Chapter 178 Trade Officer Camp
Three wages in the late Ming Dynasty, Liao wages in the suppression of wages and training wages...
This is like three mountains pressing on the heads of ordinary people.
Liao Sheng is naturally to conquer the Qing regime in Liaodong.
The suppression of money means encirclement and suppression of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.
Pay training is the expense of the whole country stepping up training.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, every ordinary person could not escape these three taxes, and even more than the tax they should pay.
Without these three taxes, the court would not be able to conquer the rebels from all over the country.
But if there is one, the people will not be able to live.
The burden on the people is already very heavy. How can we not rebel if we exploit corrupt officials in various places, the blood-sucking of the landlord class, and the three pays allocated by the court?
If the reborn Zhu Ciyang, like Emperor Chongzhen, had to rely on this method to enrich the national treasury, then what is the difference between Zhu Ciyang and the foolish monarchs in history?
Since the 21st century, even if we think about it, we will never use this method. Moreover, with Zhu Cixuan's ability, isn't it easy to make money?
"Before the expedition, I ordered the official camp at the sea entrance. What happened?"
If Zhu Cilang wants to make money, the first breakthrough will naturally be these foreigners.
Zhu Cixuan checked history before. During this period, the Ming Dynasty was rich in resources, but in foreign trade, the Ming Dynasty was at a disadvantage.
When trading with foreigners, we hand over the goods directly to foreigners.
Moreover, due to the struggle between merchants from all over the country, the price of goods was very low, almost the same as the selling price in the Ming Dynasty, so the profit was extremely low.
Zhu Cilang put his brains first in this regard, and also wanted to reverse the situation.
"If you say to the Crown Prince, the Ministry of Revenue and Li Fanyuan have specially convened representatives of chambers of commerce from all over the country on this matter. They are extremely opposed to the court's action, but all work is still in an orderly manner. After the Crown Prince continues to go to court, they can be carried out immediately."
After hearing Shi Kefa's words, Zhu Cilang nodded with satisfaction. Whether it was businessmen from all over the country or foreign merchants, they naturally opposed Zhu Cilang's actions.
It turned out that they had made enough money, but now Zhu Cilang is coming to play their cake. It is normal to have some objections, but the court's iron-blooded skills are not a joke.
What's more, for mainland businessmen, in addition to some of the high-ranking bureaucrats, Zhu Cixuan's reform is also beneficial to them, of course this is all a story.
The time is not right now, and Zhu Cilang has no way to build an ocean-going fleet.
If you want to pursue maximum profits, Zhu Cixuan now has the source of goods and can master the transportation team, he can get ten or even twenty times more profits than he has now.
However, relying solely on the source of goods, Zhu Cilang can also get much more profits than before.
As for those who are unwilling to cooperate, in the current environment, the court can only find a way to cooperate. Nowadays, you are a businessman and want to do something like that?
Now among the exported commodities of the Ming Dynasty, tea raw silk and porcelain are the most common.
This is also irreplaceable to other countries in the world today.
In the 21st century, the main countries in the world that produce and export tea were no longer China. It was mainly because of the British colonists who obtained tea seeds from China and promoted it to the whole world.
But the situation is different now. Except for China, other countries do not have any tea, but Europeans eat beef and mutton as their main food. If there is no tea, their diseases may be much more.
Therefore, Zhu Cilang only needs to make a little use of it to increase the income of the court rapidly.
The Ming Dynasty did not do this before because there was no prince who traveled through time and was not familiar with these things.
How much profit will there be after arriving in Europe? Now Zhu Ciyang has taken over the imperial court in full. If it weren't for resisting the Qing Dynasty's invasion, he would have changed these things long ago. What would he have to wait until now?
As for raw silk and porcelain.
Not to mention, in the eyes of the nobles of European countries, this is synonymous with luxury, especially those exquisite Chinese porcelains, which can definitely make them pay a lot of money.
This thing should be the master of a seller's market, but now people in the Ming Dynasty are not familiar with the real situation in the world, so they were fooled by these foreigners for a while.
Now that Zhu Cilang is back, this matter cannot be done according to the foreign devils' wishes.
"If the order is sent, let the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Internal Affairs negotiate with tea merchants from all over the country in the form of the court. It turns out that the purchase price of foreigners has increased by 30%, which is the purchase price of the court and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If someone wants to stock up and not sell it, then let the officials below talk and discuss it one by one. We must take all the goods into the hands of the court."
Zhu Cilang thought for a long time and finally chose this method.
The most powerful weapon in your hands is the court. There is also a saying in this era that no matter how rich you are, you cannot fight against the court.
Since we have such a good advantage, we have to take advantage of it.
Although this is a forced buying and selling, it has increased the purchase price by 30% after all. If it were the past, where would you go to find the price of these three floors?
"Your Highness, should you consider it again? The price of 30% is quite high. If you buy all the tea, it will cost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver or even millions of taels of silver."
When it comes to doing business, Shi Kefa may not be good at it.
Cao Renli is the first general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so this guy is very familiar with some things on the market. He also hopes that Zhu Cilang can think more about it. If it rises by one point, someone will carry the goods to sell them, let alone 30%.
"Just do what I said. If there is no profit, why should people cooperate with you? The court certainly has to monopolize this transaction, but it also needs to let the people below taste the benefits and let them know that only by following the court can they get the greatest profit."
Zhu Cilang said with a smile, what else Cao Renli wanted to say, but when he saw His Royal Highness the confident smile, he swallowed the rest of his words.
Since the incident in the capital, the Crown Prince has not failed in any of the things that have been done. We servants should not worry about His Royal Highness. The Crown Prince has finished all the worries. We just sit here and wait happily...
Chapter completed!