The strongest nine thousand years old

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Li Yuhuan's face was red, her breathing was heavy, and she bit her lower lip tightly.

"Do you still dare?" Chen Dong shouted.

"No...I don't dare anymore..." Li Yuhuan panted.

She had a crying voice, an expression on her face that seemed both crying and laughing, and a mist in her eyes.

Seeing this, Chen Dong rubbed her gently and slowed down his voice, "Since I have received your money, I will do the job for you. Just wait."

After a pause, Chen Dong continued, "Forget about the brown sugar from Chenjiazhuang. I will double the price for the Yuwen family."

Li Yuhuan shuddered all over. Chen Dong's big hands were so hot that they made her feel numb all over. She felt as if all her strength had been drained away, and she lay on the ground without wanting to move. However, when she heard that the Yuwen family had received the brown sugar, she stood up suddenly and looked at Chen Dong angrily and anxiously.

"What do you mean, father-in-law?" Li Yuhuan said aggrievedly, "You promised me."

Chen Dong took her hand and walked to the table and sat down. He stretched out his hand and Li Yuhuan fell on him and sat on his lap.

A strong masculine scent came towards her, and the blush on Li Yuhuan's face, which had just faded, instantly reappeared.

Chen Dong said seriously: "Your family is just a small merchant family. Compared with the Yuwen family, it is the difference between an ant and an elephant."

"However, I now have another business for your family to do. If you do well, you will be rewarded handsomely."

Li Yuhuan held down Chen Dong's mischievous hand, suppressed her shame, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Chen Dong said word by word: "White wine!"

In ancient times, winemaking technology was not well developed, the alcohol content was low, and there was also a peculiar smell. Even the fine wine in the palace had an alcohol content similar to that of beer.

Glancing at the drunk and sleeping Yan Yunzheng, Chen Dong felt that he had discovered something special. Yan Yunzheng's charming look after being drunk was simply amazing.

Moreover, the Northern Expedition is imminent, and swords and knives are merciless and can easily breed infection. White wine is also the best disinfectant.

Li Yuhuan was not very concerned about business matters. What she cared about was to use this opportunity to get in touch with Chen Dong and then climb into the emperor's bed.

As long as Chen Dong is satisfied, will there be any need to worry about not having opportunities in the future?

So, she agreed to the liquor business immediately.

Even when Chen Dong's hand reached into her clothes, she was shy and reluctant.

"Father-in-law...I'm going out..."

Li Yuhuan took a deep breath and looked at Yan Yunzheng lying on the bed with deep expectation in her eyes.

Chen Dong pulled his hand out and patted Li Yuhuan's leg. "Tell your father to wait at Wen's Clinic."

Li Yuhuan responded and ran out quickly as if she had been pardoned.

The pear-shaped buttocks moved wave after wave, making Chen Dong smack his lips involuntarily.

First it was Yan Yunzheng, then Li Yuhuan. He was so angry that his clothes were about to burst. Looking at Yan Yunzheng's fair face and rosy lips, Chen Dong suddenly smiled.

Three poles in the sun.

Yan Yunzheng woke up in a daze, feeling a little sour at the corners of his mouth, and a salty and fishy taste. He couldn't help but frowning slightly.

Before she had time to think about it, she heard Chen Dong's teasing voice.

"Your Majesty, you are so charming when you are drunk!"

Chen Dong secretly wiped a cold sweat. Between two evils, he chose the lesser one and could only help Yan Yunzheng recall the past.

Yan Yunzheng was stunned for a while, and suddenly his expression changed drastically, his face became as red as jade and his eyes were as cold as stars.

"Chen Dong!" Yan Yunzheng gritted his teeth and said, "If you dare to tell anyone, I will turn you into a real eunuch!"

Recalling last night's debauchery, her cheeks felt hot and she stared at Chen Dong with shame and anger.

Chen Dong heaved a sigh of relief and smiled, "Why don't we..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Yan Yunzheng took out his dagger and looked at him gloomily. He immediately changed his words, "Why don't we go to the Imperial Garden and call all the ministers to discuss the matter. I will explain the loopholes in the land tax to you all."

Yan Yunzheng's expression eased slightly, and he snorted heavily, "Send them into the palace."

In the royal garden.

The autumn wind blows, all the flowers wither, but the golden daisies sway in the wind.

Yan Yunzheng sat upright in the pavilion, while the ministers stood outside the pavilion with solemn expressions.

"You are all welcome to speak freely about any loopholes in the land-based tax system." Yan Yunzheng glanced at Chen Dong and asked in disbelief.

She was holding her breath in her heart. She wanted to prove to Chen Dong that Chen Dong was smart and her courtiers were not stupid either.

Unfortunately, she was destined to be disappointed. When they suddenly heard about "equalizing the land tax to each acre", all the ministers were stunned. How could they think of a loophole?

What's more, this land tax is detrimental to their interests. They are too busy trying to stop it, so how could they help Yan Yunzheng to fill the loophole?

"Since Your Majesty feels there is a loophole, why not wait for the gentlemen to discuss a proper solution before implementing it."

"It sounds like there are a lot of benefits to the tax system, but it is a major event that subverts the ancestral system. Your Majesty should be cautious."

"Yes. The population tax has been implemented for more than three hundred years since the founding of Dayan. How can it be easily changed?"

"Your Majesty, the ancestral system cannot be changed lightly. You should think twice."

Although the ministers' words became more tactful, they still did not want to implement the system of equalizing the land tax.

Chen Dong did not indulge them. He coughed lightly and said, "You gentlemen seem to have misunderstood. His Majesty is not asking for your opinions, but hoping that you can find out the loopholes and fill in the gaps in the new policy! Since you gentlemen have no good opinions, let me say something."

Chen Dong looked at Yan Yunzheng complacently. Yan Yunzheng snorted lightly, feeling that he was being fooled by Chen Dong again.

"The land tax is collected according to the amount of land, which involves the issue of land measurement. In the actual process of land rights confirmation, disputes are easy to arise, and disputes will lead to public resentment. Common people and noble families, common people and common people, will complain to the court because of unfair measurement. This is the first reason. The second is abandonment of land. In order to evade land tax, large landowners are likely to leave good land idle. There are no crops on the land, and the tax naturally cannot be collected. This can easily lead to a situation where farmers want to farm but have no land, and large landowners have land but do not farm. Land is wasted, public resentment is boiling, and the new policy has become a knife that cuts itself."

"Good farmland has been turned into wasteland, which is a huge waste. It is not appropriate to allocate taxes according to the land area."

"The people are the foundation of the country. If the people are dissatisfied, the country will be unstable. Your Majesty should be cautious in implementing the new policy."

"Measurement of land requires a large number of people. Local government offices do not have so many officials. If more officials are recruited, it will increase unnecessary expenses. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Chen Dong said speechlessly: "I know you are anxious, but don't be anxious, listen to me slowly."

The three people who interrupted were embarrassed.

Everyone looked at Chen Dong eagerly.

The land-based tax system was a good thing for the imperial court, but not for them.

If there are loopholes in Chen Dong's method, they will have reason to ask His Majesty to revoke his order.

Chen Dong cleared his throat and continued, "These two points are easy to solve."