The emperor is still quite bold.

The feudal dynasty was wary of merchants, who were amassing wealth too quickly, especially after taxes in kind were gradually replaced by taxes on silver.

The unified currency and the ancient system of buying and selling land allowed the merchant class to annex land only at a rate lower than that of the emperor.

But businessmen are indispensable, especially the export-oriented economic foundation of Jiangnan. However, in the eyes of the emperor, the merchant may be a big fat pig.

Liu Yu felt that the emperor was preparing to build a big pigsty in Songjiang Mansion to facilitate raising fat pigs.

As for why he chose Songjiang, in addition to the fact that it is a rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, the most important reason is that Liu Yu estimates that it is the navy of Weihai.

With such a navy, it will only take a few days to travel from Weihai to Songjiang.

In the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, there was a garrison of Dashun, and the navy was able to control the Songjiang River, which was not in danger at any time, which made the emperor dare to make a bold attempt.

If there was no navy, it is estimated that the emperor would not have the courage to take such a big step.

Whether it's to raise pigs and make a pigsty, or whether the emperor is really "wise and martial", this is always a good thing.

No matter how fat a pig is, in front of a tiger with sharp claws and fangs, it is always a piece of meat.

The vigilance of the capital Jiangnan of the Dashun Imperial Court is very serious, and this time the new army is reformed, and the new army that is organized and trained is basically northern soldiers. The imperial court considered that the veterans were in the local area, and as long as they had the money to get guns, these veterans would immediately form a powerful force, so they did not recruit soldiers in Songjiang and other places.

The main body of the recruits is partly the northern disaster victims, and the other part is the small farmers in the north. What I am afraid of is the rich silver trade and smuggling in Jiangnan, combined with high-quality veterans.

Either the capital will be moved to Jiangnan, so that the political center and the economic center of gravity will coincide.

Either they can only guard against Jiangnan, so that the economic center of gravity and the military core are misplaced.

Although Li Gan compares himself to those Ming monarchs, he really doesn't have the courage to move the capital, even if the north is now stable and the northern border troubles are basically solved, he doesn't have the courage to move the capital.

It's just that now that the navy has made some achievements, the emperor has determined that the navy is a bottomless pit for throwing money, and the maritime pirates have no advantage over the national-level navy since then; The army reform has been small and successful, Jiangnan is weak, and the new army of 20,000 or 30,000 people is enough to extinguish any possible uprising or rebellion.

Now that all the foundations for stabilizing the imperial power are in place, we can try to loosen the chains and allow the Jiangnan side to make more money.

Liu Yu didn't care what the emperor thought in his heart, he still had to boast a few words at this time.

"Your Majesty has the courage to go to heaven, and such an attempt will be beneficial to the University. It is convenient for both control and taxation. The minister also crossed the river by feeling the stones, but there was one thing, the minister knew what the merchant cared about the most. ”

"What I care about the most is joint and several liability. If Your Majesty wants Songjiang to become a major tax collector, the first thing you should do is to clarify the limited liability. If something happens to the company, the company will compensate and only lose everyone's share capital; If an individual has an accident, it is only an individual compensation, and it cannot be implicated because they are all shareholders. ”

Anything else is fine, the shareholding system is nothing new in China, and it is easy to come up with appropriate policies and regulations.

However, the most important point is that if the issue of implicated liability and limited liability is not resolved, it will not become a trend after all.

Although the current trend was driven by Liu Yu, it actually did not rely on the decree of Dashun, but on Liu Yu's family background and relationship with the emperor.

In addition, the ones he got were completely things that didn't exist before, and they were obviously profitable businesses, and he was in the middle of the guarantee, rather than many people were convinced that there was a law to vouch for.

"It's natural. Needless to say. If you want to try, you have to take a slightly bigger step. It's like the Seedlings Law, which is promoted throughout the country, and it is a bad government. But if you're in Wenden, that's good government. The land of a hundred miles cannot be the same as that of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. The Songjiang affair is limited to Songjiang, but you can try it. As long as you can collect taxes, that's a good thing. ”

"In addition, the Jiangsu Jiedu envoy is also on the sparse, please try shipping, transshipment of Suzhou, Songjiang two provinces of rice. He was the new official who took office three times, and he was just about to try out various new policies in Songjiang. ”

"You are in favor of the abolition of the water and the transformation of the sea, but this is not a day's work. Try it first, and if there are no problems in the future, there is a good way to say it. ”

Liu Yu was shocked.

The imperial court's step really has a little bit of change.

Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture changed the rice to sea freight?

Although it is only two mansions, it is also a great thing.

The foundation of shipping has matured, and the trouble of Japan's isolation of the country has been basically eliminated; Second, there is the navy.

The most important issue is that Weihai and Songjiang are now increasingly connected, and there is no longer a need to take the coastline.

It couldn't be easier to go directly to Heishuiyang, cross Weihai, and get to Tianjin.

If we follow the method of a joint-stock company, I am afraid that as soon as this news comes out, the businessmen in Songjiang and other places will explode, and the shares of several hundred thousand taels of silver will probably be sold out within five days.

The emperor said: "The meaning of the Jiangsu Jiedu envoy is to see that the trading company you set up in Songjiang is prosperous. I thought about asking merchants to transship, so that it would benefit the country and businessmen. ”

"To transport rice to Tianjin, if you transport millions of rice in Suzhou and Songjiang, you can carry one-tenth of the duty-free goods, and the freight can be saved. When I came back, I was just in time to load soybeans from Liaodong. Entering the port in Songjiang can also increase taxes. ”

"In this way, the people will benefit."

The emperor also knew in his heart that this Jiangsu festival made him have his own ideas in his heart, and he wished to abolish all the Cao Yun and take the sea by sea.

In that case, Huguang and other places will have to be transported along the Yangtze River to Jiangsu, and then leave from Jiangsu.

Originally, the good things of Caoyun several provinces were spread out in Jiangsu Province.

But the step is too big, and it is easy to pull the egg, so I want to try it in Suzhou and Songjiang first.

It's done, and that's a political achievement. As for whether it can be done, Liu Yu is very suspicious that this guy has been secretly observing the maritime group he established for a long time, and he knows it in his heart.

"There are many people of insight in the court! The blessing of this society and the blessing of His Majesty. ”

"Hahahaha...... This is said, it seems that changing the sea is knowledgeable, and taking the light is no knowledge? Do you think you have knowledge? Li Gan laughed loudly, thinking that the DPRK and China are naturally not all those who are flies and dogs, and there are naturally many people of insight.

What Liu Yu said is all old-fashioned tunes, which are nothing more than saving money and people's power.

The dispute over whether to take the canal or the sea has long existed.

The angle at which some people of insight stood in the DPRK and China was not much higher than Liu Yu.

For example, Cao Yun is the top priority, so no matter what happens, Cao Yun is the first priority.

However, water is needed for water transportation, and both sides of the canal are agricultural areas, so there is often a situation where the canal and farmers compete for water.

However, the priority of Caoyun is the highest, and the assessment of political performance must depend on Caoyun, and tens of thousands of people in the capital eat and drink, but it doesn't matter if you are in drought or waterlogging.

This has led to a situation of competition with the people for water.

If we can switch to sea transportation, the problem of fighting for water can be solved, and the life of farmers can be better.

Those who support maritime transport have insights, and those who oppose maritime transport have new insights.

In addition to the issue of millions of workers repeating the same old tune, it is also necessary to consider the investment in canal repair and the relationship between stabilizing the Yellow River.

There are even people who see the threat at sea, which is extremely risky if it is only by sea.

If Caoyun is still retained, as long as the forts in Zhenjiang, Jinling, Songjiang and other places are strengthened, and the fortress is built. In the event of a defeat at sea, there is an army after military reform, which can also ensure the smooth flow of transportation.

Keeping Cao Yun is a distrust of the navy and a confidence in the combat effectiveness of the army under the thousand-year-old land power.

After all, once the Cao Yun is abolished, once the sea is lost and the navy is completely destroyed, then the communication between the north and the south will be completely broken.

With Cao Yun, as long as the army can still fight, it can maintain the size of an empire, which is enough to deal with all kinds of possible risks.

Whether the navy can do it or not, it is still difficult to say. Keeping the canal to the bottom is stronger than anything else, and no one is a prophet who can conclude that the navy must be able to hold the scene.

It is still a battle-tested army, which is more credible. If that day comes, even if the coast is abandoned, as long as the army can fight, the world will not be divided between the north and the south, and it will not die, and the mountains and rivers can always be reorganized.

It's just that Liu Yu doesn't pay attention to the affairs of the court on weekdays, and he rarely participates in this kind of controversy, many things he thought were not thought of, but in fact, others had already thought of them.

This time, the Jiangsu Jiedu envoy who proposed to try shipping was originally in the southwest to reform the land and return to the stream.

Luck is very good, there is no level of the "West Road Army armed tourism" of the tragic urging, in the southwest to carry out the reform of the land and return to the stream is quite effective, so he was promoted to Jiangsu Jiedu envoy.

The age is still young in this level, and there is a great opportunity to enter the Heavenly Blessing Palace, so he is naturally thinking about making some political achievements.

This time, I hope to carry out the pilot project in Jiangsu Prefecture, which is also for political achievements, and at the same time, I will also try to learn from Wendeng's policies such as spreading the land into the mu.

After weighing it, the emperor decided to try out a new policy in Songjiang, as long as it was ensured that the navy was in hand and could suppress Songjiang and other places at any time.

With the handle in your hand and the blade long enough, you can safely and boldly toss it.

But to toss the shipping of the sea, there is one more thing to solve.

"Some people in the DPRK and China objected, saying only that they were worried that if the ship sank in the ocean in the face of wind and waves, it would cause huge losses and would cause the price of rice in the capital to rise."

"Now let the merchants carry it, and the grain is not the merchant's, but a tax levied. What if I start a joint-stock company and sink it? Is it a merchant to lose? Or how? ”

"What is your opinion on this?"

Liu Yu thought to himself, since Songjiang is going to carry out a pilot, it is better to take a bigger step.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has an idea. In other words, the Westerners have a way, and the ministers don't know if it can be used in the country. ”

"When Westerners go to sea, the risks at sea are extremely high, so there is a marine insurance industry. If the ship goes to sea, a certain amount of insurance is paid. If the ship sinks, it will be paid according to the insured amount. If it does not sink, the insurance premium is paid and it can be owned by the insured. ”

"Now that maritime transport is becoming more and more prosperous, why does Your Majesty not specifically allow people to start an insurance business? His Majesty can directly give out the money from the inside, which is fair and fair, and it also reassures the people involved. ”

"You just need to calculate the probability of sinking, and you need to convert the cost, and that's a huge amount of revenue. If it can be monopolized, it can not only have wealth income, but also make Cao Mi Ruoshen treasury without loss. ”

"As long as there is money, Songjiang and Suzhou are only a million stone rice, and when merchants get the money, they can transport grain and rice from Siam and other places in an instant. His Majesty also knows that the ministers are transporting rice to the Japanese country, and it is not difficult to transport millions of stone South Ocean rice. ”

"If you don't have insurance, you will be responsible for the sinking of the ship. If you are insured, the insurance company will pay out. ”

"Moreover, a large amount of silver is gathered in Songjiang, and if there is chaos in the world, you can also learn from Westerners to issue treasury bonds and quickly raise enough military salaries, etc., which is really beneficial and harmless."