Tao Yao sent the people away and turned around to see Chu Qing and Tao Shaozhang.
The two stood up quickly, and Tao Shaozhang called "Father."
Chu Qing also wanted to call his father, but he was embarrassed.
Seeing Tao Shaozhang personally receiving him, Tao Yao smiled and said, "This young man looks fresh, I don't know which family he is from."
Chu Qing sighed and announced his family status: "Chu Qing, the son of Chu Wensheng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has met Mr. Tao."
Sure enough, the smile on Tao Yao's face disappeared: "What are you doing here?"
Chu Qing rolled his eyes: "Disliked."
Tao Shaozhang said quickly: "Master Tao just came over to inquire about my little sister's marriage."
Tao Yao: "With him?"
There was no surprise on Chu Qing's face, he was used to it.
Tao Yao waved his hand: "The Tao family does not interact with the Chu family and sees guests off."
Tao Shaozhang was still thinking about the six baggage, and said quickly: "Father, Mr. Chu is not as difficult to get along with as the rumors say. Although he is not good at etiquette, his family background is worrying, he has no official position, he is notorious, he is not good at literature and martial arts, and he just flies around all day long.
He was a dandy who lived a life of debauchery and his father was quite controversial, but Mr. Chu... Mr. Chu, he...he..."
"At least I brought a gift." Chu Qing sighed. With this note, who am I to be a young minister? Why don't you go to Nanshi and say Guankou?
After thinking about Chu Qing's "advantages" for a long time, Tao Shaozhang's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's it. Mr. Chu brought a gift."
"You don't know what you can do." Tao Yao snorted, and then said to Tao Shaozhang: "Li Lin's brother Li Mu embezzled Moxiao County's tax money, please suppress it. Li Lin just said that the tax money of the fat smugglers totals 1,700.
Fifty-two strings, all returned. The Li family is a veteran of three dynasties. Although Li Mu has violated Chang's laws, he is still a small evil. You can return to the government office tomorrow and write a note to let him go."
Tao Shaozhang suddenly became anxious: "Father, Xiao County has been losing money in taxes for many years, but it doesn't even bother to do the accounting. Li Mu is the county government, and his crimes are hard to escape. He also plunders the people's wealth, and he is known as Li Sanchi..."
"Shut up!" Tao Yao interrupted angrily: "Even your Dali Temple minister didn't pay attention to this matter, but you, a young minister, took it all over you. I don't know how high the sky is, but I will let him go tomorrow!"
"Don't let go!"
"put!"
"Don't let go!"
"put!"
Seeing that the father and son were in a stalemate, Chu Qing said cautiously: "How about you two continue drinking and I say goodbye first?"
No one paid attention to him at all. The father and son looked at each other fiercely like a bull, not giving in an inch.
In fact, this kind of thing should not be discussed in front of outsiders, especially in front of Chu Qing.
It seems that Chu Qing is not regarded as an outsider, but in fact, he is not regarded as a human being at all, and he is completely treated as nothing.
For a moment, Chu Qing felt embarrassed whether he could leave or stay.
In the end, Tao Yao sighed slightly and softened his tone a bit: "Idiot, how can you not suffer a big loss if you have such a temper?"
The father has given in, and it is not easy for the son to continue to be tough.
"I know that the Li family will definitely find someone to talk to you. It's okay to let him go, but he will have to make up for the tax deficit of the Ministry of Household Affairs by Li Mu, who is harming the people."
Tao Yao thought for a moment, nodded and said: "That's good, lest the good people criticize you, you can calculate how much shortfall you have to make up, and send someone to Li's house to send a message for my father."
"Li Mu made 1,752 guans this spring, and has been in deficit for three consecutive years. It must have been more than 2,000 guans last winter, at least 3,000 guans in the autumn, 4,000 guans in the summer, and 5,000 guans in the spring..."
"Wait a minute." Tao Yao was confused: "My son is saying that the more greedy you are about this plum tree, the less it will be."
"That's true. There were more in previous years, but less this year."
"Is there any evidence?"
Tao Shaozhang said very perfunctorily: "No, I guessed it, plus a rough calculation."
Chu Qing, who was watching the excitement, fell to the ground in admiration.
Brother, you were taught mathematics by a loan shark, right?
I have heard that the more corrupt you are, the more you are, but you have not heard that the more you are corrupt, the less you are. Xiao County is the lower county of Changjing, with less than 10,000 households. If you calculate it this way, the official tax revenue from corruption alone will be as high as that of Changjing in three years.
Taxes have been paid for one year.
Tao Yao also reacted and became furious: "You still don't want to let me go!"
"Let it go when the shortfall is made up!"
"How can you be short-changed? It's obviously a lion's mouth." Tao Yao was so angry that his hair and beard were bulging. He pointed at Tao Shaozhang and shouted: "Okay, okay!"
After saying "good" three times in a row, Tao Yao sneered: "Father, I will give you half a day to prepare the accounts. If you can do it and have real evidence, if the Li family does not make up for the shortfall, I will join them in the palace."
Ben, but if you can't do it, I will release you tomorrow!"
Tao Shaozhang's expression moved slightly: "Is this true?"
"When did my father lie to you?"
Tao Shaozhang smiled slightly, showed a confident smile, and said lightly: "My child... doesn't know how to do accounts."
"You damn thing don't know how to do accounts, why bother arguing with me, you bastard!"
The prince's young master actually burst out of his mouth. He was obviously very angry and wanted to leave as soon as he waved his sleeves.
Everyone would be angry when this happened. It was obviously a mess and they didn't understand the point of messing around with the accounts.
As a result, Tao Yao even took out his right leg and suddenly turned his head to look at Chu Qing: "What are you looking at? Get out of here."
Chu Qing: "..."
Tao Yao left angrily, muttering something as he walked.
With a "plop", Tao Shaozhang sat down on the stool with a look of defeat on his face.
Chu Qing, who had watched the excitement for a long time, was a little disappointed. He thought Tao Yao would show Tao Shaozhang the kindness of an old father, but he just left like this, which was not satisfying at all.
Tao Shaozhang was not in the mood to talk to Chu Qing. He didn't even glance at the baggage and calligraphy and paintings placed next to him, and murmured: "Even the household department can't be checked, and the accounts are in a mess. What should I do?
What should we do? Is it possible to really let this person who harms the people go unpunished?"
Chu Qing asked curiously: "What does this account mean? It is the county's account book, recording taxes, labor, or something?"
"It is precisely because of the lack of accounts that I can do nothing to pay taxes to the county residents, copy Dingkou, etc. However, there are very few people who are proficient in arithmetic. They are confused about accounts and confused about accounts."
"Arithmetic?"
"You may not understand even if I tell you, hey." Tao Shaozhang said disheartenedly: "Master Chu, please leave. It is not convenient for me to see you off. Those calligraphy and paintings... those calligraphy and paintings should also be taken away with you."
Chu Qing rolled his eyes.
Just now I was a foolish brother and a wise brother, but I no longer want calligraphy and painting, and I have become a young master and an official again.
Feeling contemptuous in his heart, Chu Qing asked Fu San to pack his bags and prepare to leave, while Tao Shaozhang asked someone to fetch the accounts from the bedroom.
After Fu San finished packing, Tao's servants also brought the accounts. Tao Shaozhang began to look through them as if no one else was around, his brows furrowed as if something were wrong.
Chu Qing glanced at it casually, but when he saw it, he was dumbfounded and blurted out: "Isn't this also a bill?"
This shout startled Tao Shaozhang.
"Are you a general mathematician?" Tao Shaozhang looked suspicious.
"Whoever made the fake accounts is so unprofessional." Chu Qing glanced at it intently and was overjoyed: "It's too amateurish. You can deduce the true amount even if you are an amateur. The person who did the accounting must have done it on purpose."
"Do you really know this?"
"Of course..." Chu Qing paused and chuckled: "If I restore the accounts and use them as evidence for your Dali Temple, well-founded evidence, and prove that the amount of the deficit is particularly high, then can you introduce your sister to me?"
give to me?"
"Only you?"
"Farewell."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute." Tao Shaozhang was also a dead horse, and he quickly grabbed Chu Qing's sleeve: "Do you really understand?"
"Of course I understand, but if I can't do it, I'll give you all the calligraphy and painting."
Without saying a word, Tao Shaozhang immediately turned around and shouted in the distance: "Come here, exchange tea, exchange tribute tea, quickly!"
Fusan was confused: "Master, I've never seen you learn arithmetic."
Upon hearing this, Tao Shaozhang turned around again: "No need to serve tea. Come and see the guests off."