When the new issue of the "Ming Ming Forum" was sent to Nanjing for publication and various pirated copies appeared in various places, some smart people saw the key points.

"Greed is the root of sin, which makes you lose your mind, makes you obsessed with your interests, and makes you violate the law and discipline..."

"Lucky is the most likely to encourage human greed. Many times, it means taking luck, planting the seeds of poisonous greed, and then slowly growing, and eventually falling into the abyss of sin..."

The style of the "Ming Ming Forum" is gradually changing, and now it is mostly half-textual. Sometimes it is even more plain and vernacular, which has criticized many readers, but the number of readers is increasing and the influence is gradually expanding.

Do you want to understand the deep meaning of the court's policy introduction? Do you want to know the emperor's ideological tendencies? How can you understand national affairs without subscribing to the "Ming Dynasty Forum" and how can you make a prosperous career in the officialdom?

An old hand stroked his gray beard, and a few traces of light flashed in his eyes, which were usually slightly turbid, and he felt a sudden enlightenment.

"Father." Zheng Shaokang held the medicine bowl and respectfully brought it over.

Zheng Yuanjin reached out to block the situation, pondered for a moment, and asked, "How much taxes, money and grain has our Zheng family owed the government?"

Zheng Shaokang was stunned for a moment, and when he saw his father staring at him, he quickly replied, "It's not too much, it's about two or three thousand stones!"

"Send it to the government immediately, add all the food and money to it." Zheng Yuanjin withdrew his gaze and squinted his eyes and said, "What is the name of the newly appointed county magistrate?"

Zheng Shaokang replied: "I'm Liu Lishun, a native of Henan, and is the top scorer in the new subject." After pausing, he added: "According to the rules, he gave gifts, but he was returned."

Zheng Yuanjin lowered his eyelids and said, "Don't send it to you in the future."

"Yes, father." Zheng Shaokang picked up the medicine bowl again and handed it over.

Zheng Yuanjin drank the medicine soup in one sip, rinsed his mouth with clean water, stretched out his fingers, and let his son sit down.

"Do you know why you are in a hurry to pay the amount of money and grain you owed?" Zheng Yuanjin looked at his son, feeling a little bit like a test.

Zheng Shaokang thought for a while and said, "Is it because he changed the county magistrate, afraid that he will cause trouble?"

Zheng Yuanjin shook his head gently and said, "If we only change the county magistrate and take office for three jobs, there is no need to do this. Our Zheng family owes the most, and we will not treat our family first if we want to do it."

He reached out and clicked on the newspaper on the table next to him. Zheng Yuanjin said earnestly: "Kang'er, if you study it carefully, you will understand that this is the meaning of the court and the emperor's decision."

Zheng Shaokang seemed to understand but said, "But the court did not strictly request it?"

Hehe, Zheng Yuanjin sneered twice and said, "I'll ask you, is it useful to ask for it strictly?"

"This—" Zheng Shaokang pondered for a moment and said, "If the county magistrate has not been changed, there is still a way to deal with it."

Zheng Yuanjin nodded and said, "This is the crux of the matter. The court could see clearly, and then he remained silent and took action suddenly and attacked heavily. Do you really think that those rich and wealthy families colluded with the Wenxiang Sect and wanted to rebel?"

Zheng Shaokang was frightened and opened his mouth. After a while, he said in disbelief: "Then, was the court deliberately framed him and took the opportunity to kill someone and search the house?"

Zheng Yuanjin's face became dark and said, "Arrears taxes are at most just a board; tax evasion is not serious. Even if it is these, we can escape. Therefore, the court is only—"

My father wanted to speak but stopped, but Zheng Shaokang burst into a cold sweat. He couldn't help but look around in fear, fearing that the sound of killing would spread everywhere, and the officers and soldiers rushed into the Zheng family and took down another rich man who "conspired to rebel and rebel".

"It should be nothing for the time being." Zheng Yuanjin waved his hand and comforted his son, "The shock of killing the chicken to warn the monkey is to lay the foundation for the implementation of the 'food-making' policy. If anyone dares to resist, the court will not mind killing people and raiding the house again, but will get more."

Zheng Shaokang seemed to understand a lot, sighed and said, "Only by the charge of treason, no one dared to resist, and no one dared to defend him. Xu Hongru has been rectified, but Wang Haoxian has been detained. He can't bite whoever he wants to bite."

Zheng Yuanjin smiled bitterly and said, "Greed and lucky, this newspaper is extremely true. Since it is not that I can't pay the money and food, why bother the court to bear it and do it hard? The family will be destroyed, why bother?"

If Zheng Yuanjin was worried about being inconsistent with other landlords and gentry before, he would be discouraged and excluded. Now he is afraid that he will have anything to do with those greedy guys, what is the importance of his life and property!

Zheng Shaokang stood up and bowed and said, "I'll let the account settle the debts, get some loading, and send it to the county town tomorrow morning."

Zheng Yuanjin waved his hand and leaned in the chair and closed his eyes slightly.

Zheng Shaokang turned and retreated. When he walked to the door, he heard his father sigh softly, "There are ghosts who died in any temple!"

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This is the capital of the Ming Dynasty!

As we get closer and closer, the tall city brings people a sense of shock and oppression.

Yan Siqi looked up and couldn't help swallowing hard. The magnificent waves on the sea and the magnificent majestic city on the land are two different feelings.

"Under the feet of the emperor, the capital of the Ming Dynasty—" The carriage next to him gave a slightly old sigh, which immediately made Yan Siqi feel bad and his eyes were stunned.

He did not dare to delay, but his brothers were full of doubts. After he finally persuaded everyone, he took the amnesty book and took the Shanghai boat and headed straight to Tianjin.

According to Yang Tiansheng's instructions, Yan Siqi took the route from Qin to North Korea, and Japan was quite fast.

But it was only a day or two late, Li Dan, a maritime businessman who was stronger than him, was no slower than him, almost in Tianjin.

Yan Siqi is so awkward, but with a Qin envoy Wu Zheng, he couldn't rely on his youth and strength to ride a horse and throw Li Dan in a carriage away, right?

There was no way, the two leaders of the maritime merchants had to go together and go to the capital to meet the emperor.

Of course, Yan Siqi was surprised and unexpected that Li Dan could accept the amnesty letter and dared to go to the capital.

Isn’t it that the older I get, the more I fear death, how could this guy have the courage to be determined like himself? Shouldn’t he?

Yan Siqi thought that Li Dan was sure of receiving the letter of amnesty, but he would never dare to rush to the capital easily. At most, he sent his son Li Guozhu to test and then make plans.

As for Li Guozhu, the weight is not enough. Yan Siqi is confident that he can suppress it. First come first served. It may be too late to wait for Li Dan to make the final decision.

While confused, Yan Siqi blew indirectly on the road and also mentioned Wang Zhi, wanting to scare Li Dan.

Of course, he also knew that this might not be of great effect, but he just wanted to see what Li Dan thought.
Chapter completed!