Traveling through troubled times, he fled with his stepson

"Just tell me, Mr. Huo. I will definitely help you if I know anything."

After hearing what he said, Jiang Ling quickly said, "As long as you don't take the money he gave you, he'll do it."

"Give me information for free?"

"Yes. After all, Mr. Huo, you also know that the previous intelligence is really..."

Huo Xiuwen nodded and said, "Okay, just answer this lady's question."

Jiang Ling glanced at Wei Qiqi. He had seen Wei Qiqi since he entered the carriage, but he didn't dare to look at her any longer, thinking she was the wife of the Huo family. But from what he heard, it seemed like there was some misunderstanding?

Aren't they together?

"Female, feel free to ask me anything. As long as I know something, I will tell you sincerely."

"What is your status in the Jiang family?"

Jiang Ling, who was already considering how to answer the next question, did not expect that the first question would be about himself.

The voice was so pleasant that Jiang Ling couldn't help but look up.

But the veil prevented him from seeing the face underneath.

"He is the seventh grandson of the head of the Jiang family. My father is the second oldest and is called the Second Master."

Wei Qiqi had also done some research and knew that Jiang Can had many women and many children.

"Is life hard in the mansion?"

Jiang Ling felt a little touched when he heard this answer, but it was fleeting.

"It's not easy. If you are too good, you will die easily. If you are too bad, you will have a hard time. Only a position that is neither too good nor too bad is considered good."

He lived in fear with his mother in the mansion. When there were too many people and there was not enough gold and silver or it was withheld, he and his mother were always the ones abandoned.

As for the books, food, daily necessities, etc. in the mansion, you won't get them unless you fight for them.

There were masters who starved to death in the mansion.

“This world is not easy.”

Wei Qiqi sighed, and then began to ask what she wanted to know.

“I want to know what difficulties we need to overcome if we want to change the sharecropper tax system?”

Jiang Ling looked surprised: "My lady, this..."

"Don't worry about anything else, just answer your question."

The words he was about to say were swallowed back. Jiang Ling thought for a moment and began to answer: "First of all, the taxation of tenant farmers requires the consent of the city lord, and we must work together with the people who collect the tax on tenant farmers.

Secondly, we need to investigate the situation of the people in the city. If we want to raise agricultural taxes, it will be very difficult, and it will be easy for the city to cause civil unrest. You should pay more attention to this aspect, and someone needs to suppress it."

"Finally, major reforms may harm the interests of some families. In Yizhou City, the Jiang family is the only one in the market, followed by the Jia family, the Tian family, and the Fan family."

"The Jia family is a merchant family, and the Tian family has connections in various government offices. As for the Fan family, they are involved in a variety of things, similar to the Jiang family, but their business is not as big as theirs."

Wei Qiqi raised her eyebrows under the veil of her hat. It seemed that Jiang Ling was a man with a plan in mind.

She continued to ask. After the carriage arrived at the prison, Jiang Ling looked at the prison outside with caution. This place was remote and he was so busy talking in the carriage that he didn't expect that he would be abandoned after he had done his job.

"Please stay in prison for a few more days. If you return safely today, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in Jiang's house any longer."

Jiang Ling didn't understand Wei Qiqi's meaning at first, and Huo Xiuwen slapped him on the back of his head: "What are you thinking about? I'm thinking about you! When we and the Jiang family are at odds, it's suspicious that you were sent back safely!"

"Where's your cleverness in scheming against me before? Why are you so stupid?"

Jiang Ling was beaten so hard that he was dizzy. His hands were handcuffed and he was taken to jail.

Wei Qiqi followed him in.

His cell was at the innermost part, surrounded by other prisoners.

"Everyone here is on death row. Don't worry, your daily life won't be too bad. There are people to take care of it for you. As for the rest, there's nothing we can do. You will definitely lose a few days of freedom."

Wei Qiqi said that when the jailer inside saw them coming, he hurriedly opened the door and saw a bed, a table and food inside.

Even if they wanted to deceive him, they wouldn't have done it until now. Jiang Ling was a little shaken.

"By the way, this is the price for the information you gave me today. It’s not much, but it should be enough according to the market price." Wei Qiqi took out a bag of silver and placed it directly next to the fence.

"Your mother's illness requires a large amount of money. I have a doctor there. He can't be called a miracle doctor, but he is definitely better than an ordinary doctor. We'll find a chance to meet when you come out."

Jiang Ling came to his senses only after they left. Looking at the heavy silver in his hand, he was somewhat incredulous.

But when I thought of what the lady said before she left, the feeling of disbelief was suppressed in my heart.

It was obvious that the other party had investigated him and knew his weaknesses.

perhaps……

Thinking of this, Jiang Ling felt a little uneasy.

He needs time to sort out what he knows.

"You are so generous. You trust him so much?" Huo Xiuwen asked on the way.

"Be more generous, and the people below will use you smoothly. It doesn't matter whether you trust them or not. If you don't trust someone, you won't use him. That's all."

"I don't believe it. You must have a backup plan."

Huo Xiuwen didn't believe that Wei Qiqi was a weak character.

"We don't completely believe what he said. We will check it out and we will know whether it is true. Otherwise, we will have to count money for others if we are cheated."

Huo Xiuwen nodded. That was indeed the case. One should have an idea and a direction before doing anything.

"You treat him so well, are you thinking that he can be used by us in the future?"

Wei Qiqi nodded, "I investigated him before I came to you. Although he is the legitimate son of Mr. Jiang, his father favors his concubine over his wife and allows his concubine to dominate his wife.

Jiang Ling did not have an easy childhood.

Because life was difficult, there were many children in the family and he was young, so he had little sense of existence. He could only work outside to support his sick mother. "

Wei Qiqi paused and continued, "I have always felt that if you want to incite rebellion, you should seize the opponent's weakness and then attack their heart."

After receiving the news, Wei Qiqi, together with Huo Xiuwen, Yi Xi, Yi Liu and Ye Yuanxin, who had not been seen for many days, began to make preparations for Yizhou City.

Although Li Yuan had cleared out most of the termites, when Wei Qiqi really came to the place where the farmers were farming, she couldn't help cursing.

Taxes have been adjusted back by Li Yuan, but on top of the taxes, there is an invisible protection tax.

The person who said this was an old man, and he was already quite old.

"As for me, I have no relatives or friends left, only one grandson. I once wanted to seek revenge, but later I accomplished the impossible."

"The city lord helped me complete it. You are the people sent by the city lord. I will do my best to help you."

Wei Qiqi had heard the whole story, and she didn't know how to speak.

"Don't worry, old man. Today's incident won't be spread out. Even if it is spread out, I will definitely protect your safety."