Chapter 913: 2000 acres of tax exemption for Jinshi

Chapter 913: 2000 acres of tax exemption for Jinshi

After breakfast, Hu Ming went to school with the boy at home.

Sun Shan still remembered that when he was a child, Sun Bomin or Su would send him and De Ge'er to school every day until they went to the county town to study.

I can't help but sigh that time flies so fast. Ten or twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

After breakfast, Sun Shan took Gui Ge'er for a walk around the village.

People in the countryside are hardworking and get up early in the morning to do farm work.

There doesn't seem to be much work to do in the fields, but if you do a little here and a little there, the day will pass.

It was mid-September now. There was a golden rice field at the entrance of Sunjia Village, and it would be harvest time in a few days.

Sun Shan walked slowly along the path and met many people along the way.

Everyone greeted him enthusiastically, and some brave ones even stopped to chat with him.

Sun Shan was wearing a scholar's long gown, which made him stand out in Sunjia Village.

At first, the villagers didn't dare to talk to Sun Shan. Later, the brave ones took the lead in speaking, and then everyone dared to talk to Sun Shan.

Everyone saw that Sun Shan was always smiling, and felt that he had not changed at all.

Sun Shan smiled and asked, "Uncle Ba, why do you get up so early to work? You might as well stop working and let your son do it."

Uncle Eight shook his head and said, "How can we not work? There is no way a farmer can not work. We work until we die. If we don't work, we will lose energy."

Sun Shan had no idea what to say to Uncle Ba who loved working so much.

With a gentle smile, he said, "Uncle Ba, you are right. I think you are strong and you can work for ten or twenty years."

After hearing this, Eighth Master said cheerfully, "Thank you for your advice."

The Seventh Wife passed by and stopped to ask, "Shanzi, I heard from your Third Uncle that you are now the county magistrate. Why don't you wear your official uniform?"

Sun Shan didn't know why the Seventh Lady asked this question.

So she replied, "Seventh wife, you only wear official uniforms in the government office, not at home."

Then he said with a big smile: "Outside, I am the county magistrate, but in Sunjia Village, I am a descendant of the Sun family, the son of Sun Bomin. Just like before, I don't need to wear official uniform."

This made everyone laugh.

As Sun Shan walked, people came to talk to him.

What they said were all the "nonsense" that people in the village often said. It would be impossible to go deeper into it.

Gui Ge'er followed Sun Shan and turned a corner. His face turned cold and he saw his biological father.

Gui Ge'er cried out that he was unlucky.

Sun Shan also saw Sun Changhe and nodded with a smile on his face. As for taking the initiative to speak, there was no need to do so.

Gui Ge'er casually called out, "Uncle Changhe."

Thinking back to last night, Sun Changhe came to my house with his whole family. What he said was that now that he was rich, he should not forget his brothers at home and should help his eldest brother more.

What could Gui Ge'er say? He could only push all the "difficulties" onto Sun Shan.

He said that he had no status in the Sun family's old house and that his mediocrity was not worthy of the Jinshi master.

Nowadays, not being unemployed is already a mercy from the Jinshi master, and as for helping my cousin, that is even more impossible.

Gui Ge'er also bluntly stated that his cousin, a criminal with a "criminal record", would never get close to the Jinshi master, so as not to defile him.

Even if the scholar let bygones be bygones, the village chief and clan elders would stop him.

Master Jinshi is everything to Sunjia Village. Sunjia Village hopes that no member of the clan who has made mistakes will be allowed to stay with Master Jinshi.

Gui Ge'er also advised Sun Dingjie to work hard for the third master and not to think too much, otherwise he would lose this job.

The villagers wish they could work for Uncle Min's family.

Sun Dingjie originally went to Gui Ge'er to complain and uncover the "ugly" true face of the so-called third master and third lady of the Sun family.

Little did I know that before I could even express my suffering, Gui Ge'er blocked my way and I couldn't say anything.

Sun Dingjie wanted to find an opportunity to complain, but Gui Ge'er said it was dark and he wanted to go to bed.

Close the yard, lock the door, and keep them out.

Sun Changhe became angrier and angrier when he thought about what happened last night. When he heard Sun Shan wandering around the village early in the morning, he immediately rushed over and expressed his demands directly to Sun Shan.

But when he heard Gui Ge'er call him "Uncle Changhe", he became even more angry.

Sun Changhe was about to lose his temper, but when he looked into Sun Shan's majestic eyes, he immediately stopped.

I don’t know why, but the scholar from Sunjia Village looks thin and weak, but his triangular eyes raised high make people afraid.

Sun Shan didn't know what Sun Changhe was doing and stared at him curiously.

Seeing that he didn't say anything for a long time, she ignored him, still nodded with a smile, and continued to stroll with Brother Gui.

Sun Changhe was about to speak when he looked up and saw the village chief approaching from afar. He immediately stopped talking and ran away quickly.

Oh, the village chief is such a fierce evil spirit. Even if I am right, I can't be confident when talking to him. I'd better leave first and find a chance to talk to Sun Shan one-on-one.

Sun Shan also saw the village chief, walked up to him slowly, supported him gently, and asked gently, "Grandpa Village Chief, where are you going so early in the morning?"

The morning sun was not dazzling, but golden. The more the village chief looked at Sunshan under the sun, the more satisfied he was.

He is worthy of being Mr. Sun, who combines beauty and wisdom, and worthy of being the most promising man in Sunjia Village.

The village chief said with a smile: "When you have nothing to do, just go to the fields and look at the crops."

Sun Shan nodded and said, "It will be ready for harvest soon. I took a look and the millet is growing well. The harvest should be good this year."

At this point, the village chief was delighted: "You are right, this year should be a good year. Haha, you passed the imperial examination, so this year must be a good year."

Sun Shan didn't care about these two unrelated things, as long as the village chief was happy.

The village chief suddenly thought of a question: "Shanzi, since you passed the imperial examination, will your 2000 acres of land be exempt from tax?"

Sun Shan nodded: "Yes, Grandpa Village Chief, it is true."

The village chief's eyes sparkled as he asked, "Shanzi, what are you going to do with these quotas?"

Sun Shan said without thinking: "First, let's focus on the paddy fields in the village. If there are still vacancies, let Zhengjia Village and Yangjia Village take them."

The Daqian Dynasty stipulated that successful candidates in the imperial examinations could be exempt from tax on 2000 acres of land, but these 2000 acres referred to arable land and fields, and did not include mountainous land.

Sunjia Village has little arable land and many mountains.

Sunjia Village will definitely not be able to use up all of its 2000 acres of tax-free quota.

At the same time, people from other villages would also hear the news and want to register their land under Sun Shan's name.

This matter needs to be discussed carefully with Sun Boming, the village chief and others.

Sun Shan's initial plan was to focus on the surrounding villages, as they were too far away to be easily managed.

After hearing this, the village chief nodded and said, "It would be better to give priority to the neighboring village. We can see them every day and know the situation."

Then he asked, "Or should I pay you taxes as I did when I was a juren?"

Sun Shan thought for a moment and said, "The villagers will pay me the same tax as when they were elected as scholars. People from other villages will pay me 20% of the tax as the government officials."

When Sun Shan passed the imperial examination, he collected 10% of the taxes from the village, and then used the other half to support education.

Now that he has become a Jinshi, the tax collected from villagers remains the same, but the tax collected from people from other villages is 20%.

In fact, Sun Shan didn't want to do this, but if he didn't do this, it would seem that Sunjia Village was privileged. Among the fellow villagers, they must be different.