Guo Mingyan left the side hall, but Lin Chunhong fell into deep thought.

Jiangnan was a major financial and financial place of the court. The seven prefectures of Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Hangzhou, Huzhou and Jiaxing accounted for almost half of the court's taxes. Especially Suzhou, it accounted for almost one-tenth! This is related to the backward actions of the small peasant Taizuye, who was the young farmer.

Therefore, no matter what, Bangtai must control Jiangnan and enhance his strength to fight against the Jurchens.

However, it is not easy to control Jiangnan, just like a tiger swallowing an elephant. The Jiangnan region is extremely complex, with various forces intertwined, and it is difficult to sort out and it is still messy.

Let’s not talk about the arrogant and arrogant businessmen in Jiangnan, nor about their strong financial strength. Just looking at another central government in Nanjing and the deep-rooted Fushe, Lin Chunhong felt that he was unable to start.

"If you don't have ten years of hard work, you can't completely control it, unless you directly capture it..." Lin Chunhong smiled and drove this ridiculous idea out of his mind.

If you want to say, Guo Mingyan is not very suitable for Prime Minister Jiangnan affairs. When it comes to commercial penetration and suppressing Hui merchants and Jiangnan wealthy merchants, Guo Mingyan has absolutely no problem. However, when it comes to attracting Jiangnan scholars and fighting with local governments, Guo Mingyan probably has to be fooled.

However, there is no one in Bangtai who is more suitable than Guo Mingyan. Zhu Zhiyu may be better at calming himself than Guo Mingyan, but he is not good at breeding skills and is in charge of lawsuits and the Science and Education Department, so he cannot get rid of his hands.

"Hey, when hiring people, I feel that there is a shortage of talents. Let's do this first, and then talk about it later..." Lin Chunhong sighed.

In the side hall on the second floor of Jinjin Building, Yangzhou Goods Store, there is a huge oval table. Lin Chunhong, Zhang Daohan, Zhu Zhiyu, Guo Mingyan, Zheng Tiancheng, Gu Xiulin, Li Mengshen, and Yang Yiren are all discussing the matter.

"It's too chaotic. The Central Secretariat Mansion doesn't know how to unify the order..."

After listening to Lin Chunhong's introduction to Jiangnan, Zhang Daohan frowned and complained.

Except for Lin Chunhong, everyone else felt the same and nodded at the same time.

Zhang Daohan continued to complain, as if inspired, "The military gate, except for Jingzhou, Yiling and Xiangyang, there are other places with the same model as the same, and they are not the same. For example, Kuizhou only controls the Fucheng and the river banks, and the rest of the areas have only started to be registered with Qimin. Needless to say, Yunyang is garrison, although it is garrison, it is similar to before, and basically has no control. Nanyang is not much better, leaving Bao Zhedong and a group of troops. It is completely different from the four-dimensional ones. The Zhongshu Mansion has to hesitate to call him..."

"Especially in Guangdong, a maritime governor was created, which was even more inconsistent with Huguang. Now Jiangnan is the same. Which departments should be set up and which departments should not be set up? If anyone else, it would be confused. How can the Central Secretariat Office issue targeted orders in the future?"

Zhang Daohan's words were said to everyone's hearts, and everyone nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

Zheng Tiancheng even gave an example: "For example, if you want to increase taxes, Jingzhou, Guangdong, Nanyang and Jiangnan are completely different, and the Finance Department is in a difficult position."

Lin Chunhong pondered for a moment and said, "It's a bit troublesome. I also wish that the models in various places are the same, so it's easier to manage this way. But is this possible? The key to governing is to adapt to local conditions and take advantage of the situation. The situation in different places is different, and of course there are differences."

Zhu Zhiyu frowned and said with concern: "The military gate has different models, and the central government is not afraid of trouble. It's just that there are more things. However, with more things, the number of officials needed will inevitably increase, and our finances may not be able to bear it. My subordinates once counted that the proportion of officials and citizens in various places in the Ming Dynasty was about one to two thousand, but we were about one to two hundred and eight. We have enough officials! And now it is not enough, and we need to continue to increase. In the long run, how can we afford it?"

Lin Chunhong naturally had his account in his heart, and he was frightened by one to two hundred and eight. Later generations reached a terrifying 1 to twenty! He laughed and said, "It's only one to two hundred and eight? It's still not much. If you double it, there is nothing to worry about. We are not like the court, who pursues inaction and governs. Each county has a pitiful fewer officials. The annual salary is indeed less, but I believe everyone knows how the county management in various parts of the Ming Dynasty."

"We are different. In a county, there are more than fifteen institutions, including those in charge of taxation, transportation, and specializing in supervision... It can be said that there are many different types of officials in a county. There are more than 300 officials, and there is no such thing as not being able to support them. Don't worry, everyone."

Zhang Daohan also nodded and said, "Don't worry about this. We have added so many officials, which is nothing more than robbing the work done by the gentry. These officials have been trained and have supervision behind them, so their efficiency is naturally higher than that of the gentry. Instead of letting the gentry find opportunities to do it, it is better to use the money to support the officials. This is not without benefits for Bangtai. However, the models in various places are different and administrative costs have increased significantly. How should we solve this problem?"

Lin Chunhong felt a little moved and suddenly thought, can the autonomy of various places be improved and manage according to local conditions under the unified constitutional framework?

Immediately, Lin Chunhong drove away this crazy idea from his head. This strategy is obviously not suitable for the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention the constitution, just increasing the autonomy of various places may stimulate local Duli forces and lead to unbearable consequences.

However, it is necessary to improve local autonomy within a certain range. After all, China is so big, with different situations between the north and the south, and the central government will never be able to manage everything in detail.

Lin Chunhong didn't have an in-depth discussion now. After clearing his throat, he said, "Let's do this now. The cost is higher. Let's talk about it later. We have gone too far off topic. Now let's discuss how to play in Jiangnan first!"

Finally, when we talked about the important matter, everyone raised their spirits and began to discuss the strategy of controlling Jiangnan.

This year, starting from the public opinion war at the beginning of the year, the people have been satisfied, and the verbal topics have suddenly increased, which enriched the people's spare time. Now, the dispute over bills has finally settled, and Jiangnan, which was once noisy, seems to have returned to the past and restored its quiet and elegant nature. However, the people still looked at the Yangzhou warehouse with anticipation, hoping that Lin Chunhong would find some topics of conversation.

However, to the disappointment of the people, Yangzhou warehouse did not say a word and did not make any fun. Instead, something new happened in Yangzhou City: Renhe Money House made a brilliant debut in Yangzhou, issued notes publicly, and opened branch houses in various prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River at the same time.

The news quickly spread throughout the country through newspapers, arousing great interest from the people. They looked at the Yangzhou warehouse with anticipation to see how Lin Chunhong fought back.

Unexpectedly, Yangzhou Warehouse seemed to turn a blind eye to the emerging bills, neither issued a statement in the newspaper nor took any measures, which disappointed the people.

"Are all the barbarians in Jingzhou dead? Why are there no words to this day?" In the Qingyun Teahouse, a brave man of martial arts was obviously dissatisfied with Lin Chunhong's silence, looked at Jin Jinlou in the distance and cursed.

A middle-aged man who looked like a scholar next to him burst out laughing and said, "Is he so arrogant in Yangzhou's warehouse? He is talking wildly, and he is itchy?"

Wu Yongnan was stunned for a moment and said embarrassedly: "It's okay to curse a few words. I have never heard of being guilty for cursing."

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, "That's true." Then, the middle-aged man put his mouth close to Wu Yongnan's ear and whispered, "Lin Chunhong is not in Yangzhou at all. I heard that Wang Jiazhen succeeded as the governor of the five provinces and is summoning Lin Chunhong to Henan to discuss matters."

Wu Yongnan seemed very dissatisfied and said angrily: "Lin Chunhong is gone. Which one in the Yangzhou warehouse is a fuel-efficient lamp? Are you just watching Renhe Money House compete for business?"

The middle-aged man smiled mysteriously and shook his head and said, "Do you think Lin Chunhong has not moved? Tell you, Lin Chunhong has been expanding for a long time, but it was not said in the newspaper."

"oh?"

"Lin Chunhong is in Shanghai County, Hangzhou Fucheng has begun to build two cargo warehouses, and is also preparing to build two docks for sea ships with thousands of materials."

Wu Yongnan was obviously stunned by the news, stunned for a moment, and asked: "Shanghai County? Build a large wharf in Shanghai County? Is Lin Chunhong crazy? Whether it is Zhenjiang or Changzhou, aren't they ten thousand times better than Shanghai County?"

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "What are Lin Chunhong's plans? How can we know? We just rely on Yangzhou warehouse to make money and make money. We can control so much?"

Wu Yongnan asked, "Will Lin Chunhong ignore Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Suzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou?"

The middle-aged man snorted and said, "Your news is really blocked. How can you ignore these places? I heard that these cities also need to build large warehouses, but I haven't heard of building a wharf."

Wu Yongnan's eyes rolled, as if he was determined, and said, "Brother Lu, I have an idea. Please help me think about it. We have been running the sea boat for so many years and have been helping people. Why not buy a boat yourself and work for yourself!"

The middle-aged man was obviously startled by the idea of ​​Wu Yongnan and said in shock: "Buy a sea boat? Are you crazy? A three-masted sea boat costs more than 200,000 taels of silver!"

Wu Yongnan said decisively: "Brother San, can't Yangzhou Money House be able to borrow money? You and I have a few acres of thin land on hand, so it's better to mortgage the loan!"

"This..." the middle-aged man pondered.

Wu Yongnan continued to persuade: "San brother, as the saying goes, the timids are starved to death, and the bold ones are willing to die. Now sea boats have insurance and bill exchange, so the risks have been reduced a lot. Besides, Lin Chunhong is building a wharf in Shanghai and Hangzhou. I feel that the prospect of running sea boats is very broad!"

Wu Yongman put his mouth close to the middle-aged man's ears and whispered: "Let's buy a sea boat with Lin Chunhong, take out a loan, and make some transactions a little more, which is enough to get a Class B credit. Third brother, with Lin Chunhong's protection, who in the world dares to bully us?"

The middle-aged man finally became moved, frowned and thought for a long time, and said to Wu Yongnan: "Let's make a good idea and see how to raise funds..."
Chapter completed!