Chapter 646: Four Strategies for Maritime Policy
3/4~――――"Long live the emperor!" ”
"The sea ban is indeed a malpractice, and the new sea policy must be implemented, Hou Ye, the villain is willing to take the lead. [Reading Network]"
"With such good governance, the villain is willing to ......"
The crowd is surging, backed by a strong backer to do a business, there is no more profitable business in the world, what are you waiting for if you don't do it? In the past, those petty sea trade were simply weak compared to this business, who remembers that little profit?
The Ming Dynasty is the strongest country in the world, the fleet of the Hou Ye is also the first in the world, and the wealth of Nanyang is not under the Japanese State at all, and even wins. The object of trade between Guangzhou and Fujian is only one Luzon, but everyone knows that Luzon is just a corner of the South Seas, and the countries of Manchuria, Majapahit, and Annam are all within the scope of the South Seas.
There are many products in these places, gold, spices, ivory, pearls, Jiangnan people are not unaware of the wealth of Nanyang, but they have been staring at the interests in front of them in the past, and they have no time to open up to Nanyang.
Just like the old man's concern before, if there is no backer, pirates and local natives are insurmountable obstacles with personal strength, so the scale of the South Sea trade has not been large, and the Xu family brothers, who have been thriving in the South China Sea, have always been thinking about going to the East China Sea.
"Master Hou, the villain dares to ask, how to get this privateer license?" These heads of the family did not just care about being happy, and soon some people calmed down and began to think about the details.
"Nanyang's privateer license is the easiest, as long as you rush to the imperial court as soon as possible, you can get it, and those in other places will have to be exchanged for contributions, Yang Qianhu, you can explain it to everyone." After a brief explanation, Xie Hong sat down again, raised his hand, and motioned to the spokesperson Yang Min to continue.
Hearing this, everyone's hearts are stable, in the past, it is still very risky to go up and sparse, especially those who are pawns, one will be involved in the whirlpool of political disputes if he is not careful. The most important thing is strength, and if the strength is insufficient, the final outcome can only be shattered.
But now there is no pressure, those families headed by Jiangnan have disappeared, and the imperial power has the upper hand in the court, and the only risk of Shangshu is to leave an infamy in Shilin. But who cares?
Hugh said that the imperial power is like Zhongtian, and there is no tendency to decline at all, even if it is not, after sweeping the wealth of Nanyang, the Jiangnan power will be even greater than in the past, as long as there is enough power, where do you need to be afraid of those swordsmen and penmen?
"The degree of contribution is the degree of support for the Ming court, which is mainly divided into several parts, the first is the degree of support for the imperial court policy, such as the opening of the sea, such as last year's fundraising action in the capital, all belong to the contribution to the imperial court......" Everyone looked at each other, and their hearts were clear, the righteous card and the privateer certificate were called differently, but they were indeed the same thing in their bones.
Through the Yimin card, the new maritime merchants in the north intervened in the Wa Kingdom, which was closer to the Ming Dynasty, so it was enough to use novices, and the countermeasures taken were relatively mild; Nanyang, on the other hand, is relatively distant and much more complex, and the methods used are much more explosive, and only veterans like them can get started as quickly as possible.
The same policy, adapted to local conditions, has become a great good government, and the title of champion Hou Ji is indeed worthy.
"The second, most important, and most basic, is the amount of taxes. The tax on commerce and trade is the foundation of the country's prosperity, and in the future, the tax on foreign trade will be collectively referred to as customs duties, and the tax on domestic trade will be collectively referred to as the industrial and commercial tax, together with industry...... The amount of tax paid by the Imperial Court and the Governor's Office will be recorded separately and summarized to determine the overall contribution of the individual. ”
"Business tax?" Yang Min's words aroused some people's doubts, and what made them worry about it was not tariffs, but commercial taxes.
Mainly because Xie Hong's attitude is very easy-going, and the meeting has always been in the form of discussion, so everyone is not as trembling as when they first came, so the surname of profit-seeking has popped up again.
"Mention the old yellow calendar again," before Yang Min could speak, someone had already retorted with disdain, "Can it be the same now as before?" Without the imperial court setting up a governor's palace and sending troops to guard it, is it so easy to go to Nanyang to make a fortune? The imperial court has high salaries to support officials, and it has to raise soldiers and ships, and does not collect taxes, where does this money come from? It's really uninsightful. ”
"But no, it's also a good thing to collect business taxes, the imperial court has a unified law, and there won't be so many silks to pass through the city in the future, it's not the same thing in the end? And now we are benevolent, and we don't collect much tax, but we have earned it inside and out. ”
"That's it, that's it, according to me, it's okay ......."
In fact, most of the people present are not businessmen, at least not on the surface. The gentry and celebrities who are famous and famous rarely talk about business affairs directly like this, but the champion Hou Ye has already gotten straight to the point, and whoever still takes that Qiao will be embarrassed, so everyone's speech is a lot more straightforward.
The relationship between taxation and the imperial court, this group of people is also a clear door, and they used to stand on the side of the scholar class, so they naturally followed the bureaucrats' rhetoric that 'the Son of Heaven does not compete with the people'.
Now, the people have not changed, but their identities have changed, and many people themselves have not noticed that since they entered the venue, they have been led by the nose, not only their positions have changed, their mentality has changed, and even the class to which they belong has changed, from the bureaucratic class representing the scholars to the industrial and commercial owners who support the new policy.
Otherwise, Jiangnan is the place that really has the ability to become a light industry base, and in terms of the concept of the people here, it is also much stronger than the north. After all, there is the accumulation of the Tang and Song dynasties, and the development of the Ming Dynasty after the founding of the country is also not inferior to the previous dynasty.
Therefore, as soon as the person with scruples opened his mouth, there was a voice of rebuttal, and the truth that these people said was no different from what Xie Hong advocated, and even in many details, he thought more thoroughly than Xie Hong, which can be regarded as a concrete embodiment of the specialization in the art industry.
What should be said was said by others, and Yang Min saved trouble, so he didn't urge, just waited for the scene to calm down on its own. What Hou Ye said makes sense, it is easier to accept the results of his own discussion than to accept other people's orders, anyway, it is the same thing, and Hou Ye never cares about these false names.
"Since everyone agrees, then this policy is determined, and Yang continued."
Yang Min looked around and saw that no one expressed any objections, so he continued: "Third, it is to exchange ocean exploration for contribution, as long as you explore unknown areas, you can use nautical charts, mineral deposit distribution maps, maps and other information in exchange for contribution, the higher the unknown degree of the place explored, the farther away from Daming, the more detailed the information, the higher the contribution degree that can be exchanged." Moreover, in addition to the degree of contribution, for those who have special contributions, the court will not hesitate to reward high-ranking officials and lords. ”
"Wow!" There was an uproar. Fame and fortune, fame is in the front, because this is a fundamental thing, as long as you are in power, you can get benefits, who can not be moved?
"Fourth......" Yang Min was talking endlessly, but everyone was not impatient, although it was not clear what this contribution could do except for the privateer certificate, but since the champion Hou was there in person and put on such a big battle, it would not be to amuse everyone.
According to this Hou Ye's usual style, the more this thing must be the better, and of course the more ways to obtain it, the better, so everyone listened with bated breath.
"Fleets with privateer licenses can plunder targets of other countries at will, and in addition, they can also attack targets announced by the Governor's Palace, i.e., bounty targets. In addition to the corresponding contribution according to the results, you can also get a lot of rewards......"
Seeing that everyone had doubts on their faces, Yang Min smiled slightly and said bluntly: "In other words, the imperial court may have some inconvenient things to do, or it doesn't want to work for the people, and when the time comes, there will be everyone." ”
This could not be more clear, anyway, no one present did not understand. There are many kinds of things that are inconvenient for the imperial court, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival, which belongs to this category, this time it is the champion Hou who personally went out, and if there are disobedient people in the future, maybe it will be the current shot here.
As for not wanting to work and mobilize the people, this is also simple, there are many small countries in Nanyang, and many of them have paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, although most of these small countries have no sincerity, in the process of paying tribute, they also benefit more, but after all, there is a superficial vassal name.
In terms of the posture that Hou Ye is putting on now, it is clear that he wants to completely conquer the South Seas, no, not only the South Seas, in terms of that development plan, Hou Ye's ambition is great, otherwise how can it be worth so much contribution to explore the sea or something?
Since you want to conquer, you must not use the original set of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise the Three Treasure Eunuchs would have completed this feat back then. It is a good tradition to convince people with virtue, but there is also something particular about it, and giving a sweet date with a slap is the most simple and practical truth.
Shi En, you have to be convinced, just like the relationship between these people and Hou Ye, isn't that the case? Last year, the Governor's Office of the Japanese Dynasty also set similar conditions, but at most everyone was motivated, and no one actually took action. As a result, when the same conditions are heard again, everyone rejoices.
It can be seen that singing together with red faces and white faces is the royal way, if the court wants to be a good person afterwards, someone has to be a bad person in front. Of course, being a bad guy is also rewarded, and if there is no profit, who will be positive if there is no benefit? Therefore, Hou Ye is really a particular person, and he is also a member of my generation.
The only question is, what exactly is the benefit of?
"Yang said so, the question now is, in addition to exchanging for a privateer certificate, what is the use of this contribution?" Yang Min said understandingly: "Next, I will tell everyone about it." ”
(To be continued)