Looking at the British king in front of him, Jian Yong's calm face after hearing his words, Jian Yong paused slightly. But Huang Qiong said: "Master Jane, since you have already spoken, it is better to simply finish speaking." Don't worry, this king is not the palace of Guilin County, and he won't ask for your head because you have hollowed out your mind to deal with them. ”

Hearing Huang Qiong's words, Jian Yong could only grit his teeth and simply say what he had been thinking in his heart in the past few days: "As long as the control of the city department is withdrawn, at least the tax revenue of the Guilin County Mansion will not be able to escape." Unlike now, the imperial court has always been confused about how much the Guilin County Royal Mansion earns every year through overseas trade. ”

"The annual commercial tax, how much the Guilin County Royal Mansion pays, and I don't know if the tax that the imperial court receives every year can reach the amount due. In the case of Guilin County Palace, the annual payment amount is only 3.6 million yuan. According to Yong's understanding during his tenure in the Fujian Road Transit Division, this amount of money is less than 30% of the receivable. ”

"It can even be said that the amount of tea that Guilin County Wangfu should collect every year is definitely more than this amount. Because the Fujian Road Tea Garden alone can bring 15 million yuan of income to the Guilin County Mansion every year. According to Yong's understanding, the tea produced in his Fujian Road Tea Garden, except for a few high-end goods such as Tieguanyin, are all exported to the sea. ”

"Most of them were sold to Dongying, Goryeo and Northern Liao. If you add the Guilin County Palace's palace in Liangzhejiang and Jiangnan East and West Roads, the income of Huguang Tea Garden is less than 40 million or 50 million. The tea of the two Zhejiang provinces is sold to the West and the South Seas. Among them, it is mainly Persia, Dashi, Tianzhu and other Western countries, and some are exported to the extreme western countries. ”

Although Yong doesn't know how much tea goes abroad every year in Guilin County's royal mansion. However, judging from the Fujian Road all the way, according to the customized tax rate of 10 percent in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the imperial court should collect more than 4 million guan on tea alone. But now, the total tax paid by it is less than 4 million. You say, how much revenue is lost by the imperial court each year? ”

"This muddled account can't go on. Especially now, with the increasing intensity of land annexation, the imperial court has fewer and fewer sources of taxation, and the annual income is decreasing almost every year. Even in the case of disaster relief, no money and food can be allocated. It is imperative to correct this. ”

"Second, another good port was selected to open a foreign trade port, and the status of merchants of the dynasty who did business in the port was not restricted. Gradually reduce dependence on the port of Quanzhou, which was controlled by the royal government of Guilin County. At the same time, it was also a statement to the Guilin County Prince's Mansion that the imperial court was only recovering its exclusive rights, not its right to trade. The resistance encountered in this way will be at least less than that of the imperial court forcibly taking over. ”

Speaking of this, Jian Yong hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Actually, the imperial court can also make some exchanges. For example, when Emperor Xuanzong announced the tax-exempt land of Guilin County, he only exempted the fields he cultivated on the West Guangnan Road. However, its tea plantations on other roads, orchards, tea plantations, sugar cane fields, etc., on Quang Nam East Road, have always been taxed as usual. ”

"Although because of the confusion in the statistics of the household department, the tax is also confused, but after all, it is also a means that can be used by the imperial court, isn't it? The so-called slap in the face of someone has to give a sweet date. If you take back the food that people have eaten alone for a hundred years, you have to give someone a little benefit, right? ”

"And it's not that different if you're exempt or not. Since Emperor Lizong issued a holy decree not to collect the money and grain from the fields except for the customized Yongye Field, the Guilin County Mansion has also not been paid. Exemption or not, these money and food should not be paid, and they will not be paid. It's just that the original name is not correct and the words are not good, after all, they are not a clan. ”

Looking at Jian Yong, who was full of confidence after saying this, Huang Qiong did not answer whether his thoughts were okay or not, but said with a faint smile: "It seems that Lord Jian has also made a lot of hard work for the Guilin County Palace." Looking at the problem, it is also the key. These proposed approaches are also the key points. However, when you talk to this king, are you burning incense and worshipping the wrong temple gate? ”

"How to deal with the Guilin County Palace, it is related to the stability of the world, that is what the father should do. It is useless for you to say these things to this king. In this way, if it is inconvenient for you, write an excerpt on the one you just said, and this king will present it to you on your behalf. By the way, you can also recommend Master Jane to your father. ”

"When my father really makes up his mind to dispose of the Guilin County Palace, it will be good to use Lord Jane. Don't worry, it's quite good for this king to listen to your method. At least in the eyes of this king, these ideas of Lord Jane are exactly what the imperial court urgently needs now. With the presence of Master Jane, the operation of the father will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Huang Qiong's voice fell, and Jian Yong couldn't help but have a black line. Looking at Huang Qiong with a faint smile on his face, although he knew that this lord must have a mirror in his heart about the emperor's thoughts, it is estimated that these words are just playing tricks with himself here. But I know that although this prince is young, he is definitely Jian Yong, who turns his face and denies the master, and even his cousin can be chopped with a knife.

After swallowing the saliva in his mouth, he still decided to directly pick out the words: "Lord, don't you really see that the emperor is preparing to hand over this errand to you?" Otherwise, the emperor will not give you this large map. It will not issue a secret decree to let Yong help you get acquainted with the Guilin County Palace. Since the emperor has decided to hand over the errand to you, how dare Yong not go all out? ”

Jian Yong gave herself a straight start, but she made Huang Qiong stunned. However, looking at Jian Yong with an expectant face, Huang Qiong said: "Since my father has not made a clear decree, this king doesn't know anything at least now." Whether you can take this errand or not, Lord Jane, you know much more in your heart than this king. Therefore, even if the father and the emperor make a clear decree, this king does not intend to accept the decree. ”

Huang Qiong knew in her heart that this kind of thing would definitely not make a clear decree with her own emperor Lao Tzu, who wanted both face and heart. Moreover, this kind of thing to deal with the descendants of the first heroes of the founding of the country and pluck the hair from others is really not suitable for making a clear decree. As long as he doesn't make a clear order, the rest of Huang Qiong can pretend to be stupid.

Anyway, he is now in Zhengzhou, although he is far away from the emperor and not the emperor of Tiangao. But as long as he is not in the capital, the emperor has no way to deal with himself for a while. Anyway, the aftermath of Zhengzhou is far from being completed at the moment, and it is impossible for the emperor to recall himself at this time. It is estimated that when the disposal of Zhengzhou is completed, it will basically be the New Year.

If you are procrastinating, even until the end of the New Year, there is no problem. In short, the emperor who can drag this errand is impatient, and it is best to hand it over to someone else. Even if it can't be delayed, it must be delayed as much as possible. It's not that I'm afraid of the heavy, but the difficulty of this errand is not ordinary. This is not only a problem of the Guilin County Palace, but also a problem on its own side.

And in the DPRK and China, not only do they not have the support of competent officials. He went on a killing spree in Zhengzhou, and almost offended the entire civil and official system. Don't look at those officials, Kong said Chengren and Meng said righteousness all day long. The means of putting the knife behind the scenes are absolutely not bad at all. At that time, there is a strong opponent in front of him, and a group of restrained officials are coming behind him.

It has become a situation where there are wolves at the front door and tigers at the back door. And his own emperor Lao Tzu, whether he will come forward at a critical moment, is a matter of two words. Don't do your errands well, you don't know how you died. In this case, it's not that I don't want to take this errand, but I really can't take it, and the most important thing is that I can't take it.

If this errand is to be done well, it involves four of the six departments of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry, as well as the Privy Council, and even the front secretary of the palace. When necessary, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple are also needed. With so many yamen involved, it is not enough to rely on this ambitious Jian Tongzhi alone. Moreover, at the critical moment, this Jian Tong knows whether he is reliable or unreliable.

On that day, he told himself that he would be a capable minister and not a loyal minister, but he still heard it. This kind of straightforward telling himself that the person who will be the grass on the wall at the critical moment dares to entrust himself with the heavy responsibility. This person is indeed talented, but he may not be really virtuous. Although this person can be regarded as incorruptible, as an official, incorruptibility only means that he has a bottom line, not that he is really virtuous.

As for the others, Huang Qiong could only smile bitterly. Su Jin is a nerd, and there is no shortage of bottom line and morality, but this can still be too far behind. Although he is now cultivating his ability to handle government affairs, this man has been abandoned for too long. Let's not talk about whether it can be cultivated or not, but it's too late in time.

Some of the other dozen or so officials contacted by Jia Quan are indeed capable, but their level is still too low. Most of the time, it will only harm them. There is no one available in his own hands, and the entire civil service system has been offended by himself, what else can he do with this errand? What's more, the century-old family of Guilin County is not ordinarily profound.

can stand for a hundred years, and also control the commerce of the entire south of the Yangtze River in the Great Qi Dynasty, and even most of the merchants in the north of the Yangtze River must also act according to their eyes. I'm afraid there are more talented people in the house than I've seen, and I don't necessarily know how I will die when I am alone.

This errand can't be accepted, even if it really can't be pushed off, even if it is delayed, it has to be delayed. Drag until the emperor's patience runs out, and it is best to choose someone else. Even if it doesn't get to that point, you have to put it off until you have to be at least fully prepared, grasp the details as much as possible, and select reliable people before you can start to do it. If you act hastily, this matter can only be messed up.

Huang Qiong replied simply, which directly scared Jian Yong. In this era when the monarch wants his ministers to die, and if he doesn't die, he is disloyal, and the king in front of him actually told himself so openly that even if the emperor came to the holy decree, he would not accept this errand. This undoubtedly gave Jian Yong a slap in the face, he didn't expect that the British king in front of him could still operate like this.

looked at Jian Yong, who was stunned and looked at himself, a little overwhelmed. Huang Qiong didn't continue on this topic, but said seemingly casually: "How is the city recently, can you completely settle down?" Those nonsense rumors, but stopped? Your yamen is still in the city? ”

Hearing Huang Qiong's inquiry, Jian Yong, who was obviously not in his mind, also said casually: "The city is quite calm now. After the land was returned, the rumors were gone. Shops in the market are also starting to open one after another. It's just that some shops have not yet found the original owner or the original owner has died. These shops that no one has accepted, the lower officials are ready to discuss with the Su prefect, and if they can't do it, they will sell them publicly. ”

"Now the market is gradually gaining popularity, and merchants from other places have begun to return to Zhengzhou. Oh yes. In the past few days, several Dali merchants and Tibetan monks have come to the city, saying that they are here to sell ivory, rhinoceros horn, medicine, and horses. On the way to King Jing's Mansion, Xia Guan also met a few of them. In their hands, they all have a letter from Sichuan West Road. ”