Zhang Ming arrived first, and Lu Zhi also came later.

Lu Zhi's identity is also transcendent in the Han Dynasty.

After waiting for about half an hour, Gongsun Chan and the other eight Taishou also came.

There are ten counties in the entire Youzhou.

After everyone approached the Tanglin Restaurant, they could see that the soldiers on both sides were standing guard.

The soldiers were very imposing, as energetic as standing guard at a parade.

Gongsun Chan was faintly worried after seeing it, he was born as a military general, and it was different from what the rest of the Taishou saw.

At the door, Guan Zhang and the two were like two door gods.

Surrounded by tight guards, soldier spirit.

A few Taishou finally entered.

The lobby on the first floor was temporarily renovated to be a large banquet venue, but a large table was placed in the middle, and a fur carpet was spread on the floor.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is polite."

Zhang Ming didn't leave the table, just stood up to greet him.

Lu Zhi also stood up, but did not speak.

Zhang Ming and them are too guarded, and they don't need to go out to greet them, of course, they can go out to greet them, but Zhang Ming doesn't.

"I've seen Zhang Taishou."

In addition to Zhang Ming, he is also a townsman, and you must salute him.

"I've seen Lu Gong."

Although Lu Zhi's official position is lower than theirs, his status is higher than theirs.

The people took their seats and began to eat.

Both sides were chatting and getting to know each other, and the atmosphere was relaxed and there was no oppressive feeling at all.

After eating for about half an hour, Lu Zhi stood up and said, "The old man has been traveling for days and days, and he is quite tired, so I will go back to rest first." ”

Everyone hurriedly stood up to see off Lu Zhi.

After Lu Zhi left, they were left here as a guard, and the rest were soldiers guarded by Xiao Er and Zhang Ming of the restaurant.

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone gathers here, and the purpose is well understood, so let's discuss it carefully."

"The shopkeeper, remove all the wine and food, and replace it with good tea."

Everyone didn't have much to eat for a long time, so Zhang Ming changed the wine and food.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, after cleaning up, Zhang Ming made a cup of Longjing for each of them.

"Longjing tea, exclusive to Tanglin Restaurant, unique."

When everyone smelled it, it was really fragrant, but they didn't have the heart to taste tea at this time.

"Zhang Taishou, our suggestion is that a fixed amount of money tax can be paid to the imperial court every year according to the taxes paid to the imperial court in previous years, what do you think?"

Zhang Ming sneered, Youzhou pays very little or even negative taxes every year, and the imperial court often has to allocate funds to Youzhou.

"I can take 20% of the tax, and you can divide the rest separately." Zhang Ming said.

Everyone's faces changed, and the situation that had been envisaged before appeared, and Zhang Ming was really unwilling to accept their conditions.

A Taishou sneered and said: "My Xuansu County, with a population of tens of thousands, and the annual tax revenue is not enough, and I need the imperial court to fund it, so should Zhang Taishou also need it?" ”

"Hmph."

Zhang Ming snorted coldly, glanced around and said: "Everyone understands that the reason why the tax is so small is because the great family owns a lot of land, and they don't pay taxes, if they pay all the taxes, why not." ”

Gongsun Chan sneered and said, "What Zhang Taishou said is right, the situation is true, but can you collect taxes from them?" ”

"Okay." Zhang Ming sighed helplessly and said: "I will collect all this part of the tax, and I will collect two percent of you, and the other eighty percent will belong to me." ”

"Mm-hmm, you just give up."

"It's good for all of us."

Everyone thought that Zhang Ming had relented and gave up the right to ask them for taxes.

"No, what did you just say." One of the Taishou shouted.

"You say, you want to collect taxes from those families yourself?"

"Are you sure you want to collect taxes?"

"Are you sure you're looking for a family to collect taxes?"

Everyone was shocked, Zhang Mingmo was not crazy, this era is ruled by the family.

In the entire Han Dynasty, the family almost rarely paid taxes.

Zhang Ming actually wanted to collect taxes from them.

Looking for a family to collect taxes, even if the emperor issued a holy decree, he couldn't collect much.

The local officials were all controlled by these families, and they hid the land, and there were not many people who registered them, and when they sent these people to collect taxes, they naturally paid very little taxes.

This is also one of the reasons why the late Han Dynasty has been so weak from now on.

"Hahahaha~"

Gongsun Chan laughed, and everyone looked at him.

After Gongsun Chan finished laughing, he stood up and said: "It's really an ignorant child, how can you collect the family's taxes, if you can collect it, just collect it yourself, put it away, I don't want a penny." ”

Everyone also nodded silently, they all felt that Zhang Ming was too arrogant, and even the emperor couldn't accept it, could he accept it?

Of course, Zhang Ming can accept it, but not all of it is accepted in Liaodong.

In the family of Liaodong, if you want to survive, you have to pay taxes according to the regulations, otherwise you can't survive at all.

After Gongsun Chan finished speaking, he snorted coldly, and then left.

Zhang Ming didn't stay, they left as they liked.

Then, the other Taishou also looked at Zhang Ming with strange eyes, and then left.

Soon after everyone left, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Xi Zhi came in.

"Big brother, a group of things that don't know how to lift, I really want to beat them up directly."

The other party is too guarded, but Zhang Fei didn't dare to say that he wanted to twist someone's neck.

Xi Zhicai frowned and said: "Lord, it has not been easy to collect taxes from the family since ancient times, and the entire family in the world will unite to isolate the lord." ”

"Isolation is isolation, anyway, I don't have a good reputation with them, and the Tanglin Restaurant, as well as the surface controller Luo Quan, is my person, and he will do the usual business."

Xi Zhicai was not so optimistic, and he also sat down at the table.

"Lord, I'm afraid many people can guess that this Luo is all the people you pushed out."

Zhang Ming didn't care, what if he knew?

"They will naturally know, but in the face of interests, as long as they don't say it, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, as long as there are interests, they will treat it as if they don't know."

Xi Zhicai didn't say anything more, but said: "Lord, even so, it's not easy for us to collect taxes, and we don't know how much land the family hides." ”

"Those who will know, those who don't know will be collected according to the big one, suspect that they have 100,000 mu, if they can't prove that there are no 100,000 mu, then pay according to this, if they don't pay, Lao Tzu's soldiers will let them pay."

It's not so easy to collect taxes.

It's not so easy to move money in your pocket.

Today, Zhang Ming is holding the holy decree, and these Taishou will not cooperate, let alone others.

"If you don't give it, we'll just grab it."

Zhang Ming was domineering at this time, he had never thought that this matter could be resolved peacefully since he received the holy decree.

You can't do it without a knife.

At the end of the banquet, Zhang Ming went back with the army.

And Gongsun Chan and others went to other places.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Zhang Ming is a Huangkou child, relying on His Majesty's grace and the support of the eunuchs, lawless, to do such a crazy thing."

Gongsun Chan paused, looked around at everyone and said, "In this case, we will help him, and when you go back, you will inform all the families, lest these families be angry with us." ”

Where is this fear of anger, it is clearly to provoke their hatred of Zhang Ming.