After parading through the streets, Ying Tianfu issued another notice, listing the names and names of the ten imprisoned merchants, and limiting them to pay ten times the tax and silver in one day, and if they did not pay, they would be beheaded after the autumn.

This is also an opportunity for the government to give these ten people a chance to turn over a new leaf.

In the notice, there was no mention of other merchants.

It's just a small business, like the rice shop Chen Yuan, who has been in business for a long time and has a little family capital, can't help but beat the drum in his heart.

Maybe the official will come to the door at some point. As long as the official comes to the door, it will be ten times the tax silver. Instead of going to prison and being fined ten times the tax silver, it is better to take the initiative to pay it. I just don't know if I pay it now, and the government will not accept it.

People are of the same mind, and the merchants are of the same mind, and the merchants rushed to Yingtianfu with boxes of account books.

Soon, the open space in front of Ying Tianfu was blocked by the carriages of the merchants, and the carriages coming from all directions in the direction of Ying Tianfu were even more endless.

King Zheng entered the city at this time and went ten miles out of the city to pick him up. As soon as the car entered the city, it was blocked and could not move forward.

He lifted the curtain and saw that the carriages outside were coming and going, and the drivers were stuck in the middle and couldn't move, so he asked Youyou, "What is today's festival?" ”

I have the impression that it's a normal day, right?

Youyou smiled slightly, revealing two small dimples, and said, "Father doesn't know, they rushed to pay taxes in Tianfu." The chests in the chariot were books of accounts and silver. ”

"Pay taxes? What taxes are paid? "King Zheng doesn't understand, isn't the agricultural tax collected by the government servants? How to get farmers to deliver to their doors? No, the peasant households are so poor that they can afford to sit in a carriage?

Youyou smiled like a little fox and said, "A Ning said to Your Majesty that the merchant has to pay the tax, and he will go to Tianfu to pay it." Now they took all the money from the account books and hurried to Yingtianfu. ”

"Yoyo, my father knows that you are an honest child and will not lie." What is this talking about, collecting taxes from merchants? Are you kidding. King Zheng categorically disagreed.

"Father, do you see that they are dressed in brand new cloth and travel by car, like peasants?"

King Zheng looked at it and said, "Not like that." ”

"The direction they are going in is Yingtianfu, right?"

"Ying Tianfu is indeed over there." Although King Zheng has been out of Beijing for many years, when he was the prince, he lived in the capital for many years, and he still has an impression of where Ying Tianfu is.

He then realized, "Are they really going to pay taxes? How can it be! ”

"If you don't pay taxes, you will be arrested, fined ten times the tax money, or killed by a family raider. Now everybody wants to pay taxes to save their lives. Yoyo chuckled and said, "Speaking of which, he still has a way." ”

Zhang Ning's greatness lies in the fact that he made a statement to the emperor that the cloth village under his name was the first to pay taxes, and he sent officials who refused to pay taxes to prison, thus opening a precedent for commercial taxation. The businessmen thought that Ying Tianfu was attacking them, and scolded Yin Zhaozhen of Ying Tianfu for being insatiable.

King Zheng pondered and said, "If taxes are collected from merchants, won't the treasury be full?" "This is a huge fortune, the court has silver, can they, the vassal kings, ask for more?

How could Youyou not see through his father's careful thoughts, and said: "Half of the silver is used for military salaries, and half is in Yang Mianren's hands." ”

"Half for military pay?" King Zheng was shocked, what did the emperor want to do? With the silver in the imperial court, their lives won't be more difficult, right?

"He offered to His Majesty to collect business taxes, which was originally for military salaries." Youyou saw it clearly and said, "My daughter thinks that this is his purpose." ”

Looking at the carriage blocking the road, King Zheng was like seeing countless pieces of silver flying towards the treasury, and when he thought that Zhang Ning was going to leave halfway through the money, his eyes were so red.

King Zheng obviously misunderstood, thinking that Zhang Ning was going to go half in the name of military salary. Military salaries have always been fatty, as a vassal king, it is inconvenient for him to interfere, and now he has half of the commercial tax, how much does Zhang Ning have to take this silver? Or would he have figured it out?

"This kid has vision, and he can barely be the son-in-law of this king." The most important thing is that you are my son-in-law, is this silver worth me a little?

Listening to his father's permission, his pretty face turned red, and he said angrily: "Father! ”

"Hahaha. Father knows that you like this kid, turn around and let him come over, father will see him, if he looks good, let his father ask the matchmaker to ask for marriage. King Zheng laughed, as if the silver water also flowed into his purse, and he felt very happy.

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The two wings allocated to the household department in Ying Tianfu were full of people, and Zhou Ping and several colleagues were busy sweating, but the effect was very limited, after all, it was impossible to check the accounts and taxes on the spot. What's worse is that there are too many people, even if it's noisy, the key is that it's boring.

"All go out, wait outside, call your name and come in." Zhou Ping felt dizzy and nervous, and hurriedly asked his relatives to drive people out.

The merchants didn't agree, and said one after another: "My lord, when can we come in when we go out?" In case the tax is not paid, what will the government do if it takes people? ”

You have to tell the officials that we will take the initiative to pay the taxes, and don't arrest us and put us in prison.

Zhou Ping was good-tempered, and another official said quietly: "Who do you blame?" I gave you three days, and you didn't have to come, now you know you're afraid, right? It's late! ”

The merchant who was handing over the silver was so frightened that his hand weakened, and a piece of silver fell to the ground, rolling a few times. He didn't care about picking it up, and hurriedly said: "My lord, now that we make up for it, will the official still arrest us?" ”

"That's right. Will they still arrest us? A number of people asked. If you want to arrest someone, it's better not to pay it.

Zhou Ping said: "No." Even if the officials come to the door, you can show them the tax payment slips. ”

That's good. However, the merchants just breathed a sigh of relief, and became anxious again, and said, "My lord, I'll hand it over first." ”

"I came first, why did you pay it first?"

Someone quarreled over the priority.

Zhou Ping asked his entourage to drive all the merchants outside, and sent two relatives to guard the door, one went out, and the other came in.

"It's so much better."

"No, I was dizzy just now."

The officials suddenly felt their breathing and couldn't help but smile.

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"My lord, the roads around Ying Tianfu are blocked by merchants who pay taxes." Fanzi returned, but he didn't show a look of surprise after holding back, and the merchants rushed to Yingtianfu with boxes of silver and account books.

"Got it." Zhang Ning said lightly. This kind of scene was expected by him, and he was not surprised.

After a while, another fan came to report: "My lord, King Zheng entered Beijing, and the lord of Anding went out of the city to greet him, and the car was now blocked on the road by the merchant's carriage." ”

King Zheng is here? Zhang Ning was in a complicated mood and said, "What did the county lord say?" "If someone needs to clear the road, he doesn't mind sending some people over, as soon as the merchants see the flying fish suit, they must run as fast as they can, and the road is not smooth.

"Nope."

Zhang Ning nodded, and Fanzi retreated.