Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

"You're back." Zhao Guanjia held a thick policy in his hand.

Impressively written on it are the words "Tokyo Post Policy Theory".

"How, did you investigate?"

Gao Qiu said: "In the area of ​​Zhending Mansion, there are countless private traders who smuggled with Jinren!"

"What are you smuggling?"

"Salt, tea, silk, soap, pottery, cloth, sheep, horses, pearls...everything."

Zhao Ning couldn't help being surprised, he said: "It stands to reason that the border control is still very strict. From what I heard, why can everything be smuggled out or in?"

"There are many types, but the quantity may not be large." Gao Qiu said, "These smugglers are usually private businessmen, but I have investigated and found that most of them are the same person behind them."

"Who?"

"Zhang Jun?"

"Zhang Jun?"

Gao Qiu said with certainty: "Hebei deputy military commander Zhang Jun."

Zhending smuggling is not a secret, not only the people know it, but also the court.

But basically everyone turned a blind eye to it.

Those who need it will contact them secretly, and those who don't need it won't be full to do things.

Zhao Ning thought about it.

Gao Qiu said: "Your Majesty, the Song and Jin trade fairs will be opened soon. If Zhang Jun doesn't restrain himself, the number of smuggling will increase dramatically?"

"How do you say that?"

Gao Qiu said: "Once the trading market is opened, the merchants of Jin Kingdom know that they can sell their goods and go south. They transport the goods, but they don't necessarily have to take them to the trading market to sell, it may be through smuggling."

"You're right, so what should we do?"

At this time, Wang Huaiji said: "Officials, Yu Yunwen is asking to see you outside."

"Xuan."

Yu Yunwen walked in: "I see Your Majesty."

At this time, Yu Yunwen had already changed into an official uniform.

Zhao Guanjia exchanged a few words with Yu Yunwen, and then got to the point.

Chapter 554 Song-Jin Economic War (Second Change)

Zhao Guanjia said: "The Song and Jin Dynasties are negotiating peace, and the discussion field is about to open. How do you think this matter should be done?"

Yu Yunwen said: "I have stayed in Zhending Mansion for more than half a year, and I have indeed learned a little bit from the people."

"Tell me."

"What the Jin people lack the most is tea and silk. Generally, the Jin people nobles and landlords and squires buy them." Yu Yunwen said, "But, after all, it is illegal, the quantity is limited, and the price is extremely expensive."

Zhao Guanjia asked: "What about the currency? What currency does the Jinren use to pay?"

"There are copper coins, and there are banknotes."

"The gold man pays with banknotes?"

"That's right, more than half of Hebei has already used the banknotes. The people of the Song Dynasty accept the banknotes. When the gold people buy our products, they will naturally use the banknotes. After all, the banknotes are easier to transport and easier to count."

Zhao Ning was overjoyed. He originally thought that the Jinren were unwilling to use the banknotes.

Unexpectedly, it is still in the smuggling stage, and it has already started to be used.

This shows that the powerful economy of the Song Dynasty played a leading role in the commerce and trade of the Song and Jin Dynasties.

Yu Yunwen continued: "But in the Kingdom of Jin, there is basically no need to hand over banknotes. They worry that if they are damaged, they will be worthless."

"I need the gold man to pay the banknotes now, what can you do?"

"In order for the gold people to use the banknotes, it is necessary to solve the demand for the exchange of banknotes and copper coins in the hands of the goldmen, and the damaged banknotes can be exchanged for the new banknotes." Yu Yunwen said, "Only when these two points are met, the gold people are willing to exchange. Use cash."

Zhao Ning said: "The two things you mentioned need to be done by the bank."

"As your Majesty said, there are no banks in the Kingdom of Jin, and it is impossible for all Jin people to use cash." Yu Yunwen said, "But it is harmless for us to use cash. If we want to persuade Jin people to use cash in China To hand over the banknotes, you must persuade the Jinren to open a bank in the country."

Gao Qiu took over the words: "But we printed the banknotes in the Song Dynasty, and the Kingdom of Jin opened a bank in the country. Wouldn't the Kingdom of Jin also print the banknotes?"

Gao Qiu suddenly remembered the example of Xixia, he said: "How about persuading Jin Guo to follow Xixia's example and let Jin Guo set up a bank in their country?"

Yu Yunwen went on to say: "The situation of Jin Guo and Xixia may not be the same."

Gao Qiu asked, "What's the difference?"

"The Xixia people do business with us in Huizhou. Usually the Xixia government sends people over, and all the banknotes that flow out go into the hands of the Xixia government, and the Xixia government then compulsorily converts the cash in hand to the Xixia people."

"Jin Guo can do the same."

"The Kingdom of Jin is stronger than Xixia, with a larger population and more land. It is impossible for the Kingdom of Jin to make banknotes legal tender across the board like Xixia did. It is impossible for them to force the people of the Kingdom of Jin to exchange and pay banknotes with the copper coins in their hands. He also did not."

Gao Qiu thought about it, and it seemed the same.

Gao Qiu's professional ability does not lie in the art of governing the country. Hearing what Yu Yunwen said, his brain couldn't keep up, so he stopped talking.

Yu Yunwen continued: "With the national power of the Jin Kingdom, once you discover the beauty of handing in banknotes, I'm afraid they will print their own banknotes instead of using our handover banknotes."

Zhao Ning said: "That's right, according to the national strength of the Jin Kingdom, they will print their own banknotes sooner or later."

Gao Qiu interrupted again, and he said: "If this is the case, it is impossible to use the banknotes in the Kingdom of Jin, because once Song and Jin go to war, no one will want the banknotes of the Song Dynasty in the Kingdom of Jin, and the people of the Kingdom of Jin are afraid of this. Yes, I don’t want to use it.”

Yu Yunwen said: "What Gao Taiwei said is very true. The battle between Song and Jin was the biggest stumbling block to the popularization of banknotes in the Song Dynasty among the people of Jin."

Zhao Ning pondered, because he was going to fight Linzhou and Fugu next year.

Once the war starts, the promotion of handing over banknotes into the Kingdom of Jin will inevitably be blocked, but...

Yu Yunwen said: "But..."

Gao Qiu asked, "But what?"

Yu Yunwen said: "But as long as my Da Song can win every victory, it will not threaten the stability of the Song-Jin border trade market. Jin people can still go to the market to trade at any time, and there will be no large depreciation of banknotes."

"I understand, as long as we can win the battle, the payment of banknotes will be stable." Gao Qiu said.

"Yes." Yu Yunwen continued, "but there is a premise."

Zhao Guanjia took over the words: "My Song Dynasty must continuously provide a large number of cheap commodities to the Kingdom of Jin, and they can only pay cash for settlement. Jin people are willing to use them and continue to use them. Even if the Jin Dynasty expressly prohibits them, I am afraid it will be very difficult."

"As His Majesty said, we must win the battle, and we must have enough goods delivered."

Zhao Guanjia added: "The folks in Jin Kingdom also have handicraft workshops, and they also produce products. This requires our products to be cheaper."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Zhao Ning said: "It's simple. If I remember correctly, the state-owned commercial companies under the Taifu Temple are now operating with assembly lines and contract reforms. It is more efficient, the workers are more motivated, and the cost is lower. A housewife, in the past a year We weave 20 pieces of cloth per year, but now the state-owned commercial company has established raw material integration and factory division of labor. A female worker can weave 40 pieces of cloth a year. We can weave 60 bolts of cloth a year, which is three times as much as in the past! For the same cloth, the price in Song Dynasty may be one-third of that in Jin Dynasty.”

Yu Yunwen said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I have also investigated this point, and it is indeed close to one-third. However, if it is transported from the territory of the Song Dynasty to the country of Jin, and then sold, it may be the same as in the territory of the Song Dynasty." price, unless shipping costs can be saved."

Zhao Ning said with a smile, "Qing Yu can go and inspect Tokyo Post."

Yu Yunwen was stunned for a moment, and he said: "To tell you the truth, before I entered the palace, I saw it next to the Agricultural Administration Bank, but I still don't know what Tokyo Post is."

Zhao Ning began to settle accounts again. He said: "In the past, the total cost of transporting 1000 bolts of fabric to the border could be as high as 700 guan."

After all, it is transported to the border, and those who are willing to take on this kind of work are not afraid of death.

However, buying the past is a huge profit.

"But let me tell you, now Tokyo Post transports 10 bolts of fabric, and it is 700 pieces, which is even cheaper, because there are special transport personnel, and these people can stop and rest at the government post."

Zhao Ning added: "The profit here comes from the fact that the previous transactions were mostly scattered. A merchant transported 1000 horses, or 2000 horses. The maximum is 5000 horses. Most of the time, you can only get so much goods, because the quantity of goods is limited.”

"And Taifu Temple's workshops are now operating in large numbers, as many as you want, this is the source of profit! And the people in Tokyo Post are all retired from the local army, and they are more elite than the general transport team."

"With this set, Guochao is fully capable of fighting a currency and economic war with Jin Guo in business and trade!"

Although according to the consumption level of the Jin Kingdom in the 12th century, it is certainly impossible to reach the point of dumping.

However, as long as I'm cheaper than you, I'm definitely at an advantage.

This logic actually applies to trade with Southeast Asia, and even with Arabs.

It is also the purpose of Qian Yuqing to deeply open up the pattern of the South China Sea this time.

Chapter 555 Strategies for Cultivating Gold Traitors (Third Change)

In fact, from an economic point of view, the cost of state-owned workshops can be further reduced.

Although there is no steam engine, Da Song does not need to reduce the cost to the perverted level that Britain dumped to the world.

Assembly lines and new spinning machines are enough to change the business landscape.

Several important factors affect the price of a commodity:

[-]. Productivity.

If it is mechanized, part of the labor can be saved and the speed can be increased.

Second, the division of labor in the assembly line.

In a traditional handicraft workshop, one craftsman is responsible for all of a product.

Adding a product requires four steps. After the traditional craftsman completes the first step, he will do the second step, and the tools of the first step will rest on the side.

Similarly, when doing the third step, the tools of the second step will rest on the side.

If it is an assembly line, a craftsman only needs to continue to do the same step, then there is no tool rest.

After rigorous calculations, the efficiency of assembly line division is at least three times higher than that of traditional production.

Why can't Da Song's current assembly line be tripled?

Because it involves the third point.

Third, the supply chain is also an important factor affecting commodity prices.

Including raw material procurement, warehousing, production distribution.

According to the calculation of the assembly line, 1000 female workers can produce 90000 pieces of cloth a year, but currently only 50000 pieces of cloth can be produced.

The fundamental reason is that the raw material procurement, warehousing, packaging and distribution system is not perfect, resulting in insufficient raw material supply for the production line.

This requires a longer run-in and optimization.

Fourth, logistics, that is, the transportation problem explained by Zhao Ning.

As we all know, logistics is a dark area where profits are hidden in business. Rationalizing logistics can save a lot of money.

In fact, it all revolves around a concept in microeconomics: marginal cost.

In layman's terms, when the production scale reaches an order of magnitude, the increased output of 1000 units may only increase the cost by 10.

But when the output is increased by 10000, it may be necessary to increase the cost by 1000.

This is the law in the economic practice of later generations.

When increasing the output by 10, the cost will also increase by 10, which means that the factory does not need to be expanded, because the efficiency will not be improved, and it will naturally not bring more profits.

Yu Yunwen said: "How many people does Tokyo Post have now, how many people will there be in the next year, and how much cargo can it satisfy?"

"Last year, Chen Gui had already reported on the construction of various post stations in the north. I can first transfer 1 people to Tokyo Post. As a state-owned trading company, Tokyo Post is responsible for its own profits and losses. The salaries of these 1 people are paid by Tokyo Post itself. .”

Yu Yunwen understood it completely.

The traditional freight escort is inefficient, and the charges are chaotic, and the carrying capacity of one transportation is limited, so the profit margin of one shipment cannot be fully utilized.

Now the imperial court operates in the form of a formal trading company, and distributes this part of the profits to the post office. The retired Xiangjun also has a livelihood, and the transportation efficiency has also improved.

A win-win situation.

Although Tokyo Post opened five days ago, planning began at least a year or two ago.

Yu Yunwen felt that the court's methods of governing the world were far beyond his imagination.

I don't know who came up with this Tokyo Post, it's so ingenious.

He said: "So, Tokyo Post can still be involved in shipping?"

"That's exactly what I mean. Qian Yuqing opened a maritime trade in the South China Sea. There is no shortage of ships from Hangzhou Shipyard and Fujian Shipyard."

"My minister feels that this post office can also be properly opened to the people and fully mobilize the power of the people."