The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 618 talk on paper
"My lord! Maybe at the beginning of the implementation, you will be hindered by those tea merchants, but within a few days, they will die down! Tea is a huge profit, and those merchants naturally know how to choose. After all, their arms cannot hold back their thighs."

Gu Chengyu sneered in his heart, if he waited and watched or asked someone to find a relationship to resist, it would be futile.

In a few days, those people will accept the reality.The government has a lot of means to make them submit, and wasting a day is a waste of money. The tea merchants are not stupid.

However, what he sneered was not whether the tea merchants would riot.

But these officials, when they collected salt tax and population tax, didn't they think of these things, isn't it enforced?

After all, isn't it because their interests have been violated?
These people are not so opposed because of the tea merchants and tea farmers, they are all for their own self-interest.

Li Wei smiled, "Although Gu Xiuzhuan has only been in the officialdom for a few months, he is well aware of the oppressive methods of these superiors."

After hearing this, Gu Chengyu still didn't change his face, and secretly scolded the other party for being shameless in his heart.

"The lower official just said that there is no need to worry about those tea merchants not selling tea! As for oppression, I don't know where to start. Isn't this done to fill the national treasury?"

Gu Chengyu glanced at Li Wei out of the corner of his eye, and saw that it was the official uniform of the third rank.

He glanced at Xia Qing again, turned his gaze away, and continued: "Dare to ask my lord! If there is no tea tax, how will the treasury be filled? The lower officials have heard about the fact that the court owed the border. The soldiers guarding the border are suffering from hunger." If you are starving, how can you defend the territory? If you don’t pay the side salary, it will cause the army’s morale to be scattered, and if it is used by someone with intentions to trigger a riot, wouldn’t it be an opportunity for Daxing to take advantage of?”

"Most of the people who lose interest from the tea tax are wealthy businessmen. If they lose a little interest, they will not hurt their muscles and bones, and they can contribute to the border payment. Why not do it? Besides, the tea merchants are not a little bit of interest. No, at least life is guaranteed."

Gu Chengyu silenced Li Wei, if he said that Gu Chengyu's method was not good, then maybe the emperor wanted him to think of a way, so wouldn't he be shooting himself in the foot?

Besides, when it comes to the border payment, the courtiers know that the emperor is very anxious about this matter, so they dare not stroke the tiger's beard.

"Reporting to the emperor, I still have a few things to add."

Gu Chengyu didn't write all these in the memorial. After all, if it was written comprehensively, wouldn't he be waiting outside the palace for nothing if the emperor didn't summon him?
The emperor was watching these people arguing, but Gu Chengyu didn't lose, and he didn't bother to speak.

After all, he already had an idea in mind whether to implement the tea tax.

Seeing that Gu Chengyu still has something to add at this moment, there is no reason why he should not agree.

It never occurred to Jiang Mingyuan that Gu Chengyu came here for this matter. He, Gu Chengyu, was able to do something that even the officials of the Manchu Dynasty could not do.

He has already seen the attitude of the emperor, the emperor is definitely moved, and may want to implement it immediately.

Didn't you see that those old foxes didn't talk?Even Xia Qing remained silent, as if falling asleep.

"Your Majesty, there are not enough horses in this dynasty, but the horses in Daxing are fat and strong, and there are more horses than us. It is better to open a mutual market at the border. This tea can also be used as one of the exchange items to exchange for horses or other items in Daxing. , can be called the tea-horse market!"

Gu Chengyu didn't just mention the issue of tea tax this time, but a major event in the mutual market between the two countries.

As soon as he said this, he was strongly opposed by Dai Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of War, and other officials.

"Your Majesty! No way! It's not that the dynasty didn't open a trade market before, but the Daxing people were brave and good at fighting, and they all fought fiercely, disturbing the border. Our merchants went to the border, and those people took the opportunity to rob them. At that time On that day, the merchants of this dynasty went to the border, but they really suffered heavy losses."

What Dai Yuanji said was exactly what the other courtiers were about to say.

The people of Daxing are all ambitious wolves. They don't spend money. It is natural to like to rob, and it has become a habit. This is absolutely impossible.

It has no effect on the stability of the border, but there are huge hidden dangers.

The emperor shook his hand, he really wanted to hear Gu Chengyu's unique insights, and hoped not to disappoint him.

Gu Chengyu had thought of this before, and it is impossible for everyone in Daxing to be like this.

The previous robbing was because they lacked food and clothing. If the mutual market could be opened, the problem of food and clothing would be solved.

However, there are indeed quite a few Tartars who want to take advantage without spending money.

However, Gu Chengyu was very surprised by what Minister of the Ministry of War said just now.

There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers guarding the border in this dynasty, sometimes reaching 50.

Even if these soldiers and generals were scattered guards, it would be too useless for those scattered and robbed people in Shangdaxing, right?
Could it be that with so many soldiers from Dayan, they can't defeat those scattered Daxing people?Those who robbed were not soldiers, but ordinary people in Daxing.

What is he going to say?Could it be that those soldiers are incompetent, even the people of Daxing can't beat them?
He is not clear about the border strategy and the capabilities of the soldiers.In this case, we can only find another way.

"Your Majesty! I thought that I could designate a place at the border for mutual trading, move the residences of the surrounding people to other places, and then send heavy troops to guard it. We should be able to take precautions against this place with strict control."

When Dai Yuanji heard Gu Chengyu's words, he immediately sneered.

"Gu Xiuzhuan has never been to the border, and everything he said is just on paper. I ask you, so why do the people and merchants in Daxing trust us? Will they put their wealth and lives in our hands?"

Gu Chengyu pondered for a moment, and what Dai Yuanji said was true.Our people are afraid that Daxing will rob the people, but will the people of Daxing trust us?
"Then let Daxing also allocate a little force to manage this place together with Dayan. The two countries sign an alliance and cooperate with each other."

Before Gu Chengyu finished speaking, Dai Yuanji couldn't help it.

He flicked his robe sleeves, snorted coldly, and shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, if both sides have troops stationed, how can there be peace in that pass?"

Even the emperor frowned. After all, Gu Chengyu was a frail scholar who scribbled at his desk and knew little about the border.He coughed lightly, intending to stop the conversation between the two.

In any case, the tea tax is imperative.

"My lord! Daxing is not beneficial, and their government will naturally make trouble and let them do whatever they want. But if Daxing's government has received enough benefits, then why would they make trouble again?"

The officials present all became thoughtful after hearing this.Even Dai Yuanji, who was furious at first, calmed down. He is a person with a chest, otherwise he would not be able to sit in this seat.

(End of this chapter)