Idle courtiers

Chapter 40 Extra money is not so easy to find (please recommend tickets)

The yamen servants of the two fast classes, one named Ah Da and the other named Ah Er, were surnamed Lin, and they were brothers.These two grandparents have been working in the Yamen for four generations, they are simply a family of civil servants, and their ancestors are low-ranking servants.I saw that the two of them were neatly dressed. Not only were there big knives and iron rulers hanging on their waists, but each of them had wrapped a circle of thin hemp rope around their hands. day.

Zhou Nan also took a low-quality Yanling Iron Blade, and the three of them came out of the Yamen boldly, but they were majestic.

After going to the countryside, the local chief and grain chief cooperated, and soon found a family of Lao Lai.This person has owed four years of imperial grain and national taxes, so he should pay six stones and five buckets of yellow grain.When he came here, Zhou Nan also thought about how to use force on this kind of household who is not willing to be an honorable taxpayer.

As a result, the family went to the place to see, Zhou Nan and others were dumbfounded.This family is also suffering. There were seven members in the family, but within a year, four members died of illness, leaving only the old woman, daughter-in-law and a three-year-old child.There is no labor force in the family, let alone paying taxes, I am afraid that the three of them will starve to death in the coming year.Besides, in order to bury the dead relatives, four funerals were held, and the family was so poor that they didn't even have a bed to sleep in, so they huddled in the straw at night.

Seeing Zhou Nan and others, the two women knelt down in front of Master Zhou and wept loudly.When they cried, the children cried too, until their heads were about to explode.

Seeing that the family really had nothing to pay off, Lin Ada suggested that the house should be demolished, and at least some wooden beams and purlins could be sold for a few bucks.

It was raining today, seeing this ragged family, if the house was demolished, wouldn't they freeze to death?Zhou Nan is not a beast, how could he do it.In the end, not only did he not take back a penny and a tael of yellow grain, but he softened his heart and handed the three-year-old a bunch of money instead, comforting the two women for a long time before leaving full of sadness.

The next one, Zhou Nan kept an eye out and read the information in advance.Although the tax-delinquent family is poor, the family has more than ten acres of land, and it's not the kind that can't be solved.The most wonderful thing is that this family is under the jurisdiction of father-in-law Yang Liuye.For Liu Ye's sake, the family didn't obediently hand over the money.

But as soon as he arrived at the family, he sat down and drank a cup of tea. Before Zhou Nan could talk about the tax, the head of the household brought his brother-in-law over for tea.The three parties discussed the relationship for a long time, and the taxpayer became a relative with the Yang family.Since they are relatives, it is not easy for Zhou Nan to turn his face.The so-called good brother-in-law, pretty brother-in-law.Now that my uncle arrived today, Zhou Nan could not invite him to Wudukou Town for a drink.

When it comes to the third family, this family is even more difficult to deal with.There was only an 80-year-old mother in the family and a silly son in his early thirties who only knew how to laugh when he saw people. When they disagreed, the silly son screamed and punched him, hitting Ah Er staggeringly.Ah Er was also annoyed. With a wave of the iron ruler in his hand, the old woman was hit on the head by accident, and blood flowed immediately.Seeing the old lady injured, the fool was also afraid, hugged his mother and grinned and cried: "My mother is going to die, my mother is going to die. Mom, don't die, you promise to marry me a wife."

When the son cried, the old mother cried out of breath.

Zhou Nan couldn't bear it, so he asked a doctor to come over and give the old lady some medicine for sores, covered her head, and left depressed.

When he went to the countryside this time, he planned to take some things from the tax debtors and sell them off.It's good now, the tax money has not been recovered.I also paid red envelopes to give condolences to needy families, invited my brother-in-law to dinner, and paid for soup and medicine.

The brothers of the Lin family usually have low income for work, food and money, and they all rely on the money they get from going out on errands.Seeing that Zhou Nan got nothing, they were also anxious.A'er said: "Mr. Zhou, it's not going to work like this, we can't be soft-handed anymore. These thugs are the best at pretending to be poor, and they won't be able to squeeze out money without being ruthless. When necessary, beat a few, lock up a few, and they will Be honest, sir, don't be coaxed by them."

Zhou Nan shook his head and smiled wryly: "You can't do this!" Yes, he understands the truth.What is the Gongmen, the state violence agency is a weapon used by one class to rule another class.As a member of the yamen, he has to be ruthless when necessary.However, he is just an ordinary college student, a small white-collar worker, and he still can't do this.

Lin Ada: "Brother, don't talk about it. I can see that Mr. Zhou is a good person, and he can't do anything."

Not being able to flex their muscles this time made the two brothers feel very disappointed.

Seeing that they were not in a good mood, Zhou Nan comforted: "How many Dingkou and Tianmu in this country can have, and they can't get much after a few days of work. It's not worth the effort." He looked at the Huaihe River in front of him and Lailai. The merchant ships passing by, their hearts moved: "Ah Da, Ah Er, there is no tax evasion in this merchant on the water?"

Relying on the benefits of Huaihe water transportation, many people have made huge fortunes through this business, such as Mei Yuanwai.Just find out the bad luck of a few taxpayers, and fine them a late fee, and you will get a lot of money.

Lin A'er: "If you go back to Master, there are quite a few people in our county who make a living on the water. They also have land, and many of them have owed taxes for several years. However, they can't collect them. Don't move, sir. This brain."

Zhou Nan wondered, "Why?"

Lin A'er: "Whoever dares to beg for life on the water is not a human being, otherwise, the people on the river will set up checkpoints, and the officers and men of the Dahewei will control the river, and even the river and salt road yamen will intervene. They have been eaten up to the bone and skin long ago. Those who can or are now have their backs, and the yamen don't want to cause this trouble, so they just turn a blind eye. If they really want to beg for it, maybe someone will come to intercede. It's really urgent, people send the land to the name of the famous juren, and you have no reason to take it, right?"

"Again, the gentry are exempted from all taxes and corvee?" Zhou Nan frowned, and said in his heart: If I were the chief assistant in other years, I would be the gentry, and the gentry would pay the food and work as a errand.

After thinking about it, I am just an official, let alone joining the cabinet in this life, I am afraid that I will not even be a seventh-rank county magistrate.

Seeing that the ten-day deadline for the Mei family was approaching, and the 300 taels of silver hadn't been settled yet, Zhou Nan felt terrified every time he went to the Yamen, afraid that as soon as he entered the commissioning room, he would see the Mei family waiting there with a hostile expression on his face. .

If this goes on like this, he's about to go crazy.

In the early morning of this day, Zhou Nan was thinking about where to grow his hair next, when he saw Shi Zhixian passing by the door of Chengfa's room, hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I have seen the county magistrate."

The commissioning room is the office of the county government, the confidential room, the external communication room and the function of the letter and visit office, and it is the front line of the government's reception.Therefore, when you enter the Yimen of the yamen, turn around the screen wall, and the first room on the east side is there, which shows the importance of its status.

It's just that this place is under the eyes of the public, and other people are fine. When high-ranking officials such as county magistrates and magistrates come in and out, he has to stand up and salute. After a day, his waist is sore, which is really annoying.

Anton is an upline, and the main leaders in the county are the county magistrate, county magistrate, county lieutenant, and master boss in order of position. This is the BIG5 in the county.In addition to these five people, there will be inspections below, and then it will be Zhou Nan's turn, if he becomes a regular.

Zhou Nan's position can only be regarded as the seventh. The top six people, counting two face-to-face encounters, have to salute ten times and accompany ten times carefully.

Seeing Zhou Nan, Shi Zhixian stopped suddenly, walked into the Chengfa room, and scolded: "Dianli Zhou, did you snatch two boxes of rouge from the Cheji grocery store on Ximen Shuyuan Street yesterday? I just went out for business in this county. Is it true that someone stopped the sedan chair and called you for injustice, accusing you of abusing the people?"

"Because of this, Cheji Grocery Book owes a lot of taxes, and every time I go to collect it, it is said that business is difficult. The imperial grain and national tax are justified. The humble job collected four boxes of rouge from her to offset the payment, and it has been registered in the warehouse. "Zhou Nan was furious in his heart. This car record is also abominable. I heard that the business is very good. There are forty or fifty silver turnovers every month. Calculated according to the [-]% profit, the profit is at least ten taels of silver.Straight lady thief, how much is the monthly tax?Sixty texts.Yes, there was no commercial tax in the Ming Dynasty.Because the literati and bureaucrats are all in business, they naturally don't formulate business taxes to make themselves feel uncomfortable.This is, there are people who betray the class, but there is no class who betrays the interests.If I were the first assistant in another year, I would pay taxes... Forget it, I would not be the first assistant either.

Zhou Nan has been worried and anxious for the past few days, and feels uncomfortable all over.At this moment, it is even more evil fire.Immediately said: "Xianzun, this car remembers groceries so boldly, he actually stopped the sedan chair and called for injustice, what does our government think of our country's laws? Our county only releases cards every three, six or nine every month. He doesn't follow the rules. He should take it back Ya, thirty sticks."

He had already made up his mind to beat that bastard to pieces.

Shi Zhixian: "The official has already dismissed him, and asked him to come to appeal in a few days. By the way, you wrote the song 'West Wind How Much Hate, Blowing My Eyebrows'?"

Hearing Shi Zhixian's question, Zhou Nan felt proud.

After these few days, he has also thought about the path he will take in the future, and what specialties he has, and what advantages he has over the ancients, which is enough to make him stand out in this world.

After thinking about it, he finally came to a conclusion that made him discouraged: In fact, I am an ordinary person. Even if I am now a scholar, I am probably one of the common people.

First of all, he doesn't know stereotyped essays, so it is impossible for him to pass the examination of Juren or even a Jinshi. What's more, as an official, he has a criminal case, and the road to the imperial examination has been cut off.

As for talent, he used to be an office worker in modern society, not a front-line worker, so he basically had no skills.

As for modern people's foresight of history, the so-called big historical perspective, you can only talk about it if you get a certain position, at least you should be a genuine seventh-rank.Otherwise, even if you know the ins and outs of Daliyi, when Emperor Jiajing died, and when Yan Song collapsed, it is of no use who the next Chief Assistant will be.

The only ones who can do it are probably only Gong Zizhen and Nalan Xingde who can plagiarize and plagiarize the Qing Dynasty.

After traveling to the Ming Dynasty, he wrote a total of one poem and one Ci.The song dedicated to Shizhi County is just ordinary stuff, not counting it for the time being.The song "Linjiang Immortal" at Miss Meier's Poetry Contest is amazing, and it is one of Nalan Rongruo's masterpieces.In the future, if it is not possible to become a landmark work of poetry in the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Nan will also be included in the history of literature.

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