Eight years before Chongguan, Gu Tianqiao was still the accountant of Tieliangshan Tea House in Hutang, supporting his family with monthly silver. Later, he entered Jiangning because Gu Wuchen could not find any other descendants in the Gu clan who could support him. But because
His relationship with the Gu family is not as close as that of Gu Siming, and he is not as happy as Gu Siming, the young master of the Gu family, Gu Siyuan and his wife, so he is excluded from the direct relatives of the Gu family, which gives him a chance to get together with Lin Fu.
The situation developed in the following years and the changes were so drastic that it was jaw-dropping——[]
In the eighth year of Chongguan, how many people in the world could have imagined that Lin Fu would change the situation in the world with the rise of a small prison official between the Jianghuai River and Huaihe River?
Gu Tianqiao is no longer the honest tea shop owner he once was, but a big shot with a fortune of tens of millions. The ground shakes when he stomps his feet in Jiangning City. After the Jiangning War, grain merchants manipulated Jiangning's grain prices.
Gu Tianqiao is the leader.
It's a shame that Zhang Yubo was slapped in the head. If Lin Fu hadn't stood up to mediate in the end, it's hard to say whether Gu Tianqiao would have been able to keep his head that time. Even now that Gu Tianqiao saw Zhang Yubo, he still felt dissatisfied.
At this time, Zhang Yubo was serving as the inspector in Jezhou. If Lin Fu hadn't personally appointed the general and given Gu Tianqiao all kinds of benefits, he would not have been willing to go to Jezhou.
Of course, Gu Tianqiao, who has been deeply involved in Haidong trade over the years, also knows that Jeju is not only not a bitter and cold place, but in comparison, it is not even as prosperous as Jeju.
In late July, Lin Fu obtained a title from the Lord of Jeju for his eldest daughter Zhengjun, and made up his mind to let Zhengjun rule Jeju when he grew up. Naturally, Gu Tianqiao didn't have so much nonsense to talk about.
Although Gu Tianqiao has been loyal to Lin Fu over the years, the grievances between the Lin and Gu families are unclear and unclear. Leaving Jiangning and taking root in Jeju is not a bad choice.
On the other hand, even for the Jianghuai merchant gentry who formed the backbone of Huaidong, Lin Fu no longer supported their normal domestic business activities in making excess profits.
In the early years, Zhang Yubo caused a turmoil over rice prices in Jiangning, and even wanted to use Gu Tianqiao to kill chickens and monkeys.
Although the incident was finally suppressed by Lin Fu and Gu Tianqiao was saved, but equally, without Lin Fu's support behind the scenes, how could Zhang Yubo have been able to compete with the Dongyang Township Party that controlled Jiangning Rice Market at that time?
In the past few years, Lin Fu has also been focused on breaking down the barriers between regions and industries. He wants to form a unified market for the prefectures and counties under Jiangning's jurisdiction that will not be separated by traditional forces. He will never crack down on bullying and hegemony.
Soft-handed.
With the implementation of the new tax policy after the year, the taxation tax will be split into market tax and market commercial tax. In fact, the traditional negotiation and selling system will be directly abolished. The traditional merchant forces operating tea, wine, salt, horse grain, salt and other industries also want to use the monopoly of the negotiation and selling system.
It is no longer possible to make huge profits from privileges.
When the traditional land sale system was abolished, although the new land system did not directly prohibit land sales, those with more than 500 acres of land would have to bear a land tax that was twice as high as the basic land tax. This was also the official lifting of restrictions on the purchase of land.
A prelude to profiteering.
This is still second.
After the establishment of the Colonial Bank, Lin Fu placed up to 6 million in public grain from Jiangning and other places into the Colonial Bank and sold it to the landless and minority people in Jianghuai at very low prices to raise the funds needed after the establishment of the bank.
Huge principal. This move directly cut the price of Jiangning's land in half.
On the surface, it seems that the falling land prices are more conducive to buying grain fields at the same time, but in fact, the model of renting and selling from colonial banks and banks makes tenant farmers with no land or little land in the Jianghuai area more willing to rent and buy from colonial banks.
Grain fields were launched. Even if the large landowners in Jianghuai owned a large number of grain fields, they could not hire enough tenant farmers, and they did not dare to lack even a cent of the land tax. If they merged the fields, they would only be trading at a loss.
In fact, this model has been used by Huaidong Bank for a long time.
In the early years, Huaidong Bank took over four to five million acres of grain fields from the Song, Chen and other wealthy families. In the end, they were sold to Jin'an one after another at a low price of less than 35 taels of silver per acre in three years.
From landless or landless farmers in Quanzhou, Pingjiang, Danjiang and other prefectures and counties, Huaidong Bank raised up to 14 million taels of silver, making the bank's principal almost 30 million taels of silver.
The Lin family, the Sun family, the Zhou family and other forces had sold off the Jinhai fields on a large scale long before this.
Although the situation at Yanji and Huaisi was difficult to preserve at that time, the grain fields in Jinhai, Dongyang and other places were sold off and moved to Chongzhou to avoid risks. But in fact, Lin Fu developed shipbuilding on a large scale in Chongzhou in the early days.
Iron smelting, weaving and dyeing, silk fabrics, papermaking, mining, maritime trade and other industries, the capital of nearly ten million taels of silver used mainly comes from this.
In fact, with the development of the new pattern, the foundation of the traditional purchase of land for the benefit of the land has been shaken; the introduction of the new land system and the new tax policy are just following the trend.
Gu Tianqiao used to be mainly engaged in the tea and rice industries in Jiangning, and accumulated a fortune of tens of millions.
In addition to purchasing land and a house for his family to enjoy, Gu Tianqiao did not bury the money he saved from the tea and rice business in an underground silver cellar. He also spent huge sums of money to buy a piece of land covering several thousand acres outside Jiangning City.
The farm has good food and location.
Gu Tianqiao was also affected by the new land system and new tax policy, but it was secondary after all. Gu Tianqiao's greater wealth, like other business gentry forces in Huaidong, had long been rooted in banks, maritime trade and many emerging industries.
In the industrial and mining industries.
Not to mention that the tea and rice industries have declined. Compared with the emerging industries such as industry, mining, maritime trade, and banks, their ability to make profits has been greatly inferior. Gu Tianqiao moved his family to Jeju this time, and the tea and rice industries he used to operate in Jiangning
Although the two businesses will not be completely given up, there is actually no need for Gu Tianqiao to take care of them wholeheartedly.
Of course, when Gu Tianqiao went to Jeju, Lin Fu didn't give him any extra benefits.
The two most critical ones are that Lin Fu directly asked the Privy Council to grant Gu Tianqiao two franchises, allowing Gu Tianqiao to gather capital in Jeju and open a bank and a shipping company respectively. The operating authority in Haidong is no less than that of Huaidong.
Qianzhuang, Blackwater Shipping Company.
Lin Fu also directly pulled out 100,000 silver dollars from the inner government and invested it in the newly established banks and shipping companies in the name of his eldest daughter Zhengjun to ensure that the newly established banks and shipping companies would not be harmed, at least on the surface.
Suppression of Dongqianzhuang and Blackwater Shipping Company.
Before Gu Tianqiao personally moved his family to Jeju, he had a long conversation with Gu Siyuan, who was about to leave Jiangning for Guangnan to serve as the prefect of Leizhou.
No matter how long it takes to establish a new dynasty, Yuan Yue will only have one piece of skin left, and there is no way to change the general pattern in which Huaidong completely controls the Jianghuai military, government, finance and officials. Similarly, there will inevitably be conflicts within Huaidong due to interests.
When disagreements arise, factional disputes will arise; the issue of establishing a direct descendant is already very conspicuous.
The establishment of a direct line involves the inheritance of the supreme power of the new dynasty, the new empire, and the distribution of the most fundamental interests of the new dynasty. It must not be fought by others, it must not lead to factions with divided interests, and it must not form turbulent undercurrents behind the scenes.
The harem of an emperor's family cannot be peaceful, and this is often the root cause.
The interests of the Sun family behind Sun Wenwan, the old generals of the Su clan behind the Su sisters, and the old Huaisi family behind Liu Miaozhen cannot be exactly the same. Song Jia cannot be famous, and it is true that she cannot give birth to an heir, but it solves the problem for everyone.
The most troublesome problem.
No matter how close they were in the past, Gu Tianqiao could only get together with Gu Siyuan because of Gu Junxun's relationship.
"It's a good idea for you to go to Jeju," Gu Siyuan sighed softly and said, "Except for the old people in Hutang who are unwilling to move, everyone else who can support us should be taken to Jeju..."
Lin Fu asked Gu Tianqiao to move his family to Jeju, which actually completely weakened the Gu family's foundation in Jiangning.
When Emperor Yuanyue established his direct descendant Shizong, in order to prevent the Qi clan from controlling the government, he successively killed all the Qi clan of Shizong in Beijing before his death, paving the way for the inheritance of the throne.
Although the fight for heirs involves the inheritance of the highest power of the new empire, it is not so contentious; especially since Lin Gu had a gap in the front, the Gu family retreated to Jeju and supported Lin Fu's eldest daughter Zhengjun to become a hereditary vassal in Jeju. Maybe it was
The best, most practical option.
Similarly, the two franchises that Lin Fu gave to Gu Tianqiao were actually given to the Gu family, which would make the Gu family become a prominent family in Jeju, surpassing the Chi family, Zhou family and other families.
On the one hand, Lin Fu wanted the Gu family to have a basis for actually supporting the eldest daughter in Jeju to inherit the vassal status. Secondly, it was Lin Fu's compensation for the Gu family. On the other hand, Gu Siyuan was really interested in doing something in political affairs.
There will also be less constraints.
"From now on, the Sun family will probably deal with it like this, right?" Gu Tianqiao is not stupid.
Sun Wenwan gave birth to a son to Lin Fu, and the Sun family was directly part of the Qi clan: Sun Jingxuan, Sun Jingtang, who was involved in political affairs and military affairs. Sun Wenbing was also transferred to the Privy Council and became Lin Mengde's deputy in the Zhidu Department. Sun Wenyao
Lin Jingzhong, a senior general who was also the deputy commander, was Sun Jingtang's son-in-law. This did not include figures from the old Xihe Hui faction.
"Both Mr. Jingxuan and Mr. Jingtang are not fools," Gu Siyuan said. "Although Sun Shangwang and Sun Sizong's uncle and nephew are in charge of the newly established Nanyang Shipping Company and Lujia Governor's Office, the Sun family is behind the scenes and contributes a lot of money.
Especially when the political monarch was awarded the title of Lord of Jeju County, and when the princes were granted vassal status and met Ni Duan for the first time, the government's thoughts were almost put on the table. How could they not be respectful to Duke Xuan and Duke Tang? They must be respectful to Duke Guo.
Do you think it will make everyone look bad if you poke your finger in the face?"
"It seems that if you really want to establish a heirloom in the future, you can probably only choose between Mrs. Yue'er, the Su sisters and Mrs. Qiao Guo," Gu Tianqiao said with a smile, "It's good, it saves you the trouble..."
Why is the fight for the crown prince so bloody? In addition to the fact that the prince's relatives can get the most benefit, there is another reason. Even if the relatives of other princes and grandsons do not fight for anything, they will be strongly suppressed by the new emperor, and even
Bloody killing.
This tradition has it that if you want to fight, just fight big. If you don't fight, you will lose everything. Why don't the relatives and forces follow suit?
Although Su Clan's sister-in-law has the support of Su clan's old generals, she does not have her biological father and brother after all.
Even if Lin Wu, born to Mrs. Xiao Su, becomes the crown prince of the new dynasty in the future, the old generals of the Su family will only hope that the political situation will remain stable and there will be no other chaotic moves.
The same is true for Liu Miaozhen. Although the power of the Huaisi military clan is great, the Liu clan has almost been wiped out during the war. Although Liu Miaozhen has two young nephews to support him, he still enjoys most of his wealth and becomes a great person.
The possibility is extremely small.
Although Liu Yue'er has her father and brother, they are too incompetent. As long as they don't mess around, what if they can enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth?
Sharing wealth and wealth without any fuss is what everyone wants to see, right?
Over the years, Gu Siyuan's quarrel has disappeared: since Lin Fu has given the Gu family a place to surrender in Jeju, there is really no need to fight over the establishment of the crown prince. It can also be felt that Lin Fu's calculation is profound and balances Huaidong.
The painstaking efforts of the various factions and interests below.