Chapter 65 Birthday
"Xie Yuchuan, Master Dong, that male apprentice, the doctor who ruined people's reputations in the clinic, the domestic violence husband who forced Panxi to commit suicide, and all the beneficiaries who oppressed and oppressed the women..."
"He talks a lot about morality, but he's actually terrible!"
"Xiao Man........"
"I miss my mom, I want to go home, Xiaoman, I feel so bad, but I can only comfort myself to be strong, it's okay, I can get back on track after falling down, I won't give up, the more he pushes me, the more I want to live my life."
"But, this feeling of being suppressed is still uncomfortable."
"Girl..." Xiaoman looked at Shen Wei holding her hand tightly.
I don’t know what the girl went through, her whole body was shaking and cold.
She seemed very angry, but she could only hide her anger in her heart and could not let it explode.
She seemed to be eager to escape from here, but a pair of invisible hands easily pulled her back.
She seemed to want to change something.
I have been working hard for this for a long time.
But found that
All his plans to stay up late could be disrupted by just one word from Xie Yuchuan.
"It's okay, girl. Xiaoman will be with you. Everything will pass. Didn't you say that? As long as you have a clear conscience and try your best, you will have no regrets even if you fail."
"Besides, the girl is so capable and kind, she will definitely get what she wants......"
Xiaoman couldn't do anything and didn't know how to comfort Shen Wei.
She could only reach out and pat Shen Wei on the back. For the first time, she felt that this mansion seemed to have really become a mess.
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time,
Soon it was the next day.
Today is Madam Hou’s fiftieth birthday. Due to the relatively short life expectancy, this birthday banquet can be described as extremely grand.
The Marquis' Mansion not only hosted banquets for prominent officials and nobles in the capital, but also sent invitations to the royal family. However, the invitations sent to the royal family were usually just a formality to show the Marquis' Mansion's importance.
Most of the royal family members would only bring generous gifts and would not go in person.
In a carriage heading from the Qin family to the Marquis' Mansion.
Mother Qin looked dignified and calm, her hair was combed meticulously, and every piece of jewelry on her body was just right, neither overshadowing the other, but also showing her respect for Madam Hou.
She glanced sideways at Qin's father, who had a sullen face and said nothing.
He glanced again at his son, who had his head down, sweat all over his forehead, and was too guilty to speak.
"Ugh........."
"Master, Hong'er didn't do it on purpose. Why bother? He is still young and has just started working. It is understandable that he made a small mistake."
"Master, you have already taught Hong Er a lesson last night. Today, we have to go to the Marquis' Mansion to celebrate the old lady's birthday. It's such a big happy event. Master, please don't teach him a lesson again. He really knows he is wrong."
"Is that Hong'er? Hurry up and admit your mistake to your father."
Qin Zihong pursed his lips somewhat reluctantly.
He secretly raised his eyes, glanced at the master's face, and nodded weakly: "I know, I know, Dad, I know I was wrong."
“Wrong?!”
"Now you know you are wrong, what were you doing at that time! Huh?"
"You little brat, your father spent so much effort to get you a promising official position, but what happened to you? On your first day in office, you accidentally burned the most important book!"
"It records the tax amounts of all the towns in the south. The taxes are about to be collected, but because of you, if you burn it, all the staff in the government office will suffer."
Father Qin was really furious.
National taxation is a major national responsibility.
On the first day Qin Zihong took office at the Ministry of Revenue, he proudly took over all the tax books in the south, which summarized the taxes in the south and calculated them down to a certain house, a certain store, and a certain person.
That box of books contained tens of thousands of taxable names.
With so many people and thousands or tens of thousands of households, it is definitely impossible to check every person and every field. If that were the case, how long would it take?
Therefore, when collecting taxes every year, one only needs to take out the summary book that has been calculated, find out the total amount for each town, and then check it one city and town at a time, and look for the place that has not paid the full amount.
It's better now!
All data is gone!
The Ministry of Revenue does have a backup of the tax payer list, but the total amount of taxes and the town summary must be counted by the Ministry of Revenue itself.
In this world today, corrupt officials are rampant and the amount of taxes to be paid is huge. When the people below are settling the accounts, they only need to make a little adjustment to make countless money and collect treasures of sky-high prices.
"Snapped--"
"You're really pissing me off!"
Qin's father was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped Qin Zihong hard on the head.
This slap made Qin's mother feel pain in her heart.
Mother Qin quickly reached out her hand and hugged Qin Zihong, who was screaming in pain, and said distressedly: "Master, just tell me, why did you hit Hong'er? Besides, he didn't do it on purpose!"
"Who would have thought that just one oversight would lead to the burning of the master copy?"
"It's just a few compiled tax lists. If they are gone, we can just clear them out and let the people in the Ministry of Revenue do the calculations again. What's the big deal? Why take it out on Hong'er?"
Qin's mother looked slightly dissatisfied. She rubbed her son's head gently and spoke to Qin's father.
Father Qin's face darkened.
It’s so simple to say, it will come out after the settlement.
But the problem is that there is no time to settle the accounts.
He suppressed his anger and looked at Qin's mother: "What do you know as a woman? Do you know how many names are involved in those account books?"
"The list was written and submitted by the South before the New Year. The Ministry of Revenue spent three months to check and summarize the bills. Now it is almost time to pay taxes."
"There's only half a month left. How do you calculate half a month?"
"You are such a hopeless case! You can't do anything right, and on your first day in office you've already created such a mess for me. Are you really going to make me die of anger?!"
Qin Zihong hid behind his mother and popped his head out to look at his father.
He said unconvincedly, "Dad, how could I be so messed up? No matter what, I am still your son. I didn't want this kind of accident to happen, and I didn't do it on purpose."
"Now that everything has been burned, let's settle the total account later."
"If it doesn't work, just write a fake account. No one will know about it anyway."
Father Qin: “!!!”
Father Qin was so angry that he was about to have a heart attack.
listen,
Listen to what people say?
The emperor knew too well how evil the officials under him were. In order to prevent exploitation at every level, he suddenly issued an order a few years ago, allowing the Ministry of Revenue to directly connect with the cities and towns and personally calculate and summarize the data.
The Ministry of Revenue does not look at the total amount provided by the town officials, as long as it is included in the tax list.
Although this method has loopholes, they are not that serious. Therefore, the total tax amount has increased by nearly half in recent years. It is conceivable how greedy the people below are.
But this stupid son actually dared to say that he was falsifying the accounts? Just filling in a random number?