Chapter 119: Used to Being Tyrannical, A Turn of Events (5/5 update)

The soldiers turned the Mi mansion upside down.

Countless money was found in the Mi mansion.

The Mi family had deep roots, and over ten million coins were found, along with fifty yi of gold.

Xiao Ren sighed; the Mi family was truly wealthy!

And this was just a noble in a single county, yet they were already this wealthy.

Then the nobles and gentry in the commandery must be even wealthier, dripping with oil.

No wonder the Ninth Prince wanted to reform; even he was tempted by this wealth now.

The difference between nobles and commoners is truly like heaven and earth!

"Let's go! To the Fang family!"

Xiao Ren was vaguely excited.

These noble gentry were too wealthy.

It wasn't until Xiao Ren and his men had left the Mi mansion for quite a while that the surrounding people dared to appear.

Seeing the Mi family suffer a total massacre, they were terrified and fled in a panic.

The Fang family mansion.

When Xiao Ren arrived here with his soldiers.

The Master of the Fang family, Fang Ba, heard the report and was already waiting at the gate with his men.

Seeing the aggressive soldiers, Fang Ba was somewhat confused.

The Mi family was in the east of the county, while his Fang family was in the west.

The Mi family was exterminated too quickly, and the news hadn't reached him yet.

"Master Xiao, what wind blew you here today?"

"Since you're here, why bring so many soldiers?"

Seeing Fang Ba waiting there with his men, Xiao Ren smiled indifferently.

Could it be that the Fang family had received news of the Mi family's extermination?

If they knew, they knew; he was here to collect taxes, and the extermination was a last resort.

"Master Fang, I am here to collect taxes."

"Over the years, your Fang family has evaded quite a bit of tax; pay it quickly."

"Once the money is paid, we can get along well in the future."

Xiao Ren didn't want to beat around the bush and directly stated he was here to collect taxes.

He was in a hurry and wanted to return to report as soon as possible.

"Here to collect taxes?"

Fang Ba looked suspiciously at the murderous soldiers.

Didn't the higher-ups say that noble taxes didn't need to be paid?

In this world, which noble family didn't have some connection with local officials and imperial court officials? His Fang family was no exception.

"This... Master Xiao, can the tax matter be delayed for two days?"

"Allow me to report to the person above before paying, how about that?"

Fang Ba didn't want to pay this noble tax; it was too much.

So he wanted to delay it and communicate with the person above before making plans.

"Oh? You mean you don't want to pay?"

Xiao Ren's face turned cold; every time he came to collect taxes, these nobles always found excuses to push it off.

He had had enough; now that he finally held military power, he didn't want to be as low-key as before.

"It's not that I don't want to pay, Master Xiao; I have to tell the person above me, right?"

Fang Ba smiled insincerely, wanting to use the person above to pressure Xiao Ren.

"The Ninth Prince has ordered: those noble families with one thousand mu of fertile land must pay one hundred thousand coins in taxes!"

"Those with ten thousand mu of fertile land must pay one million coins in taxes!"

"Those with one hundred thousand mu of fertile land must pay ten million coins in taxes, and so on!"

"You are the second most powerful family in the county; you certainly have this money."

"If I remember correctly, your family has thirty thousand mu of fertile land and needs to pay three million coins!"

"To support the tax reform, the government will confiscate half of your family's fertile land for the commoners!"

"Today, I'll just ask you one thing: are you paying or not?"

Xiao Ren sneered; he didn't care who the Fang family had above them.

Even if the King of Heaven came, he had to collect the taxes today!

Fang Ba's face looked ugly; did this kid want to play hardball?

Why hadn't he seen him be so tough before?

Could it be that these soldiers were giving him courage?

Thinking of this, Fang Ba revealed a smile.

So what if he brought soldiers?

Did he dare to kill him? The best way now was to delay time.

"Master Xiao, calm down. It's not that I won't pay, just delay it for two days, how about that?"

How could Xiao Ren not see Fang Ba's intention? This old guy wanted to delay time.

And the news of the Mi family's extermination hadn't reached his ears yet.

Otherwise, would he still dare not to pay taxes?

Thinking of this, Xiao Ren smiled; since they didn't want to pay, he would play hardball!

"Soldiers, get ready!"

Xiao Ren said, stepping back a few paces.

The soldiers drew their sabers one after another, and the Fang family entrance was suddenly shrouded in cold light.

"What... what do you want to do?"

Fang Ba retreated several steps in a row.

A trace of dread flashed across his face.

"Wait... wait...!"

A loud shout came from afar.

A middle-aged man came running, tumbling and crawling.

He fell directly in front of Fang Ba.

"Master, hurry... pay... pay the tax! Hurry and pay the tax!"

This person lay on the ground, unable to speak clearly.

After seeing who it was, Fang Ba was furious.

"You traitorous thing!"

"How dare you collude with outsiders to act wild in the Fang family? It seems you don't want to live!"

"Men, take Steward Luo! Chop him up and feed him to the pigs!"