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Chapter 505 "Ticket War"

Today, besides Zhu Shun, Tian Hongyu, the father-in-law of Yang Reform, came to the platform today. Previously, the matter of the Imperial Association Army was suspended because of the Shanxi merchant case. Now, it is time to restart the quota and rationing system. The supervisor and the Imperial Association Army must be integrated into one for him, and the indicators and rationing system must be used as the driving force to control and promote the development of the Imperial Association Army. In the future, on this grassland, food stamps, cloth tickets, tea tickets, sugar tickets Waiting for tickets will become the lifeblood of the Mongols.

Not long after Zhu Shun arrived, Tian Hongyu also arrived. After a ceremony, Yang Reform also asked about the situation and encouraged him.

"It's been a long time since I saw my father-in-law." Yang Reform said with a smile.

"I'm terrified." Tian Hongyu said hastily and fearfully.Although Tian Hongyu is also a relative of the emperor, it is rare to see the emperor. He has seen the emperor's methods of manipulating the salt merchants, and now he looks at the emperor differently. loophole.

"Hehehe, my father-in-law did a good job in the garment factory last year. He appeased the border soldiers and really did a great job for me." Yang Reform praised.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this is what I should do." Tian Hongyu quickly became humble and proud again. Thinking back to the whole process of taking over this matter, Tian Hongyu could only sigh!At the beginning, when he heard that 80 million cotton-padded clothes would be made in a few months, he was so worried that it was impossible. He even cried to his daughter, hoping that if it couldn't be completed, his daughter could give it to him. I beg you, I can blow a pillow or something, but now, even if you want him to make 100 million pieces, he will never blink or frown. He has found the knack of doing things, and now , he is worried about finding so many clothes to make, which is not bad. At least this year, the emperor still has 80 cotton-padded clothes to make.

"How is the matter of finding a reliable businessman that I talked about last year?" Yang Reform encouraged and asked again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have found some reliable businessmen, some of whom I have known in the past, and some are reputable and time-honored brands. These people are all reliable and will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty." Tian Hong met the emperor. When asked, he hurriedly replied that Tian Hongyu also started his business in Shaanxi in his early years, but he knew many businessmen from Shanxi and Shanxi. Now that Shanxi merchants have completely hacked the brand, Tian Hongyu hastily drew a line with Shanxi merchants , and now they are looking for businessmen from Shaanxi.

"Well, that's good. Now that such a big incident has happened in the border customs and the border market, because the merchants have caused a series of disastrous defeats outside the border. The policy of the border market should be adjusted significantly, and the management of the border market must be strengthened. , especially Ji and Xuanduan, we must strictly prevent merchants from cooperating with captives again. Therefore, I need a group of reliable merchants to act as new frontier merchants. I let you find some reliable merchants for this purpose...these merchants can It's best to be reliable, I don't want them to follow in the footsteps of Shanxi merchants today, and if they are directors, I won't let them down." Yang Reform glanced at Tian Hongyu, and said lightly.

There is such a big case as the Shanxi Merchants Tonglu case in this side city. The policy of the side city must be adjusted. If you do trade in the border market, if you don’t have an invoice and you can’t record it, you can’t do trade. As for the reason, it’s very simple, because you’re afraid that you’ll cheat the captives. If you don’t accept it, you can sue it at Jinyiwei or the emperor.Adding food stamps, sugar tickets, cloth tickets and other "tickets", this Guan Outer Mongolia was strangled to death by myself. In the future, the ticket will be the lifeline of the Guanwai Mongolians. You can lose sheep and cattle, but , You must not lose the "ticket". If you "lose" the ticket, you can never buy anything, even real money.And the person who issued this ticket was Yang Reform, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty wanted anyone to live a better life, and whoever could live a better life. There is only one way to get these tickets, and that is to work hard. Fight for the Ming emperor.

This kind of operation can indeed strictly restrict the Mongols, but it also requires a reliable mechanism to control it. If a businessman sees money and sells things to the Mongols privately, this mechanism will be in vain. Therefore, the businessman needs to wear it. One bridle is the tax supervisor. The incorporation of the tax supervisor can increase the threshold of entry. I believe that it is worth thinking about by many people whether to lose the right to do border business because of selling a few things privately; you can also receive more The tax can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.

Of course, as for the issuance and control of various "tickets", this belongs to the staff department. How many "tickets" that tribe can get, this has to be judged by the staff department. It has to be linked to military achievements. , Naturally, the votes will be distributed more, and those who contribute less will naturally not get many votes. Naturally, life can only be miserable, or exchange some tickets from tribes with more votes at high prices, and then buy all kinds of urgently needed Things, once this mechanism that binds survival pressure, economic interests, comparison and incentives is formed, this "ticket" will become an engine that drives the Mongolian Imperial Army to fight bravely.

"I understand." Tian Hongyu replied carefully, feeling really excited. Last year the emperor asked him to do business outside the customs. Standing behind the back, ready to be a dragon crossing the river, where did you know that the Shanxi merchant case broke out, and then the salt merchants were uprooted, and the business outside the pass fell into the hands of the emperor alone in a blink of an eye. Who did the emperor want? Let whoever do it do it, Tian Hongyu jumped up in disappointment when he thought that all the business outside the customs would be done by him alone.

"It's good to understand. My father-in-law gathered those reliable businessmen and set up a firm to specialize in business outside the customs. The business here must only be handed over to those trustworthy and reliable people. I can rest assured. Please trouble me." My father-in-law is gone, and besides, I will invest another 30 taels of silver in this company, accounting for half of the shares. Is there any problem?" Yang Reform just followed his own arrangements. As for Tian Hongyu's feelings, now, Yang Reform does not need to think so much.

"Your Majesty, I understand, there is no problem." Tian Hongyu immediately replied very happily. He was very surprised to get the 30 taels of silver. Half of the shares, he and his businessmen will follow suit. Not only will they not complain, they will only be happy. With the emperor's name on them, they are worth more than anything else. Now it is different from before. In the past, you If you donate 30 taels of silver, the poor haha ​​emperor might still be excited for a long time, and regard you as a conscientious person, but now you give 30 taels of silver, and the emperor doesn't care about you.

"It's good to understand, what's the matter with the wool?" Yang Reform asked Tian Hongyu again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have some clues. However, there is not much progress. The main reason is that the mountain is blocked by heavy snow. It is estimated that the situation this year will be much better." Tian Hongyu replied cautiously.

"Well, you have to hurry up on the wool matter. This matter is very important. Now the Ordos tribe still has strength on the grassland, and it is a big force on the grassland. I don't want to have a big conflict with them for the time being, so , when you make friends with them, it is an important means for you to purchase their unique wool. For this matter, you need to set up a separate company and plan this matter alone. I will allocate all the money needed for this matter to you , I will give you as much as you want to collect the wool..." Yang Reform didn't wait for Tian Hongyu to recover, so he came to a conclusion directly.

"I understand." Tian Hongyu agreed after thinking for a while.

"The wool is harvested and turned into wool, cloth, and various clothing products. The wool is excellent and has an excellent heat-retaining effect. It is a rare cold-proof item in the world. If it can be made into clothes, it must be The market is very good, I will give you some more sales, it must be a rare good business." Yang Reform also confessed that now he is the emperor, and he is used to the eyeball economy in the 21st century, and Yang Reform is harassed by advertisements , Now, naturally, I will not let go of any opportunity to advertise. For my own grand plan, businessmen who can 'pay taxes' should overwhelm those who can't pay taxes, so naturally they should start bit by bit.

"I understand." Tian Hongyu happily agreed again, the emperor will make money, it is true.

Yang Reform thought for a while, and then said: "Look at this, this is all kinds of tickets issued by the General Staff Department, the names are called 'food stamps', 'cloth tickets', 'sugar tickets', 'tea tickets'..." Yang Reform Introduced some neatly piled up various "tickets".

Food stamps?Tickets?Sugar ticket?tea ticket?This thing...Tian Hongyu and Zhu Shun are both confused, could it be the same as the military ticket, can it be used as a silver envoy?The two of them took all kinds of tickets and checked them over and over again. They found that the paper was made of hard paper, and the quality of the paper was almost the same as the military ticket. Of course, the size, style and pattern were different.

Seeing this, Tian Hongyu looked like he had figured it out, and suddenly realized: "Well, I understand, Your Majesty, this is the same as a military ticket, used to buy things, right? Your Majesty wants to limit the purchase and sale of things by the Mongols." Quantity?" Tian Hongyu said happily.

"No, these are not military tickets, but you have to take them to buy things. They are indeed valuable and can be exchanged for silver..." Yang Reform said with a smile.This "ticket" is a good thing. Once the "ticket" is bound together with military achievements, this "ticket" will become the lifeblood of the Mongols. There is the term "ticket war".

Sun Chengzong stood on the side quite calmly, leaving Tian Hongyu and Zhu Shun puzzled.

"According to my vision, when buying things outside the customs in the future, every item, every catty must be accompanied by various bills issued by the staff department. For example, to buy a catty of sugar, in addition to the silver required to buy a catty of sugar, It is also necessary to catch the catty of sugar tickets issued by the staff department. The merchant can only sell the catty of sugar after receiving the catty of sugar coupons. If there is no sugar ticket, no matter how much money is given, it cannot be sold. If a businessman is found to violate the rules, he will be severely punished according to the crime of cooperating with captives. This is why I asked you to find a reliable businessman. Now it is precisely because those Shanxi merchants are unreliable that there are cases of cooperating with captives, and there are successive large-scale incidents of my court outside the customs. Defeated, I want to find some reliable people to do this..." Yang Reform said calmly.

"Ah!..." Tian Hongyu and Zhu Shun realized now that this was the case. There had indeed been discussions about this beforehand, and it seemed that it had been circulated for a while, and it seemed that it was brought up by someone in the staff department. , Thinking about it carefully, it seems that some famous guy proposed it. Now looking at the "ticket" of the emperor, it seems that the original plan of that person is indeed going to be carried out.

"The staff will convert this ticket into annual or quarterly indicators according to the contribution of the Imperial Association Army, and allocate it to the Imperial Association Army, and to each tribe. The tribe and the Imperial Association Army with great military exploits will naturally get it." More indicators, get more votes, those without military exploits will naturally get fewer votes, with votes, you can live better, and you can sell the excess votes, tribes without military exploits, if you want to buy more For more and better things, you can only buy various tickets from other tribes at a high price. If this continues, an atmosphere of fighting for 'tickets' will be formed. The tribes with great contributions will naturally have high indicators and more natural tickets. Life is better than other tribes. Those tribes who have no military exploits and cannot get votes are naturally unhappy. They need to fight hard to gain more military exploits. The tribes with great military exploits will settle it. They won more votes, and because of the profits from the votes, they will naturally maintain it. In this way, I can easily control the Mongolian Imperial Association Army without spending a penny. Based on the Mongolian Imperial Association Army, Gradually wipe out other Mongolian tribes, and control the entire grassland in my hands, do you understand?" Yang Reform explained and said.

"I understand." Tian Hongyu broke out in a cold sweat.The rumors belong to the rumors, but when it happened to me, I felt the pressure was as great as the sky. The fate of those Mongols was decided between the emperor's words. Think about the emperor's methods, think about the emperor With the money in his hand, Tian Hongyu didn't think that the Mongols could escape the "claw" of the emperor. When he thought of the Mongols fighting to death for a few pieces of paper, Tian Hongyu felt that the day was "dark". I dare not breathe.

"I understand." Zhu Shun also answered very seriously. He was not as afraid as Tian Hongyu. They were eunuchs, and they lived and died as the emperor's people. Whatever the emperor wanted to do, they would naturally do. As for the rest, they were not needed. After thinking so much, if he was afraid, it was because of the pressure that Grandpa Xi from Nanfang had put on him, and he was afraid of falling out of favor.

"It's good to understand. This is why I called you here today. To implement this indicator system and implement the ticket purchase system, this must be implemented by reliable people. The staff, businessmen, and tax supervisors must unite to form a The whole, one mechanism, otherwise, it will come to naught, and my plan to control Mongolia will come to naught, and the Imperial Association Army will not be able to rely on it, which is extremely detrimental to our court. Therefore, this matter can only succeed, not fail. Failed, even if I want to forgive, but in the face of national affairs, in front of the community, it is difficult for me to show mercy outside the law. Therefore, making money is of course important, but this matter is more important. You must keep it in mind. I just lost my head and let this index system be described as empty, and at that time, no matter how much money you have, it will not be able to save you..." Yang Reform put a curse on the two people again.

"I understand, and I respect the instruction." Tian Hongyu agreed in cold sweat. This curse is really scary enough. It seems that the money is important, but if the emperor's business is ruined, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit. , The majesty of the emperor is getting heavier every day.

"Your servant understands, and I will definitely not ruin His Majesty's business." Zhu Shun also agreed.

Looking at the faces of the two of them, Yang Reform was quite satisfied, and this was the only way to go at this time. As for the effect, we could only wait and see later.

"I'll talk about how it works..." Yang Reform has been thinking about this issue for a long time, and he has considered many details. There are more land and resources in the northwest desert, so this matter must be taken seriously and talked about more.

"...This matter, at first, should be checked by Xiao Shunzi, your tax supervisor. Anyone who wants to do business in the border market should file with you. If he can't, he is naturally not allowed to do business outside the customs. He dares to do it privately. Yes, they will all be dealt with as the crime of extortion. Who can pass? Naturally, trustworthy people who are willing to pay their own taxes, and only these people can pass the record and get an invoice. If someone refuses to accept it, you can let him go to Beijing to sue , or ask him if he wants to pass the record, he should be given an invoice and let them declare and pay taxes by themselves. Note that they are required to declare and pay taxes by themselves, instead of the tax supervisor to collect taxes for each item and each batch of goods , the tax supervisor doesn’t have so much energy and so many people, do you know how the South does it?” Yang Reform was afraid that Zhu Shun would not know, so he carefully taught his confidant how to collect taxes, and the Shanxi merchants fell. Yes, the border market has been reshuffled, and the tax supervisor is not inserted in the opportunity. I am sorry for myself. The merchants who "can pay taxes" overwhelm the merchants who "can't pay taxes". This is my own plan and the hope of the new Ming Dynasty. How can reform be missed?Even if the courtiers have some opinions, so what?Now that the Shanxi business case is so serious and the consequences are so serious, how can it be done without strict management?Unless you are willing to endorse those businessmen, you cannot resist the intervention of the tax supervisor.Now that those bureaucrats have managed to get out of the salt merchant case and the Shanxi merchant case, how can they be willing to jump into that fire pit?
"Returning to Your Majesty, this servant has also heard about some practices in the south, and knows something!" Zhu Shun said as he faced the enemy. The pressure put on him by Nanfang Xi's father-in-law is really too great. They are both the emperor's confidantes and rose together. , also has a competitive relationship, and now Eunuch Xi has left him far behind, if he doesn't work hard, then he is probably a waste in the eyes of the emperor, and his current status will plummet.

"It's good to understand! Those businessmen must put a bridle on their heads. This bridle is the tax supervisor. For those merchants who dare to make false reports, conceal reports, and practice falsification, they should be severely punished or even revoked. ... and the old man Man, I also want to say that making money is important, but paying taxes is also very important. Remember, don’t forget to pay taxes, understand? I don’t want to be punished for tax evasion. It's not pretty,... I know that paying taxes is really not a habit for merchants in my court, but since you follow me, you have to follow the real rules, and those who dare to break my rules, don't blame me At that time, I will not miss the old love. Besides, in fact, paying taxes is not plucking hair from the merchants who do business. The money for paying taxes is not paid on the heads of those who buy things. Am I right? ... So , I hope that my father-in-law can make it clear to those businessmen, don't put crooked ideas on my head, what is due to them will be theirs, but what belongs to me, you must not stretch your hand too far..." Yang Reform He said to Tian Hongyu again.

"Yes, yes, yes, I understand, I must explain clearly." Tian Hongyu hurriedly agreed, and he had doubts in his heart again. Those businessmen, those businessmen, according to the emperor, the business in this city is not his family. It is exclusive, but there are many merchants who can participate. Although the emperor has formulated very strict rules, as long as those merchants are sincere enough, it is not difficult to participate in the border market. Here, we have to think of a way, Tian Hongyu Looking at this Eunuch Shun next to him, he has an idea...

"Your servant understands." Zhu Shun also agreed.

"...Okay, it's good to understand. Those who have filed a record can naturally do business. At this time, you only need to pay attention to the various tickets when doing business. Shipments are made according to the tickets. If there is no ticket, it must not be sold. Things, that’s it, and other things, nothing else..." Yang Reform thought for a while, and said, the rest, such as the determination of indicators and the issue of distribution, have to be formulated by the staff, such as the issue of smuggling, which belongs to the frontier army He is in charge with Man Gui and the others, so there is no need to elaborate with them.

"...By the way, there needs to be some control over the trade of commodities in the border market. Not everything can be sold in the border market. For this, the staff will regularly issue a list of prohibited commodities. When the time comes, you will need to Pay attention." Yang Reform explained again.

"...Understood." Tian Hongyu and Zhu Shun agreed again.

"Furthermore, old man, we can start buying sweet potatoes now..." Yang Reform suddenly remembered something.

"Your Majesty... are you going to collect sweet potatoes now?" Tian Hongyu looked at the emperor in surprise. It's only been a few months, so you want to buy sweet potatoes?There are not even any seedlings in the field yet.

"Yes, start buying now. I know it's just spring and it's not time for sweet potatoes to be planted. However, you can sign a purchase contract with people in advance, let those farmers plant sweet potatoes according to the contract, and negotiate the purchase price and quantity, so as not to get caught. Sometimes sweet potatoes are not enough..." Yang Reform explained.

"...Your Majesty, this...do you want to wait until the sweet potatoes are ripe?" Tian Hongyu asked inexplicably.

"Hehe, you just do what I said. You know, wine is the main trade with Mongolia. Nowadays, it seems that it is not worthwhile to make wine from grain. It is worthwhile to make wine from sweet potatoes. Therefore, you should buy sweet potatoes in advance. Now If you don’t sign a purchase contract with the farmers in advance, where will you find sweet potatoes in the future? This year’s sweet potato planting area is limited, and sweet potatoes have many uses. At that time, they will not be able to grab them. Ah! Hahaha..." Yang reformed for a while, haha, this can be regarded as an effort to promote sweet potatoes, no matter what, the production of sweet potatoes must be doubled ten times or a hundred times in the past two years, so that we can To alleviate the disaster in the late Ming Dynasty, Yang Reform spared no effort to promote the national policy. This method of stimulating sweet potato planting by relying on economic means is more effective than promoting sweet potato through administrative means.

"Ah! I understand." Tian Hongyu replied immediately. When the emperor said this, he immediately understood that this was indeed the case, and he couldn't make trouble with anything, and he couldn't make trouble with Yin Zi!Is it a fool to make money but not make money?Tian Hongyu felt refreshed when he thought of monopolizing the wine trade outside the customs.

"...By the way, Master Xu, do you have anything else to add about the border market?" Yang Reform has been busy with the matter of the Imperial Association Army and the ticket in this city recently. Too bright, often forget things, need Sun Chengzong to remind.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I think that what your Majesty said about the city here and the trade outside the customs should be added..." Sun Chengzong thought for a while and said, with a calm and indifferent expression, as if he was interested in controlling the Imperial Association Army and controlling the entire Mongolian grassland. The plan is indifferent.

"Oh, that one?" Yang Reform asked. He was already dizzy talking to Tian Hongyu and Zhu Shun just now, and he couldn't guess what Sun Chengzong was thinking.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I feel that the great war outside the customs is at a critical juncture. Therefore, to implement this law and reopen the border market, any merchants should be strictly prohibited from leaving the border. All trade should be carried out in the border market. No merchants are allowed to bring The caravan leaving the customs is to prevent the news from leaking and to prevent the incident of the captives from happening again; secondly, it can also be self-clearing. In case of repeated wars outside the customs in the future, and His Majesty decides the border market with one hand, it is inevitable that some people will make irresponsible remarks... "Sun Chengzong's faint expression was very serious.

"Hmm..." Yang Reform thought about the pros and cons of this. This problem is indeed a problem. Even if he is looking for his own people now, there is no guarantee that all merchants will not have any problems. If merchants and caravans enter and exit the border , then, it is very easy for Donglu's spies to sneak into these caravans. This has to be guarded against... It is really cool to control the border with one hand, but if there is a problem in the war, the consequences will be very serious. Few people want to move the merchants out, and the trade in the border market is in their own hands...

"Well, Master Sun deserves to be an old-fashioned seeker of the country. I almost committed a big taboo. It should be so. I will order that all trade must be carried out in the border market. No merchants or caravans should enter or leave the border. Once found , should be punished as the crime of cooperating with captives..." Yang Reform said.

"...However, Master Sun, is there a problem with this? I am a merchant, and the people do not enter the grassland. This grassland will always belong to others..." Just after finishing the above words, Yang Reform thought of the following question , the common people of the Ming Dynasty, businessmen did not enter the border, and did not take root outside the customs. Wouldn't this grassland never be their own?You know, the bigger the territory, the better, it will be a resource in the future!

"Your Majesty, it's okay. This is just an extraordinary period, and the war with Donglu is at a critical juncture. Therefore, it is appropriate to be stricter. When the situation outside the customs improves greatly in the future, you can let go of this restriction. Thinking of that time, even If someone still cooperates with the captives, that's okay, the situation of the Eastern captives is gone, and there is no way to turn the tide." Sun Chengzong immediately explained.

"Yes, yes, yes, I am confused, I should do this, I should do this, so let's do it." Yang Reform immediately came to his senses.

After explaining some policies and details of the border market, Yang Reform let the two go.

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After explaining to his two confidants how to do things, Yang Reform felt a little relieved. Recently, he was very troubled by the quota and votes. Now, the quota system has finally been activated. Businessmen who "can pay taxes" overwhelm those who "can't pay taxes", and they have also worked hard to advance a step...

"Huh..., I hope it will succeed." Yang Reform was stunned for a long time, and then let out a long breath.

(End of this chapter)