Qin Feng frowned slightly and opened the tarpaulin suspiciously, revealing large wooden boxes inside.
He opened one of the large wooden boxes again, and inside were rows of neatly stacked official silver.
Qin Feng was stunned for a moment, looking at the dozens of carriages, then turned to look at Qin Yu, "Second brother, you!"
Qin Yu smiled calmly, "Brother, my younger brother has no other ability except making money. There is a total of three hundred thousand taels of silver here. My uncle gave me the dividends from selling ice and saltpeter a few days ago."
"I still have two million in coarse salt money that was confiscated. I can't spend all the money. The frontier is bitterly cold and the soldiers are suffering."
"You use this money to improve the food for everyone, give rewards on weekdays, and add some additional pension subsidies to the soldiers who died, it should be enough for you!"
"The officers and soldiers of the three armies are guarding the border in the bitter cold. It is not easy to protect their homes and the country. They are the ones I admire the most, and they are my heartfelt feelings."
When Qin Feng heard this, his eyes turned red, "Second brother, you..."
He really didn't expect that this second-generation ancestor brother who usually likes to indulge in extravagant life could be so sympathetic to the sufferings of the armed forces.
Qin Feng was also amazed by Qin Yu's generosity.
This is a total of three hundred thousand taels of silver.
Zhang's Trading Company was defrauded of tens of thousands of taels of silver and almost went bankrupt.
Qin Yu waved his hand and gave him three hundred thousand taels of silver.
If you buy good war horses from the barbarians, you can buy about 6,000 horses.
The court is in difficulty, the Ministry of Revenue is short of money, and the salaries of the soldiers are very tight, not to mention pensions.
Qin Yu's money is indeed a timely gift to him and can help many soldiers.
Looking at Qin Feng who was moved.
Qin Yu smiled calmly, "Okay, brother, let's go quickly. The soldiers are still waiting for you. If I have a chance, I will go to the border to play with you!"
Qin Feng nodded heavily, "Second brother, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness, but the eldest brother is leaving!"
Qin Feng no longer hesitated, got on his horse and led the team off.
He and Qin Yu are brothers, so everything goes without saying anything.
Looking at the horse team getting further and further away.
Qin Yu couldn't help but sigh, he didn't know when he would meet his eldest brother again next time.
But Qin Yu felt that the money was well spent.
Qin Feng was generous to his soldiers, and the soldiers would also protect Qin Feng at critical moments.
Shen Binglan turned to look at Qin Yu, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
Qin Yu gave Qin Feng three hundred thousand taels of silver, which she did not expect.
Three hundred thousand taels of silver, this is not a small amount.
Qin Yu's attitude of treating money as dirt is indeed admirable.
Shen Binglan felt that Qin Yu was a complex of contradictions.
On weekdays, he is idle, cynical and does not do serious work.
But at critical moments, you can completely trust him.
"Hey, does this young master have any flowers on his face?"
Qin Yu looked at Shen Binglan who was stunned and called softly.
Shen Binglan paused for a moment, came to her senses, and quickly turned her head to the side.
"Miss Shen?"
Qin Yu looked at her with a smile.
Shen Binglan frowned and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"
Qin Yu said seriously: "Do you like me? If you do, just tell me. I will lie on the couch and let you see as much as I can."
Shen Binglan glared at him fiercely, "You! A prodigal!"
After saying this, she ignored Qin Yu and turned her horse's head towards the city.
"Eh!"
Qin Yu hurriedly chased after him, "Miss Shen, don't leave. Let's have a good talk..."
...
Time flies by like a white horse.
The intense heat of September passed quickly.
October has arrived, and the weather is getting colder.
The crisis of salt shortage in the Wei Dynasty became more and more serious.
But this time it was rough on the surface but calm secretly.
Royal Palace.
Huide Hall.
Qin Yu, Xiao Nan, Wei Huang and Qin Wenyao gathered together secretly.
Xiao Rou and Xiao Yun'er were recording the contents of the discussion.
The Chinese New Year will be here in two months.
The amount of salt they produce is almost the same. The profiteers in Dongzhou, Pingzhou and other major aristocratic families have also eaten enough. If they delay it any longer, there is a risk of exposure.
So Emperor Wei didn't plan to wait any longer.
Today, the income from selling salt and the matter of salt will be settled together.
Moreover, they have now opened many new workshops and new salt mines, and even give kickbacks to salt merchants to let them charge more.
This matter will be exposed soon, there is no way to hide it!
Emperor Wei sat on the futon, looked at Qin Wenyao, and asked: "Wenyao, how much money have we made from selling salt now?"
Qin Wenyao flipped through the account books and responded: "Your Majesty, it's about twelve million."
Twelve million!
Qin Yu and Xiao Nan's expressions did not change much.
But Qin Wenyao and Wei Huang couldn't help but get excited.
He earned a year's worth of taxes from the Wei Dynasty.
With these twelve million taels of silver, they don't know how many great things they can do and how much taxes they can exempt the people from.
Emperor Wei looked at Qin Wenyao, "Wenyao, how do you plan to use this money?"
Qin Wenyao said without hesitation: "The minister wants to use five million taels to reduce taxes on the people, rally people's hearts, and enhance the court's credibility."
Qin Wenyao has been thinking about this for a long time.
If it loses the support of the people, the Wei Dynasty will be done with it sooner or later.
Emperor Wei nodded, then looked at Qin Yu and asked: "Qin Yu, what do you think about this matter?"
Qin Yu shook his head, "I don't agree."
"disagree?"
Qin Wenyao glared at Qin Yu, "Why don't you agree? You are living in a state of dissatisfaction every day, while the people are still eating chaffy vegetables!"
Qin Yu said calmly: "Dad, that's not what I mean."
As he said that, he looked at Xiao Nan and said, "Prince, come and explain to them."
During this period, Qin Yu frequently analyzed the situation of the Wei Dynasty for Xiao Nan.
Today is the perfect day to test him.
"ah!?"
Xiao Nan was stunned and said: "I said that!?"
Emperor Wei glared at him, "Qin Yu tells you to say it, just say it! There are no outsiders here!"
Xiao Nan nodded, gathered his thoughts, and said slowly: "My brother-in-law did analyze this issue for me a few days ago."
"Given the current official system of the Wei imperial court and local governments, where officials protect each other, do you think the people will benefit from lowering taxes?"
"Even if the court collects less taxes, will those local officials collect less? In the end, the money will still go into their pockets, so it's meaningless!"
"It's okay to reduce taxes, but we have one thing to do now. First, get rid of the troubles in the court, so that local officials lose their backers and eyewitnesses in the court, and cut off their information hub."
"After we eliminate the troubles in the court, we will replace the local governors or governors, break up the collusion between local officials and landlords, and then reduce the taxes to the people to win their support."
"In this way, we can bring order to the chaos state by state, purge officials state by state, and carry out land reform state by state."
Listen to Xiao Nan's analysis.
Wei Huang, Qin Wenyao, Xiao Rou and Xiao Yun'er were all shocked and looked at him blankly, in disbelief.
this......
Is this still the same prince who only knows how to shout and kill all day long!?
In a few simple words, he thoroughly analyzed the practical problems of various classes in the Wei Dynasty.
Emperor Wei was so excited that he hurriedly said: "Keep talking! Keep talking!"
Xiao Nan's ability to say these words is enough to prove his growth.