Hongwu Survival Guide

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When Zhu Yuan asked, on the right side of the hall, a slightly overweight middle-aged man stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I'm the former vice-president of Taicang City Shipbuilding Co., Ltd."

"You stay," Zhu Yuan said. Seeing that everyone was still for a while, he raised his finger to the simple knife under the middle hall: "Don't dawdle, I hope everyone can finish this food delivery errand together. Before the ugly words, Since I invited the ancestor's sword out, it would be unlucky to go back without blood on it. If anyone wants to use their own sacrificial sword, I welcome it very much."

Zhu Yuan had a very yin and yang indecent tone, but everyone in the hall was shocked, got up one after another, saluted and walked out of the hall one by one.

Not in a hurry to talk to Chang Bao, Zhu Yuan asked Liu Lian to bring the minutes of the meeting just now, and was about to open his mouth while reading it, when Hua Gao stretched out his hand: "I'll read it for you, and you can talk about it."

Zhu Yuan handed it over, seeing that Liu Lian was leaving too, he shouted again: "You also stay first."

Liu Lian stopped.

Zhu Yuan looked Chang Bao up and down, and there was no nonsense, so he asked, "What is the tax rate of the Shibo Department?"

Chang Bao cupped his hands and said: "My lord, follow the yuan system, dock merchant ships, subdivide goods, such as ivory, tortoise shell, etc., and get [-] out of [-]. Roughly divide goods, such as sumac, pepper, etc., get [-] out of [-]."

In this era, there is the concept of heavy taxes on luxury goods.

Thinking about it, Zhu Yuan tapped the armrest of the Grand Master's chair lightly with his fingertips, and continued to ask, "Where are the merchant ships leaving the shore?"

"Thirty tax one." Chang Bao said, glanced at Zhu Yuan's face, and said: "My lord, the Taicang Shipbuilding Department was established in the twelfth lunar month of last year, and it has been withdrawn in less than two months. Everything in between is based on the premise. Mr. Chen made the decision with one word, if there is any omission, the lower officials will not know."

Chang Bao said, really sad.

Taicang Shipbuilding Department opened its office last year. As the first nominee, Mr. Chen Ning, who came from Jinling, had just settled down in Taicang, and immediately there was a bustling crowd.Even if Chen Ning is a very domineering person, these subordinates actually drank some 'soup'.

Some time ago, Chen Ning was suddenly dismissed, and Chang Bao, who was most likely to take over, was ecstatic.

However, before they became crazy, bad news soon came again. The Taicang Shipping Department was withdrawn, and the imperial court asked them to come to the newly established Yinghai Division in Mingzhou to report.Among them, one of the third-rank envoys of the Yinghai Sea is exactly the worldly expert who has been making a lot of noise in the court and in the field these days to 'send 500 years of Guozuo'.

啐!
What kind of expert is out of this world, but he is really accurate in catching this vacancy.

Chang Bao even suspected that the former Chen Ning was dragged down by this person, so he felt uneasy at the moment, and began to clear himself up without saying a few words.

As for the others?

From the previous lifts to the assistant lifts, one was from the fifth rank and the other from the sixth rank, only two levels away, and he still had some hopes.Right now, the third-rank Yinghai envoy is many levels higher than him, who is from the sixth rank... and the knife in the hall, maybe, if he can't say a word, he will disappear.

Cut first and play later...

How could His Majesty the Emperor let such a young man go!

Chang Bao didn't speak at the "meeting" just now, and watched silently. He could clearly feel that this person in the hall is not easy to get along with, not to mention that even Hua Gao, the first-rank naval governor on the other side, had to be courteous. Point, this is too abnormal, he has already considered whether to resign.

Lest you really be sacrificed with a knife.

Zhu Yuan didn't care about Chang Bao's inexplicable evasion, thought for a moment, and said: "Change the tax rate, and it will be [-]% from now on."

Although it is reasonable to collect taxes by category, in this day and age, Zhu Yuan does not think that under the premise of such a high risk in maritime trade, maritime merchants will ship cheap goods.Even if it is relatively cheap, it is not affordable for ordinary people.

Therefore, the unified tax collection of [-]% will not only prevent people from taking advantage of loopholes, but on the other hand, it will not be passed on to the poor after all.

As for the special situation in the future, we will talk about it in the future.

Simple, the exemption is.

After Chang Bao agreed, Zhu Yuan said again: "You have two things to do next. First, collect the city and ship decrees and related documents of Tang, Song, Yuan and other dynasties, and give them to me in three days. Second, Chengnan Wharf According to the tax rate I just mentioned, the maritime cargo ships on board will be counted and collected as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Chang Bao to respond, he turned to Liu Lian: "You are in charge of the matter of drawing points." After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhao Xu who had been guarding in the hall: "Send another small flag over to monitor each other. As a rule, the pawns are also randomly selected, and there is no setting."

Zhao Xu clasped his fists and accepted the order.

Chang Bao didn't have any opinion, but Liu Lian felt uncomfortable: "Hanlin, since you don't trust us, it's better to find someone else to do it."

Zhu Yuan smiled and said: "Seeing is desirable, but knowing is enough to self-discipline. This is the realm of a saint. Actually, I don't mind sending you alone, but your father managed to earn a name in history. I'm afraid that his son can't help it. A few yellow and white temptations are destroyed."

Liu Lian raised his head and said firmly: "If you do such a dirty thing, you don't need Hanlin to use your majesty's saber, and the officials will kill themselves."

"I still think it's better not to give you a chance. There's no time to test it." Zhu Yuan said again, and then said: "In addition to this matter, you should personally draft a document requesting that the seas and seas along the southeast coast Merchants, all sea trips are suspended. If you want to continue to participate in maritime trade, you must report to Yinghai Division within [-] days from the date of publication of the document. Send it out as soon as you finish writing, including Guangzhou, and you must also be notified. Some old people who have participated in transporting grain for the Yuan court at sea, I will personally interview them in a few days later to understand the details of the shipping in the Northern Dynasties. Also, according to the model of the northern latitude survey team, three groups of people will be sent to the south to measure all the way until Go south to the front line of the army. Furthermore, with regard to meteorological and hydrological observations, the team you brought from the Ministry of Rites and the Taishi Academy will make a report and a forecast every day from today, and at the same time, take the initiative to find folks who are good at observing astronomical phenomena along the coast People in hydrology, um... let’s also send out a notice, regardless of their background, if such talents have real talents, they can come to Yinghai Division to recommend themselves, and I will award them official positions.”

After such a long series of words, Zhu Yuan had just stopped when he handed over a cup from his side, took a sip of the warm tea, and then said: "That's all for now, let's do it."

Liu Lian bowed his hands and agreed.

Chang Bao, who was a little dazed when he heard it, came to his senses, and quickly cupped his hands, but he thought of the donkey of the farmhouse that was constantly circling around the millstone.

Own……

Wouldn't it be the same?
Sending the two away, Zhu Yuan took the meeting minutes handed over by Hua Gao, confirmed from Mr. Hua's expression that there was no problem, and handed them over to a clerk next to him: "Copy it carefully, and keep a copy for the files of the Ying Hai Division. , I will send a copy to my ancestors."

When the clerk agreed to take it carefully, Zhu Yuan looked at the two sides again and said, "I didn't expect just now that there will be another row of bookcases for storing documents on both sides, and the east wing is the same."

After finishing speaking, he didn't want to draw any more, so he motioned to another clerk to make some gestures, the kind that goes on the shelf and off the cabinet, and when another scribe left, Zhu Yuan finally stopped talking.

Stand up and go outside the hall.

As soon as he arrived at the courtyard, Zuo Qi came up to meet him, holding two posts in his hand: "My lord, Changzhou Shen Mao is asking to see you."

Zhu Yuan took the post and asked, "Which one is this?"

Zuo Qi said: "The third child of the Shen family."

Shen Wansan's third son.

Zhu Yuan was not surprised that the other party would appear in Dinghai, so he skipped the greeting card and opened the gift list.

The opening is equally strong.

Five hundred catties of sand.

Showing it to Hua Gao who was looking at him, Zhu Yuan closed it, and said to Zuo Qi: "Send it away, let him pay all the taxes that should be paid on the three shipments, and come back in a month."

Zuo Qi agreed to leave.

When Zuo Qi walked away, Zhu Yuan asked Hua Gao, "Fu Shou also wants to get involved in the maritime trade business?"

Hua Gao grinned and said: "To tell you the truth, that guy wanted to donate half of his family property to me earlier, but he was very courageous. I didn't want it, and I even took out some of my savings over the years. It is considered a partnership, and I will eat interest in the future." I heard that the sea merchants are very profitable, and since I have become the commander of the Lao Shizi Navy, the moon near the water must be fished."

Zhu Yuan also laughed: "Then count it as Fu Shou, let him prepare a sum of money."

Hua Gao didn't ask much, just nodded.

Zhu Yuan hesitated a little and didn't remind other things.

After all, he had already turned people away just now, Hua Gao should know how to measure.

Standing in the courtyard, feeling the warm sunshine in the spring morning, Zhu Yuan changed the subject and said to Hua Gao: "I will write a letter to my ancestors to report his safety, and I will also send some recent documents, Hua Gao Do you want to join me, my lord?"

Report safe?
Because of this word, Huagao had an association again.

In fact, just now... when Zhu Yuan ordered the series of things to Liu Lian, Hua Gao felt that the state was quite similar.

Dear son.

These days onlookers will definitely feel that he, Lao Hua, flattered this young man. Those people don't know what the lord said that day.

Although it was not stated clearly, the expression could not be more clear.

Just to say... If he, Lao Hua, really took the lord's "son" here in Mingzhou, would he still need to go back to Jinling, would he still be able to go back to Jinling, would he still dare to go back to Jinling?At that time, his best way out may be to sail overseas with a few cronies, and he has to go as far as possible.

Thinking of this, Hua Gao nodded: "I'll write one too."

For example, when I came here, I planned to take the initiative to review the matter on the ship, so as not to let the little ancestor around me get tired again.

"After writing the letter, I'm going to advise Mr. Dai about the microscope. Heh, Mr. Hua, this thing is related to you."

Hua Gao was confused.

Zhu Yuan didn't explain much, and said: "In the afternoon, if you have no arrangements, let's go to Zhaobao Mountain outside the city to take a look at the terrain, and re-plan the surroundings, barracks, shipyards, docks..."

Hua Gao immediately stopped thinking about what happened just now, and stopped him: "Hanlin, don't go hiking today, just go outside the city to see, tomorrow... let's set off early, and then go over."

Zhu Yuan laughed at himself: "I don't climb on my own, of course the petty official is sitting in a sedan chair."

"It's going to be bumpy," Hua Gao said, "Just take pity on me, Lao Hua, and go tomorrow. If you don't agree, I'll write a few more words in the letter later, and ask the lord to recall you back to Jinling."

Zhu Yuan had no choice but to agree after thinking about it.

After saying this, he raised his face and felt it for a moment, then said regretfully, "There is no wind today."

Seeing that Zhu Yuan didn't insist on going up the mountain, Hua Gao smiled relaxedly and said, "It's only February, so it's good if the north wind doesn't blow. Yesterday's southeast wind...is rare." Then he persuaded: "Hanlin, don't be in a hurry, No matter how fast it is, we won’t be able to leave in February, at least in March.”

Zhu Yuan raised his hands, and almost murmured: "These days, I always think of that sentence in my mind, Shandong, many people starved to death, many people... I always feel that this kind of thing shouldn't happen here In the world."

Hua Gao also imitated Zhu Yuan's appearance and rolled up his hands, but he didn't have the melancholy of the young boy next to him, and said lightly: "Hanlin, you are still young, see you more in the future, and your mind will be normal. In this world, where is there a person?" Years will not starve to death."

(End of this chapter)