Mao Chengzuo stammered a little and said, "The last general, this, this······ A few days ago, the last general and the deputy general together gathered a boatload of ginseng, deer antler, mink and other things, and wanted to transport them to the port of Yiju to exchange for some things.

However, when the goods were disembarked in a small port, they were detained by people wearing Chinese military uniforms there, and even the people we sent to press the ship were arrested. ”

Chen Xin's mind was spinning rapidly at this moment. As soon as he heard it, he knew that this was smuggling luxury goods and was seized by his own customs.

Mao Chengzuo said extremely stumbling. Not only because they are not familiar with Chen Xin, the new boss, but also because their previous behavior was smuggling and breaking the law, and this kind of behavior is completely digging Chen Xin's corner.

Shang Kexi, who was not as thick-skinned as Mao Chengzuo, never said this.

However, Mao Chengzuo actually said this kind of thing to him, which also shows one thing, that is, Mao Chengzuo did not regard his Chen Xin as a high-ranking king like Chongzhen.

This kind of smuggled goods are detained, and he will still look for the king of his kingdom, it seems that Mao Chengzuo is now treating him Chen Xin as a grass king.

Thinking of this, the corners of Chen Xin's mouth couldn't help but show a wry smile.

Unexpectedly, after 7 or 8 years of hard work, establishing a country and forming an invincible army, he would still be regarded as a grass king! It's really hehe.

Chen Xin let out a casual "oh", and then asked, "You have collected so many luxury goods and other things, what are you going to exchange for in China?"

Also, why don't you go through the normal procedures and declare customs entry, but smuggle instead? As early as last year, the king had signed an order submitted by the Cabinet, requiring all customs offices to trade all commercial goods in the port of Uiju in case Tartar spies from spying on the kingdom or smuggling military supplies.

The goods that have not been inspected by the customs of Yiju Port are all smuggling, and the goods will be fined and confiscated. ”

"This, of course, the last general and others are preparing to go to the country to exchange for some silver and grain and other materials, and the food and salary allocated by the Ming Court have always been insufficient. Those Qiuba had no money and could not eat, so they refused to go and kill the tartars.

Of course, after the last general entered the Huaxia military register, the Kingdom Military Department issued a very high military salary to all the soldiers under the command of the last general, and it would not be deducted at all.

However, the Dongjiang Town led by the last general and others is not only full of soldiers, but also dozens of islands in Dongjiang Town, and there are at least tens of thousands of old and weak people, and they also have to eat. ”

Mao Chengzuo took it for granted, and continued, "The last general also knows the relevant orders issued by the cabinet of the kingdom, but the cargo throughput of Yizhou Port is too large, and the prices of various materials are really low, and the tax rates on various luxury goods are also a little high. ”

Chen Xin was silent on his face, but he was shaking his head slowly in his heart, he didn't believe Mao Chengzuo's nonsense, it should be true that he wanted to make more money, but Mao Chengzuo's smuggling behavior should also be for himself to make some extra money.

The establishment of a customs department to strictly control import and export trade was one of the things that any country in Chen Xin's era had to do.

The customs is not only a guarantee of the security of the kingdom, but also a strict customs can prevent the flow of grain, gunpowder mixtures and other materials into Houjin.

It can also collect a large amount of customs duties, ensuring that the kingdom can earn a lot of money by collecting taxes to replenish the treasury.

At the same time, in this era, customs also nurture the task of providing financial services. Because all transactions that go through the customs need to be settled using various financial instruments of various banks in China.

Huaxia can forcibly make merchants from various countries who come to China establish credit to various banks in China through customs, and even make them form the habit of using Huaxia Bank's financial bills.

This kind of action can slowly control the economic lifeline of the various forces that trade with China, which is an extremely important part of the plan.

And smuggling is completely digging the corners of the kingdom, and digging the corners of the kingdom, that is, digging the corners of Chen Xin himself, he naturally doesn't want anyone to snatch benefits from his pocket.

"General Mao, you must know that Huaxia is an emerging country governed by law, and the kingdom has long set up relevant laws, and all smuggling ships that are caught must be reported immediately and rushed into the treasury as soon as possible.

After such a long time, the ship may have changed hands several times and disappeared. In this case, even if this king has the heart to help a few people, but the real problem is there. ”

What Chen Xin is saying now is completely false. In fact, the materials confiscated by the customs are the most prone to corruption, so the cabinet has long had relevant documents, and there are quite strict records, auction procedures and procedures for the materials seized by the customs. Now the batch of materials should still be in the customs warehouse.

Chen Xin lied to a few small generals regardless of his identity as a king, because he was regarded as the king of grass by Mao Wenlong before and felt humiliated, so he was ready to teach Mao Chengzuo a lesson.

Of course, there are other reasons, since Mao Chengzuo is so anxious about the goods, it means that he is in urgent need of money, if things are really the same as Chen Xin thought, then there is a lot of room for maneuver. Chen Xin can use relevant means to gradually deepen his control over this guy, and add an insurance policy to the follow-up strategy Da Ming's plan.

After Mao Chengzuo heard Chen Xin's words, his mouth opened very wide, although his ship was much smaller than those transport ships in Huaxia, but the goods he smuggled were luxury goods, and the goods on the ship were worth thousands of taels of silver.

He originally thought that as long as he opened this mouth, then, Chen Xin, as his new boss, would happily return the materials to him, but now, listening to what Chen Xin said, there is no hope for this ship?

?? Shang Kexi, on the other side, was also a little heartbroken at the moment, because he also occupied a cargo on that ship.

However, he still quickly adjusted his mentality and said to Chen Xin, "It's also the last general who forgot about this matter for a while, since the king is embarrassed by this, then it should be regarded as the goods being swept away by the waves."

If it weren't for the main force under the command of the king to defeat the Houjin Tartars along the Jinzhou line, then the generals would not have been able to go ashore to pick ginseng, dig deer antlers, and pull mink skins so smoothly. ”