Chen Gui is really not a joke. He really doesn't plan to continue working in Chang'an, because this wine profit is the largest income of the restaurant. He can't make much money by just food, but now it has become a burden. The court not only does not provide support, but has become more and more aggressive, forcing them to buy wine. This is not a business.

Moreover, he is not from Chang'an, he is from Yangzhou. Now that Chang'an merchants are running towards Yangzhou, he feels that he has no need to stay here.

This was not the idea that he had just come up with. He had already written to Yangzhou to explain the situation. Chen Xiao was a very free and easy person. If you don’t have a place to stay here, you will reply and tell him that if he can do it, he will do it. If he can’t do it, go back to Yangzhou. Don’t force it. Chen Guiben still wanted to persevere, but today’s matter made him determined.

Chen Gui decisively went to find Sangmu and explained the reason to Sangmu. The business could not continue, so I planned to go back.

Sangmu cannot protect itself and will not keep Chen Gui, so Chen Gui exchanged all the money on the first floor into gold tickets and was ready to leave at any time.

Sang Mu had long noticed something was wrong. Over the past few months, he had gradually transferred Han Yi's personal assets to Jiangnan Yuanxing.

Now that the Jinxing is in Chang'an, it is very dangerous. Li Yifu can reach out and the Yuanxing is at least in Yangzhou. It is still more difficult for Li Yifu to make Yuanxing's money. Sang Mu's only belief now is to keep these property for Han Yi. It doesn't matter whether he makes money or not.

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Li's Mansion.

"Father-in-law, the governor Zhao of Liangzhou wrote a letter to ask us when we will settle the bill with Liangzhou?"

"Bill, please?"

Li Yifu was confused when he heard this, "What account should be settled?"

Liu Yuanzhen said: "It is the account of the jar vegetables. According to their statistics, 80% of the jar vegetables produced in Liangzhou are used in the transportation team of the imperial court."

Li Yifu opened his eyes and said, "This is really outrageous. Does Zhao Chiman want to rebel? Those workshops were opened by his family? They were produced by the court and used for the needs of the court. Isn't this normal? Why should he ask us to settle the bill?"

He had never thought about checking out the bill. He thought that the jars produced in Liangzhou should be used for them, but he didn't think about it. They invested money from the Liangzhou treasury. If you don't give the money, the government would not be able to continue.

Liu Yuanzhen understood a little bit and said carefully: "But my father-in-law, Zhao Chiman said that they could no longer be able to get rid of the blame in Liangzhou."

Li Yifu snorted: "Nothing is said, Liangzhou is so rich, and he can't get rid of the blame. I think it must be Zhao Chi's personal pockets, so he doesn't have to pay attention to him."

If you ask Li Yifu for money, it would be better to be careful when moving bricks.

The Li Yifu runs the official business to make money, so how can he pay money? But if he is smart, he is even stupider than a pig.

Liu Yuanzhen advised: "Father-in-law, according to the son-in-law, Zhao Chiman's words are not unreasonable. Liangzhou used the money from the Liangzhou treasury to purchase those workshops, but now it has only recovered 20% of the money. They may indeed have encountered some difficulties."

Li Yifu said: "Then what you mean is, let's allocate the money to them?"

Liu Yuanzhen said depressedly: "The problem is that we can't afford so much money now. Now we are in a tight position and we have invested all our money on salt and iron wine. My son-in-law thinks we have to ask the locals to send the salt and iron tax to Chang'an as soon as possible."

Li Yifu agreed with this matter very much, nodded and said, "That's right. You should immediately urge all localities to pay the salt and iron tax and raise the salt price a little further. The court is currently in need of money."

"The son-in-law knows." Liu Yuanzhen said: "As for the Liangzhou matter, I think I'll ask Zhao Chiman to ask for money from the Ministry of Revenue first, so that it can take some time."

Li Yifu's eyes lit up when he heard this and said, "You have a good idea, just do it."

This is the characteristic of the official business. When you get money, everyone rushes to the top. When you pay, you push me and I push him.

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Liangzhou.

Zhao Chiman was looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally he waited for a letter from Li Yi Mansion. However, when he saw Li Yi Mansion's reply, he was cursing his mother. Liangzhou was already at the bottom. You were still pushing her around here, but after scolding her for a long time, he still honestly wrote to the Ministry of Revenue and asked the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds.

As soon as the letter was sent out, a huge caravan arrived in Liangzhou.

This time, Wu Kelie and the others came because this was the first large-scale trade since Han Yi decided on the economic plan for the Northwest last time. In the past two years, they have been expanding production and everyone is working hard. Because the Northwest has been controlled by merchants, if the people live a bad life, they will not blame the court, but the merchants. They are trying their best to recover from the post-war and consolidate their rule. Now it is a time of harvest, and they all come to Liangzhou with great expectations.

Tuyuhun was waiting all the time. Seeing that the Northwest merchants finally came, they hurriedly followed because according to Han Yi's plan, this book was also a three-party transaction.

But the problem is that there is nothing in Liangzhou now, and even a wealthy businessman can't find it. Zhao Chiman doesn't want to talk to them about anything he wants to trade with them, so he let them go to Chang'an for trade.

"Go to Chang'an?"

Wu Kelie was stunned for a moment and then said, "We are indeed going to Chang'an. Let's visit Mr. Han by the way. However, in terms of contract, we just brought some jewelry and precious medicinal materials to Chang'an for trading, and most of the goods are still traded in Liangzhou!"

Zhao Chiman said, "You may not know yet. Shangshu Han resigned from his post three years ago and went home to mourn. Now he is in Yangzhou, not in Chang'an."

"ah?"

Wu Kelie and others were shocked.

An unknown premonition arose.

But they also saw that Zhao Chiman had no intention of talking to them, and that was nothing to say. They just asked Han Yi about the situation and went back to the hotel.

"Brother, this seems to be something wrong."

Resolutely worried.

Casmi said: "It's not that something is wrong, but it's very wrong. Three years ago, Liangzhou was so prosperous, but now you go outside and see, there are idle men everywhere on the streets, and many stores have been closed. Some of our old friends in the past don't know where to go now. Even the Xiaopang Group has withdrawn from Liangzhou, and all of them are taken over by the imperial court."

Yi Gu said: "We don't care about these, but they asked us to go to Chang'an, and our costs would increase a lot. In the past, everyone came to Liangzhou to trade. Tuyuhun's salt and our meat were basically traded in Liangzhou, but now they have to be sent to Chang'an. What should we do?"

Wu Kelie said, "You ask me, how do I know? The key is that Brother Han is not here, I really have no idea."

Casmi said: "Even if we lose a little, we have to send it to Chang'an. If we ship it all back, we will lose all our money. We have brought a lot of goods this time, and our herdsmen can count on us to bring wealth to them when we go back."

Yi Gu said, "But I heard that all the merchants have left. If they are sent to Chang'an, they can't find anyone, what should I do?"

"We have a contract with the Central Plains trade, but we have the guarantee from the court. If we really can't find anyone, then let's go to the court. We can't let us go back empty-handed."

"It's right. Whether we want to or not, we have to go to Chang'an."

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Ministry of Revenue.

"Mr. Xu, the accounts of the treasury have been calculated. Please check it out."

An official handed a account to Mr. Xu.

Master Xu took it and saw it, he was stunned, "Why—why is there only a little left?"

The official replied: "Two years ago, because the imperial court purchased merchant workshops on a large scale, it was allocated by the treasury. The imperial court also decided to establish official shops and workshops in various prefectures and counties. However, the treasury was powerless at that time, so Li Zhongshu asked some prefectures and counties to take taxes first, and the court ordered the exemption of labor from both capitals. Now, all the construction of the imperial court in both capitals has to be hired to do it. In addition, the salary of officials has increased a lot. The treasury has been supporting it with savings. If the prefectures and counties in various places do not pay back the money this year, our salary will probably not be paid next year."

You should know that the treasury of the Tang Dynasty was not rich, and it was completely incomparable to the two emperors Wen and Jing at that time. During the founding of the country, in order to make Jie Li withdraw his troops, Li Shimin emptied the treasury, consuming the old capital of the Sui Dynasty. Later, he saved some money and fought Goguryeo at the end of Zhenguan. Therefore, Li Zhi chose to dismiss the Liaodong Battle at that time.

During the Yonghui period, it was restored a little, but it was not very abundant. Later, Han Yi became the Minister of Revenue. However, Han Yi's policies were mainly economic policies, and the beneficiaries were merchants and the people. Although the income of the treasury also increased a little, because there were more people paying taxes, not many of them, but it showed an upward trend. You should know that Han Yi had not yet collected commercial taxes at that time, so it can be said that there was a lot of room for improvement.

However, since Wu Meiniang's new policy, the policy has undergone a major reversal, and the treasury's income has never increased. It has been spending all the time. Three years later, the treasury's accounts quickly deficit.

The main reason is that this group of idiots is too whimsical, and none of them understand economics. Wu Meiniang is the same. Although she is smart, she only knows politics. She doesn’t know any economy. You are exempt from corvee labor, and you are also elevating the salaries of middle and lower-level officials over there. You are also eager to build an official camp. Moreover, the construction of the official camp in the Tang Dynasty is different from the Han Dynasty. The business of the Han Dynasty is like that, and there is no trade. At that time, there was no canal. It was just to go to Jiangnan to escape. It was very rapid to form an official camp at that time.

In the Tang Dynasty, the situation became very complicated. Because Han Yi's policies and business were rising, and Li Zhi was unwilling to give up private enterprises completely and engage in pure official enterprises. He still supported Han Yi's policies. Then Li Yi's mansion could only play with acquisitions and playful people, and used the policies to force merchants to close the door and sell workshops to the court. The court took on a lot of money, which was much higher than that of the Han Dynasty's official enterprises.

And there are also the benefits left by Han Yi before, which is to build Zhaoyi Academy, Royal Training Camp, Military Academy, and Women's Federation for military households. Everything costs money, but you only have so much money. You want to do things that are always money with a penny, which is even more stupid than Emperor Yang of Sui. When Emperor Yang of Sui did that, at least the Sui Dynasty's treasury was rich, and he had this capital, and Emperor Wu of Han was the same. The treasury of the Tang Dynasty could not be compared with the Sui and Han. The central government was like this, so the local prefectures and counties were even poorer. The court did not give money, and asked them to open workshops, shops, and impose tariffs. These all require manpower and material resources. If you want to do business, you have to invest money first. The prefectures and counties can only be paid with the tax.

The central income has become smaller, spending doubles, and income has dropped sharply. Otherwise, it would be a strange thing.

Just then, another official walked in quickly, "Reported to Minister Xu and the Governor of Liangzhou to send an urgent letter."

Master Xu opened the letter and couldn't help but slapped the letter on the table, regretting it, "Why did I believe that despicable villain at the beginning?"

However, he still has a glimmer of hope, that is, because the Commerce and Taxation Bureau and the Ministry of Revenue are parallel, not a unified department, and he doesn't know the situation there. If he makes money there, he can still make up for it. Li Yifu also fooled him so much. After the official market is spread, the money will come and the treasury will be filled.

Secretariat.

"Li Zhongshu, what's going on?"

Master Xu rushed to the office house of Li Yi Mansion with the letter sent by Zhao Chiman and questioned Li Yi Mansion.

Li Yifu's heart was as clear as a mirror, but he pretended not to know: "Mr. Xu, what were you talking about?"

Master Xu said: "This is a letter sent by the governor of Liangzhou. I asked my Ministry of Revenue to check out the bill. Don't say you don't know. His letter stated that you asked him to come to the Ministry of Revenue to ask for money."

"So this is the case!"

Li Yifu nodded and said, "I know this. Is there anything wrong with it? I don't have the right to allocate funds to Liangzhou. This is the responsibility of your Ministry of Revenue!"

Master Xu said: "Li Zhongshu, you can't say that. The goods produced in Liangzhou workshops are used for your transportation team. At that time, you have never come to our Ministry of Revenue. You have always discussed it directly by both sides. It is unreasonable to say that you want to settle the bill, so you came to our Ministry of Revenue. I don't hide it from you. Even if the governor of Liangzhou did not send this letter, I plan to come to you. Our Ministry of Revenue has been made to the bottom of it by you, and what you promised at the beginning has not yet been fulfilled."

Li Yifu said in surprise: "How is this possible? How can the Ministry of Revenue have no money?"

Mr. Xu snorted: "You asked the county and county to open branches, collect tariffs, and set up official shops and workshops. You also recruited a lot of people to come in. What's the point of not having money? I told you at that time that the treasury does not have so much money. You decided to let the county and county in various places pay the tax first, and wait until the workshop makes money, and then pay the capital and interest. What about the money now? I haven't seen a penny now."

Li Yifu hurriedly said: "Mr. Xu needs to be anxious. I have ordered all localities to pay the salt tax immediately. When the salt tax is delivered, all difficulties will be solved. I promise to make up for the treasury money immediately."
Chapter completed!