I really just want to lose my fortune

"Before, the prince has always wanted to issue a business tax, but if it is a business tax, the timing is wrong. Not only will the businessman not come to us, but he will also push the businessman out."

"It's different now. We have so much grain and so many novel crops in our hands. I'm not afraid that we won't be able to attract merchants. The merchant tax can be implemented!"

"But..." Zhang Juzheng frowned slightly: "I'm trying out a whip method in the three counties of Julu, Wei County, Handan. Although it has been approved by the court, the court will still collect taxes in proportion. This time, so much food has been collected. The imperial court is afraid that it will delay the trial implementation of this policy. The large amount of food now still belongs to the imperial court, and it may not be attractive to merchants."

"What kind of food belongs to the imperial court? It's clearly ours." Li Ru showed a kind smile: "As for paying taxes, just pay according to the previous amount."

Amount and proportion are completely two concepts.

"The imperial court will definitely blame it." Zhang Juzheng looked solemn: "If an imperial envoy comes, I'm afraid I won't be able to please him."

"Don't worry, I'll leave it to the lower officials to handle it, and I guarantee that there will be no problems." Li Rudao: "The Yuan family only occupies one of the four counties. Not only that, Jingzhou and Youzhou have not been that rich in the past two years."

"The food has entered the court's pocket, and they cannot move it."

"However, if it is in our hands, the merchant can pay a high price, and the Queen's line, Wu Niangniang's line, and even King Yan and Xiliang will covet these grains and will definitely buy them."

"Now that the situation in the whole world is unclear, food and other things can only be at ease if they are in their own hands. This is true for everyone."

"Under such circumstances, we didn't want to sell it ourselves. We were forced to sell these grains under pressure."

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, let Shan Xiongxin and Xiong Kuohai contact some green forests, go around the Julu in Wei County, Handan, and say that they want to grab food. I'm afraid we won't be able to protect them, so I have to sell them. At this time, Your Majesty should Then we will understand who wants the food.”

"Even if His Majesty wants to investigate, he can only pretend."

"Be an enemy of the whole world, not even His Majesty!"

Li Ru wanted to take advantage of the situation, to make a lot of money by taking advantage of the general trend of food shortage in the world.

Although he is not friendly to the people in other places, Li Ru said that it has nothing to do with him.

He wants to train an elite soldier now, and he can't do without money!

Moreover, if the prince really wants to fight for hegemony in the future, he will be short of money and food.

"This... still doesn't bypass the problem at the beginning." Zhang Juzheng said helplessly: "If the court is not given food and the law of whipping is resolutely implemented, then the tax collectors will also be money."

"Then give it." Li Ru spread his hands and said, "According to the previous amount, we will go one way, and then go the other way, because we are afraid of danger and will be escorted in two ways."

"One way is used to deal with the imperial court, and the other way...was robbed by the bandits in Wagang. Isn't Wei Wang Gonggao now, going to Xingyang to pick peaches? I want to see what the queen's background is like."

"The royal court will receive a part of the tax money, which will stabilize many people. It will cost a lot of money to move the army, and your majesty should not make a big move."

"Okay, just as Wen You said." Zhang Juzheng nodded.

Li Ru bowed to Zhang Juzheng, and said solemnly: "As for the specific implementation of these policies, and how to make good use of these seeds, it depends on Mr. Zhang, these are not the directors of Wenyou."

"As for the imperial court, I'll leave it to Wen You." Zhang Juzheng bowed back.

After all, the two smiled at each other.

Chapter 174 Revitalize the economy?

After Qin Ge finished writing the letter and sent it out, he returned to the temporary Zhao Wang Mansion again.

I saw that Jia Xu and Huang Shengzhong were discussing something.

"I've seen you, sir." Huang Shengzhong didn't know that Qin Ge was the King of Zhao, he just thought he was a guard or a counselor.

"Mr. Qin, I have already thought about it." Jia Xu had a kind smile on his face: "Master Huang also thinks this plan is feasible."

"Oh?" Qin Ge's eyes lit up, he came to Jia Xu, and said to him, "What's going on?"

"The terrain here is very good. If you build a temporary fortress here, and later change it into a city and add a port, it will be of great help to the economic development of the entire Jiaozhou." Jia Xu pointed to a piece of land on the map and said. .

"This..." Qin Ge was dumbfounded: "How do we have so much money?"

Casting a city, this is not a trivial matter, can the imperial court allocate funds to Jiaozhou to build a city?

Also, building a port is not a small expense. It is no wonder that the imperial court can allocate funds.

This kind of matter has to be discussed by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households for a long time before a conclusion can be reached.

This is not playing a simulation game and doing what you say.

Qin Ge is not the emperor, even if he is the emperor, it is not easy to make a decision.

"Of course we have no money and no one, but there are people in Jiaozhou." Jia Xu said: "Jiaozhou has always been poor. If you give them a job, they should be happy to accept it."

"Wait, don't those tribes have conflicts?" Qin Ge said, "Also, why did they help us build the city? We didn't pay them."

"Let me explain in detail." Jia Xu pointed to a few villages and said, "These tribes are relatively scattered, and life is difficult because they have no errands, so they can only rely on tribal culture to make ends meet."

"The ports in Jiaozhou are all owned by the imperial court, and the workers they need are limited, and it is difficult for them to leave their hometowns and go out. Naturally, it has always been difficult."

"However, what if we open a new port and distribute the profits to the locals?"

"It won't work..." Qin Ge smiled bitterly: "It's a serious crime to create a private port."

It's not impossible to secretly tell me this kind of thing, but you can say it in front of Huang Shengzhong...

He is not mine, but an official of the imperial court.

"Don't worry, there are no large merchant ships here, only some fishing boats and some passenger ships. These are allowed and are within the land reclamation policy."

"Many foreigners come here not to do business, but to play."

"Jiaozhou's city is limited, and sometimes the reception capacity is not enough. Building a new city here as their temporary foothold and a place to trade, they should be happy to spend, which can also promote Jiaozhou's economy. Prosperity."

"Under this premise, as long as those tribes in Jiaozhou are willing to send people, they can build houses in the city. Whether those houses are for living or commercial use, they will be exempted from tax for three years."

"Of course, people have to prepare part of the materials needed to build a house."

Qin Ge's ears are getting more and more familiar. Why is it a bit like a real estate company in later generations?

Sell ​​off-plan houses and use ordinary people's money to build houses.

Although there is no money here, what is collected is people and materials, which is similar to collecting money.

What happened to the court?Uh... The biggest problem is the land.

"Is anyone really willing to do this?" Qin Ge asked.

"This requires good publicity." Jia Xu smiled and said: "As long as I describe the future grand occasion here and tell them that they can make a lot of money, someone will definitely be willing to join."

Qin Ge nodded.

Isn't this just to make a blueprint and draw a pie first, which is more convenient to collect money?

Speaking of which, isn't Jia Xu trying to solve the problem of conflicts between tribes?How did it get into the economy.

"However, those tribes don't agree with each other, plus the issue of interests...Are you sure they can cooperate sincerely to build the city well?" Qin Ge was still a little worried.

"It is precisely because of their disagreement that we have to give them a chance to cooperate." Jia Xu once again showed a nuclear smile: "Every tribe has some people, and we provide them with tents and food. As long as they are willing to cooperate sincerely, Even if there is money, everyone earns it, who can make life difficult for money?"

"It makes sense..." Qin Ge frowned slightly.

This plan can be submitted. Anyway, the court does not need to contribute money and effort, but only some food, which is equivalent to just eating. The court should be happy to add an additional county.

Can this method be used to resolve conflicts between tribes?It always feels like a joke.

Qin Ge instinctively felt that it was not that simple.

Huang Shengzhong didn't notice anything wrong, and he has been committed to governing Nanhai County well. If he adds a county and a port, it will be a good achievement for him.

I can't make a decision about this kind of thing, but the prince can.

These two people in front of me are celebrities in front of the prince. In the future, if the prince eats meat, I can also drink some soup!

"Sir, what Mr. Jia said makes sense, why don't I try it later? If it doesn't work, then plan again, it won't get worse anyway." Huang Shengzhong said.

"That's right, besides, the first thing I built was just a fortress, and there is no need to report this to the imperial court. It is normal to build a fortress to fight against Japanese pirates and other pirates." Jia Xu said.

Qin Ge carefully looked at the map in front of him.

This position seems to be chosen well, but for some reason, he always feels that it is not as good as the position Jia Xu chose when he played against Wagang.

Could it be that this is also for economic considerations?

Forget it, since it's Jia Xu's trick, let's use it!

Qin Ge is good at this, he doesn't think about problems that he can't figure out, and he also trusts Jia Xu, knowing that Jia Xu will not deceive himself.

There seemed to be a lot of flaws in this matter, but he didn't think that Jia Xu would not be able to see the flaws he could see.

There must be a reason for him to do so.

…………

Three hours later, the notice had been posted all over the streets and alleys of the city, and many people sent the notice to the villages all over the place.

The announcement was very simple. First, it explained how beneficial this matter was to the people of Jiaozhou, and then explained that the prince did not want to take advantage of the family, so he gave this good opportunity to make money to the people.

After all, if the aristocratic family makes a move, people can provide direct money and food. After the construction is completed, the aristocratic family will monopolize the city.

The number of applicants for city building is limited in each village, and there is not much fluctuation. If everyone makes money together, there will definitely be a lot of people.

Liu Bowen stood in front of the notice, looked at the notice carefully, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

Um, why don't you take out some people from each tribe and put them together?

After putting it together, what will you do?

Liu Bowen had his own answer in his mind, but he didn't know what Zhao Wang meant.

Thinking about how Mr. Yangming governed those people submissively, Zhao Wangren is famous outside, it should be based on enlightenment.

Liu Bowen shook his head, intending to continue to wait and see.

This time it's about choosing a master, it's not a trivial matter, so we need to see it more clearly.

Chapter 175

Qin Ge told Jia Xu that he wanted to live in the military camp, but Jia Xu didn't object.

Regarding the little Taoist priest in Wudang, Jia Xu said that he would investigate.

However, when Qin Ge talked about his previous conjecture, Jia Xu said that it was unnecessary, he still had to go out with Cai Wenji to do errands, this would instead confuse possible enemies, and the more the enemies were hidden, the more they would pay attention.

Qin Ge brought the flyer and Cai Wenji to Zhaojia Village on horseback.

Although they are tribes, because Qin Shihuang lived a little longer, their weird names and surnames have long since disappeared, and they are similar to the Han people.

The difference is that some of their traditional cultural customs and clothing have not changed, and they can be distinguished from the Han people.

The tribe is a large tribe composed of small villages. The population of this village is not very large, only 80 to [-] people, and there are quite a few young and strong.

Compared with the Han people, these small groups of guys are more united and listen to the elders in the tribe more.

Their young people have been brainwashed since childhood, and most of them are unwilling to leave their hometown.

Moreover, their patriarchs, elders, and village chiefs have great power.

Let's put it this way, even if the village head tells them to rebel, they dare to do it.

The knowledge they learned was taught by the elders in the village, and few scholars would teach them.

As soon as the two arrived at the entrance of the village, some people became vigilant.

Even, many people took homemade bows and arrows and aimed at Qin Ge and Cai Wenji.

Many people in the village saw Qin Ge and Cai Wenji with greedy eyes on their faces.

"The two of them are dressed so nicely."

"If you catch them and sell the clothes, you should be able to sell them for a lot of money, right?"

"Look at that bitch, if it's sold to a brothel, will we give it away?"

"The same goes for that man. I remember that there are quite a few who go shopping in brothels who also like pretty boys."

"What do you know, the horses under them are the most valuable."

"Shh, keep your voice down, we can't afford to mess with this kind of person, he looks like an important person in the imperial court."

"Hey, we killed the master before, threw his body away, and fed it to wild animals. Who knows who did it?"

"That's right, those who came from the imperial court are all well-dressed and don't have to worry about food. I suffer here all day, I should be killed..."

"Do you want to ambush them?"

"Let's see what they are here for first, and then ask the village chief."

"It's really unfriendly." Qin Ge smiled wryly.