Chapter 107: Work together to recover taxes and money.
Author: Fengze Fangfei
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Prince Qian couldn't help but look at him twice, "Master Tong, are you serious about what you said?"
Tong Song trembled all over, but now that the matter has come to this, there is no room for maneuver, so he can only bite the bullet and agree, "Although Cao Min is a merchant, his ancestors also produced several ministers of the imperial court. As their descendants,
If you conduct business with integrity, you will naturally stick to your word."
After hearing this, Li Chengshang, who has a traditional character, lowered his head and glanced at the string of tax evasion figures in the account book in his hand, and his mouth twitched. This man is telling lies. If his family operates with integrity, then there will be no profiteers in the world!
When King Qian heard this, he didn't feel too entangled in his heart. He was a dandy, and a dandy is the most informal. To achieve his goal is his goal.
He smiled heartily and said, "Haha, hearing what Young Master Tong said made me feel happy. Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Sure enough, it is not unreasonable for the Tong family to be inherited for hundreds of years. The heirs are young talents, courageous, intelligent and wise!"
With the Tong family's assurance, today's efforts were not in vain, nor was it in vain for him to indulge the princess in her mischief.
When the matter reached this point, the two old men, Lou and Chen, felt annoyed that the Tong family took the lead in expressing their merits in front of Prince Qian.
Sure enough, youth is good, and even the reaction speed is incomparable to old men like them.
When they saw Prince Qian and Princess Concubine looking at them, they both took a step forward calmly, "Your Majesty, our Lou and Chen families are also willing to pay the tax. From now on, our families will abide by Prince Qian's government orders in Lingnan.
Don’t dare to disobey.”
"Okay!" King Qian nodded and smiled happily, "You are all conscientious merchants of our Yu Dynasty. You are loyal and courageous. You are dedicated to contributing to the prosperity of the Yu Dynasty. I am very pleased."
"The prince praised me so much that the common people felt ashamed."
King Qian stood up and walked around, circling the three of them and patting their shoulders, "Well done, loyal and courageous subjects like you are indispensable for the construction of Lingnan!"
The three of them had never experienced such treatment before, and they bent down in fear.
King Qian turned around and shouted: "Boss!"
Li Chengshang tacitly distributed the debt bills of each house to them, "Everyone, please check again if you owe money. If it is accurate, you will make a deposit."
After they finished drawing the deposit, King Qian urged: "You three have been operating in Lingnan for a hundred years. I believe this money is just a drop in the bucket. So, I will give you a time limit and hand it over as soon as possible."
As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of Xia Jing in a daze from the corner of his eye, "Princess, when do you think it's best for them to hand it in?"
Xia Jing composed herself and scanned the crowd, "Of course the sooner the better, let's limit it to today in front of the Yamen."
King Qian turned his head and asked the three of them with a kind smile: "You three, is there any problem with the time set by the princess?"
Having decided to make up payment, it will be the same at any time. The three heads of the family all shook their heads: "No problem."
The matter was settled, and the three of them were about to say goodbye and go back to raise money.
King Qian said with a smile: "No need to be anxious, just let the boy run over for this small matter. It is rare for the three of you to come to your door. Why don't I treat you well? The food and wine have not been served yet, how can you leave."
As soon as these words came out, the three people's hearts trembled at the same time. This is not over yet, is it?
After losing a large sum of money, Tong Lou, Chen and the others were eager to fly out of the government office. The sooner they left, the better. They had never dealt with King Qian, so they didn't know the depth of this person, and they really didn't want to have too much contact with him.
Xia Jingshen assisted, "Your Majesty is right. This is the first time for the three of you to be guests at the Prince's Mansion. Why shouldn't you treat them well?"
With that said, she asked the maid to arrange the banquet.
"There will be more opportunities after the party." Tong Song was unwilling to give up and finally struggled.
Xia Jing ignored their forced smiles and explained to them with a smile: "You may not know the temper of our prince. In the past, when he was in the capital, he liked to meet friends with wine. He invited a group of royal relatives and nobles to come to the house to drink. He used his
As the saying goes, a thousand cups are too little to drink with a close friend. In other words, he is too hospitable!"
Tong Song twitched the corner of his mouth. He had already said this. Leaving would be a disgrace to King Qian, so he had no choice but to stay.
Although the five sons and two adult grandsons of the palace knew that this was an act, they still marveled at Xia Jing's ability to make things up. When did she become so tolerant of Prince Qian?
The servants from the three families worked very efficiently. In the middle of the banquet, they brought over the extra silver.
Prince Qian said why Tong Lou and Chen San's family didn't hand over the banknote. He was just a common man. He only liked silver and gold ingots in his life. The banknote did not feel real when he carried it in his arms.
Each family's account books were only checked within five years, and each family paid 50,000 to 60,000 taels of silver in five years. The silver was a lot for a family like theirs, but they couldn't support King Qian, who only wanted silver ingots.
That was real money. The three of them drank while their bodies ached, and unknowingly drank two more glasses.
The wine has passed three rounds, and the food has passed the five flavors.
Seeing that everyone had almost eaten, King Qian took a sip of tea and rinsed his mouth, and then said: "Since everyone has eaten and drank enough, and the accountant of the Yamen has calculated the accounts clearly, let them come in."
Tong Song, Mr. Lou and Mr. Chen were shocked. Why did the account book come again?
Didn’t you just pay the outstanding balance?
Xia Jing admired their surprised and uncertain expressions, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth. These three families had been searching for people's wealth and wealth in Lingnan for so many years. How could they let them go just by paying some debt?
The three families of Tong, Lou, and Chen are Lingnan giants, and their influence in Lingnan is unparalleled. If you let them go easily today, they will dare to exploit the people even more in the future.
Prince Qian's Mansion seized this opportunity and would not let them go without scraping a layer of flesh and blood.
Anu walked out of the waterside pavilion, and soon came in with two accountants.
King Qian took the account book presented to him, flipped through it casually, and passed it to Xia Jing who was sitting next to him, "Princess, please check it to see if there are any errors in the numbers."
When Xia Jing took over the account book and looked through it, King Qian showed off to Tong Song, Mr. Lou and Mr. Chen: "Don't think that the princess is a girl. She is proficient in arithmetic and is very good at mental arithmetic. All the accounts are in
All she sees is numbers, and it will be clear after looking through the ledger."
Tong Song, Mr. Lou and Mr. Chen didn't care about how the princess settled the accounts now. Their eyes were glued to the account books in Xia Jing's hands. They felt uneasy, surprised and angry. They didn't know what these account books were.
Bad debt?
Xia Jing handed the account book she had reviewed to Prince Qian, "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with the account."
"Haha, my princess is so awesome!" King Qian laughed heartily, as if he was proud of her.
Xia Jing's eyelids jumped at the praise, and she turned away and simply ignored it.
King Qian handed the account book to Anu and said, "Go and show it to the three leaders."
Mr. Lou took the account book and couldn't wait to look through it. When he saw the contents, his pupils shrank, then his hands trembled and the account book fell to the ground.
Prince Qian smiled, narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Mr. Lou, is there something wrong with the account book?"
"without"
Mr. Lou's head was buzzing, and his forehead was cold. How powerful is King Qian? How come he found this place in such a short time?
"There is no best!"
King Qian's round face like Maitreya Buddha showed a smile again, "This account book is the fields and wasteland purchased by the three of you from the government in recent years."
"Among them, some of the wasteland you hired people to reclaim and build farms, some of which have been left uncultivated for many years. According to the laws of the Yu Dynasty, the purchased wasteland must be reclaimed within one year. The court is tax-free for three years and five and a half years."
Tax.
If you buy wasteland but cannot cultivate it, you will pay half the normal land tax after one year, and you will have to pay full tax after five years. Unless the wasteland is returned to the government free of charge, not a penny of the tax will be lost."
The three people sitting at the bottom began to sweat more and more on their foreheads. When they looked at the account books, their hands began to shake.
In order to carve up the territory, the Tong, Lou, and Chen families basically took over all the wasteland around Fucheng.
This resulted in villagers outside the city being unable to find land to open up wasteland, living in poverty, and having no place to redress their grievances. It also made it impossible for families to survive the slightest difficulty.
In the end, they were forced to have no choice but to sell their children or take out loan sharks to alleviate family difficulties.
And the forces that lend loan sharks are more or less related to the three families. The money borrowed has compound interest. Once a family in need borrows loan sharks, it is impossible for the whole family to pay back the loan even if they work hard for it. The final result is that the family will be destroyed and the whole family will become a gangster.
The slaves of these aristocratic families have no choice but to live their lives!
This is also the reason why there were fewer and fewer homesteaders during the Yu Dynasty.
With fewer farmers, the government's tax revenue will naturally decrease. In addition, the aristocratic family conceals the number of slaves and the number of acres of land, which leads to a sharp drop in government tax revenue. The government government is financially strapped and cannot make ends meet.
King Qian saw that they were so anxious that they broke out in cold sweat, and he couldn't bear to say: "Master Lou, Master Chen, Master Tong, why do you think you are doing this? You are occupying the mouth and not shitting, you are letting those who urgently need to open up wasteland to feed their families
How can the villagers find a way to survive?”
Tong Song finally became anxious this time. The back taxes paid by several shops in Fucheng were only a drop in the bucket, but the amount of back taxes to be paid this time was huge.
Although the three families have been inherited for hundreds of years, it would be a stretch to spend so much money at once.
He could no longer sit still, so he walked out of his seat and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, the stewards below are responsible for these things. I really don't know that they dare to act in secret, deceive the superiors and conceal the truth, and bring disaster to one party.
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"snort!"
Mr. Zhang, who had been sitting next to him, couldn't help it anymore and sneered: "What a trick to deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, thinking that the matter can be wiped out by introducing a dispensable steward? What if it is really a steward?"
What you did was because you, the masters, were lax in controlling your subordinates, and it was your connivance!"
Mr. Yan also reprimanded: "The sage said that you should cultivate your moral character, harmonize your family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. You are among the three great aristocratic families in Lingnan. You, noble men, should cultivate your moral integrity and regulate your family. You can't even do this well. How can you manage family affairs well?
Can the family prosper?"
Mr. Lou and Mr. Chen couldn't sit still anymore and left their seats and knelt down.
"The common people are guilty!"
Tong Song glanced at the two old foxes next to him and gnashed his teeth with hatred. They shouted guilty as soon as they rushed up to him. Should he continue to quibble or shut up?
They've done all the co-writing of good guys, so let him be the villain?
There was a trace of grievance in Tong Song's eyes. His old man couldn't hide, so he asked him to come out and deal with it, while the Lou and Chen families stabbed him in the back, "Your Majesty."
What else is there to say?
King Qian waved his hand, "Okay, I know that it is not easy for you to be in charge of a big family, but if you are not strict in your control, you will not be able to escape this crime. Since you are not strict in your control, as their masters, you will always
They should be held accountable for their actions."
Tong Song felt extremely uneasy when faced with Prince Qian's pleasant appearance. The contact time today was not long, but he clearly knew that the rumored idiot prince was a smiling tiger!
The smiling tiger that eats people without spitting out their bones!
Regardless of what they were thinking, King Qian pointed to the account book on the wine table and said, "You are limited to replenishing these tax credits within five days. For those wastelands on the outskirts of the city, if you still want to continue to open up wasteland after the tax credits are replenished,
Just hire people to open up wasteland. If you don’t want to open up wasteland, then please return it to the government."
After leaving the government office, Tong Song sat in the carriage, his hand holding the account book was trembling, his heart was bleeding, he was probably very angry!
More than two hundred thousand taels of silver!
In the border city of Lingnan, it would be difficult for the Tong family to earn back more than 200,000 taels of cash!
How can the border of Lingnan compare with those aristocratic families in the Central Plains?
Government office.
Seeing the three people leaving in confusion, Li Chengmu turned around and asked King Qian: "Father, the three families of Tong, Lou and Chen have been doing evil in Lingnan for many years and oppressing the people. Are we going to let them go like this?"
King Qian glared and said angrily: "If you don't let them go, what else do you want? Conquer your family and exterminate your clan?"
Every day, he not only has to act like a prince in front of outsiders, but he also has to work hard to act as a wise person. Is it easy for him?
If he hadn't been forced by the princess, he would have really wanted to quit!
So tired!
Isn't it bad to be his playboy?
Li Chengmu: "."
If you need to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys and deter other aristocratic families in Lingnan, it is not impossible to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan!
Xia Jing couldn't help laughing when she saw her son staring blankly: "Xiao Wu, have you ever heard of the saying that rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry?"
Li Chengmu understood as soon as his eyes rolled, "Do you want to boil the frog in warm water and deal with them slowly?"
Xia Jing did not deny it, nor should it be, and said with a smile: "Although the three aristocratic families of Tong, Lou, and Chen are not as influential as the aristocratic families in the Central Plains, their power cannot be underestimated in the small land of Lingnan.
, close today
It's easy to get the first tax money, but it's a bit difficult to extract the tax money from wasteland fields. If we continue to squeeze without any limit, we may force them to sink their boats and make a desperate move.
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The current situation is unstable, and the current situation is not suitable for Prince Qian's Palace to fall out with the three major aristocratic families. If the three major aristocratic families understand their interests, she would not mind continuing to coexist peacefully with them.
Mr. Zhang stroked his beard and added with a smile: "Haha, the princess is absolutely right. Fifth Master, we are not suitable to be enemies with anyone at the moment. Low-key development is the right way. Now with this large sum of money,
Our next military expansion and many other plans can begin."
Li Chengli, who had been sitting silently next to him, stared at Xia Jing and his thoughts were a little far away. He felt that Xia Jing was more suitable for taking care of general affairs than him.
Through what happened this afternoon, he discovered that she was a money basket.
If the last tranche of silver can be received, she will earn nearly one million taels for the palace this afternoon. She cannot refine silver as quickly as she does.
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