Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"The maritime merchant is back!"

As a large number of ships following Tong Guan arrived at Dengzhou Port, the entire Song Dynasty business community was excited.

Without him! Just because the profits earned by maritime merchants in the previous two times were so amazing, they naturally paid special attention this time.

Although the ships returning this time accounted for only half of Tong Guan's ships to the Western Ocean, the scale of this voyage was surprisingly large. Even only half of the fleet was enough to exceed the sum of all the fleets in the previous two voyages.

In Dengzhou Port!

Once again, there was a huge scene of thousands of ships gathering. Almost all the famous merchants of the Song Dynasty gathered here. What's more, there were merchants from Yelu Nanyin of the Liao Kingdom waiting here, just to get the first hand and the best Nanyang. goods.

"The treasure of Champa Kingdom, two hundred cargo ships!" Fan Sanming shouted excitedly.

Now Fan Sanming is here on behalf of the Ministry of Commerce, which is about to be established by the imperial court. Although the Ministry of Commerce is still under preparation, it has certain powers. This maritime business feast is when the Ministry of Commerce will emerge.

This time, the Ministry of Commerce must not only properly calculate the goods brought by maritime merchants and ensure that they are sold at a high price, but also ensure that the Shipping Department, which is about to be assigned to the Ministry of Commerce, collects more taxes.

Following Fan Sanming's order, two hundred cargo ships loaded with goods obtained by the Champa City slowly docked, and a large number of laborers rushed onto the deck to start loading and unloading the goods.

Soon, the entire dock was filled with rare treasures.

Under Fan Sanming's command, merchants from all over the country stepped forward one after another, and carried out large-scale transactions worth thousands of dollars without blinking an eye.

Before long, the cargo of two hundred ships was sold out, and each one was sold at a high price.

Just when both the buyer and seller were satisfied, Fan Sanming suddenly said again: "Fan knows that many shopkeepers and ship owners do not fully maximize their interests. The Ministry of Commerce can guarantee this, and the shopkeepers can order the required goods from the ship owners. , the ship owner also avoids some risks, and the goods shipped back are not worried about marketability, what do you think?"

"The Ministry of Commerce guarantees trading houses and shipping companies?"

After Fan Sanming finished speaking, everyone on the dock couldn't help but be stunned.

You must know that although the profits of maritime merchants are huge, it takes too long after all, and they can only buy what they bring back. For maritime merchants, they are more worried that the goods they bring back cannot be sold at high prices.

If the Song Dynasty Commercial Bank orders in advance and the maritime merchant is responsible for transporting the goods, the Song Dynasty Commercial Bank can obtain a large amount of the desired goods, and the maritime merchant can also reduce risks.

"This is a great kindness!"

All the merchants nodded in praise. The Ministry of Commerce was about to be established, and it already represented the position of the imperial court. With it as guarantee, everyone could naturally trust it.

At the moment, a number of commercial banks and maritime merchants signed the next batch of contracts in triplicate, and asked the Ministry of Commerce to keep the deposit.

Under Fan Sanming's operation, ships docked one after another, and a large number of overseas rare treasures were sold throughout the Song Dynasty. At the same time, they also received large orders.

"The Ministry of Commerce won a resounding victory in the first battle."

At the moment, Fan Sanming couldn't help but feel excited when he looked at the massive taxes collected and the large orders that would be placed in half a year.

He believed that if this news reached Kaifeng City, it would definitely make the entire court look at the unestablished Ministry of Commerce with admiration.

When Fan Sanming's memorial arrived in Kaifeng City, the first batch of overseas treasures had already been rushed to Kaifeng City.

Kaifeng City is the place where the richest man in the world is located, and it is also the final distribution center for overseas rare items. A large number of overseas rare items appear in Kaifeng City, and the entire Kaifeng City is crazy about them.

No matter how many overseas goods there are, they cannot fill the huge market in Kaifeng City. No matter how many precious treasures there are, they cannot stir up any waves in Kaifeng City and are quickly digested.

At the same time, Fan Sanming's memorial also arrived in Kaifeng City, which also caused an uproar. No one expected that the Ministry of Commerce could have such a wonderful effect. It only made a guarantee between the trading houses and maritime merchants, and actually increased the taxes of the Song Dynasty out of thin air. A big chunk.

"The officials are very happy. The Nanyang fleet has returned and brought a large amount of taxes to the Song Dynasty. This year has just passed half, and the shipping companies in various places have already collected more than 2 million yuan in taxes."

In the Chuigong Hall, Fan Chunchun, the Minister of Household Affairs, reported the good news to Zhao Xu with a happy face.

The Municipal Shipping Department will soon be subordinated to the Ministry of Commerce and will be responsible for managing the taxation of sea-going ships in the East and Southeast Asia. As the scale of the voyages to the West continues to expand, the City Shipping Department's taxation will also expand, becoming the most important source of wealth for the imperial court, and both It was extra income. If he could earn such an income of two million yuan in taxes in a normal year, the court would be overjoyed.

But who would have thought that Fan Sanming's modest operation on behalf of the Ministry of Commerce would lead to such surprises. From this point of view, this year's taxation of the Shipping Department will definitely hit a new high.

"Okay! The Ministry of Commerce has achieved such success in just a small test, which really makes me feel relieved." Zhao Xu said happily.

Since he succeeded to the throne, he has pursued a policy of opening up borders, which consumes a lot of money every year. The large income of the Municipal Shipping Department every year has greatly alleviated his pressure. Now the Ministry of Commerce is trying its best, and the taxes of the Municipal Shipping Department have been greatly increased. Naturally, Zhao Xu had more confidence in establishing a commercial department.

"Reporting to the officials, the taxes of the Shipping Department have increased sharply, and the two largest ones are Dengzhou and Quanzhou, because Dengzhou is the starting point for the voyage to the East, and Quanzhou is the starting point for the voyage to the Southeast Asia. If the Song Dynasty gets another The opening of the Western Ocean will definitely increase the number of shipping companies in the Song Dynasty several times more." Fan Zheng said proudly.

In addition to the three prime ministers, there were still many stubborn officials who were dissatisfied with Fan Zhengzhi's proposal of opening up the Western Sea. The rise of the two municipal shipping offices in Dengzhou and Quanzhou was enough to make the officials determined to open up the Western Sea. proposal.

Recently, the Dali envoy was sent to Kaifeng City by Zeng Bu at high speed. He kept visiting all the officials of the court. While expressing his loyalty to the Song Dynasty, he generously promised benefits. In addition, the Song Dynasty was in a state of war weariness after successive wars. Suddenly, There were more and more memorials against sending troops to Dali.

Fan Zheng just took advantage of the two starting points for going to the sea in Dengzhou and Quanzhou to make the Song Dynasty pay more attention to the Western sea ports.

"The outlet of the Western Ocean!"

Many officials with conservative personalities couldn't help but frown when they heard this reason.

They took advantage of Dali's surrender and prepared to persuade the officials not to use weapons rashly, but they did not expect that not only did they not succeed, but they made the Song Dynasty more determined to capture Dali, and even scheduled the next war for the Song Dynasty.

"How can it determine the national destiny of the Song Dynasty if it's just an outlet to the sea?"

Many conservative officials were very dissatisfied, thinking that Fan Zheng was being alarmist.

"I agree that if the Song Dynasty obtains access to the Western Ocean, its voyages to the West will probably be like its voyage to the East. The return trip will take several months. Not only will the wealth of the Song Dynasty be doubled, but it will also make our country, the Song Dynasty, prestige all over the world." Su Shi praised highly.

Su Shi was the Minister of Rites. With the rise of the Song Dynasty and the influence of Tong Guan's voyages to the West, overseas countries continued to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty, which made Su Shi quite proud.

"We must defeat Bagan in our voyage to the West. According to what envoys from overseas countries have said, Bagan is not a small country, but a powerful country in the West, far beyond what Dali can match." Yang Wei frowned.

Other conservative officials also spoke out, stating the disadvantages of the expedition to Bagan, in an attempt to dissuade Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but frown. Bagan was a powerful country, and it was located in the western land. The road was far away. The Song army had to go on a long expedition and was not accustomed to the acclimatization.