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Chapter 596 The salt coup begins

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    The Fang family was quiet late at night, with only a little light shining in the bedroom.

    "Husbandcan you accompany me back to your parents' home tomorrow?"

    Zhang Shuhui asked breathlessly.

    Fang Xing was furious: "How can you still be distracted? Watch the trick!"

    After a lot of tossing, Fang Xing fell down slumped, just trying to maintain his breathing rate.

    Zhang Shuhui lay on Fang Xing¡¯s chest, feeling the beating under his chest, and chuckled: ¡°Husband, do you want to punish me again?¡±

    "What a fairy!"

    Of course, Fang Xing didn¡¯t want to lose the battle, so he regrouped

    Fang Xing, who had scored twice, fell into a deep sleep. Zhang Shuhui curled up in his arms and reached out to touch his chin, her eyes gentle.

    A smart woman will not question her husband. She will use her gentleness to resolve her husband's anxiety and uneasiness.

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    The next day, he woke up before dawn. He went to run a few laps in the yard. When he came back, he intentionally took off his shirt and proudly showed off his six-pack abs.

    Breakfast is pan-fried. After taking a bite, the aroma of meat fills your mouth, rich and endless aftertaste.

    Fang Xing ate ten of them in one go, and when he was about to eat another one, a maid outside said that Xue Huamin wanted to see him.

    "Let him wait."

    Fang Xing put down the fried food and washed his hands. Zhang Shuhui brought some clothes and helped him put them on together with Xiaobai.

    "Xue Huamin is not an outsider, so there is no need to take it so seriously."

    Fang Xing hooked Zhang Shuhui and Xiaobai's chins, and while they were stunned, he quickly kissed each other, and then went to the front hall with a big smile.

    As soon as they met, Xue Huamin announced a big news.

    "Second Sister-in-law, the Duke of Guo was summoned to the palace last night, and Your Majesty intends to let go of Yan Yin."

    "Is the Ministry of Revenue short of money?" Fang Xing's first reaction was that the Central Government was short of money, and it was not a small sum, otherwise Zhu Di would not have given up on the method of opening up the Central Government, which was of great benefit to the frontier fortress.

    "Second aunt has a perfect eye for discernment!"

    Xue Huamin sincerely admired Fang Xing¡¯s reaction.

    "No wonder"

    Fang Xing thought of the message he sent yesterday afternoon. The 'noble man' should have known about the news first, so he came to warn Fang Xing.

    "Second Sister-in-law, the Duke has said that you have been to Yangzhou twice and know a lot about the salt merchants. His Majesty should seek your advice."

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    The so-called sneaking around means making Fang Xing remain silent or vague about his stance, but don¡¯t object.

    "I see."

    Fang Xing asked Xue Huamin to be sent away without expression, and then received the order to let him enter the palace.

    When Fang woke up and arrived in the palace, he found that there were not many people there today, but they were very luxurious.

    Master Zhu Di is here in all three places, as well as several auxiliary political bachelors and six ministers.

    When the Ming Dynasty discusses important state affairs, it will never be expanded. It will be coordinated among these important ministers before it is made public.

    Fang Xing¡¯s identity is a bit embarrassing, he is neither civilized nor military.

    Jian Yi glanced at Fang Xing curiously, and was a little confused about Zhu Di's purpose of summoning Fang Xing to wake up.

    Zhu Di said calmly: "The household department is in short supply. I want to let go of Yanyin. You can try it later."

    The Ministry of Personnel is the first of the six departments, so Jian Yi expressed his opinion first.

    "Your Majesty, the original salt introduction was based on Kaizhong. Although it solved the difficulty of transporting grain to the frontier, the Ministry of Household Affairs also lost this share of tax money. I believe that we must find a way to get the best of both worlds, otherwise we cannot easily  shake."

    ??This is what an old man says when he plans to seek a country.

    Zhu Di nodded slightly, and Jin Zhong said: "Your Majesty, farming in the north is not easy. Unless a large number of people migrate there, it will be difficult to ensure the rations of the soldiers. As long as the matter of transporting food can be solved, I have no objection."

    As the Minister of the Ministry of War, Jin Zhong can only speak from the perspective of his job. If he speaks too much, he will be suspected of crossing boundaries.

    Yang Shiqi said: "Your Majesty, the canal has been opened. From now on, the transportation of grain from the south to the north can reduce a lot of losses. Yanyin can indeed be changed."

    This is true, and it means showing goodwill to Xia Yuanji.

    Xia Yuanji was busy allocating resources all day long, and looked a lot haggard. He hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, salt has been distributed from the middle. It would be good if we could pay at a discount, but grain from the south to the north  ¡­That¡¯s all, that¡¯s all it has to be now."

    Jin Youzi didn't like Xia Yuanji's idea of ??erecting a memorial arch, but he was not prepared to wade into this muddy water.

    Hu Guang spoke last. He had already thought about it in the time just now and seemed calm and leisurely at this time.

    "Your Majesty, the population in the north is increasing day by day, the canal is opening, the Ministry of Households is short of money, and so on. It can be seen that it is urgent to change the salt diversion. Please do it."

    This is the final speech. Even if there is no chief assistant now, the gradually forming atmosphere has made Hu Guang have the consciousness of being the chief assistant.

    Zhu Di stroked his beard and looked at Fang Xing: "Uncle Xinghe has been to Yangzhou several times and knows a lot about salt merchants. What do you think?"

    Salt administration has been a top priority in all dynasties.  One cannot live without salt for a day, otherwise one will be powerless without salt.

    A country cannot live without salt for a day, otherwise the country will be poor.

    Salt tax is the largest, most popular and most stable tax.

    Although it used to be the case that salt was distributed in Kaizhong, it was actually equivalent to an indirect tax, and this tax was used on the garrisons in various places who could not sustain their own food supplies.

    It was only then that everyone noticed that Fang Xing was dazed beside him, and Jin Youzi smiled: "Xinghe Bo is both civilized and martial, so he must have some mind-blowing insights."

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    Fang Xing glanced at Jin Youzi coldly, expressing his disdain for such ridicule and provocation, and then said seriously: "Your Majesty, may I ask if you are going to sell salt for money?"

    Zhu Di nodded. This was an issue he had considered for a long time. If he continued to exchange grain for salt, Ming Dynasty's tax revenue would still be too low.

    The current problem of Ming Dynasty is that there is enough food, but there is a shortage of currency.

    This is related to the habits of the Han people: ordinary people will keep money when they have it, and some will even hide money at home for generations.

    And the same is true for those businessmen, who also like to keep their wealth away.

    These habits led to less and less currency circulating in the market during the Ming Dynasty, and a large number of copper coins and treasure banknotes were issued every year.

    "Your Majesty, I think salt is money."

    Fang Xing looked around and no one had any objections.

    "So what does a salt merchant do?"

    Fang Xing¡¯s smile was shocking, ¡°I thought they were just transporting money for our Ming Dynasty, and in the process they got a lot of rewards, making them as rich as the enemy.¡±

    Hu Guang¡¯s eyelids were twitching, and Xia Yuanji¡¯s hands unconsciously kneaded the corners of his clothes

    "They only transport and sell, but the most fundamental production is not involved"

    Fang Xing waved his arms fiercely and asked: "Why should we make them so rich that they can rival the country?!"

    Zhu Di was horrified. He recalled what Fang Xing had gained from confiscating the salt merchants in Yangzhou Prefecture. It was an exaggeration to say that they were rich enough to rival the country, but if they continued to accumulate at this rate, the financial resources of the salt merchants would determine the direction of a country.

    "What have they done? They deserve such generous rewards from my Ming Dynasty!"

    Fang Xing stood in the middle and said with piercing eyes: "They didn't do anything. They just used money to buy the salt and then sold it at a profit. This is a privilege!!!" (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.  com
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