But before they could finish the second sentence.

Zhang San directly picked up a whip and whipped it on their bodies.

Smack!

A crisp whipping sounded.

Especially in this open space, it is extremely harsh.

"Ahh

"Ahh

With the sound of this whip.

A terrible scream suddenly sounded in the back mountain.

Two clear blood marks appeared on the two people who shouted the most fiercely just now.

"Do you still want to be reasonable?"

Zhao Ding looked at the two with a grin.

Seeing that the two of them trembled again, they opened their mouths and didn't dare to speak.

Zhao Ding stood up with a smile at this time, looked at the great Confucian who was present and said: "This king is a person who likes to reason, if any of you still like to reason with this king, just come here." ”

Hearing Zhao Ding's words, everyone present subconsciously trembled again.

But after all, no one dared to speak.

Zhao Ding lowered his head and continued to look at one of the two students who were beaten just now, and said with a smile: "You said that your father is the left waiter of the household department, and he is ranked below the household department Shangshu, and he audits the world's finances and taxes.

Did your father tell you that the taxes assigned by the imperial court to the local people every year are fixed, and if they can't be paid, according to the law of our great cadres, they will be punished with hard labor.

In a good year, maybe this tax is not difficult, but what if it is a famine year?

This is only the tax paid by my Daqian court, if you add the local squire, the powerful and powerful, such as you so-called nobles who don't mention the four taels, then the tax will be at least tripled.

You say they can't pay it, so who can reason with them? ”

"You have your own local parents in charge!"

One of the people in the crowd couldn't help but shout.

Seeing the scholar who stood out of the crowd speak, Zhao Ding glanced at the man with satisfaction, and then asked: "Since you said it, then let me ask you how much my tax collection is mainly in kind, mainly corn, sorghum, wheat, silk, hemp, cotton, etc., not to mention that the market value of those silk, hemp, and cotton will fluctuate with the seasons, let's just say that corn, sorghum, wheat, these crops, how much is the yield per mu in a year, how many stones is in a good year, how many stones is in a famine year, and how many stones is it in a disaster year?"

Do you know any of these?

Do you know how much grain is left after deducting taxes, deducting tenant rent, deducting food and drink from a family, and deducting the grain set aside for sowing in the coming year? ”

Listening to Zhao Ding's question.

The student's face turned red and he was suddenly speechless.

"Zhou Gongzi, do you know?"

Zhao Ding lowered his head again, looking at the former Guozi Prison Supervisor who shouted that his father was the left servant of the household department.

"I ..... I do not know. ”

The man opened his mouth, and finally lowered his head weakly.

"Then the king asks you again, if you don't even know this, then how can you be a good parent official, and how can you be a herdsman for the Son of Heaven?

What kind of people do you pastor?

Shepherd your own pleasures, your own riches. ”

In the end, Zhao Ding's face suddenly turned cold.

frightened the Guozi prisoner surnamed Zhou, and ran towards the back of the crowd.

However, Zhao Ding didn't even look at him, raised his head, and looked at the great Confucians and the prisoners of the Guozijian who were afraid in their eyes: "So, is there anyone else who wants to reason with this king?" ”

As soon as these words came out, all the Guozi prisoners and those great Confucians present trembled inexplicably.

An inexplicable chill rose in my heart.

Zhao Ding leaned down and looked at Zhao Xueru, who was already a little frightened and pale: "Master Zhao, as a big family in Qingzhou, with hectares of fertile land in the family, dare to ask if you know what this king asked you just now?" Looking at the scene where the king ordered people to beat people, is it a little familiar? ”

"No... No... I don't know... I'm not familiar with it either."

The corners of Zhao Xueru's mouth trembled.

This scene, how could he not be clear and unfamiliar.

When they were in Qingzhou, this is how their family let their subordinates manage their long-term workers and tenant farmers.

At the end of the year, when he couldn't pay the wheat, he directly dragged the young and strong laborers of the family to the mansion and beat them to death, forcing them to sign a deed of sale.

There are a lot of maids in their Zhao family's mansion, and this is how the slaves came.

But he never thought that one day, he would be like this.

"I don't know, I'm not familiar with it, right, it's fine."

Zhao Ding didn't care about this either.

picked up the hoe on the ground, threw it in front of Li Xueru, and pointed to the land in front of Li Xueru that had only been cleared less than a zhang, "Please." ”

"You ....."

Looking at Zhao Ding's cold eyes, Li Xueru stood up tremblingly, wanting to speak but not daring to speak.

I only hope that Zhou Shan can come quickly.

At the same time, Zhao Ding also raised his head and looked at the other Confucian eunuchs present, or those students from big families who no longer worked, and said with a smile: "I know that many of you are waiting for someone to save you, and after today, King Samben's recital will also float like snowflakes into my father's study."

But it is all right, but the king does not care, for in your words your lives are more precious than the lives of the people, and the lives of this king are more precious than yours.

No one will cure me of my sins, if I kill you.

And whosoever disagrees with the king's command, let him stand up and let the king see it. ”

Zhao Ding carried a hoe in one hand and looked at the Confucians and students of the National Prison present with the other.

Listening to Zhao Ding's words.

For a moment, everyone present did not dare to speak.

The main thing is that there are those two beaten people in front, and they can only be beaten if they say it.

One by one, they stood up, picked up the hoe in their hands and worked honestly.

Even Zhao Qingzhan was rarely honest.

For him, this imperial uncle seems to be a little different today.

"Lord Wang, it's actually not good for you to do this."

Seeing that the originally lazy crowd became busy again, Zhang Shiwei couldn't help but walk up to Zhao Ding and admonished in a low voice.

Most of the Guozi prisoners and Confucians here are from the Daqian scholars.

Since ancient times, kings have shared the world with the nobles, but there has never been a king with the people.

Zhao Ding's move undoubtedly pushed himself to the opposite side of the Great Qianshi clan.

"What does the master think the king should do?"

Zhao Ding asked with a smile.

"That's ....... Alas....."

Zhang Shiwei opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

If only he knew how.

Why was it that he was scolded by Zhou Xing and a few big Confucians in the inner hall before, and he couldn't get off the stage.

However, the Great Cadre has been in the country for 200 years.

A lot of places are really rotten to the bone.

All kinds of evils can't be eliminated in a day or two, especially Zhao Ding is still a prince at the moment, and he is not the current majesty.

If it is because of this move, it will stand on the opposite side of the entire Daqianshi clan.

When the throne is contested in the future, there will be only a hundred disadvantages and no benefits for Zhao Ding, but it will be more beneficial to those other pretenses.

From a personal point of view, though.

Zhang Shiwei very much agreed with Zhao Ding's move.

Daqian, a group of pampered scholars, should indeed be cured well!

In recent years, he did not want to become an official in the court, on the one hand, in order to train some scholars with acceptable character for the cadres, and on the other hand, he could not stand the current atmosphere of the court of the great cadres.

"Your Majesty...."

Not far away, Wang Lishi, who was standing in the pavilion outside the back mountain, couldn't help but whisper to Zhao Chongyuan on the side when he saw this scene.

"It's fine."

Zhao Chongyuan shook his head calmly, and then said with emotion: "I think that what King Yan did is not wrong. ”

After speaking, he added: "It's good." ”

He, Zhao Chongyuan, had already wanted to do this.

But the balance of various forces made him unable to let go of his hands and show his strength.

But now Zhao Ding has done it.

It did give him Zhao Chongyuan a vicious breath that had been stuck in his heart for many years!

As for what happened next.

There's him, Lao Tzu.

No one can move Zhao Ding!

And after this incident, he, Zhao Chongyuan, was completely relieved that there were some things that could be handed over to Zhao Ding to do!

"Miss, I think what Lord Yan said is so relieving.

Those warriors should be taught a lesson! ”

Inside the room.

Standing in front of the pavilion, Caiyun, who has been paying attention to the movement in the direction of the back mountain, stood in front of the window, looking at his young lady with an excited face.

"Oh, really?"

Hearing this, Xu Ruoyun raised his head in a rare way and glanced in the direction of the mountain behind.

The fair and flawless pretty face rarely shows a hint of discoloration.

Zhao Ding's words just now, she naturally heard it, and she also heard it in her heart.

But what she didn't expect was.

With Zhao Ding, a prince, as the king of the border domain, he would actually say such a thing.

She really didn't expect it.

The current Zhao Ding is really different from the Zhao Ding of the year.

At that time, Zhao Ding was silent all day long, even among the princes of the current dynasty except for Prince Yiwen, he was extremely inconspicuous, and even seemed a little mediocre many times.

didn't expect Zhao Ding now.

It really has a bit of Prince Yiwen's demeanor.

Even on the domineering side, he is more powerful than Prince Yiwen, who has always shown softness to the outside world.

It's even more .....

Not~~

You can't say it, you can't say it...

Right now.

Outside the mountain behind the Guozi Prison.

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves sounded.

Listening to the sound of horses' hooves, Xu Ruoyun couldn't help but look outside.

But when he saw the figure of the middle-aged scribe on horseback, his eyes were slightly fixed.

Zhou Shan is here.

"Your Majesty, Zhou Shangshu is here, do you want it?"

And just when Xu Ruoyun saw Zhou Shan coming, Wang Lishi, who was sitting in the pavilion, also noticed Zhou Shan who came on horseback.

"It's okay, he can't notice me, I'll take a look here."

Zhao Chongyuan shook his head lightly.

At the moment, this pavilion is also close to the back mountain.

But with the position Zhou Shan passed by, he may not be able to notice him, not to mention that he is still in a state of disguise at the moment, so it is naturally even more difficult to recognize.

Of course, there is another extremely important point.

With Zhou Shan's mood at the moment, it is estimated that he has no intention of noticing him!