"This is an operation, for the Manchu court, it is a painless abortion operation, and for us, it is the first step to set up an external circulation."

Li Shi's words were sonorous and powerful, and Duan Hongshi stroked his beard in a profound manner, automatically ignoring unintelligible words such as "painless abortion".

"I have to thank Jiang Zan for this fierce medicine, if it is an ordinary committee member, we can buy it, we can threaten it, but we can't let the businessmen speak out together on the matter of passing the customs, and we can't take all the original scribes and take them for our own use. I originally thought that I would have to get it in a year or two when my wings were fuller, but I didn't expect it, haha......"

Li Shi was very happy, this was a harvest of three birds with one stone, and it was also beneficial for a thousand years.

"But the silver is really not enough, you still have to fill it?"

Duan Hongshi was a little worried, this pass agreement was outside the main item, and cut Jiang Zan's original 30,000 taels of miscellaneous faction consumption quota by half, which was only the amount that the Taiping Pass overseer wanted, and for Jiang Zan himself, the "Guan Hui" led by Peng Xianzhong promised to raise 10,000 taels of compensation for him, otherwise how could Jiang Zan bow his head.

Li Xian shook his head: "Strictly according to the Manchu court's banknote tariff rules [1], these silver can be counted in full, and we even have to earn." ”

This is the secret room on the top floor of Li Zhuang Tingtao Tower, and Li Shi began to explain carefully to Duan Hongshi.

"In the past, the clerks held power, were corrupt and distributed, and their work was extensive, and there were a lot fewer people who could reach the customs supervisors and committee members."

When he said this, Duan Hong realized, "This is the same as Qianming's control of the place!?" ”

Li Xi nodded: "That's right, as long as the scribe layer is stripped out of the banknote gate, and they are not allowed to hold the power of the government, but only the executor who inspects the valuation and fixed fees, and the actual collection power is in the hands of a third party, the work can be meticulous." In fact, if there is less corruption in the field and there is less corruption, the amount of silver that can be received is much more, which is the same as intensive cultivation. ”

The more Duan Hongshi thought about it, the more he felt that this trick was deep, and he was very taboo: "This is to hold the power of the banknote pass into our own hands, if the banknote pass is only facing the tooth people, how can it carry out its other responsibility to ban it?" How will the imperial court react? What would the emperor think? ”

Lao Xiucai asked the point, the banknote customs not only have to collect taxes, but also be responsible for the implementation of the imperial court's prohibitions, including salt, iron, copper, saltpeter, tea, horses, etc., and sometimes have to undertake the arrest and control of theft. And the Manchu Qing Dynasty was very concerned about the management of this banknote, since the Kangxi Dynasty, the emperor Yanjing of the past dynasties liked to send the internal affairs office to be the overseer, on the one hand, to favor the slaves, let them eat meat, on the other hand, to make money for the emperor. And the current "Hun mode" engaged in by Li Shi, will it attract the attention of the court?

The history of banknotes in the Qing Dynasty, Li Xian had some research in his previous life, and he had the bottom in his heart: "At present, in the Kangxi Dynasty, most of the taxes and silver paid by the banknotes are insufficient, on the one hand, the business flow is not smooth, and on the other hand, corruption is too heavy. The imperial court often handed over the arrears to the local government to take care of it, which actually meant letting the local government make up the difference. And the full amount and even the surplus banknotes are firmly held in the hand. Therefore, as long as the members of the banknote customs committee are fed, the banknotes will be paid to the banknotes in a barely sufficient amount and slowly increasing every year, so as not to attract too much attention from the imperial court and the emperor. ”

Lianjiang, where the Hun factory is located, is not very conspicuous at this time, after all, it only leads to Hunan Province, and the road is still a little off. Most of the merchants went through the Beijiang River to Hunan, and the "Hun Huan Pass Treaty" promoted by Li Shi is not worthy of the attention of the upper echelons of the Manchu Qing Dynasty at present.

"As for the responsibility of the ban, if the banknote supervision or committee members don't care about the facts, how to deal with it, it's up to us to have the final say."

In this regard, Li Xian is not worried, since the Manchu court let the banknotes make money, don't think that it will really become an effective law enforcement agency, smuggling or something, even in the more strict Yongzheng Dynasty, it should not be too active.

Duan Hongshi had planned this matter with Li Shi earlier, but he was only responsible for assessing the officials' reactions and plugging the loopholes in the plan, and the basis of Li Shi's actions was not very clear. He hesitated for a while, and finally brought up the question that he felt a little blushing, "Well, what good is it for our business?" ”

Li Shi smiled, it was rare to have an opportunity to educate the old man.

"Teacher, the advantage on the surface is that in addition to unimpeded commercial goods, we can also make money, and with logistics guarantees, many inconvenient things will be solved."

This is a rebellion, and if Lianjiang can be controlled in the hands of Li Shi, not only will there be a stable Hunan market, but also strategic materials such as saltpeter and sulfur can be easily obtained.

"This is only a trivial matter, teacher, do you know why I have to separate the inner and outer teeth?"

Jiang Zan didn't know that the "tooth man" on that document was just an interface, and there was a strange beast raised by Li Xianmeng hidden behind it. The Yaren faced by the members of the Huanhuan Banknote Customs Committee were only spokespersons sent by the "Guan Hui", and under the Guan Hui, it was another Yaren organization controlled by Li Xian who was responsible for collecting the merchant tax, and it faced the businessmen who came and went through the customs. The scribes who had been closed and opened before were included in it, but now they were serving the merchants, not the imperial court.

The reason why Jiang Zan can barely recognize this mode of operation that is essentially the Yaren is not only that he can only rely on the Yaren to coordinate the businessmen and solve the difficulties in the current year, but also that the premise of the existence of the "Guanhui" and the Yaren is to ensure that the full amount of taxes and silver is guaranteed.

People are still those people, things are still those things, but the way of organization is different, and the new way of organization will lead the imperial court's control of the banknotes, which is not something that ordinary people can see, Jiang Zan is also included.

"In addition to some convenience, there is also money, but I really can't figure it out as a teacher."

Duan Hongshi was honest and ignorant.

"This is to open up the bloodline for that beast......"

Li Xian said this, and Duan Hongshi took a cool breath.

"This is just one point, and after the two points in Guangzhou and Shaozhou are resolved, the three points will be connected into a cycle, so that the goods can be in Guangdong, and there will be a circle of reading power in the outer circulation of the Manchu system. And the tooth people we set up in the banknote gate are a protective film separating the Manchus from us. In this cycle, goods had to be operated in a different way, in a way that the Manchu court was unfamiliar with. ”

Li Shi made his plan clear, and Duan Hongshi thought for a while and raised key questions.

"But how do we dominate the cycle? If we can't dominate, how can it benefit our cause? ”

Li Xi raised two fingers.

"First, these isolated protective films are small blenders that can mix us with other capital."

Then he frowned.

"Second, and I still have some headaches, is that there has to be something, a new thing that we can lead, that can bring capital together, such as a good thing that can absorb the wealth of the world, and which can bring merchants, workers, and peasants into this cycle. But...... I haven't found it yet. ”

In fact, Li Shi has a choice, such as the cotton spinning industry, but the current distribution of raw materials is too scattered, Jiangnan itself is a handmade cotton spinning center, he is not a professional economist, and he can't figure out what impact they will have on each other, so he still needs to consider carefully. If one does not consider bringing the workers and peasants, opium is also such a commodity, and this choice is ...... By no means on his radar.

"This can be done slowly, first in Lianjiang, to give full play to the function of the protective film you said, it can be regarded as a temptation, just like you said...... It's like crossing a river by feeling the stones. ”

Duan Hongshi roughly understood.

"Yiming, do you understand?"

Then Duan Hongshi turned his head sideways and said this, and Li Shi was stunned.

"Oops...... This is the kung fu of carving gold and penetrating stones, and my cloud-like heart is unable to focus on it. ”

A fairy-winded, white-haired and white-bearded Taoist came out from the back of the room, apparently eavesdropping there for a while.

"It sounds very powerful, and there is such an unbelievable way to rebel, it is really an eye-opener for Poor Dao."

The old Taoist priest muttered, and Li Shi pointed at him in shock, "Ox nose and leave!" I almost blurted out.

"This is Captain Yiming, my old friend, don't worry, he is a wanted criminal with more than 40 years of bloodshed, and when it comes to rebellion, he is much more active than me."

Duan Hongshi said lightly.

Li Shi breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Duan Hongshi brought back the goods from Danxia Mountain? It's really an old man looking for an old man, but this old Taoist priest ...... What's the use?

"If you are poor, you will know how to cultivate your life and raise your surname, and by the way, you will ponder the ...... of heaven."

The old Taoist sang.

"Lao Duan gave me a book, saying that the above Heavenly Dao was realized by you, and Lao Dao will never believe it, but I heard you just now talk about the means of controlling the imperial court's money, Lao Dao has to believe it......"

He sighed, his face full of red light, and doubts flashed.

"It's just that this kind of law is difficult for even those who have a deep history to understand, how do you understand it? Don't fake any more dreams for 300 years, I'm old-fashioned...... After a thousand years of dreams, I didn't have any understanding. ”

This is asking Li Xi how to know how to divide the money from the hands of the imperial court, and it is really difficult for Li Xi to answer this question, he can't say it directly, this is actually a reference to what happened to the Manchu Qing Dynasty more than a hundred years later, right?

Since 1861, Manchu customs have been managed by a global team led by the Englishman Hurd. The reason why the customs of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was handed over to foreigners was because if the Manchus were in charge of their own affairs, they would be corrupt [***], and they would be sluggish and time-consuming. The Western powers bombarded the Manchu with artillery, but they still had to face such a rotten merchant gate, so they forced the Manchus to hand over the right to manage the customs.

The details of what he is doing at the moment are different, but the essence is the same. In addition to Hurd's own reasons, the bigger reason is that the bosses behind him include the Manchu Qing and all the Western powers, so much supervision, he has to be honest and efficient.

Now the "Guan Ya" he set up in the Hun Huan Factory has a similar surname, which is not something he came up with patting his head.

"My disciple, on the way of Zhuang Lao, even your tea boy can't compare, but on capital...... That is, the way of heaven on the money, you don't deserve to lift shoes for him. ”

Duan Hongshi boasted about his disciple and rescued Li Shi from this difficult question.

"Daoist Wing Ming is very interested in your Dao, and he is even more interested in how you can save the world with this Dao, so ...... He's coming. ”

Duan Hongshi unceremoniously made a request, what kind of living alone in the courtyard, it is good to make offerings, and he also has to pick a "clever and dignified waiter", which provoked Li Shi to take another look at the old Taoist priest, and secretly muttered to himself if there is any bad habit.

"Dao Chief, I also have to look at the value of raising people here, I don't know what your value is?"

The temperament of this old Taoist priest is really like a floating cloud, and Li Xi feels that there is no need to hide it when talking to him.

"Value...... It's just useful, right? My old alchemy technique seems to be useless, so I can only follow Lao Duan and make sure that I can tinker with this money for you. ”

The old Taoist priest laughed, and then said something that almost made Li Xian faint.

"If that's not enough, my two sons and a son-in-law will work hard for you, isn't it enough for me to be so old-fashioned...... Value? ”

Two sons and one son!?

A fat woman instantly popped out of Li Xian's mind, wouldn't it?

"That's right, I am Liu Xingzhao, Liu Xingchun's father, and Gu Xiyin's father-in-law."

Looking at Li Yan's distorted face, this "Wing Ming Dao Chief" said with a smile.

This is Mrs. Liu's husband!?

It was really difficult for Li Xi to put the two together......

(To be continued)