Zhang Wu had something to do, and Wei Zheng was not idle.

Because, Tong Guò just happened, Wei Zheng suddenly discovered: Tong Gu ò commerce and trade are also a means of making profits. Not only that, but it's also very, very profitable....

If you do a good job, you will not only be able to earn the military expenses of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, but also earn the salaries and office expenses of all officials in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

You must know that in the society of later generations, it is not land that really supports the financial tax of the whole country, but commerce.

Thinking of this, Wei Zheng ordered directly to the guard at the door.

"Inform the military advisor... Your Excellency the Governor of Datong, come to the study of the Governor's Mansion immediately, I have something important to report...."

In the study room, which was illuminated by a few candles, when Zhou Shuyuan and Wang Peng just walked in, Wei Zheng was lying on the desk, writing something with a serious face...

Seeing this, the two of them sat quietly on the side, waiting for Wei Zheng to finish writing what was in their hands....

It took half an hour....Wei Zheng, who had worked hard to write, finished writing.

After glancing at Zhou Shuyuan and Wang Peng who were sitting in front of him, Wei Zheng directly picked up the plan he had just written and said: "Military advisor, Lord Wang....This is an idea of this official during the day, you can take a look first, if you have any own opinions, just mention ......"

With a hint of puzzlement, the two people hurriedly shifted their gaze to the plan handed over by Wei Zheng....

After the plan was in the hands of the two, the first thing the two of them saw was the first few big words....

"...... Plan for the Establishment of the Foreign Trade Department"

After seeing this title, the eyes of the two people were immediately attracted. With a look of anticipation, I want to see the details of this plan.

I don't know if I don't look at it. I was shocked when I saw it....

These two scholars-born civil officials did not expect: a small foreign trade difference. Use it well. It can actually bring more than 10 million taels of silver per year to the Shanxi Governor's Palace....

Although the two of them don't know what foreign trade is, they can clearly see the figures of more than 10 million taels of silver a year. Of course, the two of them are also full of doubts about this gain.

Wei Zheng seemed to guess what the two were thinking, but he didn't explain it right away. Instead, he opened his mouth and asked: "You two both tell me, who should be the director of this foreign trade department...."

"This official said in the plan....The director of the foreign trade department must understand business, and he must be a person who has seen the world. Otherwise, we will not be able to control the position of director of the foreign trade department at all, and it will not be possible for us to earn so much silver....In addition, the grade of the director of the foreign trade department is the fourth grade, which is the same as the grade of the prefect of Datong..."

Zhou Shuyuan shook his head and replied, "My lord, although Xia Guan knows a few people who meet these requirements. However, they are all reading beasts....not to mention understanding business. I can't even do business....so, there is no candidate here..."

Under Wei Zheng's gaze, Wang Peng spoke: "My lord, there are no candidates here... After all, the grade of the lower official is only the fourth grade....... so there is no candidate in the heart of the lower official...... It's just that Xiaguan has a mention yì...."

"What's the point, just say....as long as it's good for the establishment of the Foreign Trade Division, this official will definitely adopt it...."Wei Zheng nodded and affirmed.

With Wei Zheng's approval, Wang Peng replied: "My lord, the mention that the lower official wants to say is magnified, and it may be a bit rebellious... If you think it's inappropriate, you just forget about it..."

"The idea of the lower official is that since this director of the foreign trade department must understand business, and he must be very good at business....then why don't we just find a businessman to be the director of this foreign trade department?"

"A businessman is the one who knows the most about business exchanges, and he is the one who attaches the most importance to interests and magnifies interests, if he can be appointed as the director of the Foreign Trade Department, then the Foreign Trade Department will make us a lot of money every year...."

"In addition....in our Ming Dynasty, merchants are the most dishonorable group of people....if we can appoint him as the director of the Foreign Trade Department, the lower officials believe that this director of the Foreign Trade Department will definitely do his best to do things for us and help us earn money from other provinces."

Wei Zheng nodded, and replied thoughtfully: "This idea is good, do you have any good candidates..."

Wang Peng replied sternly: "There is one, but I don't know if the adults are satisfied or dissatisfied." “

"I don't know if you still remember Zhou Lao, who helped us go to Jiangnan to buy food two months ago...."

Wei Zheng's eyes lit up, and he replied with a smile: "I remember this person....as far as this official knows, this Zhou Lao has a very good reputation in Datong Mansion....not only that, but he is also very sophisticated..."

"It's only been two months, and two batches of grain have been sent to us from Jiangnan, and the price is very low...."

"If it weren't for this old Zhou, this official would have said for sure that the millions of tun people in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces must be hungry at this moment....instead of eating enough every day, in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, a large number of tuntian fields have been reclaimed for us..."

"Not only that, but the more than 100,000 soldiers under our command will also go hungry because of the shortage of food..."

"In general, Lord Wang, what you said about this Zhou Lao is good, you can see it..."

Two days later, although he looked very old on the surface, but in fact, he was refreshed, and under the leadership of Wang Peng, he walked into the study of the Governor's Mansion where Wei Zheng was located...

Wei Zheng didn't hesitate, and asked bluntly: "Old Zhou, the purpose of this official calling you, Lord Wang should have sued you... Let's make a long story short, you will directly sue the official, if you are asked to be the director of this foreign trade department, what are you going to do? ”

Zhou Lao was stunned suddenly, and said with a face full of trepidation: "Since the adults let the old man say what he thinks, then the old man is disrespectful..."

"In the old man's opinion, if you want to go into business, you must be a very great businessman... Because, the person who can think of the Foreign Trade Department must be a person who knows a lot about business exchanges...."

"As for this foreign trade department established by my lord, in the opinion of Ben Shuai, if it is used well, it will bring more than 10 million taels of silver to the Governor's Mansion a year, so it is still too little..."

"I don't dare to say anything else, if I become the director of the Foreign Trade Department, in one year, I can definitely earn at least 20 million taels of silver for the Governor's Palace...."

"Because, a year later, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces not only have a large amount of grain that is in short supply in other provinces, but also a large number of cattle and sheep... If you can hand over all the foreign trade of these things to the Foreign Trade Department, the Foreign Trade Department will definitely be able to exchange all of them for white flowers and silver and hand them over to the Governor's Palace........."