Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

In this matter, these businessmen actually suffered heavy losses.The reason for the loss was a natural disaster. They didn't know who to vent their anger on. After much deliberation, they could only turn to the court.After all, if it weren't for the wealth that the imperial fleet brought back from the sea, they would not have taken the risk and put all their wealth on it.

Who knew it would be so unlucky?

So now, let those unruly people make things difficult for the new officials, and they can vent their anger a little bit.

However, neither Zhao Can nor Pingan took this kind of behavior seriously.Everyone knows who the people's grievances are against, and Zhao Can helped them figure out a solution early in the morning.

After all, these people are rich businessmen and wealthy families, and it is impossible to say that the savings at home will be exhausted.For example, the house they live in now, the farm property under their name, aren't these all things that can be used as compensation?

Because of the pressure from the government, and because Zhao Can himself was still in Jiangnan, these big businessmen didn't dare to deny it.

However, they don't deny it, which doesn't mean they don't procrastinate.The government asked them to give money to An's family, but they didn't have any objections and agreed, but they just refused to give money.

Anyway, everyone knows that they don't have cash in their hands now, as long as the yamen sends someone to urge them to cry, there is no other way.After all, even if they are asked to sell their houses and land, it will take time to cash in.

Of course, it was impossible for Zhao Can to let them go on like this, so soon, these merchants were summoned to Jinzhou, where Zhao Can was stationed right now.

He wants to personally meet these businessmen.

After hearing the news, many big businessmen felt that it was because the situation in Jiangnan was too chaotic, so Zhao Can hoped to calm down as soon as possible.They felt that this was a rare opportunity, maybe the court would take the initiative to take over this mess because Zhao Can was so miserable?After all, everything is about stability now!

So they joined forces in private, intending to show weakness and plead for mercy when confronting the king, hoping that Zhao Can would overflow with sympathy and take the initiative to help them solve the problem.

In fact, although it is said that they put all their wealth on board, it is absolutely impossible for these businessmen to have no funds at all.After all, their daily expenses also need money to maintain, and this part will never be invested.What's more, it is impossible for them to be able to get to this day without planning for a rainy day. Even if the sea trade makes huge profits, they will still think about leaving a way out for themselves.

After all, they are not pirates, but they have a big family and a big business. They have good fields, beautiful houses, beautiful family members like flowers, and groups of children and servants. How can they really go all out and don't want them?

It's just that for them, after such a big incident, the money is the capital for them to turn around in the end, so how could they be willing to take it out so easily?If the imperial court can solve this problem for them, they will naturally be happy to do so.

It's a pity that they don't know Zhao Can well.Although he has done a lot of things since he ascended the throne, he has not shaken his foundation after all, and he has not adopted any policy towards Jiangnan, so these businessmen did not have a definite understanding of Zhao Can in their hearts, they just took it for granted.

So when they knelt in front of Zhao Can crying poorly and begged the court to help resolve the matter, and Zhao Can readily agreed, they were all excited.This method really works!

However, before they were happy, they heard Zhao Can say, "I heard that you are looking for opportunities to sell the house, farm and land under your name, but you can't find a suitable buyer because of your urgency? If so, the imperial court can buy it for you." You have solved this problem. In this way, there must be no shortage of money to pay for the settlement expenses of the common people outside, right?"

What?The original joy froze on their faces, and the merchants looked at each other in blank dismay. They didn't expect Zhao Can to help solve the problem, but it turned out to be like this!

Ridiculous, if they really wanted to sell the house, how could they not sell it?

There are indeed many merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, and they all invested their money in this shipping.But in fact, Jiangnan's literary style is at its peak, and there is no shortage of old gentry who are stubborn and unwilling to get involved in business, thinking that it is an act of chasing smells and humiliating their demeanor.They have the most estates under their names, and the money in their hands is just for nothing. If someone sells fields, they will definitely be willing to buy them.

Compared to selling to the court, these merchants are naturally more willing to sell to private individuals.After all, it's not completely unrelated to each other, even if you buy land, you can sign a contract, and you can redeem it at a higher price within a few years.Although there is a loss, it is better than selling it to the court and never getting it back in the future.

However... now in front of Zhao Can, they couldn't express their calculations.

After all, they were crying and begging the court to help solve the problem before, but now that Zhao Can has spoken, they should be grateful to Xie En.

Thinking of this, all of them thanked each other with a numb expression, but the appearance of crying was obviously not like thanking, but begging for mercy.Zhao Can was very satisfied, and asked Xiao Fuzi to lead them down to handle the matter, and only after Bi Bi signed the contract did he let them go back.

Otherwise, what if they think of other ways to mess around after they go back?

Of course, even if they signed the deed on the spot, there was nothing they could do, such as concealing part of the land, or asking to sell only part of it, enough money for them to settle down for the people outside.But in general, Zhao Can is still acceptable.

After everyone had finished walking, Ping An came out from behind the screen and asked, "You plan to take this opportunity to collect land in the south of the Yangtze River. Is this a plan to implement the new policy of 'Allotment of land into acres'?"

Zhao Can nodded, "This is an excellent opportunity. The foundation of the merchants is not stable, and the large tracts of land can only be sold. After such turmoil, the common people are more willing to farm and live in peace. At this time, when this policy is implemented, But it's just right."

Ping An thought about it, and it was true.Now the big merchants are seriously injured, at least in a short period of time, no one will want to annex the land.As for the landlords and gentry, they didn't suffer much loss this time, but as far as Ping An knew, if those big businessmen borrowed money, most of them borrowed it from them.So they don't have too much cash in hand.

Buying the land at this time, although the court will definitely need to invest a lot of money, it will be easier to implement the New Deal.

And... Zhao Can just robbed the ship, so one can imagine what a fortune it was.So it's not considered as money from the court, it should be the money from these merchants themselves.

Thinking about it now, I'm afraid Zhao Can had already thought about the follow-up arrangements when he planned to hijack the ship.

On this point, Zhao Can's vigor is completely different from Ping'an's advocacy of stability, but it is probably influenced by Ping'an. Under this desperate and thunderous method, there is the most meticulous arrangement and calculation. Ensure that the final result will not deviate from the track he envisioned.

Ping An once again confirmed that Zhao Can had indeed grown to the point where he didn't need to stare at him all the time.

He believes that even without him now, Zhao Can can still follow the established path, and even do much better than he imagined.

Ping An is very pleased.Although he won't leave either, it's still very satisfying to see this change in Zhao Can's body.

Xiao Fuzi quickly completed all the formalities, and he even sent people to go home with these businessmen to get the land deeds and house deeds, so that they would not start working abroad again after they returned, and would not be willing to send things over for a long time.As for the money, Zhao Can paid very readily.

Those officials were raided before, and they had hidden a lot of money, which was confiscated, and it happened to be used at this time.

"Why do you want to buy a house?" Ping An asked Zhao Can, "The house is much more valuable than the land, but it is useless to buy it, so we have to leave it for nothing."

"No." Zhao Can said with a smile, "Most of these houses were carefully built by these wealthy businessmen, and each has its own advantages. It may not be special to others, but it is of great significance to the owner. I am both Buy it, and there will always be a way for them to buy it back in the future.”

"What if they don't buy it?" Ping An raised an eyebrow.

This is not impossible, after all, in this matter, Zhao Can can be regarded as cheating them.Looking back, these people regained their composure and realized that they would definitely be dissatisfied with the court and Zhao Can.Maybe even if they turn around in the future, they would rather rebuild the garden than buy back the old one.Moreover, some of them are destined to be unable to turn over.

Zhao Can said, "Even if you don't buy it, there are other uses. These houses are very spacious, maybe they can be used as schools, and those private schools that are not formal are moved over to form a large scale. Or to open a girls' school, anyway, it is still a deep house compound, even if Many women gather together, and they are not afraid of being watched. In addition, if it is really useless, it can also be counted as government property, rented out for gatherings of literati and refined scholars, and some rent can be charged."

Ping An was stunned when he heard this, never expecting Zhao Can to think so carefully.

And this kind of detail...why does it feel so familiar?

Ping An couldn't help but raised his hand and slapped his forehead. Isn't this what he usually does when he calculates various things?We must make the best use of everything, find out the use of useless things, and not waste any bit.When did Zhao Can learn it?

Seeing that Ping An had reacted, Zhao Can looked at him with a smile and asked in a low voice, "How is it?"

"Let people know that the majestic king of a country is also scheming like this. I'm afraid I'll laugh my ass off." Ping An joked with joy in his heart.

With Zhao Can personally sitting in the south of the Yangtze River, the matter was handled very quickly, and the land and money were quickly delivered. ——Zhao Can had someone send it over in front of the people, and put it down at the door, forcing the merchants to come out and distribute the money to the families of the sailors and crew.

So much money has only been passed in one's own hands, and it has become someone else's without warming it up. These businessmen are heartbroken, but there is no other way.

On the contrary, this matter has a great influence among the common people.

For ordinary people, they may never encounter anything that requires dealing with the court in their lifetime.And because people in the government are used to being superior, most people only have a feeling of respect and awe towards the court, and it is best not to mess with it at a distance.

After all, in this era when the monarchy is supreme and the literati rule the world together, "officials" and "people" are completely double heavens in terms of identity.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the government of Dachu used to have difficulty in achieving the best control of the local area.Because the people don't trust the government, even if there is something, they are not willing to deal with the government, and most of the big things are turned into small things.

Like what Ping An saw in the TV series, the situation where the owner steals a chicken from the west and beats it to the county government noisily is impossible.Because if there is such a thing, it is likely that both sides will be beaten with a board for disturbing the court, and then thrown out.

In addition, this is also because there are rich gentry and wealthy households in the local area, and major clans can exert influence on the people.They have lived here for generations, and their influence is very extensive and far-reaching, so sometimes, even when the government faces local tyrants, it is inevitable to give in and govern the local area together with the other party.

So in fact, regardless of the good words, there is no king in the world. In fact, many times it is difficult for the emperor to command these people.Because the influence of imperial power on the local area has been reduced to the minimum, it has nothing to do with the daily life of ordinary people.

But this time is different.

The fleet had an accident at sea, and many families lost their pillars, and they didn't know what to do except go to the door every day to cry and beg.But in fact, most of them are well aware that they may get at most a little bit of pension money in the end, and if they don't even get this, the matter will be over.Because they can't resist these rich businessmen.

As a result, the emperor came, and the situation immediately changed!

Adhering to the consistent style, Ping An did not hide the handling of this matter, but made it public.The common people knew that at the critical moment, the imperial court stepped up to buy the fields and houses, and forced the rich merchants to distribute the money to everyone, so they were naturally grateful.In addition, in the past few years, the imperial court has indeed done a lot of things, especially after the cement road was repaired, which had a great impact on the lives of the people.

So after this incident happened, it had a great influence on the common people, and let them know clearly that the emperor loves the people and is diligent in governing, and can make decisions for the common people. The most reliable" idea.

Although it will not happen overnight if you really want to change, but this is finally a good start.

Pingan can imagine what kind of expression they will have when the government announces that they will distribute these lands to the common people for farming. Jiangnan is densely populated, with many rich merchants and rich merchants, and almost [-]% to [-]% of the land is concentrated in their hands. It is difficult for ordinary people to own their own fields.

However, what surprised Ping An was that Zhao Can did not choose to directly distribute these lands.

The method he adopted was to sell.

"Ordinary people can't afford this kind of money at all." Ping An looked at the price list that Zhao Can took out.Three taels of silver per mu for the best fertile land, and even the worst sandy land costs one tael of silver per mu.Ordinary people may not spend a tael of silver a year, and even if they want to, they may not be able to afford it.

"There will always be a way," Zhao Can said.

As soon as Ping An heard it, he knew that he had other plans, so he quickly asked, "What exactly are you planning to do?"

He found a not-so-good situation, that is, he seems to be less and less fond of using his brain recently.It stands to reason that Zhao Can betrayed Guanzi, so he should cooperate with the guesswork.If they can guess correctly, it is because they have a good understanding.Unexpectedly, it was Zhao Can's ingenuity.But Ping An only wanted Zhao Can to speak out.

Since letting go of the burden, I seem to have become a lot more lazy.Thinking of this, Ping An quickly stopped Zhao Can, "Don't tell me, let me guess."

Zhao Can made a gesture of invitation.

Pingan said, "Most people will be discouraged by the price." Although the common people want their own land, they will not be willing if the price is too high.At this time, the people were not used to borrowing money to survive. If they were asked to borrow money to buy land, it would be impossible.

"So to make people pay willingly, there must be other benefits." Ping An said, "The benefits are nothing more than present and future."

"Now, do you plan to lend these lands to them first, and then pay off the money year by year? No, no, this is not good... It should be rented to them. After a few years of planting, you can buy them at a reduced price or even free of charge. Got it?" Ping An said and looked at Zhao Can.

Seeing Zhao Can nodding his head with a smile, obviously agreeing with his thoughts, a little smile appeared on his face, and he continued, "As for the benefits in the future, that is - tax exemption!"

Ping An has mentioned the agricultural tax exemption to Zhao Can more than once.This is actually the strongest means of avoiding mergers.

Why do some people prefer to work as tenants for the landlord's family, rather than own their own land?It is precisely because if it is their own land, they cannot afford so many exorbitant taxes.After being blessed, they only need to pay the land rent, and naturally they don't have to worry about other things.This kind of shade is what they need most.

But what if the big cities don't have to pay any taxes at all?

The ancients paid more attention to land than Ping An imagined. Whenever they have the opportunity, as long as they can live on, they still hope to have their own land.There is no other reason, just because this thing can be passed on to future generations and will never change.

Therefore, as long as the imperial court is determined to exempt taxes and allow the people to open up wasteland by themselves, it is conceivable that those big landlords may no longer find tenants to rent and plant the land in their homes.Unless they lower the conditions, but what conditions can be more favorable than imperial tax exemption?If the rent is not received, it is meaningless for the big households to have so much land under their name.

It's just that they always felt that the time was not yet ripe, so they didn't know when they would be able to implement it.Now it seems that the time has come.

This is also a policy aimed at another part of the landlords and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.After all, they have nothing to lose, and it is impossible to sell the land, let alone take the initiative to distribute their own land to the people.However, if Zhao Can showed the limelight first, they would definitely find ways to sell the land in their hands.

Sell ​​it while it is still available.Otherwise, even if you want to sell it in the future, it is estimated that no one will buy it. ——Compared with spending a few taels of silver to buy a piece of fertile land, those poor people are probably more willing to reclaim wasteland by themselves. Although the newly opened land is not fertile enough and the output is not so much, there is really no business, and they only need to pay their own strength That's it.

"You guessed it right." Zhao Can clapped his hands lightly, and deliberately teased, "What reward do you want?"

Ping An rolled his eyes and immediately made a flattering expression, "I've taken a fancy to the paperweight on your majesty's table, is your majesty willing to part with it?"

Zhao Can followed his gaze to look at the table and couldn't help laughing.What kind of paperweight is that? It is the jade seal that has not been put back after it was taken out earlier.He stretched out his long arm and grabbed the jade seal in his hand. While playing with it slowly, he said, "This thing is very precious, so I can't just reward you like this. But... if you can serve me so that I am happy, I will give it to you." How about giving it to you?"

"Whatever you say?" Ping An raised his eyebrows slightly.

Zhao Can calmed down, "Naturally."

Ping An looked around, as if to make sure there was no one around.Seeing this, Zhao Can said in a low voice, "It's time to rest now, I ordered them not to come and disturb."

So Ping An leaned over to "serve" him without any worries.

In this matter, the two almost never concealed their desire for each other, so within a short while, they were in a rage, confused and infatuated, but at the most critical moment, they suddenly heard a "pop", which knocked both of them together. Woke up.

Ping An quickly turned his head to look at the ground, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

It turned out that Yuxi, who had just been grabbed by Zhao Can, had loosened at some point and rolled down from the couch.The sound just now came from it.

Ping An was taken aback, and quickly reached out to pick up Yuxi.However, although the jade seal is hard and protected by a layer of gold on the outside, it still broke a corner, and the fragments scattered on the ground.

He quickly handed it to Zhao Can, and the two looked at each other for a while, then asked calmly, "What should I do?"

If the courtiers knew that Zhao Can smashed the Chuanguo Yuxi while "playing" with him, they would probably be rebuked, and they would definitely not tolerate it.Thinking about it this way, Ping An couldn't help feeling a little guilty, as if he had really become a monster that would bring disaster to the country and the people...

Who knew Yuxi would be so easy to drop, he thought melancholy.