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But these, not everyone can see clearly, he brought up the matter clearly, just to frighten Wu Shangshu, and use his hand to deal with those who don't like him.

To put it bluntly, his purpose is just to show some color to those who trip him up, and he doesn't want to kill them all.

It was he who saw this matter so thoroughly that he chose to expose it at this time.

And if this matter is handled well, it will also help him take over the business of finance and taxation in the future, because the problem this time really lies in finance and taxation.

In the current taxation of the Great Xia Dynasty, there is a tax item called stamp duty. Of course, this tax item is also included in the modern tax law. .

Daxia’s stamp duty is mainly aimed at various contracts, such as sales, leasing, tenancy, pawn sale, and loan. When these contracts are established, if you go to the Yamen to handle the formal contract, you have to pay stamp duty. The tax rate is not high, 100 taels of silver Only one hundred coppers are charged for the transaction.

It is precisely because of the low tax rate and the scarcity of single tax payments that an unspoken rule began to form at some point, that part of this part of the tax revenue will be allocated to officials at all levels who handle it.

After a long time, as long as the accounts are evened out, even the people in the household department will turn a blind eye to it.

Gradually, people got used to this method of handling, and they took this part of the tax as a matter of course.

I didn't even bother to do balance accounts and cover up a little.

That's the way it is said, the person who made the accounts before was too stupid, and they didn't even close the accounts, so they left them alone. This time when Ji Xiuran ordered someone to reorganize, it was all exposed, and he just happened to take it talk about things.

Mr. Wu looked at the ledger with a livid face, and his mind was filled with darkness. He had been in the household department for many years, so he was very clear about the issue of stamp duty, and speaking of it, there would be a part of it for him, so he just turned a blind eye and closed it. only eye.He didn't want to pursue it in the past, and gradually he got used to it. This time he was pointed out so clearly, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Moreover, he never thought that the tax would be such a large amount of money when collected at a rate of one-thousandth.

If the emperor knew about this, it would be a disaster. Thinking of the emperor's reaction after knowing this situation, Master Wu not only shuddered, he had to find a way to get himself out.

Thinking of this, Wu Shangshu turned his head to look at Ji Xiuran, with a stiff smile on his face, and said, "I didn't expect such a big problem with this account, Mr. Ji is really talented."

As if he didn't see Mr. Wu's ugly face, Ji Xiuran smiled lightly, and said modestly: "It's not that the low-level officials are outstanding, but that the people who were in charge of this matter before were too irresponsible."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Wang Shilang opposite, Wu Shangshu heard his words, and followed his eyes to look at Wang Shilang.

At this time, Wang Shilang looked down on Ji Xiuran's new accounting method because he didn't like his eyes, and he didn't glance at the account book from the beginning to the end. Watch the fun there.

But when he found that the eyes of Ji Xiuran and Wu Shangshu were all turned to him, he gave Ji Xiuran a hard look rather displeased.

At this time, Wu Shangshu looked at Wang Shilang, suddenly Fu Lin's heart came to him, and he took advantage of the situation and asked: "Master Wang, how can you explain this account problem?" After speaking, he threw the account book in front of Wang Shilang.

At this time, Wang Shilang was reprimanded by Wu Shangshu, he asked in a daze, didn't look at the account, then stood up and argued: "Your Excellency, please don't wrong the lower official, it must be Ji Jun's scheme to harm me, the lower official is wronged."

Seeing the glaring accounts, Wu Shangshu naturally knew that this was not Ji Xiuran's design. At the same time, looking at the sophistry Wang Shilang, he felt very irritable.

Wang Shilang was in charge of this part before. I didn't expect that this person was so stupid that he couldn't even make an account. Now he was caught and tried to argue.

At this time, Mr. Wu didn't care about the power behind Wang Shilang, he just wanted to pin the matter on him, so that he could be exonerated when the emperor pursued him.

Seeing that Wang Shilang did not plead guilty, but still tried to argue, he reprimanded him: "You say you have been wronged, then this clear and clear account can't be faked."

This time, Wang Shilang picked up the account book in front of him and looked at it. When he saw the bright and sorry entries on the account book, he immediately fell silent.

Master Wu saw his reaction, so he seized the opportunity to order: "Wang Shilang will not come to the Yamen from today onwards, wait for the matter to be dealt with, and hand over your work to other people."

When Wang Shilang heard this, he shouted in dissatisfaction: "Master Wu, how dare you treat me like this."

Master Wu didn't give him a chance to continue talking nonsense, so he waved his hands and asked him to be taken down.

Seeing Master Wu's handling of Wang Shilang so vigorously and resolutely, everyone watched the development of the matter in a daze, not daring to make any sound.

Only Ji Xiuran sat there calmly, watching the development of the matter calmly.

In the end, looking at Wang Shilang who was being taken down, he was neither happy nor sad, showing no unnecessary expressions.It's not that he is hard-hearted and cold-blooded, it's just that he has to pay the price for doing something he shouldn't do.

Back in his room, Ji Xiuran took over the accounts for the first half of the year from the clerk. Ji Xiuran calmly handed over these accounts to Li Ran and the others, and told them to sort them out and check the accounts clearly before continuing to do his own work.

Li Ran and the others were left to admire Ji Xiuran's resolute action.

After the matter was handed over to Wu Shangshu, Ji Xiuran didn't pay any more attention, and just devoted himself to his official duties.

But not long after, he heard the result of the matter, and as he expected, the emperor did not pursue it to the end, but only symbolically punished Wang Shilang who had false accounts and Wu Shangshu who was not strict in supervision.

One was fined for half a year, the other for three months, and his position was not even demoted, so he really let go gently.

After hearing this, Ji Xiuran curled his lips, put the matter aside, continued to sort out the official documents at hand, and wrote a letter home to Shi Jingchen who was far away in Jinhaiwei, without any extra concern at all.

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Shi Jingchen picked up the family letter he had just received and was about to open it when the Jinhaiwei command envoy was in charge of the account, when he heard a notification from outside the account.

He had no choice but to temporarily put down the family letter and let people in.

Wu Tongzhi, who came to report to the commander on time as usual, felt that the commander was not in a good mood today, and he was a little more careful.

After Shi Jingchen saw Mr. Wu coming in, he quickly adjusted his mood and listened to Mr. Wu's detailed report with a deadpan expression.

Although the commanding officer still had no expression on his face, Wu Tongzhi relaxed after restraining his momentum, and the report went much smoother.

Shi Jingchen was sitting on the main seat, seemingly listening seriously, but he was actually observing Master Wu's reaction all the time.

After this period of contact, he found that Master Wu was not as shrewd as he thought at first, but a little roundabout.

Just looking at his regular and detailed reports during this period of time, regardless of the weather, the big and small affairs in the camp can confirm this.

In addition, this person is still a little confused, and he is so loyal that he can't tell right from wrong.This kind of person will be very useful as a deputy, and he will do what he says.

But he is not qualified to be the decision-maker. Just look at the past two years, he has been so conscientiously busy with his official duties, and he has made Jinhaiwei so smoky.

This person also has one of the most fatal flaws, that is cowardice, not as good as those noble children from aristocratic families, and they will not be placed in Jinhaiwei so smoothly.

During this period of time, Shi Jingchen has found out the bottom line of this person and made a decision. Although some aspects of this person are not satisfactory, he is obedient and diligent, so it doesn't matter if he stays.

Thoughts turned around in his mind, and then he looked at Mr. Wu who had finished the report. Shi Jingchen waved his hands with a flat face, and said indifferently: "Master Wu is the one who decides these things."

Wu Tongzhi heard this, and said with a bit of embarrassment on his face: "This is all the responsibility of the Commander, how can the subordinate officials bypass the Lord and make decisions privately."

After hearing this, Shi Jingchen was a little speechless by Wu Tongzhi's pedantry, paused, and then said: "I said you can do it, so you just let go and do it." After speaking, there was a hint of impatience in his tone He waved his hand and said, "That's it, you go back first."

Wu Tong Zhiben wanted to say something else, but seeing the displeasure on the Commander's face, he swallowed his words and saluted to leave.

Chapter 152

After Wu Tongzhi went out, Shi Jingchen picked up the family letter sent by Ji Xiuran, carefully opened it, and looked at it seriously with gentle eyes.

After a while, he heard the voice of "report" coming from outside the tent. He reluctantly raised his head from the home letter, raised his hand and carefully folded it away, before replying "in".

It was Liu Zhuang who came in. At this time, he looked unhappy, walked in with a fierce voice, and said in a rough voice: "Boss, how long are we going to endure those things, I really have had enough of those things that are not as good as animals. gone."

Shi Jingchen frowned, looked at him sternly, and lightly reprimanded: "Pay attention to your emotions, you also said that those are scum, why bother to be angry for those people."

When Liu Zhuang heard this, he stared dissatisfiedly and retorted: "How can you not be angry when you are bullied to the top? You put it lightly. I have been in the army for more than [-] years and I have never been so useless."

After hearing this, Shi Jingchen was not angry at his disrespect, but calmly comforted him: "This is not the right time, you just need to pay attention to them, and leave the rest alone."

Liu Zhuang disapproved all over his face, but when he saw Shi Jingchen like