Qingzhang hidden fields and integrated grain collection have been smoothly promoted in the county. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Due to the discovery of a large number of "tricky" hidden fields, the base of grain collection is far greater than the number of fish scales in the households, and the task of 8,000 stone of grain was easily completed, but the grain hoarded by the Qiongzhou battalion itself reached more than 23,000 stone, which shows how rampant the people's evasion of grain has become.

"Based on the official price of one tael and one stone, even if we pay another 8,000 taels of liao, we will still make a steady profit." Liu Quan crackled and made some calculations and reported to Xia Nan. According to the market of Lingao, in the future, the integrated grain will be extended to Danzhou and Chengmai, and the problem of hoarding 50,000 or 60,000 stone of grain every year is not big.

Summer Minami nodded. Because the Qiongzhou battalion only collects grain, and all the silver and forced labor are exempted, the Liao salary can only be paid in advance, which seems a little uneconomical, but in the long run, it is extremely necessary. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the world was about to be in chaos, and food was the top priority. Especially for the Qiongzhou battalion, which has the ambition of dominating the world, food is far more important than silver, and only with food can it accommodate more people and raise more troops.

It's just that in this way, the pressure on funds is even greater. At present, the money-making business under the name of Tiannan Commercial Bank is still cotton cloth and soju, and the rest are factories that can only enter and exit, especially the navy, which is a big money-burner. The cost of the Wuyi-class battleship alone is more than 10,000 taels of silver, and the cost of the thousand-ton battleship under construction is nearly 30,000 taels, which is almost the sum of the taxes paid by the two Lingao counties in a year.

It would be nice if the sea trade could be done, so that the problem of capital would be solved. It's a pity that the route to Japan can't avoid Zheng Zhilong, the Dutch, and Liu Xiang, and there are the Dutch and Spaniards entrenched in Nanyang.

It seems that we still have to kill Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong as soon as possible, Xia Nan thought.

However, for now, it is important to do a good job of collecting taxes. Xia Nan called Qian Youyu and instructed: "You prepare a letter for me and send it to Chengmai and Danzhou respectively, and ask Liu Zezhong and Wei Bocheng to come to high school to discuss taxes." ”

There is more than enough money, according to common sense, it is unbelievable for a general to summon two magistrates to discuss matters, but in Qiongzhou, it is normal. He settled down, and immediately wrote two letters, but the words in the letters were much more polite than Xia Nan's words, and asked the two to take the time to come and discuss the tax affairs together.

In fact, no matter how polite the words are, they can't hide the fact that the dignified parents and officials were slapped in the face by the military attaché, but this can make them retain a trace of face.

A few days later, Liu Zezhong and Wei Bocheng came to Lingao on the front and back feet.

Xia Nan was not polite, and went straight to the topic: "I invited the two of you to come today just for the sake of taxes." As you may have heard, I have received the prefect's approval to cover the taxes of the three counties. Now that the grain and salary of Lingao have been basically collected in place, 8,000 stone grain and 8,000 taels of Liao salary will be shipped soon, and now it depends on Danzhou and Chengmai. ”

Liu Zezhong passed through the destruction of the county seat, completely lost his original spirit, and nodded again and again after hearing this: "The general's move is meritorious in the present and beneficial in the future, which not only collects sufficient taxes for the imperial court, but also exempts us from the pain of collecting grain, and the official fully supports it." ”

Wei Bocheng sighed secretly, he had also heard about Chengmai, the Qiongzhou battalion's style of "those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me die", no one can resist it, Liu Zezhong is condescending, and there are also words of suffering. He didn't want to offend Xia Nan, but since Liu Zezhong had said so, he had nothing to say, and immediately expressed his support for the Qiongzhou battalion's tax package.

"Very good, with the support of the two adults, I believe that the tax collection in Chengmai and Danzhou counties will also be very smooth. Don't hide it, in the past, it was not only difficult to collect enough grain according to the fish scale book of the household, but also the majority of the money was obtained by those treacherous officials and grain messengers, and the county government did not save one out of ten. According to Lingao's experience this time, not only did he bypass those household officials, but also dug up a large number of hidden fields that were sent by tricks, and it was easy to complete the summer tax and autumn grain......"

Although the two of them secretly hated the Qiongzhou battalion for bullying the text with force, these words reached their hearts, which county's magistrate is not brain-stricken, and finally has to bow to those treacherous officials and local heroes in order to complete the task.

"And the wicked people who are Qingzhang Yintian and the officials and gentry are all in one place to be done by my Qiongzhou battalion, and the two of them only need to watch from the wall, complete the taxes, and look better in terms of performance."

The two of them were refreshed when they heard this. In fact, they also understand the benefits of the measures of Qingzhang Yintian and the integrated grain payment measures of the officials and gentry, but the local forces are intertwined, and the county is an outsider, and they are powerless. Now Xia Nan made it clear that they will do the wicked, and the benefits will be shared by everyone, for them, there is no risk, and they can successfully complete the task of summer tax and autumn grain, and they can't run away with a good performance, so it seems that the Qiongzhou camp is not so hateful.

The world is bustling, all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit. Although the two of them lost face, they got the lining, and they didn't care about the domineering and calling of the Qiongzhou battalion. Wei Bocheng said sincerely: "The general's actions, we have benefited a lot, I can't thank you, if there is a dispatch in the future, this official is willing to drive." ”

Liu Zezhong did not dare to lag behind, and said: "What Wei Zhixian said is very true. If you have offended in the past, you can also hope that General Haihan. ”

Xia Nanda waved his hand: "There is no need to mention the past, Lingao and Chengmai and Danzhou are dependent on each other, and I hope that the two of you will support the Qiongzhou camp and share the glory and wealth in the future." ”

The officials naturally will not reject the glory and wealth, and when they heard this, the two magistrates smiled, and the previous unhappiness was forgotten.

At this moment, thousands of miles away in the port of the city of Geranza, the pirates shouted loudly, and people came and went, carrying baskets of knives, guns, and projectiles on the shore onto the ship. The sails of the ship have been raised, and they look ready to go, and the shopkeepers of each ship are counting and summoning their men:

"Li Er was stunned, you hit the street, quickly called someone to get on the boat, and I missed the big dragon's head and cut off your head......"

"Zhang Haozi, X your mother, when did you still hold your mother-in-law, copy the guy and leave......"

……

Wang Qinian followed Liang Dong closely and asked in a low voice, "Is this going to do something to the Zheng family?" ”

Liang Dong nodded: "The big dragon head got the news that the fourth elder of the Zheng family is going to come back from Japan and bring back a large amount of silver and goods, and we will do him with a big vote." ”

Wang Qinian was a little puzzled: "The sea is vast, how did Liu Xiang find the Zheng family's fleet?" ”

"The big dragon head is buried in the Zheng family, so naturally there is accurate information. The fleet will pass through Kinmen, and we will ambush outside Kinmen. ”

"Isn't Kinmen the territory of the Zheng family?"

Liang Dong smiled: "This is called dark under the lights, anyone will think that it is safe to go to their own territory, let's take it by surprise and attack it unprepared, and when Kinmen Island reacts, we will run away a long time ago." (To be continued.) )