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Chapter 342 Tariffs
Cheng Jinzhou could ignore the officials of the Zhengshitang, and the high-ranking officials and nobles of the Zongwufu, but among the people in the court, there was one person he dared not easily offend—Hexi Transit Envoy Liu Bin, his future father-in-law.

To see the future of a court official, one only needs to look at the frequency of conversations of the ladies.As far as the past year is concerned, the name "Liu Bin" has appeared more and more in those lunch parties and tea parties.At the beginning, the noble ladies discussed him privately as a conservative old-fashioned figure, and even ridiculed him for marrying his daughter to Cheng Jinzhou out of some ridiculous idea of ​​a misplaced marriage, and even thought he was preparing to retreat ——In fact, it is a more reliable guess.But as Cheng Jinzhou's one-star warlock, two-star warlock, and three-star warlock improved, the chatting direction of the noble ladies changed instantly.

In fact, the noble ladies are the most sensitive political group in the entire Great Xia.Especially in the capital city, the more invitation letters a minister's wife receives, the more likely her husband will be promoted. To a certain extent, the shadow cabinet formed by noble ladies also has a real influence on Sunshine Cabinet, it is not an exaggeration to say that the two sides complement each other.

Now, the number of noble ladies coming to Shaonan and Nanling has increased considerably. Many important families in the capital have sent their female relatives to visit relatives in Shaonan and Nanling. For more than a dozen descendants and wives, you can always find a few who are related by blood.

At this time, the status of the Cheng family's aristocratic family also played a role.For example, the old lady of the Cheng family served the queen in the palace back then, and was awarded the title of Marquis. The Cheng family with such experience in the capital is more likely to be recognized by the noble group.If this were not the case, it would be very difficult for families who were regarded as nouveau riche to make a living in the aristocratic circle.It is very difficult for those noble families who have nobles but have not become aristocratic families to rise up all at once.

The whole society is like a cocoon. Many people have the ability to break the cocoon, but there are too few people who can pull it into a thread for their own use.

There are not many high-level star warlocks in history, and many families, including the current Jiang Huang star warlock, Liu Kuang star warlock and An Feng star warlock, have not been able to rise because of this.On the one hand, the astrologers are unwilling to spend energy on the development of the family, and on the other hand, there is also the arrogance of the nobles - this kind of arrogance, in many cases, is really beyond life and death and interests.

Think about those nobles who did not hesitate on the battlefield and charged with the arrows of death; think about those nobles who did not hesitate in the court and wrote letters under the threat of death; Nobles who hesitated and struggled forward stepping on the mud of death——In the feudal dynasty, the nobles were the main educated group, the natural citizens of the kingdom, and the backbone and spirit of the country.

When the nobles talked about the population flow, it actually showed that many common people did not have a strong national concept.Not counting the barren Northern Han Dynasty and the Great Liang during the war, many Daxia residents moved to Jingnan. To a certain extent, the patriotic sentiment of the common people in the feudal era was relatively cheap—although All patriotism may have a price.

The nobility takes on more responsibilities, and the nobility has perfect rights.Even Cheng Jinzhou is used to this division of the world.

When the nobles say "no" to dissidents, the astromancer has the ability to destroy them physically, but cannot replace them spiritually.

Zhao Ling believes that in the noble world, any problem can be solved.

Gao Tanglong did not say to move Cheng Jinzhou, but his appearance gave the court a chance to come to the negotiating table again.Zhao Ling even brought Liu Bin over, planning to give him the title of Transit Envoy of the Four Provinces.

The smartest thing about Zhao Ling is that he did not appear at Shaonan and De'an at all, but constantly persuaded and directed others to influence the development of the situation.

Since only Liu Bin showed up, Cheng Jinzhou had no choice but to go to greet him in a proper manner, and he had to prepare a good room for him to rest.All the nobles in Daxia are staring at him. Lijin at the port is a matter for the public, and the way of treating people is a matter of personal quality.

Liu Bin naturally knew what Cheng Jinzhou was thinking, and he still held his hand with an elder demeanor and said with a smile, "Do you not want me to do it, this four-province transshipment envoy?"

"I am also happy that you have been promoted."

The transfer envoy of the four provinces is designed to be one level lower than the governor. It is equivalent to the status of the governor, and the authority is slightly lower than half a level. It is the title of the third rank or the second rank.Liu Bin was also promoted three levels in a row.

However, Master Transit Envoy was not happy with Cheng Jinzhou's insincere words. On the contrary, he said rather displeasedly: "We don't need to say such things between us. When Zhao Ling came to me, I also thought about it a lot, but in the end I feel that it is a good thing for everyone that I am a transshipment envoy for the four provinces."

Liu Bin's square face is very convincing, and his generous lips give people a sense of trust.

After his father went to work in Nanling, Cheng Jinzhou hadn't been taught a lesson for some days.But what the father-in-law said was very meaningful, and he couldn't help asking: "Why is it the best?"

"That's the right way to ask. When you are in your position today, you should clarify everything." Liu Bin said very skillfully: "It's true that your port in De'an is getting bigger and bigger, but the capital port, Huangjin port, the outer peninsula and other places are receiving less and less taxes. On the other hand, the price of grain in Daxia is falling every month, and the price of grain hurts farmers. Just cooperate here."

Without waiting for Cheng Jinzhou to speak, Liu Bin continued: "No matter how powerful you are now, there will always be times when you doze off. In Daxia's territory, unless you plan to become emperor yourself, you will always have to deal with the court. Taxes are collected, so don’t these goods not collect taxes when they leave the four provinces? The imperial court’s taxes are decreasing day by day, and the price of grain is falling day by day. It will always be unbearable.”

Speaking of which, Xiao Cheng really didn't think so far. For him, with the current development speed, it will be different every year. The so-called higher income in the future is meaningless at all.

Seeing that his father-in-law wanted to draw a conclusion on his behalf, Cheng Jinzhou hurriedly stopped him and said, "I need money the most now, who knows what will happen next year, if taxes are increased, then De'an Port will be abolished." Mostly..."

"When you need money, why not tax it?" Liu Bin asked rhetorically.

Cheng Jinzhou was stunned.He is actively developing export-oriented trade, which is in fact to a large extent the trade of the Star Alliance. Through the in and out of De'an, he can also easily import and export materials to the Star Alliance. However, in terms of profits, the huge trade flow of De'an today , The money he made seems to be no less than the money he made independently in the Star Alliance.

Liu Bin saw that Cheng Jinzhou had listened to it, and then he smiled and said: "I am a transshipment envoy for four provinces, and the tax rates in the future can be determined by you. What materials are taxed, what materials are not taxed, or less and more are charged. , I will also discuss it with you. However, I want to re-measure the land in the four provinces, and you have to help me."

The front sounded okay, but the measurement of the land in the back made Cheng Jinzhou's head as big as a bucket.Only now did he realize that his father-in-law was such a difficult master.

He couldn't help waving his hands and said, "It's a good thing that you want to reform, but everyone knows that after the land is measured, the nobles will be deprived of their properties. That is the foundation of the Great Xia. All the nobles will point their spines and scold them."

At least Cheng Jinzhou didn't say "more hated than me".After all, he makes money, others are just jealous, but Liu Bin wants to take other people's money away from his hands.

"The imperial court takes [-]% of the taxes and taxes of the four provinces, and the rest is left to you." Liu Bin clapped his hands and said, "We will bear the infamy, and you can only take the benefits. As for measuring the land, can you provide me with some star warlocks?" Apprentices are fine."

"If I provide you with an apprentice star warlock, others will think that I am also involved. If there is more taxation, the number of ships coming from De'an may decrease sharply." Cheng Jinzhou was a little exhausted. For some reason, Liu Bin put one The matter broke down into two things, and from the usual thinking, he seemed to agree to at least one of them.

In the face of dreams, Liu Bin is a very principled person.But in the process of realizing his dream, Liu Bin is a flexible person. He clapped his hands lightly and said: "The process of reform is the process of redistribution. Those aristocratic families often occupy land in several states, and they hide it without reporting it. Tibetan profit tax. If the imperial court’s tax revenue increases, the income from your port will also be preserved.”

His logic is weird and straightforward.But Cheng Jinzhou understood immediately.

A long time ago, the imperial court was brewing reforms due to tax reasons, and the nobles hoped that the reforms would succeed without touching their own interests.Liu Bin did the opposite, wanting to touch the reform of the interests of the nobles, but when Daxia had money, the emerging nobles would benefit from the process of redistribution of interests.

Cheng Jinzhou quite agrees with his father-in-law's reform method, after all, from the perspective of the whole world, Great Xia is his stronghold.Being able to find ways to manage the base camp well is the greatest support for myself.

But it is impossible for him to follow Liu Bin's path as a reformer, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the reformers.So I just asked: "I have promised the merchants before that I will return their taxes in full, how can I go back on my word?"

"I want the provinces to pay back [-]% of the tax, and the rest will be paid back with the tax collected in the future." Liu Bin thought for a while, and then said: "As a port, it is right not to charge tariffs, but as far as a country is concerned, Tariffs are indispensable, for example, grain must be heavily taxed to reduce imports, and cloth and the like must not be taxed to increase imports.”

How did he know that these materials were all caused by Cheng Jinzhou's unrestrained trafficking.

Taking the liquidity of a feudal country as an example, if Cheng Jinzhou sells 1% of the stock in the market, all 100% of it can be moved.A society that has not received financial baptism will never know how powerful the banknotes are.

However, Dr. Cheng Da appreciates the "blacklist" and "whitelist" approach. Looking at it from a national perspective, his thoughts back then were indeed petty.He immediately put forward his request: "Since this is the case, in the future, the tariffs for the national wharf including the capital wharf will be set by me."

This time, it was Liu Bin's turn to be stunned.

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(End of this chapter)