Lu Fang also quickly sent someone to send the letter that Jiajing had written to Tan Lun earlier, and on the way back to the celebrant supervisor, Lu Fang's thoughts were wandering and his pace was extremely slow.

"Then Tan Lun has the privilege that Hu Zongxian has, and he can directly present it to His Majesty when he encounters something!"

"Alas, I don't know what this Tan Lun has done to make His Majesty so favored?"

"Father-in-law, father-in-law."

Along the way, those eunuchs and palace maids who were extremely busy, when they saw Lu Fang's arrival, stopped their work one after another and saluted him respectfully.

And Lu Fang also stopped thinking and smiled at them and nodded.

As a person in the palace, you must not be arrogant when you are in power! Because you don't know what day you will offend Your Majesty because of a small thing, or because of the slander of the villain, and thus lose your grace.

And the moment you lose your grace, those who were once trampled under your feet want to step on your corpse to ascend to the throne, and then please the new master.

Lu Fang has been in the palace for decades, he has seen too many examples of this, once he gains power, he gets carried away, and the fate of this kind of person is often the worst!

Therefore, Lu Fang often admonished himself to be kind to others, although this is not of great use, but it can make him suffer less when he loses power.

When Lu Fang stepped on the steps of the celebrant supervisor, his heart seemed to have a clear understanding, and his eyes bloomed: "I see, this Hu Zongxian and Tan Lun turned out to be His Majesty's pawns!" ”

"Through them, you can always grasp the dynamics of the strict party and Qingliu, and then make countermeasures in advance, no wonder!"

Lu Fang figured out the joints, and even felt a lot better, and strode into the celebrant supervisor.

……

"A bunch of waste, what do you eat for this official? I made such a careful plan in advance, and just like that, I let people run away! ”

"Report to my lord, I am also forced to be helpless! The four people sent out by Yan Maoqing rushed out from different directions as soon as they left the city. ”

"And because we don't have enough manpower, we let them escape, and only two people have been captured so far!"

"Hmph, all the letters sent by these two men are blank! This Yan Maoqing is really a shameless villain, extremely insidious! ”

I only heard a crisp sound of 'bang', and the person was so angry that he dropped the teacup.

On the other hand, Yan Maoqing, who temporarily lives in the inn, has a much more leisurely life, he seems to regard this as a vacation, and he is so unhappy every day!

"My lord, should we think about what to do with them next?"

Yan Maoqing's personal guards couldn't stand it, and said comfortingly.

"You know what, this official is paralyzing them! In recent days, this official has been working hard! ”

"The one over there, yes, don't look at it, it's you! Jump something, get out of here. ”

"Then the music, the dance!"

After Yan Maoqing drove people out of the inn, he was in a good mood, and then picked up his wine glass and said loudly.

"Adults are really resourceful, and they can even think of this way to lower their vigilance, adults are really adults, and there are still many things to learn!"

After secretly admonishing himself, Yan Maoqing's personal guards also joined in and enjoyed it.

……

Zhejiang, Zhejiang's Governor's Palace.

In the conference hall, Hu Zongxian turned his gaze to everyone and said loudly: "At present, the grain in the neighboring provinces of Zhejiang has been prepared, and there are less than three days left before the day when the imperial court collects the land tax!" ”

Seeing this, Ma Ning on the side immediately stood up and handed over the list that had already been counted by the government to Hu Zongxian: "Teacher, this is the list counted by the government!" ”

Hu Zongxian took the list from Ma Ningyuan's hand and carefully browsed it.

The list is divided into two parts, one is a list of those who are willing to implement the change of rice to mulberry, and the other is a list of those who oppose the implementation of the change of rice to mulberry! As expected, there was a majority of those who opposed the change from rice to mulberry.

After Hu Zongxian roughly browsed the names on it, he found Shen Yishi's name from the corner.

"Who added Shen Yishi's name?"

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he pointed to Shen Yishi's name on the list and asked.

"Your Excellency, yes...... It was added by the lower officials! Before this, Xia Guan heard that Shen Yishi owned nearly 10,000 acres of land, and if he could be persuaded to plant mulberry seedlings instead, it would play a good role as an example. ”

Seeing this, He Maocai, who was on the side, slowly stood up from his seat and explained stiffly.

"Hmph, what is less than 10,000 acres, according to this official's understanding, the land under the name of Shen Yishi is clearly about 30,000 acres!"

"His little tricks can be hidden from others, but he definitely can't hide from his own officials."

Hu Zongxian scoffed at He Maocai's words, and then said in a deep voice.

"What? 30,000 acres! ”

Everyone couldn't help but be shocked when they heard the numbers reported by Hu Zongxian, and Zheng Michang and He Maocai on the side looked gloomy after glancing at each other.

"This Shen Yishi actually dares to lie to us!"

Hu Zongxian took in the expressions on everyone's faces, and then continued: "This official doesn't care how Shen Yishi's name came in, but well, since he owns 30,000 mu of land, he only reported 10,000 mu!" This is somewhat unconscionable. ”

Therefore, this official has decided to remove Shen Yishi from this list! In addition, a double field tax was levied on the land he had concealed. ”

"What do you think?"

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, after looking around, he turned his attention to Zheng Michang and He Maocai.

Sensing Hu Zongxian's gaze, Zheng Michang and He Maocai hurriedly said excitedly: "The lower official agrees with what the Governor said that this kind of concealment of land must be severely punished, so as to set an example!" ”

"Yes, Lord Governor, such a crooked wind will not last! It must be rectified vigorously, if those ordinary people are like this Shen Yishi, how should the work of the imperial court be carried out? ”

Immediately afterwards, Gao Hanwen also stood up and agreed to Hu Zongxian's proposal.

"Well, that's good! Since everyone has agreed, let's deal with it according to the official's method when the time comes! Give this Shen Yishi a double field tax. ”

"If you encounter any obstacles in this process, you can directly double it up, and there is no cap! If he, Shen Yishi, had any objections to this matter, he would let him come directly to the Governor's Mansion, and the official would give him an explanation in person. ”

After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he also added a sentence next.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

Seeing that Hu Zongxian had already ordered everything, everyone spoke one after another to express their approval.

"Alright, go down and prepare! When the time comes, the land tax will be levied according to the names on this list. ”

Hu Zongxian put aside the list submitted by Ma Ningyuan, picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and said slowly.

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor, we will do our best to complete this matter!"

……

After coming out of the Governor's Palace, Zheng Michang and He Maocai met at the largest restaurant in the city to discuss the next strategy.

When Zheng Michang pushed open the door of the box, he found that He Maocai was already waiting inside, and all kinds of dishes on the table were also served.

"Come, sit!"

After He Maocai finished speaking, he pointed to the vacant seat on the side and spoke.

"Hmm."

Zheng Michang did not shirk and sat down directly in his seat.

(End of chapter)