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"Don't worry, I won't let you run out of money." Zhou Xingzu spoke again: "From now on, the tariff on any foreign goods in Tianjin Port must be increased by 30%. ”

"And then, all miscellaneous expenses for domestic merchant ships entering and leaving the port, except for normal tariffs, will be banned."

"Under my rule, there is no such thing as corrupt officials and corrupt officials who enrich their own pockets."

Zhou Xingzu's plan was simple.

He forced the wealthy merchants to lower prices in order to promote the development of trade in Tianjin Port. Once the price of Tianjin Port falls, the entire capital area will be affected.

Tianjin Port, which bears the brunt of the project, will surely become a prosperous center.

The next step is to set up trade barriers and increase tariffs on foreign goods, so as to protect the development of domestic industry and commerce.

With this trick, the interests of wealthy businessmen will not be impacted.

The wealthy businessmen present heard this, and their hearts jumped violently.

They are all shrewd people who understand the power of foreign goods.

Because foreign goods are all industrially produced, such as cloth, steel, and so on. Driven by the steam engine, it not only reduces the huge labor cost, but also makes things of high quality and low price.

Now the living space of domestic products has been squeezed by foreign goods. Few wealthy businessmen foresaw what the future would bring, and a little analysis reveals it. As long as the Admiral's Office is in the Governor's Office, it can really increase the tariff on foreign goods.

It is equivalent to supporting them, and foreign goods will definitely not be able to compete with domestic products in a short period of time.

As a result, low-priced domestic products will be victorious.

As long as you manage it properly, not only will you not lose money, but you may also make a lot of money. At the same time, it can hold the market and bring respite.

"If that's the case, you can't try it."

"That's right, if the tariff is increased by 30%, how can foreign goods compete with us?"

"And the Admiral, you also said that you want to ban miscellaneous expenses? That's another lot of money. ”

The wealthy businessmen have seen it completely until now.

What Zhou Xingzu did was not to fool them with their money, but to really think about the country.

You must know that the tariffs of Tianjin Port are actually not high. It's just that the government stationed at the port has to collect money layer by layer. The amount of money that opens up the relationship is often four or five times higher than the tariff.

This amount of money alone, if it can really be saved, is enough to offset 30% of the price.

If Zhou Xingzu really wanted silver, it would be impossible to say such a thing. After all, this cake belongs to him, and he is smashing his own treasury.

"Lord Admiral, what you said was... Can you really do the Tao? ”

The elected representative of the wealthy businessman asked tremblingly.

Zhou Xingzu nodded: "Words count." ”

"If the adults can do it, we will naturally obey the adults' orders."

"What's your name?" He asked again.

"Li Zequan, a grass man, is from Suzhou." The representative of the wealthy merchant wiped his sweat and saluted.

Zhou Xingzu thought about it, and said directly: "I now accept you as the president of the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce." If you are willing to obey my orders, you will join the Chamber of Commerce. From now on, non-chamber of commerce firms will be charged customs duties according to foreign goods. ”

"If anyone resists, he will be punished according to his guilt."

He swept his gaze, and the rich businessmen present hurriedly got up from their chairs and fell to the ground, not daring to say anything.

……

Time flies, a year later.

Zhou Xingzu inspected the garrison of Tianjin City as usual, stood on the city wall, looked at the increasingly prosperous streets, and nodded secretly: "Tianjin City is now a substantial special trade zone. ”

I saw that the original deserted Tianjin City has been divided into more than ten streets.

Merchants came and went, and they all set up shops in the city. In just one year, the population of Tianjin exceeded the 100,000 mark. And this is still a permanent population, at least two or three hundred thousand people on weekdays.

Most of them were merchants who moved from nearby provincial capitals, and a small number were ordinary people from the capital.

From the very beginning, he promulgated various regulations. Including lowering prices, raising tariffs on foreign goods, and so on, in fact, Tianjin is being operated as a special trade zone.

With the advantage of Tianjin Port, the whole city has developed extremely rapidly in the past year.

Of course, there were also a lot of moths during this period. First of all, he banned miscellaneous expenses, which moved the cake of Tianjin officials and caused a small backlash. And there are many officials who still secretly ask for bribes.

For this situation, Zhou Xingzu naturally suppressed it with his iron and bloody wrists. More than a dozen officials were dismissed, and two corrupt managers were also hung on the port and sentenced to flogging.

After that, all kinds of miscellaneous expenses can be regarded as a real ban.

It can be said that in addition to Zhou Xingzu, who has this kind of courage in the world. No official has been able to do this. After all, they are not greedy, and they can't make their subordinates not greedy.

Who really dares to act without taboos like Zhou Xingzu, and he will have died a long time ago.

All this is the confidence that the strength belongs to itself.

What's more, Zhou Xingzu doesn't need wealth in the movie world at all.

But all this he did, in the eyes of the people, even the Qingtian Lord in the book could not be compared. He can be called a saint.

After seeing the courage of the Admiral's Mansion, the wealthy businessmen really trusted Zhou Xingzu's decision and joined the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce one after another. In just one year, the trade volume of the entire city of Tianjin has increased by at least ten times.

These businessmen made a lot of money, but they suffered from foreigners. The direct addition of 30% tariffs is completely sucking the blood of foreigners. Many foreign businessmen hoped to open up the door to the governor's office, but none of them were able to step into the government.

turned to the imperial court, and Emperor Xianfeng didn't know whether it was for the sake of tariffs or because of Zhou Xingzu's prestige. In this year, he didn't dare to come to cause trouble for Zhou Xingzu.

I have to say that for the performance of Emperor Xianfeng.

Mr. Zhou said he was very satisfied.

"Report to your lordship, the imperial court has won a great victory, and the rebel army in the south has been completely extinguished."

Just as Zhou Xingzu was about to walk down the city gate, a staff general stepped forward to report.

He nodded, picked up the good news, and glanced at it.

"Although it is only a remnant of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, this uprising is not small, sweeping through the three southern provinces, with 100,000 soldiers and horses."

"It seems that Uncle Da is still a bit strong."

Zhou Xingzu smiled slightly.

Of course, he will not be idle, and deliberately go to inquire about the military newspaper. will receive this military report, all because the main general of this battle is his nominal father "Suda".

"Let's go, follow me to the factory."

Zhou Xingzu put away the battle report and left. He has another big event today, and he needs to make a trip.

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