The days when I fished in Daming

"Although the yamen is too much, it is well-founded. Since you mentioned it, there is an official document to adjust the yamen of Lu'an Prefecture here. Take a look!"

Walking slowly to Zhu Biao's study, Zhu Biao produced a document and handed it to Zheng Xiong.

Zheng Xiong picked up the document and slowly scanned it.

Ascending and descending, almost all the officials in Lu'an Prefecture were transferred to places where the birds didn't shit, which was tantamount to being assigned.

Among them was an interesting one who was transferred to Panyu as a county magistrate.

But it has nothing to do with me, just a cursory look.

Lao Zhu still loves himself, Zhu Biao is a good brother, and he gave himself a bad breath.

"Well, this transfer is fair."

Revenge didn't last overnight, and when mentioning this incident, Zheng Xiong directly started making a small report about Zhu Yu.

"Your Majesty has his own opinion, and I dare not comment on it."

"I have one more thing, the son of the Marquis of Yongjia, Zhu Yu, I feel that he is not a good person."

"Think about it, if you have no relatives and no reason, why give gifts! Besides, although I haven't read the gifts carefully, they are very valuable."

"Even if the Marquis of Yongjia has a high salary, it's not enough to give it away like this."

"The yamen in Lu'an Prefecture also has a lot of connections with his family, so I suspect that Marquis Yongjia is suspected of forming a party for personal gain, which is detrimental to public welfare and private interests."

"However, his son Zhu Yu is arrogant and domineering, and dared to lead people to attack the guard of honor of his ministers. All signs show that this family is not a good person. Your Highness must be vigilant."

Giving gifts is obviously a good thing, a normal human relationship, an act of relationship building.

It's good for you, if you don't accept it, you will become an enemy, making Zhu Biao dumbfounded.

Regarding what Zheng Xiong said, based on just a little opinion, he wanted Layongjia Hou Zhu Liangzu to go into the water.

Zhu Biao's attitude is noncommittal on this issue.

"There is no conclusive evidence for this matter, so let's say less."

"If you have any evidence, you can simply write a memorial of what you said, and bring it to my father alone, what do you think?"

It's not that bad, it's fine to make a small report secretly, and write a memorial because I'm afraid that others will not know who is messing with him.

I have made a small report, but I dare not offend him to death again.

"I don't have any evidence, just a little inference, your Highness can just mention a few words to His Majesty."

Unable to understand what Zheng Xiong meant, Zhu Biao finally agreed.

"Okay, just these two things! I will talk to my father, do you have anything else to do?"

It's just a small report, the main body hasn't said anything yet, of course there is something to do.

Without any hesitation, Zheng Xiong revealed his real purpose.

"Yes, before I left, the Qinhuai River had just been remodeled, so it was given to His Highness."

"Now, the officials are reinstated, and please return the Qinhuai River to the ministers, Your Highness."

Tu Qiong saw that although the piece hadn't been paid for, Zhu Biao was reluctant just to see how much he had paid.

"There is no reason to recycle the things that are sent out!"

Seeing Zhu Biao's tendency to renege on debts, Zheng Xiong quickly came up with the first set of solutions.

"Send it as a gift, and it's okay if you don't want it, but the future is promising. I have a lot of ideas that I want to try. It's not a problem to make money every day, but it's not easy to say without a minister."

"I can give your highness [-]% of the share, as long as I leave it to the minister to take care of it, and guarantee you to sit in the mansion and collect the money without worrying about other issues. What do you think?"

It was picked up for nothing in the first place, and for Zheng Xiong's conditions, it is natural to be able to earn money while lying down.

"[-]% is too little, [-]%!"

"Twenty percent! For the aisle, you can get [-] percent. This is a good deal."

"If Your Highness really wants to make money, I have another idea here. Together, we will definitely earn a lot."

If you say this, you won't be sleepy, Zhu Biao's eyes lit up, and he asked enthusiastically.

"What?"

"tea."

Hearing about tea leaves, Zhu Biao's interest dropped by half.

According to the inherent knowledge, although buying and selling can make some money, the benefits are definitely not that great, and Zhu Biao is not optimistic.

"It can make some money, but it's all hard money, and there are more taxes, so it's unnecessary."

Silly boy, ignorant, if you do a good job, you will have a steady stream of money!
"It is the existence of the Tea Horse Division, so His Royal Highness has to deal with it. As long as you don't pay taxes, then you will be fine."

"No, how can I compete with the country for profit, and do things that harm the country's foundation for my own selfishness. Don't bring this matter up again."

Things were going to be serious, Zheng Xiong secretly said "Oops", and quickly explained.

"It's not what His Highness thinks, and it's not like you don't pay the tax. Let's hand it over to the household department directly, saving the cumbersome taxes in the middle, so that everyone will be more convenient."

"That's not enough. Doesn't the tea horse become a horse? I don't have the ability to directly take the tea for my own use, just to make money."

"Then what if you only take the tea from a few state capitals for your own use?"

Zhu Biao pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"That's feasible. Let's hear about which state capitals."

High mountains produce good tea, and the tea in Anhui is pretty good, especially in the Dabie Mountains.

Melon slices from Lu'an, yellow buds from Huoshan, and small orchids from Shucheng.

Lu'an alone is not young or old, and the fame of later generations is not small, Zheng Xiong blurted out immediately.

"Lu'an Prefecture and Huizhou are enough."

Huangshan Maofeng and Keemun black tea are also famous, and the top ten famous teas account for three of them in the two prefectures.

The distance is close, so Zheng Xiong's choice is very practical.

Of course for Zhu Biao.

These two states now do not account for a high proportion of the entire tea horse department, and compared with the whole country, they are even less ranked.

Taking the Song and Yuan Dynasties as an example, the tea areas in the Song Dynasty were mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and Huainan. The main tea areas are: Jiangnan Road, Huainan Road, Jinghu Road, Liangzhe Road and Fujian Road. Road is the name of the administrative area in Song Dynasty, which is equivalent to Province.

The tea regions in the Yuan Dynasty were mainly divided into Jiangxi Province, Huguang Province, and Jiangsu-Zhejiang Province. The actual large tea-producing areas did not change much, but the division of administrative regions changed after each dynasty.

It's not difficult for Zhu Biao to deal with the tea and horse department in the two states, but Zhu Biao still can't figure out what's the use of it.

"You can get tea from the two states, but you have to say how to make money, and you can make a decision."

This is not easy to say, you can't say that you are a prophet!
"The minister of Lu'an Prefecture has been there. There are many mountains in the area, and there are not many ways for the people to make a living. The water flowing from the mountains is also easy to cause disasters. The minister thought that the people can make a living by picking tea, and there are many ways to make a living. It is a little selfishness of the minister."

"It's the same in Huizhou."

"As for making money, you won't lose any money. Don't worry, Your Highness. If you don't make money, I will give you [-]% of the piece of Qinhuai River."

Seeing Zheng Xiong's assertiveness, he was a little sincere, without Zheng Xiong, he must not have Zheng Xiong's ability to make money, so Zhu Biao agreed on the spot.

The main reason is that the output of tea in these two states is not high.

"Okay, I believe you, I can handle the tea tax related matters in these two states for you, I hope you will live up to my expectations."

"It will not be humiliated."

"It's not just about taxation. We have to collect the tea from both states, and no one else is allowed to intervene."

(End of this chapter)