Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

roadside.

Jiang Jinzhong was anxiously waiting for Zhu Di's answer.

Zhu Di turned his head and looked at the villagers.

The villagers also looked here puzzled.

Zhu Di turned back, lowered his head, looked at the grass under his feet, pondered for a moment, and said: "Actually, the folks are just pretending..."

ah!

Before Zhu Di could finish what he said, Jiang Jinzhong yelled after hearing the first half of the sentence, and turned to look at the villagers anxiously, "How can they lie to people!"

"How could this be?"

"How could this be?"

"It's so hurtful! I am full of enthusiasm and want to be a good parent officer..."

The villagers who were watching with their ears perked up saw Fatty Jiang turning his head and screaming excitedly, his face changed, and he subconsciously took a few steps back.

Jiang Jinzhong's complaining voice stopped abruptly.

Zhu Di smiled and turned around, pointing at the villagers, "After hearing that County Magistrate Jiang and county government officials went to the countryside to collect land taxes directly, the villagers couldn't believe it at first."

"Because no official has ever done this before."

"Look, Magistrate Jiang, the old man standing on the far left is sixty years old from the Yuan Dynasty until now. He has seen all kinds of officials."

"I can't believe this is true."

Fatty Jiang came from a good background. He spent half his life studying and became a bookworm. After becoming an official, he turned into a vain official fan.

This official fan realized that he had been deceived by the people, and he was like a resentful woman. He couldn't accept it, felt uncomfortable and complained.

But what about these people?

How many times have they been deceived.

Satisfy Fatty Jiang's vanity and give Fatty Jiang a sense of honor. Do it.

But we also need to let Fatty Jiang experience it, be filled with joy, and realize the feeling of being cheated.

Of course, the scale needs to be measured.

There is no need for him to teach the villagers.

The villagers' expressions changed conditionedly, and they took a step back in fear. All their reactions were neither superfluous nor lacking.

The most perfect thing is to control it appropriately!

If we say that there is perfect acting in this world.

It was that moment just now!

Because this is not a show.

It is tempered repeatedly in real life!

Ahem...

Jiang Jinzhong coughed a few times, straightened his clothes, moved his chubby body, and came to stand in front of Uncle Yang and others.

Watching the villagers dodge, but with doubtful eyes.

Jiang Jinzhong's lips twitched.

He observed carefully, and there was no excitement in his eyes.

"Fellow villagers!" Jiang Jinzhong raised his hand and shouted loudly: "Zhou Lang must have informed you of my decision."

"This is real!"

"Tuqiao Village, and all the villages in the area contracted by Zhou Lang in the past, are the pilot projects for direct land tax collection set by the county government this year!"

"I promise..."

As Jiang Jinzhong spoke, his voice became louder and louder, and he wanted to speak loudly again, but he noticed the scrutinizing eyes of Uncle Eighth and others.

Thinking of what he had just experienced, his words stopped abruptly.

After a brief pause, he raised his head and said: "This year's pilot is to sum up experience and see if it is feasible. If the county government directly collects it, how much extra money will the county government have to spend."

"For example, if so many of us come out, even if our meals are not included, it will cost money for the county government to hire horse-drawn carriage drivers to bring back tax grains."

…

Zhu Di couldn't help but nodded when he heard that Jiang Jinzhong stopped talking big words and his tone became sincere.

"If the county government can complete the direct collection of land tax within the time limit set by the court, from now on, I will insist on direct collection while I am the county magistrate of Jiangning County."

"Even if the county government does not have enough manpower, it cannot complete such a large workload."

“In the future, county governments can also adopt a method of combining direct collection and tax package.”

"For example, Tuqiao Village will collect directly this year, and next year it will be collected directly by other villages. In this way, everyone's life will be much easier."

"And after I personally tested it this time, I know how much fire is consumed in the tax collection process."

"I can set a maximum amount for the squires who pay taxes."

"I will tell you the truth. This maximum amount must allow the squire to make a profit. If you don't give the horse hay, the horse will not run. Everyone understands this truth."

"But I promise that this maximum amount will be much lower than the amount collected by the squires under the tax farming system in previous years!"

Bang bang bang...

Roaring applause broke out.

Jiang Jinzhong's two small eyes rolled around, carefully observing the expressions of Uncle Eighth and others.

ha!

This response should be real, not just pretending, right?

Xiao Xiao squeaked, then showed his enthusiasm and ordered the officials: "Follow the villagers of Tuqiao Village into the village to collect taxes!"

"Remember, every household is allowed to take back any unfulfilled food after blowing it out!"

After receiving the order, the officials and government officials invited the villagers to return to the village.

The villagers talked while walking.

"It seems that this Magistrate Jiang is really a great master."

"The unfulfilled grains are still left to us. In previous years, the tax-paying squires collected six dou and took away all the unfulfilled grains!"

"Of course these greedy squires will take them back. This food is not full, but it is still food! It can be used as concentrate to feed livestock!"

…

‘Master Qingtian? ’

'Ha ha……'

'It would be great if Your Majesty were to come to Tuqiao Village for a private visit at this moment. Let Your Majesty hear how the people of Tuqiao Village praised me! ’

Jiang Jinzhong's eyes once again played the disappearing trick.

The whole person is immersed in intoxication.

"Lord of the County." Zhou Lang tried his best to hold back his laughter and reminded him.

Mr. Zhu is still waiting nearby.

new

Jiang Jinzhong came back to his senses, glanced at Zhou Lang, and said angrily: "You also go to help, don't follow me, I still have something to talk to Mr. Zhu alone!"

Fatty Jiang!

Zhou Lang responded with a smile on his face, greeting Jiang Jinzhong in his heart.

After Zhou Lang walked away and was sure that they could not be seen, Jiang Jinzhong quickly came to Zhu Di and bowed deeply, "Thank you, Mr. Zhu, for your advice!"

Zhu Silang told him a profound truth through actual cases!

Say ten thousand words and blow ten thousand times.

It’s better to do it once!

Look at the enthusiasm of the villagers applauding just now, and they called him Master Qingtian!

Comparing it to just now, I recall that when we met before, the villagers came running towards me, with exaggerated movements, expressions, and shouts. It was so embarrassing!

At this moment, just thinking about it, he wanted to hide his head!

This is what he learned too!

From now on, others will not be able to fool him.

He would not organize such an embarrassing form, so he was welcome to fool Shangguan.

It's so fake that even Shangguan won't be happy after seeing it.

Maybe, they will also blame him for not being serious about the formality and not even being able to do the formality well!

This time, Zhu Di calmly accepted Fatty Jiang's bow.

If Fatty Jiang can really do it in the future, he will benefit from it for a lifetime!

Jiang Jinzhong stood up and invited with a smile: "Mr. Zhu, you really don't want to give in and become my staff master? I can give you something better..."

"Master Jiang, I really have no intention of getting involved in officialdom." Zhu Di interrupted Jiang Jinzhong tactfully with a smile.

Jiang Jinzhong did not dare to embarrass Zhu Di.

Don't mention this issue immediately.

As long as Zhu Silang stays in Tuqiao Village, he can come for advice at any time.

If you force people away.

Then the gain outweighs the loss!

"Mr. Zhu, do you think His Majesty has a hobby of paying private visits incognito? Is it possible that when the tax is over in Tuqiao Village, the villagers will think of me..."

Fatty! His true colors are revealed again!

Zhu Di's lips twitched fiercely as he listened to Fatty Jiang's chatter.

Fatty Jiang hoped that the old man would like to visit privately incognito, and that by coincidence, he would pass by Tuqiao Village.

At the same time, I hope that the folks will remember him well.

Coincidentally, the old man heard it.

After the old man heard this, he was immediately delighted!

Promote him to a high official position!

"Mr. Zhu, do you think this is possible?" Jiang Jinzhong finished talking and turned to ask.

Zhu Di suppressed the urge in his heart to beat the fat man to death.

What a mean old man!

Promote such a guy to a high position and keep him by your side!

Anyway, if he were an old man, he would have to kick this guy as far as he could!

This guy has a special ability that can make you mad or laugh to death!

"Sir Jiang, even if His Majesty is in Tuqiao Village now, do you think you can handle this great joy?"

Zhu Di asked back.

Without waiting for Jiang Jinzhong to answer, he said to himself: "Even if the emperor sees what you are doing now, he will not promote you all at once."

"I will secretly send someone to investigate you and observe you."

"Master Jiang, do you think that your two years of service as an official in Jiangning will win His Majesty's favor?"

"A coincidence is actually an opportunity, but when the opportunity does come, I don't think Mr. Jiang can take it now."

"Besides, Tuqiao Village is a village where the probability of coincidence is very low."

"If it is within Lord Chiang's jurisdiction, the entire Jiangning County will feel that Lord Chiang loves the people like his own children."

"When Your Majesty leaves the palace for a private visit, the chance of coincidence increases."

"at the same time……"

"At the same time, I can also seize this opportunity!" Jiang Jinzhong took over the conversation and said excitedly: "Mr. Zhu, I understand."

"When I am down-to-earth and benefit the people of Jiangning County, and the people praise me, and His Majesty actually comes out of the palace for a private visit, the chances of hearing the people praise me are high."

"Because the entire area of ​​Jiangning County is larger than Tuqiao Village, and people have more mouths than Tuqiao Village!"

"At the same time, if your Majesty finds out and investigates me, you will find that I am down-to-earth and diligent, just like an old scalper, and I have really done a lot for the people!"

"In this case, Longyan Dayue will definitely promote me!"

"Your Majesty, if you really want to visit privately incognito, come later! But you must come to Jiangning!"

…

Zhu Di resisted the urge to kick Jiang Jinzhong away and said with a smile: "Master Jiang..."

Fatty Jiang really didn't treat him as an outsider.

All these inner thoughts were spoken in front of him.

Jiang Jinzhong came to his senses and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhu, please tell me."

Zhu Di glanced at this guy and said helplessly: "Master Jiang just mentioned the problem of direct closing of government offices, people eating horses' chews, and the consumption of fire. Have you thought about the solution?"

Jiang Jinzhong's round meat pie face suddenly crowded together.

"Mr. Zhu, to tell you the truth, just to please His Majesty, I have worked hard on this issue. After all, whoever can solve this historic problem will win His Majesty's favor."

here we go again!

All he could think about was making the old man Long Yan happy.

A black line appeared on Zhu Di's forehead. Now that he has an official status, he will kick this guy a few times!

"Master Jiang!"

hey-hey……

Jiang Jinzhong finally realized it and sneered, "Mr. Zhu, I don't treat you as an outsider. Although you don't want to be my senior staff, in my heart, you are already my senior staff!"

"And it's the kind of person with a high status. With my trusted confidant, Master, I don't have to hide it. I am the most real person now."

Jiang Jinzhong, who was dying at this moment, could not have imagined that these experiences would make him regret being deceived for the rest of his life, while at the same time feeling complacent and bragging proudly for the rest of his life.

He even wrote a special autobiography to be passed down to his descendants.

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