Lin Run is from Hu Jian and has been an official along the coast. Naturally, he is not as ignorant about overseas trade as other officials. Moreover, after taking office in Guangdong, he also learned about the situation in this area. He even went to Macau incognito and talked with sailors and businessmen in dirty taverns.
So he knows that Guangdong¡¯s annual overseas trade volume can reach tens of millions of taels!
This is so amazing. If it can be taxed, this amount of money alone will be enough to save money.
¡°It¡¯s a pity that 90% of them are smuggled. Only when merchant ships from Macao were allowed to sail into Guangdong for trade each year could the government receive tariffs. Otherwise, the province would not be so poor.
But there is no solution to this problem. At least for now, it is not something that he, the governor of Guangdong, can solve.
Lin Run has no doubt that if he dares to severely crack down on smuggling, there will be chaos along the coast of Guangdong immediately. He is also likely to be burned again by the Cantonese
He has died once, so he is naturally not afraid of death. But he had witnessed with his own eyes what chaos the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang became overnight after Wang Zhi's death. For the sake of the safety of the people, he did not dare to act rashly.
Therefore, knowing that smuggling is rampant in Guangdong, Lin Run can only pretend to be deaf and dumb, waiting for opportunities.
So after hearing Zhao Hao's plan, Lin Run was still very excited. Because Jiangnan Group and Xishan Group at least pay taxes to the government in accordance with the law and never evade taxes.
Of course he is willing to let Zhao Hao grow bigger and stronger quickly. It is best to seize all Guangdong's trade volume. In this way, the province's income will be guaranteed, and those big merchants and big bosses, as well as the local tyrants and evil gentry who collude with them, will not To gain the capital to do evil.
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Thinking of this, Lin Run slammed the stone table and said: "Okay, I will fully support you to overcome all difficulties and rebuild the Chaozhou porcelain industry!"
"With Zhongcheng's words, my confidence suddenly doubled." Zhao Hao said with an excited look.
"Stop being like this, tell me what problem you are encountering now!" Lin Run scolded with a smile.
"The main reason is that the investigation found that all the porcelain clay in the plains near Fucheng has been dug up." Zhao Hao spread his hands.
"You think the excitement of love is all in vain?" Lin Run rolled his eyes.
"But the good news is that there is a large high-quality china clay mine in Feitianyan, thirty miles away from Fucheng." But Zhao Hao changed his subject.
"But what?" Lin Run was no longer fooled.
"But that's the territory of the Hakka people." Zhao Hao said: "Decades ago, the natives in the city couldn't take it back after several attempts, and many people died."
"The locals are fighting" Lin Run frowned slightly, said these four words, and then said with a faint smile: "So you want me to mediate?"
"With the status and prestige of Zhongcheng, it is naturally the most suitable." Zhao Hao smiled and nodded: "Besides, there is no need to force anything to turn conflicts into friendship. As long as the Hakka people can agree to sell me the china clay mine. As for how I will use it. , they just pretend not to know.¡±
"It's much easier this way." Lin Run nodded slowly.
"I will also make conditions that they cannot refuse." Zhao Hao added: "I will never embarrass Zhong Cheng."
"I believe this." Lin Run smiled and nodded again.
"And Zhongcheng has an extra advantage." Zhao Hao suddenly whispered again.
"What advantage?" Lin Run asked curiously.
"According to our information, that Hakka family also has the surname Lin." Zhao Hao said with a smile.
"Oh?" Lin Run was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a while. Because the Hakkas here in Chao'an basically moved south from Fujian. As we all know, "The surname Lin in the world comes from Fujian, and most people in Fujian have the surname Lin."
??Basically, when I see someone named Lin, I first guess whether he is from Fujian, which is reliable. For example, Lin Zexu, Lin Huiyin, Lin Pingzhi
For thousands of years, Lin has been the most common surname in Fujian, and is far ahead of the second place. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Hakka people from Feitianyan who migrated from Fujian are named Lin.
The next moment, Lin Run came to his senses, pointed at Zhao Hao angrily and funnyly and said, "You don't want me to be related to someone else, do you?"
"My people also learned that the Lin family is the queen of Jin'an County." Zhao Hao asked seriously: "Lin Zhongcheng, you should be the same, right?"
"Isn't this nonsense? Duke Lu, the king of Jin'an County, is the co-ancestor of the Lin family in Fujian." Lin Run couldn't laugh or cry: "Do you think I am?"
The so-called prince of Jin'an County is called Lin Lu, who is from a famous family and served in the royal family. After Yongjia crossed south, he began to rise to prominence and made great contributions to the establishment of the Jin Dynasty regime in Jiangdong. Later, he was ordered to leave the town of Fujian, which was called Jin'an County at that time. It was to develop Fujian.Accept fate.
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When Zhao Hao and his son accompanied Lin Run to the dock, all the officials and gentry who had been allowed to accompany the inspection had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing that Young Master Zhao was here today, Liu Zixing, Yue Yunpeng and others couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. It seems that Lin Zhongcheng does have a close relationship with Mr. Zhao, not just his father. So, those big cakes that Mr. Zhao painted should be able to be fulfilled, right?
But they didn¡¯t dare to say hello to Zhao Hao, otherwise the governor would suspect whether they had colluded to build momentum for Mr. Zhao.
So everyone pretended not to be familiar with it. Of course, it will be cooked quickly.
By the time the inspection ended in the evening, everyone¡¯s relationship had quickly warmed up to a suitable state.
As long as no one investigates further, this will overshadow the previous deeds
At least Lin Run had no intention of delving into their relationship. After disembarking from the ship at the departure pier, he cupped his hands to the accompanying officials and gentry and said, "I have to thank you all for today."
Everyone was naturally busy and said, "It's not hard work. This is our honor."
Then I heard Lin Run say in a deep voice: "Then you all have to work hard. How about accompanying our hospital to Feitianyan tomorrow?"
"Ah!" Liu Zixing, Yue Yunpeng and others were all shocked. They never expected that Mr. Zhao would have such great energy that he could persuade the governor to help them solve their difficulties! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com