The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

The disputes in the Southwest did not affect the lives of the people in Chang'an. When the imperial court gave up sending troops, there were still angry students talking loudly about the inaction of the imperial court. The incident caused an uproar in the city.

"The imperial court really wants to reduce taxes? It's neither a disaster year nor a year of amnesty. Why is there such a good thing?"

"I heard that the plan was submitted by the cabinet. I don't know who proposed it. Moreover, the tax reduction is only for businessmen. It has little to do with us."

"It doesn't matter how much, the tax for merchants is lower, and the things they sell will be cheaper. This is also a good thing for us."

"That's true. In the past, my daughter-in-law didn't dare to take the extra eggs at home to sell on the street. Is it because the stall tax and other taxes are too high, and I can't make two dollars by selling it. It's better to eat it at home. I don’t know what taxes have been reduced or exempted.”

"The yamen has posted a notice. I haven't read the details carefully, but it must be a good thing. Otherwise, the merchants in this city will start setting off firecrackers from the morning, as if they were celebrating the new year. I heard that several of them are planning to offer some discounts. activity."

"Let's go and have a look."

When Shen Jia and Zhao Zhang were walking on the street, they could often hear the voices of passers-by discussing business tax reduction and exemption. In the eyes of the common people, it didn't matter who the emperor was or what his surname was, but taxes were definitely closely related to them. , even though business tax seems to be only about businessmen, it still makes everyone excited.

Because it can be seen from this small decree that our emperor is definitely a benevolent king!

"This time, only six tax items have been reduced or exempted, all of which sound ridiculous. For this reason, many ministers still disagree, saying that this has not been changed since the founding of the dynasty. If it is changed, I am sorry for the ancestors. Heh, can the ancestors still stare at them every day?" Zhao Zhang smiled a little when he heard someone praise him, and he felt that his steps were brisk when he walked.

Shen Jia naturally also praised him: "The emperor's move is in line with the people's will, and the tax reduction is very small. It should be said that the entire commercial tax only accounts for a very small part of the national treasury. The more tax is increased, the more difficult it is to develop business. Only less and less."

"Everyone understands the truth. It's just that there are too many people who stick to the old rules. When they hear that there is a change, everyone's first reaction is to resist. Fortunately, this time it is about commercial taxation, which has nothing to do with the interests of most ministers. Otherwise, it would not be so smooth."

"If you can have a good start, it will get smoother and smoother in the future."

The new system of the Accounting Department has also begun to take shape. Shen Jia has completely shed the identity of a teacher and has not gone to the teahouse to give lectures. The accountants who went to the teahouse to teach have also completed the assessment one after another. Step by step to the place.

After Zhao Zhang went out of the palace last time, he asked Shen Jia to go out of the palace in micro-clothes whenever he was free recently. The two of them walked together on the street full of people coming and going. Those days in Ning Mansion were relaxed and at ease.

Two young men ran past them, and Shen Jia heard them say: "I heard that Zhenlong Pavilion opened today, it is the property of Beichen Prince's Mansion, and there are big rewards for the opening today, how about going to join in the fun?"

"You can tell by the name that they are all good items. I am too shy to afford them."

"It's good to have a look if you can't afford it, but you don't have to buy it."

"That's true, it's good to learn more."

Shen Jia also became interested, and turned around to ask He Yan: "Do you know where Zhenlong Pavilion is located?"

He Yan followed him to the court every day, and he knew many followers of the official family in private, and he also heard about this Zhenlong Pavilion, "I heard that it is on Chaoyang Street, and the villain does not know the exact location."

Shen Jia asked the man beside him, "Would you like to go and have a look?"

"The king of Beichen has done a lot of things without telling me over the years, and he opened the Zhenlong Pavilion in such a high-profile way. It seems that he has nothing to fear."

"I heard that it was opened in the name of the concubine. Beichen Wang has always been the top of the list of dudes in Beijing, but he also performed well when he was doing things for you before. Could it be that he deliberately pretended to be a pig and eat a tiger?"

Zhao Zhang was amused by his metaphor, "It doesn't matter whether he is pretending to be a pig or a ghost, just don't let me catch you by the tail, let's go, I will accompany you to have a look, just pick what you like."

"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up, no wonder all women want to marry into a wealthy family, it's a great feeling to have a wealthy boyfriend!"

Zhao Zhang raised his eyebrows, and let him run on the street with his own car. He would only do such an outrageous behavior when he was with Shen Jia in his life, but a few things can make Shen Jia so happy, It's too easy to please.

The location of Zhenlong Pavilion is really good. They turned a corner and saw the big signboard and the guests crowded at the door. A lion dance team occupied half of the street, and the sound of firecrackers kept ringing. It's just noisy when it's close.

"Business is so good?" Shen Jia felt withdrawn. If he was alone, it would be fine if he squeezed, but Zhao Zhang was there, so he couldn't be allowed to squeeze with a group of common people. It would be a loss of dignity, mainly because I'm afraid it's not safe.

The guards who followed today are Yao Zhan's subordinates. They are unfamiliar but have strong martial arts skills. Seeing this, they volunteered and said, "Master, you should go to evacuate the crowd before you go in?"

Zhao Zhang looked at Shen Jia, and let him make the decision. Shen Jia waved his hand, "I won't go, I won't go, this place is crowded, and even the best things can't be tasted well, let's go again next time I have a chance."

Zhao Zhang took his hand and whispered in his ear: "Next time I go to the palace to check my private treasury, and take whatever I like."

The private treasury of the lord of a country is definitely more valuable than a hundred Zhenlong Pavilions. It is not that Shen Jia confiscated things from Zhao Zhang before, but most of the time he refused, because there are only a few ornamental antiques. Enough is enough, and that's it if there are too many. After all, the current craftsmanship is not as good as that of the 21st century. Leaving aside the identity of an antique, there is actually nothing that can really attract Shen Jia.

But the boyfriend still has to accept his wishes, "Okay, don't feel bad when the emperor's private treasury is emptied."

The two turned to another street, and Shen Jia remembered that her eldest sister's shop was about to open, so she took Zhao Zhang to have a look.

When passing by a restaurant, there was another group of people in front of them, pointing at the inside, not knowing what happened.

Shen Jia is not a nosy person, and Zhao Zhang is not, but He Yan is, He Yan ran over after talking to Shen Jia, and then ran back after a while and said loudly: "My two masters, there is someone in front of you!" Murder."

Shen Jia was taken aback, "What's the situation?"

"I don't know, it's just that someone died in the restaurant in front, and a group of men beat and smashed it, should we care?"

"Shuntian Mansion and Jinwu Guard will soon get news of such a big matter, and we don't need to get involved." Shen Jia herself is not a professional in solving crimes, so it's useless to go there, and Zhao Zhang can't put himself in danger.

The two were about to bypass the crowd and leave when suddenly a woman with disheveled hair rushed out of the restaurant with a kitchen knife in her hand, crying, "I'll kill you shameless bastards! You...have no conscience..."

When the onlookers saw the shiny kitchen knife, they didn't dare to watch the excitement. They ran faster than a rabbit. Because Shen Jia didn't react, she just stood there and didn't move. Zhao Zhang was completely fearless. It's just a woman, not to mention the guards behind him, he can subdue it with one hand.

Seeing the woman rushing towards them, several guards stopped Shen Jia and the two of them behind them, one of them snatched the woman's kitchen knife as soon as he raised his hand, and the other turned her hands behind her back and pushed her to the ground.

"You bastards! Bullying my orphans and widows will kill me!...My poor son..."

The yamen servant from Shuntian Mansion came late, hesitated for a moment when he saw this scene, and bowed his hands to Shen Jia and the two, "You two gentlemen, what happened here? Who is this woman?"

Shen Jia came forward and replied: "We also passed by here, and we heard that someone died here, and then saw this woman rushing out holding a kitchen knife, my guards have subdued her, you can take her back for questioning, but listen Said that there are still many people in the restaurant."

Two yamen servants took over the woman, and the others rushed into the restaurant. Shen Jia was about to leave but was also stopped. As a witness, he was going to record a statement.

Zhao Zhang's complexion was not very good all the time. A murder happened at the foot of the emperor. He heard that there was something inside.

The restaurant is in a mess, there are shards of tables, chairs and porcelain plates everywhere, a corpse is lying near the counter, it should be the deceased of this murder case, and in the lobby, the yamen servant is chasing a few men, "Stop, If you dare to take another step, we will not be polite!"

Shen Jia could tell at a glance that the perpetrators were a bit skilled, and probably the yamen servants would not be able to catch them. Zhao Zhang raised his hand, and two guards behind him drew their swords and quickly subdued them.

"Thank you, young master, for your help!" The man in the blue headhunting uniform came over sweating to thank him. Zhao Zhang didn't even give him a look, and walked to the corpse to take a look.

"My lord, don't move rashly here. The post-mortem can only be done after a while." Although the head catcher stopped him, he didn't dare to look directly at him, and followed behind him with his head down.

Zhao Zhang turned around and told him, "Go and ask the woman outside what is the relationship with the deceased?"

At this time, a person tremblingly crawled out from behind the counter, knelt on the ground and cried, "My lord, you want to avenge our young master!"

"Who are you?" the head catcher asked.

"The villain is the waiter in this store, who is responsible for serving the food. Everything is going well in Japan today. Suddenly a group of people came, smashed and robbed the door, and drove away all the customers. Our young owner came forward to stop him and was beaten. After a meal, I didn’t know why I hit the edge of the table, fell down and died, Madam rushed out of the kitchen, took a look at them, and then ran out.”

He speaks clearly, he looks quite clear, and his figure is not thin, but since he didn't stand up to help just now, it can be seen that he has no loyalty to the Lord's family.

The head catcher went to personally bring the lady in, and when she saw her son's body, the lady rushed over crying and crying, holding her son and crying loudly, accompanied by various curses, as if she knew who the murderer was.

Seeing that his master had no intention of leaving, the guards brought over a chair that was generally in good condition, wiped it clean and asked Zhao Zhang to sit down.

Zhao Zhang glanced at the room and saw that there was only one good chair. He shook his head and did not sit on it. Instead, he walked up to the assailants and asked, "Who killed them? Who hired you?"

There were five assailants in total, and Shen Jia took a look at them, and unexpectedly found that one of the men looked familiar, and he seemed to have seen the scar on his face somewhere before.