He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

Liu Rui's ending was so satisfying that Lu Yan couldn't help but cook a sumptuous meal to celebrate.

"Ying Niang will be very happy if she knows about it." Lu Yan said, "She must have avenged half of her great revenge."

Lu Sheng: "Then there's still half left to report."

Lu Yan's eyes twitched slightly: "Don't be in a hurry, take your time, you will always report."

It’s the end of another year. There are a lot more things to do this year than in previous years. Zhuangzi can be said to be making money every day. Lu Yan doesn't want to run back and forth all day long. She wants to find a cook to put in Zhuangzi. In addition, it seems that the issue of taxation should also be put on the agenda. There is also the issue of her household registration.

Lu Yan chose a day to go to the yamen. In the yamen, the county magistrate and the chief registrar were supposed to be in charge of household registration and taxation. However, the magistrate of Yaoshan County was old, in poor health, and did not take care of things all year round, so it was basically the chief registrar who was there. Busy before and after busy.

When Master Sun heard that Lu Yan was coming to pay taxes, he became happy and nodded repeatedly, praising Lu Yan as a model merchant.

Lu Yan waved her hands in shame and asked tentatively: "I also want to ask about my household registration. I opened a store this year, do I have to change it to a business registration?"

Chief Sun asked: "Were you a farmer before?"

Lu Yan didn't know either: "To be honest, I was sold here by someone..."

Director Sun asked again: "When?"

Lu Yan: "More than a year ago?"

Director Sun said directly: "Then you should be a black household now. Just create a household for you." In ancient times, unlike the modern nationwide network, there was no way to check the household registration of this person before he came.

After Master Sun's explanation, Lu Yan realized that the household registration here was not divided into scholar, farmer, industry and merchant as she thought, but was divided into civilian registration, craftsman registration, military registration, official registration, etc. Servants, Zaoli, beggars and Dan households are low-class registrations, and folk registrations are divided into Confucian registrations, student registrations, medical registrations, arrester registrations, Yin and Yang registrations, rich household registrations, agricultural registrations, commercial registrations, etc. Household registration census is conducted every three years.

Lu Yan hadn't come yet when the census was taken, and Lu Yan hadn't registered when she came, so now Lu Yan probably doesn't have a household registration at all, so this time it will be settled directly.

For example, the Spring Equinox, Winter Solstice and Yingniang are both lowly. However, the Spring Equinox and Winter Solstice did not mean they became lowly registered because they signed a deed of prostitution with Lu Yan. It was because they came here as refugees before and then became beggars. They were registered as beggars during the household registration census. Beggars and Danhus, who have no land, no land, and no fixed residence, cannot be controlled by the state, and they are all regarded as lowly. Ying Niang was even more miserable. She was sold to sing in a tavern at a very young age. She was a musician, so she was of low status. It is very difficult for them to deregister.

Lu Yan asked again: "Can one household have multiple registrations?"

Director Sun: "Of course! Your family is like yours, they have agricultural registration, business registration and student registration. Lu Xiucai was a Confucian citizen last year, and this year he has a student registration. But in the final analysis, they are all civilians, no problem. "

Lu Yan's doubts were answered, her citizenship was registered, and the taxes for Lu Ji and Wenquanzhuang were also paid. The hot spring village is quite interesting. Lu Yan is only responsible for the tax after buying it, and has not paid the previous tax. Chief Sun is already planning to go to Mrs. Liu to ask for it.

After all these things have been done, it’s time to prepare gifts again once a year.

Lu Yan was rich this time. In addition to the pile of things she sent to her aunt's house and grandma's house last year, she also gave two watermelons.

Lu Yan originally wanted to give away more watermelons, but she collected a lot of watermelons, so there was no shortage of this few. But he was stopped by Lu Sheng.

Lu Sheng: "A common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a jade."

Lu Yan was stunned for a moment: "You mean, giving watermelon is too ostentatious, and it would be bad if the neighbors saw it, right?"

Lu Sheng nodded: "I'm afraid of making people jealous and causing trouble. And it's not that I can't trust the character of their two families, but after all, there are many people with mixed minds. Knowing that we have so many treasures now, someone has some evil intentions. Yes That’s the last thing I want to see.”

Lu Yan nodded: "I understand."

This year, the fabrics given as gifts from my aunt's family are more novel and beautiful than last year. Xu's garment business is also doing well. From time to time, people take a fancy to Xu's samples displayed in Huangji Cloth Shop. Xu makes a lot of money from her handicrafts. Fees, the Huang family's fabric business is also getting better.

The gifts for the Song family are also ready, and Song Bowen will take them back directly when the time comes. There is no need to send watermelons to the Song family. Song Bowen is a shareholder of Zhuangzi himself, so he picked up five and took them home. He was really proud this time. Not only did he open the store and open up the county school market, he also invested in a hot spring village, where he could earn money while lying down and eat watermelon in the winter.

What worries Lu Yan the most is whether to give gifts to the magistrate. Liu Hongtu has had a lot of contact with Lu Sheng this year, and Lu Yan has also been interacting with Liu Qingyan, so it stands to reason that this should be a good deal. And Lu Yan really felt that if her relationship with the county magistrate could be further developed, it would definitely be beneficial in the future.

As the saying goes, it takes three years to clean up the prefecture, and it costs one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver. But Liu Hongtu, in this poor place far away from the emperor, lived a life of uprightness and integrity that was not as good as that of a wealthy businessman. Working hard all day long was like taking a shot of chicken blood. Why? Isn’t it just to have a good official reputation and achieve results, so that I can be promoted in the future? If Lu Sheng becomes an official in the future, it will definitely be beneficial to have such connections.

Lu Sheng: "I suggest not. Liu Hongtu is notoriously honest. No matter whether it is true or not, there is no room for change. Anyway, he is a solid face. To send moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I have to send them to all the county government before I dare to send them to him. In his hand, if you give him a gift, there is a [-]% chance that he won’t be able to get it in.”

Lu Yan touched her chin: "What do you think he cares about?"

Lu Sheng: "Anyway, it seems like he doesn't care about money."

Lu Yan: "For him to achieve this level, he must be trying to do something, right?"

Lu Sheng: "What else can I want to do? The official reputation is good!"

Lu Yan slapped her thigh: "That's it! I've decided to give you this gift!"

Lu Sheng: "???Are you crazy?"

Lu Yan smiled mysteriously without explaining.

The next day, Lu Yan talked to Liu Qingyan privately for a long time, and then personally escorted the car to the gate of Liu's mansion.

He was not even allowed to enter through the gate, but was kicked out by the manager of the Liu Mansion.

It didn't take long for this matter to spread throughout the world, and it was Lu Yan who spread the word herself.

"Our county magistrate is really difficult to take care of. I came to take care of him, but I couldn't even send a hair in."

Many merchants who were ready to take action have given up their thoughts. Liu Rui himself was planning to find someone to take care of it. When he heard this, he knew that he was hopeless. This matter spread quickly among the people, and the merchants were offended, but the people were happy to see the results. Everyone praised Liu Hongtu as a good official who made decisions for the people with a clear mind.

Seeing this development, Lu Sheng felt mixed emotions and asked Lu Yan: "Is this the result you want?"

Lu Yan laughed: "You think I didn't succeed in giving gifts? In fact, I succeeded. He cares most about official reputation, so I gave it to him. He kicked me out, I saved money, and he got a good reputation. This is not Is it a good thing to kill two birds with one stone?"

Lu Sheng was so impressed that he fell to the ground.