Capítulo 774: Chapter 337: Strategic Adjustment_3

Fortunately, many Aristocratic Families in Hanzhong County had more or less concealed their population.

Therefore, after the start of spring next year, the prefect would begin the population census.

By then, the displaced people who fled due to the war would also have returned.

By finding out the concealed population, the headcount of Hanzhong County might increase by tens of thousands, and the tax revenue would also increase."

Compared to the newly established Chu State, countries like Zhou, Ning, and Liang have powerful Aristocratic Families everywhere. These high-ranking families intermarry and entangle with each other, weaving a web of mutual interests.

In this network, although the imperial power is strong, it cannot determine everything.

Even the imperial power itself is part of this network of rights and relationships.