Zhou Fu glanced around, stretched out his hand and sighed: "Sir, could you please speak in the inner hall?"
The county magistrate quickly handed over his hand, "Thank you very much, Mr. Zhou, please!"
"Please!" Zhou Fu signaled.
Unexpectedly, the moment Zhou Fu turned around.
The county magistrate said to the left and right: "Xian Cheng, Lord Bo!"
"Your Majesty is here." The two men quickly stood up and bowed to the magistrate.
Zhou Fu turned around and looked at the county magistrate in confusion.
The county magistrate smiled and explained to Zhou Fu, "In the past, the two of them were responsible for collecting taxes in the county every year. Let them watch, so that some mistakes can be avoided."
Zhou Fu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded slightly. Then he signaled to the county magistrate again: "Sir, please!"
The two walked in hand in hand, talking and laughing.
On the other side, the county magistrate and the principal Bo saw the county magistrate leaving and came to collect taxes.
The tax collector glanced at them, but didn't react at all. He didn't even stand up to greet them, and continued to mind their own business.
The two of them were embarrassed for being left out. They thought they were also among the best in the county. How could they be so angry? However, the tax collectors are not under the control of the county, and they cannot control the tax collectors. Even if their rank is much higher than that of the tax collector, there is nothing they can do.
The two of them turned around and left in embarrassment, but they did not dare to neglect the county magistrate's order. Since they couldn't do it right away, no matter how embarrassed they were, they had no choice but to hang around here.
Suddenly, when the county magistrate saw the amount of tax collected by the tax collector, he stepped forward in shock and pointed at the treasure banknotes handed over. Said: "Isn't this the right number?"
When the grain manager saw that it was the county magistrate who spoke, he did not dare to say anything. He could only turn his head to one side and did not dare to speak.
The tax collector was a little angry at the county magistrate's sudden action. He suppressed his anger, looked up at the magistrate, and asked, "What's wrong?"
The county magistrate immediately turned to the taxman and said softly: "How can we collect taxes without burning money?"
When the grain manager heard this, his expression suddenly turned ugly, but he did not dare to say anything more and could only look at the taxman quietly.
The tax collector frowned and said in confusion: "What they paid was treasure notes, not silver. What's the fuss?"
The county magistrate was immediately stunned and speechless, with an embarrassed look on his face. He thought that the tax collector was just too young and did not understand the twists and turns involved. Then he continued to remind: "These are the past rules..."
"Rules?" The tax collector smiled sarcastically, "It was in the past, and it is now. In the past, the tax department didn't care about the rules, but now we have to follow the rules of the tax department. Your Excellency didn't tell us what kind of fire consumption to be levied, so we will Taxation is based on acres of land."
When the grain manager heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at the tax collector with gratitude.
The county magistrate hit a snag and his face became extremely ugly, but he had no way to get angry at the tax collector. With no choice but to signal to the master, the two left angrily and went to complain to the county magistrate.
The county magistrate was having a lively chat with Zhou Fu. Originally, the county magistrate thought that Zhou Fu was just a rough guy and there would be nothing to say between the two of them. However, after a conversation, the magistrate discovered that Zhou Fu also had his own unique insights into the Classics and History Collection. The two of them became more and more happy as they talked, and they felt like they had met at a late date.
When the county magistrate came in, he happened to see the two of them laughing. The county magistrate was stunned by such a scene, and then he walked to the county magistrate and reported the tax department's failure to charge more for fire consumption.
After hearing this, the county magistrate saw that the county magistrate wanted to say something else, so he quickly waved his hand to stop the magistrate. Then he smiled and said to Zhou Fu: "Master Zhou, according to the tax system of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the county has to share 30%. I wonder what Master Zhou wants?"
When the county magistrate said this, he was also worried. After all, he deliberately wanted to embarrass Zhou Fu before, but now that he saw that there was nothing he could do to defeat Zhou Fu, he came to help in a pretentious manner. He thought to himself that if Zhou Fu were replaced by him, he would definitely be resentful and would not be easy to talk to.
Zhou Fu immediately smiled after hearing this, and this smile made the county magistrate's heart even more excited.
"Since the Ministry of Revenue has regulations, I will naturally follow them."
After hearing Zhou Fu's reply, the county magistrate was not relieved at all. Staring into Zhou Fu's eyes, he asked in a deep voice: "Then, when will Mr. Zhou plan to pay the 30% tax to the county government?"
It's one thing to promise to give, but more importantly, when to give. If you promise to give it, but keep putting it off, it may even be delayed until today next year.
Zhou Fu paused deliberately, making the county magistrate's heart sink.
He smiled and said, "Sir, please don't worry. After the taxes from the whole county are collected and the amount is counted, I will send the 30% of the taxes to you immediately."
"You're welcome, Mr. Zhou, you're welcome!" The county magistrate was so surprised that he almost stood up and quickly extended his hand to indicate, "When the time comes, as long as Mr. Zhou informs me, I will send the Yamen over immediately, so there is no need to trouble Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Fu smiled and said, "It's easy to say, Sir."
Then Zhou Fu picked up the tea cup and motioned to the county magistrate, "Sir, please have some tea!"
The county magistrate also raised his hand with a smile on his face, took a sip obediently, and nodded frequently. Holding the teacup in one hand and holding the lid with the other, he praised: "Good tea, really good tea! The wine in my county government office is good, so I would like to put it on the table so that I can welcome Mr. Zhou."
"Your Excellency is so kind...then I would be disrespectful to refuse?" Zhou Fu said with a meaningful smile.
The two looked at each other and laughed.
When the magistrate had finished his tea and got what he wanted, he said goodbye to Zhou Fu. Before leaving, he deliberately left his boss and government servants behind, under the euphemistic name of assisting the tax collection department. And he took the county magistrate, got on the carriage and left.
For several days, the Taxation Department was busy collecting taxes. Of course, the yamen and the clerk also came to assist the tax collection department every day.
It has to be said that of course there are people among the common people who steal women and do it for fun. Although some common people cannot hide their land, they hide something from their Dingkou.
If there is no owner, the Taxation Department may not be able to discover it. But with Zhu Bo's presence, such small moves were completely undetectable and he was caught on the spot.
After the tax collection was completed, the tax collector reported the situation to Zhou Fu.
After Zhou Fu heard this, he couldn't help but nod. Then he ordered: "Split 30% of the tax and send someone to notify the county government and ask them to collect it."
"This..." After hearing Zhou Fu's order, the tax collector in front of him suddenly hesitated.
When Zhou Fu saw it, he guessed that the taxman was a little dissatisfied and asked deliberately: "What's wrong?"
The taxman gritted his teeth and asked bravely: "Sir, they were not willing to help at first and wanted to see our jokes. But now we take the initiative to give them 30% of the tax. Isn't it too easy for them?"
Zhou Fu smiled when he heard this and said, "First of all, the county government gets 30%. This is stipulated by the Ministry of Household Affairs. We can only abide by it." "But..."
Zhou Fu waved his hand, interrupted the tax collector, and continued: "Secondly, in this county, the county magistrate is the parent official after all. Although we are not afraid of the county government, there is no need to offend the county government, right? It will be too tense and it will not be good for us. "
"Sir, although there are not many of us, we have all fought hard on the battlefield. There is no reason to be afraid of them." The taxman said with some reluctance.
Zhou Fu smiled and said: "You are indeed brave enough to fight and charge. I am sure that even ten of the government officials who have taken down you will not be your opponent, not to mention that you have firearms. But they only made us suffer a little." You are angry, and you have not formed a deadly feud with us, so there is no need to go to this step. Let’s leave it like this. After the inventory is completed, let’s ask the people from the county government to come.”
"Yes." All the adults said so, and the tax collector couldn't say anything else.
...
Huguang, Jiangxia.
This is the vassal state of Chu King Zhu Zhen, so in addition to collecting taxes from the people, the tax department also needs to collect taxes from the royal palace's land.
There were no setbacks in the people's taxation, and the government even welcomed the arrival of the tax collection department. There is no way, no matter whose territory there is such a big Buddha like King Chu, the life of the prefect will not be easy.
Now that we have the Taxation Department, the enemy of our enemy is our friend.
The government office has no reason not to welcome you.
When the tax department collected all the taxes from the people, no one came to pay the taxes.
Although Zhu Zhen agreed to the emperor, he did carry out the order. But the people below are very unconvinced by this. They think that the Chu Prince's Mansion has always said the same thing in Jiangxia. When did anyone dare to collect taxes on them?
If you don’t pay, you will definitely not pay. Let’s see what the tax department can do to them!
Zhu Zhen had an ambiguous attitude towards this. Anyway, he obeyed the emperor's order and ordered the people below to pay taxes in a good manner. But if the people below did something against his orders behind his back, it would be the fault of the people below. What does it have to do with him, the King of Chu? It's amazing, when he finds out, he will just reprimand the following.
Seeing that the Prince of Chu's Mansion had not come to pay taxes, Jiangxia Taxation Commissioner Ye Fu didn't want to wait any longer. He stood up suddenly and shouted: "Here comes someone!"
A tax collector immediately walked in, cupped his hands and said, "Sir, what are your orders?"
Ye Fu asked in a deep voice: "Isn't the Prince of Chu still coming to pay the tax?"
"No." The taxman shook his head with a low expression.
"Did you send me my greeting card?" Ye Fu continued to ask.
"It has been sent, but it has just disappeared. There is no news at all." The taxman replied.
Ye Fu pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go, prepare the sedan, I'm going to the Prince of Chu's Mansion."
"Yes." The taxman quickly turned around and went out to prepare the sedan.
When he was ready, Ye Fu quickly boarded the sedan, sat in, and headed towards the Chu Palace.
Arriving at the gate of Prince Chu's Mansion, before Ye Fu could get off the sedan, he was given a warning by the guards of Prince Chu's Mansion.
"Stop, who are you? Do you know where this place is? This is Prince Chu's Mansion. How dare you leave your sedan chair here? Do you want to die?"
Ye Fu's face darkened, he opened the curtain and walked out. He faced the guard with his head raised and his chest raised, and said in a deep voice: "I, the tax collector, have promoted Ye Fu and have requested to see the King of Chu. Please let me know."
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