Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 344

"Go home!!!"

On the road outside the city wall of the capital, there was a sudden shout, and the pedestrians on the road all looked sideways, and when they saw that it was a young man dressed as a military officer, they all looked away.

"You are so startled, don't scare people!"

A short and strong man who rode alongside the young man laughed and cursed. They were followed by more than a dozen large carts, all of which were covered with tarpaulin and tied tightly with ropes. It was impossible to see what was on them from the outside.

If you have eyesight, you can see that the wheels are pressing on the ground, the ruts are deep, and each cart has two horses. There are many infantry in the army escorting the cart, but there are still many horses without loads, so they follow The carriage goes.

I'm afraid that what they are pulling is gold and silver, but seeing the escort of more than 200 soldiers, and their strong appearance, this is the Chinese New Year, no one dares to think about it.

Naturally, this was Li Hutou and Sun Dahai's group. They set off from Tianjin Wei, hurried along the road, and arrived at the capital on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month.

The team sending gold flowers and silver can use the post stations along the way. The post stations know that this is something to be sent to the palace, and all kinds of supplies are prepared with special care. Moreover, the road surface is hard in winter, and although the things pulled by the cart are heavy, there is no need to worry about getting stuck in the mud. Land, walking is also smooth.

They left in such a hurry that they set off almost immediately after Wang Tong's order. Several officers who were familiar with the process were not brought out, but the soldiers and servants below were all experienced, so it was convenient everywhere along the way.

But when entering the city, there was a joke. Tianjin Wei was heading towards the capital. It was most convenient to enter the city at Dongzhimen, but there was a rule that all trucks went to Chongwenmen in the south.

Li Hutou was all excited. Sun Dahai's family members were all in Tianjin Wei, so he didn't feel homesick, but he was also quite excited to see the familiar capital. The two of them were in a good mood, so naturally they didn't care about the guards at the city gate. , just take a few more steps.

There are two days left for the Chinese New Year, and the people in Chongwenmen who carry goods come and go, and the merchants are taking advantage of this year's close to buy more goods and sell them in the city.

The tax collectors responsible for collecting taxes at the Chongwenmen Tax Customs were busy all the time, and the Guizhou Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs was in charge of the Chongwenmen Tax Customs, and also sent a chief to watch here.

Money flows in here every day like water, and whoever makes a fortune in it will make a fortune, so in the past, the shift of seven days is now changed to one shift of one day, and some related characters in the household department come to be tax collectors. Make a fortune and have a good year.
Sun Dahai and the others came here and lined up next to each other, and they also reached the city gate. The tax collectors at the gate saw the military uniforms on Sun Dahai and Li Hutou from a distance, and they were full of reluctance.

On a convoy with such a tolerance, what kind of taxes can they receive, and there is no cheap money. After a closer look, they found that the ranks of these generals are not too high.

The boy was wearing the color of a general banner, and the man was wearing a hundred households. Although he was dressed like a Jinyiwei, he belonged to the most common kind of Jinyiwei. The guards behind were in good spirits, but they were just wearing coarse cloth. gown.

If Jinyiwei does not have thousands of households, or goes to Dongchang to play a blue-robed pass, it is nothing on the three-acre land in the capital, and you have to pay to pass through Chongwenmen.

"What's in the car?"

In front of the city gate, a tax collector came over and asked carelessly, both Sun Dahai and Li Hutou were of higher rank than this tax collector, so neither of them got off their horses. Somewhat annoyed.

"Something sent to the palace."

The transportation of gold and silver, because the value is too important, will never say that it is gold and silver during the transportation, and even the escorting soldiers don't know it. They only say it when they arrive at the destination and hand it over. Li Hutou's answer is also quite satisfactory.

Hearing that it was something sent to the palace, the tax collector couldn't help being surprised when he asked the question. He raised his head and squinted his eyes. Li Hutou was just a child, and Sun Dahai looked very rustic. How could such a native child Sending things to the palace, he continued to ask:

"Is there any paperwork?"

If you want to change someone else, you would have already slapped them across the face, and you can ask to send things to the palace, but Wang Tong's subordinates follow the rules, since the other party acts according to the rules, they will not violate them.

However, there was a lot of quarrel at the court meeting about the increase of the gold flower and silver quota. The cabinet and the Ministry of Finance have always denied it.

Moreover, apart from Emperor Wanli's insistence on this matter, the attitudes of other people in the palace were reserved, and they didn't even make a decree.

Wang Tong Jie sent so much money into the palace, at most it was just a receipt from the eunuch who took it in, and there was really no paperwork to prove it.

But then again, if the guards will escort the goods, the tax card shall not be checked and intercepted, which is also the rule of Ming Dynasty.

Li Hutou and Sun Dahai looked at each other on the horse, and turned back to ask. The soldiers who followed also shook their heads and said no. All these situations fell into the eyes of the questioning tax collector.

"Although there are no documents, these goods are escorted by thousands of households. According to the regulations, the tax card cannot be inspected. Please brother, let us go in."

Seeing this, the tax collector thought he understood, sneered and said:
"You two, how many goods come in and out of Chongwenmen throughout the year. If every family says that those who deliver things to the palace will be escorted by soldiers, then the household department will not collect this tax. Our eyes are very bright. If you don’t want to go, I see that you also eat official meals, sell it for convenience, let us inspect the goods, pay the taxes and fees according to the rules, and then go, you will never ask for more.”

Qianhu, upon hearing this official position, the tax collector laughed even more. Gentlemen are noble and military are cheap. You, a military officer from other places, escorted goods into the capital in such an open and aboveboard manner. Do you think this loophole is so easy to take advantage of?
With more than a dozen large cars, you can collect a lot of taxes, and the household department will also have a lot of profits. Even if the thousand households want to file a lawsuit, why would he dare to confront the household department?Choke the neck on the military pay, let them cry to death.

Thinking of this, the tax collector became more courageous, he turned his head to greet a few helpers, and was about to untie the rope to inspect the goods when he went up.

The so-called "never need" is to add three points to the tax rate of the Daming law, which is regarded as the Chongwenmen's rules. Everyone knows it well,
From the top to the bottom of the tax office, there are only fifteen people in total, and no one can be busy, so there are ten to twenty helpers under each person, all of whom are natives of the capital, and most of them are cunning and vicious.

These helpers knew everything about the capital, so naturally they didn't pay attention to the rustic Jinyiwei in front of them. Instead, they felt that there were people coming and going at the gate of the city, inspecting the goods of the Jinyiwei, how majestic.

Just as he was about to step forward, the soldiers guarding the cart pointed their spears at them. Seeing the murderous look on the other side, the tax collectors trembled in fright, turned their heads and ran back.

"Two, there are so many people waiting behind, don't break the rules..."

He spoke halfway, but stopped abruptly, opened his mouth but didn't close it, the spear point glistening with cold light was right in front of his eyes, only three inches away, at some point Li Hutou took off the spear and led the horse forward, He raised the spear flat with one hand and stabbed him in front of him.

"You bastard, you can inspect the contents of this car, believe it or not, I shot you to death!!"

There was a burst of exclamation from all around, and the tax collector's face was even paler, shaking like chaff all over his body, Sun Dahai looked around, frowned and said:

"Tiger head, this is the capital, don't mess around."

Only then did Li Hutou retract the spear angrily, watching the sharp blade disappear from his eyes, it took the tax collector a long time to react, he took two steps back trembling, stumbled on his feet, and sat down directly on the ground.

More and more people gathered around to watch the excitement. Seeing the distressed appearance of this tax collector, and thinking about the arrogance of this man with his nostrils upturned, they all shouted happily, and some people couldn't bear it and laughed out loud.

One person laughed, and the others followed suit. For a moment, the audience burst into laughter, and the front of Chongwen Gate seemed to be full of excitement.

The tax collector struggled to get up on the ground. Hearing the laughter around him, he couldn't hold back his face. He gritted his teeth and looked at Li Hu's head who was looking down on the horse. He took a few steps back and cursed viciously:
"This is the capital city, this is the foot of the emperor, you are so unruly and lawless, do you really think there is nothing to deal with you? If there is a big trouble, you will lose your head one by one..."

Seeing that Li Hu rode his horse forward again with a cold face, the tax collector turned his head and ran towards the city gate, and everyone burst into laughter again.

The scene was really dumbfounding, Sun Dahai shook his head immediately, turned around and greeted, and the whole team was about to move forward again.

Who would have thought that the carts were only moving here, and the crowd in front of them all ran in all directions. Looking at it again, it was the soldiers of Wucheng Bingmasi who rushed out from all over the place to line up, and there were also groups of people on the city wall. run.

There were garrisons at all the city gates of the Jingying and Jingwei, and the police could be dispatched as soon as they were available, but Li Hutou and Sun Dahai never expected that the garrison soldiers would be mobilized because of a dispute over tax collection.

The passers-by scattered in all directions, and the soldiers escorting the cart also took up their weapons. The two sides confronted each other like this. A middle-aged man in a sixth-rank civil official robe came out with a cold face and pointed at Li Hu. The first group of people shouted:

"You are waiting at the foot of the emperor to intimidate court officials and refuse to be prosecuted. Do you want to rebel? Don't throw down your weapons and confess your guilt quickly!!!"

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The soldiers of the five cities and horses who came out to line up have been stationed here all year round, and some people saw that something was wrong, and whispered to the generals beside them:
"Boss, isn't that the convoy that Tianjin Wei came to deliver money to the palace?"

Hearing this, the eyes of the leader of the soldiers and horses immediately widened. Before he could speak, he heard the sound of horseshoes behind him, and a group of knights hurried towards this side.

The people on the horse were all wearing black robes, and it was strange to see the excitement. When did the people in the capital respond so quickly——
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