Southwest of Beijing, the former site of Wang Gong factory.

Zheng Haizhu, Lu Xiangsheng and Huang Zongxi got off the sedan chair.

Zheng Haizhu raised his eyes and looked around, quite surprised.

The large courtyard of Wang Gongchang, the gray and white walls are painted the same yellow as the temple, and the surrounding area of the house also presents a scene of flowers and trees supporting each other.

It has become a restaurant with a Zen taste.

The young man Huang Zongxi also looked curiously, and said to Zheng Haizhu: "Auntie, my father said that this was originally a place to make armor and gunpowder for the imperial court?" ”

Zheng Haizhu nodded, pointing to the building in front of the right that faintly protruded from the corner of the eaves: "Yes, that is the gunpowder yard over there, and General Ma and I were almost blown up there half a year ago." ”

"Daddy......" Huang Zongxi suddenly called.

Huang Zunsu walked out of the courtyard, met Zheng Haizhu's surprised gaze, and explained, "Don't you recognize this place?" The powder magazine became a vegetarian fast, which was the idea of He Gong. After the imperial court moved Wang Gongchang to the outside of the city, He Gong said that he moved the Ministry of Industry to Shangshu, and changed the use of these dozen courtyards, with a lobby and a private room, specializing in the business of pilgrims. ”

Zheng Haizhu Waner.

It turned out to be the "tertiary industry" of the Ministry of Industry.

This He Shijin is indeed true in history, and his willingness to make money is very strong.

At this time, at the turn of the afternoon, the warm sun is melting, and the crowd of people who have completed the incense and made wishes from the nearby Cheng'en Temple and other Zen temples have poured into the vegetarian food, and there is no shortage of men who are dressed and talking at a glance to be in the forest.

Huang Zunsu did not shy away from it, and generously led the way in front of him, taking Zheng Haizhu and the others to the lush Accord.

The young man Huang Zongxi had a faint joy on his face. Father is worthy of his worship, he is also a court official of the Donglin faction, and his father is not influenced by those old old-fashioned people, and he is alienated from Aunt Zheng.

After entering the private room on the second floor of Yalu and observing the verbal exchanges of several adults, Huang Zongxi's worship extended to the "He Gong" in the upper seat.

He Shijin, who has entered the age of not being confused this year, is the same as his father Huang Zunsu, who has a lot of respect for Aunt Zheng.

And in Zheng Haizhu's heart, as the conversation between the guest and the host deepened, the last trace of apprehension and vigilance also dissipated.

He Shijin only briefly exchanged a few words with Zheng and Lu, neither mentioning the Donglin faction's attack that Zheng Haizhu had recently received, nor the friendship with Lu Xiangsheng, but quickly cut to the chase - talking about money.

is completely a style of cherishing time like gold and only talking about dry goods.

Compared with the Songjiang switch situation that Huang Zunsu talked about, Zheng Haizhu's torrential amount of information to He Shijin seems to be more appetizing to him.

Because, although the Songjiang Mansion in this time and space has changed the course of history, after all, it is still under the absolute sovereignty of the Ming Dynasty, and it is relatively easy to manage like Fujian Yuegang. What Zheng Haizhu exported to He Shijin was the trade data of Guangdong and Macao in the south and the Mingmeng border in the north.

Before Zheng Haizhu went to the banquet, Huang Zunsu had already explained that when the "attack" case against the crown prince Zhu Changluo occurred in the palace that year, He Shijin, as a member of the official sequence, had a very tough attitude, and jumped out like a soldier rushing into battle, holding Zheng Guifei and his younger brother Zheng Guotai, insisting that it was the Zheng family who harmed the prince in order to support the blessed king Zhu Changxun to win the throne.

Therefore, after Zhu Changluo ascended the throne, he was concerned about this Donglin person who had been transferred out of the group of officials and served as the deacon of the Ministry of Industry, and he was not inferior to Zhao Nanxing, Yang Lian and others.

The new emperor not only listened to He Shijin's advice on delaying the repair of other palaces outside the three major palaces of the inner court, but also intended to promote his official rank faster and transfer him to Guangdong as a governor.

Historically, like Zhang Juzheng, this doer He Shijin, who was concerned about the Ming Dynasty's income-generating business, did serve as the governor of Liangguang, and played the imperial court in black and white, requesting that the miscellaneous taxes of the field and the commercial tax at the gate be added in Guangfu, so as to enrich the salary and offset the additional distribution to the peasants. He Shijin's move to ask for a commercial tax increase also strongly refuted the view of later generations that "Donglin will only oppose commercial taxes, and Wei Zhongxian and Wei Gonggong will make money for Daming".

At this time, Zheng Haizhu, who realized that He Shijin's career was obviously progressing faster than in history, resolutely said to the middle-aged cadre in front of him: "Gong He, the younger generation heard that after the Blue Banner looted Xuandakou last year, the imperial court has ordered the household department to set up a special subject for Liaoyu, and at that time, the talents of each government will be increased and filled into Liaoyu. When the younger generation returned from Shanshan this time, he knew that the peasants there had been overwhelmed by the natural disaster. On the other hand, in Guangdong, the Frankes set up many artillery factories there, using copper transported by ships in the Japanese Sea to make guns and cannons, and sold them to ships from various countries to and from the East and the West, making a lot of money. Why do we sit back and watch foreigners in my Ming land, but they don't pay a few taxes? ”

He Shijinsheng had an unsmiling face, and when he talked about the lack of money in the imperial court at this moment, he became more and more severe, and said in a deep voice: "Mrs. Zheng is right, I just heard Brother Huang Xian talk about the tariff rules of Songjiang Customs and the price code of the ship. In my Ming land, the money that the Franky people paid to the court did not even have a fraction of my Ming merchants, isn't it a big joke in the world! ”

Zheng Haizhu said: "Not only do you have to ask foreigners to collect business tax, but you also have to increase the land rent." There are so many docks in the realm, and now I only use them for the Franky people called Portugal. Spain's Frankie, the Netherlands' red-haired fan, and now the English, who are also beginning to have fleets to go to sea, don't all of them scratch their hearts and want to squeeze in the sea trafficking? If the Portuguese refused to increase the land rent, why didn't the court open the bidding, and the one with the highest price would get it. ”

"Bidding?" He Shijin felt that this term was very fresh, and after Zheng Haizhu explained a few words concisely, he also understood.

"Also, the financial license must also be licensed," Zheng Haizhu continued, "Whether it is Guangfu or the Ming-Mongolian border, it is a cross-border trade, the distance is long, and the payment is large, so when I went to Chahar last year, I took those Jin merchants who had nothing to do with the Jurchens, and proposed that they open ticket numbers and circulate money for the merchants, which is called 'finance'." In fact, the insurance cooperatives opened by my nephew in Zhenjiang and Beigang, Taiwan, also belong to the financial industry. Today, I only insist on one point, the financial business in Daning Town in the north and the financial business in Guangfu in the south must be in my hands. Foreigners want to issue a ticket number, or an insurance cooperative, it is not impossible, you have to ask us Daming to buy a license, every entry and exit to my Daming invoice to pay taxes, and every year to pay a regulatory fee to the local governor's office. If there is a traitor, he will be fined and suspended from business. ”

He Shijin listened to this woman's words like a cannon, although he couldn't understand some words, but he understood it clearly.

This is exactly what he thinks, which is similar to the "over-tax" item in the increase of commercial tax.

Besides, this woman said very down-to-earth, thinking that she could raise a battalion of soldiers in Chongming and maintain such a large expense, in addition to the camp, like the warlords in Liaodong and Southwest China, it is a big profit to do business.

He Shijin's face relaxed, and he said to Huang Zunsu: "Thank you for the introduction, listening to Mrs. Zheng's guidance today, Brother Yu has benefited a lot." Lao Huang, don't worry, I am in the Ministry of Industry, and I have to work for at least half a year before I go to Guangfu. If Tianjin Customs suspends construction, you go to restore the silver in Daning Town, and I will keep an eye on it for you. ”

Huang Zunsu arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Brother He." If Daning is built into a wharf where merchants gather like Haojing, the taxes and tariffs will increase, and the operating expenses of tens of thousands of taels of silver will definitely come back soon. ”

Zheng Haizhu weighed that since He Shijin and Huang Zunsu talked about their respective career arrangements, they did not shy away from being a woman outside the sect, so they also said bluntly: "Two masters, let me say more." Daning is now rebuilt in ruins, if Master Huang enters Daning, and has to be stationed there, don't look at the desolate place outside the Saiwai, maybe the start will be smoother. And the Guangfu where Master He is going to, all kinds of forces are already intertwined, and the master has to have more right-hand men. ”

He Shijin heard the meaning of the woman's words: "Mrs. Zheng, but what young talents of your nephews and nephews want to recommend to me?" ”

Zheng Haizhu glanced at Lu Xiangsheng before he spoke: "If you talk about young talents, Lu Juren can be regarded as a dragon and a phoenix, but he has not yet entered the rank and rank, and he has not yet obtained an official position. Under the knees of the younger generation, one of the nephews of the in-laws, who has been in business for several years, is still a top matter, and he does not have the idea of joining the office. But the younger generation did see a person in Shanhaiguan before, who looked like a follower, and it happened that he was also from the Ministry of Industry. ”

"Oh? Which is it? He Shijin looked interested, "In Shanhaiguan?" Shouldn't it be my camper? ”

Zheng Haizhu had to observe his words and emotions for a moment, and was sure that He Shijin should not have a holiday conflict between his superiors and subordinates with the person he wanted to recommend.

"He Gong, that person is a new science and technology jinshi, and after the expiration of the period of observing politics in the Ministry of Industry, he became a record. Coincidentally, he is still a native of Guangdong, and he was admitted from Guangxi, so he is very familiar with the terroir of Guangxi and Guangzhou. His name is Yuan Chonghuan. ”