In the yamen of the Salt and Iron Division, Xu Ping looked at the income accounts of the newly opened business and the shop in the past two months, and calculated silently in his heart. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoHis plan is to slowly replace the physical transactions around the capital with various currencies as much as possible, which involves all aspects of the government's taxation and scientific purchases, and only when the government first cuts off the physical trade can the private sector be guided to realize this.

The simpler the form of commercial transactions, the more conducive to government management, the higher the efficiency, and more importantly, the more favorable the statistics with data, which can be seen in a very intuitive form to see the pros and cons of various policies. Only in this way can we avoid endless debates and even unnecessary repetition of various policies when they are introduced.

Xu Ping is now very cautious in every step, and an important reason is that the pros and cons of each reform are not difficult for professional officials to judge clearly.

Just when Xu Ping was fascinated, there was a report from the guard general outside the door: "Deputy Envoy, Judge Guo Jian has returned to Beijing from Jingxi Road, and he asks to see him outside the door!" ”

Xu Ping came back to his senses, hurriedly put down the account book in his hand, and said loudly: "Come in quickly!" ”

As soon as the list fell, Guo Jian came in from outside the door and saluted Xu Shun: "Your Majesty Guo Qian, I have seen the deputy envoy!" ”

Xu Ping pointed to the stool next to him and said, "Sit down, you have been going for a few months, tell me about the situation on Jingxi Road?" How many states can the trial of small iron money go smoothly? How does Fang Tianyan's new tea sell on Jingxi Road? ”

Guo Yu thanked him, sat down at the bottom, and arched his hand: "Deputy envoy, everything goes well!" ”

Taking a breath, Guo Yan continued: "Tang, Ru, and Cai Sanzhou have made small iron money, and now it is unhindered in the people. At the beginning, there were still people who were reluctant to collect iron money, but now it is parallel to copper money, and no one deliberately does not accept it. ”

"Good, good!" Xu Ping nodded again and again, and a stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. "But this kind of thing is unfounded, you have to write a recital after you return to Beijing, and show it to me first. It should not be just empty words, but should list all kinds of data in detail, such as how business prospered in several states, how much tax revenue increased, and how much benefit the people of Li people received. ”

Guo Jian was a little embarrassed: "Don't hide it from the deputy envoy, I have a record of private business transactions." Including several towns and towns everywhere, and even grass markets in the countryside, how many sellers were in the past, how many goods could be sold every day, and how many sellers there are now, how many goods can be sold, local state and county officials have named and pledged. However, although there has been an increase in tax revenue, it is not much compared to this. ”

"Why?" As soon as the words came out, Xu Ping understood, "Is it that these small businesses that use iron money are always tax-free, and no matter how much the transaction increases, there is no more tax revenue?" ”

"Yes, the most used iron money is in the country grass market, where there are very few taxes."

Since the time of Taizu, it was stipulated that the common people took the vegetables and fruits they grew to the market to sell them tax-free, and there were a large number of people in the capital who carried baskets to do business, which was also related to this kind of business behavior tax-free. Fixed stalls, with shops, the government will collect taxes, while businessmen with shoulders and hands do not pay taxes.

The denomination of iron money is small, and it is mainly this kind of small business that is stimulated, and the increase in taxes at the beginning is naturally not much. Only when the income of the people below increases, and then it is transmitted upwards to the consumption of other goods, will the tax increase significantly, and there will be a process for this.

Thinking of this, Xu Ping said to Guo Zheng: "This is nothing, where is there a matter of success in one step, you just need to clearly write this situation in the recital." Remember, the main thing is to make it convenient for the people, and the increase in government taxes is just the icing on the cake. ”

"Xia Guan understands."

"Okay, so how is Fang Tianyan's new tea selling in the north of Jingxi Road?"

Guo Yan showed a smile on his face: "When my subordinates first arrived in Ruzhou, the new tea was not sold very well, and they all said that it was loose tea, extremely cheap and worthless things, no matter whether they were rich or poor, they didn't want to buy it home." Fang Tianyan was clever, and seeing that the momentum was not right, he added the new legal system of group tea to sell in the market. Xintuan tea has a strong flavor, can be brewed, and can order tea, and it is not easy to mold, so there are more people who buy it. When I came back from Jingxi Road, the number of new teas sold had already caught up with the old teas. Moreover, the group tea of the new legal system has been sold, and the loose tea has gradually sold well. ”

"Okay, Fang Tianyan is down-to-earth and flexible, he is a rare talent."

The new Fa Tuan tea is actually the fermented tea of Xu Ping's previous life, like Pu'er Lu'an tea and the like. These teas are all pressed into cakes, which are similar in appearance to the current popular group tea, but in terms of process, they still use fried green instead of steamed green, and they have undergone a fermentation process, which is much more shelf-stable than today's tea.

Green tea is not something that can be done in a short period of time to let the folk develop the habit of brewing and form a specific cultural atmosphere, and the fermented tea between green tea and group tea is much easier to accept, and it may not be a promising way. Moreover, fermented tea is conducive to long-distance trafficking, and it is easy to not spoil, and it is more suitable for trading with neighboring countries.

When Xu Ping didn't have much contact with Fang Tianyan when he was in Yongzhou, he didn't expect that he was really a talented person, and if he could really implement the new tea law, he could be promoted.

Let the handyman serve tea, Guo Jian took a sip of tea, and told Xu Ping about his situation on Jingxi Road in the past few months.

Although the three prefectures of Ruzhou, Tangzhou and Caizhou are close to each other, the mountains in the middle are continuous, and the traffic is not convenient. It is precisely because of the inconvenience of transportation that the iron money pilot was first carried out there to prevent the impact on the county of Keta. Otherwise, the three states belong to the two yamen of the Jingxi Road Transfer Division, and the management is inherently inconvenient, so why choose there.

The situation in Ruzhou is the best, because there is Xu Ping's same year that Zhao Yan is there to be the governor, and everything is taken care of. Caizhou Zhizhou is Wang Su's brother Wang Qian, and the operation is still smooth, but the situation in Tangzhou is worse.

Xu Ping is most concerned about the use of land in the countryside, because the lower class households in the countryside often have little demand for commodity economy, and oil, salt, sauce and vinegar are often directly exchanged for grain, or even just wait for the merchants to arrive in the village, not even the grass market.

Guo Qian said: "The deputy envoy's words make sense, but according to what the lower officials have seen, there are often tiles in the grass market now, although they are extremely simple, and only a few people say some nonsense, but they can also attract many people to watch." In the past, it was extremely difficult to attract people even if they only received a penny of copper coins, but now that they have iron money, some villagers who go to the city to sell grain and vegetables often spend one or two iron money to go in and have a look for a while. There are even more lively children, a few partners go to the river to catch some fish and shrimp, exchange a few iron coins in the market, and gather together in the tile to watch. With iron money, the countryside has a lot of benefits. ”

Xu Ping said: "This is the best, as long as it is really useful, when it comes to leap June, it will be expanded to the nearby state capital." ”

If you can add Yingzhou, Chenzhou and Xuzhou, you will be able to reach Kaifeng Mansion, and you will be able to pass through the capital if you succeed. As long as the capital is successfully used, there will be no big obstacles to the passage of the whole country.

(Note: Earlier in the book, the transfer envoy of Jingxi Road was set to Wang Yong, about two or three terms earlier than the actual time of office in history, and as a result, he collided with Wang Yong in Caizhou.) It's hard to change the book, and I apologize to the reader, according to the recusal law, the two can't hold such a position, which is a loophole that is not well thought out when the book is written, and there is no such situation in reality. (To be continued.) )