"Oh, is this Boss Wang, Shopkeeper Wang, and Senior Wang?! Oh, it's really a long time to look up, Su Yang, Su Yang, "Lin Feng smiled, led Li Guangdi, Chen Menglei and several other ministers to greet him personally, and after a slight arch of his hand, he stepped forward and pinched the hand of the old man in front of him, shook it vigorously, and said affectionately, "The merchants in the list are all my Chinese elites, and the wealth and goods in the land of China come and go, and they communicate with each other, so that all industries are flourishing and the people are healthy, and they are really the pillars of the country and the ...... of the nation."

“…… Handsome, cough, cough ......" Li Guangdi touched Lin Feng's shoulder awkwardly and whispered, "This is the bookkeeper of the gift book......"

"Ah?!! …… Oh, I see, I see......" Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand disapprovingly, and changed his words, "Actually, Mr. Bookkeeper is also very hard...... This one...... This commander has always treated the people under his rule equally, regardless of officials, businessmen, workers and peasants, and treated each other with courtesy...... You see, this man who is still saddle a horse at such an old age is really a diligent man—old man, go back and pay five taels of silver in the account for a reward! Putting down the bookkeeper's hand and looking behind him, several merchants were inhaling the cool air and looking at him dumbfounded.

Before Lin Feng could greet him again, these businessmen immediately fell to the ground in unison, "The grass people see the commander of the Han army!" ”

"Hey, everyone is polite, polite," Lin Feng smiled and helped them one by one, spreading his hands, "You are willing to come here, you can afford to be brothers, if it is such red tape, it will be too boring!" - Come, come, drink tea inside! ”

When he arrived in the hall, Lin Feng sat down in the main seat at the top, while his subordinate officials sat on opposite sides of these businessmen, inadvertently putting on a negotiating posture. At this moment, Lin Feng had time to carefully look at these seventeenth-century CEOs, the businessman sitting at the top of the place was about forty years old, with strong muscles and a shiny face, wearing a set of robes that were neither new nor old, and a pair of eyes secretly looked at him from time to time, but once the eyes met each other, he immediately lowered his eyelids, and sat cautiously holding a teacup.

"Okay, guys, Ben Shuai also has a lot of official work to do, anyway, they are all going to the silver, everyone doesn't need to hide it, hurry up, if you have anything to say, hurry up and say it quickly," he pointed to the brother who replied shyly, and said unceremoniously, "Let's start with your brother, one by one!" ”

"The grass people are Shanxi Taifeng ticket number Xu Danyang, by a group of benevolent brothers, elected under the head of the business in Beijing, this time to see the handsome, one is a gift for the handsome, the other is also for the shopkeeper to seek a retreat......"

"Oh? Gift?! Tsk......" Lin Feng disagreed, and said lazily, "What ceremony?" You Shanxi beauties don't seem to be very famous, right? If you want to dedicate it, you have to have friends from Jiangsu and Zhejiang in front, right?! ”

“…… The handsome man misunderstood! Xu Danyang's face was embarrassed, and then his expression was solemn, and he stood up and saluted, "Since I am the master of the Han Dynasty, the people of all walks of life have received their blessings, and my colleagues in the business community are also very grateful......

"Okay, okay, I said Lao Xu, didn't you say it at the beginning? This will be very busy, so you just hurry up and say okay? Let's play with this set of things when it's empty! Lin Feng waved his hand impatiently.

]“…… The marshal forgives the sins......" Xu Danyang's face turned red and continued, "I heard that our Han army has been in short supply recently, so I and the ranking shopkeeper are ready to offer some to the marshal!" ”

"You have a heart, but you can avoid it, I am not short of money," Lin Feng frowned, "Who did you hear that I am short of military resources?" ”

"Oh...... This, handsome Mingjian, I have been waiting for a long time in the mall...... A few days ago, I saw that Dai Zidai, the head of the Han Army, purchased a large number of raw materials such as coal coke, pig iron, brass, saltpeter, etc., so my colleagues guessed that there should still be some gaps in Dashuai, but I didn't listen to anyone who said - this time I came to give gifts, nor did I give any beautiful women to play, I waited for businessmen in Jin and Hui, and hoarded some raw materials for Dashuai during this time, ready to ......"

"Oh...... Tsk, look at it, look at my memory!! Lin Feng slapped his forehead, laughed, hurriedly left his seat and walked down, arching to the end, "It turned out to be a military chagrin - I'm not welcome," he helped up the respectful Xu Danyang, "Old Xu, if there is anything else, you can talk about it together!" ”

“…… In addition to coal, iron, saltpeter, there are also some cotton furs and military boots, although we are the last in the business world, we also have the heart to serve the country, dare not do our best, hoping that the army will expel the Tartars as soon as possible and restore our ......"

"Hehe, Lao Xu, I wrote this down, go back and talk to the sergeants," Lin Feng looked at him with a grin, "What do you want me to do for you?" - Honestly, you're welcome! ”

When it came to business, Xu Danyang's face immediately became a little more energetic, "Dashuai is so refreshing, then we are not mother-in-law, Dashuai, we hope that you can hand over some business such as uniforms, quilts, armor, tents and other businesses of the Han army to us in the future!" ”

"Well said, well said!" Lin Feng let go of Xu Danyang's shoulders and returned to his position, "Actually, I also have this plan here, but let's put it in front, we have to 'bid' for these things-that is, to see who has the best goods and who has the lowest price, if I want to sell short favors as the big one, it will still not work." ”

"Of course, besides......" Xu Danyang looked a little stumped.

"Hey, doing business is just bargaining, just ask you to say it, we don't have to negotiate if it succeeds, right?!"

"Dashuai...... In addition, we also hope that the marshal will lower the commercial tax and reduce the service ...... of the shops in the city."

"What merchandise? ......" Lin Feng looked at Li Guangdi, puzzled, Li Guangdi explained slightly, and he realized that the emotion is that the government has established rules to eat big households, and if there is nothing to do, order businessmen to engage in sponsorship, and there are many times and ruthless methods, and sometimes they will even force people to go bankrupt and hang themselves. Lin Feng was a little hesitant after hearing this, this thing was clearly wrong, but after the lesson of the last indiscriminate order, he didn't dare to pat his head indiscriminately now, so he had to whisper to Li Guang, "Jin Qing, do you want this merchant to get it?!" ”

"The lord doesn't know, this merchant service is a bad habit left over from the former Ming Dynasty, just because there are very few officials in various places, and there is a shortage of money in the yamen, so the officials in various places try to exploit the merchants to help the public......" Li Guangdi smiled helplessly, "In fact, until now, it is just a method for a group of small officials to extort money and local officials to exploit the people - if the lord is abolished, then Li Min is very lucky, but the officials in the yamen are very dissatisfied!" ”

", I'm going to be afraid of those waste wood?!" Lin Feng put his mind at ease, pursed his lips contemptuously, and said to Xu Danyang, "I will respond to this matter, and I will issue an edict when I turn around, if anyone dares to set up a name to exploit the shops in the future, you can just write a letter to find Master Li - I see whose head is as hard as a steel knife?!" ”

"And ......" Xu Danyang secretly looked at Lin Feng, this time he put forward one condition after another, his heart was really a little uneasy, seeing that the handsome and the officials looked serious, and there was no hesitation, his heart was a little settled, "...... There is also a request for the marshal to reduce or exempt the gold and commercial taxes on the road, ......" Seeing Lin Feng frowning, he hurriedly said, "The marshal doesn't know, the weight of the current commercial tax is indeed overwhelming - we wait for the pack horse cart, pay a tax in a county, pay a gold in a state, thousands of miles from north to south, after a thing is transferred, it is worth 100 gold at every turn, and the people are afraid of it...... If the marshal is willing to lead the people's livelihood to be prosperous and the port to be prosperous, please also reduce or exempt the commercial tax......"

Lin Feng took a deep breath, pondered for a long time, turned his head to look at Li Guangdi and Chen Menglei, but saw them shaking their heads at him again and again, seeing that Lin Feng was silent, Chen Menglei couldn't help but stand up, arched his hand towards Lin Feng, and said loudly, "Lord!" This is absolutely unacceptable!! He looked solemn and looked at the businessmen with contempt, "Since ancient times, civil affairs are based on agriculture and mulberry, if the business is opened, it is a trivial matter for our army to lose its source of wealth, but I am afraid that the gentry and the people under the rule of the lord are all advocating luxury and prostitution, and the people's hearts are corrupted and the discipline is lost. ”

Lin Feng smiled at Chen Menglei and said, "Old Chen, don't get excited, sit down first, this will be discussed, isn't it?!" He turned his head to Li Guang and said, "Jin Qing, this farmer is the capital of the country, there is absolutely no doubt about it, the Ming monarchs and famous ministers in the history books have done this, and I must not go against the grain, right?!" As soon as these words came out, all the merchants turned gloomy and shook their heads and smiled bitterly.

"The lord is virtuous, and his subordinates admire him so much!" Lee Kwang Di Chen Menglei Qi claimed praise.

"But, Mr. Xu—oh, there are other friends in the Chamber of Commerce, they have sent us countless military baggage this time, which shows that we can't be too unrighteous, right? Otherwise, what will the people of the world think of our Han army? If we treat the people who are devoted to our army so poorly, who will dare to serve us in the future?! - So, Li Benshuai doesn't dare to say it, but some small conveniences still have to be given! Lin Feng smiled.

Chen Menglei and Li Guangdi glanced at each other, and felt that this seemed to make sense.

"In this way, I think this commercial tax is a troublesome matter, not a one-shot deal," Lin Feng looked at the people in the hall with a smile, "For example, some goods are valuable, some goods are cheap, and the hawker is also selling goods when he carries a basket of green onions, and the big businessman is also selling goods by transporting dozens of carts of treasures, so how to collect this business tax is definitely a university question, what do you think?!" ”

Everyone looked at each other, their expressions were strange, and they were silent for a long time, Xu Danyang couldn't help but step forward and said, "Dashuai Mingjian...... But how can this matter be resolved?! ”

"Don't be busy, don't be busy, this matter can't be rushed," Lin Feng said lightly, the smile on his face gradually closed, "First of all, let's set the most basic set - from today on, as long as it is the territory of our Han army, the goods of this merchant will only be taxed once, and other crossings and bridges will be exempted, and I will also give a preferential treatment to a few people here - wait a minute, you will register with Master Li Guangdi Li, and we will issue you a sign, as long as it is a businessman who has reported here in our Han army, what bandits and robbers you encounter on the road, You can ask the local Han army to protect it, if they rob the goods, our Han army is also obliged to send troops to help you recapture it - I will give death orders to the generals everywhere when I turn back, and you can rest assured! ”

The shopkeepers were almost incredulous, stunned for a long time, Xu Danyang knelt on the ground first, and then the other businessmen also bowed down, Xu Danyang knocked a few times in a row, and said heartily, "Thank you, Dashuai...... Today's grace of the handsome is remembered by the businessmen of Jin and Hui! ”

"Hehe, get up, don't you see what you say, the land is mine, the people are under my control, and you also pay taxes to me, so I have to come to this anti-violence and peace and goodness, right?! You're welcome! Lin Feng smiled and raised his hand to order them to stand up, "Then let's talk about tax collection again, my meaning is also simple: in the future, we have to classify these seven-seven-eighty-eight businesses, such as selling grain, selling salt, selling cloth, and selling antique calligraphy and paintings, and every business you do must be accounted for in a proper manner, so we will collect taxes according to the type of goods and the size of the transaction, the general meaning is that the goods that the people live at home should be collected as lightly as possible, but we will collect more for those luxury things, Do you think it?! ”

After hearing this, a group of businessmen couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, Xu Danyang said in his heart that this time he really looked away, this Lin Dashuai was rude and rude and amiable on the surface, and seemed to be very righteous, I didn't think that he was more ruthless than those officials in the Qing Dynasty, although those officials were greedy but they didn't know how to do business, but this Lin Dashuai actually looked like a connoisseur, and as soon as he made a move, he managed the businessman's own business dealings, thinking of this, he had the courage to put on a crying face, and begged, "Please be clear, Our people's businesses are all over the north and south, and many of them are not under the jurisdiction of our Han, so some of them are ......."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say," Lin Feng waved his hand and said with a smile, "Of course I can't care about other places, I'm just talking about the business on the ground of our Han army - I think the world is getting worse and worse in this world, the big tree of the Qing court is really uncertain, if it falls one day, it will really fall - rest assured, your caravan for goods, our Han army will definitely protect the farther and farther!" Hey!! ”

Xu Danyang smiled awkwardly, and the businessmen behind him stepped forward to compliment him when they saw the opportunity.

Looking at Xu Danyang, who was silent and his eyes were rolling, Lin Feng smiled, "I think Mr. Xu is really in good health, I don't know how many Mrs. Ru are in your family?!" ”

Xu Danyang was taken aback, and looked at Lin Feng speechlessly, he really couldn't understand, on such a serious occasion and such a solemn topic, what did this Lin Dashuai suddenly do with his little wife? Could he ...... It was extremely strange in his heart, but seeing that Lin Feng had been looking at him with a smile, he couldn't avoid answering, "...... Dashuai Mingjian...... There are seven ...... in this grass farmer's house."

"Oh! Gee...... Mr. Xu is in good health! I really envy others! Lin Feng said with a smile, and suddenly the conversation changed, "Then you must have a lot of children under your knees?!" ”

Looking at the stunned Xu Danyang, Lin Feng waved his hand, "Mr. Xu, don't get me wrong, I don't have the idea of asking you to take your son as a hostage here-if you say something unpleasant, if Wu Sangui and Shang Zhixin send hostages, I will definitely laugh at them, but you are not qualified yet!" Seeing the relieved expressions of the merchants, Lin Feng said with a smile, "I am going to set up a 'commercial tax law committee', you can choose the sons born to your concubines, that is, the kind of sons who are from a sparse background and do not like what they look like, to participate in the committee, and decide the collection of this commercial tax together with the officials of our Han army," Looking at the hesitant businessman, he added, "Of course, sons are generally the most trusted, in fact, nephews, nephews, brothers-in-law, cousins, and even close bookkeepers can do it, If you are not afraid of the Qing court looking for trouble, I am also welcome to come by yourself, anyway, I don't want our government to set the business tax this time, we have to discuss it together, and we must be happy and satisfied! He looked at the last few Anhui businessmen standing and smiled, "You guys don't say it?!" ”

"Your Excellency, do you want us to send someone?!" Xu Danyang's expression was very peculiar, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or suspicious.

"Wrong, wrong, not being an official!" Lin Feng shook his head and said, "The people you sent are still doing things for you, I don't care what they do, and I will never give them a fortune, they are just calculating taxes with my officials!" - The reason why I want to set up such a committee is because I am afraid that my officials will bully people, so if you are bullied, you can directly appeal to me! ”

A group of businessmen whispered one after another, and for a while there was chaos in the hall, Li Guangdi couldn't help but move his chair, leaned over and whispered, "Lord...... Do you really want to talk to the merchants...... This political matter?! ”

Chen Menglei also showed a strange expression, and stared at Lin Feng with Li Guangdi.

"Hey, there's a doorway here!" Lin Feng looked at the mysterious merchants and whispered, "This is an expedient measure, now the world is in chaos, and all the princes are looting grain and military baggage, so this commander can't help but win over businessmen to work for me, and agriculture is the foundation of the country, how can it be easily changed?!" But at this time and that time, we must not be pedantic, two gentlemen, Ben Shuai is also forced to be helpless. The so-called way of the king is unscrupulous!! ”

Li Guangdi Chen Menglei suddenly realized, looked at Lin Feng with admiration, and sighed sincerely, "The lord is wise and wise, and it is difficult for people to reach!" ”

At this time, the businessmen have discussed and decided, Xu Danyang led a group of businessmen to bow with joy, "The handsome is wise, our colleagues in the business community are determined to act according to the orders of the marshal!" He straightened up and sighed sincerely, "Xu has been in business for half his life, and he is handsome and open-minded, which is really the only time in his life!" ”