Liu Han got off the boat, turned around naturally, stretched out his hand and put Ziyan and Yudie next, the two girls were stunned, there is no gentlemanly demeanor in this era, Lu Qiao, Yuwen and Zhang Xing all got off the boat and left on their own, and several famous prostitutes who accompanied them were all on the springboard under the support of the little girl.

Ziyan and Yudie accompanied Liu Han to walk behind, and Liu Han was talking to the two girls while looking around casually, like tourists, carelessly.

This bamboo island does not look big, but, from the dock down, through a bamboo forest, the eyes are bright, a piece of elegant grass, in the distance is a few bamboo forests, the bamboo forest is sparse, there are intervals, grass houses scattered in the forest.

didn't go far, Liu Han found that there was a problem with this island.

Ever since he stepped into the Nine-Rank Realm, especially after entering the Seventh-Rank Refining Body, his Divine Sense had skyrocketed, and after passing through the bamboo forest, he had quietly released his Divine Sense, but immediately, he felt that something was wrong.

If under normal conditions, his divine consciousness can cover a radius of 100 meters, but now, the divine consciousness can only be released for twenty or thirty meters, which is not only compressed, but also faintly countered.

Walking slowly, unconsciously, Liu Han and Lu Qiao Yuwen came together, but Zhang Xing fell behind and laughed with a few women.

"Lord Liu, what's wrong?

Lu Qiao suddenly found that Liu Han's face was a little pale, and he couldn't help but ask worriedly, Liu Han smiled: "It's okay, I'm like this, it's hard to get sick." ”

Lu Qiao was happy, he was blindly worried, what kind of person is Liu Han, a rare top-grade grandmaster in the world, when he has cultivated to his level, it is indeed difficult to get sick.

But he didn't know that Liu Han's heart was shocked at this moment, just now, his divine sense leaked out like a waterfall, and the Five Elements True Yuan automatically flowed out, running quickly for a week, and then it stopped, and his heart was extremely uncomfortable at this moment.

Liu Han looked at the small pavilion and walked in with a slight hesitation, secretly guarding himself.

The small pavilion faces the lake, and sitting in the hall, you can enjoy the beautiful lake light, and the scenery is just pleasant.

Liu Han looked at it, but Lu Qiaoyu and Zhang Ying did not have the slightest abnormality, and the guards of the Lu family around him were also not the slightest abnormal.

"It's amazing!" Liu Han sighed secretly in his heart, after the Five Elements True Yuan quickly traveled for a week, he quickly incorporated into the Purple Mansion, and he didn't dare to move his divine sense anymore, but his spirit was highly nervous.

The guards brought the tea to the house, and the four of them sat down, while the women were instructed to let them wander around as they pleased, but not to go far.

After taking a few sips of tea, Lu Qiao glanced at Yu Wen, and then slowly spoke: "Thank you for the matter of Wu County." ”

"Don't say thank you," Liu Han said with a cheerful smile: "Everyone cooperates to make money, outside the forest, the imperial court will set up a city in Wu County to manage overseas trade, and the Hanhai Trading Company is ready to form a fleet, I wonder if Mr. Lu and Mr. Yu are interested?"

"Oh, form a fleet?" Lu Qiao's eyes flashed, a little surprised, this overseas trade is all done by Jiangnan, Hanhai Trading Company actually wants to get a piece of the pie, it seems that when he was in Wu County, he had this thought, otherwise he would not give up the department store trading company.

"Okay!" Yu Wen spoke first: "The old man is willing to join in a share." ”

Lu Qiao was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look at Yu Wen, Yu Wen's expression was calm, and Liu Han said: "Okay, Mr. Yu, let's make money together, Mr. Lu, Mr. Zhang, I don't know if you are interested?"

Zhang Xing shook his head: "I'm relatively tight now, forget it, I heard that this sea is very risky, ten boats, at most five or six can come back safely, Lord Liu, it's better to be careful." ”

Lu Qiao hesitated a little after hearing this, Liu Han smiled silently, pulling Lu Qiao and them into shares, it was Liu Han who temporarily remembered that relying on the wealth left by Wei Zhen, the funds for shipbuilding were available, but Liu Han was short of people.

If you want to go overseas, in addition to the ship, the most important thing is the crew, the latter is even more important, Lu Qiao They are the head snake in Jiangnan, and they have a lot of influence in Jiangnan, with their help, at least it can be simpler.

Of course, he also had a deeper purpose, which was to divide the Jiangnan Shi clan and tie them to his own carriage at the same time.

Two months ago, Hanhai Trading Company openly selected partners in Jiangnan, and the Lu family was selected, the Hanhai Trading Company south of the Yangtze River chose the Lu family, and the north of the Yangtze River chose two companies, one was the Gu family, and the other was Li Jiabuzhuang, a firm with a Huaiyang background.

"Mr. Lu, don't worry, within a month, it will be effective. Liu Han said with a smile.

Lu Qiao sighed: "It's not a secret, there have been a lot of things at home recently, and the expenses are relatively large, and the workshop we cooperate with has invested a lot, and Wu Jun has invested a lot, if I invest too much, I'm afraid I won't be able to get it." ”

After speaking, he looked at Liu Han expectantly, Liu Han nodded: "The ship that goes to sea is more complicated than the inland river, and the cost is more expensive, considering the risk price of each sea, I plan to build a ship of two thousand stones, this kind of ship materials and man-hours are added together, it is estimated that it will cost eight thousand to ten thousand, and I plan to build ten first, and every time I go to sea, I have to maintain it, so I need to have a ship repair workshop, and the total investment is about 150,000 taels." ”

When Lu Qiao heard this, his expression suddenly relaxed a lot, much less than estimated, and Liu Han then said: "The imperial court intends to set up a naval division, and the ship of the Jiangnan naval division must be replaced, so the shipbuilding workshop can also contribute to the imperial court, and we can also earn some silver." ”

"Okay, the old man is also out, no, two percent, thirty thousand taels of silver, what does Brother Liu think?" Lu Qiao asked with a smile on his face.

"Cheng!" Liu Han nodded: "When the time comes, you send someone to find Kang Cheng, hand over the silver to him, and sign an agreement at the same time, the organizational structure of the shipping company is modeled on the department store chamber of commerce, Hanhai Trading Company is the major shareholder, serving as the shopkeeper, Mr. Lu is the second agitator, you can send the general account, and the supervisor will be sent by the Yu family, do you think this is good?"

"Okay, good!" Lu Qiao agreed, and Yu Wen also nodded.

Zhang Xing was still unmoved, just watched quietly, Lu Qiao turned his head and asked, "What's the matter, Brother Zhang is still boring?"

"Although the sea is profitable, but the risk is also very large, don't hide a few, Wu County tax reform, my Zhang family has lost a lot, this year just pay taxes and pay as much as 50,000 taels, I said Brother Lu Yu, you are also ready to prepare." ”

Lu Qiao Yuwen was very surprised, Liu Han also looked at him, Zhang Ying sighed: "According to the new tax system, the poll tax will be spread into the field, and the tax of the entire Wu County will be spread into the field based on the average of the past five normal years in Wu County, so as to calculate that each mu of paddy field will pay seven cents of silver, dry land will pay five cents of silver, and mulberry fields will also be seven cents, in addition, shops and workshops everywhere will have to pay taxes, and my Zhang family has paid a total of 54,000 taels, plus.... , Alas, Brother Lu, Brother Yu, you should also prepare early. ”

Zhang Xing's land accounts for one-third of Yangzhou County, enough for tens of thousands of acres, the Lu family occupies a lot more land south of the Yangtze River than Zhang's family, the Yu family's field is almost the same as the Lu family, as for the workshop restaurant, etc., the three are almost the same.

Under the new tax system, the three tax-exempt fields are less than 10% of the land they occupy, and the restaurant workshop Yantian also has to pay all taxes, which were not required to be paid before.

"Alas!" Lu Qiao and Yu Wen sighed deeply in unison, since the imperial court decided to implement the new tax system, they have calculated how much tax they have to pay, and the number is not small.

"I heard that Wu Jinshang was sparse and refused to implement a new tax system in Yuzhou. Zhang Ying said in a low voice.

Liu Han shook his head slightly: "Sentence, Gu Wei will never learn from Wu Jin, Brother Zhang, don't even think about it." ”

"Mr. Liu is right, he is as timid as a mouse, it is impossible to expect him to charge into battle, Gu Wei," Lu Qiao pondered for a moment and sneered: "Gu Wei This person was more than ten years ago, I knew that this person was not famous, but his career was never smooth, and it was easy to get a job, and this person, in my opinion, was actually a party in Zhaoyang, and he supported the new tax system at all." ”

"Alas. Yu Wen sighed heavily, tens of thousands of taels of silver were handed over, and it was uncomfortable for anyone to change them, but what could they do, they had done their best in Yangzhou, and the princes of the court and the central government let them fight alone.

"Brother Liu, what do you think of the new tax system?" asked Zhang Ying.

"Me?" Liu Han smiled and put down the teacup: "I have no opinion, I'm just a small officer in the forbidden army, this kind of major politics in the DPRK and China, I will be said three or four in that round." ”

Liu Han laughed at himself, but Lu Qiao, Yuwen, and Zhang Ying all thought so, such a major policy, it can be said that the biggest policy since the emperor ascended the throne, it is indeed not the turn of a forbidden army officer to speak.

"It's just a casual chat today, alas, I'll wait the same, but it's useless to have more false titles. Zhang Ying said, but he couldn't suppress the hatred in his tone.

As the head of the family of the thousand-year-old Shi clan, the three of them all have official positions in the imperial court, and like those babies in swaddling clothes, this official position is a fictitious position, with no real power and no salary.

Liu Han nodded slightly, looked around, in the courtyard of the thatched hut on the edge of the bamboo forest, there were figures swaying, and outside the small pavilion, the Lu family guards looked leisurely.

"The new tax system should be beneficial to a Shu clan like me," Liu Han said: "How can I say it, under the old tax system, I have to pay taxes, and you don't need to pay taxes, so the cost is a big difference, don't you say?"

Lu Qiao nodded, but it is beneficial to the civilians of the Shu tribe, but it is not good for the Shi clan.

"However, in my opinion, the new tax system is not a complete tax system reform," Liu Han said: "In addition to taxes, I have a lot of fees, what are the fees for entering the city, bridge fees, river crossing fees, etc., and what are the pig killing donations, green seedling donations, etc., the tax ratio is about 2:1, and for every 2 taels of silver tax, there will be about one tael of silver fees, these fees, in my opinion, are unreasonable, and should be edicted to the world and abolished." ”

Lu Qiao and the three of them were stunned, and they were also a little confused, did this Liu Han support or oppose the new tax system in the end? It sounds like it is supportive, but I always feel that it is not right, but it seems to be wrong to say that it is opposed.

"What do you mean by that?" Lu Qiao asked curiously.

"The purpose of collecting taxes is to maintain the operation of the imperial court and implement public expenditures, what are public expenditures, such as repairing roads, renovating rivers, maintaining law and order, and so on," Liu Han explained: "So, these are all included in taxes, but now, the people have to pay taxes and pay all kinds of fees, which is actually double taxation, which is unreasonable." ”

"This is reasonable," Zhang Ying nodded, with a contemptuous expression: "Zhang Meng Gu Wei and his ilk, saying that the new tax system is beneficial to the people of the world, I think they are just selling their reputation, and they have the ability to waste all these fees!"

It is no secret that the new tax system is presided over by Zhang Meng, so Zhang Ying pointed the finger at him.

"It's all wasted!" Yu Wen shook his head with a smile: "You think he is a good money boy!"

"That's it, it's really going to abolish so many fees,.... Lu Qiao shook his head disapprovingly: "How much silver can the imperial court allocate every year, these fees will be abolished, I'm afraid the officials below will be called." ”

The establishment of a new tax system takes a long time and involves all levels of society, during which some people's interests are damaged, some people also benefit from it, and the entire business society will be adjusted.

If you want to cancel all fees, it is impossible, Liu Han is most impatient with all kinds of tax cards, these tax cards are nominally taxes, but in fact they are fees, this kind of tax cards, from Yangzhou to Xuzhou hundreds of miles of waterways, every time you pass a few hundred miles of water, you have to pay silver, on the whole, it is higher than the normal tax.

"Yes," Liu Han also sighed: "The imperial court, the government at all levels, to maintain its operation, there is a lot of money to spend, how much the court can approve, and the insufficient can only rely on these expenses." ”

"This Wu Zhen is quite bold," Yu Wen interjected, "and he dares to openly oppose the new tax system." ”

So far, only two of the local officials have openly opposed the new tax system, Wu Zhen and Sheng Huai, who have not only died, but also affected their families.

"The imperial court dealt with Sheng Huai with a heavy hand," Zhang Ying sneered: "I thought I could shock the people of the world, but I have been a monk for 800 years, my family and country are in turmoil, and I have people who stand up!"

"Well said. Liu Han nodded approvingly, which made Lu Qiao and the three of them a little puzzled: "Since ancient times, every policy has been supported by those who are in favor of it and those who are against; those who agree are not necessarily good people, and those who oppose are not necessarily bad people, but they have different concepts." ”

This is very true, the water of the waves is clear, it can wet me, and the water of the waves is turbid, it can wet my feet. Yu Wen nodded in agreement.

The four of them were discussing the new tax system in the small pavilion, and Liu Han sometimes agreed and sometimes opposed, which made Lu Qiao and the three of them puzzled, and they didn't know whether he was for or against.