Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 139 Speech Quotient (5)

Is the purchase tax charged?Xiaosi and Han Zibang glanced at Xu Qing quietly.Xu Qing gritted his teeth and shook his head at the two of them, meaning that they would stop collecting taxes.

Although the purchasers are also caravans, their transaction in Cangzhou City can be regarded as "buyers", not "sellers".Theoretically, no taxes can be collected.Can
The problem is that their purchase targets are those farmers in the nearby villages that pass through Xu Qing's tax exemption.Farmers are exempted from tax, so the price of what they sell is naturally low. They buy at a low price and sell it at the same price as others. If the price is different, they will earn more.

Making a lot of money, but Xu Qing can't get a dime, this is something Xu Qing hates.But Xu Qing couldn't be punished without teaching again, so he endured the pain in his heart and shook his head...

Xiao Si saw Xu Qing's actions, his eyes flashed with thought, and he tentatively said: "Taxes will not be collected for the time being..."

Xu Qing was overjoyed and nodded appreciatively. If he directly said that he would not collect taxes, if Xu Qing wanted to collect taxes if he was short of money in the future, wouldn't that be a promise?Not collecting taxes for the time being means that taxes may not be collected in the future, which is not considered a breach of promise.

"Comrade Xiao Si is doing things, I am very relieved!"

Fertile water does not flow to outsiders' fields, and the purchase price of raw materials in Cangzhou is low, making a lot of money. Naturally, Xu Qing will not let go of this opportunity.What Xu Qing thought of was still the Huang family...

"All villagers who go to the city to sell goods must go to the designated place to place them; anyone who wants to buy goods in Cangzhou must join the Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce; non-Cangzhou caravans who want to join the Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce must pay a certain amount."

In less than three days, Xu Qing issued these three decrees to all parts of Cangzhou.

He made it clear to protect the Huang family.

The caravans in Cangzhou were basically monopolized by the Huang family. Xu Qing's decree meant that everyone except the Huang family had to pay to buy low-priced goods in Cangzhou.The money is not paid upon joining the club, but the quantity of goods purchased is registered and paid according to the value-added tax on sales.However, in general, it is still more profitable than buying elsewhere.

For business, you can get big by giving up small things.

The Commercial and Taxation Department was operating as usual, and Xiao Si and Han Zibang had settled several small incidents.Xu Qing has nothing else to do...

It was quiet for a long time, but Xu Qing felt as if something was about to happen.Sure enough, Xu Qing felt right.One day, Yiqi Juechen sent a large package of documents and orders from his boss.

The reason why it is said to be the boss is because Liu Zan was transferred away.There was no other reason for the transfer. Tang and Turk finally couldn't see each other again, but it didn't lead to a war yet.Liu Zan led the army to go north to relieve the pressure on the defense, leaving the deputy general manager of southern Hebei to act as an agent.

Liu Zan explained in the letter to Xu Qing that Xu Qing should cooperate well with the deputy manager, listen to whatever is asked, and obey what is ordered.However, Liu Zan's signature revealed a hint of something else.His "Liu Zan" is written horizontally.

The writing habit of ancient characters is from top to bottom and from right to left.The signature is written vertically from top to bottom, while Liu Zan's is signed from right to left.Liu Zan is not the kind of reckless general who has a lot of characters and doesn't know a lot. On the contrary, Liu Zan is a rare character who is similar to a general.How could such a person make such a mistake?
Is it intentional?
There is a character named "Lingzisheng" in the Xiaosheng line in traditional Chinese opera. The two feathers on the crown of his head dance up and down, containing various "joking words".

When Lingzi opened his eyes, he secretly sent messages of joy, panic, worry and so on.

In the officialdom, the meaning of "Huo Lingzi" has been extended, and the hints between people are called "Lingzi". It is called "Jielingzi".

The communication between two people is often transmitted secretly in the "you open" and "I answer".This is a political subculture derived from China's 2000-year-long bureaucratic politics.

"Wu Sha's mood changed slightly, and Huang Ge's appearance changed."

Everyone in the circle speaks inside circles, and when one enters the officialdom, one naturally has to speak official language.If speaking is an art, official speech is the pinnacle product of this art.

Generally speaking, you should not speak too much, too fast, too full, or too clearly.Maintain a sense of mystery and let subordinates try to figure out their own thoughts.

The teacher follows the example, the superior does it, the subordinate follows it, and once it comes and goes, it becomes a specific officialdom talk.Over time, the "Lan Room" became the "Bao Room", and art became a bad practice.

Some newcomers in the officialdom always have to "suffer a few times" before being "awakened by a word" by the seniors.Xu Qing was fortunate enough to know something about it early on, and Xu Qing also understood the secret code of Liu Zan's strange signature. The secret behind it is:

"Write horizontally" means "do not have to do it" or "put it on hold", while "write vertically" means "carry out to the end".

Liu Zan doesn't like his second assistant officer very much... Also, if the first and second leaders of the feudal officials get along too well, then Li Yuan should be worried.

It's just that the deputy manager doesn't seem to be strong enough in the background. Liu Zan transferred to Youzhou, but didn't let him straighten it out, but let him take over the southern Jinan affairs.The acting manager is called Liu Mo.Xu Qing tilted his head and thought for a while, but he didn't have any impression. Whether it was the memory of later generations or looking for Xu Qing's current social circle, he had never heard of it. It seemed that he was also an unknown person.I just don't know if this Liu Moxin is in power, will he burn three fires?

Local affairs are nothing more than military and political affairs. Liu Zan took away the army, so Liu Mo will always make some achievements in political affairs.

Not many people knew about the "intimate relationship" between Liu Zan and Xu Qing, even if Liu Mo knew about it, it would be harmful to Xu Qing.

Turning over the pile of documents sent over, Xu Qing cursed inwardly, the deputy in charge had three fires in power, and the first fire was on the backlog of litigation disputes.

This is the lawsuit files accumulated in the past two months before Cangzhou's major change of blood. After Xu Qing hastily glanced at them, there are as many as sixty volumes!Among them are household bondage, robbery, marriage, succession, debts and so on.

There are many things, but it is not the reason for Xu Qing's depression.What Xu Qing was depressed about was why so many files were sent from Jinan Guanshi.

After asking, I found out that in the Tang Dynasty, military and civilian lawsuits were filed from the bottom up.But each of them keeps the way, and there is also a procurator who is in charge of criminal names, and can accept the people's lawsuits.

It is possible to pick it up, but it cannot be tried in person, and it needs to be sent to the state and county.As for prefectures and counties, not all cases are tried, and general civil matters are adjudicated by the village clan elders. There is a saying that "clean and upright officials do not stop housework".

Generally, only major and difficult cases are handed over to prefectures and counties for trial.After reading so many files, Xu Qing couldn't help but asked depressedly: "Could it be that the county magistrates in this place are all working hard?"

The secretary of the torture room who was waiting on the side told Xu Qing the reason.To say that the accumulated lawsuits are still related to the evaluation of magistrates mentioned earlier.Local places emphasize education, and it is better to be calm and peaceful, and the people to be harmonious.If the common people in a place are prone to litigation, it is called a land of vigorous litigation, and the evaluation officials of the Ministry of Officials will say that the governance is full of troublemakers.

There are also many places and counties that set the period from April to August as the cessation of litigation. The reason is that this period is the busy time for farming, and ordinary people like you should farm with peace of mind.In order not to disturb farming, our prefectures and counties do not accept civil lawsuits, which is called suspense and farming.

The common people had grievances and had no place to vent their grievances. In a fit of anger, they leapfrogged to higher levels of control.Among the piles of documents in front of Xu Qing, there are cases of tyrants encroaching on people's fields, and some cases of beating people to death...

"Oh, those people from my predecessor actually left me with so much mess..." Xu Qing wanted to scold someone, but found that the person who should be scolded had already left and died.

The mess was already in front of us, and there was nothing left to do if we didn't clean it up. Xu Qing sighed and said to the prison official: "After three days, you can call all the defendants and plaintiffs involved in these cases..."

"Every... all called over?" The official of the punishment room didn't know why.

"What?" Xu Qing raised his head, only to see the official of the torture room asked in surprise:
"Lord Inspector, are you going to finish these cases in one day?"

Sixty volumes, not simply sixty cases, but hundreds of cases!Who has heard of hearing a hundred cases in one day?
"Don't ask, just do what I say..." Xu Qing didn't answer, but said something lightly, and seemed to think of something, Xu Qing said: "Remember to invite the magistrates of the four counties over here ..."

"Here..." The official of the punishment room forcibly held back the overwhelming curiosity in his heart, and went out to do business in response.

Although there were many files on the table, after Xu Qing looked at them again, he felt that each of them could be tried easily.Although he is not Sherlock Holmes, he is a genuine engineering college student in later generations, and his logic and thinking are not comparable to those of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Most of these files are civil disputes, and there are several homicide cases, which are also closely related to the exterminated bandits.Naturally, there is no way to retry these cases, and it is almost enough to compensate the victims.Xu Qing looked at the rest of the civil cases and smiled slightly: This is all free experience~~
Three days later, Yan Ku, the magistrate of Haixing County, Qin Shi, the magistrate of Cang County, Zhao Lu, the magistrate of Nanpi County, and Zhan Zeng, the magistrate of Huanghua County, gathered in the Governor's Mansion in Cangzhou City.The four of them drank tea to reminisce about the old days, and they already knew that Xu Qing wanted to try sixty cases a day.Yan Ku and the other three were Xu Qing's disciples, needless to say, they came here with the intention of learning.Zhan Zeng is Xu Qing's fan, and he came to see Xu Qing's performance...

The news that Xu Qing wanted to "try a hundred cases a day" also reached the ears of the common people, and crowds gathered outside the governor's mansion.

It was three poles high in the sun, and at noon, Xu Qing came slowly.As soon as the drum sounded, the servants took water and fire sticks to maintain order outside, and Xu Qing said:
"let's start……"

In the classroom, many plaintiffs are waiting to be summoned.What makes them strange is that the arrogant and domineering yamen servants in the past are very kind and polite today.In the past, they were given a sum of money for the delivery of papers, but today these people don't accept a penny, even if they take the initiative to send it.

Things are so different, is there a demon?All the people were also worried.A child raised his head and asked his gray-haired grandfather, saying:
"Grandpa, is Inspector Xu a good official?"

(End of this chapter)