Your Majesty, please resign again

What made Song Xiang depressed was the data reported by Wei Zushun.

The 10,000 hectares of fields in this data are the simplest among them, but it is still not easy.

Jingnan South Road is not Guangnan East Road. Guangnan East Road is full of wasteland, but even then, Zhang Heng still had to compete with Dajiang for fields. Although he got a lot of land, he also paid a lot.

In order to facilitate this matter, Zhang Heng leveraged various efforts, coordinating the government, maritime merchants, Cantonese merchants, Fujian merchants, the Central Bank, Lin'an Commercial Bank, local residents of the Pearl River Delta, and also relied on the huge power of refugees from the south to accomplish this matter.

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In the end, only more than 30,000 hectares of land were obtained, which shows how difficult this matter is!

South Beijing Road is a relatively mature road. If you want to tap out the potential of 10,000 hectares from it, you can imagine the effort required.

But this condition is already the simplest of the three data.

Although it is difficult to cultivate 10,000 hectares of land, it can be done as long as you put in the effort. You can pay taxes of 4 million yuan and increase the number of households by 10,000. This is an almost impossible task, at least in Song Xiang's view.

This is how it comes.

As Song Xiang said, South Jingxi Road is an extremely stable road. Generally speaking, there are few disasters, so it can maintain a very stable tax rate, but there are rarely outbreaks. This is because of the location of South Jingxi Road.

Determined by the environment.

This is the boundary between north and south, and there are no big rivers in the territory, so the rainfall is relatively balanced, and there are no particularly large floods. But it is precisely because of this that the absence of big rivers means that shipping is not possible and there is a lack of major economic growth.

point, so it seems a bit tepid.

Therefore, with such a stable path, if you want to increase the tax from more than 2.3 million guan to 4 million guan, which will increase the tax by nearly 60%, this is absolutely impossible to achieve!

As for the figure of 10,000 households, it is also difficult to achieve. There are relatively stable roads near South Jingxi Road. It is impossible for there to be so many refugees to fill the gap on South Jingxi Road. If you want to rely on South Jingxi Road to build your own

Growth is also difficult.

Faced with Wei Zushun's shameless behavior, Song Xiang knew that it would be useless to say more, so he just gave Wei Zushun a cold look and said: "Wei Shuai, as big as your belly is, you can eat as much food as you want. Don't hold yourself back. Do you want to stop thinking about it?"

Just think about it.”

Wei Zushun chuckled, quite like the man who used to go to three companies to ask for money: "Being able to work as a transporter on this wealthy road for a year, even if you are kicked off, it will be considered as an increase of knowledge, no loss at all!"

This is of course not entirely true. Wei Zushun worked as a transshipment envoy on Fulu Road in Chengdu, and that place was considered rich.

Zhang Heng chuckled: "Song Shuai, are you following?"

Song Xiang snorted and said nothing, which meant very clearly that he would not follow.

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "Then Commander Wei and Commander Song will change their jurisdiction."

Afterwards, Bao Zheng and others also began to report, but there was a lot less tension. Bao Zheng, Ouyang Xiu, Fu Bi and others also looked down on other people's jurisdiction, and others did not dare to covet them.

Territory, because if you want to get the territory, you have to set a high target. If the target is set high, it means that it cannot be achieved, and they will not take such risks.

So it was calm.

But even so, each transfer envoy has to report more taxes, a higher number of households, and more reclaimed land than last year.

In the end, Zhang Hengyi added that the tax revenue could reach almost 90 million yuan, the reclamation area could reach 100,000 hectares, and the number of households could increase by 100,000.

In other words, this year's taxes can be increased by 30 million guan compared with last year. One hundred thousand hectares of land is 10 million acres of land. The grain output of newly opened land is calculated as two guan, which is also 20 million guan of grain.

If it can be realized, the Song Dynasty next year will reach a new level!

——At least that’s what it looks like on the surface.

Don't look at the fact that taxes have increased in recent years, while expenditures have risen even more, and don't look at the increase in food supply, while refugees have been displaced.

Every year, a large number of Yin officials will appear in the court, and a large number of disaster victims will be gathered into the Xiang army. There will be a large number of popular rebellions, and even mutinies. The court will need to spend a lot of money to redress...

But isn’t life like this? Even if a husband and wife quarrel inside, they still have to pretend to be loving and loving when they go outside. The same is true for the court. Of course everyone knows that there are countless problems inside, but when they go to court, they don’t have to pretend to be in love.

You have to sing praises and praises, saying that the world is prosperous and peaceful.

No matter what happens, Zhang Heng can do business now.

Zhang Heng handed the data to Zhao Zhen in person, and Zhao Zhen was very excited after reading it. He even turned a blind eye when he saw Song Xiang and Ding Du being transferred to Jinghu South Road and Guangnan West Road.

Zhang Heng understood Zhao Zhen's thoughts very well and understood his approach, which was why Zhang Heng dared to attack Song Xiang Dingdu.

What Zhao Zhen was thinking was very simple, it was just forced by the situation.

Last year there was a severe drought on the East-West Road in Hebei Province, and then some Wang Ze rebelled and caused trouble in several roads, and reformed the tea and salt laws, etc. In the end, taxes dropped sharply and refugees were everywhere.

Due to the chain reaction of these events, Zhang Heng's successor in Hufang lost his official position, and Zhang Yaozuo, who had just been appointed as the third envoy, could not escape the fate of being transferred.

In the final analysis, it was because Zhao Zhen felt too much pressure.

Taxes have dropped sharply, and all the departments in the Cao Department have to reduce their expenditures. It has always been difficult for people to change from frugality to luxury, and it is difficult to change from luxury to frugality. If they suddenly reduce the expenditure of 20 million yuan, how can the department be willing to do so?

Moreover, when it comes to cutting down on expenses, it doesn’t mean that everyone should do it proportionately, things should be prioritized, and people can be close or distant.

Some departments have important matters and are close to the three departments. However, not only have their expenses not been reduced, they have also increased.

Some matters in the Cao Department were not important, and there were grievances with the Third Division, so the expenses were significantly reduced, even affecting the welfare payment of officials...

As for what is important or not, how close or distant the situation is, no matter how the three departments deal with it, it will always cause a lot of resentment.

So in the end Zhang Yaozuo was replaced, and of course Zhao Zhen wanted to protect him.

The general meaning is that Zhao Zhen was driven crazy by money.

Therefore, as long as Zhang Heng can get him money, it is probably tolerable to engage in Song Xiang and Dingdu.

Zhang Heng understood this clearly, which was why he dared to take action boldly.

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Wen Yunhong entered Fanlou for the first time.

Of course, this was also his first time to enter Bianjing. He had been following Wei Zushun for a long time, starting from Fulu Road in Chengdu, but this was his first time to enter Bianjing, so it was also his first time to enter Fanlou.

He entered the Fan Building, said the name of the room, and was led along a winding path for a while. His head almost turned dizzy, and then the waiter said: "Mr. Wen, we're here."

Wen Yunhong pushed the door open and saw Tong Boding who was smiling.

Tong Boding smiled and said: "Congratulations, Mr. Wen, South Jingjing Road is Fuyu Road. In the future, you will be able to come to Bianjing more often."

Wen Yunhong smiled reservedly: "The Guidong family is very scheming. I thought I was targeting Shuai Song, but I didn't expect that the Guidong family even plotted against Shuai Ding. The Guidong family is really clear about grievances."

Tong Boding's eyes narrowed, but he was not annoyed. He smiled and said: "Mr. Wen, don't be a good boy when you get an advantage. If you talk like this, I, old Tong, will turn around and leave now. But don't worry, you can eat and drink as you like, even shout a few times."

I'm just a girl having fun, and I'll keep all the money in my head, so it's not like your visit was in vain."

Saying this, Tong Boding made a gesture and left.

Wen Yunhong still dared to hold it, so he quickly said: "Mr. Tong, Mr. Tong! I'm wrong, I'm wrong!"

Tong Boding chuckled: "You figured it out?"

Wen Yunhong smiled bitterly and said: "There is nothing I can't figure out. I just feel a little bit suffocated in my heart, as if I was played with a knife by you. After all, I feel uncomfortable."

Tong Boding smiled and said nothing.

Wen Yunhong and Tong Boding made a big bow: "Mr. Tong, my boss asked me to express my gratitude to your boss. My boss said that I would like to thank your boss for the gift and ask your boss for your advice in the future. In addition, if your boss needs help,

Just say it."

Tong Boding finally showed a bright smile, patted Wen Yunhong on the shoulder and said: "We have received your host's kindness. Please also tell your host. My Sanlang said that the court needs capable people who can do good work in the place."

Well, it won’t be bad in the court.”

Wen Yunhong was very excited after hearing this, and was about to bow to Tong Boding, but was pulled back by Tong Boding: "Mr. Wen, there is no need for this. Our friendship only depends on actions, not superficial things."

Wen Yunhong repeatedly said yes, and then asked the question he was most concerned about: "My boss is going to Jingnan Road to take up his post soon, but he is still confused about how to manage it. I wonder how Mr. Tong can teach me?"

Tong Boding smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Lu from Lin'an Trading Company has already left for South Jing Road. Mr. Wen can just discuss it with shopkeeper Lu then.

Xiangzhou has always been a battleground for military strategists, an important hub connecting the north and the south, and a key point for entry from the west and exit from the east.

Lin'an Commercial Bank once again set up a Xiangzhou branch, which can reach Zizhou Road, Chengdufu Road, and Lizhou Road in the west, cover Huainan and Beijing in the east, Qinfeng Road and Yongxingjun Road in the north, and cover Jinghu in the south.

area.

Lin'an Commercial Bank has Feiyan soap, cement, bricks and other leading products, and there are many industries that can be settled there. Xiangzhou will become the most developed region in the central region, and the tax increase of more than 100 every year is just a matter of picking out what is available."

After Wen Yunhong came to Beijing, he had long been famous for the famous Lin'an Trading Company. Hearing this, he was overjoyed and said: "With this help, everything will be done for my boss!"

Wen Yunhong quickly asked: "What about land reclamation and household matters?"

Tong Boding said easily: "My boss said that the two things can be done as one thing. We encourage households to separate their families to cultivate wasteland. The divided households can cultivate ten acres of wasteland."

Wen Yunhong was a little dumbfounded when he heard this: "Is it that simple?"

Tong Boding said with a smile: "It's that simple. In the past, there was less land and more people, but taxes were collected on a per-household basis. Of course, everyone didn't want to divide the family, but if there are benefits to dividing the family, who wouldn't want to? With such a share,

It is easy to create hundreds of thousands more households.

However, this is a means of opportunism. The key lies in industry. Lin'an Commercial Bank will invest heavily in Xiangzhou, which will require a large number of workers, who will be recruited locally.

Industry will attract a large number of people. You can take the opportunity to attract households on Lizhou Road and Chengdufu Road to move to Jingnan Road, but..."

Tong Boding smiled and said: "...I guess now all the transshipment envoys will strictly guard against it. It's not that simple. Therefore, it is best to encourage people to have more children. This is the right way."

Wen Yunhong left with satisfaction.

However, Tong Boding did not leave, but changed rooms and met Meng Fu.

Meng Fu's attitude was even lower than Wen Yunhong's. There was nothing he could do about it. His boss was weak and his staff couldn't be tough.

When Meng Fu asked how to develop Jiangnan East Road, Tong Boding gave a different answer.

Tong Boding said: "The decline in taxes on Jiangnan East Road is due to the impact of last year's drought. There will be a rebound this year. However, even so, it is still not enough to achieve the tens of millions of taxes you promised, but there is a big advantage.

, which is Hebei East-West Road."

Meng Fu said in surprise: "Hebei East-West Road? Hebei East-West Road has a much smaller population now, so how can it have any spending power?"

Tong Boding smiled and said: "Hebei East and West Road suffered too much last year. The fields were abandoned and the rest of the production was not available. It is a time when everything is waiting for reconstruction and needs to be rebuilt. If at this time, there are businessmen from Jiangnan East Road who form a group to go north to borrow money.

By providing food, agricultural tools, seeds, and various reconstruction materials for the reconstruction of the Hebei East-West Road, how much can you sell on the Jiangnan East Road?"

Meng Fu's eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean to encourage businessmen to do business on Hebei East-West Road?"

Tong Boding shook his head and said: "That's true, but you need to form a group. You are not the only one who is eyeing Hebei East-West Road and Jiangnan East Road. The competition is not small, but if you can form a business group to go north together, with more people and strength, you can naturally

Grab the largest share. In this way, can the revenue from rebuilding the two roads make up for the increase in taxes of two million?"

Meng Fu said happily: "It should be more than enough!"

Tong Boding said with a smile: "The key is that with Hebei East and West Road as partners, Jiangnan East Road's products will have sales, and when business starts to roll in, a virtuous cycle will be formed. By then, all industries will be revitalized, and business taxes will be improved."

The growth will shock your owners!”

Meng Fu was overjoyed. With Tong Boding's guidance, he felt confident.

Jiangnan East Road is different from other roads. This is the essence of Jiangnan Road. It is already very developed. Meng Fu doesn't know how to develop it. He has studied Zhang Heng's development strategy in Quanzhou and Guangnan East Road, but

It seems that it is not suitable for Jiangnan East Road.

Quanzhou and Guangnan East Road are both drawings on white paper, but Jiangnan East Road has long been a splendid land. This is a completely different situation, and there is no way to learn from it.

The suggestion given by Tong Boding is to take advantage of Jiangnan East Road's original production capacity and strong capital, and take advantage of the current situation of Hebei East and West Road that is waiting for prosperity, and strive to compete for this business, so as to make Jiangnan East Road's business more prosperous.

The purpose of activating business and capital!

Awesome!

Meng Fu sighed.