"The imperial court has no choice but to express such a righteous act by Mr. Hua. I don't know if Mr. Hua has any request from the imperial court. As the envoy of Yuezhou, Yang Ming still has certain authority!"
Donate six million taels, the court cannot accept it directly, but it can be exchanged!
Hua Ruling obviously knew this, which is why Hua Ruling only offered 6 million taels instead of 8 million taels. It was not that Hua Ruling could not offer 8 million taels, but that the 8 million taels
In case, they cannot come from the same family, especially if it involves such a sensitive matter as military pay.
The first recognized richest man after the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, the cause of his death was largely due to the crime of transgression. He rewarded the three armies as a merchant on behalf of the emperor, so he was feared by Emperor Taizu Gao, who confiscated his family property and sent his family into exile.
Hua Ruling didn't want to make the same mistake again. The money couldn't be donated by Hua Ruling to the court, it had to be a fair transaction between Hua Ruling and the court.
In this way, the court can feel at ease, and so can Hua Ruling!
Yang Qingyuan understands this truth, and Hua Ruling understands it even more.
"I heard that the imperial court was purging officials in Yangzhou! A large number of salt merchants in Yangzhou were confiscated by the imperial court!"
Hua Rumeng poured a cup of tea for Yang Qingyuan and the three of them.
Yang Qingyuan naturally knew what Hua Ruling meant.
"Mr. Hua Lao is interested in the court's salt production."
Since ancient times, salt and iron have always been the exclusive product of the imperial court. It is the product of the official mountains and seas and the benefit of controlling the mountains and rivers.
In the mountains and seas, the greatest profit lies in salt and iron.
The government operates a monopoly and integrates taxes into prices. Ordinary taxes imposed on the people are not much at all and are far from the government's financial needs. Therefore, this method is used to collect necessities for government transactions.
This makes it impossible for the people to avoid taxation and does not feel the taxation. They just regard it as a normal business transaction.
This operation seems to have been seen on blue stars in later generations!
In the early Han Dynasty, Taoism was adopted to govern by doing nothing, implement the policy of recuperation and recuperation, open up the private sector, and adopt a laissez-faire policy on salt and iron, making the merchants who dealt in salt and iron richer than the princes.
By the time of Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty, he was forced by the military and financial pressure of fighting the Xiongnu to crack down on local tyrants and increase the fiscal revenue of the central government. A state monopoly system of salt, iron and wine was implemented.
Emperor Xiaowu took the management of salt and iron back to the government and implemented a monopoly.
In the salt and iron production areas, salt officials and iron officials are set up to manage the production and sales of salt and iron. The salt monopoly is produced by the salt people under the supervision of the government, purchased by the government at a fixed price, and transported and sold by the government. The iron monopoly adopts the government's unified management of iron and steel.
In all aspects of mining, steel smelting, iron casting and sales, private cast iron and salt boiling are strictly prohibited.
This greatly alleviated the financial pressure caused by the large-scale war against the Xiongnu during Emperor Xiaowu's period, but it also brought considerable disadvantages.
For example, salt and iron are of poor quality and expensive.
During the period of Emperor Xiaozhao of the Han Dynasty, a large-scale debate broke out in the court over the salt and iron monopoly. This was also the first debate between the state-owned monopoly economy and the free market economy.
The side of virtuous literature believes that the implementation of government-run policies such as salt and iron is "competing with the people for profit", which violates the ancient sages' creed of "valuing virtue but despising profit, valuing righteousness and despising wealth", corrupting the ancient simple social customs, and tempting
The people follow the path of "disloyalty and pursuit of profit".
The party headed by Sang Hongyang, the imperial censor, emphasized the rule of law, advocated utilitarianism, and adhered to the policy of state intervention in the economy. They adopted a resolute attitude towards major policy measures such as salt and iron official management, equalization, and equalization of output. They believed that
It is "beneficial to the country and harmful to people". It can not only increase national fiscal revenue and fill the gap in side fees, but also develop agricultural production and "break away from cliques, prohibit prostitution and extravagance, and eliminate the path to mergers and acquisitions."
Among them, the uniform transportation is to set up uniform transportation officials in various places, responsible for collecting, buying, selling and transporting goods. The tributes that should be paid by the local area are converted into money and handed over to the uniform transportation officials. The uniform transportation officials then buy at low prices and sell at high prices among various places to regulate
Prices also increase revenue for the country.
The Pingzhi standard means that the government is responsible for stabilizing prices in the capital and large cities. When the prices are low, the state buys them, and when the prices are high, the state sells them. It suppresses the speculative behavior of profiteers and stabilizes prices.
It can be regarded as one of the first macro-control policies.
The original intention was good, but unfortunately the theory was too idealistic, which created a vicious cycle in which people buy whatever they pay for.
The debate resulted in the abolition of the liquor monopoly and the introduction of reforms to salt and iron.
Because of this large-scale debate, Huan Kuan of the Han Dynasty finally compiled it into a volume and wrote "On Salt and Iron".
The policy of salt and iron in later generations changed several times. In this dynasty, iron ore was still mined full-time by the government, but salt became a diversion system, that is, merchants purchased salt from the government and then dined it (that is, they obtained a certificate of patent for trafficking and selling salt).
You can use the salt guide to transport salt to a designated area and monopolize the sales of salt in the area.
In the Yangzhou case, the big salt merchant was killed and arrested.
The salt markets in Yangzhou, Yuezhou and even the entire Jiangnan area will be vacated, and the government will support a new group of salt merchants to sell salt.
Hua Ruling took a fancy to this opportunity!
"The salt market in Jiangnan is indeed a big business. I can make the decision with just a salt quote! But..."
Yang Qingyuan's words are still full of meaning.
"Master Yang, please speak frankly. Hua is all ears."
"I still have a bigger business to continue with the Hua family. I wonder if Mr. Hua is interested!"
"Bigger business?!"
Hua Ruling was also slightly startled. Yanyin from Jiangnan Salt Market may not be able to achieve the benefit of six million taels in the short term, but it is definitely a rooster that can lay golden eggs.
"Master Yang, you might as well talk about it carefully!"
Yang Qingyuan sighed softly, "Of course it's the lives of everyone in the Hua family!"
"..."
Hua Ruling and Hua Manlou were stunned. This sentence was too strong!
"Mr. Yang, our Hua family has always been law-abiding and charitable. In years of great disaster, we often assist the government and provide disaster relief to the people. What do you mean by this?"
"Does Mr. Hua think that the Hua family has no problems now? The Hua family is already on the edge of a cliff!"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Please give me some advice, Mr. Yang!" Hua Ruling was not angry because of Yang Qingyuan's words, but sincerely asked for advice.
"Mr. Hua is really a fan of the authorities! It was because of the Hua family's land at that time!"
When Hua Ruling heard this, she felt like she was struck by lightning, yes! The Hua family has too much land!
Some wealthy people like cash, and some wealthy businessmen like rare treasures, but Hua Ruling believes that land is something that can be passed down for thousands of years, so she favors land very much, and the Hua family has become the wealthy businessman with the most land in the world.
However, land annexation is a cancer that has been difficult to solve in all dynasties.
There are various reasons for the collapse of a dynasty, such as invasion by foreign enemies, internal rebellion, environmental influences, etc., but almost every collapse is inseparable from the impact of land annexation.
Land annexation will lead to violent conflicts between farmers and landlords. If the government does not resolve it in time, a large-scale peasant uprising is just around the corner.
Now that the Zhou Dynasty is only the second dynasty, this problem is not serious yet, but as time goes by, land annexation will inevitably be rectified.
And now the Hua family is the first target of the imperial court.
The world's largest jeweler, the world's largest silk merchant, the world's largest shipping company, for the imperial court, there is no need to pay attention to them.
But the world's largest real estate developer was a threat in the eyes of the imperial court.
"Dare I ask Mr. Yang, what's the plan!?"
Hua Ruling has already realized the strong crisis. So many people are simply forcing the court to take action against the Hua family!
"It's very simple. Take advantage of this opportunity to raise money and 'sell' the land to the court as a matter of course!"
Hua Ruling thought thoughtfully, "But where can the imperial court get so much cash to buy land now?!"
Yang Qingyuan's eyes were strange. Hua Ruling was really a little confused at the moment. How dare she think of asking for so much money from the imperial court?!
Apart from anything else, if Hua Ruling really dares to ask the court for so much cash, Sun Mingyuan, the Minister of Household Affairs, who breaks one penny into two pennies and is extremely calculating, will definitely take the initiative and deal with it completely.
Flower house.
Maybe a few people in the direct line of the Hua family are clean and abide by the law, but there will definitely be people in the collateral branches who do evil. Is this the reason for the crime of not being connected?!
If it would benefit the country to deal with a businessman, these scholar-bureaucrats would not show mercy. Not only would they search the Hua family's land, but they would also give a legitimate reason that would silence Youyou.
"Of course it is impossible for the imperial court to give the Hua family so much cash! But the imperial court can give the Hua family other money to pay off debts. In this way, the Hua family is given permission to open a bank."
"This..." Hua Ruling had already made plans to exchange land for peace, but she didn't expect Yang Qingyuan to throw out a golden pig that could give birth to cubs this time.
Since Tiandi Bank started its business, the imperial court began to ban private banks in various places. Private banks were not allowed to be opened without the permission of the imperial court.
So far, we have not heard of anyone getting permission to open a private bank.
"The imperial court will not ask for the Hua family's land for free, so it will naturally provide something of equal value. I remember that the Hua family used to have its own bank, called Datong Bank!"
"Exactly!"
Yang Qingyuan put down the tea cup in his hand, "Then exchange the legal operating rights of Datong Bank for the farmland of the Hua family! What does Mr. Hua think!? As for the current land in Taohua Castle, it can continue to be held by the Hua family, but it cannot continue to expand.
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The conditions given by Yang Qingyuan are already very generous!
Hua Ruling naturally had no reason not to agree.
Of course, in addition to dealing with the land annexation issue of the Hua family, Yang Qingyuan also hopes that the Hua family can become a catfish in the banking world.
Now the equity of Tiandi Bank has changed. The original three major shareholders, Yang Qingyuan, Xiaojiu, and Shisan, have become small shareholders, each accounting for 15%. The imperial court has become the largest shareholder behind Tiandi Bank.
However, if the state-owned monopoly lasts for a long time, it will bring about various problems.
At this time, a catfish is needed to make the stagnant water active.
With competitors, Tiandi Bank will continue to optimize its management and business.
The support of the imperial court made it impossible for private Datong Bank to surpass private banks.
Only in this way can the embryonic banking industry develop better.
But Hua Ruling didn't know this. At this moment, Hua Ruling was extremely grateful to Yang Qingyuan.
But Yang Qingyuan is not short of money, and Hua Ruling will not ask for trouble by bribing Yang Qingyuan.
"Hua Ruling is really old and comatose. If Master Yang hadn't woken her up, the Hua family might as well have been standing on the edge of the cliff!"
"Mr. Hua, you're welcome!"
Yang Qingyuan originally came with suspicion, but when Hua Ruling planned to donate six million taels, most of Yang Qingyuan's suspicions were dispelled.
The Hua family was not short of money, so they took the risk of confiscating the family and exterminating the family, robbing eight million taels of military pay from the Shenwu Army, and then donating another six million taels.
In the end, it was all about two million taels of silver and a favor owed to the court that I didn't know if it could be cashed out.
Hua Ruling is just a fan of the authorities, not Alzheimer's disease!
So this meeting changed from Yang Qingyuan's test to solving a problem for the court.
Although the Hua family lost their land, they obtained business licenses from Yanyin and private banks, and were no longer concerned about by the court. Not to mention a small profit, but definitely not a loss.
As for the imperial court, it was a huge profit! Without spending a penny, it got 6 million taels of cash, which could immediately make up for the loss of military pay. It greatly eased the problem of land annexation, and got a lot of land from the Hua family to distribute to
In the end, all the people paid was Yan Yin and the business license of private banks.
To whom is salt triggered? The business license of private banks is also the tone set by the central government.
It's like a white wolf with nothing, the court has made a lot of money this time!
Although he failed to find out the whereabouts of the salary, Yang Qingyuan was still very happy that such a big problem was solved.
Although Hua Manlou ignored the affairs of the court, he also knew that Yang Qingyuan had indeed solved the Hua family's big trouble this time.
"Thank you, Brother Yang, for your help!"
Yang Qingyuan raised his hand and said, "Hey! I don't do things because of my friendship with you! This is all business!"
In the end, it must be benefited from the fact that the Hua family has a really good style on weekdays. They always contribute money and efforts to whatever happens to the court. In years of great disaster, they will not amass money. Although they like to buy land, the main line does not take it by force.
means, so we can have such results.
If it were someone like those people in Yangzhou whose homes were ransacked, Yang Qingyuan and the imperial court would not be so polite.
"I originally came here for the traces of salary, but I didn't expect that the salary was not found, but I did something else."
Yang Qingyuan shook his head helplessly. This could be regarded as planting flowers intentionally but not blooming, but unintentionally planting willows to create shade.
"So little friend, are you going to visit Shangguan Jinhong, the leader of the Money Gang?"
After the business talk was over, Hua Ruling's title changed from Mr. Yang to Xiaoyou Yang.
Yang Qingyuan nodded and said, "Yes! When money falls, lives are at risk! In Jiangnan, in addition to the Hua family, the Money Gang is also capable of digesting these eight million taels."
Hua Ruling looked solemn and said, "Little friend Yang, this Shangguan Jinhong is a powerful character. Regardless of his scheming or martial arts skills, he is the best choice. The rise of the Money Gang happened overnight. You must be more careful when fighting with him! In addition,
There seems to be a mysterious organization behind it!"
"oh?!"
Yang Qingyuan became interested.
Mysterious organization? What mysterious organization?! This is the leader of an illegal organization, a mafia-type organization!
The ghosts hiding in the dark should be exposed to the sun!
