Tongyuan, a place with a truly "stinky" reputation, has been extremely noisy in recent days. This is because the day after the tax evasion case of Chai Biao and the others was discovered, the Commercial Taxation Institute, Hucao and Zhizhong Yamen jointly
Ninety people were dispatched.
Fifteen government officials were guarding the front and rear entrances to prevent anyone from escaping. The people from the Commercial Taxation Institute and Hucao were divided into groups of fifteen people, a total of four groups, from the four directions of southeast, northwest, and one by one from the inside to the outside.
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Anyone who is found to have signed a white deed will first be ordered to pay back the deed tax for the previous year, and then be fined ranging from 10 taels to 50 taels of silver depending on the number of years he has evaded taxes. Finally, he will be ordered to find Fang Ya in Tongyuan to renew the contract.
Sign the house deed.
As for the person who sells the house, he will be fined ten taels of silver and the house deed will be re-signed.
And this busy work lasts seven or eight days.
Of course, it is not only the government officials who are busy doing the inventory, but also the officials who are responsible for the hearts and consecutive releases and the house deed review.
On two criss-crossing main streets in Tongyuan, Hearts and Lianfang sit at the midpoint of the intersection of the streets.
Next to the two people, there were six government officials sitting. Next to them were a row of red clay and seals. At their feet, there was a thick pile of signed, pending, and blank contracts.
Official deed, booklet.
Some people are responsible for verifying the cards, some are responsible for verifying the correct deeds, and some are responsible for registering. In short, the eight people are almost all making quick moves with the hearts and the cards.
On this day, the eighth day of the inventory, the number of people queuing up to sign the deed has been reduced a lot. After the tension of the previous few days, everyone is now relaxed. After all, they are only fined some money and no one will go to jail. It is already a great blessing.
, So someone started chatting with others.
"I didn't expect that this little girl can do things very neatly. Look at her speed, it's faster than the continuous operation."
"No, this little girl is really not simple. No wonder she became a fang at such a young age. Look at the writing, tsk tsk... you can tell she has read books."
"I didn't know that such a little fanya came from Tongyuan before. When did he come?"
"I've been here for a month, and you stay indoors all day and don't go out. How could you know?"
"Hey...how much money did you fine?"
"I bought the house five years ago and was fined twenty-five taels. This time I really went the wrong way. The house was thirty taels, and Chai Biao got ten taels from it. Today I was fined another twenty-five taels, and there are still five taels left.
The annual house tax and the commission for signing the contract now, all the trouble, the family will be wiped out. If I had known this, I might as well have paid the tax honestly."
His words made many people around him sigh.
While Hong Tao listened, he counted the room tax, fines and commissions in front of him, then threw the commission into the bamboo basket at his feet, and handed the room tax and fines to the yamen next to him.
"This should be the last batch." Hong Tao stood up and looked back. Her eyesight was beyond normal and she could clearly see the last row. She made a rough estimate that there were more than seventy households.
Lian put his hand down without slowing down and said, "Well, the official responsible for the inspection had already left Tongyuan at noon."
The next person came to Hong Tao and handed Hong Tao a red slip issued by the government officials during the inventory. This red slip meant that the deed must be re-signed. All holders of the red slip must hand it over to Fang Ya within two days.
, overdue fines will be doubled.
Hongtao sat down again, checked the house information with the buyer and seller in front of him, then signed the deed, stamped it, and gave the money, all at once without any pause. Then the next person came forward.
In the evening, the sky was already gray and dark, but there were still more than thirty households waiting in line. Hong Tao thought about it and discussed it with several other government officials.
"Why don't you sign all of them in one go tonight, and you guys won't have to come here to bask in the scorching sun tomorrow. As for the rest, they are all scattered. Lian Fanya and I will send the deeds directly to you at the Yamen.
Can you stamp and sign it?"
Several government officials thought about it and thought it was good. Although this girl is young, she is very thoughtful.
So the eight people continued to work in the dark of night, and it was not until midnight that all the deeds were finally signed.
Lian Fang lived in Tongyuan, so it was convenient to go back. As for Hong Tao, fortunately the government officials had two carriages, so they took her back to Tao Ya Ju.
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It was almost midnight when Hongtao returned to Taoyaju, but Qingyu and Xu Lan were not asleep yet.
Xu Lan hurriedly went to heat a meal with Hong Tao, and Hong Tao took the opportunity to hand over a bamboo basket of silver to Qing Yu.
"There are 540 households in total. I have guaranteed 290 households and the commission is 1,015 taels. Sister, head master, do you want me to buy another 30 houses?" Hongtao asked Qingyu happily.
Qingyu smiled slightly, "Fifty is enough. Don't be greedy for more. Besides, this money must be used to repair the house. The wages there are nearly 400 taels per month."
"Four hundred taels?" Hong Tao was surprised and worried, "Do we have enough money?"
"Right now, Xuannv Hall still has 260 taels. Including you, we have 1,275 taels, which is enough for three months. In addition, the second senior brother can also get thirty golds per month. We
The rental fee of seventy-four taels per month for our pawn house is enough."
Hong Tao ouched and sighed: "The general is enough."
"Here comes the meal." Xu Lan entered the house carrying the meal.
Hong Tao hurriedly stepped forward to take it and advised: "I'll go and clean up after eating. I won't go out tomorrow, but Sister Lan, you have to get up early and go to the mountain pavilion, so go and rest quickly."
Xu Lan was indeed sleepy, so she said goodbye with a smile and went back to the house to rest.
Hongtao sat in Qingyu's room to eat, while Qingyu sat on the bed to meditate.
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Two days later, all the tax evaders in Tongyuan re-signed their house deeds and paid fines and back taxes. Yan He and Su Zhen felt that it was almost done, so they came to the prefectural pastoral office to report to Cao Shen.
When the two arrived, Cao Shen was discussing matters with someone. The two had to sit in the side hall to wait. While waiting, they heard a voice coming from next door.
"... I made a rough calculation and I'm afraid it will cost at least 50,000 taels of silver. As for the time it will take, it has not been cleared for more than ten years, and many houses have occupied the sewage ditches in front of their doors. To clear it, the houses must be demolished. This is at least
It will take more than half a year to completely unblock it.”
Cao Shen's displeased voice came again, "No, half a year is too long, four months, all sewage ditches must be completely cleared."
The speaker did not dare to refuse and could only respond with a panicked "yes".
"Of the 50,000 taels of silver, 30,000 taels will be allocated from the official bank account, and the remaining 20,000 taels will be donated by residents and merchants in Tongyuan. You must handle this matter quickly. Construction must start this month."
"Yes. I'll get it done right away." Then there was the sound of footsteps retreating.
Yan He and Su Zhen looked at each other in the side room. Su Zhen whispered to Yan He, "Where are we going to dredge? Fifty thousand taels of silver, it's a big project."
After Yan He was stunned, he looked frightened, "Where else could it be? Now in Yinzhou, the sewage ditches have not been cleared in ten years, and the only way is to open them far away.
Lao Su, we are really lucky this time. Look, if it were just one day later, we and I would be doomed. The higher-ups are going to start renovating Tongyuan."
Su Zhen was also surprised when he realized it, and then looked confused, "Why do you suddenly want to rectify Tongyuan? It has been like this for more than ten years, and the superiors... why did it happen on a whim?"
At this time, Yan He thought of something. That little Fangya named Hongtao bought fifty houses in Tongyuan half a month ago.
He was surprised at the time, but now that he thought about it, maybe... the little girl already knew something.
"Tongyuan, I'm afraid things are going to change." Yan He whispered to Su Zhen.