Chapter 255

Jiajing was very angry when he heard what Zhang Hao said. All the horse markets had lost money before, but Zhang Hao went to Xuanhua and made money.

"I'm still wondering. I don't have to pay any capital and can lose money. I really don't know how those officials did it? But it's normal. Liu Wu can smuggle. Do you think other officials are following the same thing?" Zhang Hao said with a smile.

Jiajing knew that Zhang Hao was mocking him, so he stared at Zhang Hao.

"Why are you staring at me? What I'm talking about is the truth!" Zhang Hao immediately retorted.

"Okay, it's good if you don't lose money. How much money can you charge in a year?" Jiajing sat down and asked at Zhang Hao.

"Not much, it's about 2 million taels, but it's okay to solve it!" Zhang Hao said indifferently. This little money is a small amount of money.

"Okay!" Jiajing said happily. There was an additional input, and there were still many inputs, which could solve major affairs in the court.

"However, the emperor, the matter of food and grass on the border is a big deal and cannot be left to the merchants to control. In fact, we can build a warehouse and send grain to Xuanhua. We would rather give money to merchants than to let the merchants control it. Now they are all delivering food every month. Once they encounter a big battle, what should we do? There is not enough food, how can we fight?" Zhang Hao sat there and spoke.

"This is the previous Kaizhong system, which means that salt merchants are allowed to farm on the border, farm, and then hand over the grain to the army in exchange for their salt lead!" Jiajing explained to Zhang Hao.

"I know, you think, it doesn't matter if they make a lot of money in grain, but they also have to make a lot of money in salt. By the way, my elders, I asked the Jinyiwei to confiscate the Wu family!" Zhang Hao said to Jiajing.

"What did you say? You confiscated the Wu family?" Jiajing said as he heard this, stared at Zhang Hao and said.

"Yes, his family is suspected of smuggling pig iron, and according to the rules, it is just a search!" Zhang Hao nodded and said.

"Oh, you bastard, aren't you causing trouble for me? The King of Jin behind the Wu family, do you know?" Jiajing touched his head and was worried. Without even saying anything to him, the bastard started to search the house.

"I know, I'll try it!" Zhang Hao nodded and said.

"Hmm?" Jiajing looked at Zhang Hao when he heard this.

"Emperor, those vassal kings are so rich and do such things. They are the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty falls and they still want to live such glory and wealth, I don't know what they think. I just want to try it. I killed the Wu family and what is the reaction of the King of Jin? Should they put the country first or the interests first!" Zhang Hao looked at Jiajing and said,

Jiajing nodded, knowing what Zhang Hao meant, but he still had a headache.

"Baby, you are not allowed to provoke those vassal kings during this period, do you know? I know about the vassal kings, but it's not now. I have enough things waiting to be dealt with now. Don't cause trouble for me, okay?" Jiajing looked at Zhang Hao helplessly and said.

"Your Majesty, look at what you said, why did I cause trouble? The Wu family has millions of assets. The search of the house is also a warning to the merchants, and also a warning to the vassal kings. They can only be loyal to the Ming Dynasty. If they have a second heart, no matter who it is, they will be killed!" Zhang Hao said dissatisfiedly to Jiajing.

"Okay, okay, I know, I know!" Jiajing waved his hand, then sat there and pondered for a while, and said, "You have to listen to me about this matter. Have you heard of it? Don't provoke the vassal kings. If the Wu family confiscate it, it will be confiscated. It is not allowed to expand it. It's OK to go to the Wu family?"

"Okay, as long as they don't come to cause trouble for me, I won't deal with them!" Zhang Hao nodded to Jiajing and said.

"I will make it clear to them!" Jiajing sat there and said helplessly.

"Your Majesty, can the King of Jin come to find you?" Zhang Hao asked tentatively.

"He dares to come? Humph, but he will send someone to find your father and you, and some ministers will also write letters, do you know?" Jiajing sneered. The King of Jin did not dare to come. Without his own imperial edict, they could not return to the capital.

"Then you're not afraid!" Zhang Hao didn't care immediately. As long as the King of Jin didn't come, Jiajing would not be under much pressure and he would not be under much pressure.

"You bastard, I went to Xuanhua. I have only been causing such a big deal for me in just a few days. What's the point of fine I fine you? Don't provoke me, otherwise, I will punish you heavily and just cause trouble for me!" Jiajing looked at Zhang Hao helplessly and said.

"Your Majesty, look at what you said, what do you mean to make trouble for you? It is obvious that the Ming Dynasty is full of holes and corruption is rampant. What can I do? If you don't care, just forget it. I will go home and be my rich man!" Zhang Hao looked at Jiajing with contempt again and said.

"Shut up, you can have dinner when the meal comes later. After the meal, hurry home. I don't want to see you today!" Jiajing glared at Zhang Hao and said.

"Okay!" Zhang Hao agreed very happily.

Soon, Lu Fang brought a lot of food to come with the eunuch. Zhang Hao sat there and was about to start eating. But at this moment, Sun Yingkui, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was very happy. He just received a letter from Sun Qihai. Now, in the Ma City, he can receive a lot of money every day. So far, he has received more than 60,000 taels in ten days.

In addition, there are still 80,000 taels of smuggled salt in the Wu family. In ten days, the Ma City got 140,000 taels, which is a lot of money. If you can earn several thousand taels every day in the future, it will be very good.

After seeing Sun Qihai's letter, Sun Yingkui was very happy and immediately took the letter to the cabinet. He found that the three of them were packing up their things and preparing to go home.

"Sir, good news, good news. Now in Xuanhua Ma City, more than 60,000 taels of taxes have been collected, and more and more will be added in the future. Our Ministry of Revenue has a major investment!" Sun Yingkui said to them excitedly.

"Ah?" When the three of them heard this, they were all dumbfounded, and then looked at each other and felt bad! But Sun Yingkui did not notice the change in their faces, but took the letter to Lu Ben and showed it to Lu Ben.

"Sir, if this is the case, we can basically guarantee that there will be more than 150,000 taels per month. In a year, it will be quite a lot, and it is still growing now. There are more businessmen going there, and then it may reach 10,000 taels a day. Sir, our Ministry of Revenue will be able to do a lot of things if we have more investments!" Sun Yingkui said excitedly to Lu Ben,

At this moment, Lu Ben was a little annoyed. He just agreed to Jiajing the day before yesterday that the profit and loss of Ma City was the responsibility of the treasury. Now that Ma City can make money, if it is handed over to the treasury, the Ministry of Revenue will suffer a lot of losses. Moreover, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue probably have a lot of opinions. The key is that the three of them said they didn't want this matter, so we can't blame the emperor.

"Sir, what's wrong with you? This is good news!" Sun Yingkui realized that Lu Ben was not as happy as he imagined, but his face was a little bad.

"This, Minister Sun, did you ask the Ministry of Revenue to take this money?" Yan Song looked at Sun Yingkui and asked!

"Gemaster Yan, what do you say? Of course, it is our Ministry of Revenue. We were all responsible for our Ministry of Revenue before, and other Ma City are also responsible for our Ministry of Revenue!" Sun Yingkui looked at Yan Song inexplicably and said.

"Mr. Sun, this matter is probably not easy to deal with!" Xu Jie also looked at Sun Yingkui and said.

"Why is it difficult to deal with? Now the tax collectors are also officials of our Ministry of Revenue. They are not from our Ministry of Revenue. Can they still belong to the treasury? This is not in accordance with the rules!" Sun Yingkui looked at the three of them without understanding and said.

"That's right. A few days ago, we thought the Ma City would lose money. You said, do you think so too?" Lu Ben said to Sun Yingkui.

"Yes, I always thought I would owe something, we can't get it!" Sun Yingkui nodded and said.

"Yes, we also think so. The emperor asked us whether the money in Ma City is responsible for the Ministry of Revenue or the treasury. When we thought that it was all a loss, we told the emperor that the treasury was responsible for it, but we didn't expect it..."

"Ah, no, how can you agree? This is a big investment from the Ministry of Revenue. Now we rely on the emperor to give us 1.8 million taels every quarter. Some commercial taxes in Jiajing are not enough every year. If we add more than 2 million taels, our Ministry of Revenue will have a better life.

Moreover, we have cash every month, and we can do a lot of things. The deficits of last year have not been filled yet. Sir, how can you agree?" Sun Yingkui said to the three of them anxiously before Lu Ben finished speaking.

"Didn't you think of this at the beginning? What should I do?" Lu Ben also touched his head and said.

"I don't care. This money is from our Ministry of Revenue. Three cabinet masters. You have to solve this matter. If it is not solved, not only will the officials of the Ministry of Revenue not agree, but all the officials of the Ministry of Revenue not agree. It is a lot of money every month!" Sun Yingkui was anxious. This matter must be resolved and the money must be given to the Ministry of Revenue.

"Ouch!" Lu Ben was worried, and Xu Jie and Yan Song were also worried. The three of them looked at me and I looked at you, but there was nothing they could do.

"Three cabinet masters, today we will go and make it clear. You are going to see the emperor and take it back. The treasury is so rich, and you can still keep an eye on our little money. The other horse markets are all losing money. Our Ministry of Revenue is responsible for it. Finally, there is a horse market and can still get back. You have given it. Our Ministry of Revenue can agree. If you don't take it back, all the officials of our Ministry of Revenue will come to the cabinet to ask for an explanation. There is so much money!" Sun Yingkui said excitedly.
Chapter completed!