In most cases, in the early and mid-Ming Dynasty, the principle of exchanging substances for goods was followed. Chen Yichen now continued to eat rice, grain and meat, and he could just exchange it with Wang Zhidao with salt.

According to the price of two taels of salt per stone in the Ming Dynasty, this is a big business of 40,000 taels of silver. Coupled with the food, clothing, housing and transportation of hundreds of thousands of people, the monthly transaction volume can be equivalent to 60,000 to 70,000 taels.

Generally, small businesses on the canal can't eat it.

It was just that Chen Yichen's words made Bian He, Jiang Pei and others present look a little unnatural.

Because Chen Yichen is currently in his hands, not to mention 20,000 stones of salt, he doesn’t even have two stones of salt. I have seen painting big cakes and making empty checks, but I have never seen anyone who blows so ruthlessly. If Shandong transfers salt envoys The salt farm of the company did not "grab" it, so what should I use to pay 20,000 stones of salt?

As expected, he showed his diligence without any matter, either a traitor or a thief. The more enthusiastic Chen Yichen showed, the more potential he had to be a tyrant businessman.

Wang Zhidao had no doubt that Chen Yichen was making money. After listening to the other party's bargaining chips, he immediately gave a long-standing offer.

"The great master of the Qianxian trusts the people, and they must do their best to transport enough rice, grain and meat every month. In addition, the Wang family in Yangzhou is willing to pay 30,000 taels of silver to buy a shop and store in Zhangqiu Town!'

This is the quote given by Wang Zhidao. Zhang Qiu Town is currently ruined, and 30,000 taels are enough to show sincerity.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this offer, Chen Yichen immediately shook his head and said, "100,000 taels, I will divide you a street for Wang's business."

Hundreds of thousands of taels?

Wang Zhidao was simply shocked. Even in the capital, where every inch of land was valuable, it might not cost 100,000 taels to buy a street industry. How could Zhangqiu Town be worth 100,000 taels?

"Master Qianxian, 100,000 taels are too much, and the grass-roots cannot afford it."

Wang Zhidao did not dare to offend Chen Yichen, so he could only express his rejection in a tactful manner. This top scholar who looked kind-hearted was really a big talk.

"Except for the one street business, the official will open the canal and Shandong province during the flood control period. The tariffs on each ship of Wang's ship will be charged 50% less than before, and will be quickly released. There will be no need to eat or get a tax!'

In the fourth year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty (1429), seven Chaoguans were established on the canal. From north to south, the Chongwenmen of the capital, the Hexiwu of Tianjin, Linqing, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Suzhou Hushuguan, and Hangzhou Beixinguan.

Among them, the Linqing Chaoguan in Shandong is the first of the seven major Chaoguans in the Ming Dynasty. The annual tax is levied at more than 100,000 taels. The official canal ships are nominally passing the customs, so the main target of the tax is merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. .

The tariffs paid by Wang's ships in Shandong for customs clearance every year are as high as tens of thousands of taels. And this is just an open tariff, and the money they are secretly eaten and charged is almost doubled.

If Chen Yichen can cancel the bid and improve the efficiency of passing the test, let alone reduce it by 50%, even if it increases by 50%, Wang Zhidao thinks it is a good deal.

You should know that every time you get stuck in the level, it is easy to cause mold and damage to the entire ship's cargo, and the losses are far more than 50% of the tariffs.

"The grass-roots people are willing to pay 100,000 taels to buy a shop!"

Seeing that Wang Zhidao agreed without hesitation, Chen Yichen nodded with satisfaction.

"Brother Wang is very happy. In addition, what I said today, Brother Wang can pass it to other merchants. Anyone who buys shops in Zhangqiu Town can enjoy a 50% discount!'

Actually, to be serious, Chen Yichen's idea was inspired by the customs in the late Qing Dynasty.

The late Qing Dynasty was defeated and signed an unequal treaty. In order to compensate for huge amounts of money, the Qing Dynasty mortgaged the customs. As a result, an extremely outrageous thing happened, that is, the customs mortgaged were received several times more tariffs. .

It was precisely through the customs surplus silver that he had renewed his life to the corrupt Qing Dynasty.

The same is true for the canal cash gate in the Ming Dynasty. As long as it can crack down on corruption and improve traffic efficiency, even if the tariffs are reduced by 50%, the taxes may be received than before.

At least Chen Yichen can be sure that under his control, there will be no less handing over to the court!

I am currently an imperial envoy to control the water. Linqing is also a flood-prone area. It is legitimate to take over by the name of building a river embankment. At the same time, there is another good thing about the Ming Dynasty's central center, that is, as long as the tariffs are paid in place, it will hardly cause much. Disputes, who will accept it anyway?
Chapter completed!