He waved to the waiter and asked the waiter to bring the dishes to Zhang Juzheng's table. He brought the wine glass to the opposite side of Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng looked up and saw Luo Xin, and looked stunned. Then he shook his head with a wry smile and said:

"It makes Buqi laugh."

"how so?"

Luo Xin put down the wine glass, picked up the wine pot and poured the wine for Zhang Juzheng, then filled his own glass, then picked up the wine glass, signaled it, and drank it all in one go. Zhang Juzheng also picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one go, and said silently for a moment:

"Xu Li is going to get engaged."

Luo Xin's expression was just right on his face, and Zhang Juzheng narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"you do not know?"

"I don't know!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "Now the censors are fierce, I am already worried about the practice and the enthronement of the crown prince."

This time it was Zhang Juzheng's turn to be stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly. He believed that Luo Xin didn't know. How could he not know that there were countless censors staring at Luo Xin now? And among those people, some were arranged by Xu Jie, and Zhang Juzheng was also involved. It was normal that Luo Xin did not have the energy to care about these rumors.

"I wonder who is so lucky to become the son-in-law of the cabinet's chief minister?" Luo Xin picked up the wine pot and poured wine for both parties.

"You are not unfamiliar with Zhang Siwei."

"Oh!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "This person is still talented."

A trace of hostility suddenly appeared on Zhang Juzheng's face, and he spit out a sentence with alcohol:

"Is he worthy?"

After saying this, he grabbed the wine glass and drank it all, but was choked and coughed.

Luo Xin accompanied him silently for a drink. After Zhang Juzheng stopped coughing, he grabbed the wine pot and poured it on Luo Xin and said:

"No, drink with me."

After saying that, he put down the wine pot, picked up the wine glass and said, "I'll do it first."

After drinking it all, he grabbed the wine glass again and said, "Come again."

Luo Xin was still very drunk, so he silently accompanied Zhang Juzheng to drink one cup after another. Zhang Juzheng didn't speak, but just drank, and the two of them drank a drink one cup after another.

"Come again!"

Luo Xin sighed and reached out and pressed the wine pot. Zhang Juzheng looked up at Luo Xin. Luo Xin also looked directly at Zhang Juzheng and said in a low voice:

"Taiyue, Xu Jie's daughter is not suitable for you."

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he remained silent, but just grabbed the wine pot and exerted force suddenly. Luo Xin said softly:

"Taiyue, you can't have both fish and bear's paws. You are a person with ambitions. If you marry Xu Jie's daughter, you will never have a chance to make a comeback. Xu Jie is your teacher. Teachers will train disciples and promote disciples. This is a recognized rule in the Ming Dynasty. No one objected, and everyone agreed. However, once you become Xu Jie's son-in-law, Xu Jie will avoid suspicion."

Zhang Juzheng grabbed the wine pot and tried harder. Luo Xin looked at him and said, "Fish and bear's paw, you always have to make a choice."

Luo Xin withdrew his hand and looked at Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng suddenly grabbed the wine pot and poured it directly into his mouth until he poured a pot of wine into his mouth. Then he looked at Luo Xin and grinned:

"No, I'm not as good as you."

After saying that, he lay on the table and fell asleep.

Luo Xin couldn't help but shake his head and smiled bitterly, guessing in his heart that Xu Jie had already seen that Zhang Juzheng and Xu Li had a relationship, so he quickly cut the mess and did not give Zhang Juzheng a chance.

Luo Xin got up and paid the meals, then went out to find Zhang Juzheng's car sedan, and asked Zhang Juzheng's servant to come in and help Zhang Juzheng into the sedan. Seeing the car sedan leave, Luo Xin got on his car sedan and went back to his mansion.

The next day.

Luo Xin was reviewing copywriting in his own room when he saw the clerk come in and report that Zhang Juzheng was here.

Luo Xin was really surprised. Zhang Juzheng came here so blatantly, wasn’t he afraid that Xu Jie would think too much? Or was this what Xu Jie asked him to come?

Put down the copywriting in his hand, and came out to meet him, led Zhang Juzheng to his pay room, poured tea, and looked at Zhang Juzheng. He could not tell the drunken look yesterday when he was not seen.

It was not until Luo Xin also sat down that Zhang Juzheng bowed and said, "Thank you for your help yesterday."

Luo Xin shook his head and said, "It is a great joy to see Brother Taiyue recovering as before. Use tea instead of wine, and it will be a big deal."

Zhang Juzheng picked up the teacup, took a sip with Luo Xin, then put down the teacup and said:

"It's okay to look at the surface, but my head is still buzzing."

"Hahaha..." Luo Xin couldn't help laughing. Then he said, "It seems that Brother Tai Yue has made a choice."

Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Do I have the right to choose?"

Master Luo was stunned and then realized that Zhang Jujing really had no right to choose. Xu Jie betrothed Xu Li to Zhang Siwei. Zhang Juzheng wanted to choose love, but he couldn't choose, so he could only choose a career.

"I won't talk about these things anymore. I'm here this time to discuss something with you."

"you say."

"I want to reform the tax, and no longer collect food, only cash."

Luo Xin was not surprised at all. In history, Zhang Juzheng had reformed this way. In the past, the imperial court collected taxes and collected grain. He also asked farmers to send the grain to the local government offices, and then the yamen to the prefectures and the prefectures were diverted. During this period, a lot of losses occurred, and the people who delivered the grain had to eat grain, right?

Therefore, the loss is very large.

Inside the lobby.

The door was closed, and the sunlight came in through a gap in the middle, leaving a slender and straight light on the ground, like a blade.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng's words were like a blade.

"No, you also know that the tax burden of the Ming Dynasty was very complicated. Each state and county not only had land taxes, but also corvee labor, various tributes and miscellaneous disabilities. The government was troubled, and the people were also troubled, and the consumption was huge. But if we all converted them into silver and paid, we did not have to send them to the people themselves. The government collected and escorted them uniformly, and turned the previous several complicated cases into one case. This is a matter that benefited the court and the people."

"Yes!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "Those who have land must pay land tax, places with specialties must pay tribute, and the things that pay tribute in each specialties are different, and men are in labor service, etc. Moreover, there are layers of exploitation during this period, which makes the people suffer. Once a small natural disaster occurs, it will displace the people."

Zhang Juzheng's eyes lit up and said, "Do you support me?"

"Reduce the burden on the people and help the court increase income. It is so beneficial to the country and the people. Why not support it?" Luo Xin smiled and said, "But the biggest part of these tax burdens is the land tax. Do you want to increase taxes according to the previous capita, or collect taxes according to the land?"

"Charge taxes with the fields!" Zhang Juzheng said simply.

Luo Xin smiled faintly and said, "Do your mentor agree?"

"What do you mean?"

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