Qin Hui said: "Although Xinzhou (the royal capital of Champa) was taken back by the imperial court, there are still a large number of remaining forces in the Champa Kingdom, and they may counterattack at any time. If Champa is merged into the jurisdiction of the Annan Protectorate, the court can transfer troops from Annan at any time.

There is no need to set up additional military towns, which can save the court a lot of military expenditures in the South China Sea."

Wang Zonglio couldn't help but said: "Xinzhou is right on the seaside. It only needs to be garrisoned by the navy. There is no need for the Annan Protectorate to send troops to garrison."

"Don't be angry, Taiwei Wang." Qin Hui said calmly, "I also considered the expenses of the imperial treasury."

Wang Zonglio said: "Qin Xianggong said something harsh, but I am not angry."

Qin Hui added: "Wang Taiwei, the situation is about to open up. The imperial court has invested a lot of military expenditures in the South China Sea. When everything is not yet clear, it is not appropriate to add additional expenditures. Otherwise, even if His Majesty agrees, those from the Ministry of Revenue and the Admonition Yuan will

I’m afraid people will also have opinions.”

He added: "Your Majesty is a sage monarch. When making a sage judgment, he will listen to the opinions of many parties. We, my ministers, should share your Majesty's worries instead of causing trouble to you."

Qin Hui was heartbroken when he said this.

Wang Zonglio was about to have a fit, but was interrupted by Zhao Ning: "Okay, what Qin Xianggong said makes sense. Everything is not yet clear, and the risk is indeed very high."

"I'm just telling the truth." Qin Hui immediately climbed up the pole, "And if we want to treat the barbarians as kings, we need to set up schools there, spread Chinese characters, and implement etiquette. Otherwise, there will never be peace."

"Qian Yuqing told me in the letter that Zhanren is very interested in doing business with the Song Dynasty. He can first buy a bank of the Song Dynasty to deepen business contacts, let some local dignitaries get close to the Song Dynasty, and then build a school after the business interests are stabilized.

, spread Chinese characters, and promote etiquette education." Zhao Ning said, "I think it is feasible. As for occupying other parts of the city, I feel that there is no need to send troops to conquer the city for the time being. We will build Xinzhou first, which will be conducive to Fujian and Guangdong businessmen going south.

That’s it.”

After hearing the Zhao Guan family's tone, Qin Hui still planned to let Qian Yuqing go manage and capture the city, and wanted to continue to calculate military expenses for the Zhao Guan family.

But Zhao Guanjia did not give him a chance to speak, and continued: "As for Qian Yuqing, who recruited thousands of naval forces and formed a 10,000-strong navy during the conquest of Champa City, I think he will also stay, and I plan to let him

Just use these ten thousand navy to dredge and dredge the entire South China Sea."

"This..." Qin Hui finally interjected, "Your Majesty is wise, but if it continues to be maintained, I am afraid that military expenditures will continue to rise. Just one year's military expenditure on the South China Sea will be at least 1 million guan, and now the imperial court's annual income from the South China Sea is 2 million guan.

If it is necessary to invest 1 million guan every year, the increase in the imperial court's income from the South China Sea must be at least greater than 1 million guan, otherwise the treasury will increase expenditures for no reason and will inevitably affect other aspects of construction."

There is nothing wrong with Qin Hui's statement. No country would be foolish enough to engage in loss-making business.

Even if it’s just for temporary favor, how long can it last?

Wang Zonglio immediately said: "According to what I learned, the food for the city was one qian per stone, and it was sold to the Song Dynasty for 7 qian per stone. If we transport 5 million shi a year, we can earn 3 million yuan. If we go out on ships, the personnel salary will be

, there is no problem for the imperial court to earn another 1 million shi from Champa, not to mention other goods."

"Wang Taiwei is counting the imperial court's trading companies going south to transport grain, but there are also many private businessmen among them. The imperial court can't transport 5 million shi of grain back a year, right?"

"That's easier. Set up a maritime tax. All ships docking in Champa will be charged a maritime tax. The maritime tax of Champa alone is more than 500,000 guan per year. There is no problem. Plus the profits of the imperial trading company in Champa

, enough for one million strings."

"Where are the others?" Zhao Ning looked at Zhao Ding, He Li, Cai Mao and Zhao Gou.

"I have also estimated the maximum income that the imperial court can get after conquering the South China Sea. It is about 10 million guan per year. This is enough to destroy Xia. Moreover, conquering Hexi and opening up the Western Regions are also enough." Zhao Ding said: "Explanation.

There are huge profits in the South China Sea. I feel that since Qian Shaoqing knows the South China Sea so well, I will leave it to him to handle it. The court should not interfere too much to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Cai Mao also said: "I also think so."

He Li also quickly came out to express his position: "I second the proposal."

"In this case, let's hand over the city to Qian Yuqing first. As for the management of the South China Sea, we will follow Taiwei Wang's strategy."

Qin Hui did not dare to say any more.

Zhao Ning added: "Wang Taiwei's maritime tax management is still a bit extensive. I think that maritime trade can implement maritime tax control and support a trading company registration system. At the time of registration, whether it is dealing in grain, large wood, spices

, all must be registered clearly, the shipping department must classify the goods, and when inspecting the customs, tax will be collected according to the selling price of the goods, so that it is more reasonable."

Wang Zongliu knew that Zhao Guan's family was trying to help him, so he quickly said: "Your Majesty, this is something I didn't expect. I will go back and draft it again immediately."

Wang Zonglio’s policy statement is actually very clear, but it mainly talks about the overall grand strategy of the South China Sea:

First, establish an economic and trade point in Xinzhou, the royal capital of Champa, supporting the navy and the Song Dynasty Bank to ensure the normal exchange of banknotes and trade.

Second, establish a new maritime tax policy.

Third, establish overseas barbarian merchant residential areas in Hangzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou to facilitate better trade.

Fourth, set up a branch of Song Dynasty Nanhai Trading Co., Ltd. in Qiongzhou.

Fifth, send envoys to Srivijaya to open up the entire South China Sea trade route.

Zhao Ning added: "Liuqiu Island cannot be left behind. You should also make arrangements for this matter."

"yes!"

"King Kang."

"I'm here."

“What is the current situation of the new agricultural loan policy?”

"Reporting to your majesty, all the farmers on Jingji Road who have equalized their land have already taken out loans. There are already 1.3 million people borrowing money on Jingdong and Jingxi Roads. As for Jingxi South Road, I specifically asked and the number of borrowers has exceeded ten.

Ten thousand." Zhao Gou said, "At present, lending has covered all roads in the north. As for Huaidong and Jiangdong in the south, agricultural banks in various places have just begun to set up branches."

Zhao Ning asked again: "How much money was loaned out in total?"

"The total amount is estimated to be 7 million yuan." Zhao Gou said.

"What does Wang Taiwei think of the amount of the agricultural loan?"

"The people who borrowed these 7 million guan are all farmers who rent equal land. They use the money to buy seeds, farm tools, and some directly buy food for food. I think this amount will continue to expand. In the Song Dynasty, there were 750 million acres.

Currently, only 300 million acres of farmland are covered by the new policy of land equalization. When 700 million acres of fertile land are covered by the imperial government’s new policy, if there are 10 million households farming, each household will have at least 300 million acres of farm tools and iron tools.

Only with more than twenty kilograms can one family complete the task of cultivating 70 acres."

Wang Zonglio began to use his businessman's thinking to settle accounts again.

"Only farm tools require at least 200 million kilograms of iron. Based on the consumption of blacksmiths, at least 400 million kilograms of iron must be invested. And based on the damage to farm tools, I am afraid that at least 30 million kilograms of iron will be injected into agricultural production every year."

"However, I have looked at the imperial court's iron business figures last year, and the current amount of iron is far from enough." Wang Zongliu seemed to be excited, and he continued, "Next, the navy will be equipped with a large number of crossbows, and iron equipment is obviously unable to meet the current needs.
Chapter completed!