A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 1544: Honest as water, heavy punishment

The Imperial City Division was dispatched.

For a time, wealthy businessmen in the capital were in danger.

"Shen Longtu, help me!"

The Imperial City Division took away more than ten wealthy businessmen on the first day, and the evidence of tax evasion was conclusive.

Those who haven't been found out yet are panicking.

"not see!"

The door of the Shen family was closed, and Shen An was said to be going without food for three days.

"If he wants to live without food, my father will eat this big cauldron."

Zhao Yunliang, who was getting thinner and thinner, fell down on the futon, swinging the fly whisk in his hand with disdain. There is a large bronze cauldron next to it, which is filled with incense ashes. At the moment, three sticks of incense are burning on it. If Shen An saw it, he would definitely call it a national treasure and send Wen Xiaozhong to steal it.

Zhao Zongjiang said numbly: "Dad, the weather is very good today..."

"Then go for a walk."

Zhao Yunliang licked his lips and said, "Let them get some dry food, just porridge."

Zhao Zongjiang nodded desperately, thinking that porridge is not solid food! But it would be nice to have an extra meal of porridge, so he went to give orders to the kitchen.

"Mr. Lang, someone has come to ask for help."

Two businessmen came to the door, but they were friends with the county prince's palace.

After Zhao Zongjiang figured out their purpose, he went back to report.

"Dad, they have evaded taxes. If they can avoid distribution and jail time, they are willing to give..."

He stretched out a finger and Zhao Yunliang asked: "A thousand strings?"

Zhao Yunliang shook his head. He wanted to save a family fortune for his children and grandchildren, but a thousand guan was too little, right?

This is sending beggars away!

Then Zhao Zongjiang asked someone to negotiate.

"It's said that the maximum I can give is five thousand guan."

"Okay, I got Zhong Kuang's tuition." Zhao Yunliang smiled with satisfaction.

Zhao Zongjiang said: "Who should I contact for this matter?"

"Looking for Shen An, there is a good calligraphy and painting here for my father."

"Daddy is brilliant."

So Zhao Zongjiang went to Yulin Lane.

In Yulin Alley, Shen An and Han Jiang were talking.

"Do you want money or life this time?" Shen An asked directly.

Han Jiang said without hesitation: "Of course I want money. The businesses controlled by those wealthy businessmen are related to people's livelihood. If they are all confiscated, I am afraid there will be endless turmoil."

He glanced at Shen An and said: "If wealthy businessmen come to look for you... If you can get two hundred thousand yuan, I will give Guoguo three paintings and calligraphy at my home. I will go back to the official's house and ask for credit for you."

Three paintings and calligraphy!

Shen An's eyes lit up, thinking of asking for credit afterwards, this was a good deal.

He said calmly: "What if it exceeds 200,000 yuan?"

The people of the Song Dynasty were still struggling on the poverty line, but the wealthy businessmen wished they could wipe their butts with gold foil. This was just asking for bad luck.

"Mr. Lang, someone from the Huayuan County Prince's Palace is here."

The words are here!

Shen An smiled slightly and said, "Is Han Xiang avoiding it?"

Han Jiang stood up and said, "Create a screen. I want to hear your methods."

What about the audit fee?

Shen An really wanted a listening fee, but it was said that Han Jiang didn't have much money, and her family was very strict, even if she went out for a drink, she wouldn't ask for anything.

Zhao Zongjiang came later.

"I've seen Shen Longtu."

"Hahaha, I have met the little prince."

The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words, and Zhao Zongjiang smiled and said: "There are two relatives at home doing business, so this is a little troublesome... Hahaha!" He laughed a few times, and when he saw Shen An's expressionless expression, he cursed inwardly. Called the old fox, and then made a condition, "I heard that my sister likes calligraphy and painting, and it just so happens that the county prince's palace has a good calligraphy and painting..."

Ahhhhhh...

Shen An instantly wanted to overturn the screen and drive Han Jiang out.

It was such a good opportunity to bribe, and there were actually people standing by to witness it.

He wanted to vomit blood, but he said very righteously: "The little prince misjudged Shen. My father taught Shen to shed his own sweat and eat his own food since he was a child. Ill-gotten gains should never be taken away. Please pay for calligraphy and painting." The little prince will take him away."

Tsk tsk!

This is so full of righteousness!

Zhao Zongjiang thought to himself, who doesn’t know that you, Shen An, just like this, why are you pretending to be a Bodhisattva!

"Shen Long Tu, the calligraphy and painting are..."

"Shut up!" Shen An shouted sharply: "Shen never takes bribes, don't dirty Shen's hands with your things!"

Well!

Zhao Zongjiang looked at Shen An carefully and found that he had a righteous face and anger in his eyes, and couldn't help but be confused.

Could it be that you misunderstood him?

"Shen Longtu, that matter..."

If the bribery failed, Zhao Zongjiang felt that there was no chance of this matter.

But Shen An sighed, "The prince of the county is noble and upright. I have admired him for a long time. If you have anything to do, just say it."

Behind the screen, Han Jiang could hardly hold back her laughter.

Zhao Yunliang is a man of integrity. You, Shen An, have admired you for a long time. Aren't you afraid of disgusting people when you say this?

"I have two unlucky relatives who are doing business. I couldn't find anyone to pay taxes several times..."

hehe!

If you can't find anyone when you pay taxes, what are you talking about?

The Song Dynasty established more than 1,800 commercial and tax offices across the country. There are petty officials at the city gates collecting taxes. Are you telling me that you can't find anyone to pay taxes?

Shen An said calmly: "When those people enter the Imperial City Division, their property will be confiscated and their people will be sent to various places. Even if they have confessed in this life, the whole family will also confess."

This is the rule of this era. If one person is unlucky, the whole family will suffer.

Zhao Zongjiang smiled bitterly and said, "Is it that serious?"

"A certain person is planning to enter the officialdom..." Shen An's eyes suddenly turned cold, and a wave of evil aura enveloped Zhao Zongjiang, "Wealthy businessmen have no bottom line. They only have money and desire in their eyes. Their desires are never-ending, and greed is their brother. , in order to make money, they are willing to risk being hanged, so Shen suggested that the regulations on merchants in the law should be revised, and they should be strict, so that those businessmen who only have money in their eyes and no family and country cannot make money... They earn The more money you have, the more harm you will do!”

Zhao Zongjiang felt a chill running down his spine, feeling that those two 'relatives' were probably doomed.

"But you have to give people some room." Shen An changed the topic and said with a smile: "What should I do if I make a mistake? Beat me to death with a stick? That's not good. People will make mistakes. We have to allow them to make mistakes, but they must make mistakes. Punishment..."

"Five times over!"

Shen An said with a smile: "If you steal a regular tax, you will be fined five cents. If you miss a penny...if you conceal a penny of tax evasion, then go to the Imperial City Department to speak."

"Is it a number of one to five?" There was no multiple at the moment. Shen An nodded and said, "Yes, a number of one to five."

Zhao Zongjiang stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Shen Longtu."

Shen An said calmly: "The prince is pious in his Taoism, and I deeply respect him."

Zhao Zongjiang said excitedly: "In that case, I'll ask Shen Long Tu to explain it another day."

Shen An smiled and said: "But a certain person is not happy with anything."

Zhao Zongjiang smiled and said: "There must be meat."

He looked at Shen An with more kindness in his eyes, "Zhong Kuang studied well in the academy. He can see his progress every time he comes home. I will ask him to thank you in the future."

This is an attempt to build relationships.

"It's easy to talk." Shen An sent him outside the door, smiling and waving goodbye.

When he turned around again, Han Jiang's face appeared, "You don't even want to accept Zhao Zongjiang's calligraphy and paintings, so just spare me three of my calligraphy and paintings."

In an instant, he saw an angry Shen An, "Xiang Han, how can a person break his word?"

Zhao Zongjiang returned all the way to the county prince's mansion and happily reported the news to Zhao Yunliang.

"good!"

Zhao Yunliang slapped his thigh and sighed: "I used to think that Shen An was greedy, but today I realized that I had misjudged the wrong person and wronged him. He is actually so honest, and he is indeed a minister valued by the government."

Zhao Zongjiang smiled and said: "He still respects you very much! It's not easy to say that you are devoted to Taoism."

"That's it!" People like to be affirmed and praised, and Zhao Yunliang is no exception. He felt secretly happy and said, "Go ahead and order everyone in the house to...eat meat today."

Lao Zhao was so happy that the cheers from the Huayuan County Prince's Palace resounded throughout the capital.

"Huayuan County Prince's Palace has opened a ban on meat!"

This latest gossip makes people curious. I don’t know what kind of good news made Zhao Yunliang indulge in pornography.

Just after the people in the Prince's Palace finished a meal of meat, a news spread in Bianliang City.

"Those who evade taxes will be assigned to a family, and all their property will be confiscated."

People are panicking!

The wealthy businessmen in Bianliang were panicked.

Then another message came, "Did you know? Zhou She and the others were not punished."

"Why?"

This is a restaurant, where a group of wealthy businessmen are drinking with gloomy faces.

The wealthy businessman who spoke took a sip of wine and said, "Zhou She and the others went to the Prince of Huayuan County to ask for help."

"It's no use to Prince Huayuan!"

"His family doesn't have this ability."

The businessman smiled and said: "But the little prince went to find Shen Long Tu."

"Shen Longtu? How did he escape his guilt?"

"Pay a fine of ten percent."

"so many?"

"There are too many. I'm afraid someone here will have to pay tens of thousands of dollars to get away with it."

"Something more!"

"Then just wait for distribution!" The businessman just sneered.

"Hand it over." The merchants left in a hurry. The merchant was at the end and went all the way to Yulin Lane. Mr. Zhuang met him outside the back door.

"Lang Jun said that the Third Division has recorded your merits, and you only need to pay a penalty of one or three percent of the taxes you stole."

Five times becomes three times, making a lot of money!

The businessman couldn't help but burst into tears. Finally, he knelt down and kowtowed a few times before returning excitedly. UU reading www.uukanshu. net

Sansi was surrounded by businessmen. The businessmen cried bitterly and cried out that they knew they were wrong. They had no choice but to evade taxes these years because they had no money or their families were in urgent need of money.

Countless copper coins and banknotes were sent to the Third Division, and Han Jiang couldn't close his mouth with laughter.

In the Prince's Mansion, Zhao Yunliang was already going crazy.

"Prince, it is said that you took bribes to exonerate two businessmen."

"My reputation has been ruined in one day!" Zhao Yunliang closed his eyes and gasped: "But it was spread by Shen An?"

Zhao Zongjiang gritted his teeth and said, "No, someone saw it with his own eyes. A businessman named Peng Jian said it. Peng Jian had a relationship with Zhou She and also evaded taxes."

Zhao Yunliang sighed: "After Zhou She was acquitted, he told Peng Jian, and then Peng Jian went around and said... After all, there are no secrets in this world!"

Zhao Zongjiang nodded, thinking, right? It can be seen that if you want to keep it secret, the best way is not to do it.

"If you don't want others to be unaware, you have to do nothing!" Zhao Yunliang opened his eyes, "It's hard to tell Shen An. This person is cunning. Maybe he tricked us. Let's find out. If he did it, I will make him pay the price later. !”

Someone went to check it immediately.

The news came the next day: "Shen An was summoned to the palace. When he came out, his face was pale. I heard that he was scolded and reprimanded by the officials, saying that he was greedy."

Zhao Yunliang was relieved immediately, "Then it's not him."

But Shen An was at home at the moment, and said dissatisfied: "There is a lot of money in the official's treasury, but he was just asked to deposit it in the bank to earn interest, but he actually scolded a certain person for being greedy, tsk tsk! A certain person wanted to renovate the palace instead of him The matter has been messed up!"

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