The Governor's Palace of Jiangnan Province is located in Suzhou City, because it is not easy to land there, so Li Yuanxing chose Hangzhou to check the construction status of Hangzhou Port.
Hangzhou is so picturesque that Li Shentong asked his wife to be his guide and led Wang Yuyan and others to visit the West Lake.
Major officials from Suzhou and Hangzhou, as well as representatives from various chambers of commerce, were summoned.
In fact, even if Li Yuanxing did not summon him, they would take the initiative to request an audience.
The place where Li Yuanxing rested temporarily was in the garden of a silk merchant. Li Yuanxing listened to the officials' reports in the pavilion of the middle courtyard.
"Your Highness, according to His Highness's instructions, Zhoushan is building a large port for four thousand materials for giant ships. It will take at least eight months to complete. The daily throughput of Hangzhou's five hundred materials inner port has reached 34,000 materials, of which 30%
From Quanzhou, 50% comes from Lingnan Shipping. The construction of Huating Port is now very important. Ships on the Yangtze River are not suitable for detouring by sea, so 90% of them choose to disembark in Jiangdu County. Therefore, if the goods want to go south, they need to
Two transfers!”
Li Yuanxing listened and just nodded: "List a detailed report. There is no need to rush, but it must be detailed!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Huating Port, which will be the future Shanghai Port, is a top priority port. Because it is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the importance of transportation is really important.
Another general came out to report: "Your Highness, the Quanzhou merchants reported two things, which the general will verify. The first is that they discovered foreign pirates. Although the ship was broken and small, it could not deal with the merchant ships of the Tang Dynasty. But in the end,
The general is just afraid of what might happen."
Li Yuanxing did not answer, but glanced sideways at Li Shentong.
Li Shenyong obviously knew about this: "Wu Lang, those people are from the South China Sea Island Country. Their merchants want to trade with me, Datang, but they can't bring anything valuable, so we haven't taken them seriously."
So they have some evil thoughts and want to beat them, they are so poor that they don't even have pants. Don't beat them, they are annoying!"
After Li Shentong finished speaking, he winked at the general.
The military general continued: "Your Highness, the ships coming from Lingnan have been found with traces of battles several times. However, the Lingnan merchants did not mention a word, only saying that they encountered wind and waves. The general inquired several times and thought that that
It was the Baiyue pirates who attacked Lingnan ships." Having said this, there is no need to go on.
Lingnan is Feng Ang's territory, and his ship was attacked.
If he doesn't say anything, Jiangnan Dao won't talk nonsense anymore.
This was just a reminder to Li Yuanxing as to why Feng Ang didn't report what he knew, or maybe he had something to hide.
Li Yuanxing just replied: "I know about this matter!"
The reporting work lasted most of the day. Generally speaking, Li Yuanxing was very satisfied with the development of Jiangnan Road. If this development continues, Jiangnan Road will be able to support half of the Tang Dynasty treasury in less than a year.
"I mentioned a proposal about the hero's mother, have you heard about it?"
"Wu Lang, I have heard about this matter. However, there is no formal decree, so I have not explained it in detail to the following people. I am afraid that there will be no formal document until the chief officials of the three provinces finalize it. But in this way, has Wu Lang considered it too big?
Tang’s tax revenue will be reduced a lot, which is equivalent to abolishing the head tax!”
After hearing what Li Shentong said, Li Yuanxing also understood.
The ancient poll tax was a very important part of the treasury revenue.
Li Yuanxing would definitely not say that he himself wanted to cancel the poll tax. He just said: "I guess Tianying Pavilion is still discussing it, so it is not too late to wait for the results of Tianying Pavilion's discussion before announcing it. If you have any ideas, please write to Chang'an
, it’s also a good idea to give Tianying Pavilion a reference!”
"Your Majesty's order!" All the officials responded in unison.
Li Shentong asked at this time: "Wulang seems to be passing through Hangzhou, where are you planning to go next?"
"Go to Lingnan first, then inspect central Shu, and finally return to Chang'an." Li Yuanxing believed that there was no need to hide such things, so he told the truth.
A businessman stood up and gave a big gift. After receiving permission, he said: "Your Highness, what I want to ask is that this ship can be sold at a valuation now. I wonder if we and other businessmen will have the opportunity to buy or rent this ship in the future...
..." Before the businessman finished speaking, Li Shentong's face darkened: "Nonsense!"
"Yes, yes!" The businessman was frightened and quickly backed away.
Li Shentong continued: "Don't you know that in the battle of Pyongyang, this flying boat destroyed Pyongyang in one day? What use do you, a little businessman, need such a sharp weapon?"
Li Shentong's words were a bit heartbreaking. The businessman was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and trembled all over.
Li Yuanxing smiled calmly: "Uncle, there is no need to scare him. He only wants this flying boat for speed and convenience. The seafood from Dandong can be transported to Chang'an City in up to seven or eight hours, and it can also be kept fresh. This is why Shang
Road, the roads in some places are difficult to navigate and doing business is extremely disadvantageous."
"What Wulang means is that this flying boat can really be used by the people?"
"It is impossible to hand it over to the people, let alone whether merchants can afford it. This thing uses immortal craftsmanship. If it is learned by unscrupulous people, it will be trouble for the Tang Dynasty. What's more, flying in the air, this
It also requires more than 20 excellent flight technicians to jointly control it, and it also requires daily maintenance."
As soon as Li Yuanxing explained, Li Shentong said to the businessman: "Get up, His Highness the King of Qin will not blame you!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness!"
Li Yuanxing smiled and nodded: "Now there are four new ships, and I plan to keep one for royal use. Then one will be used for transportation from Chang'an to Sichuan. It can carry people and cargo. Charges are based on head.
There is a charge based on the weight of the cargo. There is a canal from Suzhou to Chang'an, but it is a bit wasteful, so I chose the connection between Chang'an, Suzhou and Lingnan. The last way is to Liaodong, with some stops in the middle!"
The businessmen knew that the cost of this thing must be a figure that they could not imagine.
Even if you just ride on this thing, the cost will not be small.
When it comes to transporting goods, you must choose the ones with huge value, otherwise no one will pay this price.
Li Yuanxing did not give the merchants another chance to ask questions, and said: "I am going to purchase some things, firstly, as gifts, and secondly, to try to do business with Shuzhong." At this point, Li Yuanxing felt a little embarrassed.
He smiled: "I brought some things with me on the flying boat, but I don't have many coins. Some goods can be exchanged for your goods. This time I hope to bring more silk."
Silk in the Tang Dynasty is a commodity in short supply.
Originally, silk was equal to the value of currency. Now Li Yuanxing promoted the silk trade not only to foreign countries. The demand for silk in the Tang Dynasty, especially Chang'an and Luoyang, was more than ten times greater. Therefore, the price of silk keeps rising. If
It’s not that the government suppressed the highest market price and strictly prohibited speculation and hoarding of raw silk, the price of silk must have risen beyond control.
When they heard that Li Yuanxing was going to discount the items on his ship, the merchants became energetic again.
Who is King Qin? He is the living God of Wealth in the world.
Whether something is good or not, how much it is worth, no matter how high-minded a worldly person is, it is impossible to look at bricks and jade. But King Qin was different. Sheep dung was bought by the pound, and it could be turned into treasures when bought back. Just talk about stones. Now Su
The main hall of the rich family's house in the Hangzhou area does not have marble paving on the floor, which proves that your family is either poor or vulgar.
You must know that the high-quality marble is the object used to build the Holy Palace.
Common people buy some ordinary ones, but also have a royal atmosphere.
Li Shentong waved his hand: "Go quickly and get the best goods from your warehouse for His Highness King Qin to choose. Go!" The representatives of the Chamber of Commerce ran out like flying. They said that they had no stock in hand.
It can fit several cars in it, and the ones retained must be high-quality products.
Li Yuanxing didn't stop him, he also needed to bring some gifts to Feng An.
In just half an hour, carriages wrapped in tarpaulins entered the silk merchant's garden. Li Yuanxing came from Japan, so what good things could he have on hand? At least in Li Yuanxing's eyes, these things he had were worthless.
They are not considered treasures. Some of them were brought from modern times and are nothing more than novelties.
Lu Maofeng received these businessmen.
"Everyone, your Highness is patrolling the border this time. They are all poor places. If the goods are not valuable enough, I will give you an IOU. The Prince of Qin's Mansion will not be short of your coins. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Large pieces of crystal, the most original crystal without any polishing.
Crystals are nothing magical.
But amethyst is different. Ordinary people dare to own amethyst at will, unless it is a reward.
The color alone was worth a lot of money. The merchant did not dare to buy it. He only said that he was giving the amethyst as a gift to His Highness the King of Qin. As long as the local government issued a document, the amethyst could be taken home.
Silver was not circulated. This was the case in the Tang Dynasty before Li Yuanxing came, and it was even more so after that.
But silver is a precious metal after all, so it’s easy to deal with. You can move large pieces to a bank in Hangzhou and exchange them for banknotes at the bank, which is money. Next are some small handicrafts on Jeju Island, such as pictures of haenyeo with shells glued on them.
A businessman raised the price to 800 guan. This was not to show respect to the King of Qin, but because it was hard to buy someone he liked even if he had money.
The Japanese were really poor, and the most valuable thing was a comb made from turtle shells. Some of the exquisite ones were offered for five guan.
The last thing was that it was really not enough for the merchants to pay for the goods, so Li Yuanxing had no choice but to take it out. An MP3 with a stainless steel casing, fully sealed, domestic waterproof level, and a solar panel. MP3 is not a treasure, but this one
But it has a complete set of Romance of the Three Kingdoms storytelling. This one alone is a treasure.
"I'll pay you a thousand dollars!" A businessman shouted at that moment.
Immediately afterwards, another businessman wanted to bid, but Li Yuanxing waved his hand.
"When I came to Hangzhou, I was disturbed a lot. The Xie family's garden has not been built yet, so I used it to stay temporarily. I gave this one to Mr. Xie as a token of my gratitude!"
The Xie family is an aristocratic family, but it is also a big businessman.
The Xie family leader in charge of business in Hangzhou was so shrewd that he immediately continued the conversation: "Your Highness, the Xie family did not entertain you well and felt uneasy about receiving such heavy gifts. The Xie family is willing to bring you some Hangzhou specialties. Your Highness must
I want to accept it!" (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)