Li Jianji hit the nail on the head, Fengzhou's finance and taxation have always been insufficient, and the Grand Commander's Office basically relied on borrowing and smuggling to get by, and now there is a new method, which is to mortgage future taxes to the silver banknote bureau in exchange for silver money, but this cannot solve the fundamental problem, importing grain, cloth, feeding the battalion, officials needing money, adding ordnance, renewing money, and rebuilding and naturalization even more money, but where does the money come from? The distribution of vocational and military fields also raises new questions - who will plant these lands? If the officials and battalion soldiers can't find anyone to farm, then they have to do it themselves, and it is conceivable that after the spring of next year, the official offices and military camps may not be able to see people.

Ortai smiled slightly and said, "What does Boss Li say?" Just say it, and we're listening. ”

"I'm a businessman, so I'm not in my position and I don't want to do my job, so let's think about it first," Li Jianji smiled wickedly, and then asked with a straight face, "Last night, the flying tiger rode out of the camp, and Li Hanmin went to pick up the governor of the imperial court, right?" ”

"It must be, I have already seen it, a few days ago, there were people who claimed to prevent the power of the imperial court from entering Fengzhou, but no one has spoken in the past few days, you are playing with checks and balances again, and you want to use the imperial court to suppress us, we are not stupid!" Sun Tingyao immediately continued.

"Maintaining relations with the Ming Dynasty is the established strategy of Fengzhou, and it will never change, the governor enters Fengzhou, and of course the commander will go to greet him, what, are you afraid?" Li Huai replied with a sneer, what the other party said was right, the Chamber of Commerce has been too aggressive recently, and the upper echelons of Fengzhou gradually unified their opinions and introduced the power of the imperial court to suppress the development of the Chamber of Commerce, but Li Huai did not intend to force it too hard, and then said, "Don't worry, everyone has long been tied together, of course Fengzhou will protect you, but you also have to be sober, don't just think about reaching out, but also do something to make us feel that you are worthy of protection." ”

Li Jianji smiled, pulled Fan Yongdou up and said: "I have expected your hand, and no one from the court can catch our handle, we will not do the errand of the Silver Money Bureau, please ask Lao Fan to be the governor, he is also an old man in Fengzhou, you are always embarrassed to touch him!" ”

"Why do you call me a top bar, I also want to invest in the silver banknote bureau......" Fan Yongdou shouted without appreciation - Li Jianji and Sun Tingyao looked for him yesterday and persuaded him to take the matter of privately making money and banknotes, anyway, he is also the one who went to the Daming Sea to catch the paperwork, and the whole family is hiding in Fengzhou and dare not go back to his hometown, it is better to hang the name of the governor of the silver banknote bureau again, and his benefits will definitely be indispensable in the future, Fan Yongdou did not dare to refuse, and agreed to it - the border merchants are similar to small traders in the eyes of Li Jianji and Sun Tingyao, and they will not pay attention to people like him at all in the Guannei, That is, in Fengzhou, there will be something to ask for, and this face will not dare not give. However, Fan Yongdou is not stupid, he will not be a scapegoat if he does not take advantage of it, the money business of the Silver Money Bureau has been watched by him for a long time, and it is not too difficult for him and his little brothers to make up tens of thousands of taels of silver, so he usually does not dare to speak, but today he took the opportunity to shout out.

Oops, Lao Fan wants to turn back, Sun Tingyao covered Fan Yongdou's mouth, and said "Let's talk about it later", and then pressed Fan Yongdou to sit down, and then said to everyone with a hippie smile: "Lao Fan promised to go to the banknote bureau, and he was happy to say a few nonsense, and he didn't mean anything else." ”

"Sun Boxi, don't go overboard, do you think no one will be able to take care of you when you arrive in Fengzhou?" Du Wenhuan patted the case and shouted, he didn't want to pay attention to government affairs, but Sun Tingyao, who had always been obedient, became more and more presumptuous, and couldn't help but get angry, Sun Tingyao was so frightened that he sat down honestly again.

Li Fugui cleared his throat and said unhurriedly: "Okay, it won't end well after the play, Boss Li, I guess your method, the money for rebuilding naturalization and rectifying armaments is probably aimed at the land of my Fengzhou, and I probably want to follow the Ming Dynasty's practice of replacing Juntun with Shangtun to supply border towns, am I right?" Do you think I haven't thought about it? You're still far from what you can do in government. ”

"Li Xiangli, what I admire most is you, smart people are happy to deal with, but it's useless to think about it, we can't do it if we don't help." Li Jianji stood up again, and proudly boasted of his policy strategy: what Fengzhou lacks most is not money, but a way to make money, such as naturalization, which is a famous city outside the border and a good place to do business. As long as you can make money from free trade, there will be people who will come to buy land and do business, and Fengzhou will be prosperous in a few years, so that the Great Commander's Mansion is equivalent to picking up a naturalized city for nothing, and with the money from selling land, you can also rectify the armament, and the Chamber of Commerce can also make a profit from it, why not do the best of both worlds? Vocational fields and military fields are also easy to handle, officials and battalion soldiers who lack labor at home have handed over their land to them, and some of the displaced people who can't afford to eat in the customs are there, and the tenant rent in Fengzhou is frighteningly low, and it is not difficult to find people to go out of the customs to farm, and they not only want to farm, but also to open workshops and commercial inns, and some of them will make money in the future, and Fengzhou will also have taxes to collect.

"Use my land to make money to do things, you can still make a lot of money without paying a single child, exchanging land for silver money may cause the indiscriminate issuance of silver money, and soliciting displaced people in the customs will also increase the burden on the population, but these risks eventually fall on our heads, the calculation is good!" Li Fugui couldn't help sneering after hearing this, his face changed and he shouted loudly, "Why don't you mention the tax increase, I can give you the opportunity to get rich, but you must also bear more tax burdens, and if you want authority, you have to do more practical things." ”

"We have discussed, it is better to increase taxes than to adjust taxes, Fengzhou cannot restrict trade if it engages in free trade, and the commercial tax should be levied according to one of the thirty of the Ming Dynasty, but well, Lao Fan They can export goods to Jin Guo can be taxed at one to two times the value of the goods, who told Jin Guo to do against us," Li Jian smiled evilly and pressed Fan Yongdou, who was about to jump up, and continued to say unhurriedly, "Lao Fan, don't worry, your grain, ironware, tea, cloth and newly pounded tobacco are all in demand, and Lu Shang, Zhejiang Shang, and Nanzhili Shang have just been cleaned up." , the people of Jin Guo can't leave you, they have silver, they have to give as much as you say, whoever dares to rob you of business, we will let Jinyiwei raid his home, anyway, the emperor also likes to do this. ”

Fan Yongdou got angry again, and shouted with red eyes: "Why do I always suffer, it's okay to collect my taxes, and your taxes must also be increased, otherwise I won't do it." ”

"Lao Fan said well, do things fairly, Lao Fan and their goods are taxed like this, but in Fengzhou goods out of the workshop still have to collect tithes, customs clearance, market trade can be one of the thirty to collect taxes," Li Fugui took the opportunity to make a decision, and then smiled and said to Li Jianji and Sun Tingyao, "Lao Fan went to the banknote bureau, there is a shortage of people here in the branch bureau, I see that Lao Li is proficient in the way of economics, this assistant branch affairs are all bad for you, Lao Sun will go home first to see, and there is no shortage of good errands after coming back, although Lao Shen is not there, But Ji Ming can't be disadvantaged, so let's assist in the affairs of the Banknote Bureau first. ”

"The commander often says that Fengzhou is everyone's, survive this hurdle, Fengzhou's career is very big, take action to prove loyalty to Fengzhou, there is a future in the future, what is a political participation!" Li Huai added.

Li Jian was extremely angry, the Great Commander's Mansion took out the Silver Money Bureau and the Degree Branch Bureau, and actually gave them the power to supervise the finances, and they had enough real power, and if they made trouble, they would be messing around, and Li Huai's words made people think about it, in the end, he was also an official fan, and the officials of the imperial court couldn't take his turn, so it was not bad to be able to enter ******the cabinet in Fengzhou.

"The Grand Law Division should also have our people, and if you say that you want to separate civil and criminal punishments, you can't arrest people and send them to prison because of trivial matters." Sun Tingyao didn't give up, and said with a sad face, "We're afraid, any poor bastard in the customs will sue us, and the government can tell us to peel off our skin." ”

"According to you, the Great Law Division is short of people, but you can't find someone to read the Book of the Dead." Ortai agreed casually, Sun Tingyao and Li Jianji were full of joy, the candidate had already been prepared, he was a showman who had been a famous criminal master, and he was dismissed for extorting money, and he changed his career to become a livestock dealer, and this guy was allowed to do it.

The matter was almost discussed, both sides had their own gains, and they were all happy, Zhao Ji yawned and walked out, almost colliding with an official who reported the news, and the man shouted in his mouth: "Born, born, Ulan Hatun was born!" ”

"Boys, girls?" Ortai stood up nervously, Ulan seemed to be fine yesterday, why did he give birth today?

"It's a girl, crying loudly!"

Ortai sat down again, how could it be a girl, how good it would be if Ulan had another boy, such a complex crowd in Fengzhou, Liu Xingzuo and Batu are not long-term solutions, the final successor can only be Li Yu's direct descendants, a little Li Jin is not enough, Ulan had better have a few more boys, and that Chahar woman should have a girl.

Wu Lang Ha sneezed a few times, after Chaharsi fled, her business plummeted, and the only thing that could make money was the iron factory opened in partnership with the eunuch Liu Wenzhong, fortunately, the two helpers of Ma Sister-in-law and Liu Naren were able to find some business in the Guannei, which survived the most difficult time, with the retreat of the Jin Army, the business began to recover, she did not dare to slack off, and she had to be busy with business with a big belly. Today, a batch of green cloth arrived from the Guannei, she took Ma sister-in-law and Liu Naren to inspect the goods early in the morning, and suddenly news came from the house that Wulan was going to give birth, and Wu Langha turned his head and rushed back.

When I got home, the child had already been born, and the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law were busy with a few servants, Wu Langha wanted to help, but the sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law didn't let her, pointing to her stomach and telling her to rest. Li Yu's house is not big, the people who help with the chores in the yard are constantly coming and going, and there are many people standing outside the door waiting to help at any time - Fengzhou still retains the customs of tribes and villages.

"Harton, do you see that woman? The concubine who sent the abolished official, look at her commotion, my old Zhou also said that she was good-looking. Zhou Yuji's wife, Liu Naren, pointed forward disdainfully, and a slender woman was standing at the door.

"Stinky beauty, I know how to seduce men, my old horse still looks back at her." Sister-in-law Ma also said indignantly.

"I've heard of her too, and this kind of slut can't come into my house." Wu Langha walked over quickly.

Yang Wan, the former famous prostitute of Qinhuai River in Nanjing, and now the concubine of Mao Yuanyi, the abolished official, was very unlucky to go to Fengzhou, all of which is to blame for her following the wrong person when she was most popular - Mao Yuanyi at that time was from a famous family, suave and suave, cobbled together a few books, and became a celebrity, there is always a group of wealthy businessmen who pay for him, such as Shen Tingyang, who likes to follow the literati to mix fame, many popular prostitutes in Qinhuaihe were blindsided by him, and Yang Wan was the most stupid to be his concubine. Mao Yuanyi was initially mixed well, and was invited by Sun Chengzong to Liaodong to praise military affairs, and the highest was the deputy general of the Juehua Water Division, and it seemed that the future was bright, Yang Wan was still very beautiful at that time, and when she saw her former sisters, she showed off her father-in-law's ability. It's a pity that the good times don't last long, mixing with soldiers and mixing with women are completely different things, Mao Yuanyi can't fool the soldiers no matter how he can speak, and a mutiny in the South China Sea Barracks on Phi Island beat him back to his original shape, and he was sent to Zhangpu by the imperial court.

However, it is also nonsense for the Ming Dynasty to send out the abolished officials, Mao Yuanyi is a person with a family background, and the protégés and former officials of the Mao family have to give some face, as long as he goes to Zhangpu every year to show up, he can still mix in Hangzhou and Nanjing at other times. Originally, this was also very good, but Mao Yuanyi's heart as an official did not die, and he wrote a letter to the Nanjing Criminal Department asking to continue to serve the country, and the Nanjing Criminal Department happened to receive a notice from the Beijing Division Criminal Department, asking them to find some guys who were not long-sighted and sent to naturalization, Mao Yuanyi happened to be sent to the door, and the Nanjing Criminal Department directly changed the sentence to be repatriated and naturalized, and sent this guy to the most difficult place to serve the country.

Mao Yuanyi suffered a big loss, but he didn't have the courage to disobey, so he pulled Shen Tingyang to find Shen Shoulian for help, Shen Shoulian blew the good mountains, good water, and good people in Fengzhou, and then sent the two of them to Fengzhou together, and took care of the business for him by the way, and specially reminded Mao Yuanyi that although Fengzhou is very good, he just can't touch women, and he can only come back in the year of the monkey like him, so it's best to bring his wife. Mao Yuanyi went home to discuss with his wives, Yang Wan was the latest to enter Mao's house, and her status was low, so she should go to this kind of thing, Yang Wan had to think that she was unlucky and went on the road with her husband. What Yang Wan didn't expect was that the place in Fengzhou was completely different from Guannai, and after showing her face a few times in the camp, she was recognized as the number one beauty in Fengzhou, and she attracted attention everywhere she went, and her clothes and dresses were also imitated by Fengzhou women, and her popularity rose so fast that even she didn't expect it. In contrast, Mao Yuanyi is much more miserable, it is not easy to find a job, Du Wenhuan thinks he is flashy, and does not let him enter the Military Affairs Department of Zanhua, Song Tongyin thinks that he has no fame, and does not let him enter Fengzhou Academy, Han Lin thinks that he is not specialized in his studies, and does not let him enter the Department of Industry and Commerce, and finally Yang Wan came forward to find Ma Guangyuan, and Mao Yuanyi got the errand to teach in the martial arts camp.

Yang Wan mixed well, she was in a good mood, and she did everything possible to get in touch with the ladies of Fengzhou, and the two ladies of the Li Yu family naturally became the preferred targets, although she secretly scolded these two women in her heart for being local girls, if she came early, the title of Mrs. Fate would definitely be hers. Today, I heard that Mrs. Decree had given birth to a child, so I immediately ran here with gifts, but unfortunately the guards guarding the door did not recognize the big beauty, and I was stunned and did not let her enter the courtyard.

"Yo, our big beauty from Fengzhou is here, come in and let my sister take a good look." Wu Langha pulled Yang Wan into the door with a smile in a northern Jin accent, but secretly scolded a slut in his heart.

"The little woman is polite, and the lady is blessed!" Yang Wan hurriedly saluted, she had seen Wu Langha several times from afar, and every time she went home, she had to scold a few Tuniu and yellow-faced women.

"Look at the small appearance, how handsome he looks, more beautiful than the person in the painting, I have time to come to our Ma's house to play."

"Sister, your rouge gouache, it doesn't look ordinary when you look at it, it's definitely not the same product, this long skirt is also good-looking, where is it sold? It must be expensive, right? This bag is also good, let me see. ”

Sister-in-law Ma and Liu Naren also came up, pulling Yang Wan into the hall from left to right, and said nice things with duplicity.

"It's all brought by Nanjing, it's a little more expensive, but my family is rich, and the style of the skirt is still designed by me, and I will make one for my sister and sisters."

"Is Nanjing big? Is there a big harmony? ”

"How can Datong be compared with Nanjing, Nanjing eats white rice, wears silk and satin, the streets are full of shops, people come and go very lively, and at night it is also full of lights, even compared to Beijing, it is not worse than Beijing."

Wu Langha's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Is my sister familiar with Nanjing?" If you want to do business and make money, my sister will take you to do it. ”

"Of course I'm familiar, when my sister did it and was a lady, I knew a lot of officials and wealthy businessmen with my father-in-law, if my sister had something to order, my sister would definitely obey." Yang Wan was excited, she could still make money by squeezing into the circle of noblewomen, which was a great thing!

Wu Langha is pregnant and inconvenient to disturb, Yang Wan said for a while and put down the gift and left, after Wu Langha sent Yang Wan away, he said excitedly to his companions: "Hear no, she has a way in Nanjing, and she will design clothes, what we lack most is talent, even if she is a ****, let her contact the rich businessmen in Nanjing, we get rid of the Jin merchants and buy them themselves, Jiangnan tea, cotton cloth and silk have always been marketable in Mongolia." ”

"There is also Jin Guo, they have silver, and there must be a lot of ****, and the clothes she designed can be sold." Sister-in-law Ma was also excited.

The eldest sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law Tsushima, and Liu Naren issued an eviction order, Mongolian women are strong and spicy, and the child is still running around when she is about to give birth, Ulan is taking people out to herd sheep, and is carried back, and the child is born when she goes home, Wu Langha can't go out anymore, and must rest honestly, but Wu Langha can't lie down, and he is excited to toss at home.

That night, Li Yu's third son was also born.