Maybe it was because Jiang Yun was killed, or maybe it was because Guning City took precautions in advance.
The Qi attack and massacre that Gu Fenglin saw in his dream never came, and the first tax collection after the tax reform came with the hot summer.
This is a critical moment to verify whether the tax reform is implemented smoothly and correctly. The imperial court is paying close attention to this matter from top to bottom.
The emperor, Gu Fenglin and other reformists paid attention because it carried their dream of a rich and powerful country.
But the reason why conservatives are paying attention to it is very complicated.
Some people have lost their vested interests. They are big landowners, with countless acres of land and estates under their names.
In the past, local taxes and household taxes were levied. The taxes they had to pay were not much, and it was ordinary people who suffered.
But now under the New Deal, the land tax has been changed to be levied based on acres, and the household tax has been changed to be levied based on property, which can be said to be killing them.
Stealing people's money is like killing their parents. They hated Gu Fenglin and wished the expropriation failed.
For other people, such as Meng Xiang and others, although their own money is also very important, it is only a trivial matter compared with government affairs.
Prime Minister Meng stubbornly believed that the country was poor and weak, and Qi was eyeing it, so now was not a good time for reform.
Because it will inevitably arouse opposition from wealthy households, causing turmoil in the country, further weakening the power of Zhao, and even shaking the throne.
For this reason, they insisted that Gu Fenglin came up with this idea just to seize power, which would bring disaster to the country and the people.
From the day the summer harvest started, Mu Yunhan keenly felt that the atmosphere in Beijing had become very solemn.
The frequency of travel between major mansions has been reduced, and fewer people go to the Yaoshantang restaurant to eat.
Except for drug stores, the business of all other stores is deteriorating.
Shopkeepers from all over the country also wrote back to complain, saying that starting from this spring, business has become difficult.
First, various counterfeit wines and medicines continue to appear.
Second, there are always people looking for trouble. For example, today a dead rat is found in the wine jar, tomorrow the medicine will spoil the person, and the day after tomorrow the dry goods will be moldy.
The Medicinal Food Hall has the support of the Priest Palace, and local officials would not dare to embarrass it openly.
Therefore, the shopkeepers reported the crime as soon as possible, but they could not stop the local wealthy family from causing trouble again and again.
However, local officials also need to have a good relationship with local snakes, otherwise their survival will be a problem, let alone governance.
Therefore, local officials often try their best to avoid such disputes by turning a blind eye and delaying as long as they can.
This made the shopkeepers of the herbal medicine hall really miserable.
Bai Wuwei had no choice but to go to Mu Yunhan to discuss: "It's not the way to go on like this. How about closing the door for a while to avoid the limelight?"
Mu Yunhan pondered for a long time and shook his head: "No, this is forcing you to make concessions, and it is also a test.
They just want us to shut down and admit defeat. Once we give in, they will become even more unscrupulous.
Therefore, if you pass on the order, you must hold on no matter what, even if you are not making any money and are losing money, you must hold on.”
Bai Wuwei looked solemn: "It's not like I haven't thought about what you said, but when you open your business, you face complicated situations.
If you are a dead rat today and eat bad people, you may die tomorrow. There is no lower limit to the viciousness of people's hearts."
Mu Yunhan smiled faintly: "I know, but I am only doing business no matter what. What you are facing is a hundred times more dangerous than this."