The fleet sailed into the harbor, and the people and porters dispersed with excitement, but the merchants did not leave.

These businessmen who traveled south and north were the most bright-eyed, and they clearly saw the cargo ships that followed the fleet at the end...... Why did the sailor go on an expedition with a cargo ship? There is only one answer, the trip received a large number of seized supplies!

That's a lot of fat!

Since ancient times, the materials captured by the army do not know how many rich businessmen in the world have nourished, under normal circumstances, such seized materials will be sold at a price lower than the market price, after all, the army is not a trader, it is impossible and there is no time to bargain with the businessman, if you have connections in the army, then congratulations, countless money is waiting for you!

At the beginning, Li Jing led the army to the north to attack the Turks and won a complete victory, capturing hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep captives.

Therefore, the capture of the army has always been the fattest fat in the eyes of businessmen, and there is no one!

It's just that after all the ships entered the military port, there was no official from Huating Town to come forward and sell the seized materials......

Fang Jun naturally saw the crowds of businessmen, these people were like flies staring at flesh and blood, and their greedy faces were clearly hung with the words "I want to get rich".

However, this time there really was no seizure......

The gold brought back from the Wa Kingdom has already been transported to Chang'an, but the Silla royal city has never set foot in it, after all, people not only want to attach it, but also want to give up the throne, so they have to leave some family wealth for others, right? In addition, if the prince of Silla is indeed crowned king in the future, and when he arrives at the land, he finds that the Silla Kufu is empty and has been plundered by him, it will be considered a feud......

Therefore, the seizures of this trip were basically zero, and as for the cargo ships behind the fleet, they were all loaded with Japanese slaves sold by Su Meimingtai.

However, he doesn't plan to sell these slaves, and now that all parts of Datang have begun to build vigorous infrastructure, build water conservancy ditches, build roads and cities, can't they all let the people of Datang do it? Some dangerous areas can be filled by slaves with their lives......

Therefore, he would take these slaves to Chang'an and hand them over to the Ministry of Industry and Shaofu, who would make specific arrangements.

*****

Returning to the long-lost government office, soaking in the boiling hot water, the fatigue caused by the sea voyage was all dissipated.

Fang Jun felt that the physical fitness of the original owner was simply amazing, not only was he physically strong and could lift the peak, but his recovery ability was also first-class, no matter how tired he was, as long as he rested for a while, he could immediately recover his physical strength and be vigorous.

So he understood a truth, some things are not something you can do violently and deeply, and blindly hitting and rushing will be counterproductive.

Sometimes, some fancy shelves can make people more happy......

After running a hot bath, changing into a set of neat and dry clothes, after a simple meal, he made a pot of tea, sipped slowly, waited for the sailor to tidy up, sent a few warships to escort those efforts, and escorted him back to Chang'an.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and it stopped abruptly at the door, and then remembered Pei Xingjian's voice: "There is something to do." ”

"Oh, come in."

Fang Jun put down the teacup and watched Pei Xingjian walk in from outside the door.

At this time, Pei Xingjian has long since faded away from his original youthfulness, and the gentleman who is arrogant across the east of the river and on the long street of the horse has long been gone, replaced by a handsome face, calm and capable, with a slow and moderate step, and a shrewd and sharp eyebrow.

There are quite a few future bright appearances......

Fang Jun was deeply grateful, there is nothing more pleasant than the famous ministers in history under his own training, step by step to bloom the brilliance that belongs to him.

"Keep the promise, sit down, drink tea."

Fang Jun personally poured tea for Pei Xingjian, smiling all over his face.

Pei Xingjian was flattered, and hurriedly stepped forward, sat sideways opposite Fang Jun, and took the teacup with both hands: "Thank you, Master Hou......"

Then I took a shallow sip.

Fang Jun sat comfortably and asked with a smile: "How has the development of the city company been recently?" ”

Pei Xingjian said respectfully: "Everything is going well, the original businessmen from the Jiangnan Shi clan complained about the heavy business taxes, saying that the city and the people compete for profits, it is a chaotic country...... As a result, His Majesty issued an edict, and all the commercial taxes were levied all over the world, and those guys who were usually jumping around were silent and very well-behaved. The Marquis of Guy Yin conquered the Wa Kingdom and Silla, which opened a vast channel for the Tang Dynasty's goods and colonies, and only needed to sell the ordinary goods of the Tang Dynasty to the Wa Kingdom and Silla, and even the Nanyang countries, and the profits obtained were several times or even more than ten times that of the past. Under such circumstances, if anyone dares to be restless, once their maritime trade license is revoked by the Municipal Shipping Division, the loss will inevitably be in the tens of thousands, and who dares to be disobedient? ”

The license of maritime trade is a knife hanging over the heads of businessmen all over the world, who has their license revoked, they will no longer have the right to maritime trade, and no one can bear such losses.

The merchants supported by the Jiangnan Shi clan are the most wealthy and powerful group in the world, as long as they keep to themselves, the rest are not worried......

Fang Jun snorted coldly and said: "These people are used to eating their mouths, they don't want to spit out the meat in their mouths, the empire is up and down, everyone is equal, farming needs to pay taxes, raising boats needs to pay taxes, animal husbandry needs to pay taxes, why can't they pay taxes when they are in business?" It's not for the support of those high-ranking officials and dignitaries of the family, and the income of the world's businessmen and businessmen, seven or eight out of ten eventually flow into the pockets of those people. I don't believe that they dare to rebel for the sake of mere business taxes? ”

Commercial tax has been a difficult point for the imperial court to collect since ancient times.

Don't look at the profit of the middle collection of fish and salt, the beginning of the mountain and sea industry, the commercial tax has become the fat coveted by the ruler, in fact, to the Han Dynasty salt and iron official camp, but also did not really make the world's merchants pay the taxes they should bear, because the merchants are low, but behind them are all high-ranking officials, family lords to support, the imperial court wants to collect commercial taxes, that is to grab food from these people, so they drum up what "compete with the people" and other rhetoric to encourage the world, as if as long as the court collects commercial taxes, that is against the people of the world......

Three hundred and sixty lines, pay taxes according to the rules, that is the obligation of every citizen, why can you be an exception?

At present, the businessmen and the supporters behind them have to endure the pain of cutting their flesh because of their greed for sea trade, but Fang Jun believes that as long as the opportunity arises, these insatiable people will inevitably jump up here and boycott commercial taxes.

This is a social problem, a legal problem, and a system problem, and Fang Jun can't solve it for a while.

Let's take one step at a time, at least the current surging commercial tide can temporarily attract the attention of the family gate valve to take away from the land, suspend the pressure brought by the land annexation, and give the people a respite.

Only when the handicraft industry really flourished, and most of the world's wealth was no longer produced in the land, could the toiling masses be truly liberated......

Pei Xingjian continued: "The income of the people in Huating Town this year is gratifying, although the surrounding area is mostly tidal flat saline-alkali land, and the planting area of rice is only more than 3,000 mu, but the yield per mu has reached more than three stones, which can be regarded as a bumper harvest. And the farmers spin wool cloth at home, but the income is more than five times that of the farmland! Nowadays, the woolen cloth of Huating Town is not only exported to the surrounding countries, but also sold to both sides of the canal, especially the merchants in the north, who simply sell wool cloth this winter to make money! ”

Hearing this, Fang Jun was very happy.

The development of handicrafts was a necessary means to free the peasants from the shackles of land.

As long as the handicraft industry is developed, even if the peasants lose their land, they will be able to have a way to make a living, even better than farming! In the long run, the peasants who lost their land simply moved to the cities and engaged in handicrafts, and the population of the countryside was greatly reduced, and the old landlords, who had been greedy and harsh, were left in a daze......

Land must not be idle, what should I do?

The tenant rent could only be reduced to attract the peasants to cultivate the land for him.

This creates a virtuous circle, and one day, when the local owners and wealthy people find that the profits of cultivating the land are far less than that of engaging in handicrafts, animal husbandry, etc., they will look away from the eyes of their ancestors who have been nailed to the land for generations.

When they no longer persecuted and oppressed the peasants for the sake of the land, a new era will come......

Of course, in order to achieve this goal, it is necessary for the imperial court to maintain a persistent policy, as well as the Tang Dynasty's continued coercion over the surrounding countries, so that it can become a dumping ground for Datang's commodities and obtain huge profits. This process can be twenty years, it can be fifty years, or even a hundred years or two hundred years......

But if you plant a seed today, one day you will reap the fruit.

Pei Xingjian suddenly paused, remembered the purpose of coming, and said: "Master Hou, when the sailor returned to the sea before, there was a brawl with the river embankment, and all the parties were detained by the official office...... Seeing that the people were all Zhuang households, they were all acquaintances, and their families were not wealthy, and they heard that someone had slandered the Hou Ye, so they acted righteously, and this kind of situation should be encouraged, so the town office paid for the matter and compensated for the matter. ”

Fang Jun nodded.

Although it was clear from Pei Xingjian's words that he was partial, on the one hand, he was his own person, on the other hand, he was an outsider, and it was not a serious consequence, so there was nothing wrong with dealing with it like this.

Jurisprudence is nothing more than human feelings, who can truly enforce the law impartially and without favoritism?

Just looking at Pei Xingjian's somewhat strange expression, Fang Jun couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Is there a follow-up?" ”

Pei Xingjian smiled bitterly: "Hou Ye is wise...... The beaten person was compensated, but he still refused to leave, and reported himself to his family, he was a descendant of the Jiang Gu clan, and he came to Huating Town this time to find the Hou Ye and avenge the love of the sword! ”

Fang Jun's two eyes widened instantly!

Jiang Gu clan?

This is an ancient race!

However...... The word "snatching love" with a knife comes from, but where does it come from?