The most unlucky crossing in history

It was originally agreed that on the ninth day of the meeting, if Xie Wenyuan mentioned something that was not beneficial to Haishang, Zhong Qiyun would refute it and confront him.

but......

In the back hall of the government office in Hangzhou, tall chairs are arranged on the left and right sides of the main hall. On the left side of the hall are officials from Jingzhaolai, and on the right side of the hall are the great merchants of Hangzhou City.

"...According to what the bosses mentioned just now, although the multiples of different types of items sold in Xinghai are also different, the profit is still several times that of similar items in the country. If it is really for the sake of balanced and fair taxation in the middle of the country, then it is also feasible to increase the tax rate of some maritime merchants, what do you think, Boss Zhong?"

but......

Zhong Qiyun looked at Xie Wenyuan who was directly opposite, and saw that the man who was lingering with each other a few hours ago was sitting on a chair drinking tea leisurely, and then raised his eyes to look at him casually, and he almost said: you said Whatever it is, amazing words like that.Let alone to refute.

When the four eyes met, he opened his mouth as if he had been enchanted, but he couldn't say a word.

Zhong Qiyun's heart was extremely complicated, and he just stared at Xie Wenyuan with a complicated expression like a smile, but was suddenly speechless.

There were as many as twelve or three people in the hall, including Que Shi and others from the Hangzhou government office. Seeing that Zhong Qiyun hadn't answered after listening, they all looked over strangely.

After waiting for Zhong Qiyun to answer and refute, Feng Ping, who was about to fight with him, was a little confused.Is this question difficult to answer?In his opinion, Prime Minister Xie's proposal to raise taxes was almost aggressive. Although this matter was proposed by some whimsical ministers in the court before he came, and then the visiting officials were brought to Hangzhou for inquiries, but at that time Feng Ping thought to himself, which merchant is a fool to agree to such a thing, is Zhong Qiyun stupid?That is naturally impossible, who can defeat Hu Yanzhang in his hands, can play tricks on the Pei family, and several big merchants in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, and retreat unscathed, how can he be a fool?

But why did Zhong Qiyun not respond?Could it be that there are some loopholes in the tax increase that they didn't realize, and this Zhong Qiyun saw it and even thought about calculating something else?

Thinking of this, Feng Ping wanted to remind Zhong Qiyun aloud to see what he would do next, but Xie Wenyuan, the most official in the hall, hadn't spoken yet, and he couldn't make a sound, so he could only hold his breath , staring at Zhong Qiyun silently.

Although it was not lively just now,

But the hall, where people had been talking, fell silent.

"..." Xie Wenyuan saw the helplessness and love hidden in Zhong Qiyun's eyes looking at him, how could he not know what happened to Zhong Qiyun, the hand holding the tea paused for a moment, Some are speechless.

It's just that he is not in Zhong's house now, so it is naturally impossible to let Zhong Qiyun look at each other like this, and when he put down the teacup, he slowly reminded: "Boss Zhong has been thinking too long?"

Hearing what Xie Wenyuan said, Zhong Qiyun coughed lightly, even thinking of the "stupid thing" he did just now, he couldn't help but want to laugh, and after a while he said: "I was just surprised by this proposal just now, that's all. Zhong thought about it, I don't know which adult in the court made this proposal, presumably it is not the adults here."

When Zhong Qiyun said this, he glanced at the Minister of Zhongshu Sheng and the Minister of the Household Department who were sitting opposite him, and then he continued: "Take the goods to foreign countries for sale, and indeed you can get a lot of money. Zhong knows that everyone I must have come here because I was thinking that the business development in the sea will be good in the future, and that I can bring the business prosperity of North Korea and China, but the adult who suggested it overlooked a problem. It is much more difficult to go to sea than usual. My Zhong family can live like this now. The rampage in the sea is based on the accumulation of long-term sea voyages, so there has not been a single shipwreck, but this is only for the Zhong family. You adults have known that other than the Zhong family, other merchant ships sailing on the sea How many things have happened in the sea? This point, you adults can ask the governor and you will know."

When Que Jiang heard this, he also responded: "As far as Hangzhou City alone is concerned, apart from the Zhong family's fleet, if the calculations are equal, the other maritime merchants will have an accident once in five times."

After Jiang Jiang finished speaking, besides Xie Wenyuan, the other ministers from Jingzhao began to discuss.

Zhong Qiyun listened to them talking without disturbing them, he just looked at Xie Wenyuan, and when no one was paying attention, he smiled and winked at Xie Wenyuan.

After seeing Xie Wenyuan frown, he couldn't help laughing, quickly picked up the tea at the table, and took a sip in a disguised way.

When the discussion was almost over, Zhong Qiyun continued: "If you say something ugly and has no conscience, if my Zhong family encounters such a thing once or twice, I can bear it. Of course, Zhong will do his best Improve the boats and teach the rules of navigation to the Zhong family to prevent this from happening, but the rest of the small households will definitely not be able to stand it. Who can afford to raise the tax rate? Of course, I don’t shy away from saying one thing, now that

However, my lords go to Hangzhou to learn about maritime business, so please consider the requirements and thresholds for entering the sea when formulating laws.Just now, my lord said that it is really good to wait for an accident every five times, but most of them are those who see the sea merchants making money, do not know the rules of the sea, and take risks at will without sea ships. It's almost like losing your life once you go out to sea.If there are some necessary restrictions in the law, it is possible to avoid such things from happening. "

Hearing this, Feng Ping couldn't help but take a closer look at Zhong Qiyun. Human life is at stake. It is indeed imperative to set restrictions on Xinghai, but if the restrictions are too strict, it will indeed reduce a lot of industry competition for the Zhong family. I don't know if Zhong Qiyun mentioned it out of good intentions or selfishness.

However, looking at Zhong Qiyun who was talking eloquently, what he said was to make those who heard it feel at ease. Although it was not the first time Feng Ping had heard about Zhong Qiyun, it was indeed the first time he had seen Zhong Qiyun. Great role.

As the secretary of the household department, if the maritime business affairs are settled in the future, most of them will be managed by his household department in the future. Thinking of this, Feng Ping whispered something to Xie Wenyuan, and after Xie Wenyuan nodded, He then asked Zhong Qiyun: "Boss Zhong has great righteousness in his heart, and the court will definitely consider what you mentioned, but I have something to ask Boss Zhong. I wonder if Boss Zhong can tell you."

Zhong Qiyun: "Let's talk about Feng Shangshu."

"If the court collects maritime tax at a tax rate of 35 to [-], and calculates it based on the income of the Zhong family's maritime business last month, how much tax does the Zhong family pay in January?"

After Feng Ping finished speaking, not only the court officials, but also Liang Bingyi and others sitting beside Zhong Qiyun looked at Zhong Qiyun.

After hearing this, Zhong Qiyun glanced at Xie Wenyuan, then thought about it, and said with a smile: "It's really hard to calculate. Some of my Zhong family can earn tens of thousands of taels at a time, but bandits at sea are rampant. It can't be said that he lost his wife and lost his army all at once. Regarding this point, Xie Chengying should be the clearest. When he escorted the Dazhu envoy to visit the Shendu Kingdom, Zhao Yu pirated several times. It was almost impossible for us to come back. Moreover, a few days ago, a caravan from my Zhong family also encountered pirates robbing wealth in the southeast sea, which is really frightening."

What Zhong Qiyun said was cryptic, but the meaning was very clear: how much the Zhong family can earn depends on whether he will encounter pirates, and how much protection the government can give him to the Zhong family, and how much Zhong Qiyun will give .How could the imperial court do nothing and let

His Zhong family took out so much silver?

Even Chu Huaize, the left servant of the Zhongshu Province sent by the emperor Tan Yuanyong, also understood that when he went to a foreign country, the imperial court could not reach him. Zhong Qiyun deliberately concealed it, and it would be difficult for the court to know. Showing sincerity, the Zhong family is afraid that every time they go to sea, "pirates are rampant and earn nothing".

The room fell silent again, Zhong Qiyun sipped tea in a leisurely manner, and even told Que Jiang that the tea in his Hangzhou government office was delicious.

Xie Wenyuan laughed, but this person let Chu Huaize and others understand that this time the court asked Zhong Qiyun for taels of silver, and it was Zhong Qiyun who stood at the advantage.

Xie Wenyuan looked at Zhong Qiyun, and said slowly: "Boss Zhong is right."

After saying this, Chu Huaize and his party did not refute, and they agreed with what Xie Wenyuan said.

Zhong Qiyun was even more happy when he heard it, and said with a smile: "It is very troublesome to talk about the maritime business, and it will not be clear in a while. It’s going to take a long time to work on the maritime business, and it’s time to get to know it better.” Speaking of this, he glanced at the sky outside the door, “It’s too early for the sun to shine now, everyone. Your lords have also been sitting together for a long time, how about letting Zhong be the host, to clean up the dust for you lords, and invite a few of your friends to have a light meal?"

Last night was very hot and stuffy. Although we put a lot of ice cubes in the room, Wenyuan still didn't sleep well. When he got up early, he didn't eat iced food. Xie Wenyuan was so dry that he only drank a couple of sips Mung bean porridge, Zhong Qiyun was really thinking about it.

Hearing this, Chu Huaize looked at Xie Wenyuan, "Prime Minister, this..."

Xie Wenyuan nodded, and he looked at Zhong Qiyun and said, "This will bother Boss Zhong."

"Don't bother, Zhong is honored."

Afterwards, Zhong Qiyun called the servants of the housekeepers of the Zhong family who were standing in the distance outside the door. Several adults and merchants walked to the carriage waiting outside.

And Xie Wenyuan, of course, was led by Zhong Qiyun himself into the carriage.

Once in the car, there was a hint of coolness, Xie Wenyuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhong Qiyun slightly: "Did you put ice cubes in the car?"

"A compartment for ice is added under the carriage." Zhong Qiyun responded with a smile, then smiled and hugged Xie Wenyuan into his arms, and kissed him twice: "Oh, I'm not afraid that you will be too hot, my lord."

Won't you let me hug you? "

The author has something to say: Thank you for your support. I am really tired from work recently. I have never been so tired. I work overtime on Saturdays and weekends. I was in a hurry to write a report, so the update was unstable. Sorry, I continued to work overtime.