A few days later, the mansion will be in.

Zhang Xiu sat upright and focused on approving documents from all over the country. Zhuge Liang assisted from one side, on the one hand, on the one hand, being familiar with government affairs, and on the other hand, on the other hand, being teaching Zhang Xiu.

In the past few days, Zhuge Liang assisted Pang, and he was more at ease in handling things from all over the country.

In the hall, Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu, and a strange look flashed in his eyes. Although he didn't say much, he thought in his heart that he had to talk to Zhang Xiu if he had the chance.

Xu Shu, Cui Jun, and even Shi Tao all held important positions. Now that Zhuge Liang is appointed as the Supreme Minister by Zhang Xiu, this is not a good thing.

These four people are good friends. If they continue to form cliques for personal gain, they may be run and have nowhere to live. Who dares to surrender?

What's more, if Xu Shu and Cui Jun join the army, and if Zhuge Liang and Shi Tao enter politics for a long time, they will be unable to protect themselves.

He had to talk to Zhang Xiu when he had the chance and beat Xu Shu.

At this time, Chen Qun came quickly.

"Lord, the counties with large tax deficits have been investigated clearly, namely the Li family in Luo County, the Chang family in Yiyang, the Chen family in Qiling, and the Xing family in Quanling."

"These four families are all local families, either serving as county magistrates or county magistrates, and they all engage in private fraud." Chen Qun clasped his fists and said in a deep voice.

“How about these taxes?”

"Not half," Chen Qun said in a deep voice: "Lord, look through the county annals and checked out more than 21,000 households in Luo County and more than 100,3500 households and more than 100,3500 households in Luo County."

"Not counting the refugees who fled to Jingnan in Jiangbei in recent years, based on the population at that time, Luo County should pay 10.5 million taxes."

"There are about 870,000 mu of land in the registered land. According to the 15th tax, more than 72,000 hu of rice should be collected."

"However, Luo County paid less than five million yuan in total, and the land tax exceeded 30,000 hu of rice, less than half, and the other counties were not much different from it."

"As for Jingnan, even Nanjun, and Jiangxia, there are many concealment." Chen Qun said with a gloomy expression.

Bang!

Zhang Xiu angrily slapped the table in front of him and shouted: "I'm so brave. I've been more than half of the corrupt people. Do you really think that I, the Lord of Jingzhou, dare not punish them?"

Zhang Xiu originally handled the documents and found that he had no money to pay a lot. Who would have thought that he would have lost half of them? What does this mean? The aristocratic family hides their population, evades the capitol tax, and embezzles taxes.

If he checked, he thought that those people would flee to the mountains for the sake of the people, and denied it. In this way, the tax they paid was indeed worth it.

"Lord, the four counties in Jingnan were originally under the jurisdiction of Zhang Xian, and they never paid tribute to Xiangyang. I am afraid that these aristocratic families will try to test them."

"If the lord doesn't like it, then they are increasing a little in the next year. If the lord accepts it, then they are decreasing a little in the next year. After all, they can deny it."

Jia Xu said in a deep voice.

"Hmph, since they are looking for death, I will let them die more happily." Zhang Xiu's eyes were gloomy, and he immediately looked at Jia Xu and shouted:

"Wenhe, immediately send a message to the secret ministries in various places, and within half a month, these four owners of the family will collect evidence of slavery and avoid taxes and abuse of power. No mistakes shall be made."

"promise!"

Jia Xu glanced at Zhang Xiu, and a strange color flashed in his eyes. It seemed that the lord from the family was really angry.

"Yuan Zhi, I ordered the troops stationed in various places to collect evidence from the secret divisions, and immediately send troops to kill all the four direct descendants." Zhang Xiu said with a cold voice.

"No!" Xu Shu nodded and responded.

"Lord, has the whole family been executed? If so..." Yi Ji's eyelids trembled and he said weakly.

"Chen Qun, if an official is an official, he will be a slave and avoid taxes, and be corrupt and abuse the law, what crime should he be punished?" Zhang Xiu shook his sleeves and turned around and said in a deep voice.

"Return to the lord, according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, if you maliciously evade taxes, you will be beheaded by the law." Chen Qun bowed.

"Since the laws of the Han Dynasty have been recorded, they will die." Zhang Xiu snorted coldly and immediately said, "If you kill the chicken to warn the monkey, how can you kill it silently?"

"Chen Qun, you will personally go to Changsha with my sword and escort the heads of the four families to Xiangyang. I will be beheading the four people in front of the Jingxiang clan."

"I want to see who dares to disobey the seven counties of Jingxiang?"

"The lord is wise. After killing these four people, the lord can pass on the payment of documents to the seven counties of Jingxiang County, 117 counties, and urge the previous taxes."

Chen Qun looked excited, and the strict law was exactly what he wanted to see. Because there were too many such tax evasions, it would only cause the national treasury to lose its deficit and would be unsustainable.

"Yes!" Zhang Xiu nodded.

Seeing Chen Qun retreat, Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, and then clasped his fists and said loudly: "Lord, it's better to take this opportunity to measure the land again, so that it's better for the future..."

Zhuge Liang still remembered the acres mentioned by Zhang Xiu. If the land was measured, it would not be so difficult to collect taxes in the future, and it would also reduce the burden on the people.

Zhang Xiu nodded again and immediately said, "Wenhe, the matter is over, and the gentry in various places is responsible for measuring the land."

"This is related to the future tax revenue of Jingxiang, and there is no need to be lost. However, the land project is measured, and many scholars are sent to the countryside to verify."

Taxation is just a battle before the outpost. After measuring the land and thoroughly implementing the allocation of taxes to acres, the population of Jingzhou will grow at an extremely exaggerated rate.

The corresponding family is that the taxes are getting heavier, so they gradually abandon the sale of drylands, leaving only fertile fertile fields.

As for when there will be a chance to launch it, it is unknown.

"No!" Jia Xu responded with his fists.

However, he had a little suspicious in his eyes. Zhang Xiu would not measure the land without any trouble, and he might have another good show next.

...

On that day, Xiangyang sent several urgent letters in a row, all of whom were running to Jingzhou.

......

A few days later, Changsha Luo County.

The cold winter is bleak and the air is wet and cold.

The streets and alleys of Luo County were already empty, and the people were hiding at home to avoid the cold. When the severe cold passed, they did not have much food support.

There is a mansion in the city, and guests are here.

Li Hui greeted each other one by one, and in a short while, the living room was filled with gentry classes from all over Changsha.

"Everyone, it's a blessing to gather today in winter. Let us drink the warm wine in the bottle together." After Li Hui said that, he smiled and drank it into his throat.

The turbid wine is warm and it is just right to drink it in winter.

The maids on the side of the desk all came forward to pour wine from the cauldron for everyone, and the wine was still steaming.

Everyone praised each other for a moment,

A family member in the family laughed and said, "Brother Li, in the autumn and winter, Zhang Xiu collects taxes. I wonder how much Brother Li pays? So what do you think?"

"Hmph, how much is it? It's only 30%."

Li Hui curled his lips and said disdainfully: "Zhang Xiu is just a turtle in Xiliang. If he hadn't seen him lying in Jingxiang, let alone 30%, I wouldn't pay him even if he had 10%."

"Thirty percent?" Everyone couldn't help but exclaim, and then bowed and admired each other.

"Brother Li, Zhang Xiu Xin'an Jingzhou, if you are so open and evading taxes, aren't you afraid that Zhang Xiu will punish you? You must know that such a tax evasion should be killed."
Chapter completed!