Now is an extraordinary period, there is a Houjin outside, there are mobs inside, even if the imperial court has the intention to block the news, it will not help, after all, paper can't hold the fire, many places are behind the calm, there is an uneasy atmosphere in ambush, some ill-intentioned people have some impetuosity in their hearts in the bud, those who are officials are worried all day long, for fear that the people under the rule of that day will be like Wang Er in Baishui, Shaanxi, and rush into the county government with a roar, especially if they are about to forcibly collect taxes, at this critical time, the most afraid is that there will be a sudden incident of murder and arson.

In the evening, he also instructed Liu Jinzhu to pay attention to the talents of those displaced people, in fact, there is also the intention of surveillance, I didn't expect an accident to happen so soon, 6 Haoshan can not be anxious? Now the slightest wind and grass is terrifying.

"Adult"

"Your Excellency, are you alright?"

Just when 6 Haoshan was thinking, Zhang Yunhui, the chief bookkeeper, Zhou Dayuan, the household secretary, and others, under the escort of the servants of the family, walked towards 6 Haoshan, and asked with concern as they walked.

6 Hao smiled, shook his head and said, "The official is fine, what's the matter, you are also alarmed?" ”

Zhou Dayuan hurriedly said: "Such a big movement, it is difficult not to be alarmed, these homeless people are really hateful, we Jiangyou have not had a murder for more than a year, and last year it was praised by the prefect, but I didn't expect it to be at the beginning of the year, this record is ancient." ”

"Fortunately, there is no tax yet" Zhang Yunhui said with some trepidation: "If the tax is levied and the money and silver in the hands of the people are forcibly expropriated, maybe a small thing will incite them, and then we will die without a place to bury." ”

6 Haoshan said with a cold face: "Not only what, tonight this matter must be thoroughly investigated, but also to give an explanation to the people of Jiangyou in the shortest possible time, so as not to spread rumors all over the sky and shake the hearts of the people." ”

If it is placed in the prosperous era, if there is a murder case, many officials are in high spirits, solve the case with their hearts, accumulate popularity and qualifications for themselves, and become the prerequisite for promotion, but now when something happens, they have to be afraid, for fear that "a spark can start a prairie fire".

Hearing the county magistrate's heavy words, everyone nodded, and all the people present were officials, understanding that they had to be soft and hard to the people, and a few days ago it was stipulated that the people were not allowed to be exploited, and a gray income was prohibited, which was regarded as appeasing the people, and now that there is a murder, it has to be deterred by thunderous means, so that the people understand that if they don't follow the rules, they will lose their heads.

Seeing that the officials who could come also came, it was early spring, and it was still cool at night, 6 Haoshan asked everyone to sit in the side hall for a while, so that they could drink some hot tea while waiting for the news that Cao Hu was arresting the suspect, which was a very good suggestion, and everyone agreed.

There are a lot of rules in the officialdom, after a courtesy, everyone sat down according to the level of status, their own miscellaneous servants sent hot tea and snacks, everyone gathered together, chatting while waiting for Cao Hu's news, talking and talking, the focus of the topic shifted from this murder case to this tax, when it came to taxation, everyone was a little lacking in confidence, in the final analysis, this is to compete with the people, if the people can get it, it is barely reasonable, but the harvest in the past two years is not good, and just after the New Year, the summer grain has not been planted, and the tax for the whole year must be levied all at once, including Liao, this is forcing the people to a dead end.

The finances of the Ming Dynasty, when there is little health, especially in the middle and late stages, except for the years when Zhang Juzheng was in power, there is some surplus in the treasury, most of the time, it is ten pots and seven lids, covering this other exposed, especially to Chongzhen, which may be described as terminally ill and powerless, and now in order to quell the rebellion, it can be said that the people's livelihood is disregarded.

A group of officials complained one after another, pleading for the people, hinting that 6 Haoshan would fight for the superiors, whether he could reduce some of them, 6 Haoshan smiled slightly, and gave Zhou Dayuan a look, Zhou Dayuan immediately understood, and hurriedly said: "Everyone, be quiet, be quiet, Zhou has something to announce." ”

Waiting for everyone to calm down, Zhou Dayuan said: "The decree will not be changed overnight, and the county lord has no choice, as the so-called food monarch bears the king's worries, the emperor has made an order, and we will naturally implement it, Jiangyou's situation, that is, Zhou does not say, you also know, the people really can't take it, forcibly requisitioned it, I don't know how many people are ruined, the county respects the people, and is afraid that the county squires will take the opportunity to occupy the people's land, not only the people are displaced, but it will be more difficult to collect taxes in the future, the adults think about it, and finally come up with a way"

"That is, using the official land as collateral, borrowing a part of the money and grain from the rich and grain squire landlords in the county, advancing the money and grain for the people of Jiangyou, and then repaying and redeeming the official land after the summer grain harvest."

6 Haoshan's mortgage with Guantian has only been discussed with Zhang Yunhui and Zhou Dayuan, and others have not yet known, and a group of officials of all sizes heard about it and were very surprised, and Su Fang of the Lifang said with some anxiety: "The adults care about the people, the house is kind-hearted, and the villains admire it, but where is the official field in the county government?" Didn't it be disposed of early in the morning? ”

"Another point is the good field under the name of the four great benevolent institutions." Zhou Dayuan explained.

Hu Ren, the director of the workshop, said in surprise: "My lord, I can't move, if there is no good field, then the four major institutions will not be able to operate, this, isn't this killing chickens and taking eggs?" ”

"Not so pessimistic" Zhang Yunhui, the chief bookkeeper sitting in the second seat, said lightly: "This is a mortgage, not a sale, and it can be redeemed, the government has come forward, at least the interest is not so high, even if it can't be redeemed for a while, isn't there still a county office, isn't there still a good man?" My lord's move is completely for the people of Jiangyou, do you have a better way? ”

Zhou Dayuan said with a calm face: "It's not that Zhou is ruthless, to say a realistic word, now the people can't take care of it, and these old, weak, sick and disabled people will have to be put aside for the time being." ”

Everyone listened, and it was indeed the same reason, so one by one they stopped talking, 6 Haoshan saw that the time had come, and said: "Throughout the Tang and Song dynasties, the official summed up a truth, that is, there is no agriculture and no stability, no business is not rich, our county government has received more than ten shops, and its profits are obvious to all, it is not an exaggeration to say that you just don't take those unintentional money, and the money and silver that can be taken home every month will never be less, the official thinks, are we looking for more ways to make money, make money and silver, and benefit the people of Jiangyou, and you can also help make up for the family." ”

6 Haoshan decided to pull all these people on his big ship, just the dozen or so shops are not enough, if you want to make them into a monolith, you have to have deeper cooperation, anyway, you need money and silver to do big things, those tens of thousands of taels seem to be a lot, once you raise an army, it is estimated that there is no need to toss a few times, money, food are very important, and there is a lot of strength.

"Okay, adults are really talented, good saying that there is no farming, no stability, no work, no wealth." Zhang Yunhui couldn't help but cheer loudly.

"Don't dare, that is, unintentional." 6 Haoshan said modestly.

Zhou Dayuan frowned and thought about it, and then said: "There are many ways to make money, such as salt, horses, silk, and grain, which are all very profitable transactions, especially salt, those huge riches in Yangzhou, that is a big ship transporting salt, a small ship transporting gold, rich and rivaling the country, unspeakably expensive, they live in Yangzhou famous gardens, raise thin horses, spend a lot of money, I heard that some are very rich, and a meal is 100 gold." ”

Hu Ren followed and said: "Many industries need the approval of the imperial court, and there is no way to do it at all, not to mention anything else, so many checkpoints are cut left and right, and even the old capital is lost if you are not careful, with the position of my Jiangyou, such as salt and silk are not suitable, that is, horses and grain are more reliable." ”

Zhao Gao is a post man, usually in contact with the most people, and has a wide range of knowledge, but his status is too low, so most of the time, he only listens to it and doesn't say it, but when he hears this, he can't help but say: "My lord, Jiangyou is close to Tatar and Tulupan, if you are bold enough, you can get the approval, and the tea and horse trading is the most profitable, and now the imperial court has been fighting for many years, especially in Liaodong, the demand for horses is huge, if you can get a good horse, the profit is absolutely amazing." ”

When it comes to tea and horse trading, everyone's eyes are bright, this is a fat and oily business, with tea in exchange for war horses, that is a profitable business, tea and horse trading originated in the Tang and Song dynasties, flourished in the Ming and Qing dynasties, in fact, many borders are caused by tea and horse trading, those nomads are mainly meat-based every day, need to use tea to get greasy, if you don't eat it will be no spirit, easy to get sick, it can be said that you love tea as life, the Ming Dynasty also set up a tea division, prohibiting tea out of the country without permission, and Zhu Chongba's brother is even more charming, a horse in the early Ming Dynasty can be exchanged for about 1,800 catties of tea, But Zhu Chongba was unhappy and felt that it was not worth it, so he forcibly lowered the price, and in the later stage, a horse could only be exchanged for eighty catties of tea, and a middle horse was sixty catties, and he got off the horse? Give you forty pounds and be in a good mood, can these nomads not harbor resentment?

These are all history, but Zhao Gao's words woke up the dreamer, and 6 Haoshan's eyes lit up: the location of Jiangyou County is just within the scope of the Ancient Tea Horse Road, as for the approval, hehe, there is craftsmanship, what do you want "approval" is not a light example? If you participate in the tea and horse trade, wouldn't it be a matter of money and money, and you want horses and horses?

Centaurs, now I can say that there is a shortage of people and horses, and this way to make money is simply customized for myself.

"Ahem" 6 Haoshan coughed dryly twice, and then picked up his illusory teacher and pulled the tiger's skin: "That approval, the official can find a way to find a teacher, but in terms of that way, he owes a guide." ”

"My lord, if you want someone to guide the way, in fact, there are people in this county who are familiar with the way, but I don't know if he is willing to help." Zhao Gao suddenly said in surprise.

6 Haoshan was surprised and said, "Oh, who? ”

"The Zhao family, many people say that they are trafficking salt to get rich, and some people say that they are high-ranking officials, all of which are guessed, others do not know, and the villain has a cousin who is a third housekeeper in the Zhao Mansion, and he knows a little bit, I heard that they used to do tea and horse trading, and they did quite a big job, of course, most of them were smuggled secretly."

The Zhao family? Relying on the tea horse family? It's quite hidden, 6 Haoshan thought: It seems that I really want to pay a visit.

Just when 6 Haoshan wanted to say something, someone outside the door suddenly shouted loudly: "My lord, Cao Zhutou has escorted a group of criminals back to the yamen, please give your orders." ”

(Thank you to Brother mITo, Jin Mu Canchen, Can't See Through..., Brother Cha for your reward, thank you!) ）

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