"Young Master, ...... you are"

When Yang Shen entered the investment hall, the housekeeper and Mingyan had been waiting outside, and they waited for a long time before they saw their young master come out. The size of the patent office is not much smaller than that of China Merchants Bureau, they thought they would have to wait for the same amount of time, but they didn't want the young master to come out so soon, and his face was still ugly, as if they had heard some bad news.

"Let's go." Yang Shen walked quickly, his face was ashen, and after sitting in the carriage, he didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time, a faint sigh came from the carriage.

"Young master, where are we going, are we going back to the capital?" Both the butler and the scholar were frightened by his appearance.

However, to be able to gain Yang Tinghe's trust, the housekeeper's mind changed quickly, although he couldn't guess Yang Shen's thoughts, but he still thought that the young master was stimulated by something, and the best way was to leave this exciting place as soon as possible, and stay away from these strange institutions.

"That's it......" The voice coming from the carriage was still weak, just as the housekeeper turned the carriage around and was about to leave the city, he suddenly heard the young master's words, but he changed his mind, "Don't go back to Beijing first, Uncle He, find an inn to live in." ”

“…… Yes, young master. This turn of events was a bit strange, but the housekeeper didn't intend to question it, in addition to the usual cautiousness, Yang Shen's tone that suddenly became firm was also beyond doubt. Anyway, the trial will not start until the ninth day of the second month, and now it is the first day of the first month, so there is really no need to worry.

Yang Shen had little experience in going out, except for the housekeeper and the scholar, he didn't bring anyone, and the housekeeper expected to return that day, so they didn't look for a place to stay in advance, and it would be a little late to look for it later.

Those decent inns are already full of people, and they have hit several walls in a row, and the housekeeper is very angry, "My young master is a famous person, why can't he vacate a room?" Even if there is no upper room, the wing room is fine, this Tianjin is still not the territory of the Ming Dynasty? ”

When he entered the city gate, he was scolded by the guards, and the young master was angry in those messy new yamen, coupled with the dissatisfaction of the old men with the plague god all the time, the housekeeper did not have a good impression of Tianjin at all, and the son of the scholar of the dynasty could not find an inn to live in Tianjin, which was really unreasonable.

"Hmph, I didn't make it difficult for you, everything has to be said to come first and come first, you are late, there is no place, what are you yelling here? Besides, what's wrong with lifting people, do you see those adults in the city? They are all from the Ivy League, and they are protégés of the Son of Heaven! ”

The shopkeeper's eyes rolled, and he snorted coldly: "The protégés of the Son of Heaven are the same as Jinshi, not to mention that they still have official status, but you look at people's attitudes towards the people, look at the degree of dedication of people, you see those who receive people outside the city, right?" It's been since the wax moon, you know, it's the wax moon, do you think they don't know the cold? This is the real scholar! ”

As he spoke, he shook his hands and began to drive people away, "If you want to set up a score, go back to your hometown, let's go, don't disturb me, otherwise I will call the city guards to maintain order." ”

"You ......" The housekeeper was furious, but he saw a small group of guards patrolling not far away, he had no confidence, it was not a matter to make a big deal in the territory of the plague god, it was just himself, but this was related to the safety of the young master, and he dared to mess around.

"Forget it, Uncle He, aren't there still those simple inns, let's find a home to live in first." The housekeeper looked back, but saw that his young master had come out of the car, and although his face was still not good-looking, it was much better than when he first came out of the patent office.

"However, the young master ...... "The housekeeper is a little embarrassed, even if it is a private visit to the micro-service of the light car and simple service, he can't put out the prestige of the prime minister's son, but the details of clothing, food, housing and transportation must also be paid attention to, and the heritage of the family is not reflected in these places?" Although these regular inns are simple, they are still passable after all, but those houses that have been renovated can't help but ...... "It's okay, that's all." Yang Shen waved his hand and said undoubtedly.

"Hmph, it's still the son-in-law who is reasonable, not like some dogs and powerful slaves......" The shopkeeper suddenly sneered and answered, and the housekeeper was naturally even more angry when he heard this, but before he could argue, the other party's next words made him swallow the words back.

"Since this son is also a particular person, I will take the liberty to remind you, the conditions of those inns that were changed later are actually not much worse, they are all accepted by the city guards, they are clean and tidy, and they will not rip off customers indiscriminately, and there is no problem with safety. If you want to stay, you have to hurry, this is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and in a few days, I'm afraid those inns will have no place. ”

"Uncle He, you go find a place to live first, and I'll ask this shopkeeper about something." The housekeeper was slightly stunned, and Yang Shen was also moved.

When the housekeeper heard this, he got the young master's orders again, and he didn't dare to delay too much, so he hurried away. Although the shopkeeper was rude, his words did not seem like alarmism, just look at the city gates and the sights of the new institutions, and if you don't hurry up, you may not be able to find a place to stay.

"This son, what do you want to inquire?" There are still a lot of people in this world who judge people by their appearance, Yang Shen is very handsome, and his speech is gentle and elegant, and the innkeeper has a good impression of him, so his attitude is much better than when he was facing the housekeeper, and he took the initiative to talk to Yang Shen.

"Shopkeeper, you said that the city guards will inspect the inn's health and safety, isn't it to extort money?" Yang Shen asked.

"Heh, Childe, you're coming to Tianjin for the first time, right?"

The shopkeeper smiled, "Tianjin is different from the outside, there are not so many harsh taxes here, as long as the tax is paid according to the tax amount stipulated by the yamen, no one will come to the door to disturb the soldiers, the city guards are also different from the yamen soldiers in other places, their acceptance is purely to improve the quality of service, not to mention active extortion, even if someone hands them silver, no one will accept it, this is the military regulations set by the Hou Ye." ”

"All the time?"

"That's not it, it only started last summer, that is, after Yan Shilang brought people here, and it began to be comprehensively rectified." The shopkeeper thought about it and didn't shy away from saying, "When it comes to results, it's actually been a matter of the past two months, and it's been in preparation before." ”

Saying that, he became proud again, "After our Tianjin is completely completed, it will become a place of attention in the world, because the pilot of the implementation of the new policy here, as long as the implementation is smooth, after summing up the lessons and lessons, the new policy will be promoted all over the world, and the first credit is our Tianjin people, haha." ”

Yang Shen could feel this pride, and also understood the meaning of the other party's words, if it had to be fully implemented, how could Tianjin Yamen take the trouble to come up with so many things?

"What is the specific tax rate? Is it unified? In the past, there was no commercial tax, but now it is suddenly collected, does no one feel dissatisfied? Generally speaking, the owner of the inn restaurant is relatively well-informed, and the one in front of him is a talkative, Yang Shensuo asked the questions in his heart.

"Commercial tax, each industry is different, for example, we open inns and taverns, they are all called service industries, the tax rate is one out of ten, earn ten taels of silver, and pay one tael of taxes; If you open a building, the tax rate will be higher, because they are called special service industries, and the tax rate is halved, as for the rest, if you do maritime trade, it will be divided according to the goods, and the tax rate will be different for different goods."

He counted it with his fingers, "Silk tea and other things are considered luxury goods, and the tax rate is relatively high, which is thirty percent; The tax rate for food such as canned milk powder is one and a half; Timber and ore are industrial products ......"

In the end, he patted his head and said with a smile: "By the way, transporting grain to Tianjin is the most cost-effective, not only does it not charge taxes, but also there are subsidies, and it is actually similar to transporting other things." ”

"As for whether anyone is dissatisfied...... the boss said with a sneer: "Hehe, in the past, the officials did not collect taxes, but the old men and officials of the yamen came to find trouble all day long, plus those ruffians on the street, this year, in order to settle these expenses, where is the silver less?" ”

"It's easy now, as long as you pay taxes according to the law, those troubles before don't exist, and there are no officials asking for red envelopes or eating and drinking for nothing, and there are no street scoundrels who will come to the door to extort, the court provides protection to our people, and also provides convenience to us, isn't it natural for us to pay taxes to the court? The future is good, who will be dissatisfied? Why be dissatisfied? ”

The boss became excited, and his voice raised a lot.

"Of course, there are also people who are dissatisfied, the original old men will be dissatisfied, and the officials who work for the tiger will also be dissatisfied, without those privileges in the past, they can't arbitrarily oppress our people, of course they will be dissatisfied, but who cares about them, now there is the Holy Son of Heaven in the court, and there are virtuous ministers like our Hou Ye to assist, but it is not the former dynasty where the scholars and doctors cover the sky with one hand."

"That's right, it's not that the son is getting worse and worse now, but the bigwigs in the court are boasting about the Hongzhi Dynasty every day, the fart Zhongying Dynasty, and the fart Zhongxing World are all those scholars and doctors who are whitewashing the peace."

"Isn't it, the current situation is the image of the prosperous era, the previous dynasty? Hmph, it's better than in the early years. ”

The inn is full, and the guests who live in it are not to come to Tianjin to play, where are you willing to stay in the room and do not go out, the door of the inn is full of people, and the river is endless. Hearing the shopkeeper's words, many people also stopped and echoed loudly. What they said coincided with what Yang Shenshi was thinking, which made his mood even more depressed.

"This shop is also handed down from my father's generation, I have been helping in the store since I was a child, and I have seen countless people with these eyes. As soon as I saw you, I knew that your family background should be good, but you are a smart person and a good person, don't learn from those old bureaucrats. Like an elder, the boss said to Yang Shen in a serious tone.

"Boss, here in Tianjin Yamen, do you still call scribes?" Yang Shen looked up and asked.

"The summoning is definitely called, but I heard that the yamen will only call people in the academy in the future, in fact, think about it, if you don't study in the academy and get the teachings of the Son of Heaven, how can you be a good official?"

"I see." Yang Shen nodded thoughtfully, then thanked the boss and left the inn.

(To be continued)