Chapter 96: Granting Yang Lin a Title

ndlord's home.Over the past two days, Liu's father and son were preparing to send people to Yang Lin's tofu workshop to learn the art of making tofu. Unexpectedly, they heard that Yang Lin was going t..."Dare you, I challenge you... uh What did you say You want to join"

Zhang Wu, the clerk who thought he had gotten hold of Zhou's family's support, swaggered forward, ready to scoff at them. But when he heard Yang Lin say, "I'll pay," he was taken aback.

"Are you dating"

Zhang Wu frowned, then sneered: "Do you think you can afford the 238 summer taxes of all households in Relying Mountain Village"

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

Yang Lin sneered and said, "Tax collection is it Imperial grain and national tax, it's only natural. The money is right here, let's begin!"

Seeing Yang Lin pull out such a large bag of copper coins without any hesitation, Zhang Wu was stunned.

In his memory, Yang Lin was still the poor boy who couldn't even come up with one thousand four hundred wen.

But now, they even pulled out a whole bag full of copper coins

At this, the tax collectors were dumbfounded and hurriedly looked at Zhou Kun and Zhao Deyi.

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

At once, the clerk took out an account book and read aloud: "Huang Chujiu's household, five people, summer tax one hundred coins!"

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

According to the Great Qin Law, every person pays ten wen in taxes. Those without land are not counted.

After the official finished reading, villager Huang Chujiu was stunned.

"What One hundred coins Wasn't it always eighty coins before"

Most villagers are unfamiliar with the law. They simply pay whatever amount the yamen officers demand each year.

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

The yamen official glared, snatched up the whip in his hand, and barked, "Bold! Pay whatever you're told to pay. Do you dare defy the tax"

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

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

"Go!"

Yang Lin said faintly.

Just one household was charged twenty coins, and there are over two hundred households in the whole village. It wouldn't even amount to over four thousand coins, which is less than five taels of silver. Yang Lin admitted it.

The elder sister and the younger sister counted out copper coins.

The yamen official froze again.

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

How could you possibly endure this

Zhao Deyi frowned, but there was nothing he could do.

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

Immediately, the clerk continued to read out names, while Yang Lin counted money and paid his taxes.

The coins were heavy, and you couldn't fit that many in a sack. So the sack of copper coins soon ran out.

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

All the officials gasped in shock.

On Friday, his eyes shone with excitement.

At that moment, Zhao Deyi suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Wait! This copper coin's origins are unclear. We won't accept it! If you want to pay taxes, bring silver!"

The guards' eyes lit up.

Wow, that's tall!

When it comes to scheming against people, adults are undoubtedly more cunning!

"That's right," Zhang Wuhu said in a cold voice, putting on an air of authority. "You bring so many copper coins here, do you want to exhaust us We only accept silver! If you can't produce silver, humph, then 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.

Bright as flowers, gleaming like jewels, all the officials' eyes widened even further. Let me know if you have any other translations you need!

Be dumbfounded on Friday.

Such a large chest, the silver inside must be at least hundreds of taels! Where did Yang Lin get so much silver from

"Now can you" Yang Lin sneered.

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

The yamen servants were helpless again and could only look to Zhao Deyi once more.

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

Yang Lin sneered and waved his hand again.

In the blink of an eye, the third and fourth sisters carried away a chest full of silver. The fifth and sixth sisters then brought in a box of gold!

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

"He tossed the gold back, then shot Zhao Deyi a cold glance."

He'd like to see what trouble they could possibly come up with next.

Zhao Deyi was also surprised.

He never expected Yang Lin to be able to come up with so much gold, and it was all official treasury gold!

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

"Boldness! I, an official, have come to collect the Xia tax, copper coins are what I require. Yet you present me with these gold pieces. Do you intend to mock me"

"Oh, this official suddenly remembers, the Ma family's house in the county was robbed the day before yesterday, and they lost gold... uh... how much is there in your box" Zhao Deyi asked.

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

"That's right! The gold Ma Jia lost was exactly one hundred taels, and each piece was a five-tael official coin! Therefore, this officer has every reason to suspect that you are the thief who stole the gold! Come here and bring this stolen goods to me!"

Zhao Deyi shouted.

The yamen servants were overjoyed and rushed forward to seize the gold.

Seeing these scoundrels with no sense of honor, using such a despicable excuse to openly rob us, the villagers were also enraged and rushed forward, blocking the officers.

"Why All this gold belongs to Yang Lin!"

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

"Do not frame innocent people!"

The villagers also tried to reason with the other party.

They knew from the start that the other party had no intention of being reasonable!

The villagers were in an uproar, confronting the government officials.

But Zhao Deyi was overjoyed.

He was afraid that Yang Lin could keep his cool, not fight back, and not retort. If he really did that, he would have no way out.

But now....

Then the opportunity will present itself.

"Bold of you to rebel! Yang Lin, you incite villagers to violently resist taxation, your heart is black as coal! As an official appointed by the imperial court, I must apprehend this treacherous scoundrel!"

"Hold them back! Surround them!"

Several dozen yamen guards, wanting to surround hundreds of people, was obviously impossible.

But Zhao Deyi and they had been prepared.

At this moment, issue the order to have the constables waiting outside the village enter!

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

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

As long as Yang Lin dies, even if they investigate afterwards, they won't be able to figure out what caused the people to resist the tax collectors in the first place. At that point, Yang Lin will be convicted of "inciting the populace and using violence against taxes," and they will not only be free from blame but also be credited with suppressing the uprising.

Just as the common people and the yamen servants were facing off against each other, Li Yuyue in the back courtyard, who had already taken out the jade seal, cinnabar, imperial brush, and blank imperial edict from the dry well, was in a dilemma.

Her original plan was simple: just write an imperial decree, seal it with the jade seal, and bestow upon Yang Lin any official position. Then, he would be someone those petty clerks in the county wouldn't dare to provoke.

But she thought about it quickly.

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

She must first draft the imperial edict and send it to the Secretariat, where it will be reviewed by the chancellor. After that, it will be passed on to the Ministry of Officials, where the Minister of Officials will sign and record it. Finally, it will be sent to the Ministry of Rites to design the official robes...

> Every department passed, record retention.

Therefore, while this may help us get through the immediate crisis, if anyone truly wants to investigate, they will naturally be able to discover that this imperial edict is "fake"!r hundred taels of silver.However, progress in other areas is still slow!Over at the iron smelting area, a rudimentary earthen furnace has already been constructed. The iron produced is stronger and m...