Demon?

If Zhao Shizhen really said this, he would definitely be sprayed with Guo lightly.

What's that?

When the soldiers of the Ming army used a large number of the melee weapons of Tubula, the Three-Eyed Gun, why didn't you talk about demons?

Really cut me like a Kaizi!

If you do not abide by the laws of the economy, you will be able to explode into the army, and you will not be able to obtain it.

In the end, Guo Dan just asked them to produce 300 new-style bird guns and transport them to Banzhou to be replaced, and at the same time, he sent a message to Duan Changsheng to try to contact North Korea and go to North Korea to promote the new firearms of the Ming Dynasty.

As for how to operate it, it has to be carefully discussed.

Having said that, it may be too late to replace it on a large scale at this time, because after Li Rusong got Wanli's will, he immediately rushed to Panzhihua non-stop to take over the battlefield with Dongwu.

Yang Yinglong did Li Rusong a big favor, he had hoarded a large amount of food before, enough to guard the sea dragon hoard for three years, he originally planned to use the fortifications of the sea dragon hoard, to consume the Ming army alive, but under the artillery array of the Ming army, he felt that the surrender should be more knowing.

I didn't know that I fell for Ye Mengxiong's tricks again.

All this grain fell into the hands of the Ming army, so there was no need to wait for Guo Dan to send food over, and they could immediately start a war with Dongwu, and they even took out some food to relieve the local people, which shows that there is a lot of food, and Yang Yinglong's treasury naturally became a bounty for the Ming army.

Of course, all the precious jewels and gold were packed and given to the fat house.

Because the fat house loves these shiny things very much.

The Battle of Banzhou did not make Li Rusong enjoyable, because until Yang Yinglong was stabbed to death, both sides had not officially declared war, resulting in no hearty war at all.

Not an invasion, not a counterinsurgency.

What the hell is it for?

The soldiers on both sides don't know too much, but it doesn't matter, there is a bonus, there is merit.

This is also the only battle in which no military general became famous in one fight.

But everything has pros and cons, and this strange war did not create too much hatred, but many people hated Yang Yinglong, because the Ming army killed people on the battlefield, but it was not as much as Yang Yinglong killed in order to maintain stability, and the Ming army really entered Banzhou with a righteous army.

Then the hatred also disappeared with the fall of the Yang family.

At this time, the people of Banshu seemed to think that the war was already very far away, but the fact was that only half a year had passed.

The territory of Kebanzhou is already full of smoke, strange traffic, and chickens and dogs smell each other.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a peach blossom source.

But under this harmony and tranquility is the foundation laid by millions of taels of capital.

Fengchi Group alone has invested a full 300,000 taels in Banzhou, because Banzhou is bordered by Guiyang in the south, Chongqing in the north, and Sichuan in the west, and is an important transportation hub in the southwest region to undertake the north and south, connect the east and west, and connect the river to the sea.

The river is particularly developed, so as long as the traffic here is controlled, it is equivalent to controlling the resources of Yunchuan and Guizhou, and Guo Dan is spending a lot of money.

Today, all ports in Banshu belong to the Fengchi Group.

Not only that, Yinuo Education and Zhou Wangfu jointly invested 100,000 taels to build Yinuo Medical College, while teaching, it also monopolized the medicinal materials here, as well as produced some pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Little Uncle College is also building a college in the local area.

The Qinjia textile workshop also invested 100,000 taels here to plant mulberry forests.

Yinuo Yaxing invested 200,000 taels to monopolize the tea here.

Zhou Feng and Cao Da also invested tens of thousands of taels to build a local wine workshop.

The farmland in Banzhou is very concentrated, and the grain output is very high, but if you want to transport the grain, the cost is very high, so Guo Dan plans to make the grain here into wine and then transport it, which is very cost-effective.

Guo Dan's strategy in Banzhou is to rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, he does not plan to bring too much manufacturing to Banzhou, ninety percent of the industries are based on agriculture, including tea, silk, medicine, wine, transportation, for the five pillar industries of Banzhou.

The reason is simple, these are easy to store and easy to transport.

In fact, there were these industries before, but before they were all produced under the small-scale peasant economy, and they couldn't give full play to the advantages of Banzhou, but now all of them are settled in by large groups, and the local toasts have all turned into large farmers, working closely with businessmen.

The price they pay is the loss of power and prestige.

Like the Weihui Mansion, a three-chamber system was built here, and a contract system was also implemented.

Anyone has to pay taxes to Guo Dan.

These large groups also bring a lot of advanced technology to the local area.

The people of Banshu seem to have come from hell to heaven, and in the blink of an eye, every child in the family can study, regardless of gender, and without teaching fees, they must learn the culture of the Central Plains in order to be able to integrate into the Central Plains.

And as long as the people work hard for a month, the whole family will have new clothes to wear.

The essence of this transaction is still barter, money is only a medium, these large groups invest in the local area, but also sell their own goods to Banzhou, such as the Qin family textile workshop, to transport a large number of clothes.

Of course, everyone must get 996, Guo Dan's relief is only very short-lived, less than half a month, the people must work hard to earn a promise banknote before they can buy food.

Guo Dan's regulations in Banzhou are that taxes and grain must be paid in Yinuo banknotes, and you can't buy grain with silver in Banzhou, after all, the war has just ended, and he still controls a large amount of grain in the territory.

......

Inside a tea shop.

The two old men sat opposite each other, but their eyes were full of complicated hatred.

"Ye Menggou, Ye Menggou, you are making wedding dresses for others, and you are busy working in vain! Ha ha.......! ”

"Then I am much stronger than you Li Huaworm, I am at least appreciated by His Majesty, at least I am promoted and rich, what about you, I have not gained anything, and I have lost several counties, you are even worse than me!"

"Whew! I was born as a scholar, how could I be with a businessman, but you Ye Menggou, who was born as a scholar, was willing to fall and was driven by a businessman, which is really a shame for me as a scholar. ”

"Hey! You worm really don't blush, even if you want to, other businessmen still don't look down on you. Look at what kind of life my people live in Banzhou now, and then look at the people of your Sichuan, tsk, it's really a world of difference, I think it won't be long before the people of Sichuan ask to join Banzhou. ”

"You...!"

These two old men are the two old enemies Li Hualong and Ye Mengxiong.

The two of them have been fighting for this Banzhou for many years, Li Hualong wants to win the hearts of the people by gentle means and solve the Banzhou problem, but Ye Mengxiong has always insisted on using force to solve it.

But both of them had the same purpose, both of them wanted to bring Banshu under their jurisdiction.

Because Banzhou is a transportation hub, whether it is included in Sichuan or Guizhou, it is of great help to the local economy.

However, they didn't get it, and the entire Banzhou was taken by Guo Dan, not only that, but Wanli also included some prefectures and counties such as Guizhou, Sichuan, and Huguang into Banzhou.

It's really a loss for Mrs. and a soldier!

Li Hualong's return is to complete the handover of those county seats.

The sadness can be imagined.

This is Yang Yinglong, why do I have to pay the price.

"Alas!"

After spraying, Li Hualong sighed: "Maybe you are right, it won't be long before my Sichuan people will come to Banzhou to make a living, but I am not reconciled to the fact that we have read the sage books for so many years, why is it not as good as a businessman." ”

Ye Mengxiong shook his head and said, "I haven't figured this out either, maybe... Maybe this is the general trend! ”

After saying that, the two couldn't help but feel melancholy, at this moment, they understood each other's loneliness so well, like confidants.

After sitting a little more, Ye Mengxiong came to the store and took out a few banknotes to pay for the tea.

"Banknotes?"

Li Hualong was slightly startled and said, "Is this a Daming treasure banknote?" ”

Ye Mengxiong shook his head and said, "This is a promise banknote. ”

Li Hualong was puzzled: "My people in the Ming Dynasty have suffered from paper money, how can they use paper money again?" ”

Ye Mengxiong said: "You should also know that the money that Your Majesty sent to Banzhou was borrowed from Yinuo Yaxing, and it will be repaid with Banzhou tax revenue, and Guo Dan stipulates that only Yinuo banknotes will be collected for tax income." ”

Li Hualong was dumbfounded.

This is the biggest difference between Yinuo banknotes and Daming Bao banknotes, Daming Bao banknotes are only issued and not collected, but Yinuo money has a variety of recycling mechanisms, Yinuo money even requires people to pay taxes, try to use old rotten banknotes to pay taxes, so that the money can help them replace new banknotes.

As long as they can pay taxes and buy food, why don't the people recognize it?

The reason is very simple, in this way, Guo Dan will have the most Yinuo banknotes in his hands, once it is depreciated, Guo Dan is the biggest loss, Guo Dan must defend the value of Yinuo banknotes.

But Guo Dan alone is not enough, this requires the emperor's strong support.

Capital.

Wuying Palace.

A midday pilgrimage is underway.

"As soon as the Senate went to Shandong, it was found that Zhang Juzheng had changed the law, leaving many burdens on the people, among which the fire consumption tax was the heaviest, and many governments collected several times the fire consumption tax, which made the people complain, and the money did not enter the treasury, and I don't know where it went."

The fat house sat on the dragon chair and said compassionately.

Immediately, many people stood up and demanded the complete abolition of Zhang Juzheng's reforms.

Many courtiers hated Zhang Juzheng, which was really unforgettable, and at the same time, they were afraid that Zhang Juzheng's forces would fight back, and they had to be killed.

Among them, the speech officials are the head.

The cabinet ministers led by Xu Guo and Shen Cheng tried their best to protect a whip law, and they said that although the fire consumption tax did not know where to go, it was undeniable that a whip law did increase the revenue of the treasury, and without a whip law, I am afraid that there would only be rat feces left in the treasury.

The two sides sprayed each other again.

But this time, the fat house didn't feel distressed, and waited until they were fighting for each other, and then he spoke: "Everyone, Aiqing, don't fight anymore, and listen to my words." ”

The ministers couldn't help but look at Wanli again.

Wanli said: "All Aiqing have a point, the fire consumption tax does bring a heavy burden to the people, but a whip law has also increased a lot of tax revenue for the treasury, and I have a way to get the best of both worlds to solve this problem." It is to order Yinuo Qian Zhuang to mint coins for the country, and Yinuo Qian Zhuang will guarantee to the imperial court that their coins will not be shoddy, so if they use the coinage of Yinuo Qian Zhuang to pay taxes, they will naturally be exempted from fire consumption tax. ”

Shen Shixing and Xu Guo glanced at each other.

Should the coinage rights also be contracted to Guo Dan?

That... So what else can we do?

The ministers suddenly realized, and after turning to half a day, they turned to Guo Dan, this is another huge pit!

You, the emperor, generally don't go to the court, and the court will trap us, you are too shameless!

Li Sancai immediately said: "Your Majesty, by all means, coinage is a national matter, how can it be entrusted to a businessman." ”

Zhang Heming and others also stood up against it.

Wanli smiled and said: "Although I rarely go out of the imperial city, I also know that the vast majority of the currency in the hands of the people today is not minted by the imperial court, so that private money and bad currency are rampant, so there is a fire tax." However, the imperial court is now unable to mint coins, and it is also unable to change the status quo, if Yinuo Qian Zhuang can mint coins for the imperial court, this policy is not only convenient for the imperial court to control, but also can save worry and effort for the imperial court, compared to what is wrong with now? ”

Li Sancai said: "Your Majesty's intention, the coinage of Yinuo Qian Zhuang will be controlled by the imperial court?" ”

Wanli nodded and said: "The imperial court is mainly responsible for supervision, if the coinage of Yinuo Qianzhuang is shoddy and violates the contract, the imperial court will naturally punish them, and there is nothing else to manage." ”

Li Sancai was speechless for a while.

What kind of control are you?

But then again, what else does the imperial court need to take care of?

How can it not be a paper money, it is a metal currency, and it is not a paper money, as long as the quality can be guaranteed, there will be no indiscriminate issuance, this gold wants to flood is difficult!

The credibility of the key imperial court is corrupt and it is unable to control the currency, and if Yinuo Qianzhuang can integrate the currency, then the imperial court only needs to control Yinuo Qianzhuang.

The courtiers couldn't think of any other way to control the currency, even if the court minted the coin, they didn't dare to say that the court lacked silver and copper, so they took their lives to mint coins, and the coins were minted, which was not cost-effective, and they were scolded by the people.

Neither the left nor the right are human beings anyway.

Shen has always been the first to stand up and express his support for the emperor.

Shen Shixing and Xu Guo also came out to express their support for the emperor.

They knew that it was useless to oppose it, and the emperor was using the people's hatred of fire and taxation as an excuse, and if they wanted to oppose it, it would be to oppose the people of the world, but they had no better way to solve this problem.

In the past, they always coerced the people's hearts and ordered the emperor, and they often made Wanli disgraced, but the fact at that time was that Wanli always tried his best to exploit the people and satisfy his desire for money.

Of course, they have reasons to object, and Wanli can only let them scold because they are not reasonable, which has gains and losses, and Wanli still sees it very openly.

But now the situation has reversed, and the emperor has suddenly sided with the people.

The reason is that Wanli no longer looks down on the people's money, and he doesn't need to exploit the people to collect money, because if he counts shares, his annual net income can reach millions of taels, so his position on the people will naturally change.

He began to think about the people everywhere, anyway, the people paid less taxes, and it was not his fat house that was lost, but these pampered ministers.

But the ministers have not turned a corner, they still think that they are the spokesmen of the people, which leads to their confusion now, they used to scold the emperor, and they can also boost their own prestige, but now they scold the emperor, and they have become traitors.

This......!

Wanli saw that they were at a loss, and he was called cool in his heart, this is the way of others to govern their bodies, and he reciprocated the favor by letting Shen always be responsible for the exemption of fire and tax consumption.

Li Sancai finally realized that he could no longer oppose the emperor, otherwise, the household department would be completely reduced to an official office for raising idlers, following in the footsteps of the Ministry of Industry, which had been completely reduced to a second-rate department, and the rivers and armaments were gradually separated from the Ministry of Industry, and there was no oil and water to fish, so naturally there would be no power.

Currency should be in charge of the Ministry of Households.

As a result, because of his opposition, Shen consistently supported it, and Wanli was directly handed over to Shen Consistent.