He was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask again, for fear of annoying Zhenwu, and summoned another scolding, he didn't dare to look up at Zhenwu's face, and bowed down and said, "The slave obeys the order." After that, he lowered his head and secretly pondered the conversation between Fang Cai and Zhenwu, hoping to be able to detect Zhenwu's intentions, and at the same time waiting for Zhenwu to take the initiative to mention it.

Zhenwu stopped talking, slowly sipped tea, glanced at him, but casually pulled out a fold to see, and was silent for a long time, not seeing Zhenwu speak, I couldn't help but wonder even more, I don't know what kind of medicine Zhenwu sells in this gourd, why don't you say anything, and don't call it kneeling? Are you waiting for someone?

Thinking of this, the line of thought was opened, Zhenwu must be waiting for Ma Qi and the three of them to come to meet him, and the engineering silver may have something to do with Ma Qi and them, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and calmly waited quietly.

Ma Qi, Wang Luo, and Fang Bao came quickly, and the three of them washed up a little, and hurried over with some snacks, and after the three of them asked for a ceremony, Zhenwu put down the fold and said with a smile: "Ma Qi and Wang Bao gave a seat, and Fang Bao stood and replied." ”

After the three of them thanked him, Zhenwu glanced at a few people, and then said with a smile: "I received a discount from Shanghai the day before yesterday, and the sea route auction raised 16 million taels. ”

The sea route auction raised 16 million taels! Ma Qi and several people couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard this, this master can really be said to have a way to make money, so many years, no one would have thought that this sea route could auction so much silver, Ma Qi hurriedly bowed and said: "Congratulations to the emperor, this move not only enriches the treasury, but also improves and regulates the maritime order, which is really beneficial to the country and the people." ”

Wang Zhu has always had a lot of complaints about the green camp salary increase and the official salary increase, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, the green camp salary increase, and the official salary increase requires a large amount of expenditure every year." Auction of sea routes. It can only solve the urgent need for a while, and in the end it will increase the burden on the imperial court. ”

Seeing the scenery of Wang Xuan's great trouble, several people present couldn't help but secretly slander themselves, but Zhenwu didn't care at all, smiled slightly, and said: "Before there is no obvious increase in the taxes of the imperial court, the green camp will increase the salary. Additional expenses such as increasing the number of officials and increasing the benefits of the Eight Banners, I will not burden the imperial court. ”

Hearing this, several people were secretly shocked, although this master is good at dancing with long sleeves, where does he get tens of millions of silver every year? Yu Xu muttered even more secretly. Since it can make money in this way, why can't this engineering silver be solved happily?

After a slight pause, Zhenwu glanced at Ma Qi and Wang Luo, and said: "I have ordered five times that local officials shall not embezzle disaster relief money and grain, but there is still a situation of misappropriation of disaster relief money and grain in Shanxi and Shanxi provinces.

I have been on a private visit to the microservice for the past few days. I also know a little bit about the situation. Shanxi embezzled money and grain for disaster relief for different purposes. Although Shanxi's consumption is not high, there are many miscellaneous taxes and labor, and the reputation of the officials is also very unbearable, and the reputation of the officials is extremely poor.

Ma Qi was responsible for strictly checking the situation of withholding money and food from the victims, and Wang Luo was responsible for strictly investigating the deficit in Shanxi, and it should be noted that they borrowed a lot of silver from the local gentry, which had to be stripped out. ”

As soon as they heard this, Ma Qi and Wang hurriedly bowed down and said, "Weichen and others obey the order." ”

Zhenwu looked at Yu Xu again and said: "You know very well about borrowing money from the gentry, assist Wang Liang in the investigation, and order the local officials to return the deficit of corruption, and the stock of money and grain in the Shanxi domain treasury and the surrounding prefectures and counties will be diverted as silver for the river control project." ”

Listening to the joy, this is a lot of money, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "The slave obeys the order." ”

Groaning slightly, Zhen Wucai said: "The deficit of the prefectures and counties, there is one thing that must be paid attention to, that is, the money and grain owed by the gentry should not only be screened more, but also to learn more about the detailed situation from the people, and decide whether to recover the money and grain owed according to the specific situation. ”

"The minions obey." Yu Xu and Wang Luo bowed in unison.

Zhenwu nodded, then turned to Fang Bao, slowed down his tone and said: "Fang Bao served as the prefect of Taiyuan Mansion, assisted in curing the Taiyuan floods, and implemented the apportionment into the mu in Taiyuan Mansion, the gentry were on an errand and paid for grain as one, and tried to implement the gentry to supervise local officials. ”

Fang Bao listened to it with joy and worry, and was happy that he was promoted, and he was directly promoted from the sixth-grade Zhan Mansion Zuo Zanshan to the prefect from the fourth-grade mansion, and it was a big mansion like Taiyuan Mansion, and he was promoted to two grades and four levels, and he was worried that the innovation that had always been implemented did not end well, and he did not dare to hesitate, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Weichen thanked the emperor for his grace, and he must do his best and do his best." ”

Listening to the dedication, Zhenwu couldn't help but smile slightly, and said: "It's not possible to do your best, I'm afraid it will hinder your reputation, but this matter is enough to make you famous in history." After a slight pause, he restrained his smile and said slowly: "Don't care too much about the name in front of and behind you, you can really seek some practical benefits for the country and the people, so as not to lose the true character of a courtier and a literati."

To implement innovation, there will definitely be resistance, to be good at defusing it, the root cause of the Taiyuan flood is beneficial to all the gentry and people in Taiyuan Prefecture, to make good use of this, on the other hand, we must sum up the implementation experience, both pros and cons, these innovations, sooner or later will be implemented throughout the country, I have high hopes for you. ”

"The emperor's teachings, Weichen must be remembered in his heart, he must be diligent and honest, conscientious, and live up to the emperor's love." Fang Bao hurriedly bowed and said.

The heart of the narrative is full of joy, and there is also a three-year fire consumption subsidy in Taiyuan Mansion, and the gentry are on an errand! No wonder Zhenwu asked him to slow down the progress of the project, it turned out to be the idea, but, even so, the project silver is not enough, what else will Zhenwu do?

Zhenwu glanced at a few people, and said with a smile: "You have been bumping in the car for a day, all kneel down, go to pass the decree, early tomorrow morning, I will summon a group of officials and prisoners in the governor's yamen." ”

"Hey, the minion obeys." He bowed down busily.

When everyone withdrew, Zhenwu also stood up, ready to go to the yard for a walk, although there were ice cubes in the house, it was not too hot, but he preferred to go outside to enjoy the cool, before he went out, Da Chun hurried to the door, and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Fan Yubin is outside asking to see." ”

Fan Yubin? Coming to see me now? Zhenwu pondered slightly, and then asked, "Just him?" ”

"There is still one person, it is his fifth brother Fan Yuqi." Da Chun hurriedly bowed and said.

That must be a matter of the joint ticket number of Jin merchants. I didn't expect them to move so fast. Nodding slightly, Zhen Wucai said, "Let both of them come in." As he spoke, he also instructed, "Let the tables and chairs be moved into the courtyard, so that it is more refreshing outside." ”

After a few guards set up the tables and chairs, Fan Yubin and the two brothers also entered together, and saw Zhenwu standing in the courtyard, the two of them hurriedly stepped forward to kowtow and say goodbye, Fan Yuqi was the first time to see Zhenwu at such a close distance. Couldn't help but be a little nervous, Zhenwu smiled slightly, and said, "No need to be formal, give a seat." ”

After the two thanked him, they cautiously sat down on the small pestle and sat down. Fan Yubin bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of Jin merchants co-founding the ticket number silver number has begun to have eyebrows. ”

Zhenwu smiled and nodded, and said, "You have been by my side for the past few days, and Fan Yuqi is responsible for the ticket number, let him say it." ”

Hearing this, Fan Yuqi couldn't help but be slightly excited, Zhenwu was obviously giving him a chance to perform. He hurriedly said calmly: "Go back to the emperor." Since the news that the imperial court wanted to vigorously develop inland commerce and encourage Jin merchants to jointly establish ticket numbers, the rich merchants and magnates in Taiyuan City reacted greatly. In the past few days, the wealthy Jin merchants from Taigu, Yuci, Xugou, Qixian, Wenshui, Jiaocheng and other places around Taiyuan have also rushed to Taiyuan. The grass people discussed with the businessmen for a few days, and as of today, the amount of shares has exceeded 70 million. ”

Speaking of this, he hesitated slightly before continuing: "However, there are many questions raised by the merchants, mainly a few points, one is how to effectively protect the northwest frontier, including the silver taels of various semicolon inventories opened outside the Qing Dynasty in the future. Second, whether the ticket number is taxed or not, and whether the profit is still drawn according to 30. Third, does the imperial court supervise the ticket number? Fourth, can the ticket number be opened in various parts of the Qing Dynasty? Five, should the silver ticket found in the ticket number be unified with the 'Four Constants'? ”

Hearing him ask so many questions in one breath, Zhenwu couldn't help but muttered for a moment before he said in a deep voice: "If there is any incomprehension or thorny matter in the joint ticket number of the Jin merchants, it can be transferred through the prefect of Taiyuan Prefecture in the future.

In order to protect the private property of the Qing people, the Qing Imperial Navy and the Janissary New Army did not hesitate to declare war on any country.

In addition, in view of the special situation in the Northwest Frontier, we will consider giving each branch a certain number of guards and equipping it with a certain amount of weapons or firearms to protect the security of the branches. ”

When the two brothers of the Fan family heard these words, they couldn't help but be slightly moved, no court would ever wage war against the outside world for the property of the people, and Zhenwu's words would inevitably cause a sensation as soon as they were published in the Beijing newspaper, and both Jin merchants and maritime merchants would rejoice in it.

"As for taxes." Zhenwu paused slightly, and then continued: "The ticket number must be paid to the imperial court, not one out of thirty, one out of ten for pure profits, not only the ticket number of the Jin merchants, but also all the ticket numbers, and the 'Four Hengs' are no exception." The imperial court will be stationed in the general number and each branch to supervise the account, and the salary will be paid by the imperial court.

Semicolons are allowed to be opened in various places, but, in principle, three to five are allowed above the provincial capital, one to three are allowed to be opened in the prefecture, and only one is allowed in the county. ”

1 out of 10 in taxes! The two brothers of the Fan family couldn't help but be stunned, with such a high tax, how could those businessmen agree! After a slight hesitation, Fan Yubin hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, one out of ten, the grass people are worried that the businessmen will not join the shares." ”

Zhenwu said disapprerovingly: "Ten draws sound a little higher, but in fact it is not high, how can one percent of the net profit be high?" The ticket number earns 2 million taels a year, and it is only 200,000 taels handed over to the imperial court, how can it be high? ”

Fan Yubin couldn't help but be secretly anxious when he heard this, the commercial taxation law of the Qing Dynasty followed the Ming system, which was divided into two types: 'sitting tax' and 'passing tax'. The tax is the tax paid when passing the checkpoint, generally twenty draws one, although it is not high, but it is the same as the toll station, passing a pass, to collect once, the accumulation can be high.

The tax is levied when the goods are sold to the store, which is levied by local officials, leaving more local financial expenditures, there is no unified tax rate in the country, and it is up to the local government to decide, and because of this, the project of "sitting tax" is very chaotic.

Fan Yuqi plucked up the courage and said: "Your Majesty, although there is no 'tax' in the ticket number, but 'tax' is inevitable, otherwise it is difficult for the branch to take root in the local area. ”

Zhenwu said with a smile: "Local officials privately levy 'sitting taxes', I have long heard of it, I have been agitating the reform of industrial and commercial miscellaneous taxes in Beijing and Jiangning, in order to unify the management of local taxes, and the ticket number does not need to pay 'sitting taxes', this tax will be distributed between the imperial court and the local government in a ratio of three or seven, and there is no need to worry about local harassment, but there are illegal officials who ask for it, pay it first, and then report it, the evidence is conclusive, and I will be dismissed." ”

Hearing this, the two brothers of the Fan family couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, Zhenwu's move was actually intended to protect the ticket number from being indiscriminately taxed, Fan Yubin bowed down and said: "The emperor is so strongly supportive, the joint ticket number of the Jin merchants will be listed as soon as possible." After a slight pause, he continued: "The grass people earnestly pray that the emperor will give the name and inscription plaque for the joint ticket number of the Jin merchants." ”

Zhenwu smiled slightly: "I never give a name inscription to a merchant, and this time I will make an exception for Jin merchants." With a slight groan, he said, "It's called 'Jin Hesheng'." ”

"Thank the emperor for the name." The two of them hurriedly bowed down, and Fan Yuqi hurriedly went to get a pen and paper, as the so-called hot iron, God knows if Zhenwu will change his hexagram tomorrow.

Zhenwu glanced at Fan Yuqi, smiled slightly, and said: "'Jin Hesheng' has just been founded, I don't require you to carry out low-interest lending or interest-free disaster relief lending like the 'Four Hengs', but you must be prepared, three or five years later, you must start to carry out low-interest lending, the scale can be gradually expanded, the ticket number, I still have a lot of ideas, not only to make money, but also to benefit the country and the people, to support the development of commerce and handicrafts, this is a virtuous circle of mutual benefit and reciprocity." (To be continued.) )