Early this morning.

The sun is shining.

The morning of the first rainstorm is not as hot as the summer day.

Nanjing, which had been resting for a day due to a heavy rain yesterday, became more lively and noisy than before.

In this rainy season, which is prone to mold, everyone wants to sell the goods as soon as possible.

And it's not just because of this, the tax exemption ends today, and the small and small traders at the bottom don't know what will change after today, and they are anxious to realize the goods in their hands as soon as possible, so as not to let the tax-paying people see that the sales volume they reported at that time is lower than their own sales volume.

A total of 60,000 people from the infantry battalion and cavalry battalion of the First Corps of the Second Army of the Guards Army have all assembled into the city of Nanjing.

Except for the artillery, almost all of them were loaded with guns and bayonets, and in the major commercial concentration areas of Nanjing, five steps and one post, ten steps and one sentry, and the straight battle was lined up everywhere.

At the same time, troops were stationed at the Xiaguan Wharf in Nanjing and the commercial market towns in the surrounding prefectures and counties of Yingtianfu to be on strict alert and escort the local governments.

The patrol team formed by the East Factory followed the officials of Ying Tianfu and immediately rushed to the public notice boards.

It was announced that within five days, the major shops registered with the Tianfu Ya should immediately go forward to complete the payment of taxes at the Tianfu Yahu House, or wait for the officials to take the initiative to come up and collect the taxes.

At the same time, according to the order of the Cabinet, Nanzhili inspected all prefectures and counties in accordance with the order of the Cabinet, and strictly ordered all localities to complete the tax collection within 10 days.

The Ministry of Household Affairs also sent a member of the Provincial Clearance Department to supervise the collection of taxes in the provinces that were still under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ministry of War and the Generalissimo's Office also ordered that the officers and soldiers of the Guards and Guards in various places cooperate with the local government to complete the collection of taxes.

At this time, Ningbo Prefecture and Hangzhou Prefecture, as well as Suzhou Prefecture and Songjiang Prefecture were also guarded by Gao Jie's chief military officer to guard various wharves, customs offices and government offices.

Inside the city of Nanjing.

Fan Jingwen, the first assistant of the cabinet, left the Wenhua Palace, bid farewell to the Ming Emperor Zhu Youzhen, and came to the gate of the main hall of the household in a sedan chair.

Dang Chongya, the left attendant of the household department, and Qi Biaojia, the right attendant of the household department, had already stood on the steps of the household department, while the four people of Ying Tian Governor Qu Shiyun, Ying Tian Governor Chengde, Jiao Hong, commander of the infantry battalion of the Second Army of the Guards, and Ma Jixiang, the commander of the East Factory Thousand Households, stood at the bottom of the steps.

"The household department, Ying Tianfu, the Guards, and the East Factory are all in place, just wait for the cabinet elder to preside!"

Fan Jingwen got off the sedan chair and looked at the Hongwu Gate at the end of the thousand-step corridor: "On that day, the traitor Shang Kexi was divided by five horses here, the way of heaven is clear, and the retribution is unpleasant, everyone, do your best!" ”

"Xiaguan and others understand!" Dang Chongya and other officials bowed their hands.

After speaking, Fan Jingwen nodded and walked into the main hall of the household department, sat in the main hall, and ordered the tax collection to begin.

Immediately, Chengde, the prefect of Yingtian, rode a horse to the forefront, and Ma Jixiang, the commander of the Dongchang Prison, followed closely and began to inspect the tax collection on the streets, and the commander of the infantry battalion of the Second Army of the Guards Army made Jiao Hong, as a military personnel, naturally did not have to participate, and this time he entered Beijing just to follow the military orders of the Generalissimo's Mansion to guard the capital and prevent the occurrence of a civil uprising.

Looking at the mandarin duck robes and flying fish suits all over the street, all of them were as cold as frost, as if there was something important, Yiying Tea House, Restaurant, Qinlou Chu Pavilion and various shops all knew what was going on.

Even the street vendors didn't know what to do, whether to leave or kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.

At this time, the officials of Ying Tianfu began to beat the gong and came over: "The traitors have not been eliminated, the Northern Expedition is imminent, for the Ming Dynasty, for the people, the new tax is open, the people do not need to panic, the market is open as usual, the tax is glorious, and tax evasion is shameful!" ”

Immediately after that, he was followed by a household member Wailang riding a horse, followed by the officials and officials of the household of Yingtianfu.

Nanjing City is the most prosperous area in the south of the Yangtze River, the most developed commercial economy, and it is also the most critical place for the collection of new taxes, and Nanjing City also has the most dignitaries, so Fan Jingwen directly sent a household member Wailang to help Ying Tianfu collect taxes together with the people who patrol the city and the Five Cities Terracotta Division, after all, Ying Tianfu is also responsible for the surrounding states and counties.

The candy seller's vendor was frightened when he saw this battle, and he couldn't help bending his knees for a while: "Official, the small one is a small business, and this tax can't pay much." ”

"Do you have a tax stamp?"

At this time, Wu Jiayin, a member of the household department, stopped and asked the vendor.

The peddler shook his head.

"Nope!"

"No, you don't have to worry about it, continue to sell your things, the imperial court only levies revenue of more than 100 silver dollars, you can do less than 50 silver dollars at most this year", Wu Jiayin said and saw a three-story restaurant in front of him: "Huitonglou, go and see!" ”

"Shangguan is slow, this will be the property of Xin Chengbo", at this time, a Zhaomo from Ying Tianfu stopped Wu Jiayin, a member of the household department.

Wu Jiayin, a member of the household department, has just been promoted from the post of director to the household department as a member of the department, and he has always been an impartial official, and now he sees the officers and soldiers of the guards on the street and the Dongchang fan who comes from time to time, and he also has his own confidence, so he waved his hand: "The cabinet order, whether it is the emperor's relatives or the poor people, this tax must be collected according to the tax stamps!" ”

As soon as Wu Jiayin, a member of the household department, said that, he first hit a horse and came to the same building.

At this time, the Huitong Building was open as usual, and the shopkeepers inside were still being sent there, not caring at all about the officers and soldiers who appeared in front of them.

Wu Jiayin, a member of the household department, walked in: "Where is your owner?" ”

At this time, two people with tigers and bears on their backs and wearing brocade robes with copper coin patterns came out: "This official, this land is not something you can enter, look at your complement, it is only five products, and then look at your follower, I am afraid that it is not the Qing noble official of the Zhan Mansion of the Hanlin Academy, do you know who we are receiving in the same building, I know that you are here to collect taxes, let me tell you the truth, this is the property of Xinchengbo, and those who come are all officials and royal relatives of more than three grades, no matter how poor it is, it is also a person on the road, do you think you can come in?" ”

"This is not the Forbidden City, how can this official not enter, you either call your owner and submit the tax stamps and the tax money due, or you will be treated as tax resistance!"

After Wu Jiayin finished speaking, he took out his pocket watch: "Give you a quarter of an hour, and after a quarter of an hour, if you don't follow the official's words, you will close the store!" ”

The two men didn't go in to talk back, and they didn't get out of the way.

A quarter of an hour later, Wu Jiayin directly ordered: "Rush in, drive out all the guests inside, and close the store!" The shopkeeper here is arrested, when to pay taxes and when to release people! ”

The officials of Ying Tianfu did not dare to move, and the people from Dongchang ran in first, kicked down these two people, and arrested the shopkeeper as soon as they came in. ”

"I haven't eaten enough, why do you want me to go out!"

Before the brocade boy finished speaking, Wu Jiayin, who had already come in, arrested the brocade boy: "Dare to talk back, still deal with it as tax resistance, arrest it!" ”

(End of chapter)