Turning back to the house, Chen Xu wrote while thinking in the study, and spent nearly an hour writing a book

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Xu asked the emperor to open a commercial office under the household department, and stated to the Manchu Dynasty civil and military the necessity of preparing for the establishment of the commercial office, and also solemnly recommended Xiyue Hou to serve as the chief official of the commerce department.

This half a month's market opened, the daily lively and noisy market event also made the Manchu Dynasty civil and military clearly feel the benefits of the commercial prosperity of Daqin today, just this half a month of commercial taxes, let the director of the Finance Department smile from ear to ear, thousands of booth fees plus commercial taxes are enough to have millions of dollars of income, this does not include a large number of merchants and people in dozens of counties and counties around Hu Shang in Keju commercial building procurement projects, these follow-up taxes if the Ministry counts, will definitely exceed three million money, It really made Feng Quji and other officials of the six ministries realize the mantra that Chen Xu said that no business is not rich.

Business is not only about enriching the people, but also about enriching the country.

Nowadays, Daqin is reducing taxes every year, but in the process of reducing taxes, the fiscal revenue has not only not decreased, but has increased by a large amount every year, or even doubled, such as agricultural tax, commercial tax, and industrial tax.

The benefits of loosening the commercial law have been highlighted, and the officials who were resistant and opposed to Chen Xu's relaxation of the commercial law have long since abandoned this idea.

The first is that Chen Xu's status is not what it used to be, and he has firmly controlled the court, and the second is that the promotion of the new law has greatly benefited both the people and the court.

Therefore, Chen Xu's proposal to open a commercial office was approved by the emperor, and the Manchu civil and military forces also supported it almost one-sidedly, believing that as commerce continued to flourish, the commercial contacts between Daqin and the surrounding subject countries became closer and closer, and a special office was indeed needed to manage people-to-people business contacts and exchanges.

However, Chen Xu's proposal of the Yueshi Xiyuehou as the head of the Commerce Department still caused a great uproar among the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and many people thought that such an important position should not be handed over to outsiders to take care of, and this opponent even included the right minister Feng Quji.

"Your Majesty, Feng Xiang, colleagues!" Chen Xu stood in his position and bowed his hand to the emperor and court officials, and then said with a serious face, "Now that the Yue clan has been subjugated to Daqin, the existence of the Yue clan will be in the world, the Yue clan and the original Dongyi Wu Yue are general, and then it will be my Great Qin people and subject countries, when the Zhao State swallowed Zhongshan, now there are Zhongshan people in the world, my Huaxia since Yanhuang, is the process of constantly annexing and integrating the barbarian tribes, Huaxia started in the wilderness, who dare to say that their ancestors are not barbarians, since the Yue clan has belonged to the Great Qin, In terms of employing people, there should naturally be no distinction between each other, Xiyue Hou is loyal, if it weren't for the fact that he supported the Yue clan and Daqin at the beginning, there would inevitably be a bloody battle between my Daqin and the Yue clan, although the outcome is not difficult to predict, but how many soldiers will my Daqin be killed or injured in vain? Therefore, the Marquis of Xiyue conquered the Yue clan in my Great Qin, there is a great merit, although His Majesty rewards the respect of the marquis, but there is no title and no respect, which will be unwilling and hesitant for the foreign races to be subjugated in the future, the Marquis of Xiyue is familiar with the Western Regions, and he is in charge of the Commerce Department will let the tribes and states in the Western Regions see His Majesty's mind to tolerate heaven and earth, and if Daqin wants to conquer the world, it must have the heroism and courage to accommodate all the races in the world, and exclude dissidents, so he is self-contained, the world is big, how different is it from being confined to the fence and ......"

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Qinghe is reasonable, the way of employing people, the capable live in it, the Marquis of Xiyue is the royal family of the Yue clan, and the ministers have dealings with him, he is really a loyal elder, and granting him an official position can make the Yue clan more deferential, and it is indeed beneficial and harmless for Daqin to control the Western Regions!" The official ordered Shen Gongyan to stand up and arch his hand.

"The order of the ministry is reasonable, and the ministers seconded it!" Some officials stood up to top the post.

"Your Majesty, make good use of good talents, those who can live in it, Daqin is now developing with each passing day, the minister is the left minister, and he should be the plan of Daqin for the world, if Xiyuehou really can't control the Department of Commerce, you can arrange another candidate in the future, not a long-term arrangement, please make a decision!" Chen Xu took a step back and spoke again.

"Zuo Xiang's words are reasonable, Xiyue Hou does have great merit with my Great Qin to conquer the Yue Clan, I named him the marquis, naturally I am also grateful for his merits, since this is the case, I will grant Xiyue Hou the post of the Department of Commerce, the official position of the three products, the official rank and ribbon are all arranged by the Ministry of Household Officials as usual, and later the Zhongshu Province will send an edict to inform the Xiyue Hou Mansion!"

After a slight thought, the First Emperor made a final decision, and a brand-new agency was born, and at the same time, the first foreign high-ranking official in Great Qin will be in charge of the government and the court will begin to participate in the arrangement and formulation of national policies.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, the original king of Zuoping of the Yue clan, and now the Xiyue Marquis of Daqin was recommended by the Marquis of Qinghe as a three-grade important minister, and the news quickly spread out with the mouths of civil and military officials, and after the people heard the news, not only the people of Xianyang were surprised and stunned and discussed, but what was even more shocked was the Hu merchants who came and went between the Western Regions and the Hun and Hu regions, gathered together to discuss this unprecedented personnel appointment and dismissal and the new office of the Department of Commerce.

Soon, the news about the Commerce Department gradually became clear, the role of this office is to manage all the trade and trade between the vassal tribes and princes related to the Great Qin, and all the trade of the vassal states in the future must be filed with the Commerce Bureau, and the goods must also go through strict inspections, prohibiting the trade and transportation of all prohibited items.

All morning, Xiyue Hou Kang begged for the rest of his house as if he were on pins and needles.

For what Chen Xu said yesterday, he was both excited and apprehensive in his heart, and almost after breaking up with Chen Xu, he was a little out of his soul.

Great Qin has never had a precedent for a foreigner to serve as an important minister of the imperial court, and he, a nobleman of a foreign race, has never had the luxury of hoping that one day he will be able to set foot in the Great Qin court and become an important minister.

Even with the recommendation of Chen Xu, the left minister and the secretary, if he can't pass the emperor's level, all the good hopes will be in vain.

"Master Hou, someone from the province of Zhongshu has come to give an order!"

Pacing back and forth, suddenly the old butler rushed in like a burning butt to give a report.

"Really!" Xiyuehou's body was shocked, and he couldn't help but make a big swing.

"Master Hou, the confessor is already waiting outside the mansion, please hurry up and greet you!"

The old housekeeper of the Hou Mansion is also the servant brought by the Yue clan at the beginning, and he doesn't know the purpose of the confessor, but his master has been reduced from the king of the past to a powerless and powerless Hou Ye of Daqin, and all the family members and servants who followed can only stay in Xianyang carefully with their tails between their legs, never daring to have any arrogance, and even the ordinary people of Xianyang are not as good as the ordinary people of Xianyang when they go out on weekdays, not only aggrieved but also frightened, for fear of accidentally provoking criticism and the emperor's anger.

"Gather your family and greet the Emperor's envoy!"

Xiyuehou came back to his senses under the urging of the housekeeper, hurriedly tidied up his clothes and tiara, and went out to greet the wives and concubines and children who came in a hurry.

"The first emperor's edict is to grant the post of Xiyue Hou Kangqi to the Department of Commerce, the official position of three grades, to take charge of the office for me, I hope that Aiqing will not slack off in the future, and listen to the government tomorrow morning!"

After reading the edict in his hand, the confessor rolled up his hands and put them respectfully in Xiyuehou's hands, and then said with a smile: "Congratulations to Xiyuehou, before his subordinates, Zuo Xiang specially told his subordinates to bring words, so that Hou Ye must remember to do a good job, and it is best to go to the palace to thank His Majesty the First Emperor in person!" ”

"Thank you messenger, Xiaohou must remember the words of Lord Zuo Xiang!" Xiyuehou held the edict with both hands, trembling with excitement all over his body, and couldn't stop at all.

"That's good, the next official will leave!" The confessor finished his task, nodded and prepared to wait for the car to leave.

"Wait a minute, messenger!" Xiyuehou came to his senses, stretched out his hand to grab the confessor, took out a redemption ticket from his sleeve robe and secretly stuffed it into the messenger's hand, "The laborious messenger is going back and forth, and the mere gift is taken to eat some tea and wine!" ”

"Haha, thank you so much!" The confessor quietly stuffed the redemption ticket into his cuffs, and then smiled and threw himself into the car, and the horse's hooves had to leave the Xiyue Marquis Mansion quickly.

"Congratulations to Master Hou, congratulations to Master Hou!" Dozens of people from the Xiyue Hou Mansion knelt on the ground and kowtowed excitedly, especially several wives and concubines, children and grandchildren, who were even more excited and burst into tears.

"Hurry up and prepare clean clothes, Ben Hou wants to change his clothes and enter the palace to meet His Majesty!" Xiyuehou didn't have time to celebrate with his family, so he hurriedly turned back to the bedroom to wash and change his clothes, and after a while, he packed up and took the carriage straight to the Zichen Hall of the palace.

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After noon, on the street outside the Qinghe Park in the south of Xianyang City, there were many Great Qin merchants in gorgeous costumes and Hu merchants and kings of the Western Regions riding horses and camels one after another, and entered the Qinghe Theater under the guidance of the waiters of Qinghe Garden.

Since this huge caravan from the Western Regions arrived in Xianyang half a month ago, now the entire Xianyang City is full of these Hu people, and it seems that all of a sudden, Xianyang City has suddenly become a prosperous city with mixed races.

These Hu merchants almost do not let go of any shops and Quyuan Miscellaneous Houses, even newsstands, kiosks and bus carriages are full of interest, many people have a special fondness for spacious carriages, spend a penny or two to sit on the bus running back and forth and are reluctant to get down, looking at any scenery passing by the window will be excited and screaming, and these Hu people because they don't like to take a bath all year round, and they are basically wearing thick leather clothes in the spring, and they exude a strong smell, so these Hu people get on the bus, It will always provoke the contemptuous eyes of countless people and shout loudly to drive them away, and these Hu merchants can only nod their heads and smile with a smile on their faces, and they quickly climb into another car after running out of the car, and they will soon be driven away and scolded again, but they seem to be happy to do it.

In the face of the expulsion, cold-eyedness, and scolding of the Great Qin people, there was no dissatisfaction between any Hu Shang and the Hu people, and the prosperous and wealthy Xianyang City was the most incredible luxury place they had ever seen in their lives, in their own eyes, they were representatives of the inferior race, and these Great Qin people in gorgeous clothes could not be compared, and there was a deep sense of inferiority in their hearts, which was not the same grade at all.

Moreover, after they appreciated the prosperity and wealth of this Great Qin, they did not have any other superfluous thoughts at all except sighing when they gathered to discuss the uprising.

It's a journey of soul ascension.

Before they came to Daqin, they had all kinds of speculations and ideas in their hearts, but after seeing them, all that was left was an endless sense of inferiority, but there was incomparable excitement and pride in their inferiority.

This is heaven on earth, and there is no substitute.

Stimulated by this inferiority complex and pride, many Hu people, in addition to imitating the behavior of the Qin people, also deliberately bought long shirts and cloth clothes to wear, discarded the ugly and dirty leather clothes, and pretended to be Qin people to shuttle through the streets and alleys of Xianyang and Quyuan merchants.