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Standing on the dock, watching several sailboats sail away, Huang Da's shopkeeper and Xiao Qiao, Qiao San's shopkeeper, couldn't help but fall to the ground with a stone.

Several ships were loaded with goods worth 200,000 taels of silver used to test the waters, ranging from cotton cloth to edible oil, refined salt, sugar, grain, and a huge amount of Nanzhong Tongbao that was exchanged for 5,000 taels of silver. Prepare to use one or two in the mainland.

In addition to these wolf things, small and valuable objects such as mirrors, glass, precious stones, spices, etc., are not in the sight of the guys. In order to prevent accidents, Huang Da shopkeeper deliberately took the tax bill to the insurance number attached to the shipping company to insure the goods of his trip, although it cost nearly 1,000 taels of silver, but think about the price of the goods that can guarantee 200,000 silver, and immediately feel that the money is worth it!

"Xiao Qiao, I'll leave it to you here, and I'll take a boat back to Nanjing with those Jiangxi ministers tomorrow. When the letter from the owner arrives in Nanjing, I will forward it to you immediately, and you must implement the owner's meaning well. ”

"The big shopkeeper, after you arrive at the Nanjing General Account, I want to contact the people who are prevalent in Tonglong to see if you can let several tea ticket houses and pawnshops in the east make a joint number with the prevailing in Long, so that we don't need to carry a large amount of money to do business in Nanzhong. Just make an account between them. ”

The shopkeeper tilted his head and thought for a while. "That's a good idea! Our host, with the same seven people, is there tens of millions of taels of business exchanged every year? If all the money used on this trade route to Nanzhong was used to go to the business of the owner, this would be a staggering amount! I'm afraid there are more than a thousand taels? ”

"The big shopkeeper, my subordinates heard that Nanzhong and Japan, Tianzhu and other places have started exchange business, a document is hundreds of thousands of silver payment vouchers, if we preconceived and controlled this business channel, not only the owner can mobilize a lot more positions. We can play a role in the exchange of business with the Francs, the Portuguese, the Spaniards, and the English from the Jiangnan to Japan, Tianzhu, and the Francophiles. It is equivalent to the silver of Jiangnan. The proprietor has also mastered a part! ”

"Another point, the subordinates feel that in the near future, the grain imported from Nanzhong to Jiangnan and Jiangxi may be reduced. A change in grain prices in the south of the Yangtze River will inevitably affect all parts of Jingshi, Jiubian, and Liaodong. Please make some preparations in advance. It is better to store some grain in the storehouse. ”

Listen to what Little Joe said. The shopkeeper Huang stopped. A pair of eyes stared at Xiao Qiao's face, looked at it for a long time, and then slowly spoke.

"Little Joe. What did you hear again? ”

"The day before yesterday, when I went to the ship to order a ship, I listened to the people of the ship company saying that recently, there have been a lot more Fujian businessmen who have come to Nanzhong to purchase all kinds of commodities, especially grain, gunpowder, and weapons, which is several times more than that at this time last year. It is also said that for the ships of the Nanzhong Army in the sea of Guò Jinxia, there are always ships of Zheng Zhilong's sailors on the left and right. ”

"Huh! Xiao Qiao, this may be because General Zheng has a good relationship with General Li, so he sent sailors to guard their own defense area. ”

"Then those armor, gunpowder, knives and guns are also because of the good relationship, so they should be stored more?"

Xiao Qiao's tone changed a little in a hurry.

"Maybe Lord Zheng sold it? Just like those soldiers and horses in Datong Town, Shanxi Town, and Jingying? There were bandits in Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces, which were adjacent to his Fujian Naval and Land Corps, and it was not surprising that he would sell some weapons. ”

Nowadays, it is an open secret that military horses and horses steal and sell ordnance everywhere, so Huang Da's shopkeeper has this statement.

"The big shopkeeper, I don't think so! When I came back, I talked to the old cousins in Jiangxi, and they are adjacent to Fujian, and the two provinces also often have business contacts. But I have not heard of any Fujian officers and soldiers selling ordnance to neighboring provinces! ”

Since there is no such thing as selling to the outside world, but a large number of weapons are purchased and gunpowder and shells are stored, there is only one answer.

"What do you mean?"

"Since the big shopkeeper has already guessed it, why do you ask me again?"

Huang Da's shopkeeper and Xiao Qiao both saw their inner judgments on this matter from each other's eyes.

"You're right, we must reserve more grain, and when the time comes, once the waterway in Fujian changes, we can dominate the grain business in Nanjing!"

"The Great Treasurer! In fact, it doesn't have to be a change, sometimes we can also create some wind and grass to make a difference! ”

"Little Joe, you, you! Don't be in a hurry to take my seat, you are also a little anxious to treat me in the front wave. ”

"The subordinates don't dare, it's just a little foolishness. The big shopkeeper's non-joke is my creation. ”

The two talked and laughed, and Anbu returned to the merchant house that was being prepared.

The wood being processed and the shavings everywhere filled, and the smell of broken wood in the air was waving. Several people in official uniforms were waiting in the shade of the courtyard.

"Excuse me, which of you is the chief here?"

When the officials at the head saw that someone had returned, the leaders of the craftsmen greeted them one after another, knowing that it must be the person in charge of the Sanjin Merchant Hall who had returned.

"No, may I ask what the master is sending?"

The shopkeeper of Qiao San is the principal of the Sanjin Commercial Hall registered in Hue. Seeing the visitor's inquiry, he stepped forward to talk.

"Please take out your household registration booklet, dental slip, tax payment voucher and other things, we are here to investigate."

"Investigation?"

Another new thing appeared in front of the people of Shanxi.

"Yes. The new deal laid down by the lord. It is necessary to find out how many people, how many fields, how many roads, mountains, rivers, woodlands, and how many livestock there are in our southern middle school. Among them, how many are resident, how many are temporarily transiting, how many are men, how many are women, how many are adults, how many are minors, and how many are over sixty years old. What kind of business do you make a living? Work, farming, business, teaching or something else, how much capital and money do you have to do business, what is your main business, what kind of crafts do you rely on to make a living, and so on. ”

The investigator who checked the water meter took out a form from the leather cylinder behind him, and took out a pen and paper from the household book to investigate the people of the Sanjin Merchant House here.

Why do you want to investigate this, the shopkeeper Huang, who is not very clear in his heart, immediately signaled with his eyes, and the shopkeeper Qiao San immediately understood, and stepped forward to talk to the investigator. Trying to get something out of their mouths.

"Strange. It is necessary to carry out economic census. It has been published in the newspaper for several consecutive periods. Notices were also posted on bulletin boards in various castles. It is the amount of the teahouse storyteller, and he was also ordered to talk about the truth and purpose of this economic census before the opening, how can you not know? ”

The investigator looked at Shopkeeper Huang Da and Shopkeeper Qiao San with peculiar eyes.

"Oh, we're new here. Been busy doing business. Every day, I just care about the price of all kinds of goods. Quality, type, for other things naturally a little careless. ”

"Don't just get into the eyes of money in the future, you should also care more about other things! How far your eyes can see. How big can your business be! ”

Qiao San's shopkeeper heard the investigator teach him a lesson behind Huang Da's shopkeeper, and couldn't help but want to laugh for a while, this is clearly the words of the big shopkeeper's lesson to his men that day!

The investigator held a dipping pen in his hand and registered the respective household registration books of Qiao San's shopkeeper and Huang Da's shopkeeper respectively, the difference is that Huang Da's shopkeeper is the blue color that represents this temporary residence, while Qiao San's shopkeeper is the green of long-term residence.

Name, age, place of origin, occupation, position, registered capital of the business shop, tax amount, main business content, scope, and hired personnel, among which how many people come from the mainland, how many locals are in Nanzhong, (the so-called locals refer to the locals who have Chinese household registration, including the Han people, the Miao people, the Dai people, the Wa people, etc., and the Jing people, who have a large number of people in the Annam region, also claim to be Han people from Fujian, and are naturally included in the ranks of the Han people.) The number of people in the South Middle Earth is so detailed and cumbersome that it makes people feel that some of them have been stripped naked and thrown into plain sight, so that countless people use rulers and pen and ink to measure and record.

This is much more detailed than the fish scale albums used in the mainland to record Tian Fu. At most, the scribes of the houses in the fish scale album recorded the location, rank, and four solstices of the land in the jurisdiction, the amount of land to be paid, and whether it was the property of a meritorious person who could be exempted from paying taxes. If not, how much of the tax money and grain will be sprinkled on the field, and so on. It is an exclusive secret that has been passed down from father to son by scribes for generations.

However, what is Nanzhong going to do here?

"Oh God! This is clearly another doomsday book! ”

Under the statue of the Crucifixion in the church, Father Alfonso waved the cross in his hand and roared loudly, but only loudly, and he did not have the courage to beat the investigators or drive them out of the church. In that case, it would attract a demolition team to raze the church, which had been in business for ten years.

The so-called Doomsday Judgment is a compilation of the results of a nationwide land survey ordered by William I, the famous conqueror. The purpose was to understand the estates of the king's fields and the king's immediate vassals, so as to collect taxes, strengthen financial management, and determine the feudal obligations of the vassals. He divided England into a number of regions, each of which included a number of counties. Understand the situation according to the system of counties, 100 households, and villages. The survey includes the ownership of local estates, the size of each estate, the number of tools and livestock, the number of farmers of various types, the area of grasslands, pastures, forests, fish ponds, and the value of the property. The results of the survey were compiled into a book that could be used as first-hand information for the collection of taxes.

Father Alfonso was aware of the story, and he believed that the investigators were preparing for better and more tax collections in the future.

The investigators didn't know what the doomsday judgment book meant by the foreign monk's mouth, but they all knew that the errand assigned by the lord and the general's mansion had to be completed to the letter.

"Name? Age? Occupation? Religious? ”

Seeing that the group of investigators did not enter, Father Alfonso had no choice but to put away the solid gold and ruby-encrusted cross in his hand.

"Alfonso, fifty-two years old, I am God's shepherd."

"Herding sheep? What about your sheep? ”

An apparently naturalized minority investigator, somewhat ignorant, this splendid church. How can it be compared to a sheepfold full of fishy feces?

"Idiot!"

Father Alfonso cursed in his heart, but still had to explain to the investigator, who had obviously committed some wrongdoing, so that his not-so-brilliant mind could turn around.

"Ah Hu, so written, his profession is a priest, just like the Taoist priest of the previous Xuanmiaoguan, the so-called shepherd of God, is their own statement in their teachings, and it is the same meaning as a monk!"

An older investigator briefly explained to Ah Hu the difference between the so-called God shepherd and the sheep herder.

"How much is the annual income. What kind of profession do you make a living. How much industry there is, and whether or not you hire workers. ”

With tears in his eyes, Alfonso prayed to the image of the Virgin with Jesus in his arms on the dome.

"The Virgin Mary! Forgive the greed and sin of these people with your compassionate heart. It turned out that all Europeans considered the Last Judgment of William the Conqueror to be the most excessive and brutal. Now I know that once compared with Li Shouhan. How merciful and merciful His Majesty William I was! ”

"Father. What are you thinking? ”

The older investigator spoke with a hidden wit. "This investigation was ordered by the lord in order to find out the family background of this Nanzhong! How many people, how many fields. How many livestock, how many boats, what do the people of this land live on? The profession that these people are engaged in, whether they know how to read, whether they rely on farming or working, these must be known by the lord! You went out of Hue City to see everywhere, from Ha Tinh to Thanh Hoa, from Nam Cheung to Luzon, from the Kowloon River to the Chao Phraya River, from Ling Kar Wai to Manlaja, and even the boat to Ten Prefectures, with investigators and printed questionnaires! I'm afraid that it won't be enough, so the ship still has printing plates and ink, ready to be printed after arriving in the ten states! ”

The investigator's soft and hard words were like a slap in the face, which made Alfonso sober up, and he had to answer truthfully according to the investigator's questions one by one. When the group was gone, Father Alfonso collapsed on his kneeling stool, as if he had been drained of all his strength.

"Lord!"

He muttered to himself. In his hand, he clutched the stub of the questionnaire that he had signed for confirmation.

This questionnaire surveyed him and his church, the houses, land, the number of religious believers, and the priests, deacons, grandmothers, and workers of the church.

At this moment, on Li Shouhan's table, the situation of this church must be like Jesus, right?

Raise your head and look at Brother Su in the mouth of this Li Shouhan who was naked. Father Alfonso couldn't help but have two tears in his eyes.

"Will the church have to pay taxes in the future?"

The same investigation is not only in churches, but also in the courtyards of high-rise residential buildings of the Southern Chinese Army, which are carved and painted, to the indigenous villages made of bamboo and wood. From the farmer who drove the buffalo and helped the ploughshare to work in the field, to the steelmaker who made a face with dust mixed with sweat in front of the iron-making furnace, to the manufacturing worker who processed a process at his station, to the weaver who had just collected a piece of woven cotton cloth from the fruit dismounter and was ready to count it at the foreman, all of them were patronized by the investigators.

Such surveys range from Laojie, which is only a river away from Yunnan in the north, to the Banten Islands and the Kaliman Islands in the south, to Luzon and Taiwan in the east, and even to the more distant Ten Prefectures and Kuyi Island.

To Shouhan's surprise, such an investigation actually had the effect of unintentionally inserting willows into the willows. Strong mobilization and organizational capabilities, and a large number of investigators went to villages and households to investigate, so that some local villages in remote areas and some local kings on some islands went to the nearby Nanzhong Army at all levels of government to ask for annexation.

If you can't be a strong person, you must follow the strong person closely. In this way, you can share the light of the strong. This is the consistent practice and survival norm of these peoples.

"I didn't think about it, I just planned to find out how many fields and industries our South Chinese Army has, how much grain and oil can be harvested every year, how much steel, wood, porcelain, glass, cotton cloth, and mirrors can be produced in the factory every year, how many spices are in the plantation every year, and how much money can be exchanged. How many ships can be built and launched by a shipyard each year. Lest when we enter Beijing, others will ask about us, and we will not know if we ask three questions, and we will be laughed at by those bigwigs in the DPRK and China, and we don't know how many soldiers we have, and we don't know how many fields of confused generals! ”

Shouhan's words may sound like a joke, but from the perspective of an effective government, it is very necessary.

Understanding your own situation is essential for policy development and even for strategic decision-making. This is why, when the generals entered Xianyang, they looted the treasures, but Xiao He collected and sorted out the archives of the Qin Dynasty for the first time.

It was precisely by relying on these materials and the undamaged water conservancy infrastructure in Guanzhong that Xiao He was able to help his fellow villager Liu Sansheng to kill Xiang Yu, who had won a hundred battles, with his material foundation and human resources.

And these, in turn, came from the effective management and rule of the Qin Dynasty.

According to historical records, Qin should have been the first regime to implement digital management.

Each field is carefully graded by the government, and then the number of seeds that should be sown is calculated according to the grade of the field, and then the germination rate and the amount of harvest are evaluated in detail. When the autumn harvest comes, if the harvest falls below the advance assessment, the farmer who cultivates the land and the officials who are in charge of it will be punished.

Therefore, it is not so much that Qin relied on strong force to eliminate the six Kwantung states, but rather relied on effective management to unearth the greatest war potential in the country, and relied on this war potential to eliminate the six countries. (To be continued......)