"Madam, you are here from Beijing. How is the situation in Beijing?" Peng Wanli calmed down and looked at Mu Yunhan eagerly.
He didn't ask why she came here, nor when she came, but only asked how the situation in the capital was.
Mu Yunhan thought about it, and she noticed that not only Peng Wanli was paying attention to this matter, but even the waiter who served tea and water, Peng Wanli's long-term entourage, was looking at her eagerly.
Perhaps her words would cause these people's little confidence to collapse and throw the entire Liuxian County into chaos.
"Your Majesty is well, the Empress Dowager is well, the priest is well, General Wu is well, General Meng is well, too."
She said such words, but she felt quite sorry in her heart.
But I heard Peng Wanli laugh loudly, and said to Changsui, the waiter and others: "Yeah, I said that Lanjing is safe, but you don't believe it! As long as we work hard for a while, we can get through it!"
Chang Sui and others all smiled: "What Madam said is definitely correct."
Mu Yunhan followed Peng Wanli's words and said some words to encourage morale, and asked: "Mr. Peng, have you eaten? I just came from Shoushan Town. I am hungry. If you don't mind, can you and I have a drink together?"
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Peng Wanli happily agreed: "I'm just craving for your wine."
The waiter was joking from the side: "Sir, come at any time. I promise to serve you the best wine."
Peng Wanli smiled and said nothing.
Mu Yunhan took a look and saw that his cuffs were frayed and his official boots were patched, and he had an idea.
The imperial court was so mixed up that most of the officials could no longer pay their salaries on time. How could Peng Wanli still have enough money to eat and drink?
She waved her hand and ordered the waiter to leave: "Bring the best wine and the best food."
After the food and wine were served, Mu Yunhan looked at Peng Wanli's Chang Sui and his eyes glowed green with greed, so he asked him to go down and have a table with Mu Jie, and her people would serve here.
Changsui dared to leave only after receiving Peng Wanli's promise. When he went down the stairs, he was so happy that he couldn't help but jump up.
"Ma'am, Madam." Peng Wanli looked calm, "You must have noticed that the little old man's situation is not very good, so the situation in the court must not be very good either."
He was a sensible person, and Mu Yunhan couldn't bear to deceive him: "Yes, Your Majesty is still young, the Empress Dowager and the uncle are inexperienced, and the family is too burdened."
The Empress Dowager and Lin Youfang were good at fighting for power, but they couldn't come up with effective methods on how to govern the country.
In addition, everyone on the Lin family side wants to get a piece of the pie and gain a favorable position, and Lan Jing's side is in a complete mess.
Peng Wanli was speechless for a long time, and drank a large glass of wine. His old eyes were red, as if he wanted to cry, but he couldn't shed any tears.
"From now on, your Excellency, please collect taxes from the Medicinal Food Hall and Shoushan Town in the same way." Mu Yunhan poured wine for him: "Don't worry about the shortage but the inequality. You still have to pay what should be paid."
Peng Wanli shook his head: "Little old man, I have something to ask for. The official title has a lot to do with the tax and food."
Mu Yunhan said: "You tell me."
He said softly: "Of the grain taxes collected, less than one-half is actually sent to the border, and the other half goes to the hands of the powerful.
Everyone hopes to defeat Qi, but this is not the case. Some people's consciences are already bad. Taking this part of yours is just an advantage for those people.
Instead of doing this, you might as well keep some of this money and food temporarily, and you may be able to save many lives by then."