Fengxian Jiangshan

At this time, Zhou Xuexi suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "Zhuoyan. Your idea of ​​playing salt is not a day or two. Otherwise, how could you have encouraged Fan Xudong to Fengtian and received your subordinates!"

"I asked Mr. Fan to want to develop chemical industry more, and the salt industry is still too rudimentary." Zhang Tinglan explained casually, and then continued: "The problem of production has been solved. Next is the problem of sales. I plan to completely abolish the salt introduction system. .In the salt industry. To promote free competition, any businessman, as long as he pays 50 yuan in reserve, he can purchase salt from the salt farm and transport it to various places for sale. In addition, I plan to introduce a new measure, that is, the government proposes salt sales Guide price. Depending on the distance and the shipping cost, some adjustments can be made to the price of salt, but it cannot exceed too much.”

The current salt administration is monopolized by large salt merchants.They are not only responsible for transporting and selling salt, but also have the power to collect salt tax. At any time, taxation is the power of the government. If this power is handed over to a group of businessmen, the consequences can be imagined.

The salt merchants cheated the top and the bottom, and the common people paid several times the tax, but the government couldn't even collect the money that should be collected.According to Zhang Tinglan's method, salt merchants pay taxes directly when buying salt in the salt field, so that all taxes are settled in the salt field, which ensures a stable source.

In addition, due to the abolition of privileges, all salt merchants will compete with each other, the price of salt will naturally be suppressed, and ordinary people can benefit from it.

"Zhuoyan, your plan was actually proposed by someone in the late Qing Dynasty. The essence is to cut off the improper profits of the salt merchants, and then guarantee the national tax revenue while reducing the burden on the people. However, there is too much resistance and it has not been implemented. , Now I don’t know if Zhuoyan has implemented this bill that benefits the country and the people?”

"Duke Zhou, the biggest backing for me to do this is tens of thousands of gun barrels. If those salt merchants want to fight with me, they should first ask my gun barrels if they agree?"

"Zhuoyan, don't act recklessly. If these merchants cut off the supply of salt, the world will be in chaos. Don't you do bad things with good intentions?"

"If they dare to do this, I can't wait for it. There are many merchants in the three eastern provinces. They are all jealous of the huge profits of salt. Now that these salt merchants are picking up the pick, I have a lot of spare personnel. I can't wait for them to go away."

When Zhou Xuexi heard this, he also fully understood that Zhang Tinglan's desire to get involved in the salt industry was not a sudden whim, but a well-prepared one.Moreover, Zhang Tinglan also has sufficient strength, not only military power, but also huge economic influence.

Moreover, Fengjun's rise outside the customs has too many intertwined relationships with these salt merchants, so there is no need to be dragged down. Now it seems that only Fengjun has the ability to break the dirty profit chain of salt merchants.

"Zhuoyan, since you are fully prepared, I will talk to Duan Qirui now and ask him to hand over the Changlu Salt Plant."

After Zhou Xuexi finished his explanation, he hurried to find Lao Duan. After reporting the matter to Lao Duan, Duan Qirui was also very surprised. There is a saying that as for moving some factories and schools, although the old Duan feels pain, it is not impossible to discuss.

Only the issue of the Changlu Salt Field horrified Lao Duan. He never imagined that Feng Jun wanted to get involved in the salt industry. According to Lao Duan's thinking, he was going to reject it straight away. The salt administration was already in chaos. If the army intervenes, I'm afraid it will be even more troublesome.

At this time, Xu Shuzheng interrupted suddenly: "Zhi Weng, the Yan government has always been a bad government. If the Fengjun is willing to contract, it will not harm the government's tax revenue anyway, and the compensation from the big powers can be guaranteed. Let the Fengjun do it. If It is a great merit to be successful.”

When Xu Shuzheng said this, he paused again: "However, the salt administration involves too many aspects, and it cannot be handed over to Fengjun all at once. I suggest that about half of the salt fields from the south of Shanhaiguan all the way to Tanggu should be handed over to Fengjun. Other saltworks are still doing it the old way!"

Xu Shuzheng proposed this suggestion rashly, and Lao Duan didn't understand what was going on for a while, but with the tacit understanding between the two, Lao Duan also nodded in agreement.

"Zhi Weng, cutting someone's fortune is like killing one's parents. Fengjun just offended and killed the prince of the Eight Banners, and then went on to offend the salt merchant. The salt merchant first made trouble for them, so we took the opportunity to drive away Li Bodhisattva."

Lao Duan and Xiao Xu were discussing how to deal with Feng Jun, while Zhang Tinglan was also listening to reports from his subordinates.

“奉军目前一共查抄54位王公大臣的府邸，抓捕八旗贵族一共930二人，缴获大洋、银行存款、金银一共折合四千700万两；庄园140二座；土地两千700万亩，各种商号铺面1万多间！”

Hearing these astonishing figures, Zhang Tinglan only felt that countless gold and silver fell down and hit her head directly!

Chapter 366 Entering the Forbidden City

"To put it bluntly, the arable land area of ​​our Fengtian province is only a little over 2000 million mu. The arable land controlled by these Eight Banner princes actually exceeds that of a province. It's simply too scary!"

"That's right, most of the land they control is in the areas of Henan, Hebei, and Shandong. It has always been a densely populated area. They have annexed so much land. I don't know how many people will be displaced, and even their families will be destroyed. These bastards are simply moths! "

Zhang Xueliang also said angrily: "The most annoying thing is the Republic of China. These people can still occupy so much land and wealth, domineering, and oppress good people. Is this the fall of the Qing Dynasty or not?"

"Hey, the connection between the Beiyang group and the old bureaucrats is too close. They don't have the courage to reform the country at all. On the contrary, they have to keep maintaining the old system. At the beginning, Yuan Shikai made a big loan to deal with the aftermath, which made the city full of storms. If the old Yuan If you have the guts to directly confiscate the properties of the Eight Banners, you will definitely get more money, as well as fame and fortune."

Sun Liechen also smiled from the side: "Don't talk about it, if Lao Yuan has the courage, can we still take advantage of it now? You can tell me how much money we got. Looking at those numbers, I can't believe it." The old eyes are dim."

Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "We have made a fortune this time. The deposits and gold and silver directly obtained from these people are conservatively estimated to be more than 5000 million. We can use this money directly. We are arranging manpower to transfer All funds were transferred to our account."

"It's quite a lot, more than 5000 million, almost catching up with Fengtian's fiscal revenue in two or three years. To put it bluntly, you won the Middle East Road, and the wealth you captured was only 6000 to [-] million. These Eight Banners princes are really a bunch of rats! "

"In addition to direct funds, other things are more expensive. Real estate and manors can be sold at the current price, which can reach about 2000 million; 700 million acres of land, most of which are fertile fields, are calculated on an average of 7000 million yuan per mu. Calculated by a large ocean, it is 1 million yuan; if the discount of the store is more than 2000 million yuan, and they also have a lot of jewelry, jade, ancient calligraphy and paintings, all of these things are sold, and it is a huge fortune. There will be at least [-] million or more."

Zhang Tinglan said the same thing, even if Zhang Xueliang and Sun Liechen were the same, after adding these things together, they both felt a little dizzy.

"This is almost 5 million yuan. I remember that the fiscal revenue in the last year of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was the highest, reaching more than 3 million taels of silver. As a result, the Revolution of [-] was triggered. We got the fiscal revenue of the Manchu Qing Dynasty for one year at once. In terms of income, Feng Jun has reached the sky in one step!"

Sun Liechen was ecstatic about this amount. Feng Jun has gained weight, and everyone will definitely benefit. It seems that this entry is right, and the benefits are really too great.

Zhang Tinglan was also delighted. After the establishment of the Beiyang government, the annual fiscal revenue was 8000 million yuan at its peak. The main reason was that the number was getting smaller and smaller due to the frantic retention in various places. 5 million yuan was equivalent to their income in six or seven years.In addition, during the First Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese extorted 3000 million taels of silver, and then the small island country quickly expanded like a big tonic pill, becoming the last great power.

Feng Jun got more wealth than them this time, and the natural conditions of the three eastern provinces are superior. Zhang Tinglan is also full of confidence and enthusiasm at this time.

"Actually, we have only investigated some upper-level princes and ministers of the Eight Banners, and many others have hid in the concession. If we can catch them all in one go, it is not impossible to get a fortune of more than one billion!"

"Zhuoyan, are you going to rush into the concession to arrest people?" Zhang Xueliang's eyes were red, and Lao Zhang's bandit genes were burning. As long as Zhang Tinglan nodded, this young marshal could immediately rush into Dongjiaomin Lane.

But Zhang Tinglan grabbed him and said with a smile: "I don't want to conflict with the big powers yet, I mean to treat these Eight Banners princes as an inexhaustible treasure, now issue a wanted warrant first, and then give me a good look at them." Then, if there is an opportunity in the future, arrest them, of course kidnapping is also acceptable, and this will become our regular source of income from now on!"

"That's it, Zhuoyan. Didn't you say that you will continue to strengthen the training of those sharpshooters and engage in special forces? I think this is an opportunity. In the future, kidnapping will be the graduation exam for special forces. The more they have, the better their graduation grades will be, and I don't believe that these guys don't work hard."

Zhang Tinglan was also frightened by this idea. If it continues like this, Fengjun really has a tendency to turn back into a beard again, but he didn't stop it. Anyway, if he attacked those princes of the Eight Banners, it would be great if he could keep them alive. I don't want to see how they ruined the country.

"Zhuoyan, we got the money, but what are we going to do with it?"

Sun Liechen asked another very crucial question. After getting the money, he had to put it in his pocket. This is completely safe.

"Direct cash transfer, gold and silver jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc. are all escorted back to Fengtian for processing. We also have a Forbidden City in Fengtian, which is directly converted into a museum. Valuable cultural relics are put in it, and we deal with the less valuable ones. , but you can’t sell them all at once, but ship them slowly!”

"Well, that's the truth." Sun Liechen nodded: "If you sell too much at one time, the price will definitely not go up. The same is true for those land and houses. They have to be processed in batches and sold at a suitable price!"

Zhang Tinglan nodded: "The price is on the one hand, and it also depends on whether Fengtian needs it. In addition, there are many tenant farmers farming on these lands. I don't think they will disrupt their lives for the time being. Let's find out the specific situation first, and then it is best to encourage them. These tenant farmers immigrated to the Northeast and enriched the population of the Northeast."

Land has always been the most important thing for Chinese people. Zhang Tinglan does not intend to sell all of it. This time Zhang Tinglan mainly has two uses. Internally, he will continue to invest in Fengtian's industry and education. Take the time to expand your military strength.

The main external target is Europe. The First World War has come to the end, and the collapse of Germany is imminent. The Feng army must take advantage of this opportunity to buy the bottom of Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so it also needs a lot of funds.

After preparing enough funds, Zhang Tinglan also hopes to retain some land in the pass and transform the land into a farm model.This is a long-term investment. The main purpose is to explore how to deal with the land issue. Unlike the three eastern provinces, Guannei is densely populated, land mergers are serious, and there is not enough arable land for maneuvering. However, the land issue must be resolved, so Zhang Tinglan plans to reserve a large amount of land for pilot purposes.

In addition, if the management is done well, these lands and farmers will become internal agents for the Feng army to enter the customs in the future, and they can play the role of surprise soldiers, and they can also use them to listen to intelligence and learn all kinds of necessary news.

"Zhuoyan, now that the princes of the Eight Banners have almost searched, are you still planning to stay in the capital?"

"I don't have much interest anymore. Let's take what should be taken. Next is the confrontation between Li Yuanhong and Lao Duan. It's really nothing to watch. Let's run away as soon as possible!"

"That's right." Sun Liechen nodded with a smile: "In the capital, they will force us to make a statement. I'm going to go back to Fengtian, meet Yuting, and then go to Rehe."

The position of Sun Liechen's Rehe Governor has been determined, and he is also the governor of a province. Although Rehe is still a bit barren compared to the three eastern provinces, it can be regarded as a success. Sun Liechen is very satisfied, so he is eager to take office.

"Then you go back to Fengtian first. In addition, the teachers and students of Nanyuan Aviation School, as well as the Dagu Shipyard, will be relocated to Fengtian, and they will also go back with you. I plan to go to Tianjin to deal with the problem of going to the saltworks first. Come up with an idea, and then return to Fengtian.

"Well, that's fine, and if you can get closer to the Zhou family, it's time for Maotou son-in-law to recognize him!"

They had almost negotiated, so they went to prepare separately. Sun Liechen and Yang Yuting led Fengjun back to the customs in batches. They escorted a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry, and they returned with a full load. Everyone was beaming.

Zhang Tinglan is also preparing to leave Beijing. Of course, there are too many properties of the Eight Banners nobles, and the investigation will continue. In addition, the acquired land and properties, business houses, mansions and manors must all be managed and sold at an appropriate time. Zhang Tinglan has set up a special A Beijing office is responsible for these follow-up work.

"Zhuoyan, let's go to Beijing and we're leaving, don't you think it's a bit anticlimactic?" Zhang Xueliang was the most lively one, and he was not in a hurry to return to Fengtian.

"Hanqing, there is a big event that is famous in history, I wonder if you want to do it?"

"What's the matter, tell me quickly!" Zhang Xueliang's eyes lit up.