Xu Ping sat down, ordered to see the tea, and asked directly: "Why, something happened in the yamen?" 2o

Liu Han and Zheng Jian looked at each other and said to Xu Ping: "It's nothing big, but the deputy envoy is gone in the past month. There are public officials colluding with powerful families and doing tricks in the field."

This kind of thing cannot be banned. Even if the blood-changing of officials from the three companies a few days ago was only a little restrained. There were still many people like Xu Ping who didn't know about it. After hearing Liu Heng's words, Xu Ping was not surprised and asked casually: "Tell me, what did you show up?"

Seeing that Zheng Jian was just bulging his eyes and not speaking, Liu Heng had to say: "I'm not hiding the deputy envoy, it's still the first time you start a new business. You can open some small shops where you live in the craftsmen and sell goods to those working in the business, and there is no tax calculation."

Xu Ping nodded. There was something happening. He also imitated the experience of his previous life and opened some welfare clubs and convenience stores in the workers' residential areas. It was not for profit, so of course it would not collect taxes and treat it as a benefit to workers. These were the usual practices in his previous life. He did not think deeply, but just ordered people to do it.

At this time, Zheng Jian said: "These small shops look inconspicuous, but there are quite a lot of people. There are many people going to buy things every day, and the amount of money they earn is quite large, so they were targeted by the powerful and powerful family. At first, they just arranged for their own people to go in and occupy the shop. Later, the people were not satisfied with their hearts and were insatiable and did not pay taxes, and the price of selling was even higher than outside. Some craftsmen were not angry with them and did not buy things there. Haha, they actually found street idle men to beat and intimidate people who were not buying things there, and there were several incidents."

As soon as he heard this, Xu Ping understood that several new business in Sansi had begun to operate normally. There were more than 10,000 workers gathered there, and their families were a very large consumer market. Opening small shops in their residential areas was profitable. In their previous lives, these small shops in the factory area were given favors. He had seen many of them in his previous lives using various techniques to monopolize the market. However, he did not expect that this era would evolve so quickly. He learned all these methods in less than a year. This is a new thing, and it is no wonder that Liu Han and Zheng Jian were facing a great enemy.

After thinking about it, Xu Ping said: "These small shops were just opened at that time, but they didn't seem to ask who would care?"

Zheng Jian said: "Judge Liu is in charge of these chores of the Salt and Iron Department, so he is naturally responsible for it. But those public officials who are in charge are so cunning, they are all idle men hired on the street to do things. They are manipulating behind their backs and are eager to hold on."

Xu Ping asked Liu Heng: "Since that's the case, what do you mean?"

Liu Han bowed: "Deputy envoy, a few days ago, the officials sent people out and visited everywhere. The powerful families who intervened in these small shops to make profits have been found. Zheng Gouyuan and I discussed and were about to send people to catch them all! Just waiting for the deputy envoy to give the order, we arranged people to ensure that they were arrested and brought to justice!"

Liu Han likes this kind of spy method of sending people to investigate secretly. It is very taboo in the officialdom, but he just can't change it. Of course, his method is indeed very useful.

In Xu Ping's mind, he was far less serious than these two people, because this was not surprising in his previous life. Small commercial institutions in large factories, because they are profitable, aren't they all used their homes by people with backgrounds? Don't these small shops look down on them. In convenience stores and snack shops in factories with thousands or even tens of thousands of people, it is common for millions to make profits a year, and it is a way for the company's factories to bribe the real-powered department. In this era when the legal system is even more unsound, it is even more inevitable in Xu Ping's opinion.

However, looking at the eyes of the two subordinates, Xu Ping could not say anything. Speaking of which, these are all gray areas, whether they are illegal or not is between the two. Even if they arrest people, they may not be punished by law. Of course, in this era, there was a Censorate and a Censorate, and punishment could be given without law. But is it really necessary?

"Who are there? I'll take a look first."

After hearing Xu Ping's words, Liu Heng reached into his arms and took out a piece of paper, and handed it to Xu Ping with both hands.

After reading the list, Xu Ping smiled bitterly. As expected, the royal relatives, plus several ministers and other senior officials who have always been greedy for money, were all involved, and the most conspicuous one was the Lu Yijian family.

Just like Lu Yijian, it is definitely impossible for him to be involved in it. They are not so idle. But the Lu family is in the capital, plus thousands of slaves, which almost involves all the money-making businesses.

Looking at the list, Xu Ping couldn't help but frown. If he really caught people according to this list, there would undoubtedly be an earthquake in the capital. I don't know how many powerful people would be involved. But if the matter was suppressed, the two subordinates in front of him would not be convinced. Liu Qing was very angry and the anger in his heart was not so calm. Zheng Jian's attitude was even more harsh than Liu Qing. If it weren't for this relatively relaxed era of politics, in another era, such as Emperor Wu of Han, Zheng Jian was another Zhidu, with cruel and harsh means. He did not involve powerful ministers like Lu Yijian and he was not as energetic as he could conquer the prime minister's home, probably he would have dreamed of such a day.

Seeing Xu Ping silently holding the list, Zheng Jian and Liu Han looked at each other, and their faces had already sunk.

After all, Xu Ping still lacked the courage they imagined. With a high status and a high official position, he would have more worries. On this list, either high officials or national relatives would have offended too many people with one knife.

After thinking for a while, Xu Ping asked Liu Han and Zheng Jian: "What should I do after I arrested the person?"

Zheng Jian said proudly: "How can I cure the greed of these people by handing over to the prison and being imprisoned and not imposed heavy punishments?!"

Xu Ping sighed: "How these people are punished is a trivial matter. I am talking about those small shops, how to manage them in the future? How to prevent such a thing from happening again? You can't arrest people every once in a while, right?"

Liu Geng said: "The deputy envoy used to exempt the tax calculation of these small shops. He was originally sympathetic to poor craftsmen, but he unexpectedly became a place where the powerful and wealthy people in the court made money. The poor people could not get any real profits. Since that's the case, it's better to just give up and go to bed!"

Xu Ping shook his head: "So what if it's aborted? So many families live together, they always have to eat, drink, defecate, and buy things. Either they can open a shop and let the peddlers go in and sell it casually. Otherwise, they will be taxed. Now these people will still do what they do, and the prices will be higher at that time. What should we do?"

Zheng Jian said: "Since that's the case, I'll take it as an official!"

"Official office?" Xu Ping smiled, "I tell you, the official office can still be done by big venues, these small shops cannot be done by these small shops. The public officials who are in charge are also human beings, and they also want to benefit themselves, and they will only get worse and worse."

Liu Han and Zheng Jian were both silent. They were both working in the Sansi. This principle is clear. Kaifeng Prefecture is a little better. In some places, the taxes are too small, and the government does everything to save money. The most typical one is the wine shop. Many places have a profit of 10 to 80% per year and will be collected as the official office. As a result, the official office will lose money, and the public officials who work there will pay the money to pay for it themselves. This is also one of the errands that will make money in the yamen. There is no way, so the people will buy it. After a few years, the government is jealous of making money and then reclaimed it, and it is endless.

In the most powerful prefectures and counties, only those small wine shops in remote villages allow the people to operate. Those who are slightly larger will be sent to manage them. They sell hundreds of people a day, and the heads are not enough. How can they make money? Naturally, the lower limit is set every year for the public officials in charge to pay for the money themselves. This is one of the reasons why this servant in front of the yamen is afraid of it.

These small shops are to be purchased as government-run. The government will not do a business that will lose money first. Send people to manage them for a year and have to pay for them for a year. In order to pay less, the people in charge will naturally try their best to reduce their losses. It is inevitable that they will be considered as the government. These are still considered to be the government's reputation for the government to exchange for this little profit.

The truth is clear, and the key is who will be the sucker. Officials have the pressure of taking the exam every year. After being accepted as an official, the officials in charge will never be the sucker, so they have to press on the public officials in charge. If they are not the official, the government will not be able to control the operation of those stores, and this situation will occur. The powerful family uses their own power to suppress the consumer people to become the sucker.

This kind of site is different from ordinary urban areas, because the staff is too single, and managers have countless ways to make people who don’t like their wishes unable to do it. In the end, it is still the fat meat in the mouth of a powerful family.

Seeing that Xu Ping had been struggling with the future of these small shops, Zheng Jian said: "Since you can't get the best of both worlds, then just ignore it! No one cares about the various shops opened in the city and the peddlers wandering in the countryside. They are not selling well! The general public has nothing to lack for the firewood, rice, oil and salt!"

Xu Ping sighed in his heart. That was the era of natural economy. He had already begun to release the monster of commodity economy. How could it still be the same? Commodity economy, everything will become a commodity. Your daily food, drink, clothing, use, your hobbies, your habits, even your etiquette, integrity, and even your life will become a commodity used by merchants to make profits. At that time, if you let go as you did before, you would cause a big mess.

Zheng Jian and Liu Han are officials in the traditional sense and have not yet truly felt this change. In other words, the ideological enlightenment that Xu Ping should have had not yet begun. They still have the vision to focus on the private morality of officials as before. To be continued.
Chapter completed!