Sign In a Lu Bu Fengxian at the Beginning

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen sat on the dragon throne, carefully reviewing the memorials on the dragon case.

Nowadays, even with the help of outstanding figures such as Xiao He, Fang Xuanling and others, Zhou Chen is not lazy at all in government affairs.

The way of an emperor lies in diligence.

Zhou Chen knew in his heart that as a qualified emperor, he not only needed to be talented and strategic, but also needed to be diligent in government affairs.

Otherwise, even with the help of outstanding people like Xiao He and Fang Xuanling, they would not be able to revive the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Just as Zhou Chen was reviewing the memorial, the chamberlain guard came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Shangshu Xun is asking for an audience outside the palace."

"Announce him to come in."

Zhou Chen paused and said.

Previously, in the court, Zhou Chen handed over the tax reform system to Xun Yu and Xiao He for discussion and formulation.

Now that Xun Yu has come to the palace to ask for an audience, it must be that the tax reform system has been negotiated and the results have been reached!

Zhou Chen thought in his heart.

A moment of effort.

Xun Yu walked into the Yangxin Hall.

"I have met His Majesty."

Xun Yu walked into the Yangxin Hall and greeted Zhou Chen respectfully on the dragon throne.

"No need to be polite."

Zhou Chen put down what he was doing and looked at Xun Yu; "How are you discussing the details of the tax system and land inventory?"

Although Zhou Chen has decreed to abolish the tax-free privileges of wealthy families, collect taxes per acre, and inventory the land that has been robbed and annexed by clever means.

But this is only the general direction, and the specific details and rules and regulations still need to be discussed by Xun Yu and the others.

"Your Majesty, this is exactly why I came to the palace this time."

"This is a detailed regulation on the taxation system and land inventory that I have negotiated with Prime Minister Xiao and the six ministers."

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

Xun Yu took out a memorial from his sleeve, held it up and said.

Upon seeing this, the chamberlain guard standing next to him immediately stepped forward to take the memorial from Xun Yu's hand and presented it to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen opened it and looked at it carefully.

This is related to the tax revenue of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the livelihood of the people, so there is no room for sloppiness.

There is a lot of content in the memorial, dozens of items in total.

Zhou Chen read each one carefully.

After Zhou Chen read all the contents in the memorial, he nodded with satisfaction; "Xun Yu, I have read the results of your discussion. They are very good and comprehensive."

"Just follow the systems you discussed, announce these systems and regulations immediately, and start implementing them!"

Zhou Chen looked at Xun Yu and said directly.

The detailed system negotiated by Xun Yu and others was very comprehensive and exceeded Zhou Chen's imagination.

Both the tax system and the penalties for land inventory are very specific.

Even the opinions that Zhou Chen had written before were supplemented by Xun Yu and Xiao He.

This made Zhou Chen sigh in his heart, Xun Yu and Xiao He were indeed worthy of being top figures who will go down in history.

He really changed all the systems he wrote into systems and regulations that fit the current situation of Dazhou.

"I obey the decree."

Xun Yu bowed and said.

…

After Xun Yu left the palace and returned to the Ministry of Household Affairs, he directly announced the new system of tax changes and the specific details of the land inventory.

As soon as these new systems came out, they directly caused a lot of repercussions.

In particular, the wealthy families of the Great Zhou Dynasty reacted the most intensely.

Because the new land tax system announced by the Ministry of Household Affairs is aimed at wealthy families.

The new tax system not only abolishes the tax-free privileges of wealthy families and makes wealthy families pay taxes, but also stipulates that once the land of wealthy families exceeds a certain limit, they will pay taxes on double growth.

Moreover, the detailed regulations for the land inventory stipulate that any land acquired through robbery and annexation shall not only be returned to the people by the wealthy families, but they must also make up for the taxes that were exempted from the tax after the land was occupied within a few years.

If the crime is serious, they will be sentenced by the court in accordance with the law.

This is undoubtedly a thunderous blow to the wealthy family.

At the same time, Xun Yu also led the officials to investigate the land that had been robbed and annexed in Luoyang Sili based on the land data that had been previously measured and calculated.

…

Nanhe Mansion.

Dugu family.

In the meeting hall.

The head of the Dugu family sat on the main seat, and below him sat more than a dozen senior members of the Dugu family.

Speaking of the Dugu family, like the Song family in Lingnan, they were one of the four great families in the Zhou Dynasty.

It has an extraordinary influence throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Especially in Nanhe Mansion, the power of Dugu Mansion in Nanhe Mansion is just like the power of the Song family in Lingnan, unparalleled.

The patriarch of the Dugu family glanced at the more than ten elders present and said, "I believe you all already know the imperial court's will."

"His Majesty in the palace has decreed to abolish the tax-free privileges of wealthy families and to take back the private soldiers of wealthy families."

"All the aristocratic families in Luoyang Sili have surrendered their private soldiers. Anyone who refuses to disrespect the imperial court's will has been captured."

"And the patron king and Cao Zhengchun have already gone to Lingnan."

"Under the pressure of Cao Zhengchun, the ancestor of the Song family has accepted the imperial decree."

As soon as the head of the Dugu family said these words, the expressions of the more than ten elders of the Dugu family present changed.

What?

The ancestor of the Song family has already accepted the imperial decree?

More than a dozen elders of the Dugu family looked surprised.

But they know that once this order is received, it means that they must act in accordance with the imperial court's order and need to hand over their private soldiers.

They did not expect that the ancestor of the Song family would compromise with the imperial court and accept the imperial decree.

"Clan leader, what's going on with the Song family?"

"The four great families of ours have always been of the same spirit. The Song family has accepted the imperial decree and must act in accordance with it. What about the other three families?"

"Isn't this going to put our other three families on the fire?"

A clan elder said angrily.

"Yes! Before, the Song family took the lead in measuring and calculating land at the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the other three families had no choice but to cooperate with the Ministry of Household Affairs."

"Now, the imperial court wants to abolish our tax-free privileges and take back our private soldiers. The Song family has compromised again and accepted the imperial decree."

"What does the Song family want to do?"

"Does the Song family want to completely surrender to the imperial court?"

Another clan elder said with an ugly expression.

The four gates have always been connected with each other and stick to each other.

But now, the Song family has been opened up by the court again and again, which makes the people of the Dugu family very dissatisfied.

The Song family took the lead in accepting the imperial decree and wanted to act in accordance with it, so how could the other three families stick to the alliance.

The patriarch of the Dugu family also sighed; "The Song family was helpless. Cao Zhengchun personally went to the Song family and overwhelmingly suppressed the Song family."

"You should know the strength of Cao Zhengchun, the governor of Dongchang. Two half-step heavenly beings have died in Cao Zhengchun's hands."

"What if the ancestor of the Song family doesn't accept the order and compromises with the court?"

The patriarch of the Dugu family said.

The patriarch of the Dugu family can understand the behavior of the ancestor of the Song family.

Facing the pressure of a strong man like Cao Zhengchun, the Song family had no choice.

Especially the Song family was the first destination for Cao Zhengchun and his patron king. If they were at the Song family in Lingnan, Cao Zhengchun and the others would have hit a wall and their purpose would be blocked.

What to do next?

Therefore, if the Song family really dared to resist the imperial decree, they would definitely receive a thunderous blow from Cao Zhengchun and the imperial court.

The ancestor of the Song family saw this clearly and did not dare to hesitate. He had to respect the imperial court's will and compromise with the imperial court.

"Clan leader, what about our Dugu family?"

"After Cao Zhengchun and the others collect the private soldiers in Lingnan, it won't be long before they come to our Dugu family."

An elder of the Dugu family asked in a deep voice.

The patriarch of the Dugu family glanced at everyone present and said, "This is exactly the purpose of calling you all today. You can tell me what you think about the imperial court's decree and how the Dugu family should respond."

Such things are no small matter.

Even the four great clans like the Dugu family had to convene everyone to discuss.

After hearing the words of the head of the Dugu family, the dozen or so elders of the Dugu family present frowned and remained silent for a while.

It's not that the dozen or so elders of the Dugu family don't have ideas in their minds, it's that the dozen or so elders of the Dugu family don't dare to speak easily.

After all, this matter is no small matter.

Whether he complies with the decree or resists it, the impact on the Dugu family is not small.

If the Dugu family obeys the order, the strength of the Dugu family will be greatly weakened.

But if the Dugu family does not obey the order, they will go against the court, and the results are unpredictable.

"Clan leader, this will cannot be accepted easily."

"The imperial court obviously wants to weaken the strength of my family. Once it accepts this decree so easily, if the imperial court has another intention to weaken my wealthy family, then will my Dugu family accept this decree or not? "

A gray-haired clan elder said solemnly.

This head cannot be opened easily.

Once this is opened, it will be difficult to stop it.

Not only does this gray-haired old man understand this, but everyone else here also understands this.

But if you don't obey the order, you will be facing the imperial court, and the consequences will be even more unpredictable.

"However, our Dugu clan is not the only family in the world."

"The Song family has accepted the imperial court's decree, aren't there two other families?"

"We can discuss it with the other two companies and see what they want."

The gray-haired clan elder spoke again.

"That's right, patriarch."

"We can see what the other two companies mean."

"If the other two families have the same intention as the Song family, then even if our Dugu family is unwilling to comply with the order, we will be alone."

Several other clan elders nodded cautiously.

"Clan leader, what does ancestor mean?"

One of the clan elders asked.

In the entire Dugu family, the person with the most say has undoubtedly the ancestor of the Dugu family.

It can be said that the opinion of the ancestor of the Dugu family is the final decision that can influence the decision of the Dugu family.

Therefore, the more than ten clan elders present looked at the patriarch of the Dugu family who was sitting on the main seat.

They all want to know what the ancestor of their Dugu family means.

The patriarch of the Dugu family heard this and said, "Because the Song family has accepted the imperial decree, our ancestor has gone to Lingnan."

"The ancestors of the other two families have also gone to Lingnan. What the ancestor means will be known until the ancestor comes back."

As soon as these words came out.

The faces of the dozen or so elders of the Dugu family present became solemn.

None of them expected that their ancestor had already gone to Lingnan.

Moreover, the ancestors of the other two families also went to Lingnan together.

They would not be so naive as to think that the ancestors of the three families went to Lingnan at the same time just to have something to do and have fun.

It seems that one must obey the imperial court's will or resist the imperial court's decree.

The result will come when the ancestors of the three families come back from Lingnan.

…

Langxie.

Wang family.

One of the seven great families of Zhou Dynasty.

Wang Yangming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, was born in the Wang family of Langxie.

at this time.

In the Wang family's meeting hall.

The core principals of the Wang family all gathered in this huge hall.

From the main seat, the patriarch of the Wang family looked at the people below and said in a deep voice, "You all know the imperial court's decree, and you have also read the letter from Yangming."

"The imperial court wants to abolish the tax-free privileges of our wealthy families and take back our private soldiers."

"Any family in Luoyang Sili who dares to disobey the order has been captured."

"Our Wang Langxie family, as one of the seven great families in the Great Zhou Dynasty, will definitely bear the brunt."

"What do you think we should do about this matter?"

The patriarch of the Wang family asked as he looked at the people below.

The core principals of the Wang family present looked at each other and fell silent for a while.

No one spoke in a hurry.

Everyone's face was a little cautious.

"Patriarch, looking at the court's posture, this decree must be carried out."

"All the armies at the borders from all directions are present inside the pass. The imperial court is obviously ready to use force."

"If anyone dares to resist the decree and disobey the imperial court's will, Chen Bing's army in the pass will probably send troops immediately."

A core person in charge of the Wang family said solemnly.

"how?"

"This little move by the imperial court has scared you."

"Do you mean that our Royal family should obey the imperial court's decree and hand over our private soldiers?"

"If our Wang family really obeys the imperial court's will, then the strength of our Wang family will be weakened not even a little bit."

"When the time comes, will our Wang family still be the Langxie Wang family of the seven great families of the Great Zhou Dynasty?"

Another core person in charge of the Wang family said angrily.

He was tit for tat with the core person in charge of the Wang family who spoke first.

It's not that the two have any grudges.

But they both have different ideas about the court's purpose.

"Then what do you want to do? Is it disrespectful to resist the decree?"

"Don't forget what happened to the Yuan family in Runan and the Zheng family in Rongyang. Do you think our Langxie family can withstand the imperial army?"

"Huh, my Wang family can't stop the imperial army, but we can't just obey the imperial decree so easily."

"If there is any decree from the imperial court that requires my Wang family to hand over other rights, then do I, the Wang family, also have to obey the decree?"

The two core leaders of the Wang family argued with each other one by one.

The head of the Wang family on the throne saw this and waved his hand angrily: "Okay, don't argue. I called you here to discuss things, not to argue."

"I heard that the patron king and Cao Zhengchun have gone to Lingnan."

"Let's take a look at the meaning of the four gates first."

"If even the four great clans cannot resist the imperial court's will and compromise with the imperial court, then we, the Langxie family, will not be able to resist and will have no choice but to obey the imperial decree."

The head of the Wang family said with a twinkle in his eye.

Although the Langxie Wang Family is one of the seven great families in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there are still four great clans at the top.

If even the four great clans could not resist the imperial court's will, then the Langxie Wang family would have no choice but to follow the trend.

After hearing the words of the head of their family, the core leaders of the Wang family present nodded and said nothing more.

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