxes.
"Continue to monitor Jia Huo's every move. Also, contact the spies in the north and find clues and evidence from the north. Remember, don't alert the enemy."
"Yes, Master, I will take my leave."
Jiang Yan stood up from the bathtub and walked out. Jiang Yi appeared from the dark, wiped the water stains on his body and put on clean underwear. Jiang Yan stretched out his hands, and Jiang Yi went around to Jiang Yan's side and tied the straps for Jiang Yan.
"Jiang Yi, contact the capital later and send some people to the north to deal with Xujia Village."
"Yes, master." Jiang Yi lowered his head and helped Jiang Yan put on his clothes and accessories. Then he walked around Jiang Yan with incense in his hand before he was done.
Since Xu Ning had agreed to a competition, she changed into some light clothes, padded her stomach, and waited in the open space.
During this period of free time, Xu Ning was doing three things at once: he was chatting with Pei Jiao and Pei Ni about the past, eating tea and fruit, and in his spare time, he was asking Bai Baoxiang about what happened to the woman at the city gate after she returned.
Bai Baoxiang cooperated very well. He not only told Xu Ning that the secret guards were also gathering information, but also told Xu Ning that Jiang Yan's secret guards were in the courtyard of the Jia family in South City. He not only found out that it was Jia Huo's idea to block Jiang Yan at the gate of South City, but also heard that Jia Huo's subordinates colluded with local officials to embezzle and pervert the law.
"That's awesome! He must be acting so recklessly because he thinks the emperor is far away and Jiang Yan can't control him." Xu Ning was eating melon seeds and chatting with the treasure chest with great interest.
"What on earth did Jia Huo and the emperor's men do?" Xu Ning was very curious. Normally, such a big thing should have been exposed long ago.
"Player, you don't know that Daqing law doesn't allow for reports to go beyond the proper level. If ordinary people want to sue, they not only have to write a petition, but also pay money to smooth things over. Most importantly, if the county government can't handle the case, the plaintiff will be beaten with a stick."
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