"Robbing the rich and helping the poor?" Chongzhen smiled bitterly, "Brother Qin wants me to be a big thief? Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Qin Shuhuai shook his head, "Naturally, it's not a clear 'robbery'. These rich people can now guard their money steadily, and they are all protected by the civil officials of the Donglin Party. As long as we are willing to put some effort into it, we will definitely find some tricks. When the time comes, we can find Jinyi Wei to come out, on the one hand, we can arrest those civil officials who are corrupt and bend the law, and on the other hand, we can greatly knock on the bamboo poles of these rich businessmen to enrich the treasury. Your Majesty, don't underestimate these rich businessmen, the amount they can take out will definitely surprise you. ”

Chongzhen's eyes lit up again when he heard this, and he suddenly slapped the table violently, and said with a smile, "Haha, Brother Qin, Brother Qin, I really have you!

Qin Shuhuai shook his head solemnly, "The emperor's private visit is to understand the people's feelings, how can it be regarded as a trip?

Chongzhen laughed again, and said with great anticipation, "Okay, then according to what you say! Speaking of which, I haven't been out of the palace for a long time." There is still money to be made when you go out of the palace, and a fool is not happy!"

"That's right, even if the emperor is playing, as for the extortion, it will be on the minister, and you will make a lot of money by keeping it. ”

Qin Shuhuai was full of smiles, like a courtier. He really wants to be a minister, a super traitor who exists like a demon to the Donglin Party! Now that Jiannu is gone, it's time to take the Donglin Party people under the knife!

The two chatted for a while, and then Sun Chengzong came in, so the three of them talked about business again.

"Your Majesty, at present, Inspector Yuan has taken the 15,000 troops composed of the Guanning Army, the Xuanfu Army, and the Datong Army to go straight to Zunhua via Jizhou, hoping to block the Jiannu army south of Zunhua. At the same time, Zu Dashou's 5,000 soldiers and horses have been following Jiannu, either waiting for an opportunity to attack and harass, or waiting for Yuan Inspector to intercept Jiannu when he is attacking him. Zhao Shujiao's side will also step up the investigation of the movements of the 6,000 cavalry of Jiannu near Shimen Village. At the same time, the Guanning army in Qian'an and other places was also urgently assembling south of Zunhua. All in all, we are ready to start a decisive battle with Jiannu in the Zunhua area. ”

Chongzhen nodded frequently when he heard this, and said, "Tell Yuan Chonghuan that I still believe in him." I hope his Guan Ning Army can save some face for me!"

Sun Chengzong responded, "The old minister obeys the order." ”

After thinking about it, Chongzhen asked Qin Shuhuai again, "Brother Qin still has a high opinion?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "Elder Sun Ge and Inspector Yuan have arranged carefully and arranged properly, and the ministers have no opinions. At present, Jiannu has retreated, but the area around Jizhen has suffered heavy damage, and the ministers think that they should immediately implement the policy of pacifying the people and appeasing the people, in order to show the sympathy of the court. ”

Chongzhen said, "What Brother Qin said is extremely true, I don't know what Brother Qin's good plan is?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "The minister suggested that the entire territory of Enji Town could be promoted, and the areas to which it belonged would be exempted from taxation for three years and from forced labor for one year. At the same time, there are many people in Jizhen who are in exile, resulting in a scarcity of people in Jizhen. Ding Shao is short of soldiers, and if there are not enough soldiers, he is prepared for emptiness, and the minister suggested that in order to encourage the displaced people to return home, and even outsiders to settle in Jizhen, the corresponding preferential policies can be implemented. For example, wasteland and wasteland can be reclaimed for their own use, and all taxes will be exempted for five years. ”

After listening to Qin Shuhuai's words, Chongzhen's face was embarrassed. What Qin Shuhuai said is reasonable. A large part of the troops of the Ming Dynasty came from the Tuntian soldiers, that is, various guards were set up in the important towns of the nine sides, and the soldiers were successive generations. It's the same with Thistletown. If there is no one in Jizhen to tuntian, then there will naturally be no soldiers.

But if Chongzhen is exempted from taxation for three years, it will really cost him his life. The treasury of the Ming Dynasty was already empty, and Jizhen was not small, covering hundreds of thousands of square kilometers, if it was exempted from paying taxes for three years, where would it be made up for the tax losses lost for three years? In addition, if it was necessary to exempt the people in Gansu, Shaanxi and other places for many years, and wars were also frequent, should we be exempted?

When Qin Shuhuai saw Chongzhen's face, he knew that he was worried about taxes.

So he said, "Your Majesty, do you know how much Jizhen pays in a year?"

Chongzhen is short of money and lacks a single child, and it is naturally clear how many taxes Jizhen can have.

said, "Tian Fu and Shang Fu are about 200,000 taels, plus 400,000 taels of Liao, for a total of 600,000 taels." ”

Qin Shuhuai nodded and said, "The emperor knows how much income the Cao Gang and the Giant Whale Gang have combined on the canal over the years. ”

Chongzhen groaned for a while, and asked with interest, "How did they collect it?"

"It's worth eight out of a hundred. ”

"These people are more ruthless than me, and the business tax I collect is only worth two out of a hundred. So how much can they get in a year?"

"Judging from the income of the Jianghe Gang in the area of Qingwu Town and several wharves in Jinmen, it is estimated that the entire canal can guarantee an income of at least nine million taels a year!"

Chongzhen's eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed, "Nine million taels?!"

Even Sun Chengzong was shocked, "Shuhuai Xiaoyou, can they really receive so much?"

It's no wonder they were surprised, now the imperial court, even the agricultural tax, commercial tax plus Liao salary combined, is only more than five million taels at all!

Qin Shuhuai nodded with great conviction, "This is just a conservative estimate. ”

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, capitalism sprouted, the commodity economy was unprecedentedly prosperous, and the canal was the main channel for the circulation of commodities in the north and south, so it was naturally extremely busy. Moreover, because this world is a martial arts world, there are various sects and gangs on the land, and some gangs will collect "tolls" from merchants, and the money to be paid along the way is not known how much more expensive than water transportation, so most businessmen would rather take water transportation, which is fast, money-saving and safe, which also causes the canals in this world to be more prosperous than in history. If the harvest is based on eight percent of the total value of the commodity, Qin Shuhuai's estimate of nine million taels is not much.

Chongzhen laughed maliciously, staring at Qin Shuhuai with blue light in his eyes and said, "Brother Qin means that we can make up for it from the canal? You honestly explain, how much income can the Jianghe Gang have in a month? With so much money, do you have to hand over some of it to the treasury?"

Qin Shuhuai smiled bitterly, "The wharf occupied by the river is currently the smallest among the three hegemons of the canal, and the monthly income is about 1780,000 taels." However, in order to win over the martial arts factions, I am ready to divide sixty percent of my income, which is only about 80,000 taels. I plan to expand the Jianghe Gang to 8,000 people, and one person will get seven taels a month even for food and drink, and there will be little left after removing other expenses in the gang. It is already the limit to be able to hand over five or six thousand taels to the imperial court in a month. ”

Chongzhen said in disappointment, "Brother Qin said that the canal has money, and said that you don't have money, which makes me happy." ”

Qin Shuhuai said with a wicked smile on his face, "Your Majesty, the ministers have no money, but the Giant Whale Gang and the Cao Gang have money, and the ministers can help the emperor knock them a little." ”

The corners of Chongzhen's mouth lifted and asked, "How much is a point?"

"Three million taels!"

Chongzhen's eyes bulged violently at first, and then he pretended to be calm and coughed lightly.

"Ahem, since they're so rich, why don't you add more?"

Qin Shuhuai has a black line, it seems that Chongzhen is blacker than his own hands!

"What does the emperor mean?"

"Five million taels!" Chongzhen said with a smile.

"This ...... It's a bit ruthless, isn't it?"