The ferry connects Shanxi, and the other side of the river is Shanxi, but the mountains and Shaanxi are opposite, but they are worlds apart.

On the ferry port in Shanxi, it is still Zhao Zi's ferry and raft, shouting or Shaanxi's number, the head is still wrapped in the white sheep's belly handkerchief, and the old black and heavy sheepskin jacket is still wearing, bustling, but it is less lively and relaxed in Shaanxi across the river.

As far as taxes are concerned, the development of the ferry has enriched the base area, but it has also enriched the Shanxi officials, because the base area implements safe passage, and the ferry tax is a low tax, but the Ming officials on the other side of the river saw the business opportunity, but he wanted to pay 30% of the tax to the merchants who came and went, as well as the oil and water in the middle, although the merchants calculated, the whole down, it was still much cheaper than going elsewhere, but this seriously affected the further development of Lu Shi.

Therefore, in order to maintain this excellent situation, the two sides must move in unison. But this matter cannot be brought forward by the army, and this matter can only fall on the Yichuan government.

In line with the principle of having something to say, the master and the county's chief bookkeeper, with Zhao Zi's handwriting and official documents, crossed the Yellow River by ferry, came to Ji County, Shanxi, and went directly to discuss with the officials in charge of collecting taxes at the ferry.

The master shook the folding fan, carried the main book and history, crowded into the crowd one after another, looking at the low and dilapidated shops on both sides of the street, and the three of them laughed at the dilapidation of Shanxi from their hearts.

These three people, now they are considered rich people, in just over a month, they have gone from relying on meager money to support their families, looking forward to the rich people fighting lawsuits all day long, so that they can earn some gray income to supplement the family during the period, and they can no longer look down on the bloody money, for no other reason, Zhao Zi is sympathetic to everyone, not only paid the full amount of money, but also divided his shares in the ferry again, according to the grade of contribution, from the top to the county, down to the gatekeepers, even if there has always been a grade but no income, Everyone has a share in the teachings of the poor who ask for food, and those shares, everyone thought that it was just the first month's profit, so that everyone would be soft.

took the money, of course, to do something, as for who to do, then everyone is tacit, don't pick it out, but the high-sounding thing is that everyone is working for the fathers of the same place, and they are all doing things for the Ming court, but they are more law-abiding and thrifty.

Look at this side again, it is simply infuriating, not only the Xu officials are rampant on the streets, forced buying and selling can be seen everywhere, but also see the three shifts of the Xu officials, collecting taxes from door to door, and from time to time I hear bursts of heart-rending cries from the store, so what? At the beginning, there were also some in their own county, and everyone knew it, but now it sounds diametrically opposite to the original feeling, the tall canon's history, all clenched his fists, and wanted to go up to speak up.

Seeing the two high-grade officials on the street, all the people and businessmen, all of them avoided one after another as if they had seen a tiger, which made the three of them feel too much in their hearts.

"May I ask my aunt, how to get to the tax yamen in your county here?" The county man stopped an old lady in ragged clothes and a panicked face, and asked softly.

Calling an old beggar a lady is something that can't be called out in any way, but with the long-term relationship with the thief, it has slowly become a habit. However, this habit is as good as the three of them. Why do you scold and quarrel all day long? How good is it to be upset with others, to be upset with yourself?

But he didn't think about it, the one who was called the eldest mother by the three officials was trembling, unable to speak, and tried to shrink his body into the corner, burying his head in his tattered clothes, and there was no complete sentence in his mouth, just the pleading of the eldest lord.

The main book of the history of the classics read, stunned on the spot, half a day later actually began to tear their own dog skin, if it is not for the master to stop, then it will be ugly on this street, you can not wear dog skin, but you have to return to your own land, whatever you wear, just can't wear this, but, now we have "official business" in our body, and still count on him to fake the tiger.

Finally, after asking a few people, I found the place where the government office is here.

A high-spirited government office, a wide and dead square, a few wolf-like gangsters, and a group of trembling merchant lambs waiting to be slaughtered, which is very different from Hexi itself.

Hand over the notebook, the idle people still have some eyes, and they still recognize the official divination of the Ming court, and immediately climb in to report, in fact, according to the grade, they are small tax officials, they do not need to report, but this is people's land, and they are not in harmony, so they must follow the rules.

After a while, a group of idlers took the water and fire roots to break up the lambs in front of the ya, and then a few unqualified officials hurriedly ran out of the government office with a classic history, took a look at the gate, and then hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down to the Yichuan master book on the street, and gave the officialdom as a ritual.

The master hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the little official with both hands, said some kind words, and then followed the attentive master into the stately office.

It is worthy of being the richest province in the north, just this small tax office, the decoration is already beautiful, to these people from Shaanxi to an absolute shock, the little official looked at these few dirt buns and couldn't help but be secretly proud, but the official rank is here, but he doesn't dare to show it.

Let the servants serve the best tea, a few guests sat down, after a period of greetings, the official carefully accompanied and carefully asked: "I don't know that the adults have worked hard to come from afar, it is rude not to welcome from afar, and I hope to atone for my sins, I don't know what business a few adults have to work hard to cross the river?" ”

The chief secretary of Yichuan hurriedly politely, took out Zhao Zixianzun's official document in his arms, handed it over with both hands, and said with a smile: "This official came, but there is an official document to present to your county honor, and I hope to forward it on my behalf." ”

Seeing that it was an official document, with a red official seal on the cover, the official officer stood up in a hurry, took it with both hands according to the rules, and then signed for the return, but did not open it, and put it on the table, and then asked carefully: "I don't know if the official document is urgent, do you need me to send someone to submit it to the county overnight?" ”

"It's really urgent, please bother." Looking at the suppressed curiosity of the officials, he said with a smile: "It is about the problem of the unification of taxes on our two ferries, according to the current method, we have implemented the eleventh system there, but your county still implements the thirteenth system, which seriously hinders the enthusiasm of merchants through us, therefore, my county respects you implore your county to implement the same tax rate as us, so that we can better develop the trade of our ferry, this is what my family, the county respect, said to win by quantity, and prosper the local proposal." ”

Hearing that this was the case, the color of the official collapsed at that time, and he no longer had the original enthusiasm, he cocked Erlang's legs, raised his hands, and said lightly: "Is your county's hand stretched too long?" You collect your eleventh tax, and I do my thirty-one, each doing his own thing, where is the intersection? I think it's better for the adults to take this official document back. As he spoke, he pushed the official document on the table back to the main book of Yichuan, and his tone was already full of dissatisfaction.

Joke, originally a dilapidated ferry, everyone stayed here, and there was no oil and water, I didn't think about it, but now it was suddenly crowded, and the money was flowing, where do you want to reduce? Thirty changes to eleven, don't you block people's money, blocking people's money is like killing parents, killing parents, that is not sharing the sky, look, it has risen to this is not wearing the sky, what friendship do I still talk about with you, what rules do I talk about? Besides, yesterday, our Jixian county honored us and called us to a meeting, and we wanted to add a peace donation, how can it be reduced?

When the master saw this, he opened the folding fan in his hand, and Shi Shiran stepped forward to give a special lecture on the theory he learned from Lu Shi, and also gave them an economic lesson.

But just as he was about to speak, the official squinted at him and said coldly: "This gentleman is a master?" ”

The master was stunned for a moment, nodded and admitted, "Yes, I-"

"The government is handing over, what are you doing here with five or six people in cloth and white clothes? Not yet. ”

This burst of whitewashing, the master choked at that time and didn't know what to say.

Indeed, no matter what, the other party is also a high-grade official, and everyone here is also an official, but he is the only one who is clothed and white, no matter how he is in the Yichuan officialdom, it is the county backer, here, he is really a master who can't speak.

"Not yet." Seeing that the master was stunned on the spot, the official was even more fierce.

These knife and pen masters are the most difficult, it is serious to hurry up and blast them out, the master of his own county does not dare to provoke, but a master from another county does not have to scruples, besides, it is because of this that he offended the Yichuan County Order, so what? He is Shaanxi, I am Shanxi, and they are not subordinate to each other at all, so where are you afraid of him?

Such an attitude of this official is equivalent to slapping the faces of all the people present in Yichuan County, therefore, the chief secretary of Yichuan couldn't get off the stage, stood up at that time, and said with a cold face: "This adult doesn't want to be like this, I waited for the good of the two families, but no one asked whom." ”

Look at the disgusted Xu official, that kid is simply a white-eyed, cold love ignorance, Yichuan took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said to the Xu official who was inferior to himself: "This is an official document, and please send this adult to your county urgently, don't delay the good neighbors of you and me, and at the same time, I hope that for the sake of the common development of the two families, in accordance with the rules of win-win for everyone, it will be implemented." “

Saying this, the official was even more impatient, stood up, raised his face and said: "You don't have to report to the county, I will be in charge here, your opinion is yours, I will not implement it in Shanxi, the Ming law is here, and I did not say that the officials of Shaanxi are in charge of Shanxi, but you and I can't afford this crime of trespassing, my lords, I am still busy here, please go back, I will not accompany you," said the words and directly served the tea to the guests, and then did not look at the faces of the three people, and the tea bowl was eaten and left directly.

The three of them stood in the lobby, you look at me, I look at you, but there is nothing to be done, and finally the master flicked his sleeves: "Let's go, everyone is just taking care of it, and the rest of the things will talk to the little gentleman." Then the first one strode out of the government office and went directly to the Yichuan Wharf in Shaanxi Province on a return raft.