Yan Chengjin agreed to Emperor Hongzhi and the answer was revealed a day later, so he could not tell Han Wen now.

Otherwise, I was deceiving the king in the hall just now.

No matter how Han Wen asked, he didn't say anything, and took the map of the money back to Yan's mansion.

Xie Yu came to Yan Chengjin's old mansion and couldn't figure out why Yan Chengjin had so much money but lived in such a broken mansion.

"Sir Yan, are you looking for a villain?"

"You calculate these accounts carefully and hand them over to me tomorrow."

Xie Yu's hands are weak, why is it the surplus of the court again?

He had a bitter face and tapped his abacus beside him. He probably had to spend the night in Yan's mansion today.

Back in the study, Yan Chengjin hung up the map of the cashier. If a customs is established, customs must be established along the northwest, southwest and southeast coasts.

There are more than the thirteen ports he drew last time, probably no less than fifty.

Now that the treasury is declining by five million taels, your Majesty will definitely not allow it.

He thought carefully for a long time, drew a mind map on the desk, prepared four floors, and waited until he entered the palace tomorrow afternoon to give advice to His Majesty.

The next day, early in the morning.

Xie Yu's two eyes were clearly visible, and his originally romantic face was covered with fatigue.

Before I knew it, it was dawn. There was a person running in the yard. Looking closely, it turned out to be Yan Chengjin.

He hurriedly smiled and said, "Mr. Yan, the villain has finished doing it."

Yan Chengjin took the account, opened it and looked at it a few times, and it was true! He ordered someone to go to the Han Mansion to invite Han Wen over.

Han Wen was about to enter the palace to attend court, but he heard that Yan Chengjin was looking for him, so he hurriedly sent someone to the palace to take leave and rushed over on a fast horse.

The disciple had been waiting for a long time and led him into the main hall.

Han Wen asked anxiously: "Sir Yan, are you knowing where the money is left?"

“Silver is overseas.”

"What does this mean? Lord Yan means that the silver was stolen by the foreigner? But with such a huge amount, why is there no movement?" Han Wen said anxiously.

Yan Chengjin shook his head and showed him the accounts calculated by Xie Yu.

Han Wen took a closer look and found that the accounts were a comparison of this year's tax revenue and last year's, and they went to various governments and banknotes in detail.

But he was still confused and looked at Yan Chengjin: "Master Yan said it straight!"

"After the sea ban was opened, Franchise people bought silk, tea and porcelain for three times the price.

The gentry all wanted to sell silk, tea and porcelain to the sea.

Originally, silk, tea industry and porcelain were sold from the south to the north, and after passing through the banknotes, one banknote was charged a layer of tax.

The court naturally received commercial taxes.

Nowadays, these goods are directly from Guangzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture, and Tianjin Wei to sea. If there are fewer goods circulating within the Ming Dynasty, the commercial taxes received will naturally be less."

After the commercial taxation was changed to levying money, the collected money accounted for the majority of the income at the end of the year.

But nowadays, most of the goods have become exports, and there is no inland transportation or hoarding, and there is no tax on cash and house collapse.

This is the consequence of not establishing customs.

Without customs, there will be no overseas tariffs.

If the court does not sell goods by itself, it will not benefit from overseas trade.

Han Wen burst into cold sweat all over and almost couldn't sit on the ground: "Then we wait to reactivate the sea ban to Your Majesty!"

"No need, Lord Han and my official will give advice and add overseas banknotes."

"How many money do you want to set up?"

“At least fifty places!”

Han Wen couldn't speak anymore, and after a moment, he said: "But the cash gate requires the civil servants to keep accounts, and the warehouses that hoard taxes and silver, and the officers and soldiers who have kept the cash gate. I don't know how many people they need to have, I'm afraid that His Majesty and all the officials will not agree."

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Fengtian Palace,

Emperor Hongzhi wanted to discuss the matter of five million taels of silver, but he didn't see Han Wen: "Where is Han Qing's family?"

"Before going to court today, Yan Chengjin invited him to Yan's mansion."

Li Dongyang's heart was slightly moved: "Yan Chengjin must have an idea for this move, so Your Majesty might as well call him into the palace."

It was said to be one and a half days, but it didn't take so long.

If everyone understands some things, don’t expose them.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded: "Xuan Yanqing's family enters the palace, I want to see him immediately."

Half an hour later, Yan Chengjin and Han Wen came to Fengtian Hall together. Yu Guang looked around and it seemed that His Majesty and the Dukes didn't sleep last night.

Just as he was about to bow, Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand and said, "No need, the place where five hundred taels of silver has been found?"

"Report to Your Majesty, I found out that I have good news and bad news. I wonder which one of your Majesty or the Dukes will listen to first?" Yan Chengjin said.

Emperor Hongzhi was accustomed to being bitter first and then sweet, and said without thinking: "Let me tell bad news first."

"The bad news is that the five million taels of silver cannot be recovered."

There was a commotion in the hall, and the officials looked different. This was not a small number.

Emperor Hongzhi felt a pain in his heart. He had saved the treasury for nine years and did not have so much money.

"Why can't you catch it back?"

Yan Chengjin thought about it carefully and said, "This is going to be good news. Five million taels of silver are not stolen by others. I beg your Majesty to open an overseas banknote!"

Han Wen deeply agrees: "I agree!"

Emperor Hongzhi's face was trembling. Is it time for the court to discuss the opening of the sea ban? Where did I go to the court for the five million taels?

Liu Jian and his friends had the same idea as Emperor Hongzhi, which was the food for nine days in three years.

Emperor Hongzhi said seriously: "Let me talk about the surplus at the end of the year first. I don't know yet, how did these five million taels be lost?"

Yan Chengjin looked at Korean, and this matter was most appropriate for Korean.

Korean Wen said: "Gangnan is an important town for silk and porcelain. Franji people bought it at a high price. These goods can be directly taken from Songjiang Prefecture without going through cash and collapsed houses.

The same is true for the tea industry in Guangzhou, which goes directly to the sea from Guangzhou."

Emperor Hongzhi felt like he was enlightened and immediately understood.

Where can the taxes come from if the goods are not passed through cash and collapsed houses?

This matter seems simple, and Yan Chengjin only understood after his later experiences. Li Dongyang and others were mostly literati, and perhaps it was clear that they could only be thoroughly investigated.

So, the reaction is not as fast as him.

Liu Hongxiang, the director of the Ministry of Revenue, said: "Then don't open the sea ban. I will advise you to put the sea ban on your behalf."

"No, adding overseas cash gates is the best way!" Han Wen said.

All officials did not expect that Han Wen would give advice with Yan Chengjin.

Even if overseas cash gates are added, it is just a pass. Can it be compared with the many cash gates of the imperial court?

Emperor Hongzhi wanted to hear what Han Wen thought: "Han Qing's family said it carefully."

"If the sea ban is closed, the Grand Canal will not be repaired. Furthermore, adding overseas banknotes can not only collect taxes on goods that are outward, but also on goods brought by Franchise people." Korean said.

All the officials lowered their heads and thought, Franji people were the most rich.

Yan Chengjin added: "Although overseas cash gates are only one level, they can be levied ten times higher than those of the Neiguan gates.

Moreover, the imperial court controlled outbound shipments by adjusting customs tariffs.

Taking silk as an example, if customs duties are adjusted to twenty times, silk trade will be reduced.

If it is reduced to five times, silk trade will increase."

The reason is very simple, Emperor Hongzhi and all officials understood it.

"How many money should be set up?"

Yan Chengjin ordered people to send the map to the cash gate: "I have a rough count and it takes at least fifty."

Fifty cash gates are equivalent to fifty yamen.

How many people are required to quota? Emperor Hongzhi and Han Wen's first reaction was the same.

But at present, only money can be set up, otherwise silver will flow out in vain.

Han Wen looked at Emperor Hongzhi with a gaze, only the treasury and the silver.

Emperor Hongzhi understood what he meant: "If a cash gate is established, which yamen will be under the jurisdiction of?"

Yan Chengjin bowed: "I have a saying, don't you know whether you should speak or not?"

Emperor Hongzhi said bluntly: "No need to say it, I know what you want to say."

Not only Emperor Hongzhi knew, but Li Dongyang and others also knew, don’t you just want to say that you are in charge of the jurisdiction?

The Censorate is in charge of criminal law and then in charge of taxes.
Chapter completed!