Chapter 74 Shen Guogong entered the bureau

Shen Guogong pondered for a moment and said, "Lord He, are these many businesses on the sea also subject to taxation?" ”

The benefits of the country may not be their own benefits, although Shen Guogong feels that this matter is very good for the Ming court. But he still has to think about his own interests. The taxation of many businesses on the sea, He Xi estimates, can collect a few million taels more.

But is it possible?

No way.

From the point of view of the tax cost just now, the reason why the tax cost is so low here in Beijing is because the bank bill system has figured out many business behaviors. Therefore, it is very easy to check the tax.

But when these businesses in Nanyang grew up, they didn't have silver tickets.

Even if the silver ticket or something is now, it may not be the main currency used by these merchants, not to mention, these maritime merchants are all powerful. The power of the Ming Dynasty also needs to rely on these maritime merchants to execute.

From the customs tax, a layer has been drawn. If you find a way to collect taxes from this, not to mention, there are still many things to be done to collect taxes, and the political influence alone will outweigh the losses.

This is also what He Xi has always done, adding as much as possible. And it's not about sharing the cake.

It's like now, when He Xi established new rules in Beijing, he proposed to Shen Guogong to expropriate it, and Shen Guogong didn't think it was wrong, and even agreed with it. Why? Because Shen Guogong still doesn't know how much money he can make with this method. So, he is now able to think and decide within a neutral range. And the situation at sea is different, everyone has already made money, and the court wants to get a piece of the pie, which is naturally very annoying.

And after setting the rules and implementing them, even if they find out that they have to share a sum of money in the future, they don't feel anything?

People are more sensitive to what they lose than they gain.

Moreover, He Xi also has his own ideas about maritime operations, anyway, although the finances of the Ming Dynasty are still relatively tight, but who is it to compare with, if Chongzhen can have such a financial situation, he can cry out happily.

Financially, there is not so much hope.

Yes, you can put it away.

He Xi said: "What do I care about the affairs of the sea? ”

Shen Guogong smiled slightly when he heard this, and said, "I understand. If you are not in your position, you should not be in charge. ”

He Xi said: "Shen Guogong, can this game be interesting?" ”

Shen Guogong pondered for a moment, raised the wine glass in his hand, and said, "It's just that the imperial court stipulates that officials are not allowed to do business locally?" It's-"

He Xi laughed when he heard this, and said, "If Shen Guogong doesn't want to, forget it, why bother me so much?" ”

Shen Guogong is right, the Ming court has this regulation, and Ming officials are not allowed to buy property in the official land. But this is for ordinary people, in fact, most officials really want to do it, and there is a way to avoid it. Not to mention, Shen Guogong's identity, as long as he does not make political mistakes and some minor problems, is nothing at all.

Shen Guogong said: "Without him, I just think that there is a person who is more interesting." Thousands of dollars are easy to get, one will be hard to find, this is true on the battlefield, and the same is true for business, Yang Zhen is such a good player, many people around me are extremely envious. ”

He Xi said: "Are you talking about Zhang Youzhi? ”

Shen Guogong said: "Not bad. ”

For Shen Guogong, he decided to meddle in this matter, and the most convenient way was not to directly send someone to reorganize the firm, he was impatient with this matter. Moreover, Shen Guogong did not have much effort to run the business.

After all, for the powerful, business is just a way to realize power.

Whether a business is done well or not is nothing more than how easy it is to realize power, and it is not the most important thing. The most important thing is power itself. There are very few powerful people who let them run their own business, and even go into their own business like this.

For Shen Guogong, the important thing is to choose the right person.

It is worth entrusting the business of the Shenguo Mansion.

Is there such a person in the Shenguo Mansion? Shen Guogong himself didn't know that he didn't care about the talent reserve of the housekeeper in the house. He prefers to use ready-made ones. People who have proven their abilities in the market, such as Zhang Youzhi.

In Shen Guogong's view, Zhang Youzhi's own wishes are not important. The important thing is the person behind Zhang Youzhi. That is, whether He Xi agrees or not.

In other words, in Shen Guogong's view, Zhang Youzhi actually did not have the ability to refuse himself.

He Xi listened to Shen Guogong's words and immediately tasted Shen Guogong's thoughts. There was something uncomfortable in his heart.

The magnates never treat the people below as human beings.

Be a slave, be a slave.

It can be said that the first generation of nobles fought out of blood and fire, and this meaning is not strong. After all, their origins determine something inside them, and it won't change. But the second-generation nobles like Shen Guogong have been clothed and fed since childhood, and the nobles of the Ming Dynasty have been influenced a lot by the magnates of the Yuan Dynasty.

This is also normal.

Most of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty were born with mud legs. How to enjoy it can only depend on others. Who is the other person? Naturally, it is the magnates of the former yuan. And the Mongols had a very heavy slave mentality. These second-generation nobles were naturally affected.

He Xi listened uncomfortably, but he didn't think about correcting Shen Guogong,

After all, He Xi came to cooperate with Shen Guogong. He needs Shen Guogong's influence, after all, Shen Guogong is gone, and it will be much easier for other nobles to end next. With so much support from nobles, He Xi has confidence in the power field.

After all, the Xungui Group was suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

It seems that they have no right to speak in the affairs of the court, but in fact, their right to speak was forcibly suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang. Once Zhu Yuanzhang is gone, they are the ones who really have the right to speak, which is why Zhu Yuanzhang killed Xungui in history.

Even, He Xi speculated that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang did not attack the nobles now, the first is that Zhu Yuanzhang learned the lessons of history, because he killed the nobles too ruthlessly, but he had sequelae, so he should suppress it, but he did it lightly. Second, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that He Xi needed the support of these people.

From this point of view, He Xila's fate of these people is saving their lives.

It's just that they themselves don't know.

He Xi said: "Okay, in a few days, I will let him go to the Guogong Mansion." ”

Shen Guogong said: "Then thank you Brother He." ”

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After He Xi sent Shen Guogong out of the house, he sighed in his heart: "This is also a good start." ”

Yang Zhen said: "My lord, Zhang Youzhi has been asking to see me for a while, but I stopped him. This time I don't want to meet. ”

He Xi is busy with official business every day, Zhang Youzhi is just throwing a chess piece at hand for He Xi, a pig that is put on the tuyere by He Xi, it is not important to He Xi. Zhang Youzhi made money and lured Xungui into the game. Zhang Youzhi is no longer useful to He Xi. See what he does?

It's just that now, He Xi promised to see Shen Guogong and asked Zhang You to go straight to the Guogong Mansion to see him. In essence, it is to let Zhang Youzhi go straight to the Shenguo Mansion as a dog and a white glove.

Perhaps, in this era, many people want the dog of a wealthy family but can't get it. But in He Xi's heart, he is still a modern person. In his heart, there is actually an arrogant bone, if he is in Zhang Youzhi's position, it is impossible to bow to any powerful person.

He Xi couldn't help Zhang Youzhi, but wanted to help Shen Guogong suppress Zhang Youzhi, which made He Xi very unhappy in his heart.

But the emperor still can't do anything happy, let alone He Xi.

Man is a social animal, and the whole society is like a net for everyone, no matter where they are in the net, they must be restricted by the net, even the emperor who is entrenched in the center of the net.

He Xi said: "Then let's meet." ”

It was also He Xi who felt that he was sorry for Zhang Youzhi, otherwise he would have to explain this matter to Yang Zhen. He Xi also wanted to have a good chat with the businessmen of this era. To be honest, He Xi really hadn't seen what a businessman was like in this era.

Although Yang Zhen was in business, in essence, he was a scholar, not a businessman. In thinking, it is not the thinking of a businessman, but the thinking of a scholar.

He Xi also wanted to see what this Ming businessman was like. After all, in He Xi's view, crony capital is only the beginning, but not the future.