One Step to The End: 1255 Taxes

Five days passed in a flash, and finally entered the early winter season...

But the monster seems to have disappeared, or the hot spot has been snatched away. The hot topic in the market has long since changed from the monster making a mess, to which concubine was arrested again, and there are more than 20,000 civil and military personnel in Luoyang City. , on average two tens of thousands of concubines.

"Don't arrest me! I'm not a concubine, I'm a concubine of Geng Yachai..."

A woman with disheveled hair was pulled out of the courtyard, and all the servants were taken out. A small official of the seventh rank watched eagerly by the side of the road. When the police from Dali Temple started to put seals, he couldn't help but go The former asked: "Why are the yacha and concubines also arrested?"

"Mr. Han! You are asking this question knowingly, a yacha taking sixteen daughters..."

A sergeant smiled bitterly: "Where did this concubine's silver tael come from? He either bribery and perverted the law, or stole and looted, and suddenly there were more than ten houses and hundreds of acres of fertile land. Dare to check it down, otherwise it will be a crime of deceiving you!"

"Aren't you bullying people..."

The petty official said anxiously, "Then Yin Zhiping took over 2,000 concubines, hundreds of houses and tens of thousands of acres of fertile land were added overnight, and the prince is not as rich as he is, this regulation is about to catch up with the emperor. Now, why don't you arrest him, I'll be bullied, right?"

"My lord! You just came back from a foreign country. The farmhouse was borrowed..."

The clerk spread his hands and said: "The concubine is also a female worker sent to him by the adults. They have their own yamen and workshops. They just buy slaves to work, make talismans and subdue demons. The key is that people pay taxes and pay them three days ago. 50,000 taels of silver to go up!"

The official asked: "Why tax? What kind of tax is this?"

"Incense tax! The Town Demon Division borrowed money to make talismans to eliminate harm for the people, and the people have generously donated money..."

The officer replied: "But the money was too much to be used, so Deputy Envoy Yin generously reported to the court, saying that he did not dare to enrich his own pockets, and in the future, 60% of the incense money was handed over, and 20% of the money was hired to patrol the workshop. In the city, 20% is used as labor and material money, and it is calculated to be used by the people and used by the people!”

The official said in amazement: "Isn't this just paying the head tax in disguise, 50,000 taels will send the court away?"

"Do you think the emperor cares about the mere fifty thousand taels, the most ruthless thing is the incense tax..."

The officer whispered: "In the early days, the emperor greatly praised Deputy Yin, and ordered the three provinces to draw up a copy of the incense tax, and took the Zhenmo Division as a model, all Taoist temples, temples, nunneries, churches, etc. , everyone has to pay the incense tax!"

"Ah? This monk doesn't hate Yin Zhiping anymore, he used to make offerings to the monk..."

The official was stunned, and the officer smiled bitterly: "The support will not be small, but the premise is that you have to pay taxes. No one dared to mention this before, but Yin Zhiping suddenly jumped out and took the lead. It is said that the emperor stood up. Now, I wrote him a plaque with my own hands--Shen Mo Si!"

"No promotion?"

The official pulled him to one side, and the other party whispered: "How can he go into business when he is promoted, and what should he do with more than a thousand concubines, but with the emperor's golden signboard, as long as he does not rebel, No one dares to touch him lightly, besides how many adults he has kept private property for!"

"If you can't leave your personal wealth alone, this official will go to find him..."

The official trotted with the hem of his clothes. It was almost noon at this time, but Zhao Guanren's house was overcrowded again. Not only did countless people come to inhale the fairy spirit, but eight "exorcism houses" were specially opened for local tyrants to live in Among them enjoy VIP service.

"Oh! It's as beautiful as a poem and painting, it's really beautiful..."

A courtyard facing the street is full of literati His long legs stepped on the stone bench near the water.

Cigarettes!

A cigar is slowly rubbed on a beautiful leg, and the visual impact is very large. In another era, it will definitely be insulting, but it is not a problem in the romantic Tang Dynasty.

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"My sons, come and appreciate the rarities in my Demon Demon Hall..."

Two tall oiran came out with a team of female maids. On the four trays were all kinds of cigarettes, match cigarette holders, incense pictures, soap candies, and someone pushed a small cart with red on it. The cloth covers a large object.

"Everyone! This is our one-of-a-kind cigar, all rubbed on the beautiful legs of a virgin..."

The oiran held up a small cigar and introduced with a smile: "This cigarette has both the body fragrance of virgin and the mellowness of natural tobacco. The combination of the two is the scent of fairy grass. Take a sip. If you are in the world of bliss, don't be polite, young masters, just taste it!"

"Come on! The slave family will serve you young masters..."

All the women from Congliang poured out. The delicate gangsters put their cigarettes in their mouths, and an oiran picked up a box of matches, held it up in circles with a smile, and waved his hand in the air like a dazzling skill. The burst of flames startled everyone.

"Hey~ what is this thing, it is so dazzling and dazzling, like the dawn of a cold winter..."

The literati and pokers are really extraordinary. Even the adjectives are like bragging. When the maids gave them a box of matches for them to draw, a group of sons immediately turned into leopards. More people heard the sound and ran in.

"This is a natural fire, also known as the fire in the sky. It was originally a magic weapon used to subdue demons and eliminate demons..."

The oiran held a matchbox and smiled elegantly: "But now it has been transformed by our workshop, and it has benefited thousands of households. It is very convenient to light cigarettes and waxes. There are also this fairy dew soap, Jade Girl Fruit Candy, and the Forbidden Palace comic strip. , are all unique treasures in our store!”

"Take a taste of the jade girl fructose, let me see how many jade girls..."

"Don't cover the forbidden palace paintings, let's open our eyes..."

"Smell it, this soap is really fragrant and smooth..."

The pranksters became excited all of a sudden, and they all gathered around to play with novelty, and Zhao Guanren, who had been in the big Han for several years, knew what these ancients rare, and made cigarettes and matches. It's ripe.

"Everyone, please compose a poem for the cigars in the shop, and the best one will be rewarded with a salt tiger..."

The oiran suddenly lifted the red cloth on the cart, and it turned out to be a huge "salt tiger", which was the highest level of sacrifice in ancient times. Carved, but Zhao Guanren's piece is not only synthetic, but also more than one meter tall.

"Wow~"

This is a shock to the audience. Such a huge "salt block" is really rare, and the tiger that was poured out of the mold is even more lifelike. These guys who are so idle, go crazy and run out to inform their neighbors. , to help them publicize for free.

At this time, Zhao Daguanren was not idle. He just returned to Pinglefang from the yamen, and inspected his half-square site. As the saying goes, you don't want to hit a smiling person. Although the old emperor did not like him, he was reluctant to look for him. Trouble with his cash cow.

"I'm Taishan next door, waiting for you to go to work, your wife, ooh~oooooooo..."

Zhao Guanren walked on the street of his house humming a song. He opened up all 24 courtyards, and the eight courtyards near the river were converted into workshops, from cigarettes, matches, soap, sugar, pharmaceuticals, alcohol, packaging , as well as gunpowder and native penicillin, etc. are included.

"Master!"

A team of female guards wearing red armbands approached, and they all bowed obediently. They didn't go far before they met the women in the firefighting team. After all, these are all wooden houses, and gunpowder and matches are very easy to catch fire. , you can easily burn down the entire building.

"Chang'e! It feels good to make money..."

Zhao Guanren walked into the cigarette factory with a smile. The girls in Chang'e class were rolling fine cigarettes. Of course they wouldn't rub them on their thighs. It was just a gimmick for outsiders to see, but all of them were his little wives. The girls were open-minded and bare-legged.

"Not bad, I can't sell cigarettes..."

Several female leaders were sitting in the pavilion drinking tea, and a director complained: "Everyone's workshops are starting to make a lot of money, and the bonuses are brought back in baskets, but we have more and more inventory, cigars and cigarettes. It's too expensive, and everyone is used to smoking dry cigarettes!"

"What's the hurry? It's only a few days..."

Zhao Guanren walked into the pavilion and sat down. A beautiful concubine lifted her **** and sat in his arms, took out a special offering from her chest, ordered it for him, and asked, "Master! I heard that Feiyan Class The Liushen net body dew, the net profit of 8,000 taels in three days, is it true?"

"This is Renjiaban's trade secret..."

Zhao Guanren smoked a cigarette and said with a smile: "The buying and selling were chosen by you at the beginning, everyone is responsible for keeping the secret recipe, and the leadership of the people is working hard, I have already given them shares, so I can only tell you, sir. , far more than this number!"

"Mom! There are more than eight thousand taels..."

Several girls covered their mouths in surprise, and the female director was also shocked: "Yang Feiyan, her man sent a message this morning, saying that she would be redeemed next month, and she gave it back in one bite, saying that she It's your concubine, I will only recognize you as an official in the future, so they earn so much!"

"Officials! You are partial, our sisters are serving you desperately, and you are partial to them..."

Six little girls surrounded him and became jealous, but Zhao Guanren got up and said, "Can I treat you six Chang'e badly? After the female general's card is printed and the news of winning the grand prize spreads, I will package your cigarette shop. The bonus will become ten times that of other workshops!"

"Really? Sisters, we're going to make a fortune..."

The director cheered excitedly, and hundreds of little girls rushed in. Zhao Guanren, who took turns kissing, was full of drool. Zhao Guanren hurriedly fled, and he was afraid that he would die here if he kissed again. His legal concubine, there is nothing to dare to play.

"Hey!"

A familiar low voice sounded from the front, Zhao Guanren silently walked into the bamboo forest and entered a vacant wooden house, only to see Xia Buer leaning against the wooden wall with his arms folded, wearing an old civilian clothes , with a hat under his feet.

"You have to strengthen security measures, a group of little girls are just decorations..."

Xia Buer said with a smile: "Deputy Yin! You are playing a big game this time. Let the sects across the country pay the incense tax. The monks greet your mother all day long, and even the national teacher does not speak for you. The old emperor has already I can't stand the pressure anymore, I'm afraid I'm going to condone others to kill you to vent my anger!"

"I guessed it! It's not that the emperor can't stand the pressure, but he deliberately diverts the conflict..."

Zhao Guanren said disdainfully: "Killing a little official of me in exchange for the taxation of the sects in the whole country, this transaction can kill him alive, and besides, one third of the Tang territory has been lost, and now Asan is attacking the hinterland of Tianzhu again. , he is going around to raise army salaries and send a large army out!"

"I guess you dare to play like this..."

Xia Bu'er frowned and said, "People don't know about this. Brother Teddy heard about it in the harem. In the early morning, he specially asked me to remind you that the old emperor is a white-eyed wolf who kills donkeys. Ten demon masters, you are sure to get out of the city and run away!"

"Hehe~ You also listen to other people's copywriting, don't read it yourself..."

Zhao Guanren suddenly laughed wickedly, and Xia Buer wondered: "What do you mean, the number of the Suppressing Demon Division is prescribed for you to die, even if you secretly privately fund a group of people, 500 people will die, no matter how many you will definitely count. If you rebel, those bad people are also trash!"

"Student Fuji! Put on your hat and go out with me. I'll show you the capital of this king and tell you what the three powers are..."

Zhao Guanren put his arms around his shoulders, Xia Buer put on his hat and said: "I already know what the rebellion season is, and the army will be launched after the autumn! I went to ask Teddy brother of the three major powers, and he insisted that it was military power! Financial power! Feminism! But how can it be feminism?”

"Hahaha..."