Therefore, the minister thought that although the tribute system was unfair, but the privilege of the silk merchants to be exempt from paying taxes caused the treasury to lose a huge amount of taxes every year, so the crux of the problem was still the silk merchants, if the silk merchants paid taxes according to the actual tax, under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, the tribute could also be changed to the imperial court to buy from the silk merchants at a lower price, and the part purchased by the imperial court could be exempted from tax.

In this way, the tax revenue of the national treasury can be guaranteed, and at the same time, it can also bring constant profits to the silk merchants every year. ”

"What the Marquis of Yongxing said is very unpopular, the tribute system is going to be changed, but the rules of silk merchants not paying taxes must also be changed, the prince thinks."

"Erchen thinks that the rules set by the ancestors are better to be cautious. It is good for silk merchants to be able to pay taxes according to their actual needs, but paying too much tax will also be counterproductive. ”

The prince's attitude was ambiguous, Bai Liyan felt that he had touched a soft nail, he knew very well that the power of the traditional salt lord was too great, and the salt lord had loosened inside, and the prince had plans to start a new stove and re-establish other chaebols, perhaps Xihuan was also behind his back.

Because of the involvement of silk merchants and salt lords, and the family affairs of King Xian, Gao Xun, Nuo Yiyan, Lu Gao, and Zhao Xun were silent.

After a while, Qing Xijun Mi Yuan and Zhong Da Doctor Tan Le entered the hall one after another, seeing:

"Chenmigaki see the king."

"Chancellor Tan Le greets the king."

"Well, let's be polite for both of you."

"King Xie......"

After the two put away the number of gifts, King Xian asked Mi Yuan:

"Qing Xijun's business is very prosperous, the widow heard Yongxing Hou say that Qing Xijun wants to order two Wanshi merchant ships, but there is such a thing."

"King Qiqi, this is indeed the case. However, the other merchants and princes all ordered Wanshi merchant ships, and the minister was a latecomer, so the king could be so concerned, and the minister was deeply afraid. ”

Yonegaki is as sleek as his father Mi Guangbai, with an old-fashioned evil face, white Yintang, sparse eyebrows, and a very heavy anger. Defined by criminal investigation criminology, this person is either a traitor or a thief, and in modern society, he is a boss of the underworld.

King Xian asked about inconsequential matters, and then looked at Tan Le:

"Doctor Tan, you are also trading for silk?"

"Uh...... Yes, the ministers heard that the silk merchants were making a lot of trouble, so they all ran to Yin Yangjun's mansion, worried about the troubles, so they came to the king to give advice. ”

"Oh, Dr. Tan also has a good plan? Listen to it. ”

"No. The minister thought that the method of bidding was very beneficial to my Xianguo, so there was no need to ignore Bo Yuanjun's request for a share and trade with the barbarians. However, the cost of each silk of the silk merchants is much higher, so the minister suggested that the silk of the silk merchants could be auctioned together with the official silk with the lower cost, which is more beneficial to the overall situation. ”

"This proposal has just been proposed to the widow, and Dr. Tan is really timely."

King Xian said coldly, and Tan Letian shamelessly continued:

"It's still His Royal Highness the Prince's foresight, and it's the ministers who are smart enough to show their ugliness here."

"Alright." Putting aside Tan Le, King Xian asked Mi Yuan again: "Qing Xijun, do you also ask the widow for this matter?" ”

"Yes, the king, the minister thinks that this is the only way to keep my Xianguo from losing blood, which is better than being forced to death by the Liang country."

"But at present, only half of the share of high-grade silk can be given to the widow, and how is Qing Xijun going to let the widow divide it."

Yonegaki was surprised when he heard the news:

"What, half share, how can there be only half share."

Then the prince said:

"The Marquis of Yongxing has negotiated with Bo Yuanjun and basically negotiated an equal share of the high-grade silk, in exchange for the support of the Liang State for my Xianguo's stay."

"Isn't that a big loss!" Migaki was unobstructed, and then said: "Half of the share is less than hundreds of thousands of silver, and the loss of leaving enough is nothing more than that." Yongxinghou, have you ever thought about the feelings of the silk merchants. That's hundreds of thousands of inches of silver, not to mention that the silk trade is all gold trading, at least tens of thousands of gold have been lost, and there will be no more in the future. ”

"It was in order to avoid the worst that Ben Hou made great efforts to reach a compromise with Bo Yuanjun. Otherwise, even if you win monetary benefits, you will lose the blood of the soldiers and the hard-won peace. Now that political interests are above all else, Ben Hou cannot ignore the supreme interests of our Xianguo and lick blood at the risk of profit. ”

"What should the silk merchants do, what should I do with the silk of this gentleman!"

Yonegaki Zhenzhen has a straightforward and bold word, showing his scoundrel face. Bai Liyan remained silent and said calmly:

"Jin Xuedi people bought a large amount of silk in the Central Plains, the Central Plains will inevitably be scarce in a short period of time, the silk in the hands of the silk merchants can still be sold through the Central Plains market, and it will be sold better than before, there is no substantial loss at all, on the contrary, it may earn more. And why do you have to huddle together to earn the gold and silver of the Jinxuedi people? ”

"Merchants from other countries can trade with barbarians, why can't merchants from my Xian country trade with them, it's ridiculous. The king, the silk merchant trade is very huge, and this matter should be considered in the long run. ”

"Then Qing Xijun has another good plan to give to the widow, so that Liang Guo can accept the law of leaving enough for our country?" King Xian asked, his tone was flat, and he didn't seem to have any anger.

"The minister thinks that leaving enough to give up the lack has nothing to do with the barbarian trade, and should not be confused. Since it is a bidding, it is natural that whoever has the lowest price will make a profit, and there is no reason to make concessions. ”

Before the words fell, King Xian suddenly slapped his palm on the case and became angry:

"The widow asked you, how can you make Liang Guo accept the widow's shortcomings! Do you know that in order to keep enough to give up, in order to avoid the loss of the Xian country, the Marquis of Yongxing had to be forced to sell the steelmaking technique and the Wanshi ship, is the loss of the Marquis of Yongxing less than the interests of a handful of silk merchants! ”

King Xian rebuked angrily, and then asked:

"Now that the silk merchant has not lost a penny, the widow wants to give up two conditions for nothing, who do you ask the widow to find to make up for this loss, can a few hundred thousand gold and silver buy steelmaking and ten thousand stone ships!"

Under the anger of King Xian, everyone was surprised and silent, Qing Xijun was stunned for a long time, and when he returned to his senses, his scalp was numb and his chest was stunned, and he hurriedly asked for sin:

"Minister, the minister failed to understand the king's difficulties and rashly collided with the king, the minister should be damned......"

"Enough! Prince. ”

"My son is here, what does my father command?"

"Bring a message to the silk merchants, the share of high-grade silk is only half, and the widow agrees to share the cost with the government-run weaving silk bidding, but the sales amount is so much, let them do it themselves."

"Erchen understood."

"It's all gone now."

"Ministers obey ......"

The crowd spoke in unison, and then they dispersed.

After walking out of the Guangyuan Palace, Gao Xun caught up with Baili Yan and asked:

"Yongxing Hou, the sale of steelmaking and the construction method of the Ten Thousand Stone Ship will not cause extraneous branches."

"Don't worry, Liang Guo will never take advantage."

"But the king may not really agree with this, and neither Zhao Shuai nor Lord Lu agrees."

"Even so, for now, it can only be the right to do so, if you can't make Liang Guo accept to keep enough to give up, the time and strength required is by no means measured by money, and it is still worth it to sell steelmaking and ten thousand stone ships."

The successful implementation of the shortfall is related to the money-based system. The inability to unify the standards of the highest coins will eventually affect the sharp fluctuations in the exchange rate of copper coins, which are widely used, and the annual losses will not be as simple as hundreds of thousands of silver.

If the value of gold and silver fluctuates sharply, it will directly hit the gold and silver of Xianguo, and the resulting annual losses are tens of millions of new dollars, far from hundreds of thousands of gold and silver can be compensated.

Qing Xijun stubbornly defended the interests of silk, one for his own weaving mill, and the other for gold.

The ratio of gold to silver is one to ten, or the value retention ability of gold is higher than that of silver, and the transfer of gold is also more convenient, the density of gold is twice that of silver, and the volume of the same weight is one-half of silver, but the value is indeed ten times that of silver, so it is equivalent to the equivalent of gold only one-twentieth of the volume of silver, and the transfer and storage are more secretive

Gold is rarer than silver, so it is expensive. Although silk was traded in gold, silver could also be traded, but copper coins and gold and silver treasures could not. But after all, the total amount of silver far exceeded that of gold, so silver was traded more frequently in silk, and silk merchants had more silver and less gold.

Although they are all precious metals, they are related to a problem of mentality, that is, the psychology of hoarding money.

But Scrooge has a common problem of aggregating high value-added currencies and commodities, because gold is more scarce than silver, and the powerful are more inclined to collect and store gold. As a result, the money-making habit of the upper class was to exchange copper coins for silver, and then silver for gold, and it was the considerable amount of gold that Qing Xijun valued.

In the eyes of ordinary people, it is impossible to understand the thinking logic of Scrooge, but in Bailiyan's view, this is actually a mental illness of "hoarding money".

It is not enough to save the yuan and the pound, the pound and the dollar, and the dollar is not enough, but also to buy gold, and always look for a currency with higher added value, and gold is a precious metal with a higher value than silver.

After the meeting ended, Qing Xijun and Tan Leerren followed the prince out of the palace, and the two said while walking, full of resentment:

"His Royal Highness the Prince, if you want me to say, it is all the Marquis of Yongxing who is in charge of his own affairs, colluding with Bo Yuanjun behind the king's back, and he shouldn't pay attention to the old fox Bo Yuanjun at all. Now not only do you have to give up half of the share, but you also have to pay for the steelmaking technique and the Wanshi ship, in my opinion, Yongxing Hou must have received another benefit from Bo Yuanjun, otherwise how could he make such a huge concession. ”

"What Qing Xijun said is very true, and the minister also thinks that the Marquis of Yongxing must have gained another benefit, otherwise how can he make such a loss-making transaction."

Tan Le echoed, and the prince stopped and said:

"The Marquis of Yongxing has been in power for many years, and he has made outstanding achievements, saying that he betrayed the Xianguo, and the prince will never believe it. But he is always dictatorial and authoritarian, and even his father trusts him, and how he will use him in the future will be listened to by him or by this prince. ”

"His Royal Highness is right." Mi Yuan stepped forward and said: "Bailiyan is a person from the country, and King Hong'en can have today's status, without the king's gift, he is a wasted son who is nothing."

And he is proud of his high merit to cling to his relatives, and now he has an overview of the financial power of Nongsang, and is in charge of Yongxing, Ruitian, Lincheng, and Wuping, and the important financial and tax towns of Xianguo are all in his hands.

According to the minister's opinion, the king is old, and he can't distinguish between right and wrong when he is old, and he continues to let Bailiyan dictatorship, and in the future, I am afraid that there will only be Yongxing Marquis in the court, and there will be nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Prince. ”