In order to solve the land problem in all dynasties, those who can die well must first be gentle and not radical.

Compromising in moderation and seeking change in compromise is certainly effective, but it has little effect, and can only temporarily delay the annexation of land by the landlords, and it is impossible to solve it permanently.

The only effective way is for the land under the world to be permanently nationalized.

This method can only be accomplished unless the leader is bold and the court has a very high and unquestionable prestige among the people.

Li Qinzai can't do it, and the Tang Dynasty can't do it.

He is also an ordinary man, and he does not have that great courage.

Now the card he plays is also related to land, and this card is as sensitive as land, that is, tax.

You occupy the land, and the court doesn't care.

But you concealed the number of acres of land from the court and evaded taxes from the court, you have to give an explanation for this, right?

The Son of Heaven is not a local official, he represents the interests of the Son of Heaven, there is no human sophistication, tax evasion is stealing the money of the Son of Heaven, and it is not too much to break his leg.

The atmosphere in the tent suddenly froze, and even Lu Songxi, who had taken refuge in the imperial court, did not dare to speak.

Although the Lu family has a good attitude, the Lu family's ass is not clean, and if the land exceeds a certain number of acres in these years, who will not hide it? Who doesn't evade taxes?

If you can pay a small part to the imperial court, you will get a part more, and the price you pay is nothing more than to take out a very small amount of money to buy off the local officials, and you can sit back and relax.

Who would have thought that a son of heaven came from Chang'an, and this Qincha was so serious that he could find out the number of acres of land under the names of each family.

Now all the heads of the family understand that Li Qinzai did not go to Jiangnan to plant sweet potatoes, he came to the land in the name of the Wang family.

No wonder he went down to Jiangnan with an army of 20,000, it turned out that he also knew that the core interests of the Wang clan were moved, and he was afraid that he would not be able to get out of Jiangnan alone.

Seeing that everyone in the tent did not speak, Li Qinzai sighed and said: "The land under your name is often hundreds of thousands of acres, and the imperial court has been turning a blind eye all these years, and hundreds of thousands of peasant households in various prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River have lost their land and become tenants of your family, and the imperial court has also turned a blind eye......

"However, you conceal the land and evade taxes, and the eyes of the court are really unable to close, and if you don't make a sound, do you really think that the court is blind and deaf?"

"You are digging the corners of the imperial court, stealing the treasury of the imperial court, the Tang Dynasty has to fight every year, build embankments, and provide disaster relief, and need a large amount of money, grain, and grass......"

"Now you are getting richer and richer, but the treasury is getting poorer and poorer, there is no money, food and grass, and many things in the court cannot be done.

"Today, since the heads of the seven major clans in Jiangnan are here, everyone is lined up neatly, and I just made a request......

"How much land is under the name of each family, according to the actual number of acres of land, the tax will be paid in full, as for the tax evaded in previous years, the court will not pursue it, and it can be made up from this year, I don't know what you think?"

Li Qinzai smiled softly and spoke in a gentle tone.

Matters that touch the core interests of the wang clan can only be solved by gentle means, and if they are replaced by a more radical Qincha, the method of asking for people's lives will eventually backfire and easily cause great trouble.

What about the hundreds of years of prestige? Their essence is the landlord class, and if they are forced to jump up and bite people, they will only become more hideous.

From this year onwards, paying taxes in full and not pursuing the past is the mildest condition that Li Qinzai can come up with.

However, as soon as these words came out, the heads of the tent still did not speak, and sat upright with expressionless faces, some with their eyes closed, and some stared at the wine and food on the table.

Only Lu Songxi looked left and right, and found that everyone was silent, it was related to the core interests of the family, and he didn't dare to offend the anger of the people, looking at Li Qinzai who wanted to speak and stopped, but he still didn't speak after all.

After a long time, someone finally broke the silence.

The person who spoke was the head of the Gu family of Wu County.

"Li Jungong, the matter is big, there are many children in the clan, and the land has been distributed to the clansmen, the old man needs to go back and count the actual number of acres of land in each family in the clan, I wonder if Li Jungong can allow me to wait for a few days?"

The rest of the heads of the family also chimed in.

Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Of course there is no problem, I am waiting for your answer in Gusu City, although I am very young, but the patience is still very good, let's limit it to ten days, how about it?" ”

"Within ten days, I hope I can hear a satisfactory answer, the noble families have been rich for all these years, and it is time to make the treasury of the imperial court rich for a while, the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition have returned to the division in triumph, and the imperial court needs a lot of money to compensate for the casualties, and I hope you don't let the soldiers who shed blood and sacrifice in front of you chill."

This is the end of the banquet.

It's not an unhappy breakup, of course, there is no tension, everyone's mood is very stable, and Li Qinzai is even more smiling and personally sends everyone out of the gate.

Before leaving, Li Qinzai suddenly glanced at Lu Songxi and looked deeply at him.

Lu Songxi turned his head, as if he didn't see it.

Back to the handsome tent, Li Qinzai sat cross-legged, frowning and reviewing every word he had just said at the banquet.

What we have to wait for now is the attitude of the Seven Great Families.

It is reasonable and legal to make up the taxes, but Li Qinzai does not think that they will pay the taxes honestly.

After all, each family is a tax amount of hundreds of thousands of acres of land, not a small amount, if it is honestly paid, it will be a heartbreaking expenditure for each family.

Then next, it is the time for Li Qinzai to fight with the masters of the family.

As for giving the heads of the family a ten-day period, it is not that Li Qinzai is kind, but that he also has people to wait for.

Ten days later, Xue Rengui's 15,000 troops had arrived in Gusu, including 1,000 Xuanjia heavy cavalry, and with the guarantee of safety, Li Qinzai had the confidence to raise the middle finger at the seven major clans.

Two hours later, Feng Su reported outside the tent, and Lu Songxi, the head of the Lu family in Wu County, asked to see him outside the gate.

Lu Songxi came alone, without a single entourage, obviously when Li Qinzai sent the family masters out of the camp, Lu Songxi still received Li Qinzai's meaningful eyes.

The trilogy led Lu Songxi into the tent, and Lu Songxi saluted when he entered the door.

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "The head of the Lu family is a smart person, I like to talk to smart people, at least it doesn't take much effort." ”

Lu Songxi smiled bitterly: "Today, Li Jungong gave our Wang clan a hard shot at Ma Wei, is Li Jungong really determined to ask me to wait for the Wang clan to make up the taxes?" ”

Li Qinzai nodded: "There is no room for negotiation on this point, taxation is the foundation of the imperial court, and no one can discount it in this matter." ”

Lu Songxi was stunned for a long time, and sighed: "This is not a small amount, Li Jungong can't raise his noble hand?" ”

Li Qinzai also sighed: "The head of the Lu family is serious, I ask the heads of the family to raise their noble hands, the court has been fighting for years in the past few years, and the treasury is empty. ”

"The Eastern Crusade has been won, and the imperial court needs a lot of money, grain and grass, and now is the time when the country is in difficulty, you are saying that you are loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and now it is time to show a little sincerity."