Great court system

Chapter 14 Meet Zhou Hong

If the order of the huge empire is corrupted, the society will collapse.First of all, it can be expected that the country's finances are in trouble.

Similarly, if a group or an organization is not supported by money and only relies on power to cohere, it will be as fleeting as a castle in the air.

Power and money also complement each other and complement each other.From ancient times to the present, money and power are almost inseparable brothers.

So He Ning kept Huang Youyong to ask about money. If he wants to win the hearts of these people successfully, he must bring them benefits.

"Youyong, tell me what we Chufu usually rely on to make money."

When Huang Youyong heard that He Ning was asking these questions, he immediately understood He Ning's meaning with a clear mind, and he complained quickly: "Originally there were 36 tiles in the four squares and cities in the southeast and northwest of Linxi County. A group and five head catchers shared the 36 tiles equally."

"Usually we help maintain the order of Wazi and protect the safety of businesses. At the same time, at the beginning of the month, we will also act as tax collectors to collect taxes, and hand over three to seven points, seven points to the government, and three points to ourselves. .”

"What's left is the salary of our assistant, which is about 1000 taels of silver. On average, each person is only three taels of silver per month."

In He Ning's memory, Wazi was similar to the commercial street in his previous life, and being able to receive so much tax was no exception, but he wondered why part of the tax could be deducted.

"It's very simple, the imperial court can't pay the wages." Huang Youyong said simply and straightforwardly.

"It's not just us, the police are the same, it's the same in other places. The big families and sects have already eroded the rights and interests of the imperial court.

Therefore, it is only possible to directly replace wages with taxes, which is also acquiesced by the court.After all, it is difficult to collect money, and the people below will rebel if they do not pay wages. "

Hearing this, He Ning understood that corruption is getting worse and worse, and one doesn't know how much will be left after paying the taxes. The imperial court's method can be regarded as a 'stupid method'.

"Since there is Wazi, then why..., is it because of the Sanjiang Association?" He Ning seemed to have guessed something, and asked.

Huang You nodded bravely and said angrily: "It's because of those bastards from the Sanjiang Association, because exactly three of the six tiles we allocated were allocated to Zhang Banjiang's East Square, and the other three were allocated to Zhu Chusan's." South Square.

Who knew that those two fellows were so greedy that they even took up the idea of ​​our six tiles. Not only did they drive our people out, but they also took over the six tiles.

They are filial to Mr. Lu, and the government doesn't care about it, they only need to receive enough taxes, so now we have no tiles and almost lost our source of income.

Fortunately, there are usually some escorts, and the task of collecting murderers can earn some silver taels, otherwise the brothers would have difficulty supporting their families. "

Although He Ning felt pitiful when he heard it, he also felt hateful!If you don't fight for or snatch something, you can only become someone else's dinner. This is the way of the world.

He Ning flicked his fingers on the table, and said in a deep voice, "If I remember correctly, tomorrow will be the beginning of next month."

Huang Youyong shook his head, then nodded and said: "Yes, the first day of July is a very hot day."

"That's good." A sneer appeared on the corner of He Ning's mouth, and he asked, "When did you collect taxes before, probably in the morning or in the afternoon."

"It's usually collected in the afternoon. After all, those housekeepers also need time to calculate the taxes that need to be paid, so we only need to check the ledger in the afternoon, and then collect the taxes directly according to the ledger."

He Ning nodded after hearing this, and then said: "You have worked hard too, so go back and rest early."

"No hard work, no hard work..." Huang Youyong grinned, as if he had received a great reward.Looking at He Ning's calm and gloomy face, he felt that something big would happen tomorrow.

……

After everyone left, He Ning did not stay in the yard and went directly to the direction of He's mansion.

He Ning didn't want to go back to the mansion to rest, but came to the stone lion in the backyard of the mansion gate.

The stone lion is about as tall as a person, and looks about ten tons in full, but He Ning has already achieved great success in leather refining, coupled with his deep internal strength, it is still possible to lift a corner of the stone lion.

Ruyi Inn.

He took out an envelope from under the base of the stone lion, which was the secret code agreed with Zhou Hong.

He Ning walked to the Ruyi Inn according to the memory in his mind, and it happened that he could stay for one night. Tomorrow, his cheap Lao Tzu and Mrs. Wu will leave for the county town. Since they are tired of seeing each other, then he is too lazy to join in the fun.

In fact, there are not many people in the mansion. He Ning's eldest brother He Gan has already served as an official, and it is said that he is about to reach the eighth-level county magistrate. He Ning usually slanders He Pingzhang, no wonder he works so hard to get promoted. If he doesn't hurry up, his son will catch up with him. .

The second brother He Jue has been fond of martial arts since he was a child, so he was sent to Canglan Sword Sect, one of the seven sects and eight sects, from a young age. He also received a letter a while ago saying that he was also sent to Qingsongzi Yao Baiyu, the leader of this generation of Canglan Sword Sect. , he was accepted as his disciple, and his strength also broke through the bone refining realm.

Therefore, the move was just He Pingzhang and his wife, He Ning's younger sister who was weak since she was a child, and some servants.

While thinking about walking, He Ning came to Ruyi Inn after a while.

The Ruyi Inn is located in Dongfang, which happens to be under the jurisdiction of Zhang Banjiang. It usually has a lot of money, and I heard that there are many deeds of the store bullying customers.Looking at the plaque of Ruyi Inn, a strange smile appeared on the corner of He Ning's mouth.

"Hello, guest officer, it's better to stay at the top of the shop." As soon as he entered, the little girl greeted him enthusiastically.

"Not at all." He Ning said lightly.

"It's not what you are here for, shopkeeper..." Just as Xiao Er showed the speed of his face-changing, a big hand grabbed his collar.

"Blind things, my young master dares to throw them out." The person who came was Zhou Hong. He had been waiting for He Ning at the inn for more than a day. Due to the system summoning, He Ning was almost the meaning of his life.

"Okay, Zhou Hong, don't do it casually." He Ning stopped Zhou Hong from hitting people. This kind of waiter has been everywhere in his past life. He looks down on people and hitting him will only dirty his own hands.

"You, go get some food and bring it to our room." He Ning pointed at the little girl and said, he hadn't eaten for a long time.

"Okay, okay." Xiaoer who was let go quickly replied respectfully, but when no one was paying attention, his face suddenly darkened.

"Master, you finally came to me." Entering the room, Zhou Hong shouted excitedly.

"Some things have been delayed, so I have no time to come to you." He Ning did not blame Zhou Hong for yelling loudly, no matter how powerful he is in the future, no matter how many subordinates he has.

Zhou Hong, including the people he summoned in the future, is different in his heart. These people are the direct descendants of his direct descendants, the truly reliable people.Without interest, there is no betrayal.

Next, Xiao Er brought food and drinks, the two of them fell silent for a while and started to eat.

After drinking and eating, He Ning suddenly said to Zhou Hong: "Do something with me tomorrow."

"What's the matter? Young master."

"Tax collection!"

(End of this chapter)