Not everyone cares about their careers as much as Xu Derong, and not everyone has the opportunity to work in Shuibo Liangshan, so many people are more concerned about their merchant ships, their goods, and their fate.

Wang Zezhen said: "If you want to get your ship and goods back, it's simple, as long as you pay the normal tariffs and commerce of Liangshan, and then keep up with the promise that you will go to Liaodong to do business, you should be able to return your ships and goods." ”

Although the tariffs and commercial taxes of Shuibo Liangshan are high, they are not higher than those of the Northern Song Dynasty, and besides, the wool is from the sheep, and all the maritime merchants will put the customs duties and commercial taxes of Shuibo Liangshan into the price of goods, so the maritime merchants can accept the normal taxes of Shuibo Liangshan.

As for going to Liaodong to do business, that's a matter of the future, so you might as well agree to come down now and talk about it after the current pass.

Some maritime merchants couldn't believe that Li Yan would return their ships and goods to them so easily, and said, "It's that simple? ”

Wang Zezhen said with a smile: "How difficult can it be, as long as you pay the customs duties and commercial taxes formulated by my Shuibo Liangshan according to the regulations, and do not violate the laws of my Shuibo Liangshan, you can be unimpeded in all areas of my Shuibo Liangshan." ”

Wang Zezhen further explained: "How could Shangnai, the leading wise monarch in ancient and modern China and abroad, do anything to kill chickens and take eggs, so don't worry, as long as I said, it won't be long before you get your ship and goods." ”

Xu Derong somewhat entered the role of Li Yan's staff, and said: "The emperor is right to do this, detaining our merchant ships and goods can only be used for a short time, if we can go to Liaodong to trade, Liaodong can really prosper." ”

After a pause, Xu Derong said again: "However, with all due respect to Xu's bluntness, merchants seek profits, even if we fulfill our promise to the emperor and go to Liaodong to trade, Liaodong can't get the goods that Westerners love, and this trade still can't be done." ”

Some maritime merchants agreed: "Although the glass and soap in Liaodong are also good commodities, Westerners prefer our Chinese silk and porcelain, which cannot be replaced by glass and soap." ”

Silk and porcelain are the products of thousands of years of Chinese culture, and how can they be replaced by the glass and soap that Li Yan gave birth to with the knowledge of later generations? This is the background, even if Li Yan gets those craftsmen to Liaodong, because of the different materials, they can't get out of China's silk and porcelain.

Today, the main commodities exported by maritime merchants are silk and celadon from Suzhou, Hangzhou and Huzhou (especially Longquan celadon).

Chinese silk and porcelain were robbed as soon as they arrived in the West.

However, due to the constraints of various conditions, the amount of trade between the East and the West is very small, and the maritime merchants naturally choose the most popular commodities for Westerners, that is, silk and porcelain, for international trade.

In other words, at this stage, as long as silk and porcelain are present, maritime merchants will never choose glass and soap for international trade on a large scale, unless the volume of trade can be greatly increased.

In fact, Li Yan also knows this, which is also the main reason why Li Yan organized his own fleet to go to sea to sell glass, soap, and fine iron.

Wang Zezhen said: "Trade is not only selling, but also buying, I am rich in Liangshan, gold and silver are like mountains, you can bring spices and other things from the West to Liaodong to sell." ”

The maritime merchants can't help but feel a little excited!

If it had been a few years ago, they would never have considered Wang Zezhen's suggestion.

At that time, the Northern Song Dynasty was stable, the country was rich and the people were strong, and some of the treasures and treasures they brought back from the West, such as spices, flowers and plants, for the court to enjoy, did not need to be in the people, only Zhao Ji and the princes and nobles in Bianliang, Tokyo digested them.

But now it's different, the Jin people called, Tokyo Bianliang was scavenged by Zhao Huan, who was currying favor with the Jin people, in a short time, who can ask them for the luxury goods they got back?

Xu Derong said: "This is okay, but it can only be at this stage, when the Jin people retreat, most of the merchants will still choose to trade with the Great Song Dynasty. ”

This is also inevitable, after all, the establishment time of Shuibo Liangshan is still too short, and it is seriously lacking in heritage, and it is not possible to pursue these luxury goods in large quantities.

Another maritime merchant said: "I think, the Jin people are not so easy to retreat, the Jin people are all jackals, how can they easily retreat when they come to the rich Great Song Dynasty?" ”

Another maritime merchant answered: "The court is still weak, and it was actually blackmailed by someone who entered the house." ”

All the maritime merchants sighed!

Wang Zezhen said: "Wang went to sea last year, and he accidentally learned about the affairs of the Song Kingdom, but I heard that the Song Kingdom has changed the emperor, and the Jin people have called, I don't know what the specific situation is, can you tell Wang how the Song Kingdom is now?" ”

A maritime merchant said: "What else, a battle, a peace, the government orders are not unified, the military orders are not unified, the order is changed overnight, and the result is that the Jin people were beaten to the city by an army of 30,000 or 40,000 to extort countless gold, silver and jewelry, and the Jin people snatched countless women from all over Tokyo, and then swaggered away from the Great Song Dynasty." ”

There is another maritime businessman: "Traitorous ministers are in charge, people of insight like Li Youcheng and Chong Xuanfu don't need to use villains and mediocre talents like Bai Shizhong and Li Bangyan to govern the country, how can they not be humiliated?" ”

Someone immediately agreed: "If the chief assistant is properly employed, the official family will be able to get good policies, the government will be able to implement good policies, the neighboring countries will not dare to invade when they hear the news, and the people of Li will live and work in peace and contentment."

If not, Zai Fu is guilty of treachery and misleading the country, and the crime cannot be punished.

Former Dazai Bai Shizhong and Li Bangyan, during their tenure, were incompetent and shameless, arrogant but not inferior.

They were in harmony with Wang Hao, Liang Shicheng, and Cai You, and many things were carried out without the permission of the officials.

Not only that, but they also have more serious sins. Previously, Jin Shi invaded south, and he had not yet arrived in the capital, and when he heard about the official heir, he was both shocked and frightened, and he had the intention of returning to the teacher. However, Zai Fu is not talented and hasty and has no plan. In the middle of the time, His Majesty was asked to take refuge in Xiangyang, and Kuniyan asked His Majesty to cut the land of the three towns. Jaesuke was so cowardly and disloyal, which aroused the ambition of the Jin people, and he went south regardless of everything.

In the past, when Emperor Zhangsheng was the emperor, the Khitan raised troops to enter the army. At that time, the courtiers, or Xingshu or Xingjiangnan, only Kou Zhun was the sole master of the Northern Expedition, and the Khitan was afraid and retreated from the alliance.

From this point of view, the sin of the time is great.

When Emperor Renzong, the Khitan was arrogant and wanted to recover the land of Guannan, when Fubi was ordered to send an envoy to explain the stakes to the Khitan, and finally the Khitan had to give in.

From this point of view, Kunihiko's crime is great.

If the Great Song Dynasty has virtuous ministers like Wen Xianggong and Zhao Xianggong, how can the Jin people bully my Song people, who have hundreds of thousands of troops, and watch the forty or fifty thousand Jin people swagger away with a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry, and Song women? ”

Wang Zezhen listened, said: "Wen Xianggong, Zhao Xianggong although there is a talent through the heavens and latitudes, but also have to have the monarch's appreciation, they can play these talents, think at the beginning, Wen Xianggong in Tokyo teaching for more than 20 years, no one knows its great talent, let it waste the years, only on the knowledge, please go out of the mountain, there is today's Wen Xianggong, Zhao Xianggong has served in the Song court for many years, no one knows its great talent, only to the small officials to teach it, please go, there is today's Zhao Xianggong, Song Guo is not without talent? Li Youcheng and Xuanfu are all talented, but no one uses them. In the final analysis, it is a matter of whether the monarch is holy or not. ”

All the Song people and maritime merchants did not dare to and did not know how to accept Wang Zezhen's words......

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