Out of the waters of Guangdong, Fan Jin opened the package sent by Lin Haishan and looked at the gift he sent. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info there are some dried fish and salted meat, the advantage of this dry food is that it has a long shelf life, and the disadvantage is that it is super unpalatable. This kind of thing is also used as a gift...... What a stupid woman, Fan Jin couldn't help but think of the cotton clothes made by Sister Hu when he looked at these dry foods, and felt both funny and a little heavy. Fortunately, compared to Sister Hu, Lin Haishan is always smarter, in addition to dry food, she also gave some more silver cakes and jewelry.

After the defeat of the Lin fleet in Nanao, it suffered a lot of losses, but after more than a year of recuperation, especially the sale of cinchona, a life-saving medicine to the government, the benefits were considerable. Coupled with the support of the government, the door of trade in the eighteen shops was opened, and most of the vitality was restored. Compared with Lin Feng's heyday, although the power is not as good, the economy may not be too bad.

In order to establish an overseas country, the Lin fleet paid attention to the accumulation of funds from the beginning, and for the management of property, it has always pursued the unified handover of war spoils and then the distribution. Although Lin Haishan continued this system, her management methods were very different from Lin Feng's, she did not talk about self-denial and strict frugality, but regarded gold and silver as a reward to buy her subordinates to unite people's hearts, and she did not value the gold and silver in her hands. Fan Jin went to Beijing to take the exam this time, and the plate fee was actually very sufficient, but she still gave a generous gift.

For Fan Jin, the most important thing is actually a few Western goods she sent. This includes music boxes, binoculars, pocket watches, and other things. At present, the commercial trade between Daming and Franc is still in the stage where Ming produces goods and Franc machine produces silver. The amount of these goods is very small, even in Guangzhou, it is difficult to buy, and it is even more difficult to get in the north. Fan Jin was ready to take these things as gifts and make friends with those literati and dignitaries in Beijing.

The owner of the ship knocked on the hatch and came in from the outside, and when he saw those things, he couldn't help but nod, "Good thing...... It's a good thing. There are many department stores in Jiangning City, but when it comes to this kind of Western things, there are not many. If the young lord of my family sees such things, I am afraid that he will have to buy them with a thousand gold. ”

This ship was specially found by Ling Yunyi for Fan Jin, because of the Luoshan Campaign, Guangdong had a great demand for grain, and merchants from other provinces came here to sell rice one after another. Even if the war is over, Luoding is set up as a state and immigrants, Guangdong's grain market is still optimistic in a short period of time, not to mention Lin Haishan's procurement needs. It is because several southern provinces are transporting rice to Guangdong, and by the way, the goods from Guangdong are sold back for trading.

Businessmen who can do this kind of business must have their own ways and backgrounds, but for them, a lifter is still a rare commodity that can be encountered but not sought. The merchant's surname is Xu, he is a servant under the Duke of Wei in Nanjing, relying on the signboard of the Duke of Wei, he can run rampant in Jiangning, but once he gets out of the Nanzhili, the brand is not very easy to use.

Since the owner of the ship is all over the world, Fan Jin is also proud, and said with a smile:

"These things are really rare, but the value is not too high. Since it is Grandpa Xu who likes it, Fan should be filial. This pocket watch is even a gift for me to meet my little grandfather. While speaking, Fan Jin had already taken out a gold-shelled pocket watch with a red gold chain and pushed it in front of the ship's owner. handed over a bottle of foreign wine, "This is Western wine, and I don't know if Shopkeeper Xu has the habit of drinking it." ”

This businessman has seen a lot of scholars, both bold and stingy, but even if he is bold, he has a degree. What's more, Fan Jin is not from a wealthy family, so his hands should not be too wide. In his opinion, Fan Jinken sold one or two things to himself for a price, so that he could ask for credit in front of the little grandfather Xu Weizhi, which was already considered to be a face.

I don't want the other party to give away a gold watch that seems to be worth a lot of money, and give foreign wine to a slave merchant like himself, which makes the merchant a little flattered and feels that this scholar's temperament can make friends with one or two.

Although the merchant named Xu Yin was a slave, he was born in the Guogong Mansion after all, and was one of the pawns under the Wei Guogong who was responsible for trade. On weekdays, I have seen a lot of arrogant Wang Sun nobles, and his temperament is also advocating extravagance, Yu Fan Jin's big-handed behavior is the most appreciated, and he does not shirk to take the foreign wine and take a look:

"I really can't understand this wine, but it doesn't matter, there are many clear guests in the lord's house, let them see it, and they will know how to drink it. I have a jar of good southern wine here, which was rewarded by the lord during the Chinese New Year last year, and today I have to meet a talented and famous person like Fan Gongzi, and I just drank it. Childe waits. ”

It didn't take long for Xu Yin to order someone to take two jars of wine and send a few boat dishes, and set up a wine table in Fan Jin's cabin. Xu Yin first poured out some amber wine paste from one jar, and then poured the wine from another jar to melt the wine paste, and said while melting: "This wine is some years old, and it must be drunk with wine, otherwise people will pour it and say nothing." ”

Fan Jin nodded and said: "I understand, in the army control yamen, Chen Shao, who has been drinking for fifteen years, has to use five years of Shao wine to redeem, otherwise how can that wine enter his throat?" ”

"Exactly. Fan Gongzi is worthy of being a great talent, he can do books such as Qionglin for kindergartens, and can write stories such as chivalrous golden darts, and he is very proficient in this food and drink, which is the real knowledge, and I admire it. Come, I'll give my son a drink. This wine and vegetables are thin and not suitable for serving the gentleman, and when he arrives in Jiangning, he must ask the young lord to entertain Fan Gongzi well. The young lord of my family has the style of Meng taste, and he likes to make friends with famous men and talents like Fan Gongzi, and the two of you must be good friends at first sight. ”

"I hope so, I have admired the name of Jiangning Wei Guogong for a long time, and if we are destined to meet, it will be a blessing for Fan's three lives."

"Childe is polite. You are the Yakui of this subject in Guangdong, and you must be the top of the high school list today, he is the first in Yutang, the first in Qinggui, but my generation only has envy. ”

Xu Yin has been in business for many years, and his knowledge level may not be high, but after all, he is well-informed and from a wealthy family, and he is already a gentleman in high society in terms of conversation and behavior, and the conversation with Fan Jin is naturally a deed. And he has a lot of knowledge and knowledge, and talking to him is also very helpful to Fan Jin.

According to Xu Yin, although many ships are willing to carry people to Beijing, there are not many people in Guangdong who are willing to take them to the examination. The journey from Guangdong to the capital is long, and the road is not easy to walk, although the boat can be free, but there is always an expense in Beijing. The price of goods in Beijing is already high, and when it comes to the year of Dabi, the price will have to turn a few heels, and the coiling that needs to be consumed alone is an astonishing number.

Although most of them are not poor after they have fame, this kind of wealth is basically real estate, and the funds on hand are actually very limited. Except for local tyrants like Fan Jin, who were born by fate, most of the so-called rich people are obsessed with exchanging their property for land in order to preserve their value, which leads to the fact that once they go out, they actually don't have much money in their hands.

Moreover, even if you have money, it does not mean that it is easy to walk. Due to the lack of adaptation and robbers, people may lose their lives in the middle of the way. Guangdong was assigned to the south during the examination, and it needed to compete with students from Zhejiang, Jiangxi and other provinces with strong imperial examinations for the Jinshi quota.

Considering the difference in education levels between the two sides, this kind of competition basically has no chance of winning, and it is tiring along the way, and when you get to the place, you have to suffer. Risking one's life for an illusory opportunity is even more worthless. It is because most of the students in Guangdong will go to business after they have the status of lifting people, or they will be sages at home with peace of mind, and they will rarely go to Beijing to catch the exam.

"Robbers? How are robbers on the road? ”

"In the huge world, how can there be no robbers, poor ghosts and outcasts who can't eat, take risks, not to mention robbing merchant ships, and even passenger ships are sometimes not spared. There are also ships that are thieves themselves, and there are also cases of killing merchants and looting property on the way. Therefore, when taking a boat this year, you must find someone who knows the roots, otherwise it is very dangerous. In fact, not only on the water, but also on the land, I heard that some villages are also farmers and bandits, and they can't tell the difference at all......"

Xu Yin has been in business for many years and has experienced everything, so he picked up a few stories of thieves he had heard and said, but he himself had not encountered any danger. Wei Guogong led Jiangning 26 guards, there is no shortage of soldiers in the family, the guards on this merchant ship are extremely strong, and there are a few people in it who have been instructed by Jiangning's famous hero Feng Mingqi, the art industry is amazing, and there are strong bows and crossbows, robbers must not be cheap, Xu Yin is really afraid of the tax cards set up by the government along the way.

"In these years, I am not afraid of bandits, but only officials. Those banknotes and tariff cards along the way are our great enemies. The banknotes of the imperial court are easy to deal with, and with the golden face of my lord, I always have to take care of them decently, so as not to be too embarrassed. But the tax card set up by himself in the countryside is a goose plucking, no one will give face, once the business is done, I don't know how much to pay for the tax alone, this time we are not afraid of Fan Gongzi in charge. ”

Fan Jin said with a smile: "I heard people say that I have a thirty tax on business tax, which is not heavy." ”

Xu Yin shook his head and said: "That's not what I said, this thirty taxes are originally a layman. Taxes are levied according to ship materials, taxes are collected according to goods, and the tax collection methods are different, which is very different. Different goods, different taxes, this is another one. Besides, the Zhang family doesn't care about the Li family, one card pays taxes, and the next card has to be paid. In addition to the regular tax, some places also have to pay envy, hard money, gate opening money, and tea money, which is an additional expense. None of these are counted, just talk about this one after another cards, even if he is thirty taxes one, I don't know how many thirty taxes one he paid, a trip to the canal to turn down, how much is the tax equivalent to the goods, and the merchant is still alive? ”

Fan Jin already knew in his heart that the so-called thirty taxes in the past were actually speculated by people who had never gone through business or general affairs. In fact, the taxes paid by merchants in the course of doing business are equivalent to the tolls of later generations, and they are collected one by one, and they have nothing to do with each other.

Although there are only four banknotes in the imperial court, there are many banknotes in the countryside, and their income or additional local harvests are simply the income of the countryside or Haoqiang. Those who dare to set up banknotes must have extremely hard backers in the government, and most of them are senior officials, and businessmen cannot afford to provoke them, so they can only pay taxes obediently.

Coupled with the re-exploitation of the tax card, the burden of the merchant is self-evident, and in the end, he will either pass on this part of the loss to the consumer and raise the selling price, or simply do not go, resulting in the difficulty of circulating the goods.

This is also an important reason why businessmen are excellent and excellent are scholars or excellent scholars, after all, compared to businessmen, the identity of a scholar is valuable. As soon as the people are holding up the high-legged cards, those tax cards will not dare to come to Luo Yong again, and the tax expenses saved alone will not be much.

Rather than saying that businessmen evade taxes, it is better to consider the reasonableness of taxes first, and ask yourself, if Fan Jin is a businessman, he will also avoid this unreasonable exploitation or start the price on the spot. As for the future...... I don't know if the Jiangling minister in the court has the ability and courage to correct this shortcoming.

One person's strength is limited, and it is impossible to reverse the general trend, and Fan Jin never thought of relying on himself to fight against the general trend of the entire era. He is not Don Quixote, he will not be a lonely and brave warrior, at most he will give an assist to others when they are outstanding, and then he will try to protect himself.

Since the two things were sent, the friendship between the two has been officially established. In the following days, relying on the identity of the Guangdong Township Test Yakui, the ship successfully passed the tax card set up by the local yamen and the private self-operated banknote set up by the family of the official eunuch and the squire of the official palace in the third way. One of the household officials not only did not collect taxes and fees, but also sent someone to send a few dishes to the ship, and befriended Fan Jinpan, and the role of lifting people was fully reflected at this time.

has both friendship and effect, Fan Jin's market is naturally rising, and the diet of Fan Zhigao and Guan Qing has also become better. The boat went north along the canal, first taking Huguang and going straight to Changsha.

Changsha is an important node of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and an important node for the outflow of local goods such as Huguang silk tea. Although many sections of the canal are silted up at present, this section of the navigation is smooth, there are many ships coming and going, and the place is also rich. And there are famous places such as Orange Island and Yuelu Academy, which is not only an important trading town, but also a good place to enjoy the scenery.

Xu Yin was originally going to do business, and some of the southern goods purchased in Guangdong had to be sold, and at the same time, he had to add Huguang specialties here to return to Jiangning, so he had to stay for two or three days, in this case, Fan Jin naturally did not need to wait on the boat. Xu Yin said to Fan Jin again:

"The villain heard that Mr. Fushan is going to Yuelu Academy to give a lecture in the past two days, and Fan Gongzi is a scholar and it is not good to miss it. Lecturing is still secondary, and the most important thing is that this kind of occasion is right to make friends, and Fan Gongzi can't miss it. ”