The news from Fujian reached Zhejiang, and Wang Hao felt relieved.

When the sea was opened to this extent, some died, some lost their honors, and some were imprisoned. But looking back, what did he, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, do?

He had no control over major events in Zhejiang, so he relied on the emperor's decree. Wang Shouren took the lead in suppressing bandits in Fujian. He thought it would take some time, but as the time limit increased, the speed of Fujian's switch suddenly accelerated.

Wang Hao did not dare to relax at all, and personally presided over every day to arrange specific trade matters. Opening the sea was just a slogan, and the emperor would not make particularly detailed arrangements on how to open the sea. This was a matter of implementation.

Fortunately, Zhejiang also has Wang Qiong who is very capable of execution.

In December of the 18th year of Hongzhi's reign, the Governor-General of Zhejiang and Fujian jointly promulgated measures for the management of overseas trade with the governments of Zhejiang and Fujian and the shipping departments of Ningbo, Fuzhou and Quanzhou.

specific.

For merchants within the Ming Dynasty who want to go to sea, they need to submit an application to the Municipal Shipping Department to go to sea. The content includes the type and quantity of the goods, the ship number, the names of all people on the ship and the place where they are going.

After receiving the application, the Municipal Shipping Department must inspect the goods and personnel. The inspection of the goods is of course to avoid exporting some prohibited items, such as grain and horses, which are generally lacking in the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, the goods cannot contain people.

If the idea of ​​opening the sea after a long time was to sell the people of the Ming Dynasty as cattle and horses, then Zhu Houzhao would not be merciless and would kill people. Especially young girls would be sold.

After all is completed, a voucher will be issued and you can enter Ningbo, Fuzhou and Quanzhou for trade. However, if you need to go beyond the scope of these three places, you need to continue to apply to the government and inform the destination.

"good!"

Although it is still a little chaotic now, it is always the case in periods of change.

The inspection of people on board is mainly to prevent those who have committed crimes from fleeing overseas to avoid being pursued by the court.

As a time traveler, he can point out a direction. But once the direction is set, how far it can go depends on the execution. Officials of the Ming Dynasty have never done anything similar before, so it is impossible for it to be perfect.

And if outsiders are allowed to live out of the city at will, how can the government control them? He can leave whenever he wants in the middle of the night, and come back whenever he wants.

"When Jinyiwei was reorganized, many people told me that Beizhen Fusi had too much power. I don't know what you think. But in my opinion, Ming Dynasty is a huge empire. No matter how powerful the Mongols are, I am not afraid, because that is

We are enemies on the surface. But I am worried about causing trouble to Xiao Qiang. Sometimes the foundation of the Ming Dynasty is dug up by our own people."

"Yes, Wei Chen is resigning."

It's not that Zhu Houzhao doesn't trust officials like Wang Hao, but in many cases, senior officials like them may not know about things at the lowest level.

This is for businessmen in this country.

The eighteenth year of Hongzhi is about to pass, and in a few days it will officially enter the era of Zhengde.

Han Ziren understood, "Wei Chen has never felt that Nanzhen Fusi is unimportant. Whether it is important or not is not what Wei Chen considers. It is what Wei Chen should consider doing well the things entrusted by His Majesty."

First, the so-called opening up of the sea does not mean opening up all the places in the Ming Dynasty into a free market. This is a step-by-step process.

Han Ziren thought to himself, isn't this also the emperor's minion? And it was established secretly.

Wang Hao did not hesitate, "In that case, you and I will go to His Majesty to request money."

The so-called inspection of goods means that officials from the municipal shipping department are required to inspect the goods carried by incoming ships, as well as foreign personnel. They are not allowed to carry prohibited items without permission. If they are caught, there must be a way to deal with it. This is another piece of content that needs to be improved.

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This is half of the work of the Shipping Department, and the other half is for overseas businessmen.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty."

Wang Qiong carefully studied the shipping companies of the Song and Yuan dynasties, and then together with Wang Hao, they decided on the three main procedures of reviewing the goods, extracting them, and issuing official certificates.

Officials also need some time to accumulate experience and correct loopholes and mistakes in previous regulations.

If your application is not allowed, you must seek the opinion of the destination government. That is, if you agree to release people and goods here, and agree to pick up people and goods there, you will be allowed to leave.

When Wang Qiong saw this scene, he saw another problem, "Butang, according to this trend, Ningbo, Fuzhou and Quanzhou all need to expand their berths and build cities."

After the opening of the sea, Mei Kejia and Mei Ji can be legally legalized, and the emperor can place them under Hangzhou Weaving with a single order.

This article was reported to the palace, and Zhu Houzhao agreed, for four reasons.

This article was changed by Zhu Houzhao.

This is a matter of the perfection stage.

In this way, Wang Qiong has turned things upside down in Zhejiang, and since it has nothing to do with Jiangxi, Huguang and other provinces, they will not regard Wang Qiong as a thorn in their side or a thorn in their flesh.

"His Majesty has often said over the years that we need to give the people a means to make a living. The expansion of berths and the construction of cities require manpower. Zhejiang and Fujian are both lands with little land. Recruit more of these people so that the people can live in peace and the place can be well managed."

At this time, Zhu Houzhao summoned Han Ziren.

At the local level, it was Wang Qiong who proposed this point, and what he was considering was the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.

But Zhu Houzhao did not care about these details, but asked: "Do you still remember that I said that Fusi in North Town is responsible for inquiring outside the country, while Fusi in South Town is responsible for inquiring inside the country?"

Han Ziren did not dare to be careless, "Weichen understands! Weichen listened carefully to every word of His Majesty."

"Now is the time." The emperor gave him a piece of paper with a plan on it. "When you go back, follow what is written on it and secretly establish an organization called the Military Intelligence Department. I will give you the initial personnel. They are all related to

I have been playing with people for many years, and you will have to figure out how to select and train enough talents and place them where the court needs them."

Prevention and punishment measures in this area are also kept up. For example, after your internal and external merchants have established contact, they will want to put aside the 'intermediary' of the Ming Dynasty government and secretly find a place to trade on their own, so that both parties can save taxes.

December 26, the eighteenth year of Hongzhi.

Ningbo Shipping Company’s first batch of overseas goods came from the government.

It snowed heavily in the capital.

"Okay. The first task is that the imperial court has established municipal shipping departments in Ningbo, Fuzhou, and Quanzhou. It can be said with certainty that the scale of the municipal shipping departments in the three places will expand. The Ministry of Personnel is already selecting officials to send them in batches. I will

The people who are ordered to be placed in Nanzhen Fusi are under your control. After arriving at the place, submit a status report to Nanzhen Fusi every year. I want to see it."

The red Forbidden City is mixed with the white first snow, and suddenly there is an indescribable beauty.

Wang Hao and Wang Qiong read it and could only follow the rules.

Because there are so many people and boats, the current facilities are definitely not enough.

Before that, he was satisfied with the fact that the sea ban could be lifted to this extent.

Since ancient times, every powerful monarch has been somewhat domineering. In fact, the king of the world is very domineering. The values ​​​​behind the word "Celestial Dynasty" are even more domineering, because it denies other countries and other countries in an unreasonable way.

The Celestial Empire is the legality of equality.

"Okay. You go down."

For a time, there were thousands of sails in Ningbo Port, which made Wang Hao suddenly understand a problem,

"No wonder His Majesty asked Mei Ji and Shaofu to set up large shipbuilding workshops respectively."

Wang Hao felt it made sense after hearing this. He recommended Wang Qiong to the emperor at the beginning because he was a practical official. Now that he can plan these things in advance, it really shows that he is good at execution.

If the regulations are met, the tax will be deducted according to the same tax ratio.

The emperor said to Liu Jin: "Bring a charcoal basin to Han Aiqing."

Second, for mainland merchants, since most overseas goods are in these three places, people will gather, which will actually promote the prosperity of the port city.

With such an arrangement, there will definitely be smuggling, smuggling, entrainment, hiding goods and other methods to avoid the court's taxes.

Han Ziren kept saying he didn't dare.

That is to say, other provinces will be resistant to such opening, so adding this article gives local officials most of the decision-making power. If you really feel that the entry of foreigners is not conducive to your management, then you can disagree.

The emperor wants to arrest people not just his own people. If you violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty within the territory of the Ming Dynasty, I don’t care which country you are from, you will be arrested and imprisoned.

Fourth, in the future, when businessmen at home and abroad feel that this article is too restrictive, they will naturally raise objections. At that time, they can provide reasons for adding more ports.

In response to this kind of thing, on the one hand, the Shipping Department will constantly trace whether the incoming goods have customs entry certificates; on the other hand, once found out, the person will be arrested and fined.

"This matter is very important. I hope you have a clear mind."

In the past few days, there has been a festive atmosphere in the palace, but the Qianqing Palace is still brightly lit. Han Ziren was called into the palace in the evening.

After the city shipping department completes the inspection, it will levy a tax based on the proportion of one in ten for fine colors (precious goods) and one out of fifteen for coarse colors (general commodities), and then issue a public certificate. The popular understanding is a seagoing license.

Third, and being limited to one place is more convenient for Ming Dynasty's current management capabilities. Even if something happens, it will be a problem for one city and one place, and it will not spread too widely.

There was a charcoal fire burning in the Qianqing Palace, and the emperor sat beside it and read the report from Wang Hao, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian.

Han Ziren's heart moved, "Wei Chen remembers."

Under the leadership of Mei Kejia, several big businessmen from many places in Zhejiang shipped goods to Ningbo, and then went through the procedures in accordance with the procedures prescribed by the Municipal Shipping Department to prepare for shipping.

When he was halfway there, Zhu Houzhao suddenly called him, "Wait a minute."

Han Ziren turned around and knelt down again.

"You are a person who has been famous for raising people. You should have read a lot of history. You can guess the emperor's thoughts more accurately than others. So, remember to pay more attention."

Han Ziren nodded naturally, but he didn't understand who the other people the emperor was referring to were.
Chapter completed!