"This is an official document posted by the government," Zhu Youzhen sighed, or the government's propaganda is not effective, these businessmen are somewhat educated, they would rather be slaughtered by the government, than take the time to understand the new policy, let alone ordinary people who can't read a single word, "The two proprietors, I saw a lot of official documents from the government on the city wall of Nanjing, all of which are implementing the new policy, if you grasp the content of the new policy, you can naturally protect your own interests, for example, the commercial tax is fifteen taxes one, once the government collects too much, we can refuse the government, At worst, you can also reveal some information to Jinyiwei, so that those officials who break the law can't eat and walk around. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"The king's treasurer said very much, and when I go back, I will have all the notices copied." Zhou Rusheng thanked Zhu Youzhen.

"It seems that I will also pay attention to the notice of the government in the future," Liu Zhongjun also thanked Zhu Youzhen, "Shopkeeper Wang, it seems that we should invite this afternoon tea." ”

"Don't be polite, don't change what you say," Zhu Youzhen was still calm, "I plan to develop in Nanjing in the future, and there are still many places that rely on the two of you." ”

Zhou Rusheng saw Zhu Youzhen's bearing, and estimated that he had a lot of money in hand, and if he really wanted to develop in Nanjing, they might not be able to help much, but since Zhu Youzhen had already expressed his position, he didn't act coyly, but Liu Zhongjun was still a little reluctant to pay the tax silver, "Although it is like what the king said, the imperial court always collects more taxes and silver......

Zhu Youzhen smiled faintly, "Does proprietor Liu know what benefits businessmen can get by paying these taxes and silver?" ”

"Benefits?" Liu Zhongjun was puzzled, "What good is it for me to pay these taxes and silver for nothing?" ”

"Haha, proprietor Liu doesn't know that the new policy that began in the north is to promote the equality of all people," Zhu Youzhen raised his hands and saluted in the direction of Beijing, "Shinong, industrial and commercial soldiers, the privileged class that has lasted for hundreds of years in the Ming Dynasty, is about to become ancient." ”

Zhou Rusheng narrowed his eyes, obviously thinking deeply, "What does the shopkeeper mean......?"

"From now on, there will be no distinction between the peasants, the industrialists, the industrialists and the soldiers, the five central provinces and the five southern provinces will soon open compulsory education, no matter what their original status is, all children can enter the hall to study, can participate in the imperial examination, and can be officials in the future," Zhu Youzhen picked up the teacup and sipped his tea, "It's like now, if a soldier gives birth to a child in the future, he is still a military household, and we businessmen earn more silver, and we only have the fate of doing business." ”

"What the king's shopkeeper said, but is it true?" Zhou Rusheng has quite a lot of family property, although he is not a wealthy businessman, but it is more than enough to train his children and grandchildren to study.

"Of course it's true, the five northern provinces have already implemented it," Zhu Youzhen chuckled, "However, it is not a particularly honorable thing to be an official in the future, since all the people are equal, everyone can be an official, and it is not uncommon for officials to be officials." ”

"Otherwise," Zhou Rusheng shook his head, "No matter what, being an official is still a matter of honoring the ancestors." ”

"Zhou Dongzhu's words are not necessarily correct," Zhu Youzhen knew that Confucianism had long been deeply rooted in the marrow of the people, and if they wanted to change their concepts, it was not an overnight thing, they had to let them see the living facts, "If you become an official in the future, it will be a dangerous profession, and if you are not careful, you may be brought to justice." ”

Liu Zhongjun propped up his head, obviously disapproving, "The shopkeeper Wang's words are a bit appalling, right?" ”

"Haha, it is not necessarily a good thing to be an official in the future," Zhu Youzhen remembered the slang of later generations, "You can keep the poverty, endure the coldness, listen to the instructions, and see the people, think about it, since you can't be greedy for ink as an official, whether you can support your family or not, how many people are still competing for officials?" ”

"Is that really the case?" Zhou Rusheng seemed to mutter, "What is this world going to become?" ”

"The two proprietors, to say something invisible, we businessmen are at ease," Zhu Youzhen turned his words around, looking a little arrogant, "As long as you have money in your hand, you can do whatever you want." ”

"That's, that's." Liu Zhongjun nodded again and again, but he forgot that the new deal could not directly bring him income in silver, and he had to rely on himself to fight for everything.

"Shopkeeper Wang, what kind of business are you going to do in Nanjing?" After a long time, Zhou Rusheng asked.

"I, let's take a look first," Zhu Youzhen smiled slightly, "My main business in the north is leather goods, it seems that there is no market in Nanjing, let's take a look first." ”

"If the shopkeeper Wang has leisure, you can go to the Qinhuai River to have a look, the scenery of the Qinhuai River is not ordinary!" Liu Zhongjun lowered his voice and smiled mysteriously.

Zhou Rusheng glanced at Liu Zhongjun fiercely, "I know that Qin Huaihe, the shopkeeper Wang is a person who does big business!" ”

"Haha," Zhu Youzhen raised his head and laughed, "Ten miles of Qinhuai River, six dynasties of gold dust, it sounds good!" "Suddenly, the topic changed" in the next time to go south, it is for business opportunities, once this matter has an eyebrow, I must go to the Qinhuai River to feel it, when the time comes, Liu Dongzhu will be a guide, haha......"

When Zhu Youzhen left the tea shop, he visited several places and found that the main reason was that the government's propaganda was not in place, and the people, especially the businessmen, did not know enough about the new policy.

He called a Jinyi guard and whispered a few words, asking him to go to Tian Mingda, the governor of Jiangnan Province, later to strengthen the propaganda of the new policy, so that the people can see the favorable side of the new policy.

When he left Nanjing, Wang Mujiu had already prepared his horses, and now there were cement avenues from Nanjing to Zhenjiang, Suzhou, and Songjiang (now Shanghai), and the cement road was too hard, and the horses' hooves were wrapped with thick cotton.

From Nanjing to Suzhou, it was only 250 miles, but Zhu Youzhen stopped and stopped all the way, and only after noon the next day did he arrive at the city of Suzhou.

Wang Mujiu took his own soldiers and horses to the military camp outside the city as usual, and only said that it was a military exchange, and did not disclose Zhu Youzhen's itinerary for the time being.

Zhu Youzhen, accompanied by Fu Xiaojian and other twenty guards, walked towards the west gate of Suzhou City, "Xiaojian, did you say that Liu Qianzhi, this girl, has returned to Suzhou City?" ”

"Huh?" Fu Xiaojian was stunned for a while, and then remembered that she had stayed in the Qianqing Palace to study spinning machines, "Your Majesty, take a boat from Dagu to the south, then go up the river, and land in Suzhou Mansion, at most half a month, she should have returned to Suzhou long ago." ”

"Oh!" Zhu Youzhen didn't know why he thought of Liu Qianzhi, maybe there is only one acquaintance in Suzhou, "Xiaojian, go, go into the city and take a look, they all say that there is heaven, and Suzhou and Hangzhou are downstream, I don't know how Suzhou is." ”

"That's what you say, master, then let's go into the city and have a look."

Zhu Youzhen asked casually: "Is this a praise for the beautiful scenery of Suzhou and Hangzhou, or is it a product?" Or something else? ”

"This ......" Fu Xiaojian couldn't say for sure, "Master, the villain has never been to Suzhou and Hangzhou, this should refer to the beautiful scenery, right?" It is said that the Suzhou River is densely covered with stone bridges, and there are many strange ......"

"Maybe!" Zhu Youzhen didn't know, "Maybe there is something else, don't you know if you go into the city and take a look?" ”

"Yes, into the city." Fu Xiaojian accompanied Zhu Youzhen's flank, and the rest of the guards followed.

Entering the city from the West City Gate, facing the wide West Street, turning through Tiangongfang Lane, and then passing two streets, it is the Suzhou Mansion, Zhu Youzhen is planning to find a restaurant, first solve the belly problem, and suddenly heard a noisy sound in front.

"Little sword, what's going on up ahead? Find two people to check it out. ”

"Yes, master," Fu Xiaojian turned around and pointed out the two guards, "You go and see, what's going on in front, come back and report to the master immediately." ”

The two guards trotted over and came back in a moment, "Also, it was the merchants who surrounded the tax collector, and they refused to pay the commercial tax. ”

"Refuse to pay taxes?" Zhu Youzhen frowned, could it be that the tax officer raised the commercial tax? No, it should be that the merchants are unwilling to pay the business tax, and he remembered that the Nanjing merchants did not understand the new policy, "You two come here!" Zhu Youzhen whispered to them, and the two immediately turned around and ran out of the city.

Zhu Youzhen sent two more guards, "You go to investigate again and try to find out why the merchants are unwilling to pay taxes." ”

"Yes, sir!"

The two guards came back from inquiring, and sure enough, as Zhu Youzhen expected, it was not the government that increased the size of the merchants, but the merchants' reluctance to pay taxes.

Zhu Youzhen was annoyed, this is a national policy, you are openly resisting taxes on the street!

At about a pillar of incense, hundreds of soldiers poured into the city, led by a high-headed horse, it was Wang Mujiu, and almost alongside him was an officer in his early thirties, Zhu Youzhen didn't know him, and he should be an officer of the garrison outside the city.

Wang Mujiu nodded at Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen also nodded.

The people were still surrounding the tax collector, there were so many people that they didn't even know that the army was entering the city.

"Bang, bang, bang......"

The dense gunfire startled the onlookers, although they had never seen a flintlock pistol, but the loud sound was instinctively terrifying.

Fortunately, the guns were pointed at the sky, and the people were not injured, but the people who were watching just now stopped together, and the noise disappeared.

"Who is so bold as to besiege the tax collector in the street? Do you want to rebel? The officer's voice was very loud, and he sat upright on his horse, like a thunderbolt in mid-air.

The infantry in the back pointed their flintlock pistols at the onlookers in front, and the people no longer dared to make a noise, and some timid people began to sneak away.

Under the high pressure of the soldiers, the leading businessmen had to wait and see for the time being.

The tax officer cried and mourned: "General, you are here!" ”

Wang Mujiu jumped off the horse, "Which of you is the leader?" ”

"Me!" A middle-aged man in a gray and white robe walked out of the crowd and glanced at Wang Mujiu, "I'm afraid the general can't interfere with the civil affairs of Suzhou, right?" ”

"Civil affairs Lao Tzu can't interfere," Wang Mujiu smiled gloomily, "But you besiege the court officials on the street, and you are suspected of rebellion, this, Lao Tzu should be able to manage this, right?" ”

"Rebellion? Who rebelled? The middle-aged man in the long shirt waved his hand to the people behind him, "You rebelled?" Have you rebelled? Who do you see rebelling? ”

The crowd was excited.

"yes, who rebelled?"

"Which eye did you see that I had rebelled?"

"What's so great about being a soldier? Dare to button your hat casually! ”

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