Sir, you have to pay more

Chapter 633

When it comes to business, Jia Liu will naturally offer cigarettes.

If the smell of smoke is not enough, it means that the friendship is not enough, the attention is not enough, and the caring is not enough.

Most of the bannermen smoked, especially the Manchurians who smoked the most. Whether it was Emperor Taizong or the Regent, they were all famous smokers.

As a result, North Korea's envoys in Yanjing specifically reported to the country that they requested to increase the amount of tobacco leaves in the tribute to Yanjing.

During the war between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, the first-level captives were inspected. The first inspection standard was to open their mouths and look at their teeth.

Anyone with yellow teeth must be really full, and vice versa.

The Mongols on the grasslands like tea, and the Manchurians in Liaodong like tobacco leaves.

Over the past century, banner people have become a large customer group of the tobacco industry.

Of course, this also laid the foundation for them to further become loyal users of Furong.

Daoguang's wife and uncles are Afulong's super VIPs.

The biggest resistance to Lin Zexu's ban on smoking came from the royal family of the capital.

However, this thing existed as early as the Song Dynasty, and the Nanyang vassals often paid tribute to Ouchi in the Ming Dynasty, and it was mostly used for pharmaceutical alchemy.

During the reign of Chongzhen, the Ming Dynasty launched a nationwide anti-smoking campaign.

The reason is that some officials discovered that unscrupulous businessmen secretly added drugs to tobacco to make people addicted.

However, the Ming Dynasty died within a few years, and the smoking ban was nothing.

Why Jia Liu is so keen on Zhili's large-scale industry, trade, and navy? Maybe he didn't mean to launch a drug war in the opposite direction.

Of course, he himself does not smoke, but not smoking does not mean that he is against smoking. Sometimes he encounters difficult things, or he is at the crossroads of the destiny of his family and country, and he will smoke a few shots.

Big man, there are a few non-smokers.

Then, a small iron box was pulled out from Jia Liu's pocket.

Under the astonishing eyes of A Shenling, the governor gently opened the small iron box, and handed a white cigarette about the length of his index finger to the other side, and said with a smile: "Try my cigarettes, tobacco leaves from Guizhou." It’s made, tastes good, and doesn’t choke you when you smoke it.”

At the end of the day, I did not forget to add, "A gift from a friend."

"cigarette?"

The flattered A Canling hurriedly took the cigarette roll handed over by the Governor, his eyes were full of curiosity, because he had never seen tobacco rolled into paper to smoke.

Today is really a knife-la butt-opened eye.

When he was in a daze, a flame lit up in front of his eyes, and it was actually the governor himself who lit him with a torch.

This is not being flattered, but the kind of God's grace.

The faint flame, like the little girl in a fairy tale, brought Amida steak, roast duck, a new direction in life, and opened a door that he had never opened before.

Behind the door, there are mountains of gold and silver piled up, as well as countless top hats and double-eyed feathers, plus yellow jackets everywhere.

It is the glory and wealth, the big ones!
"Take a look,"

Encouraged by the Governor, Amida took a deep puff of the cigarette, and with a "sigh", the cigarette burnt a third at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"call!"

Amida was fascinated by the strong smell of smoke, as if the whole body shivered, very comfortable.

Looking at the satisfaction on Amida's face, Jia Liu was also very happy, because his saliva was not wasted in vain.

The level of licking also increased.

The story begins with cigarettes.

The governor talked about the fact that cigarettes can be smoked directly instead of being packed in a smoke pot, and brought out the guidelines for emancipating the mind and bold reforms.

Last question.

Is it possible to give full play to the advantages of closing the gate, convert the treasures outside the pass into legal income, increase the income of the closed garrison and their families, and at the same time generate income for Zhili's finances?

"This?."

Amida fell into deep contemplation, and the governor's bold and innovative ideas pulled out his cute heart.

You must know that Shanhaiguan, as the most southwestern end of the "Wicker Border", is equivalent to a national gate. If you guard this national gate, the Han people will not be able to pass through it. The hawkers who sign tickets at the side gate have some benefits, but in fact there is no profit.

However, according to the governor's vision, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea, boldly innovating, and changing the previous "blocking" to a guiding and controlling "sparse", will we be able to gain something that we never imagined before? Dare to imagine the huge benefits.

For example, those Han people who want to make a living outside the customs charge him ten cents each, and then let them set up settlements in designated areas, and the officials and soldiers of the Eight Banners along the closed gates collect various taxes at fixed points, and they can even buy fur, ginseng, Dongzhu was shipped to Guanli for sale at a high price.

You can also let the poor people who leave the customs farm the land and collect their rent.
In short, isn't it better to let the Han people earn money for the Bannermen than to kill them?

By the way, it can also solve the problem of too many people and too little land in the Zhili area, ease social security, and improve the living standards of the people. No matter how you look at it, it is a good policy.

The problem is that such a big matter cannot be handled by him alone, and it also involves large and small yamen outside the pass.

What's more, the reason why the imperial court set up wicker borders was to prevent Han people from leaving the customs.

The national policy is here, how dare to innovate and adapt at will.

Jia Liu has heard of the term wicker side in his previous life. To be precise, this side is not the Great Wall, but the Qing court’s dividing line between the inside and outside of the pass, and part of it was built on the basis of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty.

This side was built in two phases. The first phase of the wicker side is called "Old Side". It was built during the Chongde period of Emperor Taizong and completed in the 18th year of Shunzhi.

It starts from Kaiyuan Weiyuan Fort in the north, ends at Fengcheng in the south, extends all the way to Shanhaiguan in the southwest, and extends to the sea in the southeast, including the entire Liaohe Plain in the west and south of Liaoning.

The second phase of the wicker side is called "Xin Bian". It was built by General Ning Guta in the ninth year of Kangxi.

According to Amida, there are 16 old side gates and 4 new side gates in the wicker side, which are controlled by the Eight Banners stationed in various places.

Anyone who enters or exits the side gate must hold a stamp issued by the local government office, on which the bearer's name, year, appearance, and complexion are written, and they can only enter and exit after verification and approval.

As the southernmost point of the wicker border, Shanhaiguan is also the first gate of the boundary between the inside and the outside of the pass. In addition to being responsible for the location of the pass, it is also responsible for dozens of large and small forts in the Jinzhou area in western Liaoning.

That is to say, even if Amida is willing to emancipate his mind, at most he would dare to secretly let the Han people live in western Liaoning, and farther away in Guangning, southern Liaoning, Shengjing, Tieling, Ningguta, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other places, he said It doesn't count at all.

"There is a first time for everything, you have to be brave to innovate and try boldly,"

Of course Jia Liu knew what Amida was worried about. He smiled and handed Amida a cigarette, and stroked his beard.

"The national policy of the imperial court belongs to the imperial court. This is a major policy and the main direction. We must obey it at the local level. But there are also local difficulties. Many things are completely implemented in the spirit of the imperial court, and it is easy to become rigid, such as those Can you say that these Han people are rebels, traitors, and unreasonable people? I think they are poor people who can’t live on and are looking for a way to survive. In this way, whether the capture and execution is over, is it a violation of the imperial court’s national policy? A kind of dogmatic enforcement?"

"The products outside the customs are rich, and if they are allowed to go to waste, is it also a waste of natural resources?"

Amida is noncommittal about this, and he is not a person who is easy to kill in terms of his heart, but he can't do it if he is caught, because the law prohibits it.

If the imperial court can be more lenient, it won't be strict because of the leniency of the lower levels, and they will be dismissed at every turn, and whoever is willing to do the killing thing.

In the final analysis, it is still a matter of the court.

If the court doesn't suppress you, the local people will die if they are full.

"Under the premise of not violating major national policies, appropriate flexibility is completely possible. As long as the scale is grasped, I don't think it's a big deal."

Jia Liu gave a reasonable solution, that is, the imperial court did not allow Han people to leave the customs, but it did not say that the Han army bannermen were not allowed to leave the customs, nor did it say that the Han people were not allowed to leave the customs in clothes, nor did they say that they were not allowed to organize official personnel in Zhili Conduct necessary exploration outside the customs.

The jurisdiction of the governor of Zhili is not only Hebei, but also a large area of ​​​​Inner Mongolia in later generations. The northernmost point is bordered by Horqin.

What does that mean?

It was Zhili Governor’s Yamen who came forward to set up a visa office in Shanhaiguan. Anyone who was willing to seek a living outside the customs could get a Hanjun Banner Passport for [-] Wen, and a coated passport for [-] Wen.

In this way, the identity is legal, and naturally there is no problem of violating national policy.

Of course, those who are not willing to spend money on passports to earn a living and work outside the customs can also sign contracts with the yamen as a task force stationed outside the customs by the Zhili provincial government.

There are policies above, but there are countermeasures below.

The majestic governor of Zhili is working for the welfare of the people, does it still depend on the face of your court?

As far as your court is concerned, it is completely surrounded by the forces of the governor of Zhili.

If Jia Liu is provoked, he can prevent a piece of paper from the capital from flying out.

"This"

Amida's eyes told Jia Liu that it sounds feasible, but he is afraid that if someone exposes the report, it will be troublesome.

"How daring people are, how prolific the land is."

Jia Liu patted Amida on the shoulder, "This matter will be sent to you by the governor, and you can carry it out boldly."

After finishing speaking, he told this third-rank senior official that he would submit a letter to the imperial court to promote Shanhaiguan's official yamen to the deputy capital's yamen.

It is to promote the official of Amida two ranks, skipping the third rank and directly becoming a second rank official.

This is giving officials and benefits, and taking all the responsibility on himself. Looking at the world, which adult can be as open as Jia Liu?

The way is clear, if Amida refuses to do it, then Jia Liu can only be replaced by someone who is willing to do it.

Fortunately, Deputy Dutong is not a mother-in-law. The governor has confessed so much. If he is not sensible, he might fall off his horse and die.

He readily agrees, if he doesn't do the job of getting promoted and getting rich, he is not a fool.

Jia Liu was very happy, and had a detailed chat with Amida. As a result, Amida made inferences, and actually put forward several feasible suggestions based on his own work experience.

"You go back and make a detailed charter and report to me. This matter will be implemented by the end of next month at the latest."

After Jia Liu finished speaking, he suddenly took out a handful of bank notes from his sleeve.

It's really a bunch, I'm afraid there are thirty or forty pieces.

They are all in pairs.

Three more than 40,000 taels.

"You take this money to manage the various yamen outside the customs, as well as the side gates along the border."

Jia Liu had only one meaning. He didn't believe that there was no official in this world that money couldn't solve, and there was no problem that money couldn't solve.

As long as the large and small yamen outside the customs collect his money, they will definitely have a share of the corresponding benefits.

If someone refuses to take money, don't blame him, the governor of Zhili, for sending a military team to talk to them.

Anyway, A Piao beside him already has two teachers.

Don't worry about debts, don't be afraid of ghosts.

(End of this chapter)