Looking at the calm expression on the King of England in front of him after hearing his words, Jian Yong paused slightly. But Huang Qiong said: "Master Jian, since you have already spoken, it is better to finish your words. Don't worry, this is not the Guilin County Prince's Palace, and I will not take your life just because you are thinking of ways to deal with them." Of the brain.”
Hearing Huang Qiong's words, Jian Yong could only grit his teeth and simply said what he had been thinking about in the past few days: "As long as the control of Shibo Division is taken back, at least the Guilin County Prince's Palace will not be able to escape the tax revenue. Lost. Unlike now, the court is always confused about how much money the Guilin County Prince's Palace makes through overseas trade every year."
"The Guilin County and Prince's Mansion pays as much as it pays for annual commercial taxes. I don't know if the amount of tax the court receives every year can reach the amount it should pay. As for the Guilin County and Prince's Mansion, it only pays 3.6 million guan per year. Judging from the amount paid, based on Yong’s knowledge during his tenure at the Fujian Road Transport Department, this amount of money is less than 30% of what is receivable.”
"It can even be said that the Guilin County Prince's Mansion should receive more than this amount from the tea shipped overseas every year. This is because the Fujian Road Tea Garden alone can bring 15 million yuan to the Guilin County Prince's Mansion every year. Revenue. According to Yong’s understanding, except for a few high-end products such as Tieguanyin, all the tea produced in his Fujian Road Tea Garden is exported overseas.”
"Most of them are sold to Japan, Korea and Northern Liao. If you include the Guilin County Prince's Palace in Liangzhe and Jiangnan East and West Road, the income of Huguang Tea Garden is 40 to 50 million yuan, which is small. And the tea from Liangzhe, They are sold to the Western and Southern Oceans. Among them, they are mainly sold to Western countries such as Persia, Dashi, and Tianzhu, and some are even sold to countries in the far west."
"Yong said he didn't know how much tea the Guilin Prince's Palace sent overseas every year. But judging from the Fujian Road alone, according to the custom-made tax rate of one in ten in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the court should have levied four taxes on tea alone. More than one million guan. But now, the total taxes paid are less than 4 million guan. How much revenue do you think the court loses every year?"
"This confusing account cannot continue. Especially now that as land annexation becomes more and more intense, the taxable sources of the imperial court are getting smaller and smaller, and the annual income is decreasing almost every year. Even disaster relief, We are unable to allocate money or food. It is imperative to correct this."
"Second, choose another good port to open more ports for foreign trade, without restricting the identity of the merchants of the dynasty who come to the port to do business. Gradually reduce dependence on the Quanzhou Port controlled by the Guilin County Prince's Palace. At the same time, it also expresses to the Guilin County Prince's Palace that the imperial court is only taking back its exclusive rights. , rather than taking back its trade rights. This way, the resistance encountered will at least be less than if the imperial court takes over forcefully."
Having said this, Jian Yong hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Actually, the court can also make some exchanges. For example, when Emperor Xuanzong announced that the Guilin County Prince's land was tax-free, he only exempted the fields he cultivated on Guangnan West Road. . But the tea gardens on other roads, the orchards, tea gardens, sugarcane fields on Guangnan East Road, etc., have always been taxed as usual."
"Although the statistics at the Ministry of Household Affairs are confusing, the tax revenue is also confusing, but after all, it is a means that the court can use, isn't it? The so-called slap in the face must be a sweet date. Take back what people have eaten for a hundred years. If you eat alone, you have to give others some benefit, right?"
"And whether it is exempted or not, there is actually no difference. Since Emperor Lizong issued an imperial edict not to collect money and food for the clan's land except custom-made Yongye fields, the Guilin County Prince's Palace has also never paid. Exemption or not, these They shouldn't pay the money and food, and they won't pay anything. It's just that the name is not correct and the words are not correct. After all, they are not a clan."
Looking at Jian Yong who was full of confidence after saying this, Huang Qiong did not answer what he thought, but smiled lightly and said: "It seems that Mr. Jian has also worked hard for the Guilin County Prince's Palace. See the question , are also at the key point. These proposed methods are also at the key point. However, when you tell me these things, are you burning incense and worshiping at the wrong temple door? "
"How the Guilin County Prince's Palace should deal with it is related to the stability of the world. That is what the father should do. It is useless for you to talk to me about this. In this way, if it is inconvenient for you, just do what you just said Write a note about it, and I will submit it to you on your behalf. By the way, I can also recommend Lord Jian to my father."
"When my father really makes up his mind to deal with the Guilin County Prince's Mansion, it will be better to use Mr. Jian. Don't worry, I will listen to your ideas and it will be quite good. At least in my opinion, these ideas of Mr. Jian are exactly what the court is currently doing. It is urgently needed. With Master Jian as a senior advisor, my father will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort."
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, Jian Yong couldn't help but feel a black thread. Looking at Huang Qiong with a faint smile on his face, even though he knew this master, he must have a clear idea of the emperor's thoughts. These words were probably just playing tricks on him here. But I also know that although this prince is young, he is definitely Jian Yong who has turned against his master and can even chop his own cousin into pieces.
After swallowing the saliva in his mouth, he decided to clarify his words directly: "My lord, don't you really see that the emperor is going to give this job to you? Otherwise, the emperor will not give this complete map to you. You, let alone give Yong a secret order to help you get familiar with the Guilin County Palace. Since the emperor has decided to entrust the errand to you, how dare Yong not go all out?"
Jian Yong came to the point straight to the point, but Huang Qiong was stunned. However, looking at Jian Yong who looked expectant, Huang Qiong said: "Since my father has not issued an explicit edict, at least I don't know anything now. Whether you can accept this job, Master Jian, you know better than me." There are many. Therefore, even if my father gives an explicit edict, I have no intention of accepting it."
Huang Qiong knew in his heart that with his emperor's character, who cares about both face and honour, he would definitely not issue an explicit decree on such a matter. Moreover, it is really inappropriate to issue an explicit edict to deal with the descendants of the first hero of the founding of the country and to pluck their hair from their bodies. As long as there is no clear edict, the rest of Huang Qiong can pretend to be stupid.
Anyway, he is in Zhengzhou now, although he is not as far away from the emperor as the emperor. But as long as he was not in the capital, the emperor had nothing to do with him. Anyway, the aftermath of Zhengzhou is far from complete, and it is impossible for the emperor to recall him back at this time. It is estimated that by the time the disposal in Zhengzhou is completed, it will be almost the Chinese New Year.
If you are procrastinating, there is no problem even procrastinating until after the New Year. In short, the emperor who can delay this errand has no patience, so it is best to leave it to others. Even if you can't delay it, you should delay it for as long as possible. It’s not that I’m trying to pick the easy job and avoid the tough one, it’s actually that this job is not that difficult. This is not only a problem for the Guilin County Prince's Palace, but also a problem on his own side.
And in the government, not only did he not have the support of capable officials. He went on a killing spree in Zhengzhou and almost offended the entire civil service system. Don't look at those officials. They look like Cheng Ren and Meng Qi Yi all day long. The method of using a knife behind his back is absolutely perfect. At that time, there will be a strong opponent in front of me, and a group of restrictive officials behind me.
It becomes a situation where there is a wolf at the front door and a tiger at the back door. As for my own emperor, I can't say whether he will come forward at the critical moment. If you don't do your job well, you may die without knowing why. Under this situation, it’s not that I don’t want to take the job, I really can’t take it, and the most important thing is that I can’t take it.
If this errand is to be handled well, it involves four of the six ministries: the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry, as well as the Privy Council and even the Palace Department. The Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple are also needed when necessary. With so many yamen involved, the ambitious Jian Tongzhi alone cannot do it. Moreover, at the critical moment, there was no telling whether this Jian Tongzhi was reliable or not.
That day, he told himself that he should be a capable minister and not a loyal minister, but he still said it to this day. This kind of straightforward telling to oneself, how can one dare to entrust the whole responsibility to someone who can only be a facilitator at critical moments? This person is indeed talented, but he may not really be virtuous. Although this person can be regarded as incorruptible, as an official, being incorruptible only means that he has a bottom line, but it does not mean that he is truly virtuous.
As for the others, Huang Qiong could only smile bitterly. Su Jin is a nerd. He has both bottom line and virtue, but he still falls far short of this ability. Although I am now cultivating his ability to handle government affairs, this man has been neglected for too long. Let’s not talk about whether it can be cultivated. Even if it is too late, it is too late.
Some of the dozen or so officials Jia Quan contacted were indeed capable, but their levels were still too low. Most of the time, trying to force the seedlings to grow will only harm them. He has no one to help him, and the entire civil service system has been offended by him. How can he do this job? What's more, a century-old family like the Guilin County Prince's Mansion has an unusually deep foundation.
Being able to stand for a hundred years, they also controlled the entire business south of the Yangtze River in the Qi Dynasty. Even most of the merchants in the north of the Yangtze River relied on their looks. There are probably more talented people in the house than I have ever seen. If I fight against them alone, I may not know how I died.
You can't take this job, even if you really can't put it off, you have to put it off. It would be best to wait until the emperor's patience runs out and choose someone else. Even if you can't postpone it to that point, you should postpone it until at least you have to make complete preparations, master as much detailed information as possible, and select reliable manpower before you can start doing it. If you act hastily, this matter will only fail.
Huang Qiong's straightforward answer scared Jian Yong. In this era when the king wants his subjects to die, and failure to die is considered disloyal, the British king in front of him actually told himself so openly that even if the emperor came to give an imperial edict, he would not accept the job. This undoubtedly gave Jian Yong a wake-up call. He did not expect that the British king in front of him could actually operate like this.
Jian Yong looked at Jian Yong, who was staring at him dumbfounded and somewhat at a loss. Huang Qiong did not continue on this topic, but said casually: "How is the city recently? Has it completely settled down? Have those random rumors been stopped? Is your yamen gate still bustling with people?"
Hearing Huang Qiong's question, Jian Yong, who was obviously not thinking, said casually: "The city is quite calm now. After the land was returned, the rumors disappeared. Shops in the market have also begun to open one after another. Only some shops are still open. The original owner has not been found or the original owner has died. For these shops that no one has taken over, the official is going to discuss with Magistrate Su, and if it fails, they will be sold to the public."
"Now the market is gradually gaining popularity, and merchants from other places have begun to return to Zhengzhou. Oh, by the way. In the past few days, several Dali merchants and Tibetan monks have come to the city, saying they are here to sell ivory, rhinoceros horns, Medicines and horses. I met several of them on the way to Prince Jing’s Mansion. They all had letters of authenticity issued by West Sichuan Road in their hands.”
