Ma Chun was in charge of comforting the guests in the accommodation, and Lin Dong was in charge of tidying up the lobby, which was carried out in an orderly manner on both sides, and it was already ready to reopen in the afternoon.

When the diners in the lobby were full again, Liu Lixiong and Liu Yejian came over with 100,000 taels of silver tickets.

Looking at Liu Yejian's respectful expression, Lin Dong understood that although Liu Lixiong did not dare to divulge any information about Old Man Ding, he had still persuaded him.

One hundred thousand taels of silver is not a small amount, Lin Dong will naturally not be polite, and when he moves the counter, there is an extra stack of tall silver tickets.

With this money, whether it is to build the Lin Kee Inn Guards or expand the branch, it will be a big help.

As for the rent of Qichengtian, Lin Dong did not give a clear answer, and he gave Zhou Zhengye and Fu Chun a brief amount of land rent.

According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the taxes such as the land endowment and the Ding endowment add up to 10 endowments, and the land leased by the landlord also has a clear stipulation that the land rent shall not be higher than 10%. However, the tax revenue of all provinces and counties, whether for political performance or private enrichment, is much higher than this ratio.

The land rent is even more ruthless, 30% is normal, and in some places it even exceeds 50%.

Whether it is Cheng Wencai or his predecessor, greed for money is greed for money, but he also knows the consequences of not giving people a way to live, so the land rent in Xilan County is basically maintained at an average of 30%.

If you want to reduce the land rent to less than 10%, it is equivalent to being the enemy of all the landlords, and the consequences and resistance are naturally not small.

The consequences and resistance, the subordinates to fight the black, and the superiors to bribe the bosses, the only problem is the Liu family, a super big landlord. With just a few gangsters, it is impossible to deal with the Liu family.

According to Lin Dong's previous thoughts, if it can't end peacefully, then find a way to let Gu Huanzong come out and hit the Liu family to bow their heads. Now it is time to get to the Qicheng field rent, and when Fu Chunjian and Zhou Zhengye start to implement the rent reduction, they will find the Liu family to calculate the Qicheng land rent into the reduced field rent, which will not only end peacefully, but also deter a large number of landlords with the help of the Liu family.

Xilan County is rampant, and the leading local overlord Liu family supports the new county commander, which spreads out, and it also has a great deterrent effect on the annihilation merchants who bully and dominate the market.

In the evening of the same day, Lin Dong went to the county office.

Now, Lin Dong is also a well-known figure in this Sealand City, and if he wants to hide his relationship with Zhou Zhengye and Fu Chunjian, it is naturally inappropriate for Zhengda Guangming to go to them. I went around to the side of the county government and looked up at the sky, although I couldn't see my fingers, I was also drowsy.

He took out a black scarf and covered it on his face. Lin Dong took a breath, his legs bent slightly, his spiritual power poured into his legs, and he jumped up suddenly, instantly jumping up to the courtyard wall more than three meters high like an agile tanuki. The short body swept his eyes down, and after making sure that no one was there, he climbed down the courtyard wall.

Sneaking cautiously all the way to the inner house, Lin Dong glanced at the layout of the house, came to the low bungalow on the side, hesitated, and knocked on the door of the third room on the left hand side that flickered with withered yellow candlelight.

"Who?" A muffled inquiry rang out in the room.

Lin Dong's face was happy, it was the first time he came to the county government, and Fu Chunjian's address had only been heard once, but he didn't expect to find it.

"It's me!"

The sound of chairs dragging instantly sounded in the room, the sound of heavy footsteps came from far and near, the door opened softly, and Fu Chun looked at Lin Dong with a slight surprise: "Shopkeeper Lin, is it really you?" ”

Lin Dong smiled: "If you are thirsty, rub a cup of tea to drink." ”

Fu Chunjian laughed dumbly, this opening sentence was learned from his own, but he just changed the rice to the tea.

Originally, Lin Dong came in the middle of the night, and Fu Chunjian was worried that he was in trouble. will joke, naturally not in any trouble, even if there is something, it must be a good thing.

The probe looked in the courtyard, Fu Chunjian stepped aside and said, "Shopkeeper Lin is here, Peng is shining!" ”

Lin Dong didn't say a polite word to Fu Chunjian, and strode into the room.

The interior is sparsely furnished, but the most striking feature is the two rows of large bookshelves that occupy two walls.

On the shelves, all kinds of ancient books are stuffed to the brim, and there are many picture scrolls on the top, which are as far as the eye can see, and the fragrance of books is strong.

On the square table next to the bookshelf, a stack of account books is stacked high, slightly messy.

Seeing that one of them was spread out, and there was a researched inkstone next to it, Lin Dong said unexpectedly: "Dean Fu, are you still busy in the middle of the night?" ”

After making a cup of tea for Lin Dong, Fu Chunjian sat down opposite Lin Dong and said with a smile: "It's also going over the expenses of Zealand City in recent years." ”

Lin Dong himself is also busy cultivating desperately every day, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but remind: "The combination of work and rest, too hard is not conducive to long-term work." ”

"It should be good to be done for a while." Fu Chunjian stroked his long silver-white beard and explained: "The general outline has been formulated, and if I carefully check the feasible surnames a few more times, I will be idle." As for how to implement it, it is a headache for the right industry, and at my age, how can I still have the energy to deal with nimble officials and businessmen, and at most I will give advice. ”

Lin Dong nodded, curious: "How is the implementation going?" ”

"The small branches and leaves are ongoing, and it has not affected the fundamentals of the merchants, and the resistance encountered is not great." Fu Chunjian smiled and said: "The academy disciples who were sent by me to contact tea merchants from all over Lingnan County have also returned, this kid is really capable, and his grades are dozens of times higher than I expected. I am planning to send him to try it in a few nearby counties with Hongyun tea, and if it can be done, I can start to promote the cultivation of Hongyun tea this year, and I can start to build a tea market next year. ”

"How did Dean Fu convince this disciple?" Lin Dong was quite surprised, the students of the academy were either martial artists or literati. If you don't advance in cultivation, you will retreat, how can a martial artist waste a lot of time on this. It is even more impossible for literati, their minds are full of wind and bones, and they talk about business, and they stink.

"It's just a place for the main thin." Fu Chunjian said leisurely.

Lin Dong was dumbfounded, although Hongyun Tea is also the best in tea, it is not well-known, and it is just that Qiufeng Mansion is a little famous, and it can persuade the tea merchants in Lingnan County to buy a large number of them, and the ability to fall into the sky is extraordinary. A nine-rank official bends his waist, this brother is not born at the right time, if he is in troubled times, he may be a capable person responsible for lobbying enemy generals.

Thinking of the matter, Lin Dong couldn't help asking: "Dean Fu, how is the progress of the tax and rent reduction?" ”

"The reduction of taxes is already underway, and the resistance lies in the petty officials in various places, and a few have been dismissed through the government office, but it is quite smooth." Fu Chunjian smiled bitterly: "It is much more difficult to reduce rent, a few days ago, Zhengye interviewed a few landlords, not to mention cutting two percent in one go, that is, let them halve Chengdu and react violently." This is still on the premise that they are promised some tax reductions, and these landlords have a good reputation. ”

"What if...... Is the Liu family willing to take the lead in reducing the rent of Sannarita to less than 10%? ”

"How is this possible? The Liu family has a strong style, and the fields in their hands are the most in Xilan County, I want them to ......" Fu Chunjian stood up suddenly, with a shocked look on his face: "Shopkeeper Lin, you came to me today because you have reached an agreement with the Liu family to reduce the land rent?" ”

Lin Dong nodded with a smile: "The reason is unspeakable, but the Liu family has indeed promised to reduce the land rent, and it can even be directly reduced from three percent to nine points." ”

"Great!" Fu Chunjian slapped his face suddenly, and said in ecstasy: "The Liu family is the hardest bone, there is no Liu family to get in the way, Zhengye exerts pressure in the county office, and the six moles let the gangsters continue to cooperate behind the scenes, and I am absolutely sure that the land rent will be reduced by one percent every three years." ”

"If that's the case, why should I come to you in the middle of the night?" Lin Dong smiled: "What if, in addition to Zhengye and Xiaoliu, there is also a Liu family?" ”

Fu Chunjian was stunned, and then said happily: "You mean, the Liu family is willing to stand up and clearly express their support for rent reduction?" ”

Lin Dong nodded: "I'll talk to Liu Yejian, it shouldn't be a big problem." Even, the Liu family can stand up and say that whoever doesn't reduce the rent will not be able to get along with the Liu family. But...... At noon today, the Liu family had brought people to the Lin Kee Inn to make trouble, and they returned in disappointment, in order not to let Fenglin Restaurant suspect my relationship with you, you must first clear me up from this matter. ”

"This matter is simple, let Zhengye run to Liu's house every day, stand in, and lie out with scars. Thirty or fifty times later, Zhengye finally moved the head of the Liu family and won the support of the entire Liu family. If it happens, as long as it takes two years, I am fully sure that the land rent in Xilan County can be reduced to less than 10%. ”

As if he had found the passion of his youth, Fu Chunjian stood up sharply, his face full of wrinkles, and his expression was radiant.

Lin Dong secretly complained for Zhou Zhengye, the broken leg was barely able to go down on crutches, and he would suffer again soon, and the county master did it hard enough. If you just fall into a reputation of being ambitious and talented, ruthless and vicious, even if you have no regrets, you can deserve a strange injustice through the ages.