Several yamen servants came to the gate of the courtyard and said after seeing Guanshi Zhang.

“This is Xiaoyangzhuang, right? Whoever can make the decision, let him come out.”

Steward Zhang glanced at Yang Guang, who was inside with his eyes closed, and said, “Masters, the younger one is the steward of Xiao Yangzhuang. If you have anything to say, just tell me.”

Steward Zhang stepped forward to salute, and at the same time secretly handed over a bag of money.

The technique is very secretive and skillful, and it seems that this is not the first time.

The yamen servant on the opposite side is obviously also a seasoned veteran, and he knew that there were three or five taels of silver by casually weighing it, which is quite a lot.

Nodded, and then said: “I heard that you changed the area of ​​cultivated land without authorization and used it to grow green vegetables for profit.”

“This is not allowed. Now I order you to pay the fine immediately.”

“Among them, fines for changing the area of ​​arable land without authorization, fines for illegal planting of green vegetables, and fines for illegal trading operations.”

“In addition, because the impact of your use of arable land to grow vegetables is extremely bad, it may also affect the collection of food taxes.”

“So you still need to pay this year’s grain tax together, and increase the penalty grain by 30% as an example to others.”

“This is the fine and tax certificate presented by the county government. Take a look. The total fine is 1,000 taels, plus 100 shi for food and tax.”

Guanshi Zhang looked at the so-called certificate, and there was indeed a big seal of the county government on it. It was not a fake, which also made Guanshi Zhang a little more embarrassed.

“How many poorDon’t worry, Lord, we will definitely pay the fine, but this is not a small amount, and we need to raise some time, so please be accommodating. ”

“Well, if that’s the case, let’s give it a few more days and send it to the yamen as soon as possible. Don’t let us rush it. Let’s go!”

Manager Zhang spoke very humbly, and the yamen servants did not feel embarrassed because of the previous money.

The most important thing is that when they came, they didn’t ask them to collect it. It was more like a warning given to the owner of Xiaoyangzhuang by someone.

Yang Guang naturally heard everything in the yard. At this moment, two words suddenly came to his mind.

The leak in the house happens to rain all night, and the boat encounters the headwind again.

Yang Guang knocked on the handle of the rocking chair and said leisurely: “It’s really fucking bad luck. This is intentional to force me to death. It seems that someone has taken a fancy to my business.”

It was said to be unlucky, but Yang Guang showed a smile on his face. Although a peaceful life is comfortable, it seems good to add some fun to life.

I don’t know which unlucky person will be hit by me.

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In the Shifeng Building of Shenjing City, on the private seat on the top floor, a group of people are drinking and having fun.

Hou Xiaokang, who is a first-class viscount, is the center of this group of people, and it is their family who opened the Poetry Building.

But at this moment, he was looking at the bustling crowd below the restaurant, tasting the fine wine in his hand.

But her mind inadvertently ran out of the city. The world is difficult even for the Duke’s Mansion.

He, the little father-in-law in name, actually needs to show his face in public to make friends.

Fortunately, he saw a good business recently. As long as it succeeds this time, the government’s expenses will not be so difficult in the future.

The door of the private seat opened, and a subordinate came in and came to Hou Xiaokang’s side.

After hearing the report from his subordinates, a smile appeared on Hou Xiaokang’s face.

“The little prince has some happy event, why don’t we come and hear how we all have fun together?”

During the banquet, a scribe saw the smile on the corner of Hou Xiaokang’s mouth, and said flatteringly.

The title of this little prince is naturally flattering. After all, the title is actually only a first-class viscount, but it’s just that everyone carries the bridal sedan chair.

This was intended to give Hou Xiaokang a chance to pretend to be aggressive, but Hou Xiaokang smiled and said, “It’s just a trivial matter.”

“By the way, everyone, have you heard of Xiaoyangzhuang Lvcai? I’ve been in the palace for a long time, and today I’ve heard the name of this thing all the time. Is it very famous?”

He pretended to inquire about it, but he didn’t talk about his own affairs. He knew a little bit that he couldn’t tell the matter before it was done, otherwise there would be problems.

“The young master is talking about the delicacies that are often not tasted in major restaurants?”

“It is said that only the Yang’s restaurant can have the goods for a long time. Others want to buy, but they need to make an appointment with the Zhang’s!”

“It’s a valuable thing. I went to Zhang’s store to buy it, and I bought three cucumbers for ten taels of silver. But the taste, sweet, crisp, delicious and lingering on the cheeks, is worth the price.”

The people at the banquet were either descendants of aristocratic families or well-known literati. Naturally, they knew about the luxuries such as green vegetables in Xiaoyangzhuang.

With such a great reputation, there will naturally be more interests involved. No wonder people will be targeted.

After Hou Xiaokang heard what they said, the smile on his face became more and more unstoppable.

He was very glad that he acted quickly. If he waited a little longer, I’m afraid even he would not be able to get the seeds and those experienced farmers so easily.

“This dish looks ordinary, but it is so famous, it seems that it needs to be paid attention to in the future.” I made up my mind to arrange it properly.

Thinking that he would have a steady stream of money in a month’s time, Young Master Hou couldn’t help but get excited.

Naturally, everything in the Shifeng Building cannot be known by outsiders.

Zhang’s Green Vegetable Shop just got the news that several big restaurants stopped buying, and they were a little flustered, but not too panicked.

After all, their business is so good, even if they didn’t have the business of those restaurants, they still wouldn’t be able to sell enough.

But this news revealed some problems. Someone is going to set up Xiaoyangzhuang.

As the head of the Zhang family and the direct beneficiary of the business, Zhang Qing naturally wanted to inquire.

But he was just a city gate official, and the level of his network was too low. He only got a reply not to ask questions, and then there was nothing else.

Now he can only pray that Yang Guang’s Zhuangzi will not be affected and his business can continue.

Zhang Qing was praying, and the person who sent out to inquire about the news came back.

“Master is not well. I found out that all the farmers in Xiaoyangzhuang have been driven away.”

“I heard that someone inside was stealing vegetables and selling them, and the owner of Xiao Yang drove them away in a fit of anger.”

“As a result, as soon as the people in the front left, the shopkeepers of the restaurants in the back went to cancel the purchase contract.”

“Later, the people from the yamen came to the door and said that it was a fine and early tax collection. Master, do you think this business will be cut off?”

After Zhang Qing heard the news, his heart tightened, and then listened to what his subordinates said, his eyes widened and he said: “Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t understand, you go, send me a letter to Yang’s Mansion in Shijia Lane, Xilang County, Wannian County go!”

After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Qing wrote a letter and handed it to him. Looking at his subordinates who were going out, Zhang Qing could only sigh and hope that everything would pass safely.

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