Chapter 196: Huang Zicheng who became smarter
Huang Zicheng didn't care about the suspicions of his subordinates, he hurriedly ran out, not far from the door, he quickly stopped, even if he was a little afraid of Liu Chun, but now he is the prefect of Suzhou, a cadre in the court, how big an official is Liu Chun? It's still an experience, it stands to reason that if you can see him, you will be embarrassed, if you run out to greet him, wouldn't it be too shameless.
Huang Zicheng held his steps, trying to calm his breathing and make himself look more stable. Of course, he didn't dare to calm down for too long, almost enough.
Standing at the door, Huang Zicheng was still hesitant, whether to lower the rank to greet him, face, it's all face! As soon as he looked up, he was happy, and it turned out that he was following Liu Chun and Xu Zengshou.
Huang Zicheng hurriedly came over, hugged his fists and said, "It turns out that the little grandfather is here!" ”
Xu Zengshou subconsciously took a step back and said, "Lord Huang, I came with Lord Liu." ”
Huang Zicheng is embarrassed, it's not okay not to speak, he was thinking about how to speak, but Liu Chun smiled first, "Lord Huang, I really didn't expect that you were transferred to Suzhou as the prefect, and the lower officials didn't know whether to congratulate or ...... Congratulations! ”
Huang Zicheng squeezed out a smile, "This is the arrangement of the imperial court, I don't care about the official position." "Really, if I can stay away from you, let me be a county magistrate.
Huang Zicheng can be admitted to Tanhualang, of course his brain is not slow, as a celebrity in front of the Son of Heaven, Liu Chun will not run to Suzhou for no reason, this kid has something to do, and it is a big deal!
"Come in!"
Liu Chun and Xu Zengshou entered the Suzhou Mansion.
I have to say that this mansion is really magnificent, and every design has a strong style of Jiangnan garden, delicate and exquisite, and it is all scenery as far as the eye can see.
As a mansion, Huang Zicheng even has a garden of his own, such a configuration, even the six yamen in the capital are ashamed.
The furniture used is Huanghuali, the Shifeng Longjing is drunk, and the tea utensils are all official kilns of the Song Dynasty, and they are all good things.
Huang Zicheng saw that Liu Chun kept observing the furnishings, and suddenly became restless. This kid won't come to investigate corrupt officials, right? Damn it, why did you forget to tell the following and let them change to ordinary utensils, it's really infuriating!
Huang Zicheng coughed lightly and said: "Lord Liu, I have only been in Suzhou for a few days, these things are left by the previous official, I don't like them very much, if Lord Liu is interested, I can let people send them." ”
Liu Chun chuckled, "Okay, I do lack a few decent things there, since Lord Huang is willing to cut love, I will laugh and accept it." ”
Jiang Liu Chun did not refuse, Huang Zicheng was a little more at ease, maybe there was not so much trouble, he was scaring himself.
"Lord Liu, at noon today, I will arrange a reception banquet for the adults, and by the way, invite a few troupes to come over and sing songs, if Lord Liu has anything to like, just order it."
"Really?" Liu Chun smiled: "Then let's come to a "Dou E's Injustice", we have to listen to the grievances of the people, and then come to a "Cutting the Horse", by the way, just add a "Yingtai Crying Grave". ”
Liu Chun said three plays, and Huang Zicheng trembled three times, and cold sweat broke out on his sideburns.
Dou E's injustice is a play that existed in the Yuan Dynasty, and Yingtai's crying grave was taken from Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, as for the killing of horses, this play has also been performed for many years. Since Luo Dada's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" came out, many of them have become classic repertoire and are widely popular.
Just looking at Liu Chun's three plays, there is no problem, but if they are connected, it will be scary, first listen to the grievances of the people, then kill people, and then cry the grave!
Okay, this is a proper arrangement for Huang Zicheng!
Governor Huang's hands trembled, "Okay, good, good, I, I'll let people make arrangements, Liu, Lord Liu, what else do you have to order?" ”
Liu Chun glanced at it and found that Huang Zicheng's face was pale and his lips twitched...... This guy's psychological quality is also too poor, and if he is frightened, it will be troublesome.
"Lord Huang, are you alright?"
"No, it's fine!" Huang Zicheng's voice trembled, can he be okay? It's almost scared to death! A red man in front of an emperor, who can talk to like this, who can not be afraid?
"Oh, it's okay. I came here this time to ask about the opening of a money bank by a businessman in Suzhou. ”
Huang Zicheng just breathed a sigh of relief, and when he heard Qian Zhuang, he immediately raised his heart again.
"Lord Yanagi...... You're here to check the bank? ”
Liu Chun didn't deny it, but just smiled: "I can't talk about the investigation, I just heard about it, I want to know about the situation, after all, the implication is too big, I can't be cautious, right?" ”
Huang Zicheng nodded hurriedly, "Lord Liu." Since you said it, I have another thing that I am about to tell Lord Yanagi...... That's right, when the previous Kochi government left, he left me a sum of taxes......"
As mentioned earlier, Suzhou has more taxes than many provinces. In grain alone, there are more than 2.8 million stones.
Frankly speaking, this amount is too high, accounting for one-tenth of all the land endowments in the entire Ming Dynasty.
Suzhou's grain production is very high, but there will also be a shortage, after all, Suzhou is also very densely populated, but fortunately, Suzhou has a developed business, especially the handmade silk workshop, which is the best in the world.
Therefore, the successive prefects of Suzhou would collect some harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, convert them into silver taels, and then use these silver taels to buy grain elsewhere to fill the shortfall.
Huang Zicheng is no exception, after he took over the prefect of Suzhou, he had to send a batch of autumn grain to Beijing.
"The Kochi government left me 300,000 taels of silver, and he also gave me a suggestion, saying that I could temporarily deposit the money in Suzhou Qian Zhuang to earn interest."
Liu Chun raised his eyebrows, "Lord Huang, have you listened?" ”
Huang Zicheng shook his head, "To be honest, I am also hesitant, Suzhou has heavy taxes, and everyone knows it." In order not to mislead the country and the people, it is really not easy for me, a parent official. The Kochifu said that if the money is deposited in Suzhou Qianzhuang, it can eat interest. 300,000 taels, in a year, the interest is 30,000 taels, and with 30,000 taels of interest, it can reduce the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes of many people, and it can be regarded as benefiting the villagers. ”
The interest rate of 10% is higher than that of the Royal Bank!
Liu Chun chuckled and said, "Such a good idea, why didn't Lord Huang do it?" ”
Huang Zicheng smiled bitterly: "Lord Liu is laughing at me." Even if Huang is confused, he knows that this is the tax silver of the imperial court, what is the money deposited in a few merchants, in case it is occupied and lost, how should Huang explain to the imperial court? Sixty taels is enough to peel the skin, 300,000 taels, even if Huang grows 10,000 layers of skin, it is enough to peel off! ”
I have to say, Suzhou is really rich!
Relying on the Yangtze River, and rich in silk, just a prefect yamen, can balance 300,000 taels, this is the money on the books, I don't know how much has been divided into layers of profits.
If it was in the past, Huang Zicheng would not be so cautious, he would most likely follow the rules, save money when he should save money, and take what belongs to him.
After all, there is Yan Ruyu in the book, and there is a golden house in the book.
He has been admitted to Tanhua, and it is time to cash it out!
It's just that after experiencing the one in Beiping, Huang Zicheng was afraid, he felt that the gentry and merchants in these places were not so kind. Put the money in it, and they give themselves money every year, and if something goes wrong, who will be responsible.
And Jin Yiwei is full of eyeliner, and when things are revealed, will there still be his own good fruit to eat?
Huang Zicheng has been hesitating these days and can't make up his mind.
Coincidentally, Yoo Chun came.
"Lord Liu, did you hear the rumors that I, Huang Zicheng, were greedy for the money of the Mo State and the people? No, absolutely not! Huang Zicheng stood up excitedly, "I, I dare to swear to the sky, if Huang is greedy for a tael of silver, Huang will be stripped of skin and grass, and the sky will thunder!" ”
Liu Chun also saw that Huang Zicheng didn't seem to be lying, and he did not come to Suzhou for a long time, forget it, he was cheap.
Huang Zicheng washed away his suspicions, Liu Chun was not disappointed, but had a little more joy, this baby can't sink into the sand too early!
Huang Zicheng saw Liu Chun pondering, and secretly rejoiced, it was really for the matter of Qian Zhuang, if he had a bad thought, he would be trapped, it was really dangerous!
"Lord Liu, don't worry, I will strictly restrain the yamen from depositing money in the bank...... It's just a private deposit, what to do, please show it to Lord Liu. ”
Unconsciously, Huang Zicheng had put himself in the position of his subordinates.
Liu Chun chuckled, "Lord Huang, I did come by the emperor's order, but you don't have to be afraid, the silver from the Suzhou Mansion can be deposited into the bank, and it must be deposited immediately!" ”
"Ahh
Huang Zicheng was puzzled, he shook his head desperately, "No, absolutely not, Huang can't violate the laws of the imperial court, if you do this, Your Majesty will not let me go." ”
Liu Chun smiled and said: "Lord Huang, don't worry, I have a holy decree here, you do things according to the will, no one can do anything to you." ”
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Coming out of the Suzhou Mansion, Xu Zengshou was full of suspicions.
"Liu Chun, what kind of calculations are you having? His Majesty asked you to check the bank, but you didn't do anything at all, but instead deposited money in the bank, you, do you want interest? ”
Liu Chun laughed, "Brother Xu is really joking, you listen to me, immediately spread the news, saying that the money of the government was deposited in Suzhou Qianzhuang, and the credit of Qianzhuang is very secure." You mobilize some merchants, go to the queue to save money, and build momentum! ”
Xu Zengshou became more and more confused, "What kind of calculation are you making, don't make it clear, I won't accompany you to toss around!" ”
"How is this a toss!" Liu Chun said with a smile: "Wait for us to deposit the money, and in a few days, we will release some rumors, and then line up to run." You say, can this Suzhou money village still hold up? ”
Xu Zengshou instantly took a breath of cold air, killing, absolutely killing! Liu Chun, this kid, doesn't need to hesitate to risk bad water, Suzhou Qianzhuang met him, and he was unlucky.
The deposit of any bank is limited, and it does not over-issue currency, where does it come from profits. Even the Royal Bank is like this, and Suzhou Money Village is no exception, Xu Zengshou seems to see thousands of people flocking to Suzhou Money Bank!
Don't mess with anyone and Liu Chun, it's so ruthless!