Good boy, he seems to have a better brain than your uncle? But why can't you imitate his calmness? Wang Kai was stunned for a moment and frowned.
"Didn't I think of this? Can I lose you? Tell me how many H800 shipments are needed to trade raw silk and cane sugar with Japan?"
"Uh, ten ships. The cutting-edge ship you mentioned is five times the size of the H800? Doesn't that mean there are only two or three ships to divide it up?" Gu Baocheng realized that he had passed the test and continued to pretend to be stupid.
"I'm talking about 5 times the efficiency and about 1.25 times the load capacity. The advantage is speed. We will follow the first plan and the first batch of 8 ships. Is there any profit? After one run, give it to me
We can transport grain and minerals back and sell Australian goods on the way, and we can still make money. I haven't treated you badly, have I?" Wang Kai did the math on the spot and found that there was no problem, so he was no longer angry.
"I can repay more than half of the ship's capital this year! I hope the elders will give me a chance!" Shopkeeper Gu seemed to be about to sign the contract on the spot.
"Things haven't been decided yet, don't worry."
"Well, I dare to ask Mr. Wang, the raw silk and cane sugar issues with Japan are basically settled, right? What about the porcelain?"
"You can buy and sell whatever you want, as well as ironware, glass and other Australian-Song industrial products. We won't impose too many restrictions. Overall, we are still happy to see trade prosper."
"Oh, I understand!" Shopkeeper Gu raised his head excitedly, but hesitated to speak, probably because he remembered what he had just been reprimanded for no reason.
"What do you understand? Tell me, I'm still confused." Mr. Shi urged, and Fatty Wang waved his hand in agreement.
"Wang Yuanlao's intention is probably that the products with strong competitiveness in Australia and Song Dynasty can be openly sold, and more of them can be put on the market to eliminate competing products. For example, the bone china recently released by Australia kiln has a large output and the estimated cost is also
It won’t be too high, and the quality is much higher than that of old products. Iron and glass are our strengths in Australia and Song Dynasty. As for raw silk and cane sugar, raw materials account for a large part of the cost, and the Senate also has to purchase them from the private sector; technically speaking,
There is a gap, but it's not that big. This requires administrative means to ensure profits, especially in a special area like Japan." Shopkeeper Gu finished speaking obediently, and glanced at Fatty Wang from time to time.
Fatty Wang applauded and expressed his approval: "Shopkeeper Gu has such a mind that it is unreasonable not to make money. Don't spread it everywhere, after all, the matter has not been decided yet. However, if you have any friends who are in this business, we can discuss it on a small scale first."
Fatty Wang deliberately asked him to spread some rumors and see the feedback, otherwise, he would not reveal such valuable news to others. If he could tell his uncle, he would be considered filial.
"If you have nothing to do, you can go first. I have something to discuss with Mr. Shi." Fatty Wang was about to see the guests off, and shopkeeper Gu quickly thanked him and left.
"How about it? I'm trying to find orders for your shipyard, right? Are you satisfied?" Fatty Wang said proudly as soon as shopkeeper Gu left.
"I'm satisfied with the ball. Who told you that I would pay the cost price? Have you discussed it with me?" Shi Yuanlao laughed and complained.
"We're discussing this. Can he know the true cost? He won't even let me take credit for it?"
"If you take credit, there will definitely be trouble behind it!"
"There is something wrong, but it is a good thing. Isn't there a new one launched on your ocean-going fishing boat? Don't rush to outfit it, let me change it. I have a mission to visit Myanmar."
"Don't you think it's too shabby to go with the whole fishing boat? It's making people laugh. If you don't think it's embarrassing, I still think it's embarrassing."
"So I'm looking for you to get a new one. On the one hand, it's easier to modify, and on the other hand, it smells less fishy. Besides, it's a trivial thing for us to be laughed at. Maybe it's a good thing. The most important thing is that your fishing boat can run this season.
On the 15th, it would be easier for me to drive a Galen or H800, but it took more than a year to come back. Our company has just been established, so it is not a problem to be away for more than a year. I need to 'run fast'!"
After seeing off the visitors, Fatty Wang looked around and saw that he was almost leaving.
Seven years is the same length of time as the first job I was not satisfied with before time travel, and the feeling of boredom and depression is similar.
After traveling through time and space, it seems that all they talk about is big things, "talking and laughing with great scholars", but it's just a horizontal comparison of this plane. What's embarrassing is that I haven't accomplished anything in the new time and space. Looking at the overall situation
The entire Ministry of Trade has not accomplished anything major.
From a data point of view, the Ministry of Colonial Trade can be regarded as the most important department of the Senate. Although with the extension of tax reform, the proportion of trade profits in fiscal revenue has continued to decline, but to this day, foreign trade income still accounts for half of the fiscal revenue.
If the material income of the Planning Academy is included, then there is no problem for the Ministry of Colonial Trade to boast that it supports the Senate.
However, in Wang Kai's view: Lingao's trade is in a "passive and comfortable" state, with little enterprising spirit. Many early expedients have gradually become "ruthentic". After all, organized trade is more complicated than
It is more convenient to wait for the merchants to come and purchase goods.
The ministry has gathered many people who have experience in foreign trade work in the old time and space, but in the past, everyone was just a tiny part on a huge gear. If they were really asked to formulate big policies, everyone would be willing to discuss it, but they would stop at discussing it, and they would not know what to do.
You also have to face the eye-rolls and insinuations and insinuations from colleagues that get worse and worse, so no one does this thankless task.
Now he is leaving. But before leaving, he has a lot to say. This can be regarded as his last responsibility to this unit. After all, he has been paying attention to every trade route and export of the Colonial Trade Department over the years.
The local market is a conclusion drawn by collectors after collecting relevant information.
This conclusion was not friendly enough to the company or to the Senate. It would be in vain to talk about it and get people bored. But after much thought, he still brought up these issues. After all, the Senate still needed to make progress.
Lying down is comfortable, but as a veteran, you still have to pursue something. Wang Kai decided to compile a memorandum of observations and research over the years and distribute it.
The scope of dissemination is limited to the two departments within the Ministry of Colonial Trade and those directly connected with the Ministry of Colonial Trade: the Planning Agency and the Ministry of Finance, and is copied to the cabinet ministers.
This masterpiece was written by Wang Kai in his free time at work with all the energy he used to write a thesis. The content is a study of the gains and losses of trade with Japan, but the main purpose is to arouse the Ministry of Colonial Trade to reform the existing foreign trade system.
In his work, the most critical evidence is two tables, both of which count the outflow of Japanese silver in the seventeenth century. One is historical data from old time and space, statistics from Westerners; the other is from the Customs and Foreign Affairs Bureau,
It is calculated manually by foreign merchant stations at various ports in this area.
Compared with the old time and space, the Senate replaced the Zheng Zhilong Group and established the "Peace on the Sea of East Asia". This peace was so effective that the entire business environment was greatly improved compared to the old time and space. At the same time, the existence of the Senate also
A relatively stable supply of products has been established, so the outflow of Japanese silver has also become stable. It does not fluctuate significantly from year to year like in the old time and space. Starting from 1632, it is about 4 million taels per year. If it is minted into Aoyang, it will be about 5.9 million yuan.
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The amount of 5.9 million is very large, because the fiscal revenue of the Senate in 1635 was only 20 million Australian dollars. This accounted for almost a quarter.
This is also the thing that Wang Kai is most aggrieved about, because for the plan to conquer Guangdong and Guangxi in 1635, not only all 20 million was spent, but a deficit of more than 4 million was actually generated - part of these deficits came from Guangdong and Guangxi
It was made up from the spoils of war, and the rest was made up by printing money.
It is convenient to print money, but the sequelae will take a long time to digest. What’s more, 1635 is just the beginning, and will be followed by various constructions to expand industrial production capacity, administrative governance in Guangdong and Guangxi... When calculated, these investments are not more than 30 million.
Can't make it through.
"How great it would be if this money could be in our hands!" Wang Kai couldn't help but gasp when he calculated this result. At least the deficit is not that big. And many proposals can also receive funding.
Although money cannot feed the hungry and clothe the cold, as long as there is money, the whole world is a supplier. The various industrial raw material inventories that the Planning Institute often feels short of are ultimately due to lack of money.
In the final analysis, many of the current difficulties and controversies in the Senate are that the business is too big, but the money is too little. In all fields, there is a vicious cycle of "lack of money - no way to expand production capacity - even more money shortage". And endless administrative governance
Investing in security wars sucked away the money quickly
Although this part of the income lost by Japan's silver cannot solve all the problems, it can at least make up for part of the gap and make many unsustainable projects operational - especially several mining projects that Nanyang Company is currently preparing to launch.
These mineral development plans are formulated to meet the needs of the industrial population. The development-return cycle is long, and it is impossible to expect long-term investment of private funds. Therefore, these projects are still included in the long-term financial appropriation budget.
If the fiscal revenue is insufficient, it is conceivable that the budget will be reduced. After all, this is the "Army First". And military expenditures are only investments but no return. It is conceivable that the security war between Guangdong and Guangxi in 1636 will consume a lot of money.
military spending.
The problems with Japan's trade routes have been gradually corrected under his repeated strong requests. What he is more concerned about now is actually the long-standing abuses of the entire trading system.
First, under the current "free trade system", two unexpected counter-effects occurred: silver flowed to potential opponents and hostile forces of the Senate; and Australia and Song Dynasty's status in the trading system was lowered.
According to the conclusion of the "Investigation on the Destinations of Japanese Trade Profits" commissioned by the Foreign Intelligence Service, the China Merchants Bureau under the control of the Senate only received half of the trade profits generated on this route. The other half was captured by VOC and naturalized citizens.
Obtained by maritime merchants and smugglers from the Ming Dynasty.