Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 214 Give followers a sip of soup

Facing Xu Jie who woke up from pretending to be comatose to claim credit, Lu Mou asked with a sinister smile: "My Lord Xu Shenjun, the salt merchant was merciful. He hit you so hard on your head. Why didn't he beat you to death?"

Xu Jie answered calmly: "It's not that they won't kill him, but that Wei Chen has a great destiny. So, does it mean that Wei Chen has achieved the prince's goal of asking Wei Chen to die?"

"Calculate."

"Then Wei Chen's rank has been upgraded?"

"This has to be recommended by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, approved by the cabinet, and approved by my father. You have to wait patiently for this."

Xu Jie was a little disappointed. After following this process, the original Ming Dynasty would not be enough for ten or eight years. Nowadays, Ming Dynasty is more efficient in doing things, and it takes half a year.

We can't wait for promotion. In fact, you, the regent, are now deciding your life, death, honor and disgrace with one word. I have to urge you, "When can you wait?"

He patted the hero Xu Jie on the shoulder with encouragement and said, "As the old saying goes, it will be forever until the end of time. As long as you live long enough, you will always wait."

Xu Jie sighed in disappointment. This is official procrastination, a hopeless rhythm.

"However, it is a military merit that you can clearly explain the situation of the enemies in the city. I, the regent, have made the decision. Now, I will immediately promote you to the rank of third-grade Ming Governor Salt Governor."

Lu Mou sent Xu Jie there because he valued Xu Jie's ability to become pregnant at a glance.

Xu Jie lived up to expectations, and told him exactly what he learned in Yanchi City: "I took the risk to investigate, and was injured for it. My disability pension-" After being promoted, wouldn't it be a waste to get a reward? Perfect for getting promoted and making a fortune.

Giving you a promotion is a compliment to you, but I've already given you soup to drink, so how can you still think about meat? So greedy.

"You are only injured, but where are you disabled?"

"Weichen hit his head stupidly."

"In this case, how can I be a fool in my court? Well, take ten yuan and go to the countryside to farm."

Xu Jie immediately replied: "My brain is not bad, and I am now qualified for all positions."

"Okay then, the salt merchant will hit me, the third rank of the Ming Dynasty. No, the third rank official despises the imperial court and should be punished. Governor Xu Yan, immediately plan to send troops. We will destroy them. I will grab a position of power for you."

This time, the entire Second Army and the Fifth Army, plus the cavalry army praying for blessings, were dispatched to attack Yanchi City in a menacing manner.

Yanchi City is already an impregnable fortress thanks to the reinforcements made by the salt merchants at all costs. Lu Mou, Zhang Huangyan and Xu Jie circled the city and couldn't find any loopholes. Even Zhang Maochen, the elder general of the Second Army who was best at attacking and defending, could not help but frown: "This city is strong and tall. In order to avoid greater casualties, there are other ways." It will never work, so we can only use the lock-up method and a long-term siege.”

Zhang Huangyan shook his head: "After years of war, the salt merchants must have been prepared. If we rely on the lock-down method, we will definitely not be able to trap them in a year or two. We don't have that much time to waste."

Lu Mou nodded: "We still need to reorganize and recover Shaanxi as soon as possible. We cannot leave this cancer behind Hejin. At the same time, I also need to obtain the wealth of the salt merchants in the city to finance my army reorganization and the recovery of Shaanxi. For this reason, "There must be no delay."

Zhang Maochen could only say: "Then we can only use the ant attack method to climb the city."

Regarding this most cruel method with the heaviest casualties, Lu Mou shook his head again: "Both armies suffered heavy losses in the battle on the grassland, and the old foundation cannot be lost anymore. If we lose more, we will lose the spiritual inheritance of the two armies. Think again. Think of another way."

Zhang Maochen looked around, and finally smiled bitterly: "I forgive my incompetence, there is no other good strategy." Facing such a fortified city, everyone was helpless and returned to the main tent.

Lu Mou asked Xu Jie to describe in detail the situation in the city that he observed.

After the third time, Lu Mou's eyes suddenly lit up: "It seems that the strongest fortress can only disintegrate from the inside."

Being reminded by this, Xu Jie's eyes suddenly lit up: "Use your troops to defeat the enemy, and attack the heart without fighting against the enemy's enemy."

Zhang Huangyan clapped his hands: "That's what I mean. Since Yanding is the main defender of the city and is oppressed by salt merchants, life is miserable. Then we should publicize our imperial favor policy to Yanding and collapse the resistance of Yanding. It is best to Let the saltmen rise up to rebel against the salt merchants, and we can take advantage of the situation and seize the city. "

After Lu Mou thought for a while, he formulated a new salt law: "Xu Jie, please record the new salt law of the Ming Dynasty, the regent."

Xu Jie sat upright and wrote down: "The Regent decreed that the salt household system of the Ming Dynasty was abolished and the government salt monopoly system was implemented. County-level governments in various places established special salt monopoly departments. The salt monopoly departments were purchased in batches by the salt farm. Twelve cents per catty, one cent tax, wholesale price to local shops for direct sale, nationwide retail price limit of 18 cents.

Among them, the Salt Monopoly Department set aside a penny per kilogram for local use, and all remaining profits were turned over to the state treasury.

Saltworks are run by government officials and commercial operators, and saltworks operators are responsible for their own profits and losses. The government monitors labor prices and units sold in salt pools.

It was stipulated that the court purchased the salt from the operators at a price of five cents per catty, and the operators paid two cents per catty of salt.

This order was reported to the cabinet for study and supplement, and to the supervisory state for approval and announced to the world.

Yuncheng Yanchi now begins to implement this decree. "

The reason why Lu Mou firmly believed that such a big-move reform could be approved by the court was not because he was trying to kill the authority, but because this time it was only the more than 300 fat Tsuna households in the country who were harmed, while the benefits were benefited. It will be the government and Yanding that will benefit, and ultimately it will benefit the people all over the world.

Not many court officials were involved, or simply none, and local governments also benefited from it, so they must have strongly supported themselves.

It was recorded in the "Da Ming Salt Chronicles" that the salt merchants in Jiangnan had a capital of 20 million and earned an annual interest of 9 million. Gone are the days. This huge income of nearly tens of millions entered the national treasury and became fiscal revenue. one.

Nowadays, although the Ming Dynasty in Beijing only has salt from Shouguang and Yuncheng Yanchi, it has brought an annual profit of three million to Lu Mou's household department. This money is enough to support another 200,000 troops.

With such a powerful army at hand and the support of all the people and officials in the country, Lu Mou will be able to look down on the opponents with his sword and stick: "Who in the world agrees and who opposes? Please raise your hand."

At that time, if anyone raises his hand to oppose, Lu Mou will not need to cut off his hand, but everyone in the world will directly destroy him.

Reform will naturally harm the interests of some people, but you must not fail to bring benefits to the greatest number of people. Just like Li Kui, Wu Qi, and Shang Yang, who lost the interests of all aristocrats and bureaucrats but failed to benefit more people, then when you are counterattacked by those who harm your interests, who will help you?

And the reforms of Wang Mang, a high school student who has firmly established himself in time travel and pretended to be an expert, not only offended all classes, but also offended all the people in the world.

If you don't die, there will be no justice.

As for Lu Mou's reforms, he always left a mouthful of soup for his followers to drink when he was eating meat. Only in this way could he have supporters.

(End of this chapter)