If the powerful figures in the imperial court are tigers, then landlords and wealthy gentry are leeches directly sucking blood from the common people. Not only did Jin Feng have no good feelings towards them, but neither did Princess Jiu.
The decline of Da Kang to its current state is directly related to the rampant land consolidation by local landlords and wealthy gentry.
When Jin Feng suggested seeking out the landlords to procure grain, Princess Jiu's first thought was forced requisition. Although Jin Feng had no fondness for the landlords, forcibly seizing grain would easily provoke them.
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