Chapter 18 What’s wrong with this country? Let’s ask the question!
Author: Let the breeze go
Chapter 18 What’s wrong with this country? Let’s ask the question!
As a newly rising social star in Suzhou City, Dr. Lin, the director of Hengtang Fish Market, has been very popular in the circle of Xijianghu in the county recently.
After the miracle of beating up the leader of the Heyi Hall with two punches, there were reports of two iron whips unilaterally beating a dozen rioting boat people.
Although in novels, there are always strong generals who can defeat ten thousand people, but in reality it is completely different.
One-on-one confrontation with more than ten people, and the actual one-sided abuse is very amazing in reality. Such a record can definitely be called a fierce general!
For a time, Lin Tailai became famous upstream and downstream of the Xujiang River, and this was reflected in the fish market, which resulted in a sharp increase in fee income.
That day, Old Man Tang reported to Lin Tailai: "In the past ten days since we started to deepen the restructuring, the fees have increased by more than three taels, and it is not surprising that the increase has been more than ten taels a month."
Originally, he received about ten taels of silver a month, half of which was handed over to the government and half to the court.
An increase of more than ten taels is equivalent to more than doubling the increase, which is already a very good result.
Dr. Lin's main focus today was not on income, but asked: "Have there been any names like Little Yuchi being spread recently?"
He has always wanted to cancel the nickname Xiao Fengxian, after all, it always has a little bit of derogatory connotation.
The iron whip was used as a weapon before, and there were also considerations in this regard. The iron whip is easily reminiscent of Yuchi Jingde, maybe Xiao Fengxian became Xiao Yuchi?
Old Man Tang said vaguely: "Maybe, new names always need time to ferment."
Then Old Man Tang asked again: "Can you please tell me how to deal with these new fees?"
This is a very core issue, and only Lin Tailai himself can make a decision.
Lin Tailai instructed without hesitation: "First, half of it belongs to me; second, from the remaining half, each of the three of you will receive a share, tentatively one or two per person per month.
Third, the remaining money will be used to continue to recruit people, first four or five to enrich the fish market."
In just a few words, Dr. Lin explained the expenses clearly.
"Think carefully while you are sitting in the restaurant. Is there anything missing from the expenditure items?" Old Man Tang reminded.
Dr. Lin thought about it again and again, but still couldn't remember, "What expenses are missing?"
Old Man Tang said helplessly: "Did you forget that you have a public servant above you, so you didn't want to hand over part of it?"
Dr. Lin immediately asked in surprise: "Why do I have to distribute the black money I collected based on my skills to the hall?"
The fish market has been here for a long time. Don't others know that they charge more illegal money? But why is it that he, Lin Tailai, is the only one who succeeds?
This is the value of knowledge, knowing how to carry out standardized management and standardized operations. Only Lin Tailai can earn this money, which is a reflection of personal value.
Old Man Tang was speechless. The consciousness of this person sitting in the restaurant was really too high, higher than three or four floors above.
He reminded me again: "According to the church rules, recruiting new people requires permission from the church."
Lin Zuoguan said without raising his eyebrows: "I recruit members from the Hengtang Fish Market, and I don't need to pay settling-in allowances from the church, so this matter is not under the jurisdiction of the church."
Old Man Tang really wanted to say that this is why the name "Xiao Fengxian" is more popular, but the reason why "Xiao Yuchi" is not popular.
After calculating the amount of black money, Dr. Lin felt that the problem of county examination fees should be solved. He didn't know what the current regulations were in the regulations.
This year's county test is just over a month away. If it doesn't happen this year, you'll have to wait another year.
Finally, Lin Tailai gave instructions: "In the future, there is no need to send someone to deliver the fees to the county government through the hall!
Starting from this month, the fees will be sent directly from the fish market to the county government, and I will make a trip to the county government tomorrow."
After everything was finalized, Dr. Lin, who has rich experience in film reading, knew that the crisis still existed and warned: "Although the situation is excellent at present, there are still two hidden worries.
First, the fish sellers will continue to endure the increased fees charged by our Hengtang Fish Market because they have nowhere else to go.
If there are other channels and markets where fish can be sold and the charges are lower than ours, these fish sellers will probably stop coming to Hengtang Fish Market. This is an external concern.
Therefore, you must pay attention to the news. If there are signs of market grabbing, we will make efforts as soon as possible to persuade the opponent to close the market.
Secondly, when our fish market becomes prosperous, some people at the entrance of the hall may become jealous. Although we are not afraid, we have to guard against it. This is an internal worry!"
Old Man Tang nodded and wrote them down one by one.
Suzhou Prefecture governs seven prefectures and counties. What is commonly known as Suzhou City is actually Suzhou Prefecture City.
Fucheng and its surrounding areas are divided into two counties: Fuguo County, Wu County and Changzhou County.
Wu County is roughly in the west and south, Changzhou County is roughly in the north and east, and Lin Tailai is from Wu County.
The journey from Hengtang Town to Xumen and then to the Wuxian County Government Office near Xumenli is only more than ten miles.
Lin Tailai set out early the next morning and arrived at Yaqian Street of the county government in the morning.
All yamen all over the world look the same, and the style of Yaqian Street is also similar and lackluster.
Outside the county government gate is still the classic eight-character wall, which is covered with various notices and crowded with people watching.
Dr. Lin parted his hands, and the crowd kindly gave him a wide path, allowing Dr. Lin to easily reach the bottom of the list.
After reading for a while, Dr. Lin found the news he wanted.
The county magistrate ordered that a batch of cases will be heard in three days. Among the cases in the list is the sensational revenge case of a dutiful daughter.
Then he didn't need to stay outside and walked directly into the county government gate, but the second gate was not so easy to enter.
Lin Tailai reported his name as Zhang Liangshu, and also reported his name as a person who paid taxes to the county and collected money into the treasury, and then he was able to enter the county government office.
If it was just a few days ago, Dr. Lin would not even have this name. Now that he can find the relevant name and enter the county government, it can be regarded as a slight improvement in his status.
These days, the standard for local bullies is to "go in and out of government offices to collect money, food, and lawsuits." The premise is that you can go in and out of government offices, otherwise there will be no future.
The main layout of county government offices all over the world is roughly the same. The middle road is the lobby, the sixth room, the back hall, and the east courtyard is the county magistrate's judgment hall, which is called Zuotang.
Zhang Liangshu's apartment is not in the middle courtyard, but in the east courtyard of the County Prime Minister's Zuotang. There is a reason for this.
In ordinary counties, the county magistrate is mostly a decoration and is assigned work by the magistrate at will. He has no actual power, but it is different in the eight Jiangnan prefectures.
Because the money and food in Jiangnan were so important, the taxes in the southeast were the lifeblood of the imperial court. In order to supervise the money and food more efficiently, the imperial court set up a county magistrate to manage the food.
In the government office, a grain management general was established. The county magistrate of grain management not only accepted the leadership of the county magistrate, but was also responsible for the grain management general.
The government officials in charge of grain and grain administration could also be responsible upwardly to the governor of Jiangnan, so a unique system of integrated departments was formed around the crucial grain and grain work in the Jiangnan region.
Therefore, the county magistrates of the eight prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River are really different from the county magistrates elsewhere, and they are by no means a decoration.
Corresponding to the official class, the grain department was separated from the household office. The grain department had a lot of dealings with the county magistrate, so the public house was located in the east courtyard.
As soon as he reached the door of the courtyard, he saw a man being pushed down at the steps of the court hall. Two government officials were holding water and fire sticks and were taking turns beating him.
The beaten man on the ground couldn't even lift his head, and he didn't scream. He really didn't know whether he was dead or alive.
Lin Tailai took a few glances and found Zhang Liangshu standing in front of the east wing, expressionlessly watching the government officials beating people.
So Lin Tailai walked along the courtyard wall to the front of Zhang Liangshu, cupped his fists and saluted.
Zhang Liangshu saw Lin Tailai and said, "Come in and talk", then turned and entered the house.
Lin Tailai followed him in and asked curiously: "Why was that man in the courtyard beaten?"
Zhang Liangshu replied: "That man is the master of Shanyi Hall. On his territory, the tax arrears last year were as much as 50%. There is no result in trying to collect the tax arrears this spring."
So the second master got angry and said that he would be charged with concealing money and food, and he might as well be beaten to death here!"
The second master in the yamen's mouth refers to the county magistrate, and the first master is of course the county magistrate.
After hearing Zhang Liangshu's explanation, Lin Tailai suddenly felt a bit sad.
Sure enough, you still have to take the imperial examination, otherwise even if you become the hall master, you still won't feel safe.
When dealing with tax arrears, the county government of the Qing Dynasty directly arrested the delinquents of the households who owed taxes, tortured them, and paraded them in public. However, the small government of the Ming Dynasty could only be incompetent and furious.
How is this country? I asked the question calmly. I was lost in thought and took pills. There is nothing wrong with using these three-character scriptures in the Ming Dynasty!
But specifically speaking, it is a bit unusual for the county magistrate to kill the loser just because he owes taxes.
In Dr. Lin's opinion, this is not in line with Ming Dynasty's culture of tax arrears, and normal gameplay does not involve such mania.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Lin Tailai, he just comes here to do business.
He asked Zhang Liangshu: "I came to the county government today, especially to pay the Hengtang fish market tax."
Zhang Liangshu opened the voucher and said, "Send the tax money to the county treasury and give me the voucher back."
Lin Tailai added: "By the way, I also want to ask Mr. Zhang about the county examination I mentioned earlier."
Zhang Liangshu asked: "Half a month has passed, why hasn't Anletang planted its flag in Yidu?"
Lin Tailai decisively excused himself and said, "I don't know what Hall Master Lu thinks. I'm just in charge of the fish market."
Zhang Liangshu scolded: "I am asking you now, I want you to tell me the reason!"
Lin Tailai then replied: "Probably Hall Master Lu is afraid of the Shen family, so he is slow to act. Perhaps he wants to deal with the situation by delaying."
Zhang Liangshu sneered: "You don't want to do anything, and you still want to waste your place in the county examination?"
Lin Tailai replied: "The master doesn't want to do anything, so what can I do? But if I can pass the county examination, I will definitely go through fire and water!"
Zhang Liangshu really couldn't understand: "Why are you so obsessed with getting a place in the county examination? Are you still dreaming about passing the government examination and the road examination to get a name?"
Dr. Lin, who has experienced many vicissitudes of life, said with emotion: "The end of the universe is the public examination. If you don't go ashore, there will be no sense of security in life!"
Although Zhang Liangshu couldn't understand it, he finally understood the meaning of "a sense of security" and said, "If you just want a sense of security, there are other ways, such as joining a government official."
Lin Tailai said tactfully: "The imperial examination is still the right path."
The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty is known as the three paths of progress, which refers to the three paths of imperial examination, school and officialdom.
But in the middle and later stages, only the imperial examination was the clear path, and the others were all miscellaneous. The treatment in all aspects was so different that it was incomparable.
Zhang Liangshu said: "Don't you know it? Officials can also take part in the imperial examination and change from miscellaneous to clear."
Lin Tailai: "!!!"
Calm down, this Zhang Liang Shu is the best at drawing pie!
With more than 40,000 words, it is about to break into the top 20 new books list, which is pretty good.
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