Su Xiaolou has been silently observing the three people's every move in the dark. He was very happy when he saw the two of them biting and laughing. He specially ordered the kitchen of the Salt Transportation Department today. The Imperial Envoy showed sympathy to the Salt Transportation Department. The guy has been working too hard these two days, so he decided to add some more meat dishes today. Now the whole yard is filled with the smell of meat, just to slander these three people. Since they are hungry, let's serve them something to drink!
Su Xiaolou brought in three cups of tea. The three of them looked left and right to confirm that there was only one person, and there was no one following. They were disappointed and had nothing to eat, so they could only drink some tea to satisfy their hunger.
Liu Changchun couldn't wait any longer and stopped the visitor and asked, "When will the imperial envoy come to see us?"
The visitor said impatiently: "The imperial envoy is on lunch break and has no time to see you! Just wait!" After the visitor finished speaking, he left.
"puff……"
There seemed to be a small man-made fountain suddenly on the opposite side. Liu Changchun was sprayed with tea on his face, and his hair was instantly fried. He casually wiped his face with his sleeve and glared at it. Shen Wanpeng bent down and straightened his tongue and wiped hard: "Water... water... so salty..."
"So salty?" What does it mean? Liu Changchun picked up the tea and took a sip. He spat it out in one sip. Did he kill the salt seller? It seems that I am buying salt.
This spit happened to be on Shen Wanpeng's head. Shen Wanpeng was now suffering from vomiting and diarrhea. His whole body was not feeling well. His eyes were red with anger. He copied the Heart Sutra of the Eighteenth Generation of the Genealogy of the Great Sun and cursed: "My day... your uncle's... , I ride on the horse...you have the guts..."
Liu Changchun is not someone to be trifled with either: "I'll kill you if you step on the horse... I'll kill you... you little red guy..."
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"Fight! Fight!"
"Goose, goose, goose, goose, goose..." Su Xiaolou hid at the foot of the west wall, covered his mouth, laughed, and was out of breath. He almost passed away. These two people are really a treasure, if not In the Salt Transportation Department, everyone was probably at work. Zhou Wanwan glanced at their losses and was no longer surprised. He didn't bother to care about them and just let them go.
Noon has passed, and the pair are so hungry that they have no energy to curse. They can't move, sit still, or sleep. Today's time is passing extremely slowly. The imperial envoy still has no intention of showing up. They could only stare.
The two people couldn't hold it any longer, so they went out to inquire and learned that the imperial envoy was checking the accounts. Checking the accounts? Whose account is being checked? Could it be that they were checking their accounts? They couldn't sit still after hearing the news. Was this going to put them under house arrest? What to do? Even Zhou Wanwan has realized the seriousness of the matter. I am afraid that the imperial envoy will not let them go so easily this time. What happened today really caught him off guard. Zhou Wanwan was in the small meeting hall. I was pacing back and forth, even my iron butt couldn't bear to sit there for a whole day!
A whole afternoon passed, and a few people lived like a year. The sun was setting in the west, the light was slowly fading, and the room was getting darker. The day was coming to an end soon.
Money is so vulnerable in the face of power. They control the richest place in the Ming Dynasty, 90% of the wealth of the entire Jiangnan, but they dare not step out of this dark and dilapidated cabin. Zhou Wanwan, Shen Wanpeng and Liu Changchun The three of them went from being indifferent at first to being anxious, then to being anxious and crazy, and finally to despair. The pain of psychological torture is no less than physical pain, and it will destroy people's spiritual world bit by bit. , until they collapsed, they all waited for punishment with dull faces!
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and the three of them saw a Jin Yiwei with a sword on his waist, standing with his backlight, and could vaguely see his handsome face and upright figure like a blade, as if he had come to give them the final judgment.
"The Imperial Envoy said you can leave. Today's meeting is over!"
"Is it over? We haven't seen the imperial envoy yet. Why is it over like this?"
"That's right! What's going on?" The three of them were completely confused. Could it be that the imperial envoy asked them to come to the council hall and sit there for a day to hatch eggs?
The cunning Zhou Wanwan didn't understand what kind of medicine the imperial envoy was selling, but he felt that the matter would not end like this.
Su Xiaolou gave up half of his body and made a gesture of invitation: "Everyone can get a big box at the door and leave. Please!"
big box? The three of them came empty-handed. They were embarrassed to bring something back before leaving. The imperial envoy was really polite. The three of them rubbed their sore waists. When they came out, they saw three large wooden boxes in a row at the door. The boxes were still there. It's quite big and can fit a person inside. When I opened it, I found it was empty with nothing inside, which made me a little disappointed.
Su Xiaolou smiled contemptuously and dared to ask for a gift in return. He was really more tiger than the Siberian tiger.
Zhou Wanwan looked at the big wooden box and pondered, and then walked to Su Xiaolou's side and said with a smile: "I am stupid and don't understand what the imperial envoy means by this wooden box. I hope the commander-in-chief can give me some guidance." Zhou Wanwan said. Under the cover of his cuff, he handed over a warm and shiny mutton-fat jade finger. It looked like a good thing. Su Xiaolou's eyes lit up. He coughed lightly and pretended to look around casually. No one noticed here. , the environment is safe, and he took the ring finger calmly.
"This box is naturally used to hold things. As for what to hold? How much to hold? It depends on how much tax you have stolen and missed over the years. The Imperial Envoy said that you have to make up for it within half a month, so he won't be there. If we are not able to make up for it, we will spend the rest of our lives in prison!"
"This...this..." The three of them all realized that they had stolen and missed so much tax over the years that they didn't even know how much it was. Although the audit could reveal it, the taxes that the powerful gentry had missed were all. Big head, will it be forcibly charged to them? How much is the right amount to pay?
There is also a possibility that the amount of money handed over must satisfy the Imperial Envoy, and it can only be more or less. If it is less, you will go to jail. This is obviously to extort a large sum of money from them, and I haven’t told you how much I want to extort. This is the most torturous part.
"The Imperial Envoy said that the money you turn in will be recorded and put into the national treasury. You will not send it away, everyone!"
Liu Changchun cupped his hands and begged: "Master General Banner, we want to see the Imperial Envoy! It won't waste much of the Imperial Envoy's time. It only takes a cup of tea. Please help us beg for mercy and let the Imperial Envoy see us."
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy, has many things to do all day long, so I never see you! Hurry up and leave!" Su Xiaolou glanced at the small yellow croakers in Liu Changchun's hand. There seemed to be several of them. Su Xiaolou reluctantly turned around and left. Alas, my Little yellow croaker!
