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Chapter 679 Wanmin Umbrella

Emperor Yongtai narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Shen Zhouheng and said, "Sir Shen means to reduce the salt tax on official salt." He shook his head slightly, "This is not possible, the imperial court is pointing at the salt tax!"

The treasury is already empty, and the salt tax is being lowered, and these days will not pass.

"Your Majesty, listen to the minister's words." Shen Zhouheng cupped his hands and looked at him and said respectfully, "Reduce the salt tax on official salt. In this way, the salt dealers will be shaken when there is not much profit on both sides."

"No one wants to engage in illegal business. If they are caught, they will be sentenced heavily." Emperor Yongtai looked at him thoughtfully and said.

"The salt dealers are on the government's side, and it's time to deal with those big salt dealers." Shen Zhouheng's eyes flashed a faint light and said, "There are so many big salt dealers in the Liangjiang area, and their ancestors have been the dealers for generations. Living on salt, his family property and connections are huge."

"Yeah! It's not easy to do!" Yongtai said through gritted teeth, "Some people are standing on this temple."

"So Huimin Service facilitates the common people to buy salt, increases the setting of salt sales, and disintegrates the sales power held by the big salt merchants little by little." Shen Zhouheng looked at Emperor Yongtai with his shining eyes and said, " Now the annual taxes of the big salt merchants are handed over in proportion. In the case of this change, I believe that the economic capacity of many large salt merchants on both sides of the river is unbearable, and more salt administration is in the hands of the imperial court."

After a pause, he said, "The imperial court has basically emptied the power of the middle salt merchants while ensuring the interests of the salt dealers who face the common people. Without interests, more and more salt merchants began to withdraw from this business. It's time to move on."

"You have to ensure that the court has enough salt." Emperor Yongtai stared at him and said.

"Most of today's salt is from salt wells, and the salt-making technology is backward." Shen Zhou Hengshi pointed and said, "I remember the historical records that Duke Huan of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period was close to the sea, so by selling salt, the entire country sold salt. All were richer, and handicrafts were more developed, but at that time salt was not controlled by the state.”

"There is no salt well in Qilu." Emperor Yongtai also remembered and said, "By the sea, the method of drying salt."

"Yes!" Shen Zhouheng had a smile on his face, and his bright brown eyes looked at him and nodded.

"If there is too much salt, if the supply exceeds the demand, there will be no need to control it any more. Both the government and the private sector can operate it. Official salt has the backing of the imperial court, and the private sector is unprofitable, so naturally it will not intervene, and it will soon be dragged down." Shen Zhou looked at him with quiet eyes and said.

"It's best not to cause major turmoil, but it's just too cheap for them, how much money they made with salt." Emperor Yongtai looked at him gently and said.

"The emperor is not that simple." Shen Zhouheng looked at him with his eyes as deep as ink and said, "The emperor disintegrated, divided the salt merchants and dug the roots of the salt merchants, they will definitely not stop there, they have money in their hands, Money can make ghosts run the mill, and I don’t know what desperate things will be done.”

"It's so easy to make money, a lot of money, how could it be so easy to give up!" Shen Zhouheng looked at him with slightly cold eyes and said.

"Sir Shen means that they will fight back." Emperor Yongtai snorted coldly, "Good counterattack! I just don't have a chance to clean them up! I really want to clean up this Jiangnan and it's going to be a mess!"

"Actually it's simple." Shen Zhouheng looked at him with a treacherous look in his eyes and said, "The layout is ready, tie up your pockets, and catch them all in one go."

Emperor Yongtai rubbed his hands excitedly, "What should I do?"

"This requires the help of the navy." Shen Zhouheng looked at him with burning eyes and said.

"Navy, it should be, the banks along the river really need to be rectified." Emperor Yongtai nodded earnestly.

"No! Along both sides of the river, water transportation is a trivial matter." Shen Zhouheng clenched his fists and looked at him and said, "The navy should be able to provide other evidence."

"Other evidence?" Emperor Yongtai looked at him suspiciously and said, "What is Lord Shen referring to?"

"Uh..." Shen Zhou looked at him and asked, "No?"

"Is there anything I can't tell you?" Emperor Yongtai looked at him anxiously and said.

"In the absence of evidence, this minister does not dare to speculate." Shen Zhouheng bowed and saluted.

Emperor Yongtai pursed his lips and looked at him and thought for a while, and then took a closer look at the dossier on the imperial case. Between the lines, "Sir Shen wanted to say that he colluded with Japanese pirates."

Shen Zhouheng looked at him with joy and nodded heavily.

Emperor Yongtai's face was ashen, "I said that this navy is strong, and he is ready to work at ease. Why can't even a Japanese pirate be wiped out? It turns out that there are dogs who eat inside and outside. I want to cut them all." He said with a black face, "This time, no one will Don't try to stop me."

"This needs to be carefully planned to ensure the stability of Jiangnan." Shen Zhouheng looked at him with a stern face and said, "The emperor wants to clean up the silverfish, and can't hurt the porcelain in the house."

"I understand, I'm afraid of rats, and tell me what you think." Emperor Yongtai looked at him eagerly and said.

"These ideas are not yet comprehensive." Shen Zhouheng took out the memorial from his sleeve and put his hands up, "Please take a look at the emperor."

Emperor Yongtai smiled when he saw it, "I knew you were prepared." After taking the memorial, he opened it and read it carefully.

Time passed by the sound of the clock swaying left and right, and it was unknown how long it took for Emperor Yongtai to look away from the memorial.

In fact, Shen Zhouheng's writing was not that long, but Emperor Yongtai read it too carefully. After reading it, he looked at Shen Zhouheng with great emotion and said, "How can this Jiangnan matter be done like this? coming."

"This is just the minister's idea. The minister has never been to the south of the Yangtze River, and he doesn't know how to fight against Japanese pirates. Therefore, further improvement is needed." Shen Zhouheng bowed and saluted.

Emperor Yongtai looked at the cautious man and smiled, "I understand." Changing the subject, "I heard that your Wanmin Umbrella in Pingyi has been delivered." He said curiously, "Bring it? Let me take a look. ."

"It's in the waiting room! I'll go get it now." Shen Zhou looked at him with a frown.

"No, no, let Xiao Lizi get it." Emperor Yongtai raised his voice and ordered.

Hearing the words, Eunuch Li took the order, and immediately brought in the Wanmin umbrella and presented it to Emperor Yongtai with both hands.

Emperor Yongtai took it over curiously and opened it, "Wow... it's full of people's names! The Wanmin umbrella I've seen is much more gorgeous than this one."

"Pingyi County is poor, and the villagers can't get a good umbrella." Shen Zhouheng looked at him calmly and said.

"This is the heart of the people." Emperor Yongtai was stunned when he heard the words, and then said.

Hearing this, Shen Zhouheng raised the corners of his lips and smiled.

Emperor Yongtai frowned at him and said, "This is different from the words written on the Wanmin umbrella I've ever seen."

"What's the difference?" Shen Zhouheng looked at him suspiciously and said.

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