"Young Master's Mansion, Zhongji Hall University Scholar Zhang," Qin Lin read the words on the banner word by word, pretending to be suddenly enlightened: "Oh, it turned out to be from the Puzhou Zhang Fengpan Prime Minister's Mansion, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

What is the great thing about Zhang Siwei in the heart of Bai Shuanghua? Her face was slightly cold, and she was about to scold, but she saw Qin Lin quietly waving her hand, signaling her not to argue.

Scared, right? The tax collector was quite proud, and seemed to point out that Zhang Fengpan of Puzhou was a prince, and he could barely flatter the caravan of Zhang's mansion, and his face was extremely bright.

The big man at the head of the convoy happened to pass by, and when he heard the answer between Qin Lin and the tax collector, he turned his face to look at him, and spat on the ground: "Where did the little rabbit cub chew his tongue and collect taxes, that is, we pay taxes with silver, but I'm afraid that no one dares to collect them!" ”

The tax collector changed his face, just looking at the flattering smile was more filial than waiting for his father, and said in a loud voice: "That's, that's, don't say that the young master's mansion, Cao Siye's face alone is worth 10,000 taels of gold, what taxes are not taxed, only the soil buns in the countryside don't understand!" ”

This person spoke with a gun and a stick, and according to Lu Yuanzhi and Niu Dali's temper, he was about to flare up, but looking at Qin Lin's calm expression, it seemed that he had a plan in his heart, so the two had to endure it for the time being.

Yin Binshang nodded slightly, and secretly said that Qin Lin is clearly not a person who condescends to others, and he must have a plan for forbearance, which is in line with the purpose of "raising troops without anger" in the art of war.

Cao Si saw that Qin Lin was silent, but said that this country bun was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, so he snorted heavily, and urged the carriage and horse to gradually move away.

"It seems that the goods of Zhangfu in Puzhou never pay taxes, hehe," Qin Lin muttered to himself, touching his chin thoughtfully.

Yin Binshang sighed: "The old rule of the Ming Dynasty, borrowing the lantern with the rank of lieutenant is the official convoy and the official ship, never paying taxes, at least Jinshi had this qualification in the past, and in recent years, many people have borrowed banners to do business...... In addition, there are all kinds of disadvantages of donating land and sheltering the village, in the long run, the tax does not enter the treasury and enters the huge room, the financial resources of the imperial court are exhausted, and the livelihood of the people is exhausted, which may be a great disaster for the country! ”

Qin Lin already knew that when he went to Nanjing from Qizhou a few years ago, he borrowed the official title of a hundred households in brocade clothes, and took a free trip on a white boat, and people were still entertained with good food and drink.

Zhang Siwei's mansion is a businessman with an official title, which is to take advantage of this loophole, although the scale is large and there are many tax evasions, but the problem lies in the imperial court system, not in the Zhang Mansion itself - this is also one of the reasons why Qin Lin did not make trouble just now.

Not only the Zhang family, but also the Ma Ziqiang Ma family, the former Xuanda Governor and the military department Shangshu Wang Chonggu Wang's family, these high-ranking officials and eunuchs in Guanzhong and Sanjin are all wealthy businessmen. Zhang Juzheng's implementation of the Gonggong and the liberalization of border trade is out of public interest, and when Wang Chonggu and Ma Ziqiang agreed to this matter, they were more or less selfish, as Jin merchants, they can do business with the Mongols, and it is tax-free, it is difficult to make a lot of money!

In the words familiar to Qin Lin in later generations, the tax exemption of official eunuchs is a system problem, and it is no wonder that Zhang, Wang, and Ma are any one.

But when he heard that the land was donated and the population was sheltered, Qin Lin was surprised: "Zhang Jiangling cleaned up the fields, and Wang Guoguang compiled the "Wanli Accounting Record", didn't Guanzhong land implement it?" ”

Yin Binshang smiled: "The giant room in Guanzhong is intertwined, and the Jiangling Prime Minister also has to rely on Zhang Siwei, Wang Chonggu, Ma Ziqiang and other generations in the court, and the magistrates are even more blind and blind. A few years ago, when the new policy was implemented, it was perfunctory, and after the death of the prime minister of Gangneung, he was wronged, and the new deal was half abolished, and even the perfunctory effort could be saved. ”

Qin Lin sighed, he had heard Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Zixuan's father and daughter, and Xu Wenchang mention Wang Chonggu and Ma Ziqiang, and they still highly recommended their abilities, especially the ability to command and plan in the border court, and called them capable ministers, but it was a pity that they were ...... when it came to their own interests

There is no doubt that if Qin Lin goes against the Zhang family in Puzhou, his opponent is definitely not only Zhang Siwei, the current scholar of Shoufu University.

Let Lu Yuanzhi negotiate with the tax collector, Qin Lin himself discussed with Yin Bin, and learned a lot of stories about the wealthy families in Guanzhong from his mouth, and Yin Binshang first asked for advice with the book of soldiers written by Bai Haozi, and then asked about the situation in the world, Qin Lin answered one by one with his own understanding.

In the end, Yin Binshang sighed: "Jiangling Xianggong wants to reopen the prosperous era with a new deal, but unfortunately the sky is not a holiday, and the long star has fallen, Your Majesty reuses Zhang Siwei and Yan Qing, and the old party Zhao Yongxian, Wu Zhongxing, Wang Yongji and other generations, the momentum of Zhongxing is destroyed by this, I don't know what General Qin thinks, can this world be cleaned up?" ”

Qin Lin thought for a while, and pointed to Guanxi: "I have studied medicine, in terms of medical diseases, now the Ming Dynasty disease is in the stomach, and it can still be cured; If the illness and medical treatment are delayed, and the disease is gradually terminally ill, it will be difficult for the gods to be saved. Take this Guanzhong land of rivers and mountains as an example, now it is just the fatigue of the people, I am afraid that in a few decades, the people will not be able to make a living, and it is not as rich as the Jiangnan region, once it encounters a catastrophe, the court is short of money for relief, and the people will inevitably be displaced everywhere, and the tigers and wolves will raise their arms and shout, that is, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang have been resurrected! ”

Yin Binshang was shocked, he walked in Guanzhong, traveled to the side, and the conclusions he came to were hidden in his heart and he didn't dare to tell anyone, but he was broken by Qin Lin's words, how could he be embarrassed.

The two talked for a long time, and they had a sense of familiarity at first sight, and it took two hours for Qin Lin to say goodbye and leave, he didn't propose to solicit, and Yin Binshang didn't seem to have this intention, so the two smiled and said goodbye.

Before leaving, he looked down at the rut marks of the Zhang Mansion caravan just now, thoughtfully.

Qin Lin led the group out of the distance, and the white frost Hua Bei bit his lip lightly, thought about it and asked in a low voice: "Why do I think that this Yin Binshang is specially waiting here?" ”

Qin Lin touched his nose and snorted: "Maybe......"

Guancheng, Yin Binshang watched the backs of Qin Lin and his party disappear at the end of the long official road, turned around and entered Guancheng, his small guard yamen.

There are already several people waiting inside, the leader of the "son" is wearing a white cloth robe, a ramie silk tied around his waist, the goose egg face is handsome and abnormal, and his eyes are as bright as the morning star, it is Zhang Zixuan who is Yi Hai and Ben, and the solemn servant standing next to her is the majestic Xiangfu housekeeper You Qiye in Beijing back then, and there are four guards who press the handle of the knife.

Zhang Zixuan sat on the Taishi chair, holding the tea bowl with her jade hand, and gently skimming the foam with the lid of the teacup, "Mr. Yin, can my father-in-law enter your eyes?" ”

"Needless to say? Miss's husband is a first-class talent in the world! You Qi gave a high hat as usual, and then frowned at Yin Binshang and said: "Brother Yin, I advise you to be more knowledgeable about current affairs, there is no need to say that my ancestor is kind to you, Aunt Qin is famous all over the world, you don't know how to raise it." ”

Although the Jiangling Prime Minister's Mansion was unlucky, the protégés and former officials were all over the world, and the holy decree of copying the family was stopped by Qin Lin again, so the prestige of You Qiye was only slightly reduced compared to that year.

Yin Binshang has his own hills and valleys in his chest, and he doesn't care about You Qi, so he snorted deeply at Zhang Zixuan: "Thanks to Miss's promotion, Yin dares not to work hard." ”

You Qi nodded, don't look at his instructions to Yin Bin Shangyi just now, in fact, he was quite nervous in his heart, and when he heard that he was willing to go out of the mountain to help, he felt very happy.

Yin Binshang is a native of Yingzhong, Hubei, Yingzhong is very close to Jiangling, and has been favored by the Prime Minister before, Zhang Juzheng said that his art of war is extremely powerful.

Five years ago, the daughter of the prime minister in the boudoir once asked her father: "Since Mr. Yin is a master of the art of war in the world, why don't you use it out of the ordinary?" ”

Zhang Juzheng first laughed but didn't answer, he was entangled by his daughter for a long time, and then he smiled: "Yin Moutao is unpredictable, what he learned is not the art of war of Fubao Sheji, but the magic of slaying dragons in troubled times!" Now that the old man is in power, the Ming Dynasty is peaceful, where is his use? Oh, I hope that what Yin has learned in his life will never be able to be used, that is the blessing of the society! ”

Yin Binshang was hidden by Zhang Juzheng for more than ten years, the dragon slaying technique can not be performed, the reputation is unknown, only a white book has been handed down to future generations, and now Zhang Zixuan ignored his father's advice and introduced him to Qin Lin.

Zhang Zixuan recalled that when she answered with her father, she suddenly felt a pain in her heart, but she pursed her lips and smiled slightly, and put the tea bowl on the table: "It's not that I promote you, it's that you want to follow Brother Qin to do a career in the future." I can hear that Mr. Yin has the ability to read people, in your mind, who is Brother Qin? ”

Yin Binshang thought for a moment, and then said categorically: "Ruling the world is a capable minister, and the troubled times are annihilating!" ”

Zhang Zixuan was slightly stunned, then lowered her head and said in a voice that only she could hear: What you see is slightly the same.

You Qi was shocked, looked at Yin Binshang, and then at Zhang Zixuan, and found that he couldn't understand what Miss was doing more and more, and there was an unspeakable fear in his heart......

The peaks and mountains are like gathering, the waves are like anger, and the mountains and rivers are like Tongguan Road!

On the official road from Hangu Pass to Tongguan, Qin Lin and his party rode slowly, the sky gradually darkened, and asked the woodcutter on the side of the mountain where there was an inn, and the woodcutter pointed ahead, saying that the front can be sharpened if you turn around, if you miss it, you have to walk another twenty miles.

Sure enough, there was a small village on the bank of the Yellow River next to the official road, and everyone beat their horses over, and heard people shouting and neighing from a distance, and saw many handlebars and men scrubbing livestock, and it turned out that the caravan on Zhang Siwei's mansion also stayed here.

When everyone in the caravan saw that Qin Lin was also coming, those guys nodded at them, and they finally had a meeting on the road.

Cao Si's face was full of alcohol, and he was helped out by a village chronicle with heavy makeup, and vomited on the side of the road, and when he saw Qin Lin and these people, he immediately glared at him, and sneered with his hand on the hilt of the knife: "Where did the little thief come from, just follow behind grandpa?" You have the wrong idea, Cao Siye doesn't rub sand in his eyes! ”

Qin Lin frowned, it was really inexplicable to meet this delusional person.

Lu Yuanzhi sneered: "The road is facing the sky, half of each walking, can you control us?" Dare to love the road from Guguan to Fenglingdu, which was bought by your family? ”

"Stinky boy, dare to talk back to Cao Siye, uh~~" Cao Si burped.

The village secretary saw that Qin Lin's group was also some strong men, so he was afraid of ruining the place where he did business, so he hurriedly persuaded: "Fourth Master Cao, you have a lot of adults, why bother with them?" Come on, come into the house, and the slave family will accompany you to drink a double cup of acacia! ”

Cao Sise's heart rose, so he left Qin Lin alone, and walked back with Cunji in his arms.

In the early morning of the next day, Qin Lin and his entourage got up early, preparing to rush to Fenglingdu in front of Cao Si's group, otherwise they would be taken by the other party, and there were so many livestock, horses, and food, I don't know how long it would take Qin Lin's turn to cross the river.

"Fourth Master Cao, they're leaving!" A man bowed down outside the village gate to report.

Cao Si hugged Mura Ji up and down his hands, with a smug smile on his face......

(To be continued)