Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 179

After recruiting Mr. Lu Dengwen, the accountant, in the next few days, Tongfu Inn recruited more people, and successively recruited an apprentice and two waiters.

The apprentice was called Song Jinao, and the two waiters were brothers, the older one was Ge Hu and the younger one was Ge Bao.

Thanks to the two brothers, otherwise it would be difficult to choose a younger brother or something.

Just kidding, after recruiting three people, even if Tongfu Inn is fully staffed, Chen Yunfu's daily work is only to stay in the kitchen and teach Song Jinao how to cook.

This kid is a master at learning how to cook, and he is very quick to learn. He has become familiar with it in less than a month, and he has dominated the kitchen.

This time, Chen Yunfu was even more free.

Every day, he would lie at the counter and chat with Lu Dengwen, or he would accompany Shao Ning to wander around.

Mu Shiqun took a few Jinyiwei and found a job in Wuzhong County: Hurry up!
With Lao Mu's skills, being a head catcher is naturally overqualified.

Mu Shiqun has been wronged by changing from a thousand households of Jinyiwei to a head arrester of a local county government, but he has done it willingly.

In Lao Mu's mind, he was like a bright mirror. Chen Yunfu would return to Beijing sooner or later. What is it called now? It's called Qianlong Zaiyuan.

"Yawn~"

Early one morning, Chen Yunfu was standing outside the store looking at the crowded street in a daze, when he saw two yamen officials in soap clothes walking over proudly.

"Are you the shopkeeper?"

The little official, with his nostrils upturned, strode into the shop very arrogantly, but he was not polite. He poured tea on his own and even grabbed a handful of peanuts and peeled them.

"Well, is something wrong?"

Chen Yunfu looked funny, but he didn't bother to argue with this little official.

"How long has your inn been open?"

"A month and a half."

"What's the benefit?"

"I made less than one tael of silver."

"Nonsense!" The little official immediately raised his eyebrows and said arrogantly, "Bring me the account book."

Lu Dengwen frantically took the account book and showed it to the little official, who flipped through a few pages at random and then complained.

"Your daily income is only two or three hundred taels of silver, and you only earn one or two taels of silver a month?"

"Expenses take up the lion's share."

Chen Yunfu settled the accounts with his fingers: "The monthly payment of the four waiters in the store alone costs four taels of silver, so there is no money left.

As long as there is a balance of one tael of silver, it is considered good. The two of you are here to care about the benefits of the small shop? "

"Who is joking with you?"

The soap official slapped the account book with his palm, and shouted: "Since there is revenue, why don't you know how to pay taxes at the government?"

I have been making trouble for a long time because I came to ask for money.

Chen Yunfu shook his head, then said to Lu Dengwen, "Take 340 Wen."

The little official squinted his eyes and let out a snort.

"What is the statement of these 300-odd articles?"

"The small store's revenue last month was 840 Wen. According to the tax law of 340 taxes, shouldn't it be paid [-] Wen?"

"Who told you that the tax is [-] for [-]?"

Chen Yunfu was almost annoyed. How much of this business tax was determined by himself, so who else should say it.

If the revenue is less than 50 taels, it will be taxed at [-] yuan, if it is less than [-] taels, it will be taxed at [-] yuan, if it is less than a hundred taels, it will be taxed at [-] yuan, if it is less than [-] taels, it will be taxed at [-] yuan, if it is less than [-] taels, it will be taxed at [-] yuan, and if it is more than [-] taels. Only then will the four taxes and one be mentioned.

"Listen to what you mean, more than that?"

"Of course it's more than that. The court's law is that the business tax is ten and the tax is one."

Hearing this, Chen Yunfu immediately narrowed his eyes.

From the adjustment of one tax per twentieth to one tax per ten, the Suzhou government has been corrupted by half.

It's really courageous.

"If the revenue of the royal court is less than ten taels, it is obviously a tax of one tael."

Before Chen Yunfu could speak, Lu Dengwen was already so angry that he spoke first: "I read the imperial court's announcement last year."

"changed!"

The little official mentioned the tone and shouted: "The magistrate just changed it this year."

"Liu Zuyi?"

"Yes, that is. How did you know the magistrate?"

The little official was stunned, and looked at Chen Yunfu in disbelief.

"Hehe, I'm related to your prefect master. According to seniority, he will call me uncle when he sees me."

Chen Yunfu slapped the little official on the shoulder and said: "If you don't believe me, go back and tell your county magistrate that your county magistrate will call me uncle when he sees me."

The latter swallowed his saliva, and rationally told him that this matter was unbelievable, but for some reason, when Chen Yunfu put his hands on his shoulders, he felt inexplicably guilty.
If you want to retort, your calves can't help but tremble.

"Okay, take the money and go back and report a letter to your county magistrate, I won't make it difficult for you."

Chen Yunfu waved away the two little officials, continued humming a little song leisurely, and cleaned up the peanut shells the two of them ate just now.

At this time, Qiaoer and Song Jinao who had gone out to buy vegetables rushed back. Xiaonizi was still diligent, and when she saw Chen Yunfu working, she hurried up to grab the broom.

"Grandpa, let me come."

Lao Chen is a fastidious person, so he is not willing to let Qiaoer do this kind of rough and tiring work.

"Don't do this kind of dirty work, you little girl. There is no water in the water tank in the backyard, go fill it up."

"Uncle, you are not using me as a girl, you are obviously using me as an animal."

At the critical moment, it had to be Ge Hu, a strong young man in his early twenties who hurried over to show his hospitality: "The shopkeeper, I'll go."

After finishing speaking, he ran to the backyard without waiting for Chen Yunfu's consent, and excitedly picked up two wooden barrels and ran out to fetch water, as if someone would steal his work.

"This kid."

Chen Yunfu shook his head and smiled.

Busy until noon, the store began to fill in people one after another. A middle-aged man about 30 years old attracted Chen Yunfu's attention.

It is not possible to pretend such things as living in the air, nourishing the body, and tolerance.

"This guest officer, what do you want to eat?"

The man looked up at Chen Yunfu, with suspicion in his eyes, and said softly.

"I heard that there is my uncle and grandfather here, and the county came here specially to pay a visit."

Chen Yunfu was overjoyed, it seemed that this was the county magistrate of Wuzhong County, he turned his head to look outside the shop, and sure enough, he saw a few yamen servants wandering around.

"If you can't find my relative today, don't blame the county for taking people."

Chen Yunfu smiled, this county is quite smart, and he was so annoyed that he wanted to do something as soon as he said it, leaving room for both of them.

"So, you are the county magistrate of our Wuzhong County."

The man didn't say a word, still staring at Chen Yunfu.

"My surname is Chen, and the two characters go up and down."

Chen Yunfu added a cup of tea to the man and pushed it in front of him: "Now you are a humble man with many affairs, so I won't show respect to you, the county lord."

After saying that, he smiled and turned to leave.

The man frowned, thinking hard.

Chen Yunfu?
Are you famous?

Who are you fooling?

"Big"

As soon as he slapped the table, the man stood up. Just as he was about to say something bold, an image flashed across his mind like lightning.

"Big what?"

"Big, big, da da da da da."

The man patted the table and smiled at Chen Yunfu at the same time: "Look, uncle, how is my rhythm?"

"Ah."

Seeing Chen Yunfu turn around and leave, the man ran out of the inn in a panic, and sat in the carriage with sweat on his face.

"Xianzun, shall we take someone?"

The little official driving the car asked a question, and then got slapped.

"Take your uncle, that's really the county's uncle."

After scolding, the man gritted his teeth in his heart.

It would be great if that was really my uncle!

(End of this chapter)