Five days later, Wu Zheng returned to Hangzhou.

The south side was temporarily stabilized, and Wu Zheng immediately raced against time to devote his energy to preparing for battle.

The simultaneous recruitment of troops in Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Songjiang is a conscription, not a conscription.

Wu Zheng didn't want to be conscripted, the twisted melon was not sweet, and Wu Zheng didn't want to take this step until it was a last resort.

If you can solve it with money, don't solve it with your fists, this is what Wu Zheng has always believed.

And Wu Zheng is not afraid that he will not be able to recruit soldiers, in this world, if there is money and food, is there no one to worry about?

There must be brave men under the so-called heavy rewards, not to mention that Wu Zheng never owed the soldiers food, and it was twice as much as other Ming troops.

Money has always been the thing that Wu Zheng lacks the most, but it is also the thing that he doesn't take seriously the most.

Wu Zheng believes that money in this world is like the river water of the Qiantang River, which is always flowing.

Money goes from one pocket to another, and it's just a change of person for temporary safekeeping.

What he has to do is to "take" it in a reasonable and legal way, at least in a way that is not criticized by the world, keep it for the time being, and then flow out of his hands.

Fortunately, Wu Zheng lacks everything, so there is no shortage of this way to "take" money.

And Mo is obsessed with the two grandchildren, who are undoubtedly Wu Zheng's best executors and biggest money bags.

"My lord, you really can't do this." Mo obsessed with a bitter face, almost begging, God knows, as soon as the news came out, the door of the Mo family's house was about to be squeezed by the surging crowd, and that kind of foul language was even more unbearable to hear.

If you want to blame this, you can blame Wu Zheng's "unscrupulous means".

"Lord, Fanshang, Hu Shang, and my dynasty businessmen, there is no one who does not point at the old man's nose and scold, this is extremely ugly, and the old man really can't bear to review it to the lord."

Wu Zheng's face was calm, and there was even a slight sneer on the corner of his mouth.

I have to say that Wu Zheng's calmness and composure at this time made Mo Yiqing, who was peeking at the side, love in his heart.

Wu Zheng finally spoke: "Mo Lao is afraid that he didn't tell the whole story, right?" It's true that the businessmen are disgusted by this, but more importantly, they sent a lot of money to the Mo Mansion, right? ”

Mo was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "How dare you accept such a hot thing?" It's just that they are all the people of the same city, drinking the same river water, looking up and not looking down, if they don't accept it, how can they not sin people? How will you do it for the boss in the future? ”

Wu Zheng raised his hand and said, "I don't mean to blame you, this is a trivial matter." But I also have a hard time, the south is said to be defeated, the war is about to break out, and now the imperial court has just returned to Nanjing, although I said that I have entered the country, but the army under my command has not increased but decreased, more than 30,000 people, more than self-preservation, lack of progress, and it is impossible to recover Shaoxing as desired, let alone the Northern Expedition. ”

Mo Zhi nodded and said, "What the lord said is extremely ...... But this thing has to be slowly ....... ”

Wu Zhengyi raised his hand and said, "I can slowly figure it out, but can Duoduo in the south slowly figure it out?" Is the Jiangbei Qing court willing to slowly figure it? It's not negotiable...... I'm short of money. Why don't you raise the two million taels for me? ”

Mo Zhi smiled bitterly: "The lord said that he laughed, although the Mo family has some family background, but the millions of taels that the lord took away before were most of the Mo family's cash. If you want to raise money again, I am afraid that the only way to do this is to sell the land, but in a short period of time, such a large amount of land will pour into the market, not to mention that it will cause a huge impact, and it is still a question whether it can be sold in the end. ”

Wu Zheng spread his hands and said: "Look, you can't help it, then I only have this way." ”

Don't be obsessed with crying and laughing.

You really can't blame Wu Zheng for this, Wu Zheng wants to pay a heavy reward to recruit 30,000 people and build an elite army, and the money will be spent on a sea of money.

But the Mo family is not a mountain of gold and silver, even if it is a mountain of gold and silver, it can't fill this bottomless pit.

The Finance and Taxation Department has only been in operation for more than two months, and in the short term, it will not be able to raise 2 million taels for Wu Zheng to recruit soldiers.

There was no way, Wu Zheng thought of a way to get money quickly.

That is, to control the export of special products and bring them into the government's operation.

This has been done by all dynasties and generations since ancient times.

And it's still doing it now, such as salt and iron, mulberry tea, etc., all of which are said to be official camps.

However, Wu Zheng's method is slightly different, his method remains unchanged internally, but all the three goods of silk, tea, and porcelain on the market are purchased by the government, and then sold by the government to foreign businessmen, so as to obtain the right to speak on pricing and increase the price.

This price difference is huge and the most straightforward.

Even if it is increased by one or two percent, it is an astronomical amount every day.

The growth rate of Hangzhou's daily cargo throughput can be said to be changing with each passing day.

Especially after the restoration of Yingtianfu, almost all the merchants south of the Yangtze River gathered in Hangzhou.

But the essence of this method is to hoard and monopolize for huge profits.

It is the interests of businessmen from all sides who are harmed, especially foreign businessmen.

And the consequences of this are obvious.

It will directly lead to a decrease in the number of foreign businessmen coming to Hangzhou and the transfer to the southern and northern ports.

Wu Zheng can't take care of it, the lesser of two evils, if the war fails, no matter how good the business is, it will be someone else's, and at least this method has nothing to do with the people.

Wu Zheng said: "Mo Lao doesn't have to care too much about those merchants and Hu merchants, silk, tea, and porcelain are specialties of Jiangnan, even if they don't come to Hangzhou, I'm afraid they won't be able to buy such a huge amount of goods in the north and south ports." Moreover, when Hangzhou controls all the sources of goods, they have to come back obediently. Moreover, in my opinion, this move not only raises enough money, but also allows the government to raise the purchase price accordingly to increase the income of the people, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. ”

Mo Zhinian shook his head and said: "The lord only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other. Nowadays, hundreds of foreign ships are berthed in Hangzhou every day, does the lord know how many goods are shipped on board and sold abroad every day? ”

Wu Zheng smiled silently and shook his head.

Mo sighed obsessively, "This move seems to kill two birds with one stone, but in fact, it is harmful to the people." ”

"Where do you start?"

"How many mulberry farmers, weavers, tea farmers, and workshops are there in Jiangnan? The amount of silk, tea, and porcelain produced every day is innumerable, and once it cannot be sold and hoarded, has the lord ever thought about the consequences? According to the old estimate, as long as foreign businessmen drop by 20%, within a month, Hangzhou and other three prefectures will be chaotic, and after three months, eastern Zhejiang will be chaotic. ”

Wu Zheng's heart sank, he really didn't expect this.

Patronizing and "grabbing" money, I forgot that these mulberry farmers, weavers, and tea farmers all rely on the output to eat, and their families are poor, and they can't afford to wait or consume. The sudden change of rules has triggered a boycott by foreign businessmen, and although it will indeed come back in the end, this vacated time is enough to cause civil unrest.

Wu Zheng frowned and fell silent, it seemed that he had to think of another way.

At this time, Mo Yiqing, who had been silent on the side, opened his mouth and said softly: "The husband's method made the concubine think of a way to improve, which may be able to resolve its drawbacks." ”