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Chapter 697. The plan is in progress (7).

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    Having a big stick in one hand and sweet dates in the other has always been one of the best ways to subdue your subordinates.  Businessmen in Huizhou and Zhejiang have always been well-informed. Li Chuanwen and Xiao Wenxuan collected all the conclusive evidence against Liu Zhenmin through the franchise businessmen of "United Shipping Lines". This is a big stick!  At the same time, taking advantage of the financial crisis in Huai'an Prefecture, they handed over part of the profits of "United Shipping Lines" to Liu Zhenmin to make up for part of the losses of Huai'an Prefecture. This is a sweet date!  Therefore, Liu Zhenmin gave in easily, and without any hesitation, he changed from a "sinking party" official to become Zhao Junchen's crony minion!  It is foreseeable that by using this method, Zhao Junchen can not only control Liu Zhenmin, but also gradually control the entire Huai'an Mansion!  In fact, in Zhao Junchen¡¯s plan, Liu Zhenmin was just the entry point for controlling Huai¡¯an Mansion. Bribing the officials of Huai¡¯an Mansion through Liu Zhenmin was Zhao Junchen¡¯s real goal!  ¡° In this way, no matter who the next governor of Huai¡¯an is, Zhao Junchen will maintain a certain influence on Huai¡¯an Prefecture.  Zhao Junchen was very ambitious and planned to use this method to take advantage of the current situation to control all the local governments along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and the Yangtze River Waterway. However, in order to prevent Emperor Deqing from further fear, he had to temporarily hide his strength.  .  Therefore, Liu Zhenmin is still Shen Changmao¡¯s disciple on the surface.  After officially joining Zhao Junchen, Liu Zhenmin, Li Chuanwen, and Xiao Wenxuan became "one of their own", so Liu Zhenmin's attitude was also very enthusiastic, and he invited Li Chuanwen and Xiao Wenxuan to stay at the Huai'an government office to rest overnight.  However, Li Chuanwen and Xiao Wenxuan had already booked an inn, but they still politely left.  * When the two left the Huai'an government office, Xiao Wenxuan's expression was a little disdainful, and he said to Li Chuanwen: "This Liu Zhenmin is really a weakling, and he gave in so easily. We didn't use any of the backup tactics we prepared.  , compared with Song Zhen, the prefect of Changzhou, it is much easier to deal with In the past few days, the two of us spent a lot of words and methods to persuade Song Zhen. " Having said this, Xiao Wenxuan pondered for a moment, and then added:  "It is precisely because of this that such people cannot be trusted." During this period of time, in order to realize Zhao Junchen's plan to control local government offices, Li Chuanwen and Xiao Wenxuan have been running around. Huai'an is their fourth stop, and Liu Zhenmin is also their destination.  The fourth local official conquered by Zhao Junchen.  After hearing what Xiao Wenxuan said, Li Chuanwen nodded and said: "Don't worry, buying Liu Zhenmin is just an expedient measure for Mr. Zhao. Zhao Junchen will naturally not trust him, he just wants to use his hand to subdue the officials in Huai'an Mansion!  Our dynasty has a system of exiled officials. This Liu Zhenmin will leave after staying in Huai'an Prefecture for a few years, but the officials in Huai'an Prefecture have lived here for generations. We only need to control these officials through the Ministry of Revenue and the "United Shipping Company"  If they want to make money, they will not listen to Mr. Zhao. At that time, no matter who the governor of Huai'an Prefecture is, Mr. Zhao will be able to easily control the situation in Huai'an Prefecture!  After being secretly controlled by Mr. Zhao, Mr. Zhao's power and influence are enough to be on par with Zhou Shangjing! " Speaking of this, Li Chuanwen was slightly excited.  Zhao Junchen is not yet twenty-five years old, he has only been in officialdom for four or five years, and his rise to power has only happened in the past two years, while Zhou Shangjing is already nearly seventy years old, and has been running a temple for decades.  He is a veteran of both dynasties, but once Zhao Junchen's plan is carried out smoothly, his power and influence will soon be comparable to that of Zhou Shangjing. It is not an exaggeration to say that this kind of development speed is a miracle in temples throughout the ages!  "If we wait until Zhao Junchen is forty or fifty years old, what kind of power will he have?"  Li Chuanwen was used to seeing the big world, but after thinking about this scene, he still felt a little agitated.  Xiao Wenxuan's thoughts were not as far-reaching as Li Chuanwen's, and he just frowned and said, "However, this junior still doesn't understand that Mr. Zhao founded the 'United Shipping Company' to rectify the imperial business tax, that is, to weaken the local government's private tax revenue.  , now that the 'United Shipping Company' has finally achieved results, but it has redistributed the profits of the 'United Shipping Company' to the yamen in various places In this way, the results of the 'United Shipping Company' have been greatly reduced. Isn't it a wasted effort?  Besides, why should someone like Liu Zhenmin give him so much money?" Seeing Xiao Wenxuan's doubts, obviously not understanding Zhao Junchen's deeper considerations, Li Chuanwen couldn't help but shook his head and said slowly: "It seems like  You still haven't figured it out That's all, I'll take this opportunity to explain it to you. Of course, Mr. Zhao's wisdom is as deep as the sea, and I alsoBut I figured out part of the intention.  " Xiao Wenxuan said quickly: "Please give me some advice from Senior Li.  " Li Chuanwen asked: "Why does Mr. Zhao receive the attention of His Majesty?  And why is he an indispensable minister in the temple?  It's because the imperial court is in trouble with money and food, and only Mr. Zhao can maintain the turnover!  But have you ever heard of the four words "the bird is gone and the bow is hidden"?  If the results of Master Zhao's business tax rectification are too significant, the money and food situation of the imperial court will definitely be greatly improved. At that time, will Your Majesty still pay attention to Master Zhao?  Is Lord Zhao still indispensable?  Therefore, Mr. Zhao simply distributed part of the profits of the "United Shipping Company" to the local yamen. On the one hand, it was to calm the grievances of the local yamen. On the other hand, it was to take the opportunity to infiltrate the local government. Finally, it was to reduce the results of commercial tax rectification and continue to ensure  One's own statusthis is one of them!  " After a pause, Li Chuanwen continued: "Besides, you don't have to worry that the results of 'United Shipping Lines' are not significant enough!  You have to understand that before Mr. Zhao took action to rectify the commercial tax, the situation of our commercial tax was extremely corrupt, and we could only collect less than one hundred thousand taels of silver every year!  As long as the 'United Shipping Company' can provide the imperial court with more than one million taels of commercial tax this year, it will have achieved outstanding results!  From now on, we will gradually increase this number, because there is still a lot of room for improvement. Mr. Zhao will have achievements every year, which means he can receive awards from the court every year!  On the contrary, if all the profits of the 'United Shipping Company' are handed over to the imperial court in one fell swoop, the future increase will be relatively limited, and Mr. Zhao's achievements will actually be reduced This is the second one!  " Having said this, Li Chuanwen hesitated for a moment, and then said: "As for the third one, I guess Master Zhao is worried about the instability of the place!  Think about it, after losing the income from private taxes, local officials will inevitably further increase taxes and oppress the people in order to make up for their losses. After the people are oppressed, civil unrest will occur. This is Mr. Zhao  He never wanted to see this, so he gave some benefits to local officials to reduce the oppression suffered by the people If you want to benefit the people, you must benefit the officials first; if you want to enrich the people, you must enrich the officials first. If you make the officials poor,  In the end, it is only the common people who suffer. This is an unchanging official principle!  " After hearing Li Chuanwen's explanation, Xiao Wenxuan finally understood part of Zhao Junchen's thoughts, and said suddenly: "I see, Mr. Zhao really has good intentions!  " Li Chuanwen nodded and said: "Many of Mr. Zhao's decisions may seem unreasonable, but they all have deep considerations. This is the last time I will remind you. From now on, you will have to figure it out on your own!  " Xiao Wenxuan nodded seriously and said: "Thank you, senior, I understand!  " * " And just when Xiao Wenxuan was asking Li Chuanwen for advice, Xuanfu Military Town, which was the closest to the capital among the nine border towns in the Ming Dynasty, was brightly lit and lively that night. Xuanfu Town was established in the early Ming Dynasty.  One of the Jiubian Towns, it was named after the town's general troops were stationed in Xuanhua Prefecture. The border wall under its jurisdiction stretches from Yongguan to the West to the Xiyang River in northeastern Shanxi Province in the west. It is an important barrier for the center of the capital to resist the Mongolian threat. It has always been the most popular place for the imperial court.  If you pay attention to it, the general of Xuanfu Town will also be awarded the title of "General Zhenshuo". Among the nine major border towns, only Jizhou Town can be compared with it. It is precisely because of the importance of Xuanfu Military Town that the Xuanfu Army has always been.  They are all the most elite field troops of the Ming Dynasty. Unlike the Shaanxi-Gansu border forces, which are extremely corrupt and weak, the Xuanfu military town rarely causes the court to worry. Of course, although the degree of corruption is not as high as that of the Shaanxi-Gansu border forces, it is still.  The Xuanfu Military Town is also corrupt enough. The situation of empty pay, blood-sucking soldiers, and oppression of military households is also prevalent inside the military town. The soldiers in the military town are also vulnerable! And the strength of the Xuanfu Military Town is only because of Xuanfu!  The generals in the military town only have more private soldiers and stronger strength. The current commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, General Zhenshuo, is named Zhao Zicheng. He is handsome, tall and good at using a bad silver spear. He is known as the "Son of the Three Kingdoms".  "Long, Jinshi Zicheng" has a great reputation in the army. Now he is only thirty-seven years old and has taken the position of the chief soldier of Xuanfu. In addition to his proficiency in military strategy and martial arts, it is also because of his background.  Because Zhao Zicheng was of noble origin, his brother Zhao Zishan was a well-connected marquis in the capital, and Zhao Zicheng himself had the support of Shanxi merchants, and he had two thousand private soldiers.  The well-equipped equipment is largely due to the secret support of Shanxi merchants. In fact, in order to maintain their influence, Shanxi merchants have been infiltrating military towns in Shanxi, Datong, and Xuanfu for many years.  In addition to the military salary from the court, the money and food supported by Shanxi merchants are the main source of finance for these three military towns! Without the secret support of Shanxi merchants, the situation of Xuanfu Military Town would not be much better than that of Shaanxi and Gansu.  , in the past six months, Shanxi merchants have quietly withdrawn from Xuanfu Military Town, and introduced to Xuanfu Military Town a "Jubao Trading Firm" with an extremely mysterious background. This firm not only has a mysterious background, but also has very rich financial resources.  To Xuanfu?'s support was also greater, and he soon became the God of Wealth of the Xuanfu Army.  The big shopkeeper of "Jubao Trading Company" is named Zhao An. He is slightly older than Zhao Zicheng, but his appearance is much older. He looks like he is in his forties or fifties. His personality seems kind, but in fact he is shrewd and dare not let anyone do anything.  underestimate.  And that night, the reason why Xuanfu Military Town was so lively was precisely because Zhao An was here! ?¡­ ?Well, first update!  ¡­¡­
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