People come and go in the county government's signature room, and now in Shangyu County, Zhang Wen is becoming more and more handy.

At this time, a scribe rushed to the door and said, "Tangzun, Tangzun, something is wrong." ”

"Come in and talk, what are you yelling about?"

The scribe rushed into the signing room, presented an official document, and said: "It was handed down from Shaoxing Mansion, and when the subordinates saw the 'postal symbol', they hurriedly sent it to Tangzun, and the public who reported the letter said that it was the tax supervisor, and the tax supervisor came to our Shangyu County." ”

Zhang Wen listened to the official document from his superiors, and hurriedly opened it and read it carefully. The official document of Shaoxing Mansion is very simple, only saying that the tax envoy is ordered to do business, and the local officials should cooperate, but a lot of information is very vaguely revealed in the text, such as the name of the tax supervisor in Shangyu, Huang Qi, who is the person of Yang Long, the tax envoy of Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the purpose of Shangguan is to make preparations for the people below.

In the event of a tax, this kind of common enemy of the government and the people, no matter what party affiliation, is very disgusted, and they hate the same enemy and take care of each other.

After Zhang Wen finished reading it, he handed it to Huang Renzhi, and said to the scribe in a deep voice: "You go down first, the official knows." ”

"Yes, Honorable."

Huang Renzhi took the official document and browsed it at a glance, his eyes wandering on Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen felt Huang Renzhi's gaze, and had some doubts in his heart, so he picked up the teacup and blew unhurriedly. Although Huang Renzhi often touches his beard and looks like a master, he should always be very concerned about such an urgent matter, right?

Huang Renzhi didn't look at the official document carefully, and Zhang Wen thought that the reason was that he already knew about the situation in advance. Zhang Wen remembered the letter passed by Aunt Di yesterday, this day passed the letter, and the tax supervisor came the next day, isn't it too much of a coincidence.

Zhang Wen suddenly faintly felt that the Shen family said that several places mainly incited the people to make trouble, and it was not unrelated to the tax supervisor!

"What does Mr. Huang think about this?" Zhang Wen put down the teacup and said.

Huang Ren squinted his eyes and said, "How else can you see it?" The tax envoy is notorious for all kinds of evil, and the government and the people hate him deeply. But the family is a messenger, and the adults can't do anything, so they can only report the crimes of the tax envoy and let the saint judge. ”

Zhang asked: "As far as this official knows, the officials who impeached the tax envoys have no good fruit to eat, and they will be suspended at least and dismissed at worst." ”

Huang Renzhi opened his half-squinted eyes and said, "What are you afraid of, asking for the people to dismiss the official and stop the salary, just to win fame." ”

"Makes sense......" Zhang Wen nodded knowingly.

Zhang Wen has been staying in Jingshi, but he has heard about the various evil deeds of the tax envoys, but he has not seen them with his own eyes. According to Zhang Wen's judgment, it may be true that the imposition of commercial taxes and the demand for bribes from wealthy households may be true. Because the local public opinion is in the hands of the Shilin squire, only if the tax envoy offends the Shilin landlord, will it arouse such a big public opinion.

If it's just to plunder civilians, where will they go, let alone pass it on to the Jingshi.

Zhang asked and called the scribe and said, "The matter of the tax supervisor who received it......

Huang Renzhi and the scribe both looked at Zhang Wen.

Zhang Wen continued: "According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, the supply of grain, grass and horses should be of whatever specification. Go down and draw up an official document, and use it to be sealed...... Ah, that official guards the land for the Son of Heaven according to the law, and he can't leave the county government lightly, so he won't go to greet him. ”

Huang Renzhi stroked his beard and nodded.

The next day, the tax envoy Huang Qi took a group of people to Shangyu, and Zhang Wen ordered someone to open the middle door to greet him.

I saw that Huang Qi was also in his twenties, with a little white face, really white, like smeared with powder. Zhang Wen's face was white, and he had a light beard, and the eunuch Huang Qi didn't even have a beard, if he changed his clothes, he was afraid that he could really pretend to be a girl.

"Xiaguan Shangyu Zhixian Zhang asked, meet the Yellow Tax Envoy." Zhang Wen made a gesture.

"Humph!" Huang Qi had a cold face, "Our family came from Shaoxing Mansion, you didn't come to greet you, you didn't even have a dog, what kind of words, ah?" ”

Zhang Wen hurriedly bowed down and said: "Da Ming Law, the county can't go out of the county government at will, and the lower officials don't dare to make a mistake." ”

Huang Qi looked Zhang up and down, and said angrily: "You guys are here, the government and the people collude to evade taxes and enrich the public, and the emperor doesn't even have the money to repair the palace, so let's do an errand for the emperor!" We just need to say that softly, obstruct the tax envoy from doing errands, and be careful of the black gauze hat on your head! ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, you just give the lower officials 10,000 guts, and the lower officials don't dare to obstruct the tax envoys. If the tax collector is sent, the lower officials will do it with all their hearts. ”

Huang Qi paced a step and said, "Zhang asked, where is our office yamen?" ”

Zhang Wen looked bitter, wrenched his fingers and said, "The tax envoy's yamen? This...... In the county, there are government pavilions (where prefectural-level officials are stationed in county offices), sub-divisions of the administration, sub-divisions of the inspection (where officials of the two provincial-level departments are stationed at the station), metropolitan procuratorates (where the governors are stationed at the county), procuratorates (where they are stationed at the county), mansions (places where officials from the past are received), river management halls (Lihe halls), patrol and arrest halls, inspection divisions, water horse posts, express delivery shops, delivery offices, Sheji Altar, Shanchuan Altar, Yili Altar, Sangha Division, Taoist Division, Taxation Bureau, River Parking Office, and Ministry of Works...... The tax envoy and the officials of the yamen really don't know yet. ”

Zhang Wen turned around and asked: "When the official first arrived in the place, there may be some public houses that are not clear, do you know that there is a tax envoy yamen?" ”

Everyone shook their heads, and Huang Ren touched his beard and mixed in the crowd, smiling.

That Huang Qi heard Zhang ask such a big article, and his face was already blue with anger, but he turned to smile and said, "Okay, good...... Which one is the richest in Shangyu County? ”

The tax envoy lowered his voice and said, "Back to Gonggong Huang, this Shangyu County is naturally the richest in the Shen family." ”

"Very good, our family has a tip, this Shen family has forbidden things, come here, search for our family!"

Zhang Wen was stunned and said: "The tax envoy has no certificate, so he went to search the law-abiding people's houses, how can the lower officials explain to the people of Shangyu?" ”

Huang Qi said: "Don't search for where did you get the voucher?" Zhang asked, take your people and search with our family, don't say that our family framed him. ”

Zhang Wen glanced at Huang Renzhi, this old guy is from the Shen family. Zhang Wen looked embarrassed.

Huang Qi said: "This mission is under the emperor's order, and all local officials must assist in handling errands, do you dare to resist the order?" ”

Zhang Wen thought about it, anyway, this eunuch was determined to do it, and he had no choice, so he said: "The lower officials don't dare, but they are sent by the tax envoy." ”

"Let's go, then." Huang Qi got into the sedan chair and marched towards the Shen Mansion. Zhang Wen had to order Ma to catch the head and lead people to follow him.

To the south, after crossing the arch bridge, the shade of the trees is the Shen House.

Huang Qi got off the sedan chair, and the people around him nodded their heads, and Huang Qi pointed with his fingers: "Surround our house, first find out the people inside." ”

The minions rushed to the door, some grabbed the brass ring and knocked on the door, and some slammed it. At this time, the porter opened the corner door to check, and before he could speak, he was grabbed by the head and brought out, without asking about the indiscriminate fists and feet. The porter was beaten and screamed for mercy.

The minions rushed into the courtyard, opened the gate, and welcomed Huang Qi in. Others, as the eunuch intended, rummaged through boxes and cabinets, and caught anyone they saw.

Zhang Wen followed Huang Qi into the Shen Mansion, but saw that the courtyard was a little different from when he came back. After a while, Zhang Wen understood what was different, and now there was not even a single figure in this courtyard, and the maids and servants were all gone.

The group walked into the hall on the north side, and it was also empty. Huang Qi's minions searched for a long time, only catching a few remaining slaves, Huang Qi asked, "Where is your master?" ”

"The little ones don't know......"

"Dare to be hard-mouthed and fight our family!"

Those slaves were beaten to the point of bleeding and begging for mercy, Huang Qi still didn't ask where the people of the Shen family went, it seems that these slaves really don't know. Huang Qi looked left and right, and there was not even a chair to sit on, so he was furious and shouted loudly: "Tell the rich to bring something in, this courtyard is our family's tax envoy." You guys, go and find the people of the Shen family back and wait, the family property ...... Where is the stolen money hidden, hand it all over to our family! ”

Zhang Wen on the side reminded: "This Shen family has not committed any crimes, where did the stolen money come from?" ”

At this time, one of the minions walked into the hall and said, "Father-in-law Huang, there is a courtyard in the west of the little ones, and the floor is paved with marble. ”

"Humph!" Huang Qi looked at Zhang and asked, "What is the identity of the Shen family?" Should the floor be paved with marble, isn't this a violation of the prohibition? Come on, go, get the people of the Shen family back for our family. Zhang asked, you can want the official document, put that ...... Who is in charge of the Shen family? ”

A person on the side said, "Shen Yunshan." ”

"Shen Yunshan, draw a portrait of Shen Yunshan, we don't believe it, he can hide in the ground."

Zhang asked: "According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, wanted criminals need to be impeached according to the judge's seal before they can be executed, and the lower officials do not have that power." ”

Huang Qi glanced at Zhang Wen and the others who were in the county government, and said, "Get out!" You blind people, wait to be struck. ”

"The next official retired." Zhang Wen didn't want to fight with this eunuch, so he turned around and left. Participate in it, the tax envoy to the locality, where the officials are not angry? If there is a slight disappointment, they can be dismissed, and all the officials are gone, who will manage the place? If the eunuch can manage it, why do you want to take the imperial examination?

When the people from the county government walked out of the Shen house, Zhang Wen pretended to be angry, and the people next to him easily understood the chief's mood. A group of arrogant eunuch minions came to this Shangyu, and in the blink of an eye, they made the chickens and dogs restless, and they couldn't be angry.

Soap Li chatted about the sedan curtain, Zhang Wen snorted, turned around and walked to a carriage, and said to Huang Renzhi: "Please Mr. Huang in the same car." ”

The two got into the car, and Zhang Wen immediately began to complain, "This yellow tax envoy is too unreasonable, does he do such a thing?" ”

Huang Renzhi put his hand on his chin and glared: "No, the mine supervisor and tax envoy, the smell is known to everyone." ”

The two of them instantly seemed to be completely on the same front. Huang Renzhi is really unhappy, as soon as the tax envoy came, he copied the Shen family, and moved Huang Renzhi and the old nest of people who were angry with their nostrils, and everyone was angry. Zhang Wen naturally wanted to fire with them and share the same hatred.