Lu Ming

Chapter 560 Receiving ([-])

When Master Niu Xijian rushed over suddenly, the most nervous ones were naturally the hall guards.

Although Li Dazui, who is walking in the front, has trained personal guards, and Mr. Niu's target is not Mr. Li, but his target Zonghuidong is not far behind Mr. Li. If Mr. Niu is an assassin, Mr. Li It's hard not to get close today.

If Mr. Li is approached by an assassin, no matter what the outcome is, the guards will be negligent, and this will be a disaster.

So the first time Master Niu hugged Zongben's thigh, he was held down by the guards who were chasing him.At the same time, Li Dazui's bodyguard also pulled out his black Glock pistol in an instant, and put on a posture of vigilance on all sides.

However, the misunderstanding on the field was quickly resolved, after all, Master Niu had been controlled by the furious guards.Li Dazui, who was a little surprised at first, has already waved his hand to signal the guards to let Master Niu go.

The unwilling guard had no choice but to let the guy go.

After dusting off the copper-colored robe embroidered with big ingots, Mr. Niu quickly bowed his head and saluted after getting up: "Xiaomin pays homage to your lord, and asks Qingtian to be the master."

Of course Master Niu recognized Li Dazui.As the chief interpreter that day, he sat in the Portuguese phalanx of the city council on the day he entered the city. How could he not know this man.I didn't want to make trouble today, so I met Mr. Niu, who was worried that he had nowhere to reason, so he definitely couldn't miss this good opportunity.

Hearing this, Li Qingtian stared at Master Niu, then he stroked the stubble on his chin, and said with a smile: "I'm going to end the lawsuit when I get off work. Anyway, since it's blocking the way, let's talk about it, what's going on?" ?”

If the boss speaks, the scene will naturally enter the process of solving the case.Among the clerks watching on the sidelines, the person involved immediately stood up.

The client had old arms and legs, with a vicissitudes of life on his face, wearing a pair of thick-bottomed tortoiseshell glasses, and holding a wooden box containing the title deed in his arms.Judging from his timid demeanor, the eye-eyed man is probably from the lowest level of literati who wrote letters on the street and wrote family letters.

Fortunately, the case was settled without looking at his origin.Although the clerk's eyes were a bit wretched, he was articulate, and he explained the dispute just now in a few words with a "Cantonese accent".

What happened was like this: after Master Wang entered the city, the "government" posted a notice stating that all properties that did not get new leases within the time limit would be confiscated, so Mr. Niu brought all his old leases to the city hall today. Formalities.

It went smoothly at the beginning, and the glasses man brought the old deeds to Mr. Niu one by one to check and register.But when it came to the next few pictures, something went wrong.

The last few deeds in Mr. Niu's box may be the property he bought from the treasurer of Zongbenzong before the war.These industries include not only the former storefront courtyard of Zong's Commercial Firm, but also real estate such as warehouses near the port.

There is a joint here.

Throughout the dynasties, the government has actually collected deed taxes for private industrial transactions, just like later generations.For all real estate transactions formally registered in the government office, the government will issue a "red deed" to the owner.

Correspondingly, in order to save deed tax, many private transactions among the people are not registered with the government. This kind of contract is called "white deed".

Although the white contract is also universal, once it encounters various lawsuits over property disputes, it will definitely not have the legal effect as the red contract.After all, if you don't pay taxes to the government, there is no need for the government to make great efforts to protect your property.

And these deeds that Mr. Niu took out are exactly the deeds of Bai.

We must know that when the buyer and seller signed the contract that day, the Ming-Portuguese war was actually imminent.Immediately after this, the Portuguese National People's Congress retreated and the martial law troops in the city prepared for war.

After Master Niu counted and took over the properties of the shopkeeper, martial law had already begun in Macau, and the Portuguese clerks in the city hall retreated by boat. Even if he wanted to transfer the property, he couldn't find anyone, let alone as the chief translator There are still many "official affairs" in the body, so how can I take care of these little things.

So this matter was delayed until today, when Mr. Niu came to exchange the lease, he was rejected by the spectacle man according to the regulations-the new regulations set by the traverser, all properties that did not have a red lease in the city hall before, will be rejected. confiscated.
It is said that due to the thorough implementation of the feudal system, it is different from the Ming Dynasty where bureaucrats were in power.All over Europe, from princes to gentry and knights, these large and small lords are extremely concerned about collecting taxes.After all, nobles are essentially kings in their fiefdoms, and can openly form armies, while taxation is the most important right of a lord.

This system also worked in East Asia in the seventeenth century.The city of Macau, which was built by the Portuguese and managed its internal affairs autonomously, was of course implemented by Western management principles.

In Macau, there is no such thing as Bai Qi. Citizens must register all their properties with the city hall and pay taxes at the time of transaction. This is also one of the important rights of the city hall.

And because the real estate documents left by the Portuguese in the city hall are quite complete, coupled with the peaceful "liberation" of Macao, the documents were handed over smoothly without suffering losses from the war, so after entering the city, Li Dazui followed the real estate management methods of later generations to order All white deeds that do not pay taxes will be invalidated - the people who travel through the world have long been displeased with Ming people's tax evasion, and the cabinet has issued a special document on this matter before.

Then the spectacle man declared the deeds of Mr. Niu invalid based on the spirit of the document above, which was the correct response of a civil servant.

However, Master Niu is also very innocent.As a wealthy businessman, it's not that he can't afford the deed tax. Isn't this a special situation that was delayed by the war?Now that he came here to go through the formalities, he can definitely make up for the previous deed tax. It won't be possible to confiscate his property according to the white deed, right?This is too cruel!
So the two sides began to argue over these deeds.

The next moment, Master Niu, who realized that his arm could not twist his thigh, happened to see the original owner of these land deeds appear.So he had an idea, rushed over and hugged Shopkeeper Zong's thigh: Seeing Shopkeeper Zong hook up with the Cao family, he was about to tremble, a few land deeds, as long as Shopkeeper Zong speaks, isn't it a trivial matter?
After hearing the whole story, Li Dazui did not express his opinion, but turned his face and asked: "Zong Dong, is this the case?"

Zong Ben was not in a hurry to answer when he heard the words, but stretched out his hand to pass the deed papers, and looked down briefly.Then he nodded: "My lord, this is the deal I made before the war. There is nothing wrong with both sides willing to make clear the price."

"Hehe." Master Niu was delighted as soon as Zongben finished speaking.He cupped his hands and said to Li Dazui: "My lord, please be clear. These deeds were actually handed over before the battle, so they were never changed into red deeds. It's no fault of the villain."

"Okay, I understand, you shut up first."

Li Dazui has already understood everything.It's just that he didn't draw any conclusions. After waving his hand to stop Mr. Niu from talking, he asked with great interest: "Director Zong, I didn't expect that this property was bought from you? Or did you sell it before the war?" , what's the story here?"

"Alas." Zong Ben had a sad look on his face at this moment.He lightly patted the yellow deed papers on his hands, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, this is one of them. I had no choice but to sell this business that has been in business for many years to Niu in order to raise money for Mr. Tang's shareholding in Nanyang Company." Master, this is all my wealth."

"Secondly, didn't you get the news beforehand that the commander-in-chief was going to teach the red-haired man a lesson. Hehe, my lord must understand what I said."

"Haha, haha." Hearing this, Li Dazui laughed and patted Zongben on the shoulder vigorously: "I understand, I understand, hedging funds flee, I understand this too well."

"But having said that." Li Dazui smiled all over his face: "You can bet all your wealth on Tang Xiaoqiao's elusive Nanyang plan, Lao Zong, you are very courageous, and you are also very supportive of our cause. it is good!"

"Don't worry, those who follow us will definitely be rewarded!"

After Li Dazui said the last sentence, he turned his face and looked at Master Niu.

After staring at Master Niu who was full of smiles and yearning, Li Dazui, who originally planned to send this guy away, showed the thoughtful expression on his face again: "Well, the Intelligence Bureau contact Is the official here? I want this person's information."

Soldiers and horses go ahead without moving food and grass.For the Macau War, the Intelligence Bureau deployed various types of intelligence personnel in the city early on.Now that the city is opened, there are liaison officers stationed in the city hall to coordinate with other government departments.

Hearing Li Dazui's words, a middle-aged man quickly squeezed in from the periphery of the crowd.

This man has an ordinary face, with a bun and a dusty robe of coarse cloth. He belongs to the kind of bright man who can't be found in the crowd.

However, the folder under his arm revealed his identity.After opening the folder and flipping through a few pages, the man took out a piece of white Yizhou paper and handed it to Li Dazui. After that, he whispered something into Li Dazui's ear.

"Okay, why do you look so familiar?" Li Dazui sneered after reading the words on the paper: "So it's the translator, what do I think you are a traitor?"

"Come here!" Li Dazui turned his face instantly: "Take it!"

The next moment, Master Niu, who was full of astonishment, was forced to kneel on the ground by the grinning guards who cut his arms behind his back.

"People these days have a very weak national concept. Alas, there is a long way to go!" Li Dazui shook his head and said something strange that everyone couldn't understand, and then ordered: "Immediately fight against the traitors who are enemies during the war and seek refuge in other races!" Building files. The Intelligence Bureau is responsible for providing information and organizing the office. All the properties of the above-mentioned people in Macau are confiscated, and the files are also reported to the SAR government.”

As Li Dazui's words fell, the sound of "subordinates obeying orders" resounded in the hall.

"Drive this guy out of Macau." Li Dazui waved his hand, ignoring Master Niu who was being dragged out.I saw him stepping forward, took Master Niu's land deed box from the eye guy, and put it heavily in Director Zong's arms: "Come here, transfer all these to Director Zong. How can you make a patriotic businessman bleed and cry?" Woolen cloth?"

"Subordinates obey!"

(End of this chapter)