Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Shouren's commercial bank system obviously needs to be reformed and expanded, covering the entire business world, from large commercial firms to vegetable farmers and grain merchants that are related to people's livelihood, and even small shops. Businessmen who understand his plan are worried about being controlled in the future. Second, I am afraid that in the future the burden will be greater than that of the dental firm... Now the Taibao does not want everyone's money, but from Denglai's news, the Taibao has never promised not to collect commercial taxes. On the contrary, the commercial firms in Fushan are all paid It has been hinted or expressly stated... now that no business tax is collected, and the tax card is eliminated, it is to support the vitality of small and medium-sized businessmen, and to encourage large commercial firms to become bigger and stronger, so that Lu merchants can compete with Huizhou merchants, Huai merchants, and Shanxi merchants... In short, it is accumulation capital.Read novels on www>

After a few years, the entire Shandong economy will be active, and after private trade reaches a certain level, commercial taxes will definitely be charged.

Just like the Yaxing is the land tax of Ming Dynasty, which is never paid to the court, the commercial tax paid to the general in the future must be used to raise soldiers, not the regular tax paid to the court.

This is nothing, the businessmen of Da Ming have always been good at surviving in the cracks.

They became one with the gentry, changing their identities with each other, good at catering to superior officials, and also good at building and improving their own image.In fact, in the early Ming Dynasty, the image of merchants was very poor under the deliberate propaganda, but after the mid-Ming Dynasty, various prohibitions and ways of thinking were relaxed, and merchants have gradually become a powerful folk force. Any change, since the state ignores the merchants, it is not surprising that the merchants lack loyalty to the state and the court. [

But these big businessmen in Linqing are still full of doubts about Zhang Shouren's power. Their situation is different from Jinan. Zhang Shouren was in Jinan more than two years ago, and he ruled Jinan directly with his strong military power. With the strong support of Li Fengxing, Dongzhu Qin and other old relationships, coupled with the commercial means of Fushan Salt, the foreign forces were expelled in a short period of time, and the methods used were very bloody and brutal...In hindsight, at that time In Jinan, many businessmen and gentry suffered. It is hard to say whether Zhang Shouren deliberately indulged in it, or whether there was his shadow behind it.

The establishment of the Jinan commercial bank and the establishment of the business group were the result of Zhang Shouren's half-year management in Jinan. Later, Ni Chong returned on behalf of the imperial court forces, and Zhang Shouren was appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of Dengzhou Town, which also withdrew the ostensible forces.

In the past two years, Jinan's commercial firm has grown and expanded, and its strength has doubled. Zhang Shouren's influence on the commercial firm is still very important, even decisive. This is due to the credit of Fushan Commercial Firm, the nail of the commercial group, and Remnants of the influence from the past, etc., or in other words, there is still a little element of past friendship in it.

But these cannot affect all the merchants in the firm, let alone the civil and military officials in the eastern part of Jinan City. In a city like Jinan with a thoroughfare and a famous provincial capital, there are many forces from all sides. Zhang Shouren just maintained his respect for the big proprietor of the firm. Subtle influence, many big merchants and small and medium-sized merchants who don't have a deep relationship with Fushan are not very attached, while merchants under other forces still keep a considerable distance from Fushan.

These things will naturally affect the merchants in Linqing. The establishment of commercial firms and business groups will be trained by people from Fushan. These things are tantamount to bringing the Linqing business community into the Fushan system. Maybe agree at once.

"I see……"

Many businessmen looked at each other with knowing eyes. Of course they didn't dare to resent Zhang Shouren's actions, but they also had their own opinions.

After leaving, a group of the most powerful businessmen will naturally discuss with the forces or allies behind them, and the answer they get is of course to wait and see.

This time the court's rewards are still restrained, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that the rewards are far from the treatment Zhang Shouren received before, and they are not enough to reward him for his merits. This shows that the court's attitude has also undergone a subtle change. This change is a blessing or a curse. Still can't tell, at this time, it is still very important to keep a considerable distance.

Linqing, Jinan, Jining, and even Qingzhou or Huaiyang are full of couriers. Many couriers are on the road every day. The military movement in Shandong has gradually decreased, but the political and commercial struggles seem to have just started. start.

"The mast and scull are like clouds..."

On the city wall of Linqing, with the help of a telescope, you can overlook the scenery on both sides of the Huitong River.

While Zhang Shouren was watching, the Fushan generals beside him followed suit, each with a long telescope in their hands, looking into the distance.

After a long time, Zhang Shouren let out a sigh of emotion, and all the generals put down their binoculars one after another, and started discussing with him.

Only by standing on the head of Linqing City can one understand the importance of this city to Ming Dynasty. Linqing City and Linqing Cang are one, and the meandering river is the blood of this huge empire, and it is the most important artery. .

On the entire river, there is a fleet of tank boats that can't be seen at a glance. With the binoculars carefully made by the general office, the eyes can see extremely far. There is no nearsightedness in this era. They have been in the army all year round, and their eyesight is excellent. In this way, it is impossible to see where the ends of the fleets on both sides of the north and south are!

Water boats are all built in the Jiangbei area, especially Qingjiang in Huai'an, where there are six warehouses located in Qingjiang, and the places stretching for more than ten miles are all warehouses. The shipyard of water boats is also located in Qingjiang, and they are built continuously every year. With new ships, each ship will be put into use immediately after leaving the factory. Otherwise, it will not be able to meet the needs of the north for water transportation.

Beijing is the political and military center, and the nine sides that stretch for thousands of miles protect the security of this huge empire. The south is the economic center, using the products from the south to provide the basis for the survival of the northern military town and political center. The interaction between the two makes the This great empire can keep going.

Now the south still maintains considerable vitality, as can be seen from these tank boats. [

The polished rice, white rice, and tribute rice of various colors are transported to the north by endless water ships, and are received by the servant of the household department in charge of storage. They are allocated and arranged in a unified way, or they are stored in Tongzhou and supplied to the capital. , or transferred to Ji Liao Xuan Da and other northern military towns.

The rest of the various colors are produced in the south, including a large amount of cotton, and cloth is also an urgently needed material in the north. In the whole of the north, there are only a large area of ​​cotton in Jining, Shandong, and a small amount of cotton in Dongchangfu. , is not as good as the output of Songjiang Prefecture in the south.

As for cloth, silk and other items, including books, they are mainly produced in the south.

The entire canal is maintained by more than one million water transport troops. It can be seen from the telescope that it is the beginning of summer. Although the water flow has increased, it is not enough to bear such a huge shipping volume, and the boats are moving very slowly. , the water flow is insufficient, and along both sides of the river, there are ants who can't see the side at a glance to act as trackers.

These transported troops were originally the guards along both sides of the canal. At the beginning, there were two squads of 24 people, and then gradually increased.During the Qing and Ming Dynasties, until the end of the Qing Dynasty, when shipping gradually flourished. When pure military fortresses like Tianjin were developed into seaport cities, there were still tens of thousands of people on both sides of the canal, making a living on short-distance passenger and freight transportation. Later, until the Republic of China, The Longhai Line and other railway lines began to operate normally, and gradually the Cao Gang formed by the Water Transport Army with the Guards of the Ming Dynasty as the main body disappeared and was annihilated in the long river of history.

At this time, seeing the endless boats and the endless army of trackers like ants, it is hard not to be moved by it, and have the idea that the hub of the world is under control.

It's no wonder that when something happened in Linqing, everyone in the court jumped up and down. What Zhang Shouren did was tantamount to grabbing the court's lifeline...

"Shiqiang, the conscription plan of the Conscription Bureau can be changed."

Feeling that it was just a momentary emotional fluctuation, Zhang Shouren turned his head and told Zhang Shiqiang: "You have a lot of trackers in the army. Whether it is determination, strength, or suffering, they are enough to become the best infantry. Qing, it's time to recruit tens of thousands of the best children in the army to enrich our ranks."

The military expansion plan came after Linqing was acquired and officially became the commander-in-chief of Shandong Town.It is not difficult to control the whole town of Shandong with the current strength of Fushan, but Zhang Shouren needs more, so the expansion of troops cannot be delayed. The government is a secondary place, recruiting recruits from the infantry battalion of six to eight battalions in sequence, and then the training bureau under the battalion affairs office conducts recruiting and training for recruits.

After this Huguang battle, Zhang Shouren and his generals brought out [-] outstanding veterans, and the left behind soldiers and horses have been trained to become qualified infantry, and the next step is for the veterans to be promoted to mid- and lower-level officers and integrated into the left behind troops , Turning the previous battalions into truly elite divisions.

At the same time, recruit troops again to form the stamina of the front-line troops. After the front-line troops have gradually grown, veterans and lower-level officers are selected from the front-line to lead troops in the new barracks, so that the combat effectiveness of the new army can grow rapidly.

This is a very safe and mature approach, and Zhang Shouren's idea of ​​recruiting army trackers as a source of soldiers was agreed by everyone.

After the generals had dispersed, Zhang Shouren asked Lin Wenyuan who stayed behind, "Has the order for transfer been issued?"

"Back to Master Taibao, we have already arrived at Fushan... If we only mobilized after receiving the military order, it is a bit late."

Zhang Shouren smiled slightly, and said, "You think the people staying in Fushan are a bunch of dead fish? Don't worry, those guys in the camp affairs office are not that simple-minded."

Lin Wenyuan didn't refute him. On this kind of issue, discussing with the general in front of him is self-defeating. He just sighed softly and replied: "You haven't returned to Fushan for seven months. I only hope that they will come sooner. Stabilize the overall situation, or bring Yunniang and the others over, or you go home to visit...you haven't seen your son yet, don't you know what he looks like?"