Chapter 887 Dimensionality Reduction Strike (Part 2) Seeking the Moon
Every word Qin Zhongtang said took Feng En a long time to understand, but Magistrate Shen next to him understood it much faster.
After all, Magistrate Shen had more experience in government affairs and had been in Ningbo longer, so he quickly understood the key.
The current smuggling model is as follows. First, the main types of goods, such as silk, are transported from Suzhou and Hangzhou and other producing areas to Ningbo. There are specialized mainland traders to do this.
However, merchants from the mainland could transport goods to Ningbo but could not go to the sea. The most critical link from land to sea has always been controlled by wealthy families.
Whether the goods are delivered to Shuangyu Island or a merchant secretly sails to collect them, only goods passed by local wealthy families can safely complete the transaction.
If the goods are not handled by the local wealthy family, even if the goods are moved to a ship docked at the shore, they will be banned by the Coast Guard for smuggling.
This is the binding of interests between the local wealthy families and the Coast Guard. Under normal circumstances, it is very strong and difficult to cut.
Qin Zhongtang's approach of banning ships first and then charging money to release them was essentially using official power to kick local wealthy families out of the smuggling game.
In the words of five hundred years later, the "national team" has entered the field.
Under the original model, the dominant power was in the hands of local wealthy families, and the health centers were the partners and passive.
Qin Dewei's new model is to first gather large ships to designated harbors, and then have them inspected and registered by the Guard. If you want to go out to "fish", you have to pay first.
In this mode, the role of the guard is management, which is very proactive and completely different from the original passive role.
What Qin Zhongtang can provide to Wei is authorization and endorsement from the shogunate.
And in terms of profit sharing, if the wealthy family originally got "eight" and the guard station only got "two", then the defender will definitely get more than "two".
After all, Qin Zhongtang is just one person, or the shogunate and his family, so there is no way he can be more greedy than the four major families put together!
With so many benefits, it's no wonder that the commander of Sanhaiwei abandoned the Yang family without hesitation today and directly sided with Qin Zhongtang. He had no brains to support everything from banning ships to collecting money.
In addition to the greater benefit to the guard station, it is also beneficial to ship owners who go to sea or merchants who dock secretly.
First, it is certainly a good thing that there are standards for payment, it is more transparent, and you don’t have to endure arbitrary exploitation by local wealthy families.
Second, they no longer need to be manipulated by wealthy families and can make independent decisions about sailing. They can receive goods directly from mainland merchants without looking at the faces of wealthy families.
Third, paying money to get the boat guide from the guard station is equivalent to having a certain official endorsement, which makes you feel more psychologically secure.
All in all, under this new model, it can be said that three parties benefited, and only the local wealthy family was kicked out.
And comparing the two modes, the original mode is obviously very simple and crude, with very primitive operating methods.
Qin Zhongtang's new model is a standardized assembly line operation, which institutionalizes the entire smuggling link.
After Qin Dewei finished speaking, he added: "In the future, how many ships can dock at each port and how many ship guides each guard can issue will be determined and allocated by the shogunate!
This will prevent the guards from acting recklessly and conflicting with each other to compete for territory, which will affect the ship owner's ability to go to sea!"
Of course, many secrets were not revealed, such as the plan to attack Shuangyu Island and control the trade center.
Magistrate Shen seemed to see a huge smuggling network slowly forming, and suddenly felt uneasy.
He actually heard so many "inside stories", wouldn't he be silenced by Qin Zhongtang?
But since Qin Zhongtang dares to say it, then it means it is a conspiracy, right? Since it is a conspiracy, he is not afraid of hearing it, right?
Just when Magistrate Shen fell into an inexplicable panic, Feng En next to him finally understood.
Master Feng thought about what Qin Dewei once said, and suddenly realized it!
Earlier, Qin Dewei uttered wild words about becoming the world's largest smuggling leader. He originally thought he was joking. Could it be that everything he said was true?
When he thought of this, Mr. Feng sighed and said with some harsh words: "The courage of an overlord can be rampant for a while, but what will happen in the end?
Qin Banqiao, it’s impossible for the court not to know what you’re doing, so how do you explain it to the court?”
Qin Dewei said nonchalantly: "If we don't occupy these smuggling positions, they will be occupied by moths!"
As a person with a gold medal to avoid death, how big a deal is it to engage in organized smuggling? It is not a rebellion!
But Magistrate Shen answered helpfully: "Isn't there no precedent for this kind of thing? Isn't this the imperial court's method of opening a middle school?
In order to fight against the Northern invaders in the border towns, the imperial court encouraged merchants to deliver supplies to the border towns in exchange for salt.
And this time, in order to pacify the Japanese, the shipowner paid the Japanese pacification silver to the government in exchange for the ship's pilot to go to sea. Isn't it the same as opening a Chinese law?
Moreover, the advantage of doing this is not only to collect money to support the Japanese pirates, but also to form effective management of the big ships to prevent anyone from trying to conquer the Japanese!
Besides, Qin Zhongtang’s move is probably a temporary measure at an emergency. After the Japanese rebellion subsides, the peace of Japan will naturally be cancelled. The princes of the court should understand!"
Qin Dewei glanced at Magistrate Shen in surprise. No matter how mediocre a person is, he can still shine.
People who only know how to make friends are really good at making excuses to fool things, but "fool" here is a complimentary word. Sometimes when you want to do the right thing, you need to fool others.
Mr. Feng couldn't help but fell into deep thought again. If there is large-scale institutional smuggling with the official endorsement of the imperial envoy, can it still be called smuggling?
If the maritime ban is really lifted in the future, then this smuggling model does not need to change at all. Isn’t it just a ready-made sea trade channel under official management?
Thinking of this, Mr. Feng said subconsciously: "This matter should be under the control of the Shipping Department!"
Qin Zhongtang lost his voice in surprise: "When did you, Feng En, learn to fight for power and gain?"
Mr. Feng said confidently: "If you don't use me from the Ministry of Shipping and Shipping Department, who else can you use? Qin Banqiao, you have no choice!"
Qin Zhongtang said confidently: "Actually, I plan to let Yan Shifan come forward to take charge of this business.
After all, he is an official of the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry also has the power to levy taxes on goods in many important areas."
Master Feng: "."
You, Qin Dewei, would rather use Yan Shifan than Feng En?
Qin Zhongtang patted Mr. Feng on the shoulder and said to see him off: "I've told you everything you want to know.
Don’t think too much, it’s settled now! I’m tired too, you should go back and rest early!”
Magistrate Shen and Master Feng walked out of the gate together. Magistrate Shen couldn't help but asked Master Feng:
"I heard that Mr. Feng and Qin Zhongtang are old acquaintances from their early days. I dare to ask, what kind of person is Qin Zhongtang?"
Mr. Feng was still immersed in the sadness that he was not as good as Yan Shifan, and he casually replied: "Former Chief Assistant Xia Ge, have you heard of it?"
Magistrate Shen nodded, he was a strong and willful person.
Mr. Feng asked again: "You must have heard about Mr. Yan Ge, who is now in charge of the cabinet, right?"
Magistrate Shen nodded again. Although he did not dare to say it, he still knew in his heart that Yan Ge was always a domineering and powerful traitor.
So Mr. Feng concluded: "Imagine what Xia Ge and Yan Ge look like together? Qin Banqiao is probably such a person!"
Magistrate Shen: "."
Damn it, I wish I had an old acquaintance like this.
I’m tired of being locked up for a month, and there’s still no hope of getting out. I’m asking for the comfort of a guaranteed monthly ticket!!