Hong Juncheng issued the Qiu Fu edict and sent it to the Ministry of Revenue.
The Ministry of Revenue had already received the news and was not surprised by the 20% increase in tax.
After two setbacks in increasing gifts, Shenjun must make up for it.
But it is really difficult to say whether the search for compensation can be successful.
It seems that something happened to the prefects of each state, and they were very negative about the tax increase, but this matter has nothing to do with the Ministry of Revenue, and the documents will be delivered as usual.
There are yin and yang cultivators in the Ministry of Household Affairs, which were authorized by Hong Juncheng in order to deliver documents to various states.
The document was delivered on the same day, and Hong Juncheng quietly waited for the news in the palace.
Every 70% of the land tax has an important purpose. This is the capital that allows him to continue to deal with Tunu and the Nufu Sect.
Guan Ji, the chamberlain, came back to report: "Zhao Jindong, the young prisoner of the inner palace, attempted to assassinate him and was caught by the criminal officer on the spot. He has been escorted to the prison and is waiting to be dealt with."
Hong Juncheng didn't look at the charges or evidence. He didn't even ask for the reason. He just said: "The execution will be tonight."
Every night, chamberlains were executed, ranging from a dozen to hundreds.
Working together as an errand during the day, the next day, the people around you may have become the murderers of the gods. Needless to say, you are sad and sad. It is luck to not be implicated.
The chamberlains gradually developed a habit of trying not to speak to each other, and each one of them was like a walking zombie, living in the palace for one day longer.
But Zhao Jindong is special. He is a disciple of Chang Decai. He joined Chang Decai's sect on the same day as Qin Yan and is the elder of the Decai sect.
Normally, Qin Yan would try her best to rescue Zhao Jindong.
But he didn't dare to take any action today.
The Decai Sect has strict rules, and anyone who acts beyond their authority will be severely punished. Even if Qin Yan is the leader, she does not dare to disobey the rules.
Hong Juncheng looked at the report casually and suddenly coughed and gasped a few times.
Qin Yan brought Hong Juncheng water and rubbed his back, serving him skillfully and thoughtfully.
Hong Juncheng calmed down, looked at Qin Yan and said, "I am old."
Qin Yan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is in his prime, but he has been too tired recently."
Hong Juncheng shook his head and said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to support my body for long. Among the servants, you are the most in line with my wishes. If I go to the other world one day, I will still be able to live without you."
Qin Yan remained silent.
This was a topic he couldn't continue.
Hong Juncheng kept looking at Qin Yan and smiled deeply. He did not give Qin Yan a chance to avoid it: "If I really go to the other world, will you go with me?"
The Lord Shen asked directly, and Qin Yan had to answer.
He knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Hong Juncheng, and said with a slightly trembling voice: "In this world, your majesty is the only one who treats me well. In this life, I only want to serve your majesty.
If there ever comes a day when His Majesty abandons this old slave, what’s the point of his life? I definitely don’t want this life. I just ask that when Your Majesty leaves, he takes the old slave with him and doesn’t let him. Too lonely."
After saying these words, Qin Yan shed tears.
Hong Juncheng looked at Qin Yan silently and nodded with satisfaction.
It is not easy to get a satisfactory answer to Hong Juncheng on this question.
This is not a problem that can be solved quickly. It comes from careful preparation in advance. This is one of the 23 responses discussed by Xu Zhiqiong and Chang Decai.
How should you respond when the divine king asks his servants to take the initiative to be buried?
Qin Yan is the chamberlain closest to Hong Juncheng. This question will appear to him sooner or later. If the answer is not good, it will not be a matter of burial. Hong Juncheng will send him on his way on the spot.
The problem Li Quangen faces is what should he do if his subordinates are caught while delivering the letter?
Under what circumstances must the message be sent?
Under any circumstances, stay calm for now and wait until you get to jail.
As Yue Liusheng is in charge of the prison, the main problem he has to deal with is how to rescue the people who should be rescued.
Zhao Jindong is the person who must be saved.
As night fell, several chamberlains escorted Zhao Jindong out of the cell and had his last meal with a dozen other prisoners.
The last meal was quite sumptuous, with meat and wine.
Zhao Jindong picked up his rice bowl, opened it to eat and drink, and suddenly heard someone sobbing beside him.
Turning around, I saw it was Liu Pingsan, the head of the Royal Horse Supervision Bureau.
Zhao Jindong sneered: "Prisoner Liu, what's going on? Why are you eating decapitation meals with us?"
Liu Pingsan is a criminal officer who specializes in catching the servants who have made mistakes. There will be one hundred servants who received the beheading meal in his hands.
He never dreamed that this bowl of decapitated rice would be delivered to his mouth.
Yesterday, he arrested three criminals and sent them to the prison. He was in a good mood. He drank a few more drinks at night and talked nonsense to his chamberlain, saying that he would be the master of the horse warden in two days.
When he got excited from drinking, he pinned down a young butler with delicate features and had a good time.
He was feeling happy, but he didn't know that this young chamberlain was the lover of the Royal Horse Supervisor.
That night, the chamberlain went to Zhangyin and complained. Zhangyin sent someone to hide a knife in Liu Ping's third room. He reported him for assassination the next day and sent him to prison in the afternoon.
Before he could wake up from yesterday's wine, he had already eaten his head off tonight. Liu Pingsan wailed in a hoarse voice: "I was wronged, I was wronged!"
After dinner, Yue Liusheng ordered the execution. The dozen or so people were so frightened that they could not walk. They were picked up and dragged all the way to a secluded garden next to the prison.
Yue Liusheng ordered to take action, and the jailers drew out their daggers and began to wipe their necks, one by one.
Seeing that it was Liu Pingsan's turn, he was scared out of his wits.
Looking at Zhao Jindong in a blink of an eye, Liu Pingsan was stunned. Why is this guy not afraid at all?
Zhao Jindong knelt on the ground motionless, like a clay sculpture.
No, this is wrong, this is not Zhao Jindong!
He looks a lot like Zhao Jindong, but Liu Pingsan is sure it's not him!
"This, this person is not right, he is not right..."
As soon as Liu Pingsan opened his mouth, the jailer behind him stepped forward, covered his mouth, and cut his throat with a knife.
Huh, huh~
Liu Pingsan still wanted to shout.
This person is not Zhao Jindong!
He is a liar, and the people in the prison are liars, and everyone from the cell leader to the jailer should be killed.
They deserve to be killed, they deserve to be killed...
I want to sue them, I have made a meritorious service, I have made a meritorious service...
His vision gradually blurred, and Liu Pingsan died.
"Zhao Jindong" also had his neck wiped, but he was just a puppet.
The real Zhao Jindong was hiding in a cart carrying dirt and leaving the palace.
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In the blink of an eye, half a month later, Hong Juncheng asked about the status of land tax collection. All states and counties combined had only collected less than 20% of the land tax.
In fact, even the 20% of the land tax was made up from the accounts of the prefects in various places.
Hong Juncheng was furious and called the prefects of the six states around Shenlin City to Shenlin City.
These six prefects stated that they had never received documents levying taxes, only documents exempting them from taxes.
The Minister of Hubu confronted him face to face: "All the documents have been delivered, and everyone in the Hubu can testify!"
Both sides insisted on their own opinions. Hong Juncheng took a look at the document exempting him from the tax, and threw it directly in the face of a prefect.
This document is obviously fake and poorly made. How could I not be able to tell the difference as a prefect?
In fact, they can tell the difference, but they have no choice. This fake document was sent by a group of masked villains. These villains are so ruthless, even more ruthless than their subordinates. Beating people is commonplace, and killing people is commonplace.
Setting fire is not a problem.
Hong Juncheng immediately dismissed the six prefects from their posts and put them in prison for torture.
In less than half a day, all six prefects confessed.
"I was coerced by evil spirits, and half of my teeth were knocked out by those evil spirits!"
"My eldest son is still in the hands of those evil people. It's been almost ten days and he hasn't even had a full meal!"
"Not only are they ruthless, but they are also vicious. They put up notices everywhere in the counties saying they will not pay food this year."
"Those evil people have the food in their hands. It's as beautiful as the Chinese New Year every day. How can they get it out?"
Hong Juncheng quickly understood the reason. It was the judge's fault.
After the first two attempts to increase the taxation failed, Hong Juncheng thought that this must have something to do with the judge.
Xu Zhiqiong, you won’t let me rest for a moment!
Hong Juncheng said to these six prefects: "There must be hundreds of government officials, big and small, in one state. How can three or five evil ways force you to this point?"
The prefects bowed their heads and wept, expressing their sorrow.
Opening the roster and taking a look, there are indeed more than a thousand government officials in one state.
But in fact, not even half of them are errands.
Less than 20% of these errands are skilled in martial arts. They usually carry knives and frighten evil people, which is not a big problem. But if they really meet someone with cultivation, if they kneel a little slower, their lives will be lost.
Doesn't the prefect have any guards around him?
have!
It would be easy to hide one or two eighth- and ninth-grade guards secretly. If a guard of eighth-grade or above is found, once it is verified, the whole family will be executed. The law of Qiancheng is so strict.
How can one or two guards stop the judge?
Even though he knew this difficulty, Hong Juncheng did not spare the six prefects lightly. He immediately issued an edict to have these six people executed and re-appoint prefects.
Another three hundred guards in black clothes went to Qunzhou, which is closest to Shenlin City, and ordered them to supervise the autumn tax collection, collect all the land tax within ten days, and show it to various prefectures and counties.
Hong Zhenji received the news and quickly told Xu Zhiqiong.
Xu Zhiqiong found Hong Huaxiao.
"Can you handle a hundred guards in black?"
Hong Huaxiao smiled calmly: "These girls are almost tempered, so why not try their skills."
"Don't rely on charm. The guards in black live in the palace all year round, and women are not uncommon."
"So what if you see them?" Hong Huaxiao was quite disdainful, "I can't eat even if I see them. Let them eat until they are full this time."