Chapter 11 Shaofu Bank

The news of Wang Shu's coming to Jiangnan has spread to Jiangnan, and many large and small bowing snakes have begun to prepare, and Wang Shu came to Nanjing at a speed far faster than they imagined.

Wang Shu passed through the gallop, and since he was ordered, he left the brigade behind, and followed it lightly, but after more than ten days, he arrived in Nanjing from Beijing.

This is the credit of the two Beijing Chidao.

After Wang Shu arrived in Nanjing, he did not notify the yamen everywhere, but asked to see Cao Nai.

Speaking of which, Cao Nai is also in a state of semi-retirement in Nanjing.

Nanjing stayed in this official position, and there was nothing too busy with official business.

Wang Shu is also a famous figure all over the world, and now everyone in Nanjing knows that he is coming, so the porter of Cao's Mansion naturally did not dare to slack off, and immediately welcomed Wang Shu in.

Cao Nai was on crutches and was helped out by the maid, but when he saw that he was full of white hair and was already old, he came out and said, "Wang Zongguan, you came so fast." ”

Zongguan is the word of Wang Shu.

Wang Shu said as if to the teacher: "The lower official has the emperor's order, and he doesn't dare to slack off. If you want to trouble Cao Gong, please don't blame Cao Gong. ”

Cao Nai sat down, put the cane on one side, and said, "Let's say, since it is the emperor's order, I, an old man, dare not slack off." ”

Wang Shu also sat down and said, "Han Shoufu wants to collect business taxes. Thirteen monopolies were drawn up. Let me take a look at Jiangnan. This tax law can not be enforced. ”

Cao Nai said: "Monopoly, how to monopolize, do you have to lead it?" ”

Wang Shu said: "Cao Gong is wise. The monopoly system was then explained one by one.

Cao Nai listened, twisted his beard slightly, and was silent for a long time.

Wang Shu said: "Does Cao Gong think it is feasible? ”

Cao Nai said: "Han Yong, it's not easy to say anything else, but the execution is never weak. Whether it works or not, there is nothing he wants to do. ”

"Why bother asking what is going to work? Old decay just says no, can it be stopped? ”

Wang Shu coughed slightly. It's hard to say anything.

Cao Nai's qualifications are old and his reputation is great, this kind of veteran minister, even if Han Yong is in front of Cao Nai, Cao Nai's saying that Han Yong is like this, Han Yong does not dare to be presumptuous.

But Wang Shuke is different.

Many people feel that His Majesty has been a little ruined in recent years, and a lot of power has fallen into the hands of Han Yong. They all believe that Han Yongnai is the strongest first assistant of this dynasty.

It is too domineering to secretly slander Han Yong.

didn't know that Zhu Qizhen actually intended to hide behind.

After all, many things, overkill is overdone.

If you want the new law to land, Han Yong is not overbearing, and he can't do things at all.

Cao Nai's words, he dared to say, but Wang Shu didn't dare to listen to them. He diverted the topic and said: "Cao Gong, the world is rich, Jiangnan is the most, if you want to collect commercial taxes, the key is Jiangnan, once Jiangnan is solved, it is easy to say all over the world." If Jiangnan can't solve it, it will be difficult to do it elsewhere. ”

"Your Majesty, let me come to Nanjing, the first thing I did was to visit Cao Gong, which shows that Your Majesty attaches great importance to Cao Gong."

"This matter still needs Cao Gong's guidance."

Cao Nai's mouth showed a trace of an inexplicable smile, as if he was laughing at Wang Shu's words, as if he was laughing at himself.

If the emperor really values him, why has he been sitting on a cold bench in Nanjing for more than ten years.

He remembered all the things that the monarch and ministers had seen before, sighed slightly, and said, "What do you want to ask?" ”

Wang Shu said: "If students want to check business taxes, where should they start? ”

Cao Nai said: "It's nothing more than Suzhou, Songjiang, Ningbo, Hangzhou, a few places. You only need to find out these places, how to collect this commercial tax, it is much easier to say. ”

"But how do you find out? You shouldn't have come to ask me. ”

Wang Shu also has a good understanding of the cities that Cao Nai mentioned. These are the largest cities in the Jiangnan area.

Songjiang and Ningbo are ports, and Suzhou and Hangzhou are traditional handicraft centers. Although the Daming factory appeared, the traditional handicraft industry also maintained its own vitality.

Not yet completely defeated.

And in the traditional handicraft industry, there are many things that have been transferred to the factory.

Wang Shu completely understood the cities that Cao Nai said, but he didn't know, who did Cao Nai ask him to ask? After all, Cao Nai has been in Nanjing for more than 20 years, and he is comparable to Li Xian, the loyal and diligent minister of Yongle.

Although Cao Nai is old, he is definitely not that kind of old and confused person. It stands to reason that he knows the situation in Jiangnan best.

"Who should the student ask?" Wang Shu asked.

Cao Nai thought about it, took out a piece of paper from his body, put it on the table, pushed it to Wang Shu, and said, "Go and ask him." ”

Wang Shu took it and saw that it was a silver ticket. The paper is quite good, hard and thin, with various patterns on it, and gold and silver colors, with "When 100 yuan" written in the middle, and then written: "Shaofu made, forged and chopped." ”

Generally speaking, the Ming Dynasty is still a silver dollar and a silver tael, and one tael is worth one yuan.

However, the traces of heavy use of silver taels are not so easy to eliminate. For example, many times, people will call one yuan one tael, or one or two as one yuan.

Wang Shu's heart moved, and he said, "You mean to ask Shaofu Bank?" ”

Cao Nai said: "Now that large transactions are all used, even the imperial court uses this, and many things, who knows more than Shaofu Bank." ”

Wang Shu immediately saluted and said, "Thank you, student, Gong Cao for your advice." ”

Many things, without clicking on them, few people can think that the key to this investigation is in Shaofu Bank.

Although Wang Shu has been in the place for a long time, he is not unclear about Shaofu Bank.

I even heard that the reason why His Majesty gave the income of the Zunhua Iron Works to the Ministry of Household was because the income of the Shaofu Bank had exceeded that of the Zunhua Iron Works.

The head of Shaofu Bank is that Wang Yue. Under his management, Shaofu Bank spread all over the world in a few years. In almost all provincial capitals, the large mansions can be accessed.

Some people have already proposed that the imperial court taxes should be transferred through the Shaofu Bank, but this one thing is too unbelievable, even if the bank is Shaofu, there are many objections.

Nowadays, it is just that some places are too far away, or the magistrates who do not pay taxes in time, choose to use this method.

The silver bills issued by Shaofu Bank were also opened.

There is no small amount of this kind of silver ticket, and the least is the 100 yuan ticket that Wang Shu is holding in his hand. And it's also this ticket that is used the most.

Of course, for ordinary people, it is estimated that they don't understand or understand this bank at all, but for the world's merchants, especially those who will buy and sell bigger, it is normal to deal with Shaofu Bank.

Therefore, if you want to really understand the situation of these businessmen, it is indeed easier to understand from the Shaofu Bank to formulate a tax rate that can make them bleed without causing much damage.

Cao Nai nodded and said, "This thing is not easy to do. You've got to think about it. ”

Wang Shu naturally knew what Cao Nai was talking about? The water behind these big businessmen - very deep. Under the great tomorrow, wealth without sufficient power to protect it cannot last long. It is not easy to collect taxes from these people. said: "The student has the emperor's order, although he has died without regrets. ”

Cao Nai looked at Wang Shu's appearance, and thought in a trance that he was above the court back then, didn't he also uphold such an idea, at this moment he saw his original shadow from Wang Shu, and he said: "Shaofu Cheng Wang Yue is in Nanjing at the moment, and Your Majesty has arrangements for you." Let's do a good job. ”

Wang Shu listened and said, "Xie Caogong instructed." The student is gone. ”

After Wang Shu saluted, he slowly withdrew.

Cao Nai stretched out his hand and took the 100 yuan silver ticket on the table and put it into his arms, you must know that this 100 yuan silver ticket is not a small amount for Cao Nai. With his official position, even if the imperial court has repeatedly given favors, he will only be one or two thousand taels of silver a year.

Cao Nai watched Wang Shu leave, and said secretly in his heart: "I don't know if what I did was right." ”

It's just that what he did was wrong, and now there is no way to undo it.

"This world is, after all, the world of young people." Cao Nai's eyes slowly became cloudy, but he didn't know who this young man was secretly saying in his heart? Is it the emperor, or someone else.