Chapter 545: Granary

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Several large ships appeared at the Nanjing wharf, and Ning Sheng waited on the shore with thirty or forty people.

Behind him was a large sedan chair with eight lifts, and the sedan chair drivers were gearing up.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour or so, the big ship finally came to shore slowly, as gently as a delicate piece of porcelain

First, a few soldiers came out and laid out some broad, thick planks, and there was not a single gap between them. Several soldiers landed on the plank, stepping on it and stomping on it, as if to test whether it was strong or not.

Then several maids walked out of the cabin with a woman with a slight belly, and Gao Huijun's right hand subconsciously protected her belly and looked up at the shore.

"This is the capital of the Ming Dynasty"

She walked vigorously, and only slowed down when she reached the landing board.

Ning Sheng greeted him and saluted: "Third lady, the villain's name is Ning Sheng, and I was ordered by the prince to take the third lady back to the house."

Gao Huijun was once ordered by the imperial court, which is different from ordinary concubines. After Zhai Zhe left Huguang, she realized that she was already happy, and it was not until four months later that she dared to take a boat to Nanjing when the fetal position was stable.

"Steward Ning, thank you" Gao Huijun returned the salute. Before coming to Nanjing, she had already inquired about the situation of King Jin. Before leaving, Mrs. Gao told her that as soon as she entered the Houmen, she was as deep as the sea, and she must keep a low profile when she arrives in Nanjing.

Ning Sheng's eyes swept over the little lady, he didn't dare to stay for a long time, and muttered in his heart: "It turns out that the prince likes such a woman"

One is accidental, and the two can see the commonality.

Gao Huijun is tall and tall, and Ulan is slightly petite, but these two women are not stunning, but have a healthy and energetic beauty, and the eldest lady is not a delicate woman. Zhai Zhe has been in Jiangnan for five or six years, and he has not found a concubine, and he has no interest in the Yangzhou thin horse that Jiangnan Shi doctor likes.

Some people want to please King Jin, and they are speculating about King Jin's hobbies. There is nothing more appropriate than a woman, because a woman can speak.

Gao Huijun sat in a wide sedan chair, and the sedan chair driver walked smoothly all the way.

More than an hour later, the sedan chair landed, she stepped down from the sedan chair, and saw two women standing in front of the house waiting, one of them graceful and magnificent, and the other was full of curiosity, looking her up and down.

She knew it in her heart, and hurriedly walked to the front and saluted separately: "I've seen the eldest lady, the second lady."

Fan Yi held her and said, "You're pregnant, don't bend over, go in"

"The two ladies greeted me personally" Gao Huijun remembered her aunt's words and spoke carefully.

Ulan walked on the side and didn't interject, she liked Gao Huijun's appearance when she saw it. Some people are born of the same kind.

I haven't seen Zhai Zhe all the time, whether it is the eldest lady or the second lady, the first meeting brought pressure to Gao Huijun.

Fan Yi guessed her thoughts, and explained on the way: "The master has been busy with affairs recently, and he won't be able to come back until the evening."

"Got it" Gao Huijun recalled the general when he was in Jingzhou, which seemed to be different from that in Nanjing.

In the study.

Fan Yongdou held a thick account book. His experience as a businessman is vividly and exquisitely used when it comes to managing the finances of the household.

"Lord Wang, according to the output of raw silk in Huzhou last year, if you take 6 routes to Fujian, you can collect 800,000 taels of silver. At that time, the actual figure was certainly not reached, but it was conservatively estimated that this year, Guanghu Prefecture raw silk could collect at least 400,000 taels of silver tax, and if the cotton spinning of Suzhou Prefecture was added, the tax in Jiangnan could be increased by nearly one million taels of silver this year. There are no exact figures for the mining tax at the moment, and it is being calculated. ”

Zhai Zhe looked at those small numbers, and his mind fell into a state of chaos after a while. He closed the account book and said, "One million taels of silver, remove 200,000 taels to build water conservancy, and 800,000 taels, so that the supply of military salaries will be guaranteed."

Fan Yongdou said: "Of course, but the folk rumors are boiling, many people say that raw silk is not profitable, and this year it will be changed to mulberry to farmland" This is exactly what he is worried about, he also thinks that Zhai Zhe is too taxed from the perspective of a businessman.

"It's just right to change the mulberry and return to the field," Zhai Zhe's reply was very crisp. If his estimate is correct, the raw silk needed by the East and the West comes from the Ming Dynasty, and the production of raw silk in the Ming Dynasty will decrease and the price will rise, and the cost of maritime trade will increase, but the profits obtained may not necessarily decrease. This kind of thing is not something that people can consume, as long as the rich people like it, they will not miss the price increase.

"You give Sun Shangshu a copy of this account book and ......, you make a suggestion to Sun Shangshu, from this year onwards, build granaries in Nanzhili, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other large cities, and use the surplus silver of the household department to purchase grain for storage, in preparation for the famine year."

"Open a position?" Fan Yongdou was taken aback. As soon as this strategy came out, Shilin was about to make a fuss again.

If the collection of two taxes is to peel the skin, then building a granary is to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle.

Over the years, the fluctuation of grain prices in Daming has been very regular, with low prices for summer and autumn grains on the market and high prices for spring famines. Unless it is an abnormal disaster year, buying grain is almost a surefire business. Behind the grain store are officials from all over the country, and the backers behind them are the squires who have the right to speak.

Fan Yongdou tactfully raised objections, saying: "The money of the user department to buy food may not be able to make money like those merchants."

Zhai Zhe smiled: "It's okay, with you, I believe there will be no chaos"

They had taken different paths, and even almost became enemies, but now they have finally come to one place. Because of familiarity, Zhai Zhe believed in Fan Yongdou's ability. If this matter is allowed to be done by officials from the imperial examination, Zhai Zhe is really not at ease, but a person like Fan Yongdou, who has been crawling in the shopping mall for decades, believes that the tricks of those squires cannot deceive him.

Fan Yongdou said: "I'm afraid that the cabinet will disagree" He has been walking around Suzhou, Hangzhou, Ningshao and other places these days, knowing that the voice of the people against King Jin is gradually rising. He was worried that Zhai Zhe was in a hurry. Businessmen still value harmony, and the desire to make money prevails.

Zhai Zhe shook his head and asserted: "The cabinet will definitely agree that the Ming Dynasty has caused countless popular uprisings due to famine and lack of food, and Chen Shangshu and Ma Gebu are not foolish people" The current cabinet scholars may not all support him wholeheartedly, but none of them are mediocre. They may have their own selfish intentions because of their positions, but their minds are still clear.

He knocked on the table and said, "You buy at the price of last year's autumn grain and this year's spring grain, accumulate year by year, and reserve one million stone rice in Jiangnan in three years."

So much? Fan Yongdou's heart fluctuated, and he said: "The household department is short of manpower, but I am afraid that I can't be busy."

"There is a shortage of manpower to expand, and these granaries should be concentrated in a few places, no longer under the control of local governments and counties, but directly under the control of the household department."

In this way, the power of the cabinet will be greatly increased, and how can a few cabinet ministers oppose it?

It's just that in this way, the household department is only afraid that it will become the largest organization of the six departments.