This shop is not very large and specializes in selling pens, ink, paper and inkstones. The owner behind it is a Jinshi. Taking advantage of the owner's status as a Jinshi, this shop has never paid a penny! The reason is that the court treats scholars favorably, so there is no need to pay taxes!
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang did not exempt these scholars from taxes when he was still alive, but only gave them some preferential and exemption policies. The purpose is to cultivate more scholars. Because at that time the war was just about to end, there were too few scholars, and even the officials in various places could not get together, so the preferential and exemption policy was established.
However, as the days of peace went on, more and more scholars came to power, and after they took power, they used their power to expand the preferential and exemption policies to unlimited extents. In the end, it became a practice for scholars not to pay taxes or perform corvee labor!
These scholars have never been willing to pay taxes for this reason. When doing business, they are naturally quite competitive compared with other businessmen who pay taxes normally. As a result, there are fewer and fewer regular businessmen! Especially after officials at all levels began to intervene in business affairs, there were even fewer businessmen operating on their own! There are also businessmen who, in turn, take advantage of the preferential and exemption policies for scholars to evade taxes and make the originally small tax revenue become less and less.
As soon as Huang Shuncai and Huang entered the shop, a waiter came up to greet them, but the waiter was a little dazed after seeing the two people. In his impression, these Jin Yiwei did not look like people who could buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones. Not many of them are literate. At most, they are only proficient in writing and can understand announcements.
But the waiter still smiled and greeted him, completely unaware that they might be here to collect money, because they had never paid! The waiter came up to him with a smile and said, "You two gentlemen, what would you like to order?"
Huang Shuncai lost his previous pride, pointed at Tan Jianyu and whispered, "He has something to say to you."
The guy blinked and looked at Tan Jianyu. I just heard him say slowly: "I have something to tell you. Starting from next month, your shop will also have to pay monthly bills! Twenty taels of silver a month!"
As soon as the clerk heard this, he subconsciously dug his ears and said, "Sir, please say it again, I really didn't hear you clearly!"
In fact, the first thing a waiter should pay attention to is his sharp ears and eyes. Now that the two of them are less than one step away, how can they not clearly hear what Tan Jianyu is saying? It's just that this guy thought he was working for Mr. Jinshi, and at the same time, the shop didn't pay monthly bills like other people. As time went by, he really thought that he was superior to others, at least much higher than those small traders outside! So when he heard that he was asked to pay for his shop, he didn't believe it at all! Then I asked one more question.
Of course Tan Jianyu could guess what he was thinking when he saw him in this situation, so he sneered and said loudly: "From now on, your shop will have to pay ten taels of silver per month!"
The guy opened his mouth in surprise at first, and then burst into laughter! And after he smiled, he said: "Sir, I think you are very kind. You should be patrolling this street. Don't you know that this is Zhao Jinshi's shop? When will Mr. Jinshi also have to pay?" ah?"
Tan Jianyu said: "Are you the shopkeeper of this shop? Do you have the final say?"
The waiter said, "I'm definitely not the shopkeeper!"
Tan Jianyu said impatiently: "Then why are you blabbering? He's not here, so you can just tell him!"
The clerk sneered and said: "You are short of money in your pocket, so don't come here to disturb me! This Zhao Jinshi is a well-known figure in the capital. He has many contacts, and even has face in Shuntian Mansion! So you should do what you should do Go ahead!"
At this time, Tan Jianyu's right hand holding the handle of the knife suddenly pulled, and the waist knife was pulled out to almost half its size! At the same time, he took a step forward to close the distance between him and the man, and the handle of the knife hit the man's stomach hard! The guy screamed strangely and squatted on the ground holding his belly!
Tan Jianyu pressed the knife back into its scabbard and said, "Your boss can talk to me like this, but you can't! Also, inform your boss quickly, you can't decide on this matter!"
After saying that, Tan Jianyu took Huang Shuncai and went out directly to the next store. When he goes to each shop, he will explain clearly to the shopkeeper or the clerk how much money your family has to pay and the standard of payment.
The shopkeepers and waiters who were informed were all very surprised, but their reactions were different! Some simply said "I understand!", some tried to reason, and some even cursed! However, anyone who cursed was punished by Tan Jianyu.
After they notified all the shops and walked out of the street, Huang Shuncai wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Why are you so violent today? You will fight anyone who calls you. I have never seen you so fierce in the past!"
Tan Jianyu also wiped the sweat from his head and said: "Uncle, I am actually scared in my heart! But Mr. Liu said that if the other party talks nicely, we will talk nicely too. Anyone who dares to prick will be beaten immediately! He They also say that people like this are the ones who push their limits, and if they don’t deal with them, they will think that the Jin Yiwei is afraid of them!"
Huang Shuncai thought about it and said, "That's the truth, but I'm afraid that Shangguan won't support you! What will happen if he sells you when he can't collect the money?"
Tan Jianyu hesitated and said, "No way? I think Mr. Liu has even arrested those gang members in the past few days. These people should be easy to deal with, right?"
Huang Shuncai stamped his feet and said, "What do you know? There are no big names behind those gangs, but the shops on this street are at least looked after by someone with a Jinshi background! You must know that scholars are not easy to mess with!"
Tan Jianyu became a little scared when he heard what he said, and the excitement of beating people just now disappeared. But when he thought about the eight taels of silver that had been given to him, he suddenly said, "No matter what, we will do whatever the superior officer says! After all, we have already received the eight taels of silver. If we fail to accomplish the task, we will not be able to get such a salary." That’s a lot of money!”
Huang Shuncai was shocked when he heard this and said in surprise: "Eight taels of silver! Why so much? How much did Shangguan take?"
Tan Jianyu shook his head and said: "Shangguan didn't smoke! What was said at the beginning was eight taels of silver, but now it is actually given!"
Upon hearing this, Huang Shuncai said with a look of grief on his face: "If I had known that the salary would be so high, I would have signed up for the selection! Eight taels of silver is worth going crazy!"
Seeing that he was envious, Tan Jianyu smiled proudly and said, "Yes, it's a pity that the military police are not recruiting people now! If they are recruiting people, I will tell my uncle. But let's run down the street and get Shangguan first. The assigned errand is done!"
