Chapter One Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy-Three: Closed Door
Zhou Fu glanced around, stretched out his hand and sighed, "Sir, could you please speak in the inner hall?"
The county magistrate quickly handed over his hand, "Thank you very much, Mr. Zhou, please!"
"Please!" Zhou Fu signaled.
Unexpectedly, the moment Zhou Fu turned around.
The county magistrate said to the left and right, "Xian Cheng, Lord Bo!"
"Your Majesty is here." The two men quickly stood up and bowed to the magistrate.
Zhou Fu turned around in confusion and looked at the county magistrate.
The county magistrate smiled and explained to Zhou Fu, "In the past, the two of them were responsible for collecting taxes in the county every year. Let them watch, so that some mistakes can be avoided."
Zhou Fu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded slightly. Then he signaled to the county magistrate again, "Sir, please!"
The two walked in hand in hand, talking and laughing.
On the other side, the county magistrate and the principal Bo saw the county magistrate leaving and came to collect taxes.
The tax collector glanced at them, but didn't react at all. He didn't even stand up to greet them, and continued to mind their own business.
The two of them were embarrassed for being left out. They thought they were among the best in the county, so how could they be so angry? But the tax collectors were not under the control of the county, and they had no control over the tax collectors. Even if it was theirs
The rank is much higher than that of the tax collector, and there is nothing they can do about it.
The two of them turned around and left in embarrassment, but they did not dare to neglect the county magistrate's order. Since they couldn't do it right away, no matter how embarrassed they were, they had no choice but to wander around here.
Suddenly, the county magistrate saw the amount of tax collected by the tax collector. He stepped forward in shock, pointed at the treasure banknotes handed in with one hand and said, "Isn't this the right amount?"
When the grain manager saw that it was the county magistrate who was speaking, he did not dare to say anything. He could only turn his head to one side and did not dare to speak.
The tax collector was a little angry at the county magistrate's sudden action. He suppressed his anger, looked up at the magistrate, and asked, "What's wrong?"
The county magistrate immediately turned to the tax collector and whispered, "How can we collect taxes without burning money?"
When the grain manager heard this, his expression suddenly turned ugly, but he did not dare to say anything more and could only look at the tax collector quietly.
The taxman frowned and said doubtfully, "What they paid was treasure notes, not silver. What's the point of the expense?"
The county magistrate was immediately stunned and speechless, with an embarrassed look on his face. He thought that the tax collector was just too young and didn't understand the twists and turns. He continued to remind him, "These are the rules of the past."
"Rules?" The tax collector smiled sarcastically, "It was in the past, and it is now. In the past, the tax department didn't care about the rules, but now we have to follow the rules of the tax department. Your Excellency didn't tell us what kind of fire consumption to be levied, so we will
Taxation is based on acres of land."
When the grain manager heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at the tax collector with gratitude.
The county magistrate hit a snag, and his face became extremely ugly, but he had no way to get angry at the tax collector. He could only give the boss a look, and the two left angrily and went to complain to the county magistrate.
The county magistrate was having a lively chat with Zhou Fu. Originally, the county magistrate thought that Zhou Fu was just a rough guy and there would be nothing to say between the two. However, after some conversation, the county magistrate discovered that Zhou Fu was not interested in the Classics and Histories as well as himself.
With their unique insights, the two of them became more and more happy as they talked, feeling as if they had met at such a late age.
When the county magistrate came in, he happened to see the two people laughing. Such a scene made the county magistrate stunned. Then he walked to the magistrate and reported the tax department's failure to charge more for fire consumption.
After hearing this, the county magistrate saw that the county magistrate wanted to say something else, so he quickly waved his hand to stop the magistrate. Then he smiled and said to Zhou Fu, "Master Zhou, according to the tax system of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the county has to share 30%. I don't know.
What do you think, Mr. Zhou?"
When the county magistrate said this, he was also worried. After all, he had deliberately wanted to embarrass Zhou Fu before, but now that he had no way to deal with Zhou Fu, he came to help in a pretentious manner. He thought to himself, if Zhou Fu were replaced by him,
He must be resentful and not easy to talk to.
Zhou Fu immediately smiled after hearing this, and this smile made the county magistrate's heart even more excited.
"Since the Ministry of Household Affairs has regulations, I will naturally follow them."
After hearing Zhou Fu's answer, the county magistrate was not relieved at all. He stared into Zhou Fu's eyes and asked in a deep voice, "Then, when will Mr. Zhou plan to pay the 30% tax to the county government?"
Promising to give is one thing, but what is more important is when to give. If you promise to give, but keep putting it off, it may even be delayed until today next year.
Zhou Fu paused deliberately, making the county magistrate's heart sink.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord. Once the county's taxes are collected and the amounts are counted, I will deliver the 30% of the taxes to you immediately."
"You're welcome, Mr. Zhou, you're welcome!" The county magistrate was so surprised that he almost stood up and quickly extended his hand to signal, "When the time comes, as long as Mr. Zhou informs me, I will send the Yamen over immediately, so there is no need to trouble Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Fu smiled and said, "It's easy to say, sir."
Then Zhou Fu picked up the tea cup and motioned to the county magistrate, "Sir, please have some tea!"
The county magistrate also picked up the cup with a smile on his face, took a sip obediently, and nodded frequently. He held the teacup in one hand.
, holding the lid of the cup with one hand, and praised, "Good tea, really good tea! The wine in my county government office is good, I will put it on the table for the Japanese government, so that I can support Mr. Zhou."
"Your Excellency is so kind, so I would be disrespectful to you?" Zhou Fu said with a meaningful smile.
The two looked at each other and laughed.
After the county magistrate drank the tea and got what he wanted, he said goodbye to Zhou Fu. Before leaving, he deliberately left the boss and the yamen servant behind, euphemistically saying that they were assisting the tax collection department.
I met the county magistrate, got on the carriage and left.
For several days in a row, the Taxation Department was busy collecting taxes. Of course, the yamen and clerks also came to assist the Taxation Department every day.
It has to be said that of course there are people among the common people who steal women and do it for fun. Although some common people cannot hide their land, they hide it from their Dingkou.
If there is no master, the Taxation Department may not be able to detect it. But with the master, such small tricks can be caught on the spot.
After the tax collection was completed, the taxman reported the situation to Zhou Fu.
After Zhou Fu heard this, he couldn't help but nodded. Then he ordered, "Split 30% of the tax and send someone to notify the county government and ask them to come and collect it."
"This" After hearing Zhou Fu's order, the tax collector in front of him suddenly hesitated.
When Zhou Fu saw it, he guessed that the taxman was a little dissatisfied and deliberately asked, "What's wrong?"
The tax collector gritted his teeth and asked, "Sir, they were not willing to help at first and wanted to see our jokes. Now we have taken the initiative to give them 30% of the tax. Isn't it too easy for them?"
Zhou Fu smiled when he heard this and said, "First of all, the county government gets 30%. This is stipulated by the Ministry of Household Affairs. We can only abide by it." "But"
Zhou Fu waved his hand, interrupted the tax collector, and continued, "Secondly, after all, the county magistrate is the official in this county. Although we are not afraid of the county government, there is no need to offend the county government, right? It will be too tense and it will not be good for us."
"Sir, although there are not many of us, we have all fought hard on the battlefield. There is no reason to be afraid of them." The taxman said with some reluctance.
Zhou Fu smiled and said, "You are indeed brave enough to fight and charge. I am sure that if you take down ten government officials, you will not be your opponent, not to mention that you have firearms. But they just made us a little angry."
, and they have not formed a deadly feud with us, so there is no need to go to this step. Let’s just leave it like that. After the inventory is completed, let’s ask the people from the county government to come.”
"Yes." The adults had already said so, and the taxman couldn't say anything else.
Huguang, Jiangxia.
This is the vassal state of Chu King Zhu Zhen
, therefore, in addition to collecting taxes from the people, the Taxation Department also needs to collect taxes from the royal land.
There were no setbacks in the people's taxation, and the government even welcomed the arrival of the tax collection department. There was no way, no matter whose territory there was such a giant Buddha like King Chu, the life of the prefect would not be easy.
Now that we have the Taxation Department, the enemy of our enemy is our friend.
The government office has no reason not to welcome you.
When the tax collector collected all the taxes from the people, no one came to pay the taxes from the Prince of Chu.
Although Zhu Zhen agreed to the emperor, and he did go ahead with the order, the people below were very unconvinced by this. They thought that the Prince of Chu's Mansion had always said the same thing in Jiangxia. When would anyone dare to collect taxes from them?
On your head?
If you don’t pay, you will definitely not pay. Let’s see what the tax department can do to them!
Zhu Zhen had an ambiguous attitude towards this. Anyway, he obeyed the emperor's order and asked the people below to pay taxes in a good manner. But if the people below did something that went against his orders behind his back, that would be the fault of the people below.
What does the person's fault have to do with him, the King of Chu? It's amazing. When he finds out about it, he will just give a few words of reprimand.
Seeing that the Prince of Chu's Mansion had not come to pay taxes, Jiangxia Taxation Commissioner Ye Fu didn't want to wait any longer. He stood up suddenly and shouted, "Here comes someone!"
A tax collector immediately walked in, raised his hands and said, "Sir, what are your orders?"
Ye Fu asked in a deep voice, "Did the Prince of Chu still not come to pay the tax?"
"No." The taxman shook his head with a low expression.
"Did you send me my greeting card?" Ye Fu continued to ask.
"It has been sent, but it has just disappeared. There is no news at all." The taxman replied.
Ye Fu pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go, prepare the sedan, I'm going to the Prince of Chu's Mansion."
"Yes." The taxman quickly turned around and went out to prepare the sedan.
After he was ready, Ye Fu quickly boarded the sedan, sat in, and headed towards the Chu Palace.
Arriving at the gate of Prince Chu's Mansion, before Ye Fu could get off the sedan, he was given a warning by the guards of Prince Chu's Mansion.
"Stop, who are you? Do you know where this place is? This is the palace of Prince Chu. How dare you get off your sedan chair here? Do you want to die?"
Ye Fu's face darkened, he opened the curtain and walked out. He raised his head and straightened his chest, facing the guard, and said in a deep voice, "I, the tax collector, have promoted Ye Fu, and I have something to ask the King of Chu. Please let me know."
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