Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 254 The Wisdom of the Richest Man in the Qing Dynasty
You can’t earn a few bucks just by farming, you can only make ends meet, and this holds true for ancient and modern times.

And if women in Jiangnan are good at embroidery and other crafts, their income will immediately increase several times. This has been the case since the Song Dynasty.

The man could only silently take over the stove and start cooking.

You don't have the confidence to scold, and you don't dare to hit.

If he ran away, Lao Wang next door would immediately ask for help, jump up and down, fan the flames, swear and swear, maliciously create a good man's personality, and take home a small job.

Lao Wang thought openly and changed his thinking:

Farming is quite tiring, and you have to suffer when you go out to work as a sharecropper and do part-time labor. It is better to coax your wife at home and treat marriage as a profession, and the free money is real.

I cut meat and buy fish every day, then fry, wash, and stir-fry them every day. I see the meat and fish smell every day. It is said that "my wife has worked hard, and I need to make up for it."

Show the generosity of a good man. After all, she is so petite, how many mouthfuls can she take? In the end, I still fell asleep.

As for occasionally she complains and loses her temper, making herself miserable.

This is a temperament that has been infiltrated from the Three Flags and the Forbidden City for several lifetimes. Anyone who sees it will have to believe that this is a man who has seen and played before!

Once you open your mind, your happy life will take great strides forward.

Offering him a fixed salary, although not much money, represents a return to physical therapy.

"I want to speculate in raw silk. You take the lead in setting up a Jiangnan Silk and Cotton Association. Involve these people, jointly contribute funds, and stock up on goods together. Tell them that businessmen want to be on par with scholars, and only I can give it to them."

Lao Wang's family status bottomed out and rose steadily.

Two years ago, this man was such a big shot that it would be extremely difficult for ordinary people to meet him.

Fucheng respectfully withdrew and went to contact everyone.

Through a series of comparisons between "occupied areas" and "Qing rule areas", heuristic criticism made the gentry thoughtful.

First we talk about the secrets of the palace, then we talk about the ugliness of the Eight Banners, then we finish the Qing Dynasty, and in the last part we praise the King of Wu for his wisdom.

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They can smell it with their eyes closed when it rains under any cloud.

Three times, five times, or ten times, please listen to your wishes, act according to your ability, and be thrifty.

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Crush, crush hard.

When the news reached Li Yu's ears, he couldn't help but sigh: Fucheng's father is indeed a Suzhou weaver, and he is exquisite in all aspects.

Listen to his lectures and analyze the current situation - the Qing Dynasty will collapse, and the Wu Dynasty will prosper.

Because of the news that Pufu was recruited into the Propaganda Department, very few people knew about it.

Pufu was also a wonderful man. He disparaged the King of Wu in small ways, but recognized the King of Wu in big ways.

Li Yu ended his random thoughts and told Fucheng:

After receiving the imperial edict, Zhu Gui, the former chief envoy of Jiangsu and now the magistrate of Nanhai County, Guangdong, sighed and shed two lines of tears.

Free Biluochun Longjing tea and a fixed seat by the window are just to keep this man.

After explaining his funeral arrangements and writing a note of gratitude, he hanged himself.

Pufu was in the yard, in front of people from the Publicity Department, he knelt down and shouted with tears:
"Long live the King of Wu, long live the King of Wu."

The teahouse owner was so happy that he teased him every day.

So I wrote a note to ask the Publicity Department to contact me and let this old man use his spare energy.

At night, you can take revenge and go back.

The unsatisfied officials, gentry and merchants even offered him a generous carriage fee and invited him to his private home for a private chat about some relatively sensitive and high-end topics.

Now it belongs to "the old king Xietang Qianyan, flying into the homes of ordinary people."

After becoming the deputy minister, he finally felt relieved.

People from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are quite professional in this regard.

Placed in the north, it is roughly equivalent to a right-hand servant, which is very good.

In addition, his braids, mandarin jacket, and thumb rings remained unchanged, so in the eyes of these "occupied area gentry", he was in a neutral state and his position was more credible.

"Yes."

Pufu traveled around various prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River as "former Ministry of Internal Affairs, former Suzhou Weaving, and former Shangsanqi". Everywhere he went, local merchants and gentry flocked to him.

His father, Pufu, now lives in Suzhou. He spends half a day in a teahouse every day and scolds the Qing Dynasty. From Aisin Gioro to the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers, from the old stories of the Eight Banners to official anecdotes, it is all full of exciting information.

Adding two to one makes five, which is equivalent to not being angry! Feel proud!
The wife lowered her eyebrows and looked down upon her, while Wu Nong spoke softly.

Don't just scold in Suzhou, go to Songjiang, Hangzhou, Jiangning, Huzhou, Jiaxing, and Changzhou, and turn "scolding the Qing Dynasty" into a regular occupation.

The manner in which he walks, drinks tea, and speaks is something that most people cannot imitate.

The tea-goers flocked to listen to the former great figures telling stories, cursing, and exposing the dark side, and none of them dared to droop their ears.

It's like this every day, the process is very fixed.

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General Guangzhou personally inspected the body to make sure it was correct.

Qian Feng, the current Chief Minister of Jiangsu Province, is resolute and decisive.

Efforts should be made to correct old disadvantages, innovate a series of long-standing disadvantages such as salt affairs, river channels, and fire consumption, and reduce middlemen as much as possible.

All the money saved in the intermediate steps will be sent to Jiangbei Camp.

In the Jiangbei camp located in Yizheng, 5 taels were invested in the construction of tents, camps, and horses. For 4 soldiers, the monthly fixed expenditure for food, salary, soup and medicine is 20 taels.

Huai'an Prefecture recruited 3000 craftsmen and 10000 servants in one go to build ships.

The required wood can only be purchased and transported from land, which is another huge expense. The Yangtze River is blocked and cannot be crossed. If you switch to land transportation, the shipping fee will start at ten times, with no upper limit.

The investment has exceeded 12 taels.

Qianlong still had a vision. If someone else were to be the chief envoy, he would not be able to handle it.

Qian Feng was ruthless and shrewd. He punished the officials in Huaiyang and Yangfu to the point of tears, and their living standards dropped sharply.

He cut down all the dozens of bad rules that were originally in place.

Everyone wants to expand to Jiangsu because of the benefits, and the benefits mainly come from two sources: water transportation and salt services.

Nowadays, most of the water transportation has been abolished, and the Lianghuai Salt Service has become the Qingshui Yamen.

All thanks to Qian Feng!
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The four major merchants in Yangzhou were collectively depressed.

Mr. Mi, the fattest one, lost 30 pounds. He also dismissed his team of cooks and lost his only hobby of cooking.

The chief executive, Jiang Chun, exchanged two manors and a house for cash to meet his urgent needs.

Salt merchants lamented that greedy officials cost money, while honest officials cost lives!
He has successively served as the salt transport envoy to the Huaihe River and Huaihe River.
Former uncle Gao Huan: Greedy, but the rules are clear. Just take the money and don't care about anything else.

My predecessor, You Bashi, was greedy, ruthless, and unruly.

Current Qian Feng: I am not greedy at all, and I don’t allow others to be greedy.

"Mr. Jiang, how will we live from now on?"

Mr. Huang, who was so thin that he could hardly speak, was weak.

Jiang Chun glanced at him and sighed:

"Don't worry about getting angry. Even if the sky falls, your life will be the same."

"It's easy for you to say, my Huang family's salt sales area is in Huguang. If the bandits cause trouble, my salt will not be sold at all."

Mr. Mi was stunned:
"The Di newspaper reports that General Fuyuan has relieved Wuchang and destroyed the lair of religious bandits. There will be hope for Huguang soon."

Jiang Chun shook his head and pointed south:

"The Yangtze River is no longer the domain of the imperial court. From Chongming to Jiangning, the thieves, chieftains and navy show off their power, and the officers and soldiers dare not enter the river. Our salt ships are the food of others after they leave Yizheng."

Mr. Mi suddenly laughed:

"No, I'm just adding some salt to other people's dishes."

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After a moment of silence, General Shou Ma Ganhuang lowered his voice and said:

"There are people coming from the south. If they say they want to fight, they will fight. It won't affect business."

Mr. Mi’s hair stood up:

"What do you mean?"

"The salt boat can go out of Yizheng and go up the river, but the condition is that he gets half of it."

"Shhh."

The four of them got together and began to share the news.

Li Yu's half share is not money, but salt.

For example, if there are 10 salt ships, then 5 will be left. The rest is smooth, including going to Hubei and Jiangxi.

Lianghuai salt is unsaleable again. Come and save the salt merchants.

A table of flower wine costs 300 taels, and you can only drink it 5 times a month. The bedding used to be thrown away once a day, but now it is thrown away every three days.

Mr. Huang originally wanted to marry 12 concubines every year. Marry a new person every month, and at the same time get rid of the old person from last year. The severance fee is 2000 taels. It’s a good time to get together and break up, let go of the old and embrace the new!
Although I don't love you, I am very generous.

But things are different now. On the one hand, the flow of money has dried up, and on the other hand, Qian Feng is eyeing it and keeps beating.

As a result, I only married two people this year.

What's even more outrageous is that due to the lack of fresh blood, he actually remembered the names, place of origin, and characteristics of these two concubines.

This feeling of humiliation made him miserable!

I felt like I was being forced to work hard.

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"I don't even want to live anymore. My life is meaningless. When did our Yangzhou salt merchants ever live such a poor life?"

"Old Huang, it's better to die than live."

Mr. Huang wiped away his tears and looked at the three people:

"Yangzhou salt merchants share weal and woe. Let's come up with an idea together?"

Jiang Chun nodded:
"Please allow me two days."

"I will make the decision in two days, and I will bear the risk and profit together."

4 hands, clasped together tightly. In terms of unity, salt merchants rank first in the world.

Without him, it’s too fat.

With just a few people enjoying such incredible wealth, people all over the world regard themselves as "golden pigs".

1776 years,
The annual income of the Qing Dynasty was around 5000 million taels, accounting for 33% of the total annual income of all countries in the world.

The annual salt tax is about 800 million taels, of which Lianghuai salt is about 350 million taels.

In other words, Yangzhou salt merchants handle 3% of the world's disposable income.

The reason why it is said to be "handled" has a profound meaning.

This is a confusing account. From military aircraft to petty officials, there are at least tens of thousands of people helping to spend the money. The salt merchant himself did not know how much he spent and how much others spent on him.

When settling accounts with major restaurants and brothels at the end of the year, you will find that countless people use their own names to settle the accounts.

Hold your nose and settle down with a 7% discount!

It's better to be confused as a human being. Anyway, Jiang Chun knew that he was just a porter of nature. Even if you meet a beggar on the road and take the initiative to say hello, he will reward you with a bunch of copper coins.

Everyone in Yangzhou Prefecture knows that Mr. Jiang is a money-spreading boy.

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"Master, the young master's letter has arrived."

"Oh?"

Jiang Chun took it apart and took a quick look and was blown away.

I haven't heard from him for several months, and when he does, he always asks for money.

"Dad, Jinan's consumption is too high, and the child's social circle is too wide. The 10 taels have been spent. It is expected that at least 10 taels will be needed by the end of the year. The more the better, please send it quickly. My son, Jiang Yu."

"You little bastard, do you think silver is fished out of the sea?"

The butler next to him remained silent, thinking that the salt merchant's silver was not fished out of the sea.

Conflicts between masters, servants should not talk too much.

really,

After a while, Jiang Chun lost his temper and wrote a handwritten letter, telling his son Jiang Yu:

"You have to pay attention to the methods and methods of spending money, and don't throw everything into the water. Heroes in the world, government servants, neighbors, down-and-out scholars, even beggars, as long as they meet by chance, and there is no ill intention, they can make friends. But Don’t give too much silver at a time, no more than 50 taels!”

"Never do business together and be persuaded to invest. Don't do it. The world is dangerous and people's hearts are complicated. You can't see through it."

"Being born in our Jiang family, you don't need to know how to make money, you just need to know how to spend money."

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After sealing it with fire paint, he ordered the steward:

"Send me 9 taels in silver notes."

"Yes, sir."

"Tell your son to take good care of Jiang Yu's life. Have at least 8 bodyguards when he goes out. If there is an emergency, don't be afraid. I will take action."

The housekeeper hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously:

"The young master doesn't like ostentation. He thinks the presence of bodyguards will affect his enjoyment of shopping."

"Then plainclothes, four in the front and four in the back, secretly protecting you. You want to ask me about this too?"

The housekeeper accompanied Smile and exited the study.

I thought to myself that it would take dozens of lifetimes of cultivation to be able to become a young master in the Jiang Mansion.

When they arrived in the courtyard, a group of servants stood in silence with their hands down, preparing for a regular meeting.

The butler put his hands behind his back and cleared his throat:

"The situation outside is difficult now. You must understand my profound intentions and good intentions. When you go out, wear patched clothes. Look shabby."

Jiang Chun's personal maid smiled and said:
"Butler, what should I do with my tattered clothes without patches?"

"It's okay, just take the scissors and cut them now. When we eat later, you stablemen will take the bowls, cut off some rags, go to the door and squat down, so that passers-by can see."

"Yes."

A group of servants were so excited that they cut off beggar's clothes and put them on, squatting outside the door of the mansion.

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When the news reached Qian Feng's ears, he smiled coldly and made no comment.

He was writing a secret note, suggesting that the imperial court revise the system of transporting and selling salt, ban salt merchants, and ban salt importers.

Select officials, send people, and directly control salt affairs.

Eliminate the so-called fixed salt areas and the differences in salt prices across regions, and implement unified prices.

According to his calculations, this move could increase the court's income by at least 1000 million taels of silver. If the person handling it is efficient, it can even be 2000 million taels.

"Fantai, the Jiangbei camp has come to ask for food again."

"How many?"

"Twenty thousand stones."

"Tell Guanglingcang and Qingjiangcang to allocate it to them."

The subordinate officials were hesitant and hesitated to speak. In the end, he quietly withdrew from the government office and went to discuss with the prefect of Yangzhou.

Jiangbei Camp is like a gold-eating beast, constantly absorbing money and food from Yangzhou and Huai'an Prefectures. The burden is heavy and there is no end in sight.

Hu Zuoyou, the current magistrate of Yangzhou and the former censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was kicked out by He Shen because he was flexible in fighting for favors and did not follow common sense.

When he heard that he wanted another 2 shi of grain, his tooth ached instantly.

During his time in office, he has integrated into this small group.

Because he is good at making a group, he doesn't hold it, he just takes it when he needs it, and he doesn't have the style of a cruel official. , the local officials and gentry all believed that having such parents was a blessing to the gentry.

"Master Fu, when will this end?"

"Either they pacify Jiangnan and disband and go home. Or they are completely wiped out by the other side, which is considered a success."

Hu Zuoyou hesitated for a long time, but wrote a handwritten letter: Ordering Guangling warehouse to put 1 shi of grain first.

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Jiangning City,
Li Yu heard about a relatively "heavy-tasting" saltpeter recipe from Wesson, the second and fifth son of Smith.

"Your Highness, you should collect the urine of all the people under your control. Especially those women who do happy business, their urine is the best raw material."

"How did you know?"

"This is true for both the Saxon Empire and the Frankish Empire. This is not a secret in Europe."

"Why did it have to be those women?"

"I don't know either, but I can swear to the sea god. If I lie, the boat will capsize when I go to sea."

Seeing Weisen being so solemn, Li Yu believed it.

A sailor dare not lie to Poseidon.

This is like a person from central and southern Fujian who dare not lie to Mazu.

Once you lie, the psychological pressure is too great and you can't bear it!
Sooner or later it will work.

Of course.

Human beings are constantly evolving. After a few hundred years, this non-hardware cognitive defect may have been evolved away, and they will dare to lie to all the gods again.

From the perspective of development, humans will trample on the gods sooner or later.

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(End of this chapter)