Abandoned daughter takes charge of the family, so rich that even the best people can't envy

The land census is mainly the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue.

The Minister of Revenue received the order and immediately dispatched people to each state, county, village and town to conduct on-site measurements in every village and household, in order to ensure that the census was accurate.

There are also nobles, royal relatives, and all their property, whether it is official land or imperial farms, are included in the census.

Everyone agreed with the land census; everyone knew its importance, and it was a tradition. It had been so many years, so it was time for a census.

But as soon as the imperial edict on tax reform was issued, the entire capital was in an uproar.

The imperial edict incorporated 300 articles of the Household Code, stating that, in addition to the small tax levied on land granted to the families of imperial clans and meritorious officials, any privately purchased land would be taxed at a one-tenth the rate for ordinary citizens, and all landowners would be registered as citizens, paying taxes and serving as officials. Violations would result in a fine of three times the amount, sixty strokes of the cane, and confiscation of land. Village heads and officials who failed to verify the land, or who knew of the violation but failed to report it, would be subject to the same punishment.

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, it caused a sensation across the country and immediately received unanimous praise from the people.

That's right, we are all citizens of Cangwu, so why should only the common people pay taxes and levies? These aristocratic families should also pay a little.

The people were delighted, but some were happy while others were sad, and countless people were so worried that they wanted to jump up and down.

The Sima family reacted most strongly. Their land was not the largest, with only a little over 100 hectares. According to the newly issued household law, they would have to pay more than 10,000 taels of tax every year.

In the past, more than ten thousand taels would not be a big deal, but ever since the incident of the prince consort stealing from the treasury of the princess's mansion, the Sima Mansion's assets have been emptied by the princess, and it is really painful to take more than ten thousand taels.

The more serious problem is that this more than ten thousand taels is not a one-time payment, but will have to be done every year thereafter.

The Sima family head jumped up and down and cursed: "Who is this? So wicked? Can the rules left by our ancestors be changed?"

Sima Qin bowed quickly and said, "Oh, please keep your voice down. The imperial edict was issued by His Majesty. Be careful, there are ears."

At the Grand Princess's residence, the Grand Princess held a teacup and sneered, "Hmph! The Emperor is becoming more and more unreasonable. How many people has he offended with this imperial decree?"

The head maid leaned forward and lowered her voice, "Your Highness, why don't you take this opportunity to appoint him Crown Prince?"

The eldest princess' eyes flashed. This was a good opportunity for the eldest prince to win the hearts of the people.

"Well, let the eldest prince visit these families and appease them. He can say that if he can inherit the throne, the tax will be exempted. Of course, that's the meaning. How to say it? Let him weigh it carefully. It will not disobey the emperor and will convince the people. Go ahead."

"Princess, you are so thoughtful. I will go right away."

Cui Family,

Cui Qiu was busy making talismans for good luck.

His skills were limited and he could only draw one talisman every day. Over the days, he had wasted so much effort that his hair had turned white.

After hearing his granddaughter's report, he did not take it to heart and comforted her: "Money is something outside of the body, don't take it to heart.

Cui Zixuan angrily said, "This is not a small amount. Humph! It must have been that bitch Song Jinxiu's idea."

All the previous heads of the Cui family liked to buy land, but in fact the Cui family was the landlord hidden in the dark.

If it weren't for this land survey, they themselves wouldn't know how much land they actually had. The annual tax was as high as 30,000 taels of silver.

Cui Qiu doesn’t care about more than 30,000 taels, but Cui Zixuan does!

His millions of taels of medicinal materials, including precious and hard-to-find ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum, were all burned.

She didn't dare let her grandfather know about this.

After all, since she returned to Beijing, the pharmaceutical factory had only been successful. If Grandpa knew that the medicinal materials were burned, how disappointed would he be with her?

Cui Qiu glanced at his granddaughter. "Why? Is this land tax collection related to that girl?"

Cui Zixuan said, "It must have been her idea. That day at Fuhua Temple, a beggar complained to that bitch..."

Cui Zixuan told the results of her surveillance of Song Jinxiu.

"I heard that beggar's brother was arrested for resisting taxes. My people saw her go to the Ministry of Revenue to check the accounts. Later, the emperor ordered a census of land and increased taxes. This incident must be related to her."

Cui Qiu stroked his white goatee, his eyes sparkling: How can a little girl influence the emperor to make such a big political reform?

It seems that this girl's luck is heading straight to the Purple Star!

"Hahaha, okay!"

Cui Zixuan pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "Grandpa, why are you still happy?"

Cui Qiu smiled disguisingly and said, "It doesn't matter. Even if she didn't do it, she will still be blamed. Only when she becomes the target of public criticism will she be in trouble."

The Cheng'en Marquis Mansion was also frowning at this time.

The Cheng'en Marquisate is the Queen's family. Because of the Queen's relationship, their family keeps a low profile.

Marquis Cheng'en was also an idle marquis, holding a sinecure. Whenever his family received a reward, they would buy land.

Their families were large and prosperous, with numerous branches. Their vast wealth came not only from gifts from the emperor and empress, but also largely from income from farms.

Now these fields have to pay taxes, and I feel really sad for a while.

This is the case for all the royal families in the capital, and the local gentry are also suffering and complaining.

Just pay the taxes. No matter how unhappy you are, you have to keep it to yourself.

The imperial edict was issued by the emperor. How can we disobey it?

Besides, the emperor himself had to take the lead in paying taxes on his own land. Who dared to disobey? The law would prevail!

But what if the idea came from Princess Kang Le? This would affect more than one person.

The emperor couldn't do anything, but Princess Kangle and the others didn't have so many taboos.

Song Jinxiu didn't know that if she hid behind the scenes and let the emperor step forward, she would also be exposed.

With the issuance of the imperial edict and the smooth implementation of the land census, a rumor also spread.

It is said that Princess Kangle is the reincarnation of the star Tianji, and her purpose is to assist the king, support the country, and benefit the people.

People from all over the country kowtowed and worshipped her, and for a time, Song Jinxiu was regarded as a god-like existence.

As Song Jinxiu walked along the street, she could hear children playing and clapping their hands and shouting the jingle:

Tianji Star, the star of wit, is eloquent and resourceful and follows his heart. Tianji and Ziwei are happy to meet, and they control the sun and the moon and live forever together.

Song Jinxiu frowned, "Junjun, check for me, I want to find out who is behind this."

"Junjun?"

After waiting for a long time without any response, Song Jinxiu was startled and quickly entered the space to check. This time, she was even more shocked.

I saw the treasure-hunting rat Junjun rolling on the ground with flames all over his body.

"what happened to you?"

"Master, hurry up and throw me to Shui Ling'er. I want to advance."

Junjun's wailing voice came into my mind.

Oh my god, why is your advancement so scary?

Song Jinxiu quickly wrapped her hands with spiritual power, picked up the fireball on the ground and threw it into the spiritual spring.

"Gulp, gulp, gulp."

The spiritual spring seemed to be boiling. Song Jinxiu asked worriedly, "How is it? Do you need my help with the Mysterious Ice Technique?"

"No need. I ate the golden silkworm Gu. This time I'm advancing, so I need to sleep for a while. Master, please be quiet and don't cause any trouble."

Treasure Hunter Rat Jun's voice grew smaller and smaller.