Every household has to pay a manure tax every year.
There is also the meat tax paid for eating meat, the tax to protect the hometown and the people, and the tax to prepare for the war, which was levied in advance after hearing that the army of the Kingdom of God on earth was about to attack.
Summer is here, winter is here, and the summer cooling tax on ice and charcoal that the gentlemen need will be doubled.
None of the above are regular taxes stipulated by the Qinglong Kingdom. They are just local taxes that were formulated according to local conditions and following the style of the predecessors after Cui Zhixian took office.
Of course, most of the taxes and fees collected went into his own pocket, and a small amount went into the pockets of other officials.
As for the annual tribute paid by the local wealthy businessmen and gentry to curry favor with Magistrate Cui, it needs to be calculated separately.
In short, in the three years since Cui County Magistrate took office, he probably collected no less than 100,000 snowflakes of silver.
You know, Donglin County is not like those counties in coastal areas.
Donglin County has no salt fields, no silk production, and no big salt merchants who spend a lot of money.
Therefore, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver can definitely be regarded as the richest man in Donglin County.
And Magistrate Cui also has a hobby, that is, he likes to wear mink!
In his spare time, Mr. Cui likes to visit fur shops and other places to purchase furs for Mr. Cui County magistrate and his family.
It is said that Master Cui went to another place last year and bought a tiger skin, which was greatly appreciated by Magistrate Cui.
Cui Zhixian even made tiger skins into cushions and put them on his official chair. He would sit on them when he had nothing to do. His affection for them was self-evident.
It was because of these rumors, and the fact that the fur store where Li Zaixing worked often saw Master Cui coming to pick furs, that Li Zaixing chose Master Cui as his first target.
But after Li Zaixing left, he didn't come back until lunch time. Even Li Chizhang came back by himself after school.
This made Fang Xiuyun a little worried, fearing that something would happen to Li Zaixing.
After all, according to Li Zaixing, that golden leopard skin can be sold for at least 30 taels of silver!
Money silk touches people's hearts!
If 30 taels of silver were placed in the former Fang family, the Li family would be nothing at all, but in the eyes of ordinary people, it would be a huge wealth of more than ten acres of good land!
For this reason, murder and robbery are not a problem.
What's more, the world is becoming chaotic day by day.
In addition, the reputation of County Magistrate Cui is not very good.
So Fang Xiuyun begged his younger brother to go to the county government office. After all, his younger brother was also a Tanhualang, a former Hanlin official, and still had great weight in front of a county magistrate.
This matter originally happened because of him. Let alone Fang Xiuyun begging, even if he didn't beg, as his younger brother, he should go and see it.
After all, he is his brother-in-law.
Fang Xiaoyue didn't even have lunch, so she went straight to Wenmoxuan, a shop selling pens and ink.
Fortunately, he still had some copper on him, so he bought a piece of blank red paper, borrowed the store's pen and ink, and then wrote a letter of greeting himself. In the middle of the letter, he wrote the words "Fangzhen Town" and stamped Put your own private seal.
No way, it's not easy to get into the county government. Considering that my brother-in-law and his family will still live in Donglin County in the future, he can't just get in without having fun. In that case, it would be tantamount to killing an official and rebelling!
When they arrived at the gate of the county government office, a policeman guarding the gate of the county government office grabbed the handle of the knife at his waist and shouted at Fang Xiaoyue: "Where are these local people from? This is the place where Master Qingtian is, so hurry up and leave! Otherwise!" Put you in jail!"
If it were an ordinary citizen, after being intimidated like this, he would probably be so frightened that his buttocks would tighten, his calves would tremble, and he would turn around and run away.
But despite being plainly dressed, Fang Xiaoyue had a sense of aura and was not afraid at all. She stepped forward and handed over a greeting card and said with a loud smile: "In the year of Binghai, Liujiang Province was liberated from Yuan Dynasty, in the year of Dingzi, I was awarded the title of Jinshi, and was awarded the third prize. Fang Xiaozhen, the former editor of the Hanlin Academy, asks to see the county magistrate."
Good guy, when he roared, even Cui Zhixian, who was preparing to go to court to handle the case, was alerted.
Naturally, the policeman guarding the door didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest. If nothing else, the name he said was exactly the same as in the play. I'm afraid no one would dare to cheat in front of the county government office, right?
In fact, before the constable could deliver the invitation to the lobby, Magistrate Cui rushed over in a hurry, his fat body panting heavily, his forehead covered with sweat, and even his official hat was a little crooked.
"Where is the greeting card? Show it to me."
The detective hurriedly handed over the greeting card. After Cui Zhixian got it, he took a closer look and found that it was indeed him!
Speaking of the Qinglong Kingdom, whenever local officials took office, there was a saying that they would pay homage to the local squires.
After all, these days, imperial power does not go to the countryside. The power of the county magistrate is mainly concentrated in the county town, while the more private areas are controlled by the local tyrants and gentry.
What's more, in many places there are hidden bosses and mini-bosses such as retired officials, civil servants, etc.
When the magistrate has just arrived, if you can't unite the local area, even if you have the blessing of an official position from the imperial court, and they will give you face openly but dig some holes for you secretly, your job as an official will be unstable.
For example, after Cui Zhixian arrived in Donglin County, the first thing he did was hire Master Zhang as a local guide to understand the situation of the local squires.
Among the group of retired officials who are most worthy of Cui Zhixian's attention is Fang Xiaozhen.
The reason is very simple, although it has been more than ten years since Fang Xiaozhen resigned because of Ding You.
But he is a serious Jinshi, Tanhua, and Hanlin official!
Compared with this, the difference between promoting people and replacing officials is like snow and mud!
Issues such as the decline of the Fang family are all trivial matters in Cui Zhixian's eyes.
After all, in his opinion, as long as Fang Xiaozhen is willing to go to the Ministry of Personnel to submit a notice, reinstatement is a trivial matter.
The only difference lies in what officials are appointed later.
But the problem is that even if he is reinstated according to the grade he had before resigning, he will not be appointed as the magistrate of a central county like him.
At least he would stay as an official in the Sixth Ministry of Capital!
The difference here is huge.
Besides, even if he does not stay in the capital and is promoted to a local official, his grade will still have to be raised by three levels, from the seventh grade to the fifth grade!
Beijing officials are so awesome, and those who come from the Hanlin Academy are even more awesome!
In short, it is best not to offend a Qianlong like this. Who knows when he will turn around and become a big boss?
After carefully reading the invitation, Cui Zhixian confirmed that the other party was not a liar.
The reason is very simple. Ordinary liars don't understand some things in official circles, and there will be problems with the greeting notes they write.
"Brother, I am ashamed to be the magistrate of Donglin County. I just met Editor Fang today. It turns out that Wenquxing has descended to earth..."
Seeing Fang Xiaoyue, Magistrate Cui was in a state of commercial flattery.
Fang Xiaoyue also praised Cui Zhixian very skillfully. After all, he was familiar with this routine.
After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Cui Zhixian invited Fang Xiaoyue to the living room in the backyard and then asked him about his purpose.
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