Chapter 494: Sun Shan not only did not embezzle the land, but also wanted to be a "moral bitch&
Sun Shan would definitely not embezzle the land, let alone the land from Sunjia Village, he would not embezzle the land from Zhengjia Village or Yangjia Village.
How could he, such an upright, brave, kind and positive young man, do such a beastly thing?
Not only did Sun Shan not embezzle the land, he also wanted to be a "moral bitch".
Because he is the first juren in Huangyang County, I believe that more juren will appear in the near future.
The candidates who follow him will definitely look at the style of this leader.
He set the moral standards so high that the scholars who followed him did not dare to set them too low.
If it is too low, the comparison will be that people's words are scary and public opinion is more ferocious than a tiger, so the subsequent candidates will not dare to be too presumptuous.
Sun Shan thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa the village head, grandpa the clan elder. I, Sun Shan, was born in Sunjia Village and grew up in Sunjia Village. I drink the water of Sunjia Village and eat the food of Sunjia Village.
My father lost his father at a young age, and thanks to the help of the village, he was able to grow up successfully. My father existed because of Sunjia Village, and I exist because of my father.
Sunjia Village is my root. Today, the villagers are still poor and barely making ends meet. I really can’t bear it.”
Sun Shan pretended to sigh and said, "Grandpa village head, clan elders, my family's life has gradually improved because of my aunt, and now because I passed the imperial examination, our life is even better. My family can't be the only one doing well in the village.
Hello, fellow villagers, Sunjia Village is truly good.
The village chief and the clan elders.
The government collects taxes at 20% of the total tax rate. If the land is registered under my name, and the government still collects 20% of the total tax rate, that is unreasonable. I will definitely not do that. The folks in Sunjia Village are my uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces. How can I collect so much? "
Sun Shan looked at the village chief and the elders affectionately.
It would be better if his eyes were red, but Sun Shan is not an acting major and his acting skills are not good enough, so he cannot win the Oscar for Best Actor.
The voice was deep and heavy as he spoke: "Grandpa village head, grandpa clan elder. The government takes two out of ten, and I take one out of ten. I take half of the ten percent I take and use it to run the school, and my Sun family only gets half."
Sun Shan pretended to ask, "Grandpa village head, clan elders, please take a look. Is this okay?"
Yes, it will definitely work! If you only collect 10% and donate half of it to open a school, then you are not just a fellow villager or clan member, you are a great philanthropist.
They had never heard of a landlord collecting only half of the tax.
When Sun Shan said that he would only charge half of the commission, the village chief and the elders were unable to react.
Sun Bomin and Huang's eyes were red, already immersed in the difficult years after Doctor Sun's death.
At that time, thanks to the help from the villagers, the whole family was able to get by.
Especially Huang, who first lost the head of the family and then lost her youngest son. If it weren't for the hard work of her two children and the support of the village, it would be difficult for them to survive to this day.
Huang's eyes were red as she looked at Sun Shan, the village chief and the other elders.
He nodded and said, "Shanzi is right. We have been able to survive these years thanks to the help of the villagers. Now we are doing better and better, but if the villagers remain the same, that won't do.
The government collects 20%, so we collect 10%. We cannot do exactly the same as the government. We cannot do such a thing.
As for the ten percent I received, I used half to open a school. In this world, it is better to study. If you don't study, you will have no future.
We in Sunjia Village cannot just rely on the mountains, we must produce more good guys, so that Sunjia Village will continue to be good. "
Sun Boming also agreed with Huang's statement. He and Sun Dagu had deep memories of their childhood hardships and were even more grateful to Sunjia Village.
Sun Shan's words today touched his heart. He always thought about repaying the village if he had the ability in the future.
It’s a pity that he is the most useless one and he has to live under the protection of his eldest sister.
But now he has a wonderful son.
His son's success is equal to his success.
It's time to repay Sunjia Village.
Sun Bomin said: "Village head, clan elders, Shanzi is right. It is not enough for only my family in Sunjia Village to be prosperous. The whole Sunjia Village must be prosperous. We are incompetent and can't think of any good way to make Sunjia Village prosperous. Fortunately, Shanzi worked hard and passed the imperial examination, so he can exempt us from the land tax.
I also agree with Shanzi's approach.
The land in the village registered under Shanzi's name is only taxed 10%. As for the 10% tax received, half of it will be used to open a school, so that our Sun family can have more scholars, juren, and even jinshi, who can become high officials. "
Sun Bomin became more and more excited as he spoke, and continued, "Village head, it would be great if our Sunjia Village was like Hejia Village. It would be great if the villagers of our Sunjia Village could live the same life as the villagers of Hejia Village."
The village chief had been to Hejia Village, and it was the village he had always dreamed of.
I always hope that Sunjia Village can be like Hejia Village.
Not to mention that they are completely similar, at least if they are half similar, the ancestors of the Sun family would be very impressive.
The village chief's young daughter married into Hejia Village, and the village chief wanted more daughters to marry into Hejia Village so that they could live a good life in Hejia Village with enough food and drink.
After Sun Bomin said this, the village chief stood up excitedly, stroked his sparse beard, and said excitedly: "Good, good, it would be great if our Sunjia Village could be like Hejia Village."
Other elders had never been to Hejia Village, but they already knew what Hejia Village was like from the description of the village chief.
They were also very excited at this moment, but they were excited because Sun Shan said that he would only charge 10% tax, which was a great thing.
Moreover, they said that they would take 10% of the money and use half of it to open a school, which was an even greater good thing.
They couldn't believe that Sun Shan could make such a huge concession. This was the best outcome they could not have imagined.
The village chief was excited for a while, then suddenly thought of something, calmed down immediately, sat back in his seat, and was silent for a while.
He frowned and said, "Shanzi, if you only charge half, isn't that too little?"
The village chief had never heard of such a good thing and always felt that he could not take such a big advantage.
Although he also hoped that Sun Shan could collect less taxes, it was too little and it was really unacceptable.
When others heard this, they thought that Sunjia Village was justified in bullying Mr. Sun.
The other elders calmed down, thought about it, and felt that the village chief was right.
Sun Shan said he would charge 10%, but actually it was only half, which was too little and they felt embarrassed.
Uncle Sun sat aside and listened quietly. He was not as excited as Huang and Sun Boming, but he also wanted their branch to repay the village.
But 10% is really too little. If you have to donate half of it, it will be even less.
There seems to be no difference between a half-tax and no tax. He thinks this is not right.
Uncle Sun almost jumped up. If he hadn't had the least say in the room, he would have spoken out long ago.
I really want to take Shanzi out and teach him a lesson.
Half-tax? What's the difference between collecting and confiscating? Uncle Sun didn't want to work hard to study and end up doing nothing for the village.
Uncle Sun looked at Sun Shan anxiously, hoping that he would follow the instructions of the village chief and the clan elders and take back his hot-headed and nonsense behavior.
Sun Shan stood up and said firmly: "Grandpa village head, grandpa clan elders, just do as I say. We will collect 10% and use the other 50% to run the school."
Sun Shan wondered how much this land tax was worth.
Farming is the least profitable thing. Even if the tax grain is 10%, even 20%, it can't be sold for much money.
I have never heard of anyone getting rich by cultivating 400 acres of land.
The Sun family did not become wealthy by collecting this amount of money, but the villagers paid 10% less tax, and they could eat until they were 80% full, which could prevent many people from starving to death.
To be honest, Sun Shan felt that farming was not the way to get rich, the only way was to do business or engage in corruption.
He didn't want to haggle over such a small profit, so he decided to be charitable and do good deeds to gain a good reputation.
More importantly, it sets a benchmark for future juren and jinshi in Huangyang County, so that later generations will not dare to be too presumptuous and become like Zhou Baopi.