When Master Niu Xijian suddenly pounced, the most nervous was naturally the hall guard.

Although Li Dazui, who was walking in the front, had trained personal guards by his side, and Master Niu's target was not Lord Li, his target sect would be not far behind Lord Li...... If Master Niu is an assassin, it will be difficult for Master Li to ensure that he will not be approached today.

If Master Li was approached by the Assassins, then no matter what the outcome was, the guards would be derelict in their duties, which would be a catastrophe.

So the first time Master Niu hugged Zongben's thigh, he was held down by the guards who chased him. At the same time, Li Dazui's personal guard also instantly pulled out the black Glock pistol and put on a posture of vigilance on all sides.

However, the misunderstanding on the field was quickly resolved, after all, Master Niu had been controlled by the angry guards. Li Dazui, who was a little surprised at first, had already waved his hand to signal the guards to let go of Master Niu.

The unwilling guard had no choice but to let go of this guy.

After dusting off the copper-colored robe embroidered with big ingots, after Master Niu got up, he hurriedly bowed his head and bowed: "Xiaomin to meet the adults, and please make the decision of Qingtian." ”

Of course, Master Niu recognized Li Dazui. On that day, as the chief interpreter, he sat in the Portuguese phalanx of the city council on the day he entered the city, how could he not know this lord. I don't want to make trouble today, and I can't miss a good opportunity.

When Li Qingtian heard this, he stared at Master Niu twice, and then he touched the stubble on his chin, and said with a smile: "I have to break the lawsuit when I get off work." Well, since it's blocking the way, let's talk about it, what's going on? ”

The big guy spoke, and then the scene naturally entered the process of solving the case. Among the clerks who were onlookers, the person concerned immediately stood up.

This party has old arms and legs, a face of vicissitudes, wears a pair of thick-soled tortoiseshell-framed glasses, and holds a wooden box containing the title deed in his arms. Judging from the cowering style, the eye-eyed guy is probably the lowest literati who writes letters on the street.

Fortunately, the case is not judged by the background. Although the clerk's eyes are a little obscene, he speaks clearly, and uses a two-eight "Pu Cantonese accent" to explain the dispute in a few words.

Here's what happened: After Wang Shi entered the city, the "official government" posted a notice stating that all properties that did not renew the new deed within the time limit would be confiscated, so Mr. Niu came to the city hall today with all the old deeds of his family to go through the formalities.

At the beginning, it went well, and the glasses guy checked and registered the old deeds that Master Niu brought one by one. But when it came to the next few photos, something went wrong.

The last few pieces of deed paper in Old Man Niu's box could not be the property he bought from the shopkeeper of Zong Benzong before the war. These properties include not only the former storefront courtyards of the Zong's trading house, but also real estate such as warehouses near the port.

There's a joint in there.

In all dynasties, the government actually had to collect deed tax for private industrial transactions, just like later generations. For all real estate transactions that are formally registered in the Yamen Mansion, the government will issue a "red deed" to the owner.

Correspondingly, in order to save deed tax, there are many private transactions in the private sector that have not been registered with the government, and this kind of contract is called "white deed".

Although the white deed is also universal, once it encounters various lawsuits over property, it will definitely not have the same legal effect as the red deed. After all, if you don't pay taxes to the government, then there is no need for the government to make great efforts to protect your property.

And the deeds that Master Niu took out are precisely white deeds.

You must know that when the contract was signed between the buyer and the seller, the Ming-Portuguese War was actually imminent. This was followed by the retreat of the Portuguese and the preparation of martial law troops throughout the city.

After Mr. Niu finished counting and receiving the property of the shopkeeper, martial law had begun in the city of Macau, and the Portuguese civilians in the city hall had retreated by boat, even if he wanted to transfer the house, he couldn't find anyone, not to mention that as the chief translator, he still had a lot of "official affairs" in his body, where could he take care of these little things.

So this matter was delayed, until today, when Master Niu came to change the deed, he was rejected by the glasses guy according to the regulations - the new rules set by the traverser, all the properties that did not have a red deed in the city hall before will be confiscated......

It is said that because the feudal system was implemented more thoroughly, it was different from the Ming State in which the bureaucracy was in power. From princes to squires and knights all over Europe, these lords, large and small, were extremely concerned about collecting taxes. After all, the nobles were de facto kings in their fiefdoms, and could openly raise armies, and taxes were the most important right of the lords.

This system worked as well as it did in East Asia in the seventeenth century. The city of Macau, built by the Portuguese and governed by the internal affairs of the country, is of course governed by Western rules.

In the city of Macau, there is no white deed, and all properties of citizens must be registered with the city hall, and they must be taxed at the time of transactions, which is also one of the important rights of the city hall.

And it is precisely because the real estate documents left by the Portuguese in the city hall are quite complete, coupled with the peaceful "liberation" of Macau, the documents were handed over smoothly, and there was no war loss, so after Li Dazui entered the city, he ordered that all white deeds that did not pay taxes should be invalidated in accordance with the real estate management methods of later generations - the people who traveled through the public have long been unaccustomed to the Ming people's tax evasion, and the cabinet had issued a special document for this matter before.

Then according to the spirit of the above documents, the glasses guy declared the deeds of Master Niu invalid, which is the correct response of a civil servant.

However, Master Niu is also very innocent. As a wealthy businessman, it's not that he can't afford to pay that deed tax...... Isn't this a special circumstance delayed by war? Now that he has come to go through the formalities, he can make up the previous deed tax, and he will not confiscate his property according to the white deed, right? That's too ruthless!

So the two sides quarreled over these papers.

The next moment, Master Niu, who noticed that his arms couldn't twist his thighs, happened to see the original owner of these land deeds appear. So he had an idea, rushed over and hugged the thigh of the shopkeeper Zong: Seeing that the shopkeeper of Zong caught up with the Cao family, this was about to tremble, just a few land deeds, as long as the shopkeeper of Zong spoke, it was not a trivial matter?

After hearing what happened, Li Dazui didn't say anything, but turned his face and asked, "Zong Dong, is that the case?" ”

Hearing this, Zong Ben did not rush to answer, but first reached out to ask for the few pieces of deed paper, and looked down at it. Then he nodded: "My lord, this is the deal before the war, and there is nothing wrong with wishful thinking." ”

"Huh." As soon as Master Niu waited for Zongben to finish speaking, he was immediately happy. He arched his hand and said to Li Dazui: "Please also ask your Excellency to know that these contracts were really handed over before the war, so they have not been replaced with red deeds, which is not to blame the villain." ”

"Okay, I understand, you shut up first."

Li Dazui: This will already be understood. It's just that he didn't draw any conclusions, and after waving his hand to stop Master Niu from saying Xiang, he asked with interest: "Director Zong, I didn't expect this property to be bought from you?" Or did it happen before the war, what's the story in it? ”

"Ugh." Zongben's face at this time had a little sadness. He patted a few yellow deed papers on his hand lightly, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, firstly, in order to raise money to give Nanyang Company President Tang a stake in the shares, the contemptible people had no choice but to sell this business that had been operating for many years to Master Niu...... This is the full net worth of the contemptible person. ”

"Second, isn't this the news that the marshal wants to teach the red-haired man a lesson beforehand...... Hehe, I said this, adults must understand. ”

"Haha, haha." When Li Dazui heard this, he laughed and patted Zongben's shoulder: "I understand, I understand, the escape of hedging funds, I understand this too well." ”

"But then again." Li Dazui smiled: "You can bet your whole wealth on Tang Xiaoqiao's Nanyang plan that can't be beaten by eight poles, Lao Zong, you are very courageous, and you have great support for our career, which is very good!" ”

"Don't worry, those who follow us will definitely be rewarded!"

After Li Dazui said one last word, he turned his face and looked at Master Niu.

After staring at the smiling and eager old man Niu twice, Li Dazui, who was originally planning to send this guy away, once again showed the same thoughtful expression on his face: "That, is the liaison officer of the Intelligence Bureau here?" I want this person's information. ”

The soldiers and horses did not move the grain and grass first. For the war in Macau, the Intelligence Bureau had already deployed various types of spies in the city. Now that the city has been opened, there is a liaison officer stationed at the city hall to liaise with other government departments.

Hearing Li Dazui speak, a middle-aged man quickly squeezed in from the periphery of the crowd.

The man had an ordinary face, his hair in a bun, and wore a gray coarse cloth robe, which belonged to the kind of Ming people who could not be found in the pile.

However, the folder tucked under his arm revealed his identity. After opening the folder and rummaging through a few pages, the man took out a piece of white Yizhou paper from it and handed it to Li Dazui, and then he whispered a few words to Li Dazui's ear.

"Okay, why do I know you like that?" After reading the words on the paper, Li Dazui sneered: "It turned out to be a translator...... What do I mean you are a traitor? ”

"Someone's coming", Li Dazui instantly turned his face: "Take it!" ”

The next moment, the stunned old man Niu was cut off his arms by the smiling guards again, and he was forced to kneel on the ground.

"The people of these years have a very weak sense of state...... Alas, there is still a long way to go! After shaking his head and saying something strange that everyone couldn't understand, Li Dazui immediately ordered: "Immediately file against the traitors who are enemies in wartime and take refuge in other races." The Intelligence Bureau is responsible for providing information and organizing the office. All the property of the above-mentioned persons in Macao City shall be confiscated and their files shall be reported to the SAR Government. ”

As Li's big mouth fell, a neat sound of "subordinates obeying orders" sounded in the hall.

"Get this out of Macau." Li Dazui waved his hand, no longer paying attention to the old man Niu who was dragged out. I saw him step forward, take the land deed box of Master Niu from the eye guy's hand, and put it heavily in the arms of Director Zong: "Come on, transfer all these to Director Zong." How can patriotic businessmen shed blood and tears? ”

"Subordinates obey!"