Han Xizai was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He traveled to six departments, had a wide range of knowledge and had communicated with Su Chen in advance. So after hearing his remarks, he did not express much shock. After thinking about it for a moment, he could understand it.

"Yixuan's words are indeed thought-provoking. We should vigorously develop official kilns and officials and businessmen, not only to control salt and iron, but also to expand the business of the court. This will not only rely on taxes on the people and merchants, but also to realise the

profit."

Gao Yue exclaimed: "Yes, why didn't you think of this before?"

Xu Kai showed suspicion and shook his head and said, "However, the court does business and competes for profit with the people. Perhaps many officials disagree!"

Zhong Mo's face turned pale and he snorted: "The party is the same and the different. Those of the Song Party, regardless of whether this matter is beneficial to the people or the country, as long as it is proposed, they will oppose it."

Xu Xuan is one of the most trusted officials Li Yu has. As a matter of Tongpingzhang, he is equivalent to the deputy prime minister and has the weight of making decisions on the court. After hearing Su Chen's words, he aroused his interest and asked:

"Yixuan, can you explain to us what specific aspects should the court do in doing business so that it can be effective? After all, although there have been imperial merchants in all dynasties for hundreds of years, most of them were monopolized by the court and then subcontracted them.

I gave it to some private merchants and made it for the court, and there were relatively few workshops in the court.”

Su Chen hesitated for a moment and said, "At present, the Tang State has lost the thirteen prefectures in Jiangbei, the terrain has been reduced by nearly half, and it is a rich Huainan land in the Central Plains. It has suffered a lot to the court. We must make up for the emptiness of the national treasury and establish a court workshop to do business.

It is the most convenient way to accumulate a lot of wealth in just a few years; however, this also requires several conditions.”

"First, we need strong support from the government, and we can develop shipbuilding and overseas trade, because we need to make a large surplus with foreign countries and foreign businesses. Secondly, this matter needs to be dominated by our people, and the court's obstacles.

It is necessary to block the Song Party members and cannot destroy them. The third is that trade items need to be novel and take the high-end luxury route. What countries outside lack or even do not have, such as Jiangnan tea, blue and white porcelain, etc., as well as soaps, perfumes, and high purity.

Sour wine, glass cups, etc., earn back silver from the Western Regions, overseas, Khitan, and Fusang to fill the national treasury.”

It is clear and closely linked, and these are not difficult to understand. The people at the banquet are basically all well-read people and have been immersed in the officialdom for many years. They are not all old foxes, but they are not

How bad will it be? Both IQ and EQ are online, and you can understand the conditions that Su Chen said.

Gao Yue slapped the table and said, "It's a good way, it's simple and effective. Why didn't anyone think about it before?"

Gao Yuan smiled and said, "Haha, elder brother, this is not that my predecessors wanted to get this business method, but that there are no fresh products. It is not worth it to sell with Jiangnan local specialties, and it is not worth it. It is not enough to spend money on going overseas!"

Han Xizai, Xu Kai, Zhong Mo and others were all thinking. These conditions seemed simple, but they were afraid that it would not be easy to implement.

Zhong Mo, the Minister of Rites, proposed: "As long as Yixuan can cure Empress Zhou and the Second Prince, the empress dowager will be more important than the official's eyes. People from this faction can also rise and bring them closer to the royal family.

The close relationship between the Song Party and the people who are alienated from the Song Party should be better to make the deeper the relationship between them and King Zheng, so as to cause the government's plan."

Zhang Yi said: "In the past, the Song Party was angry with each other, which influenced the country's destiny and was alienated by the predecessor. Therefore, it held a grudge and secretly supported the crown prince Li Jingsui's fight for the position of crown prince. Unfortunately, the crown prince Li Hongji took a ruthless move at that time and poisoned Li Jingsui to death.

, became the only crown prince. But two months later, the prince died suddenly, which led to the ascension of the current official family ascended the throne. As the Song Party continued to lose power in the court, they might secretly support Zheng Wang Li Congshan to seize power."

Gao Yue sighed: "If we want to implement this method of enriching the country, we need to reform, improve our business status, and expand the court workshops. However, what is produced in detail still needs to be designed by Yixuan and given the formula and production method.

By recruiting workers, setting up official kilns and official yards, we will increase foreign trade."

Su Chen continued to improve his views and said: "If we really want to promote trade in this way, the court must at least reform in business. It includes establishing those business workshops, how to process the steps, who will be responsible for supervising, who will be conducting trade, and what will be earned.

What proportions are given to the court's treasury and which continue to be put into production costs? I suggest that special departments can be set up, such as the three departments, salt and iron, dependent branches, and the Ministry of Revenue, which are specifically responsible for the court's business, which is different from the households in the Three Lives and Six Ministry.

The authority of the Ministry, in this way, is to pay great attention to business and taxation, which will help the court earn money."

"The three departments are specifically responsible for doing business and collecting taxes? It is indeed conducive to the direct management of finance." Han Xizai felt that this proposal was very good. To improve his status and manage effectively, it would be controlled in a layer by layer than before, and it took many turns and it was difficult to directly

Do something.

Li Dezan, the Minister of Works, nodded and said: "Overseas trade also requires certain ships. In terms of shipbuilding, we also need to increase investment. It just so happens that both military ships and merchant ships can be built together!"

Su Chen's strategy of enriching the country triggered heated discussions among more than ten ministers at the banquet. The more they talked, the more they felt it was feasible, and solved a major problem in their minds.

In the past, I only thought about enriching the country and strengthening the army, but the national treasury was empty, the people were becoming increasingly poor, the army had no military pay, and the weapons and equipment could not be replenished in time. It was just empty talk about enriching the country and strengthening the army.

Even if land distribution is reformed and taxes are increased in a different way, it is just over-exploiting from the people, which is not in line with their governance purposes.

However, Su Chen's words today made everyone present feel like clearing away the clouds and mist. They can develop foreign trade according to the ideas of officials and businessmen, earn silver and military supplies, and when they return to their daily necessities, the court and the people can enjoy the dividends.

Xu Xuan smiled and stroked his beard and sighed: "I am worthy of being the best talent in Jiangzuo. Now I have seen Yi Xuan's true talent."

Zhong Mo joked: "I never thought that Brother Han, who has been cultivating in Runzhou for a year, has discovered such a talented person and joining our camp, will be terrifying and has a bright future!"

Han Xizai couldn't help laughing and said, "Hahaha, don't praise me anymore. If you want to talk about this, no one is as clever as Brother Peng. After seeing Yixuan's talent, please book a marriage between her daughter and Yixuan first.

After leaving, I was really envious. It’s a pity that my husband’s family is full of men and no suitable daughter!”

When everyone heard this, they looked at Peng Zeliang and chuckled. The scene was very harmonious.

But at this moment, a servant ran over in panic and said in panic: "The Lord Peng family, something happened. An imperial army came outside the door and said that he wanted to bring Mr. Su Chen into the palace immediately. It seemed that the second prince's condition suddenly worsened.

It's... "

"Have the condition worsened?" Everyone's faces changed.
Chapter completed!