"However, it is not necessary for all official rice from the Beijing treasury to be surrendered to Beijing." Wang Zhaomin explained that in the earliest Hongwu years, autumn grain really had to be transported all the way to Beijing. The grain was transported by the "Grain Chief" in Lijiali.
"It goes without saying that it takes responsibility and consumes manpower and material resources. Grain managers often go bankrupt because of this burden.
Later, taking into account local needs and reducing the loss of transportation back and forth, it was stipulated that part of the money and grain should be shipped to Beijing, part of it would be directly transferred to the money and grain department of the government, and part of it would be kept in a warehouse in Qiongzhou Prefecture for backup, and would only be recorded in the accounts of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
"It is indeed much more convenient." Wu De nodded. If it was sent to Qiongzhou Mansion, the distance would be very short, whether by land or sea. Even according to the standards of the Ming Dynasty, it shouldn't be too difficult.
"How can such a good thing happen?" Wang Zhaomin shook his head. He has been around for more than ten years and has never seen that it is easy to collect and pay grain in a county. He can't help but show off purely to show off his ability - Wang Zhaomin is now
Somehow, it becomes more and more important to what Australians think of themselves.
"We will only transport Qiongzhou to the official rice quota of the capital treasury, and transfer 1,579 shi per liter and 9 gu to the Changhua grain rate, and turn over to the government officers and soldiers 2,181 shi, 9 dou, 2 liter and 5 gu.
Therefore, the county has to transport grain to five places, Qiongzhou Prefecture, Changhua County, Danzhou, Wanzhou, and Lingshui County. Among them, the expenses for shipping and collection are countless." Wang Zhaomin pretended to be worried about the country and the people, "
It’s very disturbing to the people!”
Wu De wants to go to Changhua? This is a matter of course. Since the Changhua Fort and Yulin Fort were built after sailing around the island, they have opened regular routes around the island. Transporting grain to Changhua is not a piece of cake.
"Why go to places like Danzhou and Wanzhou?"
"Because there are mansions in these places."
Not all the official warehouses of Qiongzhou Prefecture are in Qiongzhou Prefecture. In the Ming Dynasty, Qiongzhou Prefecture had five warehouses. Those located in other counties include Guangjicang in Wanzhou and Fengcang in Lingshui Nan.
Most of the places where grain is stored are dispersed in relatively important strategic areas, especially places where there is a danger of "Lebanon chaos", so that if there is a war, grain can be obtained nearby for expedition.
The brown rice payable by each county must be transported to these warehouses for exchange. Wang Zhaomin said: Lingao has to go to Danzhou to redeem one thousand shi, Wanzhou 1,200 shi, and Lingshui 900 shi. Yun Changhua will be handed over to Chang.
The food and salary for the Huaqianhu Office was 1,500 shi, and the rest was transported to the capital of Qiongzhou.
"The next step is to transport grain all the way, and there are all kinds of tricks when it comes to cashing in the warehouse." Wang Zhaomin said that whether it is a military warehouse or a government warehouse, the officials in charge of the warehouse are all "unqualified" people who are not small enough.
, but don’t talk about such a low-level official, even the signer in the warehouse, the head of the warehouse, if you don’t take care of it properly, it will bring you endless trouble when paying grain and cashing it. It’s not that you are picky about beige.
, just insisting that the portion is insufficient. Once the redemption time passes, a penalty of delay will be inevitable.
"That's it!" Wu De nodded. It seems that it is still a very challenging task for the crossing group to take over the county taxes. A grain transportation and exchange can have such tricks, and the tricks in other links are self-evident.
Those who stayed in the county had 1,300 shi, which were used as salaries for county officials and for daily administrative expenses. Among them, 572 shi and two pieces of food and salary for the garrisoned officers and soldiers were deducted from the county and paid for the inspection of Bopu Port.
The food pay for the inspection office is seventeen shi, eight buckets and six liters. In fact, even for a small county like Lingao, this amount of food left in the county is simply not enough to cover expenses. In addition to maintaining basic administrative operations, the county basically
I can't do anything I want to do.
Wu De thought to himself that the matter of collecting grain and taxes seemed to still require the help of a group of indigenous people who were familiar with the local conditions. Wang Zhaomin should focus on recruiting them.
Thinking of this, he nodded: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for teaching me."
"Where, where," Wang Zhaomin said after showing off for a while, and saw that the Australian leader was listening attentively and with a solemn expression, and he immediately became energetic. "It's just a superficial opinion."
"I would like to ask Mr. Wang for more advice on this matter of food collection." Wu De said. Seeing that it was already late at night and there were still many things to talk about, he asked others to prepare supper.
Originally, Wu De deliberately wanted to win over Wang Zhaomin, so the supper was not made by the maid of Zhang Youfu's family. Even the stove, kitchen utensils, seasonings, and food were all provided by the women's cooperative restaurant in Dongmen City. The two cooks were originally from
The chef who fled from Guangdong has good skills. After receiving some training from the Cross-Travel Group, his skills have improved even more. I heard that the big boss entertained distinguished guests and worked hard to cook delicious food.
The cooked things are not uncommon in modern time and space, but they are just snacks for Cantonese morning tea. There is no shortage of seafood in Lingao, and Tianchu Sauce Garden provides a variety of modern condiments, so the tea snacks made are not too different from modern time and space.
Big difference. But in this time and space, these things have become extremely rare "delicacies".
Due to the lack of flour, these "Cantonese-style refreshments" are not sold to the public and are only used by travelers for their own use and to entertain indigenous guests. Wang Zhaomin has naturally never eaten them. When he saw the translucent dumplings served with red shrimps wrapped in them, he
The green peas were already a little dull. When they were eaten, Wang Zhaomin closed his eyes and tasted them carefully, and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Because it was a late-night snack, no wine was prepared, but the cigarettes and tea were good. Wang Zhaomin had a cigarette after the meal, pondered for a long time, and then smiled and said: "I really can't understand you people!"
This is a more in-depth talk. It is different from the casual talk that he has always said. Wu De knew that Master Wang's psychological defense had been loosened. He deliberately created a relaxed atmosphere just to have an in-depth talk with Wang Zhaomin and see if he could be conquered.
The possibility of using it for one's own benefit.
"Why can't you understand?"
"With your cost of food and clothing, Australia must be a good place with a prosperous people and a prosperous country. If you don't want to stay in your hometown, you have to leave your hometown and come to Lingao, a poor and remote place. Why did you come?"
Wu De laughed a few times, thinking that I can't tell you now that it is for the purpose of "unifying the Liuhe and integrating the eight wastelands". You still don't think I am crazy. Even if the goal is smaller - to take over the Central Plains, I will be scared to death if I say it.
You can only say: "It's not enough for outsiders."
However, Wang Zhaomin was thinking that this group of people were probably local dignitaries in Australia. They were either defeated in the domestic party battle or in the palace struggle, so they had no choice but to take their followers and relatives across the sea and flee to the Ming Dynasty. Watch them build roads and houses.
Dredging rivers and ports, there are plans to live here permanently.
If this is the case, you can persuade them to submit a letter to show that they are included. With their talents and various exquisite Australian goods, as long as they go to Beijing for some activities beforehand and then present them to the emperor, the imperial court will probably not disapprove. If the imperial court allows them
If you settle in Lingao, you can solve a troublesome problem in front of you.
"When you arrive in Ming Dynasty, are you prepared to stay here for a long time in this corner of Lingao?"
"Master Wang, what are your suggestions?"
Wang Zhaomin expressed his opinion. Wu De didn't agree - such a matter of recruiting people was out of the question at the moment. Seeing that he was not interested, Wang Zhaomin had no choice but to sigh and stop talking.
Wu De was inconvenient and cooled his heart, saying: "Master Wang, it's not that we don't know what's good and what's good. Although our knowledge is shallow, we still know that ordinary people are not guilty, but they are guilty of carrying a jade."
Wang Zhaomin was startled, and knew that what he said was reasonable. With what the Australians had, if the imperial court knew about it, not to mention the emperor, the officials of the upper and lower imperial courts would regard them as a big piece of fat?
It is easy to see all kinds of difficulties, exploitation, extortion and extortion.
"Yes, yes, that is what you are concerned about."
Let’s not talk about this issue anymore and continue to talk about the details of grain requisition. Wang Zhaomin’s main purpose this time is to discuss “private expenses”, which is the benefit that the county magistrate usually gets during the grain requisition process.
This benefit is not only for the county magistrate, but also for the county magistrate, officials such as Dianshi, etc., but the bulk of it lies with the county magistrate. As for Master Wang, there is also a benefit, as usual, it is worth one hundred
Two silver coins or so.
Although there were contractors in the past, they were not general managers. They had to go to the county to collect and collect the profits. As usual, Wang Zhaomin was in charge of how to divide the profits. Now that it is under the responsibility of an Australian, this fee must be explained clearly in advance.
This benefit naturally comes from "floating collection". According to Wang Zhaomin, the customary floating collection in Lingao is between three dou and three dou and five liters per stone, depending on the year.
Among this amount of income, there is a bucketful of "private expenses", that is, benefits for county officials, which usually range from 800 to 1,000 dan.
Wu De nodded. This data was different from the number obtained by the social survey team. It seemed to be lower. He would have to ask the social survey team to do another focused sampling survey later.
"Although it is said that the rice consumption for one stone per square meter is three dou as usual, in fact the pain and joy are uneven." Wang Zhaomin reminded, "Some grain households do not even pay one dou of rice consumption, while some have to pay seven or eight dou of rice consumption.
Whether to pay or not to pay, whether to pay more or less, these are all in the hands of the clerk, and his benefits are also found here."
"I will agree to the matter of private expenses." Wu De immediately agreed, "I will give it to you when the food collection is over." After saying that, he got up and went to the next room. His accompanying guard brought an envelope and took it.
He returned to the house and handed his hands to Wang Zhaomin.
"What is this?" Wang Zhaomin pretended to be surprised.
"Guan Shu." Wu De said with great sincerity, "We have just arrived, and we are from overseas. We know nothing about these sects. This time, we are appreciated by the county and can collect taxes. We also have to ask Master Wang to do more.
Guidance and support. This is the key to a 'consultant'."
"No, no, there's no need." Wang Zhaomin excused himself very politely, wondering how he could accept this casually. Wouldn't it then become evidence of accepting a "fake job"?
But seeing that Wu De was determined to give it to me, I was afraid that I would offend him if I didn't take it, so I had to take it first, thinking that I would just go back and burn it.