When she smiled, others were not so good, and several political and councilors who had heard of her reputation earlier shrank their necks - it is said that when Mr. Wei smiles, someone will be in trouble.
"Last time I asked you to take my post to invite them to discuss the donation, have you done it?" Feng Zhiwei drank tea leisurely.
Several counselors looked at each other, all showing embarrassment, Feng Zhiwei put the tea bowl aside, "Huh?" Immediately, a councilor hurriedly said: "Please... But first, the Li family sent someone to say, Mr. Li My legs are cold and I can’t move. I thank you for your kindness. Afterwards, the richest man Liu’s family said that Mr. Liu went to Beijing to celebrate Mr. Liu’s birthday. Thank you for your kindness... After that, everyone replied... this... that..."
"There are various reasons for the reply." Qian Yan, who has just become her political candidate, suddenly sneered, "Some said they were sick, some said they bought it, and there was an even stranger one, saying that they were busy marrying their daughter! There is also the Li family. If you refuse, you will refuse, and even handed over a formal reply letter, with three thousand taels of silver in it - send the beggar!"
"Oh? Really?" Feng Zhiwei was not angry, she squinted her eyes and listened, with a slight smile on her lips, and ordered: "Give me the list of wealthy households in the entire Jianghuai Road." Immediately, someone handed it over. , After reading it, she smiled and said, "Sure enough, there is no one in the court who does not want to make a fortune. The few in the 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 well developed. It is connected to the northern border and the southern region. It is the best place to make money." Qian Yandao, "Many officials in the court have farms in the Jianghuai area, and there are many branch children. In Jianghuai, almost all the fields in Jianghuai are divided up by the major families, and the relationship network here is the most dense and complicated. I have always been a political envoy in Jianghuai, and I am fat and troublesome. Just handling the relationship between all parties is enough for the political envoy. We're at the end of our term."
"The second one, the Li family who rejected it first." Feng Zhiwei suddenly saw a familiar name, and was stunned, "Who is the Li Dashi from the Dezhao Palace?"
"It's from the Li family. The Li family is originally a prominent family in the Jianghuai area. They have lived here for generations. The 'Li Ji' silk and satin village that can be seen everywhere in the Jianghuai area belongs to his family. It is currently in charge of the nephew of the Li family. It is said that Sun returned to Jianghuai after traveling for a few years because he had no intention of official career, and according to Li Dashi's intention, he is not sure that the next generation will be the head of the Li family."
Feng Zhiwei put the list in her hand, showing a ambiguous smile—this grandson of the Li family is very familiar.
Back then, the young servant of the Lanxiangyuan rescued the beauty in the back garden, and he made his son fly away as soon as he made a move, and even extorted three thousand taels of silver, forcing him to go to Beijing for a study tour.
It's no wonder that he has no intention of official career. If a man encounters such a thing, his ambitions in this life will be wiped out.
Feng Zhiwei suddenly remembered, it seems that the third lady of the Qiu Mansion, Qiu Yuluo, the uncle's youngest daughter, is this Mr. Li who got married? Counting the time, Qiu Yuluo should have married long ago, right
She was a little absent-Qiu Mansion ever since Qiu Shangqi died on the battlefield, Mrs. Qiu had a sudden stroke and aphasia at the end of the thirteenth year of Changxi, and she has been lingering on the sick bed since then, the fall of the huge Qiu Mansion, which is full of bells and dings, fell overnight. , Feng Zhiwei had no intention of taking care of the Qiufu, but she did not have the desire to cling to them. Those people in the Qiufu had long been out of her sight. Only now did she vaguely remember that Qiu Yuluo died after Mrs. Qiu fell ill. Married in the second year, when he was still fighting in the grassland, He Lianzheng sent congratulatory gifts as the concubine of Shunyi, and then he casually mentioned that she forgot about her complicated affairs, didn't she meet now
Her thoughts here are ups and downs, her expression is uncertain, and Qian Yan is staring at her very strangely—why does Marquis Wei have such a strange expression, sometimes wretched and sometimes melancholy
Feng Zhiwei came back to his senses, slapped the post, and said: "Aren't you willing to pay? You can let me know that I have written to the imperial court, requesting the abolition of the gentry payment exemption system, and change it to a unified payment of food. According to the number of acres, taxes are collected according to the amount of land, please implement it in Jianghuai first, and then spread it all over the world."
"One-body payment of grain?" Qian Yan was taken aback, but he was not surprised by the system itself. This was originally the tax system of Dacheng, but it was abolished after the founding of Tiansheng and changed to a per capita tax. Now Marquis Wei suddenly wants His Majesty Wouldn't it be scolding to bring up the vetoed things
"At the beginning, Dacheng's taxation system was obviously a good law and a beautiful government, but it was 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. As for the matter of being loyal to the emperor, it is right to abandon this body as a minister, for the country and for the people, don't worry about it, let's let the wind out first and then talk about it."
Seeing her expression, Qian Yan seemed to realize something, and tentatively asked: "Then... do you want to write the excerpt?"
"I'll talk about it after I've made up my mind." Feng Zhiwei waved her hand.
Qian Yan immediately understood Wei Hou's meaning - the so-called letter to the imperial court and the gentry to pay the food as a whole, and the abolition of the gentry's privileges are all false pretense, Wei Hou is going to force Jianghuai iron rooster!
Tiansheng is strictly hierarchical, and the gentry enjoy many privileges. Once someone says they want to cancel it, their huge interests will definitely be stirred up. Wei Zhi, the minister who is always victorious, has never been unable to do what he wants to do.
Jianghuai became lively in an instant, and the big households communicated frequently and kept inquiring about the news. The chief envoy's yamen naturally received the most attention. Unfortunately, since Feng Zhiwei released the news, he closed the door to thank guests, and strictly prohibited all levels of the yamen. Officials interacted with local wealthy households in private, and she had a lot of tricks. A councilor secretly took a thousand taels of silver from a wealthy household and promised to give him information, and she sent her to a small county below to be a prison officer the next day. Since then, no one has dared to make contacts with big households. Those people are wandering around like headless chickens holding money but can't get in. Some people are still in the old habit of writing to Dijing's own relationship households to ask for information and obstruct them. However, the replies over there were all: Marquis Wei has the right to make a secret report. Whether he has submitted a letter to His Majesty to propose reform, and whether His Majesty accepts it, no other officials can interfere. At the end, I would like to remind you very solemnly—wait and see what happens, and do not violate it. , don't go against the new chief envoy, or you will die miserably.