He ordered Ye Huo to take people to pay attention to the situation in Fuwei Escort Agency. In the evening, Wang Xuan also made an appointment with Magistrate Qi to have dinner with him.

Qiushiju, the main entrance.

"Haha, Prefect Qi, please."

"Zhizhi, please!"

The two walked up to the third floor side by side, and the food and wine were served. They exchanged greetings while watching the song and dance performance. They chatted for a long time. When the song and dance song was over, Magistrate Qi put down his wine glass and asked: "Why is Zai Zhi so elegant today?"

Come have a drink."

"In a daze, I have known you for more than a year!"

"Indeed, in the blink of an eye, I have been in Fuzhou for more than three years!" Qi Hongliang nodded.

Wang Xuan waved his hand to the surroundings, and all the people left, leaving only two people sitting opposite each other on the huge third floor.

Qi Hongliang knew that there was something big to talk about when he saw this posture, but he was wondering, with Wang Xuan's current power in Fujian, what other big things did he need to talk about?

If he can do it, Wang Xuan can do it. If he can't do it, Wang Xuan can still do it.

"This is..."

"Master Qi, according to the rules of the imperial court, there is a major assessment every three years. This should be the key point, right?"

"Yes, thanks to Zai Zhi's help over the past year or so, Fuzhou Prefecture has been greatly improved, and all the backlogged cases have been solved. There has not been a single case in more than a year. It can be said that the door is not closed at night and the streets are not picked up! What is even more valuable is that,

Last year's court profits and taxes were also paid in full, which is rare in our history in Fuzhou!"

This is not an exaggeration. There is a saying in Fujian that "nine points of mountains and rivers make one part of farmland". The arable area in the province is not very large. The Ming Dynasty was a country that focused on agricultural taxation, and a large amount of land was concentrated in the hands of wealthy families.

It is also a heavy burden to support the Fujian Capital Command of the frontier army. Over the years, the profits and taxes paid have been almost negligible, and they are not even worth the transportation.

Only last year, with the help of Wang Xuan, the profits and taxes of Fuzhou Prefecture were paid in full. Regardless of whether the taxes could be sent to the capital in the end, Qi Hongliang made a big splash during the evaluation.

All are important basis.

"Your Excellency, you are ridiculous. Paying taxes according to the rules is a matter of course, so why should I say thank you?" Wang Xuan pursed his lips and smiled.

"Hahaha." Qi Hongliang nodded to Wang Xuan a few times and laughed: "Zai Zhi was joking again. There are so many things that are natural in the world. Just this tax alone, if the whole country can pay one-tenth of it normally, it is considered too much!"

"And those who pay the full amount like Zaizhi are very rare, not to mention unique!"

Of course, Wang Xuan accepted it calmly. He, Wang, has a righteous outlook on life and never does anything illegal!

As for the Wu Humen and the Yu family and the Wu family, they are just doing justice for heaven and have nothing to do with breaking the law!

"Then what are Mr. Qi's plans after this assessment?" Wang Xuan raised his head and looked at Qi Hongliang with burning eyes.

Qi Hongliang frowned and thought carefully about the meaning of Wang Xuan's words. Do you want him to stay? Or do you want him to take a step forward?

If you want to stay, there is nothing to say. We will continue to cooperate and everyone will make money. Youdao has traveled thousands of miles to seek official positions just for money, and he has no regrets.

If he was promoted a step higher, what good would it do to Wang Xuan?

"What plan does Zai Zhi think I should make?"

Wang Xuan was not humble. He picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp. He said with a smile: "I think that a gentleman like you, who is the pillar of the country, is devoted to the people, is an upright official, and is a virtuous and virtuous gentleman who has bathed in the teachings of saints. If he is

If we don’t have a better environment to display our talents, it will really be a loss for the people of the country.”

"Pfft." Even though Qi Hongliang was well versed in the rules of officialdom and was used to being praised, he couldn't help but blush when he heard Wang Xuan's exaggerated words.

"Ahem!" He coughed twice to hide his embarrassment, and then he thought about the meaning of Wang Xuan's words. He wanted him to be promoted, but he thought that it would be more beneficial to Wang Xuan if he continued in this position. After all, he had changed

Newcomers still have to get used to it.

In fact, he also wanted to be promoted. The right way is to get promoted and make a fortune, so it would be good to go further. As far as he knew, Wang Xuan gave Li Shantang much more money than he did, but he didn't have good connections in the court, otherwise he wouldn't have shared it.

We arrived in Fujian, a place where birds don’t shit.

Qi Hongliang lowered his head and thought for a moment, then rolled his eyes and sighed: "There is no one in the court, what can I do!"

"Hahahaha!" Wang Xuan laughed and said, "No one in the court has anything to fear!"

As he spoke, he shouted: "Zhengyang, bring the things up!"

"Yes, sir!"

After a while of answering, the dense and heavy footsteps of "dong dong dong" came to mind, and a group of people came up one after another.

Qi Hongliang looked back and saw two men each carrying a large box. Ten boxes in total came up and made a heavy sound when they landed on the ground.

Just when Qi Hongliang vaguely guessed what it was and his heart beat faster, he heard Wang Xuan say: "Pour it all out!"

Looking back, he saw that Wang Xuan stood up and walked over. Qi Hongliang also quickly stood up and followed.

The sound of "clatter..." kept coming, and a mountain of silver immediately piled up on the ground. Qi Hongliang blinked his eyes hard. It wasn't that the mountain of silver was so bright that he couldn't open his eyes, but that he saw such a mountain all at once.

The amount of money is really amazing!

For a moment, Qi Hongliang's breathing suddenly became rapid, and he felt that his heart was pounding as if he was about to jump out of his chest. His eyes were fixed on these silver mountains, and he was speechless for a long time. Even Zhao Zhengyang and others

He didn't even notice when he went downstairs.

Han Chuang studied hard for more than ten years, traveled thousands of miles to seek official positions just for wealth, gold and silver mountains dazzled his eyes, and the path of sages was like clouds of smoke.

"Huh~~!" It took a long time for Qi Hongliang to recover from his daze. To be honest, it was not that he was ignorant, but that he had never seen so much silver piled together.

He is a fourth-grade prefect and a man with rich experience. He has accumulated a lot over the years, but just for promotion, he has been working hard, and there really is not much left. His current net worth is not as much as the money on the ground!

Most of his wealth was given to him by Wang Xuan over the past year or so. The Ming Dynasty was not the Qing Dynasty, and the local wealthy families were much more powerful than the Qing Dynasty, so it was not so easy to make money.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After all, when I was in the Qing Dynasty, the local gentry and so on were only second-class people. In the later period, they became fourth-class people.

"What does it mean?" After all, he is also a fourth-grade magistrate. He was suddenly attracted by this silver mountain when he saw it. Now his mood has calmed down, and he can still treat it calmly on the surface!

"Master Qi, do you think that with these things, we can break down the doors of the 'pillars of the country' in the court?" Wang Xuan looked at Qi Hongliang with a faint look, "I have always believed that there is nothing that money cannot buy.

Yes, if so, then you haven’t spent enough!”

"Besides, we don't just have these things." Wang Xuan shouted again, "Master Peng!"

Following this shout, the sound of jingling bells and rings came to mind, and ten charming little ladies with different looks and various charms came up. Qi Hongliang had seen a lot of beauties, especially after Qiu Shiju opened.

, but he has never seen many of them so stunningly beautiful.

The most important thing is not only the difference in appearance, but also in their own temperament. The unique charm exuded by these ten beauties is something that even he himself cannot resist.

"Sir Qi, I have prepared enough money and beautiful women for you. I believe that the doors of the officials in the capital and the senior officials in the Chaozhong Pavilion will be opened for you!"

Hearing this, Qi Hongliang also smiled. With these things, it means everything is foolproof!

Besides, this is just a way for Wang Xuan to express his intention. There will be other important gifts in the future, such as coral agate, pearls and jade, as long as Qi Hongliang needs it, whether it is 'borrowing' or 'buying', Wang Xuan

Get them all for him!

Qi Hongliang understood that his official career was about to start again, but it was impossible for Wang Xuan to have nothing for nothing after paying such a price. After thinking about this, Qi Hongliang solemnly clasped his fists and said, "Where do you think I should go to work better?"

"Governor of Guangdong!" Wang Xuan said firmly.

Qi Hongliang frowned and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Governor of Guangzhou?"

He really didn't expect that Wang Xuan would propose such an official position. In his mind, he would either join the court as an official to serve Wang Xuan, or be transferred to a wealthy place like Jiangnan to open up a bigger market for Wang Xuan. The worst

I also want to go to Shandong, which is at least relatively wealthy.

But he never expected that Wang Xuan would let him go to Guangdong. That place was really poor, ranking fourth from the bottom in the entire Ming Dynasty. The only provinces poorer than him were Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou.

This is not the future. Not to mention the imperial court's ban on the sea, the area with developed maritime trade is in the Jiangnan area, and the main communication is between Japan and North Korea.

The most civilized people in Southeast Asia during this era were the Luzon generation, and there was almost no communication with the Ming Dynasty. At this time, Spain had just occupied the Philippines, and the permanent population in the Philippines was only 2,000. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that Guangdong developed after communicating with Europe.

of.

Today's Guangdong is really not interesting. The only interesting thing is salt. Salt farms were set up there during the Hongwu period. The salt produced in Guangdong is supplied to Guangdong, Guangdong, Yunnan and Guizhou for consumption. Of course, there are also a large number of private salt dealers connecting Huguang and Jiangxi.

For this reason, several private salt rebellions broke out.

"Why are you going there? It's so poor there. Only people who are assigned to work go there. Is it because of the salt farm?" Just ask if you don't understand. There is no need to hide when facing the financial owner Qi Hongliang.

"The salt farm is just a trivial matter!" Wang Xuan smiled confidently, "We in Fujian were still poor before. If it weren't for our proximity to Zhejiang and Jiangxi, we would be no better than Guangdong with just these few fields!"

"But now, let's look at Fujian. Will we still be poor in the future?"

Speaking of these, Qi Hongliang couldn't help but nod. It is indeed endless. As the prefect of Fuzhou, he knows best. Over the past year, Wang Xuan has vigorously developed the textile and steel industries. FJ Province, which originally had no output, now has

It’s our flagship product. Although it’s still a short period of time and we can’t see much of it, we can predict that the future development will only get better and better.

"So there is someone in Guangdong that Zai Zhi is interested in?" Qi Hongliang suddenly realized.

"Of course, there are also large iron mines in Guangdong. Various industries do not need a large amount of iron products. No matter how much is mined, it will not be enough. Various machinery, replacing the parts with iron is no more useful than wood.

Got it!"

What's more important, Wang Xuan didn't say, in fact, he not only values ​​Guangdong, but also Guangxi. When the time comes, he will push Qi Hongliang to the position of Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and what he values ​​​​is not just iron ore, but more

And Annan and Southeast Asia!

How much can be grown on a large piece of land!

Even if it’s just about growing food, it’s still no worse than Huguang!

At that time, there are people who have money, food, and steel, and they can’t do anything they want!
To be continued...