Chun Xiao blinked. "If I can't pay the cotton tax, can I just pay the tax based on the grain tax?"
The chief clerk's eyebrows twitched. This woman was too bold. She was openly putting forward conditions to them. You should know that the price of cotton in Tongzhou was much more expensive than the price of grain.
"Well, we'll deal with it as appropriate when the time comes." The land was finally sold, so we still need to keep calm first.
Chunxi covered his mouth and smiled, "Master Zhubo, I was just joking. As long as Master Pavilion Chief helps me, I will pay whatever I sow and I will never default."
The head of the pavilion beamed with joy. For example, with 800 mu of cotton fields, the tax on cotton would be 24,000 kilograms. How much would that be in tax revenue per year? With such a tax farmer, the town government wouldn't have to worry about it in the future. "I've already told you, if you need anything, such as building a house or needing people, we will definitely help you find them."
Chun Xiao looked at the two of them and suddenly sighed. "I hadn't originally thought of buying a place like this. When I came here, my two brothers asked me to buy a farm. I wonder if there's any cheaper land of around 200 mu in Luojia Town? If there is, I'll buy it and take it back so I can report back."
When Chen Tingzhang heard this, he ran to the chief clerk and whispered to him.
Chunxiao and Shuwen sat aside politely, only glancing over at them from time to time.
The two of them chatted for a while. "Miss Yan, if you still want to buy one or two hundred acres of land in Luojia Town, there's some. It's not too far from Ruyun Mountain, just half an hour's ride. The soil there is just average, but still slightly better than Ruyun Mountain. It's close to Linye Village. If you want a total of 218 acres, it would cost 1,350 taels of silver."
If it's a cotton plantation, then ordinary geology is fine, and 218 acres is also suitable. "Then can we take a look tomorrow? If it's suitable, then we can buy it together."
"Well, since there are so many people coming with us, I'll have Chief Chen take you to see it tomorrow. Let's go back to the county government office first. You can take a look around here, and I'll have Chief Chen take you to the county government office to pay the fees and handle the formalities. How about this? There is one thing I want to remind Miss Yan. When people from other prefectures buy land and apply for land deeds, they have to pay an additional 10% land tax. Everyone who does business knows this."
Chunxiao was a little confused. An extra 10% in land tax? Her land was worth 4,200 taels, so wouldn't that mean an extra 420 taels?
The two people opposite her looked at her and their expressions darkened. It seemed that they really didn't know.
"Compared to the land, this isn't worth much, right? This is the rule in the capital. The money has to be paid, and we can't cheat. Every outsider who comes to buy land has to pay, before..."
Seeing that they were still explaining, Chun Xiao raised her hand and said, "My Lords, since this is the rule set by the prefecture, we will just follow it. I won't make it difficult for you."
Seeing her so understanding, the two smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, then Miss Yan can rest early."
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