I am Da Song

Chapter 551 Commercial Port City
Zhao Huan has always believed that a truly powerful empire should be closely related to the fate of the people.

In the glory of the prosperous age, the dividends of the empire will overflow, which will greatly benefit ordinary people.

This is especially evident at the upper and lower levels.

At the top, it is very difficult for princesses from other countries to marry into the Central Plains.

At the bottom, a farmer who was once extremely poor in the Song Dynasty can have a high-paying job in Fanbang and get a young and beautiful girl.Maybe even two or three.

But the reverse is not true without the Empire Dividend.

It is impossible for a low-level person who can't get along in a small country in Nanyang to sneak into the Central Plains after untold hardships, and then marry Meijiao Niang.

Those who can really be valued by the Song Dynasty must be those who have a strong national centripetal force and have a strong influence among the Hulu tribes in Fanbang.

These people will be adopted by Da Song as adopted sons, and then sent back to help Da Song stabilize its rule.

After talking about the situation of the feudal state in a loose state, Zhao Huan asked Han Sui: "The feudal state you mentioned has two kinds of customs and customs. What is the other situation?"

Han Sui immediately said: "The other is a commercial port city that is almost exactly the same as the Song Dynasty."

"In every feudal country, there are cities like this. Either they are ruled by merchants, or they have set up concessions in them."

"A large number of Central Plains-style buildings have been built here, and the administration, business, order, and laws are all the same as the Central Plains. Even the language is Song Yayin."

"Relying on this kind of city, a large number of people from the surrounding vassal states make a living in it. The situation is slightly similar to the cities I faced south before Jingkang."

Hearing what Han Sui said, Zhao Huan immediately sat up straight.

He couldn't help but think of Shanghai, the most economical city in the later generations. It was also a city built from a treaty port, and there were a lot of western-style buildings left in it.

If the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty governed one trading city after another in the territory of the vassal state, it means that these cities are actually almost the same as the Central Plains.

The buildings inside, especially high-end shops, banks, warehouses, manors, restaurants, bridges, schools, altars, temples, etc. will all present the style of the Central Plains.

If this situation persists for hundreds of years, the local architecture, clothing and language will be infinitely similar to those of the Central Plains.

And civilization has a strong continuation inertia, as Han Sui said, the local city looks very much like the situation before Song Jingkang.

They will habitually imitate the Central Plains. If the Song Dynasty can influence them for hundreds of years, and they will continue to follow the inertia for hundreds of years, it will be nearly a thousand years.

They will become an unshakable part of the circle of Confucian civilization.

After all, how many thousand years can a civilization and a nation last?
From the birth of Puritanism to the establishment of the industry, it was only 500 years in total.

Zhao Huan seriously thought about what Han Sui said, the purpose of gathering so many people today is to understand the situation in Nanyang, and then set up the Xuanfu Department of Jiugang, so that the imperial court can control the taxation of Nanyang.

So Zhao Huan asked Han Sui: "Your implication is that most of the vassal states' economic centers rely on commercial cities?"

Han Sui nodded and said, "Their exports, trade and even population are basically in this area. If the imperial court wants to control maritime taxation, it basically needs to target these cities."

Some of the captains on the side said: "How come? As far as I know, there are still many people in these feudal states who control some other ports."

Others echoed: "That's right. They are like mice in that hole, scurrying around, slipping."

Han Sui is very discerning. He said: "Although there are some other waterways, they are not worth mentioning. Basically, the commercial trade of each feudal kingdom, especially foreign trade, basically relies on a few commercial ports."

Zhao Huan agreed with Han Sui's statement very much.

A city will have a fundamental impact on the economy of a country, especially the agricultural economy of a weak country that has been impacted by industry.

The most typical example is Magic City. This commercial port, in the international market trade, the total trade volume has rapidly expanded from 1894 million customs taels in 1.55 to 6 billion customs taels, maintaining a national share of about 11.11%-40% year after year. share.

In the domestic market, domestic inter-port transactions accounted for 68% of the country.

It is impossible for the empire to carefully manage every place in Nanyang, even if it is to collect taxes, administrative costs must also be considered.

As long as the taxes are collected on their main cities, they can basically control the trade routes and control the trade routes.

Zhao Huan turned to Li Gang, the envoy of the third division, and said: "The Song Dynasty is so vast, and the core ports and the world's trade centers are also in Quanzhou and Suzhou. If these two places are lost, the trade will suffer heavy losses. But these two places If it exists, the tax revenue will prosper."

"As for taxation and trade routes in the South Seas, I will hand them over to the third division. You and the merchants and captains will work out the regulations."

Li Gang got up immediately and said: "The ministers must think carefully and make strict arrangements, so as not to lose the high expectations of the officials."

The other merchants and captains probably guessed that the imperial court was going to hold a high-level closed-door meeting, so they got up one after another, and said with interest: "I will cooperate with the third envoy to complete the Nanyang taxation deployment."

"Good. Then you should step back first."

When the dense flow of people receded, the Privy Council's guarding book ordered Shi to immediately withdraw the trade map and hang up a more magnificent and more detailed military map.

Looking at the vast map of Nanyang, Zhao Huan said: "If the Xuanfu Division of the Old Port is to be established, there must be a battle of prestige in any case. Only when the Nanyang nations are frightened in the first battle can we avoid subsequent troubles and let them All countries have undisputedly dedicated the city to the Propaganda Department of Jiugang."

"Prince Minister, tell me your opinion."

Yue Fei stood in front of the map, he was majestic, confident and masculine, and said: "I think that in this battle of establishing prestige, we will fight against the strongest country in Nanyang."

"Sanqi Buddhist Kingdom?" Zhao Huan looked at the place clearly marked on the map.

Yue Fei nodded heavily. The current problems of Sanqi Buddhist Kingdom are actually very similar to those of Gaochang in the Western Regions. They both monopolize the Silk Road and are powerful.

The Sanqi Buddha Kingdom may have more serious problems. They forced all fleets to stop in the Sanqi Buddha Kingdom. This not only controls the trade routes, but also controls the right to tax.

Every time they collect taxes, they lie on Da Song's body to suck blood.

It is also a desecration of the majesty of the Song Dynasty.

After all, a large Indian country like the Zhuliya Kingdom was once mistaken by the Great Song Dynasty as a vassal state of the Sanqi Buddhist Kingdom. They paid tribute to the Great Song Dynasty, and they also paid tribute to the Sanqi Buddhist Kingdom.

This naturally became a thorn in Zhao Huan's side and a thorn in his flesh.

All the countries in this world, except the Great Song Dynasty, do not need to pay tribute to another country!
If someone dares to accept tribute, that is the goal that Song Dynasty must get rid of.

(End of this chapter)