Poor Family Chapter 458

  Chapter 458 Implicit Warning

  Seeing that she was about to cry, Li Yanqing stepped forward to comfort her and said, "Don't worry, tell me what happened?"

   "Half an hour ago, the Kaifeng Mansion came to check the house, saying that we violated the regulations in building a house in the store and wanted to close our store. The master reasoned with them, and they will arrest the master!"

  Li Yanqing's face sank, "They took my daddy?"

   "Not yet. Brother Hong said that you are the censor, so they didn't arrest anyone, but they clamored to close the shop. They came with a lot of people, so you should go and have a look!"

  Li Yanqing nodded, and said to Magpie: "Don't go back for now, stay here with Sisi, I'll go see what's going on?"

  He turned his head and said to Zhang Hu and the others: "Everyone, get on your horse and follow me to have a look."

  The four of them got on their horses immediately, Yang Guang rubbed his fists and said, "Do you want to bring weapons?"

  Li Yanqing glared at him fiercely, "You bring a weapon and someone else just catches you!"

  Zhang Hu whispered to Yang Guang: "It's not about dealing with bandits, what to do with weapons, in case of a fight, just find a stick."

   "It's true, I didn't think of it."

   "Stop talking nonsense and follow me!"

   Li Yanqing urged his horse and galloped towards the Chenzhou Gate, and the four of them followed suit one after another. After a while, the four of them ran away.

  At this time, Sisi also heard the news and came to the outer room. She usually didn't leave the door, and at most she only went to the door of the outer room. When she happened to meet a magpie, she looked back and asked, "Where did husband go?"

   "Hey! Something happened at Baoyanzhai, and the officials went to deal with it. I will tell you in detail in the back room."

   "Okay! Let's go in and talk."

  Sisi took the magpie and walked quickly to the back house.

Of course Li Yanqing knew what had happened. It was the small courtyard where he and Sisi lived before. The capital city has a strict distinction between shops and residences. A business is a business, and a house is a house. It is also necessary to declare when it is converted into a shop, which involves the issue of ratifying the household tax level.

But with the passage of time, these regulations have long existed in name only, and ordinary people don't pay attention to them at all. The situation of front shops and back houses abounds, and no one declares. In addition, the government has limited manpower, and serious cases are still too busy. He will also take care of such trivial matters. The friends Li Daqi knows are all building houses in the shop. He has extra land in the shop, so he doesn't think there is anything wrong with building a small courtyard.

Of course, the regulation has not been abolished, it is still written there in black and white, the government should use it to indict crimes, there is really a law to follow, but the government has not asked about this kind of thing for more than ten years, today the Kaifeng government actually came to the door, How could Li Daqi not be depressed?

  Li Yanqing was even more skeptical, making him feel that this matter was not that simple. It seemed that the Kaifeng government was deliberately looking for Bao Yanzhai's trouble.

The south side of the Hongqiao was crowded with people who came to watch the excitement. The Song Dynasty was orderly, and many people never saw the chief officials for life. That is to say, officials rarely came to harass the people. The situation of the shops is extremely rare, how can we not make the common people have great interest.

Both ends of the Hongqiao bridge were already crowded with people watching the excitement. People were talking about it, and they didn't know what happened to Bao Yanzhai. To be seized by the government.

In front of the gate of Baoyanzhai Commercial House stood six servants with knives on their shoulders. People who watched the bustle were not allowed to approach. Inside the commercial house, there were even dozens of servants standing in the yard and corridors. All the employees were locked in a large room, and they were not allowed to come out. The warehouse where the spices were stored and the room where the account books were kept were also sealed by the government, and the house hidden in the east was also sealed.

   This house is the source of the Kaifeng government's attack on Baoyanzhai. Without the approval of the government, they built houses in the shops without permission. If the problem expands, Baoyanzhai will also be investigated for tax evasion.

  In the lobby, Du Jinsheng, the governor of Kaifeng, and Zhao Yan, the promotion official, were sitting on wide chairs to ask questions, while Li Daqi sat opposite them with a livid face. Li Daqi was not an ordinary businessman, he had the title of seventh-rank Wu Delang.

Although this is only a formal gift official and has nothing to do with the official rank in the true sense, it is sealed by the emperor after all. If there is no definite evidence of a crime, the Kaifeng government really dare not arrest people at will. It's just a moment of anger when people take it away, and it can't be taken seriously.

"Our Baoyanzhai operates in a law-abiding manner. All the spices we buy are quoted by the Fragrance Bureau. We pay a lot of taxes, but if you insist on saying that we evade taxes, I have nothing to say, but once it is found that there is no certificate, I I'm going to hit Dengwengu to sue you for framing people, I think in the end of this lawsuit, you Kaifeng government will apologize or I, Li Daqi, will be unlucky!”

Li Daqi's attitude is very tough. This is also a common situation in the Song Dynasty when people sue officials, and most of them are small people who win the lawsuit. In the end, the government apologizes and even compensates for losses. This is common sense in the Song Dynasty, so Song people love it very much. In litigation, there are so many litigators of all kinds, and there are even schools that specialize in training litigators.

   It is also for this reason that although the officials in Kaifeng Mansion are very powerful, they dare not really seize and seize items by hand, and they did not go to Yujie to seal the head office of Baoyanzhai, which has too much influence.

Du Jinsheng smiled and said: "Mr. Li, don't get angry. I believe right and wrong can be judged by themselves. We also received a report from someone saying that you built a private house in a shop, and that you bought oil without paying taxes. We have investigated it. Yes, you did ship a lot of oil at night, why did you ship it at night? Did you go to the tax office to pay taxes? If we ignore these situations, it would be dereliction of duty. If we find out the situation, we can return your innocence. Those who have read the book should understand these things."

"The oil is transported at night to not disturb the people. It is also because there are few boats on the Bian River at night and the transportation is convenient. But we don't sell oil. Our oil is used to make fragrant soap and rouge. We don't need to pay taxes. Those who sell oil pay taxes locally, so what does Baoyanzhai have to do with it? As long as we pay taxes on our makeup, powder and rouge, I will not evade taxes."

   "But you did build a house in the shop, didn't you? We all saw it with our own eyes just now."

"The two yards were built for the accountants to take their lunch breaks, and they were not used to house people. I own a house, and my son also rents a house in the city. You can't just insist that I built a house just because it is two yards. Just like when I made paper figurines to worship ancestors, you would point to the paper figurines and say that I, Li Daqi, killed someone."

Li Daqi was so eloquent that Du Jinsheng was speechless. At this time, Zhao Yan, the push officer next to him, said slowly: "Even if the two courtyards are used for lunch breaks, what about the pier? You built a small pier in Bian Hanoi without authorization, which affected Bian Han's life." The navigation and flood discharge of the river, you can't say that you have reported to the official for the record!”

The pier that Zhao Yan mentioned refers to the small pier for cruise ships outside the courtyard. Retreat and decree that it is strictly forbidden to build houses and docks along the important rivers of Tokyo, such as the Bian River, Cai River, and Wuzhang River. Even if it is to be built, it must be reported to the government for approval.

   This is not an old rule that strictly prohibits shops from building houses, but a new rule promulgated last year. Li Daqi illegally built a wharf, which happened to hit the limelight.

Li Daqi said for a long time: "First, you know in your own mind whether the wharf will affect shipping and flood discharge; second, when I started building the wharf, the new regulations from the imperial court had not yet come down. I have read the new regulations, but it is strictly forbidden to build new wharves. Whether my pier is considered prohibited is still open for discussion; third, if you believe that this is a prohibited pier, you can send someone to send an official letter over, and I will dismantle it myself. To be in the limelight will seriously affect my reputation."

   "It is up to the government to decide what to do. This is not a matter for Mr. Li. We will leave after checking the situation. You don't have to worry too much."

  Li Daqi snorted heavily and fell silent.

  At this time, Hong Dazhi walked in quickly, whispered something to Li Daqi in his ear, Li Daqi turned his head quickly, only to hear footsteps coming from outside, it was Li Yanqing who had arrived in a hurry.

  Li Yanqing walked into the lobby and said with a smile: "It actually alarmed Du Shaoyin and Zhao Tuiguan. It seems that Baoyanzhai committed a serious crime!"

Li Yanqing's words awakened the person in the dream, and Li Daqi realized that something was wrong. Small things like repairing a house in a shop and repairing a small pier unexpectedly alerted the No. 2 and No. 3 people from Kaifeng Mansion to visit. There is a lot to write about here. !

  Du Jinsheng and Zhao Yan looked at each other, both of them showed a hint of embarrassment, Li Yanqing hit the nail on the head, and hit the essence of the problem.

  Li Yanqing is the censor of the sixth official, while Du Jinsheng is from the sixth rank, and Zhao Yan is only from the seventh rank. In front of Li Yanqing, they can't put on the official airs. They stand up and salute, and invite Li Yanqing to sit down.

  Du Jinsheng said with a smile: "We are just a routine, mainly because Baoyanzhai has violated the regulations. As for who to send, there is no clear regulation. In fact, it also shows that we attach importance to Baoyanzhai."

   "Excuse me, what violations did Bao Yanzhai have?" Li Yanqing cut through the mess quickly, and went straight to the point without talking to them.

   "At present, it seems that there are two main violations. One is building houses in shops."

   "This is not against the rules!"

Before they finished speaking, Li Yanqing interrupted them, "The definition of a house is to have a home, and the important symbol of a home is to have a kitchen, a living room, etc., and here are two yards, a total of eight rooms. The house has no kitchen, no living room, no livestock sheds, vegetable cellars and other necessary facilities at home. In fact, it is a temporary resting place for the accountants who stay up late at the end of the month and cannot go home. It is a shop that is allowed to build. The rest room has nothing to do with the house."

  Li Yanqing is more powerful than his father Li Daqi, and directly produced evidence to prove that these two courtyards are not family houses, but rest rooms for employees.

  Du Jinsheng nodded and said: "Okay! Even if this is not a violation, we can deny this report, but the unauthorized construction of a wharf in the Bian River is indeed a violation. This cannot be questioned."

   "Since the violation is confirmed, what should be the punishment?" Li Yanqing asked bluntly.

  "According to the new regulations promulgated by the Ministry of Industry last year, the owner is ordered to demolish the illegal construction within three days, and he will be fined the same amount of work and materials. If he has a bad attitude and refuses to accept the punishment, he can be arrested and convicted!"

Li Yanqing nodded, and said to his father: "I hope that my father will dismantle the small pier within tomorrow. After seeing how much it cost to build the small pier, I will hand over the same money to the Kaifeng government as a fine, and it will be completed within tomorrow." .”

  Li Daqi admired his son's decisiveness in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I will take care of it tomorrow!"

  Li Yanqing said to the two of them again: "May I ask what else you two have to do?"

  Du Jinsheng and Zhao Yan looked at each other, and Du Jinsheng laughed and said, "As expected of Li Yushi, the problem was settled in less than a cup of tea, and other things are gone for the time being."

  In front of Li Yanqing, they dare not mention tax evasion and loopholes. They are facing Shi Yushi. If there is no evidence for this kind of thing, they will be impeached by Yushi.

   "Since there is nothing else, please go back! The traffic has been seriously hindered. If the Hongqiao collapses, the consequences will be disastrous."

   "Okay! Cancel the seizure, let's go back."

  Zhao Yan walked out of the lobby quickly, and shouted to the yamen servants: "Repeal the seizure, and go back to the government office in line!"

Li Daqi also rushed to visit his accountants. At this time, Du Jinsheng whispered to Li Yanqing: "When you are in the officialdom, no one dares to say that you have nothing to do. You are not afraid of others to investigate, so it is best to keep things for yourself. Give me some room, Li Yushi, someone from above asked me to bring you this sentence."

   Sure enough, drunkards don't mean to drink. These guys are targeting themselves, not Bao Yanzhai. Li Yanqing said coldly: "I don't know who is referring to? Du Shaoyin, can you make your words clearer."

   "Some things can't be said clearly. I should understand what case Li Yushi is investigating today?"

  Li Yanqing nodded, it really was Wang Fu, he had guessed correctly, only Wang Fu had the energy to use Kaifeng Mansion to investigate Baoyanzhai.

   "Is this threatening me?"

   "It's not a threat, but a subtle reminder. If Li Yushi thinks it's a warning, he can think so."

   "That's good! I also have two sentences for Du Shaoyin to take back for business."

   "Li Yushi, please tell me!"

Li Yanqing pointed to the golden signboard above his head, "First, the signboard of Baoyanzhai is an imperial seal written by the emperor himself. If you must destroy this signboard, then I can only impeach you for the crime of deceiving the emperor. Just imagine Thinking about it, a group of yamen servants are crowding here, and this sign is inexplicably broken, and Du Shaoyin's official hat may not be kept."

  Du Jinsheng saw sweat on his forehead, Li Yanqing's threat made him feel uneasy, he found that he was a bit hasty today, and even forgot the emperor's imperial signboard.

   "I remember, what else needs to be conveyed to the officials."

   "Second, you go and tell the person above that he'd better figure out what's going on under the table. Why should I investigate that case today?"

  Du Jinsheng's face changed slightly, he quickly cupped his fists and saluted, "I will definitely bring Li Yushi's words, we will meet later!"

   "Du Shaoyin is gone, I won't send it off!"

The large group of yamen servants walked away in an instant, all the seals were torn off, as if nothing happened, Li Yanqing stood in front of the steps of the lobby with his hands behind his back, with a sneer on his face, he thought Wang Fu was so clever, It seems that it is nothing more than that.

  (end of this chapter)

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