Zhang Liangpeng thought for a while and then said: "If such a big thing happened, we really need to investigate."
Zhou Keshan nodded and extended his hand to invite you.
"But there is no rush." Zhang Liangpeng sat still: "Before we get down to business, dear brother, please listen to what I have to say."
"Speaking."
"After the Song Dynasty crossed south, the total trade volume with the countries in the South China Sea fluctuated around 1,600 to 1,8 million guan each year. The total trade volume with the northern regions, despite many obstacles, was no less than 3 million guan each year. In recent years
Because your country encourages trade, we have also relaxed many prohibitive policies. The trade volume in both the north and south directions continues to increase, and is expected to reach about 25 million yuan this year."
"That's right. With the restoration of order in the Central Plains and Hebei, this number will reach 30 million yuan next year, and will continue to increase in the next year. Such cross-border and cross-sea goods, such as spices from the South China Sea and horses from the North, will be transported to the mainland
After the Song Dynasty, there will be at least multiple benefits. And 50% of the new number will be divided up by the Shanghai Bank, that is, you and I will work together to divide it."???
"Rough calculation, by the end of the year our profit will be three million dollars; next year it will be six million dollars."
Zhang Liangpeng's tone was calm, and Zhou Keshan nodded slightly.
The huge profit of 3 million guan this year and 6 million guan next year is the reason why the Shanghai Bank had to set up a major stronghold in the Southern Song Dynasty on offshore islands, and it had to be on guard day and night with tight barriers.
At that time, the Jin Kingdom relied on salt profit as the foundation of the court's finances, and the number it had maintained for a long time since the founding of the country was only 6.22 million guan. Starting from the fourth year of Cheng'an, the court increased the price of salt, and the salt profit reached 1.07 million guan.
This figure lasted for a total of two years, and then public dissatisfaction boiled and war broke out.
The Great Zhou Dynasty has only been in effect for one year, and money is needed everywhere, so the finances are very tight. However, it will take some time to sort out the salt policy. I heard that the salt revenue last year was less than 3 million yuan.
Therefore, Zhou Keshan's statement that the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty was closely focused on the profits from this business was definitely not a lie.
From the perspective of the Song Dynasty, this profit was also astronomical.
Between the Song Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty, there has been no conclusion yet on whether the Sui coins should be retained, and if so, how to pay for them. The main reason is that most of the court discussions are opposed to this, and Shi Xiang feels that it might as well be used as a
The means of maintaining diplomatic relations between the North and the South, as long as there is money, there is always some official sentiment.
If we turn to look at the annual coins paid to Da Jin by the Song Dynasty, how many people with lofty ideals caused tears of righteous indignation? How many people gnashed their teeth and cursed? It was only 300,000 taels of silver and 300,000 pieces of silk each year, which converted into copper coins was only 100
Just five hundred thousand dollars!
In other words, if the two companies increase their income from this year's trip to Shanghai by 5 cents, Shi Xiang will have kicked the money that has troubled the Song Dynasty for decades into the pockets of himself and his party members. With this financial power, in the
The officialdom of the Southern Dynasties was almost unfavorable.
"The problem is...the money goes directly into our pockets, which is against the past rules."
"What are the rules? Let me tell you."
"First of all, many officials of the Song Dynasty sailed into the sea on behalf of their close relatives to seek benefits for merchants. We did not take them with us on our trip to Shanghai. Secondly, officials of the Song Dynasty were in Quan, Guang and other places.
They were confiscated, bought by force, or punished for various crimes; the shipping department in Qingyuan Prefecture often bought the goods at a low price of 70%, and directly took two-fifths of the profit. Our Shanghai trip was under the banner of Shi Xiang
, but never gives anyone the opportunity to forcefully buy.”
"Ahem, my dear brother, you are in charge of the Shipping Department of Qingyuan Mansion. There is no shortage of examples that are yours."
Zhang Liangpeng shouted: "That's another thing! There are many people down there who were originally related, but now they can't afford it!"
You bitch official! Your quota already includes the quotas for the many subordinates below, otherwise there would be so many! They can’t eat because you are too full!
Zhou Keshan cursed in his heart and asked in a deep voice: "Is there anything more?"
"have!"
Zhang Liangpeng said frankly: "Third, most of the private ports on the border of the Song Dynasty were engaged in smuggling. I remember that in Chuzhou alone, there were 41 private ports, and they had the support of powerful officials behind them.
.But as our two families, the North and the South, join hands directly, many smugglers have turned to rely on us and abandoned their old backers."
"Is there a fourth item?"
"The interest collection on loans for overseas trade is also an important source of income for officials in coastal areas. There are also a large number of military officers who use the imperial disbursements to make money for clothing, food, and materials and privately lend military debts. But our business is owned by the emperor of the Northern Dynasties.
There is no need to borrow money from the partnership with the Prime Minister of the Southern Dynasty, and many officials can’t even think about the huge profits from this piece.”
Zhou Keshan sneered repeatedly: "According to your statement, our trip to Shanghai cut off the wealth of countless civil and military officials in the Song Dynasty, so we were criticized by thousands of people?"
"It can't be said that it's over. The old financial path has not been affected. It's just that few outsiders have shared the newly added wealth. But since ancient times, people have been short of people and have to look to Shu. In the past year, who doesn't know that Shanghai
Do you have a business worth tens of millions of yuan and make a lot of money? Just looking at it with drooling eyes and not being able to eat it is enough to make people faint."
"How dare you continue to cause shipwrecks and kill people and rob wealth after being blinded by your power? Does this person look down on the military power of Zhou Dynasty, or does he look down on the official power of your prime minister? Or does he not know life and death at all?"
"After all, the background of the trip to Shanghai is not suitable for publicity and cannot be known to everyone. Moreover, when people from all over the coast have their own power, they feel that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. It is not uncommon for such people to think that the Han Dynasty is bigger than me.
Once the power makes you blind, you will act without any scruples."
"What you mean is..."
"We can trace the culprits of this series of shipwrecks, and we must trace them as soon as possible. But once the tracing begins, it will definitely disturb the ports from Guangnan to eastern Zhejiang, involving commercial ships, Changping transshipment, navy, and local governments.
Many aspects such as powerful clans may also cause fluctuations in interests beyond the control of the Shanghai Banking Corporation and trigger political turmoil."
Zhang Liangpeng asked in a deep voice: "You and I are honest with each other, there is no need to lie. This is indeed a big trouble. You must be mentally prepared for this. We need to peel off the cocoon, slowly..."
"It's better to cut through the mess with a sharp knife!"
"What?"
"On the way back, our ship that was attacked this time has already interrogated the thieves who participated in the robbery. These thieves had a gang leader named Wang Ziqing as an internal agent, so they were able to figure out the route of our ship. As for the people who did it, there were people from Fujian
The great pirates Zhao Xique, Luo Dongtian, Zhou Liu, etc. on the road, as well as the giant pirates from Guangnan, are known as sea dragons and sea dragons."
Zhang Liangpeng immediately asked, "Do you know that the connections behind these people are too numerous to count? I will tell you right now, behind these people, there must be many military, state and even road-level officials involved in the Song Dynasty!"
"Isn't it right to be involved?"
"how to say?"
"We immediately formed a capable fleet and headed south, along the Liangzhe Road to the private port on the sea, killing Xiaozhai all the way. When we caught a leader, we inquired about his background; when we found out the background, we sent people ashore to attack him
Kill. Make up a name to fool the enemy, and kill the enemy in Guangnan in one breath. All suspicious people, all those involved in pirates, will be cleared away. The sea will naturally be peaceful, and those who dare to covet our trip to Shanghai will also be wiped out.
."
Zhang Liangpeng stared at Zhou Keshan for a long time and sighed heavily.
"Brother Xian, you must be a scholar. How come you have followed the Beiren for a long time and learned the tyrannical methods of bandits?"
"This is the method behind the rise of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the north. Anyone who dares to provoke him will be hit in the face! This method is the most suitable for dealing with pirates! Otherwise, what else can be done?"
Zhou Keshan sneered: "Are we practicing teaching for three years, practicing Qi Wu, and waiting for Miao Bin to serve? This year's income of 3 million guan has already been reduced by 1 million guan! Next year's income of 6 million guan will be waiting for
How many things are going to go wrong? If your and my bosses can’t see the money, that’s a big trouble! Besides, if these people kill a group of people, doesn’t Prime Minister Shi just place his own people in his place? You have made this clear to Prime Minister Shi, Prime Minister Shi
I’m afraid I won’t be happy enough to die!”
Zhang Liangpeng's eyes rolled around and he was silent for a moment.
After a long time, he thought to himself that all these northerners were stupid and did things without considering the consequences. However, this kind of behavior made it difficult for the Song Dynasty, which wanted everything to be stable, to deal with it.
Otherwise, just go with the flow and let them hold the tank?
