"Lord Futai has been in trouble lately! The civil turmoil is not stopped, the treasury has no money, and some crows in the officialdom are croaking, and our Futai Lord is leviing taxes and provoking civil uprisings, and he is helpless in the chaos, so he can only lock the city to protect himself! True...... How unreasonable! ”

After Master Li finished speaking, You Zi was filled with righteous indignation, and his chest rose and fell.

Zhu Pingjin laughed in his heart. This set of bullying and blackmail in officialdom is really universal in ancient and modern times, and it will remain unchanged for eternity! However, his youthful face was unwavering, as if he was talking about something else.

Zhu Pingjin stood up coldly, slapped the dust on his buttocks twice, and said to the two masters who were at a loss:

"Two gentlemen, the military situation is urgent. Ben Shizi received a report that a large group of bandits and rebels were robbing Wang Zhuang in front. Thanks to Mr. Gao's righteous help, this son can still go to fight a battle and grab some food to come back. Since Liao Gong has no money, this son will not trouble him. If the father, queen and mother are hungry, they will look for the emperor to eat! I don't believe it in this world, my Zhu family has a wide range of worlds, and I will let my relatives starve to death? Mr. He, order the whole army to pull out! ”

He Youyi was watching the verbal exchange between the four of them. Hearing the decree of the prince, he was amused in his heart, but he still answered loudly with a serious face, and turned around to give the order.

The two masters panicked, but they didn't expect that the prince was young, but he didn't eat this set at all. If the prince really brushes his sleeves away, Liao Daheng and themselves will be finished.

Master Qian's mind turned, and he quickly judged the situation, and found that whether it was surrender or pawning, it seemed that he could not coerce the prince. Yes, your government is incompetent, the prince's village has been robbed, what's wrong with others borrowing troops to get some of their own food? This matter has caused trouble in the imperial court, and according to the emperor's temperament to protect the family, the responsibility must be on the head of the local officials.

There is only one correct truth: relatives are also people, and everyone has to eat!

"Shizi, it's not too late to listen to the student!" Master Qian caught up with him in a few steps and knelt on the ground to stop Zhu Pingjian.

Zhu Pingjin smiled and wanted to help Master Qian up, and said angrily: "Mr. Qian, why is this?" Mr. Qian is not only a confidant of Duke Liao, but also came with Duke Liao's own handwriting, so this son is naturally regarded as Duke Liao's own visit! Is the gentleman blaming the son of this world for being inconsiderate and insulting the place? ”

Master Qian couldn't get up on his knees, but he just buttoned his head like garlic, and he didn't dare to say it in his mouth. Master Li also hurried to join the ranks of kowtowers.

Zhu Pingjin saw that Gao Antai's purpose of appearing had been achieved, so he waved him to step back, and he returned to the soil ridge, and sat down with the golden knife.

Seeing this, the two masters immediately crawled and followed, like two bright kings.

Zhu Pingjin smiled and said: "Since the two gentlemen are both Liao Gong's confidants, you might as well explain Liao Gong's intentions and thoughts." There are really bandits in front, the military situation is urgent, and this son can't afford to delay at all! ”

The two masters looked at each other, and as soon as Master Qian gritted his teeth, he told Liao Daheng all his intentions 1510. Just donated the silver per mu of cultivated land, and he set up an ambush, which was added to one penny by the five cents that Liao Daheng said.

Zhu Pingjin pondered for a moment, and then replied solemnly:

"Both gentlemen have seen that this year the riots are raging, and there is no harvest in this field. Besides, the people live a difficult life and urgently need to recuperate, and it is not easy for the son of this world to receive more contributions. Clearly tell the two gentlemen that for every mu of dedication, this son will only harvest one percent!

Liao Gong collected too much money this year, and I didn't make any money. But it is not easy for him to support the crisis in Sichuan. In this way, this prince and Liao Gong will last for three years, and they will only receive five points this year, seven points next year, and eight points and five points the year after next. After three years, the son of this world promises that he will never be in arrears for one acre and one penny!

Counting acres of silver, it is bound to measure the soil. But the measurement of land and soil is the most laborious and costly. The meaning of this prince is that no matter how much land is occupied by the royal palace in a state and county (Note 1), the son of this world will only pay 5,000 taels at most. However, the son of this world has said first, all the land in the palace before is the emperor's reward and the ancestors left, and the son of the world will not pay a penny wherever he goes! ”

The two masters, Qian and Li, were overjoyed when they heard Zhu Pingjian's answer. The upper limit of a county is 5,000 taels, even if it is calculated at one dollar per mu, that is 50,000 mu of cultivated land. There are 50,000 acres of arable land, which is at least a medium-sized county. How could the royal palace occupy all the land of a county?

Sichuan Chengxuan has jurisdiction over 13 prefectures, 6 prefectures, 15 prefectures, and 111 counties. In addition, there are also the first Xuanfu Division, the first Pacification Division, and the sixteenth Chief Lawsuit. In addition to the 14 counties that have been occupied by these Tusi and the royal government, there are also 6 Zhili Prefectures, 15 Prefectures, and 97 Counties, a total of 118 prefectures and counties.

If it is one hundred and eighteen states and counties, each state and county will open a wangzhuang. The upper limit of each state and county is 5,000 taels, and the upper limit of the silver donated by the royal palace will exceed 550,000 taels! After the whip, the total amount of land in Sichuan Province is only more than 160,000 taels of silver!

This silver can not only solve the most headache tax problem for Liao Daheng, but also this silver is directly handed over to the governor's yamen.

The two masters prayed in their hearts at the same time: "Lord Shizi, it's not that we deceive you, it's that you yourself have no hair on your mouth, you can't handle things well, and you talk nonsense!" Don't go back! ”

Master Li is worthy of being an elite in the business world, a leader among masters, and his inner abacus is crackling. Even if he had taken a big advantage, he still didn't forget to pounce on it again and bite Zhu Pingjin hard.

"Lord Shizi, your algorithm is not right!" Master Li shook his head calmly, "Since the prince proposed a three-year contract, the total amount of silver in one state and one county will have to change. The students thought that if the upper limit of a state and county was 5,000 taels this year, the upper limit should be 7,000 taels next year, and 8,500 taels the year after. After three years, one state and county is 10,000 taels! ”

After all, he is a rich and noble boy who came out of the courtyard of the deep palace of the palace, and after a little experience in the world, the prince didn't think about it, but he agreed again!

The upper limit immediately flipped over, a full 1.1 million taels!

This made the two masters fall into even greater ecstasy.

"But!" Zhu Pingjin turned coldly, which made the two masters prick up their ears again.

"Presumably, the two masters also saw it along the way, the bandits robbed Wangzhuang, and the granary and silver treasury were gone. If this son wants to get it back, he has to borrow troops from Tianquan Tusi! If you borrow soldiers, you must raise them, and this silver can be spent like flowing water. If Wang Zhuang is robbed, this son will not have any silver to give to Liao Gong. Is there a good way for Liao Gong and the two gentlemen? ”

If Liao Daheng had a good idea, he wouldn't have gotten to the point where he is today.

The two masters, Qian and Li, looked at each other and didn't know how to answer.

The talks reached an impasse. Master Qian was in a hurry, and the cooked duck was about to fly away. He tried Master Li, but Master Li pretended not to see it; Look at the son again, the son is in deep thought.

Master Qian couldn't help it, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "This chaotic people always have to be quelled." It's better to ......" He looked at Master Li again, and Master Li was looking at him with his eyes.

He was heartbroken, and opened his mouth to say: "Our two staff members don't dare to make decisions for Lord Futai!" According to the students' bad opinions, Wang Zhuang might as well practice more Zhuang Ding! And isn't the caravan on this trade road already built, it seems that it can also be used. ”

Zhu Pingjin said coldly: "Wang Zhuang originally had Zhuang Ding, but it was not a big deal!" As soon as the rioters came, Zhuang Ding ran faster than the Zhuang household! The caravan was also approved by Liao Gong before. You see, the flag of the Chinese army is written by Liao Gong himself. However, the caravan is only a few hundred people, and once the rebel brigade arrives, it will be difficult to resist. Since Duke Liao wants my palace to hand over the silver, the yamen should send troops to protect Wang Zhuang. Otherwise, Duke Liao gave the prince some soldiers and let the palace raise them for Duke Liao? ”

The word "number of soldiers" suddenly made the two masters nervous.

The soldiers of the royal palace are really the first taboo in the Ming political arena, and the two masters dare not agree to make claims even if they lose their heads. Moreover, this number of troops is not literally the number of troops. A soldier is a salary. So the number of soldiers is fake, but the salary is real!

The two masters looked at each other, and Master Li made a slight concession under Master Qian's firm eyes, so he had to say perfunctorily: "Dusi Health Office, national system." If it is not a holy decree, I am afraid that Liao Gong will not dare to agree without authorization! The palace has its own soldiers, and if you practice diligently, you can also get into battle. The student privately speculated that since Liao Gong approved this caravan, he must have hoped that this caravan would be of great use. Since the number of people is small, then the expansion is enough. Just ......"

Expanding the caravan?

Lao Qian was inspired by Lao Li's words, and suddenly interrupted the second half of Master Li's words: "It's the expansion of the caravan!" Wangfu Wangdian's business is all over Sichuan, how can you do without a caravan? Isn't that Baba giving silver to the bandits? The student once heard Mr. Liu, a relative of Liao Gong, complain that his caravan is often robbed, please dart game, it is expensive and not a good thing! He also wanted to start a caravanserais. Looks like this caravan is a good thing! The students are brave and straightforward, it is better for Shizi, Liao Gong and other merchants to jointly build this caravan protection. ”

"Futai is an important minister of the court, and it seems inappropriate to take shares. Merchants are no problem, such as those like Mr. Liu, the more the merrier! Master Li revised Master Qian's statement.

Zhu Pingjin smiled and listened to the words of these two masters, and his heart blossomed.

Liao Tycoon, you old fox, finally fell into the pit I dug!

A quarter of an hour later, a gentleman's agreement was reached.

First, according to the standard of five cents per mu this year, seven cents next year, eight cents and five cents the year after next, and one penny the year after next, the new Wangzhuang will pay silver to the governor's yamen in the name of sponsoring military salaries, and pay it in a lump sum after the autumn harvest at the end of the year. The color is folded in silver, and the true color is according to the market price. The maximum limit for each state and county is 5,000 this year, 7,000 next year, 8,500 the year after, and 10,000 the year after.

The second is that the Wangzhuang Wang store opened by the royal government in Sichuan does not pay taxes. All goods with the royal flag will be released free of charge at all gates in the province. Merchants who donate to Wangdian and do business in the name of Wangdian can enjoy the treatment of Wangdian.

The third is the governor of the yamen line, where there is a state and county with Wangzhuang Wangdian, Wangzhuang can build its own protection team, and Wangdian can build a protection caravan. There is no limit to the number of village guards and merchant guards, and the funds are raised by the palace itself. Tianquan Tusi Bing and Fubiao were temporarily handed over to Zhu Pingjian's command.

Fourth, the governor's yamen approved the list of merit requests from the king's ministers and Tianquan Tusi, of course, there was no silver reward. In the future, whenever there is a son to repay the merits, Liao Daheng will sign and detain. The weapons and armor required by the Tianquan Tusi were allocated by the governor's yamen.

The last point, which is also the most crucial point for Zhu Pingjin and Liao Daheng to reach a political alliance, is that Zhu Pingjin only handed over the sponsorship fee to Liao Daheng alone. If Liao Daheng moves left and right, then Zhu Pingjin does not need to pay to his successor.

The gentleman's agreement was reached, and everyone was happy.

"Since Gong Liao values this son so much, this son naturally has a reward! Ask the two gentlemen to get in the car and go with this son to get the big gift. Liao Gong, this son will definitely ensure his safe landing! Faced with the constant flashing hints of the two masters, Zhu Pingjin replied boldly.

"Zhuolu?" Rao is a master who has learned to be rich and rich, and he can't connect the place name of the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou War with Liao Daheng's current predicament.

"A safe landing means a smooth pass." Zhu Pingjin patiently explained.

Note 1: Zhili Prefecture and subordinate prefectures generally omit Yiguo County, so in addition to the counties under their jurisdiction, they also have a county of land. For example, Yazhou is a Zhili Prefecture, which is not allowed to rely on Guoyandao County to enter the state, and it has three counties under its jurisdiction: Mingshan County, Yingjing County, and Lushan County, so it is one state and three counties.

Note 2: After the whip, the land endowment of Sichuan Province in Wanli year was about 1.62 million taels. Together with other taxes, the total tax in the province is about 3 million taels.

There is no data on the Sichuan tax in the Chongzhen year.