Chapter 39: Speech and Quotient (5)

Is there any tax on purchases? Xiao Si and Han Zibang quietly glanced at Xu Qing. Xu Qingyi gritted his teeth and shook his head at the two, meaning that he would not collect taxes.

Although the people who bought the goods were also caravans, their transaction in Cangzhou City could be regarded as "buyers", not "sellers". Theoretically, no taxes can be collected. can

The problem is that they are buying from farmers in nearby villages who have passed Xu Qing's tax exemption. Farmers are exempt from taxes, and the things they sell are naturally sold at low prices, and they buy at low prices and sell them at the same price as others.

made a lot of money, but Xu Qing couldn't get a dime, which was something that Xu Qing hated. But Xu Qing couldn't be punished for not teaching again, so he endured the pain and shook his head......

Xiao Si looked at Xu Qing's movements, the color of thought flashed in his eyes, and he said tentatively: "No tax for the time being......"

Xu Qing Dayue nodded appreciatively, if he directly said that he would not collect taxes, if Xu Qing was short of money in the future, and wanted to collect taxes, wouldn't it be untrustworthy? Not collecting taxes for the time being, that is, maybe they will be taxed in the future, is not untrustworthy.

"Comrade Xiaosi is doing things, I am very relieved!"

Fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, Cangzhou raw materials purchase price is low, and the profit is large, Xu Qing naturally will not let go of this opportunity. Xu Qing thought of the Huang family......

"All villagers who come into the city to peddle goods must go to the designated place to place them; Anyone who wants to purchase goods in Cangzhou must join the Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce; Non-Cangzhou caravans, if you want to join the Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce, you must pay a certain share. ”

In less than three days, Xu Qing issued these three decrees to all parts of Cangzhou.

picked out the protection of the Huang family.

The caravans in Cangzhou have basically been monopolized by the Huang family, and the meaning of Xu Qing's decree is that except for the Huang family, everyone else needs to pay money to buy low-priced goods in Cangzhou. This money is not paid at the time of membership, but the quantity of the purchased goods is registered, and the VAT is paid according to the sale. However, in general, it is still more profitable than buying elsewhere.

For business, only by giving up small can you get big.

The Commercial Tax Division is operating as usual, and there have been a few small incidents that have been settled by Xiao Si and Han Zi stick three times and five divided by two. Xu Qing had nothing to do......

It has been calm for a long time, but Xu Qing feels as if something is going to happen. Sure enough, Xu Qing's feeling was right. One day, a ride in the dust, delivered a large package of documents, and orders from the boss.

The reason why he is said to be the boss is because Liu Zan was transferred. There was no other reason for the transfer, and the Tang and Turks finally looked at each other again, but it had not yet caused a war. Liu Zan led the army to the north, relieved the pressure of the defense, and left the deputy governor of southern Hebei to act as his agent.

Liu Zan explained in his letter to Xu Qing that he wanted Xu Qing to cooperate with the deputy manager, listen to whatever he wanted, and do what he was told. It's just that Liu Zan's signature exposes a hint of something else. His word "Liu Zan" is written horizontally.

Ancient writing habits were from top to bottom, from right to left. If you sign it, you sign it vertically from top to bottom, but Liu Zan's is signed from right to left. Liu Zan is not the kind of reckless general who fights big characters and doesn't know a basket, on the contrary, Liu Zan is a rare character similar to a general. How could such a person make such a mistake?

Is it deliberate?

There is a horn called "Lingzisheng" in the Xiaoshengxing in traditional Chinese opera, and the two feathers on the crown of his head dance up and down, containing all kinds of "jokes".

Lingzi was open-minded, secretly sending messages of joy, fear, and worry.

In the officialdom, the meaning of "Huolingzi" has been extended, and the hints between people are called "Lingzi", among them, the "Huolingzi" party often hints at the information that the other party wants to express through certain words and deeds, such as the other party will understand, it is called "receiving Lingzi".

The communication between two people is often secretly transmitted in "you are open" and "I am connected". This is a political subculture derived from China's 2,000-year-long bureaucratic politics.

"Wu Sha wears a slight change of mood, and Huang Ge has a new look."

Everyone in a circle speaks insiders, and when they enter the officialdom, they naturally have to speak official language. If speaking is an art, then officialdom is the product of the pinnacle of this art.

Generally speaking, you can't say too much, you can't speak too fast, you can't speak too much, you can't speak too clearly. Maintain a sense of mystery and let your subordinates figure out their own thoughts.

The teacher also imitates, the upper does it, and the lower effect does it, and it becomes a specific officialdom talk. Over time, the "Orchid Room" became the "Bao Room", and art became a bad rule.

Some newcomers to officialdom always have to "suffer several losses" before they are "woken up from their dreams" by their predecessors. Xu Qing was fortunate to have learned some about it early, and Liu Zan's strange signature code Xu Qing also understood that the hidden doorway was:

"Write horizontally" means "don't have to do it" or "put it on hold", while "write vertically" means "follow through".

Liu Zan doesn't like his second adjutant very much...... Also, if the first and second leaders of the feudal officials are too compatible, Li Yuan should not be at ease.

It's just that the deputy manager doesn't seem to be hard enough in the background, Liu Zan transferred to Youzhou, and didn't let him straighten it out, but just let him belong to the affairs of southern Hebei. This acting manager is called Liu Mo. Xu Qing tilted his head and thought about it, he had no impression, whether it was the memory of the later generations, or from Xu Qing's current social circle, he had never heard of it, and it seemed that he was also an unknown person. It's just that I don't know if this Liu Moxin is in power, will he burn three fires?

Local affairs are nothing more than military and political affairs, Liu Zan took away the army, so Liu Mo always has to make some performance in political affairs.

Not many people know about Liu Zan and Xu Qing's "intimate relationship", and even if Liu Mo knows, it is harmful to Xu Qing.

Turning over the pile of documents sent over, Xu Qing scolded in his heart, this deputy steward was in charge of three fires, and the first fire burned to the backlog of litigation disputes.

This is the lawsuit file accumulated in the past two months before the Cangzhou blood change, and after Xu Qing hastily looked at it, there were as many as 60 volumes of this file! Among them are household servitude, thieves, marriage, succession, debts, and so on.

There are many things, but in fact, it is not the reason why Xu Qing is depressed. Xu Qing was depressed, why so many files were sent from the southern Hebei governor.

When I asked, I found out that in the Tang Dynasty, the military and civilian lawsuits were all filed from the bottom to the top. However, each of them guards the way, and there is also a judge who is in charge of the criminal name, and he can receive the people's lawsuits.

It can be picked up, but it cannot be heard in person, and it needs to be sent to the state and county. As for the prefectures and counties, not all cases are heard, and the general civil affairs are adjudicated by the village elders, and there is a saying that "Qing officials continue to do household affairs", which is the case.

Generally speaking, only big, important and difficult cases are handed over to the state and county for trial. Xu Qing looked at so many files, and couldn't help but ask depressedly: "Could it be that the magistrates of this place can't eat dry rice?" ”

The officer who was waiting for the execution room on the side told Xu Qing the reason. If you want to say that this accumulated lawsuit, it is still related to the evaluation of the magistrate mentioned earlier. The place is re-educated, and it is better to be calm and free from waves, and the people are harmonious. If the people of a place are good at lawsuits, it will be called a place of good lawsuits, and the officials will say that the people are all over the place.

There are also many local states and counties that set April to August as the period of recess, on the grounds that this period is a busy time for farming, and ordinary people should farm with peace of mind. In order not to disturb agricultural affairs, our state and county do not accept civil lawsuits, and it is called litigation to raise farmers.

The common people have grievances, but they have no place to vent, and when they are angry, they are overstepped. Among the piles of documents in front of Xu Qing, there are cases of arrogant and forcible encroachment on people's land, and some cases of beating people to death......

"Alas, those people from my predecessor actually left me so much mess......" Xu Qing wanted to scold, but found that the person who should be scolded had already left and died.

The mess was already in front of him, and it would be impossible to clean it up, Xu Qing sighed and said to the prisoner officer: "Three days later, you can call all the defendants and plaintiffs involved in these cases......

"Both...... All shouted? "The priest of the torture room does not know why.

"How?" Xu Qing raised his head, only to see the priest of the torture room guessing and asking:

"Master Assassin, are you going to finish these cases in one day?"

Sixty volumes, not just sixty cases, but hundreds! Hearing 100 cases a day, who has ever heard of it?

"Don't ask, whatever I say, you can do it......" Xu Qing didn't answer, he said lightly, and seemed to remember something, Xu Qing said: "Remember to invite the county orders of the four counties to come over......"

"......" The officer of the torture room forcibly held back the overwhelming curiosity in his heart and went out to do something.

Although there were many files on the table, Xu Qing looked at them again, but felt that each of them could be easily tried. Although he is not Sherlock Holmes, he is a full-fledged engineering student in later generations, and his logic and thinking are not comparable to those of the Tang Dynasty.

Most of these files are civil disputes, and there are several murder cases, which also have a lot to do with the extermination of bandits. Naturally, there is no way to retry these cases, and it is almost enough to compensate the victims. For the rest of the civil cases, Xu Qing looked at it and smiled slightly: This is all free experience~~

Three days later, Haixing County ordered Yan Ku, Cangxian County ordered Qin Shi, Nanpi County ordered Zhao Lu, and Huanghua County ordered Zhan Zeng to gather in Cangzhou City and assassinate Shifu. The four of them drank tea to catch up, and they already knew that Xu Qing wanted to try sixty cases a day. Yan Ku and the other three were Xu Qing's protégés, needless to say, they came with the psychology of learning. Zhan Zeng is a fan of Xu Qing, and he came to see Xu Qing's performance completely......

The news that Xu Qing was going to "try 100 cases a day" also reached the ears of the people, and outside the Assassin's Mansion, there were many people.

The sun was three poles, and it was noon, and Xu Qing came slowly. As soon as the drums sounded, the officials took water and fire sticks to maintain order outside, and Xu Qing said:

"Let's get started......"

In the class room, many plaintiffs are waiting to be summoned. What makes them strange is that the arrogant and domineering officials in the past are all very kind and polite today. In the past, they were accommodated by handing over the pleadings, but today these people do not accept any money, and they do not want to take the initiative to send it.

Things are so different, is there a demon? And all the people were troubled in their hearts. A little boy asked his gray-haired grandfather with his head held high:

"Grandpa, is Xu Tingshi a good official?"