Zhao Hua went out in a hurry. Zhou Ruyu asked Su Hao from the side: "Sir, why did you give him all your cards? He and Zeng Fengxian were wearing the same pair of pants. Will this move, sir, alert the enemy?"
Before Su Hao could answer, Deng Kui snorted coldly and said, "Zhou Juren, you are overly concerned. Su Qianhu just wants to scare a snake. What can happen to a little grass snake like Zeng Fengxian even if he is shocked?"
"I'm mainly afraid that he will jump over the wall in a hurry, just in case..." When Zhou Ruyuan said this, he also felt that it was a bit of a fuss. But didn't he? Deng Kui brought 200 people to the survey camp. Zeng Fengxian could jump over the wall even if he jumped over the wall in a hurry.
Where to go? Can he still gather his servants and officers and soldiers to start a war?
Su Hao said: "I was entrusted by the prefect of Han to solve the problem of powerful land occupation. I don't want to cause any bigger disputes. If Zeng Fengxian had known me, he should have returned Hu Lin's eight acres of land first and then paid some additional taxes.
Yin, lighten the burden on other farmers. If he can do this, why should I let him go? With this example in front of me, it will be easy to deal with other people's cases later. I believe no one will dare to bomb again.
prick."
"If he pays taxes, will he be let go?" Deng Kui looked at Su Hao dissatisfied and asked.
Su Hao said: "We can't handle the injustices in this world. Magistrate Han has just arrived, and if there is too much trouble, it will be detrimental to him. We can keep this account in mind until the time is right in the future.
It’s never too late.”
"Then what if Zeng Fengxian disobeys and wants to fight us hard?" Deng Kui asked again.
Su Hao smiled and said: "Then you, Old Deng, need to take action. As long as he dares to hurt a hair of one of our brothers in the survey camp, it will be an attack on the officers and soldiers, which is a crime of rebellion. Don't you know what to do?
"
"Hey, my old Mrs. Deng knows what to do." Deng Kui laughed sinisterly, and Zhou Ru, who was beside him, was so laughed that he had goosebumps all over his body.
Let's talk about Zhao Hua. After leaving the inn door, Zeng Gui came out from the darkness and asked anxiously: "Zhao Yamen, how is the situation?"
Zhao Huadao: "What else can I do? Your husband actually has 3,472 acres of land, but he only reported 1,500 acres when he paid for the grain. I already have these figures in hand."
"Ah?" Zeng Gui was dumbfounded. For the Hu Lin family's 8 acres of land, he actually got into such trouble. This was something he never expected.
"Nana, what should we do, Yamen Zhao?" Zeng Gui asked.
"I don't know about this either. Let's go report it to Yuan Zeng first." Zhao Hua said.
The two people got on their horses and galloped back to Mulberry Manor and entered the Zeng family courtyard. Zeng Fengxian personally welcomed Zhao Hua out and introduced Zhao Hua into his living room. Zeng Gui also followed in and stood aside waiting for orders.
Zhao Hua told Zeng Fengxian exactly what Su Hao said. When it came to the area of the Zeng family's land, Zeng Fengxian was a little confused. He called the accountant and asked a few questions, but even the accountant couldn't tell him.
The exact data of the land area of the Qing Zeng family can only be said to be approximately 3,400 to 3,500 acres. Because some plots are irregular in shape, and when they are leased to tenants for farming, the rent is charged based on the plot, and no one does the calculation seriously.
over area.
Su Hao's men were able to grasp the exact land area of the Zeng family so quickly. This ability really frightened Zeng Fengxian.
"Does Su Hao really want to come with me?" Zeng Fengxian asked uncertainly.
Zhao Hua nodded: "I think what he means is probably true."
"Don't you want Zeng to show some filial piety to him?" Zeng Fengxian said.
Zhao Hua thought about Su Hao's attitude, shook his head and said: "I don't think it's likely that this person became a high official at such a young age. He must be seeking career development. I'm afraid a little filial piety will not impress him.
"
Zeng Fengxian said angrily: "If he wants to develop his official career, why would he come to a remote place like ours to bother him? I will give him a few hundred taels of silver, and if he goes back and has a good relationship with me, isn't it much better than being in trouble with me here?"
Zhao Huadao: "Weng Zeng, now is not the time to get angry. It's better to think about how to deal with it."
Zeng Fengxian said: "The investigation of land tax is a matter of the county government. He is the head of the Ministry of Industry. How did he get involved in this matter? Lao Zhao, can you talk to Magistrate Tan and let him take over the matter? Magistrate Tan is here
, let’s talk more easily, shall we?”
Zhao Huadao: "I can go and talk to Magistrate Tan, but I'm afraid it's too late. Director Su said that he was appointed by the magistrate, and these matters must be reported directly to the magistrate. If the report is reported to the magistrate, Magistrate Tan may also
I can’t cover it anymore.”
"If that's the case, why did he ask you to come and talk to me?" Zeng Fengxian asked angrily.
Zhao Huadao: "Master Su asked me to give you a message and put forward two conditions. He said that if Zeng Weng can agree to these two conditions, he will pretend that he doesn't know about it."
"What two conditions?" Zeng Fengxian asked.
Zhao Huadao: "The first condition is that Zeng Weng return Hu Lin's eight acres of land to him and get rid of this case."
"Give him, give him, this Hu Lin ruined my big business for just eight acres of land. When the limelight passes, I will give him a good look." Zeng Fengxian said bitterly.
"As for the second condition, Mr. Su wants you to make up for the taxes you have owed over the years." Zhao Hua said.
"To pay taxes?" Zeng Fengxian felt his mind was empty, "How much should we pay?"
Zhao Huadao: "Director Su said that your family has concealed 1,900 acres of land. At the very least, the taxes for the past 20 years must be paid, and he will not pursue it."
"Old Jia, please calculate, how much money is this?" Zeng Fengxian turned to the accountant and asked.
The accounting clerk pulled out an abacus from somewhere and started tapping: "This acre of land has a tax of 3 liters, a tax of 2 dou per liter, and a tax of 7 liters. The total is 3 dou per liter. 1,900 acres total 589 shi."
, a total of 11,780 shi in 20 years... Boss, this will cost more than 10,000 shi of food."
"Fart!" Zeng Fengxian stood up and slapped the teacup on the table, "If you ask me to come up with nearly 6,000 taels of silver to pay taxes, he might as well just kill me!"
"You need so much silver?" Zhao Hua was also dumbfounded. When Su Hao first told him, he thought that he would have to have a few hundred taels of silver to make up for the tax losses over the years. Who knew what would happen in the end?
What came out was more than 10,000 stones of grain, which amounted to nearly 6,000 taels of silver. Apart from being surprised, he was also a little annoyed. Zeng Fengxian had missed so much tax over the years, and the filial piety he gave to these government servants was not even 200 taels of silver.
Two, it's a shame that I have to do everything for him to settle various things for him.
"If I ignore him, can his surname Su still come to my house to rob me?" Zeng Fengxian said angrily.
Zhao Huadao: "Weng Zeng, Mr. Su has let it slip, saying that if he delivers these materials to the magistrate, Weng Zeng will at least be fined with all his family property confiscated and his son exiled for 3,000 miles. Zeng Weng has a lot of money."
Don’t take it lightly.”
"He is going to be serious..." Zeng Fengxian murmured. The possibility mentioned by Zhao Hua made him feel great fear. Thinking of Su Hao who mobilized more than 200 soldiers without saying a word,
This is the most decisive official Zeng Fengxian has ever seen. At this time, he can no longer take chances.
"Zeng Weng, what do you think we should do about this?" Zhao Hua asked cautiously. Faced with such a thing, his brain was no longer enough. Don't look at him who usually eats and asks for cards, but when he encountered this
When he got serious, he realized that he was just a small government servant, and when the storm came, he couldn't even be counted as an ant.
"Old Zhao, go and tell Mr. Su that I, Mr. Zeng, have realized his mistake and will immediately sell off the property and pay back the money owed to the court no matter what. Please ask him to give me a few days of grace. First,
Don't hand the things to the prefect. If this matter gets too big, it will not look good on the officials below." Zeng Fengxian said to Zhao Hua calmly.
"This..." Zhao Hua looked at Zeng Fengxian's face, not knowing whether what the other person said was true or false.
With a smile on his face, Zeng Fengxian said: "Old Zhao, the ancients said that if the people do not fight with the officials, how can I still fight with the imperial officials? You can feel free to go and spread the word. By the way, Zeng Gui, give Zhao Yamen 10
Two taels of silver, Zhao Yamen has been looking after our Zeng family for many years, so it’s time for us to show our gratitude."
Zhao Hua took over the largest benefit payment in history from Zeng Gui, and was sent out of the Zeng family yard by Zeng Gui in a daze. He followed his instincts and walked from Sangyuan Manor to Chaohe Town. In the cold night,
After being blown by the wind for a long time, his consciousness began to recover.
"Brother, has Mr. Su rested?" Zhao Hua came to the door of the inn where Su Hao and others were staying and asked the guard.
The guard said: "Master Su has given instructions that as long as Zhao Yamen comes before the third watch, he can take you in. You can come with me."
Zhao Hua followed the guards to the lobby of the inn. This time, Su Hao did not pretend to be in the hall. Instead, he sat at the table and played Go with Juren Zhou Ru. Seeing Zhao Hua come in, he pointed at the chair next to him.
, said: "Yuan Zhao is here, sit down."
Zhao Hua sat down timidly, and Su Hao didn't even raise his head. While playing chess, he asked: "Zhao Yamen, have you gone to talk to Zeng Fengxian?"
"Returning to the chief officer, I have talked with Zeng Feng first."
"What did he mean?"
"Back to the master, Zeng Fengxian said... that he is willing to agree to the conditions proposed by the master." Zhao Hua didn't bother to wonder what Zeng Fengxian's intentions were. Anyway, he was just a messenger, and he didn't want to get involved in the selfish matters.
Already.
Su Hao then turned to look at Zhao Hua and said with a smile: "Oh, this guy is so easy to talk to? The tax for 1,900 acres of land for 20 years is more than 6,000 taels of silver. Is he really willing to pay it back?"
"He said he was willing to make up the payment, but he asked the person in charge to give him a few days' grace until he sold off his property before he could raise the money," Zhao Hua said.
Su Hao nodded and said: "Okay, I have always been compassionate and don't like to push people too hastily. I wonder how long it will take Zeng Fengxian to get the money together."
"This little guy doesn't know either." Zhao Hua lowered his head and said.
At this moment, a soldier walked in, came directly to Su Hao, and whispered a few words to him. When Zhao Hua looked up, he found a strange smile on Su Hao's face.
"Zhao Hua, just half an hour ago, Zeng Fengxian took his son and Xiruan and ran away. Do you know about this?" Su Hao said leisurely.
With a bang, Zhao Hua fell directly from the chair. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)