Ming politicians

() Wan Chenggui can be regarded as a jing, and he has noticed the expressions of all the officials.

Su Su Fang is very famous, and Su Su is indeed delicious, but without Su Tiancheng's help and so much publicity, it is impossible to achieve the current situation. During this period, Wan Chenggui also met a very realistic The problem is to expand the workshop. The workshop needs a lot of manpower, but the government has strict restrictions. Any workshop that recruits more than 20 people must be registered with the government. If the government does not allow it, it is not allowed. Workshop exists.

The reason is very simple, many people have gone to the workshops in the county town, no one is farming anymore, what about the land tax, where does the food come from, besides, they have all gone to the county town, the villages and towns have no strong labor force, and Lizheng and Jiashou can no longer manage .

The most important reason is probably the understanding of the above problems.

During the Wanli period, there was a civil uprising in Suzhou. At that time, the textile industry was highly developed. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, most of the textile industry was government-run. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the government-run textile industry gradually declined and was replaced by private ones. Machine households grew rapidly, and the textile industry was a place where machinists gathered. In order to avoid some taboos, the development situation at that time was called machine households' contribution and machinists' contribution.Suzhou became a prosperous place famous in the Ming Dynasty.

Later, the officials who collected taxes combined with the local ruffians to cruelly exploit the machine owners and mechanics, which caused the machine owners and mechanics to rebel, which had a lot of influence. Sadly, the officials in the court , I think this is because the workshop is too big and too many people are concentrated.It is easy to cause trouble, and the scale of the workshop should be limited.

Such understanding.It has continued.

There are already many workshops in the Nanzhili area, but if these workshops want to make money and expand their scale, they have to bribe the local officials to try to hire more people, and they have to worry about it.I'm afraid that one day I offend the government and be held accountable, that would be a chicken-and-egg fight.

The reputation of Susu Fang has gone out, and more and more people are buying Susu. If the scale of production cannot be expanded, they can only watch Yinzi leave, so I say.Wan Chenggui gritted his teeth, and went directly to Su Tiancheng. It was not only Wan Chenggui who had this problem, many shops had encountered this problem.

To Wan Chenggui's surprise.Su Tiancheng supported the expansion of their workshop, and his attitude was firm.

Su Tiancheng also specially gave the green light, saying that it is a shop workshop, if it can take care of some poor households in Jiangning County, it should be properly considered in terms of wages.The county government will give more care.

Su Tiancheng's boldness also exceeded Wan Chenggui's expectation.The county government has issued documents specifically for many merchants, meaning that workshops with less than 100 people will not interfere with the county government, but in terms of taxation, there must be a corresponding increase. As for workshops with more than 100 people, they must be filed with the county government. The county government sent people to look at it before they could do things.

In Wan Chenggui's workshop, there are already more than 100 employees. He originally thought that if he reached such a scale, he must encounter some mean people, but nothing happened.

As a result, Wan Chenggui's view of Su Tiancheng completely changed. He felt that Su Tiancheng was in favor of commerce, not purely thinking of money.

The adjustment of Jiangning County officials this time, Wan Chenggui was also sweating. The good situation finally came out, but don't be the emperor and the courtiers. The policy has changed, and the most disadvantaged are the merchants.

For his own benefit, Wan Chenggui carefully analyzed all the officials who came to Jiangning County.

Therefore, he paid special attention to the expressions of Yan Zizhang and Lan Qiaozheng.

"My lords, I came to Susufang today, and I feel that it is full of splendor. I specially prepared some gifts. I am originally a member of the Jiangning County Chamber of Commerce, and I have received a lot of care from the county government. I will work hard in the future. Make more contributions to local development.”

As soon as the words were finished, the clerk came in, holding a wooden box in his hand, as for what was inside the wooden box, no one would open it to see, it was a gift from Wan Chenggui.

Yan Zizhang felt surprised and looked at Zheng Keyou, Liu Zhongji, Su Pingyang and others.

He paid special attention to see how Su Pingyang handled it. Su Pingyang's identity was different. To a certain extent, he could completely represent Su Tiancheng.

Su Pingyang accepted the gift with a smile on his face.

Yan Zizhang was relieved and accepted it.

Wan Chenggui's arrangement was very meticulous. With so many people, it must be inappropriate for each of them to hold a wooden box. Therefore, there was a special staff who sent it to the county government.

When leaving, Liu Zhongji specifically talked about the Lantern Festival. Wan Chenggui patted his chest and said that everything was fine. Many merchants were very happy with this event organized by the county government, and felt that the time was shorter. They are willing to spend more money and try to organize a larger scale.

On the way back, Yan Zizhang couldn't bear it anymore.

"Lord Liu, Su Dianshi, although Wan Chenggui is the chairman of the Jiangning County Chamber of Commerce, it is a little unreasonable to give gifts in front of us."

Liu Zhongji looked at Su Pingyang and spoke with a smile.

"Master Yan, don't worry. Inside the wooden box are some Susu. Lord Yan just came to Jiangning County. Other merchants know about it. I'm afraid they will send some things, but there will never be gold or silver. It is their own product. The county government has special regulations in this regard. This is also specially proposed by Master Su. The county government must protect the interests of merchants. If the officials of the county government blackmail merchants, they will not only be fired, but also Severe punishment, as for sending some of our own products, the county government still allows such things.”

"Oh, so that's the case. Could it be that the merchants in Jiangning County can avoid other extortions?"

Yan Zizhang and Zheng Keyou looked at Lan Qiaozheng at the same time, wondering why Lan Qiaozheng asked such questions, didn't they point to Ying Tianfu, or even Nanjing Sixth Department?

Liu Zhongji still had a smile on his face.

"There will be no extortion, Master Su has specially arranged, no matter what kind of extortion there is, merchants can refuse, and they have to report to the chamber of commerce, and the chamber of commerce will report to the county government. If it is outside Jiangning County, Master Su will be in charge of coordinating. "

In just half a day, Yan Zizhang felt that he had gained a lot.

First of all, let’s talk about today’s itinerary. There was no gong to clear the way. Liu Zhongji and Su Pingyang did not seem unnatural in the slightest. This shows that they are used to this kind of practice. Privilege, even going out is not so majestic, no wonder Su Tiancheng said that he asked the officials to go down more and have a look.

The second is the relationship between the county government and merchants in Jiangning County. This is an interdependent relationship. The county government finds ways to increase the income of merchants. Conversely, merchants pay more silver taels to the county government. This kind of practice is beneficial to both parties, and everyone has benefited. If such development continues, the county government will naturally have money.

The third is the treatment of county government officials. Such high treatment, not to mention prefectures and counties, is difficult to achieve in the capital. I am the county magistrate of Jiangning County, and the money I get every year is less than 5000 taels. The lowest level of government officials , there is also 500 taels of silver every year. Of course, as the county magistrate, Su Tiancheng also gets about 5000 taels of silver every year, which may be a bit of a loss. After all, the regular silver that the county magistrate can get is far more than this amount, but the overall treatment has improved. In this way, the officials can be strictly required to do things seriously. If there is any act of corruption and breaking the law, the county government can severely punish it.

Finally, there is Su Tiancheng's thought, which contains some things that Yan Zizhang is not used to, and needs time to learn. He said that the matter of treating merchants well, the social status of scholars, farmers, businessmen, and merchants is the lowest. Isn't such a polite treatment a violation? Have you violated the rules of the imperial court? But the real changes in Jiangning County show that what Su Tiancheng did was correct. Doesn't this mean that some rules should be changed.

He suddenly had an urge to meet Su Tiancheng, to discuss some matters, to share some opinions, and to come to Jiangning County by himself and take up the post of county magistrate. In fact, he was planning to take over as county magistrate. Some rules in Jiangning County might really destroy the good situation in Jiangning County.

The next day will be the celebration of the Lantern Festival in Jiangning County. In fact, the celebration has already begun. The town of Jiangning County is bustling with people, the inns everywhere are full, and the business in the restaurant is booming. All this shows that Su Tiancheng has just started The goal pursued was basically achieved.

In the afternoon, Yan Zizhang will go to the Shipbuilding Department to have a look.

That's where the key points need to be looked at.

Yan Zizhang was also shocked by the sharing rules of the Shibo Division. The revenue shared by the Shibo Division is already a large part of Jiangning County's income source. Those who are half-dead have almost no income other than relying on the salary of the imperial court. The pitiful taxes collected cannot support them at all. Some officials in the imperial court even suggested that part of the Shibo Department should be abolished.

Could it be said that the Shibo Department located in Jiangning County is very different.

Hearing is believing, seeing is believing, after a morning, he has seen too many things, these things, speaking of them, are somewhat novel, and it can be said that they are not in line with the wishes of the imperial court.

It's no wonder that before I came to Jiangning County, some adults from the imperial court said that Jiangning County is a typical eager for quick success and quick profit, which violated the rules of the ancestors.

What doesn't make sense is that these changes in Jiangning County have had a huge effect. The people here are rich, and the government has money. In such a situation, what's wrong with it? Is it a good thing that the government can't get the money out? .