Outside the gate of the Zheng family, hundreds of descendants are lined up on both sides, with the patriarch Zheng Wenyong in the middle, and the eight clan elders of the Zheng family behind him, who can be said to be waiting for someone to come with the greatest etiquette.

A convoy slowly came from the street in the distance, led by a fiery red BMW with an unusual horse, on which Bai Fan, dressed in white robe and red clothes, drove forward with a smile on his face, and behind him was a four-wheeled carriage escorted by twenty female riders.

When he was about to take a hundred steps to the gate of the Zheng family, Bai Fan waved his hand to stop the horse team, turned over and dismounted, and changed from riding a horse to leading a horse, and the knight behind him was also below, and when he arrived at the Zheng family's door, he did not rush to talk to everyone, but turned around and went to the carriage to help his wife Li Wanping down.

Even with Li Wanping's skills, there is no need to be taken care of at all, Bai Fan has to do this at this time, that is etiquette.

In the same way, the Zheng family has been quietly waiting for all this, this is the quality and etiquette of the big family, and when Bai Fan and his wife walked forward hand in hand, Zheng Wenyong, the patriarch of the Zheng family, stepped forward with a smile: "The Marquis of Lantian and Princess Ping'an are coming to the Zheng family in Xingyang, and we are rude to be disappointed." ”

Bai Fan didn't speak, but Li Wanping stepped forward and bowed to Zheng Wenyong and said, "Li Wanping has met my uncle and met all the elders. ”

This is etiquette, although the Zheng family is a nobleman, but when it comes to identity, when you see the princess, you have to salute first, and then Li Wanping will do the etiquette of the juniors.

Zheng Wenyong stepped forward to help Li Wanping up with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Ping'er hasn't been to the door for a long time, so I will send a big gift to my uncle." ”

Bai Fan also bowed to Zheng Wenyong on the side: "Bai Fan accompanied his wife to visit his uncle, there is no Lantian Marquis and Princess who came here today, only Zheng's niece and son-in-law, and please don't ask your uncle not to be so polite." ”

Zheng Wenyong looked at Bai Fan for a long time, this is not the first time the two have met, when Li Wanping got married, the two had met, but at that time Bai Fan's reputation was far less than now, and now Bai Fan is already a figure who can be equal to the emperor, and his temperament is no longer the hairy boy nouveau riche in the eyes of the family, at this time, the posture is so low, it is hard to believe that this polite young man is the first person in the world?

However, reaching out not to hit the smiling person, Zheng Wenyong saw Bai Fan's sincere face, and knew that this was a strategy to salute first and then soldier, so he nodded cooperatively, "Okay, enter the house first." ”

Entering the Zheng family's mansion, Zheng Wenyong waved his hand and dispersed many children, the greeting gift has been done, and the negotiation of secrets is naturally not something they can participate in.

These young people looked at Bai Fan with different eyes, seven adults were worshipping, and some were fearful, jealous, disdainful, etc., which made Zheng Wenyong sigh in his heart, there are many children in the Zheng family, no matter the side branches, but none of them can compare with Bai Fan, sad!

"Ping'er, I haven't seen you for many days, your aunt misses you very much, you go to the back house to visit your aunt and cousin first, and then your uncle will have a family banquet, Jian Zhi is the first time to come to the door, you have to treat him well."

Li Wanping knew that this was her uncle supporting herself, and glanced back at her husband Bai Fan with some concern, Bai Fan gave her a knowing smile, meaning that she would not be rude, Li Wanping had no choice but to follow the maid into the inner hall.

"Lantian Hou, please inside!" Zheng Wenyong wanted to give way to Bai Fan.

"Uncle can call me a cousin, we are sincere."

Zheng Wenyong laughed and said: "You have entered the gate of the Zheng family, and if you don't finish the business in your heart, how can you be in the mood to save your relatives?" The pillars of the country should be public before private, Lantian Hou, is it better to be straightforward? ”

When Bai Fan heard this, he smiled heartily, "That is the case, then Fan will be rude." ”

After speaking, he walked towards the main hall of the Zheng family, where there were already many people waiting.

When the guests and hosts of the two sides sat down, Zheng Wenyong spoke first: "The old man got straight to the point, I heard that Lantian Hou is going to change the law?" ”

"No, the Datang Law has met the needs of the current people, and the law will not change, but it is just a small change to the land issue." Bai Fan opened his mouth to explain.

Nodding his head and not committal, Zheng Wenyong continued to speak: "How to change?" ”

"Everyone who farms in the world must pay grain taxes, including you and me, and there is no longer a distinction between nobles and commoners."

When he said this, Bai Fan was extremely calm, and his tone was full of firmness and confidence.

"Hahahaha, you still say it's not a change? Who doesn't know that land is everyone's lifeblood, and if you move everyone's land, you are changing the law.

Want to collect grain taxes from the nobility? There is a tax exemption, the eternal truth, do you want to shake? One of the clan elders sitting at the end of the seat laughed, his eyes full of doubt and disdain.

Bai Fan bowed his hand, and still smiled calmly: "You also said it, that is the truth of the ages, since it is a gift of ancient times, it may not meet the needs of the present, since it does not meet, then it must change, and if it does not change, it will cause chaos, I said that it is to change the land, if you have to say that it is to change the law, let it be." ”

"How do you know that the ancient law is not in tune with the present day? It has been more than ten years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, except for a few changes you have brought, the rest are all ancient laws, what the old man sees is that the country is becoming more and more stable and prosperous, if it is not suitable for the people, how can it be so? A clan elder at the second seat spoke, and this person's words were quite neutral.

also bowed to it, and Bai Fan opened his mouth to explain: "If you only say a little, there was immortal food in ancient times?" Can there be a thousand catties of grain per mu, thousands of catties?

You have also seen that Fan has debuted for many years, but he has never mentioned changing the law, and the reason why he mentions it now is because of the fairy food. ”

Zheng Wenyong frowned and said, "What? This matter is related to fairy food? ”

"Yes, today everyone who comes with sincerity simply says bluntly, the nobles of the family occupy fifty percent of the cultivated land of the Tang Dynasty with one percent of the population, while the common people occupy thirty percent of the cultivated land with ninety percent of the population, which is inherently unfair.

Of course, you will say that this is passed down from generation to generation by the ancestors, and there is nothing wrong with the inheritance of land and property in accordance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

But what is unreasonable is that everyone also farms and eats, so why do only civilians need to pay food taxes? And the aristocracy can collect all the land?

Why should the side with less fields still contribute to the court, but the side with more fields can sit back and relax?

That's unfair. ”

Hearing Bai Fan's words, everyone in the Zheng hall was a little unhappy, and many people whispered and scolded Bai Fan for being arrogant and presumptuous.

The clan elder led by him coughed lightly, and suddenly the hall was silent, "Zheng's poetry and books are heirlooms, don't make tongue quibbles, in all fairness, the old man also knows that this is indeed a little unfair to the common people in the world."

But it's still the same sentence, taxis are tax-free, the principle of eternity!

And this principle has been recognized by the people for thousands of years, if this statement is unreasonable, I am afraid that the person who proposed to change the land will not be your turn to Lantian Hou, how many ancestors are handsome! ”

Bai Fan nodded, and said respectfully to the clan elder: "What you said is indeed fair, and Fan also knows it, but our group of people, as the top group of people in the country, naturally can't look at the problem so one-sidedly, it can be said that Datang will cause a land problem because of the immortal grain, which is what I and other courts predicted, so there is this change of land, all to solve the problem, not to create problems for you."

Now the fairy food is still in my hands, it has not been popularized, and there is still room for us to take precautions, if we really don't care about closing our eyes and sending it all down, and when something goes wrong in the future, then I'm afraid it won't be everyone who comes here to persuade you, but the bloody reality forces us to change the land, and then I'm afraid it will be a national disaster. ”

"Lantian Hou is probably a little alarmist." A clan elder spoke.

Zheng Wenyong, who was in the first place, waved his hand to stop him, and said to Bai Fan: "Please also ask Lantian Hou to make it clear, the old man can feel the sincerity of Lantian Hou, and can see that you are not here to find trouble, otherwise, with Lantian Hou's style, how can there be any salute before soldiers?" If it is really a major national disaster, we will naturally not blindly abide by the ancient rites, the reason why the Tang nobles are called nobles is not because of the various privileges of the nobles, but because the nobles have the responsibility to solve problems for the country.

And this matter is related to fairy food, and you are the one who knows the most about fairy food in the world, so the old man is willing to listen to Hou Ye's opinions. ”

Today's second chapter, thank you for your support.

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