Just after noon, Liu Shihai came, although it is autumn now, but the autumn tiger is also very powerful, this is not Liu Shihai, the fat man's head is full of sweat

"Long live the minister's household department Shangshu Liu Shihai knocks to see my emperor"

"Flat, hehehehe, the weather is hot, it's really embarrassing for Liu Aiqing" Looking at this Liu Shihai, my eyes were full of smiles

"Doing an errand for the emperor, no matter how tired the achievement is, the heart is sweet," Liu Shihai smiled at this happy look

"Okay, I don't like to listen to it, I came to ask you, what do Aiqing think about today's Khitan envoy?"

"Back to the emperor, today's emperor's approach can be that China's commercial tax will rise, and there will be a faster speed to hollow out Tubo and Western Xia, and Dali will not be affected too much because it is extremely rich, and my country's biggest benefit is the trade with Liao, which will not only quickly enhance China's military strength, but also the best thing is to let the Liao and Jurchen tribes attack each other, weaken the enemy's strength, and lay a solid foundation for China's future wars."

Hehe, this Liu Shihai, what he said is all right, hehe, it seems that these ancient people are still very smart

"Liu Aiqing, I came to you today for this trade matter, so I will arrange for people to form a caravan immediately."

"The emperor wants to make a deal?" Liu Shihai was very surprised and asked me, because in the Song Dynasty, under the influence of Zhu Xi's science, everyone in the Song Dynasty had it, and everything was inferior, but only the reading was high, and the ideological influence, especially the scholars, they looked down on the merchants at all, although the Song Dynasty commerce was so developed

"What, Liu Aiqing, also looks down on businessmen?"

"The minister doesn't dare"

"The nature of the world's businessmen is indeed profit-seeking, but you are the head of the household, then you have to effectively control it, many foreign luxury goods, there is no use for our country's national construction, there is no improvement in the quality of life of the people, then your household department will make corresponding increases when formulating tariffs, such as Fusang's fans, screens, boxes, which our own people can produce, and can produce more exquisite goods, you will increase import tariffs, reduce export tariffs, and like grain, salt and iron, Cattle, horses, alpacas, etc. can effectively improve the quality of life of the people, then you will reduce import tariffs, increase export tariffs, the people have the idea of tending to good fortune and avoiding evil, as for the profits, in addition to the cost, we want them to be thirty and a half, and no one can deceive them as a royal guarantor, so that our country's comprehensive strength will not be greatly improved again" I spoke very slowly, I was afraid that Liu Shihai would not understand well, so I spoke very carefully, but who knows, this guy's eyes are wide open, and the whole pair of eyes have become Brother Fang Kong, I wipe, This fat man actually understood, talent

"Okay, very good, Liu Aiqing, after you set up the Royal Commercial Bank, first, it is to ensure the import of those urgently needed commodities in our country, and the export of commodities that can be exchanged for a large amount of income in other countries, and secondly, all the transportation is carried out in the form of a national post station, and then you go to contact a few larger commercial houses in the capital to tell them that our post station can help them with transportation, so that there will be no corrupt officials and corrupt officials around the country in the process of transporting their goods to deduct and raise taxes privately, and the large post stations on the main roads, Add a little service industry, such as restaurants, casinos, inns, green buildings, etc., etc., even if some smaller post stations open a restaurant, it is always possible to open an inn, these are all money" I completely ignored the dumbfounded, like a stupid Liu Shihai continued, "Our post station transportation, completely controlled by the state, there is hardly much loss, and your household department will increase the salary and welfare of caravans and transport personnel, and then more strictly control and control the problem of internal thieves and corruption, you think about it, I have a lot of road traffic in the Central Plains." The silk porcelain in the south of the Yangtze River, the coal and iron of Chengdu, the white lead of Huguang, the profits of other places can be multiplied, our fleet of ships from the south to the north, the vehicles and ships are not empty, this is a flowing galaxy, I will divide the imperial guards into a group of stations to listen to the news, with carrier pigeons for the transmission of news, and we are about to carry out greater trade with various countries, Liu Aiqing, how much do you say our taxes will increase" and listen to Liu Shihai who listened to me at this time, It's total, uh, not very easy to describe, anyway, very like that

"Liu Aiqing, Liu Aiqing!"

"Your Majesty, the emperor is really a genius, if you really do what the emperor said, then my country's total tax revenue will be within two years, no, only next year's autumn tax is, my country's tax revenue can definitely be doubled, your Majesty, and the living standards of the people of our country will be greatly improved, and the people of the world will thank the emperor on behalf of the people" Well, Lao Liu's expression is a little exaggerated, but from his eyes, I saw sincerity and burning flames, and they all said that the officials are dog officials, corrupt officials, corrupt officials, mediocre officials, But everyone who is an official, who is not full of longing at the beginning, all make a wish to benefit the people, and make a wish to make the country rich and strong, but in this ancient period when the imperial power was supreme, most of the dynasties were wicked people, and it was difficult to show their ambitions, and finally those officials who were full of enthusiasm at the beginning could only fall into the mud with the flow

"Your Majesty, how to decide on the name of our firm" Liu Shihai is very excited now, and he can't wait to start this matter immediately

"It's called the Royal Firm, the transport team, and it's called the Royal Post Station Transportation, so that the people can rest assured"

"Yes, the minister will do it" After speaking, Liu Shihai excitedly withdrew from the imperial study

In this way, on the 15th day of September in the seventh year of the Great Song Dynasty, the Great Song Dynasty Royal Commercial Bank was established