Chapter 6 Feng Zhibao's Hardship, His Own People Were Beaten (Two in One) Hearing Li Zhen ask this, the sweat on Feng Zhibao's face came down, and he stammered: "Enlightenment......
His Royal Highness......
The city is here......
Elsewhere in the city......
The development is okay......
The work ......
It's all unfolded, it's ......
It is......
It's the tax aspect......
Somewhat......
So what......"
"Not as good as it could be?"
Li Zhen frowned and added, "How can this be?
” "Yes, yes, it's just a little bit unsatisfactory."
Feng Zhibao nodded hurriedly, and seeing that Li Zhen had no intention of pursuing it, he immediately began to complain: "Your Highness, don't you know, the taxes we receive every day are not as much as the money we spend on a day's meals, if it weren't for Your Highness's support, the City Shipping Division would have been unable to open a long time ago." ” Li Zhen's brows furrowed deeply: "Won't it?"
When I came back, I saw that although the port was not full of ships, I didn't see how many free berthing places there were on the dock.
Even if you count the patrol team, there are only a few thousand people, so this person can eat 500 yuan a day?
” "How can there be five hundred?"
Feng Zhibao immediately complained bitterly: "If we can earn five hundred yuan a day, where will our subordinates complain to His Highness?"
When the weather is good, there are many ships, and you can collect about 100 yuan a day, but if the weather is bad, you can't even collect 10 yuan a day. ” "How is that possible?"
Li Zhen said in disbelief: "With so many boats, no matter how bad the weather is, it is impossible not to even collect ten times of money in a day, right?"
” Feng Zhibao complained: "Your Highness, you don't know, you only saw the boats coming and going in the port, but you don't know that most of these boats are fishing boats, and many of them go to sea to fish, how can they bring money?"
A lot of it is filled with fish. ” "But I've seen a lot of cargo ships, too."
Li Zhen was a little angry: "Don't think that I can talk nonsense just after I came back, there are so many cargo ships, according to the regulations, the berthing fee of a small cargo ship is a consistent amount of money for one day, if you don't pay the money, the ship will be arrested, even if you are fools, it is impossible that you will not receive the money, right?"
When I first came back, I saw with my own eyes a medium-sized fleet docking in the port, and this fleet alone has more than a dozen medium-sized cargo ships. ” When Feng Zhibao heard Li Zhen say this, his face suddenly changed: "But Your Highness, the taxes of those ships are not allowed." ” "What do you mean?
Why can't I collect their taxes?
Li Zhen was furious, and there were taxes that he couldn't collect?
"Your Highness is angry, listen to your subordinates and you talk slowly."
Feng Zhibao explained in a low voice: "The subordinates mean that many of those ships are the ships of wealthy families or princes and nobles, including almost all the families of the Tang Dynasty, and their taxes cannot be collected......
Offending almost all the families of the Tang Dynasty for a little tax is not good for the future of His Highness. ” Li Zhen suddenly stopped, looked at Feng Zhibao directly, saw that his heart was furious, and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness looks at your subordinates like this......
Is there something you want to command?
” "No, I'm just thinking about it, is it time for the deputy envoy of the City Shipping Division to be replaced?"
Li Zhen's eyes did not show any color, and her tone was flat, but the words she said made Feng Zhibao shocked: "If all the city envoys are like you who bully the weak and are afraid of the hard, then what is the point of this king setting up the city department?"
” "But ......"
Feng Zhibao wanted to defend, but was rudely interrupted by Li Zhen: "No, I am very pleased that you can think about me, but you used the wrong method."
Why do you think this king handed over the city to Fang Yiai?
It is because he is not afraid of power, whoever dares not to pay taxes, he dares to detain anyone's ship, not to mention the princes and nobles, even if it is the emperor's ship, he dares to detain it.
Li Zhen flicked her sleeves and snorted angrily: "But when I came to you, instead of covering my mouth to Fang Yiai, I took the initiative to compromise with the family, you really disappointed me."
If everyone in the city is like you and compromises with the family, then what else does the city port company do?
The king did not set up the city to collect fish from the fishermen.
Do you think your compromise will buy their friendship?
You are so naïve, the cysts of those countries are never satisfied, and your compromise will only breed them with greater ambitions.
This king will give you another chance now, starting tomorrow, all ships stationed in Yuezhou Port, no matter how big or small, no matter who is behind them, should not be less taxed, if you dare to resist the tax and not pay, immediately detain the ship, and if there is resistance, you will be punished for the crime of smuggling, and you will be killed.
Can you do it?
” In ancient times, there was a crime of smuggling, mainly against smugglers who smuggled important military goods into enemy countries - of course, smugglers of salt.
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"Your Highness, I ......"
Feng Zhibao knelt on the ground and looked up at Li Zhen.
"This king asks you a question, can you do it?"
Li Zhen stared at his eyes and said slowly: "If you think you can't do it, then this king is not reluctant, and this king will re-select a virtuous person to succeed you." ” "......"
Feng Zhibao was shocked, Li Zhen's words were simple, but the meaning was self-evident, if you can't do it, then the king will be replaced, as for your fate - retire early.
"Subordinate, you can do it."
Knowing that this was related to his future, Feng Zhibao gritted his teeth and agreed: "Isn't it the family?"
Isn't it a wealthy family?
Since His Highness is not afraid, what else is there to fear from his subordinates?
Spelled. ” Li Zhen turned her anger into joy at this time: "It's right that you can think so, the sky is falling and there is a tall man on top, what does it have to do with you?"
In addition, you can set up another name, list all the forces that have not paid taxes during this time, and tell them that the family must pay all the taxes of 10,000 yuan, otherwise the king will not even be able to drink the soup residue. ” Li Zhen knew too well why these wealthy families sent a large number of fleets to Lingnan, because they came to Lingnan......
Now everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows that the king of Chaoyue is the reincarnation of the God of Wealth, known as the Little God of Wealth, as long as he goes anywhere, he will basically develop quickly.
Because he has countless ideas to make a fortune, and now that Yuezhou has become his fief, if he doesn't develop Yuezhou, won't it be in vain for him to be the god of wealth?
These fleets came with this purpose - following Li Zhen, even if they couldn't eat meat, it was still okay to drink some soup.
What's more, now that the Tang army is fighting in the South Seas, it must need a lot of supplies, and it can make a lot of money just by selling supplies to the army.
And there are countless loot in the army, although these loot will be screened by the king's bank, but the leakage is enough for the major forces to break through.
Even if they didn't grab the spoils, there were countless natives in Nanyang, and these were all high-class slaves, and they could grab a few boats and go back, and the money from selling them would be enough for their own forces to eat for a long time.
However, if you want to do business here, you can't avoid one person no matter what, and that is Li Zhen, the king of Yue.
It can be said that half of Nanyang was laid down by Li Zhen, so he has a strong voice in Nanyang, and almost all the Tang troops fighting in Nanyang are under Li Zhen's command......
This trick alone is enough to make some people lose their money.
What's more, Li Zhen now holds the largest port in Lingnan, whether it is returning from Nanyang or going to Nanyang, the fleet needs to rest and replenish in Yuezhou Port.
And Yuezhou is Li Zhen's territory, if Li Zhen is unhappy with anyone, that person may not even be able to buy saliva in Yuezhou, and he has not been supplied in the port of Yuezhou, relying on the little supplies left on the ship, then they will go to Nanyang hungry in the next few days.
And several big ports in the South Seas are also in Li Zhen's hands, if he deliberately deals with you and doesn't let you go ashore, then you can only starve to death on the sea.
So Li Zhen is not afraid of them at all, because they don't dare to offend themselves, and their words are not just words, if anyone makes them unhappy, then he can not only make them unable to drink a mouthful of soup, but even make them vomit a mouthful of blood.
"Yes, my subordinates understand."
Hearing Li Zhen's words, Feng Zhibao suddenly felt a lot more courageous, and responded again and again.
"Keep leading the way."
"Yes."
"My lord, my lord......"
Just when Feng Zhibao took Li Zhen to visit the office of the city office, suddenly a small official rushed in without choosing the right way, shouting: "My lord, it's not good, our people have been beaten." ” Feng Zhibao was still sweating for him at the beginning, this is the king of Yue in front of him, you bumped into him, can you still have good fruits to eat in the future?
was about to scold him, which can be regarded as saving him, when he suddenly heard the content behind the little official, and immediately frowned: "What do you mean?"
You put it clear, what the hell is going on?
” "That's right."
The little official still regarded Li Zhen as air, and said in a panic: "Didn't we have a newcomer a few days ago?"
Who knew that the newcomer was a stunned young man, and he dared to collect the taxes of the king's fleet for the first time today......
People looked at the face of His Royal Highness King Yue, so they paid a lot of taxes and silver, and we all sweated, but fortunately, nothing happened......"
"Getting to the point."
Feng Zhibao is full of black lines, why is he so verbose?
"The subordinates have already talked to the point, and the next thing is the point."
The little official still didn't notice Li Zhen, and continued: "That kid was lucky enough to collect taxes for the first time, so he thought that everyone else was as easy to talk as King Qi, and just at this time another fleet came, and before we could stop him, he rushed up......"
Li Zhen asked casually: "Then something happened." ” "Yes, what His Royal Highness King Yue said is right."
This time, the little official finally recognized Li Zhen, but obviously didn't react yet: "This time it was the Dou family's merchant ship, and the stunned Qing not only did not receive the tax, but was also ridiculed......
Oops, that's a miserable ......
I almost lost my life.
Your Highness, this time it is the Dou family who made the first move, you have to call the shots for your brothers. ” "How daring."
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Li Zhen was furious, because of Feng Zhibao's inaction, he had already accumulated a fire in his heart, and now a dedicated official was performing his duties, but he was beaten up by someone who violently resisted taxes, which made the anger in his heart rise to the extreme.
This time, he was thinking that killing a small monkey couldn't scare those big monkeys, and now the King Kong of the Dou family took the initiative to come to the door and just took them to open the knife.
"Take me there."
With an angry snort, Li Zhen walked out.
"Yes."
Feng Zhibao glared at the confused little official fiercely, and hurriedly followed.
"By the way, why is His Highness here?"
After a long time passed between the two, the little official reacted, and asked with a hint of confusion.
Suddenly, his eyes glared at the boss: "My God, His Royal Highness King Yue was here just now?"
” Someone next to me asked?
"Brother Lin, you won't react now, will you?"
"What did I just say?"
The little official was frightened, and quickly recalled what he had done before, and found that he didn't seem to have done anything too out of the ordinary, that is, ......
It seems to have bumped His Highness a little......
"I ......
I actually ran into Your Highness?
I ......"
The little official only felt his head twitch, and his whole body collapsed to the ground as if he had no bones. "......"
His actions immediately caused a chaos, and everyone hurriedly pinched and poured water, and finally rescued him easily.
Li Zhen didn't know that he had almost scared someone to death by accident, and he was now walking towards the dock in a rage.
At the Kowloon Pier in Yuezhou, a group of officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion were holding weapons in a circle, surrounding a group of people dressed as men.
As the people who were surrounded, these guys were not only not afraid, but they squeezed their eyebrows one by one, and made various provocations towards the patrol officers and soldiers.
Especially the eight-character bearded shopkeeper who was the leader was even more domineering, and he threatened and lured the captain of the patrol officers and soldiers without fear: "Bastard, you don't look at whose goods it is, and you dare to collect our taxes?"
Let me tell you, our Dou family is a businessman in the whole country, and no one dares to collect a penny of tax from us, and when you come here, you dare to ask us to collect taxes?
It's really a big courage - hmph, it's just that I'm in a good mood today, otherwise that kid wouldn't just be seriously injured. ” At this moment, a voice floated and took over the conversation: "Oh?
In this way, if you are in a bad mood, do you dare to kill an official?
” The steward replied casually, "Why don't you dare to do this?"
Let me tell you, these officials may be high in your eyes, but in the eyes of our Dou family, they are not even a fart.
Not to mention anything else, just the official who died in the hands of his grandfather has at least ......
Who are you, who dare to be the enemy of our Dou family?
Aren't you afraid of death?
” Halfway through the talk, the steward finally reacted, but it was too late, he said everything he should say, and he said everything that shouldn't be said, and it was definitely impossible to turn over the account again, but fortunately, the psychological quality of the steward was good, and he immediately took out his own identity, trying to suppress the enemy with his identity.
"Who am I?
Thou hast come to my land to spread wilderness, and thou hast asked me who I am?
Li Zhen, who came naturally, was originally angry and suddenly felt much better after hearing the words of the steward, because the opposite party was a person from the Dou family, and he could control a fleet, and this steward must have a very high status in the Dou family, but now this steward actually said that he had killed officials, which is interesting......