The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 118 The great powers turned out to be Zhao Fujin

In the imperial study room in early summer, it was stuffy and uncomfortable. Even if the chamberlain summoned a maid with a fan and fanned it vigorously, Zhao Fujin still felt heavy-headed.

Especially when I look at some of the imaginative quotes, I feel even more annoyed.

What kind of idiots did the Song Dynasty court have?
Some people suggest that the existing commercial tax rate should be increased by [-]%.

Others suggested that land be expropriated by force, leaving farmers without land to farm and forced to engage in business, so that more business taxes could be collected.

Zhao Fujin's imperial review: "Is it because you don't have enough Fangla? Is it because you are too full now?"

After looking at it for several hours, I didn't see anything feasible.

Zhao Fujin pinched his eyebrows and put his bare feet on a German shepherd under the imperial desk. The touch felt wonderful: "Let's go!"

Zhao Fujin took back his feet and put on his crested shoes. De Mu also turned over and got out of the royal desk, wagging his tail and ran outside the royal study. Standing at the door, he turned around and grunted at Zhao Fujin, as if he disliked her for getting up. Too slow.

Zhao Fujin picked up a woven bamboo basket, put the folding paper on the imperial desk into the basket, and shook it at De Mu with a smile.

Na Demu ran back again, picked up the bamboo basket in his mouth, and followed Zhao Fujin out of the imperial study.

The chamberlain waiting on one side saw the officials leaving, shook his head and sighed: "This little baby is trying to steal our job."

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After leaving the imperial study, Zhao Fujin walked directly towards Gen Yue.

One is to walk the dog, and the other is to clear my mind.

In my previous life, I often felt powerless when reviewing homework. Especially when I saw some cute little kids expressing their opinions on some historical issues, they were always single and one-sided. For example, there was a student who attributed the Jingkang crisis to To the magic stick Guo Jing.

It seems that as long as Guo Jing does not open the city gate to perform the Six Ding Liujia trick for the Jin army, Kaifeng will not be broken.

There are also those who have read too many fantasy novels and feel that Emperor Daojun is the reincarnation of the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty who came to seek revenge on the Zhao family...

These little cuties are just as cute as these today's court ministers who are just stupid.

Hundreds and thousands of years have passed, why hasn't the brain evolved?
After boarding Genyue, I found a pavilion and sat down. I took out another notebook from the basket held by De Mu and opened it.

This letter belongs to Qin Hui.

There are not many words, only about a hundred or so, but the argument is clear. Translated into vernacular, it means: develop foreign trade and open up maritime trade routes.

This is what Zhao Fujin was thinking a few days ago, but she didn't think of how to implement it.

Qin Hui's report was much more detailed, such as the coordination of various government offices.

People who were good at shipping were transferred from the Academy of Sciences of the Song Dynasty to stay in Mingzhou to improve the ships so that they would not be afraid of strong waves and could travel thousands of miles.

This is not difficult at all. After all, the Song Dynasty ships at this time, equipped with compasses, already had ocean-going capabilities and could reach the coast of Africa.If we can take the right route, although it is risky to reach America, it is not impossible.

It would be better if these ships could be improved.

The second step is to merge the municipal shipping departments of Guangzhou, Mingzhou, and Quanzhou, open Lin'an Port, and open a government in Lin'an for unified management.

The most important thing is that the Department of Finance allocates funds to build ships. These ships are rented at very low prices in various ports to those who are willing to engage in ocean trade, but the tax on the profits gained is increased by [-]%.

This is equivalent to the court setting up a stage for the people to perform, and the extra [-]% tax is much more reasonable.

As for the changes in the regulations of the Municipal Shipping Department, Qin Hui also mentioned a lot. For example, most materials are no longer levied in kind, but only in silver.

Zhao Fujin felt that it was feasible, but one thing needed to be added, that is, all the silver and gold brought back from the ocean voyages must be converted into Song Dynasty banknotes and copper coins, and the silver and gold should be reserved by the Silver Coin Department.

Export and import, this concept needs to be clarified.Otherwise, some businessmen take porcelain tea leaves to sell and come back with no goods, only gold and silver. How to collect the tax?
Zhao Fujin closed the letter and frowned for a long time: "Qin Hui... was a wise minister in the Northern Song Dynasty. He changed his mind after studying in Jin Dynasty. Now that he has no chance to study in Jin Dynasty, let's use it first."

Then I looked through Zongze’s notes.

There are only four words at the core of Zongze’s philosophy: “Promote business through war!”

Zhao Fujin never expected that Zongze could have such insight.

The wars at this time were either to seize land and cities to increase the tax base, or to plunder first, then govern, and then to increase the tax base like the Jin Kingdom.

If there is really no way to manage it, the city will be massacred and destroyed, and the body will be destroyed.

But using war to promote business, fighting a war just to do business with you...

It has to be said that Zongze understands the logic of great powers.

By combining these two documents, wouldn’t the underlying logic of colonialism be completed?

While exporting at high prices and plundering wealth, while importing at low prices and increasing supplies, when these barbarians who were still in the Middle Ages came to their senses and began to resist, the looted materials and wealth were enough to form an ocean-going army. By then...

"Hey, the great powers are actually Zhao Fujin?" Zhao Fujin laughed at himself.

After being happy, Zhao Fujin thought about it again and became even happier.

If we could really create such a team that could protect the ocean-going caravan, then go north along the Bohai Sea, go straight into the Liao River Basin, and land at Huining Mansion. Wanyan Sheng wouldn't be able to shout "Fuck" on the spot?

As for the internal circulation.

Li Bangyan's statement is quite good.

If you want to take it, you must first give it.

It is proposed that after the commercial tax is levied, three-tenths of it should be reserved for low-interest loans to merchants in need. If the operation is poor and unable to repay, the interest can be deducted to repay the principal and a five-year period for repayment. This can greatly reduce the cost of doing business. risks, mobilizing enthusiasm for business and increasing the tax base.

As for the risk of bad debts, Li Bangyan was helpless, but believed that this risk was something the court had to bear.You can't do it like Wang Anshi's Qingmiao method, where you can guarantee and sit together. In the end, there will be no risk to the court, and everything will be passed on to the people.

As for other proposals, in Zhao Fujin's opinion, Li Bangyan had his own thoughts this time.

For example, hiring workers is encouraged. When the number of workers reaches a certain number, taxes can be reduced or reduced.

For example, towns outside Kaifeng are encouraged to hold "grass markets", that is, set up stalls, when farming is idle.Local governments formulate taxes based on actual conditions.

He even asked tentatively: "Is it possible to let go of the gambling house matter?"

Zhao Fujin felt that there was nothing wrong with it. If he could create a Song Dynasty version of Las Vegas, there would be nothing wrong with it. He was just afraid that some people would jump out and criticize Zufa again.

In this way, it won't take long for Song Dynasty's internal consumption to be up and running.

After reading these notes, the prototype of an overall development strategy of resisting Jin in the north, defending Xia in the west, going to the sea in the southeast, and circulating inland became clear.

It's just that these things are wonderful ideas, but there should be a lot of resistance in their implementation.

The first is legislation, and national laws must be used to ensure that these ideas can be implemented. The second is employment. Part of the reason for the failure of Wang Anshi's reform in those years was that there were not many reliable people employed, and they engaged in apportionment, corruption, and mutual constraints. If this reform can be successful, it will be a ghost.

"Smash it." Zhao Fujin happily waved to De Mu, and De Mu came up to him and nudged Zhao Fujin like a monster.

"For the internal circulation, I will ask Li Gang to supervise it and Li Bangyan to implement it. For the southeastern ocean affairs, I will let Qin Hui be responsible for it. For building the expeditionary army, Zongze will do it. If you think it is OK, give me a few shouts. If you think it is not possible, I will give it to you." Okay, give me a shout."

That Demu took a few steps back and called Zhao Fujin three times.

Then he got slapped in the face: "Stupid dog!"

(End of this chapter)