Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

"No problem. You play the good guy and I play the bad guy. If anyone dares not to pay the 20% income and dares to show off to me, no matter who it is, I will send soldiers to confiscate the property of those who owe me money. Those who have no money will be taken to Japan to mine and pay off their debts." Wei Xiaobao said.

Kangxi was delighted and said, "Okay, I will appoint you as the Minister of Agriculture. You can form an army to protect farmers. Each province will have a battalion of 500 people. The cost of maintaining the army will be deducted from the agricultural tax. You can deal with those who owe taxes, those who charge high rents and those who oppress farmers."

Wei Xiaobao quickly waved his hand and said, "I don't have the time to be the Minister of Agriculture. You appoint her!" After that, he pointed at Jianning who was sitting next to him.

Kangxi looked at Jianning and asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Jianning, she is a woman, how can she be an official?"

Wei Xiaobao immediately retorted: "Who says women can't be officials? I have many female officials under my command, and in history, Wu Zetian was an emperor!"

When Jianning heard this, he stood up excitedly and said to Kangxi with expectation: "Brother Emperor, I can do it! I will definitely not let you down!"

Kangxi thought for a moment, nodded, and agreed: "Okay, in this case, I will appoint Princess Jianning as the Minister of Agriculture and Princess Zhaoyi as the Commander-in-Chief of the Agricultural Protection Army. However, you have to send people to help them."

Wei Xiaobao smiled and replied, "That's definitely no problem. My subordinate who is in charge of agriculture is a strong woman named Wu Sanniang. I will send her a telegram and ask her to send someone to assist as soon as possible."

Kangxi then asked: "What about the peasant protection army? The food and wages will be paid from the agricultural tax, but the officers, equipment and training will all be provided by you."

Wei Xiaobao readily agreed: "That's no problem at all. Captain Zhang stationed in Wei Mansion can take on this position. You can give him the title of deputy governor and let him be in charge of the peasant protection army."

"After talking about agriculture, let's talk about Fujian. In principle, I agree with your proposal to open factories and businesses. But none of my people know how to do these things. You can just take the title of governor, and you can arrange the people below. I will only send tax officials to collect taxes. Besides, the Han camps in Fujian have all surrendered to you, and the Eight Banners have been destroyed by you, so I will not send troops to settle there. You can handle it yourself. In Fujian, as long as you don't rebel, you can do whatever you want!"

"Brother-in-law, you trust me so much!" Wei Xiaobao asked in surprise. He was also surprised by Kangxi's reaction.

After hearing this, Kangxi said thoughtfully: "Then I will add one more condition. You cannot take Shuangshuang out of China."

"Brother-in-law, you are taking your niece as a hostage. That's not nice!"

"I am afraid that you will lead her astray. Not only will I let her become the general of the peasant protection army at the age of three, I will also make her the eldest princess and hire the best teachers to teach her knowledge and etiquette. Can you do this?"

Wei Xiaobao thought to himself: No one would believe that those pedantic Confucian scholars of yours can educate people well!

However, Wei Xiaobao thought that Shuangshuang had a mysterious fairy sister as her master, and he could not replace her and could not teach her anyway, so why force her!

"Okay, since you are her uncle, I will do as you say." Wei Xiaobao said.

"Then I would like to thank the commander-in-chief. There is one last thing we need to discuss." Kangxi looked at Wei Xiaobao with a smile on his face.

"What's the matter?" Wei Xiaobao looked at Kangxi with some confusion.

Kangxi's face suddenly changed. He stared at Wei Xiaobao and said in a deep voice, "My Lord Governor, how much silver did you seize from the houses in Fujian? How much stolen silver did you ask these Fujian officials to hand over? Shouldn't these be handed over to the court according to the law?"

When Wei Xiaobao heard this, he was shocked, but a disingenuous smile appeared on his face: "Why? I became rich by confiscating property with my own ability, why should I hand it over?" His expression and tone made people feel very funny.

Kangxi was so angry that he almost laughed out loud. He pointed at Wei Xiaobao and cursed: "How dare you, Wei Xiaobao, cheat me!"

Wei Xiaobao looked at Kangxi innocently, but Kangxi continued to say confidently: "Why? Because you are the governor of Fujian and this is the territory of the Qing Dynasty. Isn't that enough?"

Wei Xiaobao didn't expect Kangxi to answer like this. He was speechless for a moment, then he reacted immediately and said smugly: "Hey, Xiao Xuanzi, you are the emperor now, and you still play tricks like digging holes and burying people?"

Kangxi's eyes widened, and Gu looked at Wei Xiaobao with an angry expression, and scolded: "What's your attitude?"

Wei Xiaobao quickly explained: "Don't get excited, I was just joking, we are just friends!"

Kangxi still insisted, "Are you going to hand it over or not?"

Wei Xiaobao shook his head firmly and said, "No, I won't hand it over no matter what you say. At worst, I won't be your governor. Let's talk with our fists!" After saying that, he took a posture as if ready for a fight.

Kangxi sighed helplessly, thinking that this guy was really a scoundrel, but he also knew Wei Xiaobao's temper, so he could only give up the idea of ​​asking him to pay the money for the time being.

Then, Wei Xiaobao sighed and said, "I definitely won't pay it. I won't take the money with me. I'll invest it in Fujian and open a big bank with the rest. If you don't have money, you can borrow from me. I'll give you a discount on the interest."

Kangxi said helplessly: "Well, let's do as you say!" He then asked: "Have you found Yao Qisheng's one percent?"

"We are trying to find him now. Why don't you come? If we don't have time, we can go to Xiamen and ask him."

When Kangxi heard this, he was both angry and amused, and said, "The stolen silver that Yao Qisheng got is mine, and you can't touch it anymore."

After Kangxi finished speaking, he looked at Jianning for help.

When Wei Xiaobao heard this, he was so shocked that he said, "Brother-in-law, this is impossible. I have been busy all day and you have done nothing, but you come here to pick up money for free!"

Jian Ning rolled up his sleeves and said, "What did you say? You have already seized so much silver, and you still have a problem with leaving some for the emperor brother? Do you believe me, I will let Shuangshuang twist your ears off?"

It's over, this prodigal girl hit Wei Xiaobao's soft spot again.

If she can say it, she can really do it.

Wei Xiaobao had already felt heartbroken two days ago over the stolen money in the names of Yao Qisheng and Prince Kang. He had known earlier that he would have no chance of getting this fortune.

Faced with Jianning's threat, he could only accept the reality helplessly.

After all, it was because he couldn't afford to offend this unruly princess.

Kangxi looked at Wei Xiaobao's reluctant expression and laughed in his heart. He knew that Wei Xiaobao was greedy for money, but he also understood his weakness.

Although we were not able to obtain all the stolen silver this time, the issue of high-yield rice seeds was completely resolved. The food problem is the fundamental issue for the stability of the country.

Kangxi believed that he was the big winner in this negotiation.

Wei Xiaobao silently comforted himself in his heart. Although he did not get all the stolen silver and lost part of the wealth, as long as he established himself in China, would he not have to worry about not being able to open up the Chinese market and earn silver?

So, he decided not to worry about the gains and losses in front of him, but to look further ahead.