Chapter 30 County Magistrate

Today's candidates focus on tomb scriptures and ignore current affairs, so the Jinshi articles are often pragmatic, and the practical content is actually very pitiful.

When the time comes, I will use my skills in writing essays for civil servant examinations, and then combine them with actual quotations from scriptures to translate them into ancient texts. Hahaha, this will be called "Six Classics Notes to Me". I am still somewhat sure that I will be able to catch Xianggong's discernment.

If that doesn't work, you can still make a few inventions first, get a job, and then take the manufacturing route, which tests practicality and is your strengths.

Even if a virtuous man cannot get his honest words and advice, there is still great hope for his talent, knowledge and ability.

However, the requirements for daily accumulation are too high in the preparation course, and the examination content is also much more. Well, if you can't do it, then you can't do it.

After Mrs. Cheng encouraged this energy in her heart, Su You suddenly felt that the so-called examination room was not so scary anymore.

After thinking about it, I raised my head and realized that it was getting late.

Mrs. Cheng did not disturb him, but just watched with a smile. It was not until Su You's soul returned to its original place that she sent him home to rest.

When he got up the next morning, Shi Dongxiu came to the door. Today he was going to take Su You to the Yamen to sign a contract.

Porcelain rooster is still a porcelain rooster. Come here early to prepare for breakfast with the richest man.

While eating, Su You saw Shi Dongxiu's eyes turning dark, and couldn't help but feel concerned: "Uncle Shi, did you not get a good rest last night?"

Shi Dongxiu's face was full of excitement: "My dear nephew, I was looking at the jade porcelain plate under the lamp last night. When the plate was close to the light, I could see a circle of light through the plate!"

Su You couldn't help but secretly laugh: "You can't see the jade under the lamp. Shibo, didn't you light the lamp and look at it all night? Are you willing to give up the lamp oil?"

The expression on Shi Dongxiu's face was stagnant, as if he had just thought of this problem. After thinking about it, he waved his hand: "Today is a good day. I've seen it. It's a good day to trade and spend money. Let's just splurge."

Cheng Wenying sneered: "That is, buying a mountainous land with barely any hair for more than 100 guan, turned it into a porcelain clay industry of 300 acres in a blink of an eye, with a price of 700 guan, and two broken kilns at a discount of 70% of the shares. This is great

I’m so happy about the deal that I can’t even sleep!”

Shi Dongxiu blushed and couldn't help but retort: ​​"Your porcelain plate and porcelain seal, aren't you taking advantage of your nephew?"

After speaking, he pointed to the five-color overprint of Guanyin on the wall: "How much should I pay for this craft?"

Cheng Wenying said with a smile: "A villain's heart is as good as a gentleman's. This year's official winery will be purchased. I plan to buy it for my nephew. From now on, all the winery's output will belong to him!"

Shi Dongxiu disagreed: "How do you expect to make money from that wine shop? Now I drink Qionglai wine from Yizhou..."

Seeing that the two old men were about to quarrel, Su You hurriedly interrupted: "There are many follow-up affairs in the Ci Kiln, and money is needed everywhere. Shi Shibo should account for 70%. It is appropriate."

Shi Dongxiu said proudly: "Did you hear that, my nephew said so...wait, why do you still need to spend money?"

Su You smiled and said: "Be prepared for a rainy day. The naturally weathered Guanyin clay will soon be used up. Porcelain stone needs to be mined, crushed, ground, impurities removed, and accumulated to meet the standards for use."

Shi Dongxiu was shocked: "How much labor will it cost?!"

Su You asked strangely: "Why do we need a lot of labor? Isn't it good to use machinery?"

Shi Dongxiu said: "My dear nephew, if you want to turn fossils into mud, what kind of machinery can do it?"

Su You said: "Of course it can't completely replace labor, but Shibo can rest assured that it can always replace a lot. We first use ready-made clay to make porcelain to facilitate the operation, and we will do what we can, so that Shibo will not suffer losses.

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Shi Dongxiu then put his heart back in his stomach: "That's what makes it so."

After dinner, Cheng Wenying was worried about Su You, so the three of them went to the county government office together.

The Song Dynasty was a quasi-commercial society, which can be seen from the establishment of contracts.

First of all, the contract is a unified official format, printed and controlled by the government, and stamped with the official seal to show its authority.

The contract must also state the person who made the contract, the subject matter, value, location, land grade, boundary, origin, reason for the contract, taxes, neighbors, transaction amount, guarantor, liability for breach of contract...all kinds of details.

Before signing a contract, you need to buy a fixed-price bond, which is similar to an official application form plus a draft. After filling it out, submit it to the county government for review for three days. If it passes the review, you can then buy a copy of the official contract.

A total of four copies need to be purchased. After filling them out, the two copies of the contract will be held by the contract holders respectively. The remaining one will be filed at the county government office and the other will be filed at the Commercial and Taxation Institute. The procedures are complicated and comprehensive.

This is a compulsory measure. If the deed is established without an official deed, does not follow the format, and is not included in the archives, but violates one of the following conditions, it will be deemed to have no legal effect.

In order to prevent county officials from overprinting contracts and embezzling deed taxes, the right to print contracts was returned to the state government. The printing rights of the contracts were also used as batch numbers, and they were printed in batches on a monthly basis and distributed according to the contract usage budget of each county. This was no less stringent than

VAT invoice for later generations.

Similarly, private use of white deeds is intended to evade taxes, which is an illegal and criminal act that encourages reporting and imposing penalties.

The arrival of the two family heads alarmed the county magistrate.

The county magistrate's surname is Song, and he was admitted to Jinshi in his forties. After ten years of hard work as the magistrate of Meishan, he has long lost his enterprising spirit and prefers peace and quiet. In addition, Meishan is also a Fukuo County, so he is relaxed and in a state of semi-retirement.

Cheng Wenying's official identity is Dali Temple Cheng, the fifth rank. Although it is an honorary title, it is much higher than the seventh rank of the magistrate of Song Dynasty. In addition, most local affairs are taken care of by the Jiangqing family, so the county magistrate pays special respect to Cheng Wenying.

With far-sightedness, he handed over his hand and said: "Oh, you two old wise men, how dare I bother you two to come in person? If you have something to do, I will post it and Lao Song will come to the house in person to listen to his teachings."

After he finished speaking, he added: "The Cheng and Shi families opened a charity shed at the wharf to help the orphans and poor as well as traveling merchants, porters and boatmen. They are really kind-hearted. Once the news spread, the prefecture and county were all greatly honored."

Cheng Wenying smiled and said: "It was the boy behind me who initiated this matter. Su You came to see Song Shibo."

Su You obediently came up to greet him and was polite again.

After talking about other things, Shi Dongxiu got down to business.

When these two people came forward, special matters were handled. A few people sat in the back hall of the government office to chat and laugh, and the tax supervisor and the county magistrate ran several times, and the porcelain workshop matter was handled properly.

Then Cheng Wenying inquired about the official wine shop's purchase.

Magistrate Song held up his hands and said, "I can't hide the wine shop's affairs from the two of you. This year, the principal fee imposed by the superiors is 500 guan. I'm having a headache because of this matter."

Cheng Wenying said: "With five hundred guan a year, according to common sense, this winery should make a lot of money."

Song Zhixian smiled bitterly and said: "What the wise man said is very true. According to common sense, it is true, but sometimes things don't follow common sense..."

The county magistrate helped: "Speaking of common sense and special cases, this tax change in the Sichuan Gorge is actually an example."

"At the beginning of the invasion of Shu, the army invaded and committed atrocities, and officials were corrupt and rebellious. Therefore, there were rebellions by Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun before, and then there were rebellions by Liu Yu and Wang Jun."

"Until Lu Yuqing left to guard Chengdu, Taizu issued an edict: 'The people of Shu will not forget Meng Chang. If you are an official in Chengdu, it would be appropriate to tax all food and drink items that Chang has asked for.' Yu Qing followed the imperial edict to eliminate them, and the people of Shu began to

Gladly."

"Because of Taizu's edict, the land of Shu has since settled down. When the Song Dynasty implemented the law of questioning wine everywhere, I was the only one who did not do it. Therefore, there is a saying that 'Western Shu does not question wine, and Hebei does not question salt'. This is not just the case.

Wine, salt, and tea are also included in this category."

Cheng Wenying also sighed and said: "In fact, Shao Yugong saw it very clearly: 'The Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War is not the fault of Shu, nor the fault of Sui, but the crime of cowardice in the official government and the corruption of the economic system. The edict was not issued.

, the king did not succeed, so the three thieves took advantage of each other and caused chaos among themselves, which would be the crime of a traitorous minister.' It can be described as heartbreaking and heartbreaking."

The county magistrate also sighed and said: "Because of this, at the beginning of the founding of the country, the people of Shu were 'interested in reading but not official.' They were incompatible with the imperial court. Shao Yugong's poem said: 'Those who are covered with silk robes are not silkworm farmers.' There should be some thorns."

This heart is not in one place."

Cheng Wenying said with a smile: "Hasn't it eased in recent years? The two talented people in my family have left the examination room and started to manage politics and serve the people."

The magistrate of the Song Dynasty cupped his hands and said, "My subordinates admire Mr. Cheng's academic skills."

After saying that, he said with a grimace: "Back to the wine steward, our Meizhou is a waterway hub in the middle of Sichuan, where merchants from all over the world gather. Alas, it would be better if we don't study it specifically. After we study it, the local winery will be transferred by Jiayi.

The wine coming here is so crowded that it’s hard to move even an inch.”

Cheng Wenying asked: "Why is this? Since it is specifically discussed and implemented, then wine from other states cannot be imported?"

The county magistrate of Song Dynasty said: "This is true. The three states of Keyi, Mei, and Jia are on the same river. Meizhou is only a hundred and sixty miles away from both ends. It only takes one day and night to travel with smooth winds and smooth water."

"The quality of their wine is good, and we are familiar with each other in the past. After careful consideration, the prefects upstream and downstream turned a blind eye to the export of wine under their jurisdiction, and only made it difficult for me in the middle of the journey to Meizhou."

"I complained to the Transportation Department several times, but there was still no news. They came by official ship, and Pin Yi was higher than the prefect. What can I do to them as a mere county magistrate? It's almost the end of the year, and the winery still has the money to pay for it.
Chapter completed!