According to the newly issued decree of the Ministry of Households, now whether it is a relative of the emperor or a high-ranking official or nobleman, as long as he engages in business activities, he must pay taxes, and the preferential policies he enjoyed before will be invalidated. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Zhang Youcai is the largest grain merchant in Mizhi County, and also the richest man in Mizhi County, his mansion is built with high style, especially the brick carving on the courtyard wall is even more beautiful, and a pair of stone lions at the door are more magnificent than the pair of county ya.

The nurses and family members who were still chattering for their lives just now have been put to the ground by the soldiers of the Sky Wolf Battalion.

Li Dingguo stood in the big courtyard of Zhang's mansion and looked at Zhang Youcai coldly, "Master Zhang, you can see the official seal on it clearly, if it is fake, I will give you this lovely head around my neck." ”

Counterfeiting the official seal is a big crime to kill the head, Zhang Youcai has a bitter look on his face, he knows that the general in front of him can just rob him directly, and he can't make such a move, "This ...... This ......"

"Humph!" Li Dingguo snorted coldly, he felt that he had consumed too much time, and he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, "The new tax policy has been implemented in Daning for a few years, and you must have heard of it." Now there are two ways in front of you, one is to sell us on credit according to the price of Daning's grain, and we will give you an IOU. Second, after paying the corresponding taxes, sell them according to the market price of Daning. ”

At this moment, a Bai Zong with a full face ran over, clasped his fists, and said with an angry face: "General, our soldiers of the Heavenly Wolf Battalion originally did nothing to the people, and Lord Guan also instructed him not to kill anyone. But the grain merchants in the city saw that we were unwilling to use force, and relied on the guards and families to confront us, and several soldiers were beaten to the head by them, and the resistance we encountered became stronger and stronger! ”

Li Dingguo's eyes narrowed, he glanced up and down at Mr. Bai, pointed to the family members lying on the ground in the courtyard, and said coldly: "Master Guan just ordered not to kill people, but did he order not to beat people?" ”

"My subordinates understand!" After saying that, Mr. Bai left the Zhang family's mansion and went around to publicize it.

Zhang Youcai laughed dryly, I am afraid that the grain merchants in the city today have suffered hardships, even if they have money, they can't compete with the steel knives of the army.

Thinking that most of his business in Mizhi County had been taken away by the grain merchants in Pingyao, Shanxi, although he had already given silver to the prefect of Yan'an Prefecture, the expansion speed of the Jin merchants was not reduced at all. Why don't you be a favor today, this time the emperor's Qincha Guan Shanyue is a celebrity in front of the emperor, if you can climb his relationship, I am afraid that I will not be able to make money without it.

Thinking about the stakes, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "General, don't be impatient, the little old man has already experienced the Great Seal, it's true." I'll let my subordinates open a warehouse and release grain. ”

Li Dingguo put down the horsewhip in his hand, and didn't know why this rich man suddenly changed his face. However, if he doesn't hit the smiling person, Zhang Youcai's family has 70,000 or 80,000 catties of grain, accounting for half of the total grain in Mizhi County, and it is the vane of the grain merchants in Mizhi County.

Li Dingguo sneered and said: "Even if you know each other, I will give you an IOU, come, pen and ink will serve." ”

Zhang Youcai smiled all over his face, stopped Li Dingguo, who was about to write with a pen, and said with a smile: "The general is slow, the little old man knows the general situation, looking at the hungry people outside the city, he is worried in his heart, and he has long wanted to earn this lack of moral money. All the food was donated to Guan Daren for free, which can be regarded as making up for the sins of the past. ”

Li Dingguo couldn't believe his ears at all, and said in surprise: "You're not confused, are you?" Seventy or eighty thousand catties of grain were all donated to Guan people for free? ”

Zhang Youcai nodded, and said solemnly: "Exactly, Xiao Lao'er not only wants to donate food, but also take out five thousand taels of silver for disaster relief, but I don't know if I can have the honor to present it to Lord Qincha in person?" ”

Li Dingguo felt that he was really alive, this Zhang Youcai was still conniving at the beginning of the family to resist the requisition of grain, but in the blink of an eye, he was so docile and cooperative, I really don't know what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd, but it is better to cooperate than to resist.

He looked Zhang Youcai up and down, and said, "Master Zhang is so kind and generous, he could have been introduced on his behalf." Guan Daren is in the county office, you can come with me. ”

Zhang Youcai hurriedly bowed and said loudly: "Then there is General Lao!" ”

The whole Mizhi County jumped in an instant, and the grain merchants who were arrogant and domineering on weekdays resisted to the end, Mizhi County was their away game, even the soldiers of Lord Qincha could not provoke the anger of the public, they thought that the group of foreign soldiers in the Heavenly Wolf Battalion would not dare to make a mistake in their territory except for being beaten passively.

The soldiers of the Heavenly Wolf Battalion, including Guan Shanyue, the minister of the Qin Mission, were a big fool in their eyes, and they all had problems with their brains. Otherwise, they themselves are running out of food and adopting so many orphans.

What's even more ridiculous is that I heard that they went all the way and swept the yards and dived into the water for the people who stayed overnight, which really makes people wonder if they are an army, an army with combat effectiveness.

After receiving Li Dingguo's order, the soldiers of the Heavenly Wolf Battalion began to resist. But the group of grain merchants had no fear, hiding behind the guards and the family, and said that the resistance of the soldiers of the Heavenly Wolf Battalion was a fool's anger.

Like a mosquito teasing an elephant, the soldiers of the Sky Wolf Battalion were furious. used a killing move on the battlefield, three times five divided by two, put behind those families and nurses, and waved the horsewhip in his hand at the group of pampered grain merchants.

"Damn, I didn't expect we were protecting a bunch of brutes!"

"Don't talk, tie him up and smoke him!"

"A filial son under the stick, beat him up as a son of a bitch!"

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The big whip is the best way to educate the sluts, especially the water-stained whip in the Sky Wolf Camp.

Huddles are sometimes a good thing, but sometimes they are also bad. For example, they discussed a common resistance to the Chincha. Then came out of the few who had a good conscience and cooperated, and they were all tied up by the five flowers.

The grain merchants were driven out into the street, and the crisp sound of leather whips could not cover their crying fathers and mothers' begging for mercy.

The people, who had been hiding at home and thought that the officers and soldiers were going to arrest people, saw through the cracks in the door that they were punishing the group of grain merchants who usually raised prices to see their mood and refused to sell them grain at every turn, and suddenly opened the door and went out into the streets to watch the excitement.

Since a few bold people stepped forward and slapped the grain merchant a few big mouths, as soon as the soldiers of the Heavenly Wolf Battalion "slipped their hands", the scene lost "control".

Accept the wrath of the people!

Uppers, big mouths, rotten cabbage, rotten eggs...... All kinds of things changed their tricks and beckoned to the faces of the group of grain merchants.

The people on the street gathered more and more, which soon became the loneliness of the grain merchants and the carnival of the people of Mizhi County.

The swollen pig-headed grain merchant who was beaten no longer had the arrogance he had just now, and hid in the corner of the wall with his throat and shouted for help: "Help, help, help!" ”

The soldiers of the Heavenly Wolf Battalion who were in charge of escorting looked at the grain merchant pitifully, shrugged their shoulders helplessly, and replied: "Master, it is difficult to be angry! ”

There have been severe droughts for many years, and there is almost no grain harvest. The wealth of Mizhi County flowed like water into the pockets of grain merchants, who hoarded Juqi and drove up prices, and the people hated it for a long time.

The government came forward, and the people finally found an outlet, which would let go of the opportunity to beat the water dogs.

The wealthy merchants in the city were frightened and then "saw the wisdom and thought together", and finally had no teacher and hurriedly lowered the price, so as not to burn the anger on themselves.

The prices of everything in Mizhi County have returned to a reasonable range so absurdly, and the grain merchants are really cocooned with themselves, and the anger of the people is still burning, and they are in pain.

Mizhi County Ya, Guan Shanyue praised Zhang Youcai, through Zhang Youcai's intentional or unintentional words, he knew that the reason why he cooperated with his actions so much was to ask for himself.

He picked up the teacup, pretended to send off the guest, and said, "Master Zhang, this official has just arrived in Guibaodi, and there are many official duties, if you have anything, it doesn't hurt to say it." If it's okay, let's talk about it another day, shall we? ”

In order to see Guan Shanyue's chasm, he made a lot of money, he hesitated for a long time, and finally ruthlessly, and said: "My lord is aware of everything, Xiao Lao'er does have something to ask for, but this matter is good for both you and me." Do you know that there is someone behind the high grain prices in Yan'an Mansion and Shaanxi? ”

"Oh!?" Guan Shanyue suddenly came to his senses, he originally thought that the high price of grain was due to demand exceeding supply, "Is there another hidden story?" Please also make it clear to Mr. Zhang! ”

A hint of joy flashed on Zhang Youcai's face, and he hurriedly seized the opportunity and said bitterly: "The grain price in Mizhi County originally fluctuated within a reasonable range, but it was not as outrageous as it is now, because the people who opened the grain store are all locals and need to live in Mizhi for a long time. But since the Shanxi people came, they first bought our local grain at the bottom price and then held it off, and then forced the local grain stores to close through various unseemly means. However, adults can inquire about it, and the grain sold in the little old man's rich grain store is far lower than theirs. ”

Guan Shanyue snapped the teacup in his hand and fell to the ground, and scolded angrily: "It's a Shanxi grain merchant again, hoarding Juqi and speculating, this is really their means." They don't want to bring down the entire Ming Dynasty and don't give up! ”

Zhang Youcai saw that Lord Qincha suddenly became so angry, knowing that there was a door to the matter, he was both happy and worried in his heart, and sat on the chair with his ass half-pulled, trembling and not daring to speak.

Guan Shanyue realized her gaffe, took a long breath, calmed down her emotions, and said: "You go back first, after I have interrogated which grain merchants have verified, this official will definitely uphold justice for you and the people of the county!" ”

Zhang Youcai didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly got up to say goodbye, "Little old man farewell, please stay." Tomorrow evening, the little old man will prepare a little wine in the house, and invite the adults to enjoy their faces to the cold house, and the villain is willing to take the needle and lead from it, and convene the rich merchants of rice fat to share the worries and solve the problems for the adults, and discuss the disaster relief strategy. ”

Guan Shanyue glanced at Zhang Youcai, and saw that he was willing to stand on his side clearly, and his mood improved, and said, "Well, I'll go back then, and I'll have Lao Zhang running around." ”

Zhang Youcai didn't dare to shout, and kept bowing backwards out of the back hall of the county office, before turning around and walking towards Zhang's mansion with his head held high.

Sending Zhang Youcai away, Guan Shanyue's anger did not subside, and he beckoned Zhang Shidi to him, and instructed: "This official is not enough to accept manpower, and he also bothers Lord Zhang to catch a knife and write dozens of copies of the documents of this heart tax system, and stamp the big seal of this official, and be sure to let the officials of Mizhi and the post guards of the post station be sent to all the county offices in Yan'an Prefecture before the Mandate of Heaven." ”

Zhang Shidi has already made a decision in his heart on the issue of going and staying after thinking about it, and he has already put himself under the command of Guan Shanyue in his heart, and said respectfully: "The villain has read the article on the implementation of the new tax system in Daning in the "Daming Daily" and Tang Daily, and the villain thinks that it is a good policy for the benefit of the country and the people. I will go to copy it, and send the officials and post guards to the county government offices in Yan'an Prefecture as soon as possible. ”

Chen Ergou looked at Zhang Shidi, who had retreated, shook his head, and said dissatisfiedly: "This county order knows the general situation, but some people can't do it." My lord, you have been in Shaanxi for so many days, then Yang He and the prefect of Yan'an Mansion are so bold that they didn't even come to greet you. They don't even take you and the Holy One seriously! ”

Guan Shanyue rolled her eyes, and said angrily: "The authority of the Holy Lord doesn't need them to affirm, they will be idle if they don't come to the official office!" It's just that I'm afraid that they will encounter some problems. Bah, it can't be that the civil unrest is intensifying, right? But this is also good, without them being in the way, and the disaster victims can save a lot of trouble in the process of migration. Let's go out with me and see how the food collection is going. ”