The Cultivator's partner went off track all the way

Chapter 260
The Qian family's private banquet was held in a pleasant Yage, with interesting landscapes.

It wasn't just Patriarch Qian and Madam Qian at the banquet, there were several people who seemed to be patriarchs and elders from other families. If she came alone, they would make up their minds to bully her when she was young.

Sure enough, when the people at the table saw that the Tibetan Immortal had also come, they couldn't help but change their expressions.

However, they reacted quickly, and immediately greeted them warmly: "I didn't expect the young master of Xiandu to come to Kunwu City, and to the flower appraisal meeting, which really made the Qian family flourish."

Hidden Immortal clapped his hands in return: "Where, I'm honored to be able to participate in the flower appraisal party held by your mansion, and I also saw strange flowers in the underworld that I have never seen before."

When it came to flowers, Patriarch Qian had no choice but to thank Tang Yue: "Thank you Miss Tang Er for presenting such a precious flower, which has brought unprecedented attention to the Qian Family's Flower Appreciation Society, and many people from other places have spread the word Inquire about the situation."

What he said was not exaggerated. As soon as the Flower of the Past appeared, many people who knew the goods sent letters to the outside of the mansion, and many monks came in a hurry, just to verify whether the flower was an unheard of treasure.

"Please sit down, both of you. Today, my Qian's mansion is holding a flower judging party. There are many dishes made of flowers in the spiritual banquet. Although they are not considered delicacies, they are also ingenious. Please try them."

Tang Yue picked up a piece of pork ribs made with nectar sauce. After tasting it, she found it really good. The nectar is not as sweet as sugar cubes, and it can better let the eater feel the sweetness of the meat itself.

From this, she thought of the Yingyuelan that was sent to the mansion, and when she went back, she wanted to try out which cooking method she could use to better take advantage of the flowers.

Patriarch Qian's face turned cold, just to confirm whether Tang Yue didn't understand, or she didn't leave any room for it.

When the servants in the mansion delivered the dishes for the second half of the journey, Patriarch Qian suddenly woke up. He didn't come to discuss flowers with Tang Yue today. They wanted to stop Tang Yue's idea of ​​tax reform.

Patriarch Qian took the lead in toasting, and everyone drank together.

"Tax reform must be carried out. This is my mother's departure from customs, and she will not object. If I implement tax reform at this stage, she will help me improve and implement it after leaving customs. In this way, the reform Taxes will definitely work.”

Tang Yue said solemnly: "It's not a rumor. I do have this intention. Kunwu City's insufficient tax revenue has already affected its normal operation. It is for this reason that Kunwu City dare not form a standing city defense force. Only a few city government troops rotate the city defense. Wait until there is an enemy attack before recruiting troops, it is very likely that they will not be able to resist."

"Kunwu City has been developing well in recent years. You don't know that in the past, when our family first came to Kunwu City, it was a barren place. It was our ancestors who followed the city lord and the ancestors one by one. It's a bit pioneering. If they can know the prosperity of Kunwu City today, they will be very happy."

She is also a person who is good at asking questions. After talking for half an hour, Tang Yue has already learned about the characteristics of many flowers, cooking methods and taste attributes.

"Recently, the weather has been abnormal, and the production of Lingzhi has decreased. The Qian family's income has decreased a lot. I wonder if they can afford this year's expenses."

Tang Yue glanced at Hidden Immortal who was watching the play, and decided not to let him be so leisurely, "Xiandu's tax laws are more perfect than other cities, and they are often revised. I would like to ask the young master of Xiandu what's your opinion on this matter?"

"It's my duty to do things for the people of Kunwu City, so don't thank me."

"It's true. There are always bad weather for a few years, but the Qian family has survived each time and has grown bigger and bigger. It can be seen that the owner of the Qian family is well-managed and will not be afraid of such accidents. If you really feel difficult , you can also borrow money from Qionghua Pavilion."

Patriarch Qian could only maintain a forced smile, "The tax law of Kunwu City has not been changed since its establishment, and changing it rashly may cause problems."

Mortals will also give birth to children with spiritual roots, and they can do things that monks don't have time to do, which is very important for maintaining the operation of the city-state.

"Are you talking about the land reclamation of Kunwu City hundreds of years ago? I read in the city annals that your ancestors did pay a lot for the establishment of Kunwu City, and resisted several strong attacks together with the city owner. , so in order to thank the families for their help, the modern city lord exempted you from taxes, and now hundreds of years have passed, and we are still enjoying the pioneering achievements of our ancestors."

"Where is it, we need to ask Ms. Tang to take care of it. A few days ago, I troubled Ms. Tang to come to collect taxes and save us the trouble of going to Qionghua Pavilion. Thank you very much. I offer you a toast. If you are young, you can replace wine with tea."

Tang Yue asked the people at the banquet directly, many of them were flower merchants, so they knew better.Several people mentioned what they were good at, and they talked non-stop with great interest.

"Other city-states have implemented commercial taxation, including Xiandu. It has been running smoothly for many years and the effect is good. I think it will not be difficult in Kunwu City. The rich pay more taxes, and these taxes will be used to take care of everyone in the city. Especially for the poor who need help, this is not a good deed, but a kind of fairness."

"Patriarch Qian is really well-informed. I haven't mentioned this to many people."

"That's right, the poor are just from bad backgrounds, busy with survival, and have no chance to learn the skills that can make them earn more money. City officials should work hard to offset the disadvantages of their birth conditions, so that they can have the opportunity to grow, have Creating more wealth several times will not only improve their own lives, but also benefit the development of the city-state.”

Young Master Zang has a deep understanding of flowers, and talked with them a lot, and a few people were right on top, and he felt a little regretful when he was suddenly brought up to a serious matter.

Tang Yue was in admiration that the young master of Hidden Immortal's thoughts had something in common with the concept of equality in modern society, which meant that he was always thinking about it.

His words sounded very sincere, Tang Yue couldn't even tell if he was being sarcastic, so just take it as his sincere thanks.

Patriarch Qian knew this truth, but it was very uncomfortable to ask him to pay, "Miss Tang, your mother hasn't left the customs yet, and your current prestige is not enough to carry out such an important matter. We'd better wait until Mrs. Shui is out of the customs before we discuss it." Come on, otherwise it will be easy to cause trouble and it will be bad for your reputation."

I pinched my thigh secretly, why did I mention the flowers, and forgot about the business, and hurriedly got back to the topic, "Miss Tang has just succeeded as the head of the young pavilion, so she must be very busy recently."

What she meant was that she had been exempted from taxes for hundreds of years, and her kindness was almost repaid, and now it was time to pay taxes again.

"I also found out about it while listening to people chatting by chance, so I came to confirm this matter with Ms. Tang. After all, this matter is related to many livelihoods in Kunwu City. It is not a trivial matter. It would be bad if someone spread rumors." He couldn't say I have a dark thread in Qionghua Pavilion.

What Patriarch Qian meant was that the ancestors of the family had done their best for Kunwu City, and she should treat these families who pioneered Kunwu City favorably.

She paused, took a sip of tea, and continued: "In addition, the poll tax is too much a burden on the poor. Their income is not much. If they pay the tax, there are not many hard-earned spirit stones left. Many mortals are just Because of the heavy poll tax, they moved away from Kunwu City, and if this phenomenon continues, it will be detrimental to the development of Kunwu City."

Ask directly: "I heard that Ms. Tang is drawing up a tax reform plan."

Tang Yue drank tea and smiled, Young Master Zang really knew people's hearts, and he knew his intentions as soon as he came in, so he cooperated so much and dragged the topic so far.

"Yeah, I just took over. There are many things I don't understand, and I am studying hard. Please bear with me for the next month or so."

Patriarch Qian was a little annoyed. These two people relied on their knowledge and said some incomprehensible words. Life and death are destined to be rich and poor. Why should the rich insist on helping the poor? Paying taxes and supporting these people, is it a crime for them to have money? .

"So, Ms. Tang's determination to reform the tax is firm and cannot be changed?"

"exactly."

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