Shao Song

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In the late spring of March, it is clear after the rain, and the fragrance of the earth is still permeating the countryside between the countryside. At this time, the mountains and forests are probably swaying full of remnants of red and green. Even between the cities, there is also some mist and rain. The state of dust.

But the city is a city after all. What's more, although the city of Tokyo has not been restored to its peak state, it may still be the largest city in the world today.

Therefore, after the rain, Tokyo City quickly recovered its clamor and restlessness.

And this kind of clamor and restlessness became more obvious with the arrival of April-when the people in the whole city were discussing the news about the expansion of the army, the Zhao official's house received two bad news, one bright and one dark:

The bright one is actually something that was anticipated long ago, so it is not worth sorrow; the dark one, although a bit unexpected, but because it is dark, it is not easy to talk about it.

Let’s be more specific. The so-called bad news is that Lin Jingmo, Shangshu from the Ministry of Households, finally submitted a rough financial statement to the Zhao Guan’s family. The Ministry of Households compares the population with the tax data of the Shenzong dynasty as a reference, and uses Feng Hengyu as a reference. The various data in the large period are the theoretical upper limit. According to the speed of the central fiscal recovery in the previous few years, a detailed conclusion is given, which is extremely complicated, but in summary, it is also extremely simple-assuming a three-year period, Counting from the Northern Expedition in the tenth year of Jianyan, the imperial court will have at least 30 million military resources and millions of stones, grains and grass.

And if it is five years, then theoretically it may be possible to complete sufficient preparations for the Northern Expedition.

This is a full of hundreds of thousands of words and uses many forms that have only become popular in recent years. It is almost like a book, which is very convincing, but also very cruel.

Because of it, it really counts everything that can be counted in as much as possible.

For example, Qianzhou on Jiangnan West Road has mines and porcelain, and has many Miao villages serving as potential consumers. Therefore, it has always been recognized as a major commercial and tax state. From the Shenzong reign to Jingkang, it has been able to provide stable supplies to the imperial court. Nearly 50,000 commercial taxes each year. But after the Jingkang Rebellion, the devout thief broke out, and of course the 50,000 direct income was gone.

After Yue Fei settled Qianzhou, the business tax in Qianzhou quickly recovered to more than 20,000 in the previous year.

In this regard, the Ministry of Households believes that Qianzhou’s business tax will likely return to the level of more than 30,000 in the next year, and it will reach 40,000 in the next year.

But that's it.

In a short period of time, Qianzhou’s business tax will remain stuck at the level of 40,000 tans and no longer increase. It is impossible to supply 50,000 tans as stable as in previous decades.

The reason is simple. According to the corresponding land tax, the Ministry of Household inferred that some of the consumer population in Qianzhou has been lost. Not only that, there is a Qili Town in the east of the city of Qianzhou Prefecture, and there is a Ciyao in the town, which belongs to the top famous kiln... This Qili Town was able to directly pay thousands of taxes every year, so that the imperial court specially set it here. An institution similar to the tax office!

And now, after years of devastation, Qili Town still exists, but this porcelain kiln has been suspended for several years. Even though it has been re-fired, it has recovered because of the collapse of the commercial road and the shrinking luxury market. The speed is extremely slow... In the next few years, this Qili Town may only be able to provide a few hundred points.

Therefore, the final conclusion from the Ministry of Households is that Qianzhou’s total commercial tax for the next three years will be between 10,000 and 120,000.

In fact, the commercial tax in Qianzhou can be seen from a small scale, and it is clear that the financial problems of the Song Dynasty are still there-the foundation is still there, but the upper limit is greatly reduced due to the decline in population and the occupation of Lianghe. At the same time , The war has caused serious damage to the economic system, and it will take time to recover to the theoretical upper limit.

There are many similar details in this household article.

For example, some silver mines in the Shaowu Army on Fujian Road are gradually depleted, and in the future, it will be calculated as a decrease of three hundred Guans per year;

And a trading market town outside Hangzhou completely disappeared during the previous military turmoil, and there is no sign of rebuilding at present... The various records have opened Zhao Guan's eyes.

Even Zhao Jiu really learned some other weird knowledge from this article-for example, the tax revenue in Suzhou this year is much lower than that in Hangzhou. The reason is that there are many swamps in the periphery of Suzhou, which restrict the development of cities and towns. Taxes have been taxed for decades. There hasn’t been much growth, but Hangzhou’s population and market numbers are constantly increasing.

In short, this article is so meticulous and so persuasive that everyone understands that Lin Jingmo is definitely prepared. The proposal to build wealth comes from him nine out of ten, and he is probably from last winter. As soon as I got back, I started preparing for this big project.

In this regard, the Zhao official family also had to obey. But having to obey, it also meant that Zhao Jiu had to face the big hole of at least 30 million holes.

Yes, of course it is the least, because the Ministry of Households is an idealized model in the end. It is all calculated according to the theoretically sustainable recovery. It does not take into account the additional expenditures caused by disasters or misfortunes, nor does it consider the midway. The consumption of small-scale battles broke out.

Therefore, assuming that Zhao Guan’s family wants to make the Northern Expedition in three years, he must obtain an extra 30 million guanxi in three years in addition to the normal state finances!

Just a lot more.

Speaking of this, I have to mention another piece of bad news. Zhang Jun has come to Miza for Zhao Guan’s house-his fleet went to Japan first, then to Goryeo. After a long journey, finally returned to Dengzhou, but only A quarter of the goods.

The reason is simple. The fleet size is too large, and there is an obvious armed ship, so it is self-defeating and makes the Japanese like a big enemy... Especially after the fleet has sold two cargoes at Hakata Port, Kyushu, try to transfer When it was further east, the Japanese were obviously stimulated, and they sent a large number of inland sea ships to follow and watch. Ports in various places no longer trade with the fleet at all. They just looked at the Zhao Song Royal Banner and provided normal supplies with caution.

As for strong buying and selling?

Don’t be kidding, although the fleet is huge and there is an armed ship, it can’t hold back the entire Jingdong two-way maritime merchants, the Huainan two-way merchants, as well as the capital of Zhang Jun and Zhang Dutong, and even the no capital of Zhao Guan’s family. Cost...Who is crazy, dare you to go to war with so many silk porcelains? !

Finally, at Bingo in the Seto Inland Sea, a courageous Japanese official finally got on the ship with the will of the Japanese imperial court to negotiate. To put it bluntly, looking at the official documents and flags given by the Zhao official’s house in Tengzhou, he relaxed a little. Believed by three points, the local Japanese merchants from Western countries boarded the ship and bought two more cargoes, and then negotiated for a while, so that the Japanese court used silver and gold to buy almost all the copper money used to hold down the position... The Japanese do like Da Song's copper coins. From this perspective, it may be feasible to conduct a certain amount of precious metal trading.

After all, although the Song Dynasty was also short of copper, it was even more short of silver and gold... During the Jingkang period, the gold men looted a huge amount of gold and silver, but they did not plunder the copper. This made this transaction still extremely for both parties. There is a profit.

But that's it.

Next, the Japanese refused to allow ships to continue to the heart of Japan, and refused to buy goods that exceeded normal demand.

Throughout the trip to Japan, I can only say that Zhang Jun Zhang Taiwei's remarks about Japanese court pills are pure nonsense! It is obvious that the Japanese court still has enough prestige and action, otherwise how to act in unison along the port?

And Zhao Guan's saying that someone burns the port without buying it is also nonsense! Thousands of miles away, across the sea, if a fire is set on fire, who is it that burns your own silk?

Just the ports of the Japanese, the silk in the belly of these ships is not as valuable in the whole country!

In the end, the fleet carried the Japanese envoy who came to inquire about the matter, that is, the backup guard who had been promoted to Zhongwu Daisuke because of the proper handling of the matter, and was ready to return directly. But the leader of Zhang Jun’s family really felt that 30 ships passed by, and only four ships were sold. The goods were too stale... They simply persuaded others to take the north side and set off from Hakata Port to Goryeo again. We arrived at the famous Licheng Port (Incheon Port) on the edge of Kaijing.

As a result, the reaction of the Koreans became more intense and even more like an enemy.

However, this is not to say that the Koreans are afraid of these dozens of sea ships. Unlike Japan, which has been relatively closed, conservative and sensitive since the cessation of sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty, the Korean Peninsula has been in close communication with the Central Plains dynasty for hundreds of years. There has always been a sea trade tradition. For example, during the Silla period at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Baogao, a Silla man who served in the army in the Huaidong area and received a green card, actually contracted East Asian sea trade after the Tang Dynasty fell into civil strife.

In its heyday, Zhang Baogao’s fleet consisted of the number of ships that sank on the reef in front of Mingzhou (now Ningbo) port every year. There were a dozen or dozens of ships...Of course, they traveled along the shallow sea. The ship must not be as big as Taiwei Zhang's ship right now.

In other words, the Koreans have considerable offshore medium and short-range combat capabilities.

The truth of the matter is actually very simple. In the final analysis, it is that Korea is different from Japan. As a neighboring country of Jurchen, they were deeply involved in the Liao, Jin-Song and Jin dynasties. In the twenty-year war, it just didn't end. Therefore, for the Koreans, if one is not handled properly, it may mean that the country will directly enter a state of full-scale war.

After Zheng Zhichang brought back the news of the destruction of Xixia by the Jinhebo Huimeng and Zhao Guan's family, there were even more intense disputes among the Koreans, and they became more sensitive and cautious from the perspective of diplomacy.

And don’t forget, at this time the envoy sent by Zhao Guan’s family to engage in the ‘Alliance’ also coincided with the meeting and had just arrived in the capital of Korea.

Therefore, at this time, seeing these thirty ships coming from the sea, of course, Goryeo is like a great enemy. They thought that this fleet, like the envoy of Hongho Temple, represented the Zhao official family who had been spread to the gods in Goryeo. Attitude.

However, fortunately, there is an international friend, Zheng Zhichang, who has the greatest face. After he personally boarded the ship and asked, clarified and solved the misunderstanding, the Koreans were dubious and chose the same cautious attitude as Japan. Purchased three ships with a share slightly larger than the normal trade demand.

Moreover, this transaction was concentrated and delayed.

It was an official transaction that was carried out when the fleet was surrounded by countless offshore vessels, including fireboats. It was conducted after a cautious and fierce political struggle within the Goryeo court decided the time to visit Zhao Guan’s house. ***.

After the transaction, the fleet was clearly informed that they would not receive the fleet to any port other than Licheng Port. It is recommended that the fleet return quickly.

In desperation, the fleet could only carry officials from Hongshe Temple to Goryeo, as well as the prince of the Goryeos, Zheng Zhichang’s political opponents, the envoy who visited the Song Dynasty this time, and Jin Fushi, who was also half an old friend of the Song people. Return to Dengzhou.

The old man is already in his sixtieth year this year, and it’s hard work to run around every day for national affairs.

No matter what, only seven or eight of the 30 ships were sold. Although there was a surplus, and even hundreds of thousands of dollars were made back, it was undoubtedly a failure from the perspective of Zhao Guanjia—because of Japan. The cautious attitude with Goryeo is there. I am afraid that it takes swordsmen to conduct trade that exceeds the normal trade requirements. But at this time, Da Song is unable to conduct ocean warfare like Zhao Guanjia had previously imagined.

It's not that it's impossible, but that it's not worth it.

Not to mention anything else, there are still 30 million holes ahead. How much does it cost to conduct an ocean-going raid?

It is a fluke, how much more can you make in three to five years when the market is saturated? Can you change it back? What's more, there are the possibility of defeat and many factors other than manpower.

You must know that military spending is all about the people! It was made by Qianzhou kiln workers and Shaowu Army miners for their blood and sweat! Zhao Jiu would choose to use force with Japan and Korea at this time unless he had a brainstorm.

Opening the sea, dumping goods, and engaging in economic colonization is not impossible, but we must talk about methods and time.

However, only in terms of the Northern Expedition, if the sea cannot be used as a plug-in for the time being, how can we make money?

About ten days later, the time came to mid-April. Under the **** of the imperial army, the Korean envoy Jin Fushi, the Japanese envoy Tadamori Hei, and the official Xu Jing of Hongho Temple who returned from the envoy to Goryeo, plus Zhang Jun specially sent The team that sent the'Haitian Trade Guide' to Zhao Guan's family arrived in Tokyo together.

Immediately, something went wrong. First, people from the east were asked to specialize in Namxun Gate in the south. At first, the Korean and Japanese missions thought it was important because Namxun Gate was facing the imperial palace. street. However, after arriving at the Nanxun Gate, Yang Yizhong, a cron of the Zhao official’s family, led the imperial squad to greet him, but he only came to greet the'Haitian Trade Program'.

Whether it is Koreans or Japanese, including the official Xu Jing of Hongyou Temple, he can only watch the Japanese and Korean specialties plus hundreds of thousands of silver coins all the way up the Royal Street, and go straight to the Xuande Building under the **** of the Yuqian Banzhi. However, people like me were sent to the concierge of Hongyou Temple in the middle, and then they were ignored at all.

At this time, Koreans and Japanese talents are fully awakened, and the courage to love oneself is an added bonus.

"Lei Chuan Gong (Jin Fu Shi)."

Arrived at the concierge at noon, but one hour, in the afternoon, Xu Jing, the master book of Hongyou Temple and the envoy to Goryeo, left and returned. It is estimated that he went to Hongyou Temple in a hurry to make a handover and came back, and after returning , The master of Hongyou Temple came directly to the place where Jin Fushi was staying, and after wiping a sweat, he couldn't help but look ashamed. "Lei Chuan is negligent today. I don't intend that the court only emphasizes the private purse of officials and not diplomatic relations!"

Jin Fushi, who was reading the Di Bao in the courtyard, slowly raised his head. The nearly 60-year-old Gao Lishu carefully looked at Xu Jing, who was 26 years younger than himself, before sighing for a while: "Uncle Ming (Xu Xu) Jingzi), how many years have we known each other?"

Xu Jing, who had just passed the year, was slightly startled, but still blurted out: "Ten years have passed."

"Not bad." Jin Fushi pressed Di Bao on his lap, feeling right. "When the Emperor Taishang was reigning, the old man was responsible for the envoy of Song Da from Goryeo, and the old man was responsible for the envoy of Goryeo only once. It was ten years ago, and it was you. At that time, you first studied Korea from the old man in Tokyo. Written, went to Kaijing together, and then returned together, eating and living together for two or three years, and became a great friendship in a foreign country... Later in the Jingkang chaos, the old man only thought that you and I would never meet again in this life, but unexpectedly we would be able to be on the same boat again. Communication...Uncle Ming, the old man cherishes the friendship between you and me, and you can see that you have always been sincere to the old man."

Xu Jing was slightly startled when he heard the words, and almost lost his attitude.

In other words, Xu Jing, as the official envoy of Dasong to Goryeo ten years ago, sat and watched a sea merchant Wang Lun who was fortunate to be one of the nine princes through his foreign relatives, and he was only being used by the court until this time when the court needed diplomatic professionals. Temporary promotion as an envoy is for a reason-Xu Jing himself is a wealthy young man who is good at painting, calligraphy and poetry. His greatest achievement was to go to Korea as an envoy, but his father Xu Hongzhong was a high-ranking official who was an envoy to the Huaihe River during the Xuanhe period!

As for those who could sit in this position during the Xuanhe reign, there was a high probability that Feng Hengyu would be a single party.

In fact, this is also true. Xu Jing's father Xu Hongzhong not only depends on Cai Jing, but also on Zheng Juzhong. So at the beginning, Jingkang was embarrassed by his father. He went to Chizhou and became the person in charge of a certain tax supervisor. He has been there for four or five years. Then he died of his father, he finished his filial piety, and then he was free again. It was almost a year before he was called up.

In other words, this ambassador and master Xu are basically a mixture of the Lu Benzhong brothers, the Zheng Yinian brothers, and the Gao Yanei brothers. In terms of bad luck and ancestral evil, they are definitely not as good as the Gao brothers and the Zheng brothers. The whole family escaped the great changes in Jingkang; in terms of luck, it is certainly not as good as that of the Lu Benzhong brothers. The legendary experience of the master Lu Gongxiang after Jingkang is estimated to be the only one in the Song Dynasty... Of course, poetry is not as good, but it is said that the level of painting is very good. high.

But it didn't matter anymore. The key was that he couldn't hold back his foreign language expertise in order to flatter the Taishang Taoist emperor. It can be seen that it is more important to understand a foreign language.

"Uncle Ming."

Jin Fushi became more and more emotional when he saw this. "Although we are close friends, you are almost thirty years old, if you are not taboo, the old man will tell you something that a gentleman shouldn't say today."

Xu Jing had always been convinced by Jin Fushi. At this time, he naturally suppressed all kinds of emotions, and came forward to the courtyard to sit with him in the shade of the trees.

"Uncle Ming." Jin Fushi pressed his hand and spoke seriously. "You tell the truth with the old man first, do you feel resentful towards your current Zhao official family because of the ups and downs of your official career?"

"How could it be?" Xu Jing smiled awkwardly and turned to answer. "My family's demise was a matter of the Jingkang period. It was only the Yuan Sheng Emperor who complained. At most, it was related to the retired Lu Xianggong, Xu Xianggong, and even Li Guang and Li Zhongcheng. The officials only gave me the grace to revive."

Jin Fushi didn't say a word, just staring at the opponent.

Xu Jing was silent for a while, looked around, and then whispered to each other: "In fact, I am still a little dissatisfied with the fortunate ones like Wang Lun. Jiuqing, ranked in the Secret Pavilion..."

"Is it just Wang Lun?" Jin Fushi finally said, but still stared at the opponent.

"Naturally, it is not just Wang Lun alone." Xu Jing hesitated for a while, and finally sighed in a low voice. "Once I returned to Beijing, even though I became a seventh-ranking official, but the old acquaintance was absent, there was still a feeling of separation... Besides, the manchu dynasty Zhuzi were all small officials and last officials in the past, even though I knew This is the chaos of the world, the current situation is relieved, but there is still some difficulty in my heart... always thinking about it, thinking about going further."

At the end, Xu Jing was a little blushing, and then directly lowered her head.

"The old man knows it." Jin Fushi nodded slightly and continued. "Then I have a vague sense of resistance to the entire court, to your officials... This is actually human nature. It is because the old man is in Goryeo, because he leads the two classes of Kaijing (Seoul). Are the two classes in Xijing (Pyongyang) the same? But Uncle Ming, Dasong and Goryeo are not different..."

"Yes." Xu Jing tried to lift her head, her expression still a little awkward.

"In Goryeo, the old man always has a three-point guarantee to clean up those people." Jin Fushi slowed down when he saw the other side's look uneasy and smiled slightly. "But Da Song is here, but it is the Zhao official family's words! But this is nothing. You Zhao official family will get up in chaos, clean up people's hearts, and establish imperial battalions. It will take seven or eight years to bring the country to this situation. There are only one or two dissatisfaction, so what? Who can really oppose him? Li Gang, Li Boji, such a character, has been shaken by such a fierce melodrama? And you are a small seventh-ranking Beijing official, if you really have a grudge, What else can you find?"

Xu Jing sat opposite Jin Fushi, pressed her knees with her hands, and couldn't help but exhale for a long time, as if she had let go of some burden: "Who said no?"

"And what you said before is actually reasonable." Jin Fushi continued to persuade him. "You are the so-called Cai Jingyu Party. You are hostile by the current Jiangnan slow-moving faction and Yuansheng's old minister who has been rejected by this official. If it weren't for this official and the head of a small official, where did you come from? Opportunity to re-enter the official career? It's you and me. How can the opportunity to dig your heart here? You have to cherish the moment."

Xu Jing sighed, and finally got up and bowed his head: "Gong Lei Chuan is right, I was wrong."

"Uncle Ming knows the truth." Jin Fushi was relieved when he saw the other party confessing his mistake, and nodded immediately. "Now that the Song Dynasty is politically clear, and the officials are determined to forge ahead, you are so young, as long as you have the right attitude and work hard, you may not be able to surpass the blue in the future, surpassing the ancestors of your family... and sit down."

Xu Jing sat back in the distance, nodding in time, becoming more relieved.

But Jin Fushi leaned over and eagerly confronted him: "Now when we look back at your words, there is no complaint, and your words are not right! Thinking about your official, there are only two concubines in the harem, the servant Only a few hundred, most of them are the old people of Jingkang. The palace garden was used as a fish pond, and the fish pond was changed to a Cuju field. When I saw it in the palace three or four years ago, I knew that the emperor had a heart. Dazhi, single-mindedly for the shame of Xue Jingkang... This kind of emperor, who didn't care about private pockets in seven or eight years, might care about private pockets today? From the perspective of the old man, the so-called private pockets are probably also public pockets, sent by Zhang Jun. The Maritime Trade Program must be saved for use by the country in nine out of ten."

Xu Jing was silent for a while, still raised her eyebrows and shook her head slightly: "That's it, paying attention to dead things and ignoring diplomatic relations, it's also because of small losses..."

"That's not necessarily true." Jin Fushi suddenly smiled bitterly. "The old man thinks that your official family is reminding me and the Japanese people next door... It's Uncle Ming, haven't you read the latest issue of Di Bao?"

Xu Jing was startled slightly: "What does Lei Chuan Gong mean? What's in the Dibao?"

"Uncle Ming, let's have a snack!" Jin Fushi smiled more and more bitterly, but folded up the lap house report and stuffed it to the other party. "Take it, the old man bought it with someone just now, just after reading the front page headline, you can talk about it after reading this front page headline!"

After speaking, Jin Fushi got up with his hands on his back and shook his head and paced in the courtyard where he was staying.

Xu Jing opened the Dibao in his arms, and just looked at it, and got up in shock, then turned to look at Jin Fushi: "The court has made such a ridiculous strategy? What kind of system is it?!"

"Jingkang's change, that's not proper!" Jin Fushi didn't look back, but sighed while pacing with his hands under his shoulders. "The country is short of 30 million in the Northern Expedition. How can it be considered out of order to openly ask the world to gather wealth? Besides, isn't this move based on your family's Zhang Shuxiang's strategy for building wealth? It can also be regarded as a demonstration of the people. Sincere."

"can……"

Xu Jing wanted to say something and stopped, obviously thinking of something. "This move is a bit like Xining's reform. Wang Shu wants a new law. Everyone can see it... It's just that there was no such powerful mansion report back then... And our officials really respect Wang Shu Wang."

"Not bad." Jin Fushi continued pacing in the courtyard with his hands on his hands. "The situation at the moment is indeed like Xining's reform. The old man has always admired Wang Shuwang's knowledge, but it is worthless to Xining's reform...because everyone knows that the reform failed in the end, Xixia didn't fight. On the contrary, public grievances are boiling.

"That..." Xu Jing said instinctively.

"The old man knows what you want to ask, or what you want to say, but today, the Da Song official's behavior makes the old man not dare to put his beak easily." Jin Fushi continued to walk with his hands. "Because the old man really doesn't know if he can do anything in the future... Ten years ago, who knew that the Jurchen people could bring about the change of Jingkang? Seven years ago, who knew that your official could take back the old capital, sweep the northwest, and even Concubines in Khitan, Mongolia?"

"But..." Xu Jing looked at the other side's back, not saying that his forehead was sweating, and even swallowed, before asking nervously. "But I still want to ask Lei Chuan... can this happen?"

"Uncle Ming, if you ask the old man about this matter today, it is equivalent to asking if the Northern Expedition can be done, but how can the old man dare to know this matter?" Jin Fushi sighed quietly with his back to Xu Jing. "You have to know that whether this matter can be done is not only about your Da Song and your official family, but also about the survival of our Koreans! The old man came here this time and just asked for a ‘don’t dare to know’ as much as possible."

Xu Jing hesitated for a while, still holding the Dibao and asked: "President Lei Chuan, just ask you and me personally, privately, do you think it can be done?"

Jin Fushi finally stopped, and then turned around, his eyebrows were tightly furrowed, his eyes fixed on his old foreign friend like electricity.

Xu Jing was frightened for a while and didn't know how to deal with it.

After looking at the other party for a moment, Jin Fushi finally closed his eyes and sighed: "Uncle Ming...I think it can be done in my heart, but I still dare not say or can't say it!"

Xu Jing was in a panic, hurriedly nodded, and then ran away with the Dibao directly, while Jin Fushi looked at the back of his young old friend, but stood sadly in the red and green courtyard.

Let’s not mention how Jin Fushi sighed. On the other hand, Xu Jing escaped from the courtyard of the heavily guarded Korean mission, but did not go far. Instead, he crossed the same heavily guarded Japanese mission compound and entered another heavily guarded compound. The guarded courthouse courtyard.

After entering this courtyard, Xu Jing followed the full court squad to a small courtyard. Then he bowed his head and worshiped without raising his head, and then talked nothing. Keep it and show it out.

"That's what he said?" Zhao Jiu, who was sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun, thoughtfully.

"Yes." Xu Jing squeezed the Di Bao without daring to lift her head.

"You were seen through by him." After thinking about it, Zhao Jiu suddenly laughed in the audience. "This old man is much better than Zheng Zhichang and he is not of the same rank. He came here to show his good intentions and hold his stance in order to avoid Goryeo facing the Jurchens alone... while believing that I can succeed in the Northern Expedition. On the one hand, I dare not say, I can’t say... exactly what he wants to say to me and the Song court. People are frank and frank, but it seems that we are treacherous to deal with it, and we can't help being stingy."

Xu Jing raised her head, sweating profusely, panicking for a while.

And Wang Lun, the prince of Hongyou Temple standing next to him, quickly handed over his hands and said: "Officials, Master Xu has no merits. If you don’t talk about this, it is this time that the ambassador to Korea, according to the will, will make Jin Fushi really capable Brought by the person in charge, instead of Zheng Zhichang, is considered to be fulfilling the mission in itself."

Zhao Jiu continued to laugh: "I didn't say that he had ever, and even this trip is not a failure...I just figured out that although Jin Fushi is somewhat capable, after all, he is controlled by the small country and the Korean party dispute... His words were what he originally intended to say to me, but in fact he was forced to say it."

Wang Lun and Xu Jing breathed a sigh of relief together, and the latter grabbed Di Bao in his hand and raised his head slightly.

The next moment, the official Zhao Ran got up, and the surrounding soldiers also started with Yang Yizhong, but after three or four steps, the official turned around again: "Master Xu seems to have something to say?"

"Yes... Your Majesty, the official!" Xu Jing, who had just turned around, panicked and unfolded the newspaper in his hand, and hurriedly found the front page headline.

Zhao Jiu turned his head completely and smiled brighter and brighter: "Do you have a good way to gather wealth for the country?"

"The minister has a policy." Xu Jing swallowed, and tried his best. "Officials can increase taxes! Increase business taxes!"

As soon as this remark came out, Wang Lun immediately shook his head, and even Yang Yizhong rarely lowered his brow slightly.

As for Zhao Jiu, in fact, he had no hope at the beginning... Since he was forced by reality to ask for help publicly, the memorandums and suggestions he and Dushen received these days are almost varied, but most of them have not exceeded the professional bureaucrats’ opinions. Scheduled plan.

For example, an increase in business tax is of course under consideration... It is not impossible to fish out if necessary, but when it is necessary, you have to wait until the country really has no other way to go.

Therefore, Zhao Guan’s family directly labeled this person as the second generation ancestor of eagerness for quick success and instant benefit, which can only be used in the affairs of Korea. On the other hand, he laughed at Yan Yan, prepared to pass it by one sentence, and then hurried back to update the "Water Margin" that had become Zhou Geng pass".

However, the second generation ancestor who specializes in foreign languages ​​seems to have seen the thoughts of the Zhao official family, and may have finally sorted out the language, but quickly explained: "The official, the minister said that the business tax increase is not the old tax, but a kind of The new tax, the minister learned from the experience of Zhang Taiwei's fleet in Japan...just after seeing the Di Bao, he had an idea."

Zhao Jiu finally calmed his mind and asked seriously: "What do you say?"

"The official...so that the official knows." Xu Jingqing knew the key, and even knew the opportunity was rare, and quickly said. "This time the fleet went to Japan and Korea, and the flags and documents given by the officials in Dengzhou were of great use... So on the way back~www.wuxiaspot.com~ the old marine merchant on the ship said that he would spend 10,000 yuan a year. For a consistent price, buy an official flag!"

As soon as this remark came out, Wang Lun, the Hongpengsi Qing, who was born as a maritime merchant next to him, couldn't help but spit out, as if he was awakened... This is basically selling the qualifications of a ‘main store’ to a maritime merchant.

How did the main store get its name? Isn’t it the official qualification for making brews? That would also pay the court.

In other words, Xu Jing's suggestion is really a good way to open up financial resources.

But at the same time, Zhao Jiu, who was still smiling just now, had a spirit in his mind, but he was stunned on the spot... because he was not only stunned by the other party's idea of ​​selling flags, but also stimulated by the other party's thoughts, and then recalled In future generations, there seems to be a similar method of accumulating money. It seems to be a tax, and it is also a way of selling things like the country and the royal family. Therefore, instead of accumulating public grievances, it will be called a good tax.

For a while, I can't remember the specific content.

"What about then?" Zhao Guanjia returned to his senses, thinking hard, frowning and asking. "Is it just selling flags to marine merchants?"

"Of course it's more than just selling flags..." Xu Jing said quickly. "Officials, you can also produce similar things for every business...not necessarily a flag, more often, it's a document with official seal..."

"Stamp duty!" Zhao Jiu bypassed Xu Jing, sat back in the chair under the tree in the courtyard, and looked up with emotion. "There is also the Northern Expedition Fund Lottery, plus the sea flag...I have been an official for only a few years, and I have forgotten everything! Xu Qing, I have always talked about credit. Your suggestion today is worth a Shaoqing of Hongyou Temple! "

Xu Jing was at a loss at first, and then overjoyed.

PS: Thank you, the new leader, Mortal, for your troubles!