The Rise of Phoenixes Chapter 570:

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When she smiled, others didn't care much, and several political councilors who had heard of her reputation earlier shrank their necks - it is said that when Mr. Wei smiled, someone would be in trouble.

"Last time I asked you to use my post to invite them to discuss the donation. Have you done it?" Feng Zhiwei drank tea leisurely.

Several councilors looked at each other with embarrassed expressions. Feng Zhiwei put down the tea bowl and said, "Huh?", and immediately one councilor hurriedly said: "Please... But, the Li family sent someone to come first. , Mr. Li's legs were numb and he couldn't move. He thanked you for the favor. Later, the richest man, the Liu family, said that Mr. Liu had gone to Beijing to congratulate Mr. Liu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, on his birthday. He also thanked you for the favor... After that, each family responded... ...this...that..."

"There are all kinds of reasons for replying." Qian Yan, who was newly involved in politics, suddenly sneered, "Some said they were sick, some said they were sick, and another was even more strange, saying they were busy marrying a child! There are also The Li family refused when they refused, and actually handed over a formal reply letter with three thousand taels of silver in it - are you sending them to beggar!"

"Oh? Really?" Feng Zhiwei didn't get angry. She squinted her eyes and listened. With a faint smile on her lips, she ordered: "Give me the list of wealthy households in the entire Jianghuai Road." Someone handed it over. After reading it, she smiled and said, "Sure enough, everyone in the court has made a fortune. The few in front seem to be related to several big shots in the court."

"The Jianghuai area is vast, the people are rich in products, and the water and land transportation is developed. It connects the northern Xinjiang at the top and the southern region at the bottom. It is the best place to make money." Qian Yan said, "Many high-ranking officials in the DPRK have farms in Jianghuai. Most of the branch's children are in Jianghuai, and almost all the land in Jianghuai is divided up by the major families. The relationship network here is the most dense and complex. Being a chief envoy in Jianghuai has always been both fat and annoying. Just handling the relationships between these parties is enough. The chief envoys are extremely busy during their term."

"The second in line is the Li family who was the first to refuse." Feng Zhiwei suddenly saw a familiar name and was startled, "Who is the Li family from Dezhao Palace?"

"They are from the Li family. The Li family is a prominent family in Jianghuai and has lived here for generations. The 'Li Ji' silk and satin shop that can be seen everywhere in Jianghuai belongs to his family. Currently, the nephew of the cousin of the Li family is in charge, but the Li family's It is said that the grandson of Dafang returned to Jianghuai after traveling for a few years because he had no intention of pursuing an official career. According to the wishes of Grand Scholar Li, there is no guarantee that he will be the head of the Li family in the next generation."

Feng Zhiwei put down the list in her hand and showed an ambiguous smile - this grandson of the eldest son of the Li family was very familiar.

Back then, the young man from Lanxiangyuan rescued a beautiful girl in the back garden, and once he made a move, he made his wife fly. He also extorted three thousand taels of silver and forced her to go to Beijing for a study tour. She never thought of going round and round, but one day they bumped into each other again. .

It's no wonder that he has no intention of pursuing an official career. If a man encounters this kind of thing, his ambitions in this life will be wiped out.

Feng Zhiwei suddenly remembered that it seemed that the third lady of the Qiu Mansion, her uncle's youngest daughter Qiu Yuluo, was getting married to Mr. Li? Counting the time, Qiu Yuluo should have been married long ago, right?

She was a little absent-minded - Qiu Mansion Ever since Qiu Shangqi died on the battlefield, Mrs. Qiu suddenly suffered a stroke and became speechless at the end of the thirteenth year of Changxi. She has been lingering on the bed since then. Feng Zhiwei had no intention of taking care of the Qiu Mansion that happened in the evening, but she had no desire to pursue her. The people in the Qiu Mansion were no longer in her sight. Only then did she vaguely remember that Qiu Yuluo was with Mrs. Qiu. He married her the year after she fell ill. At that time, he was still fighting in the grassland. He Lianzheng sent her a congratulatory gift as the concubine of Shunyi. After that, he casually mentioned that she had forgotten her complicated affairs. Now she is not meeting her. Already?

Her thoughts were fluctuating and her expression was unstable. Qian Yan was staring at her very strangely - why did Marquis Wei have such a strange expression, sometimes wretched and sometimes confused?

Feng Zhiwei came back to his senses, took a photo of the post, and said, "Are you unwilling to pay for it? Let me know that I have written to the court, requesting that the exemption system for gentry's grain payment be abolished and that the gentry's grain payment exemption system be abolished. , divide the land into acres, and collect taxes according to the size of the land. Please implement it in Jianghuai first, and then promote it to the whole country."

"Pay the grain together?" Qian Yan was startled, not that he was surprised by the system itself. This was the tax system in Dacheng's year, but it was abolished after the founding of Tiansheng and changed to a capitation tax. Now the Marquis of Wei suddenly wants to Wouldn't it be scolding if we bring out something that His Majesty rejected back then?

"Dacheng's tax system was clearly a good law and good government, but it was later ruined by a group of old men." Feng Zhi glanced at him slightly and said with a half-smile, "It's a good thing, so don't be afraid of resistance. And interference, eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor is the right thing to do as a minister, for the country and the people, and to abandon this body, you don't care, just let the wind out first."

Looking at her expression, Qian Yan seemed enlightened and cautiously asked: "Then... do you want to write a book?"

"I'll wait until I think about it." Feng Zhiwei waved his hand.

Qian Yan immediately understood what the Marquis of Wei meant - the so-called petition to the imperial court for the gentry to pay the grain as one and the cancellation of the gentry's privileges were all false pretenses. The Marquis of Wei was trying to force the Jianghuai Iron Rooster!

Tian Sheng has a strict hierarchy, and the gentry enjoys many privileges. Once someone says that they want to cancel it, their huge interests will inevitably be stirred up. Even if it is just a rumor, these iron roosters will be panicked, not to mention that the person who released the wind is not an ordinary chief minister. , Wei Zhi, an unusually victorious minister in the court, has never failed to do anything he wants to do.

Jianghuai became lively in an instant. Various wealthy households communicated frequently and drove horses to inquire about the news. Naturally, the Chief Envoy’s Yamen received the most attention. Unfortunately, Feng Zhiwei closed the door to thank guests after releasing the news, and strictly prohibited the Yamen. Officials at all levels in the area had private contacts with local wealthy families, and she had many hidden tricks. One councilor secretly received a thousand taels of silver from a wealthy family and promised to glean information from him. The next day, she sent him to a small county below. As a prison officer, since then no one has dared to make friends with big people. Those people walked around with money like headless flies but couldn't get in. Some people still have the old habit of going to Xin Di Jing to ask for information from their own connections. The message was obstructed, but the reply was always: The Marquis of Wei has the right to secretly record special reports. Whether he has written to His Majesty to propose restructuring and whether His Majesty has adopted it, ordinary officials are not allowed to interfere. Finally, a very solemn reminder - wait and see. Change must not be violated, and do not go against the new chief envoy, otherwise you may die miserably.