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Checking money and grain taxes was originally a very arduous task, and the court of the governor's office was filled with the clacking sound of abacus.

At the same time, every ten minutes or so, voices would be heard from the mouths of a dozen or so clerks at the scene.

"The Ningdu City Treasury currently has 1.23 million taels of silver and 1.23 million jars of copper coins..."

"The Nanzhili region currently has 250,000 dan of grain in stock, mainly rice, and miscellaneous grains are not included."

"There are various types of copper and iron in the Southern Zhili region, totaling 5,000 kilograms, stored in the Ningdu City Treasury..."

As the voices echoed throughout the court, Xia Yun quickly learned the true situation in the Southern Zhili region.

What concerned him most, without a doubt, was the existing silver and grain in the Southern Zhili region.

Unfortunately, however, in the entire Nanzhili region, the total amount of silver currently stored by the government is only 1.23 million taels.

The grain reserves were ridiculously small. For such a large province, the government only had 250,000 dan of grain in storage!

This is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!

As he continued to listen to the report, Xia Yun's expression became increasingly gloomy.

Seeing this, Gu He, who was standing by, became increasingly worried. At the same time, a sense of shame quietly rose in his heart.

As the governor of Nanzhili, he not only failed to reverse the famine situation in Nanzhili over the years, but the situation became even worse.

No matter what, he has an unshirkable responsibility.

It was at this time that the fifty or sixty officials who had followed Xia Yun back from Zhangjia Village all finished washing and eating and came to the governor's office again.

With Xia Yun's approval, everyone entered the courtroom and stood neatly in two rows.

And when these people saw Xia Yun checking all the lists, even though he still looked haggard, they couldn't help but feel a sense of fear in their hearts.

As local officials of Nanzhili, they were fully aware of all the bad debts in Nanzhili and were well aware of all the ins and outs involved.

Time flies and it's four o'clock in the afternoon.

"The current cotton cloth stock in Nanzhili is 1,086 pieces, and the current silk stock is 3,045 pieces."

"The current stock of white sugar in Nanzhili is 5,972 kilograms."

"The current stock of salt and tea in Nanzhili is 109,000 kilograms."

When the dozen or so clerks finished their final words, all the lists and books had been checked and the entire courtroom fell silent.

At this moment, anger was clearly visible on Xia Yun's face.

"In such a large province of Nanzhili, there are only 500,000 acres of farmland that can be found. Lord Gu, can you tell me the reason for this?"

Xia Yun's sight was fixed on Gu He, and the light in his pupils seemed capable of killing people!

Hearing this, Gu He, who was standing in front of the court, was already sweating profusely.

Indeed, in the vast Nanzhili region, all the farmland that could be traced added up to less than 500,000 acres.

This matter is unacceptable in any way!

"Pass on my first order! From today on, all taxes and levies imposed on the people in Nanzhili will be abolished!"

"All the miscellaneous taxes, such as agricultural tax and head tax, will be abolished. Only the land tax will be collected!"

"..."

Because he was so angry, the first order Xia Yun issued was to distribute the tax according to the amount of land.

During this period, Xia Yun spent about a quarter of an hour explaining the details of the land tax to all the officials present.

However, when Xia Yun finished speaking, all the officials on the scene showed expressions of shock on their faces.

Although they had heard a long time ago that Xia Yun had implemented an extremely novel taxation method in Zhejiang Province.

Unexpectedly, Xia Yun had just taken office as the governor's office and moved the strict tax enforcement system to the Southern Zhili region!

"Although the governor's move is excellent, it does not conform to the ancestral rules of our Daliang Dynasty. If the court investigates and punishes us, I wonder what the officials of Nanzhili will do?"

One of the officials asked first.

"Yes, sir, it has been a rule since ancient times that scholars do not pay taxes. If it is changed overnight, it will probably be difficult."

"I suggest that we consider this matter in the long term!"

"The Governor has just arrived in Ningdu City, so it would be better for him to rest and recuperate."

"..."

A group of officials rushed to speak, the atmosphere in the courtroom was filled with chatter, and it quickly became chaotic.

Xia Yun looked at this scene, the corners of his mouth slightly curved up, and a sneer appeared on his face.

How could he not know why these officials were rushing to speak?

Of course, it couldn't be for the purpose of recuperation, because the policy of allocating land tax to each official would undoubtedly affect the interests of all officials.

No one wants to vomit out the fat that has already been eaten.

"I give you two choices."

Finally, Xia Yun spoke again with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, all the officials were immediately excited.

For them, if there were better options, they would naturally want them.

However, they didn't have long to be happy.

As Xia Yun spoke the next few words, the hearts of all the officials present suddenly dropped to freezing point.

“Or pay taxes.”

"Or beheaded in autumn."

"Choose for yourselves."

Xia Yun's cold gaze was directed at every official present.

In an instant, all the officials shuddered with fear, and at the same time, a sense of death crisis arose in their hearts again!

They almost forgot that the new governor sitting on the throne was by no means a good person!

“We choose to pay taxes!”

"We are willing to go through fire and water for you, sir. Paying taxes is nothing. You don't have to worry about it!"

"I wonder when the governor is going to pay the taxes. I will be the first to support you!"

"..."

In just a few dozen breaths, the rhythm on the scene immediately became one-sided.

Whenever these officials thought of Xia Yun’s ruthless tactics last night, they never dared to go against Xia Yun again!

"That's right."

Xia Yun nodded, looking like he was smiling but not really smiling.

In today's Nanzhili Province, if the policy of equalizing the land tax is not implemented.

Then the taxes paid from the 500,000 acres of land in the hands of the common people could not support the operation of a province.

The reason for this situation is because of the famine in recent years.

A large number of unscrupulous businessmen and corrupt officials colluded with each other and bought a large amount of land from the common people at extremely low prices in a manner that was almost like robbery!

The first order has been arranged.

Then, Xia Yun's attention shifted to Gu He again.

Seeing this, Gu He began to feel nervous.