"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.

At the same time, he was still a little proud, and said that if this account book was calculated by the general account room, it was estimated that it would not take half a day to calculate it clearly.

"What? This king is the richest man in the capital? You're not mistaken, God bless! Liu Hongjian still thought it was Zhang Weixian joking, and joked without taking it seriously.

"Looking at the entire Shuntian Mansion, in terms of arithmetic, I Zhang Wei is the first to admit the second, and no one dares to admit the first!" Zhang Weixian shook the keyboard in his hand and said very arrogantly.

"Are the richest people in the capital so worthless? How much money is in the account now? Liu Hong gradually said subconsciously.

"Four million four hundred and eighty thousand taels!" Zhang Weixian said very simply.

"it!" Liu Honggradually heard the numbers and was startled.

"So? Is this king really the richest man in the capital? Liu Hong gradually saw that Zhang Weixian was not joking, and his heart suddenly brightened.

The elements of Xishan Shanghe were gradually readjusted by Liu Hong, and now Chongzhen accounts for half of the shares, Liu Hong gradually accounts for 30%, and the British Gongzhang in the north is the first, Liu Kongzhao is the sincere Bo of Nanjing in the south, and Mu Tianbo is the Duke of Qianguo in Yunnan each accounts for five points.

Jiang Yongmin, Gu Datong and his son, who participated in the first round of 'financing', accounted for the remaining five shares.

4.48 million taels According to the proportion, Liu Hongji's share is more than 1.3 million taels.

If it was a few years ago, it was estimated that more than one million taels of silver would not even be able to enter the top five in the capital, but after Chongzhen conspired with him, the courtiers and nobles were ravaged several times, and most of them had no property.

For the matter of becoming the richest man, Liu Honggradually felt a little incredible, after all, if the future generations want to become the richest man in a place, every decades of struggle and hard work are basically foolish dreams.

But how long has Xishan Business Cooperation been established? He didn't do anything? This is the richest man in the capital?

"Of course, the richest man in the capital is just a small goal, according to the current layout of our Xishan business, within a year, you can become the richest man in the north, and in less than three years, you can become the richest man in the entire Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Weixian's tone was still very calm, and in his opinion, there was nothing surprising at all.

There are so many workshops in Xishan Shanghe, and most of the goods produced are very competitive.

In addition, whether it is Zhang Weixian or Mu Tianbo, these time-honored brands have no other skills for a hundred years, and they have opened shops to do business, and after taking a stake in Xishan Shanghe, these shops have directly become sales channels for goods.

Not to mention anything else, only glass, as well as various derivatives of glass, glass cups, teapots, glasses, binoculars, all kinds of utensils, etc., made a profit of no less than 1.5 million taels of silver in a year.

What a terrifying number!

High-quality glass products are simply too attractive to the wealthy people of Daming.

Who doesn't want to have a clean window at home? Who doesn't want everything in their home to be crystal clear?

High-end atmosphere on the grade, low-key luxury has connotation, how many rich people can bear it?

In addition, Zhang Weixian's marketing is really good, and now in Beijing, whether it is a rich family or a person who has just been lifted out of poverty, as long as they have money in their hands, they have to buy a piece of glass to decorate the façade to show their wealth.

And holiday gifts have also changed from tea and supplements to glass products such as glasses.

So much so that now there is a rumor in the capital: this year's festival does not accept gifts, and only white glass is accepted.

On the contrary, it is the income of steel and cement, which should have made a lot of money, and most of the steel and cement as strategic materials have been directly taken away by the Ministry of Industry at a parity price.

Otherwise, if you let go of these two beasts, under the monopoly, it is impossible to say that Liu Hongjian is now the richest man in the Ming Dynasty.

The rocket-like rise of Xishan Shanghe naturally made other merchants everywhere shocked and jealous, according to their previous methods, they would definitely not allow such a monster to steal their market.

But the background of Xishan Shanghe is too strong, and the identity of the royal family is naturally not passed on as a top secret, Rao is so, a prince, two princes, and an earl, who dares to touch porcelain?

It was because the merchants from all over the country couldn't afford to provoke the Xishan Shanghe, so they had to spread rumors and make a trick, intending to force the imperial court to attack the Xishan Shanghe first.

"Yes, it just so happens that you are here, and you will go to the tax department with this Lord Han, and pay all the commercial taxes that should be paid this year, and you must go to the tax department to pay the commercial taxes every month as scheduled, and you must not cheat!" Liu Hong gradually said to Zhang Weixian.

The Lord does not care at all about the slander of merchants everywhere.

The business tax was the first thing he proposed, and if it weren't for the fact that no one came to inform him, there would be such a moth.

Hearing that Liu Hong was gradually willing to cooperate, Uncle Han naturally smiled, and he was obedient and boasted that Liu Hong gradually became the pillar of the country.

In the afternoon of the same day, under the leadership of Zhang Weixian, Xishan Shanghe carried boxes of silver to the Household Taxation Department to pay taxes.

What? Why don't you use a carriage to pull it, but use someone to carry it?

How can the merchants know that Xishan Shanghe is going to pay taxes, in order to expand the effect, the boxes of silver boxes are not covered.

Zhang Wei first rode on a tall horse, followed by two rows of signs with the banner of Xishan Shanghe to swagger through the market.

Han Yu originally thought that with the cooperation of Xishan Merchants to take the lead in paying taxes, the businessmen in the four places would follow suit if they had no reason to do so.

It's just that he underestimated the determination of the businessmen everywhere, or the degree of scoundrel and shamelessness, Xishan Shanghe paid the business tax on time, but do you want them to pay it too?

Sorry, no money!

Han Yu has almost been depressed these days.

It is no wonder that the shameless businessmen dare to be so presumptuous, and in previous years, the taxation was basically the official of the tax department who went to the merchant's shop, said all the good things, and then the rich family paid casually like a flower.

In the past three hundred years, the business tax has been levied by the Ming Dynasty, and the thunder and rain are small, which makes businessmen everywhere feel that it is nothing more than a period of time.

And now? Not only did the commercial tax increase significantly, but it also stipulated that they had to bring their own account books and send money to the local tax department every month?

Are you kidding?

Among them, the salt merchants in the Lianghuai area were the most arrogant, and I heard that many of the officials of the tax department who went to collect the payment were seriously injured.

Relying on the salt earned by their ancestors, these salt merchants are almost all so rich, and they are synonymous with being rich and unkind, and they rely on bribing officials everywhere, almost all of them are local overlords and soil emperors.

According to Han Yu's many investigations, these salt merchants are the biggest reliance of merchants from all over the Ming Dynasty, and they are also the weather vane.

As long as the salt merchants refused to bow to the imperial court, they would certainly not be willing to hand over the silver honestly.

This is difficult, these salt merchants are all families, and they have relied on salt to make a fortune for generations, and their relationship network is not strong, maybe their colleagues in the court have supporters for them.

If you are not careful, you will have to get into your official career.

When Han Yu sighed again and rushed to Xishan for help, Liu Hong, who learned the inside story, was immediately furious.

"Shameless, watch this king him!"