Poor family mother and son

Chapter 624

The first question Chu Qing got after saluting the emperor was: "You are taking leave this time, have you had a fulfilling life?"

Chu Qing: "...hehe."

In terms of playing rogue, the emperor No.1.

I went on a long-distance business trip with great effort, and the emperor counted it as a holiday. I still owe you a few working days, why? !
The emperor gave the brocade pier to sit and answer, Chu Qing returned to the restraint he had when meeting the emperor for the first time, thanked him again and again, and then sat on the edge of the brocade, resuming the sloppy look of countless months ago.

If you see something good, you have to accept it. It's important to talk about business.

The emperor asked: "You said in your letter that the exchange market facilitated Voss's offensive and publicity? I want to hear how you made this judgment;

Also, if you and I want people to go to Voss for business, you have to give a reason, otherwise, I'm afraid the officials will... That's not good for you. "

Alas, if the prime minister, or the chief assistant of the cabinet, or the minister of military affairs were here, the emperor's words would be more credible. After all, they are the ones who assist the monarch in governing the country.

As a minor official of the fifth rank who is not qualified to have an audience unless the emperor summons him, the emperor said that Chu Qing really couldn't accept his affection.

Chu Qing said: "Your Majesty, although the exchange market is defended by the garrison and controlled by the state government, the people of Voss are tough and conflicts occur from time to time. Every autumn and winter, even if they do not violate the border, there will be group fights due to the transaction. The reason for the war between the two sides."

Emperor: "What is the group fighting caused by the transaction you mentioned? How can there be fighting?"

Chu Qing: "Although Voss has its own agriculture, it is limited by local natural and geographical conditions, raw materials and technology, making it difficult to produce many daily necessities, and many daily needs cannot be met;

But I, Emperor Xuan, is wise and pays attention to agricultural development, builds water conservancy projects, and pays attention to the improvement of agricultural tools to improve agricultural production efficiency;

The development of agriculture has also provided rich material preparations for the handicraft industry, and the handicraft industry has achieved many achievements in my propaganda..."

Chu Qing flattered her seriously, her tone was dry as if she was reporting on her duties, without any emotion, the emperor nodded repeatedly: Chu Qing is a real person, he speaks the truth!
Chu Qing continued to speak without stuttering, "So, the goods traded on the mutual market are essentially at a disadvantage for me to publicize, because the variety we provide can improve their living standards..."

The emperor nodded frequently: "It's a loss! However, since they are taking advantage, why are there still incidents of fighting?"

Chu Qing: "The nature of a businessman is profit-seeking, since the Daxuan businessman can't exchange for more useful things, he will naturally raise the price of the commodity;

For example: the people of Voss can only exchange a good white fox fur for two stone meters. This kind of unequal transaction naturally makes the people of Voss feel that it is better to grab it, so they fight. "

White fox fur is still of the highest quality. If it is stored in Kyoto, there will be people scrambling to buy it in 1000 Liangcheng. How can it be exchanged for two stones of rice?
When Chu Qing gave this example, the emperor immediately understood the reason.

The original purpose of establishing exchanges between the two countries was to make up for each other's needs. For example, Daxuan wanted Voss' horses, and Voss wanted Daxuan's iron.

But in fact, these two things are the last thing the two sides want to export, so Daxuan is far richer in materials that can be traded than Voss.

Then, if you want to trade equitably, the people of Voss must either provide enough money or items of equivalent value. If you can't provide them, you have to grab them.

If this continues, the garrison's daily burden of dealing with these disputes will be self-digested. Isn't it fattening the merchants and damaging the army?

And once the Voss people are hungry in autumn and winter, they will not follow the regulations of the trade market, and will specifically pick quarrels and troubles, and then border frictions will occur.

And small-scale conflicts occurred from time to time, with dozens or hundreds of people, all of whom were suppressed by the garrison, and the generals and yamen from all over the country would never report it, because it would appear that they had no way to control it.

These things were not reported to the local government, so the emperor naturally didn't understand. After Chu Qing told them, the emperor also felt that this was a problem.

Although the situation of the Great Xuan disaster has been brought under control this year, the food gap in several state capitals needs more than a dozen state capitals to make up for it, which is already stretched.

If the people of Voss really come to attack this year, it will indeed be a heavy burden for Daxuan.

In fact, this kind of phenomenon in the mutual market is a hidden danger in Chu Qing's view, but it will not cause bad results immediately.

The reason why I said it earlier now is because Chu Qing has squeezed the fourth prince hard, and I am really afraid of his revenge. At that time, no matter how much Chu Qing argues, it will be useless.

Emperor: "So, how do you think it should be resolved?"

Chu Qing "hastily" stood up: "Your Majesty! I haven't read a book, how can I know how to solve it!"

Some questions can be answered, and some cannot.

The emperor couldn't help but nodded at Chu Qing from the air: "You! An honest person should not do such cunning things, you can pretend not to be like...you can say it!"

Chu Qing looked troubled, as if he really didn't know how to solve such a difficult problem: "Your Majesty, I feel that there is nothing wrong with us Daxuan merchants doing this, who made the people of Voss poor?
However, the conflicts are really troublesome. In the end, the Daxuan merchants made money, and they wiped their ass... Oh no, aftermath, the government and the army have to bear the losses, such as soldiers’ medicine, subsidies, and even pensions, etc. ;

Moreover, the resulting public opinion is not good, Voss people will say Daxuan people are cunning, Daxuan people will spread Voss people barbarism and so on;
But if Daxuan people are encouraged to go to Voss to do business, it is not just a caravan. The minister is saying that like the Voss people in Daxuan, renting shops, doing business, even opening a tea shop, can still make money, and it is not like the exchange market. Asking prices like that is conducive to the peaceful development of both sides. "

The emperor shook his head: "I'm afraid no one is willing to go? Who wants to leave their hometown and live in such a wild place?"

This is true, it's not that people from Daxuan are not allowed to go to Voss, Voss has also relaxed the policy, allowing Daxuan people to enter and exit, but no one goes.

The people of Voss are willing to come to Daxuan. The food is delicious, the life is relatively convenient, the food is abundant, and the consumption is not very high.

The emperor stretched out his hand and pressed down, signaling to Chu Qing not to be nervous, sat down, and then said: "Besides, you also said just now that the people of Voss are tough, and I declare that even if the people pass by, it may not be safe."

Chu Qing just looked at the emperor and didn't speak, thinking: Shouldn't your emperor be the one to solve this?
Hu Hengqiu came to see the emperor after finishing his business, and when he entered the door, he saw Chu Qing staring straight at the emperor, and his heart twitched.

It's not that the courtiers can't look at the emperor. In that case, the emperor doesn't know what he looks like. Wouldn't it be even more disrespectful if he didn't know each other when they met each other?
It's about not being able to stare at the emperor for a long time, that would be provocative.

But Chu Qing was staring at the emperor, at least from the moment Hu Hengqiu saw him until he saluted the emperor, Chu Qing had been staring at the emperor for two or three breaths.

Eunuch Li had informed before Hu Hengqiu spoke, but Hu Hengqiu still wanted to speak, just to remind Chu Qing to look away.

But at this time, the emperor seemed to understand what Chu Qing meant, and looked directly at the other party.

(End of this chapter)