When the twilight was thick, Tang Haoming walked into the Huguang Governor's Mansion alone, and when the servants led him to the study of the back house, Tang Haoming couldn't help but cheer himself up in his heart.

If this is successful, everything will change!

When he was about to step into the study, Tang Hao said secretly. There are no outsiders in the study, only Zhang Zhidong and Sang Zhiping, when Tang Haoming walked into the study, Zhang Zhidong took a special look at him, Tang Ziran has indeed been very sick this month, his face is pale, his expression is haggard, and it is really difficult for him.

Xiang Shuai is in front of Haoran's grace, and he knows that Xiang Shuai is very troubled for Haoran's future, but Hao Ran has no strengths, but he can't give Xiang Shuai a decent gift. Tonight, Haoran didn't bring anything, only a loyalty to Xiang Shuai: in this life, he will do his best for Xiang Shuai and the country. ”

As soon as Tang Haoran entered the door, he knelt on the ground and said sincerely.

His solemn and sincere words made Zhang Zhidong couldn't help but be moved. From the official to the feudal official, Zhang Zhidong naturally looks down on ordinary silver and white things, not to mention that he has also regarded himself as "incorruptible" as the leader of Qingliu for many years, and he does not very much want others to give him gifts. Now he is trying to run foreign affairs in Hubei, foreign affairs are inseparable from talents, and they are also inseparable from money, although Tang Ziran is young, but he is not only a talent for foreign affairs, but also a talent for financial management, and now such a person serves his life, isn't it the best gift for him?

"Ziran, get up, sit down and talk, there are only three people here tonight, you and me and Zhongzi, no need to be polite!"

Zhang Zhidong stroked his beard and smiled, and after Tang Haoran sat down, he looked at him and said:

"It is my duty to recommend talents for the country, not to mention that your Tang Ziran's talent is now famous all over the world!"

Mentioning Tang Ziran's name, Zhang Zhidong raised his eyebrows slightly, and there was a hint of pride in his eyes, although Tang Ziran was famous all over the world, but it was he Zhang Zhidong who knew his talent and used his ability.

"You just need to know that you will do a good job of the errand assigned to you for the court in the future, and don't let me down, and I will be satisfied."

Tang Haoran did his best for himself, not that he didn't say anything about Zhang Zhidong's heart, but he has been an official for many years, he has heard too many such words, and he also knows how to say the words of the scene.

Tang Haoran hurriedly got up and said:

"Xiang Shuai's words, I will keep it in mind for the rest of my life, do good errands for the country and the imperial court, and fully assist Xiang Shuai to do Hubei foreign affairs."

Show loyalty, since Zhang Zhidong wants to use himself, he naturally wants to show loyalty.

"That's good, that's good."

Zhang Zhidong glanced at the fold in Tang Haoran's hand and said.

"Come to think of it, you have already prepared the monopoly charter in the past two days! You don't have to look at it, you can talk about it carefully! ”

In the past month, Zhang Zhidong has received more than 30 requests for a ban on smoking, and after brainstorming, he is far more clear about the ban on smoking than Tang Haoran, compared to the lines of others, Zhang Zhidong attaches more importance to Tang Haoran's means of banning smoking, just like running a factory, others only see the factory, but what Tang Haoran sees is how to manage the factory and where the goods are sold after setting up a factory, and comparing each other is judged, which is also what he admires Tang Haoran the most.

Since Zhang Zhidong said so, Tang Haoran naturally put down the array and came up with his own ideas one by one, because he knew that the purpose of the smoking ban was to raise funds and collect money, and even this was the reason why Zhang Zhidong intended to hand over this matter to himself, which was also the place he focused on explaining, and even he specially made a display board, and displayed each link one by one on the display board, which looked fresh, but Zhang Zhitong and Sang Zhiping listened very clearly.

“…… If the ban on smoking, you need to first set up a pharmaceutical institute, the use of mechanical operation, this is the most important production link, after the cigarette paste is made, by the bureau issued to the state and county administrations, and then by the state and county administrations, issued to the special wholesalers, the special wholesalers are then transferred to the retail merchants, and finally by the retail merchants to the ** smokers. Let the smokers in all parts of the country register themselves, issue a "smoking license", and ration ** on a monthly basis, and the amount of tobacco paste boiled by the Authority will be diluted year by year, and smokers will naturally stop addiction according to this method......"

When Tang Haoran explained, Zhang Zhidong and Sang Zhiping nodded from time to time, and occasionally asked questions.

"It takes money to set up a pharmaceutical company, and it also takes money to purchase raw materials, where does this money come from?"

This is what Zhang Zhidong is most concerned about, and the reason why he has not nodded so far is because of this monopoly policy, which must first purchase a large number of foreign medicines, so that it can be implemented.

"Contractor deposits, whether they are wholesale dealers or retail sellers, must pay a deposit, ranging from 20,000 taels to 500 taels, if they violate the smoking ban regulations, the deposit will be confiscated, which can be used as a bonus,"

"So how should wholesalers and retailers be selected, and how many should be set up? Is the price of cigarettes subject to market prices, or is it set by the government? How are their profits guaranteed? ”

Although the words sound fresh, Sang Zhiping still quoted Tang Haoran's words, the reason why he asked these questions was actually to ask questions for Zhang Zhidong, and there were some things that Zhang Zhidong was inconvenient to ask and inconvenient to say.

"Wholesalers and retailers need to be innocent, and no one has violated the law for three generations, and if they or their families violate the law during the underwriting period, they should ban the special contract and confiscate half of the deposit, and the special contractor will reset the ...... every three years."

For those "special businessmen", Tang Haoran naturally did not have much good impression, so he was naturally picky about them in every way, and set up more than a dozen boxes to restrain them one by one.

"In terms of the population of 700,000 in the three towns of Wuhan, if the smokers are 5%, that is, 35,000 people, after the implementation of the monopoly, the line will be sold at designated points, that is, smokers can only buy cigarettes in one place, and it is illegal to buy cigarettes elsewhere, and each retail point is limited to 45 people, and the three towns need to set up 778 retail outlets, and their profits are 5%, that is, 5% of the official price of cigarettes, and the retail outlets have to purchase goods from designated special suppliers, and every 25 retail outlets set up a special supplier, whose profit is 3%, and the special suppliers can only purchase goods from special wholesalers. Wholesalers are limited to 20 companies with a profit of 2%. In other words, 10% of the tobacco profits will be given to third-class vendors, so that the resistance can be reduced......"

"Ziran, you are wrong, there are only 700,000 people in the three towns of Wuhan, but there are no less than 100,000 smokers, and no less than 20,000 of the three towns consume tobacco every day! There are no less than 4,000 households in this lowly business! The three towns are called the world of smoke! ”

Sang Zhiping sighed while looking at Tang Haoming and said.

"The so-called reduction of resistance, there is no possibility, there are a few people who open a tobacco shop is not several times the profit, according to what you said before, the tobacco businessman income is only 10%, how can the tobacco businessman be willing to monopoly, and the tobacco businessman mostly colludes with officials, cutting off his financial route is like killing his parents, the resistance is really unimaginable......

While sighing, Sang Zhiping set his eyes on Zhang Zhidong, and when Zhang Zhidong nodded thoughtfully, when he saw Sang Zhiping smiling and silent, he thought of the ban on smoking during the main Jin Dynasty, and some counties even banned it completely, with a sneer on his face, and then said in a deep voice.

"The rule of officials in Hubei should also be rectified"

As soon as the successive governors took office, the first thing was to rectify the rule of officials in order to establish their official authority, and every time they came to rectify the rule of officials and sort out the finances, it was something that Zhang Zhidong and the successive governors must do.

"As for the smoke house, since it is non-smoking! It is necessary to ban it to the end, seal all those tobacco houses, and confiscate all the tobacco and soil! ”

When he spit out this sentence, Zhang Zhidong looked at Tang Haoming and said.

"The confiscated tobacco will be handed over to the Monopoly Bureau, and after the Monopoly Bureau sells it, it will be returned to the official treasury! Ziran, what do you think? ”

Resources!

For Zhang Zhidong, who was financially embarrassed and unable to do foreign affairs, when he thought of Shanxi Jin tobacco, he thought of the thousands of tons of tobacco confiscated in Shanxi.

Zhang Zhidong's decisiveness made Tang Haoran stunned, and at the same time, he also saw in him the side of his history books that "being an official is not like a scholar", between these three words, I don't know how many people will lose their officials and resign. However, this is the inevitability of reform. Reform always comes at a cost, not to mention making those who deserve it in the first place.

"Be so, be so!"

When taking over those unfounded tobacco soils, Tang Haoran continued to explain,

“…… The sale of foreign medicines shall be under the control of the Authority, which shall declare and deliver it to the local contractors, and all those who arrange tobacco paste shall sell at least one box to retailers at a fixed price, and the retailers shall serve the ointment to the smokers at the official price. The contractor is only allowed to sell tobacco paste to retailers approved by the government, and is not allowed to open a tobacco shop, and a separate flow book is made to register the type, quantity, and value of the daily paste for future reference. In addition, those who want to produce and sell smoking equipment should apply for a license to sell tobacco equipment from the government and the management bureau, and a certain amount of tax should be paid every year. All contractors and retailers are required to be appointed by a local person with assets and considerable creditworthiness, and in special cases, non-original operators may also be licensed to operate, but the identity should be reliable and must be monitored by the authority officials. ”

After explaining the sales process, the matters of smoking permission were explained.

"In order to promote the monopoly of foreign medicines, it is necessary to investigate the addicts of tobacco addicts, establish a corresponding registration system, and all registered persons are allowed to continue smoking after the ban on smoking, but new smoking is strictly prohibited, otherwise they will be punished with hard labor after investigation and punishment, and addicts over the age of 20 apply for licenses, regardless of the distinction between men and women, shall be issued. Considering that there are many abusers under the age of 20, and if they are addicted, they can also be granted a licence to smoke after consultation by a medical practitioner; Special convenience shall be given to the ** addicts of women, and all licences shall be granted,"

If there was no previous promise of Sang Zhiping to come to the "Three Chapters of the Law", in any case, Tang Haoran would not have written in such detail, it was precisely because of the "Three Chapters of the Law" that he could rest assured to devote himself to this "cause", after nearly an hour of explanation, he looked at Zhang Zhidong and said.

"If you can get the full support of Xiangshuai, if you have a qiē shun lì, I believe that within 30 years, you will be able to solve the smoke disaster in Hubei!"

Can it be solved? Tang Haoran's heart also has no bottom, unless it can really strictly control the new smokers, after the old man dies naturally, it will naturally be over, even if it is lucky that Hubei has no smoke, what about the whole country?

"Ziran, the old man is waiting for you to give me back a smoke-free province!"

Smiling and hugging his beard, Zhang Zhidong's eyebrows flashed with pride, that is, he lost the reputation and reality of the ban on smoking, and also got the benefits of using a huge amount of cigarettes for foreign affairs, such a thing of both, I am afraid that only Tang Haoran can take it. Seeing that Zhang Zhidong was in a good mood, Tang Haoran asked the last question.

"However, whether it is monopoly, monopoly or production and sale, there will be another problem! If this matter is not resolved, I am afraid that it will eventually be in vain! ”

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