Winter to spring, the capital seems to be busier and more crowded, the city began to spread outward, a piece of the market, workshops outside the city to rise up, the farthest, has reached the edge of the Tuojiang River. For the imperial court, the outward expansion of the city is, of course, a good opportunity to make money.

Geng Jingming did not escape Qin Feng's clutches after all, under the threat of Lao Tzu Geng Duzhong's family law, and under the coercion and temptation of Emperor Qin Feng, he finally handed over all his business, and then reluctantly went up to serve as a household servant.

As soon as Geng Jingming took office, he was immediately arrested by him to work hard, and now most of the affairs of the household department have been entrusted to him, and Su Kairong is already preparing for his retirement.

In other words, the current officials of the Ming Dynasty are indeed not so easy to be. There are many things, less money, and more responsibility. Especially the old man like Su Kairong who came from the Yue Dynasty in the past is even more trembling, who told them that their foundation is not clean? Even if the emperor trusted Su Kairong, he was walking on thin ice. Jin Jingnan, the capital imperial historian who has not been in office for a long time, but staring at them, even if there is even a slight mistake, he will be caught out. That is a master who has six relatives and is not a master. But then again, he really doesn't have any friendship with Jin Jingnan.

The son is the boss of the Daming Taiping Bank, Lao Tzu is the head of the household, and the father and son hold the financial power of the Ming Dynasty, no matter how you look at it, it does not conform to the rules. Su Kairong felt that he was already old, and he should make way for his son, and he was indeed tired of this official.

Hubu is the great housekeeper of Daming, and over the years, he has really broken his heart. In order to get out with honor, he even did not hesitate to collude with Changlong Bank and declare to the emperor that he was old, and he would use the remaining years of his life to catch some more money for the descendants of the Su family. When the head of the household is in his hands every day, there are millions of silver goods, but this is all the state, and he wants to get one.

Qin Feng knew Su Kairong's intentions, for this old gentleman, on the whole, Qin Feng was still very satisfied, and besides, he was old, and he could indeed consider retiring for glory. As for making some more money, it's not impossible. With Su Kairong's ability and connections, Changlong Bank naturally refused to hold his post in the past.

And Geng is shrewd, and he is indeed Qin Feng's favorite Hubu Shangshu. The big housekeeper of the Ming Dynasty can't just think about throttling, but also be good at open source. Su Kairong is a good hand at throttling, claiming to be able to wring water out of a dry towel, but this is still far from enough for Daming. The Ming Dynasty has been in a state of fiscal deficit for many years, and basically pays off old debts and new debts, so there is no time for it. This is where open source comes in.

And Geng is shrewd, and he is a good hand on top of open source.

Soon after taking office, he immediately set his sights on the ever-expanding city of Yuejing. After uniting the Ministry of Industry and other departments, the land outside the city was immediately expropriated.

These lands were originally ownerless, that is, belonged to the state, and the earlier cities developed too quickly, and the attention of the imperial court was all focused on fighting, and the houses grew disorderly outside, and finally began to spread. Of course, this is not a no-go.

After a certain amount of compensation was given, all the houses on the land were bulldozed, and then the Ministry of Works planned and constructed, and roads divided the large areas of land outside the city, and then Geng Jingming began to auction the land.

As a result, the imperial court received an astonishing amount of money, and what was even more ruthless was that Geng was shrewd enough to collect a transaction tax at the time of these transactions, which did not matter to the imperial court, the trick of changing the left hand for the right hand, but for the people who bought these lands, it was an additional expense.

The Ming Dynasty's taxes on farmers are extremely low, but there is a condition for this, that is, the land owned by individuals cannot exceed a certain amount, and once it exceeds this limit, the tax will be doubled and grown. The sale and purchase of land is strictly controlled, and there is a lot of land that is not eligible to be traded at all. This also made some large landowners who originally owned a large amount of land unable to bear the high taxes and had to sell the land, of course, to the imperial court. The Ming Dynasty used extremely strict laws to regulate the annexation of land. This also makes a large amount of money have nowhere to go, and can only devote themselves to industry and commerce.

In this context, the imperial court's taxes on industry and commerce became higher and higher, and after Geng Jingming took office, the tax system once again underwent a major reform and became an audit collection.

The amount of tax you owe is determined based on the amount of the transaction. For Su Kairong, this is a difficult task to complete, but for Geng Jingming, it is not a difficult problem. Because he was a legendary businessman himself, within a few months of taking office, a new commercial tax system was established, under which no transaction was carried out, and after some lucky people who tried to evade taxes were quickly caught, and then imposed huge fines, and even jailed, everyone was honest.

This commercial tax system may later be found by savvy businessmen, but it is now the most efficient and complete tax system.

Thanks to this, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty finally began to improve, at least it looked much better on the books.

"Your Majesty, there is no problem at all for the imperial treasury to support a big war now." Geng Jingming put down the account book in his hand and looked at the emperor and said. After reporting to the emperor about the state finances of this half-pay, his mouth was already dry.

Qin Feng was very satisfied with Geng's shrewd performance, he didn't know the price of firewood and rice, as the head of a huge empire, it was indeed not an easy thing to govern a country, in the past, the sage said that governing a big country was like cooking a small fresh, Qin Feng just wanted to open his mouth and snort him fiercely. Isn't that step cautious, walking on thin ice? One wrong step, that's a wrong step.

"In this way, the battle of Yongdu that is about to be launched is no problem at all in terms of logistics." He poured a cup of tea with his own hands and handed it to Geng Jingming's hand.

"Theoretically, yes, but it depends on how long the battle lasts." Geng Jingming's mind was still immersed in a large number of numbers, and he took a sip of tea in his hand before he realized something, and quickly stood up and clenched his fists to plead guilty.

"Sit, sit, don't be so formal, you've not been here for a long time, and you'll know what I'm like after you've been with me for a long time." Qin Feng smiled and said, "This battle won't take long, in my opinion, one to two months." There shouldn't be any big burden on the national treasury, right? ”

"Your Majesty, in the eyes of the minister, I am afraid that more expenses will be after the capture of Yongdu City." Geng shrewdly shook his head and said: "A few days ago, some information in Yongdu City reported by the Eagle Nest, the ministers were also present, and the post-war pacification and reconstruction, this is the point, Yongdu is the core of the Ma clan of the Qin State, and it will definitely not give up easily, after this battle, I am afraid that Yongdu will be abolished." It's a big city. ”

"There's no way to do it." Qin Feng also frowned, "The reason why I have delayed the fight until now is also to take this into account, it is easy to fight, but it is even more difficult to govern." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to change the tax system of the imperial court and local county administration. At present, the counties have too strict control over the financial power under their rule, which is not conducive to the rule of the state. ”

"Oh?" Qin Feng raised his eyebrows: "This is not a simple matter, and it is likely to cause contradictions between the court and the local government." ”

"There must be contradictions." Geng Jingming sneered and said: "But you can't let it go, now there are some taxes that are directly handed over to the imperial court, but for our Ming Dynasty, the most important part of the business tax income, it can be a lot of problems, at least the minister knows that it is a lot of things to deceive the imperial court, according to the minister's estimate, the number reported by the county every year has shrunk by at least three to forty percent." The richer the county, the more serious the situation becomes, and it looks like they hand it over, but in fact, they hide more. ”

Qin Feng was silent for a moment, "I also know a little about these things you said. But do you think it's time to find out? Furthermore, what are you going to do? The part they intercepted didn't go into their private pockets! ”

"Your Majesty, the country is a whole game of chess, how can such a thing be allowed to happen? In the long run, the rich will get richer, the poor will get poorer, in order to balance the economy and people's livelihood in various places, the imperial court has to pay money from the treasury in order to subsidize those poor places, which is actually damaging the country and fattening the place. Therefore, the minister wants to move this tax system. ”

"How?"

"All taxes have to be paid." Geng shrewdly spat out a sentence.

"How is this possible?" Qin Feng laughed.

"Your Majesty, the minister said that the imperial court should have a fixed number in the accounts of each locality, and then where the local government should use the money, and then use the imperial court to allocate it, this is just a matter on the books. However, through various means, we can find out the background of various places clearly, and it is impossible for them to build small coffers privately. The imperial court could then collect these funds and use them where they were needed more, such as the construction of the current railway. ”

Qin Feng pondered for a moment: "Let's pick a place to pilot, and see the reactions of various places first." ”

"There must be a wave of opposition!" Geng Jingming smiled and said, "But as long as Your Majesty supports it, the minister can do a good job of him." ”

"So where are you going to pick? Since you told me about this, I'm afraid that a lot of work has already been done? ”

"Shayang!" Geng said shrewdly.

Hearing Geng Jingming's choice of this place, Qin Feng immediately laughed, Shayang is extraordinary, not only is it now under the rule of the richest county in the Ming Dynasty, but it is also the place where Qin Feng started, the four major families in Shayang, now it can be said that it is the four major families of the whole Ming Dynasty, with prominent momentum and strong financial resources, whether in government or business, they are all hot figures. If Geng Jingming can handle this matter well in Shayang, the resistance in other places will naturally be much smaller.

"You go and give it a try, after the Battle of Yongdu. I don't want to hear a murmur at this time! "Qin Feng said.