I have to admit that Qian Yuan can quickly stand out and become famous in the world when he comes to this era, there are many, many factors, but the most important point is that he stands on the shoulders of his predecessors.

In his previous life, he was very interested in history, and although there are such and such differences between history textbooks and real history, there is nothing wrong with the essence of textbooks.

For example, land was the most important means of production in ancient times, such as the southeast war, which came more from the Ming Dynasty's unilateral refusal to trade with the rest of the world, and the biggest subjective factor in the fall of the Ming Dynasty, finance.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty never lacked long-term talents, and many people knew that the biggest problem of the imperial court was financial problems.

There were too many factors that caused the Ming Dynasty to run huge deficits every year, but most officials focused only on the clan, the border army, land annexation, and tax arrears, and kept writing to accuse the emperor of excessive extravagance.

However, there are still some officials who are constantly looking for solutions while seeing the problem.

Qian Zheng is just one of them.

"Not to mention that the people of She County have to sell their grain and then buy silk from Zhejiang to pay taxes." Qian Zheng squinted his eyes and asked: "Just ask, what is the use of sending silk to the carrier warehouse?" ”

Without waiting for the three of them to answer, Qian Zheng said directly: "The carrier warehouse stores satin, gold and silver, precious jade, tooth horns, feathers, etc., and the imperial court does not need to issue it. ”

"In addition to silk, the other taxes and food paid can rarely be used as a stipend, and they need to be sold in the market to buy grain, salt, and cloth."

"Everyone knows that the imperial court has no money and needs to open sources and reduce expenditure, but on the one hand, land annexation is extremely fierce, and a large number of peasant households have fled, and no less than 500 households have fled in Huizhou in the past two years."

Qian Zheng wisely ignored the land annexation, and emphasized: "What if the large amount of taxes paid in kind could be directly exchanged for silver taels?" ”

"Taking Huizhou Mansion as an example, in terms of the silk tax, the people only need to take out the silver, and they don't need to be exploited by merchants again."

"And the silk that was put in the carrier warehouse I don't know when it was sent to the handy turned into silver taels, and the imperial court produced an extra silver tael out of nothing."

Gu Chengzhi and Xu Wei both frowned and listened carefully, Qian Yuan looked at Qian Zheng with interest, isn't this the childish form of a whip method later?

But the next moment, Qian Zheng's words made Qian Yuan grin, he only knew that a whip law was promoted by Zhang Juzheng, but he really didn't know the origin of this tax law.

"Although Gui Zishi is a sudden and expensive courtesy, the whip method he proposed is really amazing, and this is the only one that should be left in history."

Gui Zishi is the Gui Cao who was promoted to the cabinet from a chief in just four years in the early Jiajing Dynasty with a big discussion ceremony, although the reputation is not very good, but it is indeed a whip method he founded.

"Qian has studied a variety of local tax laws since Hongzhi, such as the rat's tail book in Jiangxi, the ten-paragraph brocade book method and the levy method in Zhejiang, and the Gangyin law in Fujian." After Qian Zheng explained in detail, he concluded: "It is still a whip method that is the most practical. ”

"The tax is actually divided into two, one is for the acres of land to pay taxes, and the other is for the collection of households." Xu Wei had dealt with similar things with his father-in-law in office, and he was also quite proficient in these things, "Now the service is one...... It's just too difficult. ”

Gu Chengzhi also nodded again and again, the unity of enslavement means that it is difficult for officials at all levels to be skillfully named, and it also means that it is very difficult to promote, if it were not for Zhang Juzheng's later single-handedly controlling the government and the opposition, he really couldn't do it.

Qian Yuan on the side breathed a sigh of relief, he remembered very well that the reason why Zhang Juzheng ended up bleak in the future was largely due to his inventory of the world's acres of land and curbing land annexation...... Uncle is well-behaved, not so iron-headed, maybe he is thinking about it later.

"Ahem, uncle, that's a bit far, right?" Qian Yuan said with a smile: "The ten-paragraph brocade book method that my uncle said just now is a bit like the current compilation method in Zhejiang?" ”

"It's actually the same thing!" Xu Wei sneered and said: "It's just that the ten-paragraph brocade book method is a one-year rotation of the first grade, and the compilation method is that the first grade is insufficient, so immediately raise the next one." ”

"But it's also very rare, and no matter how much you exploit, you can't get much silver." Qian Yuan tugged at the corners of his mouth, "It is said that the governor of Zhejiang has compiled a separate class of wealthy businessmen, which sounds like a rat's tail book?" ”

Xu Wei sighed after being quiet for a moment, "Hu Ruzhen is indeed an extraordinary person. ”

There are two points in the so-called rat's tail book method, one is that merchants must pay silver taels, and the other is that rich households are compiled first, and small households are compiled last.

Hu Zongxian's proposed method of compilation has been revised to a great extent, and although it will inevitably gather a large number of silver taels, it will also inevitably offend a large number of businessmen and wealthy households.

The businessmen with roots in Zhejiang are either maritime merchants behind them, or there are scholars behind them, so you can imagine Hu Zongxian's courage and the criticism he will receive in the future.

Perhaps this is the reason why Hu Zongxian will end miserably in the future.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Qian Zheng said solemnly: "Mr. Qingteng, I have to ask you for this matter, Qian hopes to use the method of compilation to make people turn the silk tax into silver and pay it, and has no other ideas." ”

"Let someone Xu say hello to Hu Ruzhen?" Xu Weiren smiled: "Maybe you have to say hello to Yin Zhengmao?" ”

"Although Mr. has a proud backbone, this matter is not related to the Huizhou government, and the method of compilation will be gradually promoted through this matter, and a whip law will be implemented when the time is ripe." Qian Zheng persuaded: "This move is of great use to the state." ”

Gu Chengzhi on the side also persuaded: "Yin Zhengmao is a Jinshi in the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing, and Dong Weng is not very familiar with that subject, and the only one who can be found at present is Mr. Nanming, but he is also from She County." ”

"Jiajing's twenty-sixth year jinshi?" Xu Wei finally couldn't help laughing, "You don't know each other, but someone is familiar with ......."

"It's interesting to say this a long time ago...... Hahaha, ride to find a horse! ”

Qian Zheng and Gu Chengzhi were at a loss for what to do, and then slowly focused their eyes on Qian Zheng's face who was smiling dryly.

"Jiajing twenty-six years of Jinshi...... My nephew knew two. Qian Yuan spread his hands, "I met Mr. Fengzhou in Hangzhou the year before last. ”

"Oooo Gu Chengzhi slapped the table, "Wang Fengzhou is the son of Wang Minying, the former governor of Zhejiang, and the plaque of Yingxing Sugar Shop is still written by him!" ”

The year before last, Qian Yuan went to Hangzhou for the first time to cause such a big movement, Gu Chengzhi was entrusted by Qian Zheng to visit, and knew that Qian Yuan had a very good relationship with the Taicang royal family.

Two years have passed, Wang Shizhen's official position has not been promoted much, but his status in the literary world has become higher and higher, and Yin Zhengmao should have nothing to say if he has a word.

"Uncle Zhang...... Forget it, this guy isn't famous. ”

"Yaoshan Gong can do it too."

"Yaoshan Gong?" Xu Wei said laughingly: "Didn't you call him Brother Weixi?" ”

"You don't know?"

Gu Chengzhi cautiously asked tentatively: "But Zhejiang patrol Wu Baipeng?" ”

"There are many people in Zhejiang and Nanzhili who know that Huating Qian Zhancai and Zhejiang Patrol Wu Baipeng are engaged and are commensurate with brothers."

Huizhou Mansion is located in a mountainous area, the news is closed, and it has never been invaded by the Japanese invaders, so many of Qian Yuan's deeds cannot be passed on, and Qian Yuan's fame in the world is more due to several victories against the Japanese, and his connections among civil and military officials are only circulated at the top level.

Listening to Xu Wei's casual narration, Qian Zheng and Gu Chengzhi's eyes widened, and the atmosphere at the table kept changing back and forth

"You are good friends with Zhao Wenhua?!" Qian Zheng's eyes were full of anger.

"The ability to prevent Zhao Wenhua from escaping, and going out of the city with Hu Ruzhen to attack the Japanese, is really worthy of the title of Huating Qian's hero." Gu Chengzhi nodded in appreciation.

"So you're riding to find a horse!" Xu Wei pointed at Qian Yuan's nose, "There is a letter from Qian Zhancai, what else can Hu Ruzhen say?!" ”