Zhao Hanzhang was here to give money to County Magistrate Chai.
Of course, this wasn't her idea. As an upright, kind, and law-abiding person, how could she come up with such a corrupt method?
This was Ji Yuan's idea. His exact words were, "The lady has too few people under her command, and there are too many things she wants to achieve. Relying solely on Xiping is not enough."
"And in Shangcai, not only do you have vast lands here, but the Zhao Family's estates are also here. As long as County Magistrate Chai is willing, you can completely control Shangcai."
This was not difficult for them.
Oh, the estates actually belonged to her uncle Zhao Ji, who is now the Shangcai Marquis.
As the Shangcai Marquis, a significant portion of his salary came from the estates, such as the land tax, poll tax, and trade tax paid by the people from the estates, which belonged to him.
It's equivalent to those people being the tenant farmers of the Shangcai Marquis.
