Several large ships appeared at the Nanjing Wharf, and Ning Sheng and thirty or forty people were waiting on the shore.

Behind him was a large sedan chair with eight-carrying sedan chairs, and the sedan chairmen were ready to wiggle their hands.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the ship finally slowly landed, with a gentle amplitude as if he had put down an exquisite porcelain.

First, a few soldiers came out to lay a few wide and thick wooden boards, and there was no gap between the wooden boards. Several soldiers walked along the wooden boards, and stepped on and stamped on the wooden boards, as if trying to test whether the wooden board was solid or not.

Then several maids surrounded a woman with a slightly bulging belly and walked out of the cabin. Gao Huijun subconsciously protected her right hand in front of her belly and looked up at the shore.

"This is the capital of the Ming Dynasty."

Her pace was vigorous and she slowed down when she reached the landing board.

Ning Sheng welcomed him and bowed: "Three Lady, the villain is called Ning Sheng, and he will take the third Lady back home on the order of the prince.

Gao Huijun was once a royal edict from the court, unlike ordinary concubines. After Zhai Zhe left Huguang, she found that she was already happy. It was not until four months later that she dared to take a boat to Nanjing when the fetal position was stable.

"Butler Ning, thank you." Gao Huijun returned the favor. Before coming to Nanjing, she had already found out about the situation of King Jin. Before leaving, Mrs. Gao asked her to tell her that she would be as deep as the sea when she entered the marquis's door, and she would be kept low-key when she arrived in Nanjing.

Ning Sheng's eyes swept through the young lady, and she didn't dare to stay for a long time, muttering in her heart: "It turns out that the prince likes such a woman."

One is accidental, and the commonality can be seen by the two.

Gao Huijun is tall and Ulan is a little petite, but neither of these two women are beautiful, but have a healthy and energetic beauty. The eldest lady is not a delicate woman. Zhai Zhe has been in Jiangnan for five or six years and has not found a concubine, so he has no interest in the Yangzhou thin horses that Jiangnan scholars like.

Some people want to please King Jin, but they are speculating on King Jin’s hobbies. There is nothing that is most suitable than women, because women can speak.

Gao Huijun sat in a wide sedan chair, and the sedan chairman walked smoothly.

More than an hour later, the sedan chair fell to the ground. She walked out of the sedan chair and saw two women standing in front of the mansion waiting. One of them was graceful and generous, while the other looked up and down at her with curiosity.

She knew it in her mind, and quickly walked closer and saluted, saying, "I have met the eldest lady, the second lady."

Fan Yi held her and said, "You are pregnant, don't bend over, go in."

"I'll help the two ladies to greet each other in person." Gao Huijun remembered his aunt's words and spoke carefully.

Wulan walked sideways without interrupting her words. When she saw Gao Huijun's appearance, she felt like her. Some people are born to be the same.

I have never met Zhai Zhe. Whether it was the eldest or the second wife, the first meeting brought pressure to Gao Huijun.

Fan Yi guessed her thoughts and explained on the way: "The master has been busy recently and will not be able to come back until the evening."

"I know." Gao Huijun recalled the general when he was in Jingzhou, which seemed to be different from being in Nanjing.

In the study room.

Fan Yongdou held a thick book of accounts. His businessman's experience was exquisite in managing financial services for the Ministry of Revenue.

"Prince, based on the production of raw silk in Huzhou last year, if you go to Fujian by land, you can charge 800,000 taels of silver. At that time, this figure was definitely not reached, but conservative estimates that this year, the raw silk in Huzhou can charge at least 400,000 taels of silver tax. If you add cotton spinning from Suzhou Prefecture, you can increase taxes of nearly one million taels of silver in Jiangnan this year. There is currently no accurate figure for the mine tax and is being calculated."

Zhai Zhe looked through the numbers of those fly-headed small calligraphy, and his mind fell into a mess in a short while. He closed the account book and said, "A million taels of silver, 200,000 taels of water conservancy will be removed, and 800,000 taels will be added. In this way, the supply of military pay will be guaranteed."

Fan Yongdou said: "Of course, but the folk rumor is full of controversy. Many people say that raw silk is not profitable, and this year it will be changed to mulberry to field." This is exactly his concern. From the perspective of a businessman, he also felt that Zhai Zhe was too heavy to collect taxes.

"It's just right to change the mulberry and return to the fields." Zhai Zhe's reply was very crisp. If he had estimated that the raw silk needed by the East and the West came from the Ming Dynasty. The raw silk production in the Ming Dynasty decreased and the price rose, and the cost of maritime trade increased, but the profits obtained may not necessarily decrease. This kind of thing is not something that the people can consume. As long as the rich like it, they will not be able to increase the price.

"You have copied this account book to Shangshu Sun and... You advised Shangshu Sun that from this year, we will build granaries in several major cities such as Nanzhili, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, and use the Yuyin of the Ministry of Revenue to purchase grain storage for famines and annual use."

"Build a position?" Fan Yongdou was shocked. As soon as this strategy came out, Shilin was about to make a fuss again.

If collecting two taxes is to peel off the skin, then building a granary is to remove the firewood from the bottom of the pot.

Over the years, the price of grain in Daming has fluctuated very regularly. The prices of summer and autumn grains are low when they are on the market, and the prices of spring famines are high when they are famines. Unless they encounter an abnormal disaster year, buying grain is almost a stable profit and no loss. Behind the grain store are officials from all over the country, and the backer behind them is the gentry who has the right to speak.

Fan Yongdou politely raised objections and said: "The purchasing of grain by the User Department may not be as profitable as those merchants." The Ministry of Revenue directly participated in the transaction, which would lead to more problems.

Zhai Zhe smiled and said, "It's okay, with you here, I believe there will be no trouble."

They once took different paths and even almost became enemies. Today, they finally got to the same place. Because of their familiarity, Zhai Zhe believed in Fan Yongdou's ability. If officials from the imperial examination were asked to do this, Zhai Zhe would be really worried, but people like Fan Yongdou who had been struggling in the mall for decades believed that the tricks of the gentry could not deceive him.

Fan Yongdou said: "I'm afraid the cabinet will disagree." He has been walking around Suzhou, Hangzhou and Ningshao these days, and knowing that the people's voices of opposing King Jin are gradually rising. He is worried that Zhai Zhe will be too anxious. Merchants still regard peace as the most important thing, and their intention to make money has the upper hand.

Zhai Zhe shook his head and asserted: "The cabinet will definitely agree that the Ming Dynasty will cause countless civil wars due to famine and shortage of food. Chen Shangshu and Ma Ge are not confused people." The current cabinet ministers may not all support him wholeheartedly, but none of them are mediocre people. They may have their own selfish intentions because of their positions, but their minds are still clear.

He knocked on the table and said, "You purchase it at the price of last year's autumn grain and the price of this year's spring grain, and accumulate it year by year, and you will reserve millions of stones of rice in Jiangnan in three years."

Are there so many? Fan Yongdou's heart was turbulent and said, "The Ministry of Revenue is not in sufficient staff, I'm afraid I can't be busy."

"The enrollment can be expanded if there is insufficient manpower. These granaries must be concentrated in several places and will no longer be under the jurisdiction of local prefectures and counties, and will be directly managed by the Ministry of Revenue."

In this way, the power of the cabinet will be greatly increased, so how could several cabinet ministers oppose it?

But in this way, the Ministry of Revenue is afraid that it will become the largest organization of the six ministries.
Chapter completed!