When Changxian left Jingyi Hall, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his face was as swollen as a bun.
Originally, Changxian shouldn't have been beaten, but it was because of his foul mouth that he had to say "why is my father so excited when he only has 110,000 yuan?", and he was beaten because of the word "talent".
The loving old man received three blows in total, twice on the back of the head and once on the forehead.
The Prodigal Son's Just Punishment was a big flying kick, and he got hit twice, both on the buttocks.
The special version of "The Poor Daddy" in Big Pussy's pocket, just once, also on the forehead.
Changxian grinned and left the Jingyi Hall, becoming more and more angry as he thought about it.
Why don't you go to Uncle Wu and join the rebellion? This old guy is not unreasonable at all. How can you still be reasonable when you are poor?
Changxian was troubled, and his father Huang Laosi was even more troubled than him.
Sitting on the stool, the emperor sighed.
"One hundred thousand, one hundred thousand string, one hundred thousand string."
Sun An said softly: "It's one hundred and thirteen thousand six hundred and seventeen thousand and twenty-one coins."
Huang Laosi cursed loudly: "You have a good memory, you have a damn good memory. You have such a good memory. Who was it that said that the merchants in the capital had no money? This is called having no money. One month's tax money is not enough to make up for it." 20%, just make up 20%, make up 113,617,321 yuan!"
Sun An's face was full of bitterness: "Your Majesty, it's not the old slave who said it, it's the courtiers who said it. They said the merchants have no money."
"It's nonsense, you're lying to the superiors and the inferiors, you deserve to die, you all deserve to die!"
Huang Laosi became more and more angry as he thought about it: "The Ministry of Revenue, the Jingzhao Mansion, all the losers are all losers, no, the whole court is all losers, just one capital city, just one capital city's merchants, just one month, one month, In just one month, they paid 110,000 yuan less. You can imagine how much money they made. It's ridiculous. It's very ridiculous. I also said how much money the business tax paid. Since the 14th year of Anping, the business tax of merchants has It’s getting less and less, and now, every month, even at the end of the year, it’s less than Wan Guan, okay, you’re teasing me, you’re teasing me!”
The incompetent and furious Huang Laosi cursed a lot, gradually calmed down, and looked at Sun An with a look of displeasure on his face: "Why didn't the court know how much money the merchants earned every month before Chu Qing took over Qianqi Camp?"
"Your Majesty, I dare not say anything further, but since you came to the throne, the only ones who have monitored the officials and the people are Qianqiying, and Qianqiying were all your personal followers back then. Although they are all brave and capable tigers, this merchant How do they understand?"
The implication is that all the officials in the imperial court have inextricable relationships with merchants. The only ones who have no relationship are Qianqiying. After Qianqiying is over, they are all still illiterate.
"They don't understand, but Chu Qing understands. Why did Chu Qing see it but they didn't?"
Sun An didn't dare to speak easily. He wanted to say that Chen Yan didn't understand, but he got it for Chu Qing, so that was the end of it.
After choosing his words, the old eunuch said something fair: "Your Majesty, there are more than a thousand registered merchants in the capital alone. There are four to five hundred shops in the north and south cities alone, not counting other shops. , Qianqiying's manpower in Beijing is only about 200 people. They have to secretly monitor the civil servants and keep an eye on the generals in the army. They are incapable of doing anything and are not good at calculations. The old slave feels that it is not a waste of life. .”
"That's true."
Except when facing Changxian, Huang Laosi was relatively reasonable, but he still couldn't figure it out: "Chen Yan is a smart man, he should have seen the clues long ago, but he kept hiding it. I think it was also because of lack of manpower, but Chu Qing... "
Huang Laosi looked at Sun An: "But how could Chu Qing find out how much the merchant had concealed?"
"Your Majesty, it's different, it's very different. Jiang Yue entered the palace a few days before his death and handed over the secret letter. You said it was about merchants and didn't read it. You just let me take a look at it and know what I know. So after reading it, I , knowing the inside story, the reason why Chu Qing made trouble was known to everyone, precisely because he used a large number of people. In addition to the Qianqi Camp to explore the horses, Dali Temple, Jingzhao Mansion, and the Ministry of Households, from the initial eighty to five More than 300 people have been mobilized recently, and more than that, the Chu family has good relations with General Yunhui Tan Zhongping, and privately borrowed more than 200 troops from General Tan who are on rotational leave."
Huang Laosi was so angry that he said: "This guy is so brave that he dares to be seconded to the army."
Sun An knew that Huang Laosi was not angry, so he continued: "These nearly five hundred people have been busy for a whole half a month. In addition to accounting, they also have to find out the approximate number of goods taken by merchants among the people. They copied nearly one of the four city gates. In addition to the monthly amount of caravan goods, various methods were used. They openly or covertly found some shopkeepers or shop assistants to constantly compare and verify. After having the amount, they compared it with the accounts provided by the merchants. Yes, even so, it is said that there is still a lot left out, and that’s why we have more than 110,000 yuan of business tax.”
Huang Laosi looked moved: "No wonder the courtiers reacted like this. I didn't expect that checking the merchant's tax money would be so cumbersome."
"Yes, General Jiang said that in this world, perhaps only Chu Qing can clarify the tax affairs of merchants."
Huang Laosi smiled slightly: "I see, that's not necessarily the case. There are so many talented people in Zhongzhou. Not to mention other places, this is the capital. Apart from Chu Qing, I dare to say that there is one person who can carry these thousands of horses." The deputy commander of the battalion will also check the merchant's accounts thoroughly."
Sun An's face was full of curiosity: "Who is your Majesty talking about?"
Huang Laosi looked disgusted and said nothing.
Blind, who else, me, me, me, who else.
This kind of thing has to be said by others. It would be pointless to say it by yourself. Huang Laosi was too lazy to elaborate and said angrily: "With these 110,000 yuan, it will be more than enough to help the refugees."
Looking sideways at Sun An, Huang Laosi still refused to give up: "Chu Qing has so much money, he won't spend it carelessly. Otherwise, let him send part of it to the palace, and I will help him spend it... I will help him keep it?"
Sun An laughed dryly.
You've already let it slip, don't let it go.
After all, Huang Laosi had not lost his humanity yet. He sighed and completely gave up on this idea. The other reason was that he was afraid of being embarrassed if word spread.
Sun An hesitated for a moment and glanced at Huang Laosi's face: "Your Majesty, it seems that Chu Qing already knows about the money that Zhang Songling sends to the palace every month. Do you want me to go..."
"No." Huang Laosi shook his head: "In the past few days, let's take stock of the palace's properties, including several imperial mansions outside the city, as well as the daily expenses and expenses of the palace, etc., and then find an excuse. , deducting the salary of some servants in the palace."
"Old slave, I took note of it."
"Your Majesty, please don't reveal the news yet." Huang Laosi rubbed his brows: "Chu Qing can inspect these merchants because of his connections. As the king of a country, how can I allow unscrupulous merchants in the capital to make money in the name of the palace? .”
"Your Majesty is wise."
"That's fine, I've had this intention for a long time, but I just wanted to put it off because of the many things I have to do." Huang Laosi looked out of the hall with a faint look: "Since Chu Qing has opened this layer of paper first, let's let him He just did it boldly."
