Subsequently, Tongfu Inn announced that it would suspend operations and conduct comprehensive renovations and decorations.

Yihonglou across the street saw this and couldn't help but feel anxious in his heart.

Sai Diaochan knew in her heart that the reason why Yihong Mansion did better business than Tongfu Inn was that it was indeed of a higher quality; on the other hand, it was also because of the big rewards for the trial operation, which meant losing money and making money.

But once Tongfu Inn is renovated, the quality of Yihong Building will not be high.

Moreover, Yihong Restaurant must be profitable after all, and cannot always operate at a loss. When the price of vegetables rises, a large number of customers are likely to be lost.

Therefore, she immediately thought of a plan to remove the staff from Tongfu Inn. By then, even if Tongfu Inn reopened, it would still be unable to function without the staff.

…

Subsequently, Sai Diaochan secretly contacted Lu Xiucai, Bai Zhantang and Guo Furong and made a request for high-paying poaching.

Everyone's salary and benefits have been greatly improved, the monthly salary has been increased from 2 taels to 4 taels, and there are four days of vacation every month.

In addition, she also customized different benefits according to each person's characteristics. For example, she arranged a personal maid for Xiao Guo, equipped Lu Xiucai with his own study room, and prepared duck down quilts for Bai Zhantang.

Such thoughtful arrangements show Sai Diaochan's scheming.

But her plan was destined to fail.

Lu Xiucai is now a shareholder of Tongfu Inn; Bai Zhantang has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, and he has a deep relationship with Tong Xiangyu; Xiao Guo is a loyal son and daughter, and she owes the shopkeeper forty taels of silver, and she can't leave even if she wants to.

Therefore, Sai Diaochan's poaching failed. Instead, Bai Zhantang took advantage of her and stole Yihonglou's account books.

After looking through it, I realized that the reason why Yihonglou dared to lose money and make money was because it had been evading taxes.

Nowadays, the imperial court imposes very serious taxes, and taxes account for almost half of the income. Tongfu Inn pays taxes according to regulations and abides by laws and regulations, so the operating costs remain high.

In comparison, Yihonglou evaded taxes and her operating costs were naturally greatly reduced. Therefore, even if the vegetable prices were discounted, she still made money.

"No wonder, let me just say, she offers such a large discount, so why is she not afraid of losing money? It turns out that she relies on this trick to reduce costs." Tong Xiangyu suddenly realized after reading the account books.

"Shopkeeper, as long as I give this account book to my uncle, she will definitely not be able to take advantage of it." Seeing this, Xiang Nan sneered.

Tax evasion, according to the Ming Dynasty Law, anyone who intentionally evades taxes will be punished with a fine of seventy and two years in prison, and half of his personal property will be confiscated.

"Okay, let's do it this way." Guo Furong agreed very much.

She likes to gratify and punish evil the most. Sai Diaochan dared to evade taxes and must be severely punished by the law.

"Forget it, she is unkind, we can't be unjust." Upon hearing this, Tong Xiangyu waved her hands and said.

Although Sai Diaochan was a bad person, he robbed Tongfu Inn of business and poached the corners of Tongfu Inn. His actions were indeed unethical. However, the punishment of seventy canes, two years in prison, and half of his property confiscated was too much.

She was still willing to give Sai Diaochan a chance to change her ways. If she didn't know how to restrain herself, it wouldn't be too late to report her.

"Shopkeeper, you are too kind-hearted." Xiang Nan couldn't help but sigh after hearing what she said.

Tong Xiangyu in "Wulin Gaiden" does have a bit of a holy mother's heart.

Sai Diaochan almost caused her to close down, but when she saw Sai Diaochan was in such a state of desperation, she still wanted to sell the store to redeem her. Now she can't bear to report her, which is understandable.

However, people like Sai Diaochan may not understand her painstaking efforts. If Tong Xiangyu gives her a free hand, she will not only not be grateful, but will intensify her mischief.

In the play, if Yihonglou had not suddenly gone bankrupt, Sai Diaochan would never have given up and would have fought Tong Xiangyu to the end.

"Yes, shopkeeper, is it worth it for that kind of person?" Guo Furong asked in confusion.

"You remember, you have to spare others and spare them." Tong Xiangyu said sincerely, "If I had done all my work in eradicating evil, I'm afraid some of you would be gone too."

Hearing what she said, Lao Bai and Xiao Guo felt sorry for each other, so they stopped trying to stop her.

…

Tong Xiangyu then found Sai Diaochan and returned her account book to her.

Sai Diaochan held the account book and her face turned blue and white. She didn't expect such important evidence to be in Tong Xiangyu's hands, "How did you get it?"

"You don't want to ask me, what did my brother do before?" Xiang Nan smiled and patted Bai Zhantangdao on the shoulder.

"Low-key, low-key." Bai Zhantang said with a smile.

"Shopkeeper Sai, I just couldn't figure out how you earned so much money before. When you look at the account books, aren't you afraid that something will happen?" Tong Xiangyu said.

"Afraid of still doing business? This is called a horse without night and grass without fat." Sai Diaochan said through gritted teeth.

"You are fat. Have you ever thought about what will happen to the country? If everyone like you doesn't pay taxes, who will build the road in front of the door, who will build the bridge by the river, what will the guards at the border eat, and what will the sentry at the city gate drink?

"What?" Tong Xiangyu said earnestly, "Not to mention how far away it is, if there were no yamen agents patrolling the streets every day, our Qixia Town would not be as peaceful as it is now, and your Yihong Building would have been smashed long ago."

"Shopkeeper Tong, listening to you is worth ten years of studying." Sai Diaochan nodded, "I know what to do, so I'll leave first."

"Don't worry, you have to pay all the taxes before tonight, otherwise, I will pay it for you." Tong Xiangyu said.

"Really?!" Sai Diaochan said happily after hearing this.

"Um, I'm talking about the ledger." Tong Xiangyu explained.

Sai Diaochan's smile suddenly froze, then she gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll hand it over!"

"Boss Sai, we, the shopkeeper, pity you that it is not easy for a little girl to start a business, so we are so generous and let you go." Xiang Nan said, "Otherwise, according to my idea, I would have reported it to the government long ago. Xiucai, tell her that deliberately evading taxes is a crime.

What sin?"

"According to Article 29, Chapter 4, Volume 2, of the Ming Dynasty Code, it is clearly stipulated that anyone who intentionally evades taxes will be punished with seventy rods and two years in prison, and half of his property will be confiscated." Lu Xiucai replied immediately.

When Sai Diaochan heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.

"Boss Sai, I solemnly warn you, we welcome fair and honest competition." Bai Zhantang also warned, "If you dare to play tricks again in the future, don't blame us for being rude to you."

"I understand." Sai Diaochan nodded and walked out with force, her legs feeling a little weak.

…

Subsequently, Sai Diaochan was forced to pay more than 700 taels in back taxes, and once she was bitten by a snake, she was afraid of well ropes for ten years. From then on, she never dared to evade taxes again.

As a result, her operating costs increased sharply, the price of wine and vegetables returned to high levels within a few days, and the price/performance ratio was far from as high as before.
Chapter completed!