The commercial tax of the Song Dynasty was divided into two categories: the tax on the circulation of goods and the tax on the transaction of goods, "the seller sells goods and is called the tax, which is counted as 20 per 1,000 yuan, and the resident is called the residence tax, which is 30 per 1,000 yuan", and the tax rates are 2% and 3% respectively. However, the tax rate of salt, tea, and other prohibited goods in the trade area is stipulated separately.

With the turnover of this tea stall owner, it sells for thirty or forty yuan at most, even in peacetime, it is only consistent. What's more, this is a time of war, when all industries are depressed and the people are displaced, so this business is naturally much bleaker.

When a strong enemy invaded, they either broke or fled, and the Jurchens retreated, but the taxes remained unabated. Even in a year of famine, the imperial court would reduce taxes, let alone wartime.

I don't know that these officials, where they come from, this season, they don't forget to loot the people's fat and ointment, they are really greedy and greedy.

Seeing that Ma Kuoyi was strict in his words, it was obviously not ordinary people, and the public people also looked at each other, unable to speak.

"You man, you have a very big mouth!"

The crowd of onlookers jumped out of the way, and a stout man with a knife walked in, surrounded by a group of public officials. He looked at Ma Kuo and held his head high.

The man is tall and long-legged, like an iron tower, wearing leather armor on the upper body, green trousers on the lower body, tattoos on his arms up to his hands, his face is full of flesh, and his eyes are fierce, and he is not a good person at first glance.

Huang Xin, the official of Guzhen, is not only responsible for collecting the town's commercial taxes, but also in charge of fire ban, robber arrest, local security and other affairs. You wait for these pickled things, in broad daylight, with knives and guns, intimidating officials, who gave you dog guts!"

Several public servants were overjoyed, and they stepped forward together and bowed: "See Huang Zhenjian."

Wang Song snorted lightly in his nose. This guy looks like a robber and a roadrage-like outlaw, and I don't know how he became the town supervisor?

The "eldest brother" duke pointed at Ma Kuo and said loudly: "Huang Zhenjian, this person is the one who is blocking the brothers from doing things. The owner of this tea stall refused to pay taxes, and the brothers took a few meatloaf, but they were stopped by this guy. ”

Huang Xin looked at the pale-faced tea owner, and said coldly: "Li Er, I don't think your tea stall wants to be set up." Do you want me to close your stall and sleep in prison by myself?"

Li Er, the owner of the tea stall, hurriedly said: "Huang Zhenjian, it's all a misunderstanding, and I ask Huang Zhenjian to forgive you, forgive you!"

"Shut your mouth, there's no place for you to talk here!"

Huang Xin drank back Li Er, looked at Ma Kuo and the others, and waved his hand at the "big brother": "Daniel Zhang, you take the brothers and arrest all the troublemakers." If there is a resistant, kill him!"

Huang Xin was majestic and imposing, under his cold eyes, the people around him were pushed back a few steps, and a few idlers nodded and smiled: "With you Huang Zhen Supervisor here, who dares to make a mistake!" ”

Huang Xin nodded slightly, turned his head, he paced to the table of Wang Song and the others, looked at Wang Song and the others, and suddenly reached out and overturned the table.

"A group of ignorant villagers dare to play tricks here, and you don't inquire, whose territory is this!"

Huang Xin overturned the table, several people were caught off guard, Yang Zaixing was furious and wanted to attack, but was stopped by Wang Song.

Wang Song's face was extremely ugly, but he still held back his temper and wanted to see what tricks this Huang Zhen Supervisor could come up with.

"You all listen to Lao Tzu, if you don't pay taxes, don't blame Lao Tzu for not recognizing the knife in his hand!"

Huang Xin looked at Yang Zaixing and the others in front of him, and said with a straight face: "Lao Tzu doesn't care who you are, hurry up and let Lao Tzu leave this town, and you are not allowed to stay here, otherwise you will blame Lao Tzu for being ruthless!"

"Wait!"

Seeing that Daniel Zhang was about to leave with Huang Zhenjian, Ma Kuo walked out.

"If you want to leave, you must first pay for the meatloaf and tea here, otherwise, don't think about moving half a step!"

The people in the grass market stayed away from it and did not dare to approach it, apparently for fear of the obscenity of the public.

"You're a dog! If I don't teach you a lesson today, I don't know that Lord Ma has three eyes! ”

Huang Xin stopped, his face was pale, and he was angry.

"Brothers, bring them all back to me. Lao Tzu has to check carefully, among these people, are there any Jurchen works!"

The public stepped forward one after another, showing their steel knives and chains, and they were about to arrest Yang Zaixing, Ma Kuo and others.

The guards in civilian clothes stepped forward one after another, flashed their weapons, blocked the horse in front of him, and confronted the citizens.

Although the sergeants were strong, the public came prepared, and the number was much larger, forming a siege against the sergeants.

A public servant squeezed through the crowd and walked in, whispering a few words in Huang Xin's ear, and Huang Xin nodded.

The crowd moved out of the way, and a large group of Song soldiers came over with a group of people in tattered clothes and covered in blood. It seems that these people are the grass market vendors who just drove away Daniel Zhang and several people.

"General Song, thank you!"

Huang Xin thanked a Song army officer on a horse, wearing a helmet and armor, and with a gloomy face.

He turned his head, pointed at Wang Song and the others, and said to Daniel Zhang and the others: "Go and arrest a few people at the tea stall and put them in prison first."

"Huang Zhenjian, these are just guests for dinner, not some Jurchen meticulous work, you have to find out!"

Li Er, the owner of the tea stall, was quite loyal, seeing that things were getting bigger, he didn't want Wang Song and others to get into this unnecessary and unwarranted disaster.

A loud slap of "snap", Li Er's face has already been hit hard.

"You bastard, if you are long-winded, I will throw you in prison too!"

Daniel Zhang turned around viciously and waved to the public next to him: "Brothers, come with me, catch this group of Jurchen spies, and go back with a reward!"

Yang Zaixing stood up from the side, the spear in his hand swinging continuously, and several leading public servants fell out first.

Daniel Zhang fell dizzy, staggered and got up, wanted to pounce forward again, saw Yang Zaixing holding a spear, majestic, and did not dare to go up again.

Several dukes followed behind Daniel Zhang, all of them with frightened faces, and they didn't dare to go up again.

"Dare to be so arrogant!"

Huang Xin was furious, pulled out his knife, and slashed at Yang Zaixing, viciously slashing his head.

This Huang Xin has a lot of means, coupled with the fact that he is tall and strong, he actually fought with Yang Zaixing for a few rounds.

Yang Zaixing was secretly anxious, Wang Song was beside him, but he was entangled by a servant, which was really embarrassing.

He rose up and smashed down with a shot, Huang Xin fought with a horizontal knife, couldn't withstand Yang Zaixing's heavy blow, "kicked" a few steps back, and almost fell.

Yang Zaixing was about to step forward, when the feather arrows flew from all around, Yang Zaixing hit the feather arrows, and had to retreat.

"General Song, brother, I thank you so much!"

Huang Xin took a breath, came to the Song army officer, and bowed: "These Jurchens are extremely vicious, they are all hard hands, and they also ask General Song to help."

It turned out that General Song saw that the situation was not good, so he asked his subordinates Song soldiers to shoot arrows and relieve Huang Xin from the siege.

General Song, who had a gloomy face, nodded, waved his hand at the Song soldiers, and a large group of Song soldiers surrounded them, and more than a dozen archers opened their bows and arrows, aiming at Yang Zaixing and others.

Yang Zaixing's face was calm and quiet, standing in front of Wang Song, and several guards around him protected him, firmly covering Wang Song, Ma Kuo, and Wang Lun.

General Song's face was gloomy, he rode on his horse, drew his feather arrow, stretched out his bow and arrow, and aimed at Yang Zaixing.

Suddenly, Ma Kuo stood up, and at some point he had an extra bow and arrow in his hand, and he shot arrows one after another, and several archers were hit by arrows, and fell down with a howl.

General Song raised his eyebrows, and the feather arrow in his hand broke through the air, heading straight for Yang Zaixing.

Ma Kuo's second round of feather arrows followed, and the first feather arrow collided head-on with General Song's head-on, knocking General Song's feather arrow away. Immediately after, Ma Kuo's second feather arrow came quickly, and General Song was taken aback, and quickly dodged, and his shoulder hit early.

Before General Song could shout in surprise, Ma Kuo's third feather arrow had already penetrated his throat and shot General Song off his horse.

All the people around were dumbfounded. Huang Xin was stunned for a long time before he howled.

"Murder! The Jurchens are meticulous in killing! ”

The surrounding Song soldiers were all taken aback, and they rushed up together, spears like a forest, aimed at Yang Zaixing, Ma Kuo and others in front.

Huang Xin's voice was fierce, pointing at Yang Zaixing and Ma Kuo in front of him, and shouted loudly: "Arrest them all, break the corpses into thousands of pieces, and leave no one behind!"

"Enough!"

Wang Song slapped the table hard, and with a gloomy face, he stood up from behind.

"Xianggong, there is danger ahead, you still don't go up!"

Wang Song patted Wang Lun's shoulder, who stepped forward to dissuade him, and walked out.

"Oppress the good, and treat the people like wolves. Referring to a deer as a horse, reversing black and white, and disregarding the lives of the people. Sure enough, it's not as good as a pig and a dog, and it's dressed in official skin in vain!"

Wang Song's face turned pale. When the Jurchens were tyrannical and alien invaded, these ghosts and ghosts were still making waves here and doing these angry and resentful deeds.

"Yang Zaixing, step forward and take down this dog thief!"

Wang Song pointed at Huang Xin and shouted angrily: "Everyone, wait, if anyone dares to act recklessly, military law will do it!"

"Why don't you hurry up and catch these Jurchen spies in front of you!"

Seeing that Yang Zaixing was about to cross the crowd and step forward to arrest him, Huang Xin's face turned pale and shouted loudly to the sergeants next to him.

The sergeants looked at each other, spears in their hands, but no one dared to step forward. The group of people in front of him is extraordinary, and they are obviously not ordinary people.

Another officer of the Song soldiers plucked up his courage and stepped forward, allowing the sergeants to help the wounded archers down.

Huang Xin hurriedly came to his side and said loudly: "Zhang Dutou, the Jurchens are arrogant and arrogant, you take people up and arrest them!"

Zhang Dutou's face was embarrassed, his Shangguan had been shot dead by the other party, judging from the other party's words, it was obviously not an ordinary person. Moreover, the other party has strong martial arts skills, even if all the sergeants are together, I am afraid that they are not the opponents of the other party.

This kind of local taxation matter, the official and military to intervene, has exceeded the scope of authority, if it is publicized, I am afraid that it will become more and more black.

He looked at Shangguan's corpse, gritted his teeth, and was about to command the sergeants to go up and bring General Song's corpse back, he didn't want to be the back of this Huang Xin fool.

Wang Song's eyes swept over, and his sharp gaze made Zhang Du's heart beat for a while.