"Wang Quan, a flower house in the willow tree, throws himself into the closet!"

In front of the eight-character wall of the county government office, there were two tables spaced apart, and a large cabinet was placed next to each table. There were many farmers waiting on both sides, waiting to pay autumn taxes.

The two liars that were collecting taxes were all assigned to Pang Yu. Because there was some profit in putting in cabinets, each house wanted to occupy a few cabinets in the name of assistance. Forty-seven li in Tongcheng, Tang Weimin spent a lot of effort, and

Only three were obtained for Pang Yu.

But during Yang Erming's last night inspection, one room was deducted from each of the rooms with open windows. Tang Weimin helped Pang Yu dig out another room to supplement some funds for the express team.

Today is the day to pay the autumn tax in Liushuli and other two places. It was supposed to be completed in early September. First, it was delayed by civil unrest, then the handover of the county magistrate, and finally the change of household housing officials, which seriously affected the collection of autumn taxes in Tongcheng. By October

It's been more than 20 months and it hasn't been completed yet.

Pang Yu was first busy quelling the chaos and arresting people, then he was busy taking over officials, and finally he was busy with Zhuangban affairs, so he was basically ranked last.

After finally waiting for the taxes to be collected, Pang Yu naturally wanted to come and take a look.

The Huahu who had just been called hurriedly came to the table and handed a few pieces of broken silver to He Xianya. He also handed over a piece of silver and a book in the willow tree next to him.

He Xianya checked the coupon with the coupon in his hand. After confirming that the flower was correct, he pressed it with broken silver. He picked up a piece of silver and turned it in front of him. Pang Yu knew that he was looking at the quality of the broken silver.

Confirmation is very difficult, especially when both parties to the transaction must agree.

"Seventy percent silver."

The flower owner bowed his hands and said, "Please sir, the shopkeeper of the grain store told me that it is 90% silver."

He Xianya couldn't help but said, "The official will tell you that this is 70% silver. When you get to the Yamen, you have to listen to the Yamen. What are you doing with those grain shopkeepers?"

"But this silver color is obviously 80%."

Hua Hu felt anxious and couldn't help but hold He Xianya's hands with both hands, "I beg you, sir, to be more careful. I won't be able to get it out no matter what."

The two quick hands behind him rushed over with short sticks. He Xianya waved his hand in disgust, got rid of the Huahu's hand and cursed, "If you dare to pull it again, you will be put in prison today."

The two quick hands hit the Hua Hu on his legs several times, and the Hua Hu stepped back and dodged.

He Xianya grabbed the silver and handed it to the calligrapher on the right, "The silver is all 60%. If you can't make up for it, I will arrest him and stand in the cage."

The calligrapher took out a stick to weigh the silver pieces. The stick is a precision measuring tool, mainly used to weigh silver and medicinal materials. Some famous doctors will use ebony as the stick to show that they are very classy.

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The Tongcheng County Yamen's barracks are made of bronze poles and trays, which appear to be well-made and reliable.

But Pang Yu knew that the weights and trays used were all tampered with. During the weighing process, the flower shop owner had to pay at least 20% more silver. Adding in the fineness that was just underestimated, he had to pay about 60% more.

Of course, the 70% tax does not include the scales used in grain stores and the fineness of the excess silver.

These two transactions involving silver taels meant that the flower household had to pay nearly double the amount of food.

The calligrapher moved skillfully. He took the silver bullion and put it on the tray. He quickly weighed the third button. Before the farmer could see it clearly, the calligrapher had already put down the silver coin and started fiddling with the abacus.

Convert the result to 60%.

"I still need to pay two cents, three cents and eight cents."

The calligrapher directly reported the numbers without looking at the flower shop.

Hanahu originally wanted to question it, but after looking at the Kuaishou next to him, Hanahu took out some broken silver with a sad face.

He Xianya rolled his eyes at him. He had been dealing with these farmers for a long time and knew how to deal with them.

The writer confirmed that the amount of money was sufficient and handed it over to He Xianya. He Xianya wrapped it up in a coupon and put it into the cash box himself. Then he returned to his seat and wrote a receipt on the middle coupon and handed it to the flower.

Account as proof of tax payment.

The last remaining portion of the receipt must also be recorded on the receipt for the county government’s archives.

Pang Yu looked at the flower household named Wang Quan. He was holding the ticket for a long time. He seemed a little relieved in the loss. This year's main taxes have been paid. He can take a breath for a while, but that's not all. Spring Festival

You will also need to pay part of next year's taxes in advance.

Being busy all year round means being able to feed a family.

Pang Yu shook his head. Land tax was the main source of national income before industrial society, but the efficiency of collection was indeed inefficient.

Through this observation, he found that farmers suffered the greatest losses during the payment process, involving two transactions involving silver coins, one with a grain store and one with a government office.

It's not that He Xianya deliberately underestimated the quality of the flower households, but he had to do so, because after he collected enough money in the silver cabinet, he still had to pay the money to the county government, and the money was divided into tax money and regular money from the money.

Regular silver used to be called fire fee, which was added in the name of the loss during the smelting process of silver. Later, it became an explicit rule from the unspoken rule, and everyone stopped pretending, so it was called regular silver.

The magistrate of Nanzhili County has a regular amount of more than a thousand taels a year. Each official and house below has its own regular silver, each with different direct sources, but the final source is all allocated in the land tax.

Even the regular money for officials in Anqing Prefecture was collected and paid by each county. In this system, there was not much room for choice.

Therefore, even if Pang Yu were to be a lockerman, he would still have to suppress the quality and manipulate the weighing. Otherwise, he would not only be unable to earn money, but also unable to do errands.

A bunch of people abandoned the eight-character wall, and Pang Yu strode into the county government office. According to the daily plan, no matter how busy he was, he had to report to the leader to avoid getting into trouble with the leader.

At this time, the morning hall has been dismissed. Yang Erming is usually not in Tuisi Hall but in the second hall. The second hall is usually used to receive official guests and is also used for meetings that need to be kept confidential. The conditions are better than those in Tuisi Hall. Yang Erming first

Seeing Pang Yu, a bright smile appeared on his face.

Although the evil old society forced him to become the county magistrate at such a young age, forcing him to pretend to be serious and less childlike, he was still a young man after all, and would always reveal his innocent side unconsciously.

"I heard that the Zhuang Troupe was practicing firearms at Beigong Gate today, and many people in the city came to watch the fun."

Pang Yu responded quickly, "I am here to report to your lord. Gunpowder weapons must be practiced so that they can be used freely when facing the enemy. The North Gate was chosen because there are few pedestrians there, but it will still disturb the people. I feel ashamed."

Yang Erming waved his hand, "This is a matter of protecting and benefiting the people, not disturbing the people.

The young men in the strong class are in ruins and waiting to be revitalized. It’s hard to be the leader of the strong class. Last time I heard you said that there were a few young men running away. I don’t know how it will end in the end?"

"Two people have been captured and imprisoned in the Ye family's old house. Another person is on the run. Captain Yao Dongshan of the Zhuang Squad has been guarding outside that person's house alone for three days. His subordinates believe that he will be able to capture the deserter.

Except for Captain Yao, everyone else is continuing to practice city defense tactics. My subordinates plan to continue recruiting strong men from the beginning of November, and will recruit 192 men by the beginning of next spring."

Yang Erming said a little excitedly, "I feel more at ease when I have a strong class. The items in your list are very complete, and the supplements later are also very good. When we have more free time, we will implement them one by one, and we will be prepared."

After speaking, County Magistrate Yang put away his smile, looked around mysteriously, pulled Pang Yu over and asked in a low voice, "Pang Bantou, you said last time that you need to eat more eggs to grow taller. This may make sense, but you said that you need to eat more eggs to grow taller."

Spend more time in the sun and exercise more, and I’ll be puzzled by this.”

"I...this...is an adult like this. You are in your youth, which is the peak period of growth. The first thing you need is adequate nutrition. Eating alone is not enough. Eggs contain balanced nutrition. One egg a day is essential.

If you have enough nutrition, you should also promote the absorption of calcium, because growing taller means growing bones, and bones are mainly composed of calcium. But does it absorb calcium when exposed to the sun?

No, but it can produce vitamin d3, which can help absorb calcium. After calcium is absorbed, it will grow to the bones, so you need to exercise to stimulate the cartilage, so that you can grow taller."

Yang Erming was confused after what he heard. He stared at Pang Yu for a long time. Pang Yu spread his hands and said, "I know it's not easy for adults to understand, but you must believe me on this matter. You are only fourteen years old, and you can grow about four years.

As long as you eat and exercise as described below, you will be taller and stronger in four years."

Yang Erming asked in surprise, "I just want to grow taller, why do I need to grow stronger?

I don’t have to do those shoulder-to-shoulder tasks.”

"It is better to be stronger than to be thin. Sir, you see that Sun Lin is also a scholar, so he is tall and strong.

Nowadays, the world is in turmoil, so it’s always good to be stronger, at least you won’t get sick easily.”

"That's true, but my father said that you don't have to be strong to avoid getting sick, you have to rely on support."

Pang Yu smiled and said, "I heard that your Excellency was drinking again yesterday. It doesn't look like you are raising a child."

Yang Erming patted his forehead in annoyance and said, "Yesterday, a prefect from the Chief Secretary of Jiangxi Province passed through Tongcheng and went north to the capital to be the imperial censor. Mr. Sun said that he must send a gift, so he naturally had to entertain him.

I have to drink some as a last resort, my drinking capacity is still a bit weak."

Pang Yu knew that Yang Erming probably spent a lot of money last night. There were unspoken rules in the late Ming Dynasty for such passing officials. For such officials who were promoted from local officials to the capital censor, they had to get at least two hundred taels. This was mainly due to the

It's not to please others, it's just to ensure not to offend others.

The advantage of Tongcheng is that the economy is good, but the disadvantage is that it is a thoroughfare of nine provinces. Officials passing by are like crucian carps crossing the river. Anyway, there are at least several times a month. Sometimes there are also officials from Anqing Prefecture who patrol the roads and guard the roads.

Or when officials come down for official business, the magistrate's reception task is quite heavy.

"The adults work hard, and the villain admires them."

"This...hey, there's nothing to admire. In short, this county magistrate is somewhat different from what I thought before."

After Yang Erming finished speaking, he suddenly pointed at Pang Yu and said, "There is another person passing by tonight. Team leader Pang must receive him together with me."

Pang Yu was not afraid of drinking, but under normal circumstances, a government official like him would not be able to get on the stage. He asked strangely, "I wonder who this distinguished guest is, is it appropriate for me to go?"

"Today this person is of the same year as me, and coincidentally he is also from Songyang, Tongcheng. This time he fills the vacancy as magistrate of Rongchang County, Sichuan, a little later than me leaving Beijing.

He specifically reported to the Ministry of Civil Affairs that he would be on his way back to his hometown, so naturally his official wanted to receive him. He had heard about the civil uprising in the capital and specifically asked his official to invite Pantou Pang.

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Chapter completed!