"Yes, with an annual income of about 3,000 gold, according to the Tang Sancheng tax system, I will pay 1,000 gold in taxes every year, so I do not evade taxes!"

Cheng Jin spoke righteously, but he felt a little panicked inside.

Because in fact, the annual income from that iron mine was about 10,000 gold, but Cheng Yaojin lied about it and said it was 3,000 gold in order to make more money. In this way, he could pay 2,000 gold less in taxes every year.

Although 2,000 gold is just a small amount of money to Li Shimin.

But over time, if you evade taxes and others follow suit, the amount of tax evasion will add up to an immeasurable amount!

In fact, Li Shimin wanted to use the drought year and Li Chengfeng's hands to rectify this corrupt atmosphere this time.

Let these ministers know the seriousness of tax evasion.

"Zheng Guogong, show your notepad to Lu Guogong!"

"Yes, the Eighth Prince!"

Wei Zheng opened the small notebook in his hand and showed it to Cheng Yaojin.

I saw it read: Wei Zheng: Chang'an City Garment Factory, 10,000 gold in back taxes!

"One, ten thousand gold?"

"Ding, the surprise from Cheng Yaojin, the naughty value is 80!"

Cheng Yaojin was completely stunned.

Then looking at Wei Zheng's upright expression, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but frowned tightly.

Did even Wei Zheng, a greedy old man, pay 10,000 gold in back taxes?

No, it must have exploded.

Only I and Xing Guogong Liu Zhenghui know the annual water bill for the iron mine in my home, Cheng Yaojin.

Even the emperor doesn't know about my tax evasion. How could the eighth prince know about it?

So Cheng Yaojin still gritted his teeth and said: "Eighth Prince, I have paid all the taxes that I should pay! I do not owe Datang taxes!"

Cheng Yaojin still refused to admit his fault. He thought that if Li Chengfeng came like this, there would be nothing he could do.

However, Li Chengfeng smiled slightly and said, "Cheng Yaojin, do you seriously want me to tell you what you did back then?"

"What did I do back then? Everything I did was good for the Tang Dynasty!"

"Okay, if that's the case, don't blame me for being rude!"

Then, Li Chengfeng stretched out his little hand, dug out of his coat pocket, and took out a thick little notebook.

It says "The immoral things Cheng Yaojin did in those years"!

"Ding, the surprise from Cheng Yaojin, the naughty value is 30!"

What, this little book again?

Cheng Yaojin suddenly panicked.

I still remember the first day the Eighth Prince attended court, he took out many small notebooks like this.

I have read about the sins committed by many ministers in the past. Could it be that the Eighth Prince also has mine?

Li Chengfeng coughed slightly, flipped through his notebook, and read: "Dong Cheng Yaojin of the State of Lu in the Tang Dynasty! His family owns an iron mine, which was the founding reward given to Duke Lu by Emperor Li Shimin! The iron mine is located in a remote area south of Chang'an City.

Mountainous terrain!”

"At the beginning, the annual income was about 3,000 gold, and after three years, it later increased to 10,000 gold! At first, according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, Lu Guogong only had to pay 30% of the tax every year, which is 1,000 gold. But as Lu Guogong's income increased, Lu Guogong

tax, but still pay 1,000 gold!”

"Originally, Duke Lu was required to pay 3,000 gold in taxes every year, but now he only pays 1,000 gold in taxes! This cycle has lasted seven years! It is equivalent to 14,000 gold in tax evasion!"

"Ding, the fear from Cheng Yaojin, the naughty value is 100!"

After Li Chengfeng finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin panicked.

how so?

The Eighth Prince actually calculated everything about his family's income?

But who told the Eighth Prince about this matter?

By the way, it must be that old thief Liu Zhenghui.

Well, Liu Zhenghui, you have evaded a lot of taxes yourself, yet you actually complained to someone first and told the Eighth Prince about my tax evasion?

Huh, huh...

At this moment, Cheng Yaojin was about to explode with anger.

Seeing that Li Chengfeng explained everything clearly, Cheng Yaojin did not hide anything and knelt down to Li Chengfeng on the spot.

Cheng Yaojin said: "Eighth Prince, I have realized my mistake! I have indeed evaded taxes! Therefore, I am willing to bear the repayment of all evaded taxes!"

"Wouldn't it be better to do this earlier? You insist on asking me to expose your shortcomings before you are willing to plead guilty?"

"Tax evasion is a very serious matter even in the Tang Dynasty. This time, my father is looking at the fact that you are all the founding heroes, so he did not take action personally and asked me to collect the back taxes on my behalf, otherwise he will be angry.

If you kill the emperor, Cheng Yaojin, your life will be at risk!"

"Did you forget so quickly about Duke Yun who was just beheaded a few days ago?"

After Li Chengfeng finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin was instantly frightened.

That's right. Duke Yun was asked to be beheaded just a few days ago.

If you are still stubborn, you may lose your head!

After Duke Yun was beheaded, his house was ransacked and hundreds of thousands of money were confiscated, all of which was confiscated to the national treasury.

I have only evaded 14,000 yuan in taxes. I still need to pay what should be paid!

Cheng Yaojin took a deep breath and said: "Okay, Eighth Prince, I will pay 14,000 gold in back taxes. In addition, I will compensate another 1,000 gold in interest. I also ask the Eighth Prince to forgive me!"

"okay!"

Li Chengfeng nodded confidently, then turned to look at Wei Zheng and said: "Dong Guo Zheng, record the tax payment made by Duke Lu!"

"Yes, the Eighth Prince!"

Wei Zheng smiled happily and wrote in the small notebook: Lu Guogong Cheng Yaojin: Chang'an City Iron Mine, 14,000 gold in back taxes, and 1,000 gold in bonus!

"Eighth Prince, look, it's written!"

Wei Zheng handed the small book to Li Chengfeng to read.

Li Chengfeng nodded and said: "Okay, let's go, it's time for the next family!"

"By the way, Duke Lu, remember to send your subordinates to send all 15,000 gold to my town prince's mansion. If you miss even one gold, I will come back to settle the account with you!"

"Yes, old minister, I will do as you tell me!"

Chen Yaojin immediately turned around, looked at the housekeeper in his mansion, and said: "Butler Liu, go to the Finance Department, withdraw 15,000 gold, and send it all to the eighth prince's palace!"

"Yes, Duke Lu!"

Butler Liu knew that the emperor and the eighth prince were now investigating tax evasion matters, so he did not dare to neglect and quickly followed Cheng Yaojin's instructions.

However, just when Li Chengfeng was about to leave Lu Gong's mansion.

But Cheng Yaojin ran over in a hurry and said: "Eighth Prince, I, I, I want to report it!"

"Oh? Report? OK, who do you want to report?"
Chapter completed!