The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Chapter 26 It’s so cheap to take advantage of it

"Master Li, aren't the items in Huangzhuang tax-free? Go and find out how the people below do things. The taxes collected are all collected by the prince's house!" Chen Tang turned his face and said to the chief clerk who was sitting next to him.

"Yes, yes, I will take care of it right away. The people below will cause trouble even if they don't even see it!" Chief Li agreed hurriedly.

"Prefect Chen, this is not a good idea, what I mean is that we still have to pay what is due," the big manager said.

"Manager Zheng, since the prince has not divided the palace yet, does his village still belong to the emperor's village? Besides, it doesn't matter whether he takes it or not, it's the same!" Chen Tang interrupted him and said.

"Then thank you so much, Magistrate Chen!" the chief steward said, cupping his hands, feeling happy that this time the government could save a lot of money in taxes.

"Your Majesty, I still have a small farm over there, and I let my useless brother-in-law take care of it. Not only does it have no income, but I also need to contribute money to it every year. Since the Prince wants to buy land, let's transfer it to the Prince!" Chen Tang added

He said to Zhao Tong with a smile.

"Oh?! Magistrate Chen wants to sell land. It's good land. Are you willing to give it up?" Zhao Tong asked after taking a bite of food.

"Why are you reluctant to part with them? They were all set down by me a few years ago. Every year I have no results, which makes people upset. If the prince doesn't mind, just take it. It can be considered as a favor to the official!" Chen Tang said in his mouth,

But my heart aches. It is more than 200 hectares of land, and the rent alone can collect more than 20,000 yuan every year. Now I can no longer care about it.

"In this case, I will take it, but I can't take advantage of you, so you can make a price!" Zhao Tong thought for a while and said seriously.

"I bought this land a few years ago. Let's go with it at the price at that time. Just give me 10,000 gu!" Chen Tang said. Everyone in the audience was shocked. The prefect's hand was big enough. Now,

Good land was sold for two guans per acre, and now 40,000 to 50,000 guans were given away.

"Hey!" Zhao Tong took a breath, "Ten thousand guan?! It just so happened that the empress gave me 10,000 guan. Chief steward, you haven't touched the money yet!" He tapped the plate and said to the chief steward.

"Ah?!" The chief steward was stunned. What does the prince mean? Not to mention the reward from the emperor, the empress also sent 30,000 yuan. Could it be "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I repaired the house in the mansion and repaired it a few days ago."

The granary has made up for the shortfall left by the previous steward. There is not enough money, so the younger one misappropriated two thousand guan!" the older steward said in a panic.

"You, you, you are so bold, I will settle the accounts with you when I get back!" Zhao Tong patted the table, turned his face and said to Chen Tang with regret: "Prefect Chen, I'm really sorry, I don't have the money, but you still

Sell ​​it to someone else!”

"Hey, we agreed to sell it to the prince. How dare I sell it to someone else? Just let it be as much as you have!" Chen Tang said hurriedly. He finally seized the opportunity to show his good will, how could he let it go so easily.

"Your Majesty, I can't get out the eight thousand strings!" the chief steward said again with a sad face.

"Tie him up, have you stolen all the money?" Zhao Tong jumped down from the chair and said.

"Your Majesty, please calm down and listen to my explanation. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. We have bought all the land with our money. At the end of the year, we will pay wages to the servants, give red envelopes, as well as food, drink, and household expenses."

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"Stop being verbose, just tell me how much money you can afford?" Zhao Tong said angrily.

"Five thousand guan!" the chief steward answered after closing his eyes for a while.

"It makes Governor Chen laugh. We really don't have that much money anymore. How about I pledge this belt to you? It can be worth three thousand gold!" Zhao Tong said and took off the gold belt wrapped around his waist.

Come down and put it on the table.

"No, Your Majesty, this is something left by Emperor Taizong. How dare you keep it? Five thousand guan, just five thousand guan!" Chen Tang hurriedly brought the gold to Zhao Yu and surrounded him again, pretending to be generous, but he said

My heart is bleeding. This place was already at a steep discount, but now it has been discounted in half.

"Prefect Chen, you still have Zhuangzi and livestock on the land. If it doesn't work, you can give us a price and sell them to us!" After the matter was finalized, the chief steward said quickly, now he somewhat understood what the prince meant.

"Manager Zheng, I don't live in the countryside, so I don't know the market price. Just give me a price!" Chen Tang said with a smile, you will cut me off as soon as I bid, so you might as well do the math yourself!

The big steward was really rude, and after some calculations he said: "Your house is poorly built. The house and the land are considered two hundred guan. I don't know how many cattle and horses there are. Let's estimate it and calculate it as 100 guan."

, we don’t want the furniture, and you still want to take it away, the price of three hundred guan is more reasonable!”

"To be fair, you motherfucker, I spent five hundred guan to build that garden, and you only paid 300 guan in total!" Chen Tang was a little angry, but he couldn't get angry, so he had to say with a smile on his face: "

Okay, okay, just follow the price Manager Zheng said!"

"President Chen, please be happy. I'll give you a note. When we collect the rent and pay it back to you next year, the interest will be 20%. The total is three hundred and sixty!" The big manager said while calling the waiter.

Prepare pen and ink.

Chen Tang is about to cry at this time. He still has to make a note for three hundred guan, and he will not give it until next year. Your prince's monthly salary is 400 guan. You are so embarrassed, but now your son's life is still in their hands.

"Haha, Manager Zheng, I was joking with you but you still took it seriously. This house animal is just an addition to the house, how can it be counted as money!"

"No, the transaction must be fair, and the money must be paid. Don't let people say that our palace is stingy. At worst, I won't eat meat for a year, so I can save money!" Zhao Tong quit and said with a sullen face.

I was so happy that I had goosebumps all over the floor. The prince really wanted to save face, and he obviously wanted to take advantage of others and yet he said it so righteously.

"Your Majesty, no need." Two people insisted not to give it, and the other insisted to give it. The two people pushed and shoved each other. Everyone was dumbfounded. This prince is really an honest man. He can also tie gold belts and make notes. He also wants

Going vegetarian to pay off debts makes me laugh so hard when I am happy, but I still have to hold on tight, it’s really hard work!

"Come on, since Magistrate Chen doesn't want it, why don't you give me my lion cat to Magistrate Chen for fun?" Suddenly, Zhao Tong stopped arguing and said loudly.

"Ah?! Your Majesty, that cat was exchanged by King Xuan for a painting of Prime Minister Cai's calligraphy. Besides, it's your favorite thing!" Seeing Xixin said, "It's my turn to play again." He was surprised.

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"Why are you so ignorant? A cat is nothing. Magistrate Chen gave us a house all at once, and you still can't bear to part with a cat!" Zhao Tong scolded.

"Hmph, you can't sleep without holding the cat every day. Now it's given away. Let's see what you do at night." Jian Xi hummed in a voice that everyone could hear clearly, and retreated dissatisfied.

Everyone is confused again. You said that the prince can calculate, but now he is generous. A cat may not be anything, but the cat was exchanged for a calligraphy by Prime Minister Cai. I don’t know how much the cat cost, but

Prime Minister Cai's calligraphy is valuable, and a fan can be sold for three thousand guan. Speaking of which, the prefect does not lose money. Maybe the children don't understand the things here, but they can give away their beloved things.

It's quite sincere.

After negotiating the purchase of the land, the guys brought all kinds of dishes to the table. Zhao Tong's performance just now was very popular with everyone, and they all toasted him. He couldn't drink, so he had to ask the chief steward and Jian Xi.

Come on, the banquet hasn't ended yet, and I'm already drunk.

Chen Tang asked people to help those who drank too much to sober up. He found a private room and asked Zhao Yu to rest for a while. The waiter served tea. Chen Tang waved him away and Zhao Yu just asked the "bodyguards" to guard the door.

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"My lord, help me!" Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Chen Tang lifted his clothes and knelt down and said. Zhao Tong did not wake him up like he did just now, but just looked at him with a sneer and waited for his next words.

"Your Majesty, this rebellious son of Xiaguan offended your Majesty and deserves to die. But after all, he is Xiaguan's flesh and blood. Please spare his life for the sake of Xiaguan's thin face!" Chen Tang was already in tears when he raised his face.

He said with a sob.

As soon as Zhao Tong saw him like this, he knew that a show of affection was coming, and he performed a family drama in front of him, "Prefect Chen, I also want to let him go, but your son insulted my parents, and someone else insulted your father, what will you do?

What should we do?" Zhao Tong asked seriously.

"This" Chen Tang couldn't answer when he heard the prince's childish words. It would be easier for an ordinary person to answer, but his father is the emperor and my mother is a noble concubine. Scolding the emperor is a crime of deceiving the emperor.

Those who ransacked their homes and exterminated their clans said, "Your Majesty, I don't know your Majesty. It was an honest mistake. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

"Prefect Chen, this matter is difficult to handle. Others know that someone scolded my father, but I can't scold him back. They will say that I am unfilial!" Zhao Tong said, shaking his head like a rattle.

Chen Tang has never been so sad. The man in front of him is a child, but he is still the emperor's son. He won't eat the soft ones, but he doesn't dare to eat the hard ones. He really doesn't know what to do with him, so he can only plead hard, hoping to impress the prince.

"Okay, Magistrate Chen, please stop crying. Crying makes people upset!" A grown man was lying on the ground crying. Zhao Tong looked really embarrassed, as if he had hurt him somehow, and said unhappily: "I am again

I don’t want his life, but I can’t just let it go!”

It turns out that the prince is soft-hearted. If he had known that I would cry, it would have been a waste of time to go to Zhuangzi. Chen Tang thought so but did not dare to show any dissatisfaction, "But according to the prince's instructions, as long as he lives, he will be left alive and let the prince do whatever he wants!"

"He has a bad mouth, just let him slap him a hundred times outside the government office!" Zhao Tong thought for a while and said. He wanted to say that he would be slapped with a hundred slaps, but he felt uneasy because the one who slapped the slaps was Chen.

Tang's subordinates will definitely be merciless and fool him. Whether it hurts him to slap him on the street is secondary. The main thing is to humiliate him so that he will never dare to be arrogant again.

"Okay, I'll follow the prince. I'll thank you in advance for not killing him!" Chen Tang breathed a sigh of relief. Only a child could come up with this punishment.

"Prefect Chen, what are you going to do with those who besieged the palace?" Zhao Tong asked after taking a sip of tea.

"Judgment in accordance with the law, I will banish them three thousand miles!" Chen Tang said with an upright face.