Sandbar, the camp of the Northern Expeditionary Army.

"Brother Qunyu, my father and son will never let Pingzhang not come to the stage. However, your brother and Pingzhang Gong also have to let my father and son and 100,000 Northern Expedition soldiers have something to eat, right? There is no problem in raising food and salaries by yourself, and we also know that the imperial court does not have enough money. But the imperial court also has to let our Northern Expeditionary Army have a place to raise their own funds, right? Let's put it this way, the Northern Expeditionary Army of Quanzhou City can not enter, but the Bosi Division of Quanzhou City, the Bosi Division of Guangzhou City, and the Bosi Division of Mingzhou City have to let the Northern Expeditionary Army participate in the joint control! The three places of Penghu Island, Yizhou Island, and Lingding Yangkou Yashan were to be handed over to the Northern Expeditionary Army for stationing the navy. In fact, this is also for the sake of the court, this Pu family is a hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff! They can't take Quanzhou, but it is inevitable to go to the open sea to become a coward. With the kind of sailors in Guangnan, Fujian, and Zhejiang who can only do business, can the imperial court exterminate the remnants of the Pu family? This matter still depends on the navy of our Northern Expeditionary Army! ”

It was Chen Huaiqing who spoke, and after sending off Zhao Kui, who had visited secretly, Chen Huaiqing took Liao Yingzhong to the door the next day. This time I came to talk about official business, that is, how to divide the big fat of the Pu family in Quanzhou!

Of course, it is not a problem to take the Pu family's property on land, the Pu family's fan thugs suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Dinghai, and some of the remaining ones either followed the merchant ships to the sea and did not return, or followed Pu Shou Geng to join Mongolia. The Pu family thugs who stayed in Quanzhou were mainly local Han civilians, and there was no problem in helping the Pu family to bully and dominate the market, but they had to rebel against the imperial court - they were not Chen Dexing's brainwashing soldiers, and they were scared to death when they saw the officers and soldiers, and they still resisted Mao?

Moreover, not all Arab merchants in Quanzhou were in Quanzhou, and the power of Han merchants was equally strong. Fujian was the thriving land of the powerful clans in the Song Dynasty, and there were many large clans outside Quanzhou that thrived by relying on the imperial examination. They are the basis of the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, in history, when Pu Shougeng rebelled in Quanzhou, he was besieged by the people gathered by these strong clans, if it were not for the timely arrival of the Mongol army, the Pu family would have been exterminated!

And now, the Mongolian army can't come, and the Pu family's force in Quanzhou is not enough, just the Han merchant army and garrison in Quanzhou are enough to clean up the Pu family's men. Moreover, Jia Rudao also asked Wang Jian to rush to Quanzhou by land with 3,000 elite soldiers, so there was no possibility of even a case.

The problem now is that the Pu family in Quanzhou must have received the news -- the merchant must be better informed than the Southern Song Dynasty government -- the Pu family must have retreated to the sea!

And the Pu family lost the sea power, and was slaughtered as a fat sheep by the Southern Song Dynasty court, and it is impossible to monopolize the sea trade. But the Nuo family still has tens of thousands of subordinates to eat and drink, and the only way is to change their careers to become pirates. Robbing merchant ships and harassing the coast.

And the Southern Song Dynasty court had no sea power to use, and they didn't have the extra money and energy to build a navy -- they didn't even have the army to protect their families! So if you want to eat the Pu family, you can only pinch your nose and join forces with Chen Dexing.

As for letting go of the Pu family, it is impossible! Even if the Pu family takes out any edict with clothes, at most it is a piece of meat with a cloth edict, and they still can't escape the fate of being eaten. Because after the Battle of Dinghai, the sea power has been transferred from the Pu family to the Northern Expeditionary Army.

If the Southern Song Dynasty court wants to protect Pu Shougeng, it means that it will tear up its face with the Northern Expeditionary Army and Chen Dexing! And Chen Dexing, who has mastered the sea power, only needs to send a fleet to blockade Quanzhou Port and Dinghai Port to make the Southern Song Dynasty court bankrupt!

So Jia Rudao has only one choice, which is to eat the Pu family - eat with Chen Dexing!

And Chen Dexing, of course, will not let go of this opportunity to slaughter the Southern Song Dynasty court!

In addition to asking for Penghu Island, Yizhou Island and Yashan in Lingding Yangkou, he also wants to meddle in the cities of Quanzhou, Guangzhou, and Mingzhou!

"No, no, the city division will definitely not work!" Liao Yingzhong's head shook like a wave, "Penghu Island and Yizhou Island...... It has never been directly governed by the imperial court, and whoever occupies it has nothing to do with the imperial court! I haven't heard of it......"

The Southern Song Dynasty court had an inspection department in Penghu and a city in Yizhou, but it was not a big deal. The word "state" in Yizhou is only called casually, and there is no state official. If these two places are abandoned, they will be abandoned, and there is nothing difficult to explain.

However, it is not a trivial matter to jointly manage the city divisions of Quanzhou, Guangzhou, and Mingzhou with the Northern Expeditionary Army. Not to mention anything else, the annual tax and purchase income of these three city companies alone accounted for several percent of the income of the Southern Song Dynasty court!

This is the lifeblood of the Southern Song Dynasty!

"Yashan is a small island off the coast of Guangnan East Road, just a small place of projectiles." Chen Huaiqing said with a smile, "There are quite a lot of islands off the East Guangnan Road, and most of them are occupied by pirate boat bandits, attacking the coast and plundering merchant ships, which is also not good for the country. After the Northern Expeditionary Navy is stationed in Yashan, it can at least deter those pirates and boat bandits, which is beneficial to the country and the people! ”

"If that's the case, Yashan Island can be given to the Northern Expeditionary Navy. But...... Quanzhou, Guangzhou, and Mingzhou are the lands directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and the Northern Expeditionary Army cannot be stationed! ”

In addition to the Mingzhou City Shipping Division, the ports under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Shipping Division of Guangzhou and Quanzhou are all outside the city, but they are all close to the city gate and city wall. Moreover, commerce was at the height of commerce in these two states, and the gates were usually closed at night. If there were a thousand men of the Northern Expeditionary Army outside the city, wouldn't they be able to capture Guangzhou and Quanzhou at any time!

"The troops of the Northern Expeditionary Army did not enter Quanzhou, Guangzhou, and Mingzhou." Chen Dexing made a small concession.

"Not really!" Liao Yingzhong still shook his head, "Sanzhou City is a national company!" ”

"How much tax can the Sanzhou City Shipping Division pay in a year?" Chen Dexing asked with a frown.

"More than 4.5 million copper!" Liao Ying said, "This is just a tax extraction, if you count the income from the struggle, it should be no less than 15 million copper!" ”

"It's better to be like this," Chen Huaiqing looked at Liao Yingzhong, "Starting next year, more than 13 million copper will be entered by the Bosi Division of Sanzhou City, and all of them will be returned to the Northern Expeditionary Army?" Our Northern Expeditionary Army no longer asks for money and things from the imperial court. ”

Chen Dexing lowered his tone on the side: "In fact, our Northern Expeditionary Navy has already controlled the sea, and the merchant ships traveling to and from Quanzhou, Guangzhou, and Mingzhou are all under the guns of the Northern Expeditionary Army!" We can take our own money! ”

Liao Ying's center suddenly felt powerless, why is this Chen Dexing so domineering? I have to rob at every turn, this ancestor of the Anfeng Chen family shouldn't be a thief!

"The officers and soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army can't go ashore!" Liao Yingzhong gritted her teeth and insisted on the final bottom line.

"What does Liao Shibo mean, does it mean that the three cities of the city can be jointly managed?" Chen Dexing's eyes lit up and hurriedly asked.

"This ...... You have to nod your head to Ping Zhanggong. "Liao Yingzhong knew that he couldn't stop the Northern Expeditionary Army from getting involved in the city--if they didn't let them get involved, they would openly go to the sea to rob!

Chen Dexing smiled and said, "Then I have one more request." ”

"What requirements?" Liao Yingzhong's face was difficult to see.

"It's better to merge the three cities of Quanzhou, Mingzhou, and Guangzhou into one general trade department."

"Total ...... Directorate General of Trade? Liao Yingzhong was stunned, "What's the use?" ”

Chen Dexing smiled and said, "The city is already running a business and collecting taxes. The income from the fight is much more than the tax extraction. It's just that the business of the city is only done on the land of the Great Song Dynasty, and it never touches overseas, isn't it too much money? If you can go overseas to operate, you will definitely have a lot of money. ”

"Go to sea...... Liao Ying Center said that the city is using waste paper to "buy" only 15 million yuan a year, if you go to sea...... Who still recognizes the Huizi of the Great Song Dynasty?

"14 million copper coins a year!" Liao Yingzhong gritted his teeth, "The Northern Expeditionary Army will not be allowed to enter the land directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court without a will!" ”

"Yes." Chen Dexing said in a deep voice, "Then the three cities of Quanzhou, Mingzhou, and Guangzhou will be merged into the General Trade Department within the year, and the Yamen of the General Trade Department will be located in Quanzhou Jiantong Port, and the General Trade Department will be sent to my eldest brother." Half of the officers of the General Trade Department were sent by the Northern Expeditionary Army! ”

Liao Yingzhong thought for a while and nodded reluctantly: "Okay, I'll go to Heping Zhangfa to talk about these conditions, and I can't guarantee whether it can be done." ”

Having said that, Chen Dexing and Chen Huaiqing both knew that Jia Rudao and the Southern Song Dynasty court had no choice.

This promotion of the General Trade Department and half of the officials were all sent by the Northern Expeditionary Army - needless to say, this General Trade Department will definitely be firmly controlled by Chen Dexing!

And Chen Dexing's purpose in establishing and controlling the General Trade Department is, of course, not really to go to sea to do business...... In fact, Chen Dexing even plans to abolish the buying business of the city's shipping company.

Although Quanzhou, Guangzhou, and Mingzhou made a profit of tens of millions of dollars a year, with Chen Dexing's understanding of the ethics of the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, the copper coins and goods that they put into their pockets were only afraid of double this amount!

This fight is not so much to make money for the country, but to make money for the officials! If you really want to charge a little more, it is better to increase the tax at a clear price! And you don't care what kind of goods are in and out of the import, just pay according to the size of the ship.

In addition, the ports and yards under the jurisdiction of the three major cities can also be entrusted to the committee autonomy of the wealthy merchant organizations, as long as a certain amount of tax is included every year.

However, what Chen Dexing really valued was not how much income the General Taxation Department could bring in a year, but that he could establish contacts with the giant businessmen along the Great Song Dynasty -- not to mention controlling them, but also forming a community of interests with them, a community of interests for common colonial expansion!

Historically, every successful colonial empire has inevitably been able to reap huge commercial benefits from colonial expansion. And the colonial expansion of subsidizing money is destined not to go far.

Therefore, in addition to the expansion for the purpose of resisting Mongolia, Chen Dexing did not intend to blindly colonize casually, but must fully communicate with the businessmen and determine the proportion of capital contribution and income distribution before going to colonize...... R1152