The eunuch of the imperial city came, but it was also strange, there were more than 3,000 people in the audience, but this eunuch easily entered the yamen of the commercial tax supervisor.

What's even more strange is that when Gan Qi went out in the car, no one stepped forward to stop him. Thousands of people raised their arms and shouted as they made way for Gan Qi to go.

This group of events is somewhat interesting, and everything is arranged in detail.

Obviously, the main battlefield of this incident is not in the commercial tax supervision yamen, let alone these thousands of people. But in the emperor's imperial study, in front of the emperor, is the place to solve things, so Gan Qi naturally wants to go to the imperial city.

Gan Qi in the car could only shake his head with a wry smile.

Even Li Xian, the little eunuch who came to summon Gan Qi, saw Gan Qi's wry smile, and said, "Don't you think there's something wrong with Master Gan?" ”

Gan Qi looked at Li Xian, this little eunuch he had met many times, and he was an acquaintance, but he had never talked outside of business.

So Gan Qi didn't know that this little eunuch still had this kind of great wisdom, Gan Qi was quite surprised, and he also knew that this little eunuch was a character.

It's just that Gan Qi's words of reply are only ambiguous: "What do you think? ”

The little eunuch Li Xian smiled: "Our family is a little slave, where do you know this?" ”

Gan Qi also smiled, and when he said this, he understood. Since this little eunuch understands, but he deliberately says such words that he pretends not to understand, why is this?

Gan Qi suddenly asked, "Where is Neiguan Li?" ”

"Hui Gan's main words, our family is this Kaifeng person, Xiangfu people." Li Xian replied.

"How many years has it been since Neiguan Li entered the palace?" Ganchi seemed to be doing a homely job.

Li Xian also counted with his fingers and replied, "Six or seven years." ”

"In six or seven years, you can win the trust of the official family, and as you walk beside the official family, Li Neiguan is not an ordinary person, and he must have something extraordinary." Gan Qi complimented.

Li Xian waved his hand modestly: "It's just a slave, serving Your Majesty with all your heart, that's all." ”

Gan Qi smiled and didn't ask much. But it has been written, auspicious people. Such a smart little eunuch is really a character, and he is the same age as Gan Qi, Gan Qi does not have the conceit and pride of so many literati, but he thinks that this little eunuch can be handed over.

How to hand it in, this requires a little skill. At this time, the locals can say that this little eunuch has just emerged, and he has not really entered the sight of many people, and he is still young. The big officials looked down on him, and the junior officials couldn't touch him.

Gan Qi is different, he likes this kind of potential people, and most of the people around him are young people, which is to lay the foundation for the future.

This little eunuch, when he entered the eye of Ganqi, wanted to show him some kindness. The people who enter the palace are all forced to be helpless, and most of them are not from high backgrounds, in order to earn a share of the bread for their families. At this time, Li Xian is the best time to be gracious, if Li Xian really rises in the palace, takes charge of the palace gate, and holds the seal, he will not be able to show kindness.

Gan Qi smiled at Li Xian and smiled, chatting with each other. I also made up my mind, although this little eunuch is not low now, there are still many old fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters in the family, and the family has just entered a well-off life. That's easy to say, Gan Qi doesn't have much else, just a lot of money.

This is still a simple trivial matter, there are some things that a little eunuch like Li Xian can't ask for, that is, the problem of his nephew going to school, which one doesn't want to study in this society? Who doesn't want to read a good book? Who doesn't want to really touch the emperor list of Donghua Gate?

But in this society, if you have money, you may not be able to read good books. There are many really good gentlemen and teachers, but they can't be invited by money, and they are not something that families like Li Xian can invite.

But Ganqi's Daojian Academy, that's different, children can go there to study, and Donghuamen can dream of it. As long as you dream of Donghua Gate, you can really change the fate of the family, and the family of the eunuch with mud legs has become a scholarly family. There is no longer a need for men in the family to castrate to make a living.

But these Gan Qi will not be said in front of Li Xian, and there is no need to say it, it is not beautiful to say it. What Gan Qi has to do is to arrange it for Li Xian, if Li Xian's nephews are really smart and have one or two real reading materials, Gan Qi can also really help him arrange it.

To do things well, you don't even have to say it in front of Li Xian, this kind of thing can be tacitly understood.

It has to be done quickly, and the benefits are needless to say.

Li Xianqi has risen very fast, and his authority is also very great, and he can even live as a lieutenant, supervise the army in several places, and hold countless people. The word "stinky feet" is related to Li Xian. When Li Xian, who was a high lieutenant in the coming day, patrolled the border, the frontier officials and generals heard that Li Xian's feet were very smelly, so they rushed to wash his feet, and when they washed their feet, they also praised: "The feet of the captain are so fragrant!" ”

This is why there is the saying "holding stinky feet".

Li Xian took Gan Qi into the imperial city and went to the imperial study.

In the study, there were only Han Qi and the emperor, and the emperor was black-faced.

Gan Qi bowed his head and walked in, and before he could say a word of greeting, the emperor had already spoken: "How did I explain to you before?" Thousands of instructions, don't cause chaos, don't cause chaos, why is there such a big mess today? ”

Han Qi stood aside, his face was full of worry, worried about the country and the people.

Gan Qi naturally stepped forward to explain: "Back to Your Majesty, the ministers have never overstepped, they all acted in accordance with the law, and on top of the trial of the case, they also read that everyone committed the first offense, and they never made a strict decision, and there was no prison sentence, all of which were small punishments." Your Majesty! ”

"A little punishment? So why is there such a mess today? Someone sues you for taking people into the government, but if you are unhappy, you are tortured and bruised all over your body, but is there such a thing? Zhao Zhen asked.

Gan Qi nodded: "Back to Your Majesty, there is torture, this is an act of killing chickens and monkeys, if you don't even have this punishment, how can you deter others?" How is the testimony enforced? How do I get an errand? Dare to ask Your Majesty, to do this errand, to implement a new law, to collect taxes, if you can't punish the law harshly at the beginning, who will take this matter seriously? If tax evasion is commonplace, how can commercial tax be collected? ”

"Presumptuous, Gan Daojian, how can you talk to Your Majesty?" Han Qi scolded.

Gan Qi is hard-headed, he knows that Zhao Zhen is kind-hearted, and he also knows that Zhao Zhen has been an emperor for decades, and he is not a fool. For today's plan, instead of asking for guilt and letting Zhao Zhen forgive the light hair, it is better to just take a hand and explain the severity of the matter clearly.

There is another key point, Emperor Renzong seems to like people who are rigid. Bao Zhenggang, Ouyang Xiugang, and Han Qi are also selective, such as forcing the emperor to establish a prince, Han Qi is the most rigid one.

Renzong seems to have masochistic tendencies, so at this time, Gan Qi must not be submissive, he must just get up.

Gan Qi was just as strong, but Renzong was half angry, and said angrily: "Gan Daojian, an errand is an errand, I have always told you, don't be chaotic, have you ever put my words in your eyes?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, things in this world are difficult and easy, it is impossible for everything to go smoothly, and it is normal to have a slight setback. Although there are setbacks now, there is no chaos. Outside the yamen of the commercial tax superintendent, more than 1,000 people gathered, but there was no conflict, no one was injured, and no one was killed. If a minister wants to collect taxes, how will others be willing? If one person does not dare to disobey, he will naturally pull many people to disobey together. The ministers are for the court, do their best, and have nothing to say. A little setback, not to mention the fact that the minister and His Majesty have promised to do a good job in the business tax business, and at this time, the minister is still so promised, and he will do the business tax business properly. Gan Qi's words were said to be subdued and frustrated, but in fact, Gan Qi wanted to buy some time to solve things with the emperor. This matter must be resolved, and it is impossible not to solve it, otherwise this commercial tax matter will be abandoned halfway.

Renzong slapped the table and said angrily: "Gan Daojian, is it possible that I still asked you to stir up the people's anger?" ”

Han Qi was a little surprised, and what was unexpected was that Gan Qi did not give the order to be pressed at the beginning of the matter, which Han Qi did not expect. Because Han Qi arranged this matter very rhythmically, he invited you into the urn.

Before the yamen, at first there were only 100 people, and most of them were small servants who went to beg for the masters detained in the yamen, and these people went to the yamen to make trouble, and let any of the chief officials go, how could they not be angry? How can you not use your hands to press it? Naturally, there will be a conflict between the bullet pressure. After the conflict, more and more people will rush to the scene, so that Gan Qi will not be able to go up and down, and he will be confused.

But Han Qi didn't expect that Gan Qi didn't give the order to do it in the face of a hundred and ten people at the beginning. This is completely inconsistent with the methods of the officials of this era. The officials of this era, that is absolute authority, how can they be frightened by a hundred and ten small servants? How could Gan Qi be such a coward?

It's just that Gan Qi didn't give the order to do it at that time, and the reason for this is that Gan Qi knew that something was wrong. The second is that Gan Qi has not seen the world, although he has not experienced this kind of thing, but he has seen a lot.

Han Qi, who had made a mistake, took on a serious note: "Gan Daojian, don't talk so recklessly in front of Your Majesty, Your Majesty is so kind-hearted." Although you are to blame for this, you are not entirely to blame, young man, who is mostly anxious. It's not advisable to rush it. ”

Gan Qi turned his head and glanced at Han Qi, didn't bother to pay attention to it, and replied directly: "Your Majesty, the minister did not arouse the anger of the people, this matter is just a trivial matter, there has never been a big chaos, I will not teach this small setback, let the business tax matter give up halfway." The minister promised that within three to five days, all disobedience to the commercial tax superintendent would be quelled. ”

Gan Qi is so rigid, in front of Renzong, it is not advisable to ask for sin, and it is even more undesirable to coax, only to be rigid to the end. The means to solve the problem are already brewing in Ganqi's mind.

"You promise? Can you guarantee it? Zhao Zhen asked.

Gan Qi suddenly took two steps forward, took out a stack of things from his arms and presented them with both hands, and the little eunuch Li Xian hurriedly came over to pick it up and put it on top of the imperial case.

Gan Qi spoke again: "Your Majesty, please see, it has been a month since the implementation of the commercial tax invoice, and this is the corresponding account of the invoice sent by several most cooperative merchants, that is, the Panjia Restaurant, which paid 4,100 yuan in commercial tax last month, and Rendian also paid 3,800 yuan." It can be seen that the profits of these merchants are so high that it is unimaginable that such high profits can not be taxed? Ordinary farmers work hard in the land for a year, and the taxes they pay are not as good as those of a single merchant, how can the merchant not contribute to the country? ”

In fact, what this really means is to tell the emperor that there are really a lot of commercial taxes, and the amount is far beyond imagination, and tell the emperor that this matter must not be abandoned halfway, otherwise the loss will be huge.

The Emperor looked at the accounts and frowned again.

Han Qi was a little panicked, and hurriedly spoke: "Gan Daojian, tax collection is tax collection, not forcible seizure, there is always a love between you and me, let alone torture to force people to submit, be benevolent and righteous in your heart, be benevolent and benevolent, and convince people with virtue." This is the way to be an official. ”

Gan Qi immediately shot back: "Dare to ask Han Xianggong, are there any farmers who evade taxes in the state capital?" How to deal with the tax evasion of farmers and the government? ”

Farmers evade taxes, which is also a felony, and there are people who are sent to prison. Why doesn't anyone feel unkind?

"Huh...... Old man, this is to help you speak in front of His Majesty, how do you not know what to do? Gan Daojian, Your Majesty just thinks that you are acting too hastily, and you should think about it slowly, so that the people's resentment will not boil. Han Qi replied.

Gan Qi glanced at Han Qi again, smiled, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this move is a great act of benevolence and righteousness, and the law is strictly punished, just for the sake of future generations to be safe and law-abiding." If it is not strict today, there will be many violators in the future, and when the time comes, I am afraid that it will be really overcrowded. In order to prevent countless prison sentences in the future, it is better to stop the trend today. This is the way for ministers to be officials. The minister promised that within five days, everything would be settled. ”

Once again, Ganch vouched.

Zhao Zhen looked at the accounts, didn't say anything for a long time, and didn't know what he was thinking. Do you think Gan Qi used to say that he was righteous with small benevolence? Or do you think that this business tax is really a bit unexpected, and he is really reluctant to pay this amount of money? Or do you wonder if you should trust Ganchi to settle the matter?

Han Qi spoke again: "Gan Daojian, in the commercial tax supervision yamen, there is really nothing hurtful?" How can the people's grievances be controlled? ”

How could Gan Qi not understand the meaning of Han Qi's words? A firm word in his mouth: "The shield is listed, the spear refuses, do not move, do not press, do not take people, before the gun and shield, no one dares to really come forward to impact, naturally everything is safe." ”

Han Qi frowned, things were really beyond his expectations. But he was a little unconvinced, and asked, "If you deceive the king, can you be convicted?" ”

Gan Qi waved his head: "Under the imperial city, how dare you bully the king?" ”

At this time, Zhao Zhen finally spoke: "Within five days, settle this matter, otherwise you will be dismissed and investigated!" ”

Gan Qi looked at Han Qi with a smile, as if he was provoking, as if he was saying to Han Qi, what other means are there, just come.

After smiling, Gan Qi replied: "Your Majesty, the minister will go out of the palace to settle this matter!" ”

Zhao Zhen also has a serious sentence: "There must be no chaos!" Don't be killed or injured! ”

"Yes!" Ganchi bowed down.

"Go ahead and do it, don't worry me." Zhao Zhen's house heart is kind, to the extreme.

Ganchi turned away.

In front of Zhao Zhen, Han Qi also spoke seriously: "Young people, if you are afraid, you are afraid of being anxious." Bao Sheng's disciple is also afraid that he will not know how to be flexible. Your Majesty, why don't you go and help him? ”

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and nodded: "Han Qing go quickly, help, and make sure that Gan Qi is not impulsive and does not cause chaos." ”

Han Qi nodded and hurriedly went out.

Gan Qi, who left the palace first, gritted his teeth, his face was firm, and he was angry, and said in his mouth: "Let this Great Song Dynasty see what class struggle is!" ”

Gan Qi had apparently made up his mind, and since this interest group was so powerful that it could not be done by one person, let them feel the power of the class struggle.

Reform, in fact, is the class struggle. Regardless of whether it is a major reform or a small reform, there will always be people who gain and some people who will lose benefits. Then we have to unite the majority of the people who have gained, and fight against the few who have lost. Only in this way will the reform succeed.