Nejin can ignore the officials of the political hall. I don't care about the high-ranking officials of the Zongwu Mansion, but among the people in the imperial court, there is one person who is Liu Bin, the envoy of the West of the River that he does not dare to offend, his future father-in-law.

To see the future of a court official, just look at the frequency of conversation among the noblewomen. In the past year, the name "Liu Shi" has appeared more and more at luncheons and tea parties. At the beginning, the noble ladies privately discussed it as an old-fashioned figure, and even ridiculed him for marrying his daughter to Cheng Jinzhou, getting out of some ridiculous misplaced marriage, and even thinking that he was preparing to retreat is actually a more reliable guess. But with the improvement of Cheng Jinzhou's one-star warlock, two-star warlock, and three-star warlock, the chat trend of the noble ladies changed instantly.

In fact, the noble ladies are the most sensitive political group in the entire Great Xia. Especially in the capital. The more invitations a minister's wife receives, the more likely her husband is to be promoted, and in a certain way, the shadow cabinet of noble ladies has a real influence on the Sunshine Cabinet, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the two sides complement each other.

Now, the number of noble ladies who come to Shaonan and Nanling has increased considerably, and many important families in the capital. All sent female dependents to visit relatives in Shaonan and Nanling, a large summer stretches for thousands of years, and the relationship between high-ranking nobles is complicated, and there are more than a dozen descendants and wives in each generation, and there are always a few who are related by blood.

This kind of time. The Cheng family's family identity also played a role.

For example, the old lady of the Cheng family, who served the queen in the palace back then, and got the title of marquise, the Cheng family with such a capital experience is more likely to be recognized by the aristocratic group. If this is not the case, it will be difficult for the family, which is regarded as a tyrant, to make a living in the aristocratic circle. Even those aristocratic families who have nobles but have not become a family are very difficult to rise all at once.

The whole society is like a cocoon, many people have the ability to break this cocoon, but to draw it into a thread for their own use, there are too few people who can do it.

There are not many high-level star warlocks in history, including the current Jiang Huang Star Warlock, Liu Kuang Star Warlock and An Feng Star Warlock, and many other families, all of which have failed to rise because of this. On the one hand, the astral warlocks are unwilling to spend energy on the family's exhibition, and on the other hand, there is also the arrogance of the nobles, which in many cases, is really free from life and death and interests.

Think of the nobles who did not hesitate to charge on the battlefield at the risk of mortal arrows; Think of the nobles who did not hesitate in the court, and went to the book under the threat of death; Think about those who did not hesitate in the expedition. The aristocracy, struggling to move forward in the mud of mortality, was the main educated group, the natural citizen of the kingdom, the backbone and spirit of the state.

When the aristocracy talks about population movement, it actually shows that many commoners do not have a strong sense of the state. Not counting the poor Northern Han and the Great Liang in the war, there are very many people who move to Jingnan from the residents of Great Xia. As far as a certain Cheng dù is concerned, the price of the patriotic sentiments of the commoners in the feudal era was relatively low, although the patriotic sentiments of all people may have a price.

The nobility took on more responsibilities, and the nobility had perfect rights. Even Cheng Jinzhou is used to such a world draw, dividing.

When the nobles say "no" to dissidents, the sorcerers have the ability to destroy them on **, but they cannot replace them spiritually.

Zhao Ling believed. In the aristocratic world, any problem can be solved.

Gao Tanglong did not say anything about moving to Jinju, but his appearance gave the imperial court a chance to return to the negotiating table. Zhao Ling even brought in Liu Bin, ready to give him the title of the transfer envoy of the four provinces.

To say that Zhao Ling's smartest thing is that he did not appear in Shaonan and De'an at all, but constantly moved and commanded others to control the situation.

Since only Liu Bin appeared, Cheng Jinzhou could only go to greet him in a proper manner, and he had to prepare a good room for him to rest. The nobles of the whole Great Xia are staring at him, the gold in the port is a matter of public affairs, and the way of dealing with people and things is a matter of personal quality.

Liu Bin naturally knew Cheng Jinzhou's thoughts, and still took his hand with the demeanor of an elder and said with a smile: "Don't you want me to do it, this four-province transfer envoy?" ”

"You're on the rise, and I'm glad too."

The four provincial transit envoys were designed to be one level lower than the governor, and the status of the governor was comparable. The authority is slightly lower than half a level, and it is the title of the third rank or from the second rank. Liu Bin is also equivalent to being promoted three levels in a row.

However, the transfer envoy was not happy because of Cheng Jinzhou's insincere words, but said quite unhappily: "We don't need to say such things between our sons-in-law." When Zhao Ling came to me, I also thought about it a lot, but in the end, I felt that it was a good thing for everyone for me to be a transit envoy in the four provinces. ”

Liu Bin's Chinese face is very convincing, and his broad lips give people a sense of trust.

After my father went to Nanling to take up his post, Cheng Jinzhou had not been taught for some days. But what my father-in-law said was very substantial. He asked, "Why is it best?" ”

That's the right question. When you get to where you are today, you should get everything straight. Liu Bin said very linguistically: "It's true that your port in De'an is getting bigger and bigger, but the capital is stunned, Huangjin Port, the peripheral peninsula and other places, the taxes received are getting less and less, and the grain prices in Daxia are falling every month. ”

Don't wait for Cheng Jinzhou to speak. Liu Bin continued: "No matter how powerful you are now, there is always a time to take a nap, in the territory of Great Xia, unless you are ready to become the emperor against yourself, you always have to deal with the imperial court, and the four provinces do not collect taxes, so these goods are not taxed when they go out of the four provinces?" The imperial court taxes are decreasing, the price of grain is falling day by day, and some ministers want to restrict the entry of grain into the customs. also died because of De'an's existence, and in the end, the court would always be unable to bear it. ”

Speaking of which, Xiao Cheng really didn't think about it that far, for him, with the current exhibition, it will be different every year, and the so-called higher future income is meaningless.

Seeing that his father-in-law was going to draw a conclusion on his behalf, Cheng Jinzhou hurriedly stopped: "I need money the most now, and when I wait until next year, who knows what the situation is, if the tax is increased, then most of De'an Port will be abolished."

"You need money when you need it, so why don't you pay taxes? Liu Bin asked rhetorically.

Cheng Jinzhou was stunned. He actively expands his outward-looking trade, in fact, a large part of the trade is the outward trade of the Star Alliance, through the entry and exit of Guò De'an, he can also easily import and export materials to the Star Alliance, but in terms of profits, the huge trade flow of De'an now, the money he earns seems to be no less than the money he makes independently in the Star Alliance.

Liu Bin saw that Cheng Jinzhou listened, and only then did he smile and say: "I am the transfer envoy of the four provinces, and the future tax rate and so on can be determined by you, what materials are taxed and what materials are not taxed." Or charge less and charge more, and I will discuss it with you. However, if I want to re-measure the land in the four provinces, you have to help me. ”

Sounds good ahead. The measurement of the land in the back made Cheng Jinzhou's head as big as a bucket. He now knows that his father-in-law is a difficult master to serve.

He couldn't help waving his hand and said: "It's a good thing that you want to reform, but everyone knows that after measuring the land, you will have to record the land and property of the nobles, which is the foundation of the Great Xia." All the nobles will point to the backbone and scold. ”

Cheng Jinzhou didn't say "more hated than me". After all, he makes money, others are just red-eyed, but Liu Bin wants to take other people's money away from his hands.

"Taxes in the four provinces. The court takes thirty percent, and the rest is left to you. Liu Bin clapped his hands and said: "We will bear the infamy, you can only take benefits." As for measuring the land, you can provide me with some astral warlock apprentices

"If I offered you an Astral Warlock apprentice, people would think I was involved. In terms of taxes, if there is too much tax, I am afraid that the ships of De'anlai will be sharply reduced. Cheng Jinzhou was a little exhausted, and somehow, Liu Bin broke down one thing into two things, and in his usual thinking, it seemed that he had to agree to at least one of them.

In the face of dreams, Liu Bin is a very principled person. But in the process of realizing his dreams, Liu Bin is a flexible person, he clapped his hands lightly and said: "The process of reform is the process of redistribution. If the tax revenue of the imperial court increases, the income of your port will be preserved. ”

His logic is strange and straightforward. But Cheng Jinzhou understood it all of a sudden.

A long time before the imperial court. Reform is brewing because of taxes. The aristocracy, on the other hand, hoped that the reform would succeed without touching their own interests. Liu Bin did the opposite, wanting to touch the interests of the nobles to reform, and Daxia had money, and in the process of redistributing interests, the emerging nobles would benefit.

Cheng Jinzhou quite agreed with his father-in-law's reform method, after all, from the perspective of the whole world, Great Xia was his base camp. Being able to manage the base camp in every possible way is the greatest support for yourself.

But it is impossible for him to follow Liu Bin along the path of the reformers, lest he repeat the mistakes of the reformers. So he simply asked, "I have promised the merchants that I will return their taxes in full, so how can I go back on my word?" ”

"I want the provinces to pay back 50% of their taxes, and the rest will be paid back with the taxes collected in the future." Liu Bin thought for a while, and said: "As a port, it is right not to want to collect tariffs, but as far as a country is concerned, tariffs cannot be less, such as grain, it must be heavily taxed, imports should be reduced, and cloth and the like must not be taxed." Increase imports

How did he know that these materials were all caused by Cheng Jinzhou's uncontrolled trafficking.

In terms of the circulation of a feudal country, Cheng Jinzhou sold the stock of Confucianism in the market, which could make all the paste move. A society that has not received a financial baptism will never know how powerful the money is gathered together.

However, Dr. Cheng Da appreciated the practice of "blacklist" and "whitelist", and from a national perspective, his idea back then was indeed a bit petty. He immediately put forward his own request: "In this case, in the future, the customs duties of the national terminals, including the Beijing wharf, will be set by me."

This time, it was Liu Bin's turn to froze.

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