After leaving the clinic, Cheng Zongyang headed straight for the Celestial Fragrance Tower.
In Jade Peak County, all property transactions were handled by the Government Office, because they had to collect the tax silver.
If a private transfer or lease was conducted without going through the Government Office, the property would be immediately confiscated upon discovery! There was absolutely no room for argument!
What left Cheng Zongyang speechless was that buying or renting a house wasn't so simple. It involved yet another tax—the guarantee tax!
Two years of famine, and not only did the government fail to help its people, but it also imposed even more exorbitant taxes! It was just like in those two shows he'd seen in his past life, where they'd even tax you for taking a dump!
Cheng Zongyang wasn't sure if this tax existed only in Jade Peak County or throughout the entire Da Liang dynasty.
