Back in the line, Xu Fusheng, who was originally drunk, shook his head, and his eyes returned to clarity.

As he walked inside, he asked, "Where is Yuwen Feiyan, have you arrived?"

As he spoke, Yuwen Feiyan had already walked out of the tent, bowed and saluted: "My lord, I have been waiting for a long time. ”

"How is it, has Lord Yuwen gained anything about this Madame Yuwen?" Xu Fusheng stretched and asked with a yawn.

Yuwen Feiyan didn't talk nonsense, sat down directly and said, "I'm afraid this lady is more powerful than you imagined, my lord."

It can be said that the Qian family controls the entire government, military, people's livelihood, and business in Haizhou, and as the town guard, the Qian Qinghe specially sets up cards to collect taxes on important towns and passes on the water and land transportation lines.

For example, on the canal line, he set up taxes every 40 miles to block the river and intercept taxes, and a ship sailing for 3 or 400 miles had to collect taxes at least five or six times.

Then all the tax collectors took it out to do business, and specially opened the river transport trade, and their business spread all over the country, and even maintained the river transport trade with the Shengyuan Dynasty.

And this Mrs. Qian has never been married, she is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Chen, and after the death of the Duke of Chen, the family was handed over to this daughter to take care of.

At first, the sons of Qian Guogong were not convinced, but within a few years, the Qian family became an iron bucket in the hands of this woman, and no one dared to make trouble.

Almost all the people here have received the favor of the Qian family, and more importantly, the army of the sea and land in Haizhou is also supported by the Qian family, and the king of southern Xinjiang almost does not pay any expenses. ”

Xu Fusheng couldn't help but be amazed, a woman was so powerful.

Although the governance of southern Xinjiang has always been in this style, once some local affairs are handed over to a certain large clan, they will be controlled by that clan in the military and political affairs.

But the helmsman of the Qian family is an unmarried woman, which is admirable.

Yuwen Feiyan saw that Xu Fusheng was full of interest, and continued to introduce:

"The most powerful thing is not this, but that this lady has not collected taxes from the local residents since she took over the family.

It can be said that she exempted the people of Haizhou from all taxes and fed such a big city as Haizhou. ”

"Ahh Xu Fusheng frowned and asked.

Yuwen Feiyan explained with a smile: "That's for the past merchants, and it's for river trade. This lady was very powerful, and she vigorously developed the river trade, and at the same time repaid all kinds of merchant taxes.

However, it still attracted merchants from all over the world to trade here, and made Haizhou the premier river transportation mecca in southern Xinjiang. ”

Xu Fusheng listened to Yuwen Feiyan's words, and his curiosity increased, although what Yuwen said was not too clear.

But he can probably understand a little bit of this lady's methods, to develop business, but not to let other merchants grow too strong, so as not to threaten the position of the Qian family, which is really a good method.

"Do you know what the people of Haizhou call this lady?"

"What do you call it?" Xu Fusheng asked curiously.

Yuwen Feiyan laughed and said, "Bodhisattva." Although many people are dissatisfied with the Qian family behind their backs, when it comes to Mrs. Chen, many people really admire it.

This lady was very strict with tea, spices, medicines, salt, and other items of high value and small quantities, and as for the work of civil servants, she was also given extremely rich silver taels.

Moreover, if a merchant passing through Haizhou has any shortcomings or losses, as long as she looks for this lady, she will lend a hand to help, so that despite the high taxes, her reputation is also excellent. ”

Xu Fusheng stood up, paced slowly in the room for a few steps, and pondered for a while before he said:

In this way, it is still necessary to be cautious when talking about business with this lady, and it is difficult for me to come to the door without some chips.

In this way, you will leave early tomorrow morning, transfer your men to Qian Qinghe, focus on checking him for me, and make all the official affairs clear.

Since he is inspected by the will of the king, he must always check what he can explain.

As for Mrs. Chen...... Don't worry, my trip to Haizhou this time is full of sincerity.

Ling'er, you take the shadow guard to check what is wrong with the Qian family in the local area, and find out everything that can be easily checked. ”

Yuwen Feiyan and Xu Fusheng chatted until late at night before leaving.

The next day, the local officials and gentry came to pay an official visit to Xu Fusheng one by one, especially those officials and gentry who were not qualified to serve the divine envoy yesterday.

God has made this identity more useful than any other, and all those who come to visit will not come empty-handed.

Or gold and silver, or jewelry, calligraphy and painting, or local products, precious medicinal materials, and so on.

Xu Fusheng also had no intention of turning these people away, naturally those who came did not refuse, and after a long time, the fake slowly became true.

This Haizhou is indeed rich, and almost none of these people who come to visit give cheap gifts, of course, as a divine envoy, a horse in southern Xinjiang, how dare these people give some ordinary gifts.

Although I dare not say that they are all rare treasures, the things given away are also extremely valuable.

It wasn't until Haizhou County Shou Moli came to visit again that Xu Fusheng let the people below block the people who were still waiting outside.

Walking into the living room with Mo Li, this Haizhou county guard must not have come to give gifts this time, there must be something to discuss.

Sure enough, after sitting down and greeting politely, Mo Li took the lead in speaking and got straight to the point:

"I heard that the Divine Envoy came to Haizhou this time to collect taxes for business?"

Xu Fusheng looked at the county guard in front of him curiously, generally speaking, it is rare for an official to speak so directly, and it always takes a few laps of clouds and mountains to get to the point.

I didn't expect this Mo Li to be so straightforward as soon as he came up, and he also wanted to see what this Mo Master meant, so he immediately nodded and said:

"Yes, on the orders of the prince, I inspected various places, just to open a mutual market with the Shengyuan Dynasty and collect taxes for business. I wonder what Master Mo thinks about this?"

Mo Li slapped the table, got up excitedly and said, "Haizhou must follow the will of the prince." ”

"Oh?" Xu Fusheng didn't expect this Mo Li to have such an attitude, but Mrs. Chen refused to meet Yuwen Feiyan several times.

Although he had doubts in his heart, Xu Fusheng was inconvenient to ask, so he just looked at Mo Li curiously and said, "Master Mo has any opinions, you might as well talk about them specifically." ”

"My lord, in fact, this official gave the prince a long time ago, but the old prince didn't adopt it at that time.

Xia Guan believes that the benefits of connecting with the Shengyuan Dynasty are obvious, although the Shengyuan Dynasty is now in turmoil, but the dynasty is rich in products and has a large population.

The market is huge, such as raw silk, cotton cloth, brocade, mercury and even needles, iron chains, iron pots, porcelain, lacquerware, felt carpets, medicinal materials, condiments, etc., especially the special fresh products in our southern Xinjiang, the demand is extremely strong.

If we sell to them, we can make ten times the profit, and if we can introduce the products of the dynasty to our southern Xinjiang, then the integration of the two cultures will also be beneficial. ”

Xu Fusheng knew that trade was profitable, after all, he was a big businessman in his previous life, and he still had this knowledge, but he didn't expect this Mo Li to have such knowledge.

Xu Fusheng pretended to be surprised and excitedly said, "There is such a big benefit? ”

Mo Li saw that this god made the lord happy, and he became more bold.

He thought for a while and said, "Don't think that the lower officials are talking nonsense, and the grass people will give an example.

Our silkworm farmers, silk farmers, and weavers have to be busy for a year from raising silkworms, adult silkworms to drawing silk, and finally produce raw silk, which can only be sold for five or six cents of silver per catty, deducting the capital and taxes, and can barely make a living.

But if the raw silk is transported to the dynasty, it can be sold for five or six taels of silver, a full ten times the difference!

It is a stone in our place, and it can be sold as a shareholder in the Central Plains, and Haizhou has been operating for so many years, and it is well aware of the profits.

Of course, the Shengyuan Dynasty also had good things that we needed, such as copper, sulfur, sumac, grain, and so on. ”

Mo Li said and danced unconsciously, no matter how Xu Fusheng listened, he felt that this Lord Mo really had unique insights into business.

It is possible to let this person be the director of the Commercial and Financial Bureau, Xu Fu vividly remembered the idea of cherishing talents, but he didn't know what the relationship between Mo Li and Mrs. Chen was.

Mo Li continued: "Their screens, fans, boxes, and inkstones are beautifully made, and people on our side are happy to pay a high price for them.

If we trade with each other, southern Xinjiang can also import a large number of weapons from them, and their iron-striking skills far surpass ours, and they can sell them at least two or three times as profitable. ”

Xu Fusheng nodded with great appreciation, and said solemnly to Mo Li: "Lord Mo, if Haizhou really supports this policy.

I hope that Master Mo can have a good communication with Mrs. Chen, and we will talk about the details of how the taxes will be collected and so on.

However, if Haizhou wants to trade, it still needs the nod of Mrs. Chen, and the collection of commercial taxes may cause local losses. ”

Mo Li said excitedly after half a sound: "My lord...... Is that true?"

Xu Fusheng said with a solemn face: "Of course, does Master Mo think that the lower officials will lie and deceive you?"

Mo Li said solemnly: "As long as your lordship is true, I will go back to report to Mrs., in fact, today's opinions are all taught by Mrs. ”

Xu Fusheng was stunned for a moment, he really couldn't understand what this Mrs. Chen wanted to do now.

Although he was puzzled, he still said quietly: "Then wait for the good news of Lord Mo, it is the first time to see a place like Haizhou when I am on an errand."

Next, I hope that Master Mo can be a guide for me and take me to understand the customs and customs of Haizhou.

As for the taxation of trade and the trade between the markets, this is a major matter for the benefit of the country and the people, so I might as well let Mrs. Qian consider it more, I think we will always find common interests and goals. ”

Mo Li bowed and left, obviously in a hurry to report today's results to Mrs. Chen.

Lin Huiyu, who had been by Xu Fusheng's side, couldn't help but be curious: "Childe, I don't understand what this Mrs. Chen is doing, she not only refuses to meet Yuwen, but also asks Mo Li to sell it to you."

What kind of medicine is she selling in the gourd? Could it be that the Yi people have changed her mind?"

Xu Fusheng shook his head and said: "I'm a little unsure of what this lady means now, but now that the initiative is in our hands, what she wants to do will always leak out, take your time."

As long as we can take this lady and the river trade is halfway through, then we can really start what we want to do. ”