I don't know how long it took, Zhang Tianshang, who had been silent, suddenly wanted to speak, and he coughed first.

Everyone immediately got up and looked at Zhang Tianshang one after another, waiting for Zhang Tianshang's speech.

Zhang Tianshang looked at everyone and said, "Do you know what I called you to do?" ”

Everyone shook their heads, saying that they didn't know what Zhang Tian was doing when he came to them.

Zhang Tianshang looked at the way everyone shook their heads, he was very angry, he stood up, looked at these people and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, don't blame me for not giving you a chance, if you wait for me to speak, you will all die!" ”

These people trembled, and an old man walked out slowly and looked at Zhang Tianshang: "This Zhang Shangqing, what is the matter?" Our heads are a little foggy! ”

Looking at this old man, Zhang Tianshang clenched his fists: "You are all tax collectors of Qi State, and the taxes of Qi Country are basically controlled by a few people, let me ask you, how much is the monthly tax of this Moon Studio?" ”

"Zhang Shangqing Moon Shadow Building is a small green building, his taxes don't need Zhang Shangqing to look at it!" A middle-aged official stood up and said.

This official looked very young compared to the rest of the officials standing, and he was only about thirty years old.

Zhang Tianshang looked at this person and took a deep breath: "What I asked you is how much the monthly tax of the Moon Shadow Building is, not whether you need me to look at it!" Zhang Tianshang glared at the man and said.

The man trembled, his hands were already dripping out of cold sweat, and all this was discovered by Zhang Tianshang, Zhang Tianshang snorted coldly, and walked in front of a middle-aged man: "Lord Guo, you should collect all the taxes of the merchants in Yingqiu, right?" I ask you, how much is the tax in a month in this moon studio? ”

"Whether you want to live or die, it's all up to your answer! Zhang Tianshang looked at the middle-aged man and asked.

The man gritted his teeth and looked at Zhang Tianshang and said, "My lord, the Moon Shadow Building is just a small green building newly opened in Yingqiu City, and the monthly tax is only thirty taels of silver!" ”

"This kind of tax of small businesses, I don't need Zhang Shangqing to look at it, I can handle it later!" The official, surnamed Guo, looked at Zhang Tianshang and said.

After Zhang Shangqing heard the words of this official surnamed Guo, Zhang Tianshang was silent for a while, and then looked at the man: "How long have you been following me?" ”

"Ten years, my lord!" The man surnamed Guo looked at Zhang Tianshang and said.

"You've been following me for ten years, you've been a student who has been following me for a long time, you've been studying with me for ten years, ten years, but you haven't even learned my skin, I have to say you're stupid!" Zhang Tianshang looked at the man and said.

"My lord, if you can be in the position of Xiangguo, and the official rank is supreme secretary, how can it be comparable to our juniors?" The official surnamed Guo looked at Zhang Tianshang and said.

Zhang Tianshang was silent for a while: "Also, if you are a good person and can become the prime minister, then the Qi country will be over!" ”

Zhang Tianshang sighed, lamenting that he was not as good as Shusun Tong in educating students, this person had followed him for ten years, but he hadn't even learned his own skin.

"Someone's coming!" Zhang Tianshang shouted, only to see two guards come in, Zhang Tianshang looked at the man surnamed Guo and said, "Guo Xu, don't blame me for not saving you!" ”

"Pull him out for me and let him tell me about his collusion with the Moon Shadow Tower!" Zhang Tianshang said lightly.

I saw two guards pulling Guo Xu out, and when Guo Xu heard it, he hurriedly shouted: "Zhang Tianshang, I am the official of the Qi State, you have no right to do this to me!" ”

Zhang Tianshang smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that you are my direct official?" ”

Qi State is a country with a joint sitting system, and if subordinates make mistakes, their superiors will be punished, so the senior officials of Qi State can directly deal with his direct officials, and the appointment of his direct officials is also appointed by Zhang Tianshang alone.

Of course, when the officials of the Qi State are ordained, when the big officials try the minor officials, they also have to go through the procedure, but this is only limited to the situation that they are not directly subordinate and not in one department.

But if it is a direct subordinate, you can interrogate him directly, after all, you will be punished for the mistakes he committed, if he commits the crime of killing his head, you can't prove your innocence, and the credit for the report comes, then you will also be punished, and this punishment may be your life.

Of course, the direct appointment of subordinates in this way is only limited to Shangqing, and only Guan Zhong, Zhang Tianshang, and Tian Dan have this right.

After all, they are the highest officials in the Qi country, and they are the ministers of the Qi country under one person and above the ten thousand people, and it is still necessary to have this privilege.

When they use their direct subordinates, they also choose people they can trust and talent, after all, as their direct subordinates, they can't take on the responsibility.

Zhang Tianshang is also the most confident in his direct subordinates, because he is a gang, and his subordinates are basically disciples who have followed him for a long time, but what he didn't expect was that the most unlikely mistake occurred, but there was a mistake.

Therefore, Zhang Tianshang was very angry in his heart, and he must execute all these direct subordinates he trusted.

Zhang Tianshang sat aside: "Everyone, don't blame me for not looking at our friendship for many years, if you are willing to tell the truth, you can still live, if you ......"

But this group of people still gritted their teeth and didn't say anything, Zhang Tianshang was silent for a while, and shook his head, even if he couldn't judge anything, this group of people would not live, and that Moon Shadow Tower would also perish.

Zhang Tianshang knows the art of recognizing people, and he also knows the art of figuring out, he knows who Qi Xiaobai is, he is a king who can't reason at all.

As long as it is determined that you have done this, then Qi Xiaobai will not pay you attention to evidence and reason, but use blood to make you confess.

Zhang Tianshang is trying them so hard now, just to keep his position as Shangqing, he knows that if he can't try it, Qi Xiaobai will really get rid of his position as Shangqing.

Of course, Qi Xiaobai would not kill him, and he also knew that after all, in Qi Xiaobai's eyes, he Zhang Tianshang was still a very useful person, and he was also an expert who could share his worries.

This kind of person, for Qi Xiaobai, is reluctant to kill.

After a while, a guard walked in: "My lord, Guo Xu has already recruited!" ”

"Recruited?" Zhang Tianshang snorted coldly: "I thought it was a hard bone, but it turned out to be a soft bone!" ”

"My lord, this Guo Xu not only recruited the fact that he helped the Moon Shadow House evade taxes, but also confessed the information of the tax officer who has a close relationship with the Moon Shadow Building!" The guard said to Zhang Tianshang.

"Yo, the receipt is really not small!" Zhang Tianshang was stunned, he didn't expect the receipt to be so amazing, he thought that this Guo Xu would only come out to help Moon Shadow House evade taxes.

Guo Xu is the tax officer responsible for collecting Yingqiu business, and Moon Shadow House must help Guo Xu if he wants to evade taxes.