Even Fu Bi and the others did not expect that someone was planning this behind the scenes. They also knew a little about the situation at the border. The ban on Xixia salt all year round caused the Xixia dignitaries to hold a large amount of salt and were worried that they had no place to sell it. Suddenly, the south
If there is such a big gap, it will definitely attract many people to smuggle.
This is quite normal, and of course it is no wonder that Wang Shao was there. In that kind of environment, who would think of guarding against smugglers, so no one was surprised by Zhao Xu's attitude.
Compared with the vast territory of Kaibian, the mere private salt is really not worth mentioning.
However, the situation after the entry of illegal salt and the situation in the northwest region aroused their interest.
Political Hall.
"Fan Jingren thought of citing this precedent, which is really eye-catching!"
Wen Yanbo stroked his beard and smiled.
Sima Guang asked: "Where did Mr. Wen start from saying this?"
Wen Yanbo said: "Just now in the palace, Wang Jiefu said something very right. This salt panic was all caused by the greed of salt merchants, and they have to bear the consequences.
And all of this is because of this legal precedent. Without this legal precedent, even if Xihe was open to restrictions, state governments would still be able to ban it."
Zhang Fei said: "You just said that using laws to control prices is better than market laws. You cannot imitate that case and draft new laws."
Fu Bi said: "Speaking of the weak-strong relationship, the Legislative Council has not yet promulgated the principle of contract, so it may be able to impose certain restrictions on the market transaction law."
The implication is that this is the future, but now you are very busy, with two or eight lawsuits a day, and you still have to find time to help him treat the water.
While we were discussing prices, the biggest winner in the whole incident was not the two main messengers behind the scenes, Hong Qi and Zhao Xu, who were holding a celebration banquet in the palace.
Hong Qi said in surprise.
Fu Bi shook his head and said: "If it cannot be restricted by law, even if the Changping Cang method appears, it is obviously more useless than the market exchange method.
He walked out of the tea tent with his head raised, but suddenly turned around and said, "The money for the tea should be considered as your reward."
In my opinion, it is really ironic that his young people's money was taken away by his young people, and now he appears as a little good man.
Qian Yi said: "I don't know if the tuition money can supplement the teacher's salary."
Su Shi's tone was very firm.
Xu Ai added: "Oh, you haven't thought of a way to return the money to His Majesty's treasury as soon as possible."
The yellow officer waved his sleeves and said, "You are not giving away the land for free, but you are also letting his old fox succeed."
The people beside the fields suddenly cheered.
"You have not settled your debt with him, and you will have nothing to do with him again."
Shen Tianjian Kupu is willing to accept these bad debts from the emperor's hands. The main reason is that Xu Ai promised us that when the Changping Division is promoted, we will use the green crops and small projects to help the people restore their livelihood. We will not be able to repay.
Zhang Feidao shook his head and said: "It all depends on man-made things, and the law must be able to control it. You still think that we should prevent the Regulation Department of the Seven Prefectures from promulgating the Market Change Law."
Zhang Dun said: "It's not that we are asked to study, but also to make money in the future."
Hong Qi smiled and said, "Can we compare with the Ma family?"
Suddenly I heard someone shouting: "It's coming! It's coming!"
Yan Jidao nodded.
Xu Ai nodded and said: "But it may take some years for Xihe to be completely settled. There can be more troops stationed, but the military expenditure..."
Su Shi's eyebrows twitched. That was the pain of my life. He stood up and said, "The Procuratorate has a lot of things waiting for you to deal with. Please take your leave."
What kind of deal is this?
I had just seen off the seven people and was about to turn around and go back outside the store when I suddenly heard a shout. I turned my head and saw a man in short brown clothes running over.
Of course, my life is much worse than that of Xu Ailan and Xu Ailan. These two people really live a saint-level life. They are simple and decent, but we are no better than Han Qi.
It would be really embarrassing if others knew about that kind of thing. Can the emperor's ban still be insulted? There is a small political cost to pay, and I have invested a lot of money.
Is it false?
Xu Ai reluctantly took it and said, "Don't transport the money back to the capital for the time being. Keep it here for emergencies. The real war with Xixia has not yet begun."
You must know that a year later, the government was directly facing bankruptcy.
Tang Taizong nodded and said: "You agree."
Wang Anshi said: "It's too early to say that now. The key depends on whether the business method can be successful."
Xu Aihui said curiously: "Since you don't have so much private knowledge, if you ship the goods faster, you can still make a lot of money, but the difference is not that small."
But I saw a gentle middle-aged woman bowing her hand to someone who had been with her for many years.
"Yes."
Zhao Xu added: "Whether it's a subsidy or not, you can't specialize in smuggling some high-quality green salt and sell it to dignitaries from various places to make low profits, and it will bring too little financial benefit to Xixia."
, and it can also divide us internally.”
Zhang Dun took it, looked at it slowly, and asked: "Dean Yan, who makes more money, printing books or printing newspapers?"
The restricted price is too high, and merchants cannot sell, and it is illegal to sell. If there is a batch of illegal salt, these salt merchants will win."
Hong Qi nodded: "That's it."
"Brother Hong, thank you so much for your generous help."
Qian Yi smiled and nodded, "Nowadays, the government is heavily in debt, and the annual salary expenditure has been reduced to 10%. That is even if your expenditures on public security, procuratorate, and law are included, but the tax revenue has doubled. In those days,
It’s been very bad!”
"That level has passed."
It was said to be a celebration, but in fact it was also a settlement of accounts. The cost of smuggling was all paid out of the emperor's own pocket, and the money still had to be recovered!
The people immediately stood on tiptoe.
Xu Aidao: "If we can make money in the future, why lend us money to study?"
"Not that few?"
Qian Yi suddenly raised his eyes and looked at a small house on the other side of the river, "Is this the Law School?"
Nowadays, when you go to the suburbs, you can see groups of Royal Police galloping down the road at any time.
Fu Bi smiled and said: "This can be stopped!"
Hezhong Mansion nodded and said: "The rich man is right, and some of the concepts of Wang Jiefu's Market Change Law are also derived from the Changping Cang Law. The government directly participates in the transaction and purchases some unsalable goods, and waits for the price of the goods to be too low.
When, release it again.
Because of the reform of Song Shooyue, the commander of the Imperial Rear Division, the imperial army was quickly merged into the police station, and Jieyan instantly became the state capital with the fewest police officers.
Speaking of the money, Zhang Dun suddenly had an idea and asked: "Dean Yan, he said those businessmen sent their children and grandchildren to study here, what do they want?"
Zhang Dun nodded.
Xu Ai cupped her hands and said, "It turns out to be Brother Zheng."
Yan Jidao said: "Wen Yanbo, the academy is meant to teach and educate people, how can you talk about profit?"
Xu Aidao: "It's very complicated. Let's lend money to fewer people to study. Before we finish our studies, we won't be able to make money to repay the debt. It would be nice to add some interest."
Yan Jidao said: "If Wen Yanbo manages the college based on money, then the college will probably not be successful."
Zhang Dun said: "They have to focus on printing newspapers and periodicals. Now among the government agencies, the most profitable one is not their Di News Hospital, but there are too few officials in Di News Hospital, and the hospital's business is expected to
Within the school, the business of the college that can best place these officials is far away from the Di News College, and it may also need the support of the Di News College."
But then again, it's better than nothing.
Zhao Xu said again: "Your Majesty, we still need to wait patiently. The matters on Jingdong East Road and Hebei have not been resolved yet. As the saying goes, before you fight, you must first settle down inside."
Yan Jidao said sarcastically: "Wrong and wrong are not related to fame and wealth."
Don't ask me why. Qizhou's mouth twitched and he abruptly changed the subject, "Zizhan's methods of water control, in your opinion, are better than those of a few water conservancy officials. Now Hebei is recruiting talents for water control. Zi Zhan
Zhan Ke has no idea?"
I have to drink a few drinks and celebrate.
Xu Aihuai asked curiously: "Why?"
Zhao Xu said: "You have a rough understanding of Xu Ailan's finances. It is mainly due to the poor expenditure and the increase in tax revenue. The main credit for the increase in tax revenue is the tax department. The increase in people's wealth is 80%, but you estimate that in the future
It will continue to grow, and the driving force for growth comes from the growth of people's wealth.
Mr. Lu did not lie to anyone. He took out a lot of money and invested it in farmland water conservancy.
"This... this is bad!"
Su Shi asked: "Does Brother Zhang know where the money to build the ditch comes from?"
Zhao Xu said: "Your Majesty must be trying to reason with the Ma family. So... don't retreat, just defend."
Yan Jidao was stunned by the idea, "If we do that, we must first ensure that we can make money, and we have to study for a few years. Without that money, it is still like lending to farmers or businessmen, with no guarantee and interest repayment."
Low, no one would lend that kind of money."
The debt claims that lasted for half a year were finally sorted out and all compensation was paid.
"That's fine. Your Majesty must take the money if you want it." Zhao Xu shook his head decisively.
Hong Qi laughed and said: "I said it was because of his Erbi."
.....
In the northern suburbs.
"Wen Yanbo, let him take a look at the textbook that was just printed."
"Is going."
That made Shen Tianjian Kupu famous in one battle and made the people get used to dealing with us.
Zhao Xu nodded and said: "At that time, you can instruct Jiekupu to convert the money into copper coins and grain. If necessary, use it for lending and doing business. Use money to make money. When necessary, Then send him to Bianzhou."
Xu Aidao said: "But I don't have enough energy to sign up to study. Most of them are the children of businessmen. For example, there are still more children of gentry. In our family, the tutoring is still wrong.
"Brother Hong, there are two dollars in total there. He said that as long as it is paid off after the middle of that month, the interest for that month will be calculated."
Solve the salt.
In ancient times, because transportation was convenient, losses actually accounted for a small portion. We can definitely save losses, which can reduce expenses by less than half.
Qian Yi said: "This is because we can get first-hand news from the capital. Unfortunately, there have been relatively few things happening in the capital recently. There are hearings and the Imperial City Department. Let's wait and see again. Bar."
I was also thinking externally, those who study do it for fame and fortune, and those who teach do it for fame and fortune. Is there anything wrong with that?
...
Hong Qi didn't mean anything bad.
Lu Gong wrote: "What does Duke Wen mean, that the government will use this precedent to crack down on those merchants who hoard?"
"That's true."
Hong Qi nodded and said, "He asked if you can continue to rely on the smuggling of salt business to finance the opening of the Xihe River."
The key point is that Hong Qi is also very frugal. The reason why he is stingy and loves money is because he hopes to save less money for fighting and use it for his political ambitions, but because he is greedy for enjoyment.
Hezhong Mansion nodded and said: "Junshi is wrong. In fact, in the eyes of few people at the time, this lawsuit was just Zhang Ba's clever argument, which was convincing. Brother Jing Ren might have just made an excuse this time. It’s not that I sincerely agree with that precedent.”
However, the Xihe area still has the basis for tax collection. It can only maintain the important trade town of Xizhou, use your tea and silk to exchange interests, and then buy food locally to promote local agricultural reclamation. , and at the same time try to reduce the weight of food and other transportation losses.”
Qian Yi suddenly thought of something, "Wen Yanbo never approached him and asked him to teach at the School of Law?"
But I have never thought that Su Shi must agree with the farmland water conservancy law. How can I help him? It's just that Su Shi's mouth is indeed unreasonable and forgiving.
Wang Anshi said: "You know that the business of the hospital and Di News Hospital seems to be in bad shape, especially Di News Hospital. Nowadays, the money is being withdrawn every day."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Qian Yi sighed with emotion: "If there is no tax department, that matter will probably be busy until next year."
If it tastes sweet, I also want to put it on.
"Afterwards, people said that the Public Security Bureau was missing, but now it seems that the Tax Department is missing!"
Zhao Xu knew that I had no time to wait and it was too late. Xihe succeeded in opening the border, which put Xixia in a double-team situation. He had saved some money in those years, so he said again: "Your Majesty, he is still very young now." , The time, place, and people are all on Your Majesty's side. We just need to wait patiently. The so-called accumulation is hard. It did not take a year or two for the Ma family to liberate Tuyuhun and destroy the Eastern Turks. The time is on our side."
Qingzhou.
Su Shi said: "He thinks that if there is a public security organ, the ditch will still be completed?"
But that amount of money was supposed to be dispatched by the imperial court from various places. Then the money dispatched by the imperial court from various places will also be deposited in Shen Tianjian Treasury, and the money and food will be transported to the Xihe area, and It will be returned to the capital, and Xihe Jiekupu will pay it directly. The transportation fees and losses saved are probably around 100,000 guan, and the money will also be counted as your Majesty's."
Because Shen Tianjian’s Treasury Department issued an eight-year debt contract, which was less than the mortgage loan, the first and seventh-class households were forced to borrow money from small landowners due to the Youth Law in the following year. Shen Tianjian’s land was mortgaged one after another. Kupu, lending money to repay old debts.
After a glass of wine, Xu Ai was excited but not frightened: "In the past two years, as long as I think about this matter, I will inevitably not be a little worried."
Wen Yanbo said: "At least I think it is less bad than the market transaction law that is being prepared after the establishment of the Seven Prefectural Ordinances Department."
A middle-aged man with a weak belly on the opposite side said: "Yes! Then Jiekupu is a charity man. He will still have to give away his land when the time comes. Is he no different from you?"
Hong Qi nodded slightly, "That's true."
Xu Ai nodded and said: "After that, Sima Guang secretly transported Zhang Fei to the prefectures and counties far away from Xihe River to replace the grain, and then transported the grain directly to the Xihe area, which added a small amount of loss outside. After all, the grain transporters The loss is less or more than the loss of transporting salt.
As early autumn approaches, Qian Yi and Wang Anshi, one year younger than Fang Tathagata, are walking leisurely along the river banked by willows for the first time.
Because Xiaomingfu needed such talents, Xu Ai wanted to recommend Su Shi to Xiaomingfu, not to Lu Gongzhu.
At this time, none of the seven of us felt that we were in debt!
Hong Qi just nodded slightly, as if expecting something.
Qizhou asked: "Why did Zizhan sigh?"
Hong Qi nodded and said, "By the way, how is the situation on Jingdong East Road?"
But the disadvantages are also very obvious. If the government is not directly involved, this may be a loss-making transaction. In that transaction, there must be a relationship between weak and strong, and there will definitely be public affairs."
You still have to find a way to get fewer people to study, so the college will make less money."
The impact of private salt is actually on one's own business. Why did that wave succeed? It wasn't that Sima Guang first sold all the salt he owned and then sold the private salt. The risk was borne by the salt merchants, but under the surface, we made it ourselves. Yes, we must be hoarding, and the government must defend our interests.
...
Tang Taizong said: "You also agree with this market change law, but that case can only be applied to some ordinary goods, which must be separated and replaced by people. Speaking of wheat alone, it may be legal to use it, and it is edible.
Wheat and millet cannot be eaten, so the precedent should be used with caution."
Shen Kuo smiled and nodded, and immediately called for someone to come and handle the debt procedures for me.
"snort!"
"You are in charge of business law. You are not looking for money. Only in this way can you reduce the financial burden. However, no one will manage the management of the college."
From Zhao Xu's point of view, I am willing to help Hong Qi earn a little less money, because the money from the treasury is not watched by Emperor Taizong and our group of ministers, so I will move. If Xu Ai has less money in his hands, it will not matter to the public prosecutor
The promotion was done without any help.
Xu Ai hurriedly held up her hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Huang. We will also charge interest when we untie the store."
"You can say that."
In his opinion, this is a very classic case. The government has used legal precedents to crack down on hoarding. This has never happened before. In the past, administrative measures were used.
The tax department and the police station launched heavy attacks, defeating some little-known thieves one after another, and also took down some wealthy gentry, so the situation in Jieyan is now calm.
That was a plan we had laid out for several years. If so, it was possible to spend so little money in such a short period of time, and now it finally worked and we made a lot of money.
Zhang Dun nodded and said to Yan Jida: "Now I have to suffer a lot, Dean Yan, because the hospital will make less money."
Then if you do another round of transfers, you can earn tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of dollars in shipping costs, which will be really exciting.
"He just waits to regret it."
That was a blessing in disguise.
Shen Kuo smiled and nodded, "It's Brother Zheng, how can he make so little money?"
When Qizhou heard that I had a gun and a stick outside my mouth, he felt strange and angry. He immediately felt relieved and said, "No wonder Zizhan has so much ability, but he has been idle in the south of the Yangtze River for several years. Now you can be regarded as
I know the reason."
The expenditure was cut by less than half, but the tax revenue was less than doubled. No government in any state had ever fought such a difficult war, and the entire government felt more nervous.
The man named Zheng said: "There is nothing to do here now. As long as we are willing to work hard, it will be difficult to make money. Now I really want to owe other people money."
Su Shi sighed when he saw these rejoicing people.
Being older does not have unparalleled advantages.
For us to spend such a low price to buy Zhang Fei, it seems legal.
The police station also has the least power outside of that area. From patrolling to catching thieves, the police station handles everything single-handedly.
The reason why we do this is to save transportation costs, so that part of the benefits can be given directly to these traffickers. As our hard work fee, we will definitely only transport the money over and pay the escort fee in the Philippines."
Xu Ailan turned her head and looked, "It looks bad."
However, the problem of salt relief is only a problem of bandits, not debt. However, contrary to Qingzhou, officials in Qingzhou made compensation to the government, while in salt relief, the government made compensation to the people.
Xu Ai said with a smile: "Your Majesty, there is no risk in that kind of thing, but the truth is, wealth can be found in danger. After that transaction, first of all, regarding the price difference of salt, the transportation loss alone has saved nearly eight
One hundred thousand guan."
Hong Qi's heart was filled with confusion, but he said: "They are all used to expand the territory. The calculation is so vague, just return the capital."
I saw a large number of people standing beside the fields, and we all looked eagerly at a nearby ditch.
...
Zhao Xu explained: "There must be a salt panic. If a small amount of private salt emerges, it will destroy Zhang Fei's credit. It does not mean that there are no salt merchants who dare to buy Zhang Fei in small quantities. One will go down and the other will go up."
, it may still be a loss after all, Xu Ai is still the financial foundation of the northwest region."
The middle-aged man glanced at Shen Kuo, "So he sent himself out of the hunter's mouth."
If the government cracks down on illegal salt sales, who will buy the official salt?
So overbearing? I am like this! Hong Qi asked: "Why?"
Yan Jidao handed a book to Zhang Dun.
Yan Jidao was stunned and said truthfully: "Of course I make money by printing newspapers."
Yan Jidao thought for a while and said, "We have to discuss this with the imperial court and prohibit merchants from printing newspapers. In that case, they will make less money."
Wang Anshi said with a smile: "Brother Qian, there is no need to belittle oneself. If it were not for our public prosecutors and law enforcement agencies, this tax department would not be the weakest thief in the world. It could subvert the entire society. Do you believe it or not?"
Qizhou was stunned for a long time, then smiled and shook his head, "Such a talent, but he has a mouth, it's true that everyone is perfect!"
Although Xu Ailan Kupu purchased the debts from the emperor with a heavy sum of money, it also expanded very rapidly throughout the entire Jingdong East Road.
Zhao Xu said: "As far as you know, the problem of debt has been dealt with poorly."
Zhao Xu thought for a while and said: "I'm afraid that will be difficult, because according to the original plan, we can only earn at least one million yuan. It is actually these salt merchants who helped a little. We created a salt panic and caused your salt to go out."
It’s slow, and the price is still high.”
Xu Ailan said: "Everything in the sky is beneficial. Nowadays, the public security organs and the law are highly respected, and officials who are familiar with the law have been promoted to a certain extent. Naturally, there are fewer people studying the law. The same is true for the arithmetic school."
You can only get back your capital when doing business!
Hong Qi frowned.
That's all caused by the Qingmiao method.
"That's true." Yan Jidao nodded, not worried at all. If he became a teacher for the sake of money, he would mislead others. He said: "Actually, there are many students in the School of Law, including colleges. I heard that there are not less than two hundred.
people."
Yan Jidao shook his head and said, "You are Dean Shen of Ming Dynasty. What do you mean by this?"
And now the salt profit is directly deposited into Xihe Jiekupu, about 2.4 million guan, which is enough to support the consumption of the Xihe area for less than a year. If there is no such sum of money, the court will then
We have to collect grain and grass from various places and transport it there, which is a huge loss!"
Qizhou knew it and said, "Who is teasing us?"
It was Shen Kuo who was there all those years ago.
Precisely because the cost is low enough, the harvest is also large.
Zhang Dun said: "The key to the career method is not to make a small family self-reliant. If the college gets too little benefit, these teachers will inevitably slack off. Teaching and educating people will be easier to talk about. These officials have volunteered to be teachers.
, but was forced to do anything.”
"Your Majesty has not considered Xu Ai's financial income."
Qian Yi nodded and added: "It is said that there are fewer students enrolling in the School of Law and School of Arithmetic, followed by the School of Medicine, followed by Agriculture."
Speaking of which, I added: "The Public Security Bureau has brought so little wealth to Sima Guang. How can we achieve the same success in Xihe?"
Business Administration.
The middle-aged man smiled warmly, took the servant, took the money and left.
Su Shi said: "You lament that we are ignorant and ignorant. We have been teased severely, but you are still moved."
"Yes...really?"
I come from a business background, and although I am not yet one of the smallest businessmen in Xieyan, I remain very humble towards everyone, and I can chat with anyone for a long time.
Wang Anshi nodded and said, "I should also look for him."
Zhao Xu nodded and said seriously: "First of all, it is the capital invested by Your Majesty. You have not secretly transported the best quality green salt to the capital, Xiaomingfu and other places. When you sell the green salt to these dignitaries,
The proceeds will be deposited in Shen Tianjian's treasury and then transferred to His Majesty's treasury.
Xu Ailan Kupu.
Zhao Xu added: "And of the two million and four hundred thousand guan of net profit, 1.8 million guan can be counted as Xihe's military expenditure from the first half of this year to the second half of next year.
But a turbid torrent instantly penetrated the entire ditch, and the entire field was about to be irrigated.
Only a crashing sound was heard from Fang Ru.
There is no profit!
Zhao Xu said: "Jiekupu is doing charity. I am sure the imperial court has not allocated money. Jiekupu gave such a small amount of money to the Xihe area. If the ministers ask where the money came from, they will be exposed. Then
The accounts are still in good shape!"
It is true that gold will shine wherever it is. Farmland water conservancy can only be done without money and requires technology. Qizhou is very good in this area. The bad thing is that Su Shi is not there. With my action, I will manage the Jieyan River.
The orderliness really makes everyone in Qizhou admire him.
There were two young men in their eighties sitting on the tea shed nearby. These seven people were none other than Su Shi and Qi Zhou.