Chapter 533: Ginger is old

Zhao Heng pondered for a moment, looked at Cai Jing, and said, "Didn't the palace say that it would take out 100 million yuan? Why? Did the father regret it?"

Cai Jing shook his head with a smile and said, "Then Chen Ao is too ambitious. Originally, the navy was parked in various ports, but he said that he wanted to build a new port and a navy command yamen. The location is in Penglai. Originally, the inner trunks were already in a hurry to take care of both drilling and shipbuilding. He also wanted to build a port, which was even less than enough money."

Zhao Heng said: "What the Grand Master means to do something about money? Although the father favored Chen Ao, he may not be willing to allocate money from the inner treasury. In this way..."

Cai Jing shook his head again and said, "I don't mean that. With a handsome man, I will never reach out to the palace anymore." He pulled out a memorial from his cuff and handed it to Zhao Heng: "You can read it yourself."

Zhao Heng took over the memorial, and the end of the memorial was signed with Chen Ao's name. The general meaning was some affairs organized by the navy, mainly talking about Penglai New Port, where the main force of the navy was stationed in Suzhou and Hangzhou. The rest mentioned that a navy was stationed in Quanzhou, which usually protected the sea and eliminated pirates, and immediately went north during wartime.

Zhao Heng was confused: "Mr. Cai, is there any mystery in this memorial?"

Cai Jing stroked his beard and laughed: "Originally, since the new port has been built, why should he send a navy to Quanzhou and Suhang? Look at me, Chen Aoba probably wants to reach out from Suhang and Quanzhou Maritime Warehouse to get money from there."

Zhao Heng thought for a while and said, "The Taishi means to collect taxes from merchant ships in the name of protecting the sea border. This matter is the matter of the Maritime Bureau. What does it have to do with Shen Ao?"

Cai Jing shook his head and said, "My sea trade in Song Dynasty is a profitable business. Your Highness doesn't know. If you set out from Quanzhou and transport a ship of silk to Dashi, you can move a mountain of gold back on the way back. How much profit will there be?"

Zhao Heng said horrifiedly: "So many?"

Cai Jing nodded: "I was a county magistrate in Hangzhou, and the profits of maritime merchants were roughly the same. As long as you don't make any mistakes in the middle of the journey, it would be huge profits. Of course, the Maritime Mansion Department had to take a commission, and as long as the ship hits the shore, taxes could be collected. But does Your Highness know that some taxes cannot be collected?"

Zhao Heng said: "What allusions are there after this?"

Cai Jing slowly drank the tea ceremony: "Who doesn't want to do a profitable business? Not to mention anything else, there are seven or eight of the ten officials in Bianjing City who let their relatives go to Quanzhou and Suhang to organize people to travel on boats. On the surface, those people are merchants, but in fact, no official is in charge of the back? The crux of the problem is here. Although the Maritime Bureau is held by the people in the palace, they also know the rules. Therefore, most of them turn a blind eye to these ships, a fleet of several lucky ships. It is obvious that they have to pay thousands of taxes, but it is good to get ten or hundreds of taxes. Your Highness thinks that ordinary merchants go to sea and pay taxes as their duty, but some people go to sea but they almost don’t take any money. Ten or twenty years later, these people have become more and more money, and the scale of their fleets is getting bigger and bigger. Now, whether in Suzhou or Hangzhou or Quanzhou, the real big business is done by these officials and businessmen. Therefore, although the sea trade has become more and more prosperous in recent years, the taxes collected by the imperial court every year are getting smaller and smaller."

Zhao Heng said in surprise: "So, Chen Ao just wants to get money from here?"

Cai Jinghe nodded: "He built the navy there, and it's probably what he meant. Once his hand was put in, the treasury of the Song Dynasty could add at least 100 million yuan of taxes every year, but those officials and businessmen would be in trouble. Most of them organized fleets to go out to sea. If they really paid taxes according to the value of the goods, it would be like to dig their hearts. In this way, your highness should understand."

Zhao Heng said in surprise: "I understand. Chen Ao dares to stretch out this hand, and he will not involve one or two people, and he will become the target of public criticism at that time."

Cai Jing cheered up and his eyes flashed with a sharp luster: "Yes, when Duke Jing changed his laws, he didn't dare to extend his hand on the sea trade, just because he was afraid that the public would be angry. Now Chen Ao dared to extend his hand to the sea trade, and the world would inevitably be in a turbulent relationship. At that time, Your Highness stood up and said justice to everyone, and he chose the reason that the court could not compete with the people for profit to create public opinion. Your Highness thought about it, Chen Ao would be a traitor, and Your Highness's wiseness would inevitably spread throughout the world."

Zhao Heng held his hands and said excitedly: "Don't compete with the people for profit... This is a good excuse. The Grand Master's words really made people suddenly enlightened. I couldn't sleep these days, but I felt that the prince who had no power and power, and I didn't know what to do with the Chen Ao. Today I finally got a clue."

Cai Jing shook his hand and said, "Your Highness is just a blessing. I am just giving Buddha with flowers. Chen Ao wants to get involved in the sea trade, which is why he wants to die. As for Your Highness, you actually don't have to do anything. As long as you stand up at the right time and speak out for advice, no matter whether the palace accepts advice, your Highness will make a profit and not lose money, which is more worthwhile than going to sea to do business."

Zhao Heng laughed, of course he understood the benefits here. As Cai Jing said, no matter whether the palace accepts advice or not, he is the biggest beneficiary. The officials want to eat and make a fortune. But Chen Ao jumped out and kicked over the chicken soup they had made. Will the officials involved here sit down? As long as they stand up, these people will immediately become ***s. If the palace sees the turbulent feelings and recalls Shen Ao, then on the surface, he, the prince, is also a winner, and Chen Ao will also be setbacks. But even if Chen Ao wins and rectifies the sea trade, the officials who suffer losses will be devoted to themselves and hope to liquidate Chen Ao after they ascend to the throne.

Zhao Heng stood up and bowed deeply to Cai Jing and said, "Teacher Xie to give me some advice."

Cai Jing stood up and supported him with a trembling trembling: "What is your highness doing? What is your virtue? How can I bear such a great gift? Your Highness is the crown prince and the emperor of the future Song Dynasty. I can't even work hard to repay you, so how dare you receive your highness?"

The two of them exchanged greetings, and it happened that Cai Tao came back from the tribe and saw the prince. Zhao Heng became more enthusiastic about Cai Tao. He was almost brother-in-law and got up. He stayed in Cai's mansion that night for dinner before saying goodbye.

Cai Tao sent the prince away, returned to the hall, and said to Cai Jing: "What's wrong with the prince today? How happy is it?"

Cai Jing stroked his beard and laughed: "He was the one who came to Liu Qi to go up the house and asked for advice and protect himself."

The so-called pulling the stairs at the house means that during the Three Kingdoms, Liu Biao favored his youngest son Liu Qi and did not like his eldest son Liu Cong. Liu Cong's stepmother was afraid that Liu Qi would gain power, which affected his son Liu Cong's status, and was very jealous of him. Liu Qi felt that he was in a very dangerous environment and asked Zhuge Liang many times, but Zhuge Liang refused to give him any advice. One day, Liu Qi asked Zhuge Liang to drink on a high building. When the two were sitting down to drink, Liu Qi secretly sent someone to remove the stairs. Zhuge Liang had no choice but to make a plan to let Liu Qi avoid the disaster in Jiangxia.

It is appropriate for Cai Jing to say this. Liu Biao is Zhao Ji. Zhao Heng, like Liu Qi, is both the eldest son, but he is not favored. This crown prince is in a turmoil. If Shen Ao is allowed to be a big shot, he will not be able to inherit the throne in the future, and it will be unknown if he can live a life. However, in Cai Jing's words, he can't help but compare himself to Kong Ming.

Cai Tao frowned and said, "Did my father think of the good strategy to make the arrogant?"

Cai Jing smiled faintly, asked someone to serve a bowl of ginseng soup, slowly scooped it up and then recovered his spirits, saying, "Don't ask about the prince's affairs, and don't ask about the affairs in the court. Be your Minister of War with peace of mind, and handle the affairs in the ministry clearly. Don't worry about other matters."

Seeing that Cai Tao's face looked a little ugly, Cai Jing sighed and said softly: "Taoer, our Cai family tree is very popular, you must be careful when doing anything. You are my son, and many people are waiting for you to reveal your flaws and let someone use them to destroy the Cai family. At this time, you should be more cautious. As for the prince, you have your own plans for your father. Now I have lived enough, and I have reached the point where I am below one person. I don't ask for anything else, but I just hope that the Cai family can still gain a foothold in Bianjing after I die."

Cai Tao felt a little dissatisfied and thought to himself, can’t the Cai family rely on me if they want to gain a foothold? But he dared not disobey and said obediently: “My son understands that he will definitely be more careful in the future.”

Cai Jinghe nodded: "That's good. When you are a father, don't look like you are so proud of yourself. In fact, you are struggling. Now you have a more arrogant attitude. One negligence is a disaster. Our Cai family is in trouble. Seeing that there is no restaurant next door, it is because of that, the female family members of the Cai family dare not even leave the doorman, and they curled up in the room and couldn't stand the sun. But what can this be? Can you still come to the door?"

Cai Tao gritted his teeth and said, "What's the matter afraid of? My son really wants to take someone to tear it down, set a fire, and burn the winery."

Cai Jing shook his head with a smile: "So you can't compare to Chen Ao. Chen Ao hopes that you will go to burn his restaurant, just wait for our Cai family to reveal their flaws. I have been an official for so many years, from a small county magistrate to the present day, not luck or how energetic it is, but also forbearance. When the old party was in power, my former colleagues and demoted officials were still in Bianjing, and still dealing with the old party. Sometimes, I can only look forward if I take a step back. What's the use of blindly using voluntary spirit?"

After saying a big truth, Cai Tao heard it. Cai Jing sighed and said tiredly: "You go and rest first, listen to me and do what you should do."

Cai Tao nodded: "Father, son is gone."

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Chapter completed!