When Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling heard this, they stood up immediately, and then a ferocious look appeared on their faces.
Zhang Heling slammed the cup in his hand to the ground and said: "Gather some people for me. If anyone dares to block my factory, I will skin him."
"Let's go~"
Zhang Yanling, on the other hand, had no expression on her face and turned around and walked back to her factory.
"Now we have something good to watch~"
Li Menglin and others looked at each other, couldn't help but smile, and followed them one after another.
It would be great to have formal brothers as the leaders. These two brothers are notoriously cruel and arrogant. They have always relied on their sister to be Empress Zhang and their status as relatives of the emperor.
He is extremely domineering in what he does.
Have you ever suffered such a loss? Some people want to close down their factory.
Isn't this seeking death?
Soon, everyone rushed to the Zhang Shipyard under the Zhang brothers in four-wheeled carriages. This time, the Tianjin Taxation Bureau first focused on the most profitable shipyard under the Zhang brothers.
At this time, here is Zhang's Shipyard.
Ren Wenjia brought many officials and hundreds of tax officials to the official shipyard, but there was no way to enter, because many people from Zhang's Shipyard blocked the door of the shipyard, and each of them had their hands full.
Armed with sticks and swords, he was extremely fierce.
"Pay taxes?"
"Are you blind?"
"I didn't see that this was Uncle Guo's factory, and I wanted to seal it off."
"Be smart and get out of here. Don't think that you really take yourself seriously just because you're wearing a piece of dog skin. When uncle Xia Guo comes over, believe it or not, I'll beat you to death right here."
The people at Zhang's Shipyard are very arrogant, and the Zhang family's descendants at the head are even more arrogant, and they don't take these officials who collect taxes at all.
Who are they?
They were members of the imperial uncle's house. Not to mention the mere seventh-grade Sesame Official in front of them, even if they were high-ranking officials from the imperial court, they would not take them seriously at all.
“Everyone is responsible for paying taxes in accordance with the law~”
"If you continue to hinder us from doing things, I will take them all back."
Ren Wenjia was sweating on his forehead, but he still shouted very forcefully.
He now understands that places like Tianjin, Beijing, and Nanjing are really not meant for human beings. They might as well be sent overseas to collect taxes. There are too many powerful people here, and there is a giant Buddha behind them wherever they go.
Taxation in Tianjin can be said to be very unsatisfactory. Except for the many industries under Liu Jin who took the initiative to declare taxes, everyone else is waiting and watching. Among them, the industries under the Zhang brothers are the most uncooperative.
He knew that he had to muster up the courage to collect taxes from the Zhang brothers' industries, otherwise he would not be able to smoothly carry out taxation work in Tianjin.
"Hmph~"
"What a great official power~"
At this time, the Zhang brothers and others arrived. Shouning Hou Zhang Yanling snorted coldly and walked over expressionlessly.
"Master Marquis, they want to seal down our factory."
As soon as the people under their command saw the Zhang brothers coming, they became even more arrogant one by one. They tightened their grip on their affairs and waited for the Zhang brothers to give the order to hand over these tax-collecting officials and officials.
Give him a good beating.
"Meet Shouning Hou, Jianchang Bo~"
Seeing the Zhang brothers, Ren Wenjia also quickly saluted.
"Hmph~"
"Master Ren, you have such great authority. Do you still have our two brothers in your eyes?"
Zhang Yanling snorted coldly. He was older and his fiery temper had become much restrained.
"Brother, what nonsense are you talking to them about? They are all bullying us. Let's see if I don't beat them all to death today."
His younger brother Zhang Heling was different. He had a hot temper, a violent personality, and was accustomed to being arrogant and domineering.
"Hit me hard and I will carry you until you die~"
"Pay taxes, it's a shame~"
"How dare you seal up my factory? Even if your household minister Liu Jin is here, he would not dare to bully us two brothers so arrogantly."
Zhang Heling had a ferocious look on his face, and with a wave of his hand, the people under his hand suddenly surged forward, with sticks and swords constantly attacking the tax collectors and officials.
"Ah~"
All of a sudden, the whole scene suddenly became chaotic. The officials and officials who came to collect taxes were beaten and ran away with their heads in their hands, and they all started wailing in pain.
A few unlucky ones who had no time to escape were beaten to a bloody pulp and fell directly to the ground.
"Do you still have the king's law in your eyes?"
"He actually beat up the imperial official~"
When Ren Wenjia saw that the people he brought over were beaten badly, he immediately shouted loudly.
"Wang Fa?"
"I am Wang Fa~"
"Beat me hard. I'll kill one or the other. You dare to collect taxes on the tiger's head, and you don't even look at how many pounds you have."
Zhang Heling said coldly, and immediately several people came to greet Ren Wenjia with sticks.
"Hmph~"
"Bah~"
Zhang Heling looked at the officials and officials who were being beaten, couldn't help but smile, and then he spat without looking at them.
As for Zhang Yanling, he looked at it with cold eyes. He had gotten older in the past few years, earned a lot of money, and had a more restrained temper. If only a few years ago, he would have gone to the stage in person and had to steal these people with his own hands.
Only the skin can be discouraged.
"Good fight~"
"These bastards still want to collect taxes from us~"
"Why should we pay taxes on our hard-earned money?"
When everyone nearby saw it, they couldn't help but cheered.
Pay taxes, want them to pay taxes, it’s a dream.
Let’s talk about the Zhang brothers first.
More than a hundred tax collectors and officials fled, were beaten to death, and were covered in blood. Many of them were beaten to the point where they didn't even recognize their parents.
The same happened to Ren Wenjia. He was knocked to the ground directly. He was dying and did not know whether he was alive or dead.
"Okay~"
"Just teach them a lesson."
Zhang Yanling looked at it and said coldly.
Suddenly, the people under their command stopped one after another, and the place was filled with wailing and dying tax officials and officials.
….
Liu Jin, from the Ministry of Household Affairs in Beijing, is watching the progress of taxation in various regions.
"Sure enough, tax collection has been mandatory since ancient times~"
"No one will take the initiative to pay taxes~"
"People are resisting taxation in various places, and violent resistance to taxation occurs one after another. The newly established tax office in Nanjing was actually burned down~"
"On the contrary, the tax offices in these overseas places are progressing very smoothly."
Looking at the reports from tax bureaus in various places, Liu Jin couldn't help but smile.
Some people are violently resisting taxes, which is a good thing.
If everyone has to pay taxes obediently, how can Liu Jin's tax agents be established? Without strong tax agents, how can taxes be collected?
Especially this era is the era of feudal dynasties. There are too many various royal relatives, princes and nobles, and these are the hardest bones and the hardest bones to chew.
"We must find a way to control the princes and the like from all over the Ming Dynasty. Each place collects taxes. The most difficult thing is the taxes of the princes from all over the country. They are all so arrogant and domineering that no one can control them."
"Tax officials and officials in various places are very afraid. If they don't have power in their hands, they won't be strong in their waists."
Liu Jin was thinking while banging on the table.
"Master Liu~Master Liu~"
"Oh no, something big happened~"
At this time, someone came in a hurry and said loudly before he arrived.
"What happened?"
Liu Jin asked nonchalantly.
"Today in Tianjin, people from the Tianjin Taxation Bureau went to seize Shouninghou and Jianchangbo's Zhang shipyard, but the Zhang brothers beat them up."
"More than ten people died on the spot, and dozens more were seriously injured. Even Ren Wenjia, director of the Tianjin Taxation Bureau, was seriously injured."
The visitor didn't even have time to take a breath before speaking hurriedly.
"More than ten people died?"
When Liu Jin heard this, his eyes widened slightly.
The Zhang brothers were so arrogant and domineering that although the tax collection offices in various places were resisted, no one dared to beat these imperial officials to death.
Fortunately for the Zhang brothers, they killed more than a dozen court officials and officials on the spot.
"Prepare the car, I want to enter the palace to meet the Holy Spirit~"
Liu Jin thought for a moment and immediately ordered.
This matter related to the Zhang brothers, Liu Jin felt that he should report it to Emperor Hongzhi. At the same time, he also reported on the situation of tax yamen in various places, and took the opportunity to propose the establishment of tax agents.
In Qianqing Palace, Emperor Hongzhi was chatting with many ministers.
Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the Haiqinghe Banquet is in full swing, it seems that there are really few things to worry about, so everyone has been living a good life recently.
"Your Majesty~"
"Liu Jin, the Minister of Household Affairs, would like to see you~"
At this time, Xiao Jing came to Emperor Hongzhi's side and said softly.
"Let him come in~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly and said.
"Yes~"
Xiao Jing nodded and gestured to the small yellow door.
Soon Liu Jin, led by Xiao Huangmen, arrived at Emperor Hongzhi's study.
"Your Majesty Liu Jin pays homage to your Majesty~"
I came to Emperor Hongzhi's study and took a look around. It would be even better if many bigwigs were there.
"Hmm~"
"No gifts, please give me a seat~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded and looked at Liu Jin.
Liu Jin would never come to him without being summoned. Fortunately, he came to the palace on his own initiative today. There must be something going on, and it was probably related to taxation.
Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi smiled and asked: "Liu Jin, have you encountered any difficulties in tax collection?"
"Your Majesty knows things like a god~"
"It is true that we encountered many difficulties in the process of collecting taxes, so I came here to report to His Majesty and the princes and ask for instructions on what to do next."
Liu Jin nodded solemnly and said, and then took out the memorial from the sleeves of his spacious official uniform, preparing to report in detail to Emperor Hongzhi and the princes present.