Jianghu: Get the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms at the beginning

Tax Division.

The Taxation Department of Yanzhou City is located in the south of the city, adjacent to the main city gate and close to Chaoyangmen East Street. This is also the only way for the entire Yanzhou City caravan to enter and exit for registration. Only here is the stamp representing Yanzhou City. Only after paying the due taxes can you leave or enter.

Of course, this is also the only one among the three gates in Yanzhou City that only allows caravans to enter and exit.

When I first arrived in the neighborhood, I could feel a busy and noisy atmosphere just a street or two away. Vendors coming and going around were busy setting up stalls and selling various products, attracting the attention of passers-by.

The entrance to the Taxation Department is crowded with people. It is the busiest place besides the brothels and Wanshou Palace. From time to time, you can see Hu merchants from outside the Great Wall, speaking with obscure accents and bargaining with the merchants.

Qin Fang and others had gone through the formalities and paid silver here before, so they were naturally very familiar with this place. They took Lin Xiao to the counter at the far end and nodded to a clerk.

When the junior official saw that it was the young master who had bought a piece of land from him before, he quickly greeted him flatteringly: "Master, are you here today to continue buying land?"

"Buy a hammer, I'm here to ask you for some help today!"

Qin Fang snorted coldly and wrote down some of the needs Lin Xiao had mentioned before on paper and handed it over.

Facing this big customer, how could the clerk dare to neglect him? He hurriedly stepped forward to take the paper and check it.

"this……"

Seeing the clerk's hesitation, Qin Fang snorted coldly: "What? Can't it be done?"

The junior official looked embarrassed and said helplessly: "Sir, we can only check the entry and exit records here from the official responsible for business taxation. I want to show you, but I can't see it!"

"Then lead the way, I want to see your business and tax collector!"

Qin Fang said calmly: "Hurry up, I will be rewarded heavily!"

"Why!"

When he heard that there was a reward, the clerk walked upstairs without stopping. Lin Xiao and others looked at each other and also walked upstairs.

Just as they were going up the steps, the junior official had already turned back and said with a smile: "Everyone, Mr. Li Mu told me to invite some of you inside!"

Everyone nodded slightly and walked straight towards the opened room on the second floor.

The official's office is very simple, with only a simple square table and a few wooden chairs. A middle-aged man is sitting at the table, thinking about abacus, and mumbling something.

After the clerk brought a few people in, he left quickly, not forgetting to close the door before leaving.

"Sit down, please!"

The middle-aged man put down the abacus in his hand, took a sip of bitter tea, frowned, and said in confusion: "I don't know why you want to check the tax status of the caravan. Can you tell me?"

Qin Fang glanced at Lin Xiao, who then stood up and said calmly: "Let me introduce myself. I am a subordinate of the iron-faced staff Zhang Shun. I came here to investigate the tax situation of the commercial tax on the orders of your lord. Please also invite your lord. Cooperate!"

Lin Xiao's words are sonorous and powerful, and they don't look like they were made up casually.

And what shocked everyone the most was the tag Lin Xiao took off from his waist. On it was clearly engraved the word "Zhang" in official script. On both sides of the tag were gold and silver threads embedded with gold and silver craftsmanship. At first glance, It is not a mortal thing.

"Master Zhang?!"

The middle-aged man who was pretending to be aloof at first hurriedly put down the teapot in his hand when he heard Lin Xiao mentioning Zhang Shun. When he saw the waistband in Lin Xiao's hand, he immediately believed it. , hurriedly raised his hands and said: "This official is short-sighted, so I'll ask a few adults to find out the latest business tax situation!"

After that, the middle-aged man quickly walked towards the room inside, which was a secret room used to store business tax records.

Seeing the middle-aged man in a hurry, Qin Fang and others looked at the smiling Lin Xiao as if they had seen a ghost!

Naturally, Fang Yan would not miss this opportunity. He stepped forward and asked, "Lin Xiao, you..."

"Shh!"

Lin Xiao put his index finger on his lips, signaling the former to lower his voice.

When Fang Yan saw this, his voice gradually became quieter, but the doubt in his eyes became more intense.

Lin Xiao turned over the sign with a smile, and everyone discovered that there were three small words "Tianmen Town" engraved on it!

"So you got this from Zhang Sheng in Tianmen Town?!"

Lin Xiao nodded: "That's right, Boss Qin, do you still remember the fierce sword Han Kui we met in the secret room of Zhang's Mansion? This is the tag I looted from him, this Shenghe Zhang Shun is a distant cousin, so it will be much easier if I borrow Zhang Shun’s name!"

"That……"

Qin Fang still felt that it was a bit risky to do so, but at this time the middle-aged man had returned with a stack of files, and everyone stopped talking and just sat quietly in their seats and waited.

The middle-aged man panted and wiped the sweat from his forehead, patted the file about ten centimeters high, and said with a hint of respect in his polite tone: "Sir, this month's business tax status is here! "

Lin Xiao also spoke in an official tone and nodded lightly: "Very good, I see that you are doing things very efficiently. I will report it to Mr. Zhang then!"

"Hey! Thank you for your support, sir!"

Lin Xiao didn't expect that his casual words would make the official ecstatic, and his tone would become eager.

"Sir, what exactly do you want to inquire about? I'm here to help you!"

The official said cautiously.

"Help me check the tax status of the caravans entering and exiting 7-16 days ago!"

Seeing Lin Xiao getting down to business, Qin Fang and others also stepped forward to help.

Soon, with the help of everyone, Lin Xiao quickly found the caravan information during this period.

[On the 12th, the caravan entered and exited: 3; the total tax paid: sixty-two taels of silver and silk. 】

[On the 13th, entering and exiting the caravan: 1; total payment...]

[On the 14th, importers and exporters...]

"Hey, why are you still collecting business taxes from Zuo Bingying?"

Suddenly, Fang Yan looked at a string of records on the file and asked curiously.

"What!"

Lin Xiao hurriedly walked over, took the file from Fang Yan's hand, and began to read it carefully.

[Emergency record on the 16th. There were many caravans entering and exiting that day. Currently, only special records are being made. Passing caravans: 1 (under the command of General Zhang Jashen of Yanzhou Chengzuo Barracks, responsible for transporting letters related to soldiers and daily cargo!)]

[Zuo Bingying is affiliated to the Yanzhou Chengfu Army General Banner and is on the list that does not need to pay import and export business tax in principle. You only need to verify the equivalent of the goods! 】

[Check the letters in total...]

Lin Xiao took the file, walked straight to the official, and said in a deep voice: "Who handed over this file that day?"

The official scratched his head, thought about it carefully, and said uncertainly: "Sir, it seems that it was Liu Lin, the commander in charge of the two squads of Zuo Barracks at that time, yes! I remembered it. At that time, Liu Lin said that because the letter did not arrive last month, The reason for sending it out is that we are leaving in a hurry this month, and we don’t need our soldiers to count them one by one. All we need to do is make an estimate, and he sent the final record file in person!"

The official vowed: "I remember very clearly. I saw that he was not in a good mood that day, and I even asked him to go to the brothel to drink two glasses of flower wine to relieve his fatigue! But it's strange to say that I haven't seen that guy since that day. There are traces of him, I remember he used to call the officials next door to drink flower wine!"

"!!!"

Lin Xiao suddenly grabbed the official's eyes, stared at him tightly, and said word by word: "Did he say which brothel he wanted to go to to drink wine?"

The official was startled by Lin Xiao's sudden movement and said, "Sir, I don't have money to drink wine! Liu Lin's favorite place is naturally Yixiangyuan. I heard that he also likes it. A prostitute, I really don’t know what she likes, but she actually likes a receptionist..."

Is this the day? !

The 16th was exactly seven days ago!

In other words, after Liu Lin unloaded the goods that day, he went to Yixiangyuan to find Ying'er and talked to her about love. Ying'er gave him the square scarf, and then Liu Lin was imprisoned in a six-door prison. , until he died yesterday afternoon!

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao then asked: "What about that batch of goods?"

Official: "It has been shipped long ago. Strangely enough, this batch of goods was marked as being shipped to the capital. I also teased his boss, General Zhang, about why the previous batch of goods didn't go back to the capital with the caravan from the imperial court. !”

Lin Xiao frowned: "Ship to the capital?"

The official said: "Yes, the caravan that came from the imperial court came to Yanzhou City before. I heard that it was a reward sent by the imperial court to the king. However, the caravan left after staying for one day. Liu Lin said that the imperial caravan was in a hurry, so he didn't go back to Beijing with them."

"I see!"