A beam of sunlight shone through the gauze window and shone in the study. Wu Kaijie reluctantly rubbed his eyes before he got up from the desk. He hurriedly sorted out the plan he had just made.

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Kang Dali rushed in a few steps.

"Staff General Wu, the Duke of the State is looking for you!"

Wu Kaijie shook his head immediately: "Da Li, can't you be more elegant?"

"No way, I'll tell you, the Duke of the State is anxious. If you don't send the plan and delay the major grain collection, the executioner will come to you next time!"

Wu Kaijie had no choice but to take the green salt and wipe his teeth, then wiped his face with a hot towel, and hurriedly followed Kang Dali to Gu Zhenhua's study.

"Da Li, people often say that the court officials brought dew to the coldest moment at midnight, and the general crossed the pass at night. The monk was still awake until the day was three o'clock, and it seemed that fame and fortune were not as good as leisure!"

"That means, don't you want to do it anymore?"

"How can it be!"

"Then don't talk nonsense!"

"Hey, your kid's temper has also risen. He is almost catching up with the Duke. I can't complain yet?"

Kang Dali smiled and said, "Old Wu, tell you, the Duke of the State has promised me to release him. I will be the acting battalion commander next month. I am planning to become the regiment commander within a year, and I will be much higher than you, the staff officer!"

"Don't be so pretty." Wu Kaijie rolled his eyes and sneered: "Believe it or not, I'll leave this plan to the Duke. Maybe, when the Duke is happy, I will be promoted. It's not your turn to be so pretty!"

While quarreling, the two of them quickly came to Gu Zhenhua's study.

They stepped in. Wu Kaijie hurriedly came close and smiled and said, "Mr. Duke, follow your instructions. Bei Zhi has drawn up the plan for collecting grain."

Gu Zhenhua took over Wu Kaijie's plan and started to look carefully.

His overall idea is the same as Gu Zhenhua. He collects grain nearby, and then transports it uniformly and distributes it to various warehouses, avoiding the suffering of transporting grain from the people.

"Mr., I have carefully calculated the job. The previous methods had fatal shortcomings. The grain chief was responsible for transportation and recruiting ordinary people as hard labor. It seemed that the court did not have to spend a penny. Just sit on the ground to collect grain. However, several times of the grain was consumed along the way, and walking back and forth for a month or two also affected the land farming and delayed the next crop of grain. In addition, the grain chief and clerk exploited it excessively. The actual burden on the people was ten times more than taxes."

Wu Kaijie briefly analyzed the drawbacks of the grain chief system. In fact, he has not pointed out the key to the problem. As a government power, taxation reflects the government's ability to dominate society. Lao Zhu thought that after taxes were raised, they would have to be divided, so why bother taking off their pants and farting, just intercept them directly to the local area. The grain in various places is distributed separately, and the parts needed by the local area are directly intercepted.

This also caused the bad situation of the expansion of the power of the gentry and the government orders did not go to the countryside. The huge Ming Dynasty was actually bullied by the small Qing Dynasty because of its financial difficulties, which has to be said to be a tragedy.

According to the new grain collection plan, there are about twenty grain collection points in large counties and ten grain collection points in small counties. Wu Kaijie has planned each grain collection point.

"Dude, these grain collection sites will not last more than one day at a distance. That is to say, you can hand over the grain in two days, which is definitely countless times more convenient than before!"

"Well, how to continue to concentrate food below will cause a lot of trouble. This is also the most difficult. We need to improve efficiency, avoid waste of food, and save more food, and our chances of winning ahead will be greater!"

"The Duke of the State is right. An** has a good transportation capacity at present. We can bear part of it. In addition, the insufficient part has to be hired to transport merchants. Merchants always have a way to transport grain on time. Shanxi merchants made their fortune by taking on the mission of transporting grain to the border. In addition, they transported the grain nearby to the military camp and directly used as military rations."

Wu Kaijie smiled and said, "These methods are not surprising, but according to the estimates of Beishi, the loss can be reduced to at least 70%. We can collect 6 million dan of grain. The land of a province is more than the tax revenue in the Ming Dynasty in one year. This is definitely a miracle!"

Wu Kaijie said it, but Gu Zhenhua was not very satisfied.

"It's still too little, too much loss. In any case, we have to strive to collect 10 million dan. Don't just think that this food is for the army. We also need to overhaul water conservancy and build cities. These are the big part of consumption. And after the surplus, we can still sell it to various places for other supplies."

Wu Kaijie couldn't help but complain, "Dude, I have racked my brains and can't think of a better way!"

Gu Zhenhua smiled slightly: "I think the cooperation with merchants can be more in-depth. First, divide the fields in various places into blocks, how much does it cost to transport each block normally, and then use this as the benchmark to ship to merchants. As long as it is completed on time, you can get a certain amount of grain to pay for wages. If more can be saved, the extra part will belong to the merchants."

Gu Zhenhua smiled and said, "Cai is a valuable thing at the moment. I can guarantee that the merchants will definitely rush to it and strive to get what they want."

Wu Kaijie also nodded: "This is OK, but Duke, what if several merchants fight for a piece?"

"Hahaha. This is the essence of this method. Suppose we need to calculate the loss of 50% and several merchants will fight for it, and they will use this benchmark to reduce the loss. Whoever promises to transport more food will grab the transportation power of this area, 40% or 30%. In short, the lower the price, the more we make!"

Wu Kaijie suddenly widened his eyes, "Dude, you are asking businessmen to bite dogs. This method is so good. They must have tried their best to reduce consumption."

"Yes, the devil is hidden in the details. Merchants are very careful. They promise to find the most suitable transportation route and the cheapest transportation method to minimize losses! And they have all the savings on the highway. I don't believe that these merchants can't move!"

To put it bluntly, Gu Zhenhua's idea is the bidding method of later generations, but there is no tax bidding for land bidding and public works bidding in later generations.

In fact, this is also a helpless move. The main reason is that the bureaucratic system of An** is too weak and the transportation capacity is not enough, so we have to borrow the power of merchants to make up for it!

"Dude, after you do this, will several businessmen join forces? It is obvious that 30% of the loss, but you have to say 50%?"

"Of course, this requires calculation in advance. And you can also tell the merchants that as long as they get the qualification to transport grain this time, An** will support them in establishing a transport merchant alliance and providing cheap carriages and livestock!"

Gu Zhenhua had long realized that there was a strong transportation system, and the army would take the lead before it was moved. In normal times, these people could transport goods and prosper economic and trade. In wartime, they could also be recruited into the army and strengthened their transportation capacity, which was simply killing two birds with one stone.

When Wu Kaijie heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Duke, you are so good at using it. I dare say that merchants will break their heads for this qualification. Even if they lose money, they will get it. They are definitely suspicious of each other and it is impossible to tie together!"

Gu Zhenhua smiled and said, "Don't underestimate the businessmen, they will definitely try their best to get loopholes. However, the water is clear and there is no fish. As long as they can get through, it's okay to make more money!"

They thought about it again and it was officially announced when the summer harvest was halfway through.

For a time, all the merchants in Henan were alarmed. They keenly captured this business opportunity. For a time, countless people flocked to it. Some people simply took the accountant and went to the countryside to carefully calculate how much it would cost to see how much money it would cost.

This summer harvest is definitely the most interesting time in Henan and even in all dynasties. The harvest has not been completed yet, and some merchants who have obtained the agreement first started to take action early. They all knew that the price of carriages would be lower. In order to get the first to complete it, there was no need for the people to send it over. They even took people directly to the people's kang to transport the food away.

The military farm officials in various places were shocked. They could only follow the buttocks of merchants. After the food was transported away, they would issue a tax payment form for the people.

Many ordinary people were dizzy. In previous years, they had cramps and bones to pull people into the corner of the wall. The young and strong followed the food to the capital to transport grain. Maybe they couldn't come back as soon as they left, they were sick on the road, fell to death, and drowned. In short, there were all kinds of things.

This year, why is everything so easy? The deadly level has passed like this? People dare not believe it

After finally reacting, the men grinned and laughed: "Damn, go roll the noodles quickly and cook a few more poached eggs. Our family will have a good meal!"

The people were overjoyed and were even more happy than the New Year!

From Chen Qianfu, these officials in Henan were also very happy. The transportation efficiency of merchants was definitely not comparable to that of ordinary people. The consumption of more than ten times can be reduced to half in an instant. The treasurys of various prefectures and counties all had grain reserves, which was a scene that had not been seen in many years since the Chongzhen year!

Gu Zhenhua's method was equivalent to directly bypassing the large landlords and bypassing the largest food and profit group in the Ming Dynasty, which naturally had amazing results!

According to calculations, the treasurys in various parts of Henan can save eight million burses in addition to deducting salary and military pensions! Zhongzhou suddenly went from severe winter to spring.

And just as Henan was very happy, bad news came again.

When Gu Zhenhua saw that his good mood disappeared. It turned out that Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing retreated to Yanzhou, and Liu Zeqing was afraid of the enemy. However, Gao Jie had not met the Tartars yet, so he was absolutely safe to win easily, and he could do the same. As a result, he went on a hasty battle, and 30,000 troops were lost, and Yanzhou was in danger!

After thinking about it, Gu Zhenhua couldn't count on the four towns in Jiangbei or Shi Kefa. Don't think about relying on them to block the Tartars. At the critical moment, you have to hold your head up.
Chapter completed!