Tao Zhongxian, the manager of the Tao family shop, was sitting leisurely on the Taishi chair. This chair was bought by his second son when he went to the city. It is said that it was used by people of high status. It has a frame-shaped square seat on the lower part and a castellated chair ring on the upper part.
The armchair looks really high-end and practical.
I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but since he sat on this chair, Tao Zhongxian felt that his status had become much more noble, and he became more and more obsessed with it.
He swallowed a big sip of tea and looked at this year's account books attentively.
Rural officials such as the head of the village and the head of the first class may not be good at it. They are responsible for collecting rural taxes. It is okay to collect them, but if they are not collected, they have to force themselves to pay when they encounter unreasonable officials. Throughout the ages,
I don’t know how long it took, but Jia Shou was forced to go bankrupt.
However, Taojiadian was a prosperous commercial port, and the city tax revenue exceeded the land tax. This situation did not exist. Moreover, Emperor Guangwu strictly ordered the officials and gentry to pay the grain as one. In the past, many villagers attached their fields to the officials and gentry with meritorious status, resulting in tax
The situation of difficult tax collection is gone forever. Nowadays, rural tax collection is smooth, and the village chiefs are living a good life.
As Tao Zhongxian served as the head of the village, he naturally made a profit. Big corruption may not be enough, but small corruption is a certainty. This year, he supervised production, mediated disputes, tried cases, and collected money and food. He really made a little money. The only flaw was that
What's more, according to tradition, each village chief takes turns to serve for one year, and every ten years, he has served for one year, and this position is about to be handed over to another village chief.
Tao Zhongxian didn't want to hand over the job. Having lived for more than sixty years, he had matured with age and knew that there were exceptions to everything. As long as he had enough money, it might not be impossible to work for another year, so he relied on connections and went to Xiangfu County (Kaifeng Prefecture).
It is indeed effective. It has been a year. Mr. Li, who took over, has not received the documents from Xiangfu County, so he continues to stay in this position and serve the country.
Looking at the account books, he was secretly happy. The actual city tax collected this year was more than in previous years. The city tax is not as rigid as the land tax and cannot be faked.
It changes with the changes in activities. If you operate it well, you can make more money.
"Sir, someone over at Shenming Pavilion complained about a big case." Just as he was thinking about something good, a countryman came to report.
"A big case? What big case can these villagers have? It's just petty things like stealing, fighting, and so on." Tao Zhongxian smiled disdainfully. However, it is a good thing that someone reports the case. How to handle the case is not up to me.
After all, whoever gives more money will turn their elbows.
Thinking of this, he happily walked to Shenming Pavilion. Suddenly he remembered something he had forgotten, "Come here, please carry my grand master's chair to Shenming Pavilion," he shouted. In any case, a township official is also an official, ass
You must bring a chair underneath.
The Shenming Pavilion in Taojiadian was crowded with people. In addition to the people involved in the case, there were also people watching the excitement, as well as other Li Lao and Jia Shou. Emperor Gao's "Religious Citizen List" stipulated that cases should be settled in Shenming Pavilion.
The elders, li chiefs, and chiefs were all required to participate and listen. However, it was no longer as strict as in the early days of the Republic of China. Tao Zhongxian only informed the li elders and chiefs with whom he had a good relationship, just to show off. p>
Don't underestimate his position. The "Teacher's List" stipulates: "All trivial matters such as marriages, farm fights, and quarrels between private households are not allowed to be reported to the official at will. They must be settled by the old man Li Jia in the management."
"Regardless of whether the complainant is true or not, he will first cut off the complainant's stick by sixty points and then send it back to the old man for judgment." So this man is actually an ancient civil mediator. Local officials and people in the village are all treated with great courtesy.
, respected as the "Censor of Square Scarf".
"Cough~cough~"
Seeing everyone gathered, Tao Zhongxian coughed majestically twice and asked: "You said there is a huge case, what is it about?"
Naturally, the nobleman Tianhuang would not take the mere elders seriously, so he ordered someone to escort the evil beggar, held his head high and said: "In broad daylight, in the bright sky, this man actually did the evil thing of harvesting and cutting off animals, making people and dogs, and trapping people."
Kidnapping, please ask the old newspaper officer to punish you severely."
After understanding the ins and outs, Tao Zhongxian secretly complained. This case is not as simple as it seems. The evil beggar has been in the local area for so long, why has no one reported him? There must be powerful support behind it. Judging from the appearance, this evil beggar looks very good.
He must be a member of the Beggar Clan. Harvesting and cutting has always been a way for the Beggar Clan to make money. As a young man, I can't afford to offend this group of people! But if I don't care about it, so many pairs of eyes are looking at my own.
His reputation is terrible. Besides, the young master in front of him is rich and handsome. He is not like ordinary people, and he is not easy to offend.
After all, he has been working at the grassroots level for a long time, and he is well versed in the art of kicking a ball. First he cursed the evil beggar for his cruelty, and then praised Zhu Ruofeng for his bravery.
"It's such a harm, I admire you so much." He finally said that he only had the power to judge minor cases. Such major cases should be sent to the arresting hall next to him and handed over to Captain Zhang, who would escort him to Kaifeng and hand them over to the judge for trial.
Later, he was executed in Lingchi.
"Guys, please come with me. The arresting hall is next to Shenming Pavilion." He led the way diligently and kicked the ball to the arresting hall in an understatement.
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A person's name, the shadow of a tree. In the Taojiadian area, the notoriety of Guo Laoliu, the beggar's head, can make children cry at night. No matter it is a good name or a bad name, as long as you are famous, it will be easier to do things. At this moment, he appeared at the local police station.
In Zhang Ming's public apartment.
The old rule is to first send a letter of silver, a full thousand taels, and "please ask Brother Zhang to deal with this matter."
Zhang Ming is very proud. Although Guo Laoliu has nearly a thousand brothers, he only has a dozen of them. But we represent the government. No matter how powerful he is, he has to give us gifts. In fact, without his protection,
Guo Laoliu's power would not have expanded so much and become a serious danger to the local area.
"Don't worry, Brother Guo. With Brother Yu here, this fire will never burn Brother Xian. However, the brother in the Brother Xian gang must die," he said.
"It doesn't matter, as long as I can pass the test safely, I will be very grateful." Guo Laoliu expressed his gratitude.
"Capture the head, Chief Tao Li is here with the beggar in custody," one of the policemen reported.
"What a cunning old man!" Zhang Ming cursed and ordered the reception.
After hearing what Zhu Ruofeng and others had said, Zhang Ming was filled with admiration for everyone's righteous deeds, "When the Holy Emperor was in court, he did something so unconscionable! Fortunately, the young master was so righteous that he saved the life of Lin Yuan's dear friend! Young Master,
Don't worry, I will immediately send someone to take the evil beggar to Kaifeng. After the trial, the official will definitely sentence him to Lingchi and give an explanation to the world."
"Thank you very much." Seeing that things went smoothly, Zhu Ruofeng was very happy. He thanked him condescendingly and left the arresting hall.
After sending everyone away, Zhang Ming called two of his confidants, "You two will escort the evil beggar to Kaifeng, and kill him on the pretext of trying to escape. Master Guo must not be involved."
"Don't worry if you catch the head, I understand."