There is no impermeable wall in the world, and for dignitaries, there is not even a wall in the world. Xu Yuanzuo hadn't walked out of Hai Rui's living room yet, and the conversation between the two had already flown all over Suzhou City like wings.

Although it is a bit exaggerated, the news does spread quickly, and everyone is asking: Who is Xu Yuanzuo sacred? How much influence can it have on the Coast Guard? Will Lord Hai really turn the finger at the merchants? Is the landlord safe? Is the land cleared or not?

All the questions are heart-wrenching.

……

Xu Yuanzuo lives in the Lion Forest.

It is the lion forest that was built in the Yuan Dynasty and famous for later generations.

In this era, the Lion Forest is still a Zen temple and has the ability to receive distinguished guests. Many painters and poets are willing to come here to enjoy the garden, talk with the monks about Xuanshen Zen, and then drum up some works to add to the Chinese civilization.

Xu Yuanzuo fell in love with this place because of the beautiful scenery, clean food, clean and not tacky. It's a pity that the great monks probably thought Xu Yuanzuo was too tacky, so they didn't come to him to discuss Buddhism except for packing up a courtyard, a few houses, and providing food and accommodation.

It may also be because there are too many rich businessmen who come to Xu Yuanzuo, and these rich businessmen refuse to leave the incense money, so they make the monks unhappy.

Two days after returning from the Sea Guard, Xu Yuanzuo stayed in the Lion Forest to see the daily life of the Zen monks, and leisurely visited the original Lion Forest. Although it has reached the winter moon, the vegetation in Suzhou has not completely withered, and it is pleasing to the eye.

"Brother Zuo, there is an old man who asks to see you." Qi Miao handed over the post on the side.

Xu Yuanzuo turned out the post, opened it and saw that it was the title "Weng Di", which was the name of Weng Million Weng Shaoshan.

"Old man?" Xu Yuanzuo was stunned for a moment, and said secretly: It can't be Weng Shaoshan himself, right? Is your face so big?

Weng Shaoshan Weng Di was not famous in later generations. If it weren't for Xu Yuanzuo's research, he would not have known about this person when he was working. However, in the current world, Weng Shaoshan's status is similar to that of Ma Yun in the era of e-commerce, which can be seen.

Because he is a big celebrity, Gu Shuisheng knew the backer behind him as soon as he inquired.

Nanjing garrison eunuch Wu Gonggong.

The Nanjing garrison is the master of ceremonies. The celebrant is the cabinet of the inner court, so this Gonggong Wu is also equivalent to the representative of the inner court in Nanjing. The power is high. It is comparable to Xu Yuanzuo's backer Xu Jie. If you take into account that Xu Jie's influence in the court has weakened, and Eunuch Wu still has Austrian aid in the palace, Xu Yuanzuo is probably still weaker.

"Come with me to change my clothes." Xu Yuanzuo said.

On weekdays, Xu Yuanzuo wears a shirt and a square scarf, which is the standard uniform of scholars. Now that he wants to see Weng Di, he has changed into a satin robe and a scarf on his head, looking more like a wealthy businessman.

Although Weng Di handed over the post, he did not go directly to the small courtyard where Xu Yuanzuo was staying. And wait for Xu Yuanzuo in the water pavilion.

The monks knew that he was a great patron and had already served tea and incense.

After a while, Xu Yuanzuo came out, and saw a white-haired old man from a distance, leisurely drinking tea.

When Xu Yuanzuo entered the water pavilion, Weng Ji stood up.

"Student Xu Yuanzuo, I've seen Shaoshan Gong." Xu Yuanzuo said with a smile, as if the two were old friends.

Weng Di was old and warmly replied with a half-salute. said: "The boy is a hero, and he really deserves his name." ”

Xu Yuanzuo smiled. Take a seat opposite Weng Di.

On the stone platform between the two of them was a small red clay stove, on which water was boiling, and the black iron teapot was gurgling. A tea tray made of camphor wood was placed in the center, and the pot-bellied Maitreya carved on the tea tray stroked his belly with a smile.

Weng Di lifted the boiling water and poured it into the tea bowl. Wait for the pale golden tea soup to overflow and close the lid. Pour into a fair cup. The tea drain of the fine gauze isolated the tea dregs, and a full cup of tea soup was received.

The teacup in front of Xu Yuanzuo was steaming, and it could be seen that the old man had washed it with boiling water when he was waiting for him just now. Waiting for Weng Di to pour him full of tea, the fragrance of Tieguanyin rushed into his nose.

"I only say that Wu people like Longjing. It's the first time I've seen Fujian tea art here. Xu Yuanzuo said.

Weng Di smiled: "Longjing is like Zen Buddhism. Lovers and enlighteners, just a cup. And this Min tea is like a law. There are many rules, but they can be more attentive. ”

Xu Yuanzuo smiled, looked at the monk who added water and carbon on the side, and said, "The Lion Forest is a place of Zen Buddhism, and green tea should be drunk." ”

"If there is no self, how can there be a difference between Zen and law?" Weng Zhi said.

Xu Yuanzuo was silent.

Weng Di took a sip of tea and said, "The cheeks are full of fragrance, and the tea is good." Jing Lian can't get used to drinking? ”

Xu Yuanzuo took it and drank it all, and said, "It tastes good." ”

Weng Di smiled: "Jing Lian is urging the old and decaying, and he has something to say." O young man! Hehehe. He poured two more glasses and said, "I heard that Jing Lian has a good relationship with Xiantai. ”

"Yes." Xu Yuanzuo does not deny it.

"Then the matter of collecting business taxes and checking the accounts of various families is just like the rumors in the market?" Weng Di still looks like a kind old man.

Xu Yuanzuo just took a sip this time and said, "I don't know how the rumors in the market were arranged. But I did say the day before yesterday: businessmen are profitable, but farmers are hard to save after hard work. How can you put aside the merchants' huge profits and not collect taxes, and rob the peasants of their living food? ”

Weng said: "That's true. ”

Xu Yuanzuo drank tea and said, "As an example, I also gave the example of Shaoshan Gong. Shaoshan Gongren called 'Weng Million', I'm afraid it's still less. Such a place is rich, and if you want to talk about taxation, you should definitely not let it go. ”

Weng Ji smiled and said, "Jing Lian is really an honest gentleman. I heard that Jing Lian also has a good understanding of the art of economy, and he is also a businessman, is it really like this for the businessman to chase eleven profits? ”

"There is no such thing as a hard work. Scholars study, farmers farm, merchants do business, and even if they are young, they do not sit on the ground to collect money, which shows that each has its own hardships. Xu Yuanzuo said: "If you want to say that businessmen are good at making money, it is hysteria." ”

Weng Di laughed.

"But if a merchant doesn't pay taxes, he will die." Xu Yuanzuo said coldly.

"I want to hear about it." Weng Zhi said.

"What is the best environment for a businessman to do business?" Xu Yuanzuo asked and answered: "Of course, it is the Haiqing River banquet, the officials are honest and honest, and the people are rich in food and clothing. Compare it with the beginning of the country, and now the well-off home also has two or three boxes of clothing and fabrics; At the beginning of the country, even the land south of the Yangtze River. and the people were not clothed. When would Shaoshan Gong prefer to do business? ”

Weng Di nodded, this answer is self-explanatory.

"If the merchants don't pay taxes, there will be no silver grain in Taicang. If the sergeant is not allowed to replenish, there will be many external troubles and internal worries. The Tatars are in the army day and night, the bandits are swarming, how can the merchants do business? Xu Yuanzuo paused and said, "Take 10,000 steps back." The imperial court exempted the commercial tax, and the cost of raising officials and soldiers would still not be less than a penny, so it was all on the land and asked for by the peasants. When a peasant suffers a natural disaster, he will go bankrupt and become tenants. If the tenants are forced to donate again, they become homeless. The homeless people are swarming, the world is in turmoil, and the businessmen want to be alone, but what? ”

Weng Di drank tea slowly: "What Jing Lian said is very true. However, the situation in the court today is: we pay more commercial taxes. Foreigners are still coming, and there are still many bandits. Instead of this, it is better to hold this silver in your hand, and it is better to give it to those mediocre beetles than to give it to those mediocre beetles? ”

Xu Yuanzuo said: "What Shaoshan Gong said is naturally reasonable, but in my opinion, it is stealing the beams and changing the pillars." ”

"Oh?" Weng Di raised his eyes and looked at Xu Yuanzuo.

"Whether a merchant should pay taxes. Who will use the merchants' taxes and where they will be used, these are two issues. Xu Yuanzuo clearly pointed out the concept of Weng Di's stealing: "The former is a social obligation. The latter is the power and design of wealth redistribution. No matter how unfair the distribution of wealth is. Social obligations cannot be changed. ”

Weng Di closed his eyes slightly, as if he was savoring the fragrance of tea in his mouth. Images flashed through his mind. In all the images, the money is the focal point.

A small piece of ore was thrown into the kettle, and a beautiful stream of silver water flowed out. The silver water came out of the silversmith's mold, cooled, and turned into a delightful ingot of snowflake silver. And the ingots came from the silver shop to the merchants. It became a cloth. The merchant who had taken the silver hinged off a piece with silver scissors and gave it to the cloth seller. The peddler exchanged this piece of broken silver for copper coins and bought oil, salt, sauce and vinegar...... And the merchants who sold the cloth exchanged it for more silver.

All of this is the flow of wealth again and again.

When the silver came into the hands of the imperial court, it was gathered into a big river from a small stream. Either it was thrown into the border to defend the invaders, or it was prepared in the sea frontier, and then the silver entered the circulation channel again and was distributed to the people.

"The redistribution of wealth is what the imperial court has to do." Weng Di slowly came back to his senses and said in a low voice.

Xu Yuanzuo raised his eyebrows and praised sincerely: "Shaoshan Gong is so perceptive. ”

Weng Di laughed: "Brother Jing Lian is such a genius!" ”

Xu Yuanzuo said seriously: "The students are serious. I have not kept the issue of wealth distribution and redistribution private, but even officials who are born as jinshi have difficulty understanding it for a while. In fact, the power of the imperial court is large and small, and there are impatience and tranquility, but the essence is the distribution of social wealth. ”

Weng Di also restrained his smile: "Old decay is also serious. The old man can only understand, but Brother Jing Lian can understand it out of thin air, and the gap is like that between the Buddha and the Buddha's disciples. ”

Xu Yuanzuo was not proud, and said, "In this way, it will be more convenient for us to chat." ”

Weng Di suddenly signaled Xu Yuanzuo to pause, and turned to face the monk on the side: "There is Master Lao." What we are going to talk about next is too vulgar, for fear of insulting the purity of the master. ”

Although the monk was doing chores, he was quite elegant when he raised his hands, which showed that he was also an elegant monk. He got up and folded his feet and walked away without saying a word.

At this time, there were only Weng Di and Xu Yuanzuo in the water pavilion, as well as two Xiao Xi. Weng Di was still worried that it would not be reliable, so he drove the attendants away. Out of politeness, Xu Yuanzuo had no choice but to ask Qimiao to play by himself.

There are really only two people left, and Weng Di said: "Some words are shocking, so that people who don't understand them listen to a few words and take them out of context, which is not good." ”

Xu Yuanzuo agreed, and continued: "The student didn't know Shaoshan Gong's elegance before, and he spent it with the heart of a villain, and asked Shaoshan Gong to forgive me. ”

Weng Di said: "How dare you." ”

"Let's go back to taxes." Xu Yuanzuo said: "Students think that their obligations will naturally be fulfilled. However, whether the imperial court can distribute it fairly is the problem we have to face now. This is like going to the street to buy vegetables, naturally you have to pay for the vegetables, but the stall owner takes the money, and he can't give me rotten vegetable leaves. ”

Weng Di nodded slightly: "Now the court just thinks that we are easy to abuse, and we are at ease when we take the silver, but we don't know how difficult the people's livelihood is." What does Jing Lian think? ”

"It's the same thing." Xu Yuanzuo said: "So the student's speculation should be like-minded with Shaoshan Gong: directly control the government and control the redistribution of wealth. ”

Weng Di Qingchang was planning to say something rebellious, so he was not surprised by Xu Yuanzuo's words. He said: "If you want to achieve this level, it's not up to one or two families to have the final say. ”

"Therefore, Shaoshan Gong wants to take advantage of this time to clear the acres of land, put the silver money into the warehouse, and make a big deal, so as to swallow all the small traders who are not satisfied with Your Excellency, and first make an order to prohibit it in Suzhou Mansion." Xu Yuanzuo chuckled.

Weng Di's expression was as usual: "Since Brother Jing Lian has seen through it and has a promise, I want to come and be in the same boat as the old man." Why do you put obstacles in the way of the governor? ”

Xu Yuanzuo waved his hand: "What kind of obstacle is Haigang Peak's side?" Shaoshan Gong really teased me. He took his tea and said, "The real obstacle is that I want to do the same thing." If you want to govern the court but not the court, it is not one or two houses, nor one government and two governments, or even one province and two provinces. If Shaoshan Gong is willing to join forces with me, and I am also willing to take the position of deputy, then Nanzhi is in control. ”

"If not......"

"Then the student can only do his own thing and continue to walk towards the goal." Xu Yuanzuo said with a smile.

Weng Di put on a disapproving look and said, "Jing Lian, I politely call you a virtuous brother." Do you know how long I've been holding back for this? How much silver did you prepare? How much stockpiled? ”

Xu Yuanzuo felt a surging aura like a tide pressed over.

"I don't need to know." Xu Yuanzuo said: "I just need to recognize the goal and move forward step by step." As for the road where someone robs the road, whether someone robs the road or someone robs the road, I will not retreat. ”

Weng Di's eyes became more and more cold: "Young people should know that the mantis arm is unstoppable. What is the relationship between Gao Ge Lao and Eunuch Chen, you won't be unaware. At this juncture, I would like to advise you: it is also wise to bow low and be small. ”

"Thank you." Xu Yuanzuo said: "At this juncture, I also say a word, please think about it." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"The student is fifteen years old."

Weng Ji was furious in his heart.

He really likes this teenager and really recognizes this "prodigy". As an old man, his advice may not be polite, but it is definitely heartfelt and sincere. But Xu Yuanzuo's sentence, "15 years this year", is clearly full of malice.

- Do you mean that I am about to die, and you are like the rising sun!

Weng Di said coldly: "So what! ”

Xu Yuanzuo chuckled: "Shaoshan Gong, don't bully the young man to be poor." ”

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*(To be continued......)

PS: Ask for all kinds of support. There's only one chapter today.,But the number of words hasn't been reduced~~~ I'm going home tomorrow.,There's a lot of things.,Maybe the update method will be changed to a chapter of 4000 words.,It depends.。 Thank you!