There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 9 Finding a Breakthrough

Early the next morning, Lin Feng had breakfast and went to his county prime minister's house. Alas, the place is small and shabby, and even the office chairs are missing arms and legs.

After a while, Su Shunian, with a bruised nose and swollen face, came in with a pile of money and food account books, and carefully covered his injured face.

"Why are you injured?" Lin Feng asked.

"No, it's nothing, I injured myself." Su Shunnian answered hesitantly.

"How could a fall injury look so much like being beaten? The black eye socket can also come out from a fall? Let's tell the truth." Lin Feng was not an idiot, so he couldn't tell that he was obviously beaten.

"I really can't say, sir, I can't help you sort out the account books anymore, otherwise they will kill my family." Su Shunnian said with a look of fear.

Lin Feng understood as soon as he heard this. Ding Dianshi was so ruthless. As soon as someone from the county government took refuge, he was killed to scare the monkeys.

"Okay, I won't need your help for the next few days. I'll take care of it myself. You don't have to be afraid. No matter how rampant they are now, the retribution will be severe in the future. If you get beaten, I will definitely seek justice for you. Lin Feng continued.

"Sir, I am really not afraid personally. I will die if I die. The main reason is that I am afraid that something will happen to my family."

"Okay, I understand your situation. I won't blame you for shrinking. This is human nature. Just stay calm for the next two days." Lin Feng comforted.

After Su Shunnian went out with all his thanks, Lin Feng closed the door and entered the passenger plane with the account book.

In ancient times, these evil officials always made the accounts very confusing, and did not separate the income and expenditure. Most officials studied the Four Books and Five Classics and did not know how to read the account books, so they had no choice but to let them fool them.

However, these problems do not exist here at all. He is a department head of a large investment company, and reading books is a basic skill. Moreover, in the space, you can also use the calculator that comes with your mobile phone. This small account can be figured out in a while.

Lin Feng separated the two accounts of debit and credit, added up the two accounts, and found that there was a big problem with the accounts. The main reason is that the income and expenditure do not match up. Sometimes the total tax amount is reduced for no reason, and some expenditures are obviously unreasonable. It would be damned if there is nothing fishy in this.

If Lin Feng checks the accounts by himself, there will be no pressure. One of the reasons why he asked the household clerk to help was to test how much authority he, the county magistrate, had over the county government. It turned out to be as light as a feather.

The other was also to paralyze them, making Zhao Guangqing and others think that they would not be able to check the accounts without the help of scribes, so that they would be caught off guard.

After checking the accounts and seeing that it was still early, Lin Feng randomly opened a suitcase blind box. When he opened it, he found a police uniform and a black briefcase inside.

Lin Feng felt happy. It seemed that he had finally arrived at the luggage of the two policemen who caused the flight delay that day. So I quickly opened the briefcase and found a pistol, two magazines of bullets, a total of 30 rounds, and a gun license.

Lin Feng recalled that the two policemen seemed to have carried a silver password box that day. He quickly looked around and found the password box. There was also a suitcase similar to the one before, which should belong to another policeman.

Lin Feng first took out the password box and lifted it. It felt quite heavy. It weighed at least forty or fifty kilograms. It should not be a box of banknotes. After trying it, the password lock could not be opened, so I had to give up temporarily.

Then he opened another suitcase, which also contained a police uniform and a black briefcase, but also contained a police anti-stab vest, a police high-light flashlight and a pair of spare handcuffs.

Opening the briefcase, there was also a pistol, 30 rounds of ammunition and a gun license.

It seemed that the person they were escorting must be a tough gangster, otherwise they wouldn't be escorting him with guns. Then the lockbox contains either gold, jewelry or drugs, and it needs to be opened as soon as possible.

Lin Feng was extremely happy when he found these two blind boxes. When he came to the Ming Dynasty, it was the chaotic times of the late Ming Dynasty, and his own force value was not high. His biggest concern was personal safety. Now that I have two pistols, I feel much more at ease.

Lin Feng picked up a pistol, loaded it with bullets, and put it on his business class seat so that he could quickly access it the next time something happened. The other gun and other police equipment were put in the suitcase first, and then he walked out happily. Airliner space.

Returning to the county magistrate's house, Lin Feng first took out a piece of paper, copied down the relevant doubtful points in the account, and kept it close to his body. Then he deliberately stayed in the room for an hour or two, and then slowly went to the house. He had to check the county's land register to confirm the problems he discovered.

Arriving at the household room, Secretary Zhao Guangqing was secretly happy to see that Lin Feng had come so quickly, probably because he couldn't read the account books. However, he still said respectfully: "Second Master, do you have any other instructions?"

"You guys can move those account books away later. It's a mess. Show it to me when it's sorted out." Lin Feng said deliberately pretending to be dissatisfied. When it comes to acting, you have to do the whole thing, which is the basic quality of a good actor.

When Zhao Sili heard that this was indeed the case, he immediately answered: "Yes, Second Master, you are a Qingliu official, how can you care about such mundane things? We will report to you when we have time to sort things out."

But I thought in my heart, it is really a useless snack, it is nothing. When we have time to sort out the accounts, you will probably have to get out.

"Bring me the county's land register and look at it. I have to see who to collect taxes from," Lin Feng continued.

"Okay, we'll get it to you right away." Secretary Zhao felt relieved upon hearing this. It seemed that Lin Feng wanted to find a big family to share the money with, but with Ding Dianshi here, he could only share a tael of silver.

Lin Feng glanced at the room. Su Shunnian was sitting in the corner without saying a word, as if he had been scolded again. The other clerks were obviously fine, but when they saw him coming, they immediately pretended to be busy, making it clear that they were engaging in non-violent non-cooperation.

Not long after, Zhao Guangqing found the yellow book of fields in Fugu County. Lin Feng didn't say anything anymore, took the yellow book and returned to the county magistrate's house.

As soon as Lin Feng left, Zhao Guangqing went to Ding Dianshi's public house and reported respectfully: "Sir, that Lin County Prime Minister is a waste. He said he stopped reading the account books within an hour in the morning. He probably didn't read them at all. I understand. Now I want to ask for the yellow land register again, and I am going to find a few people to apportion it." "Apportion it? Without my consent, the county magistrate can't do it, let alone the county magistrate who has just arrived." Ding Dianshi said with a look of disdain. .

"Yes, it seems that you can relax, sir. How about we go to Caiyun Pavilion to sit in the evening? Miss Caiyun, the number one there, is thinking about you again." Zhao Guangqing said flatteringly.

"If nothing happens, you can go and sit down. But you have to keep an eye on him. When the time comes, Prime Minister Lin will be punished. We still have to find a way to suppress the salary." Ding Dianshi continued.

"Don't worry about me taking care of things!" Zhao Guangqing promised, patting his chest.

Lin Feng returned to the public house, took out the land register, and circled a few large households with more land. He then looked at the tax collection account book and found that these people paid very little tax.

Especially the Liu family in Dabao Town. They have more than 100 acres of farmland. As a rule, they pay a tax of cents per mu. They have to pay more than taels in tax every year, but they actually pay less than taels. With this level of tax evasion, no wonder the imperial court was so poor that it was almost like pants.

In the afternoon, Lin Feng first went to the county magistrate Zhang Yingjie, preparing to win his support. In the ancient county government, the county magistrate had absolute authority. Even if he didn't take care of things very much, the county government's final personnel power and law enforcement power were in his hands. Without his consent, it would be difficult to accomplish anything.

"The distant mountains are here, can you get used to coming here?" Magistrate Zhang asked with concern, still satisfied that Lin Feng came over to ask for instructions and report as soon as possible.

"Thanks to the county's concern, everything is fine."

"Is there any clue about the collection and suppression of wages?" Magistrate Zhang was still concerned about the hard task imposed by his superiors.

"The household secretary said that they have a census of the household registration and population that Ding Dianshi told them about, but they are not available yet. It will probably be a little later before they can move forward with the matter." Lin Feng took the opportunity to apply some eye drops first.

"These subordinate officials really rely on others to order food, but they still don't obey the county magistrate's arrangements. They are really countless."

"Your Excellency, since the Chongzhen Dynasty, the imperial court has had financial difficulties, so the tax assessment has been the most important. I checked the county's tax collection situation in the past few years this morning, and the completion rate is not very good. I'm afraid it will damage the county's performance assessment. "

"Yes, but unfortunately the land in Fugu County is barren, the weather is bad, and the people are poor. There is nothing we can do about it."

"My Lord, I'm afraid it's not just the people who are too poor to pay taxes. I checked the tax account books and found that the problems are still very prominent."

"Oh, Yuanshan will also check the account books? Has any problem been found?"

"The most prominent thing is that the income and expenditure do not match up, and there are some unexplained expenditure accounts. Also, the big families in the land register pay very little tax. I suspect that there is corruption in the household, and it is necessary to arrest the officials. Conduct interrogation.”

Lin Feng took out the doubtful points in the account books he copied, explained the existing problems to County Magistrate Zhang, and made suggestions.

"This removal of household and housing officials may cause turmoil in the county government, and will it affect tax collection?" Magistrate Zhang said worriedly after reading it.

"County Lord, I heard from Jiazhou Shi Hua Tongzhi that you have served as the magistrate of Jiazhou for a long time, and you are the most promising to take the next step." Lin Feng first changed the subject.

"Where, where, do Yuanshan and Xu Tongzhi know each other?" Magistrate Zhang said politely.

"A little familiar, a little familiar. County Lord, the assessment at the end of this year is approaching. If the taxes cannot be collected, the most affected ones will definitely be you and me, the second-ranking official. Those subordinate officials who have been working as officials in Fugu all year round will not be affected. Care about promotion and the like, as long as there are benefits.

Nowadays, the people are indeed in poverty, and they cannot collect much tax if they are forced to do so. If they are pressed too hard, they may even cause a civil uprising. The rebellion of Fugu Wang Er in the first year of Chongzhen is still fresh in my memory.

At present, these wealthy large households are obviously colluding with some subordinate officials in the county government. If these subordinate officials are not arrested, I am afraid it will be difficult to collect this tax. I ask the county magistrate to think twice. "Lin Feng analyzed and lobbied Magistrate Zhang.

"Yuanshan's words make sense. I have long felt that these people are doing something wrong in collecting taxes. It's just that they have no helpers. Yuanshan is here to take care of things to prevent some people from being left behind. But we must not cause the county to suffer. The government is in turmoil."

Magistrate Zhang nodded in agreement and said that he had long been dissatisfied with Ding Dianshi's monopoly. But firstly, Ding Yingqi was quite respectful to him, and secondly, he didn't want to bother, and he was even more afraid of causing trouble, so he never did anything.

"Don't worry, Lord County, as long as I have your support, I will handle it properly. For now, we can focus on the households to deal with it. This will have a smaller impact and can also deter other people." Lin Feng decided to remove Ding Dianshi's wings first.

"Very good, this is safer. What other needs are there in the distant mountains?" Magistrate Zhang continued.

"County Lord, if you want to stabilize the county government, you must control the power of the county government's third squad. Fortunately, the Zao squad does not have many people. The arrest squad must have many problems and cannot be used for the time being. This strong squad must be controlled to prevent Some people are so anxious that they jump over the wall." Lin Feng also took the opportunity to make a request.

County governments in the Ming Dynasty generally had "three classes" as government officials, namely the Zhuang Class, the Zao Class, and the Capture Class, and each class had a leader. Among them, Zaoban is in charge of the guard of honor, which is the government servant who stands in the court with a stick. The arrest squad is responsible for making arrests and arrests and maintaining law and order. The Zhuang class has the largest number of people and is responsible for guarding important institutions such as city gates, government offices, warehouses, and prisons. Sometimes it is also responsible for standing in court.

"Okay, there will be a county government morning meeting tomorrow. When Yuan Shan proposes, I will hand over the Zhuang Ban to you to take charge in the name of assisting in tax collection." County Magistrate Zhang responded.

"Thank you, Lord County. I will live up to your expectations." Lin Feng expressed his stance.

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