"I understand, I understand."

Li Xiaoji immediately said, "From now on, the governor's affairs will be my affairs. I will keep the governor's instructions in mind."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Bai Zhipeng laughed loudly, raised his glass and said, "Come on, drink, drink."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Li Xiaoji quickly agreed.

Had two more drinks.

Bai Zhipeng put down his wine glass and said with a sincere look, "Bo Shi."

"yes."

"Are you confused as to why I'm looking for you?"

"I am a little confused."

Li Xiaoji was puzzled and said, "The governor ordered me to do so, so I will definitely follow his orders. But why did he do this in such a special way?"

"You still don't understand the importance of having someone above you."

Bai Zhipeng smiled and said, "Sometimes this joint needs to be opened up. What is needed to open up the joint?"

As he spoke, he rubbed his hands.

Li Xiaoji asked tentatively: "Money?"

"Wrong."

Bai Zhipeng shook his head: "These are not popular gifts nowadays. We should give Jiaozi, gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings."

Li Xiaoji said with horror: "But I am an incorruptible person. What should I do?"

"Zhiyuan!"

Bai Zhipeng shouted inside.

Bai Zhiyuan came out, holding a box in his hand, and said to Li Xiaoji with a smile: "I am Bai Zhiyuan, the humble servant, and I am honored to meet Magistrate Li."

"This is?"

Li Xiaoji looked at Bai Zhipeng.

Bai Zhipeng said: "This is my biological brother."

"It turned out to be Mr. Bai."

Li Xiaoji quickly stood up and bowed.

Seeing how sensible he was, Bai Zhipeng became more and more satisfied.

When the three of them sat down, Bai Zhipeng simply revealed the key points to Li Xiaoji.

Only then did Li Xiaoji understand the reason.

Under the new policy, businessmen must have IRS paperwork when traveling.

Bai Zhiyuan received goods in Yingzhou and sold them elsewhere. If he did not have the necessary documentation, all his goods would be confiscated and he might even be imprisoned.

So it is necessary to get through to the IRS at the state and county levels.

Although the Song Dynasty has already divided itself into many departments, if so many new bureaus are established locally, it will obviously require the construction of many buildings, which will incur huge financial expenditures.

In addition, there were only tens of thousands of people in a county in the Song Dynasty, and the number of people in a department was actually only two or three officials of high rank, and the rest were clerks. Basically, the office space only needed a few rooms.

Therefore, the newly established department is still located in the county government office, and it can be slightly expanded or separated into a few rooms.

This means that the county magistrate still has a significant influence on these departments.

In particular, the affairs of these departments are also related to the political achievements of the county magistrate. For example, if the State Taxation Bureau fails to conduct a thorough investigation, it will also affect the promotion of the county magistrate. Therefore, local county magistrates will often investigate tax issues more strictly.

Bai Zhipeng's intention was to ask Li Xiaoji to help. Bai Zhiyuan's tax documents would be registered with the Ruyin County State Taxation Bureau. When it came time to pay taxes, he could just make up some false accounts to get away with it.

Li Xiaoji made a promise to Bai Zhipeng on the spot. Both the host and the guests were very happy and the whole banquet reached its climax.

By the afternoon, the banquet was almost over.

Li Xiaoji took the gift from Bai Zhiyuan and left through the back door under the guidance of Bai Zhipeng.

The two men stood at the back door. Bai Zhipeng, who had drunk quite a bit of wine and whose nose was red with wine, patted Li Xiaoji's hand and said, "Bo Shi, remember, we must have someone above us. Only if we have money can someone protect us from above. Do you understand?"

"I will keep this in mind."

"Okay, go ahead."

"Thank you, Governor!"

Li Xiaoji then said goodbye and left.

Bai Zhipeng went back happily. He had drunk a lot today and it was time to have a good sleep.

What he didn't know was that after Li Xiaoji returned to the county government office, he immediately sent his loyal servant from home to Bianliang, taking the gifts given by Bai Zhiyuan and a letter from himself.

Under normal circumstances, even if you are reporting to your superiors, you should go to Lu Mansion.

But the Beijing Northwest Road spans half of Henan Province.

The most northwestern part is Henan Prefecture, and the most southeastern part is Yingzhou and Caizhou.

Moreover, the administrative center of Jingxibei Road was in Luoyang, Henan Prefecture.

This means that it is much farther for Li Xiaoji to go to Luoyang to report than to Kaifeng.

So it’s better to go directly to Tianting.

Watching the messenger leave, Li Xiaoji's eyes flashed.

There's someone above you.

There are people above me too.

I am Aung.

Li Di, Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty!

Know the court's protection.

Who are you trying to fool?