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Luo Sheng's eyes became cold and he said in a cold voice: "All those scholars object?"

"Not it!" Luo Sheng shook his head and said, "Like Fang Zigen and the others, there are still a small number of scholars who support you. It is precisely because of their suppression that there is no big trouble. But if this continues, I am afraid that it will be in chaos sooner or later."

"Where are the big brother?"

"There is nothing happening to Qingdi. The situation on the grassland is different from that on the Ming Dynasty. There is no arable land there, but there are good or bad grasslands. Good grasslands are occupied by nobles. Moreover, people who live like slaves themselves, each grassland owner pays certain supplies to Qingdi every year. This is like those nobles also pay taxes every year. After Qingdi goes, you implement your system. In comparison, the tax collected is about 10% less than the materials they used to pay tribute, which makes the grassland owners very grateful and makes Qingdi gain a great reputation."

Luo Sheng breathed out again and said, "Qingdi is a place where force is supreme. As long as you have the strength and defeat others, then what do you say is that? There is not so much nonsense, nor so many scholars. Even if there are scholars, it is also scholars who are suitable for the customs of the grassland, rather than the rules of the grassland to suit scholars. Therefore, Qingdi has no problems in this regard at all.

However, Taiwan is different. Before we went there, there were no established rules and were very backward. We brought them rules, and we were the rulemakers. We looked at them for a long time from the beginning, valued scholars, and gave them enough respect, so they became a relatively noble circle.

And... the backbone of Taiwan today is those of us who have been from the Ming Dynasty, especially those nearly 10,000 veterans you recruited from the north, followed by the pirates captured, and the third is the natives. But it is precisely because of this that such problems arise. Because the noble thoughts of scholars have been deeply rooted in the Ming Dynasty. Those veterans recruited from the north respect those scholars and even fear them when they see those scholars, which makes those scholars feel that they should be superior. Since they are superior, they should naturally receive corresponding treatment, so they want to restore the treatment of the Ming Dynasty, and scholars must be tax-free."

Speaking of this, Luo Qing looked at Luo Xin and said, "Brother Xin, I actually think it's nothing to give them tax exemptions. They are just a few people, and hasn't the Ming Dynasty been doing well all the time?"

Luo Xin's eyes narrowed slightly, and a sharp murderous intent flashed in the cracks of his eyes, which made Luo Qing's heart tighten, and he also felt a little confused. He really didn't understand. Luo Xin himself was a scholar, so why did he treat scholars like this? Isn't it just a few taxes?

"It seems that they have forgotten your days when Ningguta was exiled. After a few good days, they will be greedy for the rest of their lives." Luo Xin said lightly. After a while, he looked at Luo Qing again, and sighed in his heart:

"Cousin, do you think the situation in the Ming Dynasty is very good now?"

Luo Qing pondered for a moment and said, "It's not very good, but I think there will be no problem with your brother Xin here."

Luo Xin was stunned and said, "Why did you say that?"

Luo Qing said: "If you hadn't been born, our brothers would not have entered the court. Not to mention Huang Taiji, who was at the city, I'm afraid Altan Khan would not have died, and it would have turned the Ming Dynasty upside down. The Japanese pirates would not have suffered another disaster in Hangzhou. The court would not even pay the salaries of officials. I think if this continues, the Ming Dynasty will sooner or later be destroyed."

Speaking of this, he was excited and said, "Brother Xin, I have talked with Qingdi last time to go to the grassland. Give us two years to a few years. When we become stronger, we will be the opposite, right?"

Luo Xin smiled and shook his head and said, "Let's not talk about this matter. We must first manage the grassland and Taiwan. I'll ask you, why did the Ming Dynasty become like this?"

Luo Sheng frowned and thought for a while, but finally shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Luo Xin whispered: "When Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, had a tax of 8 million taels per year, but in the Jiajing period, it was only over one million taels. Cousin, what would a family look like if they had no money and what would a country look like, so if this continues, the demise of the Ming Dynasty is certain."

"So much difference? Where did all the money go?" Luo Sheng asked in surprise.

"Where can you run?" Luo Xin smiled faintly, "Of course, they all ran into the pockets of scholars."

Looking at Luo Sheng's shocked look, Luo Xin explained to him: "In the past two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, more and more scholars have been read, and every scholar who has achieved fame will be exempted from taxes. Then a large number of farmers contributed, and they will be exempted from taxes. The Ming Dynasty's taxes were occupied by scholars.

This is still a loss in terms of money. Think about it, in the founding of the country, scholars occupied only 20% of the farmland and 80% of the farmers. But what about now?

Scholars account for 80% and farmers account for 20%.

What is the result of this?”

The Ming Dynasty taxes would be all over the 20% of the land, which means that the Ming Dynasty was feeding 20% ​​of the land, and the taxes on farmers would inevitably increase. Even if the increase was not enough, so we collected taxes in advance. Cousin, do you know? The Ming Dynasty taxes have been received forty years.

This is when officials force the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel!

This is also the reason why there have been so many bandits in the Ming Dynasty recently. Because of this rule, scholars are borers of the Ming Dynasty.

There are few scholars in Taiwan nowadays. It seems that it is not a big deal to give them tax exemption. Moreover, there are many lands in Taiwan, so many people are not eligible.

But, cousin, you should know that we are now like Zhu Yuanzhang, but we have just begun to build Taiwan. As time goes by, with the education of Taiwanese people, scholars will increase land from generation to generation, and Taiwan's entrance will hide from generation to generation. Taiwan does not have much arable land, but because there are fewer people, it seems to be more. If we are like the Ming Dynasty, Taiwan will decline faster than the Ming Dynasty. After all, Taiwan is much smaller than the Ming Dynasty."

After hearing Luo Xin's explanation, Luo Sheng also understood. He understood, but he didn't know what to do? He was a warrior and also had the respect and fear of scholars from the bottom of his heart. This was the thought that the Ming Dynasty had instilled into the people of the Ming Dynasty for nearly two hundred years.

"Then...what should we do?"

Luo Xin's face turned cold and said, "Since they forgot that we rescued them from the dire days of Ningguta, then we will remind them of it. Let them know that Taiwan is the world of our Luo family, not their world. We are not the Ming Dynasty, and there is no rule for the royal family and scholars to rule the world together. My cousin went back and told them that if they heard such words again, they would kill them."

Luo Sheng's expression was stunned: "If they still asked to shake their heads, would it be really a kill?"

"Really kill!" Luo Xin nodded firmly.

"How many are there to kill?"

"Kill as much as you can."

"Then... the money that saved them was spent in vain?"

"That's better than being dragged down by them."

"But...but..."

"But what?"

"Those scholars have a high reputation in Taiwan. I am afraid that everyone will plead and cannot continue to kill them. Instead, it will make those scholars more arrogant."

Luo Xin closed his eyes and his face turned pale. He did not expect that the scholars he rescued would relapse, and he wanted to build Taiwan into another Ming Dynasty and a paradise for them to enjoy. After all, the scholars were too noble in the hearts of the Ming people, and they had already reached the bone marrow. His heart suddenly moved:

"Do I want to go to Taiwan?"

It took only more than a month to go back and forth. After completing this transaction, it is estimated that no businessmen from the vassal state will come within two or three months, and the war between Wang Zhi and Xu Hai cannot be completed within two or three months. This time, it should be safe to go to Taiwan at sea. I can say that I went on a private visit in a private manner. It took only more than a month to hide it.

not to mention……

Now that I have formed an alliance with Lu Bing, the Jinyiwei will not pay much attention to him.

Mao Haifeng had no chance to get on the boat at the dock, so he returned to Hangzhou. He thought that the two people who had gotten off the boat must have gone to the Maritime Warehouse, so he also came to the Maritime Warehouse. He thought that he would go and take a look at the list of merchants who had just arrived at the dock, and asked Luo Xin about the origin of those merchants from Luo Xin.

In his heart, Luo Xin had already regarded Luo Xin as a friend. Apart from his purpose of coming here, he could say that he had nothing to hide from Luo Xin. Luo Xin, a top scholar, and a person who crippled Xu Hai, Xin Wulang and Ye Ma, had always been very approachable to him. However, this made Mao Haifeng feel very helpful, especially when he prepared some remarks and asked Luo Xin for the list of merchants. Unexpectedly, the remarks he prepared were useless at all. Luo Xin gave him the list very happily, which made him very grateful to Luo Xin. He even felt in his heart that he had not told the truth to Luo Xin, and he was very sorry for Luo Xin.

How could he know that since Luo Xin had seen through his purpose and knew what he was doing in Hangzhou, in order not to make him doubt himself, he naturally gave him these lists happily.

Maritime backyard.

Wang Cuiqiao was restless in her room. She had previously brought the teapot to the study, just to test whether Luo Xin was guarding against her and what status she had in Luo Xin's heart.

but……

The result of the temptation was frustrating, and even a little fear arose in her heart.

She didn't even have the chance to enter the study room, and Lu Daqing blocked her outside the door like a door god.

This made her realize that Liang Yu was the pirate who robbed Xu Hai and his ships, but she was not sure about the relationship between Liang Yu and Luo Xin. However, seeing that Liang Yu was able to enter Luo Xin's study room and discuss it, it proved that the relationship between them must be not simple.

"How can I gain Luo Xin's trust?"

With his own identity and background, if he cannot gain Luo Xin's trust, he will only become a toy when Luo Xin's wife is not around, and sooner or later he will be abandoned by Luo Xin. Even if Luo Xin is a conscientious person and has not abandoned her, when Luo Xin returns to the capital, her wife is a lady from a wealthy family and will definitely not be able to tolerate someone like him and drive him out. At that time, will Luo Xin keep himself?

Won't!

Absolutely not!

He must gain Luo Xin's trust and become Luo Xin's right-hand assistant.

"Then let's start by gaining Luo Xin's trust!"

Wang Cuiqiao walked back and forth on the ground, how could he gain Luo Xin's trust? He could not let Luo Xin think of his body only when he remembered himself. At least he should let Luo Xin have feelings for him first.

Wang Cuiqiao, who was born in a brothel, naturally knew how to grasp the heart of a man.

She took out the pocket money that Luo Xin gave her, prepared to go out to buy silk writing, and made a long gown for Luo Xin with her own hands.

Mao Haifeng rode his horse towards the Maritime Service and saw the gate of the Maritime Service. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he saw Wang Cuiqiao walking out of the gate.

How could he not know Wang Cuiqiao?

He held the war horse and stared blankly at Wang Cuiqiao walking out of the gate of the Maritime Service, and then walked along the street.

"How could she be here? It seems that the yamen runners at the door know her, but I have been to the Maritime Warehouse several times recently, but I haven't seen her. Could it be that she lives in the Maritime Warehouse's backyard?

The backyard is where Lord Luo lives. Did she and Lord Luo?"

Mao Haifeng's eyes turned, then jumped off the horse, held the reins of the horse, followed Wang Cuiqiao, while tracking, thinking about how Wang Cuiqiao would appear in the Maritime Warehouse Department, and was her appearance useful to her?

It's useful!

Mao Haifeng suddenly felt a move in his heart, and an unstoppable thought suddenly emerged from his heart. Is it true that he got the list from Luo Xin?

Or is it all?

If Luo Xin and the businessman reached an agreement and made two lists, one was public and the other was confidential, wouldn’t it be that Luo Xin intended to show him the list before?

Will Luo Xin do this?

Mao Haifeng was a little confused. After a while, he felt guilty about thinking about Luo Xin like this. Luo Xin is such a good person. With such great ability and great knowledge, he is still so enthusiastic and sincere to him. He thinks like this, he is really a bastard.

After a while, I felt that the officials of the Ming Dynasty were all greedy. He had contacted many Ming Dynasty officials. As long as they had enough benefits, they would not do anything. I wonder when they went ashore to rob, didn’t they all get news from those officials first? Those people were officials of the Ming Dynasty. Why did they inform them of the pirates? Isn’t it because these pirates gave them enough money?

Luo Xin is also an official. Even if he is the top scholar, he is also the top scholar in the Ming Dynasty. He is an official for thousands of miles only for wealth. If the mysterious pirate on his island gives Luo Xin enough benefits, why doesn't Luo Xin help?

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*(To be continued.)
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