Pastoral little master

Chapter 171
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Qiduo spread out her palms.

In the palm of my hand is a smooth bamboo hairpin, the fragrance of bamboo is very smelt, it seems to be newly made.

She picked up the bamboo hairpin, and there was still the warmth left by Shen Nan on it.

The head of the hairpin is carved with several plum blossoms, which are lifelike.

The seven flowers were counted casually, and there were seven plum blossoms in total.

Shen Nan said that this hairpin was carved by himself, it seems that he was not lying, did these seven plum blossoms just imply his name.

He pursed his lips and smiled softly, this child is really thoughtful.
She turned the hairpin over again, and saw a few small characters engraved on the back.

It's a pity that it's that kind of seal script, and she doesn't know which characters it is.

Having known Shen Nan for so long, I really didn't know that he had such a unique skill.

"Ah, what a beautiful hairpin." Liuju jumped over with a smile, snatched the bamboo hairpin from Qiduo's hand, and couldn't help shouting loudly when she saw the realistic plum blossoms.

Qi Duo smiled, "It's pretty."

"Yeah, it's really beautiful, Shen Nan gave it to you." Liuju looked at Qiduo again with that wicked look.

"Yes." Qiduo glared at her, then snatched the hairpin, put it away, and said seriously, "Okay, Second Sister, let's go to Uncle Shen quickly, don't delay the business."

She originally asked Shen Nan to take her into the academy to look for Shen Huairen, but who would have thought that the kid would leave the hairpin and run away before she could speak.

I had no choice but to go to Uncle Chen and tell him the main purpose of this trip.

Soon, the gate of the academy opened, and a carriage drove out.

Qiduo recognized that this was Shen's carriage, and it was Uncle He who drove it.

Shen Huairen lifted the curtain of the carriage and told Qiduo to go faster in a carriage.

Qiduo asked Tan Dejin to drive the ox cart to the academy, and then everyone got into the carriage together and drove to the county town.

Arriving at the county government office, the magistrate Gu heard that Shen Huairen was visiting, he didn't dare to neglect, dressed neatly, opened the main door, and welcomed Shen Huairen in.

After some polite greetings, Shen Huairen explained the purpose of his visit.

The barren hills are already deserted, and they are deserted. I heard that someone is willing to buy them. Of course, the ancient county magistrate is willing to sell them. This is also a political achievement.

If other people came to buy it, the Gu county magistrate might have to make things difficult, raise the price, ask for some benefits and the like, but with Shen Huairen around, he would not dare to engage in such tricks.

The Gu county magistrate immediately asked the master to get the booklet and check how many acres of the barren hill that Qiduo wanted to buy.

"My lord, the barren hills in Luhuapo are 560 mu in total, and each mu is worth nine cents and five cents in silver." After the master checked it, he immediately reported it to the ancient county magistrate.

Nine cents and five cents of silver, that is, 950 yuan per mu, is indeed much cheaper than ordinary fertile land.

Qiduo secretly calculated in her heart that it would probably cost more than 500 taels of silver.

The Gu county magistrate immediately said respectfully to Shen Huairen, "Master Shen, how much do you plan to buy?"

Shen Huairen looked at Qiduo and asked, "Qi girl, how do you think about it?"

Qiduo looked at Tan Dejin and asked in a low voice, "Father, what do you think?"

"Everything is up to you." Tan Dejin gave her a dose of reassurance.

Qiduo nodded, then looked at Shen Huairen and Gu County Magistrate with a smile on her face, "Uncle, Lord Gu, I don't know how to pay the tax on the barren mountain?"

This is actually a question to the ancient county magistrate.

The Gu county magistrate glanced at Shen Huairen, and then hesitantly said, "This...it's like this, the tax on the barren hills is almost the same as that on good land, but with Mr. Shen coming forward, the tax will be halved."

Qiduo didn't believe his words.

The tax on barren hills cannot be the same as that on fertile land.

Shen Huairen's complexion darkened, and he said sternly to the county magistrate, "My lord, I finally understand why there are these barren mountains and wastelands, and it's all caused by you people. Two years ago, the imperial court issued an order for the reclamation of barren mountains and wastelands. Those who have abandoned forests and fields will be exempted from taxes for five years. After the land is cultivated, the tax will be paid.

Master Gu, is there such a thing?Don't you think that I don't know the rules of the court because I'm not in office?kindness! "

What, tax exemption for five years?

Very good!
Qiduo is ecstatic, this saves a lot of money.

The Gu county magistrate's face turned ashes immediately, he stood up in fright, knelt down facing Shen Huairen, and shouted, "Damn the lower official, the lower official was also confused for a while, and wanted to collect more taxes for the court. Don't dare next time, why don't you?" Lord Shen, please forgive me this time."
He was thinking that Shen Huairen would go home early to Ding You. Although he often kept in touch with his staff, Shen Huairen would definitely not care about such trivial matters as the barren hills.

That's why he dared to lie.

The imperial court stipulated tax exemption, but the ancient county magistrate said that taxes would be collected. After these taxes came up, he would naturally fill his own pocket.
Just because barren hills have to pay the same tax as fertile land, even if it is cheap, ordinary people still dare not buy it.

They are worried that there will be no crops to grow in the barren land, and they will have to pay for food to pay for it.

If it can be exempted from tax for five years, the general economically affluent families are willing to buy some back and all kinds of things.
"Hmph, get up!" Shen Huairen waved his hands very sadly.

With these officials below, how can they truly serve the court, how can they serve the people, and how can they develop the Daming Dynasty.

The magistrate Gu stood up with trembling legs, not daring to sit down again.

Since it can be tax-free for five years, Qiduo was willing to buy all the barren hills back then.

The price of barren hills is dead and cannot be cheap.

The Gu county magistrate ordered the master to prepare the documents, first sign the sales contract, and then go to Luhuapo to measure the area in the afternoon. If there is less, refund the money or make up for other land to Qiduo's family.If there is too much, Qiduo is willing to make up for the money.

The contract is divided into two types: white deed and red deed. After the deed is signed, it will be verified and paid by the government. It became an official deed, also called a red deed.

Generally, when private individuals buy and sell land, in order to save some deed tax money, they do not go through the government. The privately ordered ones are called white deeds or draft deeds.

What Qiduo and the others are buying now belongs to the official land, and of course it needs to be stamped, so they need to pay an additional ten taels of deed tax.

Qiduo is willing to pay for this money, no matter whether it is government land or private land, she can rest assured after being verified by the government.

The name of the owner on this title deed is Qiduo, which was written by Tan Dejin voluntarily.

Shen Huairen was surprised again, and then smiled knowingly, this Boss Tan really dotes on children.

Qiduo and the Gu county magistrate signed and pledged, and Shen Huairen, as an intermediary, also signed.

Then the master stamped the official seal of the government on it.

The red stamps looked very happy, and the originally lifeless land deed came alive.

After the contract was signed, Qiduo gave the bank note to the master, plus a deed tax of 550 taels in total.
Looking at the land deed, Qiduo smiled, happily and carefully folded it neatly, and put it in the armhole to keep it away.

Aha, [-] acres, in the previous life, this was a number that I couldn't even imagine, but now I am a landowner. Although it is only [-] acres of bare barren hills, I am confident that I can turn them into oases and become a fruit in the future. Tired manor.

Qiduo is full of confidence.

Suddenly she thought of the land deed in Mr. Tan's hand, and wondered if it could also be saved.

So Qiduo took the opportunity to ask the magistrate Gu this question.

The county magistrate Gu asked for the exact address, and then asked the master to check it again.

After checking, I learned that Mr. Tan's land used to be fertile land. Although it is now abandoned, its nature is still fertile land, so it is not within the scope of tax exemption.

Qiduo was a little disappointed, thinking that if the tax could be exempted, Mr. Tan and the others would be able to save five years of tax and save tens of shimi.

If Uncle Shen hadn’t accompanied us today, we would have been deceived by the ancient county magistrate. Maybe the tax would have been paid according to fertile land. Calculated in this way, 560 mu is more than 100 shimi a year. Calculated in a year, it will save nearly a thousand taels of silver.

Even if it is paid in half, there are five or six hundred taels of silver.
Hateful corrupt officials!
Qiduo cursed bitterly in her heart.

After the matter was settled, it happened to be time for lunch. Tan Dejin offered to invite Shen Huairen and the county magistrate Gu to dinner.

But Shen Huairen refused, saying that it is not easy for Qiduo and the others to earn some money, and they can save as much as they can.

But Tan Dejin and Qiduo insisted that they had to measure the area in the afternoon, so Shen Huairen had no choice but to agree.

However, instead of going to Chunfeng Deyi Building, Qiduo was worried that Tan Dejin would meet Mrs. Xu and the others, so they went to Yuekelai.

Qiduo was more happy that she didn't meet Wang Honglei at the county government office today.

Thinking of Wang Honglei, she immediately thought of his house.

Qiduo rolled her eyes slightly, stood up and poured a cup of hot tea for the county magistrate, and said with a smile, "Master Gu, you are such a good person that you even lent your house to your subordinates."

Tan Dejin looked at Qiduo and knew who she was talking about.

Qiduo blinked her eyes slightly, signaling her father not to miss a word.

The county magistrate Gu blinked his eyes a few times, then shook his head, "No, I have only been in Tonglin County for a few years, and I haven't bought real estate here yet. Besides, the place where I live in the yamen is very spacious, and I don't have to. Go buy a house again.

By the way, Miss Seven, who did you hear that from? "

In front of Shen Huairen, he must make this matter clear.

Otherwise, let Shen Huairen suspect that he bought many properties in Tonglin County, and he can't live in them, so he gives them to his subordinates to live in. It would be bad if someone came to check him.

Qiduo had long suspected that Wang Honglei was telling lies. Of course, the corrupt official Gu County Magistrate couldn't believe everything he said.

But more or less can get some words out of the mouth of the ancient county magistrate.

"Ah, no way, I heard that many people in our village are spreading the rumor that the mansion Wang Catcher is currently living in is rented by you, my lord." Qiduo pouted slightly and answered innocently.

Shen Huairen frowned slightly.

He was clear about the relationship between Wang Honglei and Qiduo, but he didn't know why she wanted to ask the county magistrate about it.

But if you don't understand it, you can't understand it, but it won't expose the real relationship between Qiduo and Wang Honglei.

The Gu county magistrate knew that Qiduo's family lived in Tanjiazhuang, and also knew that Wang Honglei's Yue's family was there, but he didn't know her relationship with Wang Honglei.

His eyes sank slightly.

Wang Honglei, you bastard, how can you spoil my reputation with such nonsense outside, let's see how I deal with you later.

He greeted all eight generations of Wang Honglei's ancestors in his heart.

"Master Shen, Seventh Miss, don't listen to those rumors outside. You should also know that Hong Lei's father-in-law is a good fortune teller, and he is very famous in this town. His father-in-law has earned a lot of money.

His father-in-law bought two houses in the county seat, the smaller house was given to Wang Honglei and his wife, and the larger house seemed to be rented out by Wang Honglei and the others.

The fact is the matter, maybe his parents-in-law didn't want to be too conspicuous in your estate, so they deliberately said this to make everyone mistakenly think that they have no money. "The ancient county magistrate explained in this way.

　Sahua thanks Sister May for the support of the safety talisman, I love you!Which girl ordered the "Lily Love" in the impression of book friends, my dear, you are too harsh, what kind of trouble is this going to be, woo woo...

　　
　
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