Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 425 Development of Cangzhou

Even with Xu Qing's explanation, the people at the banquet were still quite panicked, they called the imperial doctor, examined them one by one, and gave Cheng Yaojin the swelling, and it took more than an hour.Seeing Cheng Yaojin, except for the bigger mouth, everything else is still the same, so I feel relieved.

After the banquet, the ministers returned to the front.In the afternoon, there was another discussion, and Xu Qing was awarded "Huang Yue".

Xu Qing's feudal lord, the matter of patrolling the customs, has also spread outside the Taiji Palace at this time.But this rumor, like a shower of rain, settled Xu Qing's previous criticisms and legends.It's like watching TV and seeing the finale, and finally looking forward to seeing the main character seal the title and pay homage to the prime minister, and automatically make up the ending of the whole drama.A group of students, following Xu Qing as an example, studied knowledge every day, no matter how jealous or jealous they were, they had to suppress them in their hearts, and did not dare to bark in front of the public.

However, the deep-seated reason is that Xu Qing occupied a small island in the turbulent undercurrent, which no one could rush over for the time being.In the struggle that no one saw clearly, Xu Qing quietly became the winner. The former giant crocodile couldn't bite Xu Qing.Those little fishes behind that giant crocodile, who would dare to plop around?
And those people in the imperial court who thought they belonged to Xu Qing's faction also felt at ease, and they didn't have to be afraid that if Xu Qing fell, they would be squeezed out.Last time, Xu Qing was the chief examiner, but now many people have become chief examiners like county magistrates.They were also influenced by Xu Qing's administration in Cangzhou. They were practical and flexible, and quietly became sparks in various places in the Tang Dynasty.Some people thought that Xu Qing spent a lot of effort to build the holy place in Cangzhou, and secretly moved to Cangzhou with great effort.I can't go to Cangzhou, even if I go to Hebei.Therefore, the current strength of the Xu family is the strongest in Hebei, Chang'an, and Luonan.

Xu Qing went out, this time with [-] soldiers and [-] cavalry to patrol the seven counties where the locust plague was infested.In order to prevent the people or local officials from making things difficult, Xu Qing must have a force that can control violence with violence.

Upon arriving at the first county seat, Xu Qing immediately summoned all Lizhengs and arranged for a new temporary county magistrate.Let the head of the village organize all the villagers to catch locusts, but those who violate this order will be punished as a crime of violating the imperial edict.On the other side, Xu Qing sent cavalry out to inform the rest of the counties that they would immediately start catching locusts without waiting for Xu Qing to arrive.It is stipulated that every county, no matter what method you use, must hand over [-] catties of locusts to me every day, and those who fail to pay on time will be investigated and dealt with on the spot.

The pressure to catch locusts is transmitted from top to bottom. The seven counties in Guanzhong have begun to call on the whole people to catch the locusts.During the period, there were those who deceived the public with false rumors and incited the masses to make troubles, all of which were encircled and suppressed by Xu Qing's troops.Not to mention extermination of the clan, the minimum is to search the house, no matter how deep your background is, anyway, it is the border of exile, and it happens that Xue Yantuo is short of manpower.

When Xu Qing was catching insects, Cangzhou:
Since Xu Qing left, Zhao Lu, the former magistrate of Nanpi County, has been the governor of Cangzhou, and Zhan Zeng, the chief minister.Qin Shi, the original magistrate of Cang County, had already been transferred from Cangzhou, and also served as the governor of Jinan Road.It's just that the state that Qin Shi was in charge of was much richer than the original Cangzhou, and it didn't face the sea, so it was called Xingzhou.There is a county under the jurisdiction of Xingzhou, named Qinghe County, and the Cui family is here.

Let me first talk about the changes in Cangzhou these days. Nearly half a year has passed, and Cangzhou is becoming more and more prosperous day by day.After the beginning of spring, a large number of traveling merchants poured into the city, but instead of bringing goods, they participated in the annual Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce.In the chamber of commerce, every businessman present has the right to give advice to the head of the chamber of commerce.For example, where there are more thieves, where the roads are more dangerous, the general committee will spend money or send more soldiers to guard.In fact, this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the governor of Cangzhou will come to the scene on this day to listen to everyone's opinions.

In the past half a year, Bohai fur and other specialties from Liaodong have arrived in Cangzhou one after another.Good-quality and cheap foreign objects can be sold at double the price as long as they leave Cangzhou.This made the businessmen in Cangzhou a fortune.The merchants in Cangzhou also shipped some goods to Liaodong for trading.In the Tang Dynasty, copper was cheap and silver was expensive in the Central Plains, and the exchange rate was relatively high, but in Liaodong or the island, silver was cheap and copper was expensive. In this way, merchants in the Central Plains traded with silver, except for their own profits. Once you go to the exchange, you will make a lot of money every day.

In addition, this route is short and relatively safe, so more and more people have participated in this bountiful route.Of course, Zhao Lu would not let go of such a good opportunity, and hastily sent people to increase taxes in Huanghua Port.The berthing tax for ships and the overnight money are the basics, and there is also the price rake tax set by Xu Qing, one penny will be drawn for every ten pennies earned.Silver is not a common currency, so when it comes here, it is still taxed according to the method of goods.

In less than half a year, Huanghua Port has received nearly a year's tax revenue from Huanghua County, which can be described as a lot of money.Those who collect taxes make money in this way, let alone businessmen who already make money.[-]% of the profits were given to the government, the second was sold to the Chamber of Commerce, and [-]% of the profits were eaten by the people, and the wages were gone.For the general manager, the gross profit of ten pennies is only five pennies.This is by sea, and the price by land is slightly lower, only less than three pennies.

But this is also a very high profit. Compared with the past, being exploited by layers of official uniforms along the way, it is already a big profit.It can be said that 30.00% of the silver in Jinan Road is now concentrated in the hands of Cangzhou merchants. Today's Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce is notoriously rich.

In addition, the salt from Cangzhou was continuously transported to the border and other places, and salt merchants in many places were bankrupted by this low-priced salt.Then as soon as the Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce made a move, it immediately acquired most of the salt merchants in southern Hebei.Since then, the Chamber of Commerce can not only receive the annual tribute from the merchants, but also get a large part of their own profits.The Chamber of Commerce promised that by the end of the year, some of the money will be distributed as dividends.This dividend is not only for businessmen, it is for all common people, as long as they are from Cangzhou, they can get a little dividend.

In addition, the Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce also paid for the construction of bridges and roads, and the recruitment of bodyguards.With the services of the chamber of commerce, the businessmen in Cangzhou are confident.

And those aristocratic families also discovered this huge business opportunity, and wanted to step in to make a fortune, but found that the Cangzhou Chamber of Commerce wanted to be monolithic, and it was still popular, and they couldn't tolerate them at all.

If you talk about fighting for financial resources, they have long been unable to win Cangzhou. 30.00% of the wealth is in their hands, and 20.00% is on the way. You are a fragmented family power, what do you use to fight?Unable to compete in strength, the aristocratic family had no choice but to use their inherent advantages-report to the government, emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business.

(End of this chapter)