Chapter 1205. Confiscating the House

"Increasing taxes is the emperor's order. Master Zheng can be fine as long as he obeys. If he protects you, he will be in trouble. So while the master is still on your side, you'd better cherish it and don't make trouble!" Qin Sanlang was afraid that they wouldn't understand, so he broke it into pieces and told them.

Fortunately, everyone understood it and cried and begged: "Qin Baihu, we were wrong. We will not make trouble again. We must wait for the county magistrate."

However, some villagers feel that this tax is a sudden disaster and they should not pay it. They said: "Qin Baihu, can't we not pay this tax? Even if a new bank lends us money to pay the tax, we still have to bear the debt. ...Since the drought hit the northwest, the taxes in our south have become much heavier. We can no longer sustain it. If it happens again, we will really have to sell our sons and daughters."

At the end of the story, I was so sad that I wiped away tears.

When other villagers saw this, they also shed tears, and some even covered their faces and cried bitterly.

"Nai, don't cry...Brother Qian is scared."

"Grandpa, if we can't pay the money, will we be sold? Wuwuwu, don't sell us, we will find work to earn money for our family."

These old people brought many children here, just to let the county magistrate take pity on them for the sake of the children. But the children were timid and cried loudly when they saw their grandma crying.

All of a sudden, the yamen gate was full of crying.

Many government officials, soldiers, and onlookers cried. Although Luo Wu held back and tried not to think about what happened in the northwest, his eyes were still red.

Only Qin Sanlang's expression did not change, he looked at them and said: "The taxes are collected by the emperor. If you don't pay them, you are resisting the decree, and the consequences will be the death of the whole clan. Only by paying the taxes can you survive. I will say this, Just take care of yourself."

After Qin Sanlang finished speaking, he told Zhang Zhong and Luo Wu: "You guys are watching here, keep an eye on them, and don't make any mistakes."

"Yes." Zhang Zhong also had red eyes, but he believed in Qin Baihu that he would never harm the villagers.

Qin Sanlang did not stay long and left. However, he did not go through the main entrance of the Yamen. Instead, he took a detour to the back door of the Yamen, entered the Yamen through the back door, and went to see Magistrate Zheng.

Magistrate Zheng had not rested all day and night. At this moment, his eyes were blood red and his eyes were black. He was calculating the yamen's accounts with the treasurer and ten clerks, trying to find some money to pay as taxes.

No matter how much you can dig out, it will be enough to reduce the burden on the people.

After two days of calculation, I finally figured it out.

"Sir, our yamen is not in deficit, but has an extra eight thousand three hundred and seventy-four taels of silver!" Master Qianliang shouted happily, but his voice was hoarse and unpleasant because he had not slept all night.

"Seriously?!" County Magistrate Zheng snatched the account book from Master Qianliang's hand. When he saw the amount of silver at the bottom, he laughed out loud: "Okay, okay, with these more than eight thousand taels, the people will I can pay less tax.”

Don't think about the eight thousand taels. Many counties in Dachu have a deficit in their accounts, and it is already rare to have more money.

Qin Sanlang heard this as soon as he entered the courtyard. He knocked on the door, walked in, and asked, "Sir, do you really want to give this money to the people to pay taxes?"

"Sanlang is here." Magistrate Zheng was very happy to see Sanlang Qin. If he hadn't been guarding the yamen gate these two days, he wouldn't have been able to work with peace of mind. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "Well, with this money, The burden on the common people can also be lighter."

Qin Sanlang: "This is just a drop in the bucket. It cannot save the people of the whole county at all, and it is very likely to bring death to you."

The military tax alone is one tael of silver per person, not one tael per household. There is also double the head tax and grain tax, which are evenly divided on everyone's head, costing at least 2 taels of silver per person. Tianfu County is a large county close to the south of the Yangtze River, with a population of no less than 30,000. What can more than 8,000 taels of silver do?

Magistrate Zheng was splashed with cold water and looked ugly, but he knew that Sanlang was doing it for his own good... The emperor was short of money. According to the criminal law of Dachu, the extra money from the county and government offices must be taxed on money and grain. Sent to the capital.

"I must not be the only one who does this. I will give the capital a break in advance. With Mr. Zheng here, everything will be fine~" Magistrate Zheng said at the end, his voice was a little weak.

At this time, the most important thing Mr. Zheng should do is to stand firmly on the emperor's side, otherwise he may lose the emperor's trust. And once Mr. Zheng loses the emperor's trust, it will be the beginning of the downfall of the Zheng family.

The major aristocratic families and the adults in the capital were all very aware of the consequences of helping the common people, so they all pretended to be deaf and dumb, indifferent, and only wanted to protect themselves.

"Qin Baihu, you are also a farmer. How can you say such a thing? Aren't you sad when you have been facing the villagers carrying coffins and children for two days?" Fang County Cheng is young and some scholars. Zhiqi was very disappointed with Qin Sanlang's words and began to accuse him in a bad tone.

Qin Sanlang was not angry, but laughed, raised his fists and saluted Magistrate Zheng and Magistrate Fang, and said: "Thank you for your humble position. You two are caring about the people. But misappropriating the county government's money will indeed bring trouble to the magistrate." Danger, since I have seen this danger, I naturally have to say it. And I already have a way to have both ends, and I cannot let you misappropriate the county government's money."

"A way to have both ends? What kind of way to have both ends? Sanlang, please tell me quickly." Magistrate Zheng's eyes lit up, he hurried over and pulled Qin Sanlang's arm.

Qin Sanlang: "The family was ransacked. The Gao family in Xianggui Town was ransacked."

He told what he found out about how Mr. Gao and Old Man Shi wanted to cause trouble in the Yamen, and finally bought the villagers' fields and population at a low price.

"Mr. Gao comes from a secluded background, and his family is full of ill-gotten gains. This time he took advantage of the tax turmoil and wanted to buy the villagers' fields and children at a low price. It was time to rob the Gao family to scare others who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. Evil people who take advantage of villagers’ property at low prices.”

Qin Sanlang looked at Magistrate Zheng and said, "The Gao family's property in Xianggui Town is more than 10,000 taels. If you rob his house, you will get much more money than what is shown in the government accounts."

After hearing this, Fang Xian Cheng took a breath, looked at Qin Sanlang, and took a few steps back unconsciously: "No wonder others gave you the nickname King of Hell. You are really not someone to be trifled with."

Ah, Sanlang, I just said a few words to you for my brother, you must not take it to heart.

"Hahaha, what is the King of Hell? Sanlang is just helping the villagers. Besides, the Gao family is responsible for it. If the Gao family didn't engage in these heresy, the evidence of guilt would not fall into our hands, and the Yamen can't copy him. Home!" Jiang Qi strode in, patted Qin Sanlang on the shoulder, and said: "Good boy, well done, I am indeed right about you, you are capable of great things."