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Chapter 533: Ginger is old and spicy

Zhao Heng pondered for a moment, looked at Cai Jing, and said, "Didn't the palace say that it would take out 100 million yuan?" How? Did my father repent? ”

Cai Jing shook his head with a smile and said: "Then Shen Ao is so ambitious, originally, the sailors were anchored in various ports, but he said that he wanted to build a new port, and he also set up a sailor to command the yamen, and the location was in Penglai. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zhao Heng said: "What does Taishi mean to make a fuss about money? Although his father favored Shen Ao, he may not be willing to allocate money from the inner treasury, so ......"

Cai Jing shook his head again and said: "The old man didn't mean that, with Shen Ao's personality, he wouldn't stretch out his hand to the palace again." He took out a note from his cuffs and handed it to Zhao Heng: "Look at it yourself." ”

Zhao Heng took over the song, and at the end of the note was Shen Ao's name, which was to the effect that some affairs prepared by the sailor, mainly talking about Penglai Xingang, the main force of the anchoring sailor. The rest also mentioned that a naval division was stationed in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Quanzhou, which defended the sea frontier and eliminated pirates in peacetime, and immediately went north to Yunyun in wartime.

Zhao Heng was confused: "Lord Cai, is there any mystery in this performance?" ”

Cai Jing said with a smile: "Originally, since Xingang was built, why should we send sailors to Quanzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou?" According to the old man, this Shen Ao Bacheng wanted to reach out from Suzhou, Hangzhou and Quanzhou City, and wanted to get money from there. ”

Zhao Heng thought for a while and said, "What Taishi means is to tax merchant ships in the name of protecting the sea frontier. This matter is the business of the city, what does it have to do with Shen Ao? ”

Cai Jing shook his head and said: "My Great Song Dynasty's sea trade is a profitable business, Your Highness doesn't know, if you start from Quanzhou, transport a boatload of silk to Dashi, and you can move a gold mountain back on the return trip, how much profit is there here?" ”

Zhao Heng said in horror: "So many? ”

Cai Jing nodded: "When the old man was a county lieutenant in Hangzhou, the profits of maritime merchants were generally like this, as long as there was no mistake on the way, it would be a huge profit." Of course, the city department has to take a cut, and as long as the ship docks, it can be taxed. It's just that Your Highness knows that some taxes can't be collected? ”

Zhao Heng said: "What kind of allusions are there behind this?" ”

Cai Jing took a sip of tea and said, "Who doesn't want to do a profitable business?" Not to mention anything else, there are seven or eight out of ten officials in Bianjing City who let their relatives organize people to run boats in Quanzhou and Suzhou and Hangzhou. The crux of the problem is here, although the city is in charge of the people in the palace, but they also know the rules, so most of these ships are turned a blind eye, a fleet of several lucky ships, obviously have to pay thousands of taxes, but most of them can draw ten hundred times is already good. Your Royal Highness thinks about it, ordinary businessmen go to sea, they are all taxed, but some people go to sea, but they almost don't take a penny, ten or twenty years later, these people have more money, and the size of the fleet is getting bigger and bigger. At present, whether it is Suzhou, Hangzhou or Quanzhou, the real big business is done by these officials and businessmen, so don't look at the sea trade has become more and more prosperous in recent years, but the annual taxes collected by the imperial court are getting less and less. ”

Zhao Heng said in surprise: "So, Shen Ao just wants to take money from here?" ”

Cai Jing nodded: "He built the sailor there, it is estimated that this is what he means, once his hand reaches in, every year my Great Song Dynasty treasury can add at least more than 100 million yuan of taxes, but those officials and businessmen will be miserable, most of them organize fleets to go to sea, if they really pay taxes according to the value of the goods, it is equivalent to ripping their hearts, so to speak, Your Highness should understand." ”

Zhao Heng said in surprise: "I understand, Shen Ao dares to stretch out this hand, and it will not involve one or two people, and it will become the target of public criticism at that time." ”

Cai Jing cheered up, his eyes flashed with a trace of brilliance: "Yes, when Jing Guogong changed the law, he didn't dare to stretch out his hand in the sea trade, because he was afraid that the public would be angry, and now Shen Ao dares to reach out to the sea trade, the world will inevitably be surging, and then His Royal Highness will stand up and say a fair word for everyone, and choose the reason that the court cannot compete with the people to create public opinion, Your Highness think about it, when the time comes, he Shen Ao will be a chaotic minister and thief, and His Royal Highness's wisdom will inevitably spread to the United States." ”

Zhao Heng clasped his hands and said excitedly: "Don't compete with the people...... It's a good excuse. The words of the Taishi are really enlightening, I have been tossing and turning for the past few days, that is, I feel that with this powerless and powerless false prince, I don't know what to do to deal with Shen Ao, and today I finally have a clue. ”

Cai Jing shook his hand and said: "Your Highness praises falsely, the old man is just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, Shen Ao wants to get involved in sea trade, that is if he wants to kill himself." As for His Royal Highness, in fact, he doesn't have to do anything, as long as he stands up and speaks out at the right time, regardless of whether the palace accepts the advice or not, His Royal Highness will make a steady profit and not lose money, which is more worthy than going to sea to do business. ”

Zhao Heng laughed, of course he understood the benefits here, as Cai Jing said, no matter whether the palace accepted advice or not, he was the biggest beneficiary, the officials wanted to eat and make a fortune, it was good, but Shen Ao jumped out and kicked over the boiled chicken soup of others, would those officials involved in this sit idly by? At that time, as long as they stand up, these people will immediately become, if the palace sees the surging emotions and recalls Shen Ao, then on the bright side, he, the prince, is also the winner, and Shen Ao will also be frustrated. But even if Shen Ao wins and rectifies the maritime trade, those officials who have suffered losses will be even more desperate for themselves, hoping to liquidate Shen Ao after he takes the throne.

Zhao Heng stood up, bowed deeply to Cai Jing and said, "Master Xie mentions." ”

Cai Jing stood up slightly trembling and supported him: "Your Highness, what are you doing?" How can the old man be virtuous, where can he afford such a big gift. His Royal Highness is the prince, the son of heaven of the future Great Song Dynasty, the old man is too late to serve with all his might, where can he dare to accept the great gift of His Highness? ”

The two exchanged pleasantries, and it happened that Cai Qian came back from the ministry and saw the prince, Zhao Heng was a little more enthusiastic about Cai Qian, and he almost called him a brother and brother, and stayed in Cai's mansion that night for dinner, and then left.

Cai Qian sent the prince away, returned to the hall, and said to Cai Jing: "What's wrong with the prince today?" How jubilant? ”

Cai Jing smiled and said, "He came here when Liu Qi went up to the house to draw a ladder and asked for self-protection." ”

The so-called upper house ladder means that during the Three Kingdoms, Liu Biao preferred the younger son Liu Qi and did not like the eldest son Liu Cong. Liu Cong's stepmother was afraid that Liu Qi's power would affect the status of her son Liu Cong, and she hated him very much. Liu Qi felt that he was in a very dangerous environment, and consulted Zhuge Liang many times, but Zhuge Liang refused to give him ideas. One day, Liu Qi asked Zhuge Liang to drink on a tall building, and when the two were sitting down to drink, Liu Qi secretly sent someone to remove the stairs. Zhuge Liang had no choice but to make a plan to let Liu Qi avoid Jiang Xia.

Cai Jing said this, but it is also appropriate, the current Liu Biao is Zhao Ji, Zhao Heng is the same as Liu Qi, they are both eldest sons, but they are not favored, this prince is in turmoil, if Shen Ao is allowed to sit big, not to mention inheriting the unification in the future, it is unknown whether he can save his life; However, in Cai Jing's words, he couldn't help but compare himself to Kong Ming.

Cai Qian frowned and said, "Didn't my father think of a good way to control that Shen Ao?" ”

Cai Jing smiled faintly, asked someone to bring a bowl of ginseng soup, scooped it up slowly, and then recovered some of his spirits, and said: "You don't have to ask about the prince's affairs, and you don't have to ask about the affairs of the court. ”

Seeing that Cai Juan's face was a little ugly, Cai Jing sighed and said in a soothing tone: "Juan'er, our Cai family tree is very popular, you have to be careful in everything you do, you are my son, how many people are waiting for you to show your flaws and let people use this to bring down the Cai family, at this time, you should be more cautious." As for the prince's side, he has his own plans for his father, and now I have lived enough, and it has reached the point where I am above ten thousand under one person, and I don't ask for anything else, just that after my death, the Cai family can still establish a foothold in Bianjing. ”

Cai Qian was slightly unconvinced, and thought to himself, if the Cai family wants to gain a foothold, can't they rely on me? But he didn't dare to be disobedient, and said obediently: "My son understands, and he will definitely be more disciplined in the future." ”

Cai Jing nodded: "That's good, when it comes to the position of being a father, don't look at the scenery everywhere, in fact, it is also difficult, and now there is another Shen Ao, a negligence is a catastrophe, our Cai family is in trouble, I saw that the wine shop next door was not, just because of that, the female relatives of the Cai family did not even dare to come out of the porter, and they curled up in the house one by one and couldn't see the sun." But so what? Can you still find the door? ”

Cai Qian gritted his teeth and said, "Why don't you dare?" The son really wanted to take someone to tear it down, set a fire again, and burn the wine shop. ”

Cai Jing shook his head with a smile: "So you can't compare to Shen Ao, Shen Ao is looking forward to you going to burn his wine shop, just waiting for our Cai family to be unable to help it and reveal its flaws." The old man has been an official for so many years, from a small county lieutenant to the present, it is not by luck, nor by how to be high-spirited, but by forbearance, when the old party was in power, the old man was in power in the past, and the old man was still in Bianjing, and he was still dealing with the old party. ”

After saying a lot of truths, I don't know how much Cai Qian listened to, Cai Jing sighed and said tiredly: "You go and rest first, listen to me, and do what you have to do." ”

Cai Qian nodded: "Father, my son is gone." ”

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The second chapter was delivered, and now it's the twelfth place in the history list, and it's almost enough to squeeze into the top ten, Khan, that, the tiger's skin is a little thicker, and I don't know if I can squeeze it forward. Shame, shame. ro！ ~！