Peach Fortune Ring

Not far from the inn, Li Xin'er saw her master, Shangguanji, the leader of the Heitian Sect.

"Girl, let you suffer!"

Shangguanji touched Li Xin'er's head and said.

"Master, in fact, that dog official didn't bully the apprentice!" Li Xin'er said.

"That's good, let's go, come back to Islam with me!" Shangguan nodded his head, but there was a look of pity in his eyes.

"Ok!"

Then, the two turned into two black shadows and disappeared into the night.

Song Yan also withdrew his spiritual thoughts.

night.

After a workout, Song Yan hugged Cai Xueji, who was limp in his arms, and Chen Youniang's face flashed in his mind, that silly girl was probably still waiting for him at home.

There is also another senior sister from Panyang County, who is probably waiting for him.

It seems that we have to find a time to bring them here.

With the speed of his Taoist Golden Core, he can come and go once a day at most.

The next day.

Song Yan led a group of officials and yamen servants to check the shops in the city and re-classify them.

As a result, after this investigation, it was found that there were more shops in Liangzhou Prefecture than expected.

There are more than 280 low-level shops, fifty or sixty more than five years ago.

There are more than 130 medium-sized shops.

There are more than 150 first-class shops.

After re-evaluating the grade, Song Yan ordered people to collect taxes.

Lower-class shops are more profitable, after all, not everyone has the confidence to fight against the government.

But it is not easy to win the middle-level shops on the right.

At the end of the day, of the more than 130 medium-sized shops, only more than 30 paid taxes, and the rest hung the flag of the military town, claiming to be under the protection of General Xu Xing.

Xu Xing was a general with five thousand troops in his hand, how dare these officials offend him, so they all returned in defeat.

As for those high-end shops, one hundred and nine of them are opened by Xu Xing, and the rest are also under his blessing. These officials dare not even come to the door, let alone collect taxes.

Song Yan didn't blame these officials, it's human nature to bully the weak and fear the hard, so it's understandable for them not to dare to offend Xu Xing.

So, on the second day.

Song Yan personally took the officials and servants to collect taxes.

"My lord, our store is under the protection of General Xu Xing, so the tax cannot be handed over to you!"

A middle-aged shopkeeper said in an arrogant tone, he is the owner of a medium-sized inn.

"Presumptuous, why did you talk to Lord Zhizhou!"

Liu Cheng, who was traveling with him, shouted sharply.

Song Yan waved his hand, looked at the innkeeper, and said slowly: "According to the imperial court's decree, those who evade taxes can be sent directly to prison. I only need to lock you up for half a year. When you come out, is this inn still yours?"

"How dare you, I paid General Xu some money!"

The shopkeeper shouted sternly.

Song Yan smiled speechlessly: "Stupid, I am an official, and Xu Xing is a soldier. Xu Xing cannot lead troops into the city without a transfer order, otherwise it will be regarded as treason. You said, General Xu Xing will commit rebellion for you. It's a big crime, you think too highly of yourself, don't you?"

"Forgive me, my lord, but I am willing to pay the tax!" The shopkeeper fell to his knees with a plop.

"If you are the first offender, I won't punish you. Hurry up and pay the tax!"

For the next half a day, Song Yan led people to walk through all the medium-sized shops. More than [-]% of the shopkeepers saw him, the master of the prefecture, pay the tax in person, and some of them were not stingy. Be polite, let the government officials take it and put it in prison.

At last.

He came to a fine shop.

This shop is under Xu Xing's name, so the owner's attitude is very arrogant, and he doesn't take Song Yan seriously at all.

Song Yan also had nothing to say.

Directly ordered someone to arrest the person in charge, and then sealed the shop.

There were quite a few spectators outside, many of whom were from other high-end shops.

Since Song Yan dared to seal the first one, he dared to seal the second one, so the following shops were very cooperative and obediently paid the taxes.

Inside the military camp.

"Snapped!"

Xu Xing dropped his wine glass directly, and scolded angrily: "Song Yan, you are too bullying!"

But he has already received the news that Song Yan led people to force taxes on his stores. He is a small magistrate, but he dared to break ground on Taishang. Take the soldiers to Liangzhou, scare the little Song Yan, and make him dare not fight against him again.

"Come here, order five hundred soldiers for this general to go to Liangzhou City!"

A quarter of an hour later.

Accompanied by a rumbling sound, five hundred cavalrymen headed straight for Liangzhou City under the leadership of Xu Xing.

With the speed of the cavalry, in less than half an hour, five hundred soldiers and horses arrived under the city wall.

"Listen up, people in the city, this general is Xu Xing, open the city gate quickly!" Xu Xing shouted towards the guards on the city wall.

"General Xu, why did you bring so many soldiers here? Could it be that you want to attack Liangzhou, or that you want to rebel and become king?"

Song Yan's voice sounded, and then he appeared on the top of the city.

"Song Yan is you!"

Hearing Song Yan's words, Xu Xing's face suddenly changed, but immediately, his eyes became extremely sharp.

Song Yan shouted in a deep voice: "Xu Xing, take your people back immediately, I can pretend that nothing happened, otherwise, don't blame me for joining Su Da ginseng with you!"