The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 315 Anti-tax
Huo Yuanwai's eyes flashed a trace of sullenness, although his expression soon returned to normal, but this subtle change was caught by Xie Shen.

"The government respects the people of Lu'an, and he is a role model for my generation. Let the grass people take the lead in donating money."

Huo Yuanwai had a high status among the Lu'an gentry, and all the gentry looked up to him.Now that Huo Yuanwai has made his statement, the rest of the gentry can't pretend to be deaf and dumb, and they all echoed: "The grass people are willing to donate money for the people of Lu'an to repair their houses."

Although Xie Shen knew that these Lu'an gentry had promised readily, but when they really did it, they would talk about it.But since they have already agreed verbally, as the official of Lu'an's parents, he still has to stand up and make a gesture.

"You are all people who are anxious for justice and righteousness, come to drink this cup together."

Xie Shen picked up his wine glass and said loudly: "If there is anything that needs you in the future, I will definitely make it clear."

Huo Yuanwai's mouth twitched, it turned out that the magistrate set it up here.

If it bleeds once, it's fine, but if they have to pay for it every time, then no one can bear it.

However, it is better not to argue on this occasion, otherwise the matter will be even worse if the magistrate's face is taken care of.

For Xie Shen, the goal this time has been achieved.

As for whether these gentry will use their brains in private, it is not what Xie Shen wants to consider right now.

After chatting with these gentry for a while, Xie Shen left the table and went back to the government office.

After returning to Houya, Xie Shen rushed to Lu Zhongtian and said: "The local gentry will donate money for the people to repair the houses in the past few days, and you will record the amount each of them donated at that time."

Lu Zhongtian scratched his head, wondering: "Your Excellency told me to record the amount, it's hard to scare people."

Xie Shen scolded with a smile: "You're really stupid, and I didn't ask you to record it by yourself, just send it to the accountant of this yamen."

It was only now that Lu Gengtian came to his senses that his master was now the magistrate of Lu'an, and he could follow suit.

"Okay, I will tell Mr. Accountant later."

Xie Shen asked the noble gentry to pay for the repair of the residence, so naturally he would give something in return.

The reward is to record the name of the gentry who donated money and the amount of the donation, and then make a pennant and send it to the mansion of the gentry.

In Daming, there should not be a habit of sending pennants, so Xie Shen is one step ahead.

This has two meanings.

One is to show that the government recognizes the good deeds of the gentry, and the other is to let the gentry donate more money out of face.

Although these gentry are extremely rich, they are mostly stingy people.

If you don't make a pennant and don't write the donor and the amount of donation on it, those gentry may only donate some symbolically, and it won't be able to raise money at all.

And once the amount of donated money is written on the pennant, those noble gentry will probably donate more money out of face.

Moreover, different pennants can be made according to the amount of donated money.

This allows them to compare themselves to each other.

Those who donate more money can send out larger pennants.

In Xie Shen's view, if nothing else happens, this will trigger a catfish effect, leading to an increase in the amount of money donated by the gentry.

The one who donated the most money would definitely be Huo Yuanwai, he was the leader of the local gentry, and those gentry would still give him this face.

Moreover, this person is quite wealthy, although he is sullen in his heart, at least he will not show it.

Donate money and get a pennant.

In this way, those gentry only lost some money, which was nothing more than a drop in the bucket to them.But they can win a good reputation, which is not a loss.

People who make money to a certain stage will seek new stimulation points, and fame is naturally worth chasing.

It's just that Xie Shen doesn't plan to tell Lu Gengtian about making the pennant yet.

Old Lu has a big mouth, if you tell him something, everyone in the city will know it within three days.

First order the accounting office to record the donors and the amount of money, and then it will not be too late to pull the cloth and make a pennant.

After giving Lu Gengtian the instructions, Xie Shen went back to the house to rest.

Unlike magistrates, magistrates don't have to deal with a lot of chores, but more about coordinating the overall situation from a certain height.

For example, the post-earthquake recovery of the entire Lu'an prefecture and the control of the epidemic required him, the magistrate, to come forward to plan.

Of course, if you encounter a difficult case that the magistrate cannot solve, Xie Shen still needs to come forward to make a decision.

Just as Xie Shen lay down and squinted for a while, Lu Zhongtian hurriedly shouted outside the house: "Your Excellency is not well, Master Li has been beaten up."

Xie Shen sat up with a jolt.Walked out of the house in three steps and asked, "What did you say? Li Tongzhi was beaten? Who was it?"

Lu Zhongtian scratched his head and said: "I don't know how to explain this. Anyway, a group of people beat Mr. Li without any explanation. It seems that they should be the people in the city. I don’t even want to pay the spring tax, or even the autumn tax!”

Xie Shen couldn't help but gasped.

The Shanxi generation has a tough and tough folk style, and there will often be cases of resistance to rent, and even extreme cases such as officials being beaten will be so sensational.This is also the biggest headache for magistrates.

If there are one or two people, it's easy to handle, but at worst, they will be arrested and put on the shackles to show the public.But how can a group of people be caught?
If this is not handled properly, Xie Shen's previous efforts will be in vain.

Therefore, Xie Shen can't immediately order to arrest people, he still has to understand the situation first.

But Xie Shen was very helpless and walked across the courtyard to the courtyard where Li Tongzhi worked.

Xie Shen, who was far away, heard the wailing sound like killing a pig, and couldn't help but feel his heart sink.

When he walked in, Xie Shen almost died of fright.The dignified Lu'an Tongzhi Li Xiaoji was beaten into a pig's head, his face was so colorful.
Seeing Xie Shen coming, Li Tongzhi cried out with snot and tears how he was beaten by the mob, and begged the magistrate to make the decision for him.

Xie Shen was puzzled, he and Li Tongzhi ate wine together in Quexianlou, and he just came back first, why was Li Tongzhi beaten up like this?Li Tongzhi's character is too bad, right?
Xie Shen stepped forward to comfort him, "Li Tongzhi said just now that dozens of people with sticks surrounded you and beat you violently in the corner, and then scattered like birds and beasts. But how to arrest people now?"

Li Tongzhi said bitterly: "Lu'an City is only this big, even if we dig three feet into the ground, we have to find them and punish them severely."

After he finished speaking, he realized that he had said something too much, but he regretted that he had already said it and couldn't take it back.

Xie Shen coughed and said, "I think there must be some misunderstanding? There was an earthquake in Lu'an just now, and it might not be appropriate to collect the spring tax at this time."

But Li Tongzhi shook his head and said: "This is a rule set by the imperial court. Taxes are collected in spring and autumn. Now that the imperial court has not exempted Lu'an from paying taxes, how dare the subordinate officials make decisions without authorization. These mobs are nothing to fear. What prestige is there!"

　Recommend the book "Engineers in the Late Ming Dynasty" by Mi Da, the author of the same group, and "Only China" by Yi Da~
　　


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