Chapter 2302 Early Dynasty

   It can be said to be eloquent.

"When I went to Jiangnan this time, I found that today's ships are stronger than before. In the past, merchant ships that went out to sea generally could not go very far, and the casualty rate was also very high. Basically, there was no one out of ten, but now it can rise to three out of ten. Degree."

   "Even, I heard that this summer, some merchant ships went to farther countries, but whether they can come back will not be known until April or May next year."

"These caravans brought back a lot of news, and also sold Dachu's cloth and tea farther away. Presumably, a stable shipping line will be established in the near future." Qi Shangshu said all the situations encountered by these maritime merchants up.

   Looks like there is nothing wrong with it.

  But Chu Heng heard his deep meaning from the first sentence he spoke, which was admiring Kaihai.

  However, opening the sea is indeed a good thing.

  But it is probably because of Qi Shangshu's direct lineage that he has enjoyed a lot of benefits this time, so he wants to continue this business.

   You know, this overseas trade business is indeed very profitable, absolutely beyond everyone's imagination.

   It's just that Qi Shangshu can only hide now that he hasn't reached the period of vigorous development.

   Everyone didn't realize the huge profits in this business, otherwise these officials wouldn't be so quiet, so they listened to it.

   Qi Shangshu's idea is also correct.

   Taking the first opportunity can only be beneficial to him. As long as he succeeds, he might be able to eat a big piece of cake.

Unfortunately.

  With Chu Heng around, he can only think about it.

   "It seems that opening the sea is really beneficial to me." An official said aloud.

  The generals probably heard something: "That is to say, although it is dangerous, the profit is very high. Will our military camp pay more in the future?"

"General Gao, don't ask me for this, but Mr. Chen. After all, money is needed everywhere, and the goods on a few sea ships can solve it." The officials around Qi Shangshu directly refuted this, and they didn't agree. Silly, if the tax on maritime trade increases in the future, the money I invested will not earn much.

  At this moment, Emperor Xuanming listened to the discussions of the officials below, and said, "Does Zhang Aiqing have anything else to add?"

   "The content of this investigation is different from Mr. Qi, so there are still some things that everyone doesn't know." Zhang Zhi said with a 'simple' appearance.

   Qi Shangshu's beard twitched, feeling a little uneasy, but no matter how uneasy, it couldn't stop Zhang Zhi from speaking now.

Zhang Zhi talked eloquently: "This trip to the south of the Yangtze River has yielded a lot, and the sea transportation has made a lot of profits, but it is more unexpected. This time, there are only a few small Mingmu, and the tax issue has been fully paid by the minister. This is all thanks to Qi. It went smoothly with the help of adults to persuade those sea merchants."

  Zhang Zhi began to slowly tell the amount of tax paid by the maritime merchants. It is impossible to hide this kind of thing, but some small officials have no connections, and at most they have heard about it, but they don’t know the specific amount.

  When it was learned that a medium-sized sea-going ship could earn back more than one hundred and two hundred thousand taels of silver, it instantly shocked everyone's hearts.

   "I heard Mr. Zhang say that, the amount is wrong, the tax is obviously less." Some officials questioned it directly.

   This person is a royalist, so he is naturally not afraid of offending Qi Shangshu and the Ministry of Household Affairs.

   What's more, smart people can see that now Zhang Zhi said this in court, it must be the emperor's order, just support it, there is no need for so much hesitation.

   Zhang Zhi hurriedly knelt down to explain.

  (end of this chapter)