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Chapter 408 Review of C-character Volume Secret Tune
East study.

Emperor Yonglong was immersed in an emotional state of inexplicable joy and anxiety.

The news Feng Ziying brought to him was really touching. Even if he knew some things from Chai Ke before, it was far less colorful than what he got from talking with Feng Ziying.

Kaihai——to borrow money, and the new term royalties, which he had never encountered before, made him feel extremely fresh and curious. Of course, he was most interested in the real benefits.

Perhaps this time, millions of taels of silver can be obtained at one time, and in the future, no less than 100 million taels of income can be obtained from the new tax type of "sea tax" of the Shibo Department.

This is a rough estimate given to him by Feng Ziying. Of course, Feng Ziying also made it clear to him that this may not be obtained until the scale of the sea trade reaches a certain level in a few years.

The feedback from all aspects is quite optimistic. Although scholars from the north and the south still have differences and opinions on the strategy of opening the sea, the focus of disagreement is more on the use of the debt proceeds.

This is a good sign, which shows that everyone has subconsciously accepted Kaihai, and focused on the distribution of the benefits of Kaihai.

Zheng Jizhi, Minister of the Household Department, apparently got the news and asked to see him, but Emperor Yonglong didn't plan to see him yet.

This guy has been arguing about retiring, and Emperor Yonglong has long been tired of him, but he suffers from the lack of a more suitable person to take over, so he can only delay and delay.

But now that this guy got the news, he immediately became very excited, and he didn't mention the matter of becoming an official at all, which was obviously an "attempt" for the money he got from the debt.

Emperor Yonglong also admitted that Zheng Jizhi might not be an excellent household secretary, but he was still a barely qualified household secretary.

As Feng Ziying said, an excellent Minister of the Ministry of Finance should be good at saving money, but also good at increasing revenue. Of course, this should be a matter for the cabinet, but the Minister of the Ministry of Finance should propose more strategies to increase revenue to the cabinet and the emperor. , This is what an excellent household minister does.

Zheng Jizhi did a good job in reducing expenditure, but he made no achievements in open source. Even Emperor Yonglong knew to use the method of setting up mine supervisor and tax supervisor to seek to add bricks and tiles to the dwindling state treasury of Dazhou, even if he was notorious for it. But Zheng Jizhi was helpless.

In Feng Ziying's view, the establishment of mine supervision and tax supervision is not entirely wrong. There are many reasons why it has attracted so much infamy, but the most important thing is that the establishment of this kind of tax supervision and mine supervision is due to Emperor Yonglong's decree. It was set up by sending servants, bypassing the cabinet and the household department.

This is illegal in a sense, and the poor quality of the servants directly caused this evil effect to be magnified countless times.

In addition, there are some other reasons stemming from the unscientific and arbitrary establishment of commercial tax rates starting from the Ming Dynasty, making commercial tax a dispensable or even something that competes with the people for profit in the eyes of many people. , and the interest groups involved - merchants and even business gangs, are often inextricably linked with many important ministers and officials in the court, so naturally this kind of opposition and attitude will be amplified, or even more intense.

Emperor Yonglong has been in this state of excitement for a long time.

In the past few years, he has almost always maintained a state of being strict and orderly, just to avoid being caught by the loopholes, but the current situation does not allow him to do nothing, which may disappoint many people, Even abandon yourself.

So he tried to find measures that can avoid too much criticism, but can also inspire people's hearts. However, such things are often rare, and almost all of them have something to do with money. Without money, you can only do whatever you want. What can be done in vain.

But this time he finally got it.

No one thought that such a chance would be brought about by the rebellion in Ningxia Town. The troublesome thing that made him almost turn white overnight, turned into such a situation that he had to pray secretly in the middle of the night. This is God Look down on yourself, so that your throne can be more stable.

I couldn't help looking through the memorial that Feng Ziying brought into the palace again.

To be precise, it is not a memorial. Feng Ziying is not an official official yet, and has no right to submit a memorial.

This should be some suggestive articles on opening the sea and raising debt. If there is no accident, the next issue and even the next issue of "Internal Reference" will publish such related articles one after another.

After reading it carefully, Emperor Yonglong carefully chewed the essence of it. The establishment of a shipping department in Kaihai should not be limited to one or two places. Feng Ziying explained this to Emperor Yonglong specifically, and it should not be limited to the north. Denglai should To be included, maritime trade with North Korea and Japan should be taken seriously from the very beginning.

This made Emperor Yonglong very curious too.

We all know that maritime trade is prosperous in Fujian and Zhejiang, followed by Guangdong, Guangxi and Nanzhili, and the main trade direction is Nanyang and the Xiyi people who are entrenched in Nanyang.

Maritime trade in Shandong was underdeveloped. Emperor Yonglong once thought it was because Feng Ziying was born in Shandong that he was thinking about his hometown. However, in order to balance the north and the south and win the support of the northern scholars, it is also extremely necessary to encourage Shandong's maritime trade.

However, Feng Ziying pointed out in the article the importance of sea trade between Japan and North Korea. A relatively closed market can have a huge capacity to accept the porcelain, paper, tea, silk and other materials that Dazhou has a huge production capacity. At the same time, it comes from Japan Copper and silver are the most scarce materials in the Great Zhou Dynasty. This kind of trade can greatly complement the needs of both parties and achieve balance.

Emperor Yonglong faintly sensed Feng Ziying's intention, or ambition, from his trade with North Korea and Japan, that is, the intention to bring Japan and North Korea back into his vassalage.

This kind of intention does not need to be realized by war in the early stage, and the current Da Zhou does not have the financial resources to fight wars, but it can achieve closer ties through complementary trade, and at the same time, it can also eliminate the basis for the survival of Japanese pirates.

This made Emperor Yonglong couldn't help being excited, but at the same time he was a little worried. This would be a rather grand plan, and it might not be effective within three to five years, but it was worth fighting for.

No king can ignore such a feat of showing a great country.

Of course, all of this needs to be based on the naval fleet.

Emperor Yonglong also understood the meaning of Feng Ziying's thick and colorful writing in this regard, that is, the plan for establishing a naval fleet should also be included in it, and his eyes should not be limited to the nine sides.

This kid's thoughts are not consistent with his father's, but somewhat consistent with those of the southern scholars. This makes Emperor Yonglong very interested. Of course, he does not believe that Feng Ziying can betray the northern scholars and fight with those southern scholars. Scholars are mixed together, which only shows that this young man's mind has never been confined to one corner, but that the court is the most important thing.

This son is only 16 years old!
While he was full of emotion, the servant came to pass: "Your Majesty, Mr. Lu is here."

"Well, send him in." Emperor Yonglong stretched his body, stood up, and paced with his hands behind his back.

"My minister has met the emperor." Lu Song always had that calm expression.

This is very much in line with Emperor Yonglong's taste. If the superiors, especially the commander of Captain Long Jinwei, don't have a bit of a heart, how can they command such a force, and how can they compete with Gu Cheng, who is constantly retiring?

"How is the situation of the Feng family?" Emperor Yonglong asked directly without talking nonsense.

"Uh, what kind of situation does the emperor want to ask?" Lu Song was stunned for a moment and then said: "Is it Feng Tang, Feng Keng himself, or the Feng family..."

"Let's talk about Feng Tang first." Emperor Yonglong hesitated for a while before saying.

Lu Song then gave an introduction to Feng Tang's situation, "According to the current situation, Feng Tang has a good reputation in Nine Frontiers, especially in Datong and Yulin. In Yulin, Feng Tang may be compared with the performance of the previous general in Yulin, which made Feng Tang quite recognized by the soldiers of Yulin Town. This is also one of the reasons why the soldiers of Yulin Town in Ningxia suppressed the rebellion.

"Feng Tang is a generous man, but he is quite wealthy. He always makes decisions when faced with major events. He makes good use of people. He is good at fighting generals.... Feng Tang is not a womanizer. He only has one wife, one wife and two concubines in his family. It was born by the Duan family in Datong, Feng Keng was born by his first wife,..."

Seeing that Emperor Yonglong's expression remained unchanged, Lu Song naturally understood the meaning.

"But Feng Tang is also fond of wealth. In Yulin Town, he collects a lot of money and special products from merchants and generals under his command. He even accepts the horses, leather goods, and gold sand sent by the Tatar tribes in the grassland. According to Weibo As far as I know, there are more than [-] Tatar horses received from the grasslands alone, and more than ten of them were sent to Feng's residence in Beijing,..."

"In addition, the Feng family is also good at doing business. They have made a lot of money in Datong, Shandong and the capital, and earn a lot of money every year..."

At this time, Emperor Yonglong's face became brighter, and he nodded slightly.

"However, Feng Tang is very scheming. The horses, leather goods, and gold sand sent by the grassland Tatars are all private gifts. He also gave back tea, silk, porcelain, etc. As for the value..." Lu Song He smiled and didn't say much, "In addition, he also reported this matter to Mr. Yang Heyang, in the name of deepening the relationship with Bushitu, Zhulitu and other ministries, and promoting the conflict between Bushitu and Su Nang. What's more, he also received a hundred catties of gold sand from Su Nang Taiji, and it is rumored that Su Nang Taiji hoped that he could help him in the court and win the court's approval..."

At this time, Emperor Yonglong finally frowned, as if savoring, "Then, is there any result in your investigation?"

Lu Song also said helplessly: "Master Chai and Lord Yang both know about this matter. Feng Tang thought that if he didn't accept it, it would make Su Nang Taiji suspicious, and suggested that if the imperial court confers the divination stone rabbit as the king of Shunyi, then he can give it to him. Nang Taiji is the Dragon and Tiger General, but Mrs. Zhongshun will not grant it for the time being, and lure him by hanging, divide and rule, fight without end, that is the best policy."

(End of this chapter)