The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 144 How dare he, Zhang Xiu, kill me?

A few days later, the mansion will be taken.

Zhang Xiu was sitting upright, concentrating on approving documents from various places, while Zhuge Liang was assisting from the side. On the one hand, he was familiarizing himself with government affairs, and on the other hand, he was also teaching Zhang Xiu.

And with the assistance of Zhuge Liang in the past few days, he has handled the government affairs in various places more easily.

In the hall, Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.Although he didn't say much, he thought in his heart that he had to talk to Zhang Xiu if he had a chance.

Xu Shu, Cui Jun, and even Shi Tao all hold important positions, and now Zhuge Liang is being worshiped by Zhang Xiu as Shangqing, which is not a good thing.

These four people are good friends. If things go on like this and form a party for private interests, I am afraid that the rest of the literati under Zhang Xiu's rule will be run out and have nowhere to live. Who would dare to vote?

What's more, if Xu Shu and Cui Jun joined the army, and then let Zhuge Liang and Shi Tao enter politics, I'm afraid it will take a long time, and Jia Xu will not be able to protect himself.

He had to talk to Zhang Xiu if he had a chance, and he had to beat Xu Shu by the way.

At this time, Chen Qun came quickly.

"My lord, the counties with large tax deficits have been investigated clearly. They are the Li family in Luo County, the Chang family in Yiyang, the Chen family in Qianling, and the Cheng family in Quanling."

"These four families are all local aristocratic families, either serving as county magistrates or serving as magistrates, and they all engage in malpractice for personal gain." Chen Qun clasped his fists and said in a deep voice.

"How about these taxes?"

"The income is less than half," Chen Qun said in a solemn voice, "My lord, I searched through the county annals and checked the records of Luo County more than ten years ago. There are more than 500 households and more than [-] people .”

"Not counting the refugees who fled from Jiangbei to Jingnan in recent years, based on the population at that time, Luo County should collect 50 million yuan in taxes."

"And there are about 87 mu of land in the registered field. According to the 7th tax, more than [-] rice should be collected."

"However, the tax paid by Luo County is less than 500 million yuan, and the land tax is just over [-] hu of rice, which is less than half, and the rest of the counties are almost the same."

"As for Jingnan, as well as Nanjun and Jiangxia, there are many concealed reports." Chen Qun said with a gloomy expression.

boom!
Zhang Xiu slapped the table in front of him angrily, and immediately scolded: "It's so courageous to have embezzled more than half of it. Do you really think that I, the Lord of Jingzhou, dare not punish them?"

When Zhang Xiu was dealing with paperwork, he only saw that taxes were owed. Who would have thought that more than half of them would be lost directly. What kind of concept is this?
And what does this mean?It shows that the aristocratic family is lawless, hides the population, avoids poll tax, and embezzles taxes.

If he checked, those people would think that the people fled to the mountains as the only reason, and they would categorically deny it.In this way, the taxes they pay can indeed be matched.

Seeing that Zhang Xiu was not happy, Jia Xu clasped his fists and said, "My lord, the four Jingnan counties were originally in charge of Zhang Xian, and they never paid tribute to Xiangyang. These aristocratic families are paying these taxes this time, I am afraid they are trying to test it out."

"If the Lord doesn't like it, then they will increase in the coming year. If the Lord accepts it, then they will decrease in the coming year. After all, they can deny the population."

"Hmph, since they want to die, then I will let them die more happily." Zhang Xiu's eyes were clouded, and he looked at Jia Xu and shouted:

"Wenhe, immediately send a letter to the Anbu in various places, and within half a month, I will collect the evidence of these four patriarchs keeping slaves to avoid taxes, corrupting the law, and there must be no mistakes."

"promise!"

Jia Xu glanced at Zhang Xiu, a strange color flashed in his eyes, it seemed that the master was really angry.

"Yuan Zhi, order the troops stationed in various places. Once the secret evidence is collected, troops will be dispatched immediately to kill all the descendants of these four families." Zhang Xiu said in a cold voice.

"No!" Xu Shu nodded in response.

"My lord, have you passed the whole family? If so," Yi Ji said weakly with his eyelids trembling.

"Chen Qun, if you are an official, what should you do if you keep slaves to evade taxes, take bribes and pervert the law?" Zhang Xiu shook his sleeves, turned around and said in a deep voice.

"My lord, according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, if you maliciously evade taxes, you will be beheaded according to the law." Chen Qun bowed solemnly.

"Since it is recorded in the laws of the Great Han Dynasty, there will be more than enough for them to die." Zhang Xiu snorted coldly, and immediately said: "However, if you kill chickens to scare monkeys, how can you kill them silently."

"Chen Qun, this time you take my sword and go to Changsha in person, escort the four patriarchs to Xiangyang, and I will behead the four in front of the Jingxiang family,"

"I'd like to see how anyone in the seven counties of Jingxiang and Xiangyang would dare to obey others."

"My lord is wise, after beheading these four people, my lord can send a payment document to the 110 seven counties of the seven counties of Jingxiang to urge the previous taxes to be paid."

Chen Qun's expression was agitated, Yan Fadu was exactly what he wanted to see.Because there are too many tax evasions like this, in the long run it will only make the national treasury empty and unsustainable.

"En!" Zhang Xiu nodded.

Seeing Chen Qun retreat, Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, and immediately clasped his fists and said loudly: "My lord, why don't you take this opportunity to measure the land again, so as to prepare for the future?"

Zhuge Liang still remembers Zhang Xiu's proposal that the land should be divided into acres. If the land is measured, it will not be so difficult to collect taxes in the future, and it can also reduce the burden on the people.

Zhang Xiu nodded again, and immediately said: "Wenhe, after this matter is over, the local gentry will be responsible for measuring the land."

"This is related to Jingxiang's future tax revenue, and there is no room for loss. However, the project of measuring the land is huge, and more scribes will be sent to the countryside to verify it."

The nuclear tax is just a battle before the outpost. After the land is measured, it will be fully implemented to divide the land into acres. By then, the population of Jingzhou will grow at an extremely exaggerated rate.

What the aristocratic family corresponds to is that the taxation is getting heavier and heavier, so that the dry land is gradually abandoned, leaving only the fertile and fertile land.

As for when it will be launched, it is unknown.

"No!" Jia Xu clasped her fists in response.

However, there was some suspicion in his eyes, Zhang Xiu would not measure the land without incident, and I am afraid there will be another good show in the future.

On the same day, Xiangyang sent several urgent letters in a row, all heading to various places in Jingzhou.

A few days later, Changshaluo County.

The winter is bleak and the air is damp and cold.

The streets and alleys in Luo County were already empty, and the people were hiding at home to avoid the cold, and when the severe cold passed, they did not have much food to support them.

A mansion in the city is full of guests.

Li Hui greeted them one by one, and after a while, the living room was filled with gentry from all over Changsha.

"Everyone, it's a blessing to have a winter gathering today. Let's drink the warm wine in the bottle together." After Li Hui finished speaking, he raised his cup and drank it down his throat with everyone with a smile.

The turbid wine is warm, and it is just right to drink freely in winter.

The maids at the desk all stepped forward to pour wine from the small cauldron for everyone, the wine was still steaming.

Everyone complimented each other and chatted for a while,

The family members of the first generation laughed and said, "Brother Li, Zhang Xiu collects taxes and taxes during autumn and winter. I don't know how much Brother Li will pay? How do you think about it?"

"Hmph, how much is it to pay? It's only [-]%."

Li Hui pursed his lips, and immediately said disdainfully: "Zhang Xiu is only a piece of grass in Xiliang. If it weren't for seeing him occupying Jingxiang, let alone [-]%, even [-]% I would not pay him."

"Thirty percent?" Everyone couldn't help exclaiming, and immediately bowed their hands in admiration.

"Brother Li, Zhang Xiu Xin'an Jingzhou, you are so blatantly evading taxes, you are not afraid of Zhang Xiu punishing you? You know, such a crime of tax evasion deserves death."

"Hehe, how dare Zhang Xiu kill me?"

(End of this chapter)