At noon on the third day, Li Su, the king of Shu, led a large army and came outside Qinghe County.

Cui He, the county guard of Qinghe County, led the officials of Qinghe County to go out of the city to meet the inspection envoy Li Su.

"The governor of Qinghe County, the governor of Qinghe County, leads the officials of Qinghe County to welcome the holy envoy."

Li Su laughed and said: "Cui Dudu doesn't have to be polite, this king receives the emperor's order, it's just a routine inspection, and I hope Cui Dudu will cooperate." ”

Cui He said respectfully: "Holy envoy, but please rest assured, the lower officials will fully cooperate with the holy envoy." ”

"The holy envoy worked tirelessly, came from afar, and the officials led the officials of Qinghe County to prepare a banquet and wash the dust for the holy envoy. Holy Messenger Please! ”

Li Yu laughed and said: "Which king will have a lot of trouble, Cui Du invites!" ”

"Where, where, the holy envoy is coming, and suddenly I am in Qinghe County, please make the holy envoy please!"

After a short time, the group let Li Su go to the best restaurant in Qinghe County, Zuixian Building.

Qinghe County is the base camp of the Qinghe Cui clan, where commerce is developed and shops are lined up.

This drunken immortal building is extremely high-grade, even if it is placed in the entire Tang Dynasty, it is also the restaurant with the highest number in the ranks.

Today, because Cui Dudu wanted to invite the inspection envoy to a banquet, he chartered the entire restaurant.

And the place of the banquet was placed in the single room on the third floor of the Drunken Immortal Building.

Leaning against the window, you can see the autumn flowers under the window.

In the distance, you can see the rushing river.

As far as the eye can see, you can also see the distant mountains, and you can see the beautiful autumn leaves all over the mountain.

The chrysanthemums under the window, although the flowers have long since withered and dried up, still stand proudly, and all the flowers are tightly hugged on the branches, never scattered.

By the window, you can still smell the faint fragrance of flowers.

The beautiful scenery outside the window is naturally breathtaking.

And the inspection made Li Su, naturally arranged in the position of the first window.

Li Yuanfang took five guards and stood quietly behind Li Su.

In these three floors, there are 100 soldiers of the Huya Special Combat Team, guarding the main roads.

Downstairs, four hundred Huya special combat team soldiers surrounded the Drunken Immortal Building.

Unless thousands of troops and horses came, otherwise, it would be impossible for outsiders to get close to the Drunken Immortal Tower.

Although Qinghe Cui's family, it is impossible to tear his face and act blatantly when Li Su first arrived.

But Li Yuanfang is not willing to leave any omissions.

The remaining 500 soldiers of the Huya Special Combat Team, as early as five miles outside Qinghe County, changed into clothes and quietly got out of the car.

At this time, I am afraid that I have quietly infiltrated Qinghe City.

They all have secret missions and are responsible for keeping an eye on all the officials in charge of commercial taxes.

In the Zuixian Building, because the preparation was very sufficient in advance, the wine and food flow class was presented.

Cui He, the governor of Qinghe County, raised his glass and said: "Xiaguan leads all the officials of Qinghe County, and I salute the inspection to make a cup!" ”

Li Su smiled and raised his wine glass and said, "Drink together!" ”

After drinking this glass of wine, next, the big and small officials of Qinghe County, according to their grades, stepped forward to toast one after another.

However, in the next toast, Li Su just took a sip per person, and did not give them face.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

Cui He, the county guard of Qinghe County, couldn't help but say: "How can there be no singing and dancing if there is wine?" Xiaguan invited my most famous Saixian'er in Qinghe County to cheer His Highness. ”

This Sai Xian'er is a film and television actor.

It is also a famous role smashed out by the four surnames and Liuwang, and at this time, the fame in Datang can be among the first-class.

Cui He clapped his hands twice, and suddenly a woman in a red suit, with two maids, walked in with Nana.

This race fairy, her face is like a silver basin, her eyes are like spring apricots, and her skin is frosty and snowy.

The front opening is very low, revealing a snow-white delicate, deep ravine, which seems to have an inexplicable magic.

If people's eyes are touched, it will be difficult to escape.

Sai Xian'er is plump, and her gestures are full of charm.

This figure happens to be very in line with Datang's aesthetics of being fat.

Of course, this Sai Xian'er can never be said to be fat, but can only be said to be extremely plump.

stepped forward, bowed to Li Suying Yingying and said, "Little girl Sai Xian'er, I've seen the prince!" ”

Li Su smiled and said: "This king has long admired the name of Miss Sai Xian'er, and when I saw it today, I suddenly felt that it was even more famous to meet!" I'm looking forward to Miss Sai Xian'er's performance! ”

Sai Xian'er pursed her lips and smiled, and said amorously: "The posture of the little woman Pu Liu, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the prince!" In this way, the little woman is ugly! ”

After that, Sai Xian'er took a step back, and the two maids immediately set up the piano flute and played.

This prelude, Li Su actually felt a little familiar, which was really a bit unexpected for him.

Li Su prefers which classic songs of later generations.

For these slow songs of Datang, to be honest, I can't appreciate it.

I didn't expect this song to give him a familiar feeling, but it made him quite strange.

After a while, Sai Xian'er opened her mouth and sang: "When is the bright moon, ask the wine to the sky......

Li Su suddenly realized that the song just now was the prelude to Mingyue.

However, Sai Xian'er made some changes, and there were some differences from his arrangement for Ouyang Ruoshui.

It will make him feel familiar, but he didn't hear it for a while.

This Sai Xian'er's voice is tactful and listening, and there are still some differences between Ouyang Ruoshui's voice like a clear spring on the stone.

However, this song, which was interpreted by Sai Xian'er, has a unique flavor, and it is not inferior to Ouyang Ruoshui.

After the performance of a song, the aftermath lingers in the ears.

Li Su couldn't help but applaud and said: "This song should only be in the sky, how many times do you have to hear it in the world?" What a feast for the king's ears today! ”

Hearing Li Su's praise, Sai Xian'er's eyes couldn't help but light up.

kept muttering: "This song should only exist in the sky, and it must be heard a few times in the world." ”

Half an hour later, Sai Xian'er bowed to Li Suyingying.

"To be so praised by the prince is really a little woman's three lives. The little woman has not heard of the prince's new work for a long time, today's beautiful scenery, pleasing things, I wonder if the prince can give a poem, let us pay a look? ”

"That's right, the prince's literary talent chases Cao Zhi directly, and he overpowers Erxie, every poem and essay is sung all over the world, and it can be passed on for centuries!"

"However, over the years, the prince has not sent out any poems, which is really a pity!"

"Otherwise, a few months ago, the prince even wrote a poem! Persuade you to drink a glass of wine, and there is no one in Yangguan in the west! It's so popular! But what? It's really not fun! ”

"Yes, yes, the prince wrote a poem tonight, and he will definitely pass on the story of the ages!"

"We are waiting for a grand event, it is really a blessing for three lives!"

The surrounding Qinghe County officials simply boasted that Li Su was rare in the sky and unparalleled on the ground.

However, in all fairness, Li Su's previous poems can indeed deserve this kind of praise.

Hearing everyone's words, Li Su couldn't help but smile and said: "Poetry, it's just to entertain yourself in your spare time, little Doyle!" ”

"This king's poems are not mediocre, and they really deserve your praise! But I'm really happy today, so I'll write a poem to this king! ”

Hearing the promise of the King of Shu, the scene was suddenly quiet.

Li Su stood up, looked at the river outside the window, and said slowly:

"At the end of the day, the Yellow River flows into the sea. If you want to be poor, go to the next level! ”

"Wonderful! Wonderful! ”

"Good sentence to the next level!"

"This drunken spring building will definitely be famous for centuries because of a poem from the prince!"

Of course, as for the river outside, it is not the Yellow River at all, and it will not flow into the sea, and there is absolutely no one to remind the King of Shu in person.

……

After a banquet of wine, the inspection made Li Su live in the courtyard prepared for him by Cui He, the governor of Qinghe.

After drinking, Cui He, the governor of Qinghe County, held a meeting with more than a dozen leaders in charge of commercial taxes.

"Dudu, this King of Shu is not as mysterious as the legend! It seems to be quite easy to get along with. You say, is he really here for business taxes? ”

"That is, at the banquet, this King of Shu is amiable, and he doesn't seem to have the intention of dealing with us! You say, if we were to give him a big gift, would he turn a blind eye? ”

"Does this really work? If it's really possible, it's time to prepare a gift! ”

Hearing the words of his subordinates, Cui He couldn't help but sneer: "You don't have to daydream!" ”

"What kind of character is this King of Shu? Ruthless and scheming, can you see his thoughts? ”

Moreover, this reform plan for commercial taxation was proposed by him. And my Qinghe County's business tax this year has actually been reduced by 30% compared with last year, do you think he will let us go? ”

"You're stupid enough to want to give him a gift? Are they afraid that people haven't seen it yet, and we are tired of it here? ”

Cui He's words made a group of subordinates blushing and unable to raise their heads.

In fact, the name of the King of Shu is powerful in the Tang Dynasty, and how many people don't know his prestige?

It's not that they don't know the power of the King of Shu, but they have an instinctive fear in their hearts.

What he said just now is just a manifestation of self-deception.

"Governor, what should we do?"

Cui He said in a deep voice: "You can rest assured, our accounts have already been done seamlessly. ”

"As long as he doesn't find a flaw, he can't cure us. All you have to do now is to keep your composure and not show your feet. ”

Yes, they have long been negotiated, and in the accounts, they think they have done it seamlessly.

However, can you really hide from the King of Shu?

The king of Shu descended to earth, Wenqu Xing was reincarnated, resourceful as the sea, strategizing, and winning thousands of miles!

All kinds of magical legends, so that the omnipotent image of the king of Shu, has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

The King of Shu is the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Tang Dynasty.

In their hearts, there is really no bottom.

At this time, Cui He didn't have much to worry about.

In fact, the facts have proved that the reason why the King of Shu is so powerful is not that he is really so powerful.

It's just that he has mastered the leading technology.

Take the previous paintings of the King of Shu as an example, the paintings are so vivid that people feel that this is not something that mortals can paint.

How many people are shocked!

But now it looks like it's just a developed photo!

Therefore, all kinds of magic of the King of Shu are actually supported by science and technology in the back.

In that case, is the King of Shu still so terrible?

Cui He smiled and said: "Today's banquet, we are not all without gains, the King of Shu has sent us another handle!" ”

Hearing Cui He's words, the following officials thought about it carefully, but they couldn't think of what this so-called handle was.

"What do you mean?"

Cui He smiled slightly: "Today, the King of Shu made another song. If you want to be poor, go to the next level! It's a good poem! Ha ha! ”

"Yes, it is indeed a good poem, and this poem will definitely be able to last forever!"

"Yes, the literary style of the King of Shu really doesn't have to be said!"

"Perhaps, we will also be stained by this poem, and we can also leave our names in the history of literature!"

Hearing the stupid words of these idiots, Cui He's heart became angry for a while.

"Humph! Don't you think there's something wrong with these two verses? ”

"To the next level! Better! He now holds the position of Jiannan Dao Jiedu Envoy, and also serves as Shangshu Ling. ”

"This is definitely one person below ten thousand people, this official position has reached the top!"

"To the next level! Hum! Where is he going? What do you have in mind? ”

After Cui He finished speaking, several officials couldn't help but gasp.

"Shhh Hey? That's true! ”

"The Governor is a bad belly - ahh What a resourcefulness! ”

"If we use this reason to impeach the King of Shu, will the emperor punish him?"

Cui He shook his head and said: "If he is impeached, with the emperor's trust in him, he will definitely not be able to shake the position of the king of Shu." ”

"And with the treachery of the King of Shu, he will definitely be able to come up with a way to crack it."

"Feel free, we can't use this poem to impeach him!"

"But what? We can spread rumors in secret, and these words will sooner or later fall into the ears of the emperor. ”

"You say, in the emperor's heart, can there be no suspicion? This suspicion may have been just a small seed at first! ”

"But over time, it will inevitably grow into a towering tree!"

After listening to Cui He's words, several officials couldn't help but show thoughtful expressions on their faces.

……

On the second day, Li Su came to the commercial tax yamen.

In order to cooperate with this reform, prefectures and counties in various localities have set up special commercial and taxation yamen.

Passing merchants, as well as local merchants, are required to pay a business tax.

This year's commercial tax has been raised, but the commercial tax paid by Qinghe County this year is actually three percent lower than last year.

Of course, Li Su wants to come to the yamen here to check it out.

Not long after, Li Su came to the tax yamen with a hundred guards.

The commander here is Zhao Yi, who joined the army in Sicang.

Seeing the arrival of the inspection envoy, Sicang joined the army Zhao Yi and led all the officials of the Ministry of Taxation to greet him with sincere fear.

"The lower officials don't know that the patrol envoy is coming, and he is not welcome, and he will go to the patrol to atone for his sins!"

Li Yu laughed and said, "This king didn't inform you in advance, what are you guilty of?" Get up! ”

"That's right, this year's commercial tax has obviously been raised by three times, but this year's commercial tax revenue of Qinghe County is even less than last year's by 30%. This king just came to see, what the hell is going on? ”

Hearing the inquiry of the patrol envoy, Zhao Yi, who joined the army, was relieved.

This patrol envoy came, and he was kind, and when he came up, he actually asked himself, not like he came to tear his face.

Although in the accounts, they did a seamless job, but he still didn't know the bottom of his heart.

It's better not to tear your face.

Sicang joined the army, Zhao Yi couldn't help bending down and said with a smile: "Inspector, this is not the place to speak. Why don't you go inside, serve tea to the lower officer, and then slowly tell the chief? ”

Li Yu smiled and said, "Yes, this is not the place to talk, let's go inside and talk about it later." ”

Not long after, Li Su came to the official office and did it freely.

Which low-level officials were dispersed by Zhao Yi.

Then it didn't take long for someone to bring tea.

"This is this year's new green tea, Shangguan try it, I don't know if it suits your taste?"

As early as seven or eight years ago, the process of roasting tea had been studied by the four surnames and Liuwang.

Now roasting tea is no longer the monopoly business of the Chinese Commercial Bank.

However, if it is a turn to have a good reputation, it is naturally the best Chinese commercial bank.

And because the Chinese Commercial Bank started early, which of the best sources of origin has long been in the hands of the Chinese Commercial Bank.

There are other Ade merchants with the surname Liuwang, and at this point, it is difficult to compete with the Chinese Commercial Bank.

And the new tea that Li Su drank was fried by the four surnames Liuwang.

After taking a sip, it is indeed a good new tea.

However, Li Su drinks tea, just to taste the taste.

He didn't know the difference between good and bad taste.

If you talk about good tea, I am afraid that the entire Tang Dynasty, including the palace, is not as good as the tea drunk in the Shu Palace.

Li Su just took a sip of tea, praised a few words casually, then put down the tea bowl and raised his eyes to look at Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi smiled slightly and said, "Inspector, here's the thing. Because the commercial tax has just been restructured this year, there are many shops, and their profits are not much. ”

"And the commercial tax has been raised to three times all of a sudden, and they have no profit to make, and they will even put it upside down."

"These merchants, between collecting taxes, cashed out their shops. Or simply close the shops and find another way out. ”

"The more shops are closed, the less business taxes will be."

"The reason why this year's commercial tax can receive seventy percent of last year's is that most of it is from Qinghe Cui's business that was more than twice as much. Otherwise, this year's commercial tax will be even less! ”

"Of course, the lower officials definitely do not mean that the commercial tax reform is unreasonable."

"But it has just been implemented this year, and I am afraid that it is difficult for so many businesses to adapt for a while, which has caused this situation."

"Xia Guan thinks that in another three or five years, the commercial tax revenue will gradually improve."

Hearing Zhao Yi's words, Li Su couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

In another three or five years, will it slowly get better?

I'm afraid that when the time comes, the business tax collected will only get less and less, right?

However, on the surface, Li Su was still smiling and did not bring out a single bit.

Li Su couldn't help but say to Zhao Yi: "Zhao joins the army, in this way, take out your accounts and show them to this king." ”

"Yes, Shangguan!"

Soon, Zhao Yi quickly ordered someone to send all this year's accounts.

The business of Qinghe County is relatively developed.

However, because there are a lot of shops that have closed down this year, there are not many account books, only a dozen books.

Li Su picked up the account book and flipped through it one by one.

These ledgers, along with the spread of Arabic numerals.

Of course, here, of course, the official name is not Arabic numerals, but Datang numerals.

With the spread of the Datang number, it is now from the household department to the local state and county.

All the bookkeeping is Datang numbers.

Even those restaurants, most of them began to use Datang numbers to count.

Because the Datang number is much more convenient than the man's count.

Of course, the Datang numbers are also flawed.

The flaw is that it can be easily tampered with.

For example, if you change 1 to 4 or 6, it is not easy to tell the difference.

Therefore, under the summary number of each day, it will be marked with a man.

In this way, it is not so easy to compare the two and then falsify.

Counting with Arabic numerals, the accounts are clear at a glance.

Li Su didn't look closely, and looked through the dozen or so ledgers in general, and then threw them aside.

Zhao Yi was beside him, as if nothing had happened on the surface.

But I was extremely nervous.

He held the tea bowl and took a sip from time to time.

The rest of his eyes were staring closely at Li Su's every move.

After Li Yi finished reading all the account books and threw them aside, Zhao Yi quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Su sighed lightly and said, "Alas, this king originally thought that the commercial tax reform was a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people. I didn't expect it to cost people and money, just as far as it goes! This king wants to make a review! ”

After Li Yu finished speaking, Zhao Yi hurriedly said: "Why did Shangguan say this? Shangguan carried out commercial tax reform, and he was sincere and loyal, which can be seen from the sun and the moon! ”

"And all reforms are crossing the river by feeling the stones, where is there a thing that can be achieved overnight? A slight discrepancy is also unavoidable, as long as it is corrected afterwards. ”

Li Su sighed and said, "You're right, I didn't expect that there would be such a cadre as you in this Qinghe County." ”

"In this position, I have wronged your talent! After you go back, this king will definitely recommend you to the emperor and give you a bigger stage for you to show your ambitions! ”

Hearing Li Su's words, Zhao Yi couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness!" In the future, His Royal Highness will be the benefactor of the lower officials, as long as His Royal Highness gives an order, the lower officials will go to the soup and fight the fire, and they will not give up! ”

Li Yu laughed and said: "This is all within the king's responsibility, why do you have to thank me?" If you want to thank you, thank the emperor. ”

……

After Li Yu left, the joy on Zhao Yi's face disappeared cleanly.

The nonsense of the King of Shu is naturally just to listen to, and it must not be taken seriously.

However, today's performance of the King of Shu was too unexpected by Zhao Yi.

He didn't expect that the King of Shu just browsed it casually, and didn't even let his subordinates check the account book, so he let it go gently.

And this time, the King of Shu is obviously here for commercial taxes, why is this happening?

After thinking about it, Zhao Yi never thought clearly.

I couldn't help but shake my head and went to find Governor Cui He.

I can't tell the truth of this kind of thing, so I'd better leave it to the governor to deal with.