T-shaped rolls Chapter 167 Chicken ribs become fat
Feng Ziying's words caused everyone present to fall into silence for a while.
Think about it, what kind of business can make a steady profit without losing money? Apart from the salt business controlled by the government's monopoly, what else can there be?
A nest merchant may not even touch salt in his life, but just by virtue of his qualifications, he can make hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in his lifetime without any risk.
When it comes so easily, who has the energy to do anything else? Just please some key people.
This is an unfair business in the first place. In the exchange of power and interests, some people will naturally be greedy and want to be even more unfair. In such a situation, how can a censor stop it?
Feng Ziying's words made everyone think deeply.
The group of salt merchants is inherently the most controversial. There are many who profit, and naturally there are even more haters and jealousy. Moreover, salt merchants love to show off, especially when the Emperor Liu went down to Jiangnan salt merchants to compete for luxury, which caused a sensation.
It is still widely circulated.
How prestigious and powerful it was at that time, how much hatred and resentment it can attract now. Even now, there are still quite a large group of interested parties in the DPRK, and they dare not easily jump out to touch this edge.
Although the Yangzhou salt merchants appear to be a special group of merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, they are also unpopular among the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River even though they have the most financial resources in the world because of their special nature and origin.
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"This matter is not urgent for the time being. I believe that the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate will give me a satisfactory explanation. There is no need to rush to a conclusion on this matter. There is always a solution."
Emperor Yonglong broke the silence.
He has considered that tampering with the salt merchant community is indeed a risky move.
This group of salt merchants and my father are all inextricably linked. Although my father seems to no longer care about this matter, he knows that some things and relationships are unbreakable. If we really want to make a big move, we must
It will cause a reaction, and this is not counting the boss making trouble inside.
But if he doesn't move, it will be difficult to highlight the prestige of the imperial court, that is, after he ascends the throne, especially in Jiangnan. He has realized that if he blindly shows weakness and compromises, he may not be able to avoid certain things, but will instead undermine his prestige.
The damage should be put aside appropriately and let the people below to toss about it, which will be beneficial to the next game, such as the issue of selecting the new Lianghuai Salt Patrol Censor.
It's just that he didn't expect that Feng Ziying was not only ruthless and decisive in his methods, but also able to leave some leeway. His handling methods were also flawless. Even those in the court who were originally preparing to launch an attack could not find a better opportunity. Although Qi Yongtai was there,
Qiao Yingjia and others were behind the plan, but it was quite rare to be able to play so smoothly.
When Emperor Yonglong said this, it was hard for others to say anything, and everyone felt that since the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate took over the matter, as long as the Zhongshu Department did not overstep its authority, there would be much more room for follow-up operations, which was acceptable.
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The topic finally returned to the big topic of reclamation in Dongpan, which was also the most interesting thing for several pavilion elders and Emperor Yonglong.
Whether it is the charter money, the sea-opening bonds, or the subsequent opening of the bank, or even the crackdown on the salt merchants, there will be some negative effects, but this is not the case for the eastward reclamation.
I really only see the benefits in this matter, and there are no disadvantages, and the key is that the court does not need to pay anything at all.
This is so tempting.
When Feng Ziying forcibly added the Dongpan reclamation matter to the sea-opening strategy, everyone felt that it was meaningless. However, they did not expect that this seemingly insignificant piece of chicken has now become a piece of meat that everyone is chasing after.
Under the expectant gaze of everyone, Feng Ziying once again described the ins and outs of Dongfan's affairs in detail.
In fact, before her first trip to Jiangnan, Feng Ziying mentioned this situation to Qi Yongtai, Qiao Yingjia, Guan Yingzhen and even everyone in the cabinet, and even mentioned it in front of Emperor Yonglong.
But even Qi Yongtai, who was the most attentive to him, was not very interested in it. Qiao Yingjia didn't care about these matters, so he didn't bother to ask more.
The other cabinet elders and Emperor Yonglong felt more that Feng Ziying was bringing in private goods, especially after he recommended the veteran Shen Yourong to the cabinet ministers and Emperor Yonglong.
Feng Ziying once again mentioned the whole story of the Hong Mao Fan's invasion of Penghu with the intention of getting involved in the Dong Fan's forced expulsion by Shen Yourong. She made a half-truth and half-false connection between the Budai Saltworks and Shen Yourong's trip to Penghu, and then introduced herself to understand
After learning that Dongfan Island has vast land suitable for planting waterways, sugar cane and other crops, there are gold and silver mines in the mountains, and the advantageous conditions of the Butai Salt Field, the enthusiasm of this group of people was completely ignited.
"Ziying, we have long heard about the Longyou merchants who traveled all over the world. We have also heard about the Anfu merchants. They are the most active group of Jiangyou merchants. Their situation in Yunnan is quite special and cannot be generalized.
But Dongfan is no better than Yunnan. This reclamation is not a trivial matter. Do they really not need the support of the court?" Li Tingji was the first to ask.
"Mr. Li, you are wrong. They just don't need the court's support in terms of money, but they definitely need support in terms of policies, such as bank loans, and the court's establishment of regulations and systems for the establishment of prefectures and counties in Dongfang. In terms of government,
We must fully support it. In addition, Dongfan Island is currently dominated by mountain people. Their production and lifestyle are primitive. They urgently need to relocate people from the narrow and densely populated areas in our Dazhou area for development. This also requires coordination with the local government.
Yes, there are still many places that need support from the imperial court..."
Li Tingji waved his hand nonchalantly, "Ziying, you don't understand what I mean. What I mean is that the imperial court of Yin and Liang will definitely not be able to support it. If it is a policy, it will be supported by local governments after the establishment of prefectures and counties in the future. That is what it should be.
Needless to say, what I mean is that if the land is reclaimed, it cannot directly become the land of these businessmen, right? Should there be some specific explanations with the court? Well, the policy also
It can’t be unilateral, right?”
Feng Ziying was disdainful in her heart. This guy has already started making plans before he has even written his horoscope. So how do you mobilize the enthusiasm of businessmen to cultivate land?
"Master Li, I don't quite agree with your point of view." At this time, Feng Ziying knew that she had to make her attitude clear, otherwise once the greedy desires of these old guys were brought out, the inherent old mentality would resurface.
Well, I'm afraid that the land reclamation in the east is going to be hard work again.
"Oh?" Fang Conzhe glanced at Li Tingji and interjected: "It seems that Ziying has already made up her mind, so please tell us about it with the emperor."
"Master Li said that Dongfan is the land of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and I agree very much. The land of Dongfan also needs to be measured, and it needs to be registered and registered, and the government will issue land deeds, but the court cannot locate it arbitrarily.
The public land is then sold at a certain price, and the Longyou merchants and Anfu merchants will not accept such conditions at all..."
"Dongfan seems to be very close to Fujian, but why it has not been substantially developed in the past hundreds of years is because it has many obstacles. In addition to the sea ban policy, the most important reason is the local epidemic miasma.
Many people are simply unable to adapt. The mortality rate in the early stage of reclamation will be very high. This is a trade-off for people's lives. Otherwise, why would many people prefer to go further to Nanyang rather than to Dongfan... In addition, the mountain people's
Threats are also a big problem. Once the reclamation is really opened, conflicts with the mountain people in Dongfan Mountain are inevitable, and this will require huge casualties. In the early stage, the court will probably not invest many troops into Dongfan..."
"Except for these factors, there is nothing on Dongfan Island, including roads, water conservancy facilities, houses, and even docks, warehouses, etc. Everything has to be started from scratch, and it requires a lot of labor to do it. It can be said that Longyou merchants
If the He'anfu merchants want to truly make real profits, it will be at least ten years later. In the first ten years, they have no chance of making money. Even the salt farm, which everyone thinks is the most lucrative, is unlikely to see any profit in the first five years.
, It is for this reason that if you want to persuade these businessmen to expand their land and the court can reap the benefits, then at least the court must give them a certain period of buffering development period..."
Feng Ziying's patient and detailed explanation made everyone understand that they should not kill the goose to lay eggs in a hurry for success.
In particular, he introduced to them item by item the dangers, risks and difficulties they would face when visiting these people. Many of them should have been provided by the court, but now they need to be burdened on these businessmen. Even though the bank can provide support, the bank cannot.
The banker is a loan and must be repaid with interest. It is impossible for merchants to ignore this account.
Ye Xianggao and the others are all human beings. After a little reflection, they realize that this kind of business purely for land reclamation is really not very profitable. At least within ten years, the land in Dongpan will not be worth much, and more
It declared the sovereignty of the imperial court, but this sovereignty was not simple. After all, the imperial court did not need to contribute money, and the salt affairs could still make a profit.
After Feng Ziying talked about the importance of controlling Dongfan to guarding Japan, Korea, Western barbarians and Nanyang, the cabinet ministers basically agreed with Feng Ziying's opinion, that is, the court should keep the profits from the salt affairs, but
Reclamation can be done without considering other matters for a long period of time, but the imperial court requires that the merchants' progress in reclamation be seen in stages.
This is a fair opinion. After all, you can't just sit in a manhole and monopolize the land reclamation rights, but you still haven't done anything. That would be unjustifiable.
However, the princes of the court were more interested in how much money the Dongfan Salt Service had, how much they could get immediately, and how much they could get every year in the future. This was their biggest interest.
The imperial treasury has completely bottomed out. If no more money comes in, there will really be trouble.