Feng Ziying's words made Emperor Yonglong's heart suddenly brighten, and he was so excited that he couldn't help but tremble his hands, and the problem that had plagued him for so long was suddenly solved.

For the imperial court, or for him and the courtiers, one of the biggest problems is how to avoid the infamy of competing with the people.

No matter what kind of new tax it is, in everyone's opinion, it will undoubtedly increase the burden on the people.

For example, the salt tax, the people all eat salt, and if you raise the tax, it will fall on the heads of every people, such as the tax supervisors sent by themselves to set up taxes at the water and land checkpoints, which will eventually be added to the goods, whether it is grain, ironware, cloth, dried fruit specialties and other things.

Therefore, this problem cannot be solved, Emperor Yonglong knows very well that the imperial court will always be burdened with moral and moral pressure, and if there is no wind and grass, someone will jump out and spray wildly, which will affect the promotion of the new policy.

But what Feng Ziying mentioned just now perfectly solves this problem.

Yes, silk, porcelain and tea were exported overseas, and there was a new sea tax, which was also a matter for those people overseas, and it had nothing to do with the people of the Great Zhou.

The same things imported from overseas to the Great Zhou, the Central Plains of the Great Zhou, what is not?

There are needs, such as the spices, wood, copper, and silver that Feng Ziying mentioned just now, can ordinary people afford it?

Spices and big wood, except for those wealthy businessmen and eunuchs, who can afford to use ordinary people?

In addition to the copper and silver needed by the imperial court, only those private founders dared to buy them.

These illegal acts were originally strictly investigated and arrested by the imperial court, and ordinary people did not dare to touch them.

Seeing that Emperor Yonglong couldn't help but stand up and walked around before returning to the throne, Feng Ziying was watching his nose and nose, sitting still, and turning a blind eye.

He knew very well how important the liberation of this shackle was to Emperor Yonglong, who was bent on fighting for the reputation of the people of Shilin, and it could be said that it even surpassed the Western Expedition to quell the rebellion and regain the lost land itself.

Emperor Yonglong also realized that he had lost his temper, but when he saw Feng Ziying sitting upright like a bodhisattva with his eyes closed, he was even more open-minded.

This son really has the style of a general, no wonder Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke both have a good reputation for this son, and Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia are also proud of this son.

"What Feng Qing said is very true, he does not compete with the people for profit, but as a citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the people of Shangjia should indeed serve the court, which is deeply in line with my intentions." Emperor Yonglong smiled with satisfaction.

Having solved this problem, all that remains is the proceeds from the establishment of the market and the most important debt as collateral.

If the problem of competing with the people for profit is solved, then the amount of income and the amount of debt borrowed from the merchants in the future is a matter of quantity, and if this amount is too small, such as two or three hundred thousand taels, or even three or five hundred thousand taels, then the meaning will be much lighter.

"Feng Qing, in your opinion, how should the establishment of the city division be conducted, such as whether the establishment location is only one or three or five? In addition, does Feng Qing have an assessment of the annual income of the city's shipping company? Emperor Yonglong's eyes were burning and he stared at Feng Ziying.

"Back to the emperor, this kind of assessment should be made by first conducting a survey of the maritime trade in the entire coastal area, but looking at the maritime trade situation in Fujian, Zhejiang, Liangguang and Nanzhili, the minister thinks it will not be too bad." Feng Ziying didn't dare to jump to conclusions, if it was too outrageous, it would really damage her reputation.

Emperor Yonglong was a little disappointed.

He also knew that he was in a bit of a hurry, such a thing that had no foundation, and suddenly asked the other party to come up with a specific number, which was too difficult for the other party, but he was really a little unwilling.

"Can Feng Qing make a general assessment, that is, the private conversation between me and Feng Qing, without the need for outsiders to know."

Feng Ziying was also stunned, this treatment is not low, this word is not in the ears of the three of them, it can be called a long encounter, and it can't cold the other party's heart.

After thinking about it for a while, Feng Ziying said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, Weichen really doesn't dare to assert lightly, especially the annual sea tax income is uncertain, but Weichen thinks that if it is the first concession fee collected, it can be roughly assessed. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Yonglong was disappointed at first, and then his eyes lit up," Feng Qing said quickly. ”

At this time, he remembered that he also mentioned the issue of sea tax and concession money in the compromise of Chai Ke, and also made a simple explanation, the concession money is a one-time fee that merchants engaged in maritime trade must pay to the imperial court, which is equivalent to obtaining threshold qualifications, and others are not allowed to participate in maritime trade.

"Wechen has a rough idea, with the development of maritime trade in Fujian and Zhejiang, the maritime trade license can be issued according to the scale of large, medium and small, the first class must pay 80,000 taels of gold, silver and silver, 50,000 taels of the second class, and 20,000 taels of the third class, which can be allowed to engage in maritime trade for ten years,......, Fujian Province can issue three to five first-class licenses, five to ten second-class licenses, and ten to twenty third-class licenses,......, same way Zhejiang Province, Nanzhi, Liangguang, and Shandong can also reduce the ,...... appropriately in accordance with these specifications."

"......, the number of such concessions is only a preliminary estimate of the minister, and the actual operation can be appropriately reduced at first, and then increased appropriately when the maritime trade develops next year,......, and such licenses can also be transferred within the concession period,......

Seeing the look of ecstasy on Emperor Yonglong's face, Feng Ziying couldn't bear to discourage the other party's enthusiasm, but lowered her eyelids and said, "But if you want this kind of license to really be accepted by the maritime merchants, the imperial court also needs to do some measures,......"

"Oh?" Emperor Yonglong finally calmed down, he also thought that there is no such good thing in the world, these merchants are not fools, how can the imperial court introduce such a system and abide by it, and obediently offer silver? "Feng Qing, you say."

"First, the number of concessions needs to be controlled, if you want to increase, you must be approved by the businessmen who have already obtained the licenses, and there must be a consultation mechanism, otherwise the imperial court will issue ten copies this year and one hundred copies next year, then these licenses will be meaningless and worthless,......

Emperor Yonglong nodded, this is indeed reasonable, if the imperial court behaves like this, it is no different from robbing and cheating.

"Second, it is necessary to order the local government to strictly investigate the smuggling activities that have not obtained the concession certificate and do not enter the market to pay the sea tax, and even to record it in the evaluation of local officials by the Ministry of Officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Emperor Yonglong also nodded, this is also the proper meaning, if the smuggling is not strictly cracked down, those smugglers will not enter the port to pay taxes to the city, then where does the sea tax come from?

"Third, the imperial court should set up a naval fleet, on the one hand, to deter the Japanese pirates, on the other hand, to escort the normal maritime trade of maritime merchants, not just collect silver and do nothing, as soon as the maritime merchants go to sea, they will be robbed by the Japanese or pirates, then not only the prestige of the imperial court will be lost. And it will also greatly dampen the enthusiasm of maritime merchants for maritime trade,......"

Feng Ziying's eloquent talk also made Emperor Yonglong both happy and satisfied, but also a little shocked.

This is not what Chai Ke mentioned in the recital, but it should be Feng Ziying's own way of thinking, although everyone sat together and discussed carefully, and finally they might be able to come up with some such terms, but Feng Ziying can think about it so thoughtfully, which shows that this person has already had a fairly long-term consideration on this issue.

"Feng Qing, you have thought it through quite thoroughly, but I am afraid that you still need to be cautious in establishing a naval fleet," Emperor Yonglong pondered for a moment, "Are you worried about the destruction ,......of these maritime merchant fleets by pirates and pirates?" ”

"Your Majesty, you should know that those smugglers are more or less related to those pirates, if the court introduces such a strategy, their interests will inevitably be damaged, naturally they will not give up so easily, it is inevitable that they will make a trick, of course, some smugglers may think in the long run, willing to turn the dark into the light, accept the regulations of the imperial court, after all, this can avoid many unexpected risks, but there must be some people who are used to this bad habit and are unwilling to change their ways, Then the imperial court must deal with it,......"

Emperor Yonglong frowned.

It is not a simple matter to establish a naval fleet, the imperial court originally had a naval army, but basically it was accepted from the pre-Ming Dynasty, and the scattered garrisons in various places, such as Dengzhou, Laizhou, Ningbo, Guangzhou and other places, are basically mainly to guard the port, and it is not a climate.

The naval fleet mentioned by Feng Ziying is obviously aimed at going to sea to fight against pirates and pirates, and the scale and cost required are difficult to control.

"And the emperor, the Jurchens are now aggressive, not only putting a lot of pressure on Liaodong Town, but also directly threatening North Korea, once North Korea is forced to submit to the Jurchens, our situation in Liaodong will further deteriorate, especially after Liaoxi is in trouble, if you want to keep Liaodong, I am afraid that you urgently need to become a decisive force in the naval fleet,......"

Feng Ziying observed Emperor Yonglong's expression, but it was obvious that Emperor Yonglong had no idea at all about this point of view, or the transportation force of the naval fleet and the mobile strike effect of the landing operation, and was just thinking about how much it might cost, which made Feng Ziying also sigh a little.

This big week basically continues the strategic thinking mode of the foremost, and there is no awareness of the changes in capacity and maneuverability brought about by the change of marine transportation mode, of course, this may have a lot to do with the sea ban all along, and this step may have to go slowly.

"Feng Qing, I know about this, well, then what else do you have to say about Kaihai's debt?" Emperor Yonglong was still unsatisfied, and he didn't want to discourage the other party's enthusiasm on what he thought was a trivial issue, so he asked around the topic.

"The emperor may also know that many people are not very accepting of the issue of opening the sea and borrowing, in addition to the reasons mentioned by Weichen before, that is, the question of how to spend the proceeds of this borrowing, it is estimated that it will also cause great controversy,......