"Inspector Zhangsun, Inspector Zhangsun, wake up, it's not good, Inspector Zhangsun can't hold on anymore, help me."
Zhangsun Xin collapsed when he saw the Li Family Zhuangzi buying the Gloomy Wood at a high price in the newspaper.
The servant shouted and a group of people surrounded him, beating him, pinching him and finally resuscitating him.
"You've gone too far, you've gone too far." When Zhangsun Xin woke up, she muttered these words.
Obviously, he couldn't continue eating breakfast, so Zhangsun Xin's people carried him back to the courtyard.
"Call Guan Xiaotan, call him here." Zhangsun Xin sat on the chair with a pale face.
The servant ran to find Guan Xiaotan, something big happened.
Zhangsun Xin waited, but before Guan Xiaotan arrived, the merchant who sold him the wood came.
"Inspector Zhangsun, I sold you the wrong batch of wood a few days ago. Some of the wood was sent to the temple.
After checking today, I found that it was mixed with the sandalwood. Alas, it's useless for you to keep it.
How about this, I'll give you twice the amount of sandalwood, take the wrong batch of wood … "
The wood merchant said to Zhangsun Xin with an apologetic and flattering expression.
"Beat him out, beat him out, quick, break his legs."
Zhangsun Xin didn't wait for the merchant to finish his words and roared.
The merchant turned around and ran away quickly.
As he ran, he shouted, "Inspector Zhangsun, it's true that you took the wrong batch of wood, it's useless for you to keep it. Think about it carefully, alas, you really beat him …"
The merchant ran away, and Guan Xiaotan came with eight people.
"Inspector Zhangsun, you're looking for me?" Guan Xiaotan asked with a puzzled expression.
"Xiaotan, yesterday's wood, I sold you the wrong batch. I want to sell you sandalwood, right?" Zhangsun Xin drank a mouthful of water and said slowly.
"It's a batch of wood, everything is there. It's written on the contract." Guan Xiaotan corrected Zhangsun Xin's wrong statement.
Yesterday, when Zhangsun Xin wrote the contract, he was afraid that Guan Xiaotan would find it back, so he deliberately didn't write sandalwood, but a batch of wood.
Today, he regretted it. No matter why the Li Family Zhuangzi wanted to buy in large quantities, the price of Gloomy Wood would definitely rise.
Those who had Gloomy Wood on hand would go to the Li Family Zhuangzi to ask for the price, and then confirm the price of buying it from other places.
"Little Tan, how about this? I'll buy it back at twice the price. How about that?" Zhangsun Xin took a step back.
"Inspector Zhangsun, after my family's Dongzhu saw those logs, he said that I did a good job and rewarded me with a hundred pieces of wood." Guan Xiaotan smiled.
Zhangsun Xin's heart twitched and she almost fainted again.
How much would that batch of Gloomy Wood be worth if it was just a reward of one person? Oh my god! How could this be?
Zhangsun Xin sat there in a daze. She didn't even know when Guan Xiaotan left.
Half an hour later, he was called back to his senses by his concubine.
After drinking a few more sips of tea, he pursed his lips and pondered.
"No, I can't let myself be at a disadvantage. The reply from the imperial court has already arrived. We can use Lantian County as a pilot to collect business tax. Start collecting. Go and check the accounts with them."
For the sake of money, Zhangsun Xin couldn't care about anything else.
He went to the county magistrate with the reply he had given after submitting his petition.
When the county magistrate saw it, he asked Zhangsun Xin to write an official document and stamp it. Lantian County would start collecting business tax.
Business tax wasn't just for stone quarrying. It included hotels and teahouses.
As long as the business reached a certain scale, everything would be collected. 30% tax, 20% tax, 10% tax, etc.
For example, stone quarrying fell under 10% tax.
Drunken Immortal Tavern, 20% tax.
As for wine shops and teahouses, 30% tax.
Those who set up stalls didn't collect money. Those who carried poles and sold things also didn't collect money.
The people in the yamen went out and went to each place to tell them that starting from the 1st of August, they would start collecting taxes.
The accounts had to be recorded properly. Otherwise, they would be severely punished.
The people of Lantian County were stunned when they heard the situation.
"Tax is collected. It's business tax, not head tax."
"Is 30% tax a lot?"
"The gross profit is more, but the net profit is less. They collect according to the gross profit."
"The merchants won't have it easy."
"I heard that it was Inspector Zhangsun who requested to collect it. He must have thought about it."
The people discussed and watched the show.
The merchants were unhappy. They didn't need to pay in the past, so why didn't other places pay but only their Lantian County?
If they wanted to find someone, they could settle it in court. If they went to the Censorate, who would know them?
On the morning of the 20th of July, a large group of censors from the Censorate brought Zhangsun Xin out. They said that he had set up a scheme and was competing with the people.
They also said that he was harming the people and would cause chaos.
Li Longji listened and didn't say anything. He knew that the situation would be like this.
A group of officials, those who had connections with merchants, those who did business with their families, those who had business with their families …
Once Lantian County started collecting taxes, when there was nothing else to do, other places would learn to collect taxes, and the taxes would fall on their heads.
Who would be willing to give their money to the court?
The problem was that not collecting business tax and only collecting agricultural tax was something that the farmers couldn't take.
Li Longji thought about it. The people from the Censorate were finally done with the accusations and waited.
"This matter will be discussed later." Li Longji said. He didn't mention anything about withdrawing the taxes.
Yao Chong immediately said, "Tiele Si formed a surname, Mo San, and led his troops south to surrender to the Tang dynasty. This official thinks that he should be given an official title. "
The topic changed, from internal matters to external matters.
The Tiele tribe had a total of nine surnames. Si Jie was a surname, but it wasn't one of the nine. It was an external surname.
There was a person called Mo San. He brought his tribesmen to surrender. He went to Chang 'an.
If the Tang dynasty was willing, he and his tribesmen could enter the Tang dynasty to live.
Yao Chong's intention was to give him an official title and let him go back.
These people were unreliable. If they surrendered today, they might be in trouble tomorrow.
Why did they surrender? Because Zhang Xiaosong was helping the Ferghanians fight against Aduoda.
Aduoda was a king in the Western Regions jointly promoted by Tubo and the Abbasid Caliphate.
Aduoda first went to fight against the Ferghanians. The Ferghanians paid tribute to the Tang dynasty every year and even sent people to greet them.
When he was beaten, he asked for help from the Tang dynasty.
This had to be saved. If he didn't save them, they would have come to pay tribute for nothing.
Zhang Xiaosong led his troops and killed along the way. Every city they came across was taken care of.
The war was not over yet. According to history, the war would last until November.
In the end, Aduoda ran into the mountains and didn't come out.
The result was that hundreds of cities were conquered and three cities were massacred. Aduoda didn't have many people left.
After Zhang Xiaosong's beating, the others were scared. The previous ten surnames and the current Si surname were all scared.
The Tang dynasty didn't need their soldiers to help the Tang dynasty fight at the border. If they relied on them, the Tang dynasty's soldiers wouldn't have a sense of crisis.
Once they surrendered, they were given an official title, which meant that it was fine. Don't worry, they won't beat you. Go back.
Li Longji didn't need to worry about such a small matter. A tribe could fight against the Tang dynasty easily.
Fighting against the Tubo was tiring, but fighting against them was easy.
When Li Longji returned to Zhuangzi at night, he told Li Yi about Zhangsun Xin.
"I heard that many people from the Censorate were impeaching Zhangsun Xin in the court. They said that he was competing with the people."
"It's not a big deal. They can't do anything. There's no harm in annexing the land. There are still ways to deal with it. "
Li Yi wasn't worried about this.
Could they run away with annexing the land? They still had to pay the money.
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