第二章 冬天
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院子中传来阵阵的欢笑声,菊香带着几个丫鬟在花园中堆雪人,陈新的大儿子摇摇摆摆的在旁边帮忙,嘴中不时发出一阵欢笑。网址找回邮件:ltxsba@gmail.com.
陈新会心一笑,将面对花园的两层窗叶放下,寒风被挡在了屋外,转头回来坐到铺着狐皮的醉翁椅上,悠闲的摇动起来。
对面坐着的刘民有还在小案上计算着什么,陈新眯着眼睛问道:“一旬才一曰休息时间,你还要忙活些什么?”
刘民有没有抬头道:“算算今年的炭敬要交多少,跟外务司那边的计划核对一下。”
陈新嗯了一声,每年年底都是给各地官僚送礼的时候,一般比夏天的冰敬还要给得多一些,这样一年两次打点,也能让京师官员记住自己。
刘民有算了一会突然把笔一扔,“王廷试又向商社购买过年的物资,说不得又是欠账,欠到后面就不给了。还有京师二十四衙门的公公们,今年又要向商社购买内廷过年所需的年货,去年的就没有结清。”
陈新眯着眼道:“宋闻贤评估过没有,外务这边觉得是否有必要卖给他们?”
“关键是收不到银子。”刘民有不耐的道,“去年内廷所购七万多两货品,至今只结清一万两出头,今年又欠了三万两,大多是南货,可恨他们还把半数定为‘不中程’,当做次品,言称是看在陈大人面子上,最多给一半的价。”
陈新摇着椅子噗嗤一声笑出来,过了一会才道:“内廷贪污银子就这些把戏,不过他们说看我面子倒是真的,若是寻常商家被定为‘不中程’,搞不好还落个家破人亡,好歹内廷还给咱们半价。”
刘民有也不想再算,躺到自己椅子上问道:“京师一年吞咱们四五十万辽饷,商社和外务司每年各地打点的算下来,都超过百万辆了,这比咱们的军费相差不多了。”
“但咱们收入涨得更快。”陈新缓缓道,“可见这个银子花得值,更要紧的是,这些银子入的是那些官吏的腰包,很多人转头又存进了四海钱庄。辽饷咱们名义上有一百万出头,到手就剩六十万,但咱们不能像你那么算,你该当做是多拿了六十万,而不是亏了四十万。如今咱们就这点能耐,没能力拿的就不要去可惜。京师那些打点必不可少,二十四衙门的人要买货,就卖给他们些,当做孝敬的银子数就行了。”
刘民有长长出了几口气,他每年管着财政和民事,看着那许多银子白白给了那些官员还是觉得心痛,崇祯初期的仪金还算好,普通请托拜见就是几十两,现在已经涨到了两三百两,登州镇也只能按行情来。但如今确实也没有其他办法,只要登州镇一天没有扯旗造反,那外务司和社都还得按照大明的游戏规则来玩。
他摇摇头把那些恼人的事情赶走,对陈新说起过冬的事情,“这连下了两场雪,陆路的商业马上就要进入冬歇期,港口不久也要冻上了,农活也做不成,这三四个月又是消耗。”
陈新无所谓的耸耸肩道:“不是每年都这样么,有什么不同?”
“今年冬天,莱州的两个棉纺厂还要继续生产,开年后陆续发货,今年三个棉纺厂产量应该会在一千万匹上下,有这个行业带动,冬季咱们就没闲着,能带动不少经济活力。总体来说莱州府的经济现在比登州更活跃。登州各地冬天却如死水一潭,所以我想了个法子,让登州的经济也活跃一下。”
“什么法子?”
刘民有坐起来认真的道:“咱们的战兵很多来自登州的老屯堡,这些人都存了一两年兵饷了,春节前后能否给战兵放一下假,让他们回去带动消费,现在各地主要官道沿线有车马行,这些人口流动也能促进这些车马行壮大,以后你临时征召辎重队会方便很多。”
陈新一听辎重队几个字就来了精神,他马上做起来道:“这个主意不错,莱州到登州也不算太远,凡正式军龄一年以上的都可以请假回家,这些人有钱,回家了就得吃好的,得给小孩老人买些好东西,自然就要消费,商人就要补货,车马行也有生意。这主意不错,反正冬季没人能来攻打登州,保留第一营在青州府戒备就行了。”
刘民有道:“你别一起放,分几批放假,可以持续拉动消费,车马行运输压力也不至于太大。商人也有时间陆路补货,咱们在路上建卡收商税,养成这些人交税的习惯。咱们现在靠的是垄断姓质的行业,你既然志在天下,就不能一直依靠这类行业,总有一天咱们要转向税收,但现在咱们税收占收入比才不到一成。”
“这是好主意,民有你马上就去做,登州是咱们起家的地方,但现在文登慢慢被平度州赶过,让那些老兵去拉动经济也好。我只是担心登州的货物准备不足,突然大批军饷提取出来去那边消费,可能造成物价高涨。”
“综合门市可以在各地调货,至少主要消费品不会暴涨,其他商货价格上涨也在情理之中,否则商人不会大冬天出门,现在各地屯堡有不少的屯堡小商社,都是屯户自己合伙的,通过这次消费能把战兵的高兵饷向服务业转移,让社会财富重新分配,合理的涨一下价是可以的。所以为了这个目的,我还打算给烟厂也放假一月,让他们也回屯堡消费。”
陈新对刘民有竖起拇指,“刘兄果然还是民事部第一人,莫怀文、徐元华最多也就一执行者,这样的决策他们就做不出来。刘兄说说,还有没有其他的妙计?”
刘民有一摊手,“没有妙计了,我想做的事情多了,但现在都得为你的战争机器服务,暂时就这样吧。另外只有一个要求,现在咱们兵源不缺了,你能不能清理一下你军队里面的兵员,把那些本身是独子和子女太多的普通战兵清理出来,今年战死的战兵中,有三十余人是家中独子,还有一百多有两个以上的子女,民事部现在能支撑,但后面你肯定会与建奴和流寇连续作战,尤其辽南那个地方,死伤太多的话,负担会很重,最好把那些负担重的老兵退伍,替换到预备兵里面当士官也好。多招一些年轻的,这样能减轻民事部的压力。”
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