The accounts were sent, Gan Qi slowly looked at it, and the other Gan Qi didn't take it seriously, but Gan Qi looked at the business tax quite seriously, and the commercial tax in Quanzhou was only fifty or sixty thousand yuan a year.

Gan Qi was a little dumbfounded when he saw this number, this kind of number, if it is placed in the state capital of the world, it belongs to the medium level, and in the eyes of those ministers in Tokyo, Quanzhou is not bad.

But in Gan Qi's opinion, it is completely ridiculous, Quanzhou, which is almost the center of trade between the East and the West, only receives 50,000 yuan in commercial taxes a year, Gan Qi sighed with a smile and shook his head.

After a rough look at the accounts, Gan Qi took Gan Ba out of the door, followed by a few yacha.

Gan Qi went out not far away, and Tu Qiu chased after him and accompanied Gan Qi to Quanzhou City.

Gan Qi didn't refuse, and thanked him, then pointed to the towering pagoda not far away and asked, "Why are there so many Hu sects in Quanzhou City?" ”

Tu Qiu replied with a smile: "When I first came to Zhizhou, I didn't know that there were many Hu Fan maritime merchants in Quanzhou City, and many people settled here, so there were these Hu Ren Pagoda Temples. ”

Gan Qi asked knowingly, and then asked, "Oh? How many Hu people settled in Quanzhou? ”

"I didn't check it carefully, but I think there are always 350,000 of them." Tu Qiu replied.

"This is a dereliction of duty, there are many Hu people under his rule, how can he not check the number and household registration? So how else is it managed? Gan Qi feigned anger.

"Yes, yes, Zhizhou is right, since Zhizhou raised this matter, then the lower official will order to go down and check all Hu Fan's household registrations in Quanzhou." Tu Qiu is responsive to Gan Zhizhou.

Gan Qi nodded in satisfaction and waved his big hand: "Let's go, go to the harbor outside the city and have a look." ”

"Then go and arrange the frame." Tu Qiu replied that it is not far from Quanzhou City to the harbor, but if you walk, it is not so close, and if you are fast, it will take nearly an hour to arrive.

"You don't need a frame, just walk over, and take a look at the customs of Quanzhou along the road." Gan Qi replied.

"The road is long, I'm afraid it will take an hour."

"An hour? Not far, let's go. With that, Ganchi strode forward.

After walking for a while, Gan Qi suddenly turned his head and asked: "These Hu Fan bought real estate and land in Quanzhou, can they go to the government to register the land deed?" ”

"This is yes, and the title deed naturally needs to be issued by the state government, otherwise how can it be effective?" Tu Qiu replied.

"Oh, since the purchase of property must be registered with the government, where do these people use their household registration to register?" Gan Qi asked again, this is really the doubt in his heart, how can these foreigners, without household registration ID cards, buy an industry? Don't talk about the residence of the house, let's just say that the towering pagoda temple, how did you buy land to build it?

Tu Qiu smiled and replied with a little embarrassment: "This...... The lower officials don't know much about it, but one thing is certain, as long as the person who buys the property must have household registration documents, otherwise how can the black household buy the property in the city? ”

Gan Qi also smiled, knowing it in his heart, but he also took the initiative to give Tu Qiu a step: "Oh, I think it's because some Hu Fan came early, lived for two or three generations, and then settled down in the household registration." ”

"That's right, some Hu Fan has really bred in Quanzhou for two or three generations, and they have already settled their household registration." Tu Qiu replied.

Gan Qi continued to walk forward, out of the city to the harbor wharf, the road is still well repaired, the road frame is endless, people come and go, you can see how prosperous this trade road is.

Sweating profusely, Ganchi finally saw the sails on the harbor dock, a scene that surprised Ganqi a little.

The sails stretched along the coast and on and on, a sight Ganchi had never seen before, and though the ships were not very large, and the largest was no more than forty or fifty paces long, the number was so staggering that there were no more than a thousand.

How much cargo does this have to be shipped from Quanzhou every year? In later generations, a shipwreck of the Song Dynasty in the South China Sea could salvage 180,000 pieces of goods.

However, Gan Qi looked at the ships in front of him and suspected that the wreck with 180,000 pieces of cargo had sunk because it was overloaded.

Gan Qi stood on a high place, overlooking the scene in Quanzhou Bay, turned his head and asked Tu Qiu: "Tu Tongju, Quanzhou's commerce and trade are so prosperous, why do you only receive more than 50,000 yuan of commercial taxes a year?" ”

Tu Qiu also looked down at the bay below, as if organizing his language, and then spoke: "Most of these ships buy goods in Quanzhou, and then ship them overseas, it will be difficult to receive commercial taxes, and only imported goods can be transported to the city to receive commercial taxes." ”

In fact, this is also true, the customs generally collect import tax, and export tax is a sideline. However, there is also a reason for this, this is to ensure the price advantage of exported goods, so the export tax is generally relatively small.

But this era is different, porcelain and silk produced in China are hard currency, things that are in short supply, and others ask to buy them, so the export tax must be levied more.

Another point, in fact, on the way out of the city, Gan Qi has been paying attention to the fact that imports are also major items, and the spices from Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia are important materials imported from Quanzhou, and the quantity is extremely large. How could a merchant who ran a boat come to China empty-handed?

What about these import taxes? Confiscate?

Ganchi didn't speak, but looked down at the merchant ships in the bay and the foreigners everywhere.

Suddenly, a man rushed from the trail to Ganqi, who turned his head to look at Tuqiu.

Tu Qiu didn't have a weak heart, but pointed to the person who came and said: "The person who came is the Pu family from Guangzhou, they used to do business in Guangzhou, and they only started to buy goods in Quanzhou in recent years. Dealt with a few times. ”

Pus?

Is this Nima a narrow road?

According to research, the Pu clan should be the MSL of Persia, the first to settle in Champa (Vietnam), then in Guangzhou, and then moved north to Quanzhou, and in the end of history, the Pu clan became the overlord of Quanzhou, just like the colonists.

The man rushed forward, sweating profusely, and saluted Tu Qiu with a smile: "I heard a report from the next person just now, saying that Tu Tong's sentence is coming, but the villain still doesn't believe it, I didn't think that Tu Tong's sentence is really coming, it is far away, forgive your sins." ”

Tu Qiu grimaced, compared his hand to Gan Qi, and said, "You rude thing, Gan Zhizhou is here, don't you want to see you?" ”

The man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then hurriedly bowed to Gan Qi and said, "Rude and rude, villain Pu Zhigao, please see Zhizhou!" ”

Pu Zhigao? It's a good name, it's appropriate. Gan Qi looked at Pu Zhigao, with a high nose and deep eyes, a stubble full face, and colored eyes, not at all like a Chinese, but he wore a Chinese robe and a hat. Indescribably strange.

Gan Qi smiled: "You speak this Chinese dialect, are you right?" ”

Pu Zhigao nodded and smiled: "The villain family has been to the Great Song Dynasty for several generations, and now they all live in Guangzhou, and they have only come to Quanzhou to do business in recent years. In a few days, I will definitely visit you in person. ”

Tu Qiu on the side also smiled: "Zhizhou doesn't know, this Pu family is a big merchant in Guangzhou, there are countless merchant ships, many Hu Fan merchants, are following the Pu family to my Great Song Dynasty, speaking of Quanzhou sea trade, but also thank the Pu family, without the Pu family, there will not be so many Hu Fan merchants across the sea." ”

Gan Qi can understand that Pu Shi is probably a bit of a pathfinder of Hu Fan merchants.

Gan Qi nodded and smiled, and said casually: "Well, do a good job, buy and sell to pay attention to a child who is not bullied, and also abide by the law, in the future, there will be changes in the tax law of Quanzhou, and you must remember to pay the court taxes." ”

Pu Zhigao understands, this is the meaning of asking for money, why is this difficult? This procedure is indispensable to deal with yamen officials, so Pu Zhigao said with a smile: "Zhizhou's teachings, villains should keep it in mind." ”

Seeing this, Tu Qiu on the side also smiled and stroked his beard, perhaps he also felt that Gan Qi was asking for money. Since you want money, then many things are better to say.

Gan Qi waved his hand and said, "Go get busy." ”

Pu Zhigao bowed goodbye.

Gan Qi also turned his head and said, "Let's go, go back to the city." ”

Tu Qiu followed Gan Qi back to the city, but halfway through, Gan Qi suddenly pointed to a convoy heading towards Quanzhou City and asked, "Tu Tongju, what kind of goods are this transporting to the city?" ”

Tu Qiu replied: "I think it's a spice from a spice, or it may be a spice from the Western Regions." ”

"Spices? This thing is in Bianliang, it's the same price as gold, it's a good thing. Ganchi said.

Tu Qiu also said: "Even in Quanzhou, it is also expensive, and the spices of the Western Regions of Bianliang are now mostly transported from Quanzhou, if it is the spices of the South Seas, it must be transported from Quanzhou." ”

"Follow them and go into the city together." Gan Qi said.

As soon as Gan Qi said this, Tu Qiu's complexion changed, what does this mean? Mo doesn't mean commercial tax? See how the tax collectors at the gates of the city collected their taxes?

Tu Qiu was a little anxious, isn't this new Zhizhou about to make trouble as soon as he comes? Are you in such a hurry to ask for money?

Tu Qiu followed all the way.

Sure enough, as soon as Ganchi entered the city gate, he stopped.

Inside the city gate, the second shop was the tax collection office, and when the convoy came in, some soldiers would stop it, and then the tax collector would come out, and instead of inspecting the goods, he communicated with him.

Then I watched a Hu man take out a list and a money bag.

The tax collector waved his hand, and a few of the soldiers let him go.

At this time, someone seemed to notice Tu Qiu across the road, and after a while, the tax collector rushed over to greet him: "Meet Tu Tongju." ”

Tu Qiu's face was unhappy again, and he said: "This is Gan Zhizhou, how can you be rude?" ”

The tax collector looked at the young Gan Qi, and without much hesitation, he leaned over and bowed: "Meet Gan Zhizhou." ”

"No need to be polite." Gan Qi nodded with a smile, and said, "How much business tax did that convoy collect just now?" ”

The tax collector did not doubt him, and replied, "There are as many as eight times." ”

"Eight times? More than a dozen big cars, just eight times? Ganchi asked.

The tax collector was stunned when he heard this, what does this mean? Less? Hurriedly bowed down and asked tentatively: "Please also ask Zhizhou to show me, how much is appropriate?" The villain immediately went after them to make up the payment. ”

Gan Qi suddenly laughed and said, "That's it, I don't blame you, you also do what you are told." ”

Tu Qiu on the side frowned, he was a human spirit, how could he not understand what Gan Qi said?

Tu Qiu also smiled with Gan Qi and said: "When Zhizhou first arrived today, he worked tirelessly to inspect everywhere, which is really a model for me and other officials. It's not too early today, Zhizhou and go back to rest first, and discuss it tomorrow if there is something, I don't know what Zhizhou thinks? ”

Gan Qi nodded: "It's okay, I'm really tired today, and go back to rest first." ”

After saying this, Ganchi got up, and did not stay at this gate any longer.

Back in the yamen, Gan Qi washed up, had a supper, sat down in the study again, and began to meditate.

Gan Qi has a preliminary understanding of the situation in Quanzhou.

There are tens of thousands of Hu people living in the city, and most of them have no household registration, but they can buy houses, land, and properties. I will also go to various pagodas and temples on time to do some pilgrimage activities.

Quanzhou's taxation is mostly a matter of off-the-table, and many people benefit from it. The merchants also worked very well with them.

Quanzhou seaport, there are unimaginably many ships, and ships of goods are transported overseas, making a lot of money.

How do I get started?

First check the household registration of the Hu people, but it is not to drive out anyone, but to let all Hu people who have lived for a long time or temporarily have to settle down, permanent and temporary, there must be a registration, easy to grasp.

Secondly, we must dismantle all the pagodas and temples, and drive out all the missionaries, which must be done. Without the pagoda temple as a backing, these Hu people are a plate of scattered sand, once they have this thing, these Hu people are easy to unite together.

The key is that there is such a thing as a pagoda temple, which will also affect the local residents, and superstition is in ancient times, so there must be a market. Manichaeism, which developed from Persian Zoroastrianism, will soon spread so widely that it can even rise up in rebellion, and Fang La is the representative of Manichaeism.

This thing has to be removed, even if it's fire and kills.

Then there is the issue of taxation, which is heavily taxed on imports and exports.

It is also necessary to manage the ships coming and going from Quanzhou Port, and the Yamen of the Municipal Shipping Division must also be born decades in advance.

Gan Qi thought slowly, planned slowly, and then shouted: "Where is Shi Honglei?" ”

Shi Honglei came in the door: "The end will be!" ”

"Tomorrow, we will be on campus in Quanzhou Forbidden Army, and the whole army will be trained and trained without slackness. I'll be there too, and I'll be there with you personally. Gan Qi solemnly gave the military order.

"The last will be ordered!" Shi Honglei is also extremely serious.

Gan Qi is here to cut through the mess quickly, and there are still many things to do after that, that is, Gan Qi himself has to form a fleet, and there is not much time, and things must be sorted out quickly.

The nation, the country, the righteousness is here, and we must never suffer in the future.

After arranging things, Gan Qi was about to fall asleep, and suddenly heard someone knocking on the side door of the back ya, so Gan Ba got up and went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, there was no one at the door, Gan Ba looked at it, turned his head and shouted: "Big brother, come and take a look, there are a lot of boxes at the door." ”

Gan Qi moved away, and there were really a lot of boxes, some large and some small, as many as a dozen.

"Open it and take a look." Gan Qi said.

Gan Ba stepped forward and opened a box, good guy, neatly stacked copper coins, and opened another box, still copper coins.

How much does it cost? More than tens of thousands.

Gan Qi said in his mouth: "It's really generous." ”

Gan Ba was stunned and asked, "Big brother, who is so generous?" We have just arrived, and someone has given such a generous gift, this person is so good. ”

Gan Qi didn't answer much, but said: "Tell someone to carry it to the front yamen's hall, and let all the officials in the yamen take a look tomorrow." ”

"Okay, they must think that you haven't seen money, big brother?" Gan Ba laughed.

Gan Qi also smiled: "If it is put in the original, so much money is really a bit touching, good means, the person who can do this is still a little good." ”

Why did Gan Qi say that? Because even in Bianliang, it costs tens of thousands of times to make a shot, which is rare. The annual income of the imperial court is only six or seven thousand. On the contrary, in this small place in Quanzhou, I have seen the big world.

(I just wrote about Fujian, and suddenly I heard the righteousness of the Fujian people's family and country, and taught people to tears, tonight Lao Zhu is also a Fujianese, and the Fujian people are strong, killing those things that eat inside and outside, Gan Zhizhou also expressed strong support, and the Fujian people are the most awesome!) ）