Crowned with Pearls

   Chapter 1268 Chapter 67 · First-class lobbyists

The court officials were not in the mood to care about Princess Eleven's marriage anymore. Originally, there were accusations against Su Yao, but now their attention has been diverted. Everyone began to talk about another matter-Pang Qingping, the governor of Zhejiang, sent a letter to the court. Set up a shipping company in Zhejiang, build a port, and open up maritime trade.

The news of    came out, causing a heated discussion.

Some people said that Pang Qingping was still imaginative. The situation at sea was changing rapidly, and no one could tell what would happen in the next moment in the calm sea. In the previous dynasty, there was a period of open sea trade, but not only did merchant ships have frequent accidents, Because of the opening of the harbour, pirates and Japanese pirates have been attracted, and the coastal area has always been unstable.

   The current Japanese plague is believed to be caused by the opening of maritime trade at that time.

  Because of the opening of maritime trade, many people are seeking a living at sea. Over time, many people who go to sea have acted as pirates and joined the team of pirates.

   This is repeated over and over again.

   Now that the imperial court has banned the sea, Japanese pirates can repeatedly invade the coast. Once the sea trade is opened up, who can say whether Japanese pirates will attack in large numbers in the future?

  The officials were divided into two factions, those who agreed and those who disagreed, quarreling in the courtroom.

   At this time, Pang Qingping made another memorial.

   He asked the Ministry of Household to allocate money to train the navy in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

  The Minister of the Household can't wait to spit on his face, even if he is Duke Ping, the eldest brother of the noble concubine, the uncle of the eleventh princess and the fifth prince, the Minister of the Household can't care at this moment.

   Let’s not say whether it is reliable or not. If this memorial is approved, how much money will the household pay?

   He objected again and again, saying that the Ministry of Household could not get the money.

   Training the navy, plus the construction of a port, this is not worth a few million taels of silver. Where does the Ministry of Household have so much money? ! Money is used everywhere!

  Pang Qingping personally went to the Ministry of Housing.

  Hubu Shangshu didn't want to see him at all, and he excused himself to be absent, so that people would hurry up and send this **** away.

But Pang Qingping is also a bit of a rogue. He comes every day, and he can't go away with the minister of the household. He had to see this uncle, and said angrily: "Uncle, it's really not us. The Ministry of Household is crying poor, but the Ministry of Household really has no money! Think about it, the national tax revenue is so little. Last year, the floods in Jiangxi and Hunan, and the drought in Henan, these are all real money allocated to fight the disaster! And Jizhou The city defense of Ziweiguan, the fortress of Ziweiguan, the army salaries of the Northwest Army, and the army salaries of your coastal areas, all these need money!

  Pang Qingping was not in a hurry. He waited for the Minister of Household to vent before he calmly said: "I know I know, and I also know that it is not easy for you, and the court is not easy. Isn't this, I am also thinking of the court?"

He poured a cup of tea for the Minister of the Household, and said familiarly: "Old Qian, I know it is difficult for you, but we are in Zhejiang, not only Zhejiang, but also Fujian and Guangdong! Think about it, how big is Haimao? A sum of money? I know that you are capable, you look through the records and account books, and take a look, when the Qianhai trade opened up, how much tax did the Shibo Division contribute to the court every year?"

Seeing the minister of households pondering, Pang Qingping snorted coldly: "You don't know? Then I'll tell you that at the peak, the Fujian Ship Division alone gave the imperial court six million taels of silver a year! What is this? Concept? This is the combined tax of Jiangxi and Hunan! With all this money, what do you think is bad? What the court will do in the future will make you a little richer, and you don’t have to tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall!”

Seeing his excitement, the Minister of the Chamber of Commerce couldn't help but retort: ​​"How can I not know this? But you also scored the situation! Sea trade has to rely on the sky to eat, and there are so many pirates at sea, many of which are lost both in human and wealth. Besides, with the port, wouldn't it be more convenient for Japanese pirates and pirates? I don't think it is possible!"

  Who doesn't want to eat meat? But the problem is, I'm afraid that I didn't eat the meat, and I also caused a show.

Pang Qingping laughed: "That's why we have to build a navy army, we have to train our own sailors, train a group of brave soldiers, and let them fight Japanese pirates and pirates! Why should the sea be given to pirates and pirates? Japanese pirates go rampant!? If we have these, are we afraid that we can't keep the Shibo Division? Old money, don't play stupid with me, how much money does Fujian turn over a year now? It's less than when there was a Shibo Division. Two-thirds of it?! Tell me, where did the money go? It just went to the local wealthy! The court banned the sea, so they really didn't go to sea? No one else knows, don't follow me Say you don't know!"

   Just go underground, and you don’t have to give money to the imperial court.

  Qian Shangshu was speechless for a while.

   After a long while, he sighed: "It's hard! Grandpa Guo, let me tell you the truth, even if the Ministry of Household gives you this money, your idea will not work!"

  Why not?

   is also very simple.

When there was no Shiboji, the business of Haimao was all the people in Fujian who were eating alone, and it was all theirs, and their interests were all theirs, but when Shiboji was built and Haimao was opened, most of the money was the imperial court. That's right, for the sake of money, the imperial court naturally issued passes to ships.

what does that mean?

   means that as long as you can afford the money, you are eligible to go to sea.

   At that time, what advantages will those people in Fujian have?

   This is taking food from those people, and the officials of the Southeast Department will definitely oppose it vigorously.

  The direction of the wind in the imperial court was also showing signs of signs at this time.

  Pang Qingping was very leisurely. He smiled: "I can't control what other people do. Now I want to discuss it with you, so that you don't object. How about other people? Then I will talk about it. What are you afraid of?"

  What are you afraid of?

  Qian Shangshu doesn't know if the grandfather is stupid. Are his staff members just eating?

   Such a job grabber, who can spare you.

   He shook his head.

   At this time, Mrs. Pang was at home waiting for his son to come home. As soon as his son got home, he asked, "What, what does Lao Qian say?"

  The father and son have already had a tacit understanding. Many things do not need to be said. They both understand each other. Grandpa Pang knows his son's plan and also expresses his support.

Pang Qingping washed his face and felt a burning sensation in his throat. This is because he talked a lot in the Ministry of Household. Lengcha, this was a little better, and I said to my father, "Of course he understands everything. This old fox is afraid of causing trouble, so he disagrees. I told him that after the construction of the Shibo Division, the Ministry of Household There is no shortage of money, is he not willing? He has nothing to say."

   My daughter smashed blood in her mouth tonight and cried all night, she really couldn't do anything about it, I'll have another update later.

   (end of this chapter)