Wentang

Chapter 40
Tian Xuechen, who was like a ghost, saw Yue Shan's embarrassment at a glance, and said with a smile: "My brother, don't worry, this is just reciprocity, you will understand in the future. Come, and accept it with confidence."

Only then did Yue Shan accept the gift list with trepidation.

Seeing him accepting the gift list, Tian Xuechen smiled slightly, and his attitude relaxed a lot.Officials are most afraid of colleagues who care about every detail, and it would be best if they are willing to be with the light.

And through chatting, he also discovered that the mind of the newly promoted Baron of Longshou Mountain is far superior to that of his peers, and he cannot be regarded as a ten-year-old child.Sure enough, you can enter the eyes of the immortals, there is no mediocrity.

He took out the Shiyi household registration book again, and asked whether he wanted the court to help collect taxes, or planned to collect taxes himself.Yue Shan was struggling with this problem, and when he saw someone knowledgeable, he quickly asked for advice.

Tian Xuechen introduced him, and he realized that things were not as simple as he thought.

Generally, the work of collecting taxes in the aristocratic towns is handed over to the yamen, and they send people to supervise them.Because tax collection has always been a big problem, do you or don’t you collect taxes when you encounter people with financial difficulties?
If there is no levy, there will be difficulties for families every year.His family was exempted this year, and that family was exempted next year. Gradually, the family's taxes could not be collected.Forcibly conscripted, if you kill someone, the court will not let you go, and your own reputation will plummet.

The tax collectors of the imperial court will collect it. Even if something goes wrong, the yamen will take care of it and it has nothing to do with you, and there will be no problem with the death of a few people under the national law.In what year did taxation not kill people?Everyone is used to it.

Of course, there are also many families who are not afraid of causing trouble and insist on sending people to collect taxes themselves.But the yamen will also send people to supervise them, and how much tax to pay can't be collected casually according to the laws of the country.

Hearing this, Yue Shan immediately understood what was going on.Maybe Tian Xuechen's words are inaccurate, but generally there is no problem.

In a word, tax collection is the dirty work left to the people in the yamen, and the nobles only need to enjoy the benefits.

He also thought of his own situation by analogy.His Shiyi households are either from the same village or from surrounding villages, belonging to neighbors.It is really convenient to collect taxes by yourself, anyway, it is close, but it is also easy to offend all the neighbors.

If you really encounter the kind of difficulties in the family that cannot be turned around for a while, should you forcibly recruit or take it slowly.If you delay this one today, tomorrow the other one will dare not to pay.

The system is like this, once there is a little bit of laxness, it will soon collapse as a whole.

Unless the Yue family is really planning to close their doors and draw a line with their neighbors and become their own nobleman, it is best not to touch the issue of taxation.

And he really didn't intend to isolate himself, so there were not many directions he could choose.

"I'll have to trouble the Ming government with tax collection in the future." Yue Shan said apologetically.

"Haha... Brother Yu, you are being polite. This matter is Brother Yu's responsibility, so why bother?" Tian Xuechen said.

Tian Xuechen's words were indeed untrue, and he concealed a very important point.That is, the court is unwilling to see the nobles collecting taxes by themselves.

The reason is simple, whoever collects taxes is the god of the people.Gradually, these common people only knew about the nobles above their heads, not about the emperor and the imperial court.This is a situation that no ruler wants to see.

Moreover, Yueshan's households are all at the feet of the emperor, so they are even more sensitive.To collect taxes by oneself is simply to make it difficult for the emperor.

The emperor was unhappy, and Yue Shan might not even have the chance to be unhappy.

Of course, it cannot be said that Tian Xuechen dug a hole for him.People just have no obligation to remind you of this.And this is also a test to see if you are eye-catching enough.

They have already explained very clearly that it is most appropriate to hand over the taxation work to the imperial court, and we can rest assured that you will save trouble.

If you still choose to collect taxes by yourself, it means that you are either selfish and no one will trust you, or you are too domineering and you must hold any power in your own hands.If this is the case, then I'm sorry, it's better for us to draw a clear line in the future.

The trap was buried invisible, Yue Shan didn't notice it.It can only be said that compared to the hearts of the people, these ancestor-level figures completely overwhelmed him, the history teacher of later generations.

But fortunately, his brain was clear enough, and he was not confused by the surprise of being knighted, so he passed this temptation by luck.

After talking about important matters, Tian Xuechen was about to leave.As the county magistrate of Jinai, he was very busy with his work, and it was for Pei Ju's sake that he could spare half a day to see Yue Shan.

After sending him to the door, Yue Shan suddenly thought of a question, and hurriedly asked for advice: "I want to build a school in the village, but I don't know how to do it. I hope Mingfu will give me some advice."

"Oh?" Tian Xuechen showed a surprised expression, and asked, "How can my brother have such an idea?"

Yue Shan talked about how he taught his children to read, and finally said: "But there are always many inconveniences without outdoor teaching, so I want to build a school."

"Brother Yu is really kind-hearted. This is a beautiful thing. Brother Yu will help you." Tian Xuechen looked at Yue Shan with a little more appreciation and kindness:
"Brother, don't worry. I'll send someone over to discuss school matters with you when I get back. If Mr. Que, I can help you find a few well-educated talents."

At this time, xiucai refers to handsome talents, not the later xiucai.

Yue Shan didn't expect that he could get such a big advantage just by simply asking for advice, and he was very happy in his heart.With a look of excitement, he sent Tian Xuechen outside the village.

After returning home, he found that his parents were circling Tian Xuechen's gift.

Yue Shan stepped forward to open the first small box, which was full of copper coins.Seeing this box of yellow copper coins, Yue Laosi and his wife almost fainted for a while.

Yueshan is not much better, the so-called wealth is touching.A hundred pens were piled up in front of him, and it was the first time he had seen them in his past and present lives.He hurriedly closed the lid of the box, afraid that his heart would jump out if he watched it again.

The shocking power of silk and cloth is not so great. Although these two things can also be used as money in the Tang Dynasty, the visual impact is always not as good as Hongguoguo's money.Moreover, the emperor gave his family silk and satin fabrics, which were of better quality than these, and had immunity.

The remaining two large boxes were opened, and inside were all kinds of snacks, most of which Yue Shan didn't know.It's just that it's more beautifully made and looks very appetizing.

"Gudong." Yue Shan jumped down, thinking he had lost his composure.After looking carefully, I found that it was Yue Shui'er, who was looking at these pastries eagerly on tiptoe.

Yue Shan shook his head, took out a plate and handed it to her, "Let's eat."

Yue Shui'er glanced at his parents, but Yue Laosi and his wife were full of copper coins, so they couldn't care less about their daughter.Seeing that they didn't object, Yue Shui'er ran over and grabbed the plate in three steps, grabbed the pastry and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Slow down, slow down, don't choke, there are so many here." Yue Shan said from the side.

Here he was counting the harvest, and there was another knock on the door: "May I ask if Baron Yue is there? The Wang squire of Wangjia Village is here to pay a visit."

(End of this chapter)