The main purpose of Zhao Shijie's visit to Guangzhou this time was to inspect the business environment of the two Guangzhous, and to implement the reform plan of the National Assembly to promote the two Guangzhous, which will be the focus of the Ming Dynasty's reform and an important economic area in the future.

Its improper geographical location is very important, and it will also be the main political center of the future Nanming government.

It can be said that Australia supports Shen Youlong's reform, hoping that he will turn this place into a pilot for the future reform of the entire Ming Dynasty, and use the model of Liangguang to influence the territory controlled by the Nanming government in the future.

It's just that what needs to be done at present is to make Comrade Shen feel as much as possible that he has no money in his hands, and the war in the north is getting more and more intense, and the more people flee to the south, especially those who enter the territory of Liangguang.

The reason for this is that the local officials did not want so many refugees to appear on their own territory, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble, so they drove everyone here.

After Shen Youlong discussed with Zhao Shijie that night, he began to think seriously about his words, and took action, and even summoned some representative gentry of the two Guangxi to discuss with him.

The gentry class had reservations about the commercial tax proposed by Shen Youlong, and the merchants were really very supportive of it, as Zhao Shijie said.

For several days, Comrade Shen's repeated actions finally attracted the attention of more businessmen, because the people Shen Youlong talked to were basically the relatively large wealthy merchants and gentry in Liangguang, which also provided a conjecture for many people.

That is, Lao Shen is likely to need to raise donations, yes, that's right, Lao Shen must need to raise donations, and now that there are more and more refugees pouring into Liangguang, Lao Shen can't come up with money to help the victims.

This is the speculation of all the businessmen about him, after all, this guy has collected donations more than once, and now maybe he will come again, the businessmen are rich, but the money is not wasted, it is also earned by his own hard work. I always donate it like this, so I am naturally a little reluctant.

Some people have already begun to think about whether to hide in the countryside or go to Hong Kong to live for a few days, as long as they can't find themselves, then they can delay it, maybe it will be good to drag it out for a while.

Of course, some people don't think so, and they began to inquire about the news through various channels, including from Zhao De, a big businessman who has risen the fastest in the past two or three years.

Zhao De and Shen Youlong have a good relationship. It is also a first-class agent of Australian goods, and its status is naturally somewhat different from that of ordinary businessmen.

In the past two days, Zhao De's home has also begun to be visited by an endless stream of people.

"Brother Zhao hasn't seen you for many days, I heard that you have bought another house in Hong Kong, why don't you notify me of such a happy event."

"It's just that I bought a small house, how dare I disturb Brother Yan, let's talk about it in the house."

The person who came was a dealer under Zhao De, and the relationship between the two was not bad, so he said so.

"Brother Zhao has heard about it recently. Lord Shen wants to raise donations. This businessman surnamed Yan did not ask directly. Instead, he asked Zhao De if he had heard of it.

The meaning of this question is different, and the meaning is different.

Of course, Zhao De understood what the other party meant, and the other party wanted to ask him about the specific situation.

"Brother Yan is not an outsider, so I won't hide it from you, Lord Shen is going to implement the law of Hong Kong in the two places this time."

Almost all businessmen in Guangzhou and Guangzhou know what the laws are in Hong Kong, and Hong Kong businessmen need to pay taxes like the government. Moreover, the proportion of tax paid according to various business projects is also different, and after paying taxes, there is no need to pay any other filial piety money from the departments at all levels under the government.

In fact, many people have calculated that the proportion of taxes paid and the money given to various gods and Buddhas are actually lower, and there is a guarantee after paying taxes, and this guarantee can be said to be equivalent to being sheltered by the government.

Therefore, businessmen in Hong Kong are voluntarily taxed. And there is never a need for someone from the tax department to collect it.

When the businessman surnamed Yan heard this, he understood, Liangguang seems to have to learn this method, that's a good thing, if he really starts to collect commercial taxes in the future, then he doesn't have to send filial piety money to all kinds of gods and Buddhas.

"In this way, this is a good thing, Brother Zhao, I don't know when the adults will start to implement it."

"It's a good thing, it's a good thing, but it's still difficult to implement, first of all, we need the support of our people, and we also need the support of the local gentry, otherwise Lord Shen will never dare to enforce it."

This is true, if you really want to implement it, you must indeed have these conditions, otherwise it is really difficult to implement.

Shen Youlong convened the gentry and merchants to discuss, just to get an answer and see if he could get the support of many people.

However, the response of the gentry class is not very satisfactory in the current situation, and half of them are opposed, the main reason being that they do not want to take risks.

Because once you invest in the businessman's business, the loss is equivalent to the loss of your own money, which is different from before, in the past, they were just equivalent to a guarantor, there is no investment risk at all, and the loss has nothing to do with him, and even the businessmen will give a share of money as usual in order to maintain the relationship with themselves.

But now if you invest by yourself, it will be very different, and the gap between the two is simply too big, so many people don't want to agree.

Of course, those who agree cannot say that they have unique vision, foresight and so on, in fact, they are only affected by the current situation.

It is very likely that Lao Shen will continue to preside over the two Guangzhous, and the army of Chao Li Zicheng is approaching the capital, and many government decrees can be said to be impossible to come here at all, and it is not a good thing if the relationship with Lao Shen is too stiff.

Although the gentry have a very strong force in the local area, they really confront Shen Youlong, especially in this troubled world, but anything can happen, maybe people will give you a full door to destroy it.

After all, anything will happen in this troubled era, and Shen Youlong is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and if he is fuel-efficient, he will not sit in the position of governor of Liangguang.

The conversation between Zhao De and the businessman surnamed Yan was like a typhoon, quickly spreading in the business circle, and some people who didn't know and were ready to hide didn't hide, knowing that the new decree was going to be promoted, they were all looking forward to coming one day earlier, and on the other hand, Zhao De and Shen Youlong did not show any opposition to this topic that spread quickly.

All kinds of signs show that this topic that has spread may be true, and it should be true that it was rumored by Zhao De, in fact, this method was given to Shen Youlong by Zhao Shijie, telling him how to use the power of public opinion to make those who disagree accept it. (To be continued......)