Qian Yuan, who was talking nonsense, didn't know that this was the first time his butterfly that had traveled through time tried to flap his wings and make some attempts, although it was just an accident.

But this sudden conversation was not an accident. The blue-robed scholar in front of him was the carefully selected target of Qian Yuan, who had been a criminal policeman in his previous life.

Originally, Qian Yuan felt that he had released the reputation of the head of the mansion and had two heavyweight famous posts. Not to mention the others, he was enough to protect himself.

But after knowing that Zhang Siwei is the backer of the Jin family, Qian Yuan felt that he needed to make more preparations.

"Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, one ranks first and the other ranks at the end. Is this the reason why you discriminate against merchants?"

"Of course it's not the only one." The Chinese-style face looked a little demeanor, and reached out to pull open the seat, and said with a smile: "As far as I witnessed, there are already large areas of farmland in Zhejiang to plant mulberry trees and cotton, and even abandoned. Since the 27th year of Jiajing, the price of rice in Zhejiang has been rising steadily."

The blue-robed scholar on the side said, "Although the country has a tax system, there are very few merchants who actually pay taxes, especially in Hangzhou, where most shops are affiliated with the names of big households, and those big households have no fame."

Qian Yuan scoffed and said sarcastically: "So they should all go to farm, leave it to fate, and count the rice grains after paying the tax grain. They obviously couldn't pick up gold on the roadside... Oh, both of them are Shen Han."

The face of the Chinese character face frozes, and you shouldn't pick up gold on the roadside... This is a famous view of Han Feizi in law.

The scholar in blue robe curled his lips slightly and glanced at his companion. This person had a similar reputation in Beijing.

The Chinese-shaped face looked at the young man in front of him again and asked again: "Just just now, my brother said 'Why not eat meat minced meat'?"

Qian Yuan still had that sarcastic smile on his face, "Look at the outfits of both of you, you are either rich or noble, maybe you are both rich and noble, how can you understand the common people..."

Before he finished speaking, the scholar of blue robe interrupted sarcastically, "How can the head of the Songjiang Prefecture test be considered a minority? Even if you dress up, you can't be considered a minority. Just the jade pendant on your waist is worth ten or eight taels in the most demanding Huizhou pawn shop."

The face of the Chinese character moved, and he turned his head and looked at the young man with a smile. Unexpectedly, he met the real person when he chatted casually.

It is common for wealthy families to do business, but few people who are famous come forward in person. In Jiangnan, the government first conducted a business trial and paid for money every day, so it naturally became famous.

Qian Yuan secretly scolded in his heart that he was worthy of leaving a name in history, and that he was all the more powerful people, and his vision was too toxic.

However, Qian Yuan did not refute it. It would only bring the topic to the field he did not want to see. He turned his head calmly to look at the scholar of the blue robe, "The national tax system is thirty taxes, but in fact, there are so many banknotes on the canal, and there are 15 taxes and even 10 taxes. This does not include market taxes and store taxes."

Before the other party could refute, Qian Yuan continued: "The situation may be better this year, but the test will be held every three years."

The scholar in the blue robe immediately snorted, "There are no taxes in the country except the canal and the two capitals."

The corners of the face of the Chinese characters are crooked, and this is a chat... I can ask about the other party's identity next, but now I am led by the other party.

Qian Yuan couldn't help but smile and said, "Why don't you say that the commercial tax in Jiajing in Jinhua is only six taels and seven cents in 31 years?"

The face of the Chinese character drinking tea was so lingering that it didn't spit out, "Six taels and seven cents?"

Qian Yuan nodded and raised his hand to point out the window, "But in fact, there are many merchants who pay taxes. Just say that in Hangzhou, except for marine merchants, there are many merchants who do not pay taxes. Look at the old man carrying tofu burden downstairs, and ask him if he pays taxes?"

"What does it mean?" asked curiously.

"Of course, it's necessary to collect it, but there is no one in the account book." Qian Yuan smiled.

The national face still wanted to ask, but the blue-robed scholar over there interrupted his cough. He came from a family of officials, and since his great-grandfather, he has served in officials in every generation, and he is very clear about these dirty things.

Seeing that the two people on the other side did not speak, Qian Yuan frowned and forced the topic to shift away, "There are many mountains and few lands in Zhejiang, but they are bordered by the sea. Ningbo passes through the Yuyao River and Cao'e River goes straight to Hangzhou. This is the starting point of the north and south canals. Through Zhenjiang, Yangzhou goes inland, and to the south, you can also reach Huizhou. Therefore, merchants gather and trade is very strong. Cotton, silk, porcelain and other goods are mostly shipped from Hangzhou.

The agricultural tax in the Ming Dynasty was worse than that in every dynasty, but it was the case in every dynasty. If there was a large amount of market tax, the court would have more room for financial resources."

The national face sighed, "That's true. What I saw this time when I went south was uneven in land tax, the poor were unemployed, and they suffered from annexation. The court's financial resources were unsustainable and they were unable to make ends meet."

The scholar of blue robe narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you want to reset the Maritime Department?"

"Of course." Qian Yuan spread his hands, "How many people in Hangzhou and Ningbo want to reset the Maritime Bureau."

"It is indeed possible." The scholar of blue robe suddenly smiled and said, "Zhu Longxi, a Jinshi in the 18th year of Jiajing, wrote a letter to the court to reset the Maritime Bureau at the beginning of this year."

The national character face was silently drinking tea, Qian Yuan cursed in his heart, "I'm cheating!" The court may now reset the Maritime Bureau?!

"The two deputy envoys of the sea route have had good friends with the sea merchants, and now the same is true for the sea merchants. The sea merchants openly set up a grass market in Ningbo, Suzhou and Hangzhou. If the Maritime Mansion Department can be reset..."

When the scholar in the blue robe said this, the national face interrupted: "Will the court agree? The number of maritime merchants along the coast has led to frequent robbery of Japanese pirates."

Qian Yuan smiled and called the guy to have another pot of tea, "On the contrary, the Ningbo tribute battle resulted in the severance of sea routes. The maritime merchants had no way to go to heaven and had no way to enter the ground, so they had to smuggle, but the smuggling profits were generous and the risks were also great. Later, some maritime merchants were helpless and led the Japanese invaders, which led to the Japanese pirate rebellion.

Of course, in Japan, there are now chaos in the country, and a large number of scattered warriors are scattered to survive on the sea, while the military households along the coast are corrupt and have no combat power. Japanese pirates frequently succeed in invading and robbing, so it is unrealistic to reset the Maritime Bureau in a short period of time."

The two people on the other side looked at the young man with new eyes. The words were clearly organized and they were very clear, and they could not be said by ordinary people who were studying behind closed doors.

"Only one can be able to fight can be harmonious, just like the court opened a tea horse market in the past few years..." The national face sighed and showed a look of worrying about the country and the people, "Altan surrounded the capital, and even if he forced the court to open a tea horse market, he would be just perfunctory in the end."

Qian Yuan knew that this was talking about the Gengxu Rebellion in the 29th year of Jiajing. Altan besieged the capital for half a month and forced Emperor Jiajing to agree to open a tea and horse market. Historical books once said that Xu Jie played a key role in it, but in fact Xu Jie only gave Jiajing a step, and the court finally agreed to Altan's request.

However, the following year, the imperial court opened a tea and horse market in Datong and other places, but when it was actually implemented, it regretted and delayed.

"So, there must be a winning army on the coast, and there must be a fleet of escorts at sea. Maritime trade can be normalized. Otherwise, resetting the Maritime Bureau is just a water moon in the mirror."
Chapter completed!