Invincible son

Chapter 198 197 [Before Flowers]

The storm at the end of September in the fourth year of Kaiping started from the murder case in Ping'an Square in Nancheng, and then continued to grow, reaching its first climax on September 27 when some charcoal burners surrounded the branch of Xiangyun Company.

For a while, Xiangyun Company, which had already established a firm foothold in Kyoto and even ranked among the top, became the target of public criticism.

This is a carnival between low-ranking officials and the supervisory censor.

Every day, dozens of bullets are sent to the imperial court through the Secretary of General Administration, and the contents written in them are similar, impeaching Xiangyun Company for being rich and unkind and competing for profit with the people, and impeaching Pei Yue for being arrogant and domineering and oppressing goodness.Although most of these low-level officials have never visited Shouyang Mountain and the company in person, just listening to the news from the market is enough for them to concoct impassioned and beautiful articles.

None of the important officials in the court made a sound, even Luo Ting who defended Pei Yue in front of the imperial court last year just watched quietly.What seems to be calm is actually undercurrents. These big men are waiting for an opportunity and will not easily get involved before the facts are known.

On September 27, some stores of Xiangyun Company closed their doors.

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Household Lobby.

Shangshu Sun Dacheng flipped through the tax payment records of Xiangyun Company, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.

The taxation system in Daliang inherited the old system of the former Wei Dynasty.The field tax is thirty one, that is, one-thirtieth of the field output needs to be turned over to the imperial court.Commercial tax is more complicated, generally divided into two categories, the tax paid by merchants is called city tax, and the tax paid by merchants is called customs duty.The tax rate varies from person to person, and the tax rate for merchants is one-fifteen, that is, one-fifteenth of the total sales income needs to be turned over to the imperial court.The one-twentieth tax for Hong merchants is calculated according to the total value of the goods sold.

Compared with Western Wu and Southern Zhou, the land tax in Daliang is very low, and the commercial tax is much higher, which is also an important reason for the growing national strength of Daliang.

From a geographical analysis, Daliang occupies the hub position of this vast continent, and the commercial roads are extremely developed, so it has the confidence to impose heavy taxes on merchants.Even so, it is still a fantasy to collect business taxes according to the regulations, and merchants always have various ways to escape the tax law.Sun Dacheng knew these things well, so he didn't believe that Xiangyun Company had no money in paying taxes.

After a while, Sun Dacheng closed the account book with an ugly expression on his face.

As the Minister of the Household Department for many years, he can conclude that Xiangyun Company is very honest and has not falsified in the matter of paying taxes.

Zheng Zhirong, the head of the warehouse department who was standing on the sidelines, stepped forward and said, "My lord, their situation is already in dire straits, and I feel that the investigation should continue."

Sun Dacheng squinted at him, but he remembered what the steward Sun Liang said this morning: "Master, they only want the prescription in Pei Yue's hand, not because they want to kill them all, and the Marquis of Guangping has an emperor I can't return to the capital with my life, and after a few years, this matter will naturally fade away. The old slave feels that there must be a backhand there, and it will inevitably make Pei Yue breathless. The master might as well take this opportunity to use some means. The pros outweigh the cons.”

After pondering for a moment, Sun Dacheng asked calmly: "Xiangyun Company's account books are so clean, how can we check?"

Zheng Zhirong said with a sly smile: "My lord, it is because the accounts are so clean that we have to check them in depth. Over the years, there has been no cat that does not steal. Which merchant dares to say that it has no problems at all? Xiangyun Company must have something in mind. Ghost, you made the accounts so beautifully, if you continue to check, you may find clues."

Sun Dacheng said indifferently: "Then how to check?"

Zheng Zhirong said with a little excitement: "First, check the account books of his various branches. During the inspection period, these branches must be closed. At the same time, we can also go to Shouyang Mountain to check their account books, at least to find out the briquettes. Whether the output is consistent with the facts."

Sun Dacheng said: "Although Pei Yue is young, he has a deep mind, and I'm afraid he won't leave any flaws for you."

Zheng Zhirong smiled and said: "My lord, our household department has its own rules and regulations. How long you want to check is still up to you? It's the end of September, and winter is coming soon. Honeycomb briquettes can't be produced, and the shop has to close its doors. , Pei Yue made such a big plate this year, how can he sustain it? Before long, he will have to kneel in front of you and beg for mercy. "

Sun Dacheng suddenly understood why the master behind Qibao Pavilion had to wait a year before doing anything.

After the initial plan failed, this person was not in a hurry to continue to persecute, but instead allowed Xiangyun Company to expand at a terrifying speed.Now the company's branches are all over the capital, and the daily expenses are very high. If it is really forced to stop, it will be an extremely unbearable loss for Pei Yue.

"Draw the bottom of the pot." Sun Dacheng muttered to himself.

"My lord?" Zheng Zhirong asked suspiciously.

Sun Dacheng calmed down, waved his hands and said: "Please come over to the two servants, I have something to say to them."

"Yes!"

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Qingshui Street, the main store of Xiangyun Company.

These days, there are many strange faces near the main store. These people don't seem to care that their purpose is seen through, and they follow them unscrupulously.Their main target is naturally concentrated on Pei Yue, followed by the big and small shopkeepers of Xiangyun Company.

Beginning on September 28th, the Ministry of Household Affairs dispatched officials to check the accounts of Xiangyun Company and Shouyang Mountain. This terrifying machine, which had been developing rapidly for nearly a year, suddenly stagnated.Combined with the chaos of the past few days, it seems that the briquette business will change hands, and more and more greedy eyes began to gather under the water.

As the owner of Xiangyun Firm, Daliang was the first young talent who was awarded a Viscount by virtue of his military exploits at the age of 14. Pei Yue seemed to have no good way to deal with such a difficult situation both internally and externally. He was trapped in the head office for several days.

After the people in charge of tracking sent the news back, they deliberately described Pei Yue's state of being in a state of desperation, so many people laughed at him.

On the afternoon of the 29th, Sun Qi, Lu Cheng and others came to the main store, their faces were slightly anxious.

To their surprise, Pei Yue was not here, and it was the shopkeeper of the main store who entertained them.

"Where's Pei Yue?" Lu Cheng, who was more impatient, asked.

The shopkeeper said with a sad face, "My master has gone to Guangping Marquis."

Everyone looked at each other.

If Gu Liang was in Beijing, they would of course understand this move, because Gu Liang could speak in front of the emperor, and as long as His Majesty spoke, the Ministry of Finance would not dare continue to pinch the firm's neck.They were able to hold their breath before because no matter the case of Ping'an Square, the accident of the miners in Shouyang Mountain, or the disturbance of charcoal burners in Kyoto, the foundation of Xiangyun Company would not be shaken.When Pei Yue discussed with them before, he had already thought of all kinds of possible troubles.

But when the Ministry of Finance took action, the nature of the whole matter was different.

They are all people who have managed the Fuchu industry, and they know that with the current scale of Xiangyun's business, if it is investigated by the Ministry of Households for two or three months, it will inevitably collapse at that time.

"When is it now? What is he going to Guangping Marquis Mansion for?" Lu Cheng frowned.

Even Gu Fan is not in Beijing now, these people can't figure out why Pei Yue went to Guangping Marquis Mansion at all.

A cold voice came in from behind the door: "Today is Miss Gu's birthday, Pei Yue went to celebrate her birthday."

Ye Qi walked into the main hall expressionlessly, with jealousy in his eyes.

She actually knew why Pei Yue went to Guangping Marquis Mansion, but most of the time her emotions could not be controlled at will.

(End of this chapter)