I am Da Song

Chapter 373 Eastern Financial Center
After Zhao Huan and Hu Quan talked about the agricultural reclamation in Yizhou, the remaining problem was how to transport these batches of grain back to the Central Plains.

The biggest feature of the Central Plains is its vast territory, and some problems that are completely insignificant to the British Empire are the most difficult problems in the Central Plains.

For example, the British Isles don't think about how to transport food to various places.The boat stopped at any place, and the food was carried to the destination.

But in the Song Dynasty, this vast area was a test of the wisdom of the government. How to transfer the wealth obtained from overseas to the mainland?

Zhao Huan leaned on his seat and said to Hu Quan: "It is not difficult to transport grain from Yizhou. There are many natural seaports from north to south on the west coast of Yizhou, which can be built into trading ports. The east-west direction is only tens of miles. The widest part is no more than a hundred miles. Even people can carry grain to the pier on their shoulders.”

In this regard, the Qing Dynasty gave the most typical demonstration.Countless long-term workers, short-term workers, and wrestlers carry supplies on their shoulders at the pier to earn wages.

It is not how advanced this system is, but that the common people have left the farmland and can earn a living by working.

It is the period most similar to the current transition from agriculturalization to industrialization in the Song Dynasty.

This shows that the transition from the feudal dynasty of the Central Plains to industrialization is feasible.

The reason why the Qing Dynasty did not cross over smoothly, but was stuck in a shameful position, the key is that the Qing Dynasty had an agricultural foundation and an external market, but did not have a strong internal industrial power.

And all of this happened to be Da Song's advantage.

A small country has advantages of being small, but a small land and rich resources does not have the advantages of the Central Plains Dynasty.

This is why the Central Plains has unparalleled industrial production capacity, spread across eight small industrial zones in the east, middle and west.

Hu Quan said to Zhao Huan: "Before the grain was transported from Yizhou, the transportation to the Central Plains reflected the key position of Suzhou. Suzhou, as the starting point of water transportation, undertakes the north-south connection and communicates with the interior."

"It's just that the grain will be unloaded there, and all kinds of industrial products from the Central Plains will also go out to sea there. And the cargo ships that transport industrial products to Suzhou will definitely return empty."

"What do you think those cargo ships will purchase in Suzhou?"

Zhao Huan thought for a while, and replied decisively: "Raw materials, rare treasures, spices and gems, and grain!"

Wrong!

Before the rise of industry, the Central Plains was not only an unprecedented industrial country, but also the largest market.

On the two-way circulation, it can provide weak power, which not only outputs industrial products inward, but also provides weak suction to absorb various materials from all directions.

So Xiao Song is not like the Celestial Dynasty in the previous life.It is more like a combination of China and Midi.

There is neither the largest industry in the sky nor the largest market.The source of wealth that will attract the entire sky will definitely gather in the Central Plains.

That leads to a most remarkable result.

This is how Xiao Song Emperor Banknote will become the most popular currency.And it needs to be anchored with any equivalents such as gold and oil.

Because whether it is Xiao Song's industrial products or Xiao Song's consumer market, Libang who wants to trade with Xiao Song must hold a small amount of imperial banknotes.

Moreover, another result of the huge and small national industry is.

Before you rise, others have a way to go.

When the sun is setting and the empire is rising, the scale of my local industry is enough to crush the world, so there are not a small number of challengers, so I have to fight two small world wars with my opponents.

And Xiao Song has that problem, Pang Xiao's industrial production capacity will monopolize a small half of the world.Especially before the expansion of the territory, the conquest of a small number of foreign countries, and the establishment of the tributary system.

There are only two countries left in the world, one is called Xiao Song, and the other is called Li Country.The frightening thing is that Xiao Song has a small share in terms of industry, wealth, and military expenditure.

Hu Quan said to Zhao Huan: "Water transportation has always been your pride since the founding of the country. The water transportation network extends in all directions and connects the seven directions. As long as the train developed by Taixue has not spread all over the country, Suzhou will communicate with the inner and seven directions in a day. Transportation center, industrial center, shipbuilding center and financial center."

It is hard for Zhao Huan to understand the last eight transportation centers, industrial centers, and shipbuilding centers. He is speaking modestly. Apart from Tokyo, which has no ordinary political status, Suzhou is actually the center of the eight.

It's just that Zhao Huan can understand the word "financial center".Asked: "What do officials call a financial center?"

Hu Quan said: "Qing should learn more general business experience from the Arabs. Use banks, contracts, loans, bills, stocks, capital transfers, etc. flexibly."

"Especially stocks, it is difficult for Qing to understand. The rise of sea trade is a way to get rich. Only the rich can go to sea, and ordinary people will not have the desire to travel far. Earn wealth through sea trade.

To organize long-distance trade, it is necessary to form a fleet, which requires huge funds. At the same time, long-distance voyages are often at risk of being attacked by ocean hurricanes and indigenous peoples.It is difficult for special people and even special wealthy businessmen to have such a large team building fund and such risk tolerance. "

"Qing can push back the stock system, raise capital for long-distance voyages and share risks for the common people. That is, after each voyage, find the source of capital and form a form of shareholding."

"Before the voyage begins, the capital will be transferred to the investor, and the profits will be distributed in proportion to the share capital."

That was the original form of stocks, but even that initial form gave birth to behemoths like the Dutch East India Company.

Before a short period of adaptation, those businessmen will soon keep their capital and profits for their operations, thereby expanding their scale and forming a formalized joint-stock company.

Ma Ze said confidently: "Then the government can set up a stock exchange to allow the free circulation of stocks. Suzhou will gather the wealth of the whole world and drive the industrial and commercial development of the entire Xiaosong."

"When funds, wealth, commodities, and fleets all depart and gather in Suzhou, Suzhou's shipbuilding industry will take a step back and prosper."

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "I understand, it's similar to several people in the Central Plains operating together and sharing the profits. It's just that a government temple supervisor needs to be set up to notarize the transactions of the shares and bills they own."

Stocks, shares notes.Well, very reasonable.

Hu Quan nodded, and said: "It's enough for you to understand the general situation. What I hope is that you can make full use of Suzhou's status as a pearl of foreign trade. Send the internal resources and grain down the canal and transport them to all directions in the Central Plains. .At the same time, the output of the Central Plains is sold to the seven seas and the four barrens through Suzhou."

"Qing wants to disappoint me, otherwise I will have to consider going to sea in Xiuzhou to reset everything."

Xiuzhou is just east of Suzhou.Xiahaiwu is separated from Suzhou by a river.

The reason why Ma Ze chose Suzhou instead of Xiuzhou is the smallest reason that Suzhou communicates with various small canals.After the rise of the train, it was an advantage that Xiuzhou could not match.

Zhao Huan immediately said: "Suzhou has no land and water conservancy, and it is the center of shipbuilding, textile center, and the first agricultural, industrial and commercial town in your dynasty. I have no confidence that I am under the trust of the government! In order to lose the Central Plains. Sell the goods in the sky and profit from the four wastelands."

(End of this chapter)