"Haha." Tan Ruonan laughed hard and pointed at the Sky Monkey, "You are really good at it." She took the words of the Sky Monkey as a joke.
However, Leng Dai took it seriously, and she believed that the Sky Monkey was telling the truth.
The flying monkey smiled bitterly in his heart.
Leng Dai and Peng Da went to Sangyan Temple, and Shanzi took more than a dozen young men she bought to the mountains to start physical training.
Tan Ruonan began to sign contracts with tenant farmers.
When the contract was halfway signed, a teenage boy ran in, panting.
"Someone from the government is here."
Hearing the arrival of the officials, Tan Ruonan put down the pen in his hand.
"People from the government, what do you want to do here?"
"I don't know, there are so many people looking so angry." The boy hurriedly hid behind Tan Ruonan.
At this time, a group of people came in, surrounded by a man in official uniform, about fifty years old.
"Who is the owner here?"
Seeing this posture, Ah Shen felt that something was wrong. He glanced at A Gen, who left quietly.
Tan Ruonan cupped her fists and said, "I'm here, who are you?"
"Oh, my surname is Li, and I am the head of the household department."
"Mr. Li, what are you doing at the villa?" Tan Ruonan was polite and reasonable.
At this time, Tan Ruonan saw the timid Li San and his son and nephew in the crowd following Chief Li.
It turns out that this is the person Li San found to cause trouble.
The video is always on, why don't we give Li San and the others a close-up?
Manager Li said in an official tone: "That's what happened. You Zhuangzi hasn't paid taxes for two years. Today I'm here specifically to recover the taxes."
Tan Ruonan was stunned. When she bought Zhuangzi, she actually asked him if he had any bad debts to avoid trouble.
Ma Tong repeatedly said no, and finally Ma Tong showed Tan Ruonan the tax stamps from recent years.
Why is it that the tax has not been paid again?
Tan Ruonan cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Li, I don't know what kind of tax I haven't paid."
There is only land tax on land, so what other taxes can be paid? She really doesn't know much about these.
"Oh, yes... Oh, no, shouldn't you invite me in to sit down? This is how you treat guests." Manager Li raised his voice.
As if he had just remembered, Tan Ruonan cupped his hands and said: "Slow, slow, please come in and serve tea to Chief Li."
Those tenant farmers had never seen an official before, and they were already frightened.
Mr. Zhao, who had seen the world, was scared but still calm. He served tea to Chief Li and retreated to Tan Ruonan.
The Flying Monkey wanted to tear this boss into pieces. He didn't know what tax he had to pay on the Zhuangzi he just bought.
The crops in the fields have just sprouted and are still several months away from maturity. What kind of tax is being collected now is obviously to find trouble.
Manager Li took a sip of tea, put down the tea bowl and said, "It's like this. You Zhuangzi has to pay 40% of the grain as tax every year. Well, last year's plus this year's you only need to pay 5,000 taels of silver."
Last year plus this year, Tan Ruonan immediately heard the loophole. This year's food is still in the fields, and taxes must be collected now?
Tan Ruonan's face was a little cold, "Mr. Li, this year's grain is still in the fields. There are still three months until the autumn harvest. Are you sure you want to collect taxes now? Are you sure this village has not paid last year's taxes?"
I don’t know if Mr. Li knows that it has been less than seven days since I bought this village. You must collect taxes now. "
Manager Li was completely unreasonable and said forcefully: "Why, you don't want to give it, do you?"
How could Tan Ruonan be afraid of the bullshit Chief Li? She wanted to see what Chief Li could do.
Her voice was cold and her back was straight.
"I don't know what kind of taxes Master Li collects. Last year's Zhuangzi's original owner has already paid it. If you want to collect taxes this year, you have to wait until the autumn harvest. Is Master Li here for extortion or protection money? I'm thinking I know whether you represent the Ministry of Household Affairs or the imperial court."
"You are presumptuous, you dare to insult the imperial court, you are seeking death..."
At this time, a male voice interrupted Manager Li.
"I would like to see who is talking nonsense here."
Manager Li suddenly stood up from his chair, his face was pale, and he saluted quickly.
"I wonder why Prince Rui is here."
The person coming was none other than Liang Shuhuan, and behind him were Liang Jing and A Gen.
Tan Ruonan looked at A Gen. It was he who tipped off Liang Shuhuan.
In fact, she can handle it without calling Liang Shuhuan.
Chief Li's official career has come to an end.
Is she, Tan Ruonan, someone who can be stepped on whenever she wants?
She looked back and saw that Ah Shen had long disappeared. This kid reacted very quickly.
Liang Shuhuan glanced at the little doctor and felt proud.
Look! It's up to me to stand up for you.
Tan Ruonan invited Liang Shuhuan to take a seat. When Mr. Zhao heard that Mr. Li called him Prince Rui, he did not dare to neglect and served tea. Tan Ruonan served it personally and stood aside respectfully.
It was the first time that Liang Shuhuan was not used to seeing the young doctor treat him like this.
He covered his mouth and coughed lightly, hiding his smile and looked at Manager Li.
"Who are you! What are you doing here?"
Liang Shuhuan didn't know those petty officials at all.
Manager Li was so frightened that he wished he could die on the spot, trembling.
"My subordinate, Li Xiongqi, is the head of the household department. Yes, I'm here to collect taxes."
Liang Shuhuan said in confusion: "Tax collection, what kind of tax are we collecting now? There are still a few months until the autumn harvest! What kind of tax are we collecting now?"
"Yes, yes..." Manager Li didn't say anything for a long time.
Tan Ruonan stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Prince Rui, this is how it is. Director Li said that he would collect 40% of the land tax from last year and this year. Director Li also said that he could also give 5,000 taels of silver.
The grass-roots people really don't know where this tax comes from. It's been less than seven days since the villagers bought it, and the original owner has already paid last year's tax. The grass-roots people have seen the voucher and it is indeed the seal of the government. Now there are still a few days until the autumn harvest. Yue, the common people are really stupid. "
Liang Shuhuan put away his smile and stared at Principal Li, "Your name is Li Xiongqi. Who asked you to come to Zhuangzi to collect taxes? Was it Mr. Liu, the Minister of Household Affairs, or..."
"No, it's not. I, my official, thought that Zhuangzi didn't pay his taxes last year. Maybe he was wrong."
Manager Li, who spoke incoherently, didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
This sophistry is really unconvincing.
It seems that he came too hastily and couldn't find a sufficient reason to frame him.
Liang Shuhuan didn't want to deal with this kind of person, since the emperor had the final say anyway.
"You go back first. I will report back to my father tomorrow morning."
"Yes, yes, I am resigning."
Manager Li walked away in a mess.
"Li San." Tan Ruonan suddenly shouted loudly.
Li San wanted to run away, but A Gen stopped him, "Hey, Manager Li, why is this man here again just after he left yesterday? Does he have anything to do with our boss?"
"No, it's okay, I just came to take a look."
