Lord Moyu was forced to open

"These are the conditions of the Zuo family. How do I choose to start a family? Everyone, please share your opinions."

After leaving Butler Zuo, Chen Chaoxian summoned all the important figures of the Chen family together and told them the conditions proposed by the Zuo family just now and asked for their opinions.

After all, the Chen family is not only his Chen family, but also the Chen family of all Chen family members. Although he is the head of the family, he still cannot make the decision alone when it comes to matters involving the survival of the family.

As soon as Chen Chaoxian finished speaking, someone immediately said:

"Master, there is nothing to hesitate about. Since the Zuo family needs us to do this, then we will do it!

If we don't follow the Zuo family's requirements and cause the Zuo family to choose someone else, then our Chen family won't be able to survive for long. "

After he finished speaking, someone else said:
"Head of the family, I object! This matter involves too much. If we are not careful, our Chen family will be reduced to a point of no return!
Although my Chen family may indeed decline, my Chen family cannot participate in everything in order to rise. This is a sin that will punish the Nine Clans! "

Some people were in favor and some were against it. In an instant, the entire Chen family was divided into two groups, quarreling with each other endlessly.

Those who agree believe that the Chen family has been cornered, and as long as the Chen family can rise again, it doesn't matter what they do.

However, the opposition believes that the risk is too great. If the information is leaked, the Chen family will be doomed, and the whole family will be doomed.

Neither side gave in to the other, and they were so noisy that their faces turned red and their necks thickened.

Chen Chaoxian, on the other hand, sat in his seat with a gloomy face and said nothing. He didn't stop it until he saw the crowd was noisy and showed signs of starting to take action.

"That's enough! I asked you to come here to discuss my life-and-death direction after I get married, not to quarrel and fight!"

Chen Chaoxian shouted loudly, causing both parties to calm down temporarily.

Immediately, Chen Chao looked at both sides and said immediately:
“Since none of you can convince anyone, let’s vote by a show of hands.

We will obey the majority! "

After saying this, Chen Chaoxian continued: "Raise your hands if you agree with the Chen family's attachment to the Zuo family and help the Zuo family in this matter."

A large number of hands were raised at the scene.

The rest of the people who had not raised their hands suddenly felt their hearts sinking when they saw this scene.

Most people have a gambler's mentality, and the decline of the Chen family in recent years has also made life for everyone in the Chen family not so easy.

In order for the Chen family to continue to rise and to continue to live the kind of life they had before, many people in the Chen family are willing to take a gamble.

Chen Chaoshan only glanced at it, and he knew something about it. He nodded slightly, then looked at everyone and continued:
"Then you disapprove of the Chen family's attachment to the Zuo family and raise your hands if you think this is too risky!"

Another hand was raised at the scene.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chaoxian had roughly made up his mind.

Dang Ji said to everyone:
“Eleven people are against it and seventeen people are in favor of it.

Yes wins! "

When the opposition heard this, their expressions suddenly turned gloomy.

Those in favor were as happy as if they were celebrating the New Year.

Just listen to Chen Chaoxian continue: "According to the principle of the minority obeying the majority mentioned before, then my Chen family will do this for the Zuo family and become attached to the Zuo family!"

Randomly and as if to appease the opposition, Chen Chaoxian continued:
“Everyone can rest assured that although the risk of this matter is high, it is not that big.

Now the imperial court wants to implement the New Deal, but the New Deal is unpopular, which has led to opposition from all the Zuo family. We are not the only ones doing this this time.

When the world is on fire, we will only be an insignificant one among them and will not attract too much attention.

Besides, the chief steward of the Zuo family will also stay in our Chen family town, so we don’t have to worry about being tricked by the Zuo family. "

After hearing what Chen Chaoxian said, the opposition members breathed a sigh of relief.

And now that he has made a decision, Chen Chaoxian doesn't want to delay it anymore. Time is life, and he cannot be allowed to waste it like this.

Immediately, Chen Chaoxian hurried to the place where the Zuo family's housekeeper was and told him the Chen family's decision.

After receiving a positive reply from the Chen family, the housekeeper of the Zuo family was overjoyed, but with a calm expression on his face, he just nodded slightly and told Chen Chaoxian:

“Very good, the Chen family made a right choice.

As long as we follow the requirements of our Zuo family when we get married, our master's family will definitely help the eldest son of the Chen family enter the court and the Inspectorate afterwards.

By then the Chen family will surely be able to rise again! "

"Hahaha, then I'll just rely on Butler Zuo's good advice!"

"It's just the truth."

... "Dad! Did you hear that? The reason why the court wants to clear out the land is because the court feels that the money is not enough and is planning to clear out all the land in the world so that taxes can be increased!"

“What! Tax increase?!
Our tax has already been increased to 70%, and the court is going to increase the tax, so what are we going to eat? "

"The court doesn't care about you. Our own land here is fine. Dad, those tenant farmers are even worse off. They already have to bear more. If the court raises taxes, they may not even be able to eat wild vegetables!

I have heard that people have decided to take back all their fields and will no longer rent them crops but plant them themselves.

When the land is gone, they may really have to dig wild vegetables to make a living.

hiss! "

The day after the Chen family agreed to the conditions, a rumor suddenly spread in Jingping Mansion and spread quickly.

The other families in the Jingping Mansion were initially suspicious of the rumor, but the government office of the Jingping Mansion took an ambiguous attitude towards the rumor, neither clarifying nor confirming it.

This immediately made the aristocratic family in Jingping Mansion hesitate.

Could this rumor be true?

Otherwise, how could Jingping Mansion be like this?

But they didn't know that someone from the court had already informed them about this matter, so Jingping Mansion had such an attitude.

As the rumors spread more and more widely, soon the entire Jingping Mansion knew the news.

The people who farmed their own land were frightened by this news.

They are calculating how they can ensure their family's livelihood if taxes are raised.

And those tenants, especially those of the Chen family who had the farming rights when the news first came out that the Chen family was going to take back the land, are now more than just upset, because the Chen family is really going to take back the land!

"Oooh! Steward Chen! Please! If the Chen family takes back all the fields, what will we do? Our whole family will starve to death!"

"Steward Chen! Please be noble and let us live. We can't lose these fields!"

"Uuuuuu, Butler Chen, at worst, our share will be even less in the future. The Chen family can't take back the land!"

In the fields of the Chen family, the steward of the Chen family who was sent shook his head firmly and said:

"It's not that our Chen family doesn't want to give everyone a way out, but everyone who comes during this time has probably heard that the court is going to increase taxes.

And the tax is already high. If the court increases the tax and rents this field to you, then my Chen family will lose money.

Life for our Chen family has been difficult these past few years. If we continue to lose money on this farm, then it will be you, and even I may not be able to survive.

Therefore, the Chen family could only take back the land and cultivate it themselves. "

"Steward Chen, what should we do?"

The steward of the Chen family shook his head: "You should make preparations early. Maybe you can also rent land from other aristocratic families in the house. Maybe they can rent it to you."

However, after listening to Butler Chen's words, the despair in the eyes of these tenant farmers became even more intense.

They haven't looked anywhere in the past few days and want to be prepared.

But after the news spread, other aristocratic families in the mansion were also worried about the tax increase. I am afraid that most of the aristocratic families now, like the Chen family, have begun to take back land instead of recruiting tenant farmers.

It can be said that once the Chen family takes back their fields, they will really have no way out.

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…Butler Chen can’t do it!”

"Steward Chen!"

"Steward Chen!"

Faced with the pleadings of the tenant farmers, the housekeeper of the Chen family was unmoved. How could he be soft-hearted with the tasks assigned by the masters?

After taking back all the fields, Butler Chen immediately ignored these people and left the place.

And watching his leaving figure, all the people felt despair.

Looking at the children who were waiting for food, and the skinny wife and family, I suddenly burst into tears with sadness.

Seeing that his way of living was cut off, some thoughts that he normally wouldn't dare to think about gradually came to his mind.

At this time, the corners of some people's mouths slowly rose.

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(End of this chapter)