And this is the letter that Hu Yongzhi handed him to Lu Taishou before leaving.

"Young master, in fact, some big households have their own population, if it is really calculated, the current population of Huangzhou Mansion should still be about one million."

Qi Tong said with a serious face.

Hearing this, Li Yue couldn't help but smile bitterly, and at the same time remembered the history he had learned when he was in school.

Whenever there was turmoil, some nobles would annex land and encroach on the population.

At the same time, Li Yue also knows that in times of turmoil, population is definitely an intangible wealth, as long as the turmoil is survived, then the recovery of the economy can only rely on people, and the growth cycle of people will take more than ten years or even decades.

"It seems that the current situation of Huangzhou Mansion is not easy to deal with, first of all, these clans are powerful, they have money and food in their hands, and it is really difficult to take them down!"

Li Yue frowned, thinking about it, there was no feasible way.

"Young master, with our current strength, if we forcibly levy grain, it will definitely attract strong resistance from these powerful clans, but if we take the local people in our hands, it may not be the same."

Before Qi Tong followed Li Yuelai, he also heard how Hong'an County was controlled step by step.

At first, it was just to gather strong men to control the plague, and then, in the name of fighting the plague, all the rich gentry were looted.

Finally, on the basis of the powerful people, the entire county will be controlled.

"I've used all of what you said, and the main thing now is that it doesn't work here, and the people here are not easy to control."

Li Yue looked a little helpless, frowning at the same time, looking at the letter in his hand, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Young master, what should I do now? No, I'll go back now and send some more people over, so that we can do things conveniently. ”

Qi Tong said with an urgent expression.

"Qi Tong, you are still too young, some things are in a hurry, even if we call hundreds of people and thousands of people, it is impossible to control the millions of Huangzhou Mansions."

Li Yue smiled indifferently, then held the letter in his hand and walked directly towards the backyard where Lu Taishou lived.

After Qi Tong heard these words, he was stunned at first, and then showed a very calm appearance, no longer saying anything, and followed closely.

When Li Yue came to the outside of Lu Taishou's room, he heard the voice of Yingying Yanyan inside, and immediately frowned.

"It turns out that Lu Taishou is still a person who likes the secret arts in the room, and it is really unusual to have this kind of mood at this time."

Li Yue couldn't help but sigh and said.

"Young master, this Lu Taishou is not a good official at first glance, he should have done a lot of bullying men and women behind his back, otherwise I would have solved him now, so as to facilitate my actions in the future."

Qi Tong said with hatred on his face.

Hearing this, Li Yue couldn't help frowning, looking at Qi Tong and shaking his head with a wry smile.

"You don't understand anything, such a corrupt official is easy to control, if Taishou is a clean official, then we will definitely be miserable now."

After Li Yue explained with a wry smile, he hurriedly stepped forward and knocked on the door.

And at this time, he knew that Lu Taishou should also understand that he would come.

But now he is doing something shameful in the house, absolutely deliberately.

"Bell! Clang! Clang! ”

With a quick knock on the door, Lu Taishou in the room reluctantly put on his clothes and walked out of the room.

When he pushed the door open, he was also startled when he saw Li Yue, revealing an expression of disbelief.

"Lord Li, is there something big going on to find a lowly position so late?"

Lu Taishou looked a little surprised, it didn't look like he was pretending.

However, Li Yue didn't think so, he understood that the Lu Taishou in front of him was definitely a master of acting, and the study of thick black was very thorough.

"I just looked through the household register, and the difference in population is hundreds of thousands, which is a felony!"

Li Yue looked very flustered, as if he had discovered a big case.

It's just that what he said was common throughout the Ming Dynasty, that is, to conceal the population.

Officials at all levels can embezzle hundreds of thousands of people, and there are nearly 100,000 taels of taxes every year.

"Master Li, there is evidence for what you said, this matter can be overly involved, if it is really true, the entire Huangzhou Mansion is afraid that there will be a bloody storm."

Lu Taishou also looked a little flustered.

At this moment, he is not pretending, but panicking from the heart, and he is indeed involved in the concealment, but he is not the only one.

It's just that hundreds of thousands of people are all in the hands of the powerful people of the world, and the silver that passes through every year is only tens of thousands of taels.

"I've only heard about these things, and if there is really solid evidence, I can't talk to you directly, but report it to the court."

Li Yue looked a little embarrassed, saying that there was no evidence, but it seemed that there was still some evidence.

Hearing this, Lu Taishou also understood what Li Yue meant.

"Master Li, come into the house, there are some things that we really need to discuss."

Lu Taishou said very seriously.

That's what I mean...... Qi Tong, you just wait outside, I'll call you again if there's anything. ”

Li Yue looked back at Qi Tong, just a look, as if he was transmitting a message, and then turned around and entered the room.

At this time, there was still a woman's voice in the inner hall, but it was not Yingying Yanyan's voice at this time.

Hearing the woman's voice, Li Yue was stunned at first, and then laughed awkwardly.

Master Li smiled, he had been an official for many years, and he had seen through the darkness of officialdom, and he didn't seek to be promoted to a higher level, just to eat and see.

Lu Taishou looked a little embarrassed, but after finishing speaking, Li Yue didn't think so.

"People, it's normal to have seven emotions and six desires, and you can still make achievements on the bed at your age, and you can be regarded as a dragon and phoenix among people."

Li Yue's praise made Lu Taishou, who originally didn't care about it, look extremely embarrassed, and it was obvious that this was a sarcastic remark.

But what followed was a look of enjoyment on Lu Taishou's face, as if these words were praising him.

"Master Li, you are still young, and you actually know so much, it seems that there are many things to discuss between us, and I will definitely pass on Lord Li's more subtle techniques in person when I have time."

Lu Taishou looked very obscene, and after Li Yue heard these words, he was ashamed.

The person in front of him is definitely a scoundrel with literary words, and he can also act, and he is an official who can be a rogue with literature, martial arts, and ability.

"Master Lu, don't say much, I think you should also know the importance of this matter, if someone really gets the evidence, your situation will be a bit delicate."

Li Yue said with a worried face.

"Master Li, you also know that I don't have much ambition, and I won't be willing to commit the crime of killing my head because of this guy who hides from the people and is greedy for those few taels of silver."

Lu Taishou looked very aggrieved, and he cried when he spoke.