Seeing General Pang staring at her absentmindedly, Chen Yuanyuan felt a sense of shame welling up in her heart, and at the same time she felt a burst of joy in her heart. She didn't expect that General Pang would come uninvited tonight, which had never happened before.
What about.
After Chen Yuanyuan handed the tea to Pang Gang, when Pang Gang took it, he couldn't help but touch the other person's fingers. A smooth and cool feeling suddenly came to Pang Gang's heart. Pang Gang's heart trembled, and he raised his head to meet it.
Chen Yuanyuan's shy face and a trace of blush gradually appeared on her snow-white neck, which looked extremely alluring.
The eyes of the two people touched each other instantly. Although it was only for a moment, it made Pang Gang feel an inexplicable hot feeling, and this feeling was so without warning.
Holding back the excitement in his heart, Pang Gang took the tea cup and smiled at Chen Yuanyuan, nodding to express his gratitude.
Putting the tea cup aside, Pang Gang asked with a smile: "Miss Chen, Miss Liu, following Pang Gang on the sea these days has really wronged you. If you feel bored, Pang can send someone to take you back to Suzhou first. You
What do you think?"
Liu Rushi remained silent, but a gloomy look flashed across Chen Yuanyuan's face. After a moment of silence, Liu Rushi asked: "Sir, I am not in a hurry to return to Suzhou. I have something to ask you. I hope you will be generous."
Give me some advice."
Pang Gang nodded and said, "Girl, please speak!"
"Sir, in the past few days, the Mingnüan has ordered warships to intercept and block ships coming and going from Hangzhou, and to collect taxes by force. What are those merchants and sailors to blame? Your Excellency actually exploited them like this? Besides, Your Majesty's move has the emperor's approval.
The decree and the official document of the court? If there is no official decree, your Majesty's actions will be to estrange yourself from the court and the people!"
Liu Rushi spoke eloquently, with an inviolable look on her beautiful face. Liu Mei stared at Pang Gang closely. Although she was a woman, a heroic aura was exuding from her at this moment.
, people dare not ignore it.
"Sister Liu, how could you say such a thing to Pang Pang!" Chen Yuanyuan on the side was anxious. She moved her lotus steps to Liu Rushi's side and grabbed Liu Rushi's arm. "Pang Pang is doing big things. We
It’s better not to ask any more questions about your daughter’s family.”
Pang Gang saw Chen Yuanyuan's anxious expression and gave her a comforting smile: "Miss Chen, it doesn't matter. It's normal for Miss Liu to have questions. Besides, Miss Liu is also a strange woman, so it's okay to have such questions."
Having said this, Pang Gang turned to Liu Rushi and said seriously: "Miss Liu, what do you mean by saying that I did something wrong?"
"That's natural!" Liu Rushi said confidently: "Emperor Taizu has made it clear that the tax merchants have to pay when doing business is thirty taxes per cent, and some merchants are also exempt from tax. This is not against Taizu's will.
Is it done?”
Pang Gang sneered and said: "What a joke, why don't you need to pay taxes when doing business? Miss Liu, I want to ask you, is it hard for the common people who farm the land or for the officials and gentry who are doing business?"
"This..." Liu Rushi couldn't help but was speechless. There was no need to ask. The farmers didn't even have enough to eat, and the gentry doing business were all so fat. Isn't it obvious?
.
Seeing that Liu Rushi didn't answer, Pang Gang asked again: "Since even a three-year-old naughty boy knows this, I don't understand why the rich can be exempted from taxes, but the poor have to pay taxes. What kind of truth is this?
How can the official forcefully collect some taxes from those merchants and become a matter of estrangement from the court and the people?"
"This..." Liu Rushi was left speechless by Pang Gang's continuous questions.
Yes, why the rich don’t have to pay taxes, but the poor have to pay taxes? This logic doesn’t make sense! But why does the court insist on doing this?
Is Liu Ru a stupid woman? On the contrary, she has read poetry and books since she was a child and has her own opinions on many things. However, she has never doubted this system that has existed for thousands of years. At this moment, when Pang Gang asked,
She couldn't help but became dumbfounded. But she defended: "But this is the ancestral system of the imperial court."
Pang Gang sneered and said: "Ancestral system, what kind of bullshit ancestral system, in my opinion, this kind of ancestral system is not necessary."
"You, you are brave..." Liu Rushi didn't expect that Pang Gang would dare to say such rebellious words. She was so angry that her pretty eyes widened and her tall chest became heaving due to her rapid breathing.
Maybe, she suddenly stood up and was about to stand up and scold Pang Gang.
Chen Yuanyuan on the side saw that something was wrong and quickly stopped her. Chen Yuanyuan begged Pang Gang and begged: "Sir, please stop saying a few words."
Pang Gang sighed and said: "Miss Liu, maybe you think what Mr. Pang is doing at this moment is treasonous, but Mr. Pang can guarantee that all the money collected by Mr. Pang this time will be used on the people. This is better than letting those who are unkind for their wealth.
Let the gentlemen have some fun, okay? If the girl still thinks that Mr. Pang did something wrong, Mr. Pang will send someone to take the girl back to Suzhou tomorrow. Mr. Pang said this and left first."
After Pang Gang finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the door. When Pang Gang reached the end of the cabin corridor, Chen Yuanyuan's voice sounded from behind.
"My lord, my lord!" Chen Yuanyuan moved quickly, caught up with Pang Gang and said apologetically: "My lord, please don't mind. Sister Liu has such a personality. In fact, she is a very good person. You can't help me."
Don't blame her." Chen Yuanyuan said while looking at Pang Gang anxiously, something shiny flashed in her eyes.
Pang Gang sighed and couldn't help but reached out and stroked her black hair. The moment Chen Yuanyuan was touched by Pang Gang's hand, she lowered her head shyly and did not dare to look at him. She whispered in her mouth: "
grown ups!"
"Well......"
Seeing Chen Yuanyuan's shy and charming look, Pang Gang realized that it was not okay for him, a grown man, to touch a girl's head so rashly. It would be very rude.
Pang Gang quickly retracted his hand and said with a dry smile: "I'm sorry, Miss Chen, don't blame me, it was Pang who was rude."
"It doesn't matter... A folk girl has never blamed adults." Chen Yuanyuan whispered in a low voice, but the voice was quieter than a mosquito. If it hadn't been for the dead of night, Pang Gang would never have heard it.
Looking at the beautiful lady in front of him, who almost lowered her beautiful head to her chest, Pang Gang's heart beat violently. Pang Gang's emotional intelligence was not low, so he naturally understood that the beautiful lady in front of him seemed to like him. This discovery
It made him feel happy and a little disbelieving at the same time.