The Daily Life of a Rich Peasant's Boy in the Imperial Examination

County Magistrate Wang went home and talked with Mr. Wang and Old Master Wang about it.

At first, I couldn’t understand why Sun Shan set the price so low and why there was a purchase limit.

As he was thinking, County Magistrate Wang slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Father, second brother, Lord Sun never thought that the guano workshop would make money. His goal was to measure the land and uncover all the hidden and unregistered land so that taxes could be paid."

Emma, ​​it turns out that Sun Shan is playing a big game.

When he first took office, he was unremarkable and seemed mediocre.

As time went by, everyone thought that he was harmless and was just like an ordinary county magistrate, praying for peace and stability in the county he governed for three years and for a transfer or promotion after three years.

County Magistrate Wang also thought the same thing. He felt that although Sun Shan was a little cunning, greedy, concerned about face, and hypocritical, his interests were generally in line with theirs.

Moreover, he has been in Yuanlu County for such a long time, but he has not accepted any invitations, has not engaged in corruption, and has not solicited bribes. Instead, he has found new ways to find industries and development for Yuanlu, and he has not condoned his family members to compete with the natives for profit. He looks like a calm lake without any waves.

But a year later, their true colors were revealed, and they went straight to the point of destroying the land of the wealthy families, leaving them with nowhere to hide and forcing them to pay taxes according to the rules.

Old Master Wang asked anxiously, "Son, what do you mean by this? Master Sun wants to take our land?"

This is the lifeblood of the country. Anyone who tries to steal it will be fought to the death. Even if Sun Shan is the head of a county, he can't do it.

County Magistrate Wang trembled and said, "Father, Sun Shan said he would buy fertilizer based on the registered acres of land for each household. In reality, he's forcing us to register our hidden land with the government. Once we do that, Sun Shan can collect taxes based on the land in the land register."

Old Master Wang and Master Wang stared at each other in astonishment, then shouted in unison, "No! How can we register our land with the government? If it's recorded, we'll have to pay a lot of taxes. Even if you can exempt some taxes as an official, and Ju Yazi can exempt some, it still won't cover what we want to exempt. And some of our relatives have land registered under our names, so we won't have enough to cover."

Ju Yazi is the eldest grandson of the Wang family's successful candidate in the imperial examination who is far away in the capital preparing for the imperial examination.

Mr. Wang wanted to pay taxes to the government according to the actual land he owned, but he could never do that in his lifetime.

Old Master Wang wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Did Lord Sun say when the land will be measured?"

County Magistrate Wang shook his head and said, "Father, how could Lord Sun dare to say it so openly? Humph, he asked us to go to the government office to register on our own initiative, and we did so willingly."

Old Master Wang didn't understand and asked, "Why would we go willingly? Even if a knife were to be placed on our necks, we wouldn't go. Master Sun, you've eaten a turnip and are dreaming big dreams."

As much as Old Master Wang liked Sun Shan before, he hated him now.

Humph, trying to trick them out of their land? No way!

Mr. Wang had already understood Sun Shan's conspiracy and said helplessly: "Father, Sun Shan will not put a knife to our necks, nor will he do anything to us. But if we want to buy guano fertilizer, we must report the amount truthfully. If we don't report the amount truthfully, how can we buy the guano fertilizer?"

Ah, if Mr. Wang had known that Sun Shan was so blatantly "seeking" their hidden land, he would definitely have opposed the construction of the guano workshop.

This is like a piglet being sold and counting money for others.

Old Master Wang stiffened his neck and said, "Humph, we can just not use guano fertilizer. We didn't use it before, and we don't have to use it in the future."

Then he added, "Those guano fertilizers might be useless. Lord Sun is just deceiving us."

Old Master Wang knew exactly whether it was useful or not.

He was also an eyewitness at the rice experimental field base and saw clearly how much the yield per acre of land could increase after using guano fertilizer.

Although the family is rich, money is nothing compared to real food.

Only when they see their granaries are full do the people of Daqian feel safe.

Especially since Old Master Wang had experienced war, he understood the importance of physical food, which was not comparable to false gold and silver.

Mr. Wang's eyes rolled around as he whispered, "How about we bribe the people in the workshop and secretly make some fertilizer for our own use? Our Wang family is deeply rooted in Yuanlu. We can use as much guano fertilizer as we want, and Lord Sun won't be able to control us."

County Magistrate Wang wasn't so optimistic. He hung his head and said, "Second brother, the people in the workshop are all from Da Niao Village, and this village has a special relationship with Lord Sun. Do you think they will betray Lord Sun and secretly collude with us? Didn't you see it today? The village chief of Da Niao Village sat in the front row with you, which shows how important he is to Lord Sun. It will be difficult to get Da Niao Village to rebel en masse."

Thinking of this, Master Wang secretly regretted not intervening directly at the beginning. Instead, Sun Shan filled the workshop with his own family members.

This Lord Sun is quiet, but in fact he thinks ten steps ahead before he takes one step.

Even though Sun Shan has few followers in the government office now, he has his people everywhere among the people.

Just look at the county school, it was bribed by Sun Shan, and Teacher Deng was even more obedient to Sun Shan.

County Magistrate Wang thought for a moment and said, "Let's just buy guano fertilizer according to the land registration book. We can figure out the rest later."

It is impossible to register at the government office, never in this lifetime.

County Magistrate Wang and Mr. Wang have exactly the same idea.

Old Master Wang thought about the hidden fields and how they could not buy guano, and how they could not increase their production. He said anxiously, "How about we go and talk to Lord Sun and ask him to be flexible? Lord Sun is easy to talk to. If we can persuade him with reason and emotion, he will definitely turn a blind eye."

Old Wang also looked at Prime Minister Wang and couldn't help but sigh: Dad is so naive at his age. It's all thanks to the eldest aunt's support, otherwise there would be no Wang family today.

Speaking of Auntie, Mr. Wang slapped his thigh and suddenly said, "Let's write a letter to Auntie and ask her to help us with some advice. Auntie is not only smart but also very knowledgeable. It's definitely a good idea to ask her."

After saying this, the three members of the Wang family immediately wrote a letter, using public property for personal gain, and sent a letter to Aunt Wang in Chenzhou Prefecture through the post station.

The Wang family saw through Sun Shan's conspiracy. Wu Zhubo, Xia Dianli, and Liang Xunjian also gradually came to their senses and figured out Sun Shan's ultimate goal. They couldn't help but feel panic.

In fact, the best way to deal with Sun Shan's conspiracy is not to use guano fertilizer. Anyway, Sun Shan will not force the measurement of the fields, nor does he dare to measure them.

But people are greedy. When they think about the greatly increased grain yield from the fields after using guano fertilizer, and especially when they see the joy of the ordinary people in their good harvest, how can the rich not be tempted?

As long as the increased income covers the tax payment, many people will take the initiative to register.

If you don't register, you have to use expensive fertilizers, but between the high price and the tax, everyone has long thought that the cost of buying fertilizers at a high price will be much higher than paying taxes.

Given Sun Shan's temperament, he had already anticipated their expectations.