Volume 1 Chapter 102 (1/2)
FENG YU JIU TIAN CHAPTER 10 PART 2
Just thinking about the soiled handkerchief still in the Regent King’s possession ticked a borunted, and proudly defended his own pride out of stubbornness
“Rong wang, I a It is true that I, as the Prince have not personally dealt with tax syste, however I a to them”
On the side of the room, an astounded noise escaped Xi Rei’s tax hted to hear the Prince’s decree and showed his eagerness
“Then if His Royal Highness would kindly enlighten us with his great knowledge” He beckoned hu that enthusiasreat speech of wisdoue He chewed on his lip in hesitation, as he actually thought about his words before he spoke
“Mmmumm…”
He sank deeper into his own trap
The Prince then whipped his eyes and pinned the the wishes of General Chu
“Firstly, telland I’ll reply with o so easily
“Considering, His Highness is clear on the matter, why do you request a reiteration?” A sinister s’s thin lips, as he found pleasure pressing Feng Ming’s buttons
Feng Ming failed to conceal his distaste as it was clearly stamped on his face, and his complexion darkened
With the last re by the collar, wanting to challenge the man’s obnoxious and superior attitude
However, the little rationality that lived in Feng Ming stopped his i handsome face, he ell aware that in the end he would be suffer the King’s wrath
Keeping their arguments exclusively to words was the safer option
As a result he put his ave the ance He glanced over his subjects quickly before co hi in the Art of War which goes “One must know yourself and know your eneh I a issue needs to be carefully analyzed and cannot be treated carelessly It is only natural that I am first explained the details of Xi Rei’s tax revenue systeuide you”
The flow of such clever words co from the Prince’swho sat to his side was left speechless
Feng Ming was beed to blow them out of the water, just like he had the day before, so he didn’t find it strange, instead he thought to himself, what his next move should be
He had just opened his ave the bunch ofessences of Sun Zi’s ‘Art of War’ theories ies for politics, it would have been e if those words didn’t leave these “ancients” duracious silence, everyone’s brains recovered and their eyes were shi+ning strangely with newfound worshi+p towards their bright Prince, al to idolize hiround, and exclaihness’s talent and the extent of your great wisdo anization of our own troops This saying “One must know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated” is commendable It is praise worthy and deserves to be credited to your Highness’s sharp ht that this “Art of War‘s” theory could also be applicable to the tax syste knew flattering hi the tax system and the “Art of War” was irrelevant, so he quickly turned the conversation back to the important topic He turned to face tax minister Hei and said, “Stop with the nonsense As for the pending issue, you better explain Xi Rei’s current tax syste”
Tax minister Hei replied dutifully with respect to the Prince’s wishes
“Yes, Your Highness”
He cleared his throat and began detailing a thorough explanation of Xi Rei’s enforced tax syste meant to keep his interest in this topic, there were countless ter used repeatedly
A frowned edged onto his face as he listened, it only took a few sentences before he started to yawn, and his thought trained back to the handkerchief in Rong wang’s clutches
He had ’s troublesome mouth but in all honesty he was disinterested in what the minister had to say But he didn’t interrupt his subject’s long winded explanation about the taxes
The words simply passed in one ear and out the other Boredom was clear on the Prince’s face as theinto a drowsy stupor, a sudden warm object startled him
What ever it was, dipped into his backside under his clothing andhis brain out of hibernation
That thing belonged to the Regent King, who had soed to sneak closer to the Prince without hie hand stealthily dove into the covers of Feng Ming’s lower robes and started to fondle his lower regions
Due to their superior standing in the court, they were separated from the rest, and all their subjects were a decent distance away For Feng Ming’s sake, a sturdy grand table helped to obscure the actions of the wandering hand
No one seemed to have noticed
With so many people before him, if they were exposed it would be co had built over the two days
Anxiety swept over Feng Ming but he didn’t dare tounfortunately didn’t have the word “restraint” in his vocabulary and showed no signs of ceasing his action, taking Feng Ming’s silence as no signs of protest, which co’s invasionattack travelled further south within Feng Ming’s breeches, where it took liberty to seize a certain soft organ
“AH!” yelped Feng Ming who practically jumped in his seat
Everyone’s eyes immediately darted to the Prince as the sudden assertion place a halt to the official’s hness wish to co Tian’sMing shouted out
Feng Ming let out a sigh of relief, surveying the eyes that were on him he calmly asked in response
“Tax minister Hei, you said the country’s tax income is solely based on the nobles and the slaves, and the tax charges are based on nobles It couldn’t be possible that apart from the nobles and the slaves that there are no other people from other classes? Don’t these others have to pay taxes?”
“For this question, please let this hu wang offered, answering his questions with a degree of respect
“Prince, the people are divided by the land they own, according to location and how many slaves live within their vicinities The landowners can claim their power over the settlers however, they are also held responsible for covering the taxes for these slaves”
Feng Ming gave thehi caused and nodded his head
“I understand now, this country is socially dependant on slavery, all the land of this country is probably classified as the property of the country or to bewithin a noble’s territory inclusive of humans is considered to be in their possession”
“That’s correct”
“In that case…”
An ingenious idea struck Feng Ming he couldn’t even hold back his glee at the next question he was going to cast
“Does thisin the Imperial Palace is my property?”