"Hai Jui? Is it the Chun'an Zhixian who tied up Hu Zongxian's son back then? When Xu Fan heard this name, he thought of such a No. 1 humanity.

The servant hurriedly nodded heavily, and said with a sad face: "Steward Zhao has already revealed to him your identity as the eldest prince, but that Hai Rui just doesn't enter the oil and salt, and we have to levy our fifteen taxes and one commercial tax!" ”

This......

The surrounding house slaves heard that there was such a short-eyed tax officer, and there was a strange expression on their faces, but they turned their heads to look at Xu Fan.

"A small head of the household department dares to collect Lao Tzu's business tax, he really doesn't want to live!" Xu Fan naturally didn't take the little Hai Rui in his eyes, and immediately said angrily.

The servant nodded in cooperation, and continued to fan the flames beside him: "That's it, this Hai Rui is simply the opposite, I don't know how many catties and taels I have, and I don't even sell the face of my son!" ”

"To Chongwenmen!" Xu Fan thought that Hai Rui was so faceless, and he dared to levy a commercial tax of fifteen taxes and one on his large number of goods, so he got into the sedan chair road angrily.

Several evil slaves immediately followed, and went from Xiaoyongfang towards the Chongwen Gate in the east.

The city of Beijing originally built three south gates, and due to the addition of the outer city, these three south gates became the south gates of the inner city. Chongwen Gate is the south gate of the east of the inner city, and from this you enter the Chongwen Gate Straight Street that runs through the north and south.

During the Yuan Dynasty, the city and granary of Tongzhou had not yet been built, so when the grain from the south arrived in Tongzhou, the grain was transported to the granary east of Chongwenmen by the newly built Tonghui River.

In the Ming Dynasty, although the mission of the Tonghui River has ended, and Tongzhou City has become the northern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the mission of the Tonghui River freight has been extended to this day.

After the goods transported from the south arrived in Tongzhou, they came to the Tonghui River Wharf through the Tonghui River, and the Tonghui River Wharf naturally became a distribution center for various commodities and a place where wholesalers gathered.

The river water of Tonghui River Wharf is clear, the green willows are in the wind, the red flowers invite the moon, the beauty is very, and the merchant ships of the wharf are endless, and the goods are piled up like a mountain, which is the busiest place in the capital.

Chongwen Gate is adjacent to the Tonghui River Wharf, and the goods on the Tonghui River Wharf want to enter the city of Beijing (inner city), this Chongwen Gate is the most convenient city gate.

In the sixth year of the reign of Ming Hongzhi, the Chongwenmen Tax Customs was established here, becoming the general yamen that oversaw the collection of commercial tax on goods entering and leaving the nine gates of Beijing, and began to collect commercial tax on goods entering the city at Chongwenmen.

Although Chongwen Gate is not as majestic and noble as the Zhengyang Gate in the middle, it is full of traffic and goods every day, presenting a prosperous scene of commerce in the capital.

Only this morning, the gates of the city seemed to be blocked by something, the caravan in front of it was stagnant, and the carriage carrying goods behind was also immobile.

"What's going on? Whose car is broken in front? A steward in the back saw that there was no movement on the side of Chongwenmen, so he stepped forward to inquire.

An obese businessman in front of him had already inquired about the situation, and when he revealed the news, he said: "It's not that the goods are in the way, but that there is an obstacle." A new tax collector came to Chongwenmen, but we were allowed to enter the city only because of the commercial tax, and there was a lot of noise ahead! ”

"This tax collector has drunk too much, hasn't he? Don't you want the black gauze hat on your head? How many of these people can do business in the inner city without a background? Isn't this a dead end? The person who inquired about the news heard the situation, and even said with a sneer.

There are indeed a lot of related households in the capital, and many businessmen can get in touch with the court bosses of the current dynasty, and even they themselves are the house slaves of the court bosses who are responsible for taking care of the industry.

The tax collector of Chongwenmen was just an unpopular official, who collected the goods of ordinary merchants or ordinary people, but in the face of these related households, he had always obediently allowed them.

This is like a soldier defending the city asking the local governor for money to enter the city, which is both ridiculous and ignorant of life and death.

It is also for this reason that even if the goods at the Tonghui River Wharf are piled up, Chongwenmen is full of traffic, and many valuable goods enter the inner city through this gate, but Chongwenmen's annual commercial tax income is only 10,000 taels of silver.

The sun was hanging high, and the truck in front of Chongwen Gate was under the scorching sun.

"You can't pay business taxes, you can't enter this door!"

In front of the Chongwen Gate, a little old man in a cyan official uniform stood straight at the gate of the city, facing the convoy of black pressure transporting goods and a group of stewards with a deep background, and said loudly like a roadblock.

"This tax collector is so magnificent!"

"He is not an ordinary tax official, he is our Ming Hai Qingtian!"

"Hai Qingtian? Belch...... Is that Hai Qingtian Hai Rui who beat Hu Gongzi back then? ”

……

The onlookers couldn't help but whisper when they saw that this tax official wearing a six-grade official uniform actually stopped the goods of all the related households, and stood in the middle of the road like a husband.

Today, they already clearly know what virtue the Ming officialdom is, and the officialdom is now all about protecting each other and flattering the superiors and bullying the subordinates, and they are more concerned about their own interests.

Now looking at an official who is so independent and lonely, he directly ignores the bad habits of officialdom and enforces the law impartially, and then inquires about Hai Qingtian, who has long been famous, and then I feel a sudden feeling.

It's just that this move, in the eyes of many people or scholars, is actually still a mantis arm as a car. Not to mention the small head of the household, even if it is the head of the household, it is impossible to stop the tax evasion of these related households.

The first few people did not dare to act rashly, or to send the message back to their master, but there were people in the back who did not do it.

But I saw a steward leading four house slaves forward against the scorching sun, and asked menacingly: "Do you know whose goods I am escorting, are you blind?" ”

"I don't care whose house slave you are, since I collect commercial taxes in Chongwenmen, then no one wants to evade taxes!" Hai Rui faced such a naked threat, but he responded selflessly with an iron face.

This is the case in Chun'an County, this is the case in Xingguo County, he will not bow to the power. In the past, he fulfilled the responsibility of knowing the county for the county, and now since he is the tax official of Chongwenmen, he is naturally the duty of the tax officer.

No matter what kind of power he has in front of him, it can't change his code of conduct, let alone his attitude of fighting against privilege.

The steward was strong and fat, and he had come directly to Hai Rui, his eyes staring at Hai Rui with dead eyes, as if he was about to eat Hai Jui raw.

Hai Rui had justice in his heart, and in the face of this arrogant and domineering steward, he followed him fearlessly, and he was already much stronger than the other party in terms of momentum.

After all, the steward is just a fox and a fake tiger slave, lacking that kind of indomitable spirit, but he was forced to show his killer words: "My master is Zhang Shouzhi, the secretary of Dali Temple!" ”

Hey?

The onlookers and ordinary businessmen couldn't help but swallow and spit secretly when they heard that this steward had such a big background, and it was no wonder that people were so arrogant.

Not to mention that the Zhang family is a famous family in Shuntianfu, this Zhang Shouzhi is the Dali Siqing of the current dynasty, and he is already a powerful official of the imperial court.

Hai Rui's eyelids didn't blink, but he responded coldly: "Then let Zhang Siqing come over and reason with the official, why don't he have to pay commercial tax on his goods?" ”

This......

When the onlookers and ordinary businessmen heard Hai Rui being so tough, although they secretly applauded for this Hai Qingtian in their hearts, they were also worried about this Hai Qingtian's black gauze hat.

A head of the household department who was born in a person dared to call the Dali temple so dignified, and I am afraid that it will not take a few days to be reassigned to the locality.

"It's really a toast, don't drink, drink and drink!" The steward didn't take Hai Rui, a small head of the household, in his eyes, and he was even more angry at this time, but he pointed at the bridge of Hai Rui's nose angrily and said, "But a small head of the household, can it still be reversed?" Beat Lao Tzu to death, let him teach him a long lesson, and know that the road of my Zhang family is not something he can block! ”

Hai Rui looked at several evil slaves stepping forward, and his eyes immediately widened: "You dare! ”

"Protect your lordship!" A group of yacha and soldiers in the back saw that the four house slaves had already pounced on Hai Rui, but a yacha with a full face and beard hurriedly shouted.

It was too late, but it was too soon, and a house slave had already pounced in front of Hai Rui, and a fist hit Hai Rui's nose hard, and suddenly a stream of blood splattered.

This......

The onlookers looked at the Zhang family's house slaves so arrogant, although they were very angry, but more of a deep helplessness, this is the common practice of the court bigwigs' house slaves, and it is also the reason why this tax customs is useless.

Hai Rui covered the bridge of his nose and took two steps back, but his eyes did not have the slightest fear, but pointed at these evil slaves and said solemnly: "Dare to attack the imperial court officials!" Come on, take down all these wicked people to this official! ”

A group of officials in the back had already stepped forward, but they surrounded the five people in this area.

"My lord is the emperor of Dali Temple, I see who dares to touch me and give it a try!" The steward watched the yacha come forward, and he threatened loudly with his identity.

A bearded yacha put a knife on his neck and warned coldly: "I advise you to be obediently captured, don't say that you are just a house slave, even Lord Zhang can't afford to bear the heavy responsibility of offending the imperial court, right?" ”

"You're not from the tax customs?" The steward looked at the face of the yacha, and immediately noticed something strange and asked.

The bearded yacha nodded lightly and replied with pride: "Yes, we belong to the household yamen!" ”

Today, there are not only people from the original tax customs, but also a group of yacha who have come from the household yamen, and the yacha with a full face and beard is the small leader of the household yamen.

"You ......" the steward is a smart man, and he has already made an association, but he is thoughtful.

The bearded yacha didn't intend to talk to him more, but with a wave of his hand, several yacha immediately stepped forward and grabbed all five troublesome house slaves.

"Escort them down and lock them up, and let the official deal with them later!" Hai Rui wiped the nosebleed from the bridge of his nose and commanded selflessly.

The bearded yacha replied respectfully, and immediately escorted the man down.

"Even Lord Zhang's house slave dares to arrest it!"

The onlookers and ordinary businessmen couldn't help but widen their eyes slightly when they saw Hai Ruitian being so powerful, and they applauded in their hearts.

Hai Rui faced the businessmen and stewards who were watching, and said loudly again: "This official repeats it again! You can't pay commercial taxes, you can't enter this door! ”

The same words, but at the moment they are more weighty, so that those present dare not look at the joke anymore. At least the head of the Yunnan Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs is completely different from the tax officials who were bullied in the past, he really collects commercial taxes here, but he is not afraid of any power.

"I'm afraid this thing is not easy!"

"Yes, I'm afraid there are still people behind Hai Rui!"

"I don't even dare to sell Lord Zhang's face, I'm afraid it's that one!"

……

There was already a group of people watching here, and when they watched the situation develop like this, out of their understanding of the court, they also saw a little bit of cattleness.

Hai Rui is naturally not afraid, but he dared to do something to Zhang Shouzhi's house slave, and there must be someone behind him. The answer is also about to come out, Lin Haoran is the head of the current dynasty, and there is not only Wu Shan, the second assistant of the dynasty, but also a number of protégés.

Now for a little tax money, if you really tear your face with Lin Haoran, it will be more than worth the loss. Most importantly, they are not obsessed with this matter.

Many well-informed people understand in their hearts that the reason why Lin Haoran wants to do this is actually to force the current saints.

After all, the emperor suddenly asked for 100,000 taels of silver, and in order to raise enough money, Lin Haoran chose to strictly levy commercial taxes in Chongwenmen, which was actually a helpless move.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded: "My Li family is impartial and law-abiding, so naturally I want to pay taxes and enter the city, and ask Lord Hai to inspect these goods!" ”

"Who is this man?"

"The face is so tight that I don't recognize it!"

"This is terrible, the second son of the old Li Ge!"

……

The onlookers watched someone say this, and they talked about it one after another, and when they learned that this person had such a background, they couldn't help but secretly praise it.

Hai Rui didn't care what Li Gongzi's identity was, seeing that the other party did not cooperate with the taxation, he waved his hand and immediately levied the commercial tax according to the new tax collection standards formulated by the Ministry of Households.

The commercial tax of this Chongwenmen has great potential, after all, the capital is inhabited by the most powerful and wealthy people, and their spending power is already extremely terrifying.

As long as the normal taxation can be implemented, it will definitely not be only 10,000 taels a year, not to mention a hundredfold, and this collection of 200,000 or 300,000 silver can still be achieved.

The most important thing is that Hai Rui is undoubtedly the best tax official in the entire Ming Dynasty. On the day of his mother's purchase, two catties of pork could be spread throughout Zhejiang, and he could only endure the pain of being separated from his family, and he already had an official ethics that went deep into the bone marrow.