Compared with the difficulties faced by Zhang Dun and Su Song, Lu Huiqing was much more relaxed.
Lu Huiqing was originally in charge of the City Shipping Department, and when the government reformed the imperial system, the City Shipping Department was also under the control of the City Shipping Department. Therefore, Lu Huiqing was not unfamiliar with the business of the City Shipping Department.
Familiar with the business of the Shipping Company, he is naturally familiar with many merchants engaged in shipping. He, Lu Huiqing, is also from Fujian...
"Ji Fu, the imperial edict must be implemented to the letter. Those who still collude with pirates after the three-month deadline must be severely punished!"
The only thing that makes Lu Huiqing unhappy is that Wang Anshi is keeping a close eye on this area... It's not that Wang Anshi is good at trading. At this time, Lu Huiqing's attainments in barter are not something that other than Xue Xiang dare to despise. The entire dynasty
He doesn't think there is anyone stronger than him.
Lu Jiawen, who was once supported by Wang Anshi, has been left far behind by him.
There was also the reason why Lu Huiqing was once promoted by Wang Anshi, which made it difficult for Lu Huiqing to push Wang Anshi back... We are all members of the cabinet, and there is no one who is superior or inferior.
"First Assistant, Huiqing knows his mission and dare not slack off. Now, the Municipal Shipping Department has compiled a list of merchants involved in shipping affairs. Then Huiqing will clean up and compare the data on shipping barter over the years, and coordinate with Xue Shi
Communicate and check financial transactions to clarify the entry and exit of major maritime merchants and identify the possibility of collusion with pirates..."
"At the same time, Shiyi Temple has sent people to the coastal states of China and North Korea to cooperate with the Royal Bank to investigate the flow of foreign goods and funds into the market to investigate shipping tax evasion."
"Both the Supervisory Yamen and the Imperial City Department are involved. At that time, Hui Qing will compile the report for cabinet review..."
Since Wang Anshi was watching, Lu Huiqing didn't mind explaining his actions clearly. As for whether Wang Anshi understood the truth, that was not Lu Huiqing's responsibility.
Lu Huiqing didn't think Wang Anshi could understand this. The market transactions of the current dynasty were completely different from those of the early dynasties.
Sometimes Lu Huiqing had to admire the grand strategic plan of the official family. He said that although the Royal Bank provided convenience for merchants to trade, the merchants never knew that while facilitating the merchants' transactions, it was also more conducive to the court's market affairs.
supervision.
No trading company is willing to transfer a large amount of copper coins, and for transactions above a large scale, it is inevitable to rely on the Royal Bank, which communicates with Shiyi Temple, making the tax revenue from large-scale transactions between the Kingdom and the Dynasty almost nowhere to hide.
Perhaps when the officials promoted these two innovations, they had already put all the merchants in the dynasty into cages.
Therefore, Lu Huiqing did not dare to hide anything when it came to maritime merchants. He knew that even Xue Xiang and he were not as proficient in market transactions as the officials.
As for Wang Anshi...
Sure enough, Wang Anshi left with a look of confusion on his face.
"Officially, Lu Jifu is sorting out the maritime merchant directory, comparing maritime barter data over the years, and cooperating with Xue Shizheng's Royal Bank to check the goods flowing into the market. I'm sorry for my stupidity. I don't know what you mean by this?"
Wang Anshi was embarrassed to ask Lu Huiqing for advice, but he was not embarrassed to ask the officials.
"Oh, Lv Lujifu took a lot of trouble..."
Seeing Wang Anshi's confused look, Zhao Xi continued: "Compiling the list of maritime merchants is basic work. Once we know who the maritime merchants are, we can narrow down the scope."
"Further check the cargo, compare the data, and compare it with the capital flow of the Royal Bank, so that we can know the quantity and income of the maritime merchants who sold the cargo into the country."
"The Prime Minister also knows that whether they are merchants or pirates, they all prefer the goods of the dynasty, among which copper coins are one of the most popular goods."
"Let's not talk about the transaction of copper coins for now. Based on the goods, profits and capital transactions of the Royal Bank, including the transactions of goods entering the country, etc., we can check the profits that the merchants should get, the wealth that should be obtained, and the goods that should be trafficked.
Total volume and other data.”
"Marine merchants supporting pirates will not have to pay tolls every time. Regardless of whether the goods are fixed quantities or not, there are always traces in the complicated data. You can also know from the many data which maritime merchants are related to
The pirates are in cahoots."
Zhao Xi felt that he had made it clear, but Wang Anshi still looked confused.
well······
"Mr. Wang, for example, the Wang family is a maritime merchant. The goods brought out of the country this time are worth millions. Maritime transportation is risky and the journey is long. Maritime merchants must try their best to pay as much as possible when purchasing or exchanging goods in Xifan.
Purchase in quantity.”
"And the profit of Fanhuo has been almost a thing in the maritime business circles for many years. So, the goods brought back by your Wang family this time are not less than one million Guan plus profit. This shows that the Wang family's this time
There are additional expenses for going overseas.”
"By comparing multiple data, we can see the general situation of the additional expenditures of various maritime merchants, and use this to infer whether there is any collusion with pirates."
"Of course, this is just a vague way of inference. The specific screening needs to be combined with the information obtained by the Royal Bank, the Imperial City Division, etc., and a judgment can be made after comprehensively considering all aspects."
At this time, Wang Anshi really understood. At this time, he had to admit that Lu Huiqing was indeed at the pinnacle of bartering.
"In the officialdom, how many people in the dynasty are there who can discern the truth?"
Wang Anshi felt a little vaguely worried. If the maritime merchants had such an awareness, then the imperial investigation would be meaningless.
"Xue Shizheng should know it, and Jia Xian should also understand it. As for other people...does the prince understand it?"
Zhao Xi turned around and asked.
"Go back to Daddy, the kid knows. Daddy once taught the kid the truth about each other..."
Whether the prince really understands it or not, you need to explain at this time. Just like Zhao Xi, he understands affairs very well and is guided by him, but he does not fully understand it. However, his ministers will think that he is proficient, so they naturally do not dare to lie.
Knowledge lies in accumulation. Even if the prince doesn't understand it now, he will gradually understand it if he has more contact with government affairs. Zhao Xi doesn't care whether the prince understands it originally, at least he understands it now.
It would also be good for the prince to let Wang Anshi understand it and spread it in this way.
Zhao Xi understood that Wang Anshi's concern was not that Zhao Xi belittled the knowledge of this era, but that the focus was different.
I remember a saying that Chinese culture has logical thinking, but no logic.
The knowledge of this era is mostly a kind of vague, broad and outline-controlled knowledge. Targeted reasoning like Lu Huiqing's is a kind of logic or the category of reasoning.
This is because Lu Huiqing has really thoroughly understood the records of Zhao Xi's martial arts lecture hall over the years, studied them in a targeted manner, and extended and understood how to apply them.
Elites are elites, and they can promote development as long as they point out the direction.
Zhao Xi has another expectation for the development of the country...