In 1653 AD, in the third year of Wuding of the Great Wei Dynasty, after the battle of Shaoguan last year, the Wei army successively drove the three forces of Qing, Ming and Zhou out of the scope of the world in the traditional sense, and basically achieved domination of the world.

Now Haoge is surviving in North Korea, Sun Kewang retreats to Annam, licking his wounds in Thang Long City, and Zhu Cihong is forced to go to sea and entrenched on the island, and the three parties have lost the capital to compete for hegemony, and Gao Yihuan's country can be said to be impregnable.

Judging from the current situation, as long as Gao Yihuan does not make particularly fatal mistakes, even if the Wei army fails several times, no one can shake his position as the son of heaven.

As the overall situation has been decided, Haoge, Sun Kewang, and Zhu Cihong are unable to threaten the Great Wei, and at this time, Gao Yihuan's eyes have gradually shifted from fighting for hegemony and eliminating opponents to how to lead the Great Wei court forward, restore the traditional sphere of influence, and maintain the status of China's big brother.

After leaving Fujian, Gao Yihuan inspected Jiangnan again, bringing a large number of government procurement orders to some workshops to maintain the production of the workshops, but he personally treated the Jiangnan handicraft industry in fact, it was more entangled.

As a powerful emperor, he clearly realized that after the merchant was powerful, it was very likely that he would rebel, but at the same time, he also understood that the industry and commerce in Jiangnan must develop.

Being an enlightened monarch or an old-fashioned emperor once made Gao Yihuan very entangled, but then he was relieved, he thought about his revenge, and finally chose to become an enlightened monarch.

The growth of the bourgeoisie will inevitably break the original political pattern and promote the redistribution of power, which is a threat to the imperial power, but the old emperor may not be able to hold the country, even if he suppresses the country, he cannot stop others from moving forward, and will eventually be crushed by the rolling tide.

How can there be a perfect law in the world, Gao Yihuan thought, Lao Tzu should set off some waves when he comes. Moreover, when the merchants were strong, revolution did not necessarily break out.

Suzhou Mansion, in a forest garden, Gao Yihuan was in front, Lu Yifang followed behind, it was March, the sun was warm, and the two were strolling in the courtyard.

"Mr. has been in charge of the household department for many years, how to revitalize this business, can there be a strategy?" Gao Yihuan asked casually in front.

"Your Majesty, all the household can think of now are two plans." Lu Yifang said.

The noble landlord class of the Great Wei Dynasty has always wanted to obtain population and labor from the south, and Chen Mingxia always spoke for them, so Gao Yihuan did not take Chen Mingxia with him during his visit to Jiangnan this time.

Gao Yihuan stopped, "Let's talk about it specifically!" ”

"Your Majesty, there are only two directions that the household can think of now, one is to increase domestic demand, and the other is to expand the external market." Lu Yifang saluted and said, "To increase domestic demand, the main thing is to purchase from the imperial court, which is used for the manufacture of clothes and armor, or used to reward soldiers and ministers, and to reward childbirth." At the same time, it reduces the cost of goods circulation and increases internal demand. ”

Gao Yihuan bowed slightly, this is exactly what he is doing at the moment, "What about expanding the external market?" ”

"There are currently two main directions for expanding the external market, one is the Western Regions, and the other is the direction of the Japanese Kingdom and North Korea." Speaking of this, Lu Yifang raised his head, "But the cabinet still has objections to this at the moment." ”

The Great Wei has been operating in the Western Regions for several years, and most of the Western Regions have been occupied by the commodities of the Great Wei, which is a relatively large market in the Wei Kingdom.

Now the South China Sea is not passable, the goods in the south of the Yangtze River go through the Grand Canal, to Huai'an, take the Huaijiang River to the sea, avoid the Haikou in eastern Zhejiang, and go to Japan and North Korea, which is another trade route that can still be passed.

Gao Yihuan was puzzled when he heard this: "What objections can the cabinet have to this?" ”

Lu Yifang saluted and said: "The Chen Pavilion, the Gu Pavilion, and the Yang Pavilion have objections to trade with North Korea. They believed that Korea was controlled by Haoge and was an enemy of our Great Wei, and that our Great Wei should blockade it and not trade with it. ”

Gao Yihuan pondered for a moment, "Grain, iron, gunpowder, and horses can all be banned from trade, but North Korea wants cloth, paper, porcelain, books, tea, and jewelry, so why can't they sell it to them." It's just a mess! ”

Lu Yifang said: "The three ministers think that it is inconvenient to operate, and besides, businessmen are profit-seeking, once it is opened, there will inevitably be people carrying prohibited items, so it is better to simply prohibit it." ”

The difficulty of blocking the road is different from checking everyone on the road, the officials can operate, and the space for bribery is also different.

Gao Yihuan waved his hand, Chen Mingxia also had this attitude towards the southeast coast, thinking that once it was opened, all kinds of strategic materials would definitely not be banned, and someone would inevitably trade with the Haikou through various channels.

Judging from the experience of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Chen Mingxia's method did work, but the damage was greater.

Gao Yihuan said in a deep voice: "In this matter, I support you!" Many things rely on prohibition, it will not work, the Ming Dynasty blockaded Liaodong, what was the result? You can't just shut down and stop doing business because you're afraid that Hauge will get some supplies. ”

When Lu Yifang heard this, he hurriedly saluted and said, "With Your Majesty's support, the minister thinks there should be no problem." ”

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In April, the streets of Chang'an West City were crowded with vehicles and caravans, including Hu merchants from the Western Regions who were dressed in exotic styles.

After the Wei army occupied Jiangnan, the barrier between Jiangnan and Guanzhong was broken, the cost of transportation of goods and taxes and fees were reduced, and a large number of goods poured into Guanzhong, resulting in a decrease in prices in Guanzhong, attracting a large number of merchants from the Western Regions to come to purchase.

They brought wool carpets, leather goods, horses, cattle and sheep from the Western Regions, and exchanged grain, tea, iron pots, porcelain, and cotton cloth from the Central Plains.

In a restaurant not far from the West Market, Chen Mingxia stood by the window with his hands in his hands, looking at the bustling West Market, and a person behind him kept complaining: "Cabinet, the imperial court is now transferring a large number of orders to Jiangnan, and the goods from Jiangnan are pouring into the customs, which really makes us unable to live." ”

Chen Mingxia said coldly: "I reminded you earlier, pay attention to the quality of the goods, but you are holding the list given by the court, and you don't want to forge ahead, now people are cheaper than you, things are better than you, things are taken to the court, who will Your Majesty choose~ This is not to blame the court~"

One person played a round and said: "Gong Chen, having said that, this Great Wei country, after all, was defeated by us, and there is no reason to let the group of people in Jiangnan take the benefits." ”

Chen Mingxia said in a deep voice: "I know this matter in my heart!" Don't say anything now, don't complain, just do your own thing. ”

A few people still wanted to speak, but Chen Mingxia waved his hand, "Okay, you guys go back!" ”

When everyone heard the words, it was as if they were saying that the first man was the first man, but he pulled a few people and saluted and retreated.

Chen Mingxia saw a caravan in the distance, and after entering the market, there was no transaction, and the goods were directly transported into the treasury of the government.

(End of chapter)