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In the Political Affairs Hall, Wang Zeng was roasting charcoal fire and asked Cai Qi opposite him: "Zi Si, today Chen Zhizhong reported to implement the new policy on money houses on Jingxi Road across the country. What do you think?"

Cai Qi shook his head: "It's only been a year since the Qianzhuang Jingxi Road, and there have been many disadvantages. I guess there are still major problems that have not been revealed. How can it be pushed to the whole country like this? I think Chen Zhizhong is dying and is confused!"

Wang Zeng nodded: "I think it's a bit inappropriate. Although Xu Ping did a good job on Jingxi Road, he is too anxious to push it to the whole country now. This matter should be tried on Jingxi Road for a few years, let's talk about it."

The fire in the charcoal basin was burning red and the body was roasting warmly, and the two began to slowly warm up.

Whether he went to the palace or met with ministers, Zhao Zhen always insisted that he would not produce charcoal in winter and not fan in summer. This was his respect for his ministers, but it also made everyone suffer. It is normal that the court meeting did not produce charcoal, and it would not produce fire in that occasion, but he would not produce charcoal when sitting in the palace, so he would be too strict with himself.

After the court is over, they will definitely go to the palace to discuss Chen Zhizhong's memorial in a while. Wang Zeng and Cai Qi use this time to come back and cook for the fire to warm up the body so that they will not suffer from the cold and suffering after entering the palace.

Today, Zhang Dexiang took leave because of his physical discomfort. Song Shou went to the front hall to take charge of the squad, while Lu Yijian got up late and didn't have time to have breakfast. He went outside the imperial city to buy food. Only Wang Zeng and Cai Qi were left in the political affairs hall. After the Chinese New Year, Wang Zeng saw that Lu Yijian was becoming more and more unscrupulous in cultivating his party members' autocracy and private practice, and he was becoming more and more unscrupulous, and he was too greedy for power. The conflict between the two became fierce. Now the Secretariat is obviously divided into two factions. Wang Zeng and Cai Qi are the same factions, while Lu Yijian and Song Shou are the same. Zhang Dexiang seems neutral, but in fact he is also on the side of Lu Yijian.

When it came to the party and formed a faction, Wang Zeng, who regarded himself as a gentleman, obviously had a disadvantage. Wang Zeng was loyal and was forced to do nothing, and he really didn't want to fight against Lu Yijian everywhere like this. He and Cai Qi were not a strict party, but had more like-minded elements and fewer elements for their own selfish interests. In this way, the cooperation between the two people would not be tacit, and they were not on the same level as Lu Yijian.

Feeling that his hands were a little hot, Wang Zeng moved his body away from the charcoal fire and said to Cai Qi: "By the way, Chen Zhizhong also mentioned the technique of raising the people as Xu Ping said, asking the court to stabilize the price of silk. What do you think about this?"

"Stable silk price is more feasible, but there are also great risks. First, by the end of the year, there is not much copper savings in Zuozang's warehouse, so I have to borrow money from the inner warehouse. The inner warehouse has just sent so much silk, and it is probably a bit difficult to get them to get money out. Another thing is that after buying silk, you have to deposit it into the capital and local warehouses. Even if the price of silk is stable now, as the cotton cloth on West Jing Road is more and more produced, the price will eventually fall. Who will make up for this loss? After all, Xu Ping's method is nothing more than borrowing money for the next few years to make up for the current hole, and there are quite a lot of hidden dangers."

Wang Zeng nodded after hearing this and said, "Yes, this is a way to eat the food of Yin and Mao, not the best strategy. However, the price of silk is falling sharply now. If it is not stabilized in time, the silk in each warehouse will also be lost, and the losses are also very serious. Not only that, the tax will be collected next summer or not, and no matter how you collect it, you have to find another way. Alas, it is the worst strategy, I am afraid I have to use it."

Cai Qi was silent for a while, then suddenly looked up and said, "Dude, do you still remember the memorial from Guangnan a few days ago?"

The king thought for a while before saying, "Did Pang Ji and Wang Yan jointly report the report? I remember. They said that they had recently been unable to bear the harassment of the sea route in Champa, and they raised troops to question the crime. The troops were at the city of Vijay. The king of Champa submitted a petition, but this matter."

"Yes. In the memorial, they not only talked about this matter, but also said that the sea route from Qinzhou to Nanyang was opened and merchants gathered. In particular, silk was particularly popular with Hu merchants, so the court asked the court to send some to it."

Wang Yan was transferred to Qinzhou for less than a year when he was appointed as the governor of Chunzhou. After being transferred to Qinzhou by Fan Yong. The Guangnan West Road lacked officials, and Wang Yan was an extraordinary talent there, which was highly valued by Fan Yong. In fact, Fan Yong had no choice. He had only so many people in his hands. Most of the governors were military generals, and few states had magistrates, and most of them were from the same route. Occasionally, there were a few civil officials, even if they were demoted, they were rarely from Jinshi. Wang Yan's qualifications were indeed outstanding.

After the pacification of Yongzhou, Guangnan West Road belonged to Qinzhou, which was the most critical. It was threatened by pirates and by the waterways of Chameng, which had already fallen with the Song Dynasty. When Jiaozhi was there, it had to deal with a common enemy. Chameng and Song Dynasty had a very harmonious relationship and was considered a quasi-ally. As soon as Jiaozhi collapsed, the relationship between the two sides immediately became tense, and there were constant conflicts throughout the year. Of course, the remaining Jiaozhi was still in front, and behind were the border states and sugarcane and grain support of the Song Dynasty. Chameng could not gain any advantage on land, so he continued to harass him by sea, especially against Qinzhou and Lianzhou.

After a period of preparation, Pang Ji, who was mainly king's absorption, cooperated with the two of them to win a great victory at sea. When they faced the capital of Champa Vijay, they forced the King of Champa to surrender and seek peace. Although this great victory did not eliminate the main force of Champa and could not be compared with Xu Ping's defeat of the country and captured the king, the sea route was cleared from then on, and the depressed Nanyang Commercial Road ushered in vitality again. In particular, Pang Ji was eager to open up this maritime commercial road.

Speaking of which, this is not because Pang Ji wanted to show off his limelight and make contributions. The nature of the sugar business he was in charge of determined that it was necessary to continuously expand the land and open up new markets. At this time, the growth momentum of the domestic sugar market had slowed down, and transportation was inconvenient, so it was impossible to expand rapidly like before. The new market could only turn to the vast ocean.

Whether it is Jiaozhi or Chameng, the ability to oppose the Song Dynasty is due to geographical barriers and the long distance to drag down the Song army's logistics. Now that after Xu Ping's clearance, all this is no longer a problem, and they have become meat on the chopping board.

After hearing Cai Qi's words, Wang Zeng remembered all this and couldn't help but be happy: "Zi Si said, transport silk to Guangnan West Road?"

"In fact, it is not just Guangnan West Road. Once the Nanyang Commercial Road is connected, the Guangzhou Maritime Warehouse will inevitably flourish again. During the Tang Dynasty, the Hu Shang in Guangzhou was said to be 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, and it was prosperous for a while. When Huang Chao was in chaos, it was destroyed and burned. From then on, the commercial road was cut off. Although this dynasty still set up the Maritime Warehouse in Guangzhou, it was difficult to show the grand occasion of the Tang Dynasty. My husband, if the Nanyang Commercial Road was restored, it would not be impossible to sell millions of pieces of silk a year. By that time, the silk stored in the Curry might not have lost much price."

Cai Qi just said it casually. In fact, he didn't know the trade prospects of the Nanyang Commercial Road, but it was no exaggeration to say that the Tang Dynasty could make hundreds of thousands of guan a year. When Hu merchants went to these ports to do business, the general goods were taxed by one tenth, and it has increased in recent years to two tenths. In terms of proportion, the amount of money for trade should be millions of guan. Of course, this is just a forbidden item such as pearls, tortoiseshell, rhino elephants, iron, vermilion and stone. Although there is no tax, the profit will be even higher if the official specializes in buying and selling them.
Chapter completed!