I want to establish an Aristocratic Family.

Summary

Liu Jin, after leaving Wang Fu Gui's house, felt despondent about the world's state, questioning if hope remained. Zhang Yue reassured him, emphasizing the people's resilience and the necessity of restoring a fair tax system to alleviate their burdens. They discovered that current tax practices exploited the common people, with clerks colluding with aristocrats to shift tax responsibilities. Zhang Yue proposed reverting to an older, more cumbersome tax method to ensure fairness, despite the increased workload for local officials. Their investigations revealed widespread exploitation through labor and household levies, leading to severe hardships for the populace.

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