Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 52

Holy decree?

Liu Xun hurriedly knelt down to accept the order, opened it, and saw that it read: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: Liu Xun, the prefect of Chaozhou..."

Since the author himself is not good at ancient prose, while Liu Dapao was reading it, Hao Duo began dictating it.

"Didn't you go to Shukaihai before? What you said makes sense. Your Majesty also understands the reason why blocking the sea is worse than Shukaihai. The previous strategy of banning the sea was all led by Oboi. Today's Shangrende is not what it is today. on the original intention."

"The ban on the sea is really not suitable for a while to completely lift the ban, but don't worry, the court has decided to restore the boundary first, that is to say, the common people can go home and live, and they can also fish and catch shrimps on the beach , but it is still not allowed to build a ship without permission, let alone go to sea without permission.”

"Still, the slabs can't go into the sea? What kind of blockage is worse than thinning?"

"You take a good look at the imperial decree, and look at your responsibilities as the chief executive of Chaozhou."

"This... His Majesty asked me to form the Chaozhou Maritime Chamber of Commerce?"

"That's right. This is the greatest authority of you, the general manager of Chaozhou. The common people must not let them go to sea, but Chaozhou will be a special case. Who can go to sea, you have the final say, and you are responsible for managing them."

Only then did Liu Dapao suddenly realize that this is the Guangzhou Thirteen Lines.

Historically, the Thirteen Banks in Guangzhou was gradually established after Kangxi wiped out Zheng Ming. It was unexpected that it was so much ahead of schedule at this time.

The so-called Guangzhou Thirteen Banks refers to the first thirteen commercial firms that were allowed to operate overseas trade. Of course, they later developed to more than 100, but the name is still called Thirteen Banks, so it is called here.

It can be said that it was a very clever policy. The Qing court allowed a small group of businessmen to completely monopolize all import and export trade of the entire Qing Dynasty through private authorization.

These merchants jointly raised the price, sold the price of export goods high, and lowered the purchase price of imported goods, and then resold them in the country. In fact, they also played the role of customs to a certain extent.

In the Ming Dynasty, silver was used as currency, and the currency depreciated year after year due to the impact of American silver, but the Qing Dynasty did not have this concern. In order to abolish the monopoly position of Thirteen Lines.

However, in the feudal dynasty, there was no rule that private property was sacred and inviolable, so in fact, the imperial court always regarded the thirteen banks as a backup treasury. That's it, as much as you want, and you don't need to take the account of the account department, so in fact, most of the foreign trade profits will eventually fall into the pocket of the emperor.

In other words, the task of forming the thirteenth line is now in my hands.

Big fat difference!

This power is indeed a bit too great. Everyone knows that making foreign goods makes money, but now, who can make this money and how to make this money is up to Liu Dapao.

As far as this position is concerned, unless someone with a semi-holy nature like Hairun does it, he will probably have to pay him a million and eight million taels of silver to accept the gift from Moonlight easily.

Objectively speaking, this is indeed a good way for the Qing government to deal with Ming Zheng at the moment. After all, the foundation of the Zheng family lies in maritime trade, and it has never been plundering. It has been like this since Zheng Zhilong's era.

As long as he, Liu Dapao, can control the offshore waters, for the common people, if they can trade through formal court channels, who is willing to take the risk of beheading to smuggle!
Even the merchants of these thirteen lines must take the initiative to serve as free anti-smuggling teams for the imperial court.

This move is far more brilliant than Oboi's ban on the sea. I have to say that Kangxi still has something.

"Of course, if the court wants to control foreign trade, it must control the shipping routes. At least it must ensure that the Zheng family will not cause trouble, will not rob merchant ships, and will not go ashore to plunder warehouses and workshops. This is why you have the right to control the three armies. s reason."

Liu Dapao frowned and said, "It's very expensive to rebuild the navy. Will the funds for my navy...be directly withheld from my trade?"

"Yes, the imperial court has no money, and I will give you policies. You can make money yourself. Even after you get on the right track, you may even ask for money from you, and may even want you to share part of the Geng and Shang clans."

To put it bluntly, Kangxi is throwing the burden away.

But as the price of throwing away the burden, Liu Dapao has the financial and military power that is completely independent of the Qing court. To put it bluntly, he is raising a private army. The role of imperial supervision is not very great. This power, Except for the fact that the land is a little smaller and only includes Chaozhou and one state, other places are completely out of Sun Yanling's hands, not even San Francisco's hands!
Properly promoted, this power is already a well-deserved big official of the frontier.

Of course, this matter is an opportunity as well as a challenge. It may not be possible to do it well with another person. After all, it costs a lot to raise an army, but Liu Dapao is a time traveler!

The emperor authorized him to find someone to open the General Administration of Customs. If he couldn't make any money, he could just buy a piece of tofu and beat himself to death. Give him a few years, and Liu Dapao is even sure that he will grow fatter than Wu Sangui!
Just in this way...

It seems that I don't want to break with the Yanping Palace. From now on, the core interests of him and the Yanping Palace are in conflict, and the violent war and the economic war are parallel.

Thinking about it this way, it's really a headache.

"You carry the flag of the Han army with a yellow flag. In Guangdong, neither Liu Bingzhong nor Jin Guangzu can restrain you. You should report directly to the cabinet. To receive a vain title from the cabinet university, from the second grade, is also His Majesty's high expectation for you. The errands here are done. After two years, you will directly enter the cabinet after returning to Beijing. The future leader of Hanchen is none other than you My lord, Your Majesty has placed high hopes on you."

"I understand, but thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. It's really a blessing to be promoted to four levels in a row. It's just that the most difficult thing right now is to open up the shipping route. In the final analysis, the navy is still the most important thing, money. Son, I will think of a way, but the Chaozhou navy is almost paralyzed now, and the Zheng family will definitely make a comeback."

"Yes, although after the four Xiamen wars, the strength of Zheng's navy has been reduced to ten percent, but now, the Chaozhou navy is almost completely paralyzed. Before that, I did not expect that most of these navy generals actually There are problems."

Liu Dapao smiled wryly: "Mr. Zheng, I will definitely not let go of this opportunity. Their coveted heart for the two islands of Kinmen and Xiamen has never died. If they let them occupy Xiamen, I will do nothing in Chaozhou." It’s over, maybe Xiamen has changed hands at this time, it’s just that we haven’t received the news yet.”

"This...you don't have to worry too much. If the Zheng family makes a comeback, there will be someone who can stop them."

Liu Dapao was stunned: "Is there anyone who can stop it? Where did they come from? Isn't my navy the only one in the south of the Yangtze River?"

"Dutch."

"........."

(End of this chapter)