'Shipman, how long does it take for our ship to sail?
Yelu Chongguang couldn't hold himself back. The time on the boat was comfortable, but a man like him was used to the ups and downs of the world. How could he bear to be left free?
In order to find Liang Chuan these years, he has lived a life worse than a pig or a dog. He has been living in regret and self-blame. He even dared not go back to Qingyuan.
He could hardly hold on anymore. If he couldn't find Liang Chuan again, he planned to go back to the mountain by the Yong River and jump off the mountain!
Fortunately, he had figured out Liang Chuan's temperament and methods. There would be trouble wherever he went. It must be Liang Chuan's fault that Guangnan is so chaotic!
Sure enough, I guessed correctly. I really found my boss through this method, which can be regarded as absolution for myself!
He couldn't bear to send this good news back. Many people in Qingyuan Xinghua were just like him, waiting for this good news!
'It will take another three to five days!
'Another three to five days?' Yelu Zhongguang said anxiously.
'We are almost at Qingyuan Port. In the end, the sea area is not peaceful, so we go a little slower. In the past few years, Qingyuan Port's own fleet would go to sea to protect the safety of ships at sea. There is no need for everyone to sail freely. Worry, the world has changed now, it’s different!
Liang Chuan heard what Yelu Chongguang and the boatman said: "Why is this? Why don't people from Qingyuan Port go to sea?"
The boatman sighed, glanced at the Liangchuan people and said, "I see you are not locals, you come from the barbaric land of Lingnan. Let me tell you, the imperial court has placed many restrictions on Qingyuan Port in recent years. Want a sea ban?
When several people heard what the boatman said, their hearts trembled!
Forbidden sea? Doesn't that mean the death of Liang Jiajun?
The Liang family has countless properties, but in actual terms, the most profitable is Qingyuan Port!
Qingyuan Port is the biggest source of income for the Liang Jiajun. Just by collecting service fees from ships at the port, the entire Liang Jiajun has made a fortune. Now there is Xinghua He Lu's hometown on Penghu Island, and Yi Niang has already saved a fortune. Countless family assets, if converted into food and grass, would be enough to last the entire Liang family army for thirty years!
They have only been operating Qingyuan Port for a few years, and the service fees at Qingyuan Port are already very low. For the early businessmen who did business in Qingyuan Port, they are very grateful to the Liang family’s port office!
In the early ports, merchants had to pay protection fees to the water tyrants in the three ports. The fee depended on their mood, but it was at least 30% of the profits. Anything less would be disrespectful to them and they should be beaten lightly. Suddenly, it was so heavy that the boat might be gone.
Not only do Shabatian and others want to make things difficult for people doing business, but the most difficult thing to deal with is actually the people in the government, who also want to take away 30% of the profits!
Qingyuan pays countless taxes and money to the court every year, but most of them go into the pockets of officials at all levels in Qingyuan and Weiyuan Tower! Even though 50% to 60% of the profits were embezzled, it was still the southeast mainstay of the imperial court. This shows how great the benefits it can bring!
After Liang Jiajun came, he set up a civilian dispatching and management organization here - the port office.
At first, everyone thought it was another clever excuse to collect money from merchant ships, but who knew that this organization actually replaced the role of the Quanzhou Shipping Department, and they unified the management of the port, and then through their Hands, hand over the tax money to the imperial treasury!
The port charges a fixed service fee based on the quantity and value of the goods. The price of this service fee is less than 10% of their profits!
At first, everyone was waiting and watching, thinking that the Liang family was going to build an archway to lure merchant ships like them in, and then slowly slaughter them for meat!
But later they found out that what they set up was a gold-lettered sign, they said it was true, and they charged the same price. It was the same for everyone, and there was no need to go through the back door or ask for favors!
It was this port office run by the Liang family that suddenly made Qingyuan Port the largest port in the southeast!
Everyone is rushing to Hong Kong
With low taxes, thoughtful services, and supporting facilities, you can send your goods to Qingyuan from all over the world!
In just a few years, Yi Niang relied on Su Wei's management to save enough money for the Liang family to support an army!
In order to make the port bigger and stronger, the Liang family has also put a lot of effort into security. Safety at sea is one of their important tasks!
It turned out that Xia Dehai would take the fleet to Nanyang to buy and sell goods, but later he couldn't make enough money, so why bother to risk going to Nanyang again! Xia Dehai became the patron saint of the sea outside Qingyuan, protecting the safety of passing ships!
But later on, the imperial court got crazy and decided to implement a sea ban!
Liang Chuan knew the thoughts of these feudal rulers most clearly.
It must be because of the Japanese pirates!
In an era of backward technology, navigation technology was not developed, and communication technology was out of the question!
To fight against Japanese pirates at sea is as difficult as going to heaven!
The Ming Dynasty also sought strength from the sea at the beginning and promoted its strength to the south. But starting from Emperor Xiaozong in the mid-term, the Japanese were as fearful as tigers in the Ming Dynasty, and countless national funds were spent every year to fight against the Japanese, but with little effect! Until Qi Jiguang, a once-in-a-century genius, appeared! They barely found a way to deal with the Japanese, but by this time, the Ming Dynasty had already made the Japanese afraid!
At that time, the policy of maritime ban began to be implemented. The Ming Dynasty would rather not make money than see these Japanese pirates!
The imperial court cannot always rely on the power of the people to fight against Japanese pirates. That would be a slap in the face of the imperial court! .z.
It would be even more unthinkable if these civil forces colluded with the Japanese!
Instead of doing this, it is better to ban them all!
This is the realistic thought of all rulers!
Could this be Xia Song's bad idea? Logically speaking, he shouldn't be like this at his level. Such an unskilled approach can't solve the problem at all!
'What's the situation with the Japanese invasion in the north now?
The boatman said: "You have also seen that now is the time when the south wind is blowing smoothly, but how many ships are there heading north from Guangzhou?" You can't see them at all, most of them are in places like Mingzhou. No one dares to go further north. It can be said that the world is dominated by the Japanese. Going there to do business is no different than seeking death!
'No, I remember that when the Japanese pirates caused rebellion in the north three years ago, the imperial court sent a large amount of manpower and material resources to quell the rebellion. Why, didn't they defeat the Japanese?
The boatman said: "We were beaten, and the Japanese also ran away. But the sea is vast and the Japanese ran away after taking the boat. No matter where they were killed, it was impossible for the imperial court to keep its troops in the north. The south was still fighting, and it was going on every day." , our business life is difficult!
'How did the imperial court issue this maritime ban policy?
When Liang Chuan heard this policy, his heart dropped. It turned out that history was so far in advance. The rulers are just as incompetent and all they think about is these bad ideas!
The boatman couldn't help but look at Liang Chuan and his party a few more times. It was okay anyway, so he invited Liang Chuan and his party into the cabin and took out some prune fruit snacks to entertain them.
Being able to eat prunes at sea is not just for fun. This dried fruit is a source of vitamin supplements for sailors! Dry goods are easy to store at sea and are also a reflection of the wisdom of the working people!
'After we were robbed by strong pirates at first, we reported it to the officials when we landed, but the officials not only ignored us, but also scolded us for being neither businessmen nor women. This is retribution!
The boatman became more and more angry as he spoke: "Damn it, if there were no merchants like us, how would they, the dog officials, have money to pay?"
Everyone laughed and said, 'Well done!
Although these people around Liang Chuan often interacted with the government under Liang Chuan, they were all people who had more or less problems with the government before. The Yuchi brothers were members of the underworld, and Yelv Chongguang was a female cadre. They were both targeted by the court. So I have no good impression of the imperial court at all!
Liang Chuan didn't think so. Everyone
Each place has its own difficulties. According to the system of the Song Dynasty, civil servants controlled military forces. Local civilian officials were in power, but the military personnel were pitifully weak! They really wanted to fight the Japanese and make great achievements, but who would pay them, who would provide them with soldiers, and a series of problems with warship equipment!
It is impossible for a small local official to coordinate and solve it!
When these businessmen go to report the case, they will at most find officials at the county level to report the crime. These county officials can't even fight off the robbers in their own jurisdiction. If they have a few government officials, they are already strong, but there are basically no soldiers! To expect them to go to sea to fight against Japanese pirates is a fool's errand!
'But Qingyuan Port is more reliable. They have their own fleet. In the past, as long as we reported the whereabouts of the Japanese to them, they didn't say anything and didn't need any benefits. They immediately went to sea and these Japanese pirates came!
'But later it seemed that the court was deliberately suppressing it, and the ships in Qingyuan Port were no longer visible. They seemed to have disappeared. Without their protection, the merchants would have to face the Japanese pirates head-on. How could we have the strength to fight against the Japanese pirates? Some big business owners and others would run away when they saw the Japanese. Business was secondary, life was the most important!
Liang Chuan should pay attention to this issue!
The port is his lifeblood. If the court does not allow them to run the ship, these Gods of Wealth will never come to Qingyuan Port again! How can I still have income?
There are so many things to do, so many people to feed, and all the money is gone. You can't bring so many people to the streets to beg for food!
If this kid Zhao Zhen does this, he will lose the support of the people!
What the boatman said was definitely just one-sided. If you have the chance, you should ask Xia Song about the specific policies of the imperial court.
After so many years, I wonder if Xia Song is still willing to recognize him as a country man!
People who become officials will change. Most people become cold and aloof. Officials and people are two completely different classes, one world and one world!
If the maritime ban policy appeared in the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty would be almost over. .
