Seeing Yang Wu and Chang Decai shivering, Xu Zhiqiong was furious.
Yang Wu had been following him for so long, and he was quite obedient at first, but now he had so many thoughts. Even if he was not allowed to go to Huntiandang, he still insisted on going.
What's the use of keeping such people?
Forget it!
Chang Decai needs to be disciplined more, as he has become extremely undisciplined recently.
Give them a good beating now.
immediately……
Xu Zhiqiong took off his mask.
He remembered the origin of this mask.
This thing comes from Long Xiulian.
It was originally a small wooden box that was on Long Xiulian's body. Xu Zhiqiong suspected that this thing was related to Yongzhu. Out of fear, he did not dare to open it and put it away in the copper lotus.
Later, this thing was turned into a lotus seed by a copper lotus. With this lotus seed, Xu Zhiqiong scared off many enemies.
I haven't used this lotus seed for a while, but I didn't expect that the copper lotus flower would turn it into a mask.
The fear created by this mask was far stronger than that of Lianzi. When Yang Wu and Chang De saw Xu Zhiqiong wearing the mask, they were so frightened that they lost control of their emotions.
But Xu Zhiqiong was also affected by wearing a mask, and his mood became extremely irritable.
Yang Wu is his brother, and Changde is his sister.
Normally, it's just a joke or a pinch or a spanking, but if it comes to punishment, how can Xu Zhiqiong do it?
But just now, his anger was out of control and he really might have killed Yang Wu.
This mask has great uses, but it also has great negative effects. You need to be more careful in the future.
After putting away the mask, Xu Zhiqiong comforted him for a long time, and then the two of them got rid of their fear.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Now that the yin energy is enough, let's continue doing serious things!"
…
Hong Juncheng has also been doing serious things.
From early morning to late at night, Hong Juncheng went to the bedrooms of sixteen concubines.
This was very painful for Li Quangen. Sixteen palaces were cleaned one by one, and the legs of his servants were all broken.
Where did the Lord God come from in such a good mood?
This situation lasted for three days. Since Xu Zhiqiong passed away, Hong Juncheng has been in a good mood.
Good things are yet to come.
At midnight tonight, Hong Juncheng left Concubine Xiao's palace and told Qin Yan that he was going to court.
Time!
He wants to go to court!
Li Quangen cursed in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. He quickly cleaned the Enwei Hall, and the servants in each hall got busy preparing for the court meeting.
The ministers, all with dark eyes, came to the court and kowtowed.
At the court meeting, Hong Juncheng said the first thing was to add gifts.
Hong Juncheng was very angry when he collected the autumn tax before, but failed to do so: "Fu is the foundation of a country and the foundation for all people to live and work in peace and contentment.
There are sporadic villains who only care about petty profits and do not care about the foundation of the family and the country. If they are not severely punished, it will be difficult to heal the sorrow of the country and the hatred of all the people!"
Hong Juncheng immediately issued an edict, originally deciding to increase the land tax by 20% this year, but instead increase the land tax by 30%, which means that each household must pay 80% of the land tax.
This is only an official tax from the imperial court. As for state donations and county donations, each locality decides on its own.
Hong Juncheng also issued an order: If the tax was not paid within ten days, the tax would be increased by 10%; if the tax was not paid within twenty days, all the property would be confiscated and the whole family would be imprisoned.
Once the edict was issued, the officials were puzzled to understand it.
What happened to the Lord God?
Are you thinking too much?
In the past, even the 20% increase in tax could not be collected, but now the increase is 30%, who can I ask for it?
Of course, in Qiancheng Kingdom, no one dares to question the Divine Lord.
Since Hong Juncheng issued the edict, he was naturally prepared to respond.
As long as Xu Zhiqiong is gone, Hong Juncheng firmly believes that he can get rid of all the judges in Qiancheng Kingdom.
As long as there is no judge, land taxes will be paid immediately by various places. He really knows the nature of Qiancheng people too well.
Not only do you need to add land tax, but you also need to add market tax.
Qiancheng Kingdom does not allow business, and the output of all craftsmen, fishermen, and hunters must be sold in the market.
The price is set at the market, but about 70% of the silver tax will be deducted. This year, 10% will be added, making it 80%.
After adding the silver gift, the price will be increased by 10%.
One mile and one outside, 20% profit.
As long as Xu Zhiqiong is gone, Qiancheng Kingdom can regain its former prosperity and peace!
The ministers did not dare to ask more questions about what the Lord God ordered.
After the edict was drafted, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue asked: "Please let the Lord God decide on the position of Commander-in-Chief of Tax Collection."
No one else dared to say anything, so why did he have to ask this question?
If you don't ask, the responsibility for collecting taxes will fall on the household department by default. Judging from this year's situation, it is impossible to achieve the goal of collecting taxes set by the Lord.
Hong Juncheng understood what Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance meant, and only said: "It is still in the hands of Hua Heng."
Originally, Hong Huaheng was asked to replace Hong Zhenkang in handling the tax collection. Now that Hong Zhenkang's whereabouts are unknown, the matter is still left to Hong Huaheng.
But there was no news about Hong Huaheng, and the Minister of Household Affairs didn't know where to find him.
Hong Juncheng didn't say much, and he didn't need to say much.
He knew where Hong Huaheng was and also knew Hong Huaheng's situation.
Hong Huaheng can move freely. If he is willing to come back and help Hong Juncheng collect talents, Hong Juncheng can consider keeping him alive and there will be many helpers in the future.
If Hong Huaheng hides outside and does not come back, when the time limit is up, he will be arrested and executed for the crime of failure to collect taxes.
For Hong Juncheng, people who have no value have no need to live, regardless of whether they are close or distant, without exception.
Next, Hong Juncheng continued to arrange other government affairs, including reorganization of military affairs, reorganization of foreign affairs, expansion of Jinxiu pen officials and many other matters.
The most important thing is that Hong Juncheng wanted to rebuild the Shenji Division. He also reminded Hong Zhenji that Cong Ming was from the Shenji Division and that the officer had been reinstated.
The court meeting lasted until dawn. All the ministers were drowsy and went back to deal with their official duties.
Hong Juncheng's interest did not diminish and he went to Concubine Xiang's bedroom again.
Until the afternoon, Hong Juncheng felt a little sleepy and took a rest in Shensi Hall.
Li Quangen took a deep breath and returned to Zhidian Prison, preparing to interrogate the newly captured souls.
These dead souls were older and had stayed in the palace for hundreds of years. Li Quangen wanted to ask them why the Lord God killed the servant.
But when he arrived at the Zhidian secret room, two of his confidants told him that the dead souls were gone.
Li Quangen was furious: "I asked you to keep an eye on me, but now I'm missing."
The two confidants were also aggrieved: "Zhangyin, when we got up this morning, we opened the spells and checked them one by one, but we saw that all the dead souls flew out of the bottles and we don't know where they went."
Flying out?
Li Quangen knew some magic techniques that could trap the dead souls in porcelain bottles. In addition to the charms, these dead souls were also shackled, so they could not fly out.
"You two tell me the truth, where are these dead souls? If you dare to lie again, I will kill you immediately!"
A chamberlain said aggrievedly: "The palm print really flew away. Looking from the direction, it seems that it flew to the back garden."
Flying to the back garden?
Shenjun always goes to the back garden these days.
What’s in the backyard?
…
In Chunxian Palace, Liu Yupeng told the Second Saint Son Hong Huayun about today's court meeting.
"Your Highness, the Third Saint Son will still be in charge of the tax collection. The situation has been decided. The Divine Lord will definitely pass on the throne to the Third Saint Son."
Hong Huayun's expression was dull and his eyes were lifeless: "My father was in the court, but he didn't mention me?"
Liu Yupeng shook his head.
Hong Huayun looked at Liu Yupeng expectantly: "Have you ever mentioned me before? Just one sentence."
Liu Yupeng said: "Your Highness should know that Qin Yan, the Master of Ceremonies, is my best friend. If the Lord God mentions it, Qin Yan will definitely tell me."
Hong Huayun lowered his head and said nothing, and Liu Yupeng sighed: "Your Highness, it's better if I don't mention it. If I really mention it, Your Highness should be more careful."
"No matter how careful I am, what's the use?" Hong Huayun's eyes suddenly became firm, "As long as I stay in this palace, my life will always be on the chopping block!"
Liu Yupeng was startled: "Has His Highness made up his mind?"
Hong Huayun looked at Liu Yupeng and lowered his voice: "In this palace, I can only trust you! Can you take me out of the palace within five days?"
Liu Yupeng thought for a moment and said: "In five days, it was a bit hasty. It is not difficult to bring His Highness out of the palace, but it is difficult to bring His Highness's family members together."
"Take as much as you can, and if you really can't take them away, leave them in Shenlin City!" Hong Huayun stared at Liu Yupeng tightly, "They are all members of the Hong family. If my father can do it, he will kill them."
That’s it.”
When Liu Yupeng heard this, he leaned over and saluted and said: "Old slave, I obey."
…
In the Zhonglang Courtyard, Chang Decai received the news from Liu Yupeng and quickly conveyed it to Xu Zhiqiong.
Xu Zhiqiong smiled, and he would take action within five days.
Chang Decai talked about the additional tax: "Master, Hong Juncheng has added another land tax. Do we still care about this matter?"
"Collect 80% of the land tax, and then remove the government and county donations, what will be left? This really leaves no way to survive."
Chang Decai shook his head and said: "Yelang people can endure hardship and endure suffering. Even if they go up the mountain to eat wild vegetables, they can still find a way to survive."
Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment and said: "Tell Xia Zhonglang that anyone who is willing to pay for food will be ignored. Those who are unwilling to pay for food will be protected by the judge secretly. Those who dare to resist will be protected by the judge. Let's see if they can be like human beings."