East Factory Governor

Chapter 256 Conspiring to Rob
"Stealing from the rich and helping the poor?" Chongzhen smiled wryly, "Brother Qin wants me to be a big thief? You bastard, thanks to your thinking."

Qin Shuhuai shook his head, "Of course it doesn't mean 'robbing'. These rich households can safely guard their money now, and they are all protected by the civil officials of the Donglin Party. As long as we are willing to spend a little time to investigate, we will definitely be able to Find some clues. When the time comes, I will find Jinyiwei to go out. On the one hand, I can arrest those corrupt officials who broke the law, and on the other hand, I can make a big blow to these wealthy businessmen and enrich the treasury. Your Majesty, don’t underestimate these wealthy businessmen. The amount that can be obtained will definitely shock you."

Chongzhen's eyes lit up again when he heard this, and suddenly he patted the table, and said with a smile, "Haha, brother Qin, brother Qin, I really have you! In this way, I am traveling and doing business well?"

Qin Shuhuai shook his head solemnly, "The emperor's private visit is to understand the people's sentiments personally, so how can it be considered a trip? It's all about diligence!"

Chongzhen laughed again, and said with great anticipation, "Okay, then I will follow what you said! Speaking of which, I haven't been out of the palace for a long time. There is still money to be made out of the palace, and a fool would not like it!"

"That's right, when the time comes, the emperor can just play around, and the matter of extortion will be left to the minister. Keeping it will make you a lot of money."

Qin Shuhuai's face was full of smiles, like a courtier.He really wanted to be a treacherous minister, a super treacherous minister who existed like a devil to the Donglin Party members!Now that Jiannu is gone, it's time to take the Donglin party members under the knife!
The two chatted for a while, when Sun Chengzong came in, so the three of them talked about business again.

"Your Majesty, at present Governor Yuan has led an army of [-] troops composed of Guanning Army, Xuanfu Army, and Datong Army to go straight to Zunhua via Jizhou, hoping to block Jiannu in the south of Zunhua. At the same time, Zu Dashou's [-] soldiers and horses have been following Jiannu, either waiting for an opportunity to harass him, or waiting for Governor Yuan to stop Jiannu and attack him. Zhao led the teaching side and will also step up investigations around Shimenzhai The movement of Jiannu's [-] cavalry. At the same time, the Guanning Army in Qian'an and other places is also urgently gathering to the south of Zunhua. All in all, we are preparing to start a decisive battle with Jiannu in the Zunhua area."

Chongzhen nodded frequently and said, "Tell Yuan Chonghuan that I still believe in him. I hope his Guanning Army can save me some face!"

Sun Chengzong replied, "The old minister obeys the order."

After thinking about it, Chongzhen asked Qin Shuhuai again, "Brother Qin, do you have any ideas?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "Mr. Sun Ge and Yuan Dushi have made careful arrangements and arranged them properly. I have no objection. Right now, the slaves have retreated, but the area around Jizhen has been severely damaged. I think that we should immediately implement the policy of appease the people and appease the people as a show to the imperial court. Empathy."

Chongzhen said, "Brother Qin's words are very true. I don't know what good strategy Brother Qin has?"

Qin Shuhuai said, "My minister suggests that the entire territory of Ji Town can be exempted from taxes for three years and corvee for one year. At the same time, many people in Ji Town were exiled, resulting in a sparse population of Ji Town. If there are few Ding, there will be insufficient soldiers. If the soldiers are not enough, the defense is empty. The minister suggested that in order to encourage refugees to return home, and even foreigners to settle in Jizhen, corresponding preferential policies can be implemented. For example, wasteland and wasteland can be owned by themselves, and all taxes will be exempted for five years. "

After hearing Qin Shuhuai's words, Chongzhen's face was troubled.What Qin Shuhuai said was reasonable.A large part of the troops on the Nine Frontiers of the Ming Dynasty came from the Tuntian soldiers, that is, various guards were set up in the important towns on the Nine Frontiers, and the soldiers continued from generation to generation.The same goes for Thistle.If there is no one in Ji Town to farm the fields, then naturally there will be no soldiers.

But if Chongzhen was to be exempted from taxes for three years, it would really kill him.The treasury of the Ming Dynasty is already empty, and Ji Town is not small, covering hundreds of thousands of square kilometers. If it is exempted from taxation for three years, where will the tax revenue lost for three years be made up for?In addition, if the tax was exempted because Jiannu came, then Gansu, Shaanxi and other places have been raging civil upheavals for many years, and wars are also frequent. Should the tax be exempted?
Seeing Chongzhen's expression, Qin Shuhuai knew that he was worried about taxes.

So he said again, "Your Majesty, do you know how much Ji Town's annual tax is?"

The lack of money in Chongzhen is so short that it can be counted, so it is clear how much tax Jizhen can have.

Said, "Tian Fu and Shang Fu are about 20 taels, plus 40 taels of Liao pay, a total of 60 taels."

Qin Shuhuai nodded and said, "May the emperor know how much income the Cao Gang and the Giant Whale Gang can earn from the canal these years?"

Chongzhen pondered for a while, and then asked with interest, "How did they accept it?"

"It's worth eight out of one hundred."

"This group of people is more ruthless than me, and the business tax I collect is only worth two out of a hundred. How much can they collect in a year?"

"Judging from the income of the Jianghe gang in Qingwu Town and several piers in Jinmen, I estimate that the entire canal can guarantee an income of at least 900 million taels a year!"

Chongzhen's eyes widened immediately, and he said in surprise, "900 million taels?!"

Even Sun Chengzong was shocked, "Little friend Shuhuai, can they really receive so much?"

It's no wonder they were surprised. Now the imperial court, including the agricultural tax, commercial tax and Liao's salary, is only more than 500 million taels at all!

Qin Shuhuai nodded with great conviction, "This is just a conservative estimate."

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, capitalism was sprouting, and the commodity economy flourished unprecedentedly. The canal was also the main channel for commodity circulation from north to south, so it was naturally extremely busy.Moreover, because this world is a world of martial arts, there are various sects and gangs dotted across the land. Some gangs will charge "tolls" from merchants. , fast, cost-effective and safe, which also makes the world's canals more prosperous than in history.If the harvest is based on 900% of the total value of the commodity, Qin Shuhuai's estimate of [-] million taels is not much less.

Chongzhen laughed maliciously, stared at Qin Shuhuai with blue eyes and said, "Brother Qin, what you mean is that we can make up for it from the canal? Tell me honestly, how much income does the Jianghe Gang have in January? This much money , Do I have to hand over part of it to the treasury?"

Qin Shuhuai said with a wry smile, "Jianghe's wharf is currently the least among the three canal tyrants, and his monthly income is about 8 to 8 taels. But in order to win over the martial arts factions, I am ready to distribute 8000% of the income. That's only about 6000 taels left. I plan to expand the Jianghe Gang to [-] people. Even food, drink and allowances per person will cost seven taels a month. After other expenses in the gang, there is not much left. One month It is already the limit to be able to hand over five or six thousand taels to the imperial court."

Chongzhen said disappointedly, "Brother Qin said that the Canal has money, and that you have no money, which made me happy for nothing."

Qin Shuhuai said with a smirk again, "Your Majesty, I have no money, but the Giant Whale Gang and the Cao Gang have money. I can help the Emperor beat them."

Chongzhen raised his mouth and asked, "How much is one point?"

"300 taels!"

Chongzhen's eyeballs bulged suddenly, and then he pretended to be calm and coughed lightly.

"Ahem, since they are so rich, how about adding more?"

Qin Shuhuai has black lines all over his head, it seems that Chongzhen is darker than his own hands!

"What does the emperor mean?"

"Five million taels!" Chongzhen said with a dark smile.

"This...isn't it a bit harsh?"

(End of this chapter)