On the fifth day of the ninth month of the twenty-fifth year of Yongzhi, that is, the third day after Liang Jirong invited Chen Xiaoting.

In the Jiangnan Qing Officials Division, there is an endless stream of people at the moment, and it is very lively to come and go.

This kind of situation has almost never happened, and they were not allowed to come to the door in person to urge the taxation that time, and the wealthy family in Jiangnan has taken the initiative like today.

"Lord Zhao, our Hu family's taxes have been cleared, please stamp it!" A middle-aged man came to Zhao Shijiang and said.

A receipt was placed on Zhao Shijiang's big case, and seeing that the amount of 10,000 taels of silver was written on it, Zhao Shijiang couldn't help but say: "Hu Guanshi, didn't you say it...... Are you Hu family almost unable to open the pot? ”

This was full of sarcasm, but the butler pretended not to hear it, and passed with a haha.

Zhao Shijiang also knew that the point was over, so he said: "In another month, the last quarter of the year will be collected, you have to be ready!" ”

"Yes, yes, we're ready!"

Hearing this, Zhao Shijiang picked up the print, and then stamped the Hu family's receipt.

After the cover, the steward of the Hu family also completed the task, but he did not leave in a hurry, but greeted and chatted with the people of the other families.

In fact, Chen Xiaoting met with Zhao Shijiang two days ago, so Zhao Shijiang had already expected today's situation.

If the tax and silver can be paid in these two days, Zhao Shijiang will really breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Zhao Shijiang had to admire Chen Xiaoting, this person's methods were indeed better than Tian Yuanxi's, and of course he was more courageous.

dared to make such a bold move against the wealthy families in Jiangnan, Zhao Shijiang pinched the sweat for Chen Xiaoting, there are too many forces involved.

Those people even dared to play to death with Tian Yuanxi, but Chen Xiaoting still dared to do so, he was simply fighting for his life.

Even Zhao Shijiang can foresee that even if Chen Xiaoting completes his errand this time, he will still be criticized after returning to Beijing.

The four major families all have relatives in the court, and although the main family of Jiangnan is subdued, these people who are officials in the capital will still speak out.

Therefore, even if you want to be a capable minister, you must not only guard against the enemy in front of you, but also guard against the enemy behind you.

After the morning passed, the entire Qing Officials Yamen quieted down, and Zhao Shijiang had the time to inquire about the tax and silver situation.

"How much did you collect this morning?"

The clerk in charge of the silver inspection held the account book and said very carefully: "Lord Hui, a total of 376,428 taels have been collected in the morning, and 39 have paid off the tax and silver!" ”

Zhao Shijiang nodded, this morning's momentum is very good, and it should be able to be collected within tomorrow.

I believe that after this turmoil, the future taxation will be smoother, because Chen Xiaoting has sorted out the troubles.

And he, Zhao Shijiang, will do a good job of this tax-collecting errand, and he will be able to make a good impression on the emperor, which will be of great benefit to his future career.

It is foreseeable that when the taxation in the south of the Yangtze River is on the right track, the resistance to taxation in the entire southeast will be much smaller, and Chen Xiaoting will be a great hero in front of the emperor.

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The tax money on his side flew up, and the two people in the yamen of the political envoy on the other side were half angry.

Since Liang Jirong took the initiative to invite Chen Xiaoting three days ago, Yao Fengan knew that things had changed, and sure enough, today, the Yamen of the Qing Officials Division was in the market.

"These soft eggs!" Cui Bangdao scolded on the side.

In fact, the fact that these people handed over the money would not in itself worry them.

What these two are afraid of is that the Jiangnan Hao clan will finally pour out their anger on their heads, and who let them be the umbrella does not work.

Another point is that they have to take into account the situation in the capital, and if they are considered useless waste, it will also be a great disaster for them.

It's ridiculous to say that for the people above, their corpse vegetarian meal is a useful person.

"Lao Yao, you said that we won't be liquidated!" Cui Bangdao asked, he was now worried about the first question.

Because this thing is imminent, they have received a lot of silver from the wealthy families in Jiangnan, so they will always provide convenience to these people.

Even Tian Yuanxi's death has something to do with them, and these are all catastrophes that rob the family and exterminate the family.

Yao Fengan glared at him, and then asked, "You are handling these things, if you handle them properly, what will happen to the two of us?" ”

Hearing this, Cui Bang Dao stopped doing it, Yao Fengan is trying to put the blame on him?

In fact, although the two of them stood on the same side, they were never close comrades-in-arms.

"Old Yao, what do you mean by that?" Cui Bangdao said coldly.

Yao Fengan knew what he was thinking, so he said: "We are grasshoppers on a rope, and what we should think about now is to help each other in the same boat!" ”

"As long as we have nothing to do with Tian Yuanxi's affairs, even if we are bought by the Jiangnan wealthy family, it will only be dismissed!"

Seeing that Yao Fengan was ready to be dismissed, Cui Bangdao couldn't help but feel reluctant, how could he be willing to give up power when he reached his position!

"Those things don't have anything to do with us, because ...... We had nothing to do with it! Cui Bangdao said firmly.

"We just acted as intermediaries, and made an appointment for Tian Yuanxi to negotiate in Mingyulou, who knew that they would kill the killer!"

Yao Fengan nodded, he could only deceive himself, according to the fierce contradictions between Tian Yuanxi and the wealthy families at that time, this negotiation should not have existed.

"Let's match this matter, only the people of the four major families know, the key to the matter is here, they can buy us here!" Yao Fengan said in a deep voice.

Cui Bangdao's expression was solemn, and after a while, he asked, "But if they really do this, won't they also burden themselves?" ”

Yao Fengan shook his head and said: "They can get rid of themselves, and Chen Xiaoting won't touch them, after all, it's about the silver of the white flowers!" ”

Hearing this, Yao Feng'an was even more upset, he really didn't expect that things would develop to this point.

But he still said stiffly: "Even if you know that we are building a bridge?" Could it be that we hurt Tian Yuanxi? ”

"What he Chen Xiaoting did before has already offended many people, does he dare to frame us?"

I have to say that Yao Fengan's idea is correct, and Chen Xiaoting will indeed not make any more extraneous branches.

So Yao Fengan said, "Maybe...... We can also invite Chen Xiaoting to listen to a play or something, what do you say? ”

Yao Fengan was really scared this time, it stands to reason that Chen Xiaoting didn't need to move the two of them, but he didn't dare to guarantee that Chen Xiaoting was sensible, after all, sane people didn't dare to force the Jiangnan wealthy family.

He is a typical thief, but when he said this, Cui Bangdao did not immediately object.

I only heard Cui Bangdao ask, "In what name did you invite him?" ”

As a civil official, inviting Chen Xiaoting seems weird, and it is easier for Shilin to laugh at him.

After thinking about it for a while, Yao Fengan said: "In a few days, when he makes progress in the trial, I will say congratulations to him and the emperor!" ”

The wealthy families have paid their taxes and silver, so the people in the prison will be released, and it can be said that the investigation has progressed.

And the case was assigned by the emperor, and as the second division of the domain, it is reasonable for them to care about the progress of the case, and they will not be criticized.

Cui Bangdao nodded, maybe they could talk about it with Chen Xiaoting at that time, and they were really concerned about how to close the case.