Chapter 1828: Unable to leave the state government gate
Master Fan was sweating profusely and his heart was beating fast when he was looked at by Shao Yunduan. He said quickly, "I am guilty! I will pay the tax immediately. Also, I will pay the tax for the 40,000 mu of good farmland that I neglected to pay before. Please forgive me!"
Master Fan Er also quickly expressed his opinion: "Yes, yes, I beg Master Shao to show some leniency. I will never dare to do it again next time!"
Even though they knew that their own mother would definitely be dissatisfied and make a fuss about this, at this point they could not care less about anything else.
With Master Shao's attitude, how can they succeed without giving him money...
If you don’t give the money, you won’t be able to leave the gate of this provincial government!
What can they do when their arms are no match for their thighs? They are also desperate!
"Ha!" Unexpectedly, Lord Shao did not relax as they imagined when they saw that they had the sense to admit their mistakes and voluntarily paid the money. Instead, he smiled coldly and said to them coldly: "You are smart. Seeing that Guanzhou Cheng can no longer cover up and cannot deny it, you simply take the initiative to admit it. Then, what if Guanzhou Cheng does not expose himself? Will you admit it?"
"So, do you think this matter is over?"
"Do you think I'm easy to fool? You can do whatever you want, whatever you want?"
The two masters of the Fan family were sweating profusely. They had seemed so righteous before, but now they felt a little guilty.
Before they were found out, they would never admit it. Now that they have been found out and have admitted it, Lord Shao still won't let them go... This prefect is really not easy to mess with...
Shao Yunduan said coldly: "I don't care what the reason is. I only care about the result. If you conceal it and don't report it, you are contemptuous of the court and don't take me seriously. If you don't punish me severely, where is the majesty of the court? Where is my prestige? How can I discipline the people here!"
"You will be fined one thousand taels of silver and pay the full amount of taxes. Are you satisfied?"
The two masters of the Fan family shuddered...
Convinced?
I feel so sad! I feel so sad that I am dying!
Master Fan Er tried to bargain: "Sir, this matter, this matter is the fault of Guanzhou Cheng. It was, it was he who did not investigate it clearly. I was greedy and took advantage of the situation without reminding him, but, but I did not actively disobey your order! Isn't this one thousand taels a bit too much..."
"Yes, I am wrong, but it shouldn't be this wrong!"
One thousand taels! If their mother knew about it, there would be a huge uproar. They felt a headache just thinking about it.
How could Shao Yunduan care about them? He said coldly: "There is no room for bargaining here. You write down the matter clearly. I will send someone to the Fan family to bring the silver, and then let you go."
The two masters of the Fan family were both shocked: "Sir!"
"Take them away!"
"But sir—"
"I will not let you go without seeing the silver. You don't need to say more about this!"
Shao Yunduan sneered and said, "Why don't I let you go? Are you going to play Tai Chi with me to stall for time?"
The two masters of the Fan family were speechless and could only be led out dejectedly.
The letter was written quickly, and the total amount including compensation and fine was 9,100 taels of silver.
The two brothers looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Nine thousand one hundred taels, can mother give it to me so readily?
The letter was quickly delivered to Fan's house.
The news that Guanzhou Cheng was demoted and fined for colluding with the Fan family and helping to conceal the land investigation, and that the Fan family was also ordered to pay the back taxes and fines, spread from the government office and quickly spread throughout the city.
(End of this chapter)
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