Following this official road, you will see the homes and fields of powerful families.

"The Liao family is in trouble." Ma Hongzhong saw the Liao family on the front left rushing in with more than a hundred cavalry. When they left, the Liao family was wailing outside the gate.

"Alang, the Liao family is crying like they are mourning their heirs!" the servant who went to inquire about the news said: "When the old man went there, the whole family had never cried so sadly."

"It seems that the emperor has really killed him. The Ma family... they are coming." Ma Hongzhong couldn't help but trembled in his heart when he saw the cavalry coming down the official road.

The cavalrymen reined in their horses on the official road and looked at the Ma family, pointing.

The two clerks accompanying him took out documents.

Ma Hongzhong's heartbeat seemed to have stopped.

Ma family, rest!

"The last time the Ma family took the initiative to donate the name list, they were a kind family. This time the Ma family even took the initiative to hire tenant farmers to take care of the crops. These people... let it go! Let bygones be bygones!"

"Walk!"

The cavalry went to the next house.

Calling to open the door, the clerk said coldly: "Zheng has been evading taxes for twenty years...the amount is huge. Your Majesty is kind and has said that there will be no late payment fees. However, the amount of tax levy cannot be less, not a penny less, and not a grain of grain can be exempted."

Twenty years of taxes add up to an astronomical figure.

"God!"

The head of the Zheng family knelt outside the gate and cried.

The family came out after hearing the news. After learning the news, they yelled and cried.

Those evaded taxes have long been regarded by them as their own income, and they keep what should be spent and what should be saved.

And now, the emperor wants them to spit them out.

Ma Hongzhong looked confused.

"Go and find out the news!"

The servant was more courageous this time. Taking advantage of the Zheng family's chaos, he sneaked in and asked a familiar servant.

"Alang, those are officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs. The emperor ordered the rich and powerful people from all over the country to pay back taxes for the past twenty years."

"By God, how much will it cost in twenty years?" Ma Hongzhong knew without calculation that it would make him vomit blood. "No wonder the Liao family and the Zheng family are mourning. I have to cry too..."

Ma Hongzhong cried several times, but then he did not come to Ma's house.

"What's going on?" Ma Hongzhong was puzzled. His family did not dare to go to the county to inquire about the news, so he ordered the steward to go to the county to find connections with the Ma family.

The manager went and asked to see a junior official whom he knew well, but the junior official was not there, saying he had gone to the countryside.

He waited in the city for two days. The clerk came back, tanned, and when he saw him he said, "I'm so tired."

The steward smiled and said, "Then let's find a place to drink and relieve ourselves."

The two went to the wine shop. The clerk drank a glass of wine and sighed: "The people who came to Chang'an this time are officials from the Ministry of Revenue. Do you know who the general who is commanding the army is?"

The steward shook his head.

"General Qianniuwei, Wang Laoer."

"That murderous devil!"

"Yes!" the clerk sighed: "Your Majesty ordered the wealthy families everywhere to pay taxes. Some people refused, and their homes were immediately confiscated. The whole family was taken to Chang'an, saying they were going to be exiled."

"Why bother?" The manager smiled bitterly, "My family, Alang, is ready. We just wait for someone to come to pay the tax. If not, we can just send it to the county ourselves."

"Your family..." The clerk looked at the steward with a strange look, "To be honest, does Ma Gong have connections in the court? For example, do you know someone...an important minister, or someone close to His Majesty?"

The steward was startled, and then said: "If there is, why should Alang be so panicked?"

He even exposed his family scandal, and the clerk nodded, "It seems that there is indeed no such thing. That's the virtue accumulated by our ancestors!"

"What does this mean?" The steward raised his glass in a toast.

The clerk made a roar, raised his head, put down his wine glass, and said, "Last time, I was going to attack the Ma family, but your Alang took the initiative to send the list of slaves to the county house, so he escaped.

This time, it was said that the Ma family was considered a good family and the tax payment was reduced by 30%.

To be honest, I wanted to tip off the information, but the sergeants were keeping a close eye on me! The higher-ups had let the news go, who dared to tip off the information, and the whole family was exiled. On the one hand, they were keeping a tight watch on me, and on the other hand, they were exiled. Do you think I dare?"

"Of course I don't dare."

"I was so anxious! Then I went down with the people from the Chang'an Household Department. I just heard the news the day before yesterday that all the powerful families in Xianyang had paid taxes, but one family didn't pay the taxes. There was no need to pay. I asked which family it was...

"

The clerk looked at the steward and said with a half-smile, "That person said it was the Ma family."

The manager felt relieved, and the clerk said: "The official who made the decision on this trip said that the Ma family took the initiative to hire tenant farmers to take care of the crops. This is understanding the overall situation. Do you know? From then on, the Ma family has been a model for my Xianyang family. Those

Taxes, as mentioned above, are exempted!"

The manager was excited and wanted to go home later. Ma Hongzhong was looking forward to it.

"Alang, it says that the Ma family doesn't have to pay taxes!"

The steward drank a lot of alcohol.

"Gods and Buddhas bless you, ancestors bless you!" Ma Hongzhong knelt down happily to thank him.

"It's Da Langjun!"

"What?" Ma Hongzhong turned around, "That traitor?"
Chapter completed!