Hope for luck

Chapter 408
The Gao family in Jeju City is also a well-known gentry. Although it has nothing to do with the Gao family of Quanguo Gongfu in the capital, if you look through the family tree, you can still find a relationship.

What's more, Gao Pan and them both have the same surname Gao, and they are still a family after all. When Gao Pan entered the Gao's house in Jeju, Gao Pan seemed much more polite and didn't use any weird ways to enter the door.

Instead, he told his own background, only saying that he was the young master of the Gao family of the Duke of Quanguo in the capital, and he came to visit.

After the servants at the door heard this, they hurried in to report, and soon Gao Fengyu, the elder of Gao's family, came to greet him in person.

Gao Pan just told his background, and Gao Fengyu treated him politely. It can be seen that the Gao family in Jeju still attaches great importance to the relationship between people with the same surname, perhaps because Gao Pan is the grandson of Quan Guogong.

Came to the living room, after a few homely words, Gao Pan also spoke bluntly, explaining the purpose of coming:

"Master Gao, this junior is here to persuade your family. The imperial court implements the new policy, but the general trend, if you keep resisting, there will be no good results in the end."

Hearing this, Gao Fengyu's face changed slightly. He didn't expect that Gao Pan was here to persuade him, and his original polite attitude disappeared instantly, and he replied flatly:
"Brother Pan, originally you and I belong to the same family. I don't have any objection to what you say, but regarding this matter, it is something that shames all the gentry in the world. There is nothing to talk about unless the court will Kill all of us gentry!"

This attitude is very firm, but compared to the elders of several families that Gao Pan met before, they are all gentle. Some of the previous families even said that if the court really wanted to do this, they would not hesitate to rebel again.

Moreover, their rebellion is not comparable to "Yan Ni". They will call on all the gentry in the world to rise up and rebel.

These words were pointed at Gao Pan's nose, and they didn't care whether Gao Pan would take it to heart or not, and reported it secretly. It is estimated that they planned to use Gao Pan's mouth to convey their opinions.

Compared with the words of the previous family members, Gao Pan was able to resist Gao Fengyu's attitude at this moment, and said calmly:
"Master Gao, the grandfather of the younger generation is Quan Guogong. To be honest, if this matter is carried out in the capital, my grandfather will definitely implement it immediately, because he also knows that he is loyal to the emperor and the court. Our family also has a lot of manor fields. .”

After Gao Fengyu heard this, he was still rather disapproving:

"Brother Pan, how can a villain like us understand what Quan Guogong does? We don't have such a big measure as Quan Guogong, and we just think about how to support our clansmen..."

"Furthermore, I treat scholars preferentially. If even people like us have to pay taxes, what kind of preferential treatment is there for scholars? How is it different from those mud legs?"

Gao Fengyu's last words made Gao Pan wake up suddenly, and he suddenly understood why these gentry reacted so violently.

Although asking them to pay taxes is touching their interests, they will definitely not agree easily.

But the bigger worry is, once this case is the first, will they become the targets of exploitation by the court in the future?
In the past, they were the ruling class, and the people at the bottom were exploited. Let them start paying taxes, wouldn't they let the court have the final say?

Thinking of this, Gao Pan raised his mouth slightly, looked at Gao Fengyu, and said respectfully:
"Master Gao, this junior knows what you are worried about. However, I can be sure that the court will never levy more taxes. It will definitely collect as much tax as it sets..."

"In addition, this junior has to remind you that even if you are dissatisfied with the New Deal and refuse to implement it, don't be confused with those people from famous families. It's best to stay away from them."

With that said, Gao Pan stood up, cupped his hands and said goodbye:
"What should be said, the younger generation has already said it. It's up to you how to do it. If your family and the younger generation are not of the same family, the younger generation will definitely not say so much. In addition, Master Gao might as well send someone to the government to inquire about the situation. Maybe it will be helpful to you. helpful."

After saying this, Gao Pan turned around and left the Gao's house without any intention of staying, because he had to go to the next one.

Seeing that Gao Pan was about to leave after speaking, Gao Fengyu also felt very surprised, especially Gao Pan's last words seemed to remind him of something.

After Gao Pan left, Gao Fengyu asked people to go to the government to inquire about the news. What will happen recently?
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After Gao Pan left the Gao family, he went to several representative gentry and landlord houses, said a few words, and left immediately. The sincerity of his persuasion.

As the evening approached, Gao Pan stopped visiting the homes of these gentry and landlords, came to the governor's office, and met Ye Haikun.

"Kochi County, I heard that you have been visiting the homes of these gentry and landowners all day, what have you gained?"

After Ye Haikun saw Gao Pan, he hurriedly asked that he had been waiting anxiously in the government office for a long time.

Gao Pan bowed slightly and replied:
"My lord, I have visited more than [-] famous families this day, and gave them various persuasion and warnings."

After hearing this, Ye Haikun was puzzled:

"Is this the purpose of your visit?"

Ye Haikun originally thought that Gao Pan did this on purpose, what was the meaning behind it, but he didn't expect the intention to be so simple.

Seeing this, Gao Pan hurriedly replied:
"My lord, don't underestimate my visit this time. Although it is only persuasion and warning, it is an ultimatum to them. If you don't listen to the persuasion, you will definitely become the opposite of the government."

After Ye Haikun heard this, he was still puzzled. These gentry and landowners had already united against the government, and they were already the opposite.

Gao Pan also said unhurriedly:

"My lord, since they are stubborn, we don't have to be polite to them. For them, land and fame are everything, but don't forget, my lord, the land deed must be recognized by the government..."

"Since they don't carry out the New Deal, let's take back their land and turn it into unclaimed land. Many people will see it."

After hearing this, Ye Haikun was stunned for a moment, and then said worriedly:

"Wouldn't this intensify the conflict even more? Doing so will also divert the criticism from the old party. At that time, everything will become passive."

Gao Pan shook his head, a flash of sternness flashed in his eyes and said:

"My lord, since we put forward the New Deal, this life-and-death struggle has already begun. For us, there is no way out..."

"If you don't give these gentry and landlords a little bit of color, they won't know that our new party is determined to win this battle. If we lose, all of us, including Mr. Dong, will step down."

(End of this chapter)