retaliate

Chapter 1506
In the midsummer of the first year of Yongde, hundreds of soldiers came from the household department.

These sergeants guarded all the doors that the household department could enter and exit.

But there is always something to ignore.

The latrine of the household department is built against the wall, and a small official is struggling to climb the wall...

He climbed and climbed, and finally climbed to the top of the wall. He was overjoyed and fell down.

Pfft!
"Ouch!"

The little official rubbed his butt, and just stood up when he suddenly felt something was wrong behind him.

He turned back slowly.

More than ten sergeants were watching him not far away.

"The posture is a bit ugly, it's different from what we practiced!"

"His waist and abdomen are weak, so he can only use his hands and feet, so he can't stand on the ground!"

The clerk pointed to the wall, "I'm going to the toilet!"

"is it?"

"Yes!"

"Take it!"

……

"The Hubu used to be Yang Songcheng's place. After I entered Chang'an, I cleaned it. I didn't expect that there were still a lot of eyeliners."

In just two days, more than ten people were arrested in the household department.

"Has the result come out?" asked the emperor.

Cao Ying nodded, "Come out."

"How much debt do those nobles owe me?"

"There are a lot... Your Majesty, although they are only asking for 20 years of taxes, most of them have always been stingy. If they are asking for it, they will cry in distress."

"Crying all the way is worse than crying as a family!"

The emperor said indifferently: "The Ministry of Households is ready to set off with the army."

"Your Majesty, the leader this time is..." Cao Ying asked.

"Let the second child go!"

God!

Let Wang Laoer go without hesitation, which means a butcher's knife.

Others may have some scruples about killing people, but it's only natural for Wang Laoer to kill people!

Do not!
To Wang Lao Er, killing people is a business!

It's business!
Second brother's business is about to open again!

……

In the morning, Wang Lao Er went to practice after getting up.

Before he left, he told Helian Yunshang, who was still sleeping, that there must be pickles and pancakes for breakfast.

"Why are you thinking about eating pickles?" Helian Yunshang said, "There are a lot of fresh vegetables in this season."

"Cooking cakes with pickles! Delicious."

Wang Laoer thought of when he was begging in the past, "I was hungry for two days that year, and finally begged for two biscuits, and the kind person gave some pickles. At that time, I thought that biscuits with pickled vegetables were the best in the world. food to eat."

"What about the mustache?"

"Hubing...better!"

At that time, he was squatting outside the market, waiting for money or food from well-wishers, generally speaking, at most a penny.As for food, it is mostly crude.

That time, he ate the mustache.

"Aniang said, whoever is generous to you, you will follow." During breakfast, Wang Erer took the mustache and said seriously: "That is the first time someone gave me the mustache for a long time since I was begging."

"Who is that person?"

Helian Yunshang asked.

"His Majesty!"

……

After eating, Wang Lao Er took a bag of jerky and said, "This time I will go out for about half a month. If you have something to do at home, go to the palace to find the queen."

"Can't you find someone else?" Helian Yunshang was cheerful, and soon found a group of like-minded girlfriends in Chang'an.

"I'm General Qianniuwei! The old thief said that Qianniuwei is His Majesty's closest guard except for the horned dragon guard. Your relationship is good, but I'm afraid that someone will have bad intentions."

Seeing his wife's unkind expression, Wang Lao Er said, "People's hearts are so close! When I was a beggar, there were people fighting among themselves. If someone inquires about Qianniuwei from you... kill him! Forget it, tell the queen." That's it."

Wang Laoer went out muttering, "A woman who can't kill! How can I be my wife?"

Helian Yunshang was furious about it.

Wang Laoer just walked away, and someone from the palace came behind, "My lady invites my lady to come into the palace to talk."

"I'll go right away."

The queen would often invite some noble ladies into the palace to speak, among which Helian Yunshang entered the palace the most times.

This is a weather vane, indicating that Wang Laoer is the most valued by the emperor.

"Why aren't you pregnant yet?"

When the queen saw her flat belly, she frowned deeply.

"Second brother, he..." Helian Yunshang said aggrievedly; "Second brother, he is not good at that."

……

For Wang Lao Er, everyone in this world is the same, smelly.

The same is true for Helian Yunshang, but her taste is still within the acceptable range of Wang Laoer.

But even so, Wang Laoer is still not very enthusiastic about that aspect.

……

Xianyang Majia.

Ma Xi studied in Chang'an, and Ma Hongzhong took care of the family business at home.

"Ah Lang, Mr. Da Lang said, don't listen to those people's nonsense, our family hired tenants when we should hire tenants, and put the crops on hold. This is just trying to run on His Majesty!"

Ma Hongzhong listened to the servant's nonsense, and scolded: "What does that naughty son know? It's like this everywhere in Guanzhong now. If the Ma family hired tenant farmers, those families would let it go? They will target our family when they find opportunities in the future."

"Then..." The steward looked at Ma Hongzhong, waiting for his decision.

"Nizi!" Ma Hongzhong stomped his feet, "Forget it, go, hire tenant farmers!"

The Ma family took the lead in compromising.

Many people outside are laughing at Ma Hongzhong, and some even viciously say that Ma Hongzhong's family business will be swallowed up by the emperor sooner or later.

Now rumors of the emperor's greed are circulating everywhere in Guanzhong.

——The emperor snatched the powerful servants of the powerful families in Guanzhong.

——The emperor robbed the money and food of the powerful families in Guanzhong.

The emperor is a glutton, extremely greedy.

Ma Hongzhong was sulking at home, but his son Ma Xi wrote in a letter saying that the emperor seemed to be a man of great talent, and when he was in northern Xinjiang, all the well-behaved powerful families, even if they whispered about him behind their backs, were still safe and sound.

"Hey!"

Ma Hongzhong was drinking at home.

On this day, I heard that several officials from the county came, and...

"A lot of cavalry are here! Look at the murderous look!"

The servant brought the news, and Ma Hongzhong panicked, "Is this really going to attack us?"

He was timid, so he asked people to set up a ladder, climbed up the wall with difficulty, and looked at the official way.

Along this official road, they are all the homes and fields of powerful families.

"The Liao family is out of luck." Ma Hongzhong saw more than a hundred cavalrymen rushing in from the Liao family in the front left. When they left, the Liao family was crying outside the gate.

"Ah Lang, the Liao family is crying like a concubine!" The servant who went to inquire about the news said, "When the old lady of his family went, the whole family has never cried so sadly."

"It seems that the emperor has really killed him. The Ma family...they are here." Seeing those cavalrymen coming down the official road, Ma Hongzhong couldn't help trembling in his heart.

Those cavalry reined in their horses on the official road, looked at Ma's house, and pointed.

The two accompanying officials took out the documents.

Ma Hongzhong's heartbeat seemed to have stopped.

Ma family, stop!
"The last time the Ma family took the initiative to donate the roster, it was a kind family. This time, the Ma family even took the initiative to hire tenant farmers to look after the crops. This kind of family... Let it go! Let the past go!"

"go!"

The cavalry went to the next house.

Called to open the door, the little official said coldly: "Zheng's tax evasion in the past 20 years...the amount is huge. His Majesty is kind enough to say that there is no late fee, but how much tax should be paid can't be less than a penny, and a grain of grain can't be reduced or exempted."

20 years of taxes add up to an astronomical figure.

"God!"

Patriarch Zheng knelt outside the gate and howled.

The whole family came out after hearing the news. After hearing the news, they yelled and cried.

Those evaded taxes have long been regarded by them as their own income, and they should save what should be spent.

And now, the emperor wants them to spit it out.

Ma Hongzhong was stunned.

"Go and find out the news!"

The servant was bolder this time, taking advantage of the Zheng family's turmoil, he sneaked in and asked a familiar servant.

"Alang, those are officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs. The emperor ordered the rich and powerful people from all over the country to pay back the taxes for the past 20 years."

"God, 20 years, how much is that?" Ma Hongzhong didn't need to calculate, he knew that he would vomit blood, "No wonder the Liao family and the Zheng family are mourning. The old man has to cry too..."

Ma Hongzhong howled a few times, but he didn't come to Ma's house after that.

"What's going on here?" Ma Hongzhong was puzzled, and his family didn't dare to go to the county to inquire about the news, so they ordered the steward to go to the county to look for Ma's connections.

The steward went to see the familiar little official, but the little official was not there, saying that he had gone to the countryside.

He waited in the city for two days, and the little official came back, tanned, and when he saw him, he said, "I'm so tired."

The steward smiled, "Then find a place to drink and refresh yourself."

The two went to the wine shop, and the little official drank a glass of wine and sighed: "This time Chang'an is an official from the household department. Do you know who the general in charge of the army is?"

The steward shook his head.

"General Qianniuwei, Wang's second son."

"That murderer!"

"Yes!" The little official sighed: "Your Majesty ordered the rich and powerful people everywhere to pay taxes. Some people refused, and their homes were ransacked immediately. The whole family was taken to Chang'an, saying that they would be exiled."

"Why bother?" The steward smiled wryly, "My family, Alang, is all ready, and just wait for someone to come to pay the tax. If it doesn't work, he can send it to the county."

"Your family..." The little official looked at the steward with a strange look, "To be honest, does Ma Gong have connections in the court? For example, do you know...an important minister, or a close minister around His Majesty."

The steward was startled, and then said: "If there is, why should Alang panic?"

He even revealed that his family was ugly, the little official nodded, "It seems that there is no such thing. That is the virtue of the ancestors!"

"What do you mean?" The steward raised his glass and toasted.

The little official let out a sizzle, raised his head and went to work, put down his wine glass and said: "The last time I was going to attack the Ma's family, but your family's Alang took the initiative to send the list of servants to the county hall, so he escaped.

This time it was said that the Ma family was considered a good family, and the tax payment was reduced by [-]%.

To be honest, I wanted to tip off the news, but those sergeants kept an eye on it!The higher-ups let the word go, whoever dares to report the news, the whole family will be exiled.One side is watching closely, and the other side is exile, do you think I dare? "

"Naturally I don't dare."

"I was anxious! Then I went down with the people from the Chang'an Household Department. I just heard the news the day before yesterday that our Xianyang rich and powerful families have paid taxes, but one family didn't pay the taxes and didn't need to. I asked which one it was... "

The little official looked at the steward and said with a half-smile, "The man said, it's the Ma family."

The steward felt relieved, and the little official said: "The official who made the decision on this trip said that the Ma family took the initiative to hire tenant farmers to take care of the crops. This is to understand the overall situation. Do you know? From then on, the Ma family has become a model for my Xianyang rich family. Those who Taxes, as stated above, are exempted!"

The steward was excited, Ma Hongzhong was looking forward to his return home later.

"Ah Lang, it says that Mrs. Ma doesn't need to pay taxes!"

The steward drank like crazy.

"Gods and Buddhas bless you, ancestors bless you!" Ma Hongzhong knelt down and thanked him happily.

"It's Lord Dalang!"

"What?" Ma Hongzhong turned his head, "That rebellious son?"

"The above said that the Ma family took the initiative to hire tenant farmers and understood the overall situation, so they exempted the Ma family from taxes. In the whole of Xianyang, our family is exempted! A Lang!"

(End of this chapter)