The words are divided into two ends, Chongzhen and Liu Hong gradually engaged in scientific research and slept lazily in Xishan, and the court was also troublesome during this time.

Due to Liu Hongji's interference, although the struggle between the Donggong faction and the old ministers of the imperial court continued, the tone of collecting commercial taxes had already been set.

With the recommendation of Liu Hongchuan, the king of Anguo County, Han Yu, a scholar of Dongge University and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, became the chief person in charge of commercial tax collection.

Oh, now that Han Yu's title has changed, he should be called the second assistant of the cabinet.

Zhu Cihong expelled Fan Jingwen, the former deputy assistant of the cabinet, from the cabinet on the grounds of his old age, of course, Zhu Cihong would definitely not say this on his face, he only said that he was sympathetic to his body, and he couldn't bear that you Lao Fan was so old and stayed up late every day to work overtime.

Where did Fan Jingwen suffer such a gas, and the next day he submitted his resignation and went home to retire.

Zhu Cihong is not stingy, he is a young master, and he is rewarded with silver, in short, the scenery is given to the courtiers who are full of resentment.

In fact, Zhu Cihong is also quite aggrieved, there is a regent above, and then there is a emperor above, although Chongzhen and Liu Hongjian mean to let him do it, but the words of the ancients can't be fully believed, Zhu Cihong of course knows, so that everything has to be considered.

The reason why Lao Fan was moved was to give an explanation to the East Palace faction, after all, it was a bit heartbreaking to suppress the East Palace courtiers who had been with him for several years.

Lao Fan has always had opinions about the king of Anguo, and if he wants to move him, Liu Hongjian will not have any objections.

Moreover, he gave the vacated secondary auxiliary seat directly to Han Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the meaning was also very clear, the elder brother moved the cabinet ministers not for anything else, but to make room for Han Aiqing.

After all, the cabinet seat is a turnip and a pit, and if you want someone else to take the position, another person must leave.

Lao Fan left, Han Yu was promoted to second assistant, and another pit vacated by the cabinet was naturally given to Zhang Tianlu, the right attendant of the ministry.

When Han Yu came to Xishan to report the situation to Liu Hongji, Liu Hongjian smiled after hearing it.

After making such a big circle, don't you just want to leave a hole for the East Palace?

The heart said that this Xiao Zhu classmate is really benevolent, if he comes to do it, it will be a hammer deal, see if you can't go home, you will go home to support the elderly, and if you don't accept it, you will beat you, how can there be so many words, take care of this and take care of that.

"I said retreat, you are also the second assistant of the cabinet, how can you still have time to find this king?" Liu Hongjian had just had lunch, and he was going to go out to walk his dog, but he didn't expect to be disturbed by the affairs of the court and the central government.

Although Liu Hongjian probably knew what Lao Han was looking for him, he was still unhappy in his heart, there was no silk and bamboo, and there was no case to work in, so he had only been clean for a few days?

"My lord, you have to help the lower officials." Han Yu seemed to have something unspeakable, got up and solemnly arched his hand.

"If there is anything to sit down and say, don't always have a polite expression, this king is the most annoying of this." Liu Hong gradually pursed his lips, the more polite he was, the more good it turned out.

"Alas, a few days ago, the emperor issued a holy decree, announcing that the merchants of the world should consciously pay taxes according to the set amount, and now half a month has passed, but the news from all over the country is not satisfactory."

Han Yu sighed, he was actually embarrassed to say that the policy had been decentralized for more than half a month, and the amount of commercial taxes collected by the imperial court was only a hundred thousand taels according to the account statistics.

It's a shame to say it!

"Since the imperial court has issued a holy decree, dare anyone to commit a crime against the wind? him! Liu Hong's eyes suddenly lit up.

The thief is not convinced? Pan him! Wild boar skin is not satisfied? Pan him! Maozi is not convinced? Pan him!

This is Liu Hongji's consistent style, if you are not convinced, you will be convinced, it's that simple.

"Huh? What plate? Han Yu was suddenly confused by Liu Hong.

"Haven't you ever taken a walnut when you retreated? It's that dry, numb, not rounded thing at all, and you're going to ravage it until it's shiny and shiny!

In short, him, him, beat him! Liu Hong gradually said.

"Oh no, my lord, if this is the case, the world will be in chaos!" Han Yu said with a bitter face.

He worships Liu Hongjian as the master, and leaning against the big tree to enjoy the shade is one of them, and another reason is that Liu Hongjian is true temperament and will not stab his subordinates in the back for some reason.

With his understanding of Liu Hongji, if the king of Anguo County is in charge of commercial taxes, he may really push it over.

After all, all the glory of his body is won by his military exploits, but the merchant is no better than the homeless and the Jiannu, and the methods of such a guy who does not use the sword are sometimes more ruthless than the thief.

They refused to pay their taxes on various grounds such as business difficulties, loss of money, and inability to make ends meet, and they were very cooperative, and as soon as the tax department arrived, they immediately took out their books.

However, this account book is exactly the same as it says, and a closer inspection turns out that it is a loss, and there is not even any pants left, which makes the people in the tax department lose their temper.

Nowadays, the big businessmen from all over the country have already been in contact, although there is no such perverted organization as the Chamber of Commerce, but they have also agreed on the charter of advancing and retreating together.

Once the court is strong, these merchants are bound to fight by boycotting the market, in short, they are really poor, and if the court wants to exploit them, they will have to close their doors.

But where can the people stand this, it has only been ten days and it has already caused resentment in various places, and Zhu Cihong was displeased when he learned of this.

He didn't criticize Lao Han, the new official, but asked him to ask him to find Liu Hongji's help.

"Since ancient times, it has been difficult to raise the people and profiteers, well, but this king has been negligent." After listening to Han Yu's explanation, Liu Hong gradually stroked his chin and frowned.

If the merchant industry is overpressed, it will inevitably affect the development of the empire, and if it is too vain, it will make the people rich and the country poor, and the gap between the rich and the poor will be wide.

"My lord, the lower official has a reluctant request." Seeing that Liu Hong was gradually silent, Han Yu said respectfully.

"If there is anything you want to ask for, just say it." Liu Hong gradually said bluntly that the current situation is obviously light, but it is inappropriate to use force, and he has no good way to do it for a while.

"Hearing that the business industry in Xishan is quite huge, the lower officials have the courage to speak out, hoping that the prince can take the lead in paying commercial taxes and set an example." Han Yu hesitated, gritted his teeth and told the truth directly.

There have long been rumors in various places, accusing the court of being unfair, and the surviving nobles in various places are all rich families, and the court does not seek these lords for taxes, but bullies them these poor people.

And the first to bear the brunt is Liu Hongchuan, the king of Anguo County.

Han Yu was a little apprehensive in his heart, after all, it was okay to chat with friends and say anything, but when it came to borrowing money, it was common for them to turn their faces immediately.

He didn't come to borrow money, but this is more serious than borrowing money, and there is still a chance to get the borrowed money back, but if the money is handed over to the imperial court, it will never come back, whose silver is blown by the wind?

"Nima, it turned out to be this matter for a long time, it's easy to say, but this king doesn't know how much silver Xishan Shanghe has earned in the past year, and wait a while, this king will go to the British prince Xiao Zhang to come over and say." Liu Hong gradually scratched his head and said.

Maybe for others, money is hard to earn and is hard to eat, but for Liu Hongji, his silver is really blown by the wind.

He almost didn't care about anything in the many workshops of Xishan Shanghe, except for pointing out the technology and development direction by the way when he wandered around, so that it was not very clear how much silver he had at his disposal now.

The British Gongzhang, who was sitting in the base camp of Shaoting, came first, but this guy was stunned for a moment when Liu Hong gradually asked, and took out a super thick account book from his body and calculated it carefully.

Two quarters of an hour passed before Comrade Xiao Zhang figured it out.

"Lord Wang, if I'm not mistaken, you are currently the richest man in our capital." Zhang Wei first took out a handkerchief and wiped the slight sweat on his forehead.

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