The emperor is afraid that he has lost his mind.
Everyone in the entire conference hall was stunned, including Song Yucheng, who also had a sneer on his face.
"The three hundred thousand taels of tax, my uncle the emperor said it himself?"
"Yes, the emperor personally ordered the Ministry of Accounting to calculate Rongcheng's taxes. But you know, the Ministry of Accounts is in charge of the accounting. It is Mr. Wu's uncle. When the amount came out, the emperor did not refute it. That's it. Someone posted it. I don’t know if I didn’t read it, or I deliberately tried it.”
"It doesn't matter what it is, what matters is how we deal with it." Song Yucheng frowned and suddenly thought of another thing.
"But what's the matter with the accounting of the household department? There are still people in the court with such a dilapidated Wu family?" Song Yucheng was really surprised. He had almost forgotten about Wu Wenshan. Just mentioning it like this reminds me of this scumbag.
It's really funny, I don't go to find his fault, but he rushes to hit the gun. Being so stared at in the mansion, he can still do so many things, it seems that he is not busy enough!
"It's probably because you've been away from him for a long time, so Wu Wenshang is afraid that he won't be able to play himself to death." Seeing Song Yucheng's thoughts, the messenger also sneered, feeling that Wu Wenshan didn't know what to do.
But the discussion about Wu Wenshan is just a few sentences. Soon, Song Yucheng had a new way to deal with Wu Wenshan. His eyes were still on the map, and at the same time he gave an order to the messenger, "Go and send a message to Shangjing, just say that I am going to fight, as the princess of the county, naturally I want you to pray for blessings."
This is to directly imprison Wu Wenshan, the messenger immediately understood, and asked cooperatively: "You mean to build a Buddhist hall at home?"
"At home, wouldn't it be cheaper for him." Song Yucheng's face was full of smirks: "Go ask our prince for a favor, and find a way to send him to the ancestral temple."
The ancestral temple is the place where the royal family really used to enshrine the Buddha, but at the same time, it is also a prison for detaining the wrong family members. Not to mention that Wu Wenshan wanted to make trouble, even if he was a bird with wings, he still couldn't escape.
Doomed to be hard to fly.
"Pfft. Then you can talk about it yourself, sir." This was a good idea at first, but when the crown prince was mentioned, the messenger immediately burst out laughing.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Song Yucheng didn't understand, it was just a matter of one sentence, why did he have to say it himself.
And the messenger and the others looked at each other, and couldn't help but tease: "Isn't this your family business?"
This is a hint of the relationship between Song Yucheng and the prince.
"Get out!" Song Yucheng kicked him away, also a little dumbfounded.
I don't blame them for gossip, because the prince's overtures are too obvious. Especially after the matter of Huo Yinshan passed, the relationship between Yu Jiajun and the prince became closer, not to mention that the prince himself was against Song Yucheng, even his family's hidden guards obeyed Song Yucheng's command.
As for the male Haidongqing, he wished he could grow up in Song Yucheng's house. Of the twelve hours in a day, eleven of them are at Song Yucheng's place.
Therefore, many people are joking that the stunning prince has taken a fancy to our little county king. But on the prince's side, he didn't intend to stop him, instead he ran to the county palace more frequently. Now that the relationship between the two is solid, it is difficult to clarify.
But the only good thing is that Song Yucheng's little white chirp, who was just a little dumbfounded, finally no longer dislikes the male Hai Dongqing, but it doesn't mean to be in love, but simply regards him as a little brother who is attached to him.
Therefore, the crown prince's sea dongqing is still very depressed today.
After the meeting in the chamber was over, Song Yucheng went to his bedroom to change clothes. As a result, as soon as he entered the door, he saw the male Haidongqing lying on the table listlessly, as if he had received another critical attack from his own little white chirp.
"Hmph, the world of stupid birds is so boring." The black-haired milk cat lying on the bed saw Song Yucheng coming in, and complained old-fashionedly to the male Hai Dongqing, thinking that he was so stupid! Even a little jiu who was too dazed didn't know how to subdue it.
However, these words are very loud, but the appearance of the milk cat is not convincing at all. Because he is used to acting like a baby, this milk cat has been spoiled by Song Yucheng recently. However, the legs are so short, no matter how carefully they are taken care of, they can only look more like a ball before they gain weight again.
Therefore, the Haidong blue male bird had no intention of giving in, and hit the black-haired milk cat with a single sentence, "Don't be so stupid, you should grow up first, you shorty! Not as high as a water bowl."
With this sentence, the milk cat was so angry that it exploded, and it immediately used its hind legs to pounce towards Hai Dongqing. But before it exerted its strength, Hai Dongqing grabbed and pinned the top of its head. Then, it was sealed!
Although, Hai Dongqing's legs are not very long, but the milk cat's legs are even shorter, so as long as the head is held down, even if you try your best, you can't touch the nasty Hai Dongqing. possible.
Lying on the bed, the milk cat only felt that he was very weak and helpless and could eat. And I think that today, without cooking fish and meat bibimbap every year as a comfort, it will definitely not be able to stand up successfully.
And Song Yucheng saw that it was greatly shocked, so he could only hold back the smile on his lips, picked it up in his arms and smoothed it down.
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Shangjing
Song Yucheng went to Rongcheng for a month, and it has been nearly a month since Wu Wenshan was trapped in the county palace. Today, the current situation is very different from the past. If any of Wu Wenshan's former friends saw him, they would be so surprised that they couldn't help themselves, and they didn't even dare to recognize each other.
There is no other reason, Wu Wenshan still looks like a man now. Not to mention the clothes you wear. Brightly colored eyes. The waist was even more tightly bound. But he is a man after all, no matter what he does, it is impossible to really become that kind of soft and beautiful boy. Dressed up like this, it became nondescript. But what made him suffer the most was the training of the lower body.
Those people left behind by Song Yucheng were really too ruthless, with endless methods, almost treating him like a disobedient young man in a brothel. Wu Wenshan has even begun to have an illusion that he will not be able to live without a man in the future.
But turning around, I kept thinking, like Song Yucheng, if he really trained himself well, what would be the use? Even if he really can only commit himself to a man, he won't obey Song Yucheng, he might as well go to the Seventh Prince.
What's more, I am a dignified little father-in-law, why do I have to bear it to such an extent
The more Wu Wenshan thought about it, the more something was wrong, and he felt that he was being led by the nose by Song Yucheng. But after the incident of the Seventh Prince marrying the concubine given by the crow broke out, Wu Wenshan finally realized something was wrong.
Wu Wenshan and Yuanchen had a real relationship at the beginning. Yuanchen has a straightforward and enthusiastic personality, and sincerely regards Wu Wenshan as the other half of his life. Naturally, he will not deliberately hide many skills and details.
And because of this, Wu Wenshan knew that Song Yucheng was able to control beasts.
Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, he wasn't a real idiot after all. In addition, I heard that the general who killed the girl by Wu Wenshan was Beijing with the waist card of Rongjun Wangfu, and I felt even more strange.
Wu Wenshan always felt that this crow and Song Yucheng were inseparable. Otherwise, how could so many crows suddenly gather in a place like Shangjing, all of whom are quite human. In addition, Wu Wenshan also had a lot of doubts about Song Yucheng's feelings for him.
These days, he was trapped in the three-acre land in the backyard of the county prince's mansion, and he could only see a square inch of blue sky when he looked up. He was too bored, so naturally he could only think about these details over and over again. The more you think about it, the more it feels wrong.
Song Yucheng has a domineering personality, he likes it, and he can't let others touch even a piece of his clothes. Just like that sea dongqing, it was so precious that it wouldn't even let others touch it. If he's really devoted to himself, it's perfectly logical to be locked in the backyard. But it is absolutely impossible to find someone to teach, or that kind of training.
So, Song Yucheng was lying to himself! Maybe, from the very beginning of their relationship, they were deceiving. After all, Song Yucheng was a county prince who came from a dignified family of princes and princes, and he often led troops to fight against bandits. How could he be so innocent? Just a little shot can make him sink
The only possibility is that he is cooperating on purpose.
What's more, what happened after they got married was all done on purpose by him. Including beating and killing the prince in public, arrogantly insulting the powerful. These are all intentional, in order to leave Shangjing now.
But right now, the only other person outside of Shangjing is the crown prince. When Song Yucheng's biological mother died young, the former empress took care of him for a while and was very kind to him. Now that the crown prince is weak, and the emperor has the intention of abolishing the crown prince, it is only logical that Song Yucheng turned against him and helped secretly.
If this is the case, then the crow reporting the funeral can be explained. The emperor had always wanted to change the seventh prince to be the crown prince, so when there was a rumor that the golden crow had sent Rui, he decisively pointed out that Huo Ling to the seventh prince as a side concubine.
But now, Jinwu Songrui turned into a crow to report the funeral. It is said that when the crow flew away, the word "injustice" was written, and almost the whole of Shangjing felt that kind of ghostly aura. Therefore, the matter of changing the crown prince is over.
This is equivalent to indirectly giving the prince room to breathe.
Wu Wenshan suddenly realized.
Such a vicious scheme!
Why Yu Qinian is the biggest idiot in Shangjing, it is clear that they are the biggest idiots in Song Yucheng's eyes. Even the emperor mistakenly thought that Song Yucheng had a deep affection for him, Wu Wenshan, and let Song Yucheng leave Rongcheng with peace of mind, and even regarded Wu Wenshan as a soldier who went to war and stayed in the capital as a female family member of the hostage.
But in fact, one day, Song Yucheng rebelled against him, and the emperor wanted to use him as a threat. Maybe Song Yucheng would take the initiative to hand over a sharp knife, for fear that the emperor's attack would not be cruel enough.
Finally figured everything out, Wu Wenshan was about to be driven mad by Song Yucheng. But he also understands that he is being stared at by Song Yucheng's confidants now, and he can't send any news at all. Even if you don't dare to be humiliated, you can only endure the humiliation. What's more, even Song Yucheng was able to act in love, so naturally he, Wu Wenshan, could also.
Sure enough, Wu Wenshan's obedience finally made the people in the county prince's mansion relax a bit. Even though the hidden guards were still staring closely at him, the sleeping nurses finally stopped staring at him like they were a prisoner.
And Wu Wenshan, taking this opportunity, sent the news out of the county prince's mansion to his uncle in the household department.
Wu Wenshan heard that the emperor asked the Ministry of Households to calculate Rongcheng's taxes, so he asked his uncle to do the calculations.
Three hundred thousand taels a year, just like Rongcheng, Wu Wenshan did not believe that Song Yucheng would not come back to make trouble with the emperor. But as long as Song Yucheng comes back, he has a way to make him never go back to Rongcheng.
As for the Seventh Prince, he also received hints from Wu Wenshan. But he didn't take it seriously.
In the eyes of the Seventh Prince, Song Yucheng is a member of the royal family and the throne of the county. If he is willing to marry a male wife as a concubine, and he is willing not to take a concubine and end his heirs, he is already extremely fond of him. As for finding someone to have sex with, that's even more reasonable.
Otherwise, with Wu Wenshan's stature, if he can't learn to serve others by himself, even Song Yucheng's kind of stingy, he won't be able to do it!
It doesn't mean anything at all.
As for Song Yucheng plotting him to join the prince, the Seventh Prince didn't believe it even more.
Because in his memory, the crown prince and Song Yucheng have never met each other a few times.
When Song Yucheng was young, the prince was often sent out by the emperor to follow the governor to observe the people's sentiments. Later, the crown prince returned to the court and entered the East Palace, and Song Yucheng led troops to fight again. He was not in Shangjing all year round, and there was no intersection between the two of them at all.
"This Wu Wenshan is probably stupid because he was locked up in the backyard. In the future, don't send in his letters!" The Seventh Prince has long been extremely disgusted by the name Wu Wenshan.
What happened at Song Yucheng's wedding before had already made him insensitive to Wu Wenshan. And now these afterthoughts gave the Seventh Prince a feeling. He felt that Wu Wenshan might have hated Song Yucheng, so he deliberately provoked him to face Song Yucheng to avenge himself.
"So stupid, and trying to drag others into the water. Do you think this king is as stupid as him?" The seventh prince said with a sneer, and then turned to ask his confidants about other things: "Find Mr. Huang?" Yet?"
"I found it, but Mr. Huang said that the fate is over and he refuses to come back."
"What should I do?" Compared to Wu Wenshan, the Seventh Prince is more concerned about Mr. Huang who was kicked out by him before.
He didn't believe in fate these days, but after the crow reported the funeral, he made such a fuss. Instead, I started to believe it. Especially this Mr. Huang, who was directly regarded by the Seventh Prince as a master of Taoism. I can't wait to invite you back to the mansion to make offerings immediately.
After all, with such a half-immortal by his side, many things will happen in the future, even if they are not expected, with these as auxiliary reminders, many troubles can be avoided. Therefore, he was unwilling to let go of Mr. Huang no matter what. In the past few days, he has tried his best to see how to call people back.
In this way, the Seventh Prince deliberately cut off the connection with Wu Wenshan, which is equivalent to completely losing Wu Wenshan's backing. Also lost the last ray of hope.
But even so, Wu Wenshan did not give up. He designed many ways for himself, but the most urgent thing is that Song Yucheng must come back.
After all, only when he sees Song Yucheng can he get out of trouble. The tax revenue from Rongcheng this time is Wu Wenshan's biggest opportunity.
As for giving up his seventh prince, he will definitely regret it in the future!
As Wu Wenshan thought about it, the gloom in his eyes deepened. However, what he never expected was that Song Yucheng never returned to Shangjing after he waited until the end. As for the 300,000 yuan tax, Song Yucheng really paid it!
I still used a method that left everyone dumbfounded!
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The perspective is pushed back to Rongcheng.
While the Seventh Prince was busy trying to please Mr. Huang, and Wu Wenshan was concentrating on calculating his future, Song Yucheng, who was far away in Rongcheng, had already found a way to pay taxes.
Moreover, his way not only makes people unable to find faults, but also quite wicked.
But I really don't blame him. Rongcheng is waiting to be rebuilt, and there are too many places that need money. Among other things, the city wall that was about to collapse had to be repaired quickly. There are also abandoned docks by the sea, and those old ships that need to be rebuilt are also imminent. Plus training.
Everywhere needs money, and Rongcheng doesn't have any particularly lucrative business. In this way, there is no exit, which is quite passive in itself.
As for the 300,000 taels of tax silver, that was even more of a daydream. However, the two tax envoys sent by Shangjing to collect taxes are already on their way. If it is not handed in by then, Rongcheng will be in trouble.
"Master, why don't you go back to Shangjing and have a fight with the emperor?"
"That's right! Rongcheng is so poor that he can't even afford to eat, why do he have to pay such a high tax. Lord, why don't we go back to the Ministry of Household Affairs to have a look. I'm afraid we've been away from Beijing for too long, and the gang of officials forgot The majesty of Yu Jiajun!"
"Besides, if he does it this year, it's actually okay. The main reason is that the number will be the same every year in the future. The situation in Rongcheng will be quite difficult. There is no land to grow food, and there are no special products that can be used as tax-deductible materials. , year by year, I'm afraid it will be dragged down by taxes." The last person to speak was Qiao Jingxuan. He has been in Rongcheng for a long time, so he naturally understands the situation in Rongcheng better than Song Yucheng and the others, and his explanations are also very orderly.
However, Song Yucheng didn't seem anxious at all. Instead, he smiled and pointed to the location of the seaside marked on the map, and suddenly asked a very confusing question: "I ask you, this fish was caught from the sea. How long does it take to turn into dried fish?"
"Dehydration can start in five to seven days, and it can take up to a month at most."
"That is to say, five to seven days can actually become dried fish, right!"
"Yes." Qiao Jingxuan nodded, but still did not understand the meaning of Song Yucheng's words. But those members of Yu Jiajun understood everything, and couldn't help but smirked together.
Since ancient times, special products have been used to offset taxes. Who said that 300,000 taels of silver is difficult? In fact, it is simply a breeze.
Seeing that they all understood, Song Yucheng pointed to one of the orders and said, "Go and find out how the dried salted fish in Shangjing is sold."
"As for other people, it's time to go door-to-door to collect taxes now. By the way, it's hard to get change for dried fish. You should bring some food and exchange it with others. Remember, each household has to pay how much they pay. It must be recorded. If there is not enough left, has our ship been repaired? Tomorrow, the Lord will take you out to sea!"
By the way, you should also familiarize yourself with the main battlefield where Japanese pirates will fight in the future.
As for the emperor of Shangjing, if he wanted to get money from him, Rongcheng, it was simply a fantasy. These dried salted fish are the best presents for him.
"Yes!" Just like that, these soldiers quickly dispersed in place. As for Qiao Jingxuan who still didn't understand, he was quickly dragged down to clarify his doubts.
Rongcheng is still busy today. Just two weeks later, when the two tax envoys arrived, but as soon as they entered the city, they were almost vomited by a strong fishy smell.
Then, he was enthusiastically embraced into the city by the soldiers of the Yu family army. As for the soldiers brought by the two tax envoys, they were also dragged away, and they even took the initiative to give several hugs full of salted fish.
"This... What's wrong with Rongcheng?" The two tax envoys originally thought that Rongcheng was poor, and the matter of taxation would definitely take a long time to argue. However, he never expected that after entering Rongcheng, he unexpectedly discovered that the entire Rongcheng, including the common people, seemed to be quite welcoming of his arrival. It even seemed that seeing him was equivalent to seeing the savior. This made the two tax officials extremely worried.
But the answers Yu Jiajun was responsible for receiving from the soldiers made his heart pound even more.
"It's nothing. It's rare for everyone to see someone from Beijing, and it's the first time to pay taxes to the court, so they are all very excited. Don't worry! We all pick the biggest and most complete ones, and we will definitely satisfy you."
So, what exactly is the biggest and most complete? Why does it sound so dangerous
Thinking of the rumors that Song Yucheng was in Beijing, the envoy of the Two Taxes became more and more disturbed. And as he got closer to the warehouse, the pungent smell of salted fish became stronger.
Then, after the two tax envoys arrived at the door of the warehouse where Rongcheng's tax revenue was stored, that bad premonition finally came true.
Just look at the warehouse, full of salted fish, attacking him overwhelmingly.
And Qiao Jingxuan, who was counting the number at the door of the warehouse, saw him arrive, and greeted him enthusiastically, and greeted him in a very pleasant tone: "Sir, you are here, our Rongcheng's tax revenue this time is all in the warehouse .This is the list of taxes paid by each household, please check it.”
The author has something to say:
Song Yucheng: If the salted fish in one warehouse is not enough, we have two other warehouses. If all three warehouses are added and it is still not enough for tax deduction, then we can go to the sea and catch it now. You can rest assured that we are all good citizens who abide by the law.
Two Tax Envoys: No, I implore you to treason!