"I didn't expect Yingzhou to be rich in silver, and it can be mined and smelted 20,000 catties in two years, how can such a large fortune flow to the people, Your Majesty, the minister thought that he would arrange for Shaofu to send officials to manage the minerals of Yingzhou, otherwise when the news spreads, I am afraid that a large number of unscrupulous people will flock away!" An official of the Shaofu jumped out excitedly and shouted.

Many officials turned their heads to look at Chen Xu.

Chen Xu touched his nose and said with a smile: "Look at what Ben Hou is doing, Yingzhou is thousands of miles outside the East China Sea, and it takes several months to arrive by sea ship, and the wind and waves on the sea are uncertain, and it is likely to be buried in the sea when it encounters a storm, so you don't have to be red-eyed, at the beginning, Ben Hou spent millions of dollars just to build a sea ship, and it took more than a year to recruit shipwrights and train crews, so there is today's harvest, but Yingzhou really can't be abandoned, there are tens of thousands of aborigines on it, and it must be used and managed by Daqin, Your Majesty... Chen Xu bowed his hand to the First Emperor.

"The minister thought that he could send officials to Yingzhou and the Korean Peninsula for unified management, and set up county offices to regulate people's exchanges between North Korea and the Central Plains of Yingzhou, but because Yingzhou Korea was too wild and remote to hang overseas, it was very troublesome to be under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and the Shaofu, but to use the method of issuing permits to allow the people to participate in the development of North Korea and Yingzhou, so as to activate the enthusiasm of the people to participate in the development, and at the same time reduce the expenses of the imperial court!"

"Zuo Xiang, what is a license?" Tobe Ling Gao Teng couldn't help but ask.

"Since I have said this, then I will discuss the matter of North Korea and Yingzhou today, this planning map will be put away first, and all Aiqing please take a seat!"

Qin Shi Huang pulled his beard and sleeves and walked back to the steps to sit down in front of his dragon chair, and all the civil and military officials came to their senses, and each returned to his place to sit down.

"Since the young master said that Yingzhou has a large amount of silver and sulfur and other scarce things in the Central Plains, and Aiqing is worried that there are people who are greedy for money and goods flock to grab it, but Yingzhou is thousands of miles outside the East China Sea, and the vast sea is windy and rough and needs to build a sea ship to arrive, so the young master proposed to use a permit to regulate the development of Yingzhou by the people, and I think this matter is feasible, so I will ask the young master to explain in detail how to issue a license for management?"

"Your Majesty, my lords, this matter was planned in this way......" Chen Xu stood up and bowed his hands to the emperor and the surroundings.

"About the map of Yingzhou and the Korean Peninsula Your Majesty and your colleagues should have understood, the geographical location is very remote, especially the Yingzhou Islands, it is necessary to build more than 20 zhang of sea ships to resist the wind and waves, and this kind of sea ship structure is complex and expensive, and it costs a minimum of 500,000 yuan to build one, and to make the sea ship able to go to sea, it also requires dozens of hundreds of shipwrights and crew members to cooperate closely, and to prepare at least half a year's living materials, and in order to ensure the safety of going to sea, A voyage requires at least two or three large ships to form a fleet to travel at the same time, that is to say, the investment of a fleet is at least one million yuan, if it is all funded by the Shaofu and the imperial court, and then send officials to manage like the Central Plains, it must be a very difficult and complicated process, so I think that the imperial court can exercise jurisdiction over Korea and the Yingzhou Islands to send officials to declare sovereignty, but it does not need to be as comprehensive as the Central Plains counties, but by allowing private explorers to raise their own money to build ships to Korea and Yingzhou for mining and business, whether it is mining or doing business, you must obtain a license issued by the court, otherwise it can be regarded as illegal, and you can be expelled and punished, or even confiscated goods......"

"The license is actually very simple, it is a document licensed by the imperial court, this document needs to be signed by the owner of the fleet and the imperial court to obtain a development contract, such as the right to explore an island in Yingzhou or has already surveyed a silver mine, then the island or silver mine will be auctioned, and the one with the highest price will get the development right, and the imperial court will only collect one or two percent of the value of all its goods as a tax ...... regardless of the development process of the caravan."

With Chen Xu's explanation, the faces of the First Emperor and everyone slowly showed a look of understanding, and many people began to communicate and discuss with their neighbors, and after a while, Feng Qujian spoke: "The license that Zuo Xiang said is indeed a good method, but how to ensure that these fleets that have obtained permits can pay taxes in full, you must know that these big ships can sail freely in the sea, and no one can be willing to take out the goods that they have worked so hard to get and hand them over to the imperial court......"

"The right minister is right, how to make these businessmen pay taxes honestly is the most difficult thing to do, the big ship on the vast sea can move at will, neither can be caught nor intercepted!" Many officials began to nod their heads in agreement.

"The water is clear, there are no fish, people to observe there is no fugitive, the merchant ship must go to sea for the sake of interests, the imperial court can not bind everyone to act in accordance with the law, under the temptation of strong interests, there will naturally be many people willing to go overseas to venture to participate in the development of Yingzhou North Korea and other places, this is actually a good thing, but driven by interests, there will inevitably be people who evade taxes and take risks, this matter is probably the most deeply felt by Xiyuehou, the Department of Commerce and Trade since the date of its opening, I don't know how many prohibited items have been banned, It also caught a lot of merchants, civilians and even officials who tried to smuggle bow and crossbow weapons into the Western Regions! Chen Xu turned his head to look at Xiyue Hou Kangqi.

"Zuo Xiang is right, in the more than a year since the minister served as the head of the Department of Commerce and Commerce, thousands of prohibited smuggled items have been seized, and hundreds of people have been arrested, but this matter still cannot be stopped!" Kang Qi stood up and arched his hand.

"Even so, the benefits of trade are obvious, we can't ban caravans and trade for fear of smuggling, we just need to strengthen management!" Chen Xu said seriously.

"How should the meaning of the left minister be managed?" Feng Quji's face was full of puzzlement and doubt.

"Since it is going to sea, these fleets must always dock, otherwise how to sell goods, how to replenish living materials, how to repair ships, etc., these are all problems that they can never escape, so the imperial court should build specialized harbors, docks, warehouses, shipyards and repair shops in some places suitable for large ships to dock in the East China Sea, and set up a customs office like the Department of International Trade and Commerce, and set up customs yamen in these seaports and wharves to register and manage incoming and outgoing merchant ships and goods, and at the same time inspect licenses and collect taxes. Once it is found that there is an abnormal situation in the arrival and exit of the fleet, it can be interrogated, if there is tax evasion, the cargo of the merchant ship will be seized and demanded, and in serious cases, its license can be revoked, if it escapes or resists, this can be severely cracked down and blacklisted, and the revocation of the license and the blacklisted caravan will not be able to obtain docking supplies and repairs at any seaport terminal shipyard in the future. Officials stationed on the Korean Peninsula and Yingzhou are also allowed and denied access to local docks for supplies and repairs on the basis of inspection permits, and this customs jurisdiction is not only applicable to Yingzhou and North Korea, but can also be applied to any overseas development in the future......"

"Yes, yes, the strategy of the left minister is indeed appropriate, these big ships can indeed escape paying taxes, but they always have to dock, once they dock, they will inevitably be discovered, and it will not be too difficult to manage......"

"Well, it seems that the imperial court is going to have an extra three-grade bureau, the customs department, I don't know who can be the ......."

"I'm afraid that others won't be able to interfere in this matter, and I'm afraid that this ordinary official of the agency won't understand......"

"Qinghe Hou will definitely recommend someone he knows, it's not my turn to get involved!"

"Not necessarily, Qinghe Hou is eclectic in employing people, when the Commerce Department was preparing, who would have thought that it would be Xiyue Hou who would be the commissioner!"

"However, let's wait and see what happens, this is the same as the Commerce Department, and it is a yamen with plenty of oil and water, so I want to recommend myself......"

After Chen Xu finished speaking, the officials below muttered and began to discuss, and the emperor also kept nodding and said with a stretched face: "It turns out that Zuo Xiang has already thought it through, since this is the case, this customs department will prepare as soon as possible, and the Finance Department is under the direct jurisdiction of Shangshu Province, Shaofu and the Ministry of Industry sent officials to inspect the East China Sea and other places to prepare for the construction of seaports, wharves, warehouses and the construction of customs yamen, the Ministry of Officials recommended the deployment of officials from all over the country, Zhongshu Province is responsible for the issuance and review of licenses, and the supervision province sends the imperial history to regularly inspect the customs yamen, and the three provinces and six ministries must work together. Manage the affairs of merchant ships going to sea and coming and going from all over the world! ”

"Your Ministers obey!" The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty stood up together and surrendered their promises.

In order to ensure the safe passage of merchant ships and crack down on unscrupulous people and tax evaders who are interested in profits, the minister reminds His Majesty to open the Daqin Naval Academy in Langya, recruit brave warriors from the people to practice on sea ships, be familiar with navigation, identify directions, draw charts and other maritime combat methods, and form a professional Daqin Sailor to protect the caravan to crack down on merchant ships and unscrupulous people who evade taxes and smuggle. In order to improve the combat ability of the sailors and deter unscrupulous people, the minister dedicated the manufacturing method of the Taiyi God cannon to His Majesty......"

"Taiyi God Artillery?"

Qin Shi Huang's face was originally calm, but suddenly Huo Ran stood up.

There was also a violent commotion among the civil and military officials above the court.

Everyone has heard of the Taiyi God Musket and the Taiyi Divine Thunder, and the Divine Thunder Fireworks have become commonplace, but the Taiyi Divine Artillery has not been heard of by everyone, but just by listening to the name, they know that it is a kind of immortal killing weapon that mortals cannot resist.