331: Spring Ploughing Sacrifice【Seeking Monthly Ticket】
Although this world is a bit chaotic, it is still very simple to a certain extent. After all, they have never thought of such an outrageous "reasonable tax avoidance" method! Merchants also know that the law is imperfect and there are many ways to take advantage of loopholes.
But their method is to repeatedly jump across the baseline.
If those in power are unhappy, they can be harassed at any time.
Looking back at the method proposed by Shen Tang...
To be honest, Wu Xian's blood pressure would skyrocket after hearing that! You must know that the various tax items currently are basically one is one, two is two, listed clearly in one column and one row, and you can pay taxes accordingly! Not to mention Xu Understand such traditional businessmen.
He looked at her almost as if he didn't recognize Shen Tang at all, and after a long while he opened his mouth and uttered a sentence: "This, this... if I do this, my lord will be furious..."
Xu Jie had never seen Wu Xian lose his temper and jump out of control. But he had a hunch that if he did this, he might be lucky enough to see it.
Shen Tang just laughed: "Why is he angry?"
Xu Jie fell silent.
Shen Jun actually had the nerve to ask Wu Xian why he was angry?
Then Shen Tang said shamelessly: "He shouldn't be angry, he should be grateful to us. Tell me, which of the methods I listed above can't be used? Take 'distribution', the customer spends it The money was used to buy other goods, and I only spent one tael on wine. If I had to pay the wine tax, I also had to pay one tael. Did we evade tax? No, we paid the wine tax honestly."
"The blind box lottery is also the same." Shen Tang carefully broke the thing into pieces and forced it into Xu Jie's little head. "Are the customers paying for wine? No, they are buying lottery qualifications and games! Wine! They are prizes for customers to play games! Which laws currently impose taxes on free prizes?”
Xu Jie said with difficulty: "No..."
Shen Tang emotionally slapped his vest.
"That's right! Since they couldn't find anything unreasonable about us after searching through the laws, then we are reasonable! Since it is reasonable, it is allowed! Since it is allowed, it can be done. of!"
Xu Jie's eyes became speechless - he suspected that Jun Shen had been replaced by a civet cat for the prince! How could these words come from the mouth of Jun Shen, who is sincere, enthusiastic, kind and kind?
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
"Annotations."
There was still a smile on Shen Tang's lips.
But the sound of "wenzhi" made his spine tingle slightly.
It felt like Wu Xian was stabbed by several brothers, and he could not wait to hear the cold tone when he killed his limbs. It was also at that time that he saw the cruelty in Wu Xian! However, this feeling was fleeting, so fast It makes people think it is an illusion.
Shen Tang asked: "There must be one of them available, right?"
There is a bit of "coercion" in this statement.
Just like Wu Xian's previous "threat" to Shen Tang.
She forced Xu Jie to "reasonably avoid taxes"!
"Of course." Xu Jie felt uncomfortable under the pressure and reluctantly smiled, "Xu just learned today what it means to listen to your words is better than ten years of reading. I think Mr. Shen is quite talented in the businessman's way. If he concentrates on business, In the future, he will definitely be the richest man in the world!"
Shen Tang said, "Merchant? That's not possible."
"Why? Doesn't Mr. Shen like merchants too?"
Shen Tang shook his head and said bluntly: "Never before, merchants also have their own meaning of existence. But I may not have heard of a slang term in the article - If you are to store grain but not to store guns, your home is a granary; if you are to store guns but not to store grain, everything is a granary . Merchants have money but do not have the matching force to support them. They are not engaged in production but have the ability to collect all the money. Sooner or later, they will become grain reserves in the eyes of jackals, tigers and leopards."
She patted the stiff-faced Xu Jie on the shoulder.
"It's better for others to have it than for me to have it!"
Why do you have to choose one or the other?
Adults, want them all!
After scaring Xu Jie, Shen Tang's inner anger was relieved by three points, but there were still seven points left that she needed to digest alone.
From a distance, Gu Chi heard Shen Tang's voice as if he had eaten firecrackers, cursing and cursing, and eleven out of ten words were greetings to Wu Xian and Xu Jie, the pair of ministers. Chu Yao, who was coming with him, stopped and looked confused. He said: "Why don't you go in to watch the tide?"
Gu Chi smiled bitterly.
He stretched out his head with a knife, and retracted his head with a knife. Just when he was hesitating whether to go in, he heard a "come in" sound coming from inside the house.
The two looked at each other and stepped in at the same time.
There was still anger left on Shen Tang's face.
"Why is my lord angry?" Chu Yao bent down and tidied up the books on the low table that Shen Tang had overturned, "Because of Xu Jie?"
They also received news that Xu Jie was here.
"You will know after you take a look." Shen Tang handed the two volumes of account books sent by Xu Jie to the two of them. They read them ten lines at a time, and then exchanged information with each other, with a flash of confusion in their eyes.
Shen Tang wished he could overturn the low table in front of him as if it were Xu Jie, and said angrily: "Guess what he said?"
Chu Yao asked gently: "What?"
"The seedlings are all good seedlings."
Chu Yao's Chinese translation: "It's just a little expensive?"
“Although the farm tools are not brand new, they are better because they are cheaper!”
Chu Yao smiled and said: "It is probably an old thing that has been used in previous years. It is not so bad that it cannot be used, but it probably won't last long."
Shen Tang became even angrier when he heard this, and gritted his teeth: "The farm cattle are all old cattle who have served for many years and have rich experience!"
Chu Yao and Gu Chi looked at each other.
Gained a better understanding of the treachery of merchants.
"Is that an old cow that has passed its prime?"
Shen Tang slapped the low table and made a clanging sound.
"Do they, Wu Zhaode and Xu Wenzhu, think our place is a garbage recycling station? A swill bucket for swill disposal? They spent more than 2,300 taels on these wretched things, and we stole the change! It's too much to bully others! It's true. This is too much!"
Chu Yao and I could only persuade Shen Tang with your words. They were mentally prepared for Wu Zhaode and Wu Zhaode's saucy operations - how could Wu Zhaode just watch his own 10,000 taels of silver flow into Shen Tang's hands? It would be impossible if he didn't do something. possible.
My lord has suffered a loss that he doesn't understand.
Shen Tang twitched the corner of his mouth, sneered, and said loudly: "But I also sent the first army back. If you tricked me once, can you trick me again and again? If you don't completely separate Wu Zhaode and Xu Wenzhu, I, Shen Youli, will be the three Just write the words backwards!"
I feel like saying such harsh words is not enough.
"It's the puppy who can't do what he says he can do!"
Chu Yao: "..."
Gu Chi: "..."
In fact, they also admire Wu Xian and Xu Jie, they are actually capable of defeating Shen Tang to such an extent!
Really amazing!
Shen Tang fanned himself with a hand made of a fan.
The brain calmed down and sanity returned.
"Is there something wrong with Wu Hui and Wang Chao Lai?"
The grass-roots team with "poor" and "007" as its corporate culture began to engage in crazy involution under the leadership of the boss Shen Tang. Shen Tang generally would not see these two unless there was something special.
Chu Yao explained: "Sacrifice for spring plowing."
"Spring Plowing Sacrifice?"
The river blooms in February and the spring warms in March.
After this snow ends, the weather will get warmer day by day.
In order to pray for a good harvest in the new year, before the start of spring plowing, there will be an activity to worship the spring god Jumang, which is intended to bring good luck. Chu Yao and others are not much interested in this kind of activity, but ordinary people cannot believe that without sacrifices, there will be less What.
If a famine occurs during this year, it will easily be blamed by the common people for reasons such as "disrespect of the Spring God, which will make the Spring God angry", and it can easily be taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives. If the people's hearts are in turmoil, chaos will arise.
"If that's the case, then let's do it."
A formality would save trouble, and she was happy with it.
However, Shen Tang didn't expect that she would be involved here.
Before the spring plowing ceremony begins, a respected local elder will read aloud an article written in advance to worship the Spring God. He may also read or sing a poem related to farming. The article will then be burned and conveyed to the Spring God in the sky.
After that comes the “performance” part.
The oxen were ordered to plow the fields, and the wooden plows were used to cut the land.
The commissary then scatters grain seeds.
Others followed behind, handling farm tools.
A group of people enthusiastically showed off the farming scene in the fields. Afterwards, animals were sacrificed to the God of Spring. The chief of society led everyone to burn incense and pray. After everything was over, the common people who participated in the event were able to share some of the animal meat after the sacrifice.
Even this "dividing livestock meat" is very particular.
Whose family is rich, who is poor, whose family has more fields, who has less fields, who has higher seniority, who has greater fame... The sizes and parts of the meat that can be divided are different. The small "meat sharing" is full of human feelings and sophistication. Woolen cloth……
Shen Tang: "...I have to do the same?"
It’s a complete nightmare for sociophobic people!
Chu Yao shook his head: "Yes and no."
The procedures he mentioned are generally carried out on a village or clan basis. Shen Tang is the county guard, and the spring plowing and sacrificial procedures are similar. You can divide the meat as you like.
Anyway, he wouldn't have any problem with other people.
Shen Tang: "..."
They handed over another brochure.
It records the distribution of farmland, farm tools, cattle, and seedlings. Because the project of re-registering the people of Fugu City has been completed, this did not take much time.
Xu Jie and Wu Xian made a fuss about oxen and farm tools, but the impact was not big. Anyway, they didn't use oxen to plow the land, but Zhao Feng was a little tired - hehe, after all, they are not brave warriors of their own, so they don't use it. Feeling distressed!
As for growing seedlings and grain, the quantity is abundant.
Solved an urgent need.
Shen Tang read the entire booklet word for word and sentence for sentence.
Take a long breath of relief.
This is the only good news today.
Shen Tang pointed to the record of the wooden plow, a farm tool, and said, "Go back and find two carpenters. There is a lot to be done with the wooden plow."
Today's wooden plows are all straight-shaft wooden plows.
It is bulky, difficult to rotate, and has low farming efficiency.
Shen Tang can't always rely on Wu Dan warriors to plow the land. After all, Wu Dan warriors' home field will be on the battlefield for a long time in the future, not farmland. Improving the wooden plow is the way to go.
Chu Yao and Chu Yao didn't ask anything, they just said "wei".
Although their protagonist is young and often talkative, she is absolutely reliable when she should be reliable. In other words, cynicism is just a mask for her to hide her true face.
Shen Tang rubbed his sore eyebrows.
After thinking about it for a while, I still can't think of anything missing.
He said, "That's it for now."
The ice and snow melt, and spring plowing begins.
Shen Tang has been doing homework these days. After all, it is the first time to host a spring plowing ceremony. The process must be familiar. Xu Jie left five days before the start of spring plowing. After all, there is the same custom in Tianhai. As an important member of Wu Xian's account, Be present.
Shen Tang secretly shrugged and didn't force him to stay.
I just reminded him of "reasonable tax avoidance" on the day of farewell.
Xu Jie smiled reluctantly and left with fifty jars of "last year's limited edition" spiritual wine - if he hadn't stopped it, Shen Tang would have wanted to encourage him to set a limited edition year, package it and kill the big fat sheep.
Xu Jie: "..."
It's not necessary.
One "reasonable tax avoidance" is enough to make the lord angry.
On the day of spring plowing, the sky was sunny and the breeze was gentle.
Everything went well during the ceremony——
How big (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
A bad start!
"Qi Yuanliang! Look at the good things your cat has done!"
Shen Tang didn't expect that the cheat sheet he made would be ruined by Su Shang's urine. Su Shang, who already had the size of an adult beautiful cat, saw that the situation was not good, so he exerted all his strength and rushed towards his shit shoveling officer. He meowed. She barks softly, in a coquettish and tactful tone.
As a little beauty with a literary scholar as a shit shoveling officer, she has been very active in the past few months. She is obviously a little female cat, but she has a round face. A pair of round eyes are so round that it makes people's hearts tremble. ,who can refuse it?
At least praying for kindness cannot!
"Lord, what is this?"
Shen Tang held his nose with one hand and twirled a corner of the cheat sheet with his fingers on the other hand: "Look at the good things it did! This is a memorial that I specially prepared, and I almost went bald for it!"
Unfortunately, there is no network disk backup yet!
Qishan frowned and looked at Sushang Maomao, who was coquettishly and stroking her breasts in his arms, with an innocent look on his face: "Master, do you still remember?"
"Will you remember what you wrote every day?"
Pray for kindness and uprightness: "Yes."
"But I won't!"
Too bad!
It’s too late to write another article now.
Shen Tang had no choice but to search for suitable articles.
Qi Shan knew a lot, but each article was obscure and lengthy. In addition, the time was approaching, Shen Tang was anxious and couldn't remember it down. In the end, he had to break the jar.
"Forget it, let's just improvise."
It's hard to make a long one, but she can do a short one.
Shen Tang hurried over wearing the attire of a county guard.
Almost all the officials in the government office have arrived in order.
Qi Shan, Kang Shi, Chu Yao, Gu Chi, and Gong Shuwu were in the first row behind Shen Tang, followed by senior officials with all qualifications from Fu Guzhi, and then Li Li, Bai Su, Lin Feng, Yu Zi...Zhao Feng should also be in the front row, but after all, he was under Wu Xian's tent. He declined the invitation and gathered his trusted officials in the front row of the crowd to watch the excitement.
Occasionally you can hear the crowd whispering.
If you listen carefully, it all has something to do with Bai Su and Lin Feng.
It turns out that the Spring Plowing Ceremony in Fugu City is a very serious occasion, and women are not allowed to participate, they can only watch.
But Shen Tang allowed it, and it was hard for the officials to stop him.
Because of Shen Tang, the common people did not dare to make any noise in public.
In front of the sacrificial altar.
Shen Tang secretly took a deep breath.
She chose a very familiar poem.
The onlookers held their breaths and heard the beautiful county guard say in a clear voice: "The God of Spring is above, and Shen Youli, the governor of Heyin County in Xiaguan, hereby wishes the people of Fugu a good harvest and good luck in the new year." Plant a grain of millet and harvest ten thousand grains in autumn!"
As for the next sentence, there is no idle land in the world, and farmers are starving to death.
