Renzi Volume Chapter 282: Retreat to advance, secretly reveal the bright future
Huang Ruliang couldn't help but stood up, rubbed his hands, and was as excited as a lion in a cage. He paced back and forth, finally stood still, looked at Feng Ziying steadily, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well done, Ziying, so you managed to get 600,000 taels of silver into the imperial court's account out of thin air. This is really a timely help! I want to report it to the ministers in the cabinet. This is a big deal.
The ministers of Zhou Dynasty are not like some people who only ask for money, but never want to share the worries of the court!"
Feng Ziying quickly waved her hand, "Ming Qi Gong, please don't do this. I am just following the trend. I am indeed familiar with the Anfu merchants. This group of people was the first to colonize Yunnan and has quite a lot of experience. Therefore, I started to colonize Dongpan.
I helped them a lot. This time I came to Beijing to inquire about information. I also wanted to show off my skills in Dongfan, so I just followed the trend and told them about this matter. Of course, it ultimately depends on
The court decides."
"What is there to hesitate about?" Huang Ruliang looked incredulous, "Dongfan has never been favored by the court. I am a Fujianese. Don't I know the situation in Dongfan? That is to say, Penghu's geographical location is important, and Dongfan
It is hot and humid, and the miasma is widespread, making it extremely difficult to cultivate. If you are not careful, you will lose your money and people. Moreover, there are many natives in the mountains who are extremely fierce and have always been hostile to outsiders. If outsiders want to settle in Dongfan, they will definitely conflict with them. This
This is also the reason why no one wants to take risks in Dongfan."
"Now that they are willing to open up land, of course the imperial court wants it. They provide money and effort, and they naturally have to give them some ideas. What's the big deal about the ten-year exclusivity period?" Huang Ruliang continued: "It doesn't matter whether it's a big tree or a deer.
Whether it's skin or salt, the imperial court didn't take it into account in the first place, so why not do it now that they've picked up this sum of money for nothing?"
Feng Ziying had already expected that all the princes in the court might have such thoughts. Anyway, if you don't want it in vain, the Anfu merchant took the initiative to hand it over, asking for nothing more than an illusory franchise that the court didn't even take into account. This was a surprise in the first place, so why not?
Will you care about it?
"Ming Qi Gong, the future output of these Dongfan big trees will be quite large. Anfu merchants are mainly focusing on this area. Jiangnan has always been big trees. The shipyards in Ningbo, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, and the furniture and building materials in Yangzhou, Jinling and Hangzhou are all in urgent need of these growths.
The large trees that have been harvested for hundreds of years can be logged and processed in Dongpan and transported by sea via the Yangtze River, or even directly to various places in Shandong north of Yangzhou. The profits are quite huge. Once this industry develops, the profits will be considerable."
Feng Ziying knew that Huang Ruliang was now terminally ill and was seeking medical treatment. Who could offer such a large sum of money? He would dare to sell anything, not to mention an illusory fifteen-year exclusive right to the franchise. He would still dare to sell it even for ten more years.
He had to speak clearly to avoid Huang Ruliang regretting it in the future.
According to his estimate, the Anfu merchants had made a very precise calculation this time. Just from the large timber logging and manufacturing industry, the scale of their output to the mainland in three years was estimated to be more than 400,000 taels. The Anfu merchants were very ambitious and started to move north and south at the same time.
Over the years, the scale will only get bigger and bigger. The total sales volume is at least four to five million taels, and the profit is at least two to three million taels. This mere 600,000 taels of franchise is worth thousands of dollars.
This does not include deer hides, gold sand, and other industries that may be unearthed.
Seeing that Feng Ziying was about to say more, Huang Ruliang waved his hand and said quite grandly: "Ziying, I know what you want to say, and I also know that the Dongfan businessmen have big plans and may even gain huge profits from it, but so what? You want to
Think about it, people traveled thousands of miles to find the capital, but they didn’t mention going to Nanjing to find the puppet court? In any case, this also represents people’s trust in the imperial court, and in a sense, this is also the public opinion of the people in Jiangnan.
It is a manifestation of this. For this reason, we must repay you generously!"
Feng Ziying's heart moved. She thought that Huang Ruliang was really only focusing on this small profit, or he underestimated his political vision. What he valued more was the public opinion of the people in Jiangnan, and he looked at the overall situation. This is what it means to be a minister.
should be considered.
Of course, it is not ruled out that the Fujian businessmen who have joined forces with the Anfu businessmen have also approached him. They have already considered it. The previous excitement was just acting.
"What is our top priority now? That is to concentrate our efforts to completely defeat the resistance of the Nanjing puppet Korea.
"Your Excellency, you are still thinking deeply, but Ziying is still short-sighted." Feng Ziying cupped her hand.
"Haha, Ziying, there are only a handful of people in this younger generation who can hold a candle to you, so why do you have to be so humble?" Huang Ruliang waved his hand, "Back then, Lian Guoshi and Yang Sichang, who were in your subject, could barely follow you.
Behind you, you won't be too far behind. Brothers like Huang Zunsu, Xu Xie, and the Hou family can only sigh with joy. You have done several things in succession very beautifully, and the court has noticed them. This is the real thing.
A minister who cares about national affairs and relieves the country's worries..."
Feng Ziying could no longer sit still.
The reason why he approached Huang Ruliang directly was because he didn't want to make too much noise about this matter. He didn't want to hide his power and bide his time, but now that he was famous enough, it would be better to sell this share directly to Huang Ruliang, which could avoid attracting the attention of others.
It can also ease the relationship with the officials in the south of the Yangtze River in the DPRK, especially Huang Ruliang. If he wants to complain about this again, he will really offend Huang Ruliang.
"Mr. Ming Qi, I solemnly state again that I am helping others in this matter. Without me, they will still come to the court. Maybe the court will pressure them, and 600,000 can be turned into 800,000. I am also working with them.
The Anfu merchants have some connections, so I came to act as a frontline for them. How to operate the specific operations, you have to come to your household department tomorrow. I will not get involved in this matter. Don't blame me if you feel you have suffered a loss in the future. "
Feng Ziying reiterated again and named the purpose. This matter is a matter of the Ministry of Revenue, so he pulled the strings and built a bridge. You have to accept it and know what it is, and stop shouting everywhere.
Huang Ruliang also smiled knowingly, "Ziying, it's really good, I know."
Huang Ruliang could understand some of Feng Ziying's thoughts. Now Feng Ziying has become a standout in the forest. Many idle censors can't stand this prominent figure who seems to be seen in everything, and their eyes have begun to focus on him.
, regarding his relationship with the Jia family, and even the matter of being the redeemer of Jia's furniture, some people have expressed objections, and even written letters of attack, Huang Ruliang is also aware of it.
Without him, it’s just because you Feng Ziying is too dazzling, you are just excellent, but you take the lead in everything, can control everything, and can take turns in glory and achievements. This is too hateful.
Feng Ziying should have realized this now, and began to consciously keep a low profile and avoid the limelight for the time being. However, Huang Ruliang admired Feng Ziying's approach very much. He still did the same things that were beneficial to the court, but he was more particular about the methods.
Like this time, it is obviously to show that you are doing well and give the credit to the Ministry of Accounts.
Huang Ruliang is not willing to take credit from Feng Ziying for such a thing. He will naturally explain the ins and outs when it is necessary to explain clearly. However, the 600,000 taels of silver is indeed an unexpected surprise and can be regarded as a solution to an urgent need.
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Due to the huge cost of military operations, the imperial court is now more and more constrained, the holes are getting bigger, money is needed everywhere, and there are gaps everywhere. He, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has been reduced to a money-demanding Minister who is grabbing money everywhere.
Anything that can bring benefits to the Ministry of Revenue is a good thing and he is willing to accept it. As for the subsequent problems it will bring, he is not thinking about it. He will not wait until the Southern Expedition is over and then slowly and carefully discuss the solution.
Too late, otherwise even the imperial court will collapse. Is it meaningful to talk about this?
After settling the Anfu businessman's case, Feng Ziying finally had an explanation. The imperial court was now short of money and was reaching out everywhere. The household department had begun to go crazy. This was actually a sign that once the war was prolonged, the
The adverse effects on the Northland and the imperial court are beginning to appear.
There is no doubt that the Northland, including the entire Gyeonggi region, needs food, cloth, medicinal materials, southern goods and other basic necessities from the South. The severe drought in the Northland has intensified the urgency of this need. Feng Ziying’s early work of stockpiling food
This momentum has been somewhat alleviated, but as time goes by, this momentum will gradually become unstoppable.
After all, whether it is Yuguan or Dugu, grain merchants can estimate the amount of grain they have hoarded, and ordinary people will realize from the grain merchants' constant small actions that this grain will become increasingly scarce, and the price will become higher and higher in the future.
As the price rises, their desire to buy grain will become stronger and stronger. As long as they have some money in their hands, they will buy grain first and then store it.
This will form a vicious cycle, with the mentality of grain merchants and people influencing each other, constantly pushing up grain prices.
Although the southern routes of Yuguan and Dagu have not been greatly affected, seaborne grain transportation is still a new thing that has just appeared, and its transportation volume is far from being comparable to that of water transportation. Although Duan Xigui, Xue Biao and others are trying their best to expand
, but compared with the needs of hundreds of millions of people in Gyeonggi, this is far from enough.
Feng Ziying must consider some other countermeasures.
Huang Ruliang also realized this. On this issue, he needed Feng Ziying's help more than others.
"Ziying, I know that you have started planting potatoes and sweet potatoes in all states and counties. I support you on this point. Some people in the government just stand and talk without backache. They always feel that these foreign things are not the right way. But now the people's stomachs are not full.
The people are going to cause trouble, and you are still saying this. As an official of the imperial court, don't you blush?" Huang Ruliang and Feng Ziying walked out of the room, "Fu Shi did a great job, and all the princes saw it, and Wu Gang's performance was also outstanding.
, Xianghe was handed over to him. Although it didn’t last long, it made a big difference..."
