Chapter 246 Don't hit people in the face

Zhu County magistrates are particularly sad this year. Now the imperial court's treasury is in deficit, and there are many taxes to be paid. In addition to field tax (heriting Tang, five generations of taxes), personal tax (taxes to be paid by men aged 20 to 59), miscellaneous tax (a combination of miscellaneous taxes in addition to the above two), this year's "branch and change" is particularly large. ,

The first three items still have a fixed number. This "branch shift" is different. The increased tax name is the most arbitrary. Although it is floating, it is indeed the largest number of taxes. This year alone is equivalent to five times that of other taxes.

Chen has no hope. The one has been hollowed out. He plans to return the remaining real estate and a few mu of thin land to Zhu County Magistrate, but Zhu County Magistrate wants those useless, and they can't be discounted at the end of the year. What's more, it is not clear where he will be an official after the Spring.

The magistrate of Zhu County asked the master to take out the household registration book in the county and patted his head. The largest of the households in the county is the Wang Anshi family. Wang Anshi can't be regarded as an official household now, but it is the main household with land. However, the Wang and Wu families are the people of Linchuan after all. Although Wang Anshi is a private household, his marriage to the Wu family can It's the Wang clan of Linchuan. The magistrate of Zhu County wanted to send him to Wang Anshi's house, but he didn't dare to be tough, so he came in person with a drum in his heart.

It's a coincidence that Zhu County Magistrate came. When he came, Wang Pian and Yuan Ze had just returned from outside,

Today, the two brothers finally visited the last one. At noon, they found a pub in the county, ordered a few dishes and took two bites. They discussed that they could have a good chat with their father when they returned home in the afternoon.

"What's the matter? I'm used to eating the delicious food of your house and Jinxiu Tower in the capital. Do you think it's bad to eat the food in this county?" Yuan Ze looked at Wang's absent-minded eating,

"Shh." The king blocked it with the sleeve of the robe on one side with chopsticks, and pointed to a table not far away,

On that table, a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties was drinking while muttering, "Isn't it difficult for me?"

"Who is he talking to? Did he drink too much?" Only then did Yuan Ze notice that there was no one else at the table,

"Isn't this person the Chen I saw when we came that day?" Wang said in a low voice,

"It seems that you still remember."

Of course, Wang Yi remembered that if it was really like what Yuan Ze said, Chen Wei was really worthy of sympathy. Looking at Chen Wei, he seemed to make up his mind. He said a sigh and made up his mind after drinking the wine in the bowl. He put the wine bowl on the table and drank it loudly: "Xiao Er, call your shopkeeper."

The shopkeeper was on the cabinet. How could he not hear such a loud greeting? He hurried over in person: "Mr. Chen, what do you want me to order?"

Mr. Chen blushed and said for a long time, "This wine tax..."

The shopkeeper sang his teeth and said, "Well, Mr. Chen, you also know that the wine tax has been paid."

"I have handed in what should be handed in, but those extra ones are all paid by me... You see, at the root of this year, do you still order it?" Chen, who was just patting the table, suddenly softened his tone,

"By the way, Mr. Chen, you are our regular customer, and we are also a small business. You said that you paid for it, how to pay for it, and we don't know how much to pay it for it. Now you ask me to pay it back, but how can I pay it back? Why don't you do it? I'll treat you for this wine today. You usually take good care of our business on the street. Don't make it difficult for you. We." The shopkeeper's face was embarrassed,

Listening to their conversation, several other tables of people sighed quietly. Others really can't say anything about this. If you say that this restaurant really has paid everything, it is also their duty to do business, but if they pay other taxes again, they also have difficulties,

But this Chen is really pitiful. What he said is also true. Usually, the government sends him to be a bad job, and he dares not do it, but he is not like the two servants who invited him. He can pull his face hard,

Chen looked at the shopkeeper outside, and the shopkeeper also looked at him. The shopkeeper's expression was also honest with aggrieved bitterness. Not to mention Chen's outside, even Wang's expression could not be horizontal when he met such a face.

For a long time, Mr. Chen sighed: "This wine can cost dozens of cents." With that, he took out dozens of copper coins from his arms and put them on the table. He lamely lowered his head and turned out of the pub.

"What a pity." Some of the people who ate in the pub whispered,

"You said that if you are strong, you can control the river and build the city. If you have good legs, you can also help the government transport a material, send a document or something. It is difficult for Chen to take over the poor tax collection."

He listened to the table and said, "It's not easy to do any servants in the stall. It's better to control the river. If you catch up with the farm, you still have to get this servant. Maybe you'd better help the officials do their field work. No one takes care of the land in your home, and it's also a loss. It's better to give something away."

"Give things. You don't know that there is a rich family in the neighboring county, so you put on this job. As a result, the things were lost on the road. The county official said that there was gold and silver in it, and the family's money was lost according to the price."

"That's no different from this Chen. In short, we ordinary people are unlucky. We have to spread all kinds of taxes and manpower."

The people in the pub talked about it a lot. Some were not fair for Chen, some sighed, and some cursed: "You said, which dynasty is not equal to the land. Let the farmers get rich first. Now in this government, the original official is still an official, and the original big family is still a big family. We ordinary people are unlucky. If it is a little better, we will spread it. There are officials on the tax booth, and the officials don't speak for the people. These are all bullshit officials of the court.

The shopkeeper was shocked when he heard this: "This man, drink to calm down. Let's not mention the government, let's not mention it." With that, he quickly poured wine to the one who scolded the bullshit court,

Wang couldn't help laughing when he saw this. The man spoke boldly, but he did not talk about state affairs in public, which was also the law. Yuan Ze snorted unconvincedly. Wang looked at Yuan Ze's face and asked with a smile, "What's wrong with you? Do you also feel that the government is inaction?"

"What are they talking about? The court has the difficulties of the court, and the officials have the difficulties of officials. Just say that our father has worked hard for ten thousand words, isn't it just for the people?"

It turned out that Yuan Ze was unympous for his father Wang Anshi: "Eat quickly. You said that our father is a good official, but even if he wrote a letter of ten thousand words, the court did not implement it, so we can't blame others for saying that they have freedom of speech, which is a basic human right."

"What right." Yuan Ze looked at the king inexplicably: "What is human rights? I know that only when you are an official can you have the right."

Wang wanted to give Yuan Ze a lesson, but on second thought, now Yuan Ze's words were not unreasonable. Seeing that the two of them had almost eaten, he called Xiao Er to pay the bill and walked out of the pub.

The two brothers led their horses and walked along the street. They didn't take a few steps to listen to the sound of disputes in front of them. Looking along the sound, Mr. Chen in front of a restaurant was arguing with several big men. This restaurant is obviously the largest in the county. The restaurant is decorated in the middle and upper class, and there are still people watching the bustle on the second floor. Many of them are prostitutes who are coated with powder,

It seems that Chen came out of the pub and urged him all the way along the street. Several big men pushed Chen outside the restaurant. Chen, who was originally lame, stood unsteadily and staggered to the ground, causing the singers and prostitutes on the restaurant to laugh.

Mr. Chen stood up and patted the laughter from his body. He still said to several big men, "Several uncles, our business is so good, should we let the shopkeeper pay this tax?"

"Go, what to hand in, I don't know." A big man bombarded Chen,

"You see," Chen took out a small book with his arms: "You see, these are all taxes for nearly a year. We haven't paid this. Now please tell the shopkeeper that I have to do this."

"How dare you ask our shopkeeper for money? You can ask the county magistrate to ask for this money. Our Miss Liu is thinking of him."

A big man's words made everyone laugh. Some looked upstairs. One of the prostitutes raised her eyebrows and scolded, "Damn Zhang San, if you don't speak, I'm afraid that people will sew your mouth."

"Sirs, don't be funny. These are all under the mat. Anyway, give me some after a year." Mr. Chen hasn't paid up yet,

"You lame, why don't you get out of here? You're looking for a fight, aren't you?" He grabbed Mr. Chen's outer collar and grabbed the account book. Just as he was about to tear it, his wrist was caught, and his hand was taken away as soon as he loosened the account book,

For half a day, Wang's side really couldn't stand it. After listening to the words, I knew that this restaurant often relied on the county magistrate, and there were a few arrogant people blocking the matter. This year, not only did not pay extra money, but also did not pay the taxes that should be paid. Together with the government, he bullied Chen's honest and had no backer.

Cheng Yaojin was killed halfway, and even Chen didn't expect it. He was stunned and looked at the king, but Zhang San and others quit: "Where did you come from, stinky boy? Look for a fight, right?"

Mr. Chen hurriedly stopped the middle and said, "It's okay. It's okay. The shopkeeper is not here. I'll come another day." With that, he pulled the king and said, "Sir, let's go and let's go." It seems that he is very afraid to fight,

Wang said with a smile, "I'm from the capital. I haven't been beaten for three days. I'm not feeling well all over. Please beat me." With that, he pushed Chen away and said, "Dodge. Don't splash your blood when you fight for a while."

The girls upstairs all looked straight at the young and handsome descendants. Some of them screamed, "Sir downstairs, come up and talk."

"Hi~" The king waved his hand upstairs, and suddenly there was a scream and laughter on the second floor,

The big men downstairs looked at each other. The boy was really looking for a call. Are you still in the mood to tease the girls?! I don't know who shouted, "Hit him."

This scared Chen Yuanwai and Wang Yuanze, but Wang Bian shouted, "It's okay, don't hit me in the face."