Villager of Daming

Chapter 655: The title has something to do to attract publicity

"You want to open a shipping company in Guangzhou? Why? It's so far away, how can we exchange things with the barbarians?"

Zhu Yuanzhang lived in Xiaqiu Village and worked non-stop. He took his son to correct the question papers every day.

The question book in front of me was presented by Wang Guangyang, who was assigned to participate in politics in Guangzhou Province. The content was just one, opening a shipping company.

The office of Guangdong Province is located in Guangzhou Prefecture, which is located in Nanhai County.

The magistrate of Nanhai County was the most unlucky. The magistrate and the political advisor were suppressing him, and the magistrate started to cause trouble. The top leader was so good that he actually sent a prime minister to be the political advisor.

"Father, it's really far. It takes a long time to send an express letter from there."

Zhu Biao also believed that the Municipal Shipping Department should not be established in Guangzhou.

"In that case...eh? Bring Yichang Xuan and ask him."

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to call back directly, but thought he should find someone to ask.

In the past, he would look for Hu Weiyong, but now the more he looks at Hu Weiyong, the more he dislikes him. His abilities are based on comparison, and he feels that the prime minister is useless.

When the chief was found, he was looking at Hanhan's drawing of a hot air balloon, and happened to take Hanhan to the building next to him. This was not the imperial city.

Zhu Wentian grabbed a handful of kumquats, which are produced in She County. She County not only has good inkstones, but also good kumquats. It is the ripe season, and the steam engine boat will bring a few boats back, so everyone can eat the fruit.

He gave a few to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, then looked at the palace maids and eunuchs next to him, turned around and ran away, and came back with two baskets filled with kumquats.

He walked around in a circle, and each of the maids and eunuchs gave him a handful.

After he finished dividing, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke to the head of the village: "Yichang, the former Youcheng Wang Chaozong came back from writing a title book and wanted to open a shipping company in Guangzhou. What do you think..."

The chief looked at the prince and saw that he was waiting to hear it, and understood.

"Your Majesty, the Guangzhou Maritime Bureau was originally established in the Tang Dynasty to trade with the barbarians. The barbarians came from overseas and would be willing to go over wherever they saw the land first.

If a city shipping department is established in Guangzhou, it will be convenient for the foreigners, but it will be more difficult for us to transport to the Ming Dynasty, which is not cost-effective.

However, there are many islands at the entrance to the sea, and people can build docks on the islands to receive the barbarians for temporary rest and repair their ships.

After they have rested, they can then trade along the coast to our current shipping department to reduce the palace's transportation expenses.

At the same time, it can increase the income of Guangzhou, where there are many people of various ethnic groups, but there are insufficient production tools, mainly due to the lack of court management.

There the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the officials sent there can easily take advantage of the emperor's ideas and exploit the people.

When setting up a shipping department, officials must have their hands up and down. Whoever your Majesty wants to die can be sent over as a shipping envoy. "

The head of the village opposed the establishment of a municipal shipping department in Guangzhou, but he could provide other services to the barbarians and collect money.

"Whoever we want to die, we will kill him directly. Why bother? We can provide paid help and the people can make money." Zhu Yuanzhang agreed.

"Your Majesty, we cannot ask the people to directly participate." The head of the village shook his head: "The local people mainly live in the village, and they will have conflicts over the issue of participation.

If we want to weaken the local people, we can use this method, and they will kill each other.

The Ming Dynasty's army is now at its peak, and Huairou is the main one. Wang Shenzheng wants to do something so that he can come back.

We are not afraid that he will be corrupt in it, otherwise he will never come back. It is better to order him to organize official personnel.

When the barbarians' merchant ships arrived in Guangzhou, the people from each village brought out food and drinks to exchange with the barbarians.When we collect taxes from the barbarians, ten taxes and one tax is good. The barbarians will not conduct a large amount of exchanges with the local people, so the taxes are expensive.

At the same time, local people were restricted from exchanging other items, such as their handmade fabrics and silver. "

"Do you want Tamsui to charge money from the barbarians?" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and agreed again, but he was obsessed with money and wanted to charge fresh water fees.

Zhu Wentian nodded with a silly smile, yes, why don't you pay for fresh water supply?

Of course, under normal circumstances, if there is no shortage of water and there is no need for fresh water boats or trucks to replenish water, there is generally no fresh water fee.

But later, some countries became jealous of the money and insisted on collecting money.

Now Zhu Yuanzhang wants to accept it, then...

"Your Majesty, no, from now on our Ming Dynasty's fleet will go to other places. If we charge someone else's fresh water fee today, they will charge us."

The head of the village objected. This is mutual. Fresh water is a life-saving thing. People come so far away to trade, and you charge them money for water?
"Yes, yes, yes, it doesn't work, we have to be generous, we are the Ming Dynasty. Hehehehe!" Zhu Yuanzhang said and laughed.

"Your Majesty, we can actually increase the income of the local people, not only by exchanging things, but when exchanging things, remember not to make money from the people, only the taxes of the barbarians.

Invite the people to participate and let the yamen organize it. The people will know how we treat them.

At the same time, taxes from the barbarians were collected, and the money did not need to be sent to Nanjing. It was used directly locally to hire people to work.

The people do not consider the overall situation, they just want to satisfy their immediate interests, and if the oppression is not too severe, they will not revolt. "

The head of the district went on to say that there was no need to take the money back and digest it on the spot. At the same time, he told the people that the yamen was helping you make money and not benefiting from it.

At another time, the mayor would not have said this, and the local officials promised to make some money.

Wang Guangyang is in charge now, and he needs to come back. Guangdong is poor, backward, hot in summer, cold and wet in winter, mainly humid.

Hanhan said, not to mention Guangzhou, Qiongzhou Prefecture over there, and the places to the north are like this.

Only the ends of the earth where Zhang Jiuling of the Tang Dynasty wrote the poem "The Moon Rising over the Sea and the End of the World Together" have warm winters and are not damp at all, making it the most suitable place for northerners to stay, especially in the Northeast.

If Wang Guangyang stays for a long time, he will definitely get upset. No, now he is upset. His rights are gone, and he has gone to a poor place to participate in politics.

Give him something to do, how can he dare to benefit from it?Once found out, the next place is probably Qiongzhou Mansion.

Zhu Yuanzhang showed a satisfied smile and his eyes narrowed: "Yes, that's right. That little bit of money is something we don't like. Well... take a look at this question book."

Zhu Yuanzhang said and asked the eunuch to come over and bring the question book to him. He had already approved this question book before and did not agree.

The head of the village took it and looked at it. He saw that it was sent by Henan Prefecture. He said that the cotton had been used up and he wanted to find more land to grow cotton next year. There were hydraulic spinning machines on Luoshui River.

The Ming Dynasty required planting cotton and mulberry trees so that they would have clothes to wear. If they did not plant, they would harvest more.

At present, there is money there, but there is a shortage of raw materials, and they hope to expand cotton cultivation.

"Your Majesty, this matter must be looked at from two aspects." The chief read it over and asked the eunuch to send the question book back.

This thing should not have been shown to him, but the people around him thought it was completely normal.

(End of this chapter)