"The diners are divided into ten levels. As for the strong man in the Chen family, because they do not sell alum or salt, they are still in the alum residence and the salt residence, and they are still in the ninth and fifth grades." Chen Zimei nodded and looked at her son with a smile, so she looked like this.

At this time, Chen Chong couldn't help but think of Chen Zimei's feeling of powerlessness when she was buying salt and alum.

"Since the Tianxi period of Emperor Zhenzong, the emperor issued an edict to release the monopoly of salt."

"After recruiting merchants, transporting grain, copper coins, cloth to Bianjing, and then to Huainan and Jiangsu and Zhejiang to get salt private dealers, we were repeatedly controlled by others when we bought bulk salt goods." Chen Zimei sighed, thinking of bad experiences.

At that time, the salt administration was open. He made arrangements for the Chen family's business and ran around, but in the end he was still just a fifth-class.

This is their Chen family!

In other fields, the first-class merchants still have to compromise when facing the threat from the didian, and lick their faces and come to the door to give gifts to the first-class merchants in the salt residence and treat them to the first-class merchants.

Their habit of raising thin horses was also developed at that time.

Chen Zimei said sadly: "I once calculated that since Emperor Renzong and Emperor Tiansheng opened up the salt administration since the eighth year of Tiansheng and unpacking the salt pond, the court's income has lost at least 2.3 million to 3 million yuan per year."

"And the money did not go to the merchants in Didian, but to the first-class and second-class merchants. There was only a little downward flow."

"Because our Chen family does not sell private salt, we always feel that the law on the salt of the pond is severe, and the people dare not cook salt privately. Sooner or later, the court will crack down on this transaction, so we did not spend more time on it. As a result, after the salt pond was removed, we were controlled by others everywhere."

Chen Chong thought of the tea residence in Kaifeng City and the suffering of the little tea merchant.

"The biggest problem with the same residence is that they are in-laws. There are more than ten annexed households in the Bianjing tea shop, and they are intertwined."

"When merchants transport tea to Beijing, they must first give gifts, treat guests, and ask them to set prices."

"The merchants sell tea to these more than ten households, but they dare not make profits. They just want to set high prices and sell tea to the next merchants with double profits. This is the case with tea shops, and the same is true for other households."

"Hao Shang opened a di shop, controlled the market through di shop, and even these mergers and households would want middle and lower-class merchants to sell goods with credit and regularly raise interest to collect money. It turns out that this di shop is so harmful."

Chen Chong frowned and stared out the window, and soon he started dancing, as if he was crazy.

He stopped for a long time, and Chen Zimei seemed to have seen Chen Chong like this, so she was not panicked, and waited for Chen Chong to stop.

Chen Zimei asked, "Have you ever realized something?"

Chen Chong nodded and was about to speak, but Chen Zimei interrupted him and said, "No matter what you think of, no matter what you want to do, don't tell your father."

"You want to get involved in the officialdom and leave your name in history. If you tell me, it is a collusion between officials and businessmen."

"The boy knows." Chen Chong couldn't help himself, but he still listened to his father's words and said nothing.

"What about this third item? What about the tax that is changed to physical goods?" Chen Zimei asked.

Speaking of this, Chen Chong said proudly: "This child knows that the tax on the real thing is to compensate for the compensation. I have seen it with my own eyes. The key is to give up everything and blame it for nothing."

"With collusion between officials and businessmen, all the five counties of Caizhou were planted with millet and wheat. Then the local magistrate and the big merchants joined forces to collect the in-kind tax as glutinous rice and japonica rice. The people need to sell the millet and wheat in their hands and then buy glutinous rice and japonica rice from merchants."

"One of these things is a lot of money. As the saying goes, a combination of millet becomes a pot, and a strand of cloth becomes a foot." [Note 1]

Chen Chong continued unsatisfiedly: "Then the money you get is 30% of the accounts, 30% of the magistrates, 7 major merchants, and 70% of the magistrates, and everyone has to make money, so why not do it?"

Chen Zimei nodded. Although Chen Chong knew the harm, it was not enough!

He thought for a while and said, "You need to think of a solution. Cai Jing's approach is abolished. It's too simple. At least change the path. In a few days, the people below will have a way to deal with it."

"Since these things appear, there are reasons for their appearance. It is not a good way to just abolish them."

"For example, in this second place, the second place, the merchants gathered together and then sold the goods in a concentrated manner. This was a good thing, but unfortunately it has become like this now."

"For example, the third article of physical tax was originally intended to help the people who had no money to mortgage in kind to save money to sell their children. Unfortunately, it changed its flavor after the bottom, so, you have to think of a solution."

"Then write a note and hand it over to Bianjing City. I think the government will meet again and ask about politics. The answer is good, that is, to be a marquis and minister."

"Do you understand?"

Chen Chong's face changed a few times. It turned out that this was the real purpose of his father calling him! He bowed his head and said, "Kids keep it in mind."

"Go. Go and prepare to pack up. Before returning to Hanoi, you must write the letter." Chen Zimei looked at the growing child with a gratified smile on her face.

The Chen family has never been a Jinshi, but there are very few who can become prime ministers. If they can be a person ranked among the three Dukes, wouldn’t it be a beautiful one?

Of course, he had this kind of wish, not to collude with officials and businessmen, and earn more money. His Chen family had enough money.

If Chen Chong could really reach the level of three dukes and nine ministers, he would just not want the Chen family's business, and it wouldn't matter if no one inherited it.

Although Chen Zimei has been scolding Chen Chong for being stupid, he could not see any of these three harms when Chen Chong was at this age. Only in this year of knowing destiny did he taste a little.

He also passed the exam for fame, but when Chen Chong was old, he only knew to make progress, but he failed in the officialdom and went home to inherit the family business.

In his opinion, Chen Chong has great potential.

When a businessman cannot leave his name in history, it is not easy for a family to leave his name in history, and it means that he has existed.

Chen Chong was still like a madman, twisting freely in the yard. This was a minor problem of Chen Chong. He was thinking a lot and he was crazy.

This will happen when you have achieved success in your studies and have a little enlightenment.

Every time he twisted, he had a deep understanding of the books of sages. Now Chen Chong was obviously thinking about the harm of the three politics. Chen Zimei was very much looking forward to his children being truly ranked among the three officials.

By that time, Chen Zimei would spend all her wealth and wanted to give Chen Chong a perfect background and be famous in history.

Chen Chong obviously didn't know this behavior of liking crazy.

He just finished thinking, and felt a little tired all over, but his spirit was very excited.

He spread out the notes and began to write to the officials.

Of course, he had no intention of correcting King Kang's policies. He felt that the small court in the south would have to fall within two or three years.

The people in Jiangnan are concentrated and wealthy, but most of the people are poor, and the money and grain are hidden in wealthy families.

Xuanhe's three-year ten draws were considered to have wiped out most middle-class families. Therefore, Jiangnan is different from the world, and there is a family of middle-class people among the big families and ordinary people.

This is also considered the second son of the Emperor's trap.

The small southern court is so indifferent to the people, so I am afraid that the people can carry boats or overturn them.

Of course, his people are the same people as Emperor Taizong Wen, and they are the people of the world.

Of course, Emperor Taizong Wen also talked about the former Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!