Xu Chengdong was so dazed when he left Feng Ziying's mansion that he didn't find his carriage after going out.

It wasn't until the servants came up and grabbed him that he didn't run around in ignorance.

The impact of this half-day was too great, more than the impact he had experienced in his life, and he felt that it would take him an estimated month to slowly digest all that he had heard today.

He has a strong need to confide in people, to communicate with people, and he doesn't even want to delay for a moment.

He didn't want to become a sinner for the merchants of Dongting.

"Go to Jingshi City immediately, ask Weng Gong to go south, just say that I have a major matter to discuss, please be sure to go south as soon as possible, I will wait for him in Yangzhou, and go back to Suzhou to ask the Xi family, Xu family and other principals to come to Yangzhou immediately,......"

Before returning to the guild hall, Xu Chengdong issued a series of instructions on the carriage, asking the servants to send someone quickly.

After doing all this, Xu Chengdong leaned on the back of the carriage, calmed down his mood, and thought carefully.

But he found that he couldn't do it, and he was frustrated that he couldn't calm down his restless heart, which he had always prided himself on.

But after thinking about it, the two brothers Weng Qiming and Weng Qiyang are here, and they can't extricate themselves in their own state, right?

Iron ore, iron smelting, firearms, and the support of the imperial court, which was originally unimaginable, how could it become easy in the mouth of this cultivator?

If he didn't know that there were really several big backers behind this one, and the other party really had a bright future, Xu Chengdong would not believe that there was such a possibility.

What's the point of saying that the other party is deliberately trying to deceive himself?

I thought that I was going to ask Dongting businessmen to buy shares or bonds for the matter of Yinzhuang and Kaihai bonds, but in the end, he didn't mention it, which made Xu Chengdong feel incredible.

These officials, seeing the businessmen, are not as good as seeing the fat sheep, and they are also the fat sheep who are rushing to the door, so why don't they take the opportunity to slaughter them?

But this one is good, not only is he quite calm in business, but he also doesn't say a word in private, which makes Xu Chengdong a little suspicious that the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty have changed their sex?

Of course, Xu Chengdong also knew that a young official with a bright future like Feng Ziying could indeed clean himself up in this regard for the sake of his future future, but the familiarity shown by the other party with economic affairs made Xu Chengdong feel that Feng Ziying was not like the kind of person who pretended to be incorruptible, which was purely an intuition.

It is unbelievable that he did not mention the silver, and even gave such a big benefit to the Dongting merchants.

Xu Chengdong didn't think that Shen Fu had such a big face, and he didn't believe that Feng Ziying's sentence that the Dongting businessman was good at industry could make the other party give the Dongting businessman such a big benefit, there must be something strange here.

It's just that even if there is something inside, Xu Chengdong still can't help but be moved.

Mining has always been dominated by the imperial court, the slightly larger mines are all government-run, the scale of private mines is not large, and the output and iron production capacity of the imperial court official mines are even more suffocating, not that no one has ever fought this idea, but this is the official rule for thousands of years, is this Feng Xiu also ready to break?

There is also the iron smelting industry, which is both government and private, such as Guangdong Foshan and Beizhi Handan iron smelting industry is very developed, especially the pig iron, iron pot, iron needle in Foshan, Guangdong Province sell well all over the country, and a large number of exports to Nanyang and Japan.

Xu Chengdong couldn't understand this, but Feng Ziying's stark attitude was not fake.

If Feng Ziying stretched out his hand to ask for any benefit, even if the lion opened his mouth, Xu Chengdong would be much more down-to-earth in his heart, but it was Feng Ziying's attitude that made him unable to sleep.

Mining mines, smelting iron, casting cannons and making firearms, all of these should be government-run, why did this Feng Xiu choose to let the Dongting businessman do it?

He also offered a loan from the silver village and the support of the imperial court, which became even more unbelievable.

Here Xu Chengdong tossed and turned, and it was difficult to sleep and eat, but over there Feng Ziying was talking and laughing with Wang Wenyan.

"My lord, I estimate that the head of the Xu family, who is known as 'Dongting Weng Xu', don't want to sleep well tonight, I make a bet with you, as soon as Xu Chengdong goes back, he will gather the leaders of the entire Dongting Business Gang to come to Yangzhou, if he doesn't figure out this matter and do it steadily, it is estimated that he doesn't want to sleep well."

Wang Wenyan's words made Feng Ziying laugh dumbly, "There is such a big magic power? I actually didn't give him too many promises, the state orders are the same as the shipping company, the silver bank loan is also the same with interest, mining and iron smelting also need to pay mining taxes and concessions, and if the firearms manufactured do not meet the standards of the imperial court, the imperial court will not only not pay, but also punish and compensate, is this very preferential? ”

"My lord, this is mining and iron smelting and firearms manufacturing, to put it mildly, the imperial court has always suppressed private mining and iron smelting, you said that Foshan became the climate in the former Ming Dynasty, no way, both Guangxi and Guangxi depend on the iron circulation demand of Foshan, Handan is also mainly governmental, private mining is strictly supervised by the imperial court, the mine is easy to hide for evildoers, in case such miners and miners are combined, once there is an unforeseen heart, it is difficult to control ,......"

Regarding Wang Wenyan's explanation, Feng Ziying sneered: "According to this statement, which line can be said to be innocent and flawless, as long as there is gathering, there will be risks, won't you open mines, dig coal, and smelt iron?" It's ridiculous to choke on food! I don't think about how to solve these problems, but I want to use such a stupid method of drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, don't you understand that if the salary is drawn, the water will not be opened, but what do the people rely on for food and clothing? What does the imperial court need? ”

Wang Wenyan smiled, this is not his opinion, but the opinion of almost all government officials.

Mines are the easiest to hide bandits, and they are also the easiest to be instigated by demagoguery, and all dynasties have been the focus of government governance, if it is government-run, it is better, if it falls into private hands, it is naturally difficult to reassure the government.

Perhaps because she felt that her tone was a little heavy, Feng Ziying couldn't help but shake her head apologetically.

He felt that he had not fully integrated into this era, or that he could still look at the problem with the mentality of an official in this era, that more was better than less, as for the mining or iron smelting, there was no best, but it would bring trouble to his rule, and the best thing was that all farmers farmed the best fields, which was completely different from the era in which he lived in his previous life.

"Don't mention this incident, I will reveal this situation to the Dongting merchants, it depends on whether they have the sensitivity and courage,......" Feng Ziying sighed, "I wanted to fight the autumn breeze, but think that if they can really dare to try as I imagined, the cost will not be small, so let's save them a little." ”

"My lord, your attitude of favoritism is too obvious, and the salt merchant doesn't invite you to see you like this?" Wang Wenyan couldn't help but say.

"Wenyan, then how much benefit do you say this salt merchant has for the country and the people?" Feng Ziying asked rhetorically, "These salt merchants actually rely on the monopoly power given to them by the imperial court to make profits, what have they paid?" To please the superior or to bully the superior? Extravagant and profligate all day long, reckless and rich, many people here say that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is not benevolent to be rich, right? ”

Feng Ziying's attitude surprised Wang Wenyan, this impression was even worse than he imagined.

"Of course, Wenyan, you don't have to worry about what I will do, after all, this is the imperial court's routine for them to earn this wealth, and it can't be completely said to be their responsibility, but the imperial court gave them this opportunity to earn wealth, so it's not too much to repay the imperial court moderately, right?" Feng Ziying smiled lightly, "What's more, this is still an opportunity, give them a chance to earn money, if they don't know how to raise it, it can only be said that there is no court in their hearts." ”

Wang Wenyan smiled bitterly.

"By the way, has the size of the open sea bond been estimated?" Feng Ziying asked.

"Almost, but I'm afraid that the two Guangxi side will have to slow down, Ningbo and Quanzhou we are calculated according to the various numbers we have in the first three years, it is still very rough and inaccurate, considering that according to what the adults said, they would rather undercount and not falsely report, in order to ensure the confidence of these businessmen, so roughly calculated, according to the commercial tax of thirty draws, the sea tax is levied according to the proportion of ten taxes and one, which is a bit high, but considering that this is an export tax, so it can also be accepted ,......"

Wang Wenyan introduced: "If the goods imported into the Great Zhou Dynasty are exempted from taxes according to the initial standards, gold, silver, copper, firearms, plants, seeds, and medicinal materials, then they are mainly concentrated in several bulk goods such as spices and precious wood,......

"How do you count and calculate the amount of spices and other goods that are imported into the territory of Dazhou every year?" Feng Ziying asked rhetorically.

"It is mainly concentrated in the southern goods stores in a few big cities to carry out a statistics, but because you are in a hurry, this number should be very inaccurate, I estimate that it should only account for thirty percent, and if the sea ban is lifted, it is difficult to predict how much the input of this spice will increase, three, five, or even ten times is possible, so the safest way is to wait until a year after the opening of the sea to count these data is the most appropriate,......"

Wang Wenyan's words made Feng Ziying laugh, "Wenyan, your idea is also a bit wishful thinking, it is true that after the opening of the sea, a lot of import and export data can be counted through the city shipping department, but you must know that the import and export data of the first few years before the opening of the sea are difficult to predict, the first year may feel popular, there are many imports, next year may be pressed, a large reduction is also possible, or feel that this year is insufficient, and next year it will be doubled, it is possible, but now we have to use this to estimate the amount of taxes, and issue bonds in this way, So I can only make a rough calculation, be conservative appropriately, and in three years, maybe someone will scramble to buy it,......"