Wannian County, Salt and Iron Department.
The monthly tax collection for the Ministry of Revenue was about to begin.
Cheng Chumo went to the treasury as usual.
In fact, it was just a formality.
If it were the wealthy lands like Jiangnan Road, Lingnan Road, and Shannan Road, they might be busier collecting taxes.
However, such a situation was definitely not applicable to the capital province.
This was because most of the taxes in the capital province were lost to the seven sects and five families.
As a result, the capital province had no taxes to collect at all.
But…
Cheng Chumo was stunned when he entered the treasury.
He rubbed his eyes hard.
It was a little surreal.
It was like a dream.
"Manager! Manager of the Salt and Iron Bureau! Get over here!"
Cheng Chumo shouted.
Not long after, the manager of the Salt and Iron Bureau rushed over.
"Duke, what's wrong?"
"What do you think?" Cheng Chumo pointed at him. Why was there so much money in the treasury? Where did it come from?"
Every day, every day, the salt and iron department's warehouse had more than a thousand strings, which was considered a lot.
But now…
The Kaiyuan Tong Bao was piled up like a mountain. At a rough glance, it was more than 10,000 Yuan, or even more.
"Taxes, salt taxes!" The manager of the Salt and Iron Bureau hurriedly said.”
Cheng Chumo's face darkened.
"Are you trying to scare me? You call this salt tax? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? You dare to lie to me?"
"No, Duke, this is really a salt tax!”
Cheng Chumo stroked his chin, thinking that the manager of the Salt and Iron Division wouldn't dare to fool him.
But here came the problem.
Who paid so much salt tax?
He did not believe that the Seven Sects and Five Families would be so kind.
The manager of the Salt and Iron Division hurriedly said,"A monster suddenly appeared in Wannian recently. He's selling fine salt in large quantities and making a fortune every day!" In just a few short days, he had paid 11,260 strings of salt tax.”
"F * ck!"
Cheng Chumo felt dizzy." So many? Who is it?"
"Ancestor, who is this person? I, Cheng Chumo, want to thank you personally!”
The manager of the Salt and Iron Bureau shook his head and said,"I don't know. I think he should be a nobody. His name is Xiao Fan or something."”
Tsk!
Cheng Chumo's eyes widened." Are you kidding me? Xiao Fan? How is that possible?"
"It's true. It's Xiao Fan. There won't be any mistakes.”
Cheng Chumo was suffocating.
It was possible for anyone, except Xiao Fan...
This f * cking subverted Cheng Chumo's worldview!
A few days ago, that hothead bought a mountain of poisonous salt.
Turning into a f * cking big tax collector?
They were paying salt taxes!
What the hell was going on?
Cheng Chumo felt a little dizzy.
Could it be that he had refined non-toxic salt from the poisonous salt mountain?
F * ck!
Cheng Chumo felt his body shaking.
This was ridiculous!
As they spoke.
Someone from the Ministry of Revenue had arrived.
"Cheng Sizheng, Minister Tang asked me to ask you if you still want to pay the salt tax from the Ministry of Revenue.”
Cheng Chumo said impatiently,"Let Tang Shangshu come and get it himself. There's too much money and it can't be transported over."”
"I still have things to do and don't have time to argue with you.”
After saying that, he rushed towards the outskirts of Wannian City.
Seeing Cheng Chumo's arrogant and despotic appearance, the head of the Ministry of Revenue felt a lump in his chest.
This defeated dog! Relying on his father, Cheng Yaojin, he had no discipline.
Did he even care about the Ministry of Revenue?
Did he care about the imperial court?
Did he take Tang Jian, Minister Tang, seriously?
This defeated dog should be severely punished!
And he had too much money to ask the Ministry of Revenue to come personally?
Success! Go back and report to Minister Tang!
Soon after, the head of the Ministry of Revenue was unhappy and rushed towards the Ministry of Revenue in Chang 'an.
……
At the outskirts of Wannian City.
Jing River.
Li Xinlan was a little worried.
Xiao Fan smiled and asked her,"What's wrong?"”
" I heard that…the Tibetan delegation will arrive in Chang 'an soon." Li Xinlan sighed.”
Xiao Fan was puzzled.
" You don't know," Li Xinlan said faintly." Every time the barbarian diplomatic mission comes to the Great Tang, my sisters and I are always in a state of fear.”
"Why?" Xiao Fan asked.
"Marriage!"
"Right now, the situation around the Great Tang is uncertain, and the Great Tang and the Turks are at a critical juncture. If the Tibetans come over and ask for a marriage alliance with the Great Tang, do you think Father will be pressured into agreeing?”
Xiao Fan pondered for a moment.
"That's possible!"
It was recorded in the New Tang Dynasty that the first diplomatic mission sent by Songzan Gampo was in the third year of Zhenguan.
Over the next ten years, Songzan Gambo seemed to have gone mad, coming to the Great Tang every few days to make a marriage alliance.
Li Shi Min was to blame for this.
In order to stabilize the Turkic situation, Li Shimin had done this before.
Songzan Ganbu saw that Li Shimin could marry a princess to the Turks, so why can't our Tubo marry your Tang princess?
No wonder Li Xinlan was so worried.
Hearing Xiao Fan's words, Li Xinlan became even more worried."That's why! I'm not favored in the royal family. What if father marries me to Tubo?”
Xiao Fan narrowed his eyes.
"That's not possible."
Li Xinlan tilted her head and looked at Xiao Fan.”
Xiao Fan patted his chest and said,"Because I'm here. Don't worry."”
"Oh."
Li Xinlan was somewhat absent-minded.
If Imperial Father really decided to do so, even if you were here, what could change the situation?
The sun was setting in the west.
Li Xinlan carried Luo Qun and returned to the princess's manor.
Xiao Fan was also preparing to return home.
Walking on the Wannian Road, he met Li Wan.
"I'm looking for you."
Li Wan said unhappily when she saw Xiao Fan.
Xiao Fan said warily,"What do you want to do?”
Your grandpa!
What can I do?
You look like you're guarding against thieves. Who are you guarding against?
Li Wan glared at Xiao Fan fiercely."I was wrong about what happened at the salt mountain. I caused you to lose a thousand strings of coins. Oh…that's another matter. Look at my chest…cough cough, we'll settle that matter slowly in the future, but for now, you'd better return that deal.”
"Phew, I know. Xiao Yu is the Duke, so it's not easy for you to ask. It's okay.”
Li Wan pointed at the two Xiao brothers behind her, who were very pleased with themselves.
When he saw Xiao Fan.
Xiao Rui's expression shook, and he cupped his hands and said," Little cousin, how are you?"”
"How have you been?" Xiao Kai also smiled.”
"Hello." Xiao Fan bared his teeth.
"Why did you ask us to come?" Xiao Rui hurriedly asked. Let me tell you, if it's about Jingdong Mountain, don't say anything.”
Xiao Kai echoed,"Yes, we're family. Don't hurt our harmony!"”
Xiao Fan was speechless.
Li Wan stood at the side and said to Xiao Fan,"It's alright, with this lady here, you can say whatever you want.”
Xiao Fan was speechless.
"Say what?"
"Ask them to refund the money! He returned Jingdong Mountain to them and asked them to refund the money.”
"No!" Xiao Rui immediately howled.”
"Impossible!"
"No!"
"A man can't go back on his word. Xiao Fan, are you a man?”
Xiao Fan was speechless.
These two idiots.
He was too lazy to argue with these three people.
He pretended to leave.
Right at this moment.
"Brother Xiao, how have you been?"
This was Lu Binzhi.
Xiao Fan frowned. Oh right, you owe me a hundred strings of money last time. Are you here to pay me back?”
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