I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1508 Magistrate Wang and Inspector Liang Continue to Stubbornly Resist

The tax collection in Yuanlu County was quick, and it was also quick to be completed. In just over half a month, all the taxes that needed to be collected had been collected.

As for whether or not there is tax resistance.

Yes, brother. The biggest way to resist taxes is to hide land taxes. Local bigwigs like Magistrate Wang and Inspector Liang still insist on hiding their land, refusing to register, and refusing to pay taxes.

Sun Shan had no way to deal with this.

We can't measure every acre of land, so we have to rely on the lure of bird droppings fertilizer to "lure the snake out of its hole" and make the local big farmers in Yuanlu County willing to pay taxes to use bird droppings fertilizer.

Clearly, there is not enough incentive yet, and Magistrate Wang and Inspector Liang continue their stubborn resistance.

Magistrate Wang suddenly sneezed, touched his nose, and wondered to himself who was thinking of him.

He swaggered to the county magistrate's office and called out from afar, "Sir, this is the grain tax collected in the second half of the year. Please take a look."

Without even looking at the accounts, just by looking at Magistrate Wang's expression, one could tell that the tax collection was going very smoothly.

County Magistrate Wang's smile was like a pig's head, strangely lewd.

Sun Shan took the ledger and asked with a smile, "Everything went smoothly? Has every household handed in their accounts?"

Magistrate Wang said smugly, "Sir, everything is going smoothly. The people have responded enthusiastically and have paid all the grain taxes due."

He paused, then continued, "Sir, although the people have paid their grain taxes, quite a lot of it is still left over. This year will surely be a peaceful one. Hehe, all of this is thanks to you, sir. If you hadn't developed bird guano fertilizer, the people wouldn't have been so willing to pay their grain taxes."

Yuanlu County has a clear rule that anyone who evades taxes will be refused credit for bird droppings fertilizer the following spring, and in serious cases, the purchase of bird droppings fertilizer will be refused outright.

Haha, everyone knows bird droppings are good fertilizer. Now that the government has this magic weapon, I doubt the people would dare to go against it.

County Magistrate Wang felt completely relaxed, having never before collected the grain tax so easily and effortlessly.

County Magistrate Wang glanced furtively at Sun Shan. Although this Magistrate Sun was not good-looking, he was simply too talented, issuing policy after policy, leaving him no time to catch up.

Although the people below had to put in a lot more effort, the progress was very smooth, and the work became much easier.

Magistrate Wang had to admire Sun Shan's sharp mind; no wonder he was able to reach the end of the narrow bridge of the imperial examination.

They definitely have some skills.

Sunshan County reviewed the summary and found that grain tax was half more than in the first half of the year and double that of last year, which made them very pleased.

He said happily, "As expected, Magistrate Wang has not disappointed me. He collected the grain tax in just half a month. Magistrate Wang, you have worked hard."

County Magistrate Wang shifted his position, watching Sun Shan warily.

The phrase "You've worked hard" came out of nowhere and didn't sound like something I'd say on a normal day.

County Magistrate Wang was like a frightened bird, his body tense, fearing that Sun Shan would make a big move and push him into a trap.

If someone says something is hard for no reason, there's definitely something fishy going on.

If Sun Shan knew what Magistrate Wang was thinking, he would definitely roll his eyes.

It's just a few polite words, why overthink it?

Besides, Magistrate Wang really did a great job this time, collecting the most grain tax in the shortest amount of time. It wouldn't be Sun Shan's style not to say a word of praise.

Sun Shan continued, "County Magistrate Wang, has the collected grain been stored in the granary? Have you checked it carefully? Under no circumstances should inferior grain be allowed into the granary."

Magistrate Wang repeatedly assured him, "Your Honor, I personally inspected and supervised the storage this time, so there won't be any mold or sprouting like in the first half of the year. Your Honor, if you don't trust me, you can conduct a random inspection."

In the first half of the year, Sun Shan conducted a random inspection. Out of so many grain pens, he randomly selected one that had sprouted, become moldy, and was overheating, causing all the staff of the government office to be temporarily reassigned to re-inspect and re-store the grain.

Not only did he waste a lot of effort, but he was also fined. Magistrate Wang was completely wronged.

Having learned from their mistake, County Magistrate Wang personally inspected and stored the goods.

I refuse to believe there will ever be grain pens that are overheating, moldy, or sprouting.

If that's true, then someone must have framed him.

County Magistrate Wang asked Sun Shan to conduct a random inspection, and Sun Shan did as he wished.

He nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go take a look now."

County Magistrate Wang: .....

Screw you, Sun Shan! You actually went, showing no respect whatsoever. It's infuriating!

Sun Shan led Gui Ge'er, Da Tou Gou, Sun Bomin who had temporarily joined in the fun, Uncle Sun, Xiao Fei Mei, Xiao Hei Mei, and a little scholar named Hu Ming to inspect the place.

As Sun Shan walked, he said to Hu Ming, "Good son, observe carefully how your godfather inspects the grain. After you've finished observing, write an article about it."

Hu Ming said earnestly, "Father, I understand. Reading a book a thousand times is not as good as trying it yourself. I also want to know how to inspect the grain."

Uncle Sun, who was standing next to him, said with a smile, "Huming, you little mosquito are really lucky to be able to live in the government office and know what a granary looks like. Hehe, study hard and when you become successful in the future, you must be filial to your third grandfather, you understand?"

Hu Ming nodded solemnly: "Third Grandfather, Hu Ming understands."

Uncle Sun looked at Hu Ming with a smug expression, feeling quite pleased with himself.

Sun Shan was speechless and also impressed by his Uncle Sun.

Encourage each one you meet, and the ultimate goal is to take good care of them.

This is a really good deal with no cost. If one of them actually becomes successful, Uncle Sun will definitely take it seriously and shamelessly come over to enjoy a life of luxury.

However, what Uncle Sun said was indeed correct; Hu Ming's current conditions are much better than Sun Shan's.

They knew how the government offices operated even before taking the imperial examinations, which broadened their horizons.

If you put in a little more effort, your chances of success will be higher than Sun Shan's.

This is why Sun Shan always led Hu Ming to do things.

Over the years, day and night, little by little, through gradual and subtle influence, Hu Ming will have accumulated significantly more knowledge than his peers.

The group arrived at the newly built granary, which was about a mile away from the government office.

The old granaries were simply too full, so we had to build new ones. Now, Yuanlu County has nothing but plenty of grain.

Upon entering the new granary, one sees rows upon rows of neat and orderly granary buildings.

Sun Bomin asked excitedly, "Shanzi, is it all filled with grain?"

Seeing so much grain for the first time, Sun Bomin, a farmer, couldn't help but tremble.

Magistrate Wang said with a smile, "Sir, it's full of grain, hehe, and it's new grain, late rice, the kind with the best taste."

Little Fatty and Little Blackie huddled close to Tiger Roar, their eyes fixed intently on the granary.

Through the tiny crack, they saw the grain inside and exclaimed excitedly. The two little girls seemed very excited.

Sun Shan looked at the three tiny mosquitoes with amusement.

Boys need to broaden their horizons, and so do girls.

So Sun Shan didn't hesitate to bring the two little girls along as well.

The Sun family's daughter cannot be left in the deep courtyard to grow up naive and innocent, detached from worldly affairs.