Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

The midday sun is dazzling and warm, but it pales in comparison to the enthusiasm of the villagers.

"I came here first, don't squeeze me."

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm the elder, let me go first."

"I'm not good-looking, so I'll go first."

"I have a big head, I'll go first."

On the day when the tofu shop was recruiting workers, hundreds of fellow villagers gathered in Tangjia Village. Some were queuing, some were quarreling, some were throwing tantrums, and the whole place was in chaos. No one paid any attention to the village chief even when he shouted at the top of his lungs.

Xiao Yunxi grabbed the man who disobeyed orders and repeatedly cut in line and threw him to the ground:

"Anyone who doesn't obey will be thrown out like him!"

The members of the newly formed village protection team were already hungry and thirsty. They drove away the person who cut in line, and the others drew out their machetes, as if they would chop down anyone who was a fellow villager.

As Xiao Yunxi turned her head, she turned back again.

"Ouch!"

The team in front of him was so neat that even the village protection team blushed. They were as straight as chopsticks. It turned out that blades are always more effective than reason.

Xiao Yunxi stood on the Eight Immortals Table:

"The tofu workshop is hiring 25 workers. Work starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. daily. Work for two hours. The salary is 3 wen!"

"Veterans get priority, widows with children get priority!"

"Everyone lines up to register. Anyone who cuts in line will be kicked out."

Three cents for two hours can ensure the survival of a family of six. It is a blessing from heaven. Everyone lines up honestly. The number of places is limited and no one will be eliminated for cutting in line or making trouble.

however,

Xiao Yunxi's next words threw the orderly scene into chaos again.

"The workshop's recruitment standards are that families with more than two mu of land per capita will not be accepted. If you don't meet the requirements, don't waste your time."

Rumble,

The scene instantly exploded:

“Why not admit me?”

"It's not my fault there's so much land."

"I protest."

Xiao Yunxi frowned:

"The protest is ineffective!"

"I'm not discussing this with you. If you don't comply with the workshop's rules, leave immediately. Anyone causing trouble will be kicked out."

Some people didn't believe in the evil and started to make trouble, so the village guards came over and held them down, tied their hands and feet, and put a thick stick through their middle and thrust them out.

The fat pigs in the pigsty grunted, as if saying, "This posture is quite unique and looks so familiar."

The members of the village protection team had all fought with the border troops and had their hands stained with blood. They stood there with knives in hand and their eyes wide open. No one dared to be stubborn anymore, and those who did not meet the requirements left cursing.

The number of people at the scene suddenly decreased by more than half.

Murong Chen had just cleaned up and rectified the situation, and the people had taken back their occupied land. There were very few families with less than two mu of land per capita.

Without corrupt officials, it would be difficult to starve to death.

There were not many people left. They registered their names, home addresses, and the amount of land their families owned, and were told to go back and wait for further notice.

Give the list to Tang Hao to verify the authenticity of the information to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the situation.

"Remember to do background checks."

"What is background check?"

"It's just a background check. How many people are in the family? Do they have any criminal records? What's their character like..."

Dabao tugged at his father's sleeves. If he didn't show his ability now, when would he show his ability?

Zhou Jin pretended not to know. After Tang Hao walked away, he asked Xiao Yunxi like a curious baby:

“Why choose a family with less land?”

Xiao Yunxi just said:

"A family with a small amount of land is easier to manage."

Mother is busy, Dabao is disappointed:

"father!"

"What did she mean when she said that a family with a small amount of land is easier to manage?"

"literal meaning!"

Dabao was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he still had to explain to him.

Families with little land have a hard time surviving. If they have a job to guarantee their survival, they will cherish it very much and even put in ten or a hundred times more effort to generate higher benefits.

Those who have a lot of land have no worries about food and drink, but their work attitude will not be very positive. They may even quit if you say a few words to them, and they are difficult to manage.

Xiao Yunxi didn't want to invite a group of uncles back, but at the same time give a way out to the villagers who were on the edge of survival. Why not?

Zhou Jin stroked his chin and pondered, and couldn't help but admire:

"I didn't expect her to have such an accurate grasp of human nature..."

"father!"

Dabao rarely showed an annoyed expression.

"A woman needs to be coaxed. You have to do more things for her to please her. Otherwise, what will happen if she divorces you and runs off with someone else?"

The figure of Zheng Tianming appeared in my mind.

"hehe!"

Zhou Jin sneered,

Who dares to steal Zhou Jin’s wife?

To use a line from an idol drama, I, Zhou Jin, have only been widowed, not reunited. If you dare to run, I'll break your legs. But this woman is quite good at kung fu, so if we really fight, he won't be in a good situation either.

Besides,

He helped a lot secretly, otherwise the tofu case would not have been resolved so easily!

...

Luochuan County Government Office,

After sending off the officials from the prefectural capital, Murong Chen called the chief clerk and the registrar to his side.

"Have all the people involved in the tofu case been brought back?"

"He was escorted in last night and is currently being held in a house west of the city. The border troops are still guarding him."

Murong Chen nodded:

"Issuing a notice: Steward Zhang attempted poisoning but failed, and he teamed up with the provincial governor to frame him. The evidence is irrefutable, and he is temporarily detained and awaiting execution."

"The other individuals involved in the case, who have meritorious service in reporting the case, will be exempted from punishment, fined 10 taels of silver, and required to serve as volunteers at a nursing home and a charity for orphans for two months."

The waiter at Zuixianlou, the county coroner, and the diner pretending to be dead were all actors he hired. They were his own people, so he just wanted to punish them out of consideration.

"Also, the paperwork for the Tangjia Village Tofu Shop has been completed. Send it to them quickly."

The tofu case sounded the alarm for Xiao Yunxi.

The lives of the people are worthless in the eyes of the powerful. They dare to poison people and there is nothing they dare not do.

This time, Old Lady Lu revealed the news in advance. They set up a trap to trick the people behind the scenes, and now they bite back. What about next time?

It really killed people, and she and Zuixianju are both involved.

Tofu is a piece of fat meat. If it is sold in the capital, it will make a fortune every day. More and more people will be jealous. In order to avoid similar things from happening to the greatest extent,

Unified recruitment, unified processing, and unified distribution reduce the possibility of loopholes in the middle links.

At the same time, the workshops should be formalized.

The original workshops were family workshops that did not need to pay taxes and belonged to the small peasant economy. The current workshops are commercial organizations approved by the court and issued business licenses.

The location has not changed, but the nature has changed. The most important difference is: you need to pay taxes!

The commercial taxes in Daxia mainly include transit tax and residence tax levied on the circulation of goods. Simply put, they are tariffs and transaction taxes, with tax rates of 2% and 3% respectively.

The surface tax rate is 5%, which may not seem high, but it is actually much higher than 5%.

Special "commercial taxation" is set up in various places. On average, each county has two commercial taxation offices. Goods often pass through multiple checkpoints and are subject to repeated customs duties. The actual proportion exceeds 10%.

In some places it can reach 20% or even higher, it all depends on whether the local government is corrupt.

of course,

Paying taxes also has its benefits, as it provides official protection.

If someone tries to sabotage something, the imperial court will investigate thoroughly and help endorse the perpetrators, so the person responsible will not be implicated for no reason. This is the difference between paying protection fees and having a backer, and being a rootless duckweed.

Although Xiao Yunxi felt distressed, she was able to buy some insurance so that if something really happened, at least she would be safe.