Taipingchun

Wang Zhen has already left, Xu Xiu Bingzhu night thinking, many things, not one plan can work, it needs the cooperation of many, many other aspects to achieve the final goal. (Full text without advertisements) Next, he has to do one more thing, which is a very important thing.

Sitting upright at the table, he wrote a memorial in neat Taige style and prepared to hand it over to the imperial court.

I haven't written it in the past, but the purpose of writing it this time is to bring taxes to the court.

"Inviting City Ships and Barbarians to Choose Three Out of Ten"

To draw points is to collect taxes. Xu Xiu finds it hard to understand that the Shibo Department does not collect taxes.How can this assume the functions of the country's customs?

For his own planning and to pave the way for the future, he needs to write this memorial and tell the court that the annual tribute from various countries alone can bring in a lot of income. Of course, this does not mean that the things paid by foreign countries need to be taxed, but These people privately bring what they want to sell, and take a three-tenth tax in kind.

As for worrying about not worrying about other opinions, saying that Tian and Chaoshang will take advantage of petty profits, I am afraid that they will be laughed at by Fanbang, and saying that going out to sea for business without authorization is against the ancestral system, Xu Xiu said that he is not worried, it is false Yes, but he is not afraid, as long as he throws this out, there will naturally be enlightened people to help him block the bullets. If I remember correctly, next year at the latest, the genuine one out of ten will be sent up. It is also passed, and the debate is also true. If there are high-ranking officials to do it, I, as a seventh-rank county magistrate, can be used as a kindling, but the significance is definitely far-reaching, and the benefits it brings may also be a kind of capital accumulation.

What's more, the idea of ​​drawing points is not his original creation, let alone something that exists now. This saying has existed since the Hongwu period.

But at that time, it was just a quotation from the imperial court for the items brought by Fanbang's tribute entourage. If you want to sell them, I will buy them without tax.

Then Emperor Hongzhi reformed it when he was in power, and implemented it as a tax collection decree, but he shouldn't have said anything more.

"If you are exempted from drawing points according to the decree, it is not an example."

As soon as this remark comes out, don't even think about receiving it in the pocket of the imperial court. Anyone who understands it will understand that during the Hongzhi period, the Shibo Division did not collect taxes in the true sense.

So this memorial was sent up. Based on his understanding of Emperor Zhengde and Liu Jin, as long as the proposal was passed by the cabinet, there would be basically no problem.

Mr. Yang Tinghe must know the benefits of this proposal, and he will do his best to promote it. In fact, Xu Xiu still thinks badly. He doesn’t need Yang Tinghe’s help. This thing is extremely meaningful, and it was indeed passed in the early years of Zhengde in history. Everyone knows that it is a good thing to increase the income of the court and collect money while sitting at home, and everyone is happy.

After writing the memorandum, Xu Xiu smiled slightly, and secretly said: As long as this is passed, it will be a very meaningful thing for Ming Dynasty. After more than 100 years, the Kingdom finally obtained real tax revenue from overseas trade, which also marks the essence of tribute trade. Sexual changes, this will slowly lead to the decline of the tribute trade... Heh.

Thinking of being in a daze, I couldn't help laughing at myself, saying: "Xu Xiu, you seem to be much more courageous now? It seems to be a good sign."

Lie down on the table and doze off.

Unconsciously, an hour passed, before dawn, Xu Xiu hurriedly washed up, and rushed to Jinling City ahead of Wang Yan.

Riding an old county government horse is faster than two legs no matter what.

Her eyes were a little sore, Xu Xiu knew that now was the time to rush to sleep, and there was still plenty of time in the future.

There is nothing faster than entering the city as soon as the city gate is opened, and it is more difficult for those who are interested in reacting.

He knew in his heart that he was not an authentic Daming person, and perhaps what he had done before made him walk on the road of being a Daming person.However, the experience from later generations is his most precious wealth.

Thoughts spread, and the stormy sea seemed to pass by. Just over ten years ago, Columbus discovered America, but he mistook America for India. In the end, he got the same result. The result was that the new continent appeared before the eyes of the Europeans. At that time, a Portuguese named Da Gama bypassed the Island of Good Hope and arrived in the East, opening up the Eastern Sea Route. Since then, the good days of the Arab middlemen have almost come to an end.

When his fleet returned to Portugal, the reality that the goods full of spices and silk brought him sixty times the profit greatly stimulated the greed of Westerners for colonization, the motivation to go to sea, and a larger-scale colonial movement in the Western world. The storm, the vigorous era of sea navigation kicked off. First, Goa, India, used this as a base to continue to expand to the Southeast Asia, and then captured Moluga Island, known as the Spice Island.

If Xu Xiu's memory is correct, in the not-too-distant future, Malacca, now Malacca, will also be acquired by the Portuguese.

Once Malacca was acquired, the spice trade between the East and the West became their monopoly product.The entire Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia have become the sphere of influence of the Portuguese. All of this will only happen in the next two or three years.

Although there are still a few years before the Portuguese governor lands on Tuen Mun Island in Guangdong, if Xu Xiu really wants to make her own efforts for this era, then it is imminent to start planning now.

The next few hundred years will be the era of oceans. Whoever has the greatest ocean interests can become a pole of the world. If you want to change Ming Dynasty, you must let Ming Dynasty have huge overseas interests. Only in this way will it be possible for China to avoid The pain of 1840, and the centuries of humiliation since then, will keep him from appearing again.

We have led the world for thousands of years, but we have finally fallen into the abyss because of closure.

Fortunately, there is still time.

Xu Xiu ran all the way, although the speed was not necessarily fast, but his brain was spinning very fast, and he was full of energy. When Zou Wang appeared, he felt the pressure. Feeling a little hopeless like that, danger is also accompanied by opportunities, this is also Xu Xiu's thought that there may be opportunities last time.

Now that several key points are connected in series, a bold but very possible plan is told deep in his mind to do it.Without this opportunity, Xu Xiu couldn't think of any possibility for him to let Daming catch up with the trend of the world. How much leeway would Qipin county magistrate have?

Everything is different now. In the letter sent to Lu Shen yesterday, it was clearly written that the sea can be given to me, to you, to the Lu family, and to Daming. Anyone can give it up. The sea, only our nation can't do it.As far back as ancient times, we created the word boat. The ancestors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties already knew how to go fishing in the coastal waters. The southeast of Fujian and Guangdong has a tradition of going to sea since ancient times.

When the whole world was trembling under the iron heels of Mongolia, relying on overseas trade, the Great Song Dynasty was located in the southeast, and was still able to resist Mongolia for decades. The whole world was unique. Although it was finally defeated, it was already weak. Hanging hard for decades.

Let's not talk about this obvious benefit, let's talk about the future.

The Thai and Western people who look like demons have arrived at our doorstep. As the big merchants of the Lu family, don’t you know what this means?It means that when they go further to Nanyang, and when they control Managa, our big ships will not be able to go to Guli, Zori (India), Ceylon (Sri Lanka), or the cannibal Tianfang (Mecca) , all items can only be sold to Taixi people, and Dashi, Taixi, and Tianzhu items can only be purchased through their hands.

intolerable.

Countless overseas businessmen are mixed in the tributary team to conduct zero-tariff trade, earning us a lot of money, but can we remain indifferent?

Brother Lu, brother Xiu will send a memorial tomorrow, please open the market to draw points, this is the general trend.

Although it has been stated in the letter, he still has to go to Lu Shen again. Songjiang cotton cloth is just the beginning, and the later marine interests are the key to Xu Xiu's ability to convince the Lu family. No one knows better than him. How much benefits the sea can bring, and in this era, the only people who understand this truth may be those maritime merchants with large ships floating on the sea.

Arousing the Lu family's ambitions for the sea is the most critical point of Xu Xiu's plan. As for whether the Lu family will kick him away because they think they can do it, he is not worried at all.To trade at sea, you must have supplies. You can sell cotton cloth and purchase some silk and porcelain by yourself, and you can make a lot of money.

The Chamber of Commerce can also take advantage of the trend. Stabilizing the Jiangning market is the first step. Coordination, bulk purchases, and the Jinling Royal Family, the whole series is clear and indispensable. The marine interests are very huge, which made Xu Xiu say Xu Sanshi Wealthy, with confidence.

After dozens of miles away, the old horse came staggeringly, and Xu Xiu, who was also walking at night, was very embarrassed.

It was already dawn, and many people had gathered at the gate of the city. They were all men looking for a living. They got off their horses and mixed into the crowd.

Just wait for the door to open.

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Lu Shen stayed up all night because this letter from Brother Xiu made him frown.

Although he knew something about Jiang Ning's current situation, he never imagined that things had gotten so bad.As for the plan in the letter, I couldn't help but secretly marvel at it.

As a member of the Lu family in Songjiang Prefecture, he naturally knows how beneficial maritime trade can be, but this thing can only be communicated in secret, and no one can talk about it in the open.It is impossible for other people to have much understanding. If you are not in the same circle, you will not know the situation in this circle. But Xu Xiu, a scholar from a craftsman's family, can also understand this truth, which makes him very admired.

Admiration is admiration, praise is surprise, but this thing is so contrived, he can't help being careless, and he agrees with what he thinks in his heart. The children of the Lu family have been trained to live overseas all night since they were young. I am afraid that his family will not refuse to have a stable place for land shipments, but he is also a little undecided about the highlight of the event.

There is even a Jiangning Chamber of Commerce, what is Jun Yi thinking?I really want to talk face to face.

Coincidentally, a servant outside the door reported in a low voice: "Lord Lu, Jiangning County is visiting."

Lu Shen made up his mind that there must be a big event when he comes here at this time.

Hastily said: "Bring in, don't disturb others."

Because he lives in a public mansion, he does not live alone, so it is said.

Not long after, the two haggard but equally excited people met, Xu Xiu hooked the corners of his lips, and he knew that brother Lu was definitely sleepless, and that his own thing was very lethal.

After exchanging pleasantries between the two, Xu Xiu cut to the chase and said, "Brother Lu, I just came here this time to hear Brother Lu's opinion." Or her voice was a little hoarse after not being in the water for a long time.

Lu Shen poured him a cup of tea and said, "After receiving the letter yesterday, I made a copy and sent it back to my hometown in Shanghai. I also plan to wait until dawn to go home and try my best to convince my father."

As soon as this remark came out, a stone fell from Xu Xiu's heart, and said: "Those who don't plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a corner, and those who don't plan for the general situation are not enough for a moment. What I plan for is the future. Right now, the Lu family only needs to provide cloth It is enough to stabilize the overall situation in Jiangning. At that time, when my brother manages the Chamber of Commerce in Jiangning properly, and when the time is ripe, the autumn wind will sweep away the fallen leaves, bringing unexpected wealth to the Lu family, the Jiangning Chamber of Commerce, and even the Jinling royal family. And all three are indispensable.”

Xu Xiu understands that each of these three needs the other. The Jiangning Chamber of Commerce needs the resources of the Lu family, and the Lu family needs the land resources of the Jiangning Chamber of Commerce in the future, as well as the risks of their own overseas trade. He doesn't have any allies with land merchants, and some of them are scholars. Maritime merchants can't show it in the open, so they can reach a consensus secretly.

As for the Jinling royal family, the Jiangning royal family needs the reconciliation as before. If they are interested, they will join together, which will be another help. If not, then the food price crisis will be resolved, which is also a very satisfactory result for Xu Xiu.

In this way, each party has needs for the other party, and this business can continue.

In the same way, if there is no demand, who will care about you.

Lu Shen asked curiously: "If it's just that the price of Jiangning's cloth is not stable, brother can make the decision himself. You should also know why it is such a big plan?"

Xu Xiu pointed to her heart with her fingers and said, "Young brother has ambitions."

Just looking at him like this, Xu Xiu's eyes did not evade at all, the bloodshot eyes were full of sincerity, he was not prepared to hold back from everyone in the Wenhan Society, especially his male god Lu Shen, let alone, Since Lu Shen decided to go home and personally convince his family, for him, the two sides are already comrades-in-arms in the tunnel, a community.

Regarding Xu Xiu's words, Lu Shen remembered the time when he was discussing fame in the county school, so he couldn't help laughing, nodded his head and said, "Don't be dazzled by ambition, think twice about everything. How come me and Old Wei When you came to Jinling, did you become so courageous?"

Xu Xiu smiled and said: "You are my confidence. After all, Lao Yan is smart and hides from his hometown to be looked after. When the time comes, a great talent like him will be used, and he can avoid the complicated situation in the capital."

The conversation between the two changed from planning to reminiscing about the old days of Wenhan Society, which was very natural, because everything that should be talked about was completed, and with Lu Shen's answer, Xu Xiu could go back to Jiangning with peace of mind. Going out of the city is just for an accurate answer, even if the process is very short, it is worth it.

He still has a lot of things to do, and the rest is waiting for good news from Lu Shen and Wang Chen.

After drinking too early tea, Xu Xiu returned to Jiangning in a relaxed mood.

……

The development of the matter seemed to be as Zou Wang expected, and gradually there were some strange voices in Jiangning County.

You, Xu Xiuzong, have a great reputation, but in the face of rapidly rising grain prices and stable prices, what can you do?The common people are the most down-to-earth, they have food to eat, clothes to wear, and they can talk about everything. Nowadays, the copper coins earned from working all day are not enough to buy a few steamed buns to satisfy their hunger, so how can they be satisfied.

And you, Xu Xiu, open a warehouse to release food and intervene manually, is that okay?Think too much, don't say whether it is feasible, just feasible, don't think about any good fruit to eat afterwards, the decision is up to you, not you, then there are many things to make a fuss about in the inner world, your black yarn hat is safe Whether you can keep it or not, it all depends on the meaning of Xiaoye.

Zou Wang said: "It doesn't matter, let him go. And give them a fortune, what else can he rely on now? I have also learned a little about the case of the Liu family. If it weren't for Xu Jin and Han Bangwen, how could he still be in Jiangning? Sitting in the county seat until today?"

What happened last night had already been heard in his ears, so he didn't need to worry too much.

People around said: "Jiangning County's reputation has been organically changed, why don't you investigate it?"

Zou Wang hesitated for a while and said: "It's okay, sit in that seat, don't think that there is anything that can be hidden from others, we don't need to investigate it specially, we will see what happens next."

It's not that Zou Wang underestimated the enemy, it's really too difficult for the yamen to hide things, so there is this saying.

Then he smiled and said, "What else can he do now?"

The people around him apologized and said with a smile: "I'm afraid there is no power to return to heaven."

"Let's see how long he can last."