damn it……
What on earth is this guy going to do?
Why do you have something to report again?
You have just poked the hornet's nest of Mengyin and Hereditary, why don't you stop for a moment?
Could this mean that if you don't go to the memorial hall for three years, then you will be able to put together all the things that you have accumulated for three years?
Seeing Zhang Weixian leaving work, all the officials were a little numb, and they were all complaining in their hearts.
"Oh, what's the matter with the British Duke?"
Chongzhen was slightly confused. Wasn't what they were discussing at Shanhaiguan about hereditary matters? Why is there anything else?
Under the uneasy gazes of the ministers, Zhang Weixian said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I suggest opening a large-scale mutual market in Shanhaiguan or Ningyuan City. Please allow your Majesty!"
call……
It turned out that this was the case. Chongzhen was relieved, but he had forgotten about it.
The ministers also breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, nothing happened, but then they looked thoughtful.
Chongzhen nodded lightly. Although he was the one who brought this up, he still wanted to make a show on this occasion. He said lightly: "Reason!"
"Your Majesty, Liaodong has returned to the Ming Dynasty, North Korea has been included in the Ming Dynasty's territory, and maybe Fusang will be included in the Ming Dynasty this time next year, and there may also be the Rakshasa Kingdom in the north.
The distances from Bahrain, Alukorqin, Wengniute, Abaga and other tribes in Eastern Mongolia to Ningyuan are much closer than to Longjing Pass and so on.
Shanhaiguan became the only land passage for Liaodong, Korea, Fusang, and Eastern Mongolia to enter the Ming Dynasty.
After everything stabilizes, businessmen from these three places will enter Daming to do business.
Shenyang is more than 1,500 miles away from Beijing, and Seoul in North Korea is at least 2,340 miles away from the Ming Dynasty, not to mention Fusang across the strait.
Crossing such a long distance will consume a lot of time and materials. If merchants want to make money, they will inevitably increase the selling price, and then the people will suffer.
Therefore, I suggest opening a large-scale mutual market outside Shanhaiguan City or Ningyuan City as a transit place between the Ming Dynasty and outside the city.
Chen's preliminary estimate is that in the early stage of this mutual market, there will be at least dozens of caravans trading there every day. When everything matures and stabilizes, there will be at least two hundred caravans trading there every day. "
It was normal for the ministers to listen to the previous words, and they all nodded secretly, but they almost screamed at the last sentence.
There are two hundred caravans every day, which can almost catch up with the scale of the Victory Fort and Xuanda Mutual Market for half a month.
One month is worth the sum of several years in other places. This is either a mental illness or wishful thinking.
The expressions of the ministers were naturally seen by Chongzhen, and he didn't say anything. This was the limitation of business and vision.
"What do you guys think? You can put forward any ideas you have."
After hearing the emperor's news, the ministers began to communicate quietly, and many officials' eyes were filled with emotion.
After a while, an official stood up and looked at Mr. British: "Mr. British, why should the mutual market be opened in Ningyuan?"
"Of course it is to be wary of North Korea and Fusang. They are not from my race and their hearts will be different. Now I have surrendered, but my hatred has also been buried. Maybe something will happen one day.
With Shanhaiguan blocking them, it doesn't matter if they disguise themselves as a caravan. The Guanning Defense Line is the buffer zone. "
Listening to the British Duke's answer, the civil servants just nodded slightly, while the generals' eyes flashed fiercely, but they didn't say anything.
"British Sir, I also have a question for you. How did you get the data of two hundred caravans per day? It is really... too amazing!
"Let me answer this question for you!"
Before the British public could speak out, Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, spoke out: "It is unclear how many people there are in Liaodong, but there are at least three million.
North Korea has a population of at least 10 million, and Fusang has a similar population, totaling about 25 million;
With the arrival of the Great Age, this population is likely to double.
Fifty million people are needed, which is not a small amount. Two hundred caravans are just about the same.
When the prosperous times come and the people become rich, if the business here is good, two hundred is the most basic, and three to five hundred is normal.
More importantly, this place in Ningyuan is a transit place required for normal trade, and there are no restrictions on the number of people and trading materials! "
Having said this, Bi Ziyan thought for a while and then continued: "The land in Liaodong is huge. If it is developed, food can be transported to the pass when needed, so there is no need for food to go south to the north.
Secondly, Liaodong is rich in various kinds of furs, medicinal materials, wood, fungus, mushrooms, pine nuts and other wild products. North Korea and Fuso also have many specialties that can be transported to the Ming Dynasty. These are all popular in the Ming Dynasty.
And the porcelain, fabrics, tea, etc. in the customs are also needed there, and everyone gets what they need. This requires a large-scale mutual market as a transit place, so the British public proposal is very reasonable!
If you can't think of the specific scale, you might as well think about the number of passing merchant ships when Mao Wenlong was in Dongjiang Town. "
Hearing Pi Dao, everyone's hearts suddenly moved. Although they didn't know how much silver Mao Wenlong earned from doing business in a year, it was conservatively estimated to be at least 300,000 taels of silver. Otherwise, he would not be able to meet the needs of so many soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town.
What an exaggeration it is to do this secretly and only face Dongjiang Town in North Korea. Liaodong, North Korea, and Fusang are a hundred times larger than Dongjiang.
Chongzhen nodded with great satisfaction. Bi Ziyan was worthy of being ranked among the top three financial masters in the entire Ming Dynasty history. No one could match his vision.
"Your Majesty, I agree with the British minister's proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
Yuan Keli and Li Guopu had known about it for a long time, and they came forward directly at this time. Sun Chengzong, who had known it well during his four years in Liaodong, also came forward directly at this time.
"Your Majesty, I think the British government's proposal is reasonable. This mutual market can not only meet the needs of the people, but also allow them to make some money!"
"I agree!"
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In just an instant, all the officials in Huangji Palace agreed to open a mutual market.
Seeing that all the ministers agreed, Chongzhen looked at Zhang Weixian: "Master Ying, since you suggested that Ningyuan open a large-scale mutual market, you must have done a lot of work. Have you predicted the scale of this mutual market?
Simply measuring it by the number of caravans cannot explain the big problem. "
"Your Majesty, I have made a preliminary estimate that as long as it can be stabilized, it can create an income of more than one million taels every year."
The officials were stunned when they heard that there were one million taels of silver.
There were more or less mutual markets in the Ming Dynasty. There were almost a dozen mutual markets in Pianguan, Taiyuan, Datong, Xuanfu and other places, but the imperial court only had an annual income of two to three hundred thousand taels of silver.
Nowadays, the British public says that there are millions of taels in one exchange market, which is simply a fantasy.
Without waiting for their refutation, Britain continued: "Don't you think it's incredible? And it's completely impossible?"
"Then my father-in-law will settle a score for you!"
