“If tofu were something only we knew how to make, of course we could get rich. But now he’s taught so many people, and in no time everyone will know how to make it. What then”"Alas!"Liu Youcai sighed..."Dare you, I bet you can't... uh What did you say You want to duel"

Thinking he had latched onto the Zhou family's power, the petty official Zhang Wu swaggered forward, ready to reprimand them. But when he heard Yang Lin say, "I'll pay," he was taken aback.

"Are you dating"

Zhang Wu frowned, then sneered: "The entire Koushan Village has 238 households. Can you afford their summer taxes"

Yang Lin waved his hand, and elder sister and second sister carried a bag of copper coins over.

Yang Lin sneered, "Taxes It's the imperial grain tax, national tax, natural law. The money is right here, let's begin!"

Seeing Yang Lin nonchalantly take out such a large bag of copper coins, Zhang Wu was dumbfounded.

In his memory, Yang Lin was still the poor boy who couldn't even afford 1400 wen.

And now, they've even pulled out a whole bag of copper coins

This time, the tax collectors were completely dumbfounded. They hurriedly looked towards Zhou Kun and Zhao Deyi.

Zhao Deyi couldn't help but frown and said, "Stop!"

Immediately, the constable took out an account book and read aloud: “Huang Chujiu's household, five people, summer tax one hundred wen!”

In summer, taxes are collected in cash; in autumn, taxes are collected in grain.

According to the Great Qin Law, every person pays a tax of ten wen. Those without land are not counted.

The clerk finished reading, and the villager Huang Chujiu was stunned.

"What A hundred words Wasn't it always eighty words before"

Most villagers are unfamiliar with the law, so they simply pay whatever amount of tax the government officials demand each year.

If it was only eighty coins last year, how come it's one hundred coins this year

The yamen official glared, snatched up the whip in his hand, and shouted coldly, "Bold! You pay as much as you're told to pay, or do you dare defy the tax"

Following into the village were those who were Zhou and Zhao families' confidants. Knowing that the Zhou and Zhao families were intentionally here to cause trouble, they naturally wanted to perform well at this moment.

Villager Huang Chujiu didn't know what to do, and looked towards Yang Lin.

"Let's go!"

Yang Lin said faintly.

Only twenty coins were collected from each household, and there are over two hundred households in the entire village. Even if all of them paid, it wouldn't amount to more than four thousand coins, which is less than five taels of silver. Yang Lin admitted this.

Sister One and Sister Two counted the copper coins.

The clerk was stunned again.

Before he came, everyone said that Yang Lin was arrogant and conceited, looking down on others, and definitely wouldn't be able to stand it.

How can you stand for this

Zhao Deyi frowned, but he was helpless.

Thus, the constable had no choice but to accept it.

Then, the government officials continued to call out names. Yang Lin, meanwhile, counted money and paid his taxes.

The copper coins were heavy, and a bag couldn't hold many of them. Therefore, the bag of copper coins soon ran out.

Yang Lin waved his hand again, and another bag of copper coins was brought over.

All the yamen officials gasped in shock.

Friday, his eyes shone even brighter.

At that moment, Zhao Deyi suddenly thought of something and shouted: "Wait! Your copper coins are of unknown origin, we won't accept them! If you want to pay taxes, bring silver!"

The clerks' eyes lit up.

Wow, that's tall!

When it comes to retaliating against someone, adults are definitely more sophisticated!

"You're right." Zhang Wuhua said coldly, putting on an air of authority. "Bring so much copper coin here, do you want to kill us We only accept silver! If you can't produce silver, humph, that's tax evasion!"

Yang Lin didn't mind, he waved his hand.

Here, copper coins are being carried away, and a chest of silver is being brought over.

Pure white, sparkling bright, the eyes of all the yamen servants straightened even more.

Dumbfounded on Friday.

Such a big chest, the silver inside must be at least several hundred taels! Where did Yang Lin get so much silver from

"Now can it be done" Yang Lin sneered.

If it were only this level of difficulty, he wouldn't mind.

The clerks were helpless again, and could only look to Zhao Deyi once more.

Zhao Deyi was also speechless, but his eyes rolled. He snorted coldly: "Your silver is of poor purity, with too many impurities. We won't accept it."

Yang Lin sneered and waved his hand again.

In a blink of an eye, Third Sister and Fourth Sister carried away the chest of silver. Fifth Sister and Sixth Sister then brought over a box of gold!

Yang Lin took out one and shook it, saying, "This is a five-liang gold ingot made by the treasury of the Great Qin Kingdom, official gold!"

As he spoke, he tossed the gold back and coldly glared at Zhao Deyi.

He'll just have to see what else they can come up with.

Zhao Deyi was also surprised.

He didn't expect Yang Lin to be able to come up with so much gold, and it was all official funds!

But he's just here to pick a fight, and wanting to pick a fight isn't that simple, is it

"Bold! I've come to collect the summer tax, and it is copper coins that are due. You offer me gold instead Do you think this is a jest"

“Oh, this official suddenly remembers, the Ma family in the county town was robbed the other day, losing gold… uh… how much is in this box of yours” Zhao Deyi asked.

Yang Liming knew the other party's trick, but still said: "One hundred taels."

"Right! The gold that the Ma family lost was exactly one hundred taels, and they were all official gold coins of five taels each! Therefore, this officer has every reason to suspect that you are the thief! Come here, take this stolen goods from me!"

Zhao Deyi shouted.

The constables were overjoyed and rushed forward to grab the gold.

Seeing that these scoundrels lacked honor and resorted to such despicable excuses for robbery, the villagers were enraged. They rushed forward and blocked the yamen officers.

"Why These golds belong to Yang Lin!"

"So, you're saying Yang Lin stole it What evidence do you have"

"Do not frame the good people!"

The villagers also tried to reason with the other party.

How could they know, from the very beginning, the other side had no intention of being reasonable!

The villagers were in an uproar, confronting the officials.

Zhao Deyi, however, was overjoyed.

He was afraid that Yang Lin could stay calm and collected, not fight back or retort. If he truly did so, he would be helpless.

But now....

Isn't that an opportunity

"Boldness! Are you rebelling Yang Lin, you incite villagers to violently resist taxation. Your heart is black and deserves punishment! As an official appointed by the imperial court, I am obligated to apprehend this criminal!"

"Come here, surround them for me!"

Dozens of yamen officers wanting to surround hundreds of people is obviously impossible.

But Zhao Deyi and they had already made preparations.

Now, issue the order to have the constables waiting outside the village enter!

At the same time, it also completely put the hat of tax evasion on him.

This way, he could kill Yang Lin without any hesitation.

As long as Yang Lin dies, even if the investigation later comes to light, it will be impossible to determine the initial cause. The people resisted the government officials, and at that time, Yang Lin would be convicted of "inciting the people and violent tax resistance". And they won't be held accountable, but instead will be credited with suppressing the rebellion.

Just as the commoners and government officials were facing each other, Li Yuyiao, who had already retrieved the jade seal, cinnabar, imperial brush, and blank imperial edict from the dry well in the back yard, was in a dilemma.

Her original plan was simple: just write an imperial edict, seal it with the jade seal, and bestow any official title upon Yang Lin. Then, he wouldn't be someone those petty county clerks could mess with anymore.

But soon she thought about it.

Although the imperial decree and jade seal are real, the process of granting an official position is quite troublesome.

She had to draft an imperial decree first, and send it to the Secretariat. The chancellor of the Secretariat would review it, then forward it to the Ministry of Officials, where the Minister of Officials would sign and record it, before finally sending it to the Ministry of Rites to prepare official robes…

>For every department passed, retention records should be kept.

Therefore, although this can help us overcome the current difficulties, if someone really wants to investigate, they will naturally be able to find out that this imperial edict is "fake"!ster of the Zhao family may not even know who punched him to this day, and although the Zhou family disliked him, there was no conflict of interest after all.Only Liu, the landowner, truly hated him t...