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"In fact, our income is not small now, compared to the Qing court and Wu Sangui, it is much stronger. Now our income is divided into five pieces, the first is the income of the ocean trading company, these months the sea storm is stronger, the trade volume has dropped a lot, many are merchant ships all stay in the port, at this time the port is already full. But that's it, these two months still provided us with a million inputs. ‘

The second is the tax revenue of Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and the newly acquired areas of Jiangxi and Zhejiang have not yet been taxed. The focus of Fujian and Guangdong provinces is on the tax revenue on the port, and the role of the General Administration of Customs is indispensable! In the first two months, a total of 1.53 million was collected, and it is expected that the trade volume will be even more when it comes up after a while. ‘

The third is the bank, the bank's business development is still very smooth, and now it has been fully popularized in all prefectures and counties of the two provinces. But for now, a station has been set up in each county, and all the merchants who come and go now use our silver tickets, and even the Western caravans that often come and go have begun to follow the local customs. There are also 500,000 yuan per month for this piece. ‘

There is also the refined salt business, which can also have a profit of nearly 200,000 taels every month, which is also the hottest product of its own country, and how much it is produced will be immediately snapped up by various businesses. And the least is the last item, which is some ordinary industries under our palace, such as Princess Fang, which have a profit of less than 100,000 yuan per month, and most of the income is basically secretly returned to various workers and military families. But the effect of this is also quite obvious. Tightly grasped the hearts of all the soldiers. ‘

Geng Jingzhong listened quietly. My own income is still not low. It seems that the most important tax is still right, and a unified commercial tax is still necessary. At first, they shouted fiercely, but now it's not about paying taxes obediently! Obediently, there can be 1.5 6 million taels in this off-season of sea trade, and it is only because it has been implemented for a short time, if it is a long time. In the peak season, it can easily exceed one million every month!

Thinking of this, Geng Jingzhong suddenly remembered that it was not an exaggeration to say in the TV series he had watched before that the customs governors of the four provinces raised 10 million taels of silver for Kangxi in a year, and that was still under the condition that the sea trade was suppressed, and now Fujian and Guangdong are developing sea trade vigorously, although Guangdong is just starting, but the people have a thick foundation, and the whole is stronger than Fujian.

'Well, good, good. This shows that the people below are still very serious, continue to keep it up. Our army is supported by them. It is estimated that the trade between the Japanese and Korea in the north will not expand for a while, so I will think about the trade in the south again. Oh, and if you can trade with the Westerners on a large scale, it will be very rewarding. Geng Jingzhong thought of this, and said to Yao Qisheng, he used the money here is too ruthless, it has only been less than a year, and the construction of various places has consumed 70% of his total treasury silver.

'The Grand Duke, in fact, his subordinates have always had a sentence in their hearts, not vomiting and unhappy! Yao Qisheng also looked a little sad when he saw his work, so he spoke.

When Geng Jingzhong heard this, he turned his head to Yao Qisheng and said: "Sir, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, at the beginning, the governor of Pontus said that you are the same as Brother Li, you have nothing to say in front of me!" Say! ‘

'Well, that's it, my subordinates think that the Metropolitan Governor has been a little too good to the people. In fact, at that moment, the top priority should be to expand the armament war. At the beginning, we should occupy the southern part of the Yangtze River with a strong force, and then hold on to it with the strong strength of our Mawei Army and Navy, so that we will not participate in the battle between the Qing court and Wu Sangui for the rest of the time, and we should fully hold on, and then develop is the best. ‘

The Metropolitan Governor does not have to worry about what the people of these provinces think of the ancestors of the Metropolitan Governor, after taking these pieces of land, we are in charge of the local affairs, and at that time, as we are doing now in Guangdong and Jiangxi, it is also possible to slowly collect the hearts of the people. ‘

If we do that, we will have enough financial resources and we will not be stretched as we are now. The Metropolitan Governor doesn't have to worry about that, if the Qing Court and Wu Sangui will take the lead against us, it doesn't matter, at that time it has become a situation of the Three Kingdoms, it's just a few more years of stalemate, with the development speed of the two of them, they will never be able to catch up with us, and the final winner will definitely be the Metropolitan Governor! ‘

"Okay, okay, Mr. Yao, what you said is also reasonable, but Pontus has his own ideas, and I have repeatedly emphasized that you should take a long-term view, haven't you looked at the world map for you?" Our Huaxia Kyushu is just a corner of the whole world, we must complete the great cause quickly, and the other is to enter the ocean as soon as possible, the vast sea is our final battlefield, a piece of overseas territory waiting for us to explore, the war at this moment is basically our Han people and the Han people are fighting, but we have to fight, that is really not much meaning, so the strategy at this moment is the most suitable for us, we can complete our goal as quickly as possible, and we can also use the shortest time to win the hearts of the people in the world. ‘

In this way, it will be about three years at most, and the goal can be achieved, but if it really becomes a three-point world, then when do you think it will be played, five years? Decade? Or twenty years or more? I don't have so much time to wait, it will take so long, and the world will be divided up by Westerners, and then we will pay a greater price for every step we take. ‘

Yao Qisheng was reprimanded like this, but he was still a little unconvinced. This can't be blamed on him, the limitations of this era are not something that everyone can jump out of. Geng Jingzhong looked at Yao Qisheng's expression, and secretly thought in his heart that it was time to send Yao Qisheng to the sea, otherwise he would not personally understand how big this world is!

'That. I'll go and get busy first. I'm afraid that at this moment, the soldiers are waiting for pensions and rewards to be in a hurry! ‘

'Good. Hurry up! ‘

"The Governor of the Netherlands sent an emissary, Stuart, to see him."

"Oh? Why did Neskas send someone to see me at this time? What have they been doing for more than a year, British immigrants have come once, oh, seeing that this British is about to gain a foothold in the Philippines, only to know that Pontusto is the key person, only to know that they came to me! As soon as he heard the report, he was also discussing the specific matters of recruiting recruits with Yao Qisheng, Geng Hou, Chen Menglei and others. I can't help but be happy when I hear the report.

"Hehe, the Governor is right, it seems that the Dutchman is also in a hurry. Is it true that the Holland was being invaded by several countries last time? At this time, you shouldn't have come to our side to ask for help! Hahahaha" Zeng Yangxing did not go to Jiangxi, but he took over the job of recruiting new troops and was fully responsible for everything. At this time, when I heard the report, I also laughed loudly.

Others also smiled, but Geng Jingzhong was moved in his heart when he heard Zeng Yang's words, it stands to reason that the Netherlands should have suffered a fiasco at this time, if the Netherlands is in a slump, will it echo his expectations at this time? You must know that at this time, if the Netherlands is newly defeated, Britain has not risen much, and France should be expanding aggressively, which will continue to put Europe in turmoil. Hehe, it seems that I can do something or do something.

"Dutchman," Geng Jingzhong looked at the soldiers at the door, "how long have they been here?" Did you just arrive? ‘

It's been a few days! The soldier at the door said respectfully. In fact, Geng Jingzhong's words are redundant, if the Dutch envoy had arrived early, he would definitely have come to see him early. This Dutchman arrived at Houyu Harbor as early as last Tuesday, and has been sending people to inquire about your preferences, as if to prepare some kind of gift for you. The brothers below said that if they hadn't seen any ill intentions, they would have arrested him as a spy long ago. ‘

'Governor, are you going to summon the Dutchman messenger in now?' ‘

'Wait a minute, let him dry first, these old Western hairy people have a very strange temper, basically they all belong to the cheap bones who don't go backwards, and they only recognize money and don't recognize people, we really can't get used to these stinky problems. Geng Jingzhong smiled and said. Geng Jingzhong, who came from later generations, had a natural vigilance against these Westerners or Westerners. Bare. Naked interests, face is a dispensable thing for them. It's like these Western soldiers and craftsmen recruited by Geng Jingzhong, they are all surrounded by high salaries, if there is no money, I am afraid that these people will leave long ago! Then this meeting is the same, adhering to the character of not being profitable and not early, of course, this Dutch envoy will not come to him for no reason.

Just when Geng Jingzhong was discussing important matters with his henchmen, Stuart also sat in the side hall with a dozen followers, drinking the tea that had been brewed lightly. A young captain was asking, 'My lord, do you think these Qing people will teach us how to make rifles?' You know, if our country can master the method of making this rifle, then our country's dilemma will be solved, and I can also be sure that the future of the Obaro continent will be our world. The captain said, a wistful look in his eyes.

Dressed in a red and black uniform and with curly hair, Stuart's thin face showed a noncommittal expression. He put down his teacup and said slowly, "Captain Karn, you must know the difficulty of this matter, so don't say these words that are lighter than tea, and think about what to use to impress His Royal Highness the Prince of the East!" (To be continued......)