The winter in Qiongzhou is not very cold. To a certain extent, it is similar to the late autumn in the north.
However, if you catch a rainy day with howling wind, it will be quite chilly.
Such is the current season.
Feeling a little cold.
Since the rain didn't stop, Qi Yu had no choice but to put on his raincoat and go out for business.
There are two things that need to be done today.
The first thing is to inspect major industrial zones and supervise their production matters. The second thing is to survey the people's sentiments and understand whether the people have life demands and so on.
First, Qi Yu came to the military factory and had in-depth exchanges with their technical backbones. During this period, he repeatedly asked if there were any technical difficulties, financial difficulties, etc. If so, raise it immediately and resolve it on the spot.
After that, he rushed to the product manufacturing factory without stopping and talked with the owners of major manufacturers. These industries are all the current main economic pillars of Qiongzhou Province and must not be ignored.
Finally, he bid farewell to the merchants very politely and went to the cigarette factory that had just been put into operation.
For an emerging product like cigarettes, Qi Yu was particularly concerned about it. He would send people to investigate every now and then, and if he found any discrepancies, he would urge the relevant people to resolve them as soon as possible.
There is no other reason. This kind of thing has brought a quantitative breakthrough to Qiongzhou's tax revenue.
is it a lot?
Yes!
The first purchase from Valois and Great Britain alone paid hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in taxes. It can be said that in a monopoly business like this, collecting taxes is almost as easy as collecting money.
However, what is incomprehensible is that Qi Yu issued a ban immediately, saying: Strictly prohibit the sale of tobacco products in our province and domestically!
Why is this?
He explained that this kind of thing is harmful to the human body, so it should not be spread.
Is it harmful?
I said, you know it’s harmful, so why are you selling it to foreigners for smoking?
Regarding this issue, the four divisions in Qiongzhou each have different opinions.
Tan Junyan felt that this thing wouldn't kill anyone anyway, so why bother with it? Besides, we didn’t force them to do it with a knife. Even if it’s harmful, what does it have to do with us?
Yu Hai believes that it doesn’t matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat. In the same way, any good business that can increase tax revenue is a good business worthy of admiration.
Peng Wenchang disagreed very much. He said, a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. How can he make ill-gotten gains that harm others and benefit himself? Why don't we just give it up and let's just do business on the right path from now on.
Duan Zicheng said that those who are not of my race must have different hearts; the ambitions of Rong and Di are not the same as those of Hua; treating these foreign wolves, benevolence and righteousness are the benevolence of women. The correct attitude is to cheat if you can, cheat if you can, and do whatever it takes to achieve your goals.
Afterwards, the four people started arguing about this.
Seeing this, Qi Yu hurriedly expressed his opinion.
He said: Digging holes for these two countries is not because they are not of my race, but because of their bad intentions. You have to know that they came here with the mentality of taking advantage of the situation. If we hadn't defeated Franji before, would they still be so kind?
It's like two gangsters fighting. The stronger one raises his fist with his nostrils raised to the sky, as if he wants to fight. In fact, he did not attack directly, but was pretending to observe the reaction of the weaker party.
If the weak man fights back bravely and fearlessly, he will immediately put on a smile and say: What are you in a hurry for, I'm just kidding you! If the weakling acted timidly, his fist would really hit him.
The two countries Valois and Great Britain are the powerful gangsters in the above metaphor.
Assuming that the Qiongfu army was defeated in Nanyang, the land of Qiongzhou would become their colony, and by then, this place would be a scene of mountains of corpses and a tragic scene.
Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.
Therefore, I earn the tax on cigarettes with peace of mind and no guilt.
The four chief ministers thought about it and felt that it made sense, so they all nodded with sincerity.
Back to the present.
Qi Yu came to the cigarette factory.
"Ah Ma, how are you thinking about what I said last time?" Sun Dacai asked impatiently as soon as they met.
"Last time...what happened?" Qi Yu was shocked when he heard this, showing confusion.
"Don't you remember?" Sun Dacai smacked his lips and said hurriedly: "Cigarettes are a good business that can make a lot of money, and they should be promoted vigorously. However, at present, production is discontinued due to insufficient raw materials, which really affects income. In my opinion, it is better to push all those fertile fields to be planted with tobacco..."
Before he could finish his words, Qi Yu interrupted: "If it's like you said, what shall we eat? What shall we drink? What shall we wear?"
Seeing that the momentum was not right, Sun Dacai hurriedly stopped talking, not daring to make any more lies.
Otherwise, the consequences will be serious.
Qi Yu, on the other hand, first suppressed and then rose, and encouraged with a smile: "It is not you and me that can really determine the market price, but the supply and demand relationship in buying and selling. If tobacco becomes rampant and supply exceeds demand, there will be no There is no such thing as high profit. Therefore, we must strictly control its output and not exceed the range to prevent it from flowing into the country."
Can't there be oversupply?
It seems that this is really the case.
Sun Dacai suddenly realized it, showed admiration, and said in his heart: I never expected that Ah Man, who has never been in business, has such a profound understanding of business.
actually not.
Qi Dalang also did business in the past, that is, steamed buns and steamed buns, but that time it ended in failure.
Before leaving the cigarette factory, Sun Dacai suddenly took his brother-in-law's hand and whispered: "Amao, I heard that someone has written something to scold you in some tabloid recently. You'd better pay attention."
"Scold me? What are you scolding me for?"
"I don't know the specific reason. How about you go to Shopkeeper Xiong's newspaper office and ask?"
Why did it involve Big Bear again?
strangeness!
Forget it, ask back and find out for yourself.
After resigning from Sun Dacai, Qi Yu went deep into the suburbs and began his journey to understand the people's sentiments.
The rain is falling in the sky as before, with no sign of stopping.
Moreover, a gust of cold wind came from time to time, making Mr. Qi shiver from the cold.
"Sir, the winter cold is very strong right now, so it's better to go home early."
"No! Keep going!"
"yes!"
Let me ask, what is the purpose of understanding the sentiments of the people?
Don't you just want to see if the people have any suffering in life?
If officials themselves cannot bear hardships, then why should they be considerate of others?
Yes, that's what happened.
Qi Yu's inspection was a private visit incognito, so it was not publicity. The purpose is naturally to see the authenticity.
If the local officials within their jurisdiction are convinced in advance, they will deliberately embellish it, and they can only see the whitewashed situation. In that case, the meaning of getting to the bottom of it is lost.
Fortunately this time, it was all purely natural scenes.
As I walked back and forth, I couldn't help but feel emotional.
Look!
All the former desolation has been turned into fertile farmland, and the former thatched houses have been turned into courtyards. The people were all full of energy, with smiles on their faces, and looked very happy.
Qi Yu chatted with a local villager as a guide.
The old man told him that the life he lived now was more prosperous than the legendary prosperous age.
Overall, satisfaction is high.
However, as soon as the words changed, the old man added: It would be perfect if it could be as convenient as people in the city.
Qi Yu smiled and said: There is hope for the future, everything will be fine.
Bidding farewell to the village elders, he moved on again.
Suddenly, a wave of crying sound hit my ears.
Qi Yu followed the sound and said, "Change the direction and come with me to have a look."
