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Chapter 1279 Yangzhou Skinny Horse
At the beginning of June in the ninth year of Chongzhen, it was with the help of the warm east wind from the Pacific Ocean that the first official fleet of the Ming Dynasty, under the guidance of John and others, left the port of Pusan ​​in North Korea and embarked on a route to North America.

In this fleet, there are chat group members on every ship.Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen could know the situation of this fleet in real time through the chat group.Therefore, although others have already arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, they can also know that the fleet has set off.

The ship docked at the wharf of Yangzhou City. The previous few times, they basically passed through Yangzhou but did not enter, at least they did not take a good look around.This time, Emperor Chongzhen finally decided to take a walk in Yangzhou.

After getting off the boat, Emperor Chongzhen found that Yangzhou seemed to be more prosperous than before.Among other things, as far as this port is concerned, Emperor Chongzhen still felt it when he passed by it several times. Whether it was the ships on the shore or the flow of people on the shore, there were more than his impression.

I remember that in the past, at the Yangzhou Wharf, there was no distinction between the goods and the people.Looking around now, those purely cargo ships are already in their own separate area, separated from the passenger ship docks.

On the pier, there are many houses, along the road to the city wall of Yangzhou.Pedestrians, travelers, idlers; men, women, children, all kinds of people, etc., can almost be seen at a glance.Of course, most of them are men.

"Master, I didn't expect Yangzhou to be so prosperous!" Concubine Yuan Gui said with a little surprise on her face after looking at it for a while.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen turned his head to look at her, and said with a smile, "It was not as prosperous as it is now!"

Concubine Yuan Gui was a little restrained when she first left Beijing, but now that she has traveled so far, she finally let go.This temper is still too quiet.

Liu Xingzuo, the commander of Jinyiwei who was guarding on the side, heard this, and with a little smile, he said in a low voice: "The master let go of collecting taxes along the way, and mainly collects taxes at the trading points. Naturally, it is much more prosperous than before.”

Speaking of it, this is also related to the administration of officials.

In the past, although the Ming Dynasty stipulated that the tax was one for thirty.However, for example, there are too many tax cards on the road.

Zhou Hui of the Ming Dynasty recorded an example of tax checkpoints in his "Jinling Trivia".

This example is about the 28th year of Wanli. A man named Lu Er decided to sell light plants in different places for profit because of the price difference in different places.However, when he hired a boat to set off, he encountered the tax card set up by the local magistrate, the tax card set up by the county magistrate, the tax card set up by Zhao Gonggong who went home to recuperate in the capital, and the regular tax card. In addition to the points, there are also temporary tax card points, which are all kinds of tax cards anyway. As a result, Lu Er was forced to sell the lamp grass and go home before arriving at the destination.Otherwise, it's really not enough to accompany you.

Of course, this Lu Er couldn't do the business of buying and selling in different places because he was an ordinary person.If he has a background and a reputation, some tax cards will not be collected.If the background is strong enough, basically no tax card will be collected.

This is why in the original history, although the commercial prosperity of the Ming Dynasty was actually the prosperity of the bureaucratic business, the imperial court basically could not collect taxes.

But on this plane, Sun Chuanting strictly enforces business taxation. Anyone, regardless of their background or fame, must pay taxes according to the provisions of the Daming Law Firm.These taxes that were originally evaded can enter the national treasury.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen reformed the Metropolitan Procuratorate system and set up the branches of the Metropolitan Procuratorate at the county level.The responsibility of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is not to manage the people, but to manage the officials.If officials and squires violated the law, the common people were allowed to file a complaint at the branch of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.In addition, the name of the factory guard has been revived following the previous major incidents.

In this way, there will naturally be no such thing as privately setting up cards to collect taxes in various places.If Wang Er sells in another place again, he will not have to pay so much tax, but will pay the thirty one tax according to the law of the Ming Dynasty.

It was also for this reason that Daming's business flourished immediately.Even businessmen without an official background can still make money in business and trade in today's environment.

As a result, not only Yangzhou City, but also other places, all became more prosperous than before because of the prosperity of commerce.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen didn't need Liu Xingzuo to explain it, he could understand it in his heart.Ignoring this topic any more, after looking up, I immediately pointed to the most eye-catching restaurant on the pier and said: "Go, go and see if there is any delicious food!"

For some reason, when Fang Zhenghua, the bodyguard, heard this, he remembered that he always encountered something during the private visits on Weibo.This time, will we meet again?

Thinking this way, when he saw that Emperor Chongzhen had disembarked, he hurriedly followed behind the emperor and imperial concubine.It's a pity that he doesn't have sunglasses, and his eyes are only scanning around, so that others can notice him immediately.

The approaching ships are also disembarking passengers.Some are in groups, and some are alone.Emperor Chongzhen went on tour in micro-clothes, so naturally he would not enforce any martial law, but the guards in brocade clothes surrounded the outside, protecting the emperor and the noble concubine inside without any trace.

As soon as he stepped onto the pier, suddenly, he saw a carriage in front of him ready to start, the curtain was lifted, and a little girl jumped out, crying and running towards the ship.

Emperor Chongzhen looked eastward and westward, and naturally saw this situation at a glance.

This little girl looks pretty good, about ten years old, with pear blossoms in the rain, shouting "Uncle, I want to go home, I want to go home..."

Behind her, a handsome middle-aged woman also jumped out of the carriage, chasing the little girl, telling her not to run away.

This little girl probably doesn't want to say goodbye to her relatives, right?Emperor Chongzhen looked at this scene, but didn't think much about it.He just stood there and continued walking.Concubine Yuan Gui took a long look before following Emperor Chongzhen.

"What are you doing back?" An angry voice sounded, and Emperor Chongzhen turned his head to look, only to see a middle-aged man, dressed a bit shabby, waving angrily at the little girl who ran past, telling her to go, at the same time He also said, "I told you everything, follow this mother, you will eat well and drink spicy food in the future, what a wonderful day!"

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned involuntarily, as if thinking of something.Turn around and stop, looking over there.

I saw the little girl running very fast, the woman behind couldn't catch up, and soon came to the boy, knelt down, raised her head in tears and said: "Uncle, I am very good, I can help the house , I can make a lot of money, don't sell me, I won't go, okay?"

Concubine Yuan Gui also stopped a long time ago. After hearing what the little girl said, she immediately showed a look of unbearable expression, and whispered in Emperor Chongzhen's ear: "Poor child!"

Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, but didn't speak, just looked over there.

Seeing a hint of impatience on the man's face, he looked around and saw a lot of people around him stopped to look at him, and suddenly, he became a little annoyed, lowered his head, and scolded the little girl: "What are you crying for?" , This is for you to enjoy the blessings. Besides, you have been in my house for several years, and you don’t need money for food and drink? I can’t afford you..."

The onlookers probably understood what was going on, and basically no one cared. While talking in a low voice, Emperor Chongzhen heard the conversation between two men.

"This little girl looks good and has a good voice. She probably sold for a lot of money."

"That's right, the so-called Yangzhou skinny horse, I guess this little girl will definitely sell for a lot of money after being trained and trained!"

Concubine Yuan Gui had already given birth to a daughter, although she was not as old as the little girl in front of her, but she immediately thought of her daughter in her heart, she couldn't help feeling very sympathetic, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "I don't know if the parents of this little girl know? If it was possible, no one would want to sell their child, right? This person is just an uncle, is there any secret behind this?"

It was obvious that she wanted to interfere in this matter.It's just that the emperor is here, and she dare not interfere without the emperor's consent.If it was Hai Lanzhu or Concubine Tian Gui, if he was not sure what was on his mind, he would just say it.

Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded, and was about to step forward when he saw that the woman chasing behind had already arrived, and said with a little kick: "You little girl, mom, I won't treat you badly, study hard! , five fingers do not touch the spring snow, good days are to come!"

The little girl ignored her, just looked at the man, and continued to beg: "Uncle, please, take me back, I will definitely earn a lot of money when I grow up, I don't even need to report it, I will give it to you..."

However, before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by the man, and she yelled sharply: "Enough, that's it!"

The woman also started to pull the little girl, trying to pull her away.

Seeing this, the onlookers knew that this little episode was about to end, so they all dispersed, preparing to go their separate ways.

However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Slow down!"

When the woman heard it, she looked up.Her eyes were poisonous, seeing Emperor Chongzhen's aura and the attendants around him, she knew that this was a noble person, she didn't dare to offend her, so she let the little girl go first.

But that man was annoyed that others were meddling in other people's business, although he saw that Emperor Chongzhen had his servants following him, looking like a rich man, he was not afraid, and immediately said: "My lord, the child is ignorant and disturbed you. "

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen's face didn't look good, he quickly explained: "I'm his uncle, my family is poor, I found a way for her to live, it's fine."

Emperor Chongzhen ignored her at all, just lowered his head and asked the little girl, "Where are your parents?"

When the little girl saw someone paying attention to her, it was as if she had grasped the last straw. She looked up at Emperor Chongzhen, and quickly replied: "My father went out for business two years ago and never came back. My mother died after my father left. It didn't take long...it was gone. I was at my uncle's house..."

"Listen, my son, I'm not lying, I'm her uncle." The man interrupted the little girl when he heard this, "His father must have died outside, more than two years ago, a little news None. My family is not rich, and I have been raising her for two years. I have no choice but to help her find a better way out."

In this day and age, going out, no matter what you do, is very risky.If one is not careful, it is easy to die in a foreign land.There has been no news for more than two years. Generally speaking, it is likely that something happened outside.

It was because of this common sense that this man decided to sell this little girl.

But Emperor Chongzhen still ignored him, just frowned. Two years ago, there was no new household registration system at that time, so it was a bit difficult to write ID numbers for the people of the whole country.

He turned his head and glanced at the sympathetic Concubine Yuan Gui, then turned around and asked the little girl, "What's your father's name?"

"My father's surname is Chen, his first name is Xuan, his surname is Tonggui, and his surname is Yizhenren in Yangzhou." The little girl replied seriously, and even said how it was written.

Obviously, in the past, her family background should be okay, or her parents knew a few words, so they taught her.

Here in the south of the Yangtze River, the literacy rate is indeed relatively high. Those whose family conditions are slightly better, even before the opening of the children's school, quite a few people can know some characters.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately entered the chat group and searched by name in the household registration folder.Although it may not be found, but after all, there is a little hope.

There are quite a few people named Chen Xuan. On this basis, Emperor Chongzhen searched for words. As a result, there must be one person who meets the conditions.Look at the details again to check the information.

The man waited for a while, and saw that the noble young man seemed a little dazed. After waiting for a while, he became impatient. He turned his head and saw that his boat was about to leave. Walk.Anyway, he already got the money, so he didn't want to stay here to deal with it.

When the woman saw it, she hesitated a little, and also wanted to drag the little girl away.

Liu Xingzuo knew what the emperor was probably doing, but even if he didn't know, the emperor had already spoken just now, and without his permission, the few people in front of him would not even think about leaving.Therefore, he just gave him a look, and immediately, several Jin Yiwei stepped forward, blocking the way of the couple.

Seeing this situation, the man became a little annoyed, and immediately shouted: "What do you mean? I didn't break the law. If you are bullying others, there is the Metropolitan Procuratorate here!"

These years, the Metropolitan Procuratorate's deterrent to officials and squires is also relatively large.After all, when a new official takes office, there are still three fires.If the new local yamen is opened and it does not do anything to increase its popularity, wouldn't the local branch of the Metropolitan Procuratorate become a decoration?
That's what this man thinks, so even if this nosy man looks like a noble son, he is not afraid!
The woman didn't speak, but stopped obediently in the face of Jin Yiwei's stop, and at the same time let go of the little girl.She looked at Emperor Chongzhen and then at the little girl, feeling a little bit reluctant.If she hadn't seen that this little girl had the potential to be a big seller, she would really not be willing to offend your noble son, and would rather the business go wrong.

The people around, seeing the movement here, couldn't help but gather around again.With a little curiosity, the onlookers became melon eaters.

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