Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 290 Remittance Pass Number

Zhou Kui was really scared. He just wanted to earn more money. As a relative of the emperor, he didn't steal or rob. He just did what everyone else did.

How could he be so unlucky.

So much money was poured in, and before the private salt was sold, it was confiscated by the Chongwenmen tax customs, and he was invited to the Shuntian government office.

Now put on such a hat.

He felt extremely wronged in his heart, but he was still afraid more.

As far as Ke Dao's gang of speech officials and censors are like wolves, they dare to touch an opportunity that can make them famous, even if the emperor makes a mistake!
"Your Majesty... this matter cannot be left alone."

Sun Chuanting stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "At the moment when the Chongwenmen Tax Customs is establishing its authority, it is thought that the government will collect more taxes.

In the original tax resistance case, even if it involved officials from the DPRK and China, they were all sentenced to death by hanging.

I know the law, and everyone has always obeyed it, and the people in the manor of the state smuggled salt, and the amount was huge, a total of [-] shi.

Such flagrant violations of the law should be punished with capital punishment! "

What! ?

You still want the old man to be executed by Ling Chi!
Sun Chuanting, you are not a son of man!
When Zhou Kui heard this, he exclaimed in his heart, and looked at Sun Chuanting with horror and panic on his face, his hands trembling.

"Your Majesty!! The old minister is wronged!!"

The damned desire to survive immediately made Zhou Kui's legs go limp, and he fell to his knees on the ground, crying bitterly, "The old minister doesn't know about this at all.

These are all things done by the evil slaves in the old minister's house, behind the old minister's back, in order to make huge profits, and under the banner of the veteran, the old minister has been wronged. "

Looking at the stingy father-in-law crying bitterly, Emperor Chongzhen suppressed a smile, the more miserly he was, the more greedy he was and afraid of death.

The words of the ancients cannot be deceived.

But right now it's not enough.

Glancing at Sun Chuanting, Emperor Chongzhen coughed lightly, and Sun Chuanting immediately understood that the emperor was deliberately beating the father-in-law to make himself more angry.

"Your Majesty!! What the head of the country said has no basis at all!"

Sun Chuanting stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "The evil slaves that the father-in-law speaks of are all in the Shuntian Mansion Prison, and they all confessed.

The reason why they dared to smuggle private salt was that they were instructed by the head of state.

Previously, His Majesty asked Guozhang to sell grain, with the intention of stabilizing grain prices in Gyeonggi, but Guozhang felt that the profit from selling grain was too low, so he wanted to take advantage of this to secretly sell private salt to make huge profits from it! "

"Slander! He's slandering me!"

Zhou Kui was terrified, but he didn't expect Sun Chuanting to bite him, raised his head, and looked at Emperor Chongzhen excitedly, "Your Majesty, the old minister never said such a thing.

Sun Chuanting!What kind of grievances does this old man have with you, to make you bite this old man so hard, old man..."

"enough!!"

Seeing that the fire was almost over, Emperor Chongzhen snorted coldly, and shouted: "Don't you think it's not shameful enough? Sun Qing, you step back first, I know what to do."

"I retire!"

Under Zhou Kui's terrified gaze, Sun Chuanting lifted up his robe sleeves, cupped his hands in a bow, and then respectfully left the main hall.

He did everything he had to do.

The remaining matter of beating Zhou Guozhang should be resolved by the emperor.

"Your Majesty~"

After seeing Sun Chuanting leave, Zhou Kui, who was terrified and restless, said with red eyes, "The old minister really didn't do those things. For the empress's sake, His Majesty must give the old minister justice."

"justice?!"

Emperor Chongzhen stood with his hips akimbo, stared at Zhou Kui and shouted: "Master, don't you know whether you have done this matter or not?
Do you really think that Jin Yiwei is just a display?

Do you really think that Dongchang is just a decoration?
If it wasn't for the empress, I wouldn't even come to the Shuntian government office. It's a shame, the dignified head of state, relatives of the emperor, did such a thing.

Where do you put my face?Where is Ming's face?
Even now, you still do not admit this matter, do you think that this Great Ming belongs to me, and as the head of the dynasty, you can do whatever you want! ! "

Since the stingy father-in-law is going to be used as a ticket office to lay the foundation for accelerating the circulation of silver, then he has to hold on to a handle.

Daming had many chronic illnesses, and it would take a long time to solve them all for him, but Emperor Chongzhen wanted to put many things ahead.

Industries such as bank accounts are formed spontaneously by the people, laying a solid foundation for connecting the world. However, under the small peasant economy, there is no concept of finance.

Emperor Chongzhen wanted to build a complete financial system step by step in his own way, making corresponding preliminary preparations for promoting currency reform, accelerating local development, establishing a banking system, and guiding foreign trade.

In fact, the concept of ticket number can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, and it was perfected in the Song Dynasty. However, there is still a big gap between this and the ticket number industry in the late Qing Dynasty.

The precious banknotes introduced by the Ming Dynasty were based on the Jiaozi circulated in the Song Dynasty, but the precious banknotes promoted in the early Ming Dynasty depreciated at an alarming rate as time went by, and in the end it was no different from wiping your ass.

If you don't understand the internal logic of finance, you don't have a precious metal currency linked to it, and you print and distribute it all out of your mind, it's no different from taking a pile of paper and robbing private wealth.

What Emperor Chongzhen wanted to do was to clarify the gold standard and mint gold, silver and copper coins. If this alone could be done well, the country would be able to earn a lot of money.

However, Daming is also a land that lacks precious metals. The mainstream thought of Daming is not to expose wealth. To plan this step, Emperor Chongzhen needs to do a lot.

Improve productivity, gradually restore the credibility of the imperial court, actively develop foreign trade, and hold relatively abundant gold and silver storage and distribution...

Either way, it's not a good thing to do.

Therefore, the second best thing is to find a ticket number business, which is the most important thing.

"His Majesty……"

The frightened Zhou Kui completely lost his mind and knelt on the ground, not knowing what to say. This time he felt that he was really in trouble.

Could it be that he is going to become the head of the Ming Dynasty who was hanged? !

Isn't this going to be nailed to the pillar of shame? !

"Get up! It's not proper to kneel on the ground when you are the head of the country."

Emperor Chongzhen frowned and said: "For the sake of the empress, I have come to settle this matter this time, but the death penalty is inevitable, and I will keep this matter in mind.

If you dare to commit another crime, you will be punished for several crimes. Even if I want to be the queen, I will not be able to keep the head of the country. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness! Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

Seeing that he didn't have to die, and he didn't have to be nailed to the pillar of shame, the excited Zhou Kui said again and again: "I promise, I will never do it again in the future."

"Since that's the case, then the head of the country will take the crime and make meritorious deeds."

Emperor Chongzhen clarified his intentions and said straight to the point: "I intend to set up a ticket office to seek more benefits for the people of Ming Dynasty.

I think the national leader is most suitable for this matter, so I will leave it to the national leader to handle this matter.

Just call the Huitong ticket number.

Specifically what should be done and what should not be done, I will tell him in detail when the national leader returns to the palace with me. "

"The old minister is willing to take the crime and do meritorious service!"

When he heard that he was not asking for money from himself, how could Zhou Kui hesitate? Even if he expressed his attitude, after all, he had made such a big mess. If he didn’t do something, he would be remembered by the emperor’s son-in-law. If this happened, wouldn't he be doomed to die again?

"The head of the country, don't agree to be so happy."

Looking at Zhou Kui with a positive attitude, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Let's talk about the ugly words first. If the Huitong ticket number is not done well, or if the head of the state dares to rely on the ticket number to steal money and cause serious public opinion, then we can only do it in a business-like manner." Now, Jin Yiwei, I will ask them to conduct secret investigations from time to time."

Zhou Kuidun felt the pressure surge.

What's going on with the emperor's son-in-law, why can't he let this go!
But how did Zhou Kui know that the Emperor Chongzhen knew his temperament too well, if he didn't say it like this, the Huitong ticket number he opened would become a magic tool for making money.

How much interest is given to a store of silver every year.

A loan of silver, lower than the usury in the market.

Coupled with the development of business such as remittance in different places, once the reputation of the Huitong bill number is established, it will definitely be greatly sought after by the people.

Especially for business people.

"The old minister is willing to do it." Zhou Kui hesitated again and again, but still nodded: "But your majesty... can the salt seized be called the Chongwenmen Tax Customs..."

"Don't even think about it!"

Emperor Chongzhen reprimanded: "All those evil slaves who were captured will be executed, and the head of the state will pay 5 taels of silver to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion!!"

Emperor Chongzhen would never get used to the faults of the stingy father-in-law, and he would not hold back Zhou Kui, so the things he planned would have to be postponed a lot.

The reason why Zhou Kui was chosen was that he was stingy enough, which meant that he was afraid of death. Knowing this essence, it was nothing to the Emperor Chongzhen if he wanted to hold on to the stingy Yue Zhang.

The other is Zhou Kui's identity. Even if he doesn't show up when he is the head of the state, he can call the Huitong Ticket Number based on the rumors. In the shortest time, he opened it in Beizhili first.

The Emperor Chongzhen was very clear about the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

With a firm grasp and enough background, Zhou Kui, a stingy father-in-law, can hardly escape the Wuzhi Mountain of Emperor Chongzhen.

It's just different from the state of Emperor Chongzhen.

Zhou Kui's heart is bleeding at the moment.

He spent so much money and bought [-] shi of illicit salt. He originally wanted to make a fortune, but if he continued to toss and turn, the more money he would accumulate in his hand.

But now not only did he not earn a tael of silver, but he also lost so much capital.

The key point is that he still has to pay 5 taels of silver to the Shuntian government office. Isn't that the same as cutting his flesh?
But when he thought of Sun Chuanting's aggressive attitude and the attitude of his own emperor's son-in-law, Zhou Kui understood a little.

No matter how much he lost this time, he could not escape the fate of paying the crime money.

Different from the arrogant attitude in front of Shuntian Mansion Yamen, when he left Shuntian Mansion Yamen with Emperor Chongzhen, Zhou Kui was like a plague chicken, without any vitality.

(End of this chapter)