Li Feibai frowned, and said in his heart: "This is the chief shopkeeper of the Daxing, so unqualified, and I don't know how to do business in eight provinces and fifty-two prefectures." When I turned around, I saw that it was not the chief shopkeeper of Daxing, but a middle-aged man wearing an official uniform and a big belly, leading seven or eight officials into the store, and I didn't know which yamen came.

As soon as the pot-bellied middle-aged man came in, he first found a door frame to lean onto. Two people came out of the servants he brought, one tall and one short, and the tall officer said, "Call out your shopkeeper." ”

Li Feibai said: "I am!" Who are you? ”

The short messenger crossed his waist and said, "We are from the Tax Bureau." He pointed to the pot-bellied middle-aged man leaning on the door frame: "This is our ambassador Zhao Jian Zhao." ”

As soon as Li Feibai heard the word Zhao Jian, he immediately thought of the more than 3,000 taels of silver recorded in the account book, and then knew that this was sent by Wang Wu to trouble him, and said with a smile: "I don't know what Lord Zhao is doing when he comes to the shop?" ”

Zhao Jian smiled and didn't speak, but nodded slightly at his two right-hand men.

Yesterday, Wang Wu went to him and asked him to force a small trader to death. Originally, he didn't want to care about this matter, after all, people open their doors to do business, as long as they pay taxes, what reason does he have to force people to death. But Wang Wu's price was too tempting for him to refuse.

As an ambassador of the Tax Bureau, to be honest, money is no longer too tempting for him. The so-called full warm thoughts**, he has been very interested in women recently, especially in Wang Wuxinna's eighth concubine. He often felt that the concubine was not worth it, and he was ruined by Wang Wu, an old prostitute, at a young age, isn't this a flower inserted in cow dung? Such a beauty should have a good home, such as following him. Moreover, can a rough person like Wang Wu compare with him? He will definitely love that little concubine well, spoil her to the sky, and make her feel that she has gone in vain in the world.

For countless nights, although there were other women lying beside him, what he was thinking of was Wang Wu's concubine. He regarded the woman lying next to him as the concubine, and slowly kept it warm. After Wen finished saving, he didn't feel regretful, but unfortunately it was not the concubine who was pressed down, if it was really that concubine, it would be great.

Yesterday, Wang Wu said that as long as Li Feibai's business could not continue, his eighth concubine would be given to him. Zhao Jian's trousers set up a tent, eager to come over immediately and force the little trader to death. It's a pity that I have been busy from yesterday to this morning, and I can't spare time, so I have been holding a tent at the trouser stall. This afternoon, after the matter at hand was dealt with, he hurriedly brought someone over. As soon as I thought that I would be able to live with that little concubine at night, the tent that was erected was a little higher.

The short messenger scolded, "Blind your dog's eyes! What else can the official of the tax bureau do when he comes, naturally he is here to collect taxes! ”

Li Feibai said: "Collect taxes? It doesn't seem to be in accordance with the rules! I've heard that in the city, when doing business in the city, a tax is charged on the sale of a piece according to the actual transaction price, and it is collected by the economy. I didn't hear that the tax bureau came to collect taxes before the business opened! ”

The short messenger scolded: "What rules! Lao Tzu's words are the rules, Lao Tzu can collect when he wants, and if he dares to talk nonsense, he will collect it twice! ”

Li Feibai said: "You are acting recklessly, aren't you afraid that I will go to the county government to find the county commander to sue you?" ”

The short messenger still wanted to scold, but the tall messenger said: "What nonsense to talk to him, hurry up and inspect the goods and collect taxes." We do things according to the rules, are we afraid that he will not succeed? Besides, the yamen was opened by his family? Is the county magistrate his father? If you want to enter the yamen, you can enter, and if you want to sue, you can sue? Let him sue him! ”

Li Feibai was silent. Those who open shops in county towns shall be subject to two methods of paying taxes. One is that, as he said, it is collected by the economy. The other is for the tax bureau to look at the goods, calculate how much tax they have to pay in a year, and pay it in one lump sum. Generally speaking, the economy collects on behalf of the economy, and there is not much room for operation, after all, how much a thing sells, other economies can find out, and how much tax should be paid, which is real.

And if the tax bureau is about how much to collect taxes, then there is a lot of room for operation. For example, if you can sell 300 goods a year, you should have paid 1,000 taels of silver. But after all, your things have not been sold, and no one can say how much you can sell in a year. Someone from the tax bureau came and thought that your annual sales volume should be between 30 and 300 pieces. If you have a good personal relationship with someone from the Inland Revenue Bureau, the Inland Revenue Bureau will charge you a minimum of only 100 taels of silver.

Generally speaking, economic collection is for people who don't matter. The tax bureau will make an appointment to collect it, and it is for those who are related. After all, for 1,000 taels of tax silver, you took out 500 taels to dot the tax bureau, and you earned 400 taels by paying 100 taels of tax silver. But now the tax bureau is uninvited under Wang Wu's arrangement, and he will definitely not collect 1,000 taels of tax silver at 100 taels, nor will he collect it according to 1,000 taels of tax silver, and he will say that you can sell 1,000 pieces and 10,000 pieces a year, and the tax to be paid is astronomical.

However, Li Feibai has an account book in his hand, which is equivalent to pinching Zhao Jian's lifeline, so he is not afraid of them collecting it indiscriminately. Standing next to him and sneering, he watched how difficult the tax bureau was.

The two messengers, tall and short, glanced at the items in the shop at random, and then took out a ticket. The short messenger took the ticket, shook it twice in front of Li Feibai, and said, "You have a total of more than 100 items here. ”

Li Feibai said: "You are really good eyesight, you can know that there are more than 100 items in my shop at a casual glance." Oh, no, there are only thirty-seven items in my shop, plus a total of more than 100 items in the backyard, so you have a clairvoyant eye! Hey, that's not right, your ticket was written a long time ago, so you are a master of the unknown prophet, sitting at the tax bureau and pinching your fingers, you can know that I have more than 100 items here. ”

The short messenger's heart trembled, knowing what Li Feibai meant by this. The imperial court repeatedly ordered that it was strictly forbidden to write a ticket in advance, and even a seal on the ticket was not allowed. In particular, the tax stamps issued by the tax bureau must be discussed one by one on the spot, and then the tax can only be collected by stamping the bills, so as to prevent the tax bureau from bullying merchants and filling their own pockets. If there is a violation, it is a serious crime, and it is still light to go to prison for confiscation, and it is not impossible to kill the head. These years have been much better, and the court also knows that the officials below are busy with affairs, and it must be difficult for the ambassador of the tax bureau to bow down in person, and it is difficult for the ambassador of the tax bureau to acquiesce to the stamp in advance, but there is no acquiescence to how much tax will be charged on the ticket in advance! He didn't feel a layer of cold sweat oozing from his forehead, and he didn't know how to answer Li Feibai's words!

The tall messenger shouted, "You're smart, aren't you?" Do you have any witnesses to prove that we made this ticket beforehand? The Inland Revenue Bureau ambassador is here, and we issue the ticket after the inspection is completely completed, and everyone here can testify. As soon as the words fell, I suddenly heard a sneer from outside the door, and when I turned around, I saw a businessman dressed as an outsider standing at the door and looking inside, followed by a guy. He shouted angrily: "Dead old man, the yamen is handling the case, and unrelated personnel are not allowed to stay." ”

The man standing next to the merchant was indignant, and he was about to stand up and reveal the identity of the old man. The merchant stopped, shook his head slightly, and motioned for the man not to speak.

Seeing that the two of them were not leaving, the tall messenger said to the messenger behind him: "Drive these two people aside for me!" ”

The messengers stepped forward one after another. The merchant did not wait for the messenger to come near, but led the man to the side. The two came to a tea house not far away, ordered two bowls of tea, and watched the movement while drinking.