Chapter 672

The dinner of the sun family is not a luxury. Only Yan Liqiang and sun Bingchen serve at night, including a pot of old duck soup, an oil drenched winter bamboo shoots, a pile of wine peanuts, and a plate of green pepper fried bacon. There are three dishes and one soup in total, plus a pot of Yuezhou old wine found by sun Bingchen, even if sun Bingchen entertains Yan Liqiang's reception banquet.

Compared with other rich and noble families in the imperial capital, such a dinner is extremely shabby, but Yan Liqiang doesn't mind, because he knows that sun Bingchen is such a person. This is not sun Bingchen's intention to be harsh, but sun Bingchen has always had low requirements for life. It's relatively simple. He never needs scenes and luxury to show anything. There are two meat dishes for tonight's meal, There is also a pot of good wine, which is a rare "exception" for sun Bingchen

At dinner, sun Bingchen seemed very happy. They both had a tacit understanding and didn't say anything about business at the dinner table. Instead, they recalled the interesting experience of Yan Liqiang escorting sun Bingchen from Ganzhou to Dijing. The atmosphere was also harmonious. Until dinner, the two returned to sun Bingchen's study and drank sober tea, sun Bingchen slowly turned the topic to business, Yan Liqiang asked about the situation of Gulang grassland. Yan Liqiang also truthfully said that there was nothing to hide

"It's said that Li Qiang is engaged in wool monopoly in Qiyun county. He buys wool from Shatu seven at a low price and sells it at a high price. The profit is more than ten times. He makes tens of thousands of liang of silver in January. Is that true?" Sun Bingchen gently fiddled with the tea cup and asked casually.

"Ha ha, I didn't expect you to know about it..."

"How can I not know such a big thing? Before, no one could think that you could lower the head of Shatu seven, let alone the monopoly of wool. Do you know how many folds the cabinet has received in the past few months? They are all talking about it, including those from the Ministry of war, the Ministry of household and local leaders!"

"Oh, I don't know what those folds say?" Although he had guessed something in his heart, Yan Liqiang pretended to be curious and asked.

"You come and pretend to be confused again!" Sun Bingchen glared at Yan Liqiang, but he was not angry. "You are such a smart man, I don't believe it. You can't guess. The discount on the military department said that it's too easy for you to earn the wool Monopoly money you made in baishiguan. Those money should be turned over to the military department as the military capital for the military department to calm gulangcaohuan in the future. You can't use it alone, The important reason for the premature death of Gulang grassland is that the military supplies and military expenses are too large, and the imperial court has some difficulties to bear. The discount on the household department says that the monopoly policy should be under the unified jurisdiction of the household department, and the local governor's office can't set a precedent without permission. He wants to send someone to baishiguan to set up a monopoly department to take over the wool monopoly. The discount on the senior officials in those places, It means that the wool you received from Shatu seven is cheap, but ten copper plates are a kilo. Since these wool are cheap, you should not sell it at a high price, but sell it to local government workshops at a fair price... "

Yan Li forced to laugh and sneered, "it's all wishful thinking. Over the years, Shatu seven have been rampant in the northwest and Gulang grassland. The people of the military department have never cut off the heads of the soldiers of Shatu seven and heijie people. Now they see the benefits, they want to seize all the benefits of Gulang grassland first. It's so easy. They have to have the ability, Let them send someone to destroy one of the seven Shatu departments first. Besides, I don't have high requirements. Let the military department bring 10000 Shatu people's heads back from Gulang grassland. I'll give them the Monopoly Bureau. Why can this wool monopoly be made? The people of the seven Shatu departments can accept it with their nose and head down. I cut it with a knife and sword, I destroyed the Tuli department with tens of thousands of tents and hung the head of the clan head of the Tuli department at baishiguan. Then I let the seven departments of Shatu come to baishiguan and bow their heads. Do they think it is useful to rely on their mouth skin? The same is true for the household department. They should have the courage to come to baishiguan and think that they can send a few people to set up a pass card to make the seven departments of Shatu pay money. Let them come. The top officials in those places, What do you say about the government run workshop? It's just selling dog meat by hanging sheep's head. I think it's true that they want to set up a wool factory in their own family. Do they really think others are fools... "

Sun Bingchen stared at Yan Liqiang's face, smiled and gently drank a sip of tea. "It's not easy to make Li Qiang angry!"

"My Lord has been to the northwest. Naturally, he knows how hard the northwest is and how dangerous the environment is. In the past, birds in the northwest didn't shit, and those people ignored us. Now when he saw the wool to make money, he rushed in a swarm and began to rob the fruits of victory. I invented the wool cloth, I thought out the monopoly strategy, and I cut down the head of Shatu people with my soldiers, Why should they rob me? I'm not used to them... "

"If the imperial court wants it, Li Qiang, can you share the worries for the imperial court?" Sun Bingchen put down his tea cup and looked at Yan Liqiang with serious eyes.

"Ha ha, can the imperial court like me so much?"

"It's not easy for your majesty not to be in charge of the family. It's not easy now..." sun Bingchen sighed. "Over the years, natural and man-made disasters have continued everywhere. The court's tax revenue has decreased year by year, and the expenditure has increased year by year. Last year, the court's tax silver was only 170 million Liang. It seems that there is a lot of money, but it has gradually become more and more difficult to make ends meet for a stall as big as the Han Empire, There is not much money left in the imperial treasury. Your majesty appointed you as Qi Yun's supervisor. I didn't expect Li Qiang that you can make so much money by making a wool monopoly in baishiguan... "

Yan Liqiang pondered for a moment, read the snake in his mind, and then said generously and decisively, "if others want to intervene in the wool monopoly policy, I will never agree, but I should naturally understand the difficulties of his majesty and adults due to the kindness of his majesty and adults. To be honest, the monthly income of the wool Monopoly Bureau in Qiyun county is about more than 300000 Liang, Without the corresponding costs and expenses, the net profit of the Monopoly Bureau will be more than 2 million taels a year. Since your excellency spoke, governor Qi Yun's guard will hand over 1.5 million taels of silver to the imperial court every year to enrich the national treasury and share the worries for your majesty and adults. It is reasonable to say that even if I hand over all the money of the Monopoly Bureau, it is nothing, but now the situation in Gulang grassland is worrying, and I have few soldiers, If you want to carry out this wool monopoly policy for a long time, and even consider receiving and paying for Gulang grassland in the future, governor Qi Yun's guard house has no strength. Therefore, in order to prevent accidents, I have to invest some of the remaining money earned by the Monopoly Bureau in the customs and Armaments of Qiyun County, and many subordinate officials in the county also need encouragement and praise, So please forgive me... "1.5 million taels of silver is paid every year, which is not a small number. As Yan Liqiang knows, the tax, silver and grain that the whole Ganzhou can pay in a year may not be the same, but at this time, Yan Liqiang has to say, because this is a test for him by his majesty and sun Bingchen, The bottom line in sun Bingchen's mind is at least 1 million taels a year, while Yan Liqiang adds another 500000 taels to this bottom line“ Hahaha, your majesty and I really didn't read you wrong. Li Qiang, you really know the general and are loyal... "Sun Bingchen said approvingly," now many people are jealous of governor Qi Yun's mansion and give a discount to the cabinet every day. In this way, Li Qiang, although you seem to have given a little money, you actually have a lot of trouble, leaving those people speechless and those silver, It's just used to block the mouths of those people. Externally, the annual income of the manufacturing bureau is strong. You can report less. In this way, others have nothing to say... "I know. Thank you for reminding me!" Seeing that sun Bingchen was in a good mood, Yan Liqiang seized the opportunity and asked about the newspaper, "by the way, when I first came to the imperial capital this time, I heard that many people in the newspaper of the Han empire times were arrested. Adults know that the newspaper was created by me, and those arrested were recruited by me before. We are old acquaintances, such as Fang Beidou, or my friends, I don't know what they did, why they were caught? " This novel has been translated by www.novelhall.com and if you are reading this somewhere, they have stolen our translation.