Northern Song Dynasty Revitalization Strategy

Chapter 284 A piece of cloth becomes a foot

"The mansion is divided into ten classes. With the strength of my Chen family, because I don't sell salt or salt privately, in the mansion, the salt mansion, it is still the ninth and fifth class." Chen Zimei nodded and looked at her son with a smile. , this is what it looks like.

At this time, Chen Chong couldn't help but think of Chen Zimei's sense of powerlessness when he rushed to buy salt and alum.

"Since Emperor Zhenzong's Tianxi years, the emperor issued an edict to release the monopoly of salt."

"After recruiting merchants, transporting grain, copper coins, and silk to Bianjing, and then going to Huainan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to fetch salt from smugglers, we were repeatedly controlled by others when we rushed to buy large quantities of salt." Chen Zimei sighed, thinking of something bad. experience.

At that time, the salt government was open, and he ran around and ran around for the business of the Chen family, but in the end, he was still just a fifth-class mess.

This is still their Chen family!
First-class merchants in other fields, when faced with the threat of Didian, still have to choose to compromise, and give gifts and treats to the first-class merchants in Yandi while licking their faces.

Their family's habit of raising thin horses was also raised at that time.

Chen Zimei said sadly: "I once calculated that since the opening of the salt government in the eighth year of Emperor Renzong and Tiansheng, after the release of the salt pond, the revenue of the imperial court has been lost at least 230 million to 300 million guan every year."

"And the money didn't go to the merchants in the Didian, but to the first- and second-class merchants. Only a little bit flowed downward."

"Because our Chen family does not sell smuggled salt, we always feel that the laws of Chiyan are strict, and the folks dare not cook salt without permission. Salt is controlled by people everywhere.”

Chen Chong thought of the tea mansion in Kaifeng City, and the suffering of that small tea merchant.

"The biggest problem with the same residence is mutual in-laws. There are more than ten merged houses in the Bianjing tea shop, and the roots are intertwined."

"When merchants transport tea to Beijing, they must first give them gifts, treat guests, and ask them to set a price."

"Merchants sell tea to these more than ten households, and they dare not make a profit. They only want to set a high price and sell tea to the merchants with doubled profits. This is the case with tea shops, and it is roughly the same with other merchants."

"Luxury merchants set up mansions and control the market through mansions. Even these mergers and acquisitions will sell goods to middle and low-level merchants on credit and collect money at regular interest rates. It turns out that mansions are so harmful."

Chen Chong frowned and stared out of the window, and after a while he began to dance and dance like crazy.

It took him a long time to stop, and Chen Zimei seemed to be used to seeing Chen Chong like this, so she didn't panic, and waited for Chen Chong to stop.

Chen Zimei asked, "Have you realized anything?"

Chen Chong nodded, and was about to speak, but Chen Zimei interrupted him and said, "No matter what you think of, no matter what you want to do, don't tell your father."

"You want to mix in the officialdom and leave your name in history. You told me that it is collusion between officials and businessmen."

"My son knows." Chen Chong still couldn't help himself, but he still listened to his father and didn't say much.

"What about the third article? What about the tax in kind?" Chen Zimei asked.

Speaking of this, Chen Chong said proudly: "This child knows that this tax is converted into real objects to make up for it. I have seen it with my own eyes. The key is to give up what you have and be responsible for what you have."

"The government and the business colluded. Originally, the five counties of Caizhou were all planted with corn and wheat. Then the local magistrates and the big merchants united to collect the tax in kind as glutinous rice and japonica rice. The people had to sell the corn and wheat in their hands and then bought them from the merchants. Glutinous rice, japonica rice."

"One of these times is a lot of money. As the saying goes, a heap of millet becomes a pot, and a thread of cloth becomes a foot." [Note 1]

Chen Chong was still not satisfied and continued: "Then the money obtained will be divided into three and seven, three for the prefect, and seven for the big merchants. Everyone has something to earn, so why not do it."

Chen Zimei nodded. Although Chen Chong knew the danger, it was not enough!

He thought for a while and said: "You need to think of a solution. Cai Jing's way is completely abolished. It's too simple. At least change the way. In a few days, the people below will have a way to deal with it."

"Since these things appear, there are reasons for their appearance. It is not a good way to abolish them blindly."

"For example, in the mansion store in the second article, it is a good thing that the merchants of the same trade gather together and then sell the goods in a centralized manner, but it is a pity that it has become like this now."

"For example, the tax in kind in Article [-] was originally intended to help people who have no money, use real objects as collateral, and save money by selling their sons and daughters. It's a pity that the taste changed later, so, Chong'er, you have to think of a solution Method."

"Then write a letter. Pass it to the city of Bianjing. I think the officials will meet again to ask about politics. If the answer is good, that is to fly to Huang Teng, and to be named a Marquis."

"Do you understand?"

Chen Chong's expression changed several times. It turned out that this was the real purpose of his father calling him!He bowed his head and said, "My child, keep it in mind."

"Go. Prepare to pack up. Before returning to Hanoi, I must write the letter." Chen Zimei looked at the growing child with a gratified smile on her face.

It's not that the Chen family has no Jinshi and rank, but there are very few who can become prime ministers. Wouldn't it be great if they could produce someone who ranks among the three princes?

Of course, he has this desire, not for the collusion between officials and businessmen to earn more money. His Chen family has enough money.

If Chen Chong can really get to the point where he is a triad of princes and nine ministers, even if he doesn't want the business of the Chen family, it doesn't matter if no one inherits it.

Although Chen Zimei kept scolding Chen Chong for being stupid, but when he was Chen Chong's age, he couldn't see the slightest harm from these three things, and only at this age of knowing his destiny did he taste a little bit of taste.

He has also obtained fame and fame, but when he was in Chen Chong's age, he only knew how to strive for excellence, and the result was that he failed in the officialdom and returned home to inherit the family business.

In his opinion, Chen Chong has great potential.

It is not easy for a merchant to leave his name in history, and one family can leave his name in history, indicating that he has existed.

Chen Chong was still writhing wantonly in the yard like a lunatic. This was a small problem of Chen Chong's.

It will be like this when you have achieved something in your studies and realized a little bit.

Every time the twisting is over, he has a very deep understanding of the sage books. Now Chen Chong is obviously thinking about the harm of the Three Politics, and Chen Zimei is very much looking forward to her child being able to really be among the Three Dukes.

By that time, Chen Zimei will have dissipated all her family wealth, and he will give Chen Chong a perfect background so that his name will go down in history.

Chen Chong obviously didn't even know about this crazy behavior.

As soon as he finished thinking, he felt a little tired all over his body, but his spirit was very excited.

He spread out the Zhazi and began to write Zhazi to the official family.

Of course he had no intention of correcting King Kang's policies. As for the small court in the south, he felt that it would fall within two or three years.

The people in the south of the Yangtze River are concentrated, and it is true that they are rich, but most of the people are poor people, and most of the money and grain are hidden in the homes of the rich and wealthy.

The one out of ten draws in Xuanhe's three years can be regarded as wiped out most of the middle-class families.So Jiangnan is not the same as the rest of the world, that is, there is no middle-of-the-road family between the rich and ordinary people.

This can be regarded as the second son of Taishang Huangkeng.

The small imperial court in the south doesn't care about the people so much, maybe they don't know that the people can carry a boat or overturn it.

Of course, his people and the people of Emperor Taizong Wen are the same people, the people of the world.

Of course, this Emperor Taizong Wen was also talking about the former Tang Dynasty.

　Note 1: A thread passes through a batch of cloth here.

　　
　
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