After Wei Yunqing relaxed his position to only open a women's academy in Shangjing, several cabinet ministers readily agreed, thinking that it would be absolutely impossible for the household department to have money to run a academy in the future.

Anyway, it's just a academy, and the imperial concubine pays for it herself, even if they don't agree with her, she can do it, so it's better to deal with it, so as not to have another dispute between the two sides.

And Wei Yunqing, who roughly figured out the thoughts of these auxiliary ministers, was also very happy in his heart, everything was difficult at the beginning, and now they agreed to her to open a women's academy, which was their big mistake. Don't they just look down on her and think that she will not be able to do it in the future? In the future, she will surely make them understand how wrong they are from their standpoint of letting her run a college today.

But for now, let's make them happy for a while.

With the "support" of the cabinet, Wei Yunqing began to set up a women's academy. The women of the harem also heard the whole content of her dispute with the cabinet at that time, so when she summoned them to Yanxi Palace afterwards, she did not repeat it, and directly asked anyone who was willing to take on this task, and the person who took over this matter would become the first head of the women's academy.

Although these harem concubines said that they were ready to participate in politics, after all, their ability did not show or was not enough, and they were not able to do anything independently, and most of them had no confidence in opening a girls' academy independently.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Wei Yunqing glanced around at Concubine Zhuang, and said by name: "Concubine Zhuang, are you willing to take over this matter?" ”

Concubine Zhuang raised her eyebrows and snorted from her nose: "If I take over this matter, won't I be hated by those adults in the previous dynasty?" ”

She knew very well that the previous cabinet was so resistant to the opening of a girls' academy that whoever took over it would take over a hot potato, and no matter if it was done well or badly, it would be of no benefit.

"There is indeed a problem." Wei Yunqing nodded, she didn't think that Concubine Zhuang thought that this layer was wrong, people would not be destroyed for themselves, she could say her worries directly, but Wei Yunqing appreciated it very much, thought about it and said, "Then I will be the first mountain chief, and it is in my name to the outside world, but in fact, it is up to you to co-ordinate, how about it?" ”

She has so much to do on her own that she has to divide a lot of things. And if she gathered these concubines and didn't let them do things independently, wouldn't it be a waste? At least they are women, and they will generally be more reliable than the pedantic scholars of the previous dynasty in helping her do some things to fight for women's rights.

"You mean, I'll do all the work now, and it's all yours when there will be benefits in the future?" Concubine Zhuang snorted coldly again.

Wei Yunqing glared at her: "You just say don't do it!" If you don't do it, I'll find someone else. ”

Concubine Zhuang glanced around contemptuously and sneered, "Just them? You're really big-hearted, too. ”

“…… Okay, that's it. Wei Yunqing rolled his eyes in his heart and came to a conclusion directly.

Concubine Zhuang did not object, but her expression was still disdainful.

Wei Yunqing didn't bother to pay attention to her duplicity, and continued to ask, "Is there anyone else who is willing to assist Concubine Zhuang?" ”

After a few seconds of silence, two of the candidates carefully raised their hands - this hand is still Wei Yunqing's, and if you have something to say during the discussion, you can raise your hand, don't mess around.

Wei Yunqing nodded and said with a smile: "Then it's troublesome for the three of you." ”

Concubine Zhuang glanced back at the two waiters, and the latter two looked away a little weakly, not daring to look at her, Concubine Zhuang snorted coldly, retracted her gaze, and didn't say anything against it.

After determining the main person in charge of opening the girls' academy, Wei Yunqing began to worry about money again. In fact, there are three difficulties in opening a girls' academy: money, teachers, and students, but since the person in charge has been decided, the latter two will be mainly handed over to Concubine Zhuang, Wei Yunqing only needs to discuss with her the main educational direction of the girls' academy in the future. Wei Yunqing still has the money to open a academy for the time being, but she can only start and maintain this one, she has to find a way to make money, so as not to be powerless in the future.

He couldn't think of a reason for himself, so Wei Yunqing asked Cao Jun to call Jin Yan over, Jin Yan was the head of the household, and he knew the financial situation of Daliang best.

Jin Yan and Wei Yunqing can probably be regarded as disgusted with each other, when Wei Yunqing asked him about his financial situation, he only said it simply, but he didn't lie.

At present, the national fiscal revenue of Daliang depends on taxes, which are mainly divided into two types: land tax and commercial tax, and land tax accounts for the majority. The land tax, which is based on the area of cultivated land and the area of land, fluctuates modestly from year to year, and the recent financial difficulties are mainly due to the steep increase in military spending.

After Jin Yan said about the proportion of land tax, Wei Yunqing nodded, the land tax of Daliang is not heavy, and the peasants can basically survive. In fact, according to her idea, the agricultural tax should be abolished, farming is very hard, and every year when you plant so much and pay taxes, farmers can only have food and clothing. But even in modern times, the agricultural tax was not abolished until 2006, thanks to the development of the entire social economy and the industrialization of agriculture. Moreover, not only from the economic consideration, but also from the political considerations of the collection of agricultural tax - in some places, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, if the agricultural tax is not levied, how can the people have a sense of awe of the imperial power?

Since the agricultural tax is inconvenient to adjust, the commercial tax can only be moved. However, listening to Jin Yanyi's introduction, this commercial tax is also varied, including the collection of taxes on gold, silver, iron, grain, silk, etc., the tax on the closure of the market, etc., and it is not appropriate to increase it again. And things like tea, salt, minerals, and the like are all monopolies, which is equivalent to the state contracting to private individuals, and others are not allowed to operate without authorization.

After listening to Jin Yan's introduction, Wei Yunqing thought of two problems, one is the lack of state-owned enterprises in Daliang, and monopolies such as tea and salt can be completely pinched in the hands of the state, but now they are all outsourced, which must be indispensable for money and power trading in the dark, if she proposes to nationalize those things, it will definitely cause opposition from both interested parties, and this will be talked about in the future. The other is that Daliang adopts a completely closed policy and does not trade with other countries. According to Jin Yan, this is also a helpless move.

There are two types of girder with other countries: land and sea. Let's talk about the land route first, in the early years, there were commercial exchanges with the Great Song Dynasty, but after the relationship between the two countries deteriorated, commercial contacts were severed. In addition to the Great Song Dynasty, there are some independent nomads in the north, the Great Liang has dealt with each other, the other party does not talk about the spirit of the contract, robbed the goods and did not give money or the number of goods sold is not shoddy, after a long time, the merchants in the country of the Great Liang did not dare to do business with others, they also turned to the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty people are more fierce, those nomads can not beat, naturally they can only do business honestly.

Let's talk about the sea route. A long time ago, Wei Yunqing heard Liu Huiniang say that Daliang had a sea ban, which was also forced out. There are Japanese pirates on the sea, and the Great Liang has also sent troops to suppress them, but the Japanese are cunning, and the Great Liang sent many troops, so they will flee and hide, and the Great Liang sent fewer troops, so they will fight, so many years down, the Japanese have not beaten much, and the Liang soldiers have suffered a lot of losses. Therefore, later, the imperial court issued an order to ban the sea, and simply did not allow merchant ships to go to sea. However, this maritime transaction was highly profitable, and many people violated the ban, some died under the plundering of the Japanese Invaders, and some successfully broke through the double blockade of the Great Liang Imperial Court and the Japanese Invaders, and became rich overnight. If they are caught by the imperial court, those who violate the prohibition will not only have the payment for the goods confiscated, but also be sentenced. The original purpose of the maritime ban was to protect maritime merchants, but in the end it became a lifeline for maritime merchants, which is also embarrassing.

"Lord Jin, I heard that this maritime trade is quite lucrative, so it is better to think of exterminating the Japanese and banning the sea." Wei Yunqing said.

Jin Yan arched his hands: "Niangniang's idea is good." It's just that firstly, the Japanese have been unsuccessful in exterminating them repeatedly, and secondly, there is no silver for the army, so Niangniang still doesn't have to think about it. ”

Wei Yunqing was full of depression, and he had no money! If you don't have money, you can't fight the Japanese bandits, if you can't fight the Japanese bandits, you can't open the sea ban, you can't do foreign business, and if you can't do foreign business, you can't have money, it's a vicious circle!

After sending Jin Yan away, Wei Yunqing's mind was still full of money, money, money, and money, and in the predicament, she suddenly thought of someone, so she hurriedly asked Cao Jun to call someone over.

The person Wei Yunqing asked Cao Jun to call was Wang Mian, who had previously been assessed by Wei Yunqing as one of the candidates with no background in the selection of the position of the Ministry of Officials. Of course, in the end, he was defeated, but Wei Yunqing remembered that his son-in-law was the son of the richest man in Jiangnan.

Yes, she is now short of money and crazy, and she has decided to sell her official beard!

"Lord Wang, I wonder if your in-laws are interested in the title?" Wei Yunqing has never liked to beat around the bush, and as soon as Wang Mian came, she said straight to the point.

Wang Mian was really stunned when he heard this, and finally came back to his senses and asked, "Niangniang, what did you mean by what you just said?" ”

Wei Yunqing smiled and said, "That's exactly what you heard, Lord Wang. You also know that the household department has run out of money recently, and the palace has no money to do something practical for the people, so it has to think of other ways. You see, although your in-laws are the richest people in Jiangnan, they are ordinary people after all, don't you have any interest in the title? ”

Although Wei Yunqing is very short of money, she is not hot-headed because of this, and it is not easy to sell indiscriminately, but the fictitious title of knighthood is okay. And the kind of title she wants to sell is not the same as the ordinary one, there is no money, it can only be regarded as an honorary title, and it cannot be hereditary. However, even so, she believes that many wealthy people who do not have titles will also flock to it. In this identity-first society, what is money, status is the most important thing, and those rich people will not be stingy to spend some money for this honorary title. With an honorary title, his status has risen, and officials with lower titles than him have to treat him with courtesy when they see him, how majestic it is. She didn't believe that the rich people who had no status were not moved.

The fact is that not to mention Wang Mian's in-laws, even Wang Mian himself was moved when he heard this.

I saw Wang Mian looking at Wei Yunqing with bright eyes, and said excitedly: "Niangniang, how can you sell it?!" ”

Wei Yunqing: "......"

Look at the crown can't wait...... Is she looking for the right person?

Coughing lightly, Wei Yunqing said slowly: "I want to explain two points first: first, the title sold this time is only an honorary title, and it is not hereditary, and it is no different from other titles; Second, the purchaser of this title must meet certain conditions before purchasing it. ”

"Mother, please speak!" The light in the crown did not weaken. The first one is nothing at all, if you have money to buy a knighthood, who cares about those few money! As for the question of the raid...... There are also other serious titles that can't be hereditary, not to mention that future generations want titles, just buy them yourself, it's not a problem!

"First, the purchaser must be free of titles and official positions; Second, knighthoods can only be purchased if they pay a certain amount of taxes. Wei Yunqing said.

"Paying taxes?" Wang Mian wondered.

Wei Yunqing nodded: "This sale is mainly aimed at businessmen, and after the tax he personally pays reaches a certain amount, he can apply for it." ”

This move is to limit the number of purchasers, so that the newly added honorary lords will not become rotten things, and second, it can encourage merchants to actively pay taxes and increase the state's fiscal revenue. Otherwise, if they can evade taxes, how can these shrewd businessmen not do it? Businessmen are profit-seeking.

"How much is that?" The crown looked probing.

"We'll have to see this again. Today, I asked Lord Wang to come over, just to ask...... If your in-laws are interested, you can also prepare as soon as possible. Wei Yunqing said.

Wang Mian nodded and said with a smile: "Xia Guan understands, presumably my in-laws must be overjoyed when they learn about this." ”

"That'll be fine." Wei Yunqing smiled slightly. This matter is a win-win situation, and then she will go to the cabinet to argue and publicize this matter as a policy to the whole country.

There is no suspense, Wei Yunqing's proposal was opposed as soon as it was put forward in the cabinet, after all, although there have always been official sellers, they will not be so openly put on the table, they also want to save face. But this time it's not that no one supports her - this time it's Jin Yan who supports her. As the secretary of the household department, it is difficult for him to do the country's financial difficulties, and now he naturally welcomes the money to enter.

Then Wei Yunqing watched Jin Yan fight with her tongue, and she just watched silently from the side. In the end, the cabinet ministers were tired of arguing, and Wei Yunqing said: "The emperor also agrees with this matter." ”

Wei Yunqing asked Cao Jun to report to Yang Yi, Cao Jun said that Yang Yi didn't see him, so he asked Zheng Xiang to go back, saying that she should watch it. If she doesn't object, she agrees, so what she says now is not a false imperial order.

The cabinet was collectively silent.

The experience of the struggle with Wei Yunqing over the past few days has made them understand that this move is a sure thing and there is no way to turn it around. After being depressed, Mao Yirong silently took the lead in discussing specific measures with his colleagues - it was to create wealth for Daliang.

Seeing that the cabinet agreed to this, Wei Yunqing immediately asked Liu Huiniang to be invited into the palace. The so-called fertilizer and water do not flow into the fields of outsiders, of course she has to think of friends first if there is a good thing, Liu Huiniang is a businessman and a woman, it is extremely difficult, if she can get such a title, it will not only be good for Liu Huiniang's future business, but also extremely useful to Wei Yunqing.

She believes that when drafting the edict, the cabinet will not think of such a creature as a businesswoman under the mindset, and I am afraid that there will be no restrictions on men and women in the edict, so Liu Huiniang may become the first owner of the title of baroness in this dynasty.

In addition, this time Liu Huiniang was summoned into the palace, and Wei Yunqing had something to take risks to discuss with her - benefits always coexist with risks. 166 Reading Network