The minister of Honglu Temple is now Xie Yu, who can be regarded as the minister of the temple and the one who really calls the shots.
As for matters such as border trade, even if someone is sent as envoy to some small countries, it is impossible for the minister of the temple to go there personally. It is more likely to send out capable people, and because of the long journey, he cannot be too young. It's too big, otherwise I'm afraid things won't get done and people will die first.
Xie Rongzhao asked a lot about border trade, and then she realized that there were many good things in those small countries that she didn't know about, such as gems, furs, medicinal materials, etc.
"Dad, if border trade is opened, will our Dazhi's treasury be rich in money, and the emperor will also be able to exempt some taxes in the future?"
Xie Xiuwen chuckled: "These are things for later, we have to look at the present first. Baby, please tell me, if we want to open border trade, what should we pay attention to? In other words, what should we deal with first?"
Xie Rongzhao tilted his head, with a confused look on his face: "Dad, how do I understand this?"
"It doesn't matter, I'm just asking you because you don't understand."
Xie Rongzhao thought about it carefully: "I think the first one is to train troops!"
Xie Xiuwen was a little surprised. This daughter really should not be underestimated.
"Why?"
"Of course it's to intimidate! Think about it, if we are here to do business and trade, it mainly involves dealings with other countries. What if our fists are not strong and others are not afraid? If our fists are strong, they will not dare if they are afraid. We dare not pay taxes even if we inflate prices, and we dare not make trouble. Only in this way can our business last long, and the Holy Spirit's money will continue to come in."
Xie Xiuwen nodded with satisfaction. After all, the teachings in the past few years have broadened his daughter's horizons. She is indeed different from ordinary boudoir girls.
"Yes, this point is indeed very important. Guobao thinks very long-term."
"Hehe, thank you for the compliment, Dad, but there are very few things I can think of. It's good that it didn't disrupt Dad's thinking."
"No. As you said, only when we have a strong army and horses, those small countries will be more willing to surrender to us. In this way, if the relationship is good, this business matter will be a matter of course."
Xie Rongzhao would not know that Xie Xiuwen explained this point of view to the emperor in the imperial study room the next day.
"Haha! As expected of Xie Qing, even your daughter knows the importance of strong soldiers and horses, but those old pedants don't recognize this, they are really stupid!"
The Holy One can scold you for this, but Xie Xiuwen doesn't dare to second his opinion.
"Back to the Holy Father, the little girl in the family just said it casually. In her eyes, it is like children playing games together. There must be a big brother to intimidate them. Otherwise, it is easy for the losers to regret and make trouble. She I am young and have never been to the border, so I think so."
"This is already very good! Regarding trade, it is imperative for me to do it. When I proposed it earlier, you thought the time was not ripe. Now we have strong troops and horses, and we have fought well in several battles to expel the Turks at the border! Xie Qing thinks how?"
"Weak ministers are at the mercy of the Lord!"
"good!"
Emperor Jingwen was delighted. With this capable minister willing to support him, it was not difficult to convince the cabinet.
"This matter still needs to be prepared by Honglu Temple first. As you said in your previous note, when you go to various countries as envoys, you must also unify weights and measures. If the settlement is made, gold and silver should prevail."
Copper coins were more popular among the people in the Dazhi Dynasty, but other small countries did not use copper coins very much. Some of them used gold coins, some used silver coins, and some used some local grain as a basis.
If gold and silver are used uniformly, it will be convenient for everyone.
"Holy Saint!"
Emperor Jingwen was overjoyed. In the next few days, the entire cabinet and Honglu Temple were so busy that they didn't even have a chance to breathe.
Xie Xiuwen became even busier because of this. Although he was not responsible for the specific details, the Holy Father sometimes summoned him three or four times a day. If he was not prepared at all, he would be really blind.
Honglu Temple will also send corresponding envoys to small countries outside the border, and first of all, they must be proficient in their language.
Regarding the issue of candidates, Xie Xiuwen acted as an invisible person throughout the whole process. He himself did not understand these languages, so naturally he would not make blind ideas. After all, the people at Honglu Temple were more professional.
Because of border defense and trade matters, Wang Qinshan and Mr. Zheng Ge don’t look right at Xie Xiuwen now.
Of course, Mr. Qin Ge and Xie Huaiyi looked at him with overwhelming hatred, as if he had dug into their ancestral graves.
In the final analysis, it is nothing more than affecting their interests.
What everyone didn't know was that Xie Xiuwen and Emperor Jingwen were building the plank road openly and crossing Chencang secretly.
The two of them already had a set of rules, but they just needed Xie Xiuwen to leave Beijing again, this time going to Jiangnan.
"These big merchants you have circled before are all good. How many copies of this CD are you going to sell? And at what price do you want to sell it?"
In order to allow border trade to develop more steadily, naturally not everyone can enter and exit the customs. There must be a system.
Therefore, this business document naturally came into being.
With this, it is equivalent to being able to enter and exit the border reasonably and legally, and then bring high profits to the family.
"Back to the Holy Spirit, what Wei Chen means is that the price of each business document is not less than two hundred thousand taels of silver. This is not only a customs clearance certificate within two years, but also a certificate that can be held in the next ten years. And these For a big family, the annual business transactions are huge. It’s only 200,000 taels of silver. It won’t take more than a year to recoup the cost. The most important thing is that they can also use this certificate to get a shop in the border town. This is not You can buy it for three to five thousand taels of silver."
Since it is opening up trade, it is not just about importing things from other countries, but also exporting special products from one's own country, such as silk, tea, porcelain, etc.
The profits from these things are really beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
The profits brought by such back and forth are huge, and of course, their contribution to the national treasury is also huge.
Emperor Jingwen was very excited. Now he was planning to ask Xie Xiuwen to go to Jiangnan. After selling ten commercial discs, he would sell ten more in the capital. He believed that with the ten discs from Jiangnan, the capital would be better. The price sold by the side will be higher but not lower.
"Your Majesty, since it's something the imperial court wants to handle, we can't be too clear about it. According to Wei Chen's wishes, why don't we set up a bidding process? This way, we can save the merchants from thinking that the imperial court's price is too high. What do you think? "
Emperor Jingwen thought this was okay. After all, he didn't want to be accused of being a money-hungry fool.
But if this article was promoted by the merchants themselves, then it would be none of his business.
"Okay, thank you Aiqing for this great plan!" (End of this chapter)
