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Chapter 107 Work together to recover tax money.

"Oh."

King Qian could not help but look at him twice more, "Young Master Tong is serious?"

Tong Song trembled all over, but the matter has come to this point, there is no room for maneuver, so he can only bite the bullet and respond, "Although the Caomin is a merchant, there are also several humerus ministers of the court in the ancestors, as their descendants, If you do business with integrity, you will naturally keep your word.”

The old-fashioned Li Chengshang, after hearing this, looked down at the string of tax-evaded figures in the account book in his hand, and the corners of his mouth twitched. This man opened his eyes and said nonsense, and his family is operating with integrity, so there will be no profiteers in this world!

When King Qian heard this, he would not be too entangled in his heart. He is a dandy, and a dandy is the most informal, and achieving his goal is his goal.

He laughed heartily, "Haha, Master Tong's words make people feel happy. He who understands current affairs is a hero. Sure enough, it is not unreasonable for the Tong family to pass on for a hundred years. The heir is a young talent, courageous, intelligent and wise!"

With the guarantee from Tong's family, today's efforts were not in vain, and it was not in vain for him to indulge the concubine's mischief.

Things have come to this point, Lou and Chen, two old men, feel annoyed that the Tong family has made the first step in showing their merits in front of Lord Qian.

Sure enough, it's good to be young, and even the speed of reaction is unmatched by old men like them.

Seeing that both King Qian and Princess Wang were looking at them, they took a step forward calmly, "My lord, our two families, Lou and Chen, are also willing to make up the tax. From now on, both of us will obey the government orders of King Qian's mansion in Lingnan. Don't dare to disobey."

"Okay!" King Qian nodded and smiled gratifiedly, "You are all conscientious merchants of our Dayu Dynasty. You are loyal and courageous, and you are dedicated to contributing your own strength to the prosperity of the Dayu Dynasty. This king is very pleased."

"My lord praises it so much, the grass people feel ashamed."

King Qian stood up and paced around, circled around the three of them, and patted them on the shoulder, "Well done, loyal and courageous subjects like you are indispensable for the construction of Lingnan!"

The three of them had never been treated like this before, and they bent down in fear.

King Qian turned around and shouted, "Boss!"

Li Chengshang tacitly distributed the bills owed by the various companies in his hands to them, "Everyone, please confirm the owed money again, and if it is accurate, you will sign it."

After they finished drawing, King Qian urged, "The three of you have been operating in Lingnan for a hundred years, and I believe this money is only a drop in the bucket. How about this, I will give you a time limit and hand it in as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of Xia Jing who was in a daze out of the corner of his eye, "Princess, when do you think they should hand it in?"

Xia Jing collected herself and scanned the crowd, "Of course, the sooner the better, let's limit it to the front of the Yamen today."

King Qian turned his head and asked the three of them with a kind smile: "Three, is there any problem with the time set by the princess?"

It has been decided to make up payment, it is the same at any time, the three family members all shook their heads: "No problem."

The matter was handled properly, and the three of them were about to say goodbye and go back to raise money.

King Qian smiled and said: "There's no need to worry, just let the young man run over for such a trivial matter. It's rare for the three of you to come to the door. Is there any reason for this king not to entertain you well? How can the three of you leave before the food and wine are on the table?"

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of the three of them thumped at the same time. This is not over, is it?

Having lost a large sum of money, the three of Tong, Lou and Chen were eager to fly out of the government office. The sooner they leave, the better. They have never dealt with King Qian, and they don't know how deep this person is, so they really don't want to have too much contact with him.

Xia Jingshen assisted, "My lord is right, the three of you are visiting the palace for the first time, so there is no reason why you shouldn't entertain them well."

With that said, she asked the servant girl to arrange the banquet.

"After the party, there will be more opportunities." Tong Song finally struggled, feeling unwilling.

Xia Jing ignored their forced smiles, and explained to them with a smile: "You may not know our prince's temper. He used to be in the capital, he liked to make friends with wine, and invited a group of royal relatives and nobles to drink in the mansion. As the saying goes, a thousand cups of wine is less than a bosom friend. In other words, he is too hospitable!"

Tong Song twitched the corner of his mouth, the words had reached this point, leaving would be a shame on King Qian, so he had to bite the bullet and stay.

Although the five sons and two grown-up grandsons of the palace knew that this was a play, they were still amazed at Xia Jing's ability to make up things. When did she become so tolerant to the king?
The servants of the three families were efficient in their work. When the banquet was halfway through, they brought over the money they had paid.

Why Tong Lou and the Chen family didn't hand over the banknotes? Lord Qian said that he is just a layman. He only likes silver ingots and gold ingots in his life. It doesn't feel real to carry silver ingots in his arms.

Each family only checked the account books for the past five years, and each family paid back 6 to taels of silver in five years. The silver is a lot for aristocratic families like them, but if they can't support King Qian, they only need silver ingots.

That was real money, and the three of them drank two more glasses without knowing it.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Seeing that everyone had almost eaten, King Qian drank a mouthful of tea and rinsed his mouth before saying: "Since everyone is full and the accountant of the yamen has settled the accounts, let them come in."

Tong Song, Master Lou and Master Chen were shocked, why did the account book appear again?
Didn't you already pay the arrears just now?
Xia Jing admired their bewildered expressions, and a sneer curled up at the corner of her mouth. How could these three families have scoured Lingnan for so many years of people's fat and people's anointing, how could they let them go after paying some debts?
Tong, Lou, and Chen are giants in Lingnan, and their influence in Lingnan is unparalleled. If they are easily let go today, they will dare to intensify their exploitation of the people in the future.

Prince Qian's Mansion seized this opportunity and would not let them go without scraping off a layer of flesh and blood.

Anu came out of the water pavilion, and walked in with two accountants after a while.

King Qian took the presented ledger, flipped through it casually, and passed it to Xia Jing who was sitting next to him, "Princess, help me check and see if there are any mistakes in the numbers."

When Xia Jing took over the account book and looked it over, King Qian showed off to Tong Song, Master Lou and Master Chen: "Don't think that the princess is a girl, she is proficient in arithmetic, and she is very good at mental arithmetic. All the accounts are in In her eyes, there are only some numbers, and it will be clear after the account book is turned over."

Tong Song, Master Lou and Master Chen don't care about the concubine's settlement right now, so their eyes are now glued to the ledger in Xia Jing's hand, feeling uneasy, shocked and angry, not knowing what these ledgers are all about. Bad debt?

Xia Jing handed over the ledger to King Qian, "My lord, there is no problem with the ledger."

"Haha, this king's concubine is amazing!" King Qian laughed heartily, looking as if he was in a relationship with Rong.

Xia Jing was praised so much that her eyelids twitched, she turned her eyes away and simply couldn't see it.

King Qian handed the account book to Anu, "Go and show it to the three masters."

Master Lou took the ledger and looked through it impatiently. When he saw the content inside, his pupils shrank, and then his hands trembled, and the ledger fell to the ground.

King Qian smiled, squinted his eyes slightly and asked, "Master Lou, is there a problem with the account book?"

"No"

Master Lou's head was buzzing, and his forehead was cold. How powerful is King Qian? How did he find out here in such a short time?

"There is no best!"

King Qian's Buddha-like round face showed a smile again, "This account book is the fields and wasteland that the three of you have purchased from the government in recent years."

"Among the wastelands, you have hired people to reclaim them to build farms, and some wastelands have been left uncultivated for many years. According to the regulations of the Dayu Dynasty, the purchased wasteland must be reclaimed within one year. The imperial court exempts tax for three years and five and a half years. Tax.

If you have bought wasteland and are unable to reclaim it, you will have to pay half the tax of normal land 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, there must be no less taxation. "

The three people sitting at the bottom, the more they listened to the sweat on their foreheads, the more they looked at the ledger, their hands trembled.

The three families of Tong, Lou, and Chen, in order to carve up the land, basically took all the wasteland around Fucheng into their pockets.

As a result, the villagers outside the city couldn't find land if they wanted to open up wasteland. They lived in poverty and had no place to appeal for grievances. What's more, the family had no way to survive even a little difficulty.

In the end, he was forced to have nowhere to go, so he could only sell his sons and daughters or borrow usury to alleviate the family's difficulties.

And the power of lending loan sharks is more or less related to the three families. The money borrowed is profitable. Once a poor family borrows loan sharks, it is impossible for the whole family to repay it. The final result is that the family is ruined and the whole family becomes The slaves of these aristocratic families cannot control their lives for the rest of their lives!

This is also the reason why there were fewer and fewer self-cultivating farmers during the Dayu Dynasty.

With the decrease of self-cultivating farmers, the tax revenue of the government will naturally decrease. In addition, the aristocratic family conceals the number of servants and the number of acres of land, which leads to a sharp drop in government tax revenue, and the government is struggling financially to make ends meet.

Seeing that they were breaking out in a cold sweat, King Qian couldn't bear to say: "Master Lou, Master Chen, Young Master Tong, why do you say you are doing this? You don't want to shit when you occupy the mouth. You let those who urgently need to open up wasteland to support the whole family." How can the villagers survive?"

Tong Song was finally in a hurry this time. The taxes paid by several shops in Fucheng were only a drop in the bucket, but the amount of taxes to be paid this time was huge.

Even if the three families have been passed down for hundreds of years, it would be a pain in the ass to spend so much money at once.

He couldn't sit still any longer, walked out of his seat, and knelt on the ground, "My lord, the stewards below are in charge of these matters, I really don't know that they dare to act in secret, deceive the superior and conceal the truth, and cause harm to one side. "

"Humph!"

Mr. Zhang, who had been sitting by the side, couldn't help it anymore, and sneered, "It's a good trick to deceive the upper and lower, thinking that the introduction of a dispensable steward can wipe it off? If it is really a steward The reason is that you who are the masters are not strict, and you connive!"

Mr. Yan also reprimanded: "The sage said, cultivate your body, regulate your family, govern the country and the world. You are also considered the three major families in Lingnan, dignified men, you can't even do this well. How to manage family affairs well? Can the family prosper?"

Master Lou and Master Chen couldn't sit still anymore, they left their seats and knelt down.

"The grassroots are guilty!"

Tong Song glanced at the two old foxes next to him, and gritted his teeth with hatred. As soon as they rushed up, they shouted guilty, so should he continue to quibble or shut up?

Co-authored the good guy and they all did it, let him be the villain?

There was a trace of grievance in Tong Song's eyes, his old man hid away and asked him to come out to deal with it, while the Lou and Chen families stabbed knives in the back, "My lord."

What remains to be said.

King Qian waved his hand, "Okay, this king knows that it is not easy for you to take charge of a big family, but if you don't control the subordinates strictly, you can't escape this crime. Since you are not strict in controlling the subordinates, you, as their masters, always They should be held accountable for their actions.”

Tong Song felt extremely uneasy in the face of King Qian's amiable face. He hadn't been in contact with him for a long time today, but let him know clearly that this rumored idiot prince is just a smiling tiger!
A smiling tiger who eats people without spitting out their bones!

Regardless of what they thought, King Qian pointed to the account book on the wine table, "You are limited to make up the tax money within five days. For the wasteland on the outskirts of the city, if you still want to continue to open up wasteland after the tax money is made up, 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 was sitting in the carriage, the hand holding the account book was shaking all the time, his heart was bleeding, probably very angry!

Two 10,000+ taels of silver!
In Lingnan, a border city, it is difficult for the Tong family to earn back 10,000+ taels of cash!

How can the border of Lingnan be compared with those aristocratic families in the Central Plains?

government office.

Looking at the three people who left in a daze, Li Chengmu turned back and asked King Qian: "Father, Tong Lou and Chen's family have been doing evil in Lingnan for many years and oppressing the people. Are we going to let them go like this?"

King Qian stared, and said angrily: "If you don't let them go, what else do you want? Are you going to steal your family?"

Every day, in front of outsiders, he not only has to act like a prince, but also tries to play a wise persona, is it easy for him?

If he hadn't been forced by the princess, he really wanted to quit!
too tired!
Isn't it good to be his dude?

Li Chengmu: "."

If it is necessary to kill chickens and monkeys to deter other aristocratic families in Lingnan, it is not impossible to copy the family and exterminate the clan!

Seeing her son's staring eyes, Xia Jing couldn't help laughing: "Xiao Wu, have you ever heard the saying that rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry?"

Li Chengmu understood as soon as he rolled his eyes, "Is the concubine mother trying to boil the frogs 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 great families of Tong, Lou, and Chen are not as influential as those in the Central Plains, their power should not be underestimated in this small land in the south of Lingnan." Today, it is easy to collect the first amount of tax money today, but it is a bit difficult to squeeze out the tax money from wasteland and fields. If we continue to squeeze without a limit, then it may force them to sink their axes. Zhou, put all your eggs in one basket."

The current situation is not stable, and the current situation is not suitable for Prince Qian's Mansion to turn against the three great families. If the three great families are interested, she does not mind continuing to coexist peacefully with them.

Mr. Zhang stroked his beard, and interjected with a smile: "Hehe, what the princess said is very true, fifth master, we are not suitable to be enemies with any party at present, and low-key development is the kingly way. Now that we have this large sum of money, Our next military expansion, etc., many plans can be started."

Li Chengli, who was sitting beside him without saying a word, stared at Xia Jing and his thoughts drifted away. He felt that Xia Jing was more suitable for taking care of common affairs than him.

Through what happened this afternoon, he discovered that she was a money basket for holding money.

If the last sum of money is in place, she will generate nearly one million taels of income for the palace this afternoon.Refining silver is not as fast as her.

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