Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Feng San dragged an old cold leg to clean up the table, and the two people waiting to be seated beside him were not angry when they saw him dawdling, they just waited there and chatted in a strange language until Feng San cleaned up. After putting light wine and a few plates of side dishes on the counter, Shi Shiran sat down, and then sent Feng San out of the room.

Feng San carefully closed the door for the two of them, looked left and right, and found that there were no other guests coming or going, so he listened for a while in the crack of the door, and then he showed a strange smile and walked down the stairs slowly .At this time, his youngest son, who was acting as the accountant, was crouching on the counter and recording something, and there were no guests at the few tables in the wide room downstairs, so he greeted and walked to the back room without following the cook. His wife and the eldest son, who was making oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, said something, hurried into the room where he usually lives, found the inkstone that had dried up, spit a few mouthfuls, and began to grind it with ink.

Feng San is not some great talent who is not born in the world, nor is he a sage who hides in the wild. With a rough brush and ink, he can barely write and count, so he grabbed the pen tremblingly and wrote a few words on the square-inch rough paper, It is nothing more than the most basic content such as dates, people, and speeches. This or these pieces of paper will be collected by someone in the evening, and then his work for the day will be considered truly completed. He can then get an additional eight cents and one tael of silver subsidy to keep this poorly managed restaurant alive.

Feng San also knew what he was doing. After all, the legend of Tiqi in the Ming Dynasty was still very popular among the people. He was also very surprised that he could be absorbed by that mysterious organization.However, there is a reason for people to look at you. On the contrary, if you decide not to agree, then you are ignorant. As for the consequences of ignorance, Feng San, who has been in the market for half his life, knows it well.Fortunately, he only wrote down the conversations of the guests in the wine shop, which is not considered as a minion, so under the temptation of money, he did his best.

"Father." Feng San, who finished writing, was still thinking about it, and the eldest son outside the room called out. "The luggage steward is here."

Manager Li?Feng San was taken aback. Speaking of which, Guanshi Li was his immediate boss, but he was not the one who contacted him on weekdays. How could it happen today?Feng San, who didn't know why, jumped off the stool at a speed that was rarely seen at ordinary times, but when he was about to leave the room, he hesitated, turned around and put the few pieces of paper recorded today in his arms, and then walked at the original speed out.

"Old Feng." Seeing Feng San push the door out, Guanshi Li called after a dozen or so steps. "Last time you asked me to help you ask about the Western Kunlun female slave. I asked for you. It's really not cheap. If you still want it, let's talk about it."

Looking at his wife's unkind eyes, Feng San felt dizzy for a while, but there were outsiders, and he thought that this woman would not show embarrassment in public, so he pulled Guanshi Li to the side of the courtyard with a wry smile, and used a very low Inquiring voice asked: "Master leader, you are old, why do you have time to come to my small place today, and you have found such a reason to entertain the little one."

"Isn't it because of my fate?" Li Guanshi's face was not very good-looking. Speaking of it, even though he is the commander-in-chief of the Military Law Department in the eyes and ears of Fuzhou Dongcheng, he is only the eighth-rank deputy lieutenant of Xiuwu. , if there is a disturbance above, he has to follow along. "Old Feng, there are quite a few readers who have returned from Japan and North Korea these days. These popular festivals are there, but reading has ruined their brains. They are dissatisfied with the king's presiding over the state affairs. They want the emperor to take charge of the government. You You have to be careful, once you find such a person, report it to me immediately, regardless of the time."

"It's a coincidence. There were two of them in the private room upstairs just now, and they probably spoke Japanese." Feng San's expression tightened. The situation has been said again. "I've made a note of it, and I'm going to hand it in at night. It just so happens that you're here, my lord, or I'll give it to you now."

"No, let's follow the rules. Who should you give those things to?" Manager Li waved his hand. "As for the two you mentioned, this way, you serve me a few dishes in front so that I can sit down." Speaking of this, Li Guanshi also waited for Feng San to respond, and laughed loudly. "Old Feng, you don't know the market anymore, and you don't ask what the price of this Western Kunlun female slave is. You should take in refugees, no, no."

"If it doesn't work, there's nothing I can do. I'm also a small business, and I came up with this way to attract customers because of bad business." Feng San also followed suit. "Your price is too high, I can't eat it, come on, this time it's a waste of your hard work, otherwise, I'll fix a pot of wine and two snacks for you, so I'll keep you company."

"Come here in a hurry, but I'm thirsty at this time, anyway, it's better to be respectful than to obey." From outsiders, Li Guanshi muttered a few words softly, as if he was praising Sanhui as a man. "Today, I'll take advantage of you. Next time, brother, I'll be useful. Just ask. Except for the price, everything is negotiable."

Not to mention how to explain to his wife and children after turning around, Feng San led Guanshi Li to the front hall, and after asking if there was anything else he wanted upstairs, he offered wine and food for Guanshi Li to sit there and drink slowly. .I don't know how long it has passed, but Guanshi Li seems to have been drunk. At this time, the two people upstairs reconciled the account and left, and Feng San's youngest son handed over the change, wrote down the account book, looked up again, and Guanshi Li had disappeared.The youngest son hurriedly called out Feng San, Feng San briefly explained, and then he realized that the other party was not free, so this matter was over for Feng Family Restaurant

"Your Majesty, the Ryukyu envoys have arrived in Fuzhou." Lin Weirong, Shaoqing of Honglu Temple and the Commercial Experience Department Officer of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, reported to Zheng Kezang. "The Ryukyu envoys came here to request the official canonization by the imperial court, and secondly, there was an attempt to ask the Penghu business hall to be transferred to Ningbo and Quanzhou ports."

"The Qing captives set up the four major customs of Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang and Jiangsu in the southeast. Although they were repeatedly attacked by the vassals, the annual tax revenue was hundreds of thousands." Zheng Kezang narrowed his eyes and thought about it. "It's time to recover." Speaking of this, Zheng Kezang ordered to the waiter beside him. "Call tax department Zhang Riyao here." The servant retreated, and Zheng Kezang faced Lin Weirong again. "Continue to use the name of the Customs or the name of the Maritime Ship Department. After the discussion between Qing and Zhang Qing, it will be submitted to the Political Affairs Hall for discussion. However, the silk and tea are related to the imperial court. The expenses cannot be shared among the people for the time being, and it is not handed over to the Ryukyu. Wait for the country, you must remember this point." Lin Weirong promised submissively, and Zheng Kezang said again. "Except for Ryukyu's permission to trade in Suzhou, Songjiang, and Ningbo, England, France, Denmark, Luzon, and Hongyi, which originally had business offices in Penghu, are only allowed to do business in Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and are not allowed to cross the Fujian Sea. As for occupying Macao The Fulang Jiren, who pretended to be the governor, stole the territory of the dynasty, which is a great treason, so the military affairs department and the staff office dispatched the land and water divisions to expel him, and then there is trade, according to the precedents of the Western Yi countries."

On the one hand, Zheng Kezang’s decision to drive away the Portuguese in Macau was to break Portugal’s dominant position in trade with China; Although Catholic missionary organizations such as the Jesuits in the stronghold had conflicts with the Qing court in the north in terms of missionary affairs, more and more missionaries who went north became Kangxi's relying on science and technology consultants. ways to prevent it.

"By the way, Lin Qing, is Park Enze, the Joseon court congratulatory envoy, still in Fuzhou?"

"Back to the king, envoy Park is already on his way to Nanjing, but according to reports from Fuzhou, North Korea borders on the Kanto region, and its army has always been too weak to face the Qing army, so I hope the two countries will still Secret contact."

"I can promise them this, but there is still a shortage of horses for the Northern Expedition, and there are no good horse farms anywhere in the south of the Yangtze River. When he arrives, go and talk to him. Except for Seogwipo, he will borrow the whole of Jeju." Guo Yu Inter-state exchanges only focus on interests, so Zheng Kezang doesn't care about his brother-in-law's affection. "This matter requires North Korea's consent."

Lin Weirong was shocked. He understood what Zheng Kezang meant by must, and immediately claimed that it was. At this time, Zhang Riyao, the right servant of the household department and the tax experience department officer of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, applied for an interview, and the conversation between the two was interrupted.

After Zhang Riyao came in, Zheng Kezang didn't wait for him to stand firm, and immediately said: "During the years of Chongzhen and Jianwu, the reason why the first emperor lost his country was the key to the three salaries. Therefore, the land tax of Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, and Nanzhili is It can be reduced but not increased. In this situation, how to support the imperial court's expenditure and the use of troops by the vassal is still the key to commercial taxation. Now that the commercial ports in various places are about to reopen, you must make a good calculation of tax profits, and the big profits of silk tea cannot be spilled out for the time being. For the people and foreign countries, one is how to formulate the exporter tax of other commodities, and the other is how to calculate the tax on the import of rice, gold, silver, copper, iron, and large wood. The tax department has a heavy responsibility."

Although Zheng Kezang talked nonsense, Zhang Riyao had already inquired about it with his servants when he came, so he had some doubts in his heart. At this time, he cupped his hands and responded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, there is a precedent in Penghu. It's not without plans, and the tax department has been checking the customs documents for the past few months, and will definitely come up with a regulation that everyone is satisfied with."

"I'm afraid the customs documents of Qing prisoners are insufficient." Zheng Kezang stroked the short beard on his lips. "One is the maritime blockade of the feudal clan, and the other is that big merchants go to sea privately. The regulations of the Taxation Department need to be more detailed. In addition, the Zhengshitang must consult the opinions of several elders in detail." Zhang Riyao nodded one by one. "As for private harbors and private voyages for maritime merchants, you don't have to worry too much. The navy of this feudal domain is not a decoration." The Northern Fleet, which sent troops to harass the coastal areas of the Qing court, had nothing to do outside, and the naval military officers who had long felt aggrieved were powerless. At this time, asking them to investigate smuggling was also a form of venting. "At that time, a few more melons and vines will be copied, and the rules will be made if you think about it."