Gui Zi Scroll Chapter 470 Careful calculation, fall and eat?
Feng Ziying was also quite surprised at the visit to Jiayu Village.
Didn't this guy just come yesterday? Why is he here again today?
Besides, if we were so close, we wouldn't be so attentive.
But I have to say, when sisters Li Min and Li Qi moved into their back house, Jia Yucun suddenly felt a little proud, and his attitude towards himself also changed a little bit.
It seems that because of this factor, they consider him to be one of their own.
Feng Ziying also took a look at the logic behind this, and it seemed to be correct. Even women's affairs can be arranged for you, doesn't it count?
Although this is not entirely due to his exerting force in the middle, if he can do this kind of thing, he is still a dignified fourth-rank official of the Jinling Prefecture. It has wiped out the face of the scholar. Isn't he worthy of his own respect?
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Maybe that's what this guy thinks.
Seeing Jia Yucun's half-smiling expression with a bit of unspeakable taste, Feng Ziying also felt curious, "Brother Yucun, what's wrong? Why is he looking like this? If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly. I have to go to the Nanjing Ministry of War."
Brother Bian Zhisheng is still waiting for me there."
"Hey, what do you mean this is?" Jia Yucun put his hand on his forehead, "Zhen Yingjia came to see me..."
"Oh? Isn't it normal for him to come to see you? Didn't you tell me that he has come to see you several times? He is desperate and seems to come to you to communicate and inquire. It is reasonable." Feng Ziying didn't take it seriously.
"But Ziying, can you imagine what he did?" Jia Yucun's expression became more and more intriguing, "He recommended himself to the pillow, haha, I can't believe my ears."
"Recommend yourself for a pillow mat?" Feng Ziying felt a chill, "He recommended himself for a pillow mat? What does that mean?"
"It's not him, it's him who asked his daughter and niece to recommend themselves as pillow mats. It's incredible. Maybe it's really the effect of Li's twins?" Jia Yucun's eyes wandered, "Everyone in Jinling City knows that you have adopted Li's twins.
There are quite a few who are puzzled, watching indifferently, gloating about others' misfortunes, and eager to file a complaint, but I didn't expect that Zhen Yingjia would actually come here to do this. Is this just trying to imitate others, or is she trying to catch up from behind?"
"Zhen Yingjia's daughter? Isn't his daughter married to Shui Rong?" Feng Ziying's heart moved slightly. Shui Zhen, um, Zhen Baoqi, had a one-night stand with him, and I still have endless aftertaste. It's a pity that she left Shaanxi and never saw each other again.
At that time, there might be a chance to meet again after we go back this time, but...
"You are talking about his second daughter. His eldest daughter was born to his first wife. But after the first wife died, the second daughter was born to Zhen Baoyu. She has the same name as Jia Baoyu of the Jia family. She even looks the same.
It's almost the same. I don't know if Ziying, you have seen that Zhen Baoyu. He really looks very similar to the one from the Jia family. He even has the same temperament. They are both uneducated and unskilled..."
Jia Yucun was so excited when he spoke that his beard even stood up, "The three beauties of the Zhen family are known as the three beauties of the Zhen family, and they are very famous in Jinling City. The eldest is married to the eldest son of the Ding family, the second is married to Shui Rong, and where is the princess?"
, the third girl is the daughter of Zhen Yingyu. She originally wanted to betrothed to Prince Yi Zhong, the fourth son of Emperor Wan Tong, but for some unknown reason it didn't work out. She also wanted to betrothed to Tang Binyin's son, but it didn't work out either, so it was postponed.
Come down, I didn’t expect to find you on my head now, and I want to introduce myself to your house. It seems that Xiao Feng Xiuzhuan is famous far and wide for his unparalleled romance..."
Feng Ziying waved her hand helplessly, "Brother Yucun, aren't you a little bored talking about this now? Zhen Yingjia thinks that this way can extend the life of the Zhen family? Isn't it too naive?"
"Of course it's not just that. I'm also willing to give you three hundred thousand taels of silver. How about Ziying?" Jia Yucun said with a smile, "Even I can't help but feel excited."
If he hadn't known Feng Ziying's intentions this time, 50,000 and 300,000, Jia Yucun would have really wanted to swallow the bait. At worst, if he had withdrawn the hook, who could prove that he had swallowed the bait?
Three hundred thousand? This time even Feng Ziying couldn't help but take a breath.
If you can give yourself three hundred thousand, it means that the Zhen family will definitely have to pay at least several times more to protect the family property.
Where is Sun Chengzong? Where is Gu Bingqian? It may also involve other aspects of management. This Zhen
How much assets does the family have? Two million, three million, or five million?
It seems that I have really underestimated the background of the Zhen family, the head of the new four families.
But after thinking about it, it seems to be similar.
The Jia family has been in decline for so many years, but when they built the Grand View Garden, the three to five million taels of silver were just spent.
Although a large part of it comes from Daiyu's family property, the fact that the Jia family dares to spend it shows their confidence and that they are used to seeing large sums of money, not to mention three to five million.
It seems reasonable that the Jia family had assets of three to five million when it was at its peak. Since the new four families headed by the Zhen family have replaced the original four families in Jinling, at least their wealth background should be similar, or even better.
right.
It seems reasonable to use 300,000 yuan as a bribe to support myself.
Feng Ziying was looking for the Zhen family's belongings, and she also had to consider the tasks assigned to her by the court.
Although the cabinet did not specify any specific requirements before leaving, Huang Ruliang specifically asked him to talk to him for a while.
The famine caused by the imperial court was a bit severe, and they picked up another two million before leaving. So it would be fine if this trip to Jiangnan did not go well, but if it was successfully won, then at least there must be an explanation.
This military operation is worth 2 million. Of course, not all of the 2 million will be spent on military operations. Denglai Town, Ji Town and Liaodong Town also need to allocate some funds, and they are all included in the military operations.
On the head.
So recovering this investment in this trip is only the most basic, or can only be regarded as incidental, and we have to get back what the court wants for the court.
What the imperial court wanted was the Jiangnan taxes that had been spent by Nanjing in the past three years.
Feng Ziying is not very clear about Dazhou's annual tax revenue, especially after the royalties from the later opening of the sea and the customs revenue from the Shipping Department began to rise, it is even more difficult to calculate.
But what he knew in the early stage was that in the forty-second year of Yuanxi, which was also the first year of Yonglong, the annual tax revenue of the Great Zhou Dynasty was about 22 million shi. In the twelve years since Emperor Yonglong's reign, the first five years had not changed much.
In the next seven years, due to the slight increase in industrial and commercial development, Feng Ziying did not ask too much about the situation at the Ministry of Household Affairs, and estimated that the increase should be about 300 to 5 million shi.
This number is calculated in terms of rice and wheat, which is not very scientific, because grain prices fluctuate greatly, and it will also be affected by fluctuations in the value of silver itself. However, this is how the Dazhou Household Department calculated it, and Feng Ziying had no idea.
Of course, this also involves the more complicated issue of labor. At the local level, many places have quietly adopted the method of exchanging silver rice for labor. This is another unsolvable account.
This revenue actually acts as a black hole for central and local expenditures, but it is also a lubricant between the central and local governments. After all, there is a large amount of room in the middle to allow the game between the central and local governments to continue.
As for the central government and the local governments, there must be some exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes that are not humane to outsiders. Otherwise, how would local officials make a living? But this is no longer the mainstream.
It is pitiful to say that the annual fiscal revenue of the great Zhou Dynasty is only about 30 million shi of food. If the millet, wheat, and rice are each divided into two: four: four, and according to the Tongzhou Zhangjiawan in a normal year,
Using a weighted balance calculation based on the grain prices in Huguang, the main grain-producing area, and Nanjing, the Nandu Water Transport Terminal, approximately 30 million shi of grain can be converted into about 32 million taels of silver.
But Rongguo Mansion could spend three to five hundred thousand taels to build a Grand View Garden, which seemed to account for one percent of the fiscal revenue of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Zhou Dynasty. It is unbelievable to think about it. Of course, after all, this is all
There are many other aspects of the empire's apparent income that are not humane to outsiders, such as local levies on fire and transportation costs, etc., which are simply impossible to calculate.
The four provinces of Jiangnan, that is, Nanzhi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi account for about 40% of the tax, while the so-called core eight Jiangnan provinces account for about 25%.
Among them, taxes occupy a dominant position, that is, land tax income, while taxes, namely commercial taxes, customs duties, and miscellaneous taxes, account for a small proportion.
This is also the reason why the Zhou Dynasty itself was a purely agricultural country.
However, with the opening of sea trade and the strong encouragement and promotion of industry and commerce brought by the butterfly Feng Ziying, industry and commerce in the north and south experienced an unprecedented development momentum, which led to a sharp increase in commercial taxes and tariffs.
However, at least until now, industrial and commercial taxes are still not comparable to land taxes.
If calculated in this way, the tax for three years in Jiangnan would be at least more than 40 million taels of silver. This is obviously an impossible task, and the imperial court probably never thought of it this way.
Although Huang Ruliang did not mention a specific amount requirement, Feng Ziying could roughly figure out Huang Ruliang's thoughts.
Three to five million taels is definitely not enough. I estimate that at least eight million taels of silver will be the starting point. If I can get ten million taels, I will be more satisfied. After all, this is Jiangnan, and it is not as hard as the officials in the north.
As the head of the new four families like the Zhen family, Feng Ziying originally thought that 1.5 million taels might be a more fair number, but now it seems that she still underestimated the opponent's strength.
This amount will at least double, which means that the assets of the Zhen family may be equivalent to one-tenth of the fiscal revenue of the entire Zhou Dynasty. This is a bit shocking, but think about He Shen of the Qing Dynasty.
After falling down, Jiaqing was full, and the assets of the Heshen family, which amounted to hundreds of millions, were equivalent to the fiscal revenue of the Qing Dynasty for ten years. Feng Ziying felt that the Zhen family was simply a poor man again.