"Bi Aiqing, the silver and materials needed for Ningyuan's mutual trade will be allocated by the Ministry of Accounts after review!
Secondly, the Ministry of Household Affairs will host an investment promotion conference for Ningyuan Mutual Market. Today is August 23rd, and the time is scheduled for October 18th. The location is in Beijing. "
"I obey the decree!"
"Sun Aiqing and Yuan Aiqing, the cabinet collaborated with the six ministries to discuss the issue of mutual tax rates, whether to unify thirty-one tax rates or adjust by classification, and made a detailed plan to submit to Dongnuan Pavilion!
Secondly, an edict was drafted on the contents of Ningyuan's opening of mutual markets, investment promotion conferences, etc., and was sent to all states. "
"I obey the order!"
"British Sir, you will be solely responsible for the Ningyuan mutual trade for the time being. At the same time, the official road from Zunhua to Ningyuan will be repaired to facilitate the transportation of caravans."
"I obey the decree!"
All the ministers who were noticed responded. Chongzhen looked at the ministers and said softly: "Dear sirs, do you have anything else to add to the Ningyuan Mutual Market?"
The ministers were silent.
The emperor said so much, but they also added many things that they had not thought of. How could they add more if they had not yet digested them?
"Your Majesty, I have some ideas!"
Before the thoughts could pass through their minds, a voice interrupted their thoughts. Everyone followed the sound and saw that it was Sun Chengzong.
This time, not only the ministers, but also Chongzhen were full of interest.
Under the curious eyes of the ministers, Sun Chengzong said loudly: "Your Majesty, the mutual market is under the jurisdiction of the Tea and Horse Division under the Ministry of Household Affairs. In the past, it was to meet the needs of the Mongolian tribes, and tea and horses were the main trading materials, so it is called tea. Mas.
But now that the Mongolian tribes have surrendered and the nature of mutual trade has changed, it is somewhat inappropriate to call them Chamasi anymore.
The minister suggested that it should be changed into the Department of Commercial Affairs, which would be subordinate to the Ministry of Household Affairs and be in charge of mutual markets. This would improve the rank of the Department of Commercial Affairs and make it the same level as the Department of Officials of the 17th Qing Dynasty in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
In view of the importance of taxation, the ranks of ambassadors and deputy ambassadors stationed in various exchanges should be raised to show the importance of the court. "
Listening to Sun Chengzong's proposal, the officials were startled at first, but after thinking about it carefully, they felt that it was reasonable.
According to the discussion just now, after some restrictions are relaxed, the eleven mutual markets of the Ming Dynasty can generate at least three to five million taels of tax revenue every year. This is a huge amount of wealth, and it is normal for dedicated personnel to manage it.
Only Yuan Keli and the British public knew that Sun Chengzong had more than this intention, but was preparing to completely launch a sea ban in the future.
Once the sea ban is completely opened, there will be at least 10 or 20 more ports along the Ming Dynasty. Each of these ports is comparable to Ningyuan Mutual Market, and it is inappropriate to put it under the management of a ninth-grade Tea Horse Division.
While the ministers were thinking, Sun Chengzong gently touched Yuan Keli beside him, his eyes full of inquiry, and Yuan Keli nodded lightly.
Then he came out and said: "Your Majesty, I also have two thoughts about the Department of Commerce!"
"First, I suggest that the grades of ambassadors, deputy ambassadors and other officials in mutual markets should not be uniform.
It can be distinguished based on the size of the mutual market, the amount of tax, geographical location and other factors. The rank of the chief officer can be as high as the fourth grade and as low as the eighth grade. "
As soon as these words came out, all the officials were stunned, their faces full of astonishment.
You must know that before this, the highest ambassador in the mutual market was the ninth grade, and the deputy ambassador was from the ninth grade.
Sun Chengzong had just suggested a higher level, and they had no objection. Even if he was promoted to the first rank, they were extremely kind. Unexpectedly, Yuan Keli would directly mention it to the fourth rank, which was simply too exaggerated.
Seeing that the ministers wanted to speak, Yuan Keli said directly: "How difficult is it for a mutual market that can accommodate thousands of people every day, and all of them are strangers trading? Can you think about it?"
How important is a mutual market that can pay three million taels of silver tax a year? There are more chief secretaries than there are in the Ming Dynasty. What’s wrong with the higher ranking of the chief officials?
Furthermore, the workload and management difficulty of a stock market with an annual turnover of 300,000 taels are completely incomparable to that of a stock market with a turnover of 3 million taels a year. Why should the grades be the same?
Ask yourself, if it were you, would you feel balanced? "
The three questions made the officials who wanted to object speechless.
If it were them, they would definitely scold me.
“Secondly, in the future, the chief official of the mutual market can be directly transferred to the county magistrate, magistrate, or even to the left and right of the Chief Secretary to participate in politics and deliberation.
Of course, this is only possible after passing the assessment, and will have priority in filling vacancies. "
Fuck...
The ministers were shocked again.
You said that the workload and management difficulty are different, you can get tax revenue for the court, and your moral character is higher, they can understand this.
But is it child's play to be directly transferred to the post of magistrate or county magistrate?
They wanted to object, but before they could say anything, Yuan Keli came over again: "If you can manage a mutual market with an annual output of three million taels, I think it is not a big problem to manage a state capital.
The prefect allows the people of the state to live and work in peace and contentment, but in fact, after the Ming dynasty clarifies, what big things can happen to the state?
If the subordinate departments, classes, and subordinate officers perform their respective duties, there won't be any big problems. The chief officer is nothing more than supervising and controlling the direction.
But when the ambassadors of the mutual market become prefects, at least one thing is certain. They can rely on their experience in mutual market management and the connections they have made to lead the people in the prefecture to make money and get rich.
Now that the people have money in their hands, the state capital will naturally be at peace!
As for other things, they can be left to subordinate officials.
What's more important is to guard against the temptation of gold and silver and the intricate relationships, but also to be upright and stick to your heart. Wherever you put this kind of character, you will be an upright and good official.
I think you all agree with this statement! "
The faces of the ministers were a little strange.
Letting a prefect lead the people to do business is beyond Yuan Keri's imagination.
This means that if Yuan Keli and Yuan Keli were in the Huangji Hall, if they changed places or changed people, they would slap him with a big mouth.
But I have to say that Yuan Keli's suggestion seems... very reliable.
Chongzhen even groaned in his heart. Isn't this the proper way for future generations of state-owned enterprise leaders to be transferred to local leaders?
Unexpectedly, it was proposed by Yuan Keli. This approach is not feasible in this era and needs to be explored.
In the future, economic development will definitely be the first task of every city.
"Third, in order to better develop the mutual market, Chen suggested that each mutual market establish a commercial advisory group. Its main role is to provide advice to the mutual market and answer questions for the mutual market ambassadors, etc.
The members are all the helmsmen of the caravan. There is not a need for too many, three to five people are enough, but the business experience must be extremely rich, and the character and morality must be passable.
The main body of the mutual market is businessmen, and officials represent the court, but there is absolutely no businessman who understands businessmen and business affairs better. With businessmen as consultants, we can avoid many detours and are not easily deceived.
As a deal, the court can give certain concessions in tax rates or other policy preferences. "
“Last and most important point, the local governor in the location where the mutual market is located has the power to supervise the mutual market, but does not have the right to manage it. If any problems are found, they can report it to the court to prevent the mutual market from talking and deceiving.
In addition, depending on the size of the mutual market, the nearest guard station in the location will be assigned two to five hundred households to be stationed and responsible for security.
The above four points are some of my thoughts on the mutual market. Please give your Majesty’s sanction! "
