Coming and going, the power of a knife is shocking to the world!

The rough officer left, the white-bearded old man also quietly left, and the remaining five people looked at each other, looking at Feng Xiao and the others who fell to the ground, and didn't know what to do for a while.

In the middle of the sound, the old footman took out a sign and said to Li Yan and the others: "Lord Liu has an order, and I am in charge of this place for the time being." ”

Li Yan was a little puzzled in his heart, the one who cultivated higher among the five people should be the young footman, but he didn't expect that it was the older footman who was in charge, he stepped forward and asked for the token to be checked, and the token was the Tiger Benwei token.

"Yes!"

He didn't even ask for his name or position, because he knew that asking would be in vain, and there would be no answer.

Shui Zhu's injury was relatively serious, and after the young footman took the porcelain bottle wound medicine, his face became a little ruddy, Li Yan went to hire a few carriages, and a few people protected Feng Xiao to the town in front, which was already dominated by She.

They lived in the town, and the next day, a large number of She people came to Fengshan, led by the young master of Fengshan, and Feng Miao, the son of Fengxiao.

Li Yan thought that after handing over Feng Xiao to Feng Miao, the task would be completed, but the old footman told everyone that the adult's order was to escort Feng Lao Mountain Master to Feng Mountain, and this was not a closed mountain.

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Liu Han is still sitting in Wu County, and the national soldiers of Huben Weishui Division County are attacking in all directions, and within a few days, several family lords in Wu County were confiscated, family property was confiscated and confiscated, and the Wu County Prison was overcrowded.

Feng Sheng looked worriedly, he knew that Liu Han was dissatisfied with him and had the intention of impeaching him, and he was a little panicked in his heart, plus a few days ago, Feng Xiao, the lord of Fengshan Mountain, was intercepted and killed on the way back, if it weren't for the sudden appearance of the Tiger Benwei and the internal guard, he would have suffered misfortune, which shocked him, and he was grateful in his heart, so he handled the county affairs with some energy and cooperated with Liu Han to stabilize Wu County.

Liu Han saw the change in his eyes, and he was still quite satisfied in his heart, this Feng Sheng is quite interesting, otherwise, he would really be impeached, and I believe that the impeachment will be successful.

"Lord Feng, this official is the captain of the Tiger Benwei, this Tiger Benwei is the emperor's pro-army, although this Wu County is big, but for the Great Jin, it is just a small county on one side, it is insignificant, if it is not for the Jiangnan Society,"

If Liu Han intentionally or unintentionally stayed, Feng Sheng knew that this was telling him that he was here to deal with the Jiangnan Hui case, and he would not compete with him for power and profit, and this Wu County was still his.

Feng Sheng was relieved, but as more and more people were arrested, several small clans in Wu County were confiscated, and he couldn't help but panic again.

Any official in the Great Jin Dynasty, if you want to sit firmly in this official position, it is impossible without the support of the local clans, and these families have deep roots in Wu County, once they are overturned, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in Wu County, even if it will not be now, what about the future....

Liu Han didn't care what Feng Sheng thought, he tried the case every day, and the case was very clear, but there were still two families that should be arrested or not.

The two largest scholars in Wu County, the Zhou family and the Gu family, these two are the highest scholars in Wu County, especially the Zhou family, the family is rich, there are thousands of hectares of land, there are three weaving workshops, hundreds of looms, it is the largest cloth and silk merchant in Wu County, in addition to these, there are also two governors in the family, and a captain of the water division, which can be described as black and white.

It's not that Liu Han doesn't have evidence of the Zhou family in his hand, but he doesn't want to move the Zhou family, he is still hesitating.

That night, a figure jumped over the wall, landed on the ground, and walked towards the lighted room, and when he reached the door, he gently pushed the door in.

Under the light, Liu Han looked at the file with it, and the masked man who entered the door clenched his fists: "I've seen the master." ”

"Sit down, how are things going?"

"The old mountain lord has returned to Fengshan," the masked man said: "There are four people who shot, the pink leopard, the ghost bamboo chasing the soul, and one is not clear." According to the master's plan, the slave let them go, and Niu Fu and Liu Jun chased after them. ”

"Come on, take that thing off. Liu Han put down the file and said, Liu Tie took off the face towel, and he still stood respectfully.

This time in Wu County, Liu Han not only mobilized the internal guards and the tiger guards, but also secretly sent Liu Tie and Liu Jun to infiltrate Wu County in advance.

After Liu Tie arrived in Yangzhou, he was in the ghost and sorrowful mountain villa, Liu Han later took him into the cave on the top of the mountain, just Qingling out of the customs, Liu Han asked Qingling to test his spiritual root, it is a pity that Liu Tie did not have a spiritual root, but even so, Liu Tie practiced in the cave for a few months, and his cultivation has made great progress, Qingling somehow, suddenly became interested, and personally instructed Liu Tie to practice, Liu Tie benefited a lot, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, standing on the threshold of the second grade.

As for Liu Jun, he abandoned the sword and changed to the sword, during this time he practiced in the cave, he originally had a foundation, and the "Swordsmanship Tips" that Liu Han gave him was an exercise found in the Qingxu Sect, and it was also a superior exercise in the world.

Liu Jun's progress in sword practice is very fast, coupled with Liu Han and Qingling's guidance from time to time, Liu Jun's understanding of swords, and even his understanding of martial arts, has reached a new realm, although, purely in terms of swords, he has not yet recovered to the realm of martial arts, but his consciousness has broken through and reached the threshold of the grandmaster.

"Master, what should I do next?" asked Liu Tie.

Liu Han didn't answer, he still looked slowly, Liu Tie didn't ask again, and after a while, Liu Han put down the file and looked up at him.

"After the Jiangnan Hui case, the matter in Jiangnan is about the same, the Lu family, the Yu family, the Zhang family, will no longer oppose the new tax system, Sheng Huai will soon be impeached and removed from office, and even be convicted, no one will hinder the new tax system, Gu Wei will soon complete the promotion of the new tax system, and in the autumn, the new tax system will definitely bring a large amount of tax silver to the imperial court, and then, the new tax system will be implemented throughout the country, and Jiangnan will have nothing to do. ”

Liu Tie listened quietly, he knew that this was not a discussion with him, but Liu Han wanted to talk, sort out his thoughts, and then there would be a decision.

Sure enough, Liu Han didn't say anything more, and didn't pick up the file, but stood up, walked to the door, and looked up at the bright moon hanging in the air, the moonlight tonight was very beautiful.

Jiangnan's affairs, the new tax system, and the rectification of the internal guard, he has completed it, and even opened up a financial route for the internal guard, and solved the financial embarrassment of the internal guard, but there is one most important thing, who the Jiangnan internal guard will hand over, he has not yet decided.

"The new tax system finally succeeded, the world was peaceful, and the Great Jin Dynasty was prosperous. Liu Han laughed, but Liu Tie heard the ridicule, he shook his head slightly, what kind of peace is this world, from Youzhou to Jiangnan, along the way, he saw too many things that were not commensurate with prosperity.

"Go back to Beijing and tell Master Huang that the business of the Jiangnan store has been promoted, alas. ”

The situation in Jiangnan has been completely opened, Lu Yuzhang is not only not an enemy, but may become friends now, it can be imagined that in the next few years, the Jiangnan branch will enter a stage of rapid development.

But Liu Han was not happy, the main purpose of this trip to Jiangnan was not fully realized, that person was still faint, although there were some traces, but there were still no definite clues.

Liu Tie didn't know why he sighed, but he always didn't ask, just listened to orders.

"Private soldiers from all over the country still need to be recruited," Liu Han thought about it and said: "In addition, in Yongzhou, we can start to get our equipment and buy horses in Youzhou, Yongzhou, Liangzhou, well, in this way, if you have the opportunity, we can set up a horse farm in Yongzhou, and we will raise horses ourselves." ”

"Master, Master Huang has counted, our private soldiers are almost two thousand, do you still need to recruit?" Liu Tie reminded carefully.

"Two thousand, it's not too little," Liu Han thought about it and said: "Liu Tie, do you know, I always feel that something is going to happen, and there is always a layer of fog in front of me, so I can't see clearly." The new tax system, the gentry, the gate valve, what the hell does that guy want to do?"

Liu Tie smiled: "Master, why do you want to do so much, let's be in the capital, wait for him to show up, and slaughter him." ”

Liu Han smiled: "It's not easy to slaughter, but I'm more and more curious, what does this guy want to do with so much silver." ”

Liu Tie smiled honestly, and Liu Leng said coldly: "If you don't kill people, you will be troublesome." ”

Liu Tie was happy.

Two days later, Niu Fu and Liu Jun both returned, and after listening to the reports of the two, Liu Han did not move the Zhou family and the Gu family again, Niu Fu reported that the double leopard he followed had been out of Wu County, and he lost his heel after crossing the river.

Liu Jun is more complicated, he followed the ghost bamboo chasing soul, was detected on the road and found out, the two fought twice, according to the cultivation, he is not the opponent of the ghost bamboo chasing the soul, but the ghost bamboo chasing the soul was injured in the battle of the melon stall, the two fought equally, however, his traces were also exposed, and he was thrown off by the ghost bamboo chasing soul.

After listening to the reports of the two of them, Liu Han finally made a decision, temporarily not to move the Zhou family and the Gu family, and now the seized silver is enough to explain to the imperial court, and three million taels of silver have been seized from the Jiangnan Association alone, and several major merchants have also seized millions of taels of silver, not counting those lands and workshops, these are still hundreds of thousands of taels sold.

If you add the income in Yangzhou City, it will add up to seven or eight million taels of silver, how can you make a difference.

For Liu Han, this world has little to do with him, if he finds an opportunity to go back, he will not hesitate to leave.

The Zhou family and the Gu family sent several invitations, but Liu Han ignored them, and after making a decision, he accepted the invitations from the two families.

Of course, he didn't go alone, but took Lu Qiao Yuwen, who rushed to Wu County, to the banquet together, and Zhou Se, the head of the Zhou family, and Gu Dong, the head of the Gu family, received them together.

This banquet was held in the manor of the Zhou family, which is a typical Jiangnan garden, with pavilions and pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, peach blossoms and incense.

The gurgling water, the sound of the piano, the guests and hosts were smiling, Zhou Se and Gu Tong understood that Liu Han's ability to come to the banquet meant that the Zhou family and the Gu family were safe, but the two also knew that Liu Han held the evidence of their cooperation with the Jiangnan Society.

Liu Han didn't say a word about this, but talked about the importance of business cooperation at the banquet.

"Cooperation is better than confrontation, turn war into jade silk, Wu County is rich in products, Wu silk is the best silk in the world, Wu County's lacquerware, cotton cloth, bamboo, in the imperial capital Yongzhou sales are very good, can be sold at a good price.

The sea is dangerous, every five boats may sink, so the goods brought back by such a dangerous are only sold in Wu County, isn't it a pity, if you don't sell it for a big price, you are sorry for yourself, you say yes. ”

Liu Han talked about business, Lu Qiao and Yu Wen felt weird, but Zhou Se and Gu Tong felt normal, which was related to the atmosphere of Wu County, and it was normal to talk about business here.

Zhou Se and Gu Tong nodded frequently at Liu Han's words, and the two seemed to completely agree with his words.

So, in the warm vein, a new chamber of commerce to replace the Jiangnan Association was established, the new chamber of commerce is called the Department Store Chamber of Commerce, the main overseas business, the rest of the inland freight of the Jiangnan Association is handed over to the Cao Gang to be responsible, and the freight is reduced by one percent.

As for the most important position of president, the two sides reached a stalemate, Liu Han understood that Lu Qiao Yuwen hoped to appoint someone from Yangzhou, and Zhou Se and Gu Tong hoped that someone from Wu County would fill it.

"I think so," Liu Han decomposed for them: "The department store chamber of commerce is a joint-stock chamber of commerce, everyone has shares, so, within the chamber of commerce, people from all parties must have, I suggest that you adopt such a structure, set up a board of directors, the board of directors is composed of major shareholders, the board of directors is responsible for hiring the president, the president has a general ledger and a deputy general ledger, responsible for managing property, and supervising the president, and another supervisor, the supervisor is responsible for supervising the president and the general ledger." ”

This idea is somewhat novel, and it is similar to the original organizational structure of the Jiangnan Association, with more general ledger deputy general ledger and more supervisors.

Zhou Se and Gu Tong quickly understood what Liu Han meant, but Lu Qiao and Yu Wen pondered for a while before they understood.

"Your Excellency, this is a very good idea, but this position of president is very important, since Brother Zhou has objections to the candidate we proposed, it is better to ask Hanhai Trading Company to send someone to be the president. Lu Qiao proposed, this was obviously a gesture of goodwill to Liu Han.

didn't think about it, Liu Han shook his head resolutely: "Everyone in the world knows that Hanhai Trading Company is the property of this official, and the investigation of the Jiangnan Association is an order of the imperial court, but for the public. ”

Lu Qiao obviously didn't realize that Liu Han would refuse, and the reason was very appropriate, after hesitating, Lu Qiao smiled bitterly and said, "Then please help." ”

"Yes, yes, please give me advice. Gu Tong also asked for help.

Liu Han pondered slightly: "That's it, I'll propose a personal choice, but this person is not in Yangzhou for the time being, and we will not be able to determine whether he is willing until he comes back." ”

"Oh, who is this person?" Lu Qiao was a little curious.

"His name is Gu Heng, his father Gu Shuo was murdered by the concubine, and the concubine fled, and he is still missing. ”

Lu Qiao and Yu Wen thought about it now, Gu Shuo's matter caused a sensation in the whole Yangzhou, and both of them had heard about it, but they didn't expect that this Gu Heng actually had something to do with Liu Han.

Yu Wen also knew a little more, and knew that Liu Han and Gu Heng had opened the Sanyou Salt Number, which purchased a large amount of coarse salt, and after processing, it became refined salt and was sold, making a huge profit.

"Since the adult recommends it, then this person," Gu Tong was very knowledgeable and immediately agreed, Zhou Se nodded immediately, the two judged basically the same, Liu Han cherished his reputation and did not want Hanhai Trading Company to be involved in the department store chamber of commerce, then this Gu Heng was his representative, and Lu Qiaoyuwen was just cooperating with him in acting.

It was at this moment that a question that had been bothering Liu Han was a problem, and he made a decision, and this question was who to hand over to the Yangzhou internal guard.

The Yangzhou internal guard was handed over to Fang Mei's clan, but the internal guard of Wu County was handed over to Gu Heng, who served as Fang Mei's assistant, and he had to set his sights overseas and Wu Nan while garrisoning Wu County.

After drinking this wine, both parties were very happy, especially Zhou Se and Gu Tong, after everything was discussed, it was naturally singing and dancing as usual, and Liu Han actually found that there was a Dongying girl in it.

Zhou Se noticed his expression, and said with a smile: "These are all women from Dongying, this Dongying woman is white-skinned and beautiful, and the most commendable thing is that she has a gentle temperament, and she is especially good at serving men. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Se showed a knowing smile, and Liu Han said with a smile: "I've heard of Dongying, but where is this Dongying? How long does it take to go to sea from Yuhang? Have you ever been there?"

Zhou Se shook his head: "I haven't been, but there is a nephew of my own family who has been, I heard him say, Dongying is in the northeast of my Dajin, from Yuhang to the sea, if the weather is good, there is no wind and waves, if it goes well, it will take about fifty days to go, every time I go to Dongying, there is thirty percent of the space on this ship to hold food and fresh water."

Dongying people admire me very much, Dongying people are generally short in stature, in the eyes of women are petite and exquisite, and like colorful clothes. ”

Liu Han listened, and couldn't help but feel that compared with the island country, there are many similarities, maybe it is really an island country, but is their national character still like that?

Several Dongying women were wearing Jin clothes and dancing, they didn't look very tall, but they weren't short, compared to Jin women, they were a little shorter at most.

He raised this question, and Zhou Se smiled: "These are all selected, of course they are better, if the adults are interested, the grass people will give them to the adults." ”

Liu Han still watched the performance of Dongying women, these women are no different from the Jin people in appearance, unlike Tianna, who have obvious characteristics of aliens.

"The lower officials will not take away the preferences of Zhou Lao, I want to bring these female musicians back to the imperial capital, hehe, I'm afraid that before I get to the imperial capital, the impeachment of the imperial history will be full of His Majesty's books, if Zhou Lao is good for the lower officials, it is better to be exempted." ”

Lu Qiao smiled in confusion: "Brother Zhou, this Dongying girl is very good at serving men, what is the taste?"

The meaning is very clear, if it is usual, this word will fall down, but at this time, it is nothing, on the contrary, it looks elegant.

Everyone laughed ambiguously, Liu Han also smiled, Gu Tong hesitated to ask about the new tax system, and as soon as he said this, Lu Qiao Yuwen's expression was slightly uncomfortable.

Liu Han was slightly condensed, and then spoke: "This new tax system is definitely going to be implemented, you must also be psychologically prepared, the reason why the imperial court wants to implement the new tax system, is because the imperial court has to do this, this expedition outside the fortress, exposed many weaknesses of the imperial court, the most important of which is the emptiness of the treasury, in order to raise military salaries, the imperial court has made great efforts to eat milk, but it is still unable to satisfy, so the imperial court changed the salt tax in Yangzhou, and then introduced a new tax system, all for this reason.

Now the war outside the country has come to an end, but the problem has not been solved, what is the problem? The imperial court has no money, this year, the Tubo invaded Liangzhou, fortunately it was beaten out, but the imperial court can not fight back, if the Tubo comes again next year, what will the imperial court do?

The imperial court has no money, and the traditional approach is to raise taxes, but if the imperial court raises taxes, the remaining commoners and Shu clans, if they can't afford it, are bound to go bankrupt, and the land is resold to the scholars, and the scholars do not pay taxes, and the wealth of the court is further reduced, so they have to raise taxes again, and more Shu clans and civilians go bankrupt, which is equivalent to drinking water to quench their thirst.

In order to avoid this outcome, the imperial court introduced a new tax system, the purpose of which was to limit the power of the nobles, open up new sources of tax for the imperial court, and thus improve the emptiness of the treasury. ”

After Liu Han finished speaking, this was probably the first time that the new tax system was explained so clearly, and it was clearly stated that it was to restrict the privileges of the scholars, which was very bold, even if Gu Wei was in the great debate, he was secretive about this purpose and did not dare to say it clearly.

(End of chapter)