To be able to be recruited by Jia Siyan under his command, he must be a giant, standing on the pinnacle of Daqian.

Lang was in love, and the two soon came together.

More than a month has passed, and six more scholars have come to Yan Zhaoge from Jiangnan to Chudi.

Li Su was shocked when he saw these six people coming.

What a majesty this is.

Wu Daoxuan, known as Qin Yilian, who is known as the double master of poetry and painting, Liu Kanliang, Zhou Tong, the old Mo Ling of the Mo family, and Jiang Jun, the predecessor who retreated into the background

Seeing these people, Li Su's heart moved, it seems that this time the school can add some new subjects.

These people are exactly what Li Su wants.

Enough to support a modern college.

Then Li Su talked about it with Dean Jia and Jia Siyan.

Lingnan University has established the Departments of Literature, Fine Arts, Law, Military Affairs, Chemistry, Chemistry and Management.

Six people, each of whom is their own guru.

For Jia Siyan, the more Li Su felt that he liked it.

As the saying goes, if there is an old man in the family, he is a baby.

Jia Siyan took six people to teach in Lingnan, of course, this matter did not escape Yang Sanduo's eyes, and he recorded it word for word.

Jia Siyan's appearance in Lingnan was rumored in the capital, but Emperor Qian did not publicize it.

Jia Siyan's power is very large, and if everyone hears it, maybe some people with ulterior motives will seize the handle.

Emperor Qian was also surprised that Jia Siyan would appear in Lingnan, and he wished that he could also go to Lingnan and meet his master.

However, he didn't worry too much about this journey.

It's just that Emperor Qiandi is very strange, how could Li Su let Jia Siyan stay here, he wants to see what kind of means Li Su used to let him stay here.

"These people are all famous figures, they are all teaching in Lingnan, so Lingnan is going to be lively."

Not to mention Jia Siyan, just talking about the fact that six people went to Lingnan to be teachers, Emperor Qiandi knew in his heart that Lingnan would rise one day sooner or later.

"In this way, Lingnan in the future will not be inferior to our capital?"

Wang Quan on the side also said.

"Not only is it not weaker than the capital, how can the capital be compared with Lingnan?

Any one of those people is a figure that is enough to shake the entire literary circle, and there is no such character in Jingshitai Academy. ”

Emperor Qian sighed.

Emperor Qiandi thought about it for a while, and finally decided to shift the center of gravity of civilization to the southwest.

These big shots, no matter who they can become, are a thing to be thankful for.

Now that they are together, the Lingnan students are really fortunate to have three lives, which is enviable.

At this time, Li Su, who was far away in Lingnan, held a complete steam engine design drawing in his hand, and the whole person fell into the sinking field.

This is a systematic reward that originated from Lingnan State University's initial formation.

"The current technology can't do this, after all, our industrial level is still very low."

Li Su sighed.

"But we can give the parts of this steam engine to the institute and let them study it."

The design of a steam engine includes the design of the entire steam engine, and once the research institute has mastered the design principles of the steam engine, then it is logical to build a steam engine.

Lingnan, in the main hall of King An's mansion.

"Lord Wang, the summer tax of my Lingnan Mansion has been counted, totaling 1.76 million taels of silver, which is a lot of wealth.

I asked people to give the three deals to the imperial court. ”

Liu Lin saluted Li Sudao.

"Really? Lu Xiaofeng said: "So much? “

Li Su was taken aback.

You must know that in the past, although the tax revenue of Lingnan Prefecture was very rich, it would be good to have one million taels in a year.

The summer tax alone is more than in the previous year combined.

This number is really terrifying.

"This is also thanks to the opening of the trade route with Lingnan, and now not only the goods of the capital, but even the merchants of the Great Qianguo have begun to buy goods from us."

Liu Lin said lightly.

Daqian's annual tax of 10 million taels of silver, can it be that a summer tax in Lingnan Prefecture can account for more than 70 percent?

In the meeting hall, everyone's faces were happy.

"I never thought we'd have a day like this.

When I first arrived in Lingnan, the tax in Lingnan was only 100,000 taels of silver, and even the imperial court was overstretched, let alone civilians.

This Lingnan, since the prince arrived in Lingnan, is really getting better and better day by day. ”

Cao Youde sighed and said with a sigh.

"Hey, Lao Cao, the crown prince is a great god of wealth who can turn stones into gold.

When I was sent to Lingnan as a garrison officer, I didn't have time to get enough money, but now, I think my life is better than anything else. ”

Qi Yong pressed Cao Youde's arm down, and shouted in a loud voice.

Li Su saw that everyone was gossiping, his eyebrows were dancing, and he couldn't help but say:

"The silver is left in the treasure like a pile of scrap metal, which is used to spend money, and that is the real money.

This huge amount of money cannot be wasted.

Although there is a lot of silver in the treasury, it is not enough to support our next move. ”

Li Su was afraid that the people below would get carried away, so he admonished.

"Could it be that the prince already has a plan in his heart, what should he do next?"

Liu Ji asked.

Everyone fell silent and watched intently.

Over the years, they have all seen Li Su's "alchemy", so they have all seen what Li Su says.

They just need to follow the plan and don't need to think twice.

Lu Xiaofeng said: "How much money do we have?" “

Li Su said with a puzzled expression.

"There are currently more than seven million taels of silver in the royal account, most of which are earned by selling wine and mirrors."

"Okay, then it's decided!" Liu Lin said.

"The treasures of the Fucheng City are about more than two million taels of silver, most of which were spent when the ancient city was built before."

"I see, I know." Cao Youde said.

"That's ninety million taels of silver? It seems to be a little less. ”

Li Su touched his cheek and muttered to himself.

"Not enough? What does the prince command? “

As soon as Li Su's words came out, everyone was dumbfounded.

In their opinion, this amount is sufficient, almost worth the entire year's tax revenue, how can it not be enough?

"I'm going to build a railway track from the capital to Lingnan!"

Li Su said, this is his original words.

"Railroad?" Angliel was stunned.

Everyone was confused.

Next, Li Su began to explain to everyone what a steam engine is and what is a railroad track.

"Ahh Can you walk more than 400 miles in a day? Can you get to the capital in three days? ”

"If this train is used to transport goods, it can be worth hundreds of wagons."

Everyone gasped.

On the design drawing of the steam engine that Li Su obtained, the speed of the steam engine is that it can travel 20 kilometers a day, and if it runs every day, it can travel 400 kilometers a day.

From the capital to Lingnan, it is more than 200 kilometers and can be reached in three days.

This train is much slower than that of horses, but it can travel day and night, and the weight of one train is equivalent to the weight of hundreds of trains.

"With this railroad track, goods from Lingnan can be transported from here to the capital and to the surrounding states! Simply the best means of transporting goods. ”

"Why bother, even if we Lingnan people want to go to the capital, we can also take this train, and we can reach it within three days, saving us the pain of a long journey."

Everyone here is the overlord of the Lingnan side, and their eyes are so vicious.

Once this railway is completed, it will inevitably push the whole of Lingnan to a new height.

"Can you tell me how much it will cost?"

Cao Youde said what everyone wanted to know.

"Not counting the maintenance costs, there are at least 2.5 million taels of silver."

The price quoted by Li Su made everyone stunned.

Just before, everyone thought that the last thing the Lingnan Mansion Lord lacked was money, but now, they were slapped hard.

Two and a half million, this is a huge amount of money that no one can imagine.

"Lord Wang, when will such a huge amount of money be earned? That's a lot of money. “

Liu Lin's voice rang out.

"Yes, Your Majesty, we won't be able to get these gold coins together for a while, and if we get them together later, it will be a big loss."

Cao Youde smiled faintly.

"Your concerns are not unfounded, but they don't have to be all funded.

It takes a long time to build a railway.

Paper, but the invention of the steam engine, still has a long way to go.

At least three years. ”

Li Su opened his mouth and said.

"You say, when this railway is repaired, how can we make money?"

Cao Youde pondered for a moment and spoke.

"Transporting goods, passengers, needless to say.

Another benefit is that because the stations planned to be built along the way are 30 kilometers apart, we can buy all the land around the stations first.

It is used to build warehouses, restaurants, shops, and commercial areas, which is our largest source of income. ”

Li Su said slowly.

"Building a business district near the station? That's great!

At that point, the land around the station will become very valuable and the flow of people will become very dense.

Wouldn't that be equivalent to turning every station into a microcosm of a mountain city? ”

After all, Liu Lin is in business, and his business is doing very well, so he easily thought of this.

Everyone was taken aback by Li Su's words, they didn't expect such a thing.

"It's a robbery! Make a lot of money every day! ”

Cao Youde gasped.

"That's nature, how can robbery be so easy for us!"

Qi Yong quipped.

"Yes! A railroad track must be built! Whatever Your Majesty commands, we will do! ”

Everyone, you and I are talking word by word.

"I don't want the Lingnan Mansion to bear all the costs.

First of all, it was difficult for him to scrape together such a large sum of silver.

Secondly, this railway, which stretches for thousands of kilometers, involves a very large area and power.

If the other party wants to deliberately destroy the line, or even hinder its normal operation, we will not be able to protect it. ”

"Yes, if the train is destroyed, there is nothing we can do."

"I see, I know." Cao Youde said.

"Therefore, I am ready to bring you and the court together, so that whoever wants to destroy this railway track will become the enemy of the court and your enemy."

Li Su's voice sounded.

"The prince's method is very good, but with so much silver, I don't think the court and the emperor can afford it."

Someone asked.

"To build this railroad track, you need land, you have to have ore, you need manpower, you need guards, you need guards, and when the time comes, we can deduct some silver from this railroad track."

Li Su had already thought of countermeasures, and he could get the greatest benefits and the best results.

In the capital, in the yamen.

"All the summer taxes have been paid, right?"

Zheng Kun saluted Jiang Siwen in front of him.

"Except for Lingnan, the summer tax of all states has been paid in full, totaling 5.3 million taels of silver."

Jiang Siwen spoke, with a hint of disdain in his tone.

"Really? Then why hasn't Lingnan Mansion sent anyone over until now? ”

Zheng Kun sat upright and lightly tapped on the table with one hand.

"Enlighten the Lord, it may be that King An did not hand over the taxes of Lingnan to them."

Jiang Siwen mercilessly accused Li Sulai.

Since Jiang Siwen went to the court to ask Lingnan Mansion to collect taxes, the official family sent a tax official named Wang Hanyue to Lingnan Mansion to collect taxes.

This tax collector is located in every state and county, and its role is to supervise the tax collection in various places and prevent people everywhere from evading taxes.

Every time there is a tax to be paid to the state, they will take care of it.

As long as the local taxes match their account books, they will send them to Beijing.

"Maybe it's too far away, I'll talk about it in a few days."

Zheng Kun still has a good impression of this Li Su, before the government collected money, Li Su not only did not bother with him, but also paid more, this 10 million taels of silver is indeed to solve the urgent need of the government.

He didn't think that Li Su would make any moves because of the summer tax, perhaps because of some reason that he had lost time.

"Three days ago, Cangnan County sent someone to transport a batch from Lingnan."

At this time, Jiang Siwen on the side suddenly said.

"Let's take a look at the situation first, and if there's really no way, we'll let people urge us."

Zheng Kun waved his hand and said no more.

"Lord! Lord! The summer tax has been transported to Lingnan! ”

An anxious voice rang out.

A petty officer came over in a panic.

"Maomao, grumpy, grumpy!" Lingnan wants to collect a summer tax, just ask someone to count it, why be in such a hurry! ”

Jiang Siwen turned around and scolded, he had just cured Lingling's illness when he was so humiliated by a petty official, and he was immediately furious.

"No, master, then over there in Lingnan, the summer tax is really a bit heavy, and there are more than sixty carriages this time alone!"

The petty officer gasped for air.

"Ahh Take me over and see! ”

Zheng Kun Huo Ran got up, stepped on it, and came to the little official from behind the official document.

In fact, before this, the tax officials in Lingnan Prefecture had already obtained a note.

Wang Hanyue led a group of people to send those gold coins into Beijing, and on the way, he realized that if he handed over these gold coins to those gold coins, no one would know about his loot.

Therefore, before returning to Beijing, he used this note to exchange for some silver.

Even every tax official will take out all the money paid when he pays his taxes.

Very few people will come to Beijing with money.

First of all, if there was not so much money to exchange at that time, it would delay a lot of things, and it would make Lord Shangguan dissatisfied.

Second, everyone is dragging the silver to pay taxes, and you keep a piece of paper alone, isn't it nothing to contribute?

The silver ingots on more than sixty carriages give people a feeling that far surpasses those silver tickets.

"This time, I should be able to get promoted." Wang Hanyue thought secretly in his heart.

Zheng Kun rushed to the City Lord's Mansion, and when he saw this large group of people, he hurriedly greeted him.

From a chest in the carriage, he pulled out a pile of shiny silver.

The value of each carriage is about seven hundred taels, but the carriage in front of him is a full sixty carriages, which adds up to four hundred thousand taels!

As soon as he thought of this, Zheng Kun's eyes showed a look of excitement.

The fiefs of the vassal kings only need to pay 30% of the tax, and the rest can be used by themselves.

In fact, for each vassal state, the imperial court was not able to collect much tax.

Taking Jiangnan as an example, King Zhao, who was a fief in Suzhou City, was a genuine first-class county and paid 30% of the tax, and only paid a "summer tax" of more than 100,000 taels this time.

You know, this is the one who pays the most among all the princes.

Zheng Kun originally thought that King An's tax this time would be at most 150,000 taels of silver, at most 150,000 taels of silver, and at most 150,000 taels of silver, because Lingnan was only a medium-sized mansion.

Zheng Kun never expected that there would be so many, there were too many.

"This gentleman, your subordinates have completed your instructions, this time the summer fu shipped from Lingnan is 530,000 taels, and I hope Mr. will see it."

Wang Han said that he came to Zheng Kun and bowed deeply to him.

"Ahh You make it clear to me! How many are there? “

Zheng Kun grabbed Wang Hanyue's arm, unable to believe his eyes.

"Five million three thousand taels of silver!"

Zheng Kun's hand surprised Wang Hanyue.

"What a big deal!"

Zheng Kun was taken aback when he heard this.

"How can there be so many? Elaborate on it. ”

Zheng Kun pinched Wang Hanyue's arm and said seriously.

It's no wonder that Zheng Kun was scared, because this number is indeed an astronomical number.

Even if it is a prince and nobleman who belongs to the royal family, the annual tax payment is only 250,000 taels.

The summer tax in Lingnan alone amounted to 530,000 taels of silver, and it was still 30 percent of the tax.

"Sir, the county guard of Lingnan County has now had a good deal with Jingshi and other places, and in recent times, the tax revenue alone has been 1.76 million taels."

Wang Han said.

"Seventeen,600,000! Equivalent to the tax of five first-class mansions! ”

Zheng Kun's eyes showed a look of shock.

Wang Han continued: "Your Excellency, the route of this province has only been opened for more than half a month, and it is expected that more routes will be opened in half a month. ”