Time flies, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle, the same days are fleeting, and now it is late autumn, and the five cities of Golden Scale have ushered in the largest harvest since its establishment.

Well, this is actually a reasonable thing, the wind and rain in the five cities are smooth, the production technology is advanced, and a lot of new land has been reclaimed, so the grain output will naturally rise.

Since every household of the people had surplus grain, Lu Zhi did not "brazenly" ask the imperial court to reduce taxes, but there was a lot of tax grain that needed to be transported.

Isn't it, You Hai reported to Lu Zhi, saying that so much grain could not be transported by boat only.

Lu Zhi thought about it, last year there was only Golden Scale City, and this year there are four more cities with taxes and grain, plus the output has also increased, Caoyun is indeed under pressure.

But this problem is not big, one trip can not be finished and two trips will be transported, so Lu Zhi went on a twist and turn, saying that he would hand over a batch of grain in advance.

Hey, when King Yue received the fold here, he was naturally smiling, and he didn't need to have a small meeting, he took it directly to the court to report.

√, it is a briefing, not a discussion.

Although this kind of thing is not in accordance with the rules, no one will object to the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, so hurry up and call the king to be wise, and the county horse master is strong, so that the king of Yue is dragon face is happy, and he will immediately have a big feast.

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At the palace banquet, the civil and military officials sat down in turn, and the king of Yue said two simple sentences, and he was about to eat.

"Xu Shangshu." The second prince came to Xu Huaili's table with a glass of wine, and Xu Shangshu was startled, and quickly got up to talk with the wine.

"Your Highness." Apparently somewhat flattered.

"Please~~~" After drinking a glass of wine, the second prince Shi Shiran asked, "Do you think this Golden Scale Five Cities is rich?" ”

Xu Shangshu was stunned for a moment, "uh......" obviously didn't understand what the second prince meant.

"Haha, don't say you don't know." The second prince smiled, "Doesn't Xu Shangshu have a protégé serving over there?" ”

"Rich, of course rich, there are too many taxes, so much that they have to be delivered in batches, so can they still be rich?" Xu Shangshu is also an old fritter, and he didn't mention the protégé at all, he just talked about his own analysis.

"Rich!" The second prince sighed, as if puzzled, "How can you be considered rich?" ”

"If you have three years of surplus food, you will be rich." This question is not difficult, Xu Shangshu almost blurted out.

"Three years? It seems that the county horse has been to Golden Scale City for a total of three years. Leaving such a sentence, the second prince walked away.

Xu Shangshu looked at the back of the second prince, and he was also a little embarrassed, "I can produce two years of grain in a year, and this county horse master is really a god!" ”

Immediately, he secretly added in his heart, "I can't let him have such a good time." ”

This is not the end, Xu Shangshu smiled weirdly, "It's not that Xu has to get along with you, it's really hard to disagree!" ”

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It's time to transport tax grain once a year, and at this time, some city lords have learned to be smart and take the initiative to send people to Lu Zhi to discuss cooperation.

Isn't it, some people who are close to Golden Scale City say that they want to transport grain to Golden Scale City, and then take the waterway by big boats;

Even those who are not close to Golden Scale City have come to inquire, saying that they can pay to build a dock, and when the time comes, let the big ship of Golden Scale City dock and help transport grain by the way.

Everyone knows that Lu Zhi will definitely charge some freight, but as long as the price is not too outrageous, they can accept it.

To be reasonable, haven't we made calculations, only one stone of three stones of grain can be transported to the capital, and no matter how expensive the freight is, it can't be more expensive, so the city lords from all walks of life are naturally eager to rush to it.

Of course, the most important point is Lu Zhi's identity as the county horse, the king can trust it, what if he no longer suspects them of gathering people to rebel?

Don't forget, the lessons of the five cities are in front of you, and it is not polite to raid the family and destroy the clan.

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"Fourth, what do you think?"

The negotiators sent by the cities did not contact Lu Zhi directly, and their identities were not enough, and the normal way they took was to tell Lu Ren, who was the city lord of Golden Scale City at the time.

"Don't look at it, naturally take it all." Lu Zhi himself wants to develop the Caoyun market, and now someone has taken the initiative to send it to the door, so what else is there to say, you have to do it!

"Okay, then I'll arrange it for my brother." Lu Ren has the bottom in his heart, and this operation is as fierce as a tiger.

As for Lu Zhi, he thought about it for a moment or two, and it was a dense fold of paper, and he went straight to the sky.

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In the palace, King Yue leaned on his seat, his face comfortable.

Why? Because Lu Zhi has come to the secret fold again, it is always good news, and King Yue has gradually liked this feeling.

"Huh? The Jinjing Grand Canal, which Xiao Zhi presided over, originally had this effect. ”

Taxation is the most important weapon of the country, and it has always been a concern of the imperial court, and the problem of throwing too much money has always plagued King Yue, so Lu Zhi's secret fold is no less than a heavenly elixir, which is really thirst-quenching.

"Old dog, quickly summon three scholars, and Ma Shangshu will come to meet you."

Seeing that the king was in a hurry, how could Wei Zhong dare to be lazy, he used enough internal strength, his steps were like flying, and he disappeared in a few flashes, and his martial arts seemed to be improving again.

King Yue was not surprised, he was used to it, he asked at the empty hall, "Can the fleet of Golden Scale City take on this heavy responsibility?" ”

A black shadow slowly appeared, it was the shadow of the Great Commander of the Black Armor Guard, "It should be fine." ”

The shadow talked about some of the situation of the Grand Canal, the water bandits were all cleared by You Hai and them, and the scale of fishermen along the way has also expanded, and the recent situation is quite good.

While he was talking, the three scholars and Ma Shangshu also arrived, and they listened to the second half of the shadow together.

"Heqing Haiyan, Shi and Suifeng!" Xie Yan arched his hand, "Congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king~~~"

Later, several ministers present also repeated it a few times, auspicious words, everyone loves to say it, and King Yue also likes to listen to it.

"Haha, don't say these flattering words in the future, I don't like to hear it." King Yue's mouth was upright, and several important ministers also knew it.

After another circulation, Ma Shangshu was the first to speak, tax grain and transport to Beijing, this is indeed a good way, but there is also a more practical problem.

It takes time for a big ship to go back and forth, which means that the tradition of settling taxes at the end of the year is broken.

Breaking the tradition, the household department is definitely the most uncomfortable, but Ma Shangshu said that everything is fine, as long as it can reduce the cost of taxes and grain on the road.

In fact, spreading out the tasks that are concentrated at the end of the year will make it easier for the household.

Therefore, it took a stick of incense to complete a paperwork.

The main idea is that the city near the Golden Scale City can hand over the tax grain to the Golden Scale City for registration, temporarily store it in the Golden Scale Granary, and then wait for the big ship to be transported to the capital one by one.

This is the first practice of grain transshipment in the history of Da Viet, and Ma Shangshu and the witnesses who made the plan did not expect how significant the impact this strategy would have on the future.