To be precise, Li Er did not expect the increase in imports, but before...
When the shipbuilding industry in the Jiangdong area with Hangzhou as the core was just developing, we had already seen this kind of thing.
Seeing this kind of thing at that time, Li Er was also very unhappy. He took measures at a rocket speed to stop the increase in the import amount of overseas trade in time.
Although Li Er didn't have any opinions on the people who made a living from sea trade - people liked to consume anything, Li Er was not interested, except maybe for food... But since this would lead to the total gold and silver reserves of the Tang Dynasty,
If the volume drops, it must be addressed.
And now...
Import amounts have begun to rise again!
But this time, Li Er didn't know how to manage it.
Because this time the people purchased exotic goods from overseas. It was no longer the case that maritime merchants transported the exotic goods from overseas and the people bought them with scraps of silver. Instead, it became a more advanced and complex method.
They first handed over their gold and silver to a "bank" that had recently emerged in the Jiangdong area. After handing over the gold and silver, the bank issued them a "bank note."
Then, use this "banknote" to buy exotic goods shipped from overseas with maritime merchants.
At the beginning, the imperial court ordered heavy taxes on those who purchased exotic goods from overseas. This decree did have a good effect... But now, apparently because the profits of sea trade are too great, the young geniuses among Jiangdong merchants want to
This method was found.
Once the banknote incident is dealt with, the court will impose heavy taxes again, which will cause trouble.
Because according to the original strategy of the imperial court, because the Hangzhou area is really crowded, even if ordinary shops are prohibited from selling overseas exotic goods, because of the large number of people and the complexity, there are still merchants who can pass on the purchase news and transaction methods of overseas exotic goods.
Target consumers.
In this way, of course, what the court could do was to directly tax the merchants who trafficked maritime merchants to the Tang Dynasty. This strategy indeed had a good effect.
But because of the appearance of "" and "bank notes", these maritime merchants could first agree on the transaction method with the onshore merchants who purchased the goods, and then unload the goods directly on the hidden coast... The coastline was very long, and it was difficult for the court to completely
Supervise.
Of course, normally speaking, it is impossible for maritime merchants to trade with registered merchants like this. The reason... is very simple. Although they are both merchants, their circles are different. Although maritime merchants are also heroes, after all, people in the world are sinister.
, what should you do if you encounter a gangster in direct trading? After all, it is an illegal transaction, and if someone takes the blame, no one will even take care of it, and you may even have to face public prosecution.
However, the bank and the bank note solved this mutual distrust. Everyone first used the cargo note issued by the maritime merchant to trade with the bank's bank note, which symbolized picking up the goods, and then used the bank note and the merchant's note respectively to get the goods they needed.
Of course, the merchants at sea can trust the bank. After all, the bank must always be there, unlike ordinary merchants who can leave at any time. If the bank runs away, it will be chased by many heroes. And the merchants on the shore can also trust the bank, so...
All in all, this is the problem of "trading in the wilderness makes people feel uneasy". Because the gold and silver leave the bank, it is invisible that this "transaction in the wilderness" stage, which was originally unprotected, is under the influence of the bank.
guarantee!
With this invisible guarantee, transactions can proceed smoothly... and avoid the eyes and ears of the court and taxation.
As a result, the Tang Dynasty was now rich and prosperous, with strong purchasing power, and a large gap in the government's control. Naturally, the import trade turned into a god-like means of making money in minutes.
And of course...
The maritime merchants could only focus on making a fortune for themselves, but Li Er could not ignore the fact that the accumulation of gold and silver reserves in the Tang Dynasty slowed down again.
If things go on like this, if the Tang Dynasty does not have enough gold and silver as a foundation, how can it control the world's coal, iron and other resources and minerals? Then the great achievements of the Tang Dynasty will not be accomplished.
but……
It is one thing to want to do something, and another thing to want to achieve it.
Although Li Er wanted to increase Datang's gold and silver accumulation speed and restore it to its original state as soon as possible... it would be best to increase it significantly, but even if he gave up the desire to greatly increase it, it would be quite difficult to restore it to its original state.
Looking at various problems, the main reason is that this bank is too annoying, but the problem is that many merchants and merchants store gold and silver in this bank. If it is seized rashly, there will be a large number of merchants and merchants.
He could only hang himself in a few minutes.
In this matter, even if the court can withstand Qingliu's discussion, it still has to be careful.
This is no ordinary crisis after all.
This is a "change"!
It is very simple to encounter a crisis, just come and cover the water with the soldiers. Then again, the group of people in Lingyan Pavilion of Tiance Mansion are all warriors, and they are the best at handling crisis situations. But how to deal with the change is intriguing.
.
then……
So Li Er recently discussed with Wei Zheng and others, thinking of increasing the intensity of crackdown on imported dogs, but found that the situation may not be that simple, and... as mentioned above, the activities of pirates have become more frequent recently.
, although the frequency of pirate activities will also reduce the amount of imported goods, but overall, they are all factors that reduce the gold and silver savings of Datang...
According to Li Sheng's prediction, these two things, gold and silver, are truly related to the future destiny of the Tang Dynasty. Accumulating gold and silver is equivalent to accumulating resources and minerals. Or...
Rather, gold and silver are territory!
"Kaijiang" was running smoothly, but at this time, problems arose, brand new problems...
How could Li Er not be annoyed?
And then again, although the activities of pirates will be attacked at the same time, but... because it is well known which forces the pirates come from, and these pirates "destroy sea trade"... of course, they are not random at sea with uniform probability.
The move was obviously selective - the king's goods were taken out on the ship, who would be so ignorant as to cause trouble? That's not okay.
Therefore, the destruction of Datang’s precious metals surplus has to add another layer to the valuation...
The current problem is that the sources of pirates are complicated and difficult to fight, and the bank in Guozhong is widely involved and difficult to fight. Both disadvantages are difficult to deal with. This is why Li Er has always had a calm and calm character, but this time Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui and the others are not.
I'm worried that Li Er will get angry and run away.
If something like this happened to the Tang Dynasty now, no one else would be able to hold back... No matter how good-tempered and calm and honest Li Er was, he was a military genius that is hard to find in history books.
However, Li Er laughed excitedly at this time, which confused Wei Zheng and others. Fortunately, Li Er continued to explain, and in a few words... Wei Zheng and others finally understood why His Majesty suddenly became happy.
