The rise of the prince

Chapter 726
As the Chinese New Year is approaching, Li Xingzhou is busy instead, mainly busy with following the opportunity of the tax hike and promoting his business theories.

The main thing is to open the gates more and increase foreign trade, especially for the Korean Peninsula, the Japanese islands, the South Asian islands, and the Persian Gulf generation. At the same time, it is also necessary to improve and follow up the commercial and trade supervision system. , Yantie Division and Shi Ship Division.

In particular, the Shibo Department, which was newly established with market trade, manages customs and taxation, but the imperial court has not paid enough attention to it before.

What Li Xingzhou was thinking about was the court's emphasis on the aspect.

Under his proposal, the emperor and many ministers also began to consider whether to raise the status of Shibosi and pay more attention to it.

Naturally, some people in the court opposed it. Many conservative ministers felt that it was inappropriate. After all, scholars, farmers, businessmen, scholars, farmers, businessmen, even if Jingguo is a big country of commerce, it is a great favor to set up a shipping department for those merchants and maintain maritime trade. How can the status of the Municipal Shipbuilding Division be improved.

Most of these people are officials from the Ministry of Rites, and most of them are subordinate officials.

But at this time, especially under the premise that the tax revenue has increased significantly for two consecutive years, they are obviously not convincing.

The emperor and most of the officials agree with Li Xingzhou's statement that the administrative status of the Shibu Department can be improved, and more branches of the Shibu Department should be established in important ports across the country to maintain the order of sea trade, protect Jingguo merchant ships, and protect foreign merchants at the same time.

However, after the dynasty was dispersed, the emperor still called it to the back garden, together with Tang Zhouwei, the household envoy, Xue Fang, the Duzhi envoy, and Lu Jie, the salt and iron envoy.

"I know that you have always been concerned about money and silk. This is right. The common people know that if you are not in charge of your family, you don't know the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt. Those people in the court are yelling every day that they can't be a meal. You know that in your heart. I am very comforted." The emperor said. a turn.

"But you must understand in your heart that just like the present, the threat from the north, the recovery of the homeland is the top priority at this time, and the imperial court does not have much spare power to focus on other places."

Regarding the old emperor's point, Li Xingzhou took it seriously, "What the emperor said is true."

"But to deal with the north, the main focus is on the areas north of Mingzhou. My idea is that the universalization of the city and ships can be implemented first in the south."

As soon as his words came out, Xue Fang asked, "Isn't it appropriate to have different government orders?"

"Don't be afraid. The Department of Shipbuilding had few functions and little influence before. Besides, there are more ports in the south than in the north. The focus is on the south. The north is preparing for war, and the south is reforming." Li Xingzhou said, the most important thing is that he has no time!
Temujin avenged his father and wiped out the Tatars, which means that he has begun to unify the grasslands. In a few years, the real Mongolian country and the real Mongolian golden age will come.

Xue Fang stopped talking, and Lu Jie said, "To what extent does the lord want to raise the Secretary of Shibo? Is it under the Nine Temples?"

"No." Li Xingzhou shook his head, "It must be in Liubutong!"

As soon as he said this, everyone was startled, even the old emperor gave him an incredulous look.

"My lord, no, no, the so-called scholars, farmers, businessmen, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce! How can we set up a special section for business affairs? Those old stubborn people in the court. I mean old knowledge, uh. Old man, don't you want to fight with you!" Tang Zhou said for a while. The fat on his face was trembling with fright, and he hurriedly dissuaded him.

The emperor's face changed but he didn't speak.

Xue Fang and Lu Jie also looked shocked, but they did not expressly object. In fact, the three divisions, that is, the Department of Household Affairs, the Division of Salt and Iron, and the Division of Duzhi, are the ones who understand the importance of business and trade best. It is equivalent to the national financial department of later generations, but they dare not speak, because scholars, farmers, businessmen, contempt and hatred for "business" are common emotions from the court to the common people. If they dare to stand up, they will definitely collapse in an instant.

"My lord, Mr. Tang is right. The commercial tax is high and high, but it can't be said." Xue Fang whispered, and he could see that he was also helpless.

Li Xingzhou waved his hand: "I understand your concerns, and I understand the truth, so I already know what I have to say, and I will take it step by step. To the world, I will talk about the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry.

Among them, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Si Nong Temple all have the function of governing agriculture.

The affairs of scholars are managed by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials.

And the fortifications are crafted, and the Ministry of Industry is in charge.

But agriculture, industry and commerce, as well as commercial affairs, the six ministries do not have a commercial department, and commercial affairs cannot be managed, and they will be messed up.

Furthermore, at the beginning I only planned to set up a city ship office in the southern coastal cities to manage customs duties, foreign ships entering the port, and hand over a fixed proportion of finances to enter the port for trade. Ordinary merchants can also register details and pay a certain amount of money. outbound trade.

When these things increase and the taxes brought in must be dealt with by a yamen, then a mansion will be set up in central Beijing. Adding a business department is a matter of course. "

Xue Fang and the others were stunned after hearing this, and after careful consideration for a long time, their expressions gradually changed from bewildered to surprised, and then they were amazed again, and they clapped their hands repeatedly: "My lord is worthy of being a god, what a plan!"

Li Xingzhou looked at the emperor, and the old emperor also nodded: "What you said makes sense, if the business tax can increase year after year as you said, it really needs a special department to manage it, then it will be logical.

Let's do it this way, before, the chief envoy of the Shibo Department was related to the case of Yu Cheng'an, and he was dispatched to Jiaozhou. Before that, the affairs had been represented by the deputy envoy of the Shibo Department.I will transfer the affairs of the Shibo Department to you, and I will add you as Shibo Director Shi. You can decide the big and small matters of the Shibo Department. Who you want to use and how to do it are all up to you. I will greet the officials.

But I also have a rule, remember what you said, the north is preparing for war, the south is innovating, the north is the master, the south is the second, you can't reverse the priority, and there is no distinction between priorities. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Xingzhou saluted excitedly.

The emperor nodded, and then said to Lu Jie, Xue Fang, and Tang Zhou; "There are three of you, what you say today must not be passed on to the outside world, and whether it will be successful or not in the future, you must not publicize it."

"I understand." The three of them hurriedly said that they were called to discuss because the three of them are the heads of the three divisions and are in charge of the country's financial power, and Li Xingzhou wants to start with the Department of Shipping, gradually reform the business system, and build a business department , it must be inseparable from the help of the three of them. With the emperor's explanation, after hearing these words, they will definitely cooperate with him in the future.

Now Li Xingzhou was a little surprised. He was surprised by the power of the old emperor. He didn't call these three people.

Li Xingzhou's longing for years ago has almost been settled, and sleeping with Shiyu Gillian every day is even more pleasant.

The recruitment of the new army has temporarily slowed down due to the Chinese New Year, but it has also come to an end, mainly because the navy recruited by the South has not yet been completed.

However, Wei Xingping and the soldiers he brought had gradually mastered the use of guns and cannons under the training of the new army camp. Everyone was extremely excited, and anyone would be excited to personally master this destructive power.

Wei Xingping wished he couldn't eat and sleep and shoot and fire every day, and when he thought that the Guanbei Army would soon be equipped with five thousand Suifa guns and dozens of cannons, he became even more excited like a crazy monkey.

She came here every day to make friends with him, and she kept pushing her sister into the palace. The older sister was for sale, and five thousand guns would be enough to sell her.

Wei Yubai was angry and funny, so she just cursed a few words. She also looked forward to the Guanbei Army being equipped with firearms, because the Guanbei Army is a group of people who have been fighting against foreign enemies on the front line all year round.

The Liao Kingdom in the past and the Jin Kingdom today, the Guanbei Army needs this batch of arms too much!With firearms, a lot of people can be saved, many, many
(End of this chapter)