With the consent of King Xian, once the cabinet meeting was dispersed, Gao Xun calmly left the palace and rushed to the prince's mansion. Due to the Yongxing Incident, King Xian took severe purge measures, and the attitude of Taiwei Zhang Jun turned conservative, and it was difficult for Xihuan to obtain core secrets from the cabinet.

Gao Xun came to the door again, making Xihuan feel that the time had come:

"General Ji, do you think King Xian is sincere this time?"

"The subordinates thought that the time was urgent, and there was no room for King Xian to hesitate anymore, and the king would use troops at the end of the year at the earliest, and he would not delay it until January next year at the latest. It is now the end of October, and the slow travel between Shanling and Pingtang is more than a month, and there are only enough round-trips before the end of the year. The longer it drags on, the more detrimental it will be to the salty country.

King Xian was already a temptation yesterday, and if there is no sincerity this time, His Royal Highness will drag it out for a few days, which will be enough for King Xian to catch a hurry. The subordinates thought that King Xian's coming should be the biggest bottom line, and he would not make concessions, and at the same time he could meet His Highness's requests, at least it was a compromise choice. ”

"That being the case, if the palace does not come forward today, General Ji will go to deal with Gao Xun on behalf of the palace, if General Ji thinks it is impossible, and the palace will deal with it, so it is better to do some maneuvering. If the conditions are possible, General Ji may wish to test Gao Xun and see how deep he is. ”

"Subordinates obey."

Ji Jinsheng turned around and rushed to the front hall, and when he saw Ji Jinsheng coming, Gao Xun raised his hand and gave a slight salute:

"General Ji."

"Tall, sir." Ji Jinsheng returned the salute, and then said: "I don't know what advice Master Gao came here today." ”

"This official came to meet Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess on the order of the king, and asked General Ji to act as a messenger on his behalf."

"Your Highness is not here, what can I say to the general."

"That being the case, please also ask General Ji to take a step to speak."

Gao Xun did not refuse, Ji Jinsheng knew at this time that Gao Xun had a ghost in his heart. Obviously, he could sit back and wait for Xihuan to return to his home and avoid private negotiations with Xihuan's subordinates, so as not to suffer unfavorable factors, and Gao Xun did not refuse, which can only show that he has different intentions.

When the two came to no one's place, Ji Jinsheng asked again:

"Master Gao, please say something."

"The king is determined to set up a new commercial operation bureau under the direct bureaucracy of Xiangguo, put the post of commercial envoy, and invite Yin Yangjun to enter the court as an official."

"Merchant envoys? What an official position. ”

"Specializing in the general category of Xianguo Wan-style commodities, looking for a way for export merchants."

"This new commercial goods of the Xianguo country are all under the control of Yongxing Hou alone, what is the difference between being under his surveillance."

Ji Jinsheng questioned, Gao Xun said calmly:

"The Marquis of Yongxing specializes in the construction of the law of industry and commerce, but the matter of the commercial canal has been subcontracted by the merchants of various countries and the departments of the imperial court, so the detailed number of goods shipped through the border cities and Yongxing City every year is not known to the king, and the commercial business is subordinate to the Xiangguo moderation, specializing in the quota of 10,000-style commodities, and there is no direct relationship with the Marquis of Yongxing."

"The meaning of the tall man is that the merchant envoy only cares about the total amount of goods sold and sold, and nothing else is involved."

"Exactly."

The original intention of the "Commercial Management Department" was to integrate the list of market commodities and sales control, and its management mechanism has been established by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

At present, due to the dual constraints of productivity and institutional thinking, the abundance of commodities is limited, and the types of commodities are relatively small, and most of them are limited by productivity, which belong to semi-control and strictly forbidden control. For example, salt, silk, tea, grain, iron, copper, tin, farm tools, oil, koji required for brewing, and even ploughing cattle and riding in cars are strictly controlled.

However, after the completion of Yongxing City, the commodities have been unprecedentedly developed, and the concept brought by Bailiyan has given birth to a large number of new commodities, ranging from needles, threads, brains, scissors, candles, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, to munitions, weapons, steel, munitions, and industrial products.

Commodities that cannot be mass-produced in the tradition and are classified separately are now produced on a large scale, and commodities that are not available today are on the market in large quantities, and they can no longer be singled out by a simple yamen organization. The establishment of new functions is imperative. Even if Gao Xun does not put a new official position, Bai Liyan will sooner or later suggest that a new official position be established to specialize in this matter.

Compared with Gao Xun's official management of goods, Bailiyan's measures are more flexible.

The current market is still immature, the bottom consumer demand and the upper consumer demand are seriously out of touch, so the appropriate control of some luxury goods, the development of civilian products can meet the overall demand of the market, and the Central Plains countries are not the same, the transmission of huge commodity information is greatly restricted, this year's goods may not arrive until next year, so it is impractical to rely solely on the control of the government.

It is more reasonable to maximize the use of market demand and the business behavior of businessmen to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, which is also the main reason why Bailiyan is not in a hurry to improve the commercial regulations and systems.

The current Central Plains market, on the one hand, is a scuffle and political turmoil, on the other hand, the consumption capacity caused by low productivity, the deeper contradiction is that the market is still a chaotic situation, all forces divide the market and build high tariffs, which is not conducive to the circulation and consumption of goods, which also increases economic and political risks.

Too much government interference will not only fail to maximize profits, but may also cause losses to the government due to businessmen's risk-averse behavior. Therefore, in the more open and disorderly market, the government suffers relatively less, while private and private capital suffers more to a greater extent, especially when the Xian state controls the consumption and production of the upstream market, and there are problems in the supply chain and market, and in most cases the downstream consumer market, that is, the other vassal states.

Of course, it does not mean that there are no benefits to using rights to manage, the management system suitable for the times and the measures to be relaxed can better promote the development of the commodity market, and how to "relax to a certain extent" depends on the final output of Yongxing City.

And King Xian has always been unable to figure out how much value Yongxing City has produced annually, so he took this opportunity to include Yongxing City in the scope of surveillance

For the Jin Kingdom, through the Commercial Affairs Bureau, the total potential of the commodity economy of the Xianguo and the approximate cost of the commodities were known, and the huge profits were sought through the markets and commodities of the Xianguo.

At the same time, the official camp office is only in charge of the commodity directory and looking for commercial channels, and does not involve the production and manufacturing of goods, the cost of raw materials and the transaction of arms and weapons, which can be accepted by Bailiyan to the greatest extent, and even the Jin market behind Fang Bo can be completely opened to Xianguo, bringing more benefits, and invisibly increasing the revenue of the treasury.

Such a plan is very happy for the three parties, at least it is a compromise and a plan that favors King Xian and the Jin Kingdom, and Bai Liyan can also say it in front of him.

Ji Jinsheng quickly saw through Gao Xun's deep meaning, but he was even more vigilant against this person, such a powerful person was hidden deep in the side of King Xian, and his sudden move could completely calm the three forces, this kind of patience and the city government, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is terrible.

After carefully taking care of the proportions, Ji Jinsheng cautiously probed:

"Lord Gao, the functions set up by the new commercial management department are related to the confidential information of Xianguo, and there will be no further changes."

"General Ji, please rest assured, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess knows everything about the accounts of Xianguo's commodities, and it doesn't matter if you have a deeper understanding."

"Okay, Lord Gao, please return to the palace for the time being, and when Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess returns home, Ji will immediately make it clear to His Royal Highness."

"The official has taken his leave."

Gao Xun raised his hand and gave a slight salute, then turned to leave. Looking at his distant back, Ji Jinsheng couldn't help but feel a tingling on his scalp and a chill on his back, and said secretly in his heart:

"This person is either a capable minister or a traitor, the great misfortune of the Xian country......"

After Gao Xun left, Ji Jinsheng returned to the back garden and reported the news to Xihuan in detail, but Xihuan was still skeptical and had doubts about the newly purchased "Commercial Management Department".

"How can this palace feel ambiguous, and there is no half benefit."

"Your Highness, this official position does not have real power, but it can gain insight into the total amount of commercial goods in Xixian State, and can use this to purchase goods from Yongxing City, and then monopolize them elsewhere to earn huge profits, so that you can get a glimpse of the financial and material resources of Xianguo, and at the same time, it is beneficial for my Jin State to imitate the new policy of Xianguo and use it for me.

Princess, now Xianguo only has seven counties, and my Jin Kingdom is several times its size, and the territory is vast and the population is large, once the new coup d'état of Xianguo is mine, the national strength of Jin State is not ten times that of Xianguo, and dozens of times that of other vassal states. ”

"According to General Ji's words, it is very profitable?"

"Not only is it profitable, but the profit lies in the second, and the law of Tuxian is the foundation of the road. If you get this method, not to mention the near, you can also use this method in the future. Let Xianguo open the way in front, and my Jin Kingdom will follow the example, if Xianguo has shortcomings, my Jin Kingdom can learn from it. ”

Ji Jinsheng has lived in Xianguo for more than ten years, and has a deep insight into the fundamental driving force beyond interests comes from change, and only by constantly changing the country can the country become stronger. However, Ji Jinsheng only saw through one of them, but he didn't know the other.

Reform is an administrative measure to redistribute interests and make resources run more rationally, and the essence of reform is to adapt the system to the adjustment of productive forces and production relations. The essence of productive forces and production relations is technological progress, and the core of technological progress is the reserve of advanced knowledge and talents. In the final analysis, advanced education and ideas are the driving force behind all of the above.

As the saying goes, "the drizzle is silent," without the cornerstone of advanced education to promote the reform of the productive forces and production relations, the reform of the system and distribution is nothing but empty talk.

Ji Jinsheng only saw the superficial relationship between interests and reform, while the deep-seated fixed-line interest strata and systems of the Jin State could not promote the most basic land reform, let alone the change of basic production relations. Without the transformation of agriculture, technological change and the change of production relations, there is no way to talk about productivity.

In the final analysis, the predictability of Bailiyan's cognition in his previous life has promoted a huge wave of change in the entire era, which can neither be stopped nor replicated. Ji Jinsheng's breadth of thought has grown over time, but compared to Bai Liyan, he will never know where the deep-seated core problem is.

The next day, the crown prince Jiang Yu conveyed Xihuan's final reply, so far Xihuan and King Xian stood in the same boat, the former for the sake of decent status and women's self-esteem, and the latter for the throne and the twilight ambition of Lao'er, joined forces to deal with the ambitious King of Jin.

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