Chapter One Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy Two: Take the initiative to meet
You know, when taxes were paid before, they didn't need to prepare 40% to 50% more food this time?
Otherwise, during the pouring and kicking process, they would have to pour the grain into a hill-like tip every time and wait for the grain collection officials to kick it violently with their feet. Moreover, it would not be complete even if they kicked it several times.
It depends on the official's mood.
If the official is in a good mood, he can give up the kick after one kick. If the official is in a bad mood, he can kick him three, four, five, six, seven or eight times.
And every time, the people need to pour the grain out of the small tip.
In this way, if you don't prepare more grain, it will be impossible to complete the tax payment. If you cannot complete the tax payment, you will either have to go back to transport the grain again, or you will have to ask someone to buy it in the county.
Now it has become a matter of collecting treasure banknotes. Originally, the people thought that the tax department would charge more, so they all prepared 50% more treasure banknotes. However, they did not expect that the tax department would not even charge a penny more than they should.
How much is what, and there is no such thing as a damn thing, so how can this not make them overjoyed?
"My lord, do you really only need to pay eight hundred and twelve guan and four hundred and ninety-seven yuan?"
The tax collector glanced at the yellow book again, looked up at the person, and said, "Yes, is there any problem?"
"No, no!" The man waved his hands repeatedly.
When the taxman saw this, he stretched out his hand and gestured to the left, "Then go and pay the tax. I will give you a tax payment certificate after that."
"Yes, yes, thank you, thank you!" the grain manager quickly said with a smile, and led the people behind him towards the next taxman.
The grain chief took off the bag on his shoulder and opened it, uncovering the layers of cloth. Several piles of bundled treasure banknotes were revealed. Under the gaze of the people around him, the grain chief folded the treasure banknotes into stacks.
He counted it again. Then he handed the treasure banknotes to the people in front of him and said, "Come and count it again."
Several people took the banknotes and counted them carefully one by one.
"We have one hundred strings here"
"Same here~"
"Same~"
After confirming that the treasure banknotes were accurate, the grain director took back everyone's treasure banknotes, took out some copper coins to make up the amount and handed it to the taxman, saying, "Please take a look!"
The taxman nodded, took the treasure notes and copper coins, and began to count them. In fact, when they were counting just now, the taxman had already counted them silently in his mind, and the number was correct.
But just in case, the tax collector had to count them again. The tax collector counted them very quickly, and the count was completed in just a moment.
He nodded and said loudly, "Eight hundred and twelve strings and four hundred and ninety-seven articles, the count is correct! The taxes of the six villages in Zhongli for the first year of Xiaokang have been paid!"<
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What the tax collector said was not only for the ears of the grain chief and the people, but also for the next tax collector.
As for the many treasures left in the grain chief's bag, the tax collector didn't even take a look.
This surprised the grain chief and the people. The grain chief quickly tied the baggage back up and bowed quickly, "Thank you, sir."
The taxman stretched out his hand and said, "After you go over there and get the tax payment certificate, you can leave."
After the taxman finished speaking, he handed all the treasure notes and copper coins to the taxman next to him. The person took out a special box, put the treasure notes and copper coins in it, covered the lid and affixed a seal, and wrote this
Where is the tax paid? In this way, each amount of money has a clear origin. Even if there is a problem, it can be traced directly to the bottom. This eliminates general grouping. If there are errors or omissions, it is difficult to verify.
Disadvantages.
The vouchers were specially printed by Handu after asking Zhu Biao for instructions from the banknote raising department to use the paper used to make Shibo Securities. Each one has a specific number. And each one is in duplicate and can be obtained from
Tear open in the middle.
After the taxman wrote down the six villages in Zhongli and the amount of tax paid on the voucher, he stamped the taxation department's seal directly in the middle of the voucher. Then the taxman used a knife to cut the voucher along the center line and cut out the part.
Pass it to the grain manager. The cutting marks and the separated seals form a natural secret that can prevent others from forging it.
The grain manager hesitantly stretched out his hand and asked subconsciously, "Is this, is the tax paid?"
"The tax is paid, take it." The taxman smiled at the grain manager.
The grain manager immediately smiled and said with some embarrassment, "This is different from the previous ones. The ones I gave before were all tax payment documents."
The tax collector could only patiently explain, "The documents can be forged, but this voucher cannot be forged."
"Oh? Really?" The grain manager took it carefully.
The taxman pointed at the voucher with a smile and said, "This is like a treasure banknote, it can be immersed in water. And after you pay the tax, I will keep it here. Whether it is true or false, you only need to take it to the tax collection department to compare it, and you will know clearly."
However, there is only one of these things. If it falls, no one can replace it for you, but you must keep it."
"Yes, yes, thank you sir, we will definitely take good care of you." The grain manager immediately smiled and bowed to express his thanks.
The five tax collectors are like machines on an assembly line. Each person is only responsible for one of the tasks, but the efficiency is much higher than five people doing it separately.
In just half a day, the number of people queuing up has been reduced by more than half. Looking at the current situation, we will definitely be able to pay taxes for all people today.
Just after the Taxation Department was collecting taxes in full swing, the people sent by the county government to see the Taxation Department’s jokes were immediately shocked!
He thought that the scene where the tax collector collected taxes would be like the ones he had participated in before. Wooden carts were piled up and down, grains were piled up, and the government officials were heavily guarded. The people were terrified, and the officials lifted their robes and were ready to kick them at any time.
.The entire tax collection place was as noisy as a lantern festival.
But what he saw was that there were no wooden carts, no mountains of grain, and no raindrops. There were only people lined up in a line and a long case with five tax collectors.
Just this, can we collect the entire county’s taxes?
At first the yamen official didn't believe it, but when he saw people walking out of the gate of the Taxation Department with smiles on their faces one after another, he knew that the Taxation Department could really collect taxes.
"No! We must report the situation here to the county magistrate immediately!" The yamen servant couldn't care less about reading any more and hurriedly trotted towards the county yamen.
The Taxation Department is only one street away from the county government office. The government officials ran through an intersection and turned right.
"My lord, my lord!" As soon as he ran to the door of the court, before even stepping in, the Yamen servant shouted breathlessly.
The county magistrate was sitting on the main seat, drinking hot tea for a limited time. When he saw the government servant staggering in, he asked with a smile, "What? Are the people at the Taxation Department making a fuss?"
The yamen servant shook his head repeatedly and gasped, "No, the Taxation Department has really raised taxes!"
"Collect" The smile on the county magistrate's face suddenly froze, he stood up suddenly, and asked sternly, "What did you say? They raised the tax? What on earth is going on!"
"Sir, sir, you don't know. It's really easy to collect treasure money. It's too easy." The yamen servant looked shocked and said with a dry mouth.
When the county magistrate saw this, he immediately handed the tea in his hand to the Yamen servant. "Take your breath and explain it carefully."
When the yamen servant saw the tea, he picked it up and drank it without dissatisfaction. Then he said, "Sir, it's really easy to collect treasure money. People don't have to spend a lot of effort to transport food here. They only need to carry a baggage."
, just bring the treasure money."
The yamen officer carefully told the county magistrate everything he saw.
The more the county magistrate listened, the uglier his face became.
Suddenly, he thought of something, and his face couldn't help but become anxious. He quickly shouted, "Quick, go and find the head catcher."
"Yes." The officer immediately said goodbye in a hurry and ran out to find the head catcher.
Today, everyone in the county government is ready to watch the tax collection department's show. The arrest is already in the county government.
After a short while, the head catcher came to the county magistrate.
"What are your orders, sir?"
The county magistrate raised his hand and pointed at the arrester, and said tremblingly, "Go and get all the government officials. Let's go to the tax collection department now."
The catcher was confused for a moment, then leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Sir, didn't you say you won't help the tax collection department?"
"What do you know? If you don't go, we may not even be able to drink the soup. Stop talking and go!" The county magistrate was extremely anxious.
The catcher was stunned for a moment in confusion, but still obeyed the county magistrate's order and immediately replied, "Yes."
After explaining the arrest, the county magistrate shouted again, "Here comes, prepare the sedan chair, I am going to the tax collection department."
The Taxation Department is collecting taxes in an orderly manner.
Zhou Fuzheng moved a chair and sat at the door of the court, watching the tax collectors in the courtyard collecting taxes.
Suddenly, a burst of chaotic footsteps came from the street outside. Immediately afterwards, a group of government servants rushed in neatly, spread out along the eaves on both sides, and tightly surrounded all the common people and tax collectors.
Just when the people were panicking, a hearty laugh burst through the door.
"Oh, Mr. Zhou, I am late, will you not be surprised?"
Zhou Fu was sitting on a chair and saw the county magistrate walking in with a smile. He couldn't continue sitting, so he stood up, glanced at the government officials on both sides, and asked with a smile, "What do you mean, sir?"
The county magistrate immediately laughed and explained, "Master Zhou has such a big tax collection today. I have the responsibility to help you, so how can I not come? With them guarding you, Master Zhou, you can rest assured that no one will dare to cause trouble."
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Zhou Fu squinted his eyes and smiled, thinking that even if I didn't have these wine bags and rice bags like yours, I wouldn't be afraid of anyone making trouble.
But on the surface, Zhou Fu laughed and responded, "If you are serious, then Zhou Fu will be ashamed."
"It should, it should." The county magistrate nodded with a smile. Originally, he thought that if he treated Zhou Fu like that, Zhou Fu would also embarrass him, or at least make him lose some face. But he did not expect Zhou Fu
Fu was so easy to talk to and had no intention of embarrassing him at all. This made the county magistrate feel a little better, and most of his hostility towards Zhou Fu dissipated.