[69 Book Bar - www.] Ling Feng walked back and forth in the corridor, thinking about what he was going to do next? As the saying goes: Food is the most important thing for the people, and food is also the people's greatest wealth. They use sweat and even blood to earn money.

The grain that was grown with so much hard work had to be handed over to the government for free and handed over to the court. The taxes were already very high, but I heard that Liang Wentian increased the taxes several times during his term. This shows how heavy the taxes were.

It is no longer something that ordinary people can afford, and some families must not even have food to eat now. An edict should be issued now to reduce or exempt Suzhou City's taxes for the whole year. This will definitely change the people of Suzhou City's minds slightly.

He did what he said, so Ling Feng waved and called a servant who was still sweeping the floor. When the servant saw Ling Feng calling him, he felt a little panicked and thought that he had done something wrong. He lowered his head and did not dare to look up at Ling Feng.

, Ling Feng still smiled and said: "What's your name?"

"My name is Feng Qian. Sir, do you have anything to give me?" Feng Qian lowered his head and never dared to raise it.

Ling Feng ordered: "Okay, Feng Qian, come to the study with me. I have something I need your help with."

"Yes, my lord."

Feng Qian followed Ling Feng's footsteps to the study room. The door was closed, but Feng Qian stood there blankly, feeling a little hesitant. He didn't know why Ling Feng asked him to come in? What else did he need to tell him?

Is it because I did something wrong? Or is it because of something else?

Ling Feng came to the table and spread out a thin piece of paper. He glanced at Feng Qian who was still stunned and didn't know what to do. He guessed that he must be very panicked now, so he said in a gentle tone: "What are you doing?"

Still stunned? Help me grind the ink."

"Yes, sir." Feng Qian lowered his head and studied the ink diligently, not even daring to raise his head.

If you want a person to do things for you, you must know something about him. The deeper you know him, the clearer he is whether this person is reliable? Ling Feng raised his head slightly and asked: "Feng Qian, why did you come to Liang Mansion to be a servant?"

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Feng Qian was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Sir, I have a seventy-year-old mother at home, a baby waiting to be fed, and a wife at home. Although I have studied hard for ten years, unfortunately I still have many problems.

I failed, and then in order to make a living, I joined here as a servant a few months ago."

It turned out that he was an educated servant. Ling Feng went straight to the point and said, "I see, then you must know everything about Suzhou city, right?"

Although Feng Qian was confused by Ling Feng's question, he still replied: "Well, I grew up here since I was a child. Except for going to Beijing to take the exam, I have never left again, so I am very familiar with everything here."

Ling Feng continued: "What do you think of the weather in Suzhou this year?"

Feng Qian shook his head and sighed: "Well, how can this year be compared to previous years? This year there was a lot of waterlogging, and there were floods in some places. Therefore, many farmers failed to harvest the crops they planted."

Listening to Feng Qian's words, this year should be the year of great floods. Ling Feng knew that there would not be so much food in the year of great floods. In addition, it is the Song Dynasty and there are not as many fertilizers, pesticides and modern machinery as in modern society.

How much grain can be produced with the hands of farmers and cattle? How much of the grain will be left after excluding the taxes collected by the court? The several times of taxes imposed by Liang Wentian will definitely be in short supply, you know.

Those are the people's own food rations. They are the hardest working people, but in the end they may not even be able to eat a grain of food. I wonder how many people will starve to death because of this?

Ling Feng was determined not to allow such a tragedy to happen in front of him. Since he had the ability to change it, why not do it?

So he picked up a brush and dipped it in ink and wrote on a large piece of paper: "God has a good life, and food is the most important thing for the people. From today on, all people in Suzhou will be exempted from taxes." Ling Feng often practiced calligraphy before, but he didn't expect it.

It still came in handy at this moment. Looking at his elegant handwriting, he smiled inexplicably. There was a huge jade seal next to the inkstone. Ling Feng thought that this should be the official seal. When he picked it up, it turned out to be the official seal.

The official seal of the Suzhou prefect was quite heavy, and it seemed that it must be made of fine jade, so I picked it up and stamped a big official seal on the paper.

Ling Feng raised his head and said with a smile: "Feng Qian, come here and take a look, what do you think of what I wrote?"

Feng Qian came over. He just looked at the handwriting at first and found that the writing was quite smooth, like flowing water. When he looked back, he unexpectedly found that the meaning of the words was to reduce the taxes of Suzhou City for the whole year.

He couldn't help but look at Ling Feng with some surprise, and asked in confusion: "Sir, do you want to reduce or reduce taxes?"

Ling Feng smiled and said nothing. He lowered his head, rolled up the edict, and ordered: "Feng Qian, now I order you to post this edict in the most conspicuous place in Suzhou City."

Feng Qian was stunned for a moment, a little confused. Ling Feng walked over, patted his shoulder and said, "Go quickly, I believe there is someone who wants to see this news more than you."

Feng Qian took the edict from Ling Feng, nodded and said: "Yes, sir, I will do it right away."

Ling Feng waved his hand and said, "Go quickly."

Post the edict in the most conspicuous place, so that many people will see it. When the time comes, spread it to ten, and spread it to hundreds. Within a day, all the people in Suzhou City will know the good news, and then open the government offices.

granary and distribute relief grains in front of the Liang family's mansion, so as to regain the people's support.

Ling Feng turned around and walked out of the study, strolled to the lotus pond in the backyard and admired the lotus flowers that emerged from the mud but remained unstained. He smiled slightly and said, "I, Ling Feng, just want to be a lotus flower that emerges from the mud but remains unstained.

No one can try to influence me."

Just when Ling Feng was happy, he suddenly heard a woman's weak voice coming from outside the door, "I want to see you adults, please let me in."
Chapter completed!