Chapter 213 How Dare She
County Magistrate Sang had a sullen look on his face and paced back and forth in front of his desk, feeling restless and anxious.
The chief clerk looked at him so hard that his eyes twitched.
How can we celebrate the New Year in such a frightening way?
"Su Shengsheng, you're such a jerk, digging a hole here to bury me."
After a while, County Magistrate Sang still couldn't hold his breath anymore.
I thought that this time, Tianqian Pass would become a golden signboard and would be able to make Nanling famous.
As the local county magistrate, he also had a glorious look on his face.
Even if he cannot be promoted three levels in a row, he should at least be given the position of prefect.
That’s good, it’s a good thing that the emperor didn’t skin him alive.
"How dare she!!" County Magistrate Sang gritted his teeth.
Bo Zhubu was so frightened that his legs were shaking, but he had to remind Shangguan, "She is the princess now."
It was because of this that County Magistrate Sang did not kill the young woman directly and settle the score with her.
According to the laws of Nanling, barren mountains are gifts.
In other words, you don't have to pay tax if you eat the fruit from the fruit trees in your own garden.
But the fruits of her tree are enough to cover 100,000 acres of land.
The land was rented from the common people, the money was borrowed from the government, he did the work of a farmhand, and gave his own land away for free to others to cultivate for ten years.
Ten years!
He bleeds for the people.
Although it was a barren land before, it is now a gold nugget.
She forced all the people in Tianqianguan to work as her long-term laborers. Although they were provided with food, medical care and heating, she did not have to pay taxes!
Plastic greenhouses are produced and used by the user, and no tax is required.
Anything produced on the barren hills and used on one's own land is exempt from tax.
So, the account is smooth sailing, and it's all a joke on him.
Even if we can collect some tax from selling the grain, all the grain has been planted at these thirteen checkpoints.
Once the military farms have enough grain, we will be completely self-sufficient. Why would we still need to pay tariffs?
"I, the dignified county magistrate, was fooled by a little girl."
County Magistrate Sang sat back in the hall dejectedly, with a worried look on his face.
In previous years, the Tianqian Pass relied on this little customs duty to pay.
When Bo Zhubu saw this, he quickly found several rolls of customs duties and said, "Sir, it's not all for nothing. We have to sell these colored glazes as well."
County Magistrate Sang was extremely depressed. "How can the import and export tariffs be the same?"
What's more, now that the market is open, the tax is even lower.
Thinking about it again, the area next to him was Xie Xuan's territory, and it was even more impossible to collect taxes from his own princess. County Magistrate Sang looked depressed.
"All the money went into her pocket!"
Isn't that right?
County Magistrate Sang's eyes suddenly jumped, and he quickly found the volume about the coal mine.
"This...this...how is it possible?"
In the past, when there was no battle to fight at the Tianqian Pass, many people would become refugees.
There must also be some money to buy charcoal inside the pass to survive the winter.
But what about now?
Royal coal, no one buys...
But... the people of Tianqianguanguan all experienced a warm year...
County Magistrate Sang's eyes widened, "She's so bold!"
But even if she dared, it would be impossible for others to follow suit and risk the death penalty...
County Magistrate Sang quickly dismissed his thoughts, "It can't be a coal mine..."
Besides... I've never heard of coal being able to produce glass...
But this thing can replace coal...
Magistrate Sang jumped up from his chair in shock. "Quick, prepare the horses."
Whether it was true or not, he had to see it with his own eyes.
…
As soon as Su Shengsheng returned to the palace, Bao Da sent a telegram from the barren mountain.
This reaction is really slow.
Su Shengsheng just took a glance at it and threw it aside.
In the past, I wanted to use it as a bargaining chip to relieve my family from military service.
But unexpectedly, Emperor Gou threw down an astronomical figure and directly robbed it.
And, most importantly, the Su family didn’t receive any reward even though they succeeded.
The imperial edict clearly stated that if this was not done, the women would also be forced to do hard labor.
But the only thing it didn't write was that if this was achieved, the Su family would be released from service.
It was obvious that their Su family could not do it at all.
And this is why Su Shengsheng had to go out and pave the way.
But this plan was ruined because of someone.
After taking a look at Xie Xuan who was unaware of anything, Su Shengsheng snorted.
"Tomorrow the Su family will hold a full moon banquet, I will go with you."
Xie Xuan watched her packing her things.
Who could have expected that she would escape like this without even saying a word?
Su Shengsheng knew very well that he had not yet dispelled his suspicions about her.
He didn't stay in the camp and followed her all the time.
Hearing that she had no objection, Xie Xuan glanced at the note and asked, "What does County Magistrate Sang want to see you about?"
"I didn't send out the invitation. I guess I finally realized it." Su Shengsheng didn't hide anything and told her everything she was thinking at the time.
Xie Xuan frowned when he heard this. "If you leave, how will you solve these problems?"
It means that she is thousands of miles away and what should she do.
"This is a good thing that benefits both the country and the people. Only when people have enough food and clothing can they consume."
The meaning is very simple. If the emperor takes it back, it will quickly spread among the people.
She will only take it out as long as the people's pockets are full.
Xie Xuan didn't expect that this wouldn't be able to trap her. "So are you really planning to give it away?"
"Whether or not, I have a way." Su Shengsheng avoided the question, "I just want to see how this guy...will get slapped in the face."
This is related to whether there is a dowry or not.
Moreover, coal resources fall within the scope of royal rights.
Natural gas resource tax is equal to sales volume multiplied by the proportional tax rate.
If the proportional tax rate is zero, then the resource tax must also be zero.
In other words, she legally avoided taxes, but ended up in Emperor Gou's face.
Even if he could ban her as a hero, he couldn't ban wind, right? He couldn't ban water either, right?
Originally, the gas field was not excavated, only some combustible ice.
She just wanted to make some contribution and release her grandfather and others from military service.
But given Emperor Gou's character, he might come to steal her things.
As for Xie Xuan’s military communications, if Emperor Gou wants to use them, he must provide them.
In other words, natural gas is defined as a coal resource, and the people are the ones who suffer.
Even if she had been hiding it and not using it for direct heating, as the county magistrate, it was impossible for her not to know about it during the year-end accounting.
In the past, there were no fields for farming at the natural barrier, so nature was not seasonal.
But now, the winter grain harvest has just been completed.
Xie Xuan finally understood why Su Shengsheng told him the truth.
If the emperor blamed her, she would be the first to bear the brunt.
And if he married her, it would be impossible for him not to be implicated.
However, this matter is controversial.
Before natural gas was defined as coal mining, Su Shengsheng was not considered to be breaking the law knowingly.
Besides, she bought the barren mountain...
"You only wanted that barren mountain after you knew about this thing?"
Su Shengsheng avoided his inquiring gaze and nodded.
Xie Xuan understood and turned the agarwood ring. "That means there might be something like this under my palace?"
Even though Xie Xuan was a member of the royal family and had certain income rights and autonomy over the mineral veins within his fiefdom, he still had to be supervised by the emperor.
Besides, Su Shengsheng didn't want to owe him too much.
"I just want to exchange for an imperial decree that can release the Su family from service."
Xie Xuan stopped and looked at her with burning eyes, "So, that's why you let go and left?"
Su Shengsheng was silent.
This was only one of the reasons, but how could she say the others?
"What if I have a way to prevent it from being taken away?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
