It's easier to go down the mountain than to go up, and the most important thing is that the uphill is survived, and the downhill is carried by people, so it doesn't show ?
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So embarrassing.
Naturally, Zhu Xu didn't let people carry it.
Zhu Xu thought as he walked, Bi Maokang's research, even if he had some reliable or unreliable guidance, it was not easy to achieve the kind of effect he wanted to use in a short period of time, especially for large-scale production.
This is not a matter of cost, if you want to train a musket army with strong combat effectiveness, now the conditions are not ripe, Zhu Xu asked Cao Wenzhao to select five hundred people, which is actually a limit, and any more will cause problems.
Sitting in the carriage, Zhu Xu was still frowning and groaning.
It is not easy to build an arsenal that can mass-produce firearms, gunpowder, iron, coal, none of which can attract the attention of others, even if Fu Changzong covers it in the household department, it is difficult to ensure that it is foolproof, and once the news leaks, the consequences are unimaginable.
Zhu Xu thought about it, glancing at Yao Qingqing, her face was sad, as if she was heartbroken and powerless.
"Hey, it's annoying."
Zhu Xu is also weak, and he hasn't been doing very well recently.
The carriage went all the way back to the city, and Zhu Xu sighed again and said, "There is still half an hour, you have to hurry."
"Now that he has been lifted from the grounding by Empress Zhang, he only has an hour outside the palace, and he still has to see Fu Changzong.
When he entered the city, he had to change carriages again, and stopped in front of a private house.
A young man who looked like a man opened the door, stretched out his head and looked around, and then said to Zhu Xu, "Your Highness, please, my lord has been waiting for you for a long time." ” Zhu Xu nodded, straightened his clothes, and walked in.
"Went up the mountain?"
Fu Changzong was at the door, looked at Zhu Xu and said.
Zhu Xu still had a lot of mud on his feet, rubbed it on the ground, and said with a smile: "It's not bad, it's just a little troublesome to produce it on a large scale." ” The two spoke, turned around and entered the house, the two sat opposite each other, Fu Changzong said: "It's really difficult to handle the Ordnance Bureau, but if I am promoted to the head of the household department, it will be much more convenient, and it shouldn't be difficult to secretly build a small Ordnance Bureau." ” Zhu Xu shook his head, Fu Changzong underestimated the needs of an arsenal, even if it was a household servant, in this bureaucratic capital, he couldn't hide it if he wanted to, not to mention, he didn't want to build a small one.
His time was limited, so he picked up the key points and pondered, "I don't know what the idea of the imperial brother's side is playing, but the household servant is a good position, after entering, he will not fight for fame or profit, and he must find out the operating rules of the household department."
After so many years, there must be a set of unspoken rules in it. ” Daming is full of ** from top to bottom, among which the money bag household is the most serious.
Zhu Xu wants to find out, and it will be easy to rectify in the future.
Fu Changzong's expression was calm, and he said: "I know this, I have been checking taxes, various appropriations, and debts under the pretext of borrowing recently, and I can't see anything on the accounts, but a few people like me hinted a little, as if they were testing me." ” Zhu Xujaw was just about to speak, but Fu Changzong suddenly said again: "By the way, I was assigned a salt farm." ” "Salt pans?
Got it?
What does that mean?
Zhu Xu was stunned and looked up at Fu Changzong.
Although the salt tax of the Ming Dynasty is almost corroded, the total tax revenue is more than two million, and the salt tax is more than one million, which seems to be a lot, and all parties in the court also attach great importance to it.
Fu Changzong frowned, looked at Zhu Xu and said: "I also just knew, within the household department, the salt introduction control is very strict, therefore, the transfer department, the lifting division, and the salt patrol envoy are very stammered with the household department, and they control the production and sale of salt, forming a set of systems from top to bottom. ” Zhu Xu grinned, dumbfounded.
If it weren't for Fu Changzong to say, he would never believe it, these people are not only corrupt, but even the salt farm can be taught privately.
Zhu Xu touched his chin, and there was a fierce light in his eyes.
When Fu Changzong saw it, he hurriedly said: "Xu'er, don't you have the idea of salt tax, this is not a joke, it really has to be damaged in the slightest, it is not easier than privately casting firearms." ” The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth curled, his fingers tapped on the tabletop, and the sound of horses' hooves sounded crisply.
Salt tax, it stands to reason that it is not a problem for the imperial court to collect 10 million taels a year, but it only collects more than 1 million taels a year, one-tenth, rather than giving it to these corrupt officials and gentry, it is better to give it to me!
However, as Fu Changzong said, this salt is not only stared at by the emperor above, the imperial court, the lifting department and the transfer department below, even if it is the profiteers and gentry who sell and the traders who smuggle smuggled salt, but whenever there is a hint of wind and grass, it will cause an uproar, and finally rise to the national level and make a big move.
"Xu'er," Fu Changzong looked at Zhu Xu, knowing that he was thinking about it, and frowned and persuaded: "You must be cautious about this, otherwise those people in the court will not be as easy to stop as last time." ” Zhu Xu nodded with a smile, looked at Fu Changzong and said, "Uncle, you want to come down, and then replace all the people, everything must be my people!"
” Fu Changzong saw that Zhu Xu had already made up his mind, sighed in his heart, and immediately said in a deep voice: "The salt is in the household department, the right to appear is in the transfer department, the sales are in the lifting department, and then there are traders who take over, this set is not so easy." ” Zhu Xu's fingers tapped faster and faster, and his eyes narrowed.
The salt law of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be a strange thing, according to the outline law, two million salt is drawn out every year, and each quotation is estimated at 12 taels, and the total tax is 2240,000 taels, and almost half of it can actually be received.
But if you use another algorithm, retail 4oo per catty, 2o per catty of salt, is 12 million taels a year, but in fact, most of it is still lost.
Zhu Xu tapped, suddenly felt certain, stood up and said in a deep voice: "Instead of giving it to those corrupt officials, local tyrants and inferior gentry, it is better to give it to me, so it is decided!"
Uncle, if you want a big one, you can dry a lot of salt, and it's best to satisfy all the talents in the Ming Dynasty!
” Fu Changzong looked at Zhu Xu's expression and shook his head secretly, his nephew is good at everything, but he has a stubborn personality, and once he makes up his mind, no one can persuade him.
He had no choice but to cooperate, and sat down and thought for a long time: "Okay, I'll think about it after I go back, salt introduction, transshipment shouldn't be a problem, the lifting department has to find a way, and there is also sales, this is a big trouble." ” Zhu Xu already had a plan in his heart, and said with a sneer: "The salt is in the hands of the merchant after all, and it doesn't have to go through the lifting division, as long as there is a person in the lifting division, if you check it, the right number will be on the line, not to mention, I'm afraid that no one will check, if someone checks, I also want to take the opportunity to check." ” Fu Changzong's heart jumped when he heard this, the young master in front of him was the one who dared to check most of the yamen in the six departments and nine qing, he couldn't help but worry: "Xu'er, don't you want to take action against this salt class?"
You must not be as impulsive as last time!
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