Mortal Immortal Gourd

Wangjing County is named because it is very close to the capital. Standing on the highest mountain in the county, you can see the entire capital.

Because it is close to the capital, there are many dignitaries living here, which can be said to be a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers live.

The magistrate of Wangjing County is the grandson of the grandson of the grandson of the grandson of the current Minister of Personnel, and his bloodline is noble and pure.

This is the hardest bone to chew on Sima Yi's way forward. All of them are people with backgrounds that are not easy to mess with. He plans to start with Wangjing County.

Before he came, he had done an investigation. The land and minerals of the entire Wangjing County are concentrated in the hands of eight big families.

The people of the whole county are tenants of these eight families and are dependent on these powerful families.

These eight families all have military merits and can be exempted from all taxes and corvée.

In this way, all those who own land and resources in Wangjing County do not have to pay taxes to the court.

The tax tasks imposed by the court on Wangjing County will fall on those tenants who have no land.

Sima Yi roughly counted that there were more than 30 kinds of taxes.

The county has a population of more than 200,000, and the total amount of taxes collected by the county government each year is about equivalent to 10 million shi of grain.

But the amount actually handed over to the court is about 200,000 shi, and after several rounds of handing, the amount that can be fully entered into the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty is only about 1,000 shi.

Compared with the amount handed over by the people, the amount that entered the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty is less than a drop in the ocean.

As for the tenants, as long as there is still a little hope of survival, they will try their best to survive and then pay more taxes.

After Sima Yi entered Wangjing County, he first held a banquet in the county town and invited the heads of the eight big families to the banquet.

In the largest restaurant in Wangjing County, Sima Yi sat alone at a large table, with Huang Mancang and Bishoubao standing behind him.

He planned to use courtesy before force. If these families could listen to his advice, it would be the best, which would be a blessing for the Great Zhou Dynasty and for them.

After tens of thousands of years of the Great Zhou Dynasty, various drawbacks and contradictions have become more and more obvious. If it continues like this, this broken ship will sink with everyone sooner or later.

In fact, everyone understands this truth, but those big families and big interest groups can't let go of the benefits they have obtained.

"Brother Yi! I don't think they will come, otherwise we will eat it ourselves. Such a big table of food will not taste good if it gets cold."

The snot bag stood behind Sima Yi, holding his hands, looking at the table of delicious food and said with some envy.

Huang Mancang pulled the sleeve of the snot bag, signaling him not to talk nonsense.

Sima Yi has been sitting alone at the table, waiting for more than an hour, and no one from the eight major families has come to the appointment.

At this time, footsteps sounded on the stairs outside the door, and an old man in luxurious clothes walked upstairs.

The old man walked into the room where Sima Yi was, and first saluted Sima Yi.

"Is this the famous Sima Lord?"

Sima Yi nodded, stared at the old man, and said nothing.

"One of our county magistrate's concubines is giving birth today. She has something urgent to do, so she can't come. She asked this old servant to come and inform Lord Sima."

"Please forgive me, Lord Sima!"

The old man in luxurious clothes bowed to Sima Yi again, and then turned around and left without even looking back.

The servant of the county magistrate came to say something to Sima Yi and left.

Then, the other eight families also sent a servant to inform Sima Yi that they had something to do and couldn't come.

This was not going to give Sima Yi any face.

"Come down, let's eat by ourselves!"

Sima Yi rubbed his forehead and called the snot bag and Huang Mancang behind him.

"Okay!"

"I said that there are so many delicious foods, we can't let others get away with it."

Snot bag pulled out a chair and sat down. He had already picked up the chopsticks skillfully to pick up the dishes. There were a few dishes that looked very beautiful. He stood behind and envied them for a long time.

As for Huang Mancang, he was more reserved. At first, he wanted to say that it was against the rules.

After all, Sima Yi was a Jindan strongman, and the two of them were just small cultivators at the foundation building stage. There was a big difference in strength, and Sima Yi was their superior in terms of official position.

However, seeing that both Snotbag and Sima Yi had already started eating, he could only sit down and eat.

"Crack, crack..."

Snotbag had already picked up the most beautiful dish on the table and threw it into his mouth, chewing it with a crackling sound.

"Is it delicious?"

Sima Yi asked with a smile.

Snotbag shook his head, "Not delicious!"

"Haha, this is a decoration, for viewing."

Sima Yi couldn't help laughing and found that the people brought by Ergouzi were the same as him.

The three of them ate a big table of good wine and food. They asked the store to pack up the unfinished food, put it in a big box, and took it back.

Sima Yi was ignored by the eight major families this time, which was actually within his expectations. How could these people give up the benefits they got in their hands?

The reason why he insisted on using courtesy before force was simply to give them a chance.

Since reasoning didn't work, he resorted to force.

The next day, Sima Yi led a group of people and headed straight to the county government office.

Huang Mancang led a group of people and surrounded the county government office.

Sima Yi walked into the gate of the county government office, and Snotbag held a yellow wooden box in his hand and led several followers behind him.

"Sima, why are you doing this?"

The county magistrate and several yamen runners blocked Sima Yi.

"Catch him."

Sima Yi shouted coldly, and several followers behind him rushed forward and controlled the county magistrate and several government officials.

County magistrates in some remote and small places practice Qi cultivation first. Wangjing County has a special status because it is close to the capital. This county magistrate has foundation-building cultivation.

However, in front of the wolf-like and tiger-like followers of the Foundation Establishment Stage, there was no resistance.

"Stop! I am the imperial official! What do you want to do? This is against the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

The magistrate, although restrained, showed no sign of weakness.

According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, those who have the title of martial arts examiner can enjoy many preferential treatment.

Even if you commit a crime, it must be approved by the superior government before it can be dealt with...

Someone like him, who holds the official position of county magistrate, cannot be arrested casually. It must be approved by the superior Yamen.

And his superior yamen are all members of his family.

For those of them who never abide by the laws of Dazhou, the laws of Dazhou can save their lives at critical moments.

In short, it is a flexible application.

"After investigation, Wangjing County Magistrate Zhao Zhe embezzled 1 million shi of disaster relief grain.

A total of 500 spiritual stones were stolen from the imperial court...

Even though the domestic slaves committed crimes, beating to death Sun Erlang who was selling tofu on the street, and seizing Sun Erlang's wife...

Forcibly buying three pieces of spiritual jade from the jade shop at the low price of one copper coin...

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Sima Yi preached 58 of Zhao Zhe's crimes in one breath. In fact, this was just the tip of the iceberg of this person's usual evil deeds.

But it was enough to warrant a home raid and a death sentence.

"Lord Sima, I am an official of the imperial court. Even if I commit a crime, I will only be arrested with the approval of the superior Yamen."

Zhao Zhe was still confident. Everyone in the court was from his family, so it was not a big deal for him to make this little money.

"Please give me the Dragon-Slaying Sword!"

Then Sima Yi shouted loudly.

There was a snot bag behind him, and he opened the yellow box he was holding. There was a sword inlaid with pearls and jade inside.

This sword is a powerful spiritual treasure, inherited from the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

When Sima Yi came out this time, Emperor Longxing Sheng handed him this sword.

On the one hand, this sword has powerful power, and the weapon spirit inside can control the flying sword and fight on its own.

If Sima Yi encounters a strong enemy that cannot be defeated, this sword can withstand a peerless master.

On the other hand, this sword is a token of Emperor Longxing Sheng. Holding this sword can exercise special privileges, and you can kill first and then kill.

"The emperor has given me the dragon-slaying sword. You can kill it first and then play it!"

Sima Yi took the Dragon-Slaying Sword with both hands, held it in his hand, and cut off Magistrate Zhao's head with one strike.

Magistrate Zhao's head rolled to the ground. The others had long been frightened and panicked. Wherever they dared to resist, they were all restrained by his followers.

"You guys, go in and seal up all the account books and warehouses in the county government, and check them one by one tomorrow."

Wangjing County is not a small place in Anchang County before. A large amount of wealth, spiritual stones, elixirs, and a large amount of food have been accumulated in the county government.

After a while, Sima Yi and others walked out of the county government office in a hurry.

"Next, go to Zheng's house!"

Only a few people were left to guard the county government office, and Sima Yi took the remaining people to the Zheng family...

Since these people were fined with wine if they refused to toast, he had nothing to be polite about.

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