Chapter 105 The princess made a move, and the Tong family was passive.
Chapter 105 The princess takes action and the Tong family is passive.
Author: Fengze Fangfei
Xia Jing snorted coldly: "What could possibly alarm me? I think your husband must be asking questions knowingly!"
Very dissatisfied with their performance.
Mr. Zhang chuckled and turned to look at King Qian.
"." King Qian's face darkened.
This damn old man loves to provoke this crazy woman, and when he does, he wants him to put out the fire.
"You might as well stop being a minister and just go to heaven!"
See what you can do, why not go to heaven?
Mr. Zhang blinked at King Qian, "Oh! My lord, in this situation, you don't care whether I can go to heaven or not. You can quickly find a way to deal with the princess."
It's a pity that King Qian blinked at him silently and his words didn't make sense, and there was no tacit understanding at all.
Xia Jing sat at the desk and saw Mr. Zhang blinking his eyelids quickly, and then looked at Prince Qian who had nothing to do with him and tilted his head to one side.
The corner of her mouth twitched slightly, "Sir, your eyelids are cramped? Do you want to call the doctor over to take a look?"
"Ah? Ah, no need. Thank you for your concern, Princess. I am fine." Mr. Zhang smiled awkwardly.
Xia Jing knocked on the desk: "Since everything is fine, let's talk about the wasteland on the outskirts of the city. You should know what the increase in cultivated land in Lingnan means today, right?"
Mr. Zhang nodded reservedly, "I know that an increase in cultivated land means an increase in taxes, an increase in food production, and fewer people going hungry."
Xia Jing glared at the men who did nothing, "Since you know the stakes, why don't you deal with this matter?"
King Qian couldn't keep silent any longer and said weakly: "Aren't we discussing this?"
"Did the discussion come to a conclusion?" Xia Jing followed closely.
King Qian cleared his throat and straightened his back a little, "We decided to deal with the problem first and then send troops to the house. If they don't listen, we will pay a fine of silver according to the law."
Xia Jing sneered without giving any dignity at all: "According to your rules, when a set of procedures are followed, the season has passed, and even if the land is opened by then, it will not be able to catch up with Xia Zhong!"
If you plant in the wrong time in summer, you will get less harvest in autumn.
This is something that every farmer knows, but when you get to King Qian, you want to manage things first and then fight?
According to their way of doing things, if they keep arguing with each other for a while, this year's grain planting plan and army expansion plan will be completely ruined!
Next, are the three aristocratic families planning to control the palace in terms of food supplies? What supplies the palace needs will depend on their faces?
Those who hinder the development of Lingnan and hinder the growth of the palace are the enemies of the palace.
Why do enemies need to be treated gently?
"This" King Qian heard what Xia Jing said and felt that he had thought of things too simply.
This time Xia Jing had no choice but to ask them, and directly ordered: "Send someone to invite the heads of the Tong, Lou, and Chen families to the Yamen for tea!"
Mr. Zhang and Mr. Yan looked at each other and wisely arranged for someone to pass on the message.
Forgive them because it's not that they can't do anything about these three aristocratic families, it's just that they are used to King Qian's way of doing things and subconsciously follow King Qian's pace.
Later, Xia Jing asked people to send all the information registered by the Tong, Lou, and Chen families in the Yamen, such as all land deeds, house deeds, and shops in the Lingnan area, as well as the various taxes paid to the court every year, and the number of slaves under them.
, livestock, etc.
Finally, they were sorted into categories and finally piled in front of Xia Jing.
Xia Jing stared at the mountains of information in front of her, her face so dark that she could drip ink.
No matter whether they are in the Central Plains or on the border, the aristocratic family is a cancer for the imperial court!
They recommended young talents to enter the officialdom by looking for filial piety and integrity, and then continued to recruit talents to become their disciples, thereby increasing the influence of the family.
As a result, over time, the disciples and former officials of the aristocratic family spread all over the world!
This is the so-called aristocratic family in this era.
Rather than talking about the world of the royal family, it is better to say that the world is governed by aristocratic families and monarchs!
They evaded taxes, ran rampant in the countryside, enclosed and hoarded land, forced peasants to become slaves, concentrated all the land in their hands, strengthened themselves, and harmed the interests of the court.
Xia Jing didn't have time to check their assets page by page. She only looked at the total area of land they owned and how much taxes they paid each year. How many slaves were there under their name?
If the cultivated land area and the tax number do not match up, it means that there are many hidden households in their name.
Anyway, Xia Jing is here to cause trouble today!
Several people in the study carefully observed Xia Jing's expression. They saw her lowering her head slightly while checking the information, and her brows furrowed more and more as they looked behind her.
Mr. Zhang swallowed his saliva and told what he knew about the Tong, Lou, and Chen families, "Tong, Lou, and Chen are all Lingnan families with a hundred years of history, and the initial history of the three families was not very glorious.
Today, the Tong family's business in Lingnan is mainly based on grain. The Lou family mainly uses cotton, linen, mulberry and silk as raw materials to produce cloth and sell it to various places. Most of the cloth shops in Lingnan counties and cities are run by the Lou family. In the end, Chen is left
At home, their main business scope is restaurants and inns.”
Food, clothing, housing and transportation account for three industries.
Of course, this does not mean that these companies are only engaged in fixed businesses. They are also involved in other industries, but they mainly focus on food, clothing and housing.
Just as Xia Jing expected, the Tong, Lou, and Chen families all said that the head of the family is not a family member. If you have any questions, please leave a message.
Xia Jing was extremely angry and laughed, "They are sure that Prince Qian's palace has just arrived at the precious land, and there is nothing they can do against local snakes like them, right?"
King Qian scratched his nose. The reason why he had hesitated to come was because he was afraid that this scene would be a humiliation for himself!
He, the dignified first-grade prince of the Yu Dynasty, had never lost face so much.
When Xia Jing's eyes turned around, she slapped her palm on the table and said angrily: "How presumptuous! We are just a third-rate family from the border area. How dare you not take this king seriously? It seems that I am the king."
You are too polite to them, Princess, don't stop me, I will send people to destroy them right now!"
Xia Jing watched his performance with cold eyes, then sneered: "Third-rate aristocratic families are also aristocratic families. Although they are not as good as the aristocratic families in the Central Plains, they still have a place in Lingnan."
King Qian didn't agree with this, "Princess, how can you make them so ambitious that you destroy your own prestige?"
"When your teacher asked you to study when you were a child, you climbed trees and dug out birds. You didn't read the books well. As a result, now you can't become good at literature and martial arts. You can use military strategies to defeat others without fighting. Do you understand? Don't be in trouble.
Just shout and kill, that will only make you appear incompetent!"
Xia Jing's words were serious. King Qian's face turned red with anger. If the person in front of him was not the princess, he would have someone pull her out and chop her!
Mr. Zhang's face was distorted. He found that if the current princess cared about the prince's face, it would be fine. If she had no worries, she would dare to say anything.
What the hell! King Qian slapped the desk and said angrily: "You think I am weak and incompetent. If you can, then you can do it! I will see how you solve this matter today!"
Xia Jing ignored King Qian's anger, pulled out one of the account books on the table with a cold face, and shouted outside: "Ding Dazhuang comes forward and obeys the order!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ding Dazhuang ran in from outside, "Ding Dazhuang, captain of the first squadron of the Guards Battalion, has met the princess."
Xia Jing handed him the account book, "Lou's Cloth Shop is suspected of tax evasion and creating false account books. Go and seal all Lou's Cloth Shop in Lingnan Prefecture to me!"
Mr. Zhang was stunned. It was just a simple tax account book. How did the princess see that there was something wrong with Lou's cloth?
Xia Jing didn't care what others thought. After Ding Dazhuang ran out, she shouted: "Wei Dong comes forward and obeys the order!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another tall and strong man ran in from the door, "Wei Dong, the captain of the Fourth Squadron of the Guards Battalion, has seen the princess!"
"Very good!" Xia Jing also handed him a tax account book, "Tong's Grain Store is suspected of tax evasion and creating false accounting books. Go and seal all Tong's Grain Stores in the city for me, Princess!"
King Qian rubbed his forehead, the excuses for these seizures were all the same, wasn't this deliberately looking for trouble?
Xia Jing once again called Yan Qiong, the leader of the fifth squadron of the Guards Battalion, and her instructions remained unchanged. Finally, she specifically said: "There must be many guests in Chen's restaurant and inn. You must treat the guests more kindly. Follow
They explained it clearly and asked them to find the store to refund the room fee and then seal it!"
snort!
Don't the three great families of Tong, Lou and Chen not take Prince Qian's palace seriously? This time she will let them bleed.
Only when the knife pierces their bodies will they know the pain!
"Princess, the reason you gave is too perfunctory." Mr. Zhang shook his head. Although he said that he would be defeated ten times with one force, he was afraid that the people would not accept it!
"Ordinary merchants will have something fishy in their account books, let alone the aristocratic family that has been running rampant in Lingnan for hundreds of years. They have been blatantly making false accounts for a long time. They don't dare to trouble them. This concubine also took advantage of their arrogance this time!"
The sudden attack caught them off guard and didn't even give them a chance to cover up their accounts.
The main residence of the Tong family.
Butler Tong dismissed the person sent by King Qian to deliver the message, and then entered the study of the head of the Tong family.
"Sir, the man has been sent away, will we offend King Qian by doing this?"
The head of the Tong family has entered a mature age. He is not tall and has sparse hair. In order to cover his baldness, he wears a black gauze hat all year round.
After listening to the butler's worries, he laughed: "A phoenix in distress is not as good as a chicken. Nowadays, chaos has arisen in the world, so what if he is a first-class prince? The Yu Dynasty is like a plate of loose sand, and the emperor has little power. He wants to take advantage of his prince
He uses his power to overpower others, but it also depends on whether people will buy into him!"
In the territory of Lingnan, as long as he and the Lou and Chen families work together, Lingnan will be a monolith, and even if the King of Heaven comes, he will have to stand by him!
How could he be allowed to have King Qian attack him immediately and then leave him immediately?
"Father, aren't you afraid that King Qian will wear small shoes for us?" Tong Song came in from outside and sat calmly under the head of the Tong family.
"He dares!" The head of the Tong family kept his temper and looked unhappy. "If he dares to wear small shoes for us, I will make it difficult for him to walk in Lingnan. Maybe someday an accident will not be impossible!"
After saying that, the head of the Tong family narrowed his eyes slightly and considered the feasibility of this matter. He thought it was a good idea.
Tong Song showed his disapproval, "Nowadays, the situation in the world is complicated. Even powerful officials like Yuan Rujiang, the governor of Jingzhou, at least on the surface, are respectful to King Qian, and will never leave any excuse for the world to criticize him.
Could it be that my father’s current influence and power is stronger than Yuan Rujiang’s?”
When his son said "I" like this, Master Tong, the head of the Tong family, broke out in cold sweat on his forehead.
Tong Song sighed: "Father, what you did today was impulsive."
Master Tong immediately retorted: "I'm just angry and want to give him a blow. In this land of Lingnan, who dares to neglect me like this? Even Quan He respected us when he was in office. He is a fool."
Prince, who gave him face?"
Tong Song snorted coldly: "Quan He and King Qian are fundamentally different. How can you generalize them?"
Master Tong knew that he had handled this matter improperly, but he wanted to save face in front of his son and would not admit that he was wrong!
When Tong Song saw his father resisting, he was afraid that no matter how much he said, he wouldn't listen, so he had better not waste his words and let him calm down first.
Just when he was about to exit the study and find the butler to back up the gift and go to Prince Qian's Mansion to apologize, he saw the butler walking quickly in a panic.
"Master, Master, something serious has happened!"
Just when Tong Song wanted the housekeeper to calm down and speak slowly, Master Tong's scolding came from the study: "The sky hasn't fallen yet, why are you in such a hurry?"
Butler Tong wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly walked into the study to apologize to the head of the house, "What I'm trying to teach you is that I lost my sense of proportion."
Master Tong coughed slightly and softened his voice, "Tell me, what big thing happened that deserves you to be so fussy about?"
Butler Tong, "There is news from the grain store that the government has closed down all our grain stores in Fucheng."
"Seizure? This must have been done by King Qian!" Tong Song looked determined and looked at Master Tong with deep meaning.
At first, Mr. Tong spoke too loudly, but you can see how quickly the slap in the face came!
King Qian either didn't do it, or he did something big if he wanted to do it.
Butler Tong nodded: "The reason for the seizure is that our grain store is suspected of tax evasion, creating false accounting books, and passing off shoddy goods."
Mr. Tong laughed angrily, "What a person who is suspected of tax evasion and passing off inferior goods as good ones! It seems that Prince Qian has never thought about being friends with local aristocratic families like us from the beginning to the end!"
"Sure enough, the rumors are misleading. We have all been deceived by him. I think King Qian is a master who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger. Looking at his way of dealing with things today, he is a bit decisive and ruthless!"
These two personas look exactly like two people!
The Tong family despised women from the bottom of their hearts, and they never thought about Princess Qian who fought alongside King Qian.
Tong Song was not surprised, "Tianhuang nobleman, who comes out of the intrigues and intrigues in the palace, doesn't have many faces to show others. If you believe that he is a fool, then you will lose."
Tong Song was quite surprised because at first he thought King Qian was just a fool.
I almost fell into his trap!
Master Tong walked back and forth in the study several times, trying to struggle a little: "What do you think of this matter? Are we really going to bow to him and sue for peace this time?"
After bowing their heads this time, they would no longer be able to straighten their backs in front of King Qian.
Tong Song frowned tightly, with a look of embarrassment on his face, "In this incident, the moment you rejected King Qian's invitation, we were in a passive situation."
After compromising with King Qian, what do the people and aristocratic families in Lingnan think of them?
By then they will be disgraced. Who in Lingnan will take the Tong family seriously?
If they don't compromise, King Qian will really use the Tong family to scare the monkeys, and they will lose more than they gain!
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