Xu Liang's witty remarks made several businessmen present laugh, indeed as Xu Liang said, although there is no shortage of shrewd businessmen in these countries in the Western Regions, but most of them trade with the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, basically they suffer losses, and they suffer many times, these foreigners feel that they are unreasonable, so they speak with their fists. Because of this, in the history of the Ming Dynasty, there were also small border towns to open trade, and later they all had to be closed due to this and that conflict.

Sure enough, then Sun Desheng, the representative of Lu Shang, raised this question, "Your Excellency, we do not deny that trade with foreign countries can be richly rewarded, but you also know that it is very difficult for these foreigners to negotiate business with us calmly, and it is common for them to draw their swords against each other without saying a word. We are afraid that this will happen in Chijin City as well. ”

Xu Liang nodded, Xu Liang had heard some of these common problems of Daming's transactions with foreign countries, and after thinking about it, Xu Liang said: "Boss Sun, and all the bosses, I, Xu Liang, dare to guarantee that this kind of thing will never happen in Chijin City." You have been coming to Shaanxi for some days, and you should have heard that the taxation of Shaanxi Province is very different from other provinces in the Ming Dynasty. In Shaanxi Province, there are only three types of taxes: local tax, commercial tax and customs duty. The Chijin City is a city guarded by the Liang army, and the tax revenue in the Chijin City also follows the tax system in Shaanxi Province, which can be described as a child, as for the problem of foreigners making trouble, I Xu Liang has deployed 40,000 Liang troops in Chijin and Shazhou, plus a cavalry of 5,000 people. With these military deterrences, I don't think any fool would take the risk himself. ”

Several businessmen discussed with each other for a while, and when they heard that Xu Liang promised to have more than 40,000 troops to defend the city, they were all very relieved. Now that there are enough troops to protect them, everyone's hearts are relieved a lot.

The businessmen discussed for a while, and Zhang Yuanbao, the representative of the Jin merchants, opened his mouth and asked, "Lord Governor, we have no doubt about your prestige and strength in Shaanxi, but you must be an official of the court, and you will still guard Shaanxi within a year or two. ”

"Yes, Lord Governor, if you have been in Shaanxi, then we naturally have no worries, I am afraid that if you are transferred, who will guarantee the interests of our people in Chijin City at that time?" Su Bancheng, Sun Desheng and other businessmen asked with him.

Xu Liang Yangtian laughed and said: "Everyone, everyone knows what kind of person this official is, unless I am willing, otherwise, even if it is a holy decree, I don't want to send this official from Shaanxi." Taking 10,000 steps back, even if this official leaves Shaanxi, this will basically have no impact on your interests. ”

"How so?" Someone asked.

Xu Liang chuckled, looked at Zhang Yuanbao, the representative of the Jin merchants, and said proudly: "This matter is not very clear to others, but Boss Zhang, who is rising long, must know it very well. Since the army of this official occupied the two cities of Chijin and Shazhou in Lupan, the court issued three orders in succession to ask the official to withdraw his troops from Chijin and Shazhou cities. And the messenger of Turpan Sutan, Lai, cried to the Waiyi Pavilion in the capital for more than a month, and his eyes were swollen from crying, and he only begged the official to return the two places to Turpan. Xu Liang spread out his hand and sneered: "What is the result? Chijin and Shazhou were still in the hands of the Liang army, and Tulupan Sutan had gathered troops in a vain attempt to recapture the two cities from the Liang army, but was defeated by the Liang army defending the city! ”

"Boss Zhang, is this really the case?" The others asked Zhang Yuanbao suspiciously.

Zhang Yuanbao nodded and said: "What the governor said is not bad, the envoy of Tulupan did stay in the capital for more than a month, and ran to the Waiyi Pavilion almost every day, begging the court to return Chijin and Shazhou to Tulupan Sutan. ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but let out a cry of amazement.

Xu Liang looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "The meaning of this official is to tell the big guy that this official is not in the post of governor of Shaanxi, and it has nothing to do with Chijin City. This official has made a promise to you, no matter what time it is, the number of guards in Chijin and Shazhou City will not be less than 40,000. With the protection of these 40,000 people, all of you shops in Chijin City can rest assured and boldly open to make money! ”

Several merchants listened to Xu Liang's assurance, and discussed for a while, and most of them accepted this promise, so several merchants relaxed their hearts and took turns to express to Xu Liang that they would actively participate in the commercial trade of Chijin City.

Xu Liang chatted with a few businessmen for a while, then took his leave, handed over the task of continuing to accompany several businessmen to Ge Qiao, and returned to the governor's yamen by himself.

After returning to the governor's yamen, even if Xu Liang had some alcohol, he couldn't stand the respect of so many people one by one, and still drank a lot, as soon as the wine came up, he was a little dizzy, and after drinking the sobering soup prepared by the third lady of Xufu, Lou Xian'er, he fell asleep on the bed, and did not wake up until nightfall. I had some light dinner with Lou Xian'er, and chatted with Lou Xian'er about the lock in Xu's mansion, and then I saw a Tsing Yi guard in the front yard coming over and reporting to Xu Liangyu: "Lord Qiyu, King Qin, Zhenguo, and Fuguo have been waiting in the living room for an afternoon. ”

Xu Liang was surprised: "King Qin? What are they coming to do? Got an afternoon to wait? ”

Lou Xian'er pouted, "These three people came quite early, but the concubine was very drunk after seeing Xianggong come back, and she didn't want to disturb Xianggong's rest, so she stopped them and asked the three of them to wait in the living room." Who would have thought that these three people haven't left yet, it seems that most of them have something important. ”

Xu Liang got up and came to the living room, and was accompanying Zhu Younian, the king of Qin, and the two generals of Zhenguo and Fuguo, the Shaanxi political counselor Wang Qinian, saw Xu Liang come in, and hurriedly said to the king of Qin: "Lord, my family is up." ”

The newly succeeded Qin King Zhu Younian, Zhenguo General Zhu Qi, and Fuguo General Zhu Neng hurriedly stood up, even if they sat for an afternoon, the three of them did not dare to show any dissatisfaction, and bowed their hands to Xu Liang in a sneering manner.

"The governor works hard for the country, and he is really a model for my generation." Zhenguo General Zhu Qi complimented authentically.

Xu Liang waved his hand and said, "Where, General Zhu has won the award." He looked at the three, in Chang'an City, since the death of the old Qin King Zhu Cunshu, the new Qin King Zhu Younian, plus the two nobles of Zhenguo and Fuguo, they can be regarded as the representatives of the nobles in Chang'an City. At this time, Zhu Younian, Zhu Qi, and Zhu Neng got together, and they still stayed here to ask to see themselves, what was it for?

Xu Liang asked in surprise: "The three of them came together, there must be something important, please tell me directly, right?" ”

King Qin, Zhenguo, and Fuguo looked at each other, after all, King Zhu Younian of Qin was young, and his cheeks had not yet cultivated to his home, so the older Fuguo general Zhu Neng said: "Lord Governor, we are under the shadow of our ancestors, and we are honored by Shaanxi. In the past two years, under the vigorous governance of the governor, the lives of the people in Shaanxi have become more and more stable, and we are all deeply grateful. Even though the new tax law was implemented, all of us contributed most of our land and income, and our income was greatly reduced......

"Huh?" Xu Liang picked his eyelids, glanced at General Zhu Neng of Fuguo, and said indifferently: "What does General Zhu mean, is it that the new tax law of blaming this official is too strict and harms General Zhu's interests?" ”

Zhu Neng was startled, and hurriedly waved his hand: "Lord Governor is angry, I didn't mean that." Ahem, last year, the political envoy wanted to re-measure the acres of land, and several of us fully supported it. ”

Zhu Younian, the king of Qin, and Zhu Qi, the general of Zhenguo, also hurriedly agreed: "Yes, Lord Governor, we have donated more than half, and we are very supportive of Lord Governor." ”

Xu Liang nodded lightly, "Then thank you very much." ”

Zhu Neng hurriedly said that he didn't dare, muttered for a while, and then said, "It's just ...... Lord Governor, we, the nobles of Shaanxi, think that we are very supportive of Lord Governor. It's just last year, the land under the name of Shaanxi Xungui has decreased by at least seventy percent, that ...... As you know, we have been developing in Shaanxi for several generations, and there are hundreds of people in each family to feed. ”

Xu Liang raised his eyelids and said, "Zhu Neng, I remember that you nobles, the court will allocate a lot of money every year, right?" ”

When Zhu Neng heard this, his heart suddenly became more bitter, he looked at Xu Liang with resentment, and arched his hand: "Alas, the governor doesn't know, since the governor took charge of Shaanxi last year, he has vigorously advocated tax reform, which has caused the dissatisfaction of the court and households, and now the court has stopped the annual support of our people." ”

"Yo, there is such a thing?" When Xu Liang heard this, he was very happy in his heart, but he was still surprised on the surface, and even a little indignant: "These people in the household department are inevitably too unreasonable. Hmm, the official remembered that the current Hubu Shangshu is still Bi Ziyan's old guy, right? ”

King Qin and the others nodded.

Xu Liang looked powerless, spread his hands and said: "Other people are easy to do, but this Bi Ziyan has always been inadequate, and I can't do anything about him." Alas, you have suffered, so find a way to endure it. ”

King Qin and the others couldn't help but smile bitterly, Zhu Younian, the king of Qin, was so aggrieved that he returned to Chang'an to succeed the king of Qin, and he understood why his father, the former king of Qin, Zhu Cunshu, wanted to leave him in Beijing to study, but the country was really an empty shell left in the palace of King Qin.

The court's support is gone, and if it can't find a new source of income, I'm afraid that the Qin Wangfu, which has shrunk to only a hundred and twenty people, will have to endure the pain of layoffs again.

This is really a shame in the realm of vassal kings.

Now, this hateful Shaanxi governor Xu Liang still wants to ask his people to endure it a little longer? Do you want to tell yourself that all these people are going to drink the northwest wind?!

Zhu Younian, the king of Qin, couldn't hold back any longer, and he burst out angrily: "Lord Governor, your new tax law has collected a large amount of acres from us, and you are the governor of Shaanxi, and if you insist on doing this, we people have nothing to say." However, you should always give us a way to live, and you can't watch us starve to death, right? ”

Xu Liang raised his eyelids, looked at the young Qin King Zhu Younian in surprise, and said, "Yo, the little Qin prince is quite angry!" This is not good, when the official and your father, the old Qin king fought side by side in Turpan, the old Qin king was more calm than the little Qin prince. ”

Zhu Younian, the king of Qin, almost spurted out a mouthful of blood.

He is the king of the Ming Dynasty, and his status is extremely noble, in Xu Liang's mouth, he is actually called the prince of Xiao Qin? ! I am twenty-two years old this year, and the concubines have married three rooms, where is it small?!

Zhu Younian, the king of Qin, was angry and was about to get angry, but fortunately, Zhu Qi, the general of Zhenguo on the side, saw the opportunity quickly, and hurriedly grabbed Zhu Younian, the king of Qin, and pressed him back to his seat.

Xu Liang glanced at Zhu Younian, the king of Qin, with disdain, and said leisurely: "Well, this official knows that you all made great efforts in the implementation of the new tax law last year. This official is not the kind of person who will take revenge and kill them all. Your difficulties, the official will also take it to heart, and when he is busy with the matter of attracting investment in Chijin City, the official will call He Zhun and Qi Chu, the political envoys of Shaanxi, and Wang Qinian, who participates in politics, to come over and try to discuss a way to come out......"

Xu Liang said unhurriedly, the two generals of King Qin, Zhenguo, and Fuguo listened with ugly faces, what does it mean to try to negotiate a way out? If you can't keep it, there is still a time when you can't discuss and can't come out?

It seems that it is not possible to find out! Zhu Neng, the general of Fuguo, glanced at each other, then coughed lightly, interrupted Xu Liang's words, and arched his hand: "Lord Governor, in fact, there is no need to be so popular. If you want to relieve the danger of Shaanxi Xungui, there is a good opportunity now! ”

Xu Liang stopped regretfully, looked at General Zhu Neng, and asked, "Listening to General Zhu's tone, most of you have discussed and come up with a solution." Go ahead? ”

Zhu Neng said: "Now the governor is vigorously introducing merchants to Chijin City. In recent years, we have seen many famous businessmen of the Ming Dynasty gathered in Chang'an City, and depending on the situation, most of these businessmen will agree to do business in Chijin City. Lord Governor, we have discussed with several Shaanxi nobles, and we also want to join the ranks of the merchants of Chijin City. ”

Xu Liang listened and looked at the three of them in surprise, "You also know how to do business?" I really didn't see it in this book. ”

Zhu Neng smiled smugly, and said categorically: "So that the governor should not underestimate our Shaanxi nobles, after hundreds of years of family accumulation, our Shaanxi nobles' ability, potential, and financial resources are not much worse than those famous big businesses in the Ming Dynasty." ”

When Xu Liang heard this, he was immediately moved. Listening to the tone of Zhu Neng, the general of Fuguo, he is really a wealthy fan. I recalled the scene of the renovation of the Qin Wangfu a year ago, and just one Qin Wangfu brought Xu Liang a large amount of wealth. Among the nobles of Shaanxi, King Qin may be the most noble, but he is not necessarily the richest.

It seems that Shaanxi is noble, and there are many rich people!

If there are Shaanxi Xungui who get involved, with their financial support, the pace of building Chijin City into a special economic zone can be accelerated a lot.

Xu Liang suddenly had a warm smile on his face, and waved his hand at Zhu Younian, the king of Qin, and the others: "Hey, what is the important thing for this official!" Isn't it just to go to Chijin City to do business, you can rest assured, Liang Jun's Chijin City welcomes all powerful merchants to settle in. Xiao Qin Wangye, the two generals, for this little matter of joining Chijin City, you can contact President Ge directly. ”

Qin King Zhu Younian's face darkened a little again, and Zhu Neng, the general of Fuguo, smiled bitterly: "Don't hide it from the governor, in fact, when the annual meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce was held, we talked to President Ge, but President Ge said that you want your consent to the governor." ”

Xu Liang knew in his heart that Ge Qiao couldn't take these things, so he pushed the three of them to his side. Xu Liang suddenly snorted and waved his hand disappreciatively: "Although the three of them went to President Ge, they said that the official agreed." Well, the official will also greet President Ge. (To be continued.) )