Actually, it was pretty outrageous to tax the landlords and powerful clans of Longcheng County, too.
But that was human nature. If all you wanted was to open a window, they might not agree. But if you tried to tear off the roof, they'd let you open the window.
Right now, County Magistrate Su had the backing of a high-ranking Principal Fifth Rank official and was riding high. If they could avoid the risk of being purged simply by paying their taxes as required, the Four Great Families and Six Great Sects would surely be more than willing.
The county officials all agreed in unison, then went off to busy themselves with their respective tasks under Su Yuan's arrangements.
At last, Longcheng County returned to the peace it had not known for so long.
But the tales of County Magistrate Su somehow spread far and wide, sweeping across the county like a gust of wind.
County Magistrate Su had stood up to a Principal Fifth Rank official, outwitted the powerful clans of Longcheng County and extorted a million Spirit Coins from them, remained unmoved when a peerless beauty sat in his lap late at night, conscripted the second-generation scions of the Four Great Families, and drilled them every day, all while racking his brains over how to fight the pirates...
Some of these stories had really happened; others had been embellished with a touch of artistry. Together, they became a string of gripping, twist-filled tales that everyone loved to hear.
The county storytellers and the children playing by the roadside passed them around until everyone knew them.
And it wasn't just stories about things that had happened in real life. There were also plenty about County Magistrate Su's childhood.
Like how he chopped down the cherry tree at home and