Chapter 36: The Xue Family's Tenants

eaking. Zhang Liyang turned to face Yuan Li, his eyes gleaming with a faint light. "As a eunuch, what use do I have for the respect of those soldiers What do you think, General Yuan"Zhang Liyang's wor...No one knows what Changqing Princess said when she visited the Xue family, but it was rumored that the head of the Xue family's study lamp remained on all night.

Not until the dawn of the next day did Xue Baosheng emerge from his study. Although his expression appeared weary, his eyes shone with an intense light.

"Master, the Jia family sent an invitation, asking you to join a banquet tonight at the Wanxiang Building."

"Master, the Bai family has also sent an invitation. They'd like you to join them for a banquet tonight at the Wanxiang Building."

Both families sent out invitations at the same time and to the same location, which was a first for Xue Baosheng.

"Humph, two old foxes," He snorted coldly, Xue Baosheng directly rejected them all, and then began to busy himself with other matters.

At Xue Lin Garden, Zhang Liyang placed the deed that Xue Baosheng had given him in front of Mu Yinghua. "Your Highness, from now on, we can be considered landowners."

Never having seen a land deed before, Mu Yinghua's face was filled with curiosity and astonishment. "Two thousand mu of fertile land and ten thousand mu of grassland My goodness, this is too much, isn't it"

"How much" Zhang Liyang smiled. "Your Highness, this is just a drop in the bucket for the Xue family."

"Nine cattle, one hair" Mu Yinghua's eyes widened. "No wonder the Xue family can become one of the three great families, they must have so much land!"

"That's why the Xue family possesses a vast number of commoners who serve them like oxen and horses." Zhang Liyang's eyes glinted, "That's why we must eradicate these three families. Otherwise, Fei Long City will forever remain under their shadow."

There was one more thing Zhang Liyang didn't say, "Only by using this as a breakthrough point can we gradually gain control of the entire Flying Dragon City."

At noon, Xue's family sent someone to Xuelin Manor. Mu Yinghua was unavailable so Zhang Liyang came out instead.

For the whole afternoon, Zhang Liyang was discussing matters with the Xue family's visitors until dusk before parting ways.

Then the next day, the Xue family had their tenants gather at a manor outside the city. It was a massive crowd, numbering in the thousands, and this was only those who lived nearby.

Then tens of thousands saw a magnificent carriage, escorted by imposing soldiers, arrive slowly.

Although the Xue family had already informed them who was coming, these people who had toiled on the land for most of their lives still couldn't suppress the surprise and envy in their eyes.

"The commoner greets Your Highness, may Your Highness reign for a thousand years!"

With the Xue family leading the way, everyone else followed suit and shouted, but their voices weren't harmonious, so the whole thing sounded rather chaotic.

"Um... Your Highness, please forgive me. They are all unfamiliar with the world and despite teaching them many times, they still haven't learned."

"It's fine." Mu Yinghua waved her hand slightly, then stepped out of the carriage.

Today, Mu Yinghua's attire was far less ostentatious and grand than when she entered Feilong City. She simply wore an ordinary cotton padded jacket with a fox fur cloak draped over it.

However, Mu Yinghua slightly underestimated her own appearance. Even without deliberate dressing up, under the aura of nobility, she was still seen as a goddess descending to earth.

But Mu Yinghua's mood wasn't very good at the moment.

Although she was still some distance from the farmers, she could still see them wearing thin cotton clothes in the cold weather, their feet protected only by simple straw sandals that offered no warmth or protection from the frost.

Under the biting wind, these farmers were basically trembling slightly. Their hands, reddened from the cold, wanted to be inserted into their sleeves, but alas, the sleeves were too short to reach.

"Zhang Liyang."

"Your Highness."

"Have a word with the Xue family and see if we can lower the agreed-upon price by a few percentage points"

From Mu Yinghua's eyes, Zhang Liyang knew that she was sympathizing with these common people. So after a moment of thought, he shook his head and said, "Descending by several levels, I estimate they won't agree."

"But..."

"Your Highness, what we've planned is for later. We shouldn't clash with the Xue family right now."

"Okay."

Seeing Mu Yinghua's utterly disappointed expression, Zhang Liyang smiled slightly. "However, it's impossible to reduce it by a few points, but reducing it by half should be no problem."

"Besides, don't we have land of our own We can select those orphans and widows from among the tenants to farm and herd sheep for us."

As Zhang Liyang spoke, Mu Yinghua's eyes shone brighter and brighter. "Okay," she said, "Let's do it your way."

With Mu Yinghua's nod, Zhang Liyang turned to look for Xue Baosheng, while Mu Yinghua stayed there, speaking aloud the draft she had already written yesterday.

It's nothing more than the fact that the Great Qin Dynasty will not forget them, Mu Yinghua will not forget them, and today's purpose is to allow them to live a good life.

Don't underestimate these words that seem like empty promises, but when Xue Baosheng, the head of the Xue family, personally stepped forward and announced that all rents would be reduced by 15%, all the tenants cheered below.

Although a 15% reduction is not enough to pull them out of poverty, it is still sufficient to allow them to fill their stomachs and provide their families with a few yards of coarse cloth, a red string, or even a pot of alcohol and a couple ounces of meat during the Chinese New Year.

In line with Mu Yinghua's just words, all these tenants knew that this was what Princess Huaqing had fought for them. So they excitedly shouted "Long live Your Highness!" towards Mu Yinghua in the cold wind.

This is the most humble people, even if they suffer hardships, but as long as you give them a little bit of light, they can offer their purest kindness and passion.

Especially when Mu Yinghua proposed selecting orphaned and widowed tenants to farm and raise livestock for her, the cheers were so loud that they could even be faintly heard all the way from Flying Dragon City.

"Your Highness's compassion for the people is truly a blessing for our great Great Qin."

"Lord Xue, all you need to do is think that His Highness is digging up your tenants."

"Haha... Your Majesty is joking. To be chosen by His Highness is their good fortune, I'm even a little envious."

Watching Mu Yinghua accept cheers from tenants on stage, Zhang Linyang and Xue Baosheng chatted in the shadows behind her about their own deal.

"I heard that Lord Xue has several sons with outstanding talents who are idle at home"

"There's no such thing as exceptional talent, they're all just these wretched little beasts."

Although Xue Baosheng said this with a smile, he wasn't wrong at all. Who doesn't know that the two young masters of the Xue family bully men and women, commit all sorts of evils, and everyone wishes they could eat their flesh.

"Lord Xue, I disagree. It's natural for young people to love to play," Zhang Liyang glanced at Xue Baosheng. "I think this way, there's still a vacant deputy commander position in the Panshi camp. Lord Xue, why don't you contribute to protecting His Highness"ticed that Lin Weihua beside him was twitching his lips at this moment.Zhang Liyang knew that he had a good life in this world, and coupled with his martial arts training and his status, Zhang Liyang...