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Of course, Jingjiang Wangfu is more than an industry in Lianzhou, in addition to the grange in Qinghe, there is also a house in Lianzhou Fucheng. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info This house occupies a large area, located in the center of the East City, was originally Zhu Shan's other business, but Zhu Shan does not come often, he is an ambitious person, has always hoped that he will be favored by the palace, so as to enter the core of Jingjiang Palace, so most of the time, stay in the grange, and do not want to enter the city to enjoy.

As early as a few days ago, there was a special guest here, the guest's surname was Zhao, everyone called him Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao is said to be a close confidant of King Jingjiang, and this time he brought a lot of long-term followers.

Mr. Zhao's mission is simple, which is to collect grain.

Now the Jingjiang palace can no longer open the pot, I thought that this year's treasury will be better, after all, all of a sudden more than 100,000 acres of land are hung in the name of the palace, this year's annual income has increased a lot, the name is to ask for money, although these money is not as good as the grain endowment, but it is not less.

But who knows, things will come to this point in the field, that Liu Chengfeng in the name of collecting taxes, the royal grange attacked, the grange of the grange, there is a lot of grain and wealth, originally thought that after this spring, when the farmers are idle and then transported to Guilin, but now it is a bamboo basket to draw water, heavy losses.

In the past, I thought that the treasury was abundant, so it was a bit extravagant to spend money, but now the palace has calculated an account, this year's income, I am afraid that it will not support September, and after September, the palace will have to reduce food and clothing, not only that, but may even have to ask for loans.

Loan ...... It's really a joke, even if the dignified vassal king goes out to make a fortune, do people dare to borrow it?

Thinking about it, there is only one way to solve this matter, and now Liu Chengfeng has taken it upon himself to collect the money and property of the Jingjiang Wangfu Grange in the name of taxation, and the taxes collected are not the fields of the Jingjiang Palace, but only in the name of the Jingjiang Palace, so the wool is out of the sheep, and this loss, of course, has to be handed over by these nominal squires, anyway, the palace cannot suffer in any case.

Mr. Zhao didn't think that doing this would make the squires disgusted, but there was no way for the palace, the vassal king was bright on the surface, but sometimes, the more noble he was, the more he had to put on a show, otherwise he would inevitably be laughed at, and it would cost money to put on a show, plus the Jingjiang Wang's family had a large population, so many descendants and side children, but Duba looked at the palace treasury of the palace, and he couldn't let everyone lack clothes and wear less.

This money must be returned.

After settling here, Mr. Zhao asked someone to get the roster, which was the number of acres of land named by the squires from all over the country, and there were more than a dozen copies densely packed with them. After careful checking, Mr. Zhao notified the account office to calculate the money and grain that should be paid, and on the other hand, Mr. Zhao sent someone to reveal the news first.

When the news came out, all the squires were dumbfounded, it turned out that everyone hung the land in the name of the palace, originally to avoid taxes, but now, not only has the registration fee been paid, but now the palace actually wants them to pay the grain tax, is there any reason for this?

For a while, everyone talked about it, and there was no one who didn't scold, after all, these squires were all famous people in the local area, and everyone in your palace could bear to do other things, and at that time they encouraged everyone to go to the name, and the guarantee only needed to pay a small registration fee to sit back and relax, but now they are breaking their promises and asking everyone to continue to pay food taxes.

That's unkind. You Jingjiang Wangfu has no ability, you can't even fight a marquis, you were beaten into the grange by the marquis of ten thousand households, and you also captured your own children, and instead of asking for it from the marquis of ten thousand households, you put your hand on the heads of our people, is this still shameful?

Many squires have already let go, this grain tax is categorically not paid, complaints from all over the country have begun to circulate, some people even ask for the surname to ask for their own fields, let the palace spit out what they eat, naturally impossible, of course Mr. Zhao does not dare to nod his head, otherwise the palace will not lose money, as long as their land is still in the name of the palace, they are not afraid that these people will not comply, so Mr. Zhao is not afraid at all.

The squires are repentant, but what can be done at this time, they are the king of the domain, and they have their own land deeds, and now they just want to regret it, but they can't do it.

Soon, though, a piece of news came out.

The Marquis of Wanhu gave an order, and from now on, all grain taxes in Lianzhou will be reduced by half, from the thirty taxes customized by the imperial court to the current sixty taxes and one, and they will not be discounted, let alone changed categorically.

This news was like a boulder thrown into the lake, and one stone stirred up a thousand waves, leaving all the squires dumbfounded.

Loss, loss, the loss of the property, transferred to the name of the palace, not only paid a lot of fees, but also to pay the full amount of grain tax, the palace, but to collect thirty taxes, I knew this, and why bother, now the land is in the hands of the palace, it is equivalent to letting the palace peel the skin and knock the bones on their heads, let them slaughter.

The last little fear of the squires for the palace was finally blinded by the huge interests they had encroached upon.

The land is the foundation of their foothold, and now the field will not be returned, and the palace will be offered on time, God knows what name this palace will use in the future to ask for money, it can't be hung like this forever, this palace is not trustworthy, who knows if it will encroach on their land in the future.

And at this time, a squire stood up, this old squire is quite famous in Lianzhou, it is said that there is a relative who is an official in the capital, as for what to do, everyone is not clear, only know that the local prefect has a good attitude towards him, and he has to pay a visit during the New Year's holidays.

The old squire was also ruthless, and he appeared directly in Lianzhou Mansion with a family of more than 30 people, and knelt down in front of the courtyard where Mr. Zhao lived, and never got up again.

The royal family in the courtyard was startled, and even Mr. Zhao was shocked, and hurriedly went out to negotiate, but the old squire bit to death and wanted to get his land back, and as for any grain tax, he refused to pay a penny. Otherwise, you will never get up.

Mr. Zhao's face was blue and pale, but he didn't dare to agree, if he nodded his head, I don't know how many people would follow the same example, and how would he explain what the prince ordered when the time came?

After all, Mr. Zhao is just a staff member, and such a decision is not in his hands, but in this matter, he has already felt the seriousness of the problem, and hurriedly ordered someone to go to Guilin to ask King Jingjiang to make a decision.

But it was too late.

With this old squire taking the lead, those squires and landlords whose interests were damaged suddenly cheered up, and the land is the root of life for them, and they must fight hard for this root of life.

Immediately after that, the second, the third...... The hundredth ...... The squires appeared in this courtyard, but they did not dare to do anything excessive, but they just found a place to kneel down and demanded the return of their property.

The news spread, outside this courtyard, it was already full of people, the squire was a local famous person, and the landlord also had some connections, but now they didn't care about decency, they had no dignity, and knelt down to beg outside the palace courtyard, which was a rare thing.

There are a lot of squires here, some of them are bringing their families, there are thousands of kneeling people, and there is a steady stream of people coming, there will only be more in the future, not less, and there are thousands of people watching the excitement, and for a while, this palace courtyard suddenly became the target of public criticism.

Mr. Zhao was really panicked, he didn't want to agree, he had been a staff member for many years, of course, he also knew what the consequences would be once this kind of thing provoked a civil uprising, but he really didn't dare to promise anything, he couldn't be the master, so he had to retreat in this courtyard and continue to watch.

Of course, Mr. Zhao had to send someone to the yamen, so that the yamen had to send someone to protect him no matter what, but there was no movement at all on the yamen's side, and people came, but these errand servants were watching from afar, and there was no intention of protecting.

By the afternoon of the next day, the crowd had not dispersed, and many of the people who knelt on the ground were already dizzy, how could they have endured such hardship, and after kneeling for a day, although their families would bring food on time, they were also a little unbearable.

The sky became gloomy, a sign of impending wind and rain, almost everyone began to be impatient, their patience has been exhausted, the longer they kneel here, the more resentment they have towards this Jingjiang Palace, Jingjiang Palace, they don't want people to live, these fields are all ancestral industries, how can they be defeated in their own hands.

The sky was dark, and suddenly the dark vision blurred, and at some point, someone shouted in the darkness: "Mr. Wu has fainted, ...... Call the doctor ......"

That old Mr. Wu, who was the first old squire to stand up, had a great reputation, and everyone admired it, listening to this, there was a mess outside the courtyard for a moment, and the deliberately suppressed anger finally broke out, and in the dark, someone shouted: "Why doesn't the palace give me an explanation, even if it is a royal family, can you bully me like this?" Mr. Wu has worked hard all his life, and he has contributed a lot to the imperial court in building river embankments and diverting water to irrigate fields, but now he is forced to such a field, rushed in, and snatched back our land deeds. ”

"Yes, the title deed is in this courtyard, and we naturally have to get our own things back!"

The anger that was forced to press in the bottom of my heart finally broke out, coupled with the darkness of the sky, everyone's last bit of patience had been exhausted, everyone went crazy, frantically called the door, countless people pushed in the dark, and the roars one after another resounded through the dim and gloomy sky.

(To be continued)