Can you live forever

Chapter 35 The assassination ended, Yan Xiao was mad

When it comes to the wealth of merchants, the first thing to look at is Daming's GDP.

In the ninth year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng measured the land in the whole country. There were 7.07 million mu of land, and the average output per mu was 2.31 shi. Calculated according to the grain price of one shi and five renminbi, the gross production value was almost [-] million taels.

Including the concealed land, handicraft production, agricultural and sideline product production, etc., there can be a total production value of almost 20 billion taels of silver a year.

Plus the pure cash of 1 million taels of silver flowing into Daming every year.

Although the Ming Dynasty was far away from complete monetization, after converting it into taels of silver, there were no more than 12 wealthy merchants in the world who could earn more than [-] million taels a year.

To get a zodiac order, it is not just the standard of wealth, but strength.

They do overseas trade, although they are profitable and easy to get rich, but in terms of Daming's strength and the huge network of relationships, it is much worse.

Taking the salt industry as an example, the output of official salt in the books of the Ming Dynasty was the same as that of the Northern Song Dynasty, which was 6 million catties. The Northern Song Dynasty could collect 3000 million taels of salt tax every year.

But what about tomorrow...

During the Wanli period, the highest was only 250 million taels, and during the Jiajing period, it was worth 100 million taels.

In fact, considering the population, the output of table salt should be tripled. The entire salt industry should have 18 billion catties of table salt every year, but what is the price of table salt? (Each person consumes about 10 catties of salt per year.)
The price of salt in the Song Dynasty was expensive, more than 60 Wen per catty.

In the Ming Dynasty, the price of salt in big cities was 30-40 renminbi per catty. Sometimes it was as cheap as 7-8 renminbi. But at this time, it will be sold in limited quantities.

It's here.

Because of zonal marketing, salt distribution according to the mouth, etc., a catty of salt often costs three or even four renminbi, which is 300 renminbi per catty! (Recorded in "Zheng Discussing Salt and Iron".)
When exaggerating, salt merchants can increase the price to 500 Wen per catty.

We calculate based on the relatively common 300 Wen per catty, the total industrial value of the entire Daming Salt Industry is 5.4 million taels of silver.

As for the cost, it can be ignored. According to the full tax payment of 6 million catties of official salt, it is only more than 1300 million taels of silver.

In other words, the entire salt industry has a profit of 5.2 million taels of silver in it.

Among them, Lianghuai Salt Industry occupies half of the salt industry.

Although the salt industry is operated by merchants, the proportion of profits that merchants can share is not high. This stuff is supplied to the entire civil servant group. The Wang family accounts for half of the salt industry in Lianghuai, and the amount of money they handle every year is more than [-]%. [-] million taels.

The amount that can be distributed to the Wang family is only 2000 million.

So much money was used to manage and win over, and the Wang family's relationship network is enough to be described as terrifying...

It is also because of the close relationship with the court.

Under the circumstances that Zhang Zhixiang might influence or even change Emperor Jiajing, the assassination of the Longjiang shipyard this time is more suspicious than the Xu family, the Wang family...

These assassins were not afraid of death, the guards could no longer resist, and someone killed Zhang Zhixiang.

After hearing what Wang Yuanzhi said, Zhang Zhixiang didn't stay in a daze nor was he afraid at the moment, he could only be angry, he stared at the assassin who rushed over, as a five-year-old child, he couldn't fight back, but he would do his best to hide.

He won't die here, absolutely!

Clay Bodhisattvas also have three points of fire, you are deceiving people too much!
Wang Yuanzhi glanced at Zhang Zhixiang, feeling a little emotional, not to say how much Zhang Zhixiang has grown these days, but this kind of demeanor of knowing the righteousness without fear, which is very rare.

When Zhang Zhixiang dodged the assassin's slashing.

Wang Yuanzhi, who was lazy just a second ago, suddenly tossed the cigarette stick, drew the knife from the waist of the guard beside him, and stepped down, a cold light flashed, and a head flew up...

The brothers have braved thousands of miles of waves and created a huge family business from scratch. Naturally, they are... doing business with swords.

He can't compare to those martial arts masters, but he is not weak, he is not a master.

Reconnecting the cigarette stick, Wang Yuanzhi raised his knife in the cold wind and pointed forward. The remaining five guards of the Wang family immediately became energetic. They shouted together and killed the assassin back. Can't stand it.

Seeing that there was nothing to do, some of the assassins shouted to retreat, and they fled one after another.

Zhang Yonghuan came back full of blood, and the remaining five guards of the Wang family were all wounded. The man who chased after the sharpshooter also failed and was shot in the head.

In this battle, the assassins left behind 32 corpses, and 3 royal guards also died.

The swap ratio is high, but that's not how it works.

Zhang Yonghuan salutes Wang Yuanzhi with a cupped fist.

"Brother Wang is involved."

"You and I, why talk about getting involved?"

"What about these dead brothers?"

"When the protector dies, he will be sent back to his hometown for a grand funeral according to the rules of the Wang Family. He will be given 300 taels of silver to take care of his parents, wife and children. The eldest son will be selected to study in the Wang Family Academy for his imperial examination."

"Brother Wang is very kind, please join the ceremony, I only wish to save the lives of several Jiyou."

"Very good."

Wang Yuanzhi and Zhang Yonghuan discussed the affairs behind the three guards. Zhang Zhixiang didn't say anything. He squatted in front of the guard whose throat was shot through by the sharpshooter, gently closed his eyes, pressed his hand on his forehead, and read Started the "Taishang Sutra of Rescue Suffering".

"Taishang Sutra of Rescuing Suffering", the full name of "Taishang Dongxuan Lingbao Tianzun Said the Sutra of Rescuing Suffering" is used to praise Taiyi for saving suffering Tianzun and pulling all living beings out of the lost way and beyond the three realms; Great blessing, there is no sound of suffering in hell.

"Filling all the ten directions, always using majestic power to rescue all sentient beings, so that they can get away from going astray."

"All sentient beings are unaware, just like seeing the sun and the moon blindly. I am too insignificant, with no bounds."

"Qingyun opened the gate of life, and the auspicious smoke filled the dead households. At the beginning of Xuanyuan, he felt the opportunity with auspiciousness."

"Save all sins, save all disasters."

……

This is the most commonly used scripture for Taoist priests to save the dead. Zhang Zhixiang heard Taoist priests read it many times when he had funeral affairs in the village, and he had already memorized it.

Maybe Zhang Zhixiang has a special effect when he recites scriptures.

In short, just after the great war, the bloody and chilling battlefield felt a lot more peaceful...

After the assassination, the visit to the Longjiang Shipyard came to an end.

on the way back.

Zhang Zhixiang asked: "Fourth Uncle, let's leave this matter alone?"

Zhang Yonghuan glanced at Wang Yuanzhi, and then said to Zhang Zhixiang: "We almost walked to the capital, which is the best counterattack."

Wang Yuanzhi smiled wryly, and said: "It's not that I don't want to tell. The Xu family and the Wang family are both likely to take action. There is no evidence, and we can't be sure who it is. If you want to fight back..."

Wang Yuanzhi didn't say much.

Unless the old celestial master came to ask for an explanation of this matter, Zhang Yonghuan and his uncle and nephew could only bear with it for the time being.

"Wang family? Xiuning Wang family?"

"Exactly."

Wang Yuanzhi said seriously: "The Wang family occupies half of the Lianghuai salt industry. In order to sell and transport, they have tens of thousands of salt soldiers. Although these salt soldiers are not as brave as the water bandits in Poyang Lake, there are some servants among them, but according to the standard of the elite of the nine sides Trained."

"In addition to those martial arts masters raised by the Wang family."

"It's really unwise for you to go head-to-head."

These businessmen dare to be lawless. The essence is that they have money and soldiers...

　Thanks to "Jesus" for the reward of 100 starting coins.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)