Chapter 122

Xiao Ren quietly gave a thumbs up.

"It's good that your Chen family knows how to do things, otherwise I wouldn't know how to report back."

"This time I intentionally put the Chen family last, just so you could know the news sooner."

"Originally, the Fang family could have been spared, but unfortunately, Fang Ba was too tyrannical."

The Master of the Chen family chatted with Xiao Ren, wanting to invite Xiao Ren inside to sit for a while.

Xiao Ren refused; these were extraordinary times, and he didn't dare go in and sit.

There were three noble families in this county, and several more in other counties.

He didn't dare to be negligent and had to finish the tax collection work as quickly as possible.

Soon, a soldier came to report that the money had been inventoried, and not a single coin was missing.

"Master Xiao, the taxes of the three noble families in the county have all been collected."

"What should we do next?"

A soldier captain came to Xiao Ren to salute and ask.

Xiao Ren looked at the dozen or so chests of money and pondered for a moment.

"Arrange for twenty brothers to transport all this money back to the treasury and hand it over to Prince Fu Su for inventory and storage."

"There are several other noble families in my jurisdiction; I will strive to collect them all today."

"That way, the brothers won't have to run around so hard."

"Yes!"

The captain turned to leave but was stopped by Xiao Ren.

"By the way, the extra 100,000 coins given by the Chen family, distribute them among the brothers; you've worked hard on this operation."

"Yes!"

The captain's calm and steady face also revealed a slight smile.

The brothers had worked hard, and some rewards were reasonable.

"Relative, I'm in a hurry this time; I'll visit again when I have the chance."

After Xiao Ren finished speaking, he left with his soldiers.

Seeing the group of soldiers leave, the Chen family members felt their tense hearts relax; some timid ones even had weak legs and collapsed to the ground.

"Heaven helps my Chen family!"

"Heaven does not destroy my Chen family!"

"Everyone rest for a day, add more dishes!"

After the Master of the Chen family said this, he turned and entered the mansion.

Thinking of the fate of the Mi and Fang families, his cold sweat had soaked his clothes.

Fortunately, the person who came this time was his relative, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Xiao Ren and the others had left, but the news of the Mi and Fang families being exterminated spread rapidly throughout the county.

When the commoners learned of this news, their jaws dropped.

Some people's first reaction was disbelief, and some ran to the Mi and Fang mansions to see for themselves.

After confirming the news, the commoners were completely boiling.

The imperial court had taken action to collect noble taxes and distribute fertile land to the commoners for farming!

As long as a noble dared to say "no," the entire clan would be executed!

This news made the commoners both shocked and happy.

What shocked them was that the imperial court was actually serious and had taken decisive action.

What made them happy was that they would have fertile land to farm in the future and wouldn't have to worry about being exploited by nobles anymore.

Moreover, they had heard rumors from the imperial court, but the truth was unknown because there had been no official announcement yet.

It was rumored that the Regent Ninth Prince had brought back two new types of crops.

Crops with a yield of several thousand jin per mu—the commoners didn't believe it when they heard the news.

It was too shocking; the wheat and millet of Great Qin had a maximum yield of three hundred jin per mu.

Crops with a yield of several thousand jin per mu—they had never heard of it, let alone seen it.

So when this news came out, the commoners were unwilling to believe it.

But none of that mattered; as long as they had fertile land to farm, they wouldn't starve to death.

Even if it was wheat and millet with a yield of three hundred jin per mu, they could just farm more.

Anyway, they didn't have to pay taxes, and the burden on them was much lighter.

They were increasingly grateful to the imperial court; now that the county had started collecting noble taxes, other places shouldn't be far behind.

By then, all commoners would have land to be distributed.

Life would get better and better in the future.

The commoners ran to tell each other this good news.

"So collecting noble taxes wasn't a dream, that's great!"

"Yeah, who would have thought the imperial court was serious?"

"They actually started collecting taxes from nobles, and those who didn't pay were all beheaded—bravo!"

"In the future, everyone will have land to farm; Heaven bless the commoners of Great Qin!"

"Hurry and tell more people this news."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Ninth Prince!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for caring about the commoners; thank you, Ninth Prince, for your great kindness...!"

The commoners in the county were lively; the mountain of nobles that had been pressing down on them had been knocked down.

They were longing, yearning...

And the news here spread rapidly toward the distance.

And the news from here also spread rapidly toward the distance.