Yangzhou Assassin Shi Shenghuai took this opportunity to gather officials from all over Yangzhou, strictly ordering them to collect the autumn grain neatly within seven days, and at the same time send all the grain in the warehouses in Yangzhou to the imperial capital.

Sheng Huai fully supported the imperial court, and on the other hand, he defended himself and accused Gu Wei of framing him; what made Ju Yu wonder was that Gu Wei was unmoved, and even ignored Pan Lian's letter to persuade him.

Gu Wei used to be the long history of Pan Lian, without Pan Lian's recommendation, Gu Wei would not be able to get to today, I heard that if this Yangzhou salt policy innovation is successful, Gu Wei is likely to enter Shangshutai.

"Brother Ju, you have too high expectations for them. Gu Wei smiled faintly, but there was a trace of worry between his eyebrows.

The sentence was seen and knew in his heart, so he smiled and said, "Brother Gu, Brother Pan has sent a letter, let me persuade you, don't worry about some things for the time being." ”

Gu Wei shook his head: "Brother Pan is worried, alas, I haven't thought about it, but Brother Ju has not thought about it, why is our affairs difficult, why is the salt tax reform out of Yangzhou Mansion, everything is as usual, Brother Ju, if you don't move this stone, the salt policy reform will not succeed." ”

I couldn't help but sigh when I heard this, in terms of salt policy innovation, he and Gu Wei were tied together. The salt tax reform is an important part of the salt policy reform, originally thought very well, the salt tax implements a one-ticket system, and only needs to pay the tax once in trafficking, but I didn't expect that this tax system was successfully implemented in Yangzhou Prefecture, but out of Yangzhou Prefecture, the local tax card was not recognized at all, and the tax was still collected according to the old system.

This situation seriously hindered the reform of the salt administration, and the salt merchants continued to complain to the Qincha camp, and the salt merchants chamber of commerce also continued to respond to the Qincha camp, which made Ju Yu and Gu Wei very puzzled.

Yangzhou's salt industry guild is actually controlled by Lu Yu and other Yangzhou gate valves, and whether it is Sheng Huai or Sha Hao, officials at all levels in Yangzhou, if there is no good relationship between the Lu Jiayu family and other Yangzhou gate valves, this official will not be able to continue, but how can they risk offending the Lu Jiayu family and make a fuss about the salt tax.

This is one of them, and the second is that the salt tax is not included in the Yangzhou tax, but is levied by Duzhi Cao, most of which belongs to the Shaofu, that is, the emperor's private money, and the salt tax reform does not involve local taxes.

The hustle and bustle in front of Gu's mansion soon ended, the people gradually dispersed, and they talked while walking, many people sighed about the person's good luck, and discussed preparing to go to Changchun Lake to try their luck, Gu Wei showed a trace of ridicule at the corner of his mouth, and shook his head with a smile.

After the people dispersed, he smiled and said, "This Gu Heng still has a way, in this way, that woman will be caught sooner or later." ”

"It's hard to say. Gu Wei shook his head and replied: "My lord is from a scholarly family, how do you know the ferocity of these outlaws on the rivers and lakes, that woman, hehe, according to common sense, should be dead, Gu Heng's move should be ulterior motives." ”

The sentence was refuted to his face, and he was not angry, but just smiled: "It makes sense, but what does he mean by doing this?"

Gu Wei shook his head, and suddenly a familiar figure came out of the restaurant next to him, he was slightly stunned, and he immediately noticed it, turned his head to look, and the figure glanced at this side and staggered eastward.

"The man looked familiar. Gu Wei frowned and thought, "I can't remember, I should have seen it there." ”

Ju Yi looked again, the person was gone, Ju Yi thought about it, and still couldn't remember seeing it there, so he smiled, stopped thinking about it, looked at Gu Wei and said, "Let's go." ”

The two of them got up, and the guard next to them threw a few copper plates on the table and followed behind them.

"The prosperity of Yangzhou is not inferior to that of the imperial capital, but the annual tax revenue is only forty percent of that of the imperial capital, do you know why this is?" Gu Wei looked at the shops on both sides of the street and sighed with a little emotion.

With a wry smile, according to Sheng Huai's statement, Yangzhou's tax is divided into field tax and commercial tax, and the field tax goes without saying, this commercial tax is one of five taxes according to the regulations of the imperial court, and this tax is already very heavy, but the problem is that Yangzhou's field tax is very low, and the reason is similar to that of other states and counties.

"The scholars don't pay taxes, this is the rule set by Taizu, the taxes are not high, not only my Yangzhou, Jizhou, Yongzhou, Jingzhou, that family is not like this!" Sheng Huai Zhenzhen argued eloquently, and Gu Wei was speechless.

"I am rich in the world, but the wealth of the court is so scarce that I can't even afford to fight, I'm afraid no one will believe it. Gu Wei said with a self-deprecating smile.

Ju Yu also sighed and shook his head, and then defended: "This scholar clan does not pay taxes, it was set by Taizu, even the emperor can't do anything." ”

What Taizu set is the rules of the ancestors, and the Great Jin Dynasty rules the world with filial piety, and no emperor dares to change the ancestral law of Taizu.

A trace of sarcasm slipped across Gu Wei's face, but he didn't argue with the sentence.

After shopping on the street for a long time, the two of them returned to the camp, and when they arrived at the camp, the lord Bo Chaoyu came up to report and received an official letter from Shang Shutai.

"Three million taels of silver, such a large amount, where to go?" muttered bitterly.

Shang Shutai's official letter told them that the war between Liangzhou and Bingzhou had made the imperial treasury strained, and they had to hand over three million taels of silver to the imperial court within ten days to finance the military expenses.

Three million silver!

Gu Wei is also stupid, thousands of acres of salt fields have been sold, but the income is less than two million taels of silver, and he has got three million taels of silver in these ten days!!

"The princes of Shangshutai slaughtered us like fat pigs!" sentence was very angry and couldn't help complaining.

The words were very vulgar, but neither Gu Wei nor Chao Yu refuted, Gu Wei took the official document, his brows were deep, and it took a long time before asking, "How many salt fields do we have to sell?"

"Fifteen hundred acres. Chao You replied: "However, these 1,500 acres are all old salt pans, and the yield is not high, and they can be sold for one million taels of silver at the top of the sky." ”

"No, it has to be sold for two million. Gu Wei's reaction was very fast, and he immediately estimated how much silver he could earn, and this salt field got two million silver, and the rest could be used to find some way to pay for the salt tax.

But even so, it could not meet the requirement of three million taels of silver.

"Two million?" Ju Yi smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Master Gu, you are whimsical, who will pay two million taels of silver to buy those broken fields, those salt fields are about to be abandoned!"

Gu Wei shook his head slightly: "Two million is ours that must be sold, otherwise it will not be possible to meet the needs of the imperial court no matter what." ”

"No, it can't be like this," Ju Yu suddenly walked quickly to the house: "I want to ask the emperor, three million, Shang Shutai is crazy for silver!"

Rushing into the house angrily, Gu Wei and Chao Yu looked at each other and smiled bitterly, maybe let him go to the Dao, ten days, three million, go there.

"Immediately draft a notice to inform the Salt Chamber of Commerce that we are going to auction the last batch of salt fields, and at the same time send this notice to the Caobang Huaiyang Association, as well as the Silk Chamber of Commerce, as well as Pengcheng, Jiankang, and Wuxian, and within three days, all the chambers of commerce in Yangzhou must receive this notice, which states that those who obtain Yantian will automatically obtain a salt license. ”

Chao You couldn't help but be stunned, and then he understood, he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "My lord has a good plan!"

Gu Wei sighed softly: "Whether this strategy can work, I don't know, I'm afraid this salt industry chamber of commerce will... Alas. ”

To engage in salt production, you must obtain a salt production license from the government, which is a key point of the salt industry innovation, before that, the previous salt production was free of charge, only those who got the license are eligible, and now to enter the industry, in addition to having salt fields, the license is the key.

With a license, you can build a salt field, everyone knows the huge benefits of the salt industry, but the salt industry in Yangzhou is monopolized by the salt industry chamber of commerce, and there are several major valve families, and it is more difficult for outsiders to enter this industry, and they must cross three passes to enter this industry.

The first hurdle is the salt license, to get this license, you must first have a salt field, the second must be recognized by the government, and the third must be recognized by the salt chamber of commerce.

The second level is the salt pan, in the past, the salt government camp, only the government has salt pans, the gate valve family can have salt pans, but they must be sold to the government, salt merchants buy salt from the government, and then transfer it to various places. After the reform of the salt industry, private individuals could own the salt pans, but at this time, they suddenly found that the salt pans were bought by the gate valve family, and they wanted to enter the industry, but there was no land to buy. There is no land to buy, and new construction can be built, but the problem is that you have to obtain a license to build a new salt pan, but without a salt pan, it is impossible to obtain a license, so this forms a paradox, if you can't buy a salt pan, you don't have a license, and you can't have a new salt pan without a license.

Third, with the license of Yantian, you have to join the Salt Industry Chamber of Commerce, which is a concession from Gu Wei to the Salt Industry Chamber of Commerce, in order to obtain their support for the salt policy reform; after joining the Chamber of Commerce, there will be a recognized salt number, otherwise the Salt Industry Chamber of Commerce will not recognize their salt number, and if the Salt Industry Chamber of Commerce does not recognize it, the salt number cannot be traded.

Buying a salt pan and giving a license is a huge temptation for those who want to enter the industry.

This is the only way to sell the salt pans at a high price.

Chao You looked at Gu Wei with admiration.

But Gu Wei's eyebrows are still worried, if they want new merchants to come in, they will inevitably offend the Salt Industry Chamber of Commerce, and then offend the gate valve family in Yangzhou, will they come out to stop it?

It's another battle.

The somewhat familiar back that Gu Wei saw outside the Gu family was Liu Han, he was the chief director of the play in front of the Gu Mansion, and he was going to lure everyone to investigate Hudong and investigate Hudong thoroughly.

After leaving the Gu family, he turned around a few times and went to Zhen Niang, who seemed to be prepared for his arrival.

"Count the slaves, you should come too. Zhen Niang smiled at him, lifted the teapot and poured him a cup of tea, and motioned for him to taste it.

Liu Han took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Tea is good tea, but, Zhen Niang, I don't know if there is any news about what I entrusted you with last time." ”

Zhen Niang smiled: "The whereabouts of these hundred workshops are unpredictable, even the slave family can't find them quickly,..."

Saying that, Zhen Niang got up and went to the house to take out a note and handed it to him, Liu Han took it and looked at it, which read: "On the night of the full moon, on the shore of Changchun Lake, the pearl painting boat, boiling tea and waiting." ”

"On the night of the full moon, the pearl painting boat. Liu Han smiled bitterly, this pearl boat is a famous painting boat in Yangzhou, the head card on the painting boat is three sisters, these three sisters are three twin sisters of a mother, their flower names are white pearl, red pearl, purple pearl, three girls can sing and dance, everyone has a stunt, white pearl is good at singing, red pearl is good at dancing, purple pearl is good at piano; This painting boat was not originally called a pearl painting boat, but after having these three pearls, it was simply renamed a pearl painting boat.

Counting the days, there are still eight days left until the night of the full moon.

"What's the matter?, not satisfied?" Zhen Niang sat opposite Liu Han and looked at him with a smile and asked.

"Thank you Zhen Niang. Liu Han sighed: "Just meet and explain some things clearly, this shopkeeper, I'm afraid I think too much." ”

"It's all your business," Zhen Niang elegantly picked up the teacup and took a shallow sip, her action of drinking tea was very beautiful, Liu Han couldn't help but be a little daze.

Zhen Niang glanced at him, and still smiled: "What's wrong?"

Liu Han sighed: "It turned out that I heard that Zhen Niang was beautiful, there are so many beauties in Baiyi Garden, and the most beautiful one is Zhen Niang, I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it." ”

Zhen Niang sneered, this smile was like a peony blooming, gorgeous and unparalleled, Liu Han sighed again, Zhen Niang threw a wink: "The girls in my garden, from Qingjin to Qingqing, are eager to sleep with everyone Liu, I have heard, even Sanniang's bed, you are on it." ”

"I have never had any determination for beautiful women," Liu Han said with a smile, of course he knew that Baiyi Yuanli must have Zhen Niang's eyeliner, and he would definitely not be able to hide it from her when he got into Sanniang's bed.

"It's a pity that I missed one of the most beautiful flowers in the garden. Liu Han sighed, his eyes fell greedily on Zhen Niang's white chest, Zhen Niang's dress today was a little bold, the red bandeau covered half of the ****, revealing a deep career line, looking extremely attractive.

Zhen Niang giggled and trembled, **** couldn't help but stir, and Liu Han's eyes became more and more bold and presumptuous.

From the meeting to the present, Zhen Niang's smile and gestures, all amorous, exuding endless charm, this kind of charm and Sanniang, and Qingjin, and Qingqing, completely different, Qingjin Qingqing still looks very green, Sanniang has a little more fireworks.

Zhen Niang is different, she is natural, she can't see any traces, she has a degree of retraction, and there is no pretentiousness.

"Hmph, you little thief," Zhen Niang smiled, revealing a hint of anger, and reprimanded: "People say that the Liu family is a romantic gentleman, and he is also a womanizer if he doesn't think about it." ”

Liu Han shook his head again and again: "Zhen Niang is wrong, Zhen Niang is wrong, how can you believe the rumors in the rivers and lakes, a romantic gentleman? Liu has never been a gentleman, Liu is a womanizer." ”

Zhen Niang sneered, tilted her head slightly, and glanced at Liu Han: "This is going to reach Jin'er's ears, I'm afraid Jin'er will regret entrusting the non-human." ”

Liu Han smiled: "Hehe, Zhen Niang doesn't know, Jin'er already knows that she is not a person, but she is a quiet woman and accepts her fate." ”

Zhen Niang laughed again, laughing so hard that Liu Han got up: "Thank you Zhen Niang for your help, I will say goodbye." ”

Zhen Niang was stunned for a moment, and looked at Liu Han in confusion, Liu Han turned around to leave, Zhen Niang hurriedly stopped him: "What, let's go?"

"I don't dare not go," Liu Han smiled bitterly: "While you are still conscious, it's better to leave early, otherwise you will offend Zhen Niang, and you will be guilty of a big sin." ”

After saying that, he opened the door and ran away.