The Government Assigns A Daughter-In-Law, Which Needs To Be Chosen?

Chapter 141: The Head Tax You Paid Is Not Enough

"Is the owner of this household married to six wives?"

The leading organization in question is the tax bureau under the direct control of the emperor.

The person dressed as a steward asked this question at the front gate of Lin Fan's estate.

"Yes, sir. The owner of this estate is surnamed Lin and has six wives."

The steward took out a book and flipped through it before nodding and answering.

As a lackey of the county magistrate, the other party still held a certain status, but they were nothing in front of the tax bureau officials.

These tax bureau officials were similar to the secret police of some dynasties, with direct access to the imperial court. They even had their own army, just like the tax bureau of the Beautiful Country. There was no government official who wasn't afraid of this organization.

"Summon him out. If he can't pay the head tax, just take him away."

The tax bureau official who arrived this time was a young man.

Although it was his first time here, he carried obvious hostility.

Although the steward found it strange, he didn't have the courage to ask anything. He respectfully agreed and went to call for Lin Fan.

The gatekeeper, Uncle Fu, quickly opened the door and hurriedly went in to report the situation.

Early in the morning, Lin Fan was still lying in bed, wanting to sleep in.

But upon hearing the situation, it was clear that he couldn't sleep in anymore.

With the help of his wife, Lin Fan dressed himself and strode out of the door.

In this world, it was his first time paying a head tax.

Surprisingly, he was quite curious about it.

When he arrived outside the gate, the personnel collecting the head tax caught his eye.

"Are you Lin Fan, the owner of this household?"

The young man from the tax bureau looked Lin Fan up and down and asked.

"Yes, that's right. I am Lin Fan, the owner of this household."

"I am from the tax bureau. Since you are the owner of this household, please pay the head tax. I'm busy and need to go to the next house."

The young man from the tax bureau spoke coldly, with an arrogance that came from this organization.

Lin Fan raised an eyebrow, but he didn't say anything. He took out the prepared silver and handed it directly to the young man.

One wife, one tael of silver. If the number increased, it would grow exponentially.

For example, the second wife paid two taels, the third paid four taels, the fourth paid eight taels, and the fifth paid sixteen taels.

And so on and so forth.

If the number of wives increased, the head tax to be paid would be absolutely terrifying.

Lin Fan registered six wives, and the total sum was terrifyingly high. It added up to dozens of taels, which an ordinary household couldn't bear.

The more wives, the more terrifying it became.

Except for these main wives, the servants in the household didn't need to bear a heavy tax burden. They only needed to pay the normal taxes.

The silver that Lin Fan gave was all calculated, and it would only be more, not less.

But when the young man from the tax bureau took the money bag and weighed it in his hand, he said coldly, "The head tax you paid is not enough."

"The head tax I paid is not enough?"

Lin Fan frowned. At this moment, he also noticed the hostility from the other party.

However, he didn't immediately confront him. Instead, he restrained his smile and asked, "I wonder where my head tax is lacking?"

The young man snorted lightly, "Watch your tone. If I say you haven't paid enough, then naturally you haven't. Let me ask you, does your household have a group of young maids?"

"Not bad."

Lin Fan nodded in response, curious to see what tricks the other party had up their sleeve.

Even though both sides had never met before, why did the other person have hostility towards him?

"Now that you admit it, it's easy to say. I received a report that these young maidservants are not actually servants, but concubines you've taken. You publicly present them as servants to evade taxes. Now you know, isn't it enough?" The young man spoke coldly, his hostility evident in his eyes.

"Haha! It's ridiculous. The servants in my house were already here before I moved in. How could there be any tax evasion? A simple investigation would reveal that. I think you're deliberately trying to slander me, aren't you?" Lin Fan burst into laughter upon hearing the other person's words.

As he laughed, a group of black-clad figures wielding long spears surrounded the tax collectors who had come.

The guide who led them here felt a chill down his spine at this moment. He knew about the terrifying achievements of the person in front of him.

If a conflict were to break out, not to mention whether the army would come to suppress them in the future, he, as the guide, would definitely not be able to escape.

The constables who had come to assist also felt weak in the legs at this moment.

The imposing aura emitted by a group of top-notch experts gathered together was not something they, as idle constables, could withstand.

"What? Do you still want to violently resist paying the head tax?" The young man saw this scene and instead of panicking, he laughed.

Indeed, he had come looking for trouble. As for why he picked this particular issue, it was naturally because someone had commissioned him from above.

As for being surrounded and feeling afraid, the people from the Tax Bureau were never afraid of any major forces. Even if it was a major martial arts sect, they could come and go as they pleased.

If anyone dared to resist, the army under the jurisdiction of the Tax Bureau would be dispatched in no time.

"Who said I want to resist paying taxes?" Lin Fan still wore a smile on his face and was not intimidated by the other party's words.

The young man furrowed his brows at this reaction from Lin Fan, feeling displeased.

After all, according to his thinking, when he brought up this matter, the person in front of him should be on his knees begging for mercy, if not arrogant.

By then, the matter commissioned from above would be easily completed.

But now, the rhythm seemed off.

His usual tactics, which were always effective, seemed to have no effect on Lin Fan.

However, he hesitated for a moment before coldly saying, "Since you're willing to pay taxes, then hurry up and make up for it. I don't have time to waste with you here!"

"I think the same way, so if there's nothing else, you should leave quickly and stop blocking my doorstep." Lin Fan smiled and nodded, agreeing with what the other person said.

But this agreement made the other person's face turn ugly.

"Do you know who you're talking to? How dare you be so insolent!" The young man couldn't hold back his anger.

"I do." Lin Fan nodded honestly. "Aren't you the one collecting head taxes? I've already paid all my head taxes. If you don't leave soon, won't you be blocking my view?"

"Bold!" The young man was furious, but getting angry clearly didn't suit his current task.

He had come this time not to make himself angry, but to provoke Lin Fan's anger, thereby resisting the payment of head taxes.

As long as this accusation was confirmed, no one could save him.

"I've already said it. If you don't make up for the head tax you've paid, then prepare to be conscripted!"

The young man coldly said, his words filled with contempt. Just as Ye Xiaorou and a few other wives walked out, he continued, "And you, these beautiful ladies, can look forward to being sent to the brothel. I see that all of you are quite exceptional, so I will kindly take care of the business."

As soon as he finished speaking, he smirked with provocation all over his face.

But in the next moment, his smug smile was slapped away.

"Smack!"

The sound was crisp and pleasant, and the other person spun in the air before landing on the ground.

"Poof!"

As soon as the person landed, blood sprayed out, along with a mouthful of teeth.

With Lin Fan's current strength, his control over power was naturally at a meticulous level.

When he said he would knock out all the teeth in the other person's mouth with a slap, he did just that.

Leaving one tooth behind would be a blasphemy against his meticulous control.

Su Erhu also rushed forward and fiercely kicked the person on the ground.

"You bastard, how dare you threaten our master and insult our mistress. You're simply asking for death!" Su Erhu angrily shouted. Although he held back his strength, several of the person's bones were still broken from the kicks.

"Capture them, capture them!" The young man shouted loudly. Despite being beaten badly, his momentum remained undiminished as he ordered the yamen runners who had arrived to capture Lin Fan and the others.

"Who dares!" Su Erhu glared with his tiger-like eyes and shouted angrily at the yamen runners who had followed.

Under his shout, the guards surrounding the yamen runners advanced with their spears. With a single command, they could turn all the yamen runners present into candied haws.

"Clang!"

The other side's shouting not only didn't prompt the yamen runners to take action, but instead scared the more timid ones into dropping their swords.

"Master Lin, spare us. We were just following orders and had no ill intentions towards you." The steward had long been scared out of his wits. Seeing Lin Fan slap the arrogant tax officer, he didn't dare to make a sound and immediately begged for mercy.

The other yamen runners were also cunning, and they all dropped their weapons.

It was one thing to bully ordinary people, but facing a large group of top-notch experts, it would be like lighting a candle in the toilet.

They weren't that foolish.

"You...!" The arrogant young man was dumbfounded when he saw this scene.

Even though he had lost all his teeth and received a severe beating, he wasn't afraid of anything.

But now, these people in front of him, who seemed to have no power, were already kneeling and begging for mercy.

How could he remain calm in the face of this?

However, even in this situation, he still wasn't panicked.

Instead, he stared at Lin Fan and said, "You're finished. Dare to violently resist paying the head tax, and no one can save you."

To this, Lin Fan smiled and said, "Whether someone can save me or not, I won't say for now. But I do know that no one can save you."

"You still dare to kill me?" The young man didn't care at all, thinking that he had the upper hand.

Violently resisting the head tax was already a serious crime.

If he dares to kill this person from the Taxation Department, it would be an even greater crime. There would be no place for him in heaven or on earth.

At that time,

Being sent to forced labor as a slave would be considered lucky.

Lin Fan didn't say anything, he just drew the long sword from his wife's hand and directly severed the opponent's leg.

Seeing his leg separated from his body, the young man was first stunned, then let out a piercing howl that seemed to reach the sky.

"Just a piece of trash like you, killing you, what difference would it make?"

Lin Fan's face was cold, as if the person in front of him was not someone from the Taxation Department, but a chicken or duck waiting to be slaughtered.

If he was unhappy,

He would just remove another leg.

If he continued to be unhappy, he would slit his throat, bleed him, boil water, and pluck his feathers.

Faced with this indifferent gaze and the excruciating pain of losing his leg, the arrogant young man finally became afraid.

He knew,

The person in front of him really dared to kill him!

Although he didn't understand why he had such confidence, the current situation was indeed like that.

"Tell me, who ordered you to target me? If it pleases me, maybe you can keep your miserable life."

Lin Fan looked down at the other person and asked. Although his expression had returned to calm, it still sent chills down the young man's spine as he trembled incessantly.

He knew very well that if his answer didn't satisfy the other party, the next sword would definitely sever his head.

"It's the Crown Prince."

Under the threat of life and death, the other party finally chose to compromise.

"The Crown Prince ordered me to make things difficult for you in this tax collection, preferably accusing you of violent resistance. Then he would help me get promoted."

Since it had already been said, the other party didn't hold back and revealed the whole story.

"It's that guy again?"

Lin Fan's gaze turned cold. He already knew that it was him who caused trouble for the White Lotus Sect the first time.

Originally, he planned to settle the score later, but there was no need to wait if the other party wanted to die early.

No matter how noble his background, if he wanted the other party dead at three in the morning, the other party wouldn't make it past five!

As for the suppression of the imperial army,

He had been low-key for so long, it was time to show his strength to the world.

The young man finally compromised and left with hidden resentment.

Obviously, this matter was not going to end like this for the other party.

Lin Fan didn't care about this. Even if they came, he still had six Heavenly Pillars in his hand, which could give birth to six peerless experts.

By then, with him being a freak, and Jian Ling as his wife, there would be a total of eight peerless experts.

A peerless expert,

One could withstand a thousand troops.

Now that eight of them were gathered together, along with a bunch of top-notch and first-rate experts, how many armies would it take to be enough for them to kill?

Lin Fan wasn't afraid of the trouble he had caused today, on the contrary, he was somewhat looking forward to it.

But before that,

He would first kill the Crown Prince and raise a flag for the upcoming events.

Today's three chapters are all long chapters with over 10,000 words. My health has improved a bit, so I'm releasing more today. I apologize for not keeping my promise yesterday, but don't worry, the author will make up for it later.

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