Seeing that the tax collector took the initiative to show favor, he guessed that the tax collector was trying to ask for some benefits. He decided to try to accommodate the tax collector's requests as long as they were not excessive. So, Wang Huili said: "Thank you for your care, don't worry, we Tang Dynasty people pay attention to gratitude and gratitude, and I will definitely meet your requirements." ”

The tax collector said, "I just thought of a solution. You take out a little gift, and I will give it to the Marquis, and say that most of your goods are still on the road and have not yet arrived, and the matter will be delayed for a long time, and the Marquis will slowly forget about this matter. I will first handle the tax registration of some of the goods for you, and after a period of time, I will help you with the tax registration of the remaining goods. ”

Wang Huili has always maintained a good relationship with the tax officer, and when he said this, he also thought that this was a solution. So he took out some gifts for the tax collector to give to the marquis, and he prepared another gift for the tax collector.

The tax collector left the Tang Dynasty trading company and went directly to see the mayor, Marquis Martel, and he said, "Lord Marquis, the Tang Dynasty people do not agree. He first talked about the results of his meeting with Wang Huili at the beginning.

Marquis Marquis Martel was disappointed and angry, and he scolded: "These hateful Tang Dynasty people really don't know what to do. He was angry, but there was nothing he could do. The Byzantine Empire had laws, and although he was the mayor of Constantinople, he did not dare to come nonsense.

Seeing the Marquis Marquis's worried look, the tax officer said, "Lord Marquis, the villain has an idea. Then he told him what he was going to do.

Marquis Marquis was a little hesitant after hearing this, and he said: "I heard that the Tang Dynasty is also a big country, will this cause trouble?" ”

The tax collector smiled and said, "Lord Marquis, don't worry too much. The goods of the Tang Dynasty people were all transported from Greece, and now, that side is already the territory of the big cannibals, and our country is at war with the big cannibals, even if their goods are clearly detained, the people of our country will not say anything. As for the possible retaliation of the Tang Dynasty people that you are worried about, there is no need to worry, the Tang Dynasty people are thousands of miles away from here, even if they are not satisfied, what can they do? ”

Marquis Martel felt that the tax collector had a point, and he thought about it carefully, and finally nodded and said, "Well, just do as you say." ”

The tax officer was very quick to do things, and the next morning he went through the tax registration procedures for the Tang Dynasty Trading Company, and then Wang Huili took people to send the goods to the market. After this batch of goods was delivered to the market, Wang Huili sorted out the goods again, and after some arrangement, he began to sell them to the outside world.

The goods of the Tang Dynasty were very famous, and after the news spread, it immediately caused a sensation, and many people poured into the shops of the Tang Dynasty. There are people who come to buy goods, and there are also many people who come to see the excitement, and even if they can't afford it, they want to feast their eyes.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, and then several tax collectors rushed in with a team of officers and soldiers.

Wang Huili saw that it was a tax officer, and he was not panicked, because he had just gone through the tax procedures. So he took the initiative to step forward and said with a smiling face: "Ladies and gentlemen, may I ask if there is anything wrong, our goods have just gone through the tax payment procedures." After speaking, he took the initiative to show the tax payment certificate.

The tax officer at the head said: "Someone reported that you were evading taxes. The quantity of the goods was concealed. ”

Wang Huili chuckled in his heart, a little bad premonition, he felt that he might be caught in a conspiracy. However, he said with a fluke mentality: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am afraid that you are mistaken, our goods have already been declared, if you don't believe it, you can ask the tax officer." ”

I was really afraid of something, and the worry in Wang Huili's heart was immediately fulfilled. The tax officer at the head glared and said: "It's useless for you to find anyone, whether you are innocent or not, you will know it at a check." Someone, search for me. ”

The officers and soldiers, led by the tax collectors, searched the store, but they found nothing wrong. A tax officer said to the man in charge: "There is no problem, there is no discrepancy between the goods of the Tang Dynasty and the goods on their tax declaration list." ”

The leader said, "You will search me carefully, and you will take some of your people to their trading house." ”

Wang Huili secretly complained in his heart, those goods in the trading company were not registered, but what could be done?

The trading company of the Tang Dynasty people was not too far from the market, and it was not long before the tax officer returned with a group of officers and soldiers, and he said: "These Tang Dynasty people are really cunning, they really hide a lot of goods, which are not on the tax declaration list. ”

Originally, there were many people in the store, and when they saw that something was going on here, it attracted more people to watch. Among these people were not only Constantinople natives, but also many Byzantine merchants from other places, as well as merchants from other countries. Everyone discussed a lot, and they all thought that the tax evasion of these Tang Dynasty merchants was despicable, and unanimously demanded that these Tang Dynasty people be punished severely.

The leading tax officer said proudly: "You hateful Tang Dynasty people, what else do you have to say now?" Someone! Their shops were sealed, their goods were all seized, and these Tang Dynasty people were brought back for examination. ”

Wang Huili and others were dumb and ate Coptis chinensis, and they had words of suffering, so they could only be obediently taken away by the officers and soldiers.

Marquis Marquis Palace.

Martel's eyes lit up as he looked at the large number of exquisite Tang Dynasty goods piled up in the living room. However, he asked with some concern, "There won't be any trouble, right?" ”

The tax officer said with a smile: "Lord Marquis, although rest assured, these goods were searched by the villain from the Tang Dynasty trading house, and all these goods were not registered, and the villain only handed over some of them to the government in the registration register, and the rest of the goods were unaware of the ghosts, and there was absolutely no trouble." ”

Martel was very satisfied, he stretched out his fat hand, patted the tax collector on the shoulder, and said, "You are very good and very capable, you can rest assured, I will take good care of you." ”

The tax officer was flattered and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Lord Marquis, the villain will definitely be loyal to your lord in the future." ”

After being imprisoned for three days, Wang Huili and the others were taken to the city hall of Constantinople, where the judicial officer of the town hall personally interrogated them.

Wang Huili told the judicial officer the ins and outs of the matter. The judge had already received Martel's hint beforehand, and he said angrily: "You damned Orientals, you are too cunning, and now that you have all the human and material evidence, you dare to make such quibbles, you must be severely punished." ”

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