Qian Yuan, who was talking eloquently, didn't know that this was the first time that his butterfly had tried to flap its wings to make some attempts, although it was just an accident.

But this sudden conversation was not an accident, the blue-robed scholar in front of him was a carefully selected target by Qian Yuan, who had been a criminal policeman in his previous life.

Originally, Qian Yuan felt that he had released the reputation of being the head of the government test, and he had two heavyweight famous posts, not to mention the rest, it was enough to protect himself.

But after knowing that Zhang Siwei was the backer of the Jin family, Qian Yuan felt that he needed to make more preparations.

"Shinong businessmen, one is in the first place, and the other is at the end, this is the reason why you discriminate against businessmen?"

"Of course it's more than that." Guozi's face looked a little magnanimous, stretched out his hand to pull out the seat, and said with a smile: "As far as I can see, there are large areas of farmland in Zhejiang that have been planted with mulberry trees and cotton, and have even been abandoned, and since the 27th year of Jiajing, the price of rice in Zhejiang has been rising steadily. ”

The blue-robed scholar on the side said: "Although the dynasty has a tax system, there are very few merchants who actually pay taxes, especially in Hangzhou, most of the shops are attached to the names of big households, and those big families have no fame. ”

Qian Yuan sneered and sneered: "So they should all go to farming, resign themselves to fate, count the grains of rice after paying taxes and grains, and they can't pick up gold when they see gold on the side of the road...... Oh, both of them are Shin-Han people. ”

The face of the national character face froze, and if there is gold on the side of the road, it should not be picked up...... This is a well-known point of view of Han Feizi in jurisprudence.

The blue-robed scholar pursed his lips slightly and glanced at his companion, this one has some similar reputation in Beijing.

Guozi looked at the young man in front of him again, changed the topic and asked: "Brother Tai said just now, 'Why don't you eat minced meat'?" ”

Qian Yuan still had that mocking smile on his face, "Look at the two of them, they are either rich or expensive, maybe they are both rich and expensive, how to understand the ...... of Xiaomin"

Before he finished speaking, the blue-robed scholar interrupted bitterly, "The head of the government examination case in Songjiang Mansion, how can you be considered a small citizen, even if you are dressed like this, you are not a small citizen, just the jade pendant on your waist is worth ten taels and eight taels in the most demanding Huizhou pawnshop." ”

Guozi's face moved, and he turned his head to look at this young man carefully, but he didn't expect to meet the main owner after chatting casually.

It is common for large families to do business, but there are very few people who have meritorious and famous names in person, and in one place in the south of the Yangtze River, the government is the first to do business, and it also collects money every day, so it is naturally "famous".

Qian Yuan secretly scolded in his heart that he deserved to leave a name in history, they were all refined goods, and his vision was too poisonous.

However, Qian Yuan didn't say anything to refute, it would only bring the topic to the area he didn't want to see, he calmly turned his head to look at the blue-robed scholar, "The tax system of the national dynasty is thirty taxes and one tax, but in fact, there are so many banknotes up and down the canal, fifteen taxes and even ten taxes abound, and this does not include the market tax and the shop tax. ”

Without waiting for the other party to refute, Qian Yuan continued: "Maybe the situation will be better this year, but I will try once every three years." ”

The blue-robed scholar immediately snorted, "There are no customs in the whole country except for the canal and the two capitals. ”

The corners of the mouth of the national character face are crooked, this chat is ...... Obviously, the next step is to ask the other party's identity, but now he is led by the other party's nose.

Qian Yuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why don't you say that the commercial tax of Jiajing in Jinhua for thirty-one years is only six taels or seven yuan?" ”

The face of the Chinese character who was drinking tea was so hung that it squirted out, "Six, two, seven, money?" ”

Qian Yuan nodded, raised his hand and pointed out the window, "But in fact, there are not a few merchants who pay taxes, let's just say that in Hangzhou City, in addition to maritime merchants, how many merchants do not pay taxes, you look at the old man downstairs who is carrying tofu burdens, you ask him if he pays taxes?" ”

"What do you mean?" Guozi asked curiously.

"Naturally, the yamen wants to collect it, but it is not in the account book." Qian Yuan seemed to be smiling.

The national character face still wanted to ask, but the blue-robed scholar over there interrupted with a cough, he was born in a family of eunuchs, and there have been scholars in every generation since his great-grandfather, and he knows these dirty things very well.

Seeing that the two people on the other side didn't speak, Qian Yuan frowned and forcibly shifted the topic, "Zhejiang is mountainous and less land, but it is close to the sea, Ningbo goes straight to Hangzhou through the Yuyao River and Cao'e River, which is the starting point of the North-South Canal, through Zhenjiang, Yangzhou to the inland, and to the south to Huizhou, so merchants gather, trade is very strong, and most of the goods such as cotton, silk, porcelain and so on are also shipped from Hangzhou.

The agricultural tax of the Ming Dynasty is not as good as a year, but it is the case in every dynasty and every generation, if there is a large amount of market tax, the imperial court has a lot of leeway. ”

Guozi sighed lightly, "That's true, what I saw all the way south this time, the land is uneven, the poor are unemployed, they are suffering from annexation, and the imperial court's financial endowment is unsustainable, and they can't make ends meet." ”

The blue-robed scholar squinted his eyes and asked, "Do you want to reset the City Division?" ”

"Of course." Qian Yuan spread his hands, "How many people in Hangzhou and Ningbo want to re-establish the city. ”

"It's possible." The blue-robed scholar suddenly smiled and said: "Kunshan Zhu Longxi, Jiajing's eighteenth year Jinshi, wrote to the imperial court at the beginning of this year to re-establish the city ship. ”

The national character face silently drank tea and was speechless, Qian Yuan scolded in his heart, deceiving ghosts! Is it possible for the imperial court to re-establish the city division now?!

"The two deputy envoys of the sea channel are friendly with the maritime merchants, and now the same is true of the Zhongcheng people, the maritime merchants openly set up grass markets in Ningbo, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, if they can re-establish the city ship......

When the blue-robed scholar said this, he interjected with a national character face: "Will the imperial court agree?" There were many maritime merchants along the coast, which led to frequent raids by Japanese pirates. ”

Qian Yuan smiled and beckoned the guy to serve another pot of tea, "On the contrary, the battle for tribute in Ningbo led to the severance of the sea route, and the maritime merchants had no way to enter the sky and no way to enter the ground, so they had to smuggle, but the smuggling was lucrative and risky.

Of course, now that the Japanese are in civil strife, a large number of scattered warriors are trying to survive on the sea, and the military households in the coastal areas are corrupt and have no combat power, and the Japanese invade and plunder frequently, so it is very unrealistic to reset the city in a short period of time. ”

The two people on the other side looked at the young man with new eyes, and his words were clearly organized, and what he said was the Tao, but it was not something that ordinary people who read books behind closed doors could only say.

"If you can fight, you can make peace, just like the imperial court opened a tea and horse market a few years ago......," the national character face sighed, putting on a look of worrying about the country and the people, "I replied to the Beijing Division, even if I force the imperial court to open a tea and horse market, in the end it will only be perfunctory." ”

Qian Yuan knew that this was talking about the Gengxu Rebellion in the twenty-ninth year of Jiajing, and I answered that he besieged Jingshi for half a month and forced Emperor Jiajing to agree to open a tea and horse market.

However, the following year, the imperial court opened a tea and horse market in Datongdi, but when it was actually implemented, it regretted delaying it.

"Therefore, there must be an army stationed along the coast that can win the war, and there must be a fleet capable of escorting ships at sea, so that maritime trade can be normalized, otherwise the re-establishment of the city and shipping department is just a moon in the mirror."

After Qian Yuan said the last few words, he felt remorseful in his heart, his performance today was very substandard, and he could only barely score 60 points.