What Is Ye Jin Doing? Do you want to rebel?
Zhu Yuanzhang retracted his gaze and looked at his eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying, who was dealing with a meat bun, with a loving expression. Then, he said lightly,"Continue."
"Yes." Mao Xiang bowed slightly before continuing,""After coming out of that valley, Ye Jin went to another manor.”
"This manor is quite ordinary, but the tenants in the manor are not locals, but refugees taken in by Ye Jin.”
Zhu Yuanzhang was now immune to Ye Jin's audacity.
This kid's official position is really coming to an end, right?!
He specialized in doing taboo things.
Collecting business taxes, taking in refugees, and a valley covered in a mysterious veil…
What was he doing?
Do you want to rebel?
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not interrupt and continued to listen.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was unmoved, Mao Xiang continued,""However, the crops in this manor are very special. They are crops that I have never seen before. I have already gotten someone to secretly pick a few seedlings.!”
Zhu Yuanzhang then said,"Bring it to me tonight."”
At this time, more and more people had gathered at the yamen entrance.
"Is there anything else?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again.!”
"No, after leaving the manor, Ye Jin went straight back to the yamen.”Mao Xiang replied.
"Alright, you can go." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.
"Yes."
After Mao Xiang left, Zhu Yuanzhang waved at the tea shop owner with a pleasant expression." Shopkeeper.”
"Sir, what instructions do you have?”The tea shop owner quickly wiped his hands with his apron and walked over to ask.
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Shangyuan County's yamen and asked with a smile,""Why are there so many people surrounding your Shangyuan County Yamen? Is there a major case to be tried today?!”
The tea shop owner glanced at the yamen opposite the tea shop and explained with a smile,"Ever since our Shangyuan County's current county lord took office, the world has been peaceful and there have been no major cases.”
"Then why are there so many people at the entrance of the county government?!”
The tea shop owner didn't answer. Instead, he asked,"" Are you a foreigner?!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said,"Yes, our grandfather and grandson are from Yingtian Prefecture."”
"No wonder." The tea shop owner chuckled and continued to explain,""Today is the day that our county lord is going to settle the case, so everyone has come to watch the fun.”
"Magistrate?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously. You can see it at the yamen?"
All the yamens in the world interrogated cases in the second hall. There were still two doors to enter from the main door. What could one see at the door?
The tea shop owner continued,"Although our county lord is young, he is still a great lord." Not only is he fair, but he also handles cases like a god. Just like those opera singers in the theater, the literary star has descended to the mortal world…"
"I can see that you're quite satisfied with the county magistrate.!”Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask.
The teahouse owner's rough face revealed a trace of admiration as he continued,""Not only this old man, but all the people in the city are very satisfied with the county lord. It is the blessing of the people of Shangyuan County to have such a great lord.”
"When we came to your tea shop to have tea, we saw a bailiff coming over to collect money. What money did he collect?!”Zhu Yuanzhang asked lightly.
He actually knew that it was a business tax, but he wanted to know what the people thought of it.
The tea shop owner didn't show any indignation. Instead, he continued,""It's business tax."
"Oh? Does the Imperial Court have such a tax?" Zhu Yuanzhang remained calm.
"No, only Shangyuan County.”
"Then why did the shopkeeper say that the county magistrate of Shangyuan County is the great master of Qingtian?! Wasn't he afraid of inciting public anger by plundering the people's wealth like this?!”
"In the beginning, we weren't willing to pay it, but later on, we found out that after paying the business tax, there would be many benefits. Naturally, no one complained.”
" Lots of benefits?!" Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised.
The tea shop owner continued," That's right. Before the county government collected this business tax, although there were no other exorbitant taxes, the government still used all sorts of excuses to get a lot of money from us." However, after collecting the business tax, all the exorbitant taxes were exempted. Compared to before, the amount given is even less…"
"Moreover, the lords in the yamen (the common people's honorific for petty officials and constables) don't dare to come and take food and cards at will, because if the county lord finds out, he will be beaten and paraded through the streets.”
" After the yamen collected this business tax, they also did a lot of good things. For example, they hired some lonely old people to clean the streets every day. For example, they renovated all the main streets in the county city. For example, constables patrolled the streets every night. For example, they repaired schools, and so on…This made the people feel that the money they paid was worth it.”
After listening to the tea shop owner ramble on for a while, Zhu Yuanzhang had some understanding in his heart.
Seeing that Zhu Xiongying was almost done eating, she quickly wiped his mouth with a handkerchief.
He took out a copper coin and handed it to the owner of the tea shop to pay the bill. He chatted with the owner for a while before holding Zhu Xiongying's hand and leaving the tea shop.
Zhu Xiongying tilted his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, asking curiously,""Grandpa, what are we going to do?!”
"Let's go see the county magistrate settle the case.”Zhu Yuanzhang replied with a smile.
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PS: I'm not in a good state. I've only finished one chapter so far. I'm having a headache. I can't guarantee the quality of this chapter. If there are any typos or inappropriate parts of the plot, I'll revise it tomorrow.
Also, there was a mistake in the last plot of chapter 16 that was updated during the day. The case was supposed to be heard every five days, but it was written that the case would be heard every day. However, it had already been modified.
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