Everyone in the front hall gradually became quiet.

Qin Hao then comforted him and said, "Don't be impatient, Marquis Dongyang, just listen to what I have to say."

"The imperial court will not take the 20% for nothing. First of all, your merchant ships can go to sea with the imperial fleet. If there are any pirates or native bandits on the road, the imperial court will deal with them to ensure the safety of all merchant ships."

"Secondly, there are more than just Siam and Chenla overseas, there are also farther waterways, and the profits will be more abundant. These waterways will also be explored by the imperial court, and they can also be shared with you when the time comes."

At this point, Qin Hao suddenly paused: "Of course, in order to avoid competition with each other causing the prices of various commodities to skyrocket, we will set up ten quotas in each channel to protect the common interests of you and the court."

Suddenly, the front hall was filled with people. There are only ten places in each channel, which means that the rest will be excluded. The wealth is so exciting. Who doesn’t know that there are gold and silver mountains overseas, just waiting to move them? Make money now.

The opportunity is right in front of you, who doesn’t want to get a ticket to board the ship?

"Master Marquis, our Yongxin Marquis Mansion wants this quota! Please make an offer how much it will cost!"

"We, the Zhongyi Marquis, also want one!"

There are only ten spots, so you must strike first. If you don't grab it, wouldn't you just watch the gold and silver slip away before your eyes?

Qin Hao pressed his hand to signal everyone to calm down: "Don't panic, everyone. Although there is only one route for now, the court will add new routes in the future, so there is no need to be so anxious."

But the more he said this, the less everyone believed it. Who knew whether the future shipping routes would be as good as now? Anyway, they only knew that Qin Hao had gone to sea and brought back a large number of rare treasures.

"Then there is no other way. The only choice is the one with the highest price." Qin Hao had a helpless expression, but he was actually secretly laughing in his heart. The principle that rare things are more valuable has not changed since ancient times.

After an intense auction, ten places were finally auctioned for a high price of 2.7 million yuan, which shows how rich these noble families are.

Qin Hao did not touch the money and sent it directly to Zhao Zongquan.

Zhao Zongquan was full of praise for Qin Hao's method of making money: "Qin Aiqing still has a way. Turning stone into gold is nothing more than that, right?"

Qin Hao bowed and said: "Actually, this amount of money is just drizzle. In the future, these nobles will continue to bring overseas wealth back to the Song Dynasty. Just 20% of the tax revenue will be enough for most of the court's expenses. By then, the government will

No matter what you want to do, you no longer need to be constrained by money."

Zhao Zongquan sighed: "Well, what Qin Aiqing said makes sense."

Qin Hao then reminded: "However, one thing needs to be told to the officials. There are also a lot of maritime merchants among the people. The court has not paid attention to this area before, resulting in a large loss of commercial tax. Now it is time to take care of it.

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Zhao Zongquan nodded and said angrily: "Yes, these people are making a lot of money, but the court is so poor. It's time to take care of it. What do Qin Aiqing think?"

Qin Hao said solemnly: "It's actually very simple. As long as the imperial court sets up shipping offices in each area with sea ports, manages and registers all ships going to sea, it can eliminate most tax evasion. In addition, the imperial court also needs to establish

There is an anti-smuggling agency that specializes in catching smuggling activities. Once caught, the property will be confiscated and relatives will be imprisoned. Naturally, no one will dare to evade taxes over time."

Zhao Zongquan thought for a long time and then sighed with emotion: "Qin Aiqing is more thoughtful and does not bother the two masters. Let Qin Aiqing handle the shipping yamen and anti-smuggling yamen."

Qin Hao bowed slightly: "Thank you for your trust, but this matter cannot be done by me alone. We still need people selected by the court."

This is done to avoid suspicion. After all, these two yamen will have considerable power in the future.

Zhao Zongquan was very satisfied with Qin Hao's sense of proportion, but still asked: "If Qin Aiqing has suitable candidates, he might as well recommend one or two."

In fact, Zhao Zongquan also wanted to place his own people in these two yamen. Unfortunately, he knew that the people from Yuzhou were not the material. It could be seen from Shen Congxin's performance that it was okay to let them fight and kill. , I can’t do such detailed work.

Qin Hao thought for a while: "Wei Chen recommended Sheng Changbai as editor of the Hanlin Academy."

Zhao Zongquan was slightly startled, then smiled and said: "Oh, he is the son of Sheng Hong, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites? I remember that he and Qin Aiqing were Jinshi in the same year, right?"

Qin Hao couldn't help feeling that being an emperor in ancient times was not an easy task. Knowledge and memorization were the most basic thing. Otherwise, if there were so many civil and military officials in the dynasty, how could they dare to be re-employed if they didn't know their details?

"Reporting back to the official family, Weichen and Sheng Changbai were not only Jinshi in the same year, but also close friends. Weichen had studied with Sheng Changbai at the Shengjia School before. However, the reason why Weichen recommended him was not a personal relationship, but because Sheng Changbai was an upright person. He is selfless and selfless, and Wei Chen feels that if he were in charge of the shipping yamen, no one would dare to miss a penny of tax again."
Chapter completed!