Without the knowledge of salt road officials, the acting king had completed the integration of the entire Yunzhou refined salt supply channel by forming a chamber of commerce.
Moreover, the scale of the Datong Chamber of Commerce far exceeds everyone's imagination, with thousands of chamber members who were former salt traders protecting it.
The same mission to transport salt, but this time they have changed their identities.
And these people who used to make a living by selling illegal salt are also familiar with the various small roads in Yunzhou, which saves a lot of manpower and material resources compared with the formal transportation methods.
But Zhu Gui was not satisfied with this.
Before everyone could catch their breath, he made another announcement.
The Dai Wangfu issued a labor recruitment announcement to all the people in Datong Mansion. Each household provided a young and strong laborer, and through work, half of the tax for that year could be exempted.
Now the whole Datong Prefecture is boiling again, even more shocking than yesterday's policy on salt dealers.
After all, salt dealers can only be considered a minority compared to the number of people in the entire Datong Prefecture, and their impact on ordinary people only lies in the price of salt.
But now this policy of tax exemption on workmanship affects almost all families.
For a time, people in the streets gathered together to discuss how credible the king's policy was.
Although King Dai is only fourteen years old, he did let everyone see the prince's integrity and wealth by distributing money yesterday.
So few people are skeptical about this policy.
The open space in front of Prince Dai's Mansion was once again crowded with people, but this time it was no longer salt dealers, but ordinary people.
Compared with the people who were full of expectations, the officials of Datong Mansion could not sit still.
The vassal system of the Ming Dynasty restricted vassals from intervening in local political affairs.
So when Zhu Gui first intervened in the salt tax, although these local officials complained a lot, they didn't say anything.
But now, the other party has extended its hands to other taxes, and they can't bear it anymore.
Although there is only one word difference between salt tax and tax, the former is also the highlight of taxation, but after all, salt tax has its own system, and local officials can only stare at it even if they are greedy.
But now the behavior of King Dai is a bit intolerable to them.
No one stops him from giving out money, but isn't it a bit rude to use 'their money' for charity?
So this time, before Zhu Gui even left the house, he welcomed an honored guest, Zhang Mao, the governor of Datong Prefecture.
This man was wearing a bright red official robe and a black gauze on his head. He saluted Zhu Gui with a serious face and said, "Your Highness, the taxation is related to the destiny of the Ming Dynasty. Please take it back."
Zhu Gui straightened his clothes and said, "I have reported this matter to the Emperor. I can give full authority to you regarding taxation."
When Zhang Mao heard this, his expression suddenly became fierce.
This tax is related to the extra income of local officials like them. If all is paid out, they will only be able to live on a meager salary in the future. Then what is the point of being an official?
"Since Your Highness has already reported to the imperial court, is there an imperial edict?" Zhang Mao asked somewhat aggressively.
"Counter Zhang, are you questioning this king? Don't forget that I am the master of this place."
Zhu Gui frowned and exuded an aura of calmness and authority.
Zhang Mao was stunned for a moment, then said bravely: "It is a matter of eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor. As an official of the imperial court, I should be loyal to the country. Even if I am acting as the king and a vassal king, I cannot violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Gui sneered and stood up: "It's a good saying, 'Eating the emperor's salary is the only thing to be loyal to the emperor', but I don't know that you have been getting more than just salary in the past few years as the county governor, right?"
Hearing this, Zhang Mao's expression suddenly changed and he opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Zhu Gui.
"I have my own sense of responsibility regarding taxation. Even if I am removed from my vassal status under the Holy Order, I will not have any complaints."
Zhang Mao's eyes were about to burst into flames. He didn't expect that he would be manipulated by a fourteen-year-old boy.
"see a visitor out."
Zhu Gui said calmly.
Two new recruits walked in with their chests puffed out.
Zhang Mao left angrily.
Xu Miaoqing, who was at the back of the hall, saw everything that happened just now.
She was so angry that she almost wrung out the water from her handkerchief.
"This fool has offended all the local officials and gentry in just a few days. How will he settle down in the future?"
Zhu'er on the side smiled and said: "Zhu'er doesn't understand anything. She only knows that the princess seems to be more and more interested in the prince's affairs."
"Well, you Pearl, you dare to tease me, don't you?"
Xu Miaoqing turned around and feigned anger, and the master and servant got into a fight.
Although Zhu Gui heard the noise, he just shook his head and walked out.
There are more people today than yesterday, and some of the salt sellers from yesterday have already put on new clothes with the word "Dai" written on them and are standing on Zhu Gui's side.
This time Zhu Gui still started handing out money without saying a few words.
Each registered farmer can produce one child and receive one month's salary in advance.
Three boxes of silver were sent out again.
The corner of Xu Yingxu's mouth twitched a little, thinking that this king had really spent a lot of money.
This money distribution operation lasted all day.
Zhu Gui then asked his guards to find all the small and medium-sized merchants in the city.
These people do not have complicated backgrounds, and they only run small businesses. They are not qualified to meet senior officials of the court, let alone the prince.
It's just that their expressions are a bit complicated, and they don't know why the young prince wants to see them.
You must know that the Ming Dynasty's policy has always been to emphasize agriculture over business. This young prince has sent out tens of thousands of taels of silver in the past two days. Is he planning to use them to regain their blood?
The living room was crowded, there were obviously dozens of people, but there was silence.
The guard next to Zhu Gui sent a message for him: "The prince said that he called you here today because he has a way to make a fortune and wants to cooperate with everyone here."
The way to get rich? Cooperation?
Everyone present shivered, clearly feeling that this seemingly harmless little prince was already sharpening his sword.
"I wonder what this way of getting rich is?" A young Confucian businessman in green shirt stood up and said.
This man's eyes were blazing, and he did not avoid Zhu Gui's gaze at all.
Zhu Gui waved to the guard and asked him to step back, then pointed to a huge map of Datong Prefecture on the wall and said: "I plan to renovate all the roads in the four states and seven counties under the jurisdiction of Datong Prefecture.
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After Zhu Gui finished speaking, he glanced at the whole place and found that everyone was looking at him with incredible eyes.
Their eyes seemed to be looking at a fool, but because the man in front of them was the local lord, they couldn't tell.
For a moment, the sound of a needle dropping could be heard in the hall, and a somewhat embarrassing atmosphere filled the hall.
Finally, it was the Confucian businessman in green clothes who spoke: "Is it just for this matter that Your Highness summoned the young men in the house?"