Xia Nan asked again: "Then did Brother Huang ever think about tax evasion?" After all, in the vast sea, it is impossible for the patrolling warships to catch you every time? ”

"This one doesn't work anymore." The businessman surnamed Huang shook his head like a rattle, "With this kind of luck mentality, if you are touched by a patrolling warship at sea, you can't get a certificate of tax payment, the cargo will still be confiscated, and you will lose all your money, in order to save so much money, it is not cost-effective." What's more, now that Japan only has one port in Nagasaki, the Japanese and the people here are in collusion, and without a tax payment certificate here, the townspeople at the government office over there will not allow you to unload your goods and trade ashore, blocking the last door. So, after thinking about it, I can only pay taxes honestly......"

Xia Nan was very happy to hear the words of the businessman surnamed Huang, and the words heard from the ordinary businessmen were more credible than the reports passed down from layers to layers, which shows that the operation of the entire Tainan tax customs is still very successful, and the strict system minimizes the probability of corruption, so that the tax customs always maintain a relatively efficient and clean environment.

The biggest advantage of this time and space over the old time and space is that it does not need to consider the issue of human rights and the inviolability of private property, and it can be sanctioned in an extremely simple and crude way to curb corruption. Whether it was the reprimanding of the bribed tax administrators and the confiscation of the bribed maritime merchants' cargo, it was unimaginable in the old time and space, and to paraphrase later generations, "it was a wanton trampling on democracy and the legal system, and a naked infringement on the people's property."

Lin Weiye, as the second leader in charge of technology, also came to Taiwan to inspect this time. After separating from the merchant surnamed Huang, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Is such a barbaric method really good, isn't it too much?" ”

Xia Nan replied directly: "Compared to the old Zhu peeling and stuffing grass with mercury, this is already very polite, right?" It is impossible for me to improve the quality and standard of everyone in a very short period of time, so I can only use the most direct and simple method, which has been proven to be effective. ”

Lin Weiye asked worriedly: "Businessmen seek profits, even if one or two people are punished, others will still join the ranks of maritime merchants for the sake of high maritime trade profits." But what about the customs officer? Will mining alone chill the tax people, and eventually leave Germany, and no one can use it? ”

"You're thinking too much. You only see businessmen seeking profit, but you forget that people's hearts are all about seeking profit and avoiding harm. Although I use high-pressure means to punish corrupt people, but the economic treatment is extremely favorable, an ordinary steward of the tax customs earns no less than a prefect in a year-including the normal income of the imperial court and all kinds of gray income - they are different from the court officials, even if they are not corrupt, they can live a rich life by relying on the normal income, so why take risks? ”

Discussing the system of high salaries and incorruptibility all the way, the group came to the city of Geranza.

Xia Nan looked up at the gate of the castle, and the three big characters "Tainan City" were engraved in the center, which seemed to be to officially replace the name of "Geranza City" and erase the traces left by the Dutch on this island.

After entering the city, you can see the bustling flow of people everywhere, and the liveliness is no less than that of the big cities inland in this time and space, most of them are yellow-skinned and black-haired Asians, mainly Ming people, there are also merchants, mercenaries, sailors from Japan and Korea, but there are also blonde and blue-eyed people. After inquiring with passers-by, I learned that these whites were not only merchants from Batavia, but also those left behind when the merchant house withdrew from Geranza - these people had no official background, and the purpose of coming to the Far East to venture was to make a fortune, although the East India Company returned to Batavia, but they were not willing to lose everything, and chose to stay.

Due to the fact that the south came to Tainan in the summer to inspect without prior notice, Taiwan's governor Zhu Dadian and the tax and customs chief Zheng Hongkui did not know that the big boss was coming, so naturally they did not send people out of the city to greet them. It wasn't until the group arrived at the governor's palace that they were stopped by the guards that Zhu Dadian hurriedly came out to greet them.

"Why don't you tell Master Hou when he comes, I'll take someone out of the city to greet me!"

Xia Nan smiled: "I'm here to see how Mr. Yanzhi and Hongkui's messenger are doing, and I will definitely not notify you in advance, lest you whitewash the peace and fool me." This comes from the wharf, what you have seen and heard along the way, the tax affairs sound good, it depends on how you do in Tuntian. ”

Zhu Dadian said with a smile: "A few months are a bit rushed, and many things are not meticulous enough, and you may be blamed by Lord Hou." However, the ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws, and what she should see is still for Hou Ye to see. Now that I've just gotten off the boat, I'm tired of traveling, so why don't I go to rest first, have a light meal, and wait until tomorrow to see how about it? ”

"Don't get in the way, it's nothing to take the boat these days, I'm here to do things, not to enjoy the holidays. You put aside what you are doing, go around with me, and eat when you come back. ”

Zhu Dadian saw that Xia Nan had abandoned the set of red tape that was ushered in in the officialdom, and he no longer insisted on it.

"Alright, I'll arrange for a few carriages. The range of Tuntian is very wide, even if you only go to the vicinity of Tainan, it will take most of the day, and it is still convenient to take a car. ”

Even if everything was simple at Xia Nan's request, the team eventually developed into a dozen carriages and hundreds of guards. Except for Shimazu Chiyo's sword drawing team, Xia Nan did not bring the Guards Battalion to it, and only a few dozen people followed when they disembarked. However, Zhu Dadian insisted on transferring hundreds of guards from the Governor's Palace, citing the safety of Xia Nan.

Xia Nan and Zhu Dadian rode in the same carriage, and asked with some puzzlement: "Mr. Yanzhi, Zheng Zhilong has turned into dust, and Hongmao has also withdrawn from Tainan, it stands to reason that there are no hostile forces in Tainan, why are you still so close to the enemy?" ”

"Hou Ye doesn't know, there are no enemies outside the island, it doesn't mean that the island is safe, those local natives often come out, which has brought a lot of trouble to our tuntian. They relied on their familiarity with the terrain and often ran out to cause trouble. ”

Xia Nan patted his head and forgot about these aborigines. As the former Commander of the Grand Commander, Putmans, and the Commander of the Grand Fleet, Van Bommel, mentioned, the aboriginal communities around the Grand Commander alone caused great trouble for the expansion of the Dutch. The Dutch and the Ming hired for them were constantly attacked by the natives, and before Putmans took office, the Dutch had a full fifty heavily armed soldiers annihilated by the natives. Although the level of education and weapons of the natives were still centuries old, they were very familiar with the terrain, and fought guerrilla warfare in the jungle, and even spears and blowguns could cause heavy casualties to firearms troops. 10