On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

Murong Yan listened quietly at the side, secretly approving of Lin Zhen's arrangement.

After Lin Zhen finished his instructions, she looked at Zhuang Santing and said with concern, "Lord Zhuang, this mission is arduous. You and your brothers must be careful along the way. If you encounter any difficulties, send a message back immediately. I will take care of it for you."

Zhuang Santing felt a warm feeling in his heart, and he knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will definitely live up to your Majesty and the Crown Prince's expectations."

"Okay, you can leave now. If you have any funding issues, go to the casino and find Zhang Li."

Ga?

Lin Zhen turned around in confusion: "Your Majesty, this is a national policy. Do you want me to pay for it?"

Murong Yan felt a little embarrassed, her pretty face flushed: "The Ministry of Revenue is short of money recently."

"It's not a big deal, is it? It's not easy for me to make money."

"Stop talking nonsense. What's yours, mine? It's not ours."

"this......"

Murong Yan seemed to think that this was not very reliable, so she softened her attitude: "Well, at most I can give you half of the profit from pig iron."

After hearing this, Lin Zhen felt a little better.

Even husband and wife have to settle accounts clearly, right?

Yes, I earn money to spend on you, but not all of it is for you to spend. I have to live too.

Lin Zhen took off his dragon jade pendant and handed it to Zhuang Santing: "Go to the casino to find Zhang Li and tell her it was my arrangement."

"Thank you, Prince." Zhuang Santing solemnly took off the jade pendant, stood up, bowed to the two of them again, then turned around and left with big strides.

Seeing that the matter was resolved, Lin Zhen prepared to leave.

He still has a lot of things to deal with today.

"Yan'er, I'll go back first. I still have to make arrangements for things in the south."

"Well, then go ahead. I also need to go back to my bedroom to rest. It's not comfortable to lie here."

Murong Yan stood up.

The gorgeous and unparalleled phoenix robe swayed gently with her movements, as if a divine bird had been awakened.

The phoenix robe was woven with the finest brocade, and was a dazzling red, just like the burning sunset in the sky, or like a blazing red flame, exuding a majesty that made it impossible to look directly at it.

The collar and cuffs were embroidered with delicate phoenix lace in fine gold thread, shimmering with light.

She moved lightly with lotus steps, and the trail of her phoenix robe was like a lively colorful cloud, flowing slowly on the ground.

The tail is several meters long, and the giant golden phoenix embroidered on it almost occupies the entire tail. With its wings spread out, the golden phoenix is ​​more than one person tall, and its feathers are layered and embroidered with gold, silver and colorful silk threads. As she walks, the light and shadow change, and the feathers seem to tremble gently, as if the golden phoenix will take off at any time.

The golden phoenix's eyes were two huge rubies, which emitted a breathtaking light under the sunlight coming in through the window.

She walked towards the back hall step by step, the train of her phoenix robe trailing behind her like a beautiful painting slowly unfolding. Wherever she passed, the ground seemed to be dyed with a layer of gorgeous colors.

The eunuchs and palace maids serving on both sides all knelt on the ground with their heads bowed, not daring to look directly at her. They only caught a glimpse of the gorgeous phoenix robe's train out of the corner of their eyes and marveled in their hearts.

......

The management of land south of Linyi County is a big issue.

More than a hundred years ago, they were the people of Daqian, and later they became the people of Chu. Now they have returned to the embrace of Daqian.

Every country in China has its own laws and customs.

What is legal and reasonable in one country may become an unforgivable crime in another country.

For example, in the State of Chu, the grain tax on farmers was 70%, and this tax was paid by the farmers to the landlords, who then paid it forward, but it did not include the additional grain that the farmers had to pay to the landlords.

In other words, a farmer harvests 1,000 kilograms of grain a year, but he actually only gets about 200 kilograms.

This is an ideal situation. If the year is bad or the landlord is overbearing, it may be even less.

However, the agricultural tax in Daqian was 10% to 5%, and landlords were not allowed to take additional commissions. They had to ensure that farmers had half of their grain throughout the year.

Of course, Guangming Village in Wuqing County does not count. It is a pilot project and no results have been seen yet.

Therefore, all cities and landlords south of Linyi County and all the way to the north bank of the Yangtze River still retained the custom of collecting seven out of ten taxes and continued to exploit the people.

When the Ministry of Revenue reported this issue to Lin Zhen, Lin Zhen was considering how to balance this situation.

You can't just chop down all the landlords, right? Although Lin Zhen now has the power and strength to do so, killing them is not the best solution after all. It will also cause them to backfire and they might even become spies for the Chu State.

The consequences of rebellion by the aristocratic families would be more serious than those for the common people, so Lin Zhen had to come up with a foolproof plan.

Lin Zhen was sitting in the study, thinking about something. When he looked up, he saw a fat man walking in without even knocking on the door.

Just come in, and walk straight to the chair beside and sit down, crossing your legs.

Lin Zhen put down the file and said helplessly, "Hey Fatty, who made you so angry?"

The fat man, wearing a tiger-skin cloak and looking like a mountain king, put down his crossed legs and said, "Hey, Fatty, I'm confused. Big brother, do you think I've been quiet lately? I haven't made any mistakes, right? Why is my dad arranging a blind date for me?"

"Blind date?" Arrange a blind date for the fat guy.

That's good.

"That's a good thing. You're too reckless. You should have a woman to take care of you."

"Care about me? A woman cares about me? Do you think everyone is like you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Stop pretending. Who in the whole capital doesn't know about your affair with His Majesty? Look at how energetic you are when you go to court every day! I'm not that kind of coward. Women, don't even think about controlling me."

The fat man stood up and walked in front of Lin Zhen, picked up the pipe and took a puff.

After smoking, he kept smacking his lips and didn't cough at all.

Lin Zhen knew that this was definitely not the first time he had smoked secretly.

"Fatty, your family has only one son for three generations. It's time for you to calm down and have a child. Uncle Wang must be anxious, so he arranged a blind date for you."

"I don't care, Fatty. If that old bastard wants a grandson, he can give birth to one himself."

"What do you say, you little bastard?"

This is the fat guy. When he gets angry, he even scolds his own father.

But Fatty has never expressed the idea of ​​not getting married in these years. Could it be that he has a lover?

"Did Uncle Wang introduce you to any girl?"

"The eldest daughter of the Minister of Justice looks like Laba garlic."

"Pfft, do you already have a choice in mind?"

The fat man was stunned: "How did you know?"

"Who?"

"That's Jinglan, the Twelve Heavenly Immortals whom Fatty raped that day."

"What? You want to marry her? Aren't you two in a deadlock?"

"Oh, you don't know this, right? A few days ago, he came to assassinate Fatty again."