Li Mingxun said he didn't dare to do so. If he was an ordinary official, he was promoted to the position of governor and a prosperous place in Guangdong and Guangxi. He was very grateful. It was a pity that Chen Youlong was worried about national affairs. The most important problem of the Ming Dynasty was the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong and the Central Plains, and the bandits in Huguang who wanted to do things for the country, but they had no way to get things done.

"Although Guangdong is far away from the capital, the adults cannot eliminate the thieves and guard the enemy for the country, but now things have come to this point, we should not be too worried and angry. As the saying goes, those who do not plan the overall situation are not enough to plan a region, but major events in the country often affect the whole body. In Guangdong and Guangxi, the adults may not be able to affect the situation in the Central Plains and Liaodong!" Li Mingxun said loudly.

Chen Youlong was slightly stunned. He originally planned to concentrate on the physical matters in Guangdong and Guangxi. If he had to be transferred, he would ask the north to suppress the thieves and destroy the enemy. However, he never thought about the war that would affect the north in Guangdong and Guangxi. He couldn't help but become interested and quickly asked Li Mingxun to sit down and ask seriously: "I am worried about national affairs, and I am worried about staying away from the north every day and being unable to serve the court. Today, the gentleman said this, and I am going to ask for advice."

Li Mingxun smiled and sat on a chair, saying, "In the late Wanli period, the East Gate had been rebelling for more than 40 years. In the late Tianqi period, the northwest bandits had risen everywhere, and for more than ten years. In the past few decades, the north of the Yangtze River has been broken into ruins, and the order has been very bad. Although the court and the East Gate, the national strength was greatly damaged, and the finances were even less than enough. The nine-sided towns were damaged and most of the elites were lost. Regardless of the right or wrong of the court's strategy, whether there is a new policy or not, any anti-black strategy is inseparable from money, food and soldiers, and this is also a shortage of the court! If Lord Shen can provide food and wages for the court, it can alleviate the pressure on the court, and the emperor and the cabinet will have a lot more room for straits and straits. Although he did not directly participate in the war, this can be regarded as serving the court."

Chen Youlong focused his head, but his face was filled with helplessness, saying, "Now that the court has increased three wages, it is a prosperous place in Guangdong and Guangxi, and the people's livelihood is in decline. The people have too heavy burdens and are already embarrassed to pay taxes. How can we donate food and wages to the court?"

Li Mingxun said: "The people have reached the critical point, but the real wealth of the Ming Dynasty was not the ordinary people, but the local gentry, powerful families and big merchants."

When Chen Dachun heard this, his face changed drastically and immediately said, "Brother Li, this idea cannot be fought, it cannot be fought! If they are affected, my father will probably be impeached. Don't say that he is loyal to the country, even his official title will not be guaranteed."

Li Mingxun naturally understood the truth. Today's Ming Dynasty is terminally ill, and the gentry with tax and judicial privileges controls many local interests. Most of these people have the same clan in the court in the same year. Once they have conflicts with them, the impeachment memorial alone can drown Chen Youlong.

Chen Youlong waved his hand and said, "Dachun doesn't want to say too much. Mr. Li is not unaware of the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally he doesn't mean that."

"The taxes for gentry are not easy to collect, what about foreigners?" Li Mingxun asked with a smile.

"You are talking about the Folang Ji people in Haojing. Haha, their taxes are not difficult to collect, but they are only 20,000 to 30,000 taels a year, which is really a drop in the bucket." Chen Youlong shook his head and said indifferently.

When he received the news that he was appointed as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Chen Youlong made preparations early, and the forces that Folang Jiren could not escape were naturally known. Chen Youlong knew that Folang Jiren occupied Haojing and paid 500 taels of land rent every year. The big one was the tax collected by the customs. This tax was divided into nine levels according to the size of the ship, and the tax was collected in a fixed manner. At most, it could be 40,000 taels, and at least it was more than 10,000.

In addition to the taxes for the gentry, the Maritime Warehouse Department in Guangdong is also responsible for collecting taxes for sea ships that trade abroad, including 6 taxes (import tax) and increased taxes (specially collecting ships returning from Manila.), but the maritime warships are mostly controlled by gentry, and the Maritime Warehouse Department does not receive much taxes, and the corruption in the country is rampant, which makes it much less.

(Zheng Zhilong's water-storing flag combines these kinds of salary together and is carried out in the name of tax training, and it is the responsibility of the Customs and Maritime Department.)

Li Mingxun asked with a smile: "Does Lord Shen know why Hao Jing only pays more than 20,000 taxes every year?"

Chen Youlong said casually: "I think it's because of the scammer of the Folangji businessman, and it's because of his deception."

Li Mingxun smiled, "This is indeed a reason, but not the main thing." Li Mingxun took out a piece of cake from the pastry plate on the table and said, "In fact, tax collection is like dividing cakes. The cake is divided into two halves and is not enough to eat in one bite. But if it is a sesame cake, it can be used as a tooth sacrifice. If it is a big oil cake, it will only be divided into one tenth, which is enough for one person to fill his stomach."

"Mr. I mean that the Folangjiren is too strong and the business is not prosperous, so they collect less taxes." Chen Youlong immediately understood.

Li Mingxun nodded and said, "What the emperor said is that in the eyes of the court, when it comes to Western barbarians, most of them only talk about military strength. It depends on who has more warships and more artillery, and it is just a matter of identifying threats. But in terms of economic strength, the Red-Fao Yi is still the strongest. If the Red-Fao Yi is in Haojing, the annual tax revenue is probably no less than 100,000 taels."

Li Mingxun stood up and took a brief map of Southeast Asia from the bookcase next to him, saying: "Maybe he is not sure that when Folang Jiren was the most powerful, it was the Wanli period. At that time, Folang Jiren purchased raw silk and porcelain from the Ming Dynasty and transported it to Japan in exchange for gold and silver. He also controlled the major transportation routes from India to South China. There were also many types of Nanyang goods, so he traded a lot with Guangdong. However, after the arrival of the Red-Fei Yi, the situation of Folang Jiren took a sharp decline. Now Malacca is occupied by the Dutch, so the Folang Jiren cannot contact the world and loses the goods in the Tianzhu area. Nanyang has been controlled by the Dutch, and Japan has also cut off trade with Folang Jiren. Therefore, the economic and trade situation of Haojing is getting worse and worse, and there are fewer ships coming and going, so the tax is naturally less."

"Now in Guangdong and Guangxi, the people are overwhelmed, and the gentry should not act rashly. If you want to implement a policy of opening up the source of finance, you should use this foreigner. Instead of thinking about cutting more on the cake, it is better to make this cake bigger." Li Mingxun said at the end.

Chen Youlong calmed down for a moment, and he sat there motionless, thinking about this matter carefully. After a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Li Mingxun, and smiled and said, "You want to imitate the Folang Jiren and open a port in Guangdong."

Li Mingxun's eyes widened instantly. This was his purpose. He originally wanted to proceed step by step and slowly induced him, but he never thought that Chen Youlong was so meticulous. He saw through it at first glance. Although he could not waste his lips and tongue, many words had not been said. Li Mingxun didn't know what Chen Youlong thought.

"There is indeed no one who can be the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi!" Li Mingxun cursed himself in his heart.
Chapter completed!