The tax collector puts the code on the cheque and waves his hand to let it go. Wang Baoji's proprietor said: "This Daming Royal Bank's method is really good, and the rules and regulations of the tax bureau are also hard to get, everyone knows their taxes, even if there are small discrepancies, there are still small checks to deal with, it is too convenient." ”

The boat behind scolded: "You talk a lot, hurry up, we have to rush to Tianjin Hexiwu, but you only need to go to Jinan." ”

The second ship also came to declare customs, and at this time a large ship with the banner of Nanjing Hubu on the bow rushed from behind, and a boatman in the bow shouted with a horn: "Let go, the public ship is coming, let me go." ”

The ships in front of him took refuge, but the owners of the ships were dissatisfied, but no one dared to make a sound, and let him advance to third place. At this time, a man who looked like a literati arched his hand at Li Shengjin and said, "Lord Li Guan is good." But he ignored Liu Sicheng next to him.

Li Shengjin's face turned slightly pale and said: "Hello Mr. Wang, is Wang Shangshu still fishing and playing chess every day?" He's going to enjoy it. ”

Mr. Wang arched his hand and said: "When I set off five days ago, the head of the family had already gone out to meet Sun Shangshu, and I heard that this time it will be more than a month, and the three Shangshu adults are going to Donglin Academy to give lectures." ”

Liu Sicheng ignored them, and after the second ship passed the customs, he waved his hand, and the tax collector jumped onto Mr. Wang's boat. Mr. Wang changed color and said, "This is a public boat, what does Director Liu mean?" ”

Liu Sicheng took out a newspaper and said: "The emperor has decreed that all merchants and businessmen shall not be exempted from commercial taxes, and all checkpoints must be inspected if the weight exceeds 50 catties, whether it is a businessman or an official or a pedestrian, they are all treated equally." You are a public ship and you also need to check and pay taxes. ”

Mr. Wang said angrily: "The tax is collected by the imperial court, and the public ship is the ship of the imperial court. ”

Liu Sicheng squinted at Mr. Wang and said, "You mean you want to resist the decree?" ”

Mr. Wang said: "All the tax income goes to the royal family, which is clearly competing with the people and the country. ”

At this time, an officer in a brocade robe walked out from behind Liu Sicheng and shouted: "This person slanders the royal family, which is like a rebellion, take it down for me." ”

A team of Jinyi guards rushed out from behind the platform, jumped directly on the boat, kicked Mr. Wang over, and then took out a rope to tie him tightly, Mr. Wang shouted: "Jinyi Wei has beaten someone." A brocade guard shoved a walnut into his mouth and tossed it aside.

The brocade-robed officer was Luo Yangxing, and he said with a cold face: "This official wants to see what kind of public goods your public ship is carrying, and search for me." Drag it to the side, don't interfere with the passage of other boats. ”

Jin Yiwei drove the boat to the side, making way for the rest of the ships to pass through the middle channel, and the boats that passed the customs could just see the search of Jin Yiwei. I saw that the brocade guard first took out bundles of gorgeous silk, then bags of salt, and baskets of porcelain.

Luo Yangxing smiled: "This public boat is really very public?" There is not a grain of grain here, there is no parity mark of the cooperative on the salt bag, and there is no stamp of the salt factory, and all the shipwrights on the ship are brought to me, and I have to check the source of the salt to try this tax evasion case for the first time. ”

He ordered a table to be set up on the pier and prepared to hear the case on the spot. At this time, an observer from the Economic Investigation Bureau came forward and whispered: "The commander cannot say that he is trying a case, but can only say that he is investigating. ”

Luo Yangxing frowned and said, "It's not a trial, we are investigating, and then the evidence will be handed over to the court for trial." He muttered in a low voice: "It's really troublesome, didn't Jinyiwei directly try the case in the early years?" ”

The observer whispered: "Commander Luo said cautiously, this is a decision made by the imperial court, and the rules set by His Majesty himself. Neither we nor the Independent Commission Against Corruption have jurisdiction to hear cases. This is actually good for Jinyiwei, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and our Investigation Bureau, and there are a lot less offensive words. ”

Luo Yangxing laughed at himself: "The factory and the old man didn't say anything, and what I said was actually useless." The saint is still accustomed to those civil officials, and he doesn't want to listen to their nonsense, so he also took away the right of us emperors and eagle dogs to try cases. It's okay, the evidence is ironclad, and I'm not afraid of their arbitrary judgment. ”

At this time, the brocade guard had already escorted the ship's tent and the shipwright together. Luo Yangxing asked: "Tent, are you the tent of the Nanjing household department or the tent of the Jiangnan Wang family?" ”

The tent was covered with sweat, and although he wanted to be hard-mouthed, he knew this by checking it. I had to say: "The small one is the Wang family's tent." ”

Luo Yangxing asked again: "Do you have the cooperation of the Nanjing Household Department?" ”

The tent room was overjoyed and said, "Yes, some are on Mr. Wang." ”

Then Jinyi Wei Xiaoqi went to search Mr. Wang's body, and soon found the fit from the bag. Mr. Wang's face was like ashes, and he hated this stupid tent in his heart, but he couldn't make a sound. The combination was not searched, and it can only be said that it was done by itself, at most it was done by the Wang family, and now after the combination is searched, the Nanjing household department is also involved.

Luo Yangxing got the combination, his heart was already settled, he looked at the combination and asked: "The items you are transporting are to be transported to Beizhili, which only says Beizhili, but does not write the specific address, you can tell me, where is it transported." ”

The tent said: "It is to be transported to Zhangjiakou Wangjia Ruixiang Commercial Bank." ”

Luo Yangxing asked, "That is to be sold to the Mongols." From which salt pan does the salt come from, and why is there no salt pan stamp? ”

The tent room was a little hesitant in his heart, and he took out all the pieces, but these people didn't mean to stop, what was going on. At this time, the Jinyi Wei Xiaoqi next to him slapped him and shouted, "Hurry up and answer." ”

There was a red palm print on the face of the tent room, and he already felt that something was wrong, but looking at the Jinyi guard who was still about to do something, he hurriedly replied: "It's from Huai'an Salt Farm." ”

Luo Yangxing asked some more questions, then let the tent read the confession, signed the painting and took it aside. He asked people to take out the hemp walnuts in Mr. Wang's mouth, and said with a smile: "This is what you call a public boat?" Official business? I don't have to ask you, come and record a confession for him. ”

Mr. Wang lowered his head, asked and answered, and then signed and signed when he was done. He knew that there was a big problem this time, but he didn't know if the head of the family could resist this time, he was just a little minion, and his fate depended on whether he was honest or not.

Luo Yangxing was in a good mood with the confession, and he said with a smile: "First escort these people to the Jinyi Guard to take care of them, the ship is temporarily detained at the banknote pass, Master Li Guan, the ship's affairs will bother you." ”

Li Shengjin said: "But listen to the commander's orders." ”