Kaifeng Mansion, Chongzheng Palace.

Zhang Di's grandson-in-law Ji Yi once again got the opportunity to enter the pair, and now he seems to have walked out of the huge shadow formed by the mistake of standing in line, and has become a more favored official of the official Zhao Ji.

The reason for Zhao Ji's change of opinion of Ji Yi is, of course, Jingdong Business City and Jingdong City. Please open Jingdong Shang City and Jingdong City Bo Si is a chapter Although it is Zeng Bu and Jian Xuchen, it is Ji Yi who goes to Beijing to explain the situation.

“…… Jingdong Shang Market and Jiehe Shang Market are just similar in shape but different in God. In Chen's view, although the Jiehe commercial market is prosperous, it has the mistake of being mercenary and short-sighted. Although the commercial market only seeks short-term profits and forgets long-term worries, although it can make profits for the country and can also be used as a transshipment center for the battle of Yanyun in the future, it cannot be used for a long time after all, otherwise there will be disasters. ”

"How can there be calamity?" Zhao Ji didn't seem to understand Ji Yi's words, "What's wrong with Jiehe Commercial City?" ”

"The biggest mistake is that businessmen run the market." Ji recalled, "The reason why merchants became the last of the four people was because what they did was detrimental to the country and the imperial court in the long run.

The merchant was born, and the harm to the merchant could not be clearer. It is not unreasonable for successive dynasties to emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce. Instead of suppressing businessmen, Jiehe Commercial Market will pay the power of a town to the merchants, allowing the merchants to seek profit, and will be harmed by the country for a long time. ”

Zhao Ji still didn't understand, so he asked again: "How to do it?" ”

Ji recalled: "Businessmen who do great harm are those who do not abide by the dignity and humility, do not abide by the laws of the country, violate the prohibition with wealth, violate the law by enriching themselves, speculate and disrupt the people's livelihood.

The state established the order of respect and inferiority in order to make the world stable, and the peasants, industrialists, and industrialists have their own place. However, businessmen often think that money can be used to understand the gods, and wealth can be bought. Therefore, they often oppress the farmers and turn the cheap into expensive. In the Jiehe Commercial Market, the merchants are cheap, and the wind of upside down is particularly prominent! In the commercial market, the so-called Senate is respected and has the power to legislate personnel taxes. And the thirty-three elders of the Senate are all wealthy businessmen, and there is not a single scholar!

However, there are quite a lot of academies in Jiehe Shang City, and there are also many scholars, and there are even officials who are from Jinshi...... They will be in the river, but they will keep the law of the merchants.

This is the merchant nobleman, upside down! ”

The Ji family is actually one of the thirty-three shareholders of Jiehe Commercial City! There are also elders with the surname Ji in the Senate of Shang City. Therefore, Ji Yi has a very thorough understanding of the problems existing in Jiehe Commercial City. Raising private soldiers or something, in Ji Yi's opinion, is a trivial matter, and the real big mistake is the subversion of the feudal hierarchy by the merchant market.

Feudal society is about hierarchy! And the merchant is the last of the four people, belonging to the ruled class. But in today's Jiehe Commercial Market, the businessman seems to have turned over and is in charge. Thirty-three wealthy merchants took charge of the Senate and were fully in power. And the dignified scholar is the head of the four peoples, but in the Jiehe merchant market, he is in a position of being ruled, and he needs to obey the laws set by the merchants!

Although Zhao Ji is a bit big and small, he also thinks that it is wrong to let businessmen rule the scholars!

"What you said makes some sense...... Zhao Ji paused, "However, the law of the Jiehe Shang City was jointly formulated by the Song and Liao countries, and it was said that the merchants would govern the city at that time." And now the one who really controls the Jiehe Commercial Market is still Wu Haogu, he is not a businessman. ”

Ji Yi was stunned when he heard this. Wu Haogu is not a businessman? He is the whole Great Song, no, he should be the biggest and most treacherous businessman in the world!

Zhao Ji said with a smile: "Wu Haogu is an official of the imperial court, and he was born in the famous Wu clan in Luoyang, and he is a dignified scholar, not a businessman. ”

Ji Yi thought to himself: This standard is right in the Tang Dynasty. Wu Haogu is a scholar clan, and the scholar clan does a lot of business and trade, but the identity of the scholar clan will not become a merchant just because he has done business. But this dynasty is not this rule, the Wuhao ancient family is a seller of calligraphy, painting and antiques on Panlou Street, and he has been doing business, and he has not taken the imperial examination, why is he not a businessman? And didn't the emperor also give him a stamp of "the world's wealthy businessmen"? How did you become a warrior now?

Zhao Ji smiled: "However, the method of Jiehe Commercial Market is indeed not suitable for implementation elsewhere. Ji Yi, let's talk about your methods. ”

Of course, Ji Yi would not argue with Zhao Ji about the identification standards of businessmen, so he played: "The minister proposes to adopt the law of official supervision and private management in Jingdong Shang City. ”

"Officials and private offices?" Zhao Ji asked, "How to supervise the official?" And how to run a private office? ”

"Now the method of 'Shiyue' and 'Three-level Council' adopted in Tianya Town, Qishan County, can be used for official supervision." Ji Yi said, "In the future, the appointment of Jingdong Shang City can refer to the 'Shi Covenant', and the city elders of Jingdong Shang City are also divided into three levels. One-third of the city elders were dispatched by the Jingdong City Division, one-third were elected by the officials and scholars living in the commercial city, and one-third were elected by the guilds. The three-level republic of officials, scholars, and businessmen is the foundation of governing the city. ”

Not to mention, Zhang Dian, Zeng Bu, Lu Jiawen, and Ji Yi still have a very good way! Sure enough, on the basis of "Tianya Town's democratic practice", a reliable method has been formulated.

This so-called "official governor" is actually much better than the kind of yamen industry in the later Qing Dynasty. It is equivalent to sending representatives of the central government to the local councils, which has an impact on local autonomy, but it does not change the nature of autonomy - two-thirds of the parliamentary seats are still in local hands.

Zhao Ji asked a little puzzled: "Ji Yi, didn't you say that there are a bunch of businessmen before, why do you still give them one-third of the old seats in the city?" ”

Ji Yi said with a smile: "Because Jingdong Commerce Market also needs businessmen to invest money, if one-third of the seats are not given, I am afraid that the shares of Jingdong Chamber of Commerce will not be sold."

Moreover, allowing businessmen to participate in the operation of the market is also conducive to the taxation and purchase of Jingdong City in the future. ”

Although Jingdong Commercial Market is not built on a "blank sheet of paper", the investment is still indispensable. Moreover, the return to investors of this commercial market cannot be the same as that of Jiehe commercial market. Therefore, a certain amount of power must be ceded in exchange for the investment of the merchants.

"It's quite thoughtful...... Zhao Ji nodded lightly, "But there is more than one commercial market under the jurisdiction of Jingdong City, right?" And how are Dengzhou Penglai City and Mizhou Banqiao City going to operate? Do you also have this three-level consultation? ”

Jingdong City Ship Division is the city of Jingdong East Road, and Jingdong East Road has a long coastline, and there is more than one commercial port, in addition to the newly classified Haizhou, there are Dengzhou, Mizhou two large commercial ports. Although the conditions of these two commercial ports are not as good as those of Haizhou, they are still somewhat valuable.

"The minister's suggestion is to buy these two markets."

"Buy-to-poop?" Zhao Ji was stunned for a moment, "Aren't you afraid that businessmen will rule the market and reversely respect and inferiority?" ”

"Don't be afraid," Ji Yi explained, "These two cities are not as good as Jiehe and Jingdong, because there is no inland waterway to connect the world, so it is impossible to become bigger, just two small commercial markets, and there will not be many scholars living in them." ”

"So how do you buy a flutter?"

"The minister suggested that Christie's and Poly should each be responsible for the sale of a commercial market, and buy the right to operate the commercial market for ten years at one time, and the one with the highest price will get it."

"What about the tax and the purchase of the two places?"

Ji Yi said: "Just buy it and go out." ”

Zhao Ji nodded and said with a smile: "You will save trouble." ”

"It's the first time for the minister to make a market, it's good to be able to do a good job in a commercial market, and I'm afraid I can't take care of two more."

"It's okay," Zhao Ji said, "and let me think about it." ”

……

In the Chongzheng Palace, when Zhao Ji and Ji Yizhao were right, Wu Haogu had already returned to the hot Jiehe Commercial Market.

It is now the spring of the third year of the establishment of the Great Song Dynasty, and this commercial market, which was founded in the third year of Yuanfu, has now entered its fourth year. According to the initial agreement reached between the Song and Liao sides, the five-year "tax holiday" will soon expire, and if the yuan is not changed, the Song and Liao will have to pay money from the fifth year of the establishment of the Yasukuni Dynasty.

Of course, now that the development of the commercial market is hot, the tax rate of 50,000 horses of silk silk set for each of the Song and Liao countries will also rise.

On the second day after Wu Haogu arrived at the Jiehe, Ma Zhi, who represented the Liao State, personally crossed the river and went to Wu Haogu's mansion to discuss with him the possibility of raising taxes and opening a new city.

The demand for a tax increase was completely expected by Wu Haogu, and the demand put forward by the Liao side was not high, but it was doubled, from 50,000 horses a year to 100,000 horses a year, and if the tax for five years of the construction of Yasukuni could be advanced, then only 70,000 horses of silk would be given.

Obviously, the current Da Liao court is quite short of money!

However, the requirement to open a commercial market was a bit unexpected by Wu Haogu.

"Second Brother Ma," Wu Haogu gently turned the tea bowl in his hand, "Is Da Liao very short of money now?" ”

"Why aren't you short of money?" Ma Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "In fact, some of this thing is due to you!" ”

"By me?"

Ma Zhi said: "Your Jiehe Commercial Market is becoming more and more prosperous now, but it has sucked away the wealth of Xijin Mansion...... Many merchants in Xijin Province have now transferred their trading to the Jiehe Trading Market.

"Is that so?" Wu Hao's costume is confused.

He had expected this...... The geographical location of Jiehe Commercial City is much more advantageous than that of Xijin Mansion, with the sea and the river, and convenient waterway transportation. And after all, this is a "city of merchants", no matter how reasonable it is to be compared to the city under the rule of the world's chosen clans!

Seeing that Wu Haogu seemed to show a worried expression, Ma Zhi waved his hand and smiled: "Don't worry, there are a lot of people over there in Daliao who have made a fortune in the Jiehe Commercial Market, and no one will want to close the commercial market." Besides, how much is the business tax in Xijin Province in a year? All of them are added to the Jiehe Commercial Market, and there is no bottom. Moreover, now the Nanjing Road Transit Division has also set up a tax card between Jiehe Commercial City and Xijin Mansion, and the commercial tax received a year is also 20,000 horses of silk! ”

"Still not enough for the official flowers of Da Liao?" Wu Haogu asked with a smile.

"How can it be enough?" Ma Zhi smiled bitterly, "There is a disturbance over there, and there is a rebellion in Tokyo Road again, although it has been calmed down, but the loss is not small...... Moreover, the Koreans had already begun to attack the birth of the daughter, and the war was going on, and the taxes in Tokyo Province had to be reduced again. There was no way, so my uncle and Xiao Baoxian had to propose a way to open a more commercial market. ”