Before leaving, Li Bingru asked again: "What are you doing in Nanjing?"

Chongzhen replied casually: "I'll do something."

Li Bingru sneered: "Nanjing is not a small place like Xuzhou. You'd better be careful and don't let me encounter it anymore, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences."

Mr. Zhou also said: "This is Nanjing City, please take care of your mouth!"

After saying that, he left.

Wang Jingwen said: "Young Master Zhang, this group of people seems to be difficult to mess with. We should avoid them. It is not good for everyone to get into trouble."

Even though he knew that Chongzhen's identity was extraordinary, Wang Jingwen still reminded him in a very tactful way.

People in the officialdom also understand this principle. Even if they are high-ranking officials, they will not easily offend officials with lower positions than their own, because you don’t know who is behind the other party.

The one who offended may not be an official, but an interest group.

After all, Wang Jingwen is a young scholar. The young scholar is a very weak type of person. His thinking is to be self-protection.

Chongzhen didn't say much.

It was soon enough that he would pay taxes, so Cao Huachun would help him manage it.

Cao Huachun gave the toll according to the head of the person, and the yamen said, "It's not enough."

Cao Huachun said: "Why isn't this enough? There are 30 people in total, each of which costs 30 cents, a total of 900 cents."

"The road has been repaired recently, so the price has increased, 50 yuan per person!"

Cao Huachun widened his eyes, 50 words per person!

The toll for this level is 50 yuan per person?

You know, they have no goods, let alone merchants.

They are just individuals.

If a merchant transports a pile of goods, it will be collected according to the amount of goods, and there is a standard.

For example, if you want to travel alone, walk the Grand Canal, and go from Hangzhou to Tongzhou, Beijing, the toll costs a total of 3.48 taels of silver.

Don’t think this is very cheap. 3.48 taels of silver are not three yuan and four cents.

Silver was very valuable in the Ming Dynasty, about 2,200 yuan in the 21st century.

2,200 yuan is a toll!

This is still the case when there is no product.

Each person here costs 50 quotas, which is just a level. How many levels are there in each province, each prefecture, and each state?

If you go from Ningguo Mansion to Yingtian Mansion, assuming there are 15 levels, each level has 50 texts, and a total of 750 texts are required.

In many counties and townships in the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, many people had never seen a small piece of silver in their lives. It would be good if they could store 10 cents at home. They usually rely on farming to be self-sufficient.

Even Cao Huachun, who usually goes to search homes and likes to get money, thinks that there are too many tolls, which shows that it is indeed very high.

Suppose that 10,000 people pass this level a day and collect 500,000 ci a day, that is, 500 taels!

Cao Huachun looked at Chongzhen, and Chongzhen said, "Give money according to their rules."

"yes."

After receiving the money, the yamen servants showed satisfied smiles on their faces.

Chongzhen noticed that an official was chatting with the yamen operators not far away.

That official should be from the Nanjing Taxation Department.

The Tax Department was the yamen for collecting commercial taxes in the Ming Dynasty and was established during the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang.

However, the Ming Dynasty has always attached more importance to agricultural taxes and is not very concerned about commercial taxes. Compared with other yamen, the presence of this yamen is naturally not too high.

Chongzhen walked forward and smiled at the official, "This sir."

The official seemed to have not heard it and continued to talk to the yamen below.

"This adult."

"Sir Liu, that person seems to be talking to you."

The official then turned around, looked at Chongzhen coldly, and said proudly: "Who are you?"

"Oh, here is a businessman."

"What's wrong with you?"

"I just heard the official officer say that the road is back to repair, so it has increased to 50 yuan, just asking curiously."

"Don't ask more things you shouldn't ask."

"Has it really increased to 50 cents?"

The Lord Liu said impatiently: "Can this be fake? This is stipulated by the government. Are you looking for trouble if you have nothing to do?"

Chongzhen waved his hand, and Cao Huachun immediately took out a pack of bulging silver from his pocket. Chongzhen said, "I am not sure about many things when I first arrived in Nanjing. I would like to forgive me."

The official's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the bag in Chongzhen's hand.

"Oh, here is the tea brought from the north from the lower side. It is tea. Here is a tea merchant. I'm very careful. Please accept it."

The official knew that the bag was filled with silver as soon as he saw the shape of the bag. He immediately smiled and hurried over and took it to his hand: "What kind of tea is this?"

"This is Shandong Laoshan green tea, fresh, adults try it."

"Okay, okay, you know when you hear your accent, you will know that you are from the north and your intention is under my command." The official took the things from Chongzhen and weighed them for a while. He said that there were at least 30 taels (about 20,000 yuan).

He was very satisfied.

"I haven't asked for the name of the adult yet."

"I am Liu Zhongping, an official of the Tax Department. When you first arrive in Nanjing, you must be careful when you finish your work. When you encounter problems, you can come to the Tax Department to find your official."

Liu Zhongping's words are also very simple. I am a member of the Tax Department. If you have any questions in Nanjing, if you want to give gifts, come to me and give them to me. I will find you a way.

"Thank you, Lord Liu."

The implication of Chongzhen's words is even simpler. I know your name and it will be easy to find someone at that time. I really have to see which one stipulates a mere toll, which costs 50 cents!

Cao Huachun, who was on the other hand, was stunned. The emperor actually had this side?

Damn! Is there another group of people in Nanjing now going to be in trouble?

Chongzhen left in a hurry, and Liu Zhongping was still thinking that he had just stood here for a while, but he didn't expect someone to give him money. Today is such a lucky thing!

The city of Nanjing is ahead. Chongzhen entered from Da'ande Gate, and many merchants who took the land also entered here.

Chongzhen looked around and saw that the Yingtianfu case last year was killed by Jinling, but now it is full of flowers.

This shows that Nanjing has a strong economic foundation and rapid recovery ability, mainly because of the developed light industry and river transportation around it.

Shortly after entering the Da'ande Gate, I arrived at the legendary Dabaoen Temple.

The incense of Dabaoen Temple is in full swing, and many ordinary people are praying there.

Zhang Chen is a materialist and he doesn't believe in these things.

But he didn't say much. As long as Buddhism did not make any trouble in the Ming Dynasty, he would not interfere.

But if he dares to do anything randomly, he will never be lenient.

It has been a while since the emperor is coming to Nanjing to worship his ancestors. Recently, officials from various departments in Nanjing have been very busy and busy organizing.

Since the Yingtianfu case last year, the six ministries and the Censorate of Nanjing have been empty. Beijing has been clamoring to make up for the people, and the recommended candidates have been handed over to the crowd.

At this time, the emperor began his "dragging technique" again, so that the Six Ministry of Nanjing and the Censorate were almost gone.

At present, the preparations for the emperor's ancestor worship ceremony were arranged by the Ministry of Rites in Beijing.

The people in Nanjing were talking a lot because the capital had moved to Beijing since Yongle, and the emperor had never been to Nanjing again.

In addition to Xiaoling, it is still here, and everyone seems to have almost forgotten that Nanjing is also the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
Chapter completed!