There are many commercial banks in Nan'anze Town, many of which are semicolons opened in Fuzhou City. Because it is close to the shallows of the river bank, there are many ships ashore from here, so all the merchants in the city have semicolons here, which is also the idea of ​​finding bargains among the merchants passing by.

In addition to the Pu family business that was seized last time, Pu Shougao also has a serious branch. In addition, the royal family, the Duke of the State, and all the officials have branches here. In addition to the villa, there are more ships in Shuikou Town, and not only many merchants, but also large in scale. Gukou is close to Jianzhou, and there are many foreign merchants who come and go, but there are not many merchants who come and go, but many are opened by foreign merchants. Once there is a dispute, it is easy to cause disputes between the two countries and cause major events.

Li Yi said at this time: "I'll give this letter to the delegation. I guess the commerce associations in the town are particularly lively... Pu Shouchen, the head of the Pu family, Lin Dingyi, the boat shop of the Lin family in Quanzhou, Yang Shizhi, the Tiexing is Tingzhou and Zhang Mingliang, the Zhang family in the Zhang family, these people are all figures in the town by everyone's giant houses. To be honest, the situation in Fuzhou is relatively special. The big business may not send the most capable people to the city. Here, the more shrewd and exposed people are in the head. Once they are assigned to these people, they may not be very happy, and even resist together, which is very likely."

Kong He frowned and said, "To be fair, it was originally the local businessmen who suffered a loss, and foreign monks were good at chanting scriptures."

Everyone was silent, and it was also true that Kong He's words were not nice.

Since this dynasty encouraged maritime trade, the only thing that foreign merchants collected was contract, that is, transaction tax, and the tax types were collected less and the amount was relatively low. Foreign merchants made a lot of profits, and local merchants still had to bear the burden of national and local taxes, and the profit was invisibly much lower.

Pu Shougao's Pu family has been in the Great Wei for a hundred years, but they have never been naturalized, which is to take advantage of foreign merchants.

There is also a Sifang Pavilion in the capital, which specializes in entertaining foreign envoys and also treats businessmen from foreign countries. Foreign merchants who are poor, sick and bankrupt are also taken care of quite appropriately. In the court's view, this is to raise foreign barbarians and spread the benevolence of the Celestial Empire to the outside dynasty. To the local people and the people, it is unfair to favor one and the other.

The huge local families are already full of resentment and have a lot of burdens. Even if the team training is to defend the enemy and protect the local area, the principle is correct. As long as you engage in a stake, something will definitely happen.

"My second uncle, Your Highness Zhao is really caring for me." Xu Zixian was not angry, but joked, and everyone present showed a bitter smile on their faces.

"It's time to sit down, please sit down." Xu Zixian smiled and asked everyone to sit down.

Xu Xingwei, Wei Yi, Li Yi, Kong He, Qin Dongyang and others sat in turn, Fu Qian and Chen Daojian and several other officials of the marquis's palace. Xu Zixian also regarded them as his own people and invited them to sit down.

"The autumn is clear and the weather is refreshing, and I want to eat mutton today."

The Great Wei does not eat a lot of pork now, but middle-class families still mainly eat mutton.

There are actually people placing flocks everywhere in places like Fujian, which is quite rare in later generations. It can be seen that eating habits are changing over time and changing from time to time.

Xu Zi first asked someone to boil large pieces of high-quality lamb in water, and then mixed soy sauce, leek, raw garlic, fermented bean, etc., and boiled mutton with sauce. This was a novel way to eat it at that time. After everyone tasted it, they only felt it fresh and delicious. The aroma and the taste of the sauce were mixed, which made it feel like it was unprecedentedly fresh.

"It's really refreshing." The little girl came out toast a round of wine at the inner house. Wei Yi's expression became cool and fluttering, and his tone became louder. After drinking a glass, Wei Yi smiled and said, "Mingda is really capable of everything now, and even food is done so well. Could it be Tianshu?"

There is a table of dishes in front of me, no matter how boiled and stir-fried, which makes people feel novel. Wei Yi’s praise is not too exaggerated.

Xu Xingwei smiled and said, "It's worthwhile to be able to enjoy my good fortune when I leave."

Xu Zixian said: "Brother Zhang wants to enter Beijing early?"

"Yes, I won't spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at home." Xu Xingwei said: "The Beijing Military Academy and the Old Prime Minister have urged me to take office quickly."

"I heard that Xu Ziwei is going to Beijing too."

The two news came together and it really made people feel shocked.

It is hard for others to say, Xu Zixian said slowly: "It seems that the capital is quite uneasy. Brother Zhang comes to Beijing, so be more careful, be cautious and do not get involved in political disputes."

Xu Xingwei nodded and said, "I am the right prime minister and I am recommended to the martial arts lecture hall as a teacher. After the exam next year, whether I win or not, I will leave Beijing as soon as possible."

"Where is Xu Ziwei?"

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The warriors of this dynasty were either divided into two systems under the control of the Privy Council of the Outer Dynasty and the Ministry of War. The imperial guards, that is, the elite field soldiers, are not necessarily all in Beijing. There are imperial guards in each important place. For example, there are imperial guards in Fujian.

In the Hebei Division, the number of imperial guards reached nearly 200 troops, which was also the most densely guarded by the imperial guards of this dynasty.

The troops stationed in the capital were in addition to the imperial guards, and the personal guards and Yulin Lang were the guards of the outside court, and were under the jurisdiction of the Langzhong Order. Of course, there were also Shufu and the Ministry of War, which were restricted to prevent trouble.

In the inner court, there are imperial equipment, divided into Erjilang and Jinwu, and all of them are in the sixth rank. They can be said to be the guards of the inner court, and they are all named as imperial equipment. They are not the sons of the royal family and their relatives and ministers cannot hold this position. Xu Ziwei was originally a guard of the outer court, and he had to accumulate qualifications before he could enter the inner court to carry imperial equipment. This saved several years of his seniority.

Of course, the legitimate son of King Zhao doesn't have to care about these qualifications. Just from a detailed look, the emperor is so anxious to summon his brothers to the inner court, which is not a good sign.

"Abnormality is a monster." Li Yi said worriedly: "The world is not afraid of bad luck, but is afraid of abnormality. Smart people are often eager for quick success and instant benefits when doing things, and act abnormally. On the contrary, they are more likely to be bad than stupid people."

"Fengchang's words are well said." Wei Yi raised his glass and said, "It should be white."

"Be careful not to get yourself drunk." Xu Zixian said to Wei Yi with a smile, and then said, "At the end of the year, I will send guests from the royal palace to the capital, and I will also experience the situation in the capital."

"You must not go, you should not stay for a long time." Wei Yi's family of officials and gentry were well-informed, and then he said seriously: "What Mingda needs to do now is to lay a solid foundation. No matter how the court changes, it is best to have room for regression."

Xu Zixian nodded slightly. It seemed that his intention to take root in other courtyards was very correct. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the situation was strange and unpredictable. Not to mention paying attention to the capital, even Fuzhou City tried not to mix with it when it was insufficient. It would be best if this purpose was settled, so there was no need to worry too much.

"During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the elegant gathering of Changwenhou Mansions is best for Mingda to participate." Wei Yi reminded again: "Your fame cannot last long. If you can write a masterpiece, it may be a good way to become famous. The greater the reputation, the more you will achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"Brother Yan Ke, don't worry, I'll go there then." Xu Zi raised his glass first and drank it with his friends and subordinates. The wine was just like that, but after drinking, the taste felt pretty good.

...

"The old servant of the Wu Mansion has been here." When Xu Zi was in the evening, when Xu Zi walked out first, Li Yi came over with a list and said to Xu Zixian with a smile: "The prince is really a way to remove the firewood from the cauldron. This trick is wonderful."

"You can deceive the gentleman in Fang Zheng." Xu Zi glanced at it first and saw that it was Wu Shizhong's accumulated debts over the years, mostly due to medical practitioners and daily necessities. It can be seen that this person has been an official for many years and is really as clear as water.

Li Yi also sighed: "Now the official style and administration are no longer as in previous years. There is no need to mention the Taizu period. From Renzong to Wenzong to Wenzong, the official style is frugal and rich, with few extravagant and wasteful people, and the amount of ministerial money is small, so no one will use it up. From Wuzong to Chengzong, the official style and scholars have changed a lot. Officials are visiting prostitutes and traveling on their posts, using all the money they spend in the ministerial money, which is something that has never happened before Wenzong. Although they are trying to recover, the accumulated problems of decades cannot be eliminated in a short time. What's more,..."

It is hard to say something Li Yi is not easy to say, but Xu Zixian is of course aware. Moreover, when Zi is acting aggressively today and has no political skills, it depends on the current chaos in the court situation, the fact that there are many parties attacking each other and conquering the party and fighting before the state affairs, you will know how failed the emperor's ability to control it.

"We won't talk about anything else." Xu Zixian said: "There are less than four hundred guans. If you go to the other courtyard to settle down, you will clean the southern building and entertain this great scholar first. If you make a big difference, you will be almost done with about five hundred guans."

Li Yi said: "This is almost the same, but the officials should remind the prince that although the court rewarded 1,000 guan, the expenses are now large, and the cost of the group training has not yet been settled..."

"I know, I know." Xu Zixian calculated silently. The money given by his younger sister had been used up before. Li Cheng's property was less than a thousand guan. With the 1,000 guan rewarded by the court, the mansion was less than 2,000 guan. Now the monthly account is much more than before, and about 3,000 guan can be recorded every month. If this money is added, it will not be difficult to raise a capital in the Marquis's mansion. However, if you want to raise a group training, it would be a dream.

After thinking about it, I laughed at myself, but I was always just spending money.

This is also called Xu Zi first to be alert. No wonder those who have accomplished great things have all had enough food and salary first. The so-called accumulation of grain is still better than building cities and training troops. If there is not enough salary, how can we have enough soldiers?

Whether it is an individual or a court with a income of billions of yuan, it is difficult to sustain without money.

Xu Zixian watched coldly. The official system, military system, and generals of the Wei Dynasty were all higher than those in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but now there are serious border troubles and internal frictions. With the development of industry and commerce, Xu Zixian felt that the main reason was the insufficient fiscal and tax revenue.

Why did the industrial and commercial trade develop and the court end up being poor? The root cause is that the civil and military officials and nobles and royal families are the privileges of civil and military officials. The large number of non-tax payers have made the taxpayers more burdened, resentment arises, and contradictions and internal friction arise.

If this situation lasts for a long time, without external forces may also lead to internal reshuffle. If there is external forces, it will be more likely to be difficult to maintain and accelerate the collapse.

Many times, Xu Zixian suspected that the Emperor Taizu of the Great Wei was also a time traveler, but it seemed that Emperor Taizu of Wei did not find many solutions. In the early dynasty, he emphasized both civil and military affairs, suppressed and appointed royal families, honored relatives, and completely suppressed eunuchs. There were no provinces in the local area, and each party restricted each other, and there were also many internal constraints.

To alleviate the annexation is to expand externally, such as the expedition of Japan and Annan, Yunnan, and the Western Regions at the beginning of the country, which obtained a lot of land, grain and silver, and alleviated domestic conflicts. However, after a long time, I still walked back to the old path.

"Take it and deal with it." Xu Zixian had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and his emotions were a little complicated for a moment. After taking a look at the list, he said to Li Yi: "All Dr. Wu's debts will be paid for him before the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Li Yi said: "Do you want to inform Dr. Wu?"

"Don't." Xu Zixian smiled and said, "It's a good deal to have three. If we do this, sooner or later he will know that we will definitely receive our favor. When I come to the door to invite it myself, I will probably succeed. I will tell you in advance, and I will be punished with evil and evil. If we become people, we will be sick for a lifetime, and we will be able to make up for it."

After hearing this, Li Yi bowed and said, "Is the prince really that old? I think he is much more experienced in human relationships and worldly affairs than the old marquis."

"Practical human feelings are articles." Xu Zixian sighed: "But I still don't want to spend too much on this kind of work, enough salary and enough soldiers, this is what I need to do."

"Xiaguan feels that the prince will definitely succeed." Li Yi sighed: "Now Xiaguan knows that some people are naturally intelligent, or like King Zhuang of Chu, who thought they were ordinary birds before, and they were really shocking."
Chapter completed!