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"Attack?" Qian Yuqing shook his head, "Why should I attack it, surround it, and since the people of Champa are willing to do business with us, then quickly do business."

Li Kun pondered: "Why are the kings of Zhancheng surrounded by us, but the people of Zhancheng are still willing to do business with us?"

"Because Champa has no king and no father, there is no theory of loyalty to the king and patriotism." Qian Yuqing said, "What they believe in is the way of Tianzhu, which is completely different from our Huaxia."

Chapter 578 A gang of profiteers (second update)

At the same time that the Great Song Bingfeng basically destroyed the armed resistance of the two countries west of the South China Sea, the Song and Jin Dynasties far away on the northern line also announced the comprehensive construction.

The Song and Jin Dynasties were located in the northern part of Taiyuan Prefecture, Luancheng of Zhending Prefecture, Ding County of Zhongshan Prefecture, Leshou County of Hejian Prefecture, and Fuzhou of Liaodong Prefecture.

These five places span nearly a thousand miles from east to west, covering tens of hundreds of counties.

Countless businessmen moved after hearing the wind, and there was an endless stream of people traveling northward from Hebei and Hedong. Even Jingji Road, Jingdong Road, and Huaixi business travelers also started to move.

A large number of goods began to gather to the north.

In mid-April, the price of mutton in Tokyo City dropped from the previous nine cents (900 ren) per catty to five cents per catty, and it is said that the price is still falling.

On the early morning of April [-]th, Zhao Ning met Zhao Ding, and he showed Zhao Ding Yu Yunwen's memorial.

Zhao Ning said: "At present, silk, silk, tea, and paper are all in short supply in the market, and the demand in the Kingdom of Jin is very large."

Zhao Ding said: "I'm not worried about the arrival of silk and cloth products. The land of Qilu produces a lot, but tea is grown from the soil. It doesn't mean that there is something there."

"I would also like to discuss this issue with you. The issue of tea is a very representative issue involving the prohibition of the government and the trade system," Zhao Ning said.

At this time, Wang Huaiji said: "Officials, Wang Taiwei is asking to see you outside."

"Let him in."

Wang Zonglin walked in.

"See Your Majesty, I have met Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Ning said: "You came at a good time. We are discussing the issue of tea and the business system. Judging from the current tea management method, we cannot meet the supply needs of the four parties."

"The minister also mentioned this matter, but many people in the court objected." Wang Zonglian said.

"Oh, tell me what you think about the tea."

Wang Zonglin said: "Judging from Taifu Temple's investigations of the tea trade in various places over the years, tea cannot be fully released to the Kingdom of Jin at present."

"Why is this?"

"Because the quantity is not enough."

"Not enough?" Zhao Ning asked doubtfully.

"That's right, not enough."

"I remember that Guochao produces more than 5000 million catties of tea every year. Why is the amount not enough?"

"Since the imperial court implemented the tea-discussing law, private tea trading has become even more intense. Moreover, the demand for tea in the border areas has been huge, and the consumption in the Northwest has been even greater in recent years." Wang Zonglian said, "Just the Longyou Dufu, last year A demand of 300 million catties of tea was raised."

"Why does Longyou need so much tea..." Zhao Ning immediately realized the words.

Zhao Ding added: "Your Majesty, there are many barbarians in Longyou, and the barbarians are very fond of tea. In order to stabilize the border defense, the imperial court has been selling tea there for a long time."

"I see." Zhao Ning walked to the map and began to check the map.

Northwest tea is not just a matter of direct sales. Zhe Yanzhi buys horses in the northwest, and in addition to paying money to buy horses in Xixia, he also buys horses in Longyou.

However, many barbarians in Longyou refused to pay the banknotes, so they could only exchange tea for horses.

Northwest tea is very expensive, and a catty of tea may even reach 5 guan. If a horse costs 50 guan, ten catties of tea can be exchanged for a horse.

There are also many other material exchanges that are carried out with tea.

The Song Dynasty's detention policy in the northwest also included opening private schools for the barbarians and building fortified cities.

Tea can be said to be a hard currency in that kind of borderland.

Wang Zonglian continued: "Last year, the Shibo Department also proposed a demand of 100 million catties of tea to Taifu Temple, and Qian Yuqing said that the demand will be even greater in the next few years. The countries in the South China Sea are quite enthusiastic about our tea, especially It’s a big cannibal, after the expansion of the Shipping Department’s shipping, Qian Yuqing talked about several big tea deals.”

He added: "People's demand for tea is also increasing day by day. As for the Japanese and Korean envoys, they also approached Chen a few days ago and wanted to increase the sale of tea."

"Then what do you think we should do now?" Zhao Ning asked, "Guochao needs to make money, and the money in front of us must be made."

This question is actually very acute.

The law of discussing tea was restored in the Zhao Ji era, with the purpose of controlling the free trade of tea and profiting from it.

For example, if a commoner wants to grow tea, he must have a license and pay money, which is understandable.

After the tea is planted, merchants and tea farmers cannot buy and sell freely, and merchants must find the government to buy tea.

The tea cited here was created by Cai Jing for the first time in history.

Chayin authorizes you to buy tea leaves from tea farmers according to the price you offer.

Before discussing the tea law, the Song Dynasty also implemented the official tea camp for a period of time.

That is to say, non-governmental merchants are prohibited from selling tea to tea farmers for business, and only the government is allowed to sell tea.

This is obviously unrealistic, and the government cannot handle everything.

Later, free trade was allowed in the form of tax collection, but value-added tax could not be measured in ancient times.

So Cai Jing's method of discussing tea was born.

The method of questioning tea is equivalent to adding the certificate of tea reference in the middle.

It's not just about generating income, it's also about controlling the flow of tea.

For example, when a businessman comes to buy tea, the tea guide stipulates that the [-] catties of tea you buy from the tea farmer in Kaifeng can only be transported to the northern border for trading.

This greatly eased the intermediate links in the tea trade, making all parties extremely comfortable. Later Ming and Qing Dynasties continued to use Cai Jing's method of discussing tea.

The problem is that the link is reduced, the enthusiasm of the merchants is higher, and the sales volume will naturally rise.

But the supply of tea gardens and folk sales is a delicate balance.

In the past two years, the tea market in Song and Xia was opened, the tea market in Song and Jin Dynasties was fully opened, and the tea market in Song Dynasty, Korea, Japan, and South China Sea was opened at the same time, and the supply of tea naturally appeared insufficient.

In Zhao Ning's strategic plan, in the future, tea will be sold in larger quantities to the Arabs, allowing them to bring a large amount of tea westward and make huge profits on the Maritime Silk Road.

The more tea and silk are sold, the more Da Song earns. Only when the land territory expands wildly in the future will there be sufficient funds to support the occupation of the surrounding area in the era of great immigration.

Wang Zonglin glanced at Zhao Ding, and then said to Zhao Guanjia: "I think the domestic tea in Southwest Dali is rich, so it's not as good as..."

"Not what?"

"It's better to recover the Dali Kingdom, so that there will be one more place for the court to produce tea, and more tea will be transported overseas, bringing profits to both the court and the people. Hello, hello, hello everyone."

Wang Zonglin looked like a profiteer.

This is equivalent to taking the tea grown in Dali Kingdom and letting private merchants transport it overseas to earn huge profits and increase a lot of income for the imperial court.

During this process, the imperial court made money, and private businessmen also made money. Overseas countries, even Wan Yanchang, a classmate from the Kingdom of Jin, had tea to drink while sitting at home.

A win-win situation for all parties!

Seeing that the Zhao officials hadn't finished speaking, Wang Zonglian said again: "Annan, which is about to be recovered by the imperial court, can also grow a lot of tea. It's all money!"

Chapter 579 Start to hand over banknotes to Champa? (third change)

Zhao Ning glanced at Zhao Ding.

Zhao Ding coughed and said, "Your Majesty, Wang Taiwei's words are not unreasonable, but guiding tea farmers to plant more tea is fundamental."

"How to guide?"

"My current tea is planted in 270 and eight counties of the Seventy Prefectures on the Twelfth Road." Zhao Ding said, "Shaanchuan is the most popular, with an annual output of 3000 million catties."

This output was already very high in the Song Dynasty.

People in the Song Dynasty were also extremely enthusiastic about tea.

Tea flourished in Tang Dynasty and flourished in Song Dynasty.

Wang Anshi also said: Fucha for civilian use is equivalent to rice salt, and it cannot be without it for a day.

Zhao Ding continued: "However, tea likes temperature and is not cold-resistant. It needs rain, and many places in the north cannot grow it. The south is more suitable. In the southeast, there is rice, and the national policy has changed rice to mulberry. Tea can be grown in Among the mountains, according to Chen, tea can be grown in the mountains of Zhejiang, Zhejiang and Fujian."

"Then how to guide the people to grow a large amount of tea?" Zhao Ning asked again.

Can't tea farmers be exempted from tax?

In a complex system, it is not possible to get it done with just one tax exemption.

Tax exemption for tea growers, then next year, many farmers will go to grow tea. They used to grow rice, but turned to grow tea. It is no wonder that the price of food does not rise.

Zhao Ding thought for a while and said: "If there is interest, there will be people chasing it. It is not difficult to expand the tea garden. There is no need to reduce taxes. You only need to set corresponding assessment tasks for officials on Liangzhe Road and Fujian Road, but you can't shake it." task of food production."

Wang Zonglin said: "But in this way, there will still be officials who will force farmers to convert their fields into tea gardens in order to complete the task of growing tea."

"The market price of grain is not absolutely related to whether some farmers are farming or not. It is related to the total amount of grain in a region. It is impossible for the imperial court to instruct local officials how to govern the area, and the imperial court cannot see the real situation of the area." Zhao Ding said, "So, we We must hand over the tasks we want to achieve to the local officials to carry out."

"Zhao Xianggong is right." Zhao Ning said, "How the local officials implement it is a matter for the local officials. If the imperial court interferes with the local government affairs of Liangzhe Road and Fujian Road, then the other 22 roads will be left alone?"

"But……"

"If something goes wrong during this execution, is it the responsibility of the imperial court or the responsibility of the local officials?" Zhao Ning continued, "If there are various problems in the middle of the process, when it is time to make adjustments, the local officials can't make adjustments when they know about it. When making decisions, how does the imperial court know about these issues and make decisions quickly?"

One has to admit that the relationship between the imperial court and the local government must be based on the two-dimensional system of authorization and responsibility.

There is both management and game.

Even in the 21st century.

The Great Song Dynasty just likes to be too fine-grained, and the court has to take care of everything.

"If the troubles of Zhancheng and Cochin are resolved, the grain transported from the sea can be used as the grain storage of local grain storage companies." Zhao Ding continued, "Isn't Wang Taiwei promoting the establishment of grain storage companies in various places? , When overseas grains increase, the local government can control grain prices more flexibly, which will be of no harm to the New Deal for tea farmers.”

Only then did Wang Zongli sigh, and said, "I hope the troubles of Zhancheng and Jiaozhi will be resolved as soon as possible, so as to reduce the pressure on my place and give me more confidence in the cultivation of tea."

"Then set the task of planting tea on Fujian Road and Liangzhe Road." Zhao Guanjia said, "I think the performance evaluation of other people should be the same. , the rice fields fell, and the iron mines could not be opened, and the aqueducts were abandoned."

Zhao Ding said: "I also mean the same thing, and the post of chief envoy in the New Deal is useful in the local area. I think it's time to make a comprehensive reform of the transfer envoy. In the future, the transfer envoy's yamen will supervise the transportation of water, the digging of canals, Road construction, civil affairs and food production can all be handed over to the chief envoy.”

"Sure, just do what Zhao Xianggong said." Zhao Ning said.

Wang Zonglin said, "What about the Dali Kingdom?"

Zhao Ning asked: "What did you mean when you said that some officials in the imperial court objected to your proposal?"

"It is to regain Dali."

Zhao Ding said: "The relationship between Dali and our dynasty has always been very good. There is really no reason to use troops rashly. Not to mention convincing the four kingdoms, our own people can't be convinced, and our own people can't be convinced. How can we do something successfully?" thing."

Zhao Ning nodded.

He knows that governing the country is not about clicking a mouse, or saying a word from his Zhao official family, and everyone will work hard to implement it.

If governing the country is so simple, wouldn't anyone be able to govern the country?

To do a big event, you must first have a reason that most people really believe in from the bottom of their hearts.

That is to say, to be famous as a teacher, otherwise how to mobilize the masses?

Zhao Ning said: "Recall Zhang Bangchang, first learn about Dali's current internal affairs from him, don't worry, the results of the war between Champa and Jiaozhi have not yet been sent."

Wang Zonglin didn't say much, since Zhao Guan's family wants to recall Zhang Bangchang, it means that he has the idea of ​​​​moving Dali in his heart.

That place in Dali is perfect for growing tea!

After Wang Zonglin left, he said with emotion: "Qian Yuqing, you must take Champa down!"

After returning to Zhengshitang, Zhao Ding began to assign tasks to Liangzhe Road and Fujian Road.

In fact, it is not difficult for the imperial government to govern the region. It sets overall goals, distributes goals to the regions, and at the same time authorizes the task responsibilities.

If you want the people below to complete the task, you must strictly implement rewards and punishments.

Zhao Ning is still confident about the expansion of tea production.

In the Song Dynasty, Shaanxi and Sichuan had the most tea, but in fact, as time went on, the regions of Liangzhe, Fujian and Dali produced the most tea.

In other words, the total output of tea does have a lot of room for improvement.

As long as the policy is implemented well, it can rise quickly.

April [-]th.

Qian Yuqing met a private businessman named Sangbo in Champa.

Li Kun said: "Shaoqing, this is Sangbo, who bought a lot of grain for us from the people."