"Oh, there are so many stars in the country's wisdom!"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Then just tell me and listen!"
"Since the opening of the sea is about to begin..." Li Jinglong pondered, "can the many shipping routes be auctioned? The highest bidder will win?"
Suddenly, the ears of both civil and military officials stood up.
"Auction route?" Zhu Yunxi was also slightly surprised.
"For example, the route that the imperial court takes to Japan every year and the route to Champa, in fact, in my opinion, can be obtained by the highest bidder!" Li Jinglong continued, "In addition to the routes, there are also exclusive rights to various outputs!
"
"For example, tea. I heard that there are blond and blue-eyed Rakshasa people who have traveled thousands of miles to buy tea from our country. Semu people also come from the sea and narrowly escape death just for silk! It is said that the tea from my country is not valuable in the Central Plains, but in their place
But the price is as good as gold!”
Li Jinglong talked about the money, "In this case, you can set a minimum price for the monopoly rights of tea, cloth or porcelain. For example, a few million in cash a year, and then auction it to businessmen who participate in the bidding. After they get the monopoly rights,
Implement a monopoly on a certain place within five years!"
Zhu Yunxi listened, his eyes gradually lowered.
Li Jinglong continued, "Of course, they still have to pay taxes even if they have the exclusive right! In this way, the imperial court's tax revenue will not be lost, but it will also bring in more money every year! My Ming Dynasty has a vast land and rich resources, and these are sold far away
The overseas property auction rights are astronomical!"
"What you said is good!" Zhang Yan said, "Businessmen are willing?"
"Of course they are willing!" Li Jinglong said with a smile, "Zhang Butang didn't know that the tea trade in Shanxi last year alone was as high as 1.26 million!" He said with another smile, "This is not true.
It’s just sold to the grassland, and the bulk of it is to those merchants who use camel caravans to cross the grassland and go directly out of the fortress to farther places!”
"Last year, Goryeo's tea trade amounted to nearly 800,000 yuan. The caravans took the Tumen River to the sea and could directly reach the border of the Rakshasa people..."
"So there are so many?" Zhang Yan pretended to be surprised.
Li Jinglong smiled and said, "It's better to talk about it less!"
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to punish Shanxi Dusi. The Goryeo camp is guilty of serious corruption!" Hearing this, Xin Yande, who had been silent all this time, immediately stood up and said, "The kind of trade volume mentioned by Cao Guogong is not found in the account books of the Ministry of Accounts!"
Zhang Yan also sneered, "Your Majesty, I want to check the accounts!"
"How can Shanxi not be the Ming Dynasty?" Yan Zhenzhi, the censor of the capital, opened his mouth and said, "And this kind of border trade involves going to sea, and the central government doesn't know about it at all?"
Hou Yong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, looked ferocious, "Where's the money?"
Rujun, the Minister of the Ministry of War, also said, "Without the order from the Ministry of War, who would give them the courage?"
"Damn it!" Li Jinglong suddenly realized, "You're talking nonsense!"
Zhu Yunxi glanced at him and subconsciously rubbed his temples.
The money was naturally divided between the various noble families and him, the emperor!
Most of the camel caravans that went out to sea in Goryeo and crossed the border in Shanxi were caravans affiliated with Guanglu Temple...
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"Let's talk about this later!" Zhu Yunxi laughed and said to Xini, "Now we are talking about sea routes and various monopolies. What do you think?"
"Absolutely not!" Zhang Yan said coldly, "Your Majesty, if you are like Cao Guogong, our Ming Dynasty treasury can indeed amass huge wealth in a short period of time. That is not millions, but tens of millions..."
Li Jinglong said hurriedly, "I didn't say that the proceeds from the exclusive rights go to the national treasury..."
Zhang Ming's eyes widened, "Where does that go? If the Ming Dynasty's money does not belong to the Ming Dynasty, who will give it to..."
Li Jinglong was speechless and thought to himself, "Of course it's for the emperor!"
"But if things go on like this, what's the difference between killing a goose and laying eggs?" Zhang Yan continued, "Businessmen have spent a lot of money to buy exclusive rights, which is bound to raise prices on the one hand and squeeze the people on the other!"
"Take silk as an example! Then they will sell it at a high price and collect it at a low price...even because they have the exclusive rights! When to collect it and how much it will cost, they have the final say! Since then, the silk farmers have
If you work hard for a year, how much profit can you get?"
"Tea involves tea farmers, and porcelain involves craftsmen... Our government and the people rested for more than thirty years before we reached today's prosperous age! The so-called various industries should be allowed to take their own course, and monopolization is absolutely not an option!"
"Furthermore, the exclusive right lasts for several years. Within a few years, the merchants will make a lot of money... Even if the auction is held after the expiration, who can be richer than them?"
As he said that, Zhang Yan glanced sideways again and looked at Li Jinglong and others, "Besides, ordinary businessmen are not qualified to participate in the auction no matter how rich they are, right? It must be collusion between the government and businessmen!"
~
He is a veteran after all. Based on this knowledge, Li Zhigang's dream of being the Minister of Household Affairs will probably always be just a wishful thinking!
"What Ai Qing said is true!"
Zhu Yunxi slowly said, "I value business, not because business can amass wealth, but because business is the way to strengthen the country and enrich the people!"
"Monopolistic monopoly is definitely not feasible!" Zhu Yunxi waved his hand and continued, "The so-called economy must be self-owned. Those who are capable will make more, and those who are diligent will gain a foothold. If it is only managed by a few people, what will it be?"
"I am stupid. Please forgive me for Meng Lang's words!" Li Jinglong hurriedly bowed and said, "I just feel that it is a bit unbearable for you to ask the emperor to provide money from your internal treasury for the war!"
"The internal treasury is also the national treasury!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "I am the country, and the country is me, why should we separate it so clearly? That's it, the four million shortfall in military expenses will come from my private treasury!"
As he spoke, he tapped his fingers on the table, "Don't mention the sea auction and various product monopoly matters again!"
The next second, the conversation changed, "But..."
The ministers immediately pricked up their ears and listened carefully, for fear of missing a word.
"Gong Cao Guo just said that the sea is about to open, and the problem of shipping routes is indeed a problem!" Zhu Yunxi added, "Since sea trade involves taxation, the court must strictly control it. It is impossible for just one fleet to go to sea if it wants to.
Bar?"
"I asked Li Jinglong why he talks so much today? His relationship is with Jizi, and he is playing a double act with this one?"
Before others could understand, Zhu Gaochi had already guessed it.
"What the emperor said is absolutely true. Opening the sea does not mean that merchant ships can go to sea at will!" Li Jinglong immediately said, "Commercial ships have to go to the pier to go to sea. The pier was built by the imperial court! There may be pirates along the way, and they also need the escort of our Ming Navy. Moreover,
Going out to sea not only means going out to sea, but also coming back. They can't go back and forth with an empty boat. They also need supplies along the way. If they go to Korea, Burma, etc., those places were conquered by the imperial court, so they won't
Maybe it's all for nothing..."
As he said that, he raised his head and said with a smile, "So, I think we should carefully screen them!"
"Screen out the bad ones!"
Zhu Gaochi thought to himself, "Don't you still have to collect money?"
"What's the screening method?" Li Jinglong laughed again, "First of all, when the imperial court gives the fleet a pass to go to sea...the pass can be divided into different levels. For example, if it is going to Burma, then it can only be
How much does it cost to travel to Myanmar for a year?”
"If you want to go further, you have to pay more money... In addition, the size and load of the fleet must be classified carefully! How much tax will be charged for each ship according to the price of the goods it carries...
..."
"When you enter the Daming Customs, you must strictly check to ensure that there is no smuggling... They can't stop at the Daming port in vain. How much does it cost to pay for a big ship..."
When it comes to these things, Li Jinglong speaks out.
A lot of things have been said, but there is only one core idea: tax collection!
"Yeah!" Zhu Yunxi nodded and said, "That's true. Take it from the people and use it for the people! After all, the port was built with the manpower and material resources of our Ming Dynasty, and the shipping routes were opened up by our Ming Dynasty navy..."
"Do you want shame?" Zhu Gaochi cursed in his mind, "Didn't he pay the customs duties? After paying the customs duties, he still had to pay the tax for going out to sea! He still had to collect the taxes when he came back, and then he stopped at the port and asked for money...
..And then, if you want a quota to go overseas, you also need fucking money! What’s going on with your head, Qian Chuanzi?”
"emperor!"
Zhang Ming suddenly said loudly, "I agree with the collection of taxes. But there is one thing..." As he said this, he looked at Zhu Yunxi with embarrassing eyes, "Then, should this money go into the national treasury or be yours...