Sun Guanglong put forward his future work plan in the parliament, which was generally good. However, after speaking, Li Wenzhang immediately raised a question. If you encourage both farming and local fisheries, do you have policies to encourage businessmen to go overseas?

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This question is very important to the businessman. As soon as his question was raised, other businessmen immediately nodded and stared at Sun Guanglong to see how he would answer. Not only the businessmen, but also the nobles and family members.

The buying and selling officials also pricked up their ears.

However, this question stumped Sun Guanglong. How can we encourage the policy of encouraging businessmen to go overseas? After thinking for a while, he said: "I have also thought about the policy of encouraging businessmen to go overseas. That is to discuss with the cabinet and lower the price."

Customs exit and entry tax rates”

For him, how to encourage him had never thought of it at the beginning, but now that members of parliament asked questions, he had to answer, because he knew that if he didn't answer well, he would probably lose five votes from businessmen and even some nobles.

I won't buy his fault either

"Discuss with the cabinet to reduce the tax rate for customs entry and exit? Can the cabinet agree?" Li Wenzhang couldn't help laughing and said: "The cabinet's chief minister, Yue, is here. It's usually difficult for us to see Mr. Yue, but today in the parliament,

We are lucky enough to be able to see it, so we might as well ask Mr. Yue by the way, is it possible to reduce the customs and entry tax rates?"

After he finished speaking, more than a hundred pairs of eyes in the parliament hall immediately turned towards Yue Su.

"Overseas trade is extremely profitable, and this tax rate is not too high. How can we easily reduce taxes when the imperial court is using money? It is impossible to achieve now, but it may be possible in the future." Yue Su answered bluntly.

"It is impossible to achieve now. You have heard what Mr. Sun and Mr. Yue said." Li Wenzhang really dared to say anything. Of course, the parliamentary system only stipulates that anything can be said. Then, Li Wenzhang smiled slightly and said

: "Master Sun, what you said just now is that the port system is basically the same as the port system. A navy is established, and naval warships escort everyone to sea and collect protection fees. But here, Li wants to ask,

The current naval warships have all been transferred to Liaodong by Lord Yue to fight. This war can be said to be long and protracted. It is normal to fight for three to five years. How can there be any more ships transferred to the established navy?

Even if they are being built now, it is probably too late. It is said that although the shipyards in Fujian have built some warships in the past two years, as soon as the ships are put into the water, they are either sent to Tianjin Guards or transferred to the Fujian and Zhejiang navies, and they are busy

To maintain order at sea and prevent people from going out to sea privately, I am afraid that there will not be enough warships to protect the safety of our merchants for a while. You know, the sea is vast and there are many pirates. Without enough warships to protect our merchant ships, it will be very dangerous for our merchant ships."

"This..." Li Wenzhang's next question really stopped Sun Guanglong. After thinking for a long time, he just said hesitantly: "I will discuss with... the cabinet... secondment of warships from other naval forces...

…”

As soon as he finished his answer, Li Wenzhang immediately looked in the direction where Yue Su was sitting and said: "Master Yue, Master Sun said that he will discuss with the cabinet and second the naval warships from elsewhere. I don't know if the cabinet can agree.

How much are you willing to second?”

"Uncle Li, you are very familiar with the situation in the imperial court. You know that the imperial court is currently in short supply of warships, but Songjiang Prefecture needs to open the sea. After the navy is established, the cabinet will definitely try to allocate some warships from Fujian and Zhejiang.

, As for how much is used to maintain security in the sea area of ​​​​Songjiang Prefecture, it is estimated that it is only enough to maintain security in the sea area." Yue Su did not hide it, and answered truthfully that the warships on the Liaodong side must not be moved, and now they are going to be harassed.

In the end, we have to advance both by land and water. How can we fight without warships?

But as soon as Sun Guanglong heard Yue Su's answer, before Li Wenzhang could say anything else, he rushed to say: "Master Yue, if your cabinet does not allocate enough warships to come, what will we do as the governor if you ask me to do it?"

, if you, an official of the Junyi Party, were to patrol Songjiang, would you do the same thing?"

"I always treat everyone equally," Yue Su replied decisively.

"Okay, let's talk about it now. I'm just waiting for your Junyi Party officials to answer their questions when they come to run for election." Sun Guanglong said with great dissatisfaction that many officials in the Ming Dynasty had bad tempers and dared to scold the emperor and the leader.

There are many people who can assist you

Afterwards, Sun Guanglong cupped his hands in front of everyone and said: "Sun will continue to say more, please leave now and let the next one come." After that, he turned around and exited the parliament hall.

At this moment, everyone in the parliament hall looked at Yue Su. They wondered what Mr. Yue was thinking. At the same time, they also had the same idea as Sun Guanglong, wanting to see what the officials of the Junyi Party said when they ran for election.

After a while, another official came on the scene. This official was also a partisan. His proposal was similar to that of Sun Guanglong. He also couldn’t answer Li Wenzhang’s questions. In the end, he left the scene in anger.

Soon, three more officials entered the scene one after another, including officials from the Yiluo Party, but they had the same answer as the first two.

Next, the official who entered the room was named Fan Fucui. He was a native of Huang County, Dengzhou. He was a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli Dynasty. He served as an official in Kaifeng. Because of his meritorious service in guarding Kaifeng, he was proudly promoted because he was from Shandong. He naturally joined the Qi Party.

, who later became a member of the Junzuo Party

Fan Fucui's proposal for taking office is different from the previous five. It can be said that it is unfamiliar and eye-catching. Among his proposals, there are not only ordinary issues such as contributing to people's livelihood and management of litigation, but the focus is on opening up a port.

On the issue of how to encourage businessmen to go to sea, he said this in his proposal. After he takes office, he will build shipyards and manufacture warships. The warships produced will not only be used for local security, but also sold to businessmen.

, the price is guaranteed to be low, and the quality is definitely better than the ships built by the private sector, and the price is also definitely cheaper. After the opening of the port, merchants went to sea and needed protection. What he said was also very pertinent. The court did not have any in a short time.

There are extra warships to protect merchants. It is estimated that only a small number of warships can be allocated to maintain security in the waters around Songjiang Prefecture. How to protect merchants? His explanation is that although the court no longer has warships, there are still troops in the local area.

For artillery and muskets, merchants can pay protection fees to hire imperial troops. The imperial troops will carry artillery, muskets and other weapons on board to ensure your safety.

After he finished speaking about the proposal, the merchants looked at each other and nodded, thinking that this method was good. There would definitely be dangers when the caravan went to sea. It would be much safer if there were troops from the imperial court to protect it.

Fan Fucui's proposal was affirmed in the hearts of businessmen and some nobles. They believed that this method was feasible, but they were also curious about what kind of proposals the officials of the Junyi Party would have, and whether they would be better than Fan Fucui's proposal.

The answer was soon revealed. After Fan Fucui withdrew, two officials came in to give speeches. One of them was from the Yiluo Party and the other from the Junzuo Party. After they finished speaking, the officials from the Junyi Party walked in.

His name was Wang Qiaonian, and he was a Jinshi in Sui'an, Zhejiang Province in the second year of Tianqi. Although he was from Zhejiang, he did not join the Zhejiang Party. How can he be called a disciple of Master Yue? He naturally joined the Yue Party at that time.

Wang Qiaonian first served as an official in the Ministry of Punishment, and later he was promoted to the prefect of Qingzhou, deputy envoy of Denglai Military Preparation, and finally succeeded Sun Chuanting as the minister of the Ministry of War.

When he was appointed as the magistrate of Qingzhou, he was able to do it. He put more than ten earth files in the corridor, and the litigants cooked by themselves and waited for the execution.

Riding, practicing bow and knife stabbing, sleeping in the wind and dew

It can be said that Wang Qionian's reputation is very loud in Shandong.

There were naturally many Yue Party officials who ran for governor of Songjiang this time. However, when it came time to finalize the candidates, Yue Su only selected one. When Wang Qiaonian presented it to Zhang Yan for review, Zhang Yan was very puzzled.

I don’t understand why both the Junzuo Party and the Yiluo Party sent two people, but the Junyi Party only chose one.

This is called Gui Jing. Unless all ten are members of the same party, there is no use having too many. After all, only one will be elected. If there are more people, the votes will be shared. Of course, Wang Qionian is not in vain.

Yes, I am an official and don’t say anything. The Yue Party officials are all convinced, and my ability is also very outstanding.

His proposals, whether they were dedicated to people's livelihood or opening up ports, were very clear. However, his method was similar to Fan Fucui's. He also opened a shipyard and sold ships to merchants at low prices. However, in the protection of merchant ships,

Different plans were proposed above. Fan Fucui lent troops to businessmen and charged protection fees. However, Wang Qiaonian did not lend troops to the troops, but only rented weapons. When he went to sea for a rental fee, he paid a deposit and provided supplies to the court.

Guarantee, pay the lease fee, return to the port, return the weapon, take it back and escort it, if the cannon or gun is used, repay the cost as much as it is used.

This proposal is better for businessmen than Fan Fucui's. After all, if you rent troops from the imperial court, you will have to serve them like your ancestors when they get on the ship, with good food and drink, and it's hard to say what the quality of the troops is.

If you can rent weapons and take people out to sea, that's another matter. Which big businessman doesn't have some nursing homes at home? Their nursing homes are all well-trained and capable, to say the least, even above the army.

It's not that you can't get some weapons. It's just that when you leave the customs, the inspections are strict. Who dares to carry them? If the court is willing to rent them, it will be legalized to go to sea with weapons. Having your own weapons at sea will not be subject to any restrictions.

With restraint, you can do business openly and openly, and you can also do business with some capital. Why not do this?

Businessmen who can become business representatives are all big businessmen, and their families have a lot of money. For them, they naturally like not only the five businessmen, but also the nobles. Their thoughts are actually the same as those of the businessmen, although they say they hire people from the court.

When the troops go to sea, the soldiers of the imperial court dare not make trouble on their ships. But if they want to do some business, there are too many taboos. After all, the troops of the imperial court are also outsiders, and they talk a lot. God knows whether they will tell anyone.

But at this time, a man stood up. This man was less than twenty, handsome and handsome. Zhuge Xiang was a student of the Imperial College. There are three, six or nine grades of prison students. He was a scholar, and he was called Gongsheng in the Imperial College.

Zhuge Xiang is famous for his literary talents and is quite famous in Northern Zhili. Some people even call him the most talented person in Northern Zhili. His future is boundless. Because of this, Zhuge Xiang was elected as a member of the Shilin Council to participate in the parliament.

"Master Wang, student Zhuge Xiang is a tribute student of the Imperial College and a member of the Shilin Council. I have a question here that I would like to ask," Zhuge Xiang said.

"It turns out you are Zhuge Xiang. Your reputation is well known to me. I wonder if you have any questions for me?" Wang Qionian said politely.

"What the students want to ask is, if artillery and muskets are leased to merchants, what will happen if unscrupulous merchants use these weapons to do evil at sea? Everyone knows that now there is only one port in Rzhao, plus Songjiang,

There are only two ports. Overseas trade is very profitable. There will definitely be merchants who secretly go to sea from other places. Now they have no weapons and want to smuggle. Once they encounter the patrol warships of the imperial court, they can only restrain their hands and ask for them.

Weapons, when returning to the sea, did not land at Songjiang, but landed secretly from other places. If they encountered the officers and soldiers and had the strength to resist, they would definitely bring casualties to the court. So what? Businessmen have always been interested in profit.

I can guarantee that there are many people who dare to take risks," Zhuge Xiang said plausibly.

His rhetoric made Li Wenzhang and other businessmen itch with hatred. Are you looking for trouble?

Wang Qiaonian answered directly without any hesitation: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages. I have been an official in Dengzhou for a long time. There are many foreign missionaries there. I have talked with them and listened to them. Overseas trade is now very popular in Western countries.

, their country also encourages them to sell weapons to merchants and let them go to sea to do business. The purpose is also to worry about encountering thieves at sea. When merchants go to sea, they can protect themselves with weapons. I have also thought about sending troops to accompany the merchants.

When you go to sea, you are responsible for protection, but in this way, there will definitely be too many people on the ship. The more people you bring, the more provisions you will bring. This is also very disadvantageous at sea. If you rent weapons to merchants, this problem will not occur. In addition,

, the problem you mentioned does happen. In order to avoid tariffs, some profit-seeking businessmen take desperate risks and go ashore from other places. When they encounter the imperial navy, they use weapons rented from the imperial court to fight back. So, my officer

Then a rule was drawn up. To rent weapons from the imperial court, a guarantor was required, and the guarantor must have a certain identity. If a similar accident occurred, not only the merchants who rented weapons from the imperial court would be punished as treason, but also the guarantor would be executed.

I will also be implicated, and the whole family will be killed. I also plan to attach additional conditions when merchants rent weapons. They must hire instructors from the court, at least eight, and have these eight people to supervise these eight people. If something unexpected happens,

And if the merchant ships are still there, then the imperial court must investigate the merchant ships. Moreover, leasing weapons to merchants is just a trial to see what the effect is. If there are more people violating the ban, after the imperial court pacifies Liaodong, the naval warships will not have to fight.

We can take the port as an example, carry out ship protection business, and stop the arms leasing business. If someone violates the ban, the arms leasing business can still continue.”

After he finished his answer, Li Wenzhang, Zhang Zhiji and other businessmen and honorable members all nodded their heads. They had already confirmed in their hearts that the imperial court was leasing weapons. Moreover, they were not renting weapons for smuggling or confrontation with the imperial court, but for the purpose of smuggling and confronting the imperial court.

In order to protect yourself at sea, do some business without capital

However, Zhuge Xiang spoke again, "Master Wang, your method is also feasible, but the student agrees with it. The student has another concern here. He wants to ask Master Wang for advice. Merchants have weapons. Naturally, they will no longer obey the imperial court when they go to sea."

According to the law, the sea is vast and regulated by people. What if the merchants of Ming Dynasty kill each other and compete for goods on the sea in order to pursue profits? Also, my lord said that to rent the weapons of the imperial court, you need to find a reputable guarantor.

, what if we can’t find such a guarantor?”

"I have said before that anyone who rents guns and artillery from the imperial court must hire instructors from the imperial court. In order to prevent being bribed, each ship must hire at least eight instructors. The imperial court will select honest people and conduct effective supervision after returning.

Everything that happened at sea should be written down truthfully. If it is found to be false, if the Ming merchants who went to sea are guilty of the same crime as the merchants who committed the crime, they will be held responsible and treated as murder and expropriation. If there is a merchant who cannot find a guarantor and wants to rent it from the court,

As for weapons, it’s easy. Each ship hires at least fifty court instructors," Wang Qionian said.

"Master Wang's answer is very good, but I don't know if the businessmen will be able to hold their opinions as students. I have no problem." After saying that, Zhuge Xiang sat back.

When Zhuge Xiang mentioned these issues, he only mentioned disputes between his own countrymen and did not mention wars with foreigners. In fact, the answer to this question is very simple. If there is a dispute between his countrymen and foreigners, then let's fight.
To be continued...