Liang Shi was stunned and said hurriedly: "According to the rules, there are money, cloth, ginseng, fur, and some beads produced by the seaside."

Kou Ji asked: "How much is it worth?"

"About 70,000 Guan..."

"..."

According to the current rules of the Song Dynasty, among the vassal vassals, the annual tribute paid by the vassal king who is the first level of the king exceeds one hundred thousand guan.

The reason why Han Di gave so little was because Zhao Zhen gave part of it to his daughter as a gift.

"Seventy thousand guan, no more, no less, just right."

Kou Ji said with a smile: "But if you look at it carefully, the government should still be at a disadvantage. The school palace built by my grandfather, although it was only the core part, probably cost more than one million guan."

Liang Shi said dumbfounded: "Kou Gong's academy is only built once, but we have to pay tribute every year. It's different."

Kou Ji glanced at Liang Shi and said angrily: "If you pay tribute every year, you won't suffer. The annual tribute is the foundation for stabilizing the border market. As long as the annual tribute is there, the border market will be there. Every year, just the border market,

It can bring a large amount of commercial tax to Han Dynasty, which is many times more than the annual tribute.

After you go back, let Tianci learn from Bohai Mansion and open some docks on the seaside.

One is to provide convenience for fishermen.

The second is to provide convenience for the navy.

The third is to attract past business customers.

The sea is a treasure land. As long as we learn to use it, we will make more money.

So don’t set your sights on 70,000 Guan.”

The border market is really an amazing thing.

Take the border market opened by the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom a long time ago.

The Song Dynasty donated more than 200,000 guan of annual coins to the Liao Kingdom every year, expressing its surrender to the Liao Kingdom. At the same time, it also opened the door to the Liao Kingdom and established trade with the Liao Kingdom.

The Song Dynasty donated more than 200,000 yuan to the Liao Kingdom every year, but it could earn back ten times more through border markets.

The Liao Kingdom seemed to have taken a huge advantage by taking more than 200,000 yuan in annual tribute.

But they didn’t know that more private assets flowed to the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, it is difficult to say who will suffer the loss and who will take advantage of opening the door with annual tribute and opening border markets.

According to history books, Li Yuanhao probably saw this after establishing Xixia, so he decisively closed the border markets between Xixia and Song Dynasty.

But most of the land in Xixia is very barren, and even large areas of the land are deserts.

So output can never keep up with demand.

In the end, the border market had to be reopened.

The annual coins given by the Song Dynasty to Xixia were just the private money of Xixia flowing into the Song Dynasty, and then the Song Dynasty took almost 70% to 80% of the commission, and then gave the rest to the Song Dynasty.

It's just that the name doesn't sound good.

If it weren't for the fact that Xixia and Liao often launched wars and plundered from the Song Dynasty through wars.

They would probably be beaten to death by the Song Dynasty through the border market.

After all, merchants from Xixia and Liao were no match for merchants from the Song Dynasty. Merchants from the Song Dynasty could often obtain high-value items from Xixia and Liao at very low prices.

For example, a clay pot is exchanged for a sheep.

The same is true for the transactions between Korea and the Song Dynasty.

It's just that both parties charge taxes.

Both parties are smart people making deals.

There is no price cheating, and there is no such thing as selling good things cheaply.

So the transaction is relatively fair.

Korea has a small population, low demand, and abundant products.

The Song Dynasty had a large population, great needs, and abundant products.

In a transaction between the two parties, South Korea will gain a slight advantage.

After listening to Kou Ji's words, Liang Shi quickly bowed and said: "What the old prince taught you is..."

Kou Ji waved his hand to Liang Shi, "Go down and have a rest. I will send someone to hand over the credentials to the official later. On New Year's Eve, you can bring someone directly to the palace to have an audience."

You can walk around Bianjing City to see what is lacking in Korea, and you can buy some to take back."

Liang Shi nodded solemnly.

After Liang Shi went down, Kou Ji ordered people to send the credentials written by Kou Tianci to the palace.

Then he walked to the study room by himself.

As soon as he entered the study door, he saw Liu Heng sitting there.

"Is something wrong?"

Kou Ji asked.

Liu Heng nodded solemnly, "Bo Xu was almost ignored..."

Kou Ji frowned and said, "You haven't seen anyone in the past two days. Are you staying in the post house to learn about Bo Xu's current situation with people from Dongyang?"

Liu Heng nodded solemnly.

Kou Ji sat next to Liu Heng and asked, "Tell me carefully, why did Bo Xu get sidelined?"

Liu Heng gritted his teeth and said: "Those great Confucian scholars deceived Bo Xu at his young age and wanted to take over all the power in Xiyang."

Kou Ji frowned and said, "Since you are a great scholar, you should teach and not interfere in government affairs."

Liu Heng glared and said: "Half of my men were killed, so I suppressed their thoughts. But I'm afraid they will come back."

Kou Ji asked: "Do you have any other questions?"

Liu Heng nodded and said: "Those people under me are just sticks and sticks. They only know how to fight and kill, but they don't know how to govern or manage. Those great Confucians only care about fighting for power.

Therefore, Bo Xu has been unable to open up the situation in Xiyang."

Kou Ji thought for a while and said, "You can go back."

Liu Heng shook his head and said: "The soldiers and horses are in the hands of Boxu, and they cannot make big waves. As long as those people make any move, Boxu will kill them. I need some trustworthy people to help Boxu open the situation. By the way,

Help Bo Xu run Xiyang."

Kou Ji said solemnly: "You really don't want to go and see?"

Liu Heng shook his head again, "As long as you have soldiers in your hands, it is enough to scare everyone. Not many people from the Song Dynasty moved to Xiyang, so most of them in Xiyang are Japanese.

The Japanese value strength. As long as I am always the strongest, they will kneel at my knees consciously.

Zhong Shiheng is a smart man. As long as you and I are alive, he will not dare to take Bo Xu's idea.

So I just need to send some trustworthy people to help Bossu open up the situation."

This is the difference in background.

Although Liu Heng has accumulated some knowledge over the years, there is no way to compare with other companies.

In addition, many of Liu's people were killed by Zhao Zhen, so the background is even less.

They are also generals, Zhu Neng, Gao Chugong, and Li Zhaoliang, so there is no shortage of people there.

Kou Ji thought for a while, "Although the stewards of the Zhuyuan and the former housekeepers of the Kou Mansion are not great talents, they are more than enough to serve as staff.

If Bo Xu wants to rule Xiyang, he cannot rely on others.

So what he needs is staff, not a king.

The two people in my house who used to serve as Bo Xu's staff will definitely be able to help Bo Xu open up the situation.

I, the Kou family, can also make a copy of the government decrees used in Korea and let them take them over for Bo Xu's reference.

I will send a group of business managers over to help Boxu start the business in Xiyang."

Hearing this, Liu Heng nodded solemnly.

The butler of the Kou Mansion is no small role.

Whether it is Kou Zhong in the past or Kou Fu and Kou Min now, they are not simple characters.

They may not have the confidence to sit in front of others.

But they live behind the scenes and make plans, and they are definitely more powerful than ordinary officials in the court.

It was more than enough to help Liu Boxu govern Xiyang.

Most importantly, be loyal and reliable.

Seeing Liu Heng nodding in agreement, Kou Ji continued: "Send another letter to Bo Xu and tell Bo Xu to stop using those disobedient scholars.

Let them teach and let the Liu family's troops keep an eye on them.
To be continued...