Chapter 1700

Chapter 1700: Jia Heming’s Doubts Chapter 1700: Jia Heming’s Doubts Editor: Henyee Translations The Lord of the Prefect, Deputy Prefect Guan, and certain high-ranking scribes had all reaped benefits from these arrangements.

They stood to lose nothing.

The state of the government’s public accounts was the Imperial Court’s concern and had no bearing on their personal affairs.

As long as there was no civil unrest, the Imperial Court was indifferent.

If any Prefect Lord sought the Imperial Court’s assistance and agreed to resolve the matter, it would not be surprising.

However, the Prefect Lords were reluctant to interfere in each other’s affairs.

Allowing this debt to persist year after year would only increase the indebtedness to the major families.

If the family clans diligently paid their taxes, the public accounts wouldn’t be in such dire straits.

The substantial businesses of the three major families alone constituted at least half of the local economy.

Almost every business in Anze Province had some connection with the three major families.

Jia Heming wasn’t aware of the new Prefect’s plans, and it didn’t matter to him.

What mattered most was whether the new Prefect had the capability to execute those plans.

In Jia Heming’s perspective, it seemed impossible.

Although he didn’t mind making the trip to the three major clans, he didn’t believe it would end well.

That was the reality.

Shao Yunduan understood that Jia Heming wouldn’t provide more insight, and he, too, refrained from expressing his thoughts.

He instructed Jia Heming, “Visit the three families and request rice seeds from them.

They must ensure that the seeds are of superior quality.

Regarding the price, it should align with the market rate, with a slight adjustment to avoid their incurring losses.

After collecting taxes in the autumn, we will pay them the silver, settling the interest with the bank.

I won’t exploit them.” “Of course, if they agree to this, come to the state office tomorrow.

I’ll set the contract with them.” Jia Heming was dumbfounded.

Shao Yunduan threw a strange look at him.

“Is there anything you don’t understand?” I don’t understand anything!

“Lord!” Jia Heming suppressed his thumping heart and calmed himself down.

“You mean, you mean… This rice seed is considered a normal purchase by the government and the three big families.

You won’t… you won’t make things easy for the three big families anymore?” “… In other words… Lord, are you going to collect taxes from the three families?” Shao Yunduan said, “Not just the three big families, but also their relatives.” Jia Heming: “…” That was not what he meant!

Although Jia Heming couldn’t stand the fact that the three families had colluded with the state government office to cause chaos in Anze Province, he couldn’t wait for a capable Prefect to deal with them.

But hearing what Shao Yunduan said, he could not help but worry for him.

Don’t go overboard!

Jia Heming could not help but say, “Lord, this… forgive me for being blunt, but this matter still needs to be planned slowly.

The three big families are local tyrants after all, and their interests and relationships with the big families are intertwined.

If we force them into a corner, I’m afraid…” “To be honest, Lord, the state government often can’t even give out their salaries and has to borrow from the three big families.

If this… I’m afraid they might not be willing to borrow again.

If they don’t borrow, other families definitely won’t dare to borrow.

That will cause chaos…” At the end of the day, wasn’t this a matter of money?

Shao Yunduan smiled.

The money was nothing to him.

He had to thank his wife!

It was all thanks to his wife that he could become an official here safely.

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