"Lord Feng, Lord Gai, Brother Zhou, Brother Gu, all sit, sit!"

Liu Han beckoned everyone to sit down, Feng Sheng Gaixun came to attend the meeting convened by Gu Wei, and the two came to visit Liu Han after the meeting, Zhou Se and Gu Tong went to Yangzhou with Lu Qiao Yuwen, they had not been to Yangzhou for a long time.

Several people came to visit Liu Han, this was not an official visit, Liu Han received them in his new home.

This mansion is in Yangzhou City, the original owner was a salt merchant, this salt merchant was involved in the Wei Zhen case, the family property was confiscated into the official, Hanhai Trading Company bought the house in the auction.

The maid brought the tea and fruits and stepped back, Liu Han looked at them with a smile, these people had some dealings with him.

Gai Xun was promoted by him, this person is very capable and courageous, Feng Sheng is more timid and mediocre in talent, but his strengths are self-knowledge, and he is very responsible for being a man and doing things.

After chatting a few words, Feng Sheng began to talk about today's purpose: "My lord, Lord Gu wants to implement a new tax system in the whole state, and I have heard about this new tax system, and there is a lot of discussion. ”

"Brother Zhou, Brother Gu, what do you think?" Liu Han looked at Zhou Se and Gu Tong for a long time.

Zhou Se smiled bitterly and said slowly: "Lord Gu is very determined to implement the new tax system, but the new tax system has actually increased our taxes, to be honest, I don't approve of this tax system. ”

"Yes, although the commercial tax has decreased under the new tax system, the scope of tax collection has expanded, and in fact, the tax has increased. Gu Tong also complained.

Liu Han nodded: "The purpose of the new tax system is actually to enrich the treasury, I have seen Yangzhou's taxes over the years, in fact, Wu County is quite good, as we all know, Yangzhou County is more prosperous than Wu County, but Wu County's tax revenue is almost the same as Yangzhou, why is this?"

Several people looked at Liu Han blankly, Liu Han sighed: "Actually, it's very simple, there are many fewer scholars in Wu County than in Yangzhou, and sixty or seventy percent of the land businesses in Yangzhou are in the hands of the scholars, and there are few scholars in Wu County, and the commercial trade in Wu County is mainly under the control of the Jiangnan Society, and there are fewer tax-exempt ones, so although Wu County is not as prosperous as Yangzhou, the tax revenue is not less than that of Yangzhou." ”

Zhou Se Gu Tong nodded slightly, Gai Xun blinked his eyes, thoughtfully, Feng Sheng understood, Gai Xun asked tentatively: "If this is the case, then isn't this new tax system..."

"Yes, the purpose of the new tax system is to take silver from the hands of the scholars," Liu Han was very direct: "Our Great Jin Dynasty has set the rule that the scholars do not pay taxes since the founding of the country, but the problem is that the world is so big, and the land is so much, and in the past few hundred years, the scholars have occupied more and more land, not only that, but also extend their hands to silk and cotton cloth, restaurants, tea shops, salt and grain, you say, there are a few industries in this world, and the scholars have not interfered." ”

At this time, not only Feng Sheng Gaixun, even Zhou Se and Gu Tong had to nod, Liu Han said: "Therefore, this new tax system is to collect taxes from the scholars, Wu County is relatively easy to handle, and there are fewer scholars, such as Danyang Jiujiang, which is the trouble." ”

"I understand, I will wait and implement the new tax system according to Master Gu's plan. Feng Sheng nodded repeatedly.

Liu Han nodded with a smile: "That's right, Master Gu's plan is very thorough, you just need to implement this plan, don't fight, this new tax system is the national policy of the imperial court, and any confrontation will be severely punished by the imperial court, Sheng Huai is a lesson from the past." "Don't worry, my lord, I will understand and will do my best to implement it. Feng Sheng Gaixun nodded again and again, and almost patted his chest.

Liu Han turned his head and said to Zhou Se and Gu Tong: "Brother Zhou, Brother Gu, you are a scholar clan, according to the new tax system, some of the fields of the scholar clan can be exempted from tax, and the rest will be taxed, compared to the past, you will suffer some losses, but these losses are nothing, your income mainly comes from workshops and trade, and the income brought by the land is nothing, so you must not have a hard top, and the new tax system is against it, no matter who he is, it will be over." ”

"Please rest assured. Zhou Se and Gu Tong responded in unison, Liu Han nodded with satisfaction, today, these people took the initiative to come to the door, obviously with the meaning of seeking refuge and looking for a backer, he just nodded a few words from them, and it was just right to show the intention of taking over.

Liu Han left them to eat, and when it was almost dinner, Lu Qiao Yuwen and Zhang Ying came together, and Liu Han simply feasted the guests at home.

Zhu Niang Mei Niang performed a piano and flute ensemble, and Meixiang Shizuka took her four junior sisters to perform the Dongying Dance to cheer up, and a wine banquet made the guests and hosts very satisfied.

At the banquet, Liu Han also persuaded Lu Qiaoyu and Zhang Ying not to oppose the new tax system, the imperial court has formulated the new tax as a national policy, and no matter who obstructs it, the imperial court will never forgive.

Yu Wenxin said that forty percent of the Yu family's industry is in Yangzhou County, Yangzhou County has been changed, what else to say, he looked at Lu Qiao, the Lu family's industry is mainly in the south of the Yangtze River, Danyang County, of which half of the fields in Danyang County, seventy percent of the workshops, half of the restaurants and tea shops in Jiankang City, all belong to the Lu family, and the Lu family is known as half of the south of the Yangtze River in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Let's levy it, my Lu family is also a few of them. "Lu Qiao doesn't care, the ancestor has already explained, the Lu family can't rush ahead, and will never confront the new tax system.

Yangzhou County implemented a new tax system, the Lu family secretly resisted, Yangzhou County under the five counties, three county orders are the protégés of the Lu family, as a result of which all were dismissed this time, there are nine counties under Danyang County, and eight county orders are protégés of the Lu family, if it is lost again, the strength of the Lu family in the officialdom has suffered a heavy loss, and Gu Wei is not unprepared, Qin Cha Xingyuan now has hundreds of scholars, ready to replace those county orders and county officials at any time.

Zhang Xing saw that Yu Wen and Lu Qiao had no opinions, his Zhang family's power in Jiangnan was smaller than that of the Lu family and the Yu family, even if he had an opinion at the moment, he couldn't say anything, so he could only nod.

At a meal, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and at the beginning of the lanterns, Liu Han sent everyone out of the house. Back in the backyard, Mei Niang brought tea, and now she and Zhu Niang have officially arrived at Liu's house, but it is not a gift, but a bought, and there is a formal sales contract.

Lying on the chair, Mei Niang sat on the side, gently shaking the embroidery fan, Liu Han closed her eyes slightly, and chatted with her.

Nominally, Mei Niang Zhuniang is the slave he bought, but in fact, the two girls enjoy the treatment of concubines, and there are two maids waiting by their side, but it is the six daughters of Meixiang Shizuka, but they are really the singing and dancing girls in the family.

"Humph!"

With a dissatisfied snort, Fang Ting and Fang Ya came in together, Fang Ting was not polite at all, and sat directly next to Liu Han.

"Big pervert, send those corrupt officials away. ”

Liu Han smiled: "Yes, full of warm thoughts**, this is full, drunk, it's time to do something, the two heroines are not helping." ”

Fang Ting's face was crimson, her teeth were bitten, and she scolded hatefully: "Look, pervert." ”

However, she sat upright and didn't move, Mei Niang and Fang Ya looked at the two of them with a smile, the two often quarreled, Fang Ting didn't get a good time, but the two of them were still happy.

Liu Han has teased Fang Ting like this more than once, but he has never seen him make any moves, when he was in the Gu Mansion, he sometimes flirted intimately with Mei Niang Zhuniang, and he did not avoid Fang Ting and Fang Ya's two daughters, making the two women red-faced.

"Mr. Liu, our sisters have been bothering us for a long time, and we are going to leave. "Fang Ya is as her name suggests, very elegant and quiet.

"Farewell, where are you going? Liu Han didn't seem to feel any surprise, and his brows didn't wrinkle.

"Wait, why!" Fang Ting shouted dissatisfiedly, Liu Han said slowly: "Why? ”

"It's like you're the only one. Fang Ting was very dissatisfied and muttered.

"Well, I'll call someone, and if you two can beat her, you can go and break in. Liu Han said with a smile.

"Cheng!" Fang Ting agreed, Liu Han smiled: "Don't promise too quickly, I can tell you, she has a martial arts master, she is five or six years older than you, she was born in Jizhou Liufeng, she used to be a guard in the Xu family, and was later captured by me, and now she is my obedient little slave." ”

At this point, he shouted outside, "Come in." ”

After a while, a woman in plain clothes floated in from outside, the woman wore a long sword at her waist, and she was heroic, and when she arrived in the courtyard, she walked to Liu Han and knelt down.

"The slave has seen the master. ”

Ye Xiu was dripping, her voice was a little choked, and it made people feel sorry and distressed when she looked at it.

Liu Han went to Wu County for more than a month, but Ye Xiu did not go, still staying in Yangzhou, and Liu Han gave her the task of keeping an eye on the movements in Yangzhou.

Liu Han came back from Wu County, Sheng Huai's case was discovered, Ye Xiu hid down, Xia Mu had already left Yangzhou, it is said that she went to Qingzhou, her identity as a head catcher could no longer continue, so she changed her identity.

What made Ye Xiu complain was that after Liu Han returned to Yangzhou, she didn't look for her once, she looked at the house outside Liu's house every night during this time, and it wasn't until today that Liu Han let her in.

Women, once conquered, are more loyal than many men.

"Get up, you've worked hard all this time. ”

Liu Han's short words of comfort made Ye Xiu grateful, she didn't stand up, but walked to Liu Han's knees, hugged his legs, and choked up: "The slave still thinks that the master doesn't want a slave." ”

Liu Han stroked her hand: "Look at you, where do you want to go, you are my woman, my good slave." ”

Ye Xiu laughed when she heard this, during this time she stayed outside, and saw that Liu Han was surrounded by a group of women, all of whom were coquettish, so she stupidly thought that Liu Han didn't want her anymore.

"You play a few tricks with their sisters empty-handed, remember not to hurt them. Liu Han said with a smile: "I haven't delayed my practice during this time." ”

Ye Xiuyan smiled and looked up at Liu Han quite proudly: "Master, the slave is about to break through the mirror and enter the seventh-grade martial artist now." ”

"Well, it's going well, you can show off to Mia when you go back, this girl is too lazy, wait until you overtake her, see how lazy she is." Liu Han smiled appreciatively.

Ye Xiu pouted and said coquettishly: "The slave doesn't dare, she is a little master." ”

Liu Han smiled, Fang Ya Fang Ting heard that this woman who claimed to be a slave in front of Liu Han and hugged Liu Han's legs and coquettishly had actually reached the threshold of a high-grade martial artist, and the two of them still had the confidence to fight against her, Fang Ting's eyes rolled, eagerly thinking about how to get out, Fang Yawen said quietly:

"My sister is really powerful, she is about to reach a top-grade martial artist at such a young age. ”

"If you want to cultivate by the master's side, you can make progress very quickly. Ye Xiu looked at her with a smile, she knew that the sisters of the Fang family, in her heart, she had already treated them as female masters, and she also liked the innocence of these two sisters.

"Really?" Fang Ting blinked her beautiful eyes in disbelief, and frowned slightly: "This pervert still has this ability, shouldn't my sister lie to me." ”

Ye Xiu was happy, this little girl's agitation method is too clumsy, and making this move in front of these old rivers and lakes inevitably has the feeling of being a tiger in the class.

Ye Xiu is also a beauty, and she has a mature charm, this smile is like a peony blooming, which makes Fang Ya's eyes light up, and then look at Mei Niang, who is also beautiful, exuding mature temptation.

"Forget it, don't compare," Fang Ting got up very happily, withdrew the matter of the competition, and then asked Liu Han: "Brother Liu, do you have any way to improve your cultivation?"

"It's simple," Liu Han said, "Zhu Niang, take out the bottle of medicine in the room." ”

Zhu Niang quickly took out a bottle of pills, Ye Xiu took it and handed it to Fang Ting, Liu Han said: "Here are a few pills, I got them in my early years, and now they are useless to me, you take them, they can help you improve your cultivation, as for going to the rivers and lakes to do chivalrous deeds or something, don't think about it anymore, everyone has joined the army on a tortuous road and sought a proper background, what are you two busy with." ”

Fang Ting pursed her lips and raised the porcelain vase: "Don't look down on people, hmph, even if the forbidden army is from a legitimate background, you officials just look down on people." ”

After saying that, Fang Ting walked out, Fang Ya hurriedly chased after her, the two of them whispered and went out very excitedly.

Ye Xiu looked at their backs, couldn't help but sigh softly, his body suddenly crooked, and he fell into Liu Han's arms.

"Master!" Ye Xiu muttered, immediately softening, Liu Han whispered in her ear, "I know you're outside these days, silly Nizi." ”

"The slave misses the master. Ye Xiu muttered, and Liu Han smiled lightly: "It's wrapped too tightly, and I still like the one you wear at home." ”

Ye Xiu writhed like a coquettish, and her whole body was hot, as if she had no bones, and she was even softer.

"Master, the slave didn't take it with you, or the slave will buy it tomorrow. ”

Liu Han patted her lightly, Ye Xiu was tired of it, and reluctantly got up, and Zhu Niang came over to help her with a smile.

"Sister, the master has been ready for a long time. ”

Zhu Niang helped her in, Mei Niang came over with a smile and occupied Ye Xiu's position just now, and Liu Han habitually wrapped around her thin waist.

Now she and Zhu Niang have finally put their hearts in their stomachs, and they have no other thoughts, and they serve Liu Han wholeheartedly.

"Master. Mei Niang leaned on his arms, gently pulled the knot on her chest, and the robe was suddenly loosened, and a big hand went in, wandering on the delicate skin.

"When are we going back to the imperial capital?"

"I'll go back when it's time to go back," Liu Han enjoyed the warmth of a woman, and said casually: "Do you want to go back or don't want to go back?"

"Of course the slave wants to go back, but I don't know if the grandmother will..."

"The situation at home, you can ask Ye Xiu more to know, there is no need to worry about it here. Liu Han knew their worries, and until now, they didn't know anything about Liu Han's home in the imperial capital, so they were naturally a little worried.

Calling Ye Xiu back was his decision after thinking about it for a long time, it didn't make much sense for her to continue to stay in Yangzhou, on the contrary, it was likely to be in danger, so it was better to stay at home.

(End of chapter)