"Master Lee."

"Lord Wang, I haven't seen you for many days!"

"Lord Zhao."

"It's been a long time since you've seen you. Lord Li, Lord Wang, have you also received an invitation? ”

In a side hall of the Zhisu Neishi Mansion, twenty or thirty Qin officials dressed in various costumes gathered together and greeted each other politely.

Wait until you have said hello.

Immediately, someone couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

"Do you know the purpose of the person who invited me here?"

Hearing that someone took the initiative to mention this matter, the rest of the people looked at each other and restrained their smiles a little.

"It's not a secret, the old man still has no clue."

"It's the same with the old man."

So far, I haven't been able to get an answer. Hopefully, though, it's not a big deal, because he doesn't have a good temper. ”

Hearing this, the faces of the twenty or thirty people present couldn't help but change slightly.

It is obviously unlikely that these people want to say that they are not weak at all. After all, you know your own family affairs, and it's okay to deceive outsiders with some things, but you can't really deceive yourself.

Although among the people invited this time, there are many people with deep backgrounds, but no matter how deep the background is, it doesn't mean much to that person.

After all, even Chang Yu, Lü Buwei, and Changping Jun had already fallen into his hands, and now that one was one of the top nobles of the Extreme Qin State, and he himself was one of the biggest backgrounds.

And the high position is not the most terrible, the most terrible thing is that the one acts unscrupulously.

When he was still the county guard of Nanjun, he dared to command the army alone, and wiped out twenty-seven nobles from the Chu family in three days.

Even later, even the Empress Dowager Huayang personally stepped out, not only failed to help the other party, but was cut down by Yingzheng nearly 20 officials of the Chu foreign relatives.

Who can not be afraid of such murder?

Everyone was talking.

I heard footsteps coming from outside the door, and then a figure appeared from the door, and when everyone saw this, they all got up and saluted.

"I'll wait to see Shengpingjun!"

The figure who walked in from outside the door was Mo Jun, who had a warm face at this time, and a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

When he saw everyone saluting, he said directly: "Everyone get up!" No need to be polite. ”

Mo Jun strode and went straight to the main seat and sat down.

See here.

The rest of the people also sat down hesitantly.

Mo Jun was not in a hurry to speak, after sitting down, he first poured himself a cup of tea, and waited until the others were a little apprehensive in their hearts before Mo Jun finally spoke: "It is an honor for you to be invited here today. So in order not to waste your time, this official will not talk nonsense. ”

"The purpose of inviting you here today is very simple, because of the theft of the "new grain", the king plans to send troops to Zhao to ask for an explanation. ”

"But it's not a coincidence that the treasury is empty now, so the main reason why this official invites you to come here today is to invite all the ministers to come and donate a sum of grain and grass for military needs."

As Mo Jun's words fell, everyone below suddenly looked at each other.

It's a shame that we were worried for a long time before, thinking that something unclean about us had been found out?

It took a long time.

That's it?

Many people breathed a sigh of relief instantly.

Sure enough, young people are still young people, and the means are too tender.

This way of raising food is simply naïve and laughable.

But there is also understanding when you think about it.

After all, if a country's financial problems can be solved so easily, what do we need so many ministers to do?

"It turns out that Shengpingjun came to us this time for this matter, since Shengpingjun has such painstaking intentions, as officials and ministers of the Qin State, we should naturally set an example. The old man can donate 5,000 stone of grain for military rations. ”

"The old man can also donate 3,000 stone of grain, and in the next half a year, he can save a little bit of frugality."

"Xiaguan can also donate 3,000 stone of grain······"

Seeing someone set an example, others immediately began to follow suit.

I changed it before.

They absolutely ignore such donations.

However, the person who spoke now was Mo Jun, and now that the other party was powerful, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts in the future, they also chose to take a step back for the time being.

Anyway, it should be spent thousands of stones of grain to coax this Shengping Jun.

What's more, a few thousand stones of grain are just a drop in the bucket for them.

Twenty or thirty people were scraping together.

In the end, he also made up 70,000 or 80,000 stone of grain.

After everyone set an example, Mo Jun's face did not change in the slightest, he just casually spit out the tea leaves in his mouth and said slowly: "Your heart to serve the country, this official has already received it." However······ Isn't that a little too little? ”

Hear this.

Everyone below looked at each other.

Immediately, I saw a middle-aged man with prominent cheekbones and a mustache standing up, clasping his hand towards Mo Jun and saluting, and then his face was embarrassed: "Lord Shengpingjun, if you are not willing to donate more food, it is really that our family is also very poor. The annual income of the court is only a few hundred stone of grain, and now these are the savings that our family has accumulated for several years. ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! ”

"Now these are all our savings, if we donate again, the family really can't open the pot!"

······

A group of people pandered to each other, and they all began to sell miserably.

Mo Jun watched everyone's performance expressionlessly, and it wasn't until the people below gradually quieted down that he asked rhetorically, "All the savings that the family has accumulated?" Why is it that the results of this official investigation seem to be very different from what you said! ”

"My lord, I don't know what your name is?"

Mo Jun looked at the middle-aged man who stood up before with protruding cheekbones and a mustache and asked.

"Xiaguan Qian Shanjia."

"It turned out to be Lord Qian. If the official remembers correctly, Lord Qian's family opened a total of four grain shops, three cloth shops, as well as an inn and an antique shop in Xianyang alone. ”

Mo Jun said, slowly took out a roll of bamboo slips from the side, and continued: "In the seventh year of the reign of King Qin, Lord Qian has already made a profit of three thousand gold coins just in Xianyang's shop. In the eighth year of the reign of King Qin, he made a profit of 3,500 gold coins. In the ninth year of the reign of King Qin, he made a profit of 3,300 gold coins······"

"Until now, the shops in the house of Lord Qian have made a total profit of 69,311 gold coins."

"According to the Great Qin Commercial Tax Law."

"Even if you erase the fraction, the tax payable by Lord Qian's shop should be 13,800 gold coins."

However, the taxes that have been paid by Lord Qian's family are only 2,320 gold coins. Not even a fraction of the actual commercial tax payable. ”

"Lord Qian, I don't know how you explain it?"

Mo Jun's tone when he spoke was not hurried, and there was not even a trace of superfluous mood swings.

However, since Mo Jun said the annual profit of his shop, Qian Shanjia's face has begun to slowly lose its blood, until finally when Mo Jun reported all the tax amounts missed by Qian Shanjia, Qian Shanjia's face has turned pale, and the whole person is frozen in place.

Seeing Qian Shanjia's expression, an ominous premonition suddenly appeared in the hearts of the others.

Good for a while.

Only then did he see Qian Shanjia hoarsely and said with an unwilling face.

"Ling······ How exactly was it found out? ”

Although the profit of your own shop is hidden, if you have the intention to investigate, it will not be impossible to find out at all.

What really made him incomprehensible was that in the amount of taxes paid to the Qin State, he had obviously taken care of the manpower and made the account book perfect.

Even if you find out the amount of profit and check the account book, you should not find any problems.

Mo Jun stretched out his thumb and index finger, made a slight gesture, and said, "Lord Qian, the account book you found someone to make is really good, but unfortunately it is still a little worse than the official." ”

After that, Mo Jun looked at the others below, and then said, "You don't really think that this official came to you today just to donate food, right?" If you really have such thoughts in your hearts, then this official can only say that you are a little too naïve to be an official. ”

Hearing Mo Jun's words, the faces of the people below couldn't help but change slightly.

But before they could say anything more, they heard Mo Jun's tone be cold, and said, "This official's words have come to this point, and you must also understand the real purpose of this official's trip to find you." ”

"Face has been given to you. So then the official will not talk nonsense, ten days, the official will give you ten days, as long as you return twice the money you stole from the previous taxes, this matter can be regarded as if it has never happened. ”

"Otherwise······ Hugh blames the official for being ruthless. ”

Drop the last word.

Mo Jun stood up directly, intending to leave this side hall.

But just as he walked to the door, he seemed to remember something again, his steps suddenly paused, and he turned around and said, "By the way, I almost forgot to say it." You can also try to find someone behind you to put pressure on you, but ······ It's best not to let the official find out who did it, after all, I'm a small-minded person, and if I don't take revenge, I'll be uncomfortable in my heart. ”

Hearing Mo Jun's last words, a few people in the side hall who had just been thinking a little carefully in their hearts suddenly changed their expressions.

Let's be honest.

Many of them really had some ideas in their hearts just now.

After all, they don't care about a few thousand stone of grain, but this time, if they really have to pay twice the amount of money and property that was evaded from taxes before, it is estimated that it will cost at least 20,000 gold coins, that is, more than 200,000 stone of grain.

With so many assets handed over to others for no reason, even they will feel pain.

Not to mention.

Many of them opened shops and grain stores, but they were not their own businesses.

In these businesses, at least half or even more than 70% of the profits every year will be used to support people at the top and to deal with all aspects.

If you suddenly come up with so much money at once this time, I don't know how many people's interests will be affected.

Now that the unilateral forces of the Qin State want to compete with Mo Jun, it is indeed difficult.

However, if pressure is exerted at the same time, there may not be no opportunities.

However, Mo Jun's last sentence just now instantly dispelled the thoughts in many people's hearts.

Mo Jun's meaning just now is already obvious, if someone really dares to find trouble for him, it is not clear whether the people behind them will have an accident, but these people will definitely usher in the crazy revenge of the other party.

After all, if the other party really wants to talk about it this time, it can be regarded as letting them go.

Otherwise, if the law of Great Qin is completely followed, tax evasion will reach more than 100,000 stone grain, and the lightest punishment will be dismissal. The punishment is a little harsh, and it is normal to be directly put on death row.

"Slow down, the old man has to go first."

The atmosphere in the side hall was quiet for a moment, and finally one person stood up and walked out of the door first, this person was Qian Shanjia.

"Lord Qian, you ······"

"The old man is getting older, so he won't continue to mix."

Qian Shanjia paused for a moment, then turned around slightly, revealing a slightly pale face, and spoke to everyone.

His meaning was already obvious, he didn't plan to continue to trouble Mojun, but was going to go home and raise money honestly.

Hear this.

The rest of the people were also slightly silent.

A moment later.

Another person stood up, clasped hands at the crowd, and said.

"The lower officials are also going back to re-settle the books, farewell."

"In that case, the old man is also gone."

"I'm not far away."

With the first one taking the lead, the rest of the people quickly made their decisions.

Twenty thousand gold coins is not much, but it is not much, and most of the people present can take it out by gritting their teeth.

What's more, Mo Jun also promised them that as long as they took the money this time, they would not be guilty of the past. For the sake of this money, it is obviously not a smart choice to go against Mo Jun, the "Shengping Jun" who is currently in power.

But obviously, not everyone in this world is smart.

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(End of chapter)