Chapter 396 Tax Evasion

Wen Yongman finally understood. No wonder even though they offered good conditions, the people coming from nearby to work were not as enthusiastic as before.

"Sister, then we won't be able to recruit anyone in the future."

Shen Hanxing smiled and said, “I think your sister already has a solution.”

Wen Zhenyi raised an eyebrow and looked at him: "You know it again."

"The questions you asked me, combined with the current situation, I think they should be correct."

Wen Yongman looked at the two of them in confusion: "What's the solution?"

Wen Zhenyi turned to look at Chen Hanxing: "Why don't you tell me."

Shen Hanxing did not refuse: "Your sister plans to hire soldiers injured on the battlefield, especially those who have no relatives or families."

"They are all injured, what can they do?"

Wen Zhenyi raised his hand and flicked his forehead: "Who told you that you can't do anything when you are injured? They can also do what they can, right?"

Wen Yongman covered his aching forehead and said, "But how do I find such a person?"

Shen Hanxing smiled and took a sip of tea: "We will have to ask the military for help on this."

The two people in the county town and the provincial military camp sneezed several times in succession.

Wen Zhen propped his chin with one hand: "But it's not easy to resettle them. The roads in the village are also quite troublesome."

"You want to build a road?"

"Since An County is my territory, don't I have the obligation to take from the people and use it for the people?"

Chen Hanxing smiled and shook his head: "It just so happens that I don't have classes these two days, so I'll accompany you to the yamen."

"That would be the best."

Wen Yongman looked at the two of them in confusion. They were just talking about manpower, how come they suddenly jumped to going to the yamen.

Forget it, he is still young, he should go to bed early so that his brain can be smarter.

Meng Yongyuan wasn't surprised at the arrival of the two. Just as he was about to salute, Wen Zhenyi stopped him: "Brother Meng, you're being too polite."

"The etiquette between the monarch and his subjects must be performed, otherwise if I am caught, I will definitely be reported to the police." He said and completed the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects.

Wen Zhenyi didn't try to stop her, after all, she was now under surveillance.

"What brings Princess Jingle and her husband here today?"

“Let’s take a look at the collection of commercial taxes.”

Meng Yongyuan took the two of them to an office, and before they even entered, they could already hear the clacking sound of abacus.

The three of them did not disturb the people inside, but walked in quietly to take a look.

A registrar inside saw the three people and hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Wen Zhenyi waved her hand and told him to continue with his work. She then randomly pulled out two account books and handed one to Shen Hanxing.

The two of them stood aside and looked through it, calculating the amount from time to time using the abacus on the table.

Meng Yongyuan went downstairs to see how they were keeping accounts.

Shen Hanxing flipped through the account book, frowning slightly, and kept dialing numbers on the abacus on the table.

Wen Zhenyi was attracted by his actions and turned to look at the account book in his hand.

She also noticed the clue at this glance, but it was not very obvious and could easily be overlooked.

After Shen Hanxing finished the abacus, he looked at the figures on the accounts and documents, and then looked at the last data displayed on the abacus: "This is a bit too much."

Meng Yongyuan walked over to the two of them and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The difference between the amount in this account and the amount on the receipt is quite large."

Meng Yongyuan took the account book and looked at the name on it: "Liu Yuan."

The young man named Liu Yuan was now sweating profusely. When he heard Meng Yongyuan calling his name, he stood up tremblingly: "Sir."

Meng Yongyuan looked at Liu Yuan: "What's going on with this account book?"

"I, I registered for the audit as required."

Shen Hanxing looked at Liu Yuan. She had some impression of him. He was a student studying in the private school in the town.

All the private schools in the prefecture had adopted Wen Zhenyi's accounting method four years ago, so when the government office recruited new departments, these students who did not pass the imperial examinations also had the opportunity to work in the government office.

But they never imagined that someone would cook the books.

Wen Zhenyi came over with the account book and asked, "Is this how the teacher tells you to do your accounting?"

"I, I did as the Master taught me."

Shen Hanxing took out all the accounts made by Liu Yuan and checked them one by one. He found that there were no problems with some accounts, but there were big problems with some accounts.

He looked at the problematic accounts again: "Zhang family's assets."

Wen Zhenyi turned to look at him: "That Zhang family?"

"It's the Zhang family where you rented a shop before."

Wen Zhenyi turned to look at Liu Yuan: "You accepted their benefits."

"I, I didn't."

How could Meng Yongyuan not see that he was lying: "Since you refuse to say, then I can only arrest you." After saying that, he called the yamen runners at the door.

Liu Yuan was completely panicked and fell to his knees with a plop: "Princess, please spare me, my lord, please spare me, I have no other choice."

"Tell me, what's going on?"

"My father owed a huge gambling debt, and the casino people came to our house and asked us to pay up, otherwise they would sell my wife, daughter, and sister to brothels. I had no choice but to agree to help the Zhang family evade taxes."

Wen Zhenyi frowned slightly: "Did the Zhang family take the initiative to find you?"

"Yes, after our house was vandalized by the casino guys, they came to me and said that if I could just cook the books, they would help me pay off my father's gambling debts."

At this time, several people also stood up: "Sir, the Zhang family has contacted us before, but we did not agree."

Meng Yongyuan turned to look at Wen Zhenyi. You know, she has a close relationship with Biaozi from this gambling house. If he is involved, it will be difficult to handle.

Wen Zhenyi immediately understood what he meant: "Whatever happens, don't worry about me."

Meng Yongyuan nodded and asked the bailiff to temporarily detain Liu Yuan in the cell.

At this time, Chen Hanxing said: "Cross-check everyone's accounts for the first time. If you find any errors, report them immediately."

"yes."

Wen Zhenyi and Shen Hanxing simply decided not to leave, and they started checking the accounts together.

There are not many shops in Wenxia Town, but not few either, but there are many types of shops. There has never been a large-scale audit before, so this sudden audit made many people very anxious.

The saying that there is no business without fraud is not without reason. Their accounts are the most intuitive manifestation, in order to find out their real annual income.

All shops that have been open for more than three years will have their accounts audited for the past three years. For shops that have been open for less than three years, their accounts will be audited for the year before or the current month.

Wenwen Zhenyi and Shen Hanxing stayed in the town for another month before they thoroughly checked the accounts of all the shops in Wenxia Town.