Sun Baili had some hesitation in his heart. After all, Zhao Tai was not a Song minister and was not bound by the Song Dynasty.
If Zhao Tai was restrained by Song Ting and took advantage of him, he could sue and let Song Ting punish him.
Business was developed in the Song Dynasty. For more than a hundred years, various industries had business guilds, which could influence the government.
Zhao Tai was not an official in the Song Dynasty, but a warlord. He moved the shipyard to Haizhou. If Zhao Tai wanted to take it as his own, wouldn't he lose all his money?
Zhao Tai has a shipyard on Donghai Island, but it is very small and does not have the technology to manufacture ocean-going ships.
Although the shipyard is small, if it can build ships, it can become Zhao Tai's bargaining chip.
Sun Baili coveted the benefits of shipbuilding, but he was worried that Zhao Tai would not keep his promise, so he was very hesitant.
Zhao Tai originally wanted to tell him that if he disagreed, he would support his shipyard.
In this way, when his shipyard is built, Sun Baili's business will definitely be affected.
However, when Zhao Tai saw Sun Baili's expression and thought about it carefully, he understood his concerns.
Zhao Tai thought for a while. In order to attract businessmen from the Southern Song Dynasty to set up factories in Haizhou, he must first make them believe that there is no risk in coming here.
Businessmen have a trade-off between interests and risks. For such businessmen, making money is very important, but the stability of the place and the quality of the business environment are also important factors to consider.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tai changed his tone and said, "Uncle Sun, you have been operating in Haizhou for a while, so you should understand how Gu treats businessmen. Gu has always been honest and will never ruin the credibility of the feudal government because of your shipyard."
After hearing what Zhao Tai said, Sun Baili reluctantly gave up his worries and saluted Zhao Tai, "Your Majesty, the common people are willing to set up a workshop in Haizhou!"
Zhao Tai was overjoyed when he heard that, and immediately said: "Hahaha~ Okay! Since you agreed to come to Haizhou to set up a factory, then the lonely king will naturally give you the most favorable policy. County Magistrate Zhou!"
"I'm here!" Zhou Rong saluted quickly.
Zhao Tai instructed: "Yuanwai Sun came to Haizhou to invest in building a shipbuilding workshop. The county must provide Yuanwai Zhou with the land he needs, and in addition, tax exemptions must be provided!"
Zhou Rong nodded, "I will definitely do it!"
Zhao Tai looked at Sun Baili again, "In addition to Mr. Sun, the vassal government has used land and tax exemptions as capital for capital investment, and has guaranteed to order at least five ships with a cost of 5,000 tons every year. Do you have any opinion?"
Sun Baili was a little shocked. This meant that Zhao Tai would give up 60% of his shares if he didn't pay a penny.
This is completely empty handed!
But if you think about it carefully, it's not right to say that Zhao Tai has done nothing. He has provided land, tax policies, and brought in large orders.
Mr. Sun thought for a while and said, "The common people have no objection!"
It's not that Zhao Tai doesn't want to pay, it's mainly because he doesn't have any money.
In the past two years, he formed an army and fought in various places, spending a lot of money. In addition, he moved people to Shandong and also spent a lot of money on food.
Now Zhao Tai's treasury can be said to be cleaner than his face, and he can't even pay out the rewards for this expedition.
Therefore, Zhao Tai had no money at all to invest in building a shipbuilding workshop, so he recruited Sun Baili to invest.
Now Zhao Tai has no money, and the people under Zhao Tai's control are also extremely poor.
They were moved to Shandong by Zhao Tai, and when they settled down, it could be said that they were all impoverished.
At this time, if Zhao Tai wanted to develop and engage in business, the fastest way was to find rich people to invest.
If Sun Baili agrees to build a shipbuilding workshop, he will need to hire masons, carpenters, painters, and a large number of craftsmen.
This will not only help him build warships and ocean-going merchant ships, but also provide thousands of jobs for Haizhou. These employees will be separated from agricultural production, and after receiving their salary, they will buy food and cloth, which will lead to a large number of small businesses. If there are traders, the economy of the entire Haizhou will develop rapidly, and the income of the feudal government will naturally increase.
Seeing that he agreed, Zhao Tai said happily: "Okay, in that case, let's build the workshop as soon as possible, and then start building the ship immediately."
Sun Baili said: "Your Majesty, this workshop is easy to build, but the ship cannot be built in a short time."
Zhao Tai frowned, "Why is this?"
Sun Baili explained: "Reporting back to the king, they are mainly raw materials for shipbuilding.
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It needs to be processed, especially wood, which cannot be used immediately after being cut. "
Zhao Tai remembered that it seemed that the wood for shipbuilding needed special treatment to ensure that it would not rot even if it was soaked in water for a long time after the ship was built.
"How long will it take?" Zhao Tai asked.
Sun Baili said: "It should take three years!"
Zhao Tai immediately shook his head, "Three years is too long!"
Within three years, Zhao Tai had already gone bankrupt.
Sun Baili said: "If we purchase materials from the Song Dynasty, the cost will be extremely high. It is better to build it directly in Taizhou and then buy a ship and sail back."
Zhao Tai stared at Sun Baili and saw his eyes dodge a little, knowing that he still wanted to build it in Taizhou after getting the order.
In this way, since he has made money, he will not worry about the workshop being controlled by Zhao Tai.
Zhao Tai estimated that the cost of purchasing raw materials from the Southern Song Dynasty and transporting them to Haizhou was indeed higher than that of building in Taizhou, but it would not be outrageous.
"No!" Zhao Tai said solemnly: "The raw materials can be purchased from Song Dynasty, but the ship must be built in Haizhou."
What Zhao Tai wants is not just a ship, but also the ability to build sea-going ships.
Seeing that his plan failed, Sun Baili could only say: "The market price of a sea-going ship built in this way is at least 30% more expensive than buying it from Taizhou."
Zhao Tai waved his hand, "It doesn't matter! As long as you build it, King Gu will pay you immediately!"
Zhao Tai actually had no money on hand, but he pretended that he was not short of money.
Seeing this, Sun Baili thought he had met a big customer who didn't care about money, so he accepted it happily.
At the moment, Zhao Tai, led by Sun Baili, visited the shipyard again.
In fact, there was nothing to see, just a larger workshop. Zhao Tai walked around and returned to Haizhou.
Haizhou County Government.
Zhao Tai came back to eat and summoned Zhou Rong to discuss the matter.
At this time, Zhao Tai stood in front of a map of Haizhou with his hands behind his hands. Zhou Rong came behind him and said, "Your Majesty!"
Zhao Tai came back to his senses, walked back to his seat, sat down, smiled and said, "Sit down!"
Zhou Rong immediately took his seat, and when Zhao Tai took a sip of tea, he asked, "I wonder what the king has ordered when he summoned me."
Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "I have an idea and I need you to realize it."
Zhao Tai paused and continued: "You should also know something about the current situation in the vassal government. Although Gu now controls the five states of Yan, Teng, Pi, Hai, and Yi, with a population of more than three million, the annual taxes are not Too much, unable to satisfy the army’s consumption and campaign.”
Zhou Rong nodded: "Now the land tax that the feudal government can collect is limited, and it all depends on the goods produced by a few workshops to support the consumption of the feudal government. And then there is the assistance from the Song Dynasty. Now that the Jin Kingdom has been destroyed, if the assistance from the Song Dynasty Stop, the taxation of the vassal government may not be able to support so many soldiers and horses."
Fighting is extremely expensive. Zhao Tai was able to maintain an army of 30,000 people for continuous battles, mainly relying on the assistance of the Song Dynasty, the goods he tinkered with, and the investment income in the Southern Song Dynasty to maintain the operation of the regime and the army. .
Now that the Jin Kingdom was destroyed and the Southern Song Dynasty occupied Kaifeng and faced Mongolia directly, they would definitely not continue to provide aid to Zhao Tai as before, or even stop aid directly.
Under this situation, there will be a huge gap in Zhao Tai's finances, and Zhao Tai will have nowhere to borrow money.
Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "Most of the people under Gu's command have just migrated here. They reclaimed the land and were exempted from taxes for the first two years. The people assigned to the guard station did not have to pay land taxes. Therefore, the land taxes must not be able to meet the expenses of the feudal government. "If we want to maintain an army, fight against the Mongols, and make the country rich and powerful, we can only develop commerce."
Zhou Rong understood what Zhao Tai meant, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely urge Sun Baili to build a big ship as soon as possible to facilitate the vassal government's trade out to sea."
Zhao Tai shook his head, "We really need to urge shipbuilding. However, we cannot leave all shipbuilding matters to Sun Baili. I am planning to set aside a piece of land in Haizhou specifically for attracting investment. Today you will bring The piece of wasteland I went to see is good, it is large enough and close to the dock, so it can be set aside for businessmen to invest in building workshops."
"Invite investment!" Zhou Rong thought about this new word.
Zhao Tai explained: "We just invite more Southern Song Dynasty businessmen to come to Haizhou to build workshops. In this way, Haizhou's business will develop rapidly, and the feudal government will
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Taxes will rise. "
The Southern Song Dynasty in the south was one of the few dynasties in history that did not suppress commerce.
The hesitant founder of the Song Dynasty was not in the right position. In order to win over scholars and keep them from gossiping, the rulers did not restrain annexations from the beginning of the dynasty.
This led to serious land annexation in the Song Dynasty, and a large amount of land was in the hands of the gentry and nobles, many of whom did not have to pay taxes.
Therefore, the Southern Song Dynasty court needed to open up new tax sources and could only make a fuss about business.
With a big country like the Southern Song Dynasty that focused on commerce, people could see the impact of commerce more clearly than in previous dynasties.
With this kind of atmosphere, Zhou Rong quickly understood what Zhao Tai meant, which was to attract Southern Song Dynasty businessmen and use them to develop the business of the feudal government, thereby increasing the commercial tax revenue of the feudal government.
Zhou Rong nodded, "I understand, what will the king do to the city?"
Zhao Taidao: "I am going to ask Hu Zhen to go to Jiangnan to persuade the businessmen there to come to Haizhou to invest in workshops or come to trade. You are the magistrate of Haizhou, and I hope you will send people or follow Hu Zhen personally. , to persuade those merchants to invest in Haizhou under your rule. The first batch of merchants introduced are mainly shipbuilders and merchants engaged in maritime trade. "
Although Sun Baili promised to build a shipbuilding workshop, Zhao Tai was worried that with only this one, the price of sea-going ships would not be able to be reduced in the future, which would be detrimental to the feudal government's procurement.
In addition, with only one such company, Zhao Tai was also worried that it would be difficult to obtain the latest and best seagoing ships.
Therefore, he also wants to introduce several companies to let them compete with each other. At the same time, when he has money, he will also invest in government-run shipbuilding workshops.
In Zhao Tai's plan, Haizhou's next step is to develop the shipbuilding industry and at the same time develop maritime trade to sell various products produced by the whaling industry overseas.
Before coming to Haizhou, Zhao Tai had already recruited Hu Zhen from Chuzhou and asked him to attract investment.
In order to increase Hu Zhen's success rate and to let the businessmen of the Southern Song Dynasty feel his sincerity, Zhao Tai asked Haizhou to send officials to explain Zhao Tai's policies in person and make guarantees.
When those businessmen see the guarantee from the local officials, they may send people over to inspect. Then Zhao Tai will have the opportunity to let them invest in him.
After Zhou Rong heard this, he did not hesitate and saluted immediately, "I obey the king's arrangements."
Zhao Tai nodded, and then he had a night talk with Zhou Rong Bingzhu, explaining in detail his plan and how to attract investment.
After talking with Zhou Rong all night, Zhao Tai set off the next day and returned to Pizhou.
Zhao Tai traveled around Haizhou and other places and had a general understanding of his territory.
Although agriculture is recovering in various places, it cannot collect much tax. The only way to increase tax revenue is through business.
Pizhou, the residence of Jiedushi.
Zhao Tai came back on horseback. As soon as he arrived in front of the mansion, he met military advisor Wang Wentong.
"When the king comes back, why don't you notify him in advance so that I can lead everyone to greet you!" Wang Wentong said.
Zhao Tai turned over and dismounted, waving his hand, "The finances are tight right now, so there is no need to engage in such nonsense. What's the important thing if I'm not here these days?"
Wang Wentong said in a deep voice: "There are really two things, one good and one bad. Which one will your Majesty listen to first?"
Zhao Tai glanced at him, and while walking inside, he said, "Go in and talk!"
Back at the mansion, Zhao Tai drank a large bowl of crude tea to quench his thirst, then sat down and said, "Listen to the bad stuff first!"
Wang Wentong said: "As expected by your Majesty, the Southern Song Dynasty did not send anyone to deliver the aid that was supposed to be given to us this month."
Zhao Tai frowned, "Have you sent someone to inquire?"
Wang Wentong said: "I asked about it. The Southern Song Dynasty said that the Jin Kingdom has been destroyed, and the money and food aid will be completely stopped."
Zhao Tai exhaled a thick breath, and the Song Dynasty stopped assisting, as he expected.
In the three-pronged Northern Expedition of the Southern Song Dynasty, only Lianghuai controlled by the warring faction, Shi Songzhi of Jinghu, and Zhao Yanna of Sichuan were dispatched. The resources that the warring faction could mobilize were probably very limited.
Now that the Huai army was frustrated in Luoyang and had to defend Kaifeng, which was undefendable, a huge amount of money and food must be invested. Naturally, there was no surplus food to support Zhao Tai.
In addition, the Southern Song Dynasty court supported the Jin State in order to use the Jin State to consume Mongolia, so that the Southern Song Dynasty could just sit back and reap the benefits.
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profit.
Now that the Southern Song Dynasty was directly facing Mongolia, money and food were naturally used on themselves first.
Zhao Tai had judged earlier that after the Jin Dynasty was destroyed, Song Yuan might not be able to get it, but he didn't want Song Yuan to be cut off so quickly.
Zhao Tai couldn't help but sigh: "This is really bad news. What about the good news?"
Wang Wentong said: "The good news is that Li Fen sent someone over to urge the king to go and consummate the marriage as soon as possible."
Before Zhao Tai went on the expedition, Zhao Tai decided to marry Li Fen to consolidate the relationship between the two parties.
Zhao Tai had no parents or elders, so during the expedition, he entrusted Wang Wentong to go through the process of proposing a marriage and choosing a wedding date.
Zhao Tai smiled bitterly, "This is not a good thing."
Wang Wentong said: "The king's marriage can firstly calm people's hearts, secondly, it can strengthen the relationship with Li Fen, and thirdly, it can rely on the status of the princess to win over the old members of the Red Coat Army. Isn't it a good thing?"
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