Chapter Seventy-Eight: Speaking of Pounds (I)
The county chronicle is one of the achievements of the local magistrate, and it has little to do with ordinary people, even scholars, they are busy reading books related to the imperial examination, and no one will read the county chronicle, let alone compare several county chronicles, to find this problem. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
The reason why Fan Jin found this problem was also accidental, because he had the blessing of never forgetting, and he read almost the imperial examination materials, not to mention that this kind of information itself lacked interest, so he couldn't lift his spirit. Although the Ming Dynasty script was developed, he had read everything he could buy, and he couldn't find the embroidered version of the Water Margin with his thoughts, so he had to turn the county chronicles to relieve his boredom.
Because he has always been thinking about the enemy of the Hong family, the part of the record about his hometown is extremely detailed, so this secret hidden in the text was dug up by Fan Jin and became his lethal weapon. The reason why I asked for the tax account book from Jinyiwei was not only to knock things to death, but also to pull Jinyi into the water.
With Sa Shizhong's line, the Hong family's question is whether it is lenient or strict, and the scale is all in Fan Jin's hands, even if the county yamen wants to press the matter, Fan Jin is sure to make it big, of course, this is just an insurance, in fact, whether it is the government or the county, there is not much need to cover up this matter.
If the household registration of the Hong family is determined to be in Panyu, then they cannot be promoted as Nanhai people, and the two scholars in their family and the servants of the yamen, these valuable resources, are now in a disadvantageous state that may be uprooted at any time.
Hong Chengen has always been obedient to this grandson who can read, and he is reluctant to say even a heavy word, but at this time he angrily reprimanded: "Nonsense! Our ancestors entered the Nanhai household registration, how did we become Panyu people! Where have you read this book? Master, don't listen to his nonsense, we are from the South China Sea, and we are really not from Panyu! We also planted fields in the South China Sea, and we have been paying rent and serving according to the number over the years. And...... And Xiahuaxi has changed its way several times, and now we should also be from the South China Sea. β
Gao Jiangong shook his head helplessly, "I don't want you to be all from the South China Sea, not from Panyu." But the county annals record this, and there is no easier way to write in black and white. It is true that Huaxi has changed its route several times later, but ...... The boundary has been surveyed several times, but it has not been moved, so the place where you live is always in Panyu County. Over the years, you have registered the wrong household registration and paid the wrong taxes. The public of Panyu should come in a while, and when we are done here, we will also ask Hong Lao to go to Panyu County to talk about tax arrears. Since the fourth year of Chenghua, your Hong family has cultivated the land of Panyu for more than 100 years, but has never handed over a grain of grain, which is not trivial. At present, our first priority in Guangdong is to collect grain and taxes, and who would dare to put down such a thing as tax arrears? β
The Hong family's historical legacy is mostly a matter of choice and mud in normal years, and things are pressed down. After all, it has been wrong for more than 100 years, and it is beneficial for all parties to continue to make mistakes.
But at the moment, the military situation was urgent, and in order to cope with the expenses of the Zhaoqing soldiers, Guangzhou had almost reached the point of scraping the ground, and Yin Zhengmao sent documents one after another, urging him to ask for money and food.
Under the huge work pressure, even the economically underdeveloped county towns did everything possible to loot money and food to maintain military supplies at this time. If someone says that a county magistrate can provide more than 1,000 taxpayers, plus a hundred years of tax arrears, this is a great benefactor of the county official.
Fan Jin's blow was like hitting a snake exactly seven inches above, and the blow to the Hong family was fatal. The rules of the past are now unenforceable. In order to keep his future in Wusha, which level is involved in this matter, or whether the Hong family dies or not, for the current magistrate of Panyu, it is obviously not as important as his own yarn hat.
In addition, one of the great advantages of what happened more than 100 years ago is to ensure that the presiding officer at that time could not live to this day and still be in a high position, and there will be no sequelae when he lets it go.
The same is true from Gao Jiangong's point of view, the Hong family has already paid the tax this year, and no matter whether it is right or wrong, there is no reason to get the tax back from the yamen, and it is impossible to do it. After all, he is the second Yin who sits in the South China Sea, not the county order, and even Hou Shouyong agreed to hand over thousands of taxpayers, so what is he reluctant to do?
He was transferred back to Nanhai from Foshan, and he took office by himself, and he didn't bring a few attachΓ©s with him, so it was extremely difficult for him to use it in Nanhai. He can't move the officials, and he can only change them through the ministry. Give up the few places in the Hong family, place your own people on it, and be able to show favor to Ling Yunyi.
Fan Jin is Ling Yunyi's staff, a stick, a governor's staff, who should be friends with, this account is very clear.
Fan Jin took back the county chronicle from the dejected Hong Da'an, and closed it gently, "Brother Hong, your talent is very good, I thought of the Panyu exam, and I will definitely be able to get it." It's nothing more than waiting for the county exam to retake the exam, which is nothing more than not necessarily winning the case. This is nothing, there is a natural fragrance of musk, you don't have to be windy, as long as you learn enough, whether you are the head of the case or not, you can get famous. Read well, don't think too much. The matter of paying taxes on money and grain, that is a matter for Ling Zu to consider, we scholars do not mix with such mundane affairs. Fan was a scholar and did not interfere in official business, so he resigned first. β
He saluted Gao Jiangong and said goodbye, as for how the Hong family pleads with Gao Jiangong next, it is none of his business. With him, Gao Jiangong has some things that are inconvenient to do, and he can't help but be annoying to know how to advance and retreat, light up the fire, and then naturally retreat with his whole body.
Today he took leave, left the county yamen, and went directly back to his courtyard. Pushing open the courtyard door, I saw Sister Hu who was busy sweeping the floor in the yard. Seeing Fan Jin coming back, Sister Hu hurriedly ran up, took the book in his hand, and said meekly: "The water is on the stove, and I will make tea for Brother Jin when it turns on for a while." The room has been cleaned up, and Brother Jin will wait inside for a while, and the yard will be cleaned up in a while. β
Fan Jin smiled, "Don't you ask me, how is the lawsuit?" What is the result of the uncle's strength difference? β
"I believe in Brother Jin'er, there is nothing that Brother Jin can't do, you must have taught the Hong family a lesson and beaten them up, so you don't need me to ask more."
Her eyes were full of belief and worship for Fan Jin, in her world, Fan Jin was her god, omnipotent at will. Fan Jin took her hand and made her sit on the stone bench in the courtyard,
"You're right, the lawsuit was basically won. Uncle's strength is poor, and Yin has already promised me to send someone else to go. Go back and tell the uncle, you don't need to stay in the inn, you do business as usual every day, and whoever dares to collect the uncle's stall money in the future will report my name. As for the Hong family, this time it is not a lesson, it is a stick that breaks his waist, I want to see, the ordinary and majestic Hong Zongjia, how to cry this time! β
Sister Hu'er smiled even more, "I knew that Brother Jin could do anything, Brother Jin helped me so much this time, I don't even know how to repay Brother Jin." and the fifty taels of silver last time, Daddy heard that he didn't need to return it to the Zhang family, so he took twenty taels to the second brother, and now I'm afraid that if I want him to pay it back, I can't pay it back. β
"I gave it to him, and I didn't plan to let him return it. You've given me the best reward, and there's no need to say anything more. β
Hearing him say the best reward, Sister Hu'er's face flushed, and she lowered her head and muttered, "That...... That's not a reward, it's something I've wanted to do for a long time. I am willing to give whatever my brother wants, and I am willing. β
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Then I want you to read and learn calligraphy, are you willing?"
Sister Hu thought that Fan Jin wanted to tear herself apart like that day, her heart was pounding, and she was ready to agree shyly. I didn't want Fan Jin's words to turn around, and I actually asked about reading and practicing characters. She couldn't turn her mind for a while, and looked up at Fan Jin, as if she didn't understand what he was talking about.
"I said that I plan to read and learn calligraphy, are you willing? Although you help your uncle in business, but you only do some manual work, you haven't done anything serious, which is not good. Uncle is getting older day by day, what should he do when he can't do it in the future? I'm not really good at killing pigs, so I can't teach you, but you don't have to kill pigs to do business, but no matter what business you do, you have to be able to manage the accounts. I've thought about it, I'll teach you to read and write, and then teach you to plan to settle accounts, no matter what business you do in the future, you can set up your own business, are you willing? β
Sister Hu nodded obediently, "I am willing to do whatever Brother Jin wants me to do." But when you enter the brother, can a woman also do business? Isn't that the same as Black Widow, who is called a bad woman? β
Fan Jin looked directly into Sister Hu's eyes, "No matter what others say, do you think the third sister is a bad woman?" β
Thinking of the appearance of Liang Pandi and Fan Jin walking together, Sister Hu wanted to nod very much, but she knew in her heart that if the head went down, Brother Jin would definitely be unhappy, and she couldn't make him unhappy. I had to shake my head against my will and said, "No...... No. β
"It's not over, whether a person is a good woman or not has nothing to do with whether she does business or not. Why are women not allowed to do business? Why are women not allowed to come out and do business? Let me tell you, in some places, women can still lead troops to fight, remember when I told you the story of Mulan? I have some money in my hand now, and I am afraid that I will lose it at home, and it will not have any other effect. I want to use them as a money mother and give birth to a lot of money for me. β
Sister Hu said: "I know, I know, I want to learn from others to lend money." I heard that many rich people are like this, when others can't pay off their debts, they will take away his cattle, or take away his daughter to be his daughter-in-law for himself......" Speaking of this, she looked at Fan Jin with some fear,
"Brother Jin, those who owe debts are so pitiful, crying and making trouble and looking for death. Can you just lend money and not take his daughter as a daughter-in-law? β
"Bah, you're just lending money." Fan Jin picked up the folding fan and tapped it lightly on her head, "Do I really look like a money-lending bully?" I mean, you have to use this money as capital for business. β
"Doing business? Open a store? This is a good thing, but Brother Jin is a scholar, how can a scholar do business? I heard that it would be looked down upon and it would delay your studies. Everything is inferior, but reading is high. No matter how big the business is, it is not as respected as a scholar, and if you enter the brother, you have to be a staff member for the governor, so how can you have time to run it? You should still go to the exam, and you don't have to worry about eating, I ...... I'll feed you. β
Sister Hu thought about Fan Jin's silver, and she had no confidence in what she said, and her voice was a little lower, "I...... I can find a way to feed my brother, and I'm not afraid of hardship. β
"I know you're not afraid of hardship, so later, I'll let you suffer, just don't shout tired when the time comes." Fan Jin said: "You are right, I am a scholar, and it is inconvenient for me to come out and do business by myself. But I don't do it, I can let my loved ones do business, it's no problem. In the wealthy family of the dynasty, which family does not have people studying, some people coming out to do business, and making a fortune at the same time? This time, the third sister and I contracted the delivery of military rations, which was a good opportunity, not because of how much money we made, but because we got to know a lot of people and had a lot of contacts. I want to take advantage of these connections, and it won't be a problem to do a little business. Sa Shizhong also promised me that he would help me. There is a relationship between Jinyi and Wei, and it is not a problem to make a small tooth line, I will find someone to work, but I have to use my own people for the specific management of the shopkeeper. How can a shopkeeper who doesn't know how to read and write, and can't settle accounts? The third sister can help you, but you also have to be self-reliant. β
Hearing Fan Jin say that she was her own person, Sister Hu'er's heart was already full of honey, although hearing Liang Pandi's name made this honey a little more sour, but this result was the best ending she could get at present. She nodded: "I listen to my brother in everything, as long as you teach me, I will definitely learn." It's just that I'm stupid, maybe I'm a slow learner, and if Brother Jin gets angry, he can beat me. β
"It's good to be willing to learn, it doesn't matter if you're stupid or smart, and you're not afraid to learn if you're hard. Come, I'll teach you to write a few simple words first, and then I'll teach you how to plan the plate. β
The sun shines in the courtyard, and the woman's clumsy movements, against the backdrop of the sun, are also quite cute. Sister Hu really lacks talent in learning, her writing is ugly and she always forgets how to write, and she is even more out of order on the abacus. Fan Jin had no choice but to be behind her, holding her hand and drawing a professor.
The shadow of the sun is gradually slanting, and the rice paper that the girl writes waste is stacked into a thick stack. Looking at the snow-white paper, which was scribbled indiscriminately by herself, Sister Hu's face turned red, and she shook her head and said, "I...... I'm not this material, I can't do it. Such expensive paper has been ruined by me. In our village, only Brother Jin is qualified to read and write, so let me go back to the kitchen to cook for Brother Jin'er......"
Fan Jin took her hand, "It's so easy for you to write?" If you can practice it in one afternoon, this reader will be worthless. Don't worry, write slowly, I'll teach you. Holding the eldest sister's hand, guiding her to move the pen hard, and where to stop.
The two of them were naturally very close to each other in such contact, and as the hands of the two held together, Sister Hu'er's breathing became short and rapid, and her face and earlobes were flushed. Whispering in his mouth, "Brother Jin...... the man leaned weakly into Fan Jin's arms.
At this moment, the sound of knocking on the door sounded, the voice was not urgent, but it was very persistent, and a rather familiar voice came, "Brother Fan, are you at home?" Please open the door and see you. β
The frightened Sister Hu almost screamed, hurriedly jumped up from Fan Jin's arms, ran into the house lifelessly, lay on the head of the bed and was still in shock, and kept blaming herself: I am a bad girl, how can I hook my brother shamelessly, he will definitely look down on my .......
Fan Jin was relatively calm, put the pen and inkstone back away, straightened his clothes and said in a deep voice: "Who is outside the door?" β
"Brother Fan, in Xiahong Da'an, I came to meet Brother Fan with my uncle."
At the opening of the courtyard gate, I saw Hong Da'an and Hong Bo, two scholarly uncles and nephews, standing at the head of the door. Hong Bo, as a second-class augmented student, was in an absolutely strong position for Fan Jin with a corrugated hat in the past. But when I saw Fan Jin today, I bowed solemnly, "Master Fan, you are polite in Xia Hongbo." β
"Don't be polite, if you have something to say, let's talk about it in the courtyard."
The three of them entered the courtyard, Fan Jin took back the courtyard door, and motioned for the two to sit down on the stone bench, and then asked: "Two, you seem to be busy with the matter of running a school at the moment, why are you so idle, running to the cold house, I don't know what advice?" β
Hong Da'an's face changed, after all, he has long regarded himself as the first person in the three generations of the Hong family, and it is the first time that he has suffered such a loss. On the contrary, it was Hong Bo's daily communication, improvisation, and forced himself to smile: "Fan Gongzi said that he was joking, he didn't dare to take the word advice, we are here to ask for a way to live for the Hong family." Be a man and leave a line, and see each other in the future, Fan Gongzi doesn't want to kill the Hong family, right? Hold up your noble hand and leave us a way to go. β