Return to the Qing Dynasty(66)

After sending Jiu Fujin away, Lin Yutong took the opportunity to tell Fourth Master, "I think we should pay more attention to the commercial tax."

Fourth Master emphasized agriculture and industry, but he never suppressed commerce.

He even encouraged businessmen to go out. If they need merchant ships, they can have them. The imperial court has shipyards. You just tell us what model you want and we will sell them to you. Are you worried about safety issues? This is not necessary. Our navy just went out to practice with each other.

There happened to be someone to take care of me.

For example, Jiuye's caravan, in addition to bringing back real gold, silver, gems, medicinal materials and other goods, also always frees up one or two ships to transport goods. What is it for? To transport food. From outside to inside.

This is actually a great help. Especially to Master Eight. Whenever there is a disaster, sometimes it is useless even if you can raise money. Where can you buy food? If Master Nine brings back all imported goods,

Of course, the money earned was more. But compared to money, material reserves were things that could save lives at critical times. Later, a military grain depot was added, and Master Jiu was like an ant moving, moving back bit by bit.

Teng Teng.

The fourth master didn’t tell the ninth master specifically about this matter, and the eighth master didn’t come to ask for help. But the ninth master still did it silently. As for why he didn’t buy a large amount of grain from overseas and ship it back, that can’t be said.

Harsh criticism. The problem is that Jiuye is now traveling to small neighboring countries, and it is difficult to be self-sufficient in food. It is not easy to spend so much every time he comes back. If he purchases too much, it should arouse the other party's vigilance. So so

A steady stream of water, from Jiuye's point of view, is quite good.

Businessmen are very shrewd, and this has nothing to do with nationality. Everyone can see whether Master Jiu makes money. So if the shipyard's business does not expand, orders will be scheduled for ten years. And this year, the biggest difference is

It’s not that more people want to go out, but more and more people are coming in. Didn’t you see that each vassal country sent envoys this time? This was something that didn’t happen before. Today’s envoys are

They were resident, but in the past, they only came here when they had something to do. They either came to express their gratitude, or asked for help. Or there was strife in their own country, and they asked the country to uphold justice. What now? The Fourth Master has always only given away things of commemorative value.

For example, the Taihu stones brought by letter, the potted welcoming pine trees, the flowers planted by the queen herself, or the classics of Confucius and Mencius copied by the prince's brothers, or the embroidery of Princess embroidery. Anyway, they put the princess and Princess

I can't tell the difference either. Little Princess is still nursing, and the gift is something Lin Yutong randomly picked from Xuan Bao's embroidery samples. It just means it. Anyway, it's how to get it without spending money. Hongli's own kiln

His Majesty's Majesty picked out a few pieces of porcelain fired in the factory and gave them away to others. He actually bought a lot of them, but his Majesty's Majesty really couldn't appreciate his style, and looked at it in a panic. He was so generous.

Take it out and send it to someone to knock it down.

Hongli was also very happy with what his emperor had done, and felt that he was interested in him. Think about it, if the things he produced in his private property were given away as national gifts by his emperor, then this was not something he valued. It was so easy for the fourth master.

After putting away a bunch of unsightly things, his good son Hongli generously gave his emperor Amala a big push, "You can give it as you like, every item here is unique."

Lin Yutong said in his heart, how can you do business if you do this? It’s actually nothing to give the fourth master for free, since you are producing this thing anyway. But if you make every piece unique, you won’t be able to do business. Think about it, a plum

Bottles are still items that are not shabby even if they are placed in the Fourth Master's house. Not many can be made in one kiln. If they are in perfect condition, it will be difficult to find even one in several kilns. You also need to be unique.

That means that all the other ones with defects will have to be smashed. This is called uniqueness. Good! In this way, your kiln factory will not do anything but this.

Can we make money if we continue like this?

Lin Yutong reminded him, "Don't bother so much. What is unique is something. You can cast on a few pieces of porcelain in advance someone who gave it to someone in a certain year and a certain month, and it's over." With such words on it, it's absolutely perfect.

They are all unique. If I ask you Huang Ama to write a few words and expand it, it will be even more perfect. Why don't you do a good business and just do this job? After all, he is the emperor's brother, even if he is burned

It's rough porcelain, and businessmen who are willing to rely on it will also buy his goods. So they can still make money.

Who would have thought that someone was kind enough to give me some advice, but he actually said it righteously, "This is the court's face, how can we deal with it casually? We are the supreme state, so we should show some dignity..."

Lin Yutong said in his heart: As long as the ship is strong and the guns are powerful, there will never be a lack of majesty.

Of course Hongli didn't understand this. But he was just such a person who loved face. If he were in the position of Fourth Master, then the court would inevitably have to follow the love of face. If you love face, you have to support face. If you really have everything, this is not the case.

That's all. If there's nothing, then you're just trying to save face and suffer the consequences.

They say that a person's nature is easy to change but hard to change. He has such a personality. What can you say to him?

Lin Yutong stopped talking, but Hong Zhou couldn't bear it, so he went to remind Hongli, "... Huang Ama took that thing as a national gift, what a sign of it! Tell the kiln factory to let this news out.

Raise the price by 50%, and wait, those people are flocking to get it. Then get on the line with Uncle Jiu and ask them to bring your goods when they go overseas to buy. Porcelain is ridiculously expensive overseas. We don’t want him.

Give him cash, just give him the goods and settle the bill when you come back. After all, Uncle Jiu can still rely on your money."

Asking someone to go?

Hongli looked a little unnatural. He had a hard time begging last time, but even after giving 8,000 taels, he failed to buy shares. It was a big mistake. He really didn’t want to beg for help for this kind of thing again. He couldn’t do it!

But he couldn't say this to Hong Zhou, so he lowered his face and said, "You're talking nonsense!" He said in a somewhat reprimanding tone, "National gift, how can this be a child's play? I told you that every piece is of top quality...

"

Hong Zhou was so angry that he said, "If it's a perfect product, it's a perfect product. Who is arguing with you? The plum vase given away has chrysanthemums painted on it. Look how many chrysanthemums there are. If there are three, you can ask someone to paint them when you make them again."

Can we make two or four flowers?" They look similar, but they are definitely different. Who is going to count how many flowers you have? Why are you so stubborn?

Hongli is still angry. Isn't this nonsense? That painting pays attention to the layout and artistic conception. The old lady of the farmer's family at that time piled up the pile when she saw the excitement. He was not like that at all. I didn't hear it.

Hong Zhou's words sounded good, but he felt that Hong Zhou was tainted with the smell of copper. It's so vulgar! It's so vulgar!

The two brothers broke up unhappy.

Lin Yutong took the matter out again and told it to Fourth Master specifically, "...like the kiln factory in Hongli's hands, if it were placed in the hands of others, it would be a cornucopia. We may not be much sought after by our own people, but outsiders

A businessman likes this thing very much."

The fourth master nodded, that's the truth. The gifts from the superior country were all given to the royal family of their own country. The royal family is a trend no matter where it is at any time. If they use it, will the noble families of dignitaries and nobles use it?

Use it. If this is shipped back, you will definitely make a lot of money. If it comes from the same kiln as the gift and is made by the same or the same group of craftsmen, the value will be immeasurable. It sells for a sky-high price.

You can go.

Lin Yutong then continued: "So, should we also start thinking about import and export taxes..."

It really is!

Even though the scale of import and export is still small now, it is indeed time to prepare for a rainy day.

The fourth master summoned more than a dozen ministers that night, and the lights in the imperial study room stayed on all night.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and a heavy snowfall is coming quietly. When I open my eyes, there is a bright light outside. It's not that I got up late, but it's snowing too much.

Before I finished washing, someone came from Changchun Garden. The Queen Mother said that the weather was bad, so she didn't have to run back and forth, so there was no need to pay greetings in the past few days. The child was still young, so it was important to take care of the child.

Lin Yutong knew that the old empress was not lonely now. Several old concubines were also taken in by the empress as soon as winter came. A few people gathered together to play mahjong, often choking for three melons and two dates for a few pennies.

.No one is allowed to give in. The key is that the concubines also understand that the Fourth Master does not want to embarrass their son, and the matter between them and the Queen Mother has nothing to do with the big events outside. Without a little caution, this will soon happen.

There is a bit more genuineness. We eat and drink together, scold my son a few times, sit together and secretly say bad things about my daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law, and then praise my grandson. The life suddenly becomes free. Just talk to the Queen Mother

It's the same thing. After leaving the palace, there are no less worries. A big family can be noisy and can nag people to death. If someone is smart and can give a few words of advice, they will listen and know that they have good intentions. With that

Idiot, I can't explain it no matter what. I wish I could open his head and see what's inside. I don't care if I want to. This is my grandson, and I can't bear to do it. If I do, I'll really make the old lady angry.

Come out anyway.

But Lin Yutong said that days like this made the old ladies live more vividly.

While she was washing herself, she asked Aunt Ping, "What are the Queen and the concubines going to do today?"

"We made an appointment to go fishing together." Aunt Ping smiled and said, "I will give my wife fish to eat tonight."

Lin Yutong glanced outside. It was snowing heavily! Going fishing on such a day? Okay! Who told old ladies to be in good health?

After giving a few instructions, he asked to bring back two jars of wine that he had brewed himself, "...it is not intoxicating, but it is the best at dispelling the cold. If you drink this, you won't get sick, and you won't even need the decoction to dispel the cold when you go back."

It sounds like advertising, but the effect is really not fake.

Aunt Ping took the order and went. Lin Yutong asked Zhang Qilin to send it off in person and pay another visit to the Queen Mother.

Several young people, fully dressed, were sitting on the big bed in the clinic looking out through the window. They all seemed anxious for something. Hong Han pointed outside, "...go...go..." Hongjing followed and stamped her feet, "

have a look……"

Lin Yutong quickly asked the nanny to hug them to the kang, "...it's so cold in front of the window that they can't stand it..."

Sure enough, when they were brought over, their hands and faces were cold from climbing on the window.

While I was scrubbing him with a hot towel, I got some facial grease and asked the nanny to help me wipe it on. It was announced from outside that my elder brother had come with Fujin to say hello.

Lin Yutong hurriedly went outside to ask someone to come in.

Three sons and three daughters-in-law stood in a row to receive the ceremony.

Lin Yutong shouted, "Stop being so polite. Get up." He looked at Hongli again, "Why is it so early today?"

Except for Hong Zhou and his wife who lived in the garden, neither Hong Shi nor Hong Li lived there. Hong Zhou was not in the capital before and his wife was pregnant, so Lin Yutong took her over and took care of her nearby. Later, he came back, but there was no reason to call him big.

The pregnant daughter-in-law was tossing back and forth. But after the child was born, and the child was born seven years earlier, Lin Yutong did not dare to ask the two to move out. Let's raise the child first.

Hong Zhou was not short of money, so he bought a three-bedroom house with a large garden not far from the garden. Although the standard was not high, the place was large. It would be repaired slowly in spring, and the children would be older.

Now, we can move after next summer. In fact, we originally didn’t need to drag the family with us to live outside the city, but who said the wires were only pulled nearby? I’m used to using electric lights in the garden, why do I always feel that other lights are used?

It's awkward.

This time Hongshi was in the garden, and he really wasn't living alone. He had errands, and a few acres of land had been cultivated in Jiaxuanju in the Old Summer Palace, and seedlings were being raised. Someone had to keep an eye on this thing. Hongshi was there

They live there to do this job. Dong E and his children simply stayed here.

Lin Yutong and Hong Zhou, both of whom lived in the garden, came over to ask for help. As for the matter of a few steps, Lin Yutong didn't ask much, so she only asked Hong Li.

Hongli had already moved out of the palace. There was a minor incident in the palace before. A maid in the Nian Palace was pregnant. The emperor was not in the palace, but the maid in the harem was pregnant. This

Whose?

Now Hongli is the only man who can enter and leave the palace freely.
To be continued...