After dinner, Yuan Wei discussed matters with Xiao Yuan.
The main issue was that the population in the Southern Yi area had recently increased dramatically.
People from some locales close to the Southern Yi area couldn't survive and fled here, making refugee resettlement a significant problem for the government.
There were also matters concerning the Capital.
In the Capital, Emperor Jingqing stirred up trouble again.
He wanted to build a garden for Noble Princess Consort Li, but the national treasury lacked enough silver, so they wanted to levy taxes all over Jiangnan.
Normally, the springtime after the new year is a period of scarcity, and the common people's lives were already difficult. The court imposing heavy taxes now was unbearable.
The key problem was that although the court stipulated a tax amount, local areas would craft reasons to levy all sorts of miscellaneous taxes, causing the populace extreme suffering.
