After a busy day, Zhang Fei finally walked out of the backyard and came into the store.
At this time, there were only a few old servants cleaning the shop, and the sound of abacus clacking could be heard from the counter.
Fan Li was seen standing alone at the counter, immersed in looking at the account book and fiddling with the abacus, completely unaware that Zhang Fei had come to the counter.
Only after he finished calculating a page of accounts did he raise his head and shake his neck. Suddenly, he saw a person standing in front of him and screamed in fright.
This caused the old servants who were cleaning the room to laugh secretly with their heads down.
"Hey you! Sanlang, why are you walking so silently?" Fan Li complained awkwardly.
"You are too involved in the calculation."
Zhang Fei smiled and asked, "When did you become the accountant?"
Fan Li smiled awkwardly and said, "All the guests here today are distinguished guests. I am afraid that the people below don't have good eyesight, so I will stand here to welcome the guests and help with the calculations. We don't have enough people in the accounting office right now."
Zhang Fei asked: "How much did we earn today?"
"It's almost done, but... but the current calculation has reached as much as 4,000 strings of cash, and it is estimated that it can reach 5,000 strings of cash." When he said the last part, Fan Li couldn't close his mouth with a smile, and he looked extremely ugly when he ate!
He really didn't expect that tea snack vendors could make money in this way.
If you can get support from the government, it can even make more money than working as a broker.
Because everyone has to pay taxes.
Although the tax calculation business already existed before, it was just in name only, because Li Guozhong and his team only cleared a place for the Commercial Tax Institute to collect taxes and calculate taxes at the same time, which was no different from paying taxes at the Commercial Tax Institute.
But their Bian Jing Law Firm is different. When you come here to calculate your taxes, you are enjoying legal services, and the price is not low.
Of course, the money is much less than what they would get by going to the government to bribe officials themselves.
Therefore, Zhang Fei provides two services for them. For small and medium-sized businessmen, he provides tax calculation services.
He provides comprehensive legal services to wealthy businessmen.
Because he also knows that wealthy businessmen play the game differently. It is impossible for them to ask you to calculate taxes and then not do any more tax collection. They will still do it because they want to get more.
What the wealthy businessmen want is insurance, not that little bit of tax.
In addition, there is copyright tax.
The cost paid by the Bian Jing Law Firm is future services, and the income is almost pure profit.
Of course, today's income is particularly high because Zhang Fei has negotiated with several wealthy people, and each of them has recharged three to five hundred strings of cash. After some time, the revenue will definitely decline, but when the number of people increases, the revenue will grow steadily again.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Don't be too happy. This is just the beginning. Our income will only increase in the future. So don't count the accounts here. How much can you help by yourself? You have to find more people quickly. This account office is obviously too small."
More than five thousand strings of cash
Fan Li almost cried.
Sent!
This time it’s really happened!
Fan Li said: "Don't worry, Sanlang, I will definitely recruit all the people right away."
At this point, he suddenly paused and said, "Sanlang, there is something I want to tell you."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Fei asked.
"It's about Madam Xu." Fan Li said, "I understand that Madam Xu has good intentions, but the store is currently understaffed, and she even took people to the countryside to help ordinary farmers calculate taxes. That business doesn't make money, and it wastes manpower and material resources. It's not cost-effective."
Xu Zhiqian has been missing these days. In fact, she went to the surrounding villages to promote the tax calculation business of the Bian Jing Law Firm. She is not interested in doing business. She is more keen on helping the poor.
She believes that the tax calculation business is of no significance to wealthy businessmen, but it is very important to those honest farmers and can really provide them with protection.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Sir, we are not Baifanlou, we can provide delicious wine and food. We are not a pawnshop, we can provide money, and we are not a pawnshop, we can find goods. Why should customers come to us?"
Fan Li replied: "We can help them with the lawsuit!"
Zhang Fei said: "Li Guozhong and the others can do it too!"
Fan Li said: "But how can they compare to you, Sanlang!"
Zhang Fei asked: "Then how did I gain my reputation?"
"Of course I'll sue."
"Who are you helping to sue?"
"Little Fourth Brother, the Shi family, and that Cao Yanei."
"Actually it was mainly Li Si and the Shi family. It was their lawsuit that allowed everyone to see my abilities."
Zhang Fei said: "But I didn't make much money by helping them with the lawsuit, but it increased my influence. What Madam Xu is doing now is the same.
If I can seek justice for a farmer, then I will definitely seek justice for a businessman because the status of a businessman is higher than that of an ordinary farmer.
Yes, maybe helping a thousand common people to calculate taxes is not as good as helping a wealthy businessman to calculate taxes, but you must know that without those thousand common people, we would not be able to receive the business of this wealthy businessman. "
Fan Li nodded thoughtfully: "I understand. This is the foresight you often mentioned, Sanlang."
Zhang Fei nodded and smiled: "That's right."
"What are you talking about?"
Xu Zhiqian walked in with a tired look on her face.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Mr. Fan just said that he made some money and wanted to propose allocating more money to you."
"ah?"
Fan Li was immediately confused.
Xu Zhiqian glanced at Fan Li, not knowing that Zhang Fei was joking, and said, "Money is secondary now. I need more help."
Zhang Fei looked at Fan Li.
Fan Li forced a smile and said, "If you have money, why worry about having no one?"
Zhang Fei smiled at Xu Zhiqian again and said, "You can't become fat in one bite. This has to be done slowly. Come on, come on, sit down and take a rest first."
Xu Zhiqian rolled her eyes at him with a smile, then went to a private room with him and sat down.
The servants also quickly served tea and snacks.
Xu Zhiqian really had no ladylike demeanor at all. She started eating immediately. She had been running around outside all day and was already starving.
Zhang Fei couldn't help but laugh and said, "You asked for this, you can't blame me."
Xu Zhiqian took a sip of tea and asked, "Am I such an unreasonable person?"
Zhang Fei shrugged slightly and said nothing.
Xu Zhiqian stared at him intently.
Zhang Fei said: "On the contrary, you are very reasonable, even a little too reasonable."
Xu Zhiqian could not help but hear the hidden meaning in his words, and snorted, "Only those who have done something wrong will be afraid of reasonable people."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "If you were a man, the Imperial Censor would be the most suitable for you."
Xu Zhiqian nodded and said, "I think so too."
Zhang Fei said: "Then you will find that upright gentlemen like Grand Secretary Wang and Grand Secretary Sima will also be afraid of the censor."
"... ... ?"
Xu Zhiqian curled her lips: "They are more afraid of you."
"Thanks for the compliment."
Zhang Fei asked again: "How are you guys progressing?"
Xu Zhiqian said dejectedly: "It's almost a wasted trip. Except for those who knew me before, most of the people don't believe us."
Zhang Fei nodded and said, "As expected, the beginning of everything is the hardest."
Xu Zhiqian suddenly seemed to remember something, "Oh, right! When I came here just now, I heard the sound of drums in Kaifeng Prefecture again. I thought you were going to beat the drums again."
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes: "The drums in Kaifeng Prefecture were not set for me. There are so many people in Tokyo, it's normal for them to sound a little!"
“That’s not normal.”
Xu Zhiqian said: "There are very few people who actually go to Kaifeng Prefecture to file a complaint. Most people go to the Diplomatic Court or the Left and Right Wings to file a complaint, unless it is a major criminal case or an unjust case involving a royal relative."
Zhang Fei shrugged and said, "Anyway, this has nothing to do with me."
Recently he really doesn't want to go to court, he just wants to get the firm and the bookstore back on track as soon as possible.
... ...
Second watch.
Wang Anshi dragged his tired body back home. He was now the busiest man in the Song Dynasty. Not only did he have to build the Regulations Office of the Three Departments, he also had to formulate laws, and at the same time he had to deal with those who came to quarrel with him.
But this was all within his expectations.
This job is really hard.
However, before I could take two bites of the hot meal, there was a hurried knock on the door.
The person who came was Lu Huiqing.
"Master, something happened."
"What happened?"
Wang Anshi looked confused, but not panicked at all because he had not done anything yet.
What could happen.
Lu Huiqing said: "Two hours ago, Qian Yi went to Kaifeng Prefecture to file a complaint, saying that the Three Departments Regulations Office violated the laws of our ancestors."
"What?"
Wang Anshi stood up suddenly and said with gritted teeth: "I don't believe that I can't chew this stubborn old man. Let's go to Kaifeng Prefecture."
He strode out the door.
Mrs. Wang, who had just brought hot water to soak Wang Anshi's feet, saw Wang Anshi angrily leaving the house and asked hurriedly, "My husband, you just came back and you're going out again."
"There's something I need to take care of."
Wang Anshi had no intention of explaining to his wife and walked out angrily.
Mrs. Wang shouted after her, "At least you finished your meal."
“No appetite!”
"Then at least wipe your mouth. There are still rice grains stuck on your beard."
Wang Anshi wiped his mouth with his sleeves.
Mrs. Wang sighed deeply.
"... ... ?"
... ...
Arriving at Kaifeng Prefecture, Wang Anshi asked Lu Gongzhe, "Where is that old man?"
Lu Gong said solemnly: "I have ordered people to put him in jail."
"Uncle Hui, please judge for yourself. The government has only set up a department to preside over the reform, but they won't allow it. After making trouble in the court, they come to Kaifeng to make trouble. This is simply lawlessness."
When Wang Anshi saw Lu Gong, he felt both aggrieved and angry.
Lu Gong said to comfort him: "Calm down first. I also think Qian Yi has gone too far."
"It's more than excessive."
Wang Anshi bit his teeth and said, "I will not let him off easily this time. He is no longer an imperial censor, but a commoner. He came here to file a complaint, which clearly implies satire on the government. This is extremely disrespectful, and he is also guilty of criticizing the emperor. Moreover, he is guilty of spreading rumors."
Lu Gong nodded and said, "Based on his complaint, it's not too much to sentence him. But Jiefu, don't forget that Zhang San also came here to file a similar complaint not long ago."
Wang Anshi said excitedly: "This is not the same thing. Zhang San is redressing the injustice of the historian, but that old man is clearly trying to go against the court and undermine the new law. He deserves death."
Lu Huiqing suddenly said, "Master, although that is true, the other party will definitely use Zhang San as an example and ask for that old man to be given a chance to teach."
Lu Gong nodded and said, "Lu Jiaojian is right."
Wang Anshi snorted, "I'm afraid this is what the old man wants. He won't succeed. Tomorrow I will ask His Majesty to punish him."
Lu Huiqing added: "Master, I'm afraid we have to prepare for the worst."
"Why?" Wang Anshi asked.
Lu Huiqing said: "Qian Yi impeached my teacher in the court before, which was completely unreasonable, so the government demoted him to the capital, and Duke Fu and Duke Wen did not say anything.
But there is a precedent for this, and it happened not long ago. If we argue with them about this, I am afraid we will not be in the right. If Duke Fu and Duke Wen come out to speak for Qian Yi, it will put a lot of pressure on the government."
Wang Anshi still trusted Lü Huiqing very much and asked, "What do you think should be done?"
Lu Huiqing hesitated for a long time before saying, "At least we can't let them invite Zhang San first."
"Zhang San?"
Wang Anshi said excitedly: "You don't think that I will really be fooled by them, do you?"
Lu Huiqing said: "Students just think that we should prepare for the worst and make sure everything goes well."
Lu Gong, who had suffered so much from Zhang San, nodded repeatedly: "Jiefu, I know Zhang San's methods very well. If the case really goes to court and Zhang San still stands on their side, the consequences will be disastrous."