Chapter 2974 hint

Bai Shan also washed up and leaned back on the bed, "Brother Yang always has to choose, not now, but also in the future."

He said: "The Jiangnan aristocratic family is too powerful, and the decree is unreasonable. Whether it is your majesty or the prince, they are all ambitious people, and they will not endure for too long."

"And the power of the local aristocratic clan is too strong, not only the imperial court will be constrained, but it is also difficult for ordinary people to get ahead and become rich." Under certain conditions, the survival resources are limited. If the aristocratic clan has too many resources, the common people can get it. less.

Moreover, the opponent's power is large, and at the same time, he can escape the taxes due to the state. The state's finances are poor, and in the end, it can only be passed on to ordinary people.

Bai Shan, who has read a lot of unofficial history books, has seen several dynasties die because of this. Although those dynasties seem to be made up and have never appeared in history, he just thinks that what is written on it is true. of.

If the aristocratic families of the Jin Dynasty are not restrained, there will definitely be hidden dangers in the future.

Not only aristocratic families, but also royalty...

But he had to eat one bite at a time, and he had to take his steps step by step. He didn't want to think too far about things right now. If he just looked at the moment, the salt tax in the south of the Yangtze River must be rectified.

He said in a low voice, "When I was in Zhongshu Province, I saw the documents handed over from all over Jiangnan. Last year, because of the preparation of food and forage, I also went to check the treasury money of the transfer department on behalf of your Majesty. Among them, Jiangnan handed in the previous year. The salt tax is only one-fifth of the amount due."

Zhou Man opened his mouth in surprise, "So few?"

Bai Shandao: "The salt tax is in short supply. The Ministry of Household and the Censor Station have sent people to Jiangnan to investigate several times, but they have not been able to find any actual evidence. They have killed a few people and exiled a few officials, but they don't care. use."

"This is the salt tax that came after the Yang family's accident. His Majesty took some things from the Yang family. I heard that Jiangnan paid less salt tax in the past few years. There are all kinds of excuses, and it is difficult to make salt. , the population is small, the salt brine is reduced, and there are losses during transportation, and bridges have to be built to build roads, anyway, every year is losing money." He said: "Although Yang Xuexiong is from the Yang family, he has long been unaccustomed to this matter. His Majesty intends to cultivate him and must know about these things, so he specially mentioned him to go to Jiangnan."

Zhou Man's voice was low: "I'm afraid other families won't let him off the hook because he is from the Yang family?"

"Not only other clans, but also the Yang clan, I'm afraid there are many different voices," Bai Shan said, "Cutting people's money is like killing one's parents. Those people have long regarded Jiangnan as something in their pockets, so how could they be willing to hand it over so easily?"

Zhou Man only lowered his spirits and asked in a low voice, "What can we do for Brother Yang?"

Bai Shan also lowered his voice, "Build the salt field bigger, and repair the ferry, so that Haiyan from Beihai County can reach every inch of Dajin's land unimpeded."

He said: "This is not only helping Brother Yang, but also helping ourselves."

Haiyan Heqing naturally needs the joint efforts of everyone. Yang and Shu alone are not enough. What Bai Shan and the others can do now is to pave his way so that he will not be left alone in Jiangnan.

Bai Shan sighed, "I don't know if we can communicate safely when he goes to Jiangnan."

Zhou Man: "Prince must have a way."

People are sent out by them, and they must ensure the security of communication.

She thought of something, and quickly asked: "There are so many people visiting the salt field today, the salt drying method must not be kept secret, and His Highness will not restrain it?"

Bai Shan put his hands behind his head, raised his legs and shook it: "His Royal Highness deliberately, even if someone deliberately spreads it to Jiangnan, it will not be easy for them to believe it. It will take at least half a year for Jiangnan to try it out, and it will be longer. Yes, maybe it will take two or three years to get it out."

He said: "Your Majesty and the Crown Prince are eager to have more and more salt farms, and there are more and more salts on the market."

They are not afraid of more salt, but less salt. Well, things will work better when they have more. Anyway, they only receive one-fifth of the salt tax now. The emperor and the prince are obviously happy to take out all of the one-fifth. The wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River have fun.

Many people didn't sleep well this night, but Zhou Man and Bai Shan felt a lot more relaxed after chatting, and fell into a deep sleep after the conversation was over.

Early the next morning, the prince went to the beach with Bai Shan and others.

Although I glanced at the sea from a distance yesterday, standing on the beach today and letting the sea wash directly to my feet is still very different.

Mingda put on a hat and walked happily by the seaside, not wanting to walk with these officials. Bai Erlang took her to play.

The prince only glanced at it and then retracted his gaze. Anyway, the two of them were here to play, and he had already accepted this.

Inspector Guo held the crown prince and asked with a smile, "Is it the first time Your Highness has seen the sea?"

"No," the prince said after thinking for a while, "It's the second time."

He had been to the seaside once when he accompanied the emperor on a trip before, but at that time he was still young and didn't have much impression of the sea.

When the prince saw a boat on the sea, he squinted slightly and asked, "Is that a fisherman?"

"Yes," Bai Shan said, "Xiaowa Village still focuses on fishing."

The prince nodded and stood on the seashore to look around. This coastline is indeed very long. Except for the mountains, it is a piece of wasteland, and there are few people. As Bai Shan said, there are too few people.

Bai Shan is also secretly implying that there are too few people here and they are in urgent need of population resources.

Originally, he thought that it would be good to develop slowly. When his official salt was sold and he had money, he could send people to recruit refugees everywhere, and recruit refugees from outside to settle down. Although there are no natural and man-made disasters, the refugees outside are also Few, but definitely some.

But after hearing that Yang Heshu was going to Jiangnan yesterday, Bai Shan felt that time was running out a lot, so he kept talking beside the prince, hinting: "The salt field needs the protection of soldiers, but it can't be only soldiers without civilians. Your Highness, if it is anywhere else. There are too many people, and there is no land division, why not move some people here?"

The prince was overwhelmed and asked, "There are no fields in other places, do you have any in Beihai County?"

Bai Shan thought for a while and then said, "Squeeze and squeeze, there are still some."

In fact, Beihai County is vast and sparsely populated, with a lot of wasteland. There is still a lot of land to open up wasteland, but the problem is that the land here is not very good. Even if it is opened, the planting value is not high. It often costs manpower, not even seeds. The money may not be recovered.

But Bai Shan believes that the problems can come one by one. If there is not enough food, they can temporarily buy it from outside. The most important thing is to have people first, and then slowly think about the land.

They have salt fields, and they can still feed a lot of people.

Zhou Man, who had also traveled to many places in Beihai County during this time, answered, "You can also grow some medicinal materials. Some places are not suitable for growing food, but they are suitable for growing medicinal materials. It will take a long time."

Bai Shan said: "It doesn't matter, we are not short of time, we are short of people."

After all, he even suggested to see the prince.

Ning Yushi coughed heavily and kept passing behind the two, his eyes warning them not to gossip.

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