"Shen Yongshun, the commercial officer of the Customs Department, Lord Zhou has arrived!"

Just as the businessmen gathered in the living room to talk and laugh, there was a shout from the door, and a young man wearing a seventh-grade official uniform walked in quickly, accompanied by two young officials wearing seventh-grade official uniforms.

"Merchant officer?"

The businessmen couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, it was the first time they had heard of such an official position, and then they all stood up to greet each other, no matter how they said it, they were also the officials of the imperial court.

"You may be seated!"

Shen Yongshun sat down on the seat at the top of the long table and pressed his hands down, motioning for the businessmen on the scene to sit down, and then opened his mouth and reported to his home with a smile, "This official Shen Yongshun, last year, Enkekao was a tax officer, and now serves as one of the three major yamen of the Customs Department, and now serves as the business officer of the Commerce Bureau, one of the three major yamen of the Customs Department. ”

"The three major yamen?"

After listening to Shen Yongshun's words, the businessmen present once again showed puzzled looks, they didn't know anything about the affairs of the Customs Department, and they didn't know what Shen Yongshun's "three major yamen" meant.

"The three major yamen of the Customs Department are the Commercial Bureau, the Taxation Bureau, and the Judicial Bureau, of which the Commercial Bureau is in charge of commercial affairs in overseas trade, the Taxation Bureau is in charge of taxation in overseas trade, and the Bureau of Justice is in charge of violations of law and discipline in overseas trade."

Shen Yongshun knew that everyone had doubts in their hearts, so he smiled and explained, "The three major yamen are under the direct jurisdiction of Lord Siguan and Lord Tongzhi, and they are not subordinate to each other, and they are independent of each other. ”

"I see!" The businessmen in the hall suddenly showed a look of sudden realization when they heard this, it seems that the yamen of the customs department has divided the work quite carefully, and the three subordinate yamen have different division of labor, each performing its own duties.

In fact, this is also an alternative comfort for the businessmen, at least it shows that the Customs Department is not the kind of temporary grass platform yamen, which makes them feel that the Customs Department is also very attentive in overseas trade.

Shen Yongshun was born in Xiangyang Mansion, Huguang, and because of Li Hongyu's relationship, Huguang has the most young people who have taken the tax officer Enke exam, and all of them have been admitted, and Shen Yongshun is one of the best.

The reason why Li Hongyu let Shen Yongshun serve as the secretary of the business bureau is not only that Shen Yongshun is his cronies, but also because he has outstanding work ability.

In addition, Huguang is located in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, which plays a role as a bridge connecting the north and south of the Ming Dynasty and the merchants in the east and west regions.

I have to say that the regional concept of ancient feudal society is still very important in the hearts of businessmen, so Li Hongyu chose Shen Yongshun, who is from Huguang, to take charge of the business bureau, whether it is the Jin merchants in the north or the Hui merchants and Zhejiang merchants in the south, as well as the Guangdong merchants and Sichuan merchants and other people can accept it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the reason why this official has summoned everyone here is to announce that overseas trade is a matter of great importance, which cannot be done by one person, and at the same time, the interests of all must be taken into account."

Shen Yongshun glanced around at the scene and announced in a deep voice, "To this end, the Customs Department has decided to set up a chamber of commerce to deal with the procurement of overseas trade goods, each of you has a five-percent stake in the chamber of commerce, and the major affairs of the chamber of commerce will be resolved by voting after deliberation, and more than half of them can be implemented after agreeing." ”

Hearing this, the businessmen present couldn't help but glance at each other, with a look of surprise on their faces, listening to Shen Yongshun's meaning, the imperial court wanted to hand over the power of purchasing overseas trade goods to them, which was the most important thing in overseas trade.

"The ancients said, there is a specialization in the art industry, you are much stronger than this official in this part of business, the original intention of our Customs Department was established to collect taxes on overseas trade, so how to do business is your business, and the Customs Department just provides you with an opportunity to show your strength."

Shen Yongshun knew that everyone was surprised by this news, so he said quietly, "I hope you can live up to the emperor's grace and open up a maritime trade channel for the Ming Dynasty." ”

To be honest, Shen Yongshun couldn't figure out why Li Hongyu handed over the power of goods procurement to those businessmen at first, thinking that this power should be in the hands of the Customs Department, and he couldn't trust those mercenary businessmen.

However, Li Hongyu quickly persuaded him that, first of all, the purpose of the Customs Department was to collect customs duties and not to do business, so it was not appropriate for the Customs Department to control the commercial power of overseas trade.

Second, the officials of the Customs Department are far from being the opponents of the merchants in the business arena, so it is best to hand over this power to the merchants, so that overseas trade can flourish and thus obtain more tariffs.

Most importantly, the Customs Department can manage overseas trade through the Department of Commerce and Commerce, and then control the general direction of overseas trade.

"Dare to ask Lord Shen, how does this chamber of commerce work?"

Seeing that Shen Yongshun said it so clearly, after the businessmen at the scene discussed in a low voice, Du Boqing, who was sitting at the bottom left of Shen Yongshun, opened his mouth and asked, as the vice president of the Salt Merchants Association, he should sit in the front seat.

The rest of the businessmen looked at Shen Yongshun with concern when they heard this, this was a matter related to their vital interests, so they attached great importance to it.

"The Chamber of Commerce will elect a president and two vice presidents, and the rest will become the 'directors' of the Chamber of Commerce to form the 'council', and all major matters will be voted on by all 'directors'."

Shen Yongshun saw that everyone was very interested in this matter, so he glanced around at the scene and said in a loud voice, "However, the 'council' is not directly involved in the operation of the business but sits behind the scenes, and the daily operation of the chamber of commerce is taken care of by the 'council' selected by the 'council' at all levels, and these 'managers' constitute the management of the chamber of commerce of the chamber of commerce, and will be responsible for doing business with overseas countries." ”

"In order to ensure the interests of all parties, and also to ensure that overseas trade can flourish, the profits generated by overseas trade will be shared equally among all of you. If the actions of those 'managers' do not satisfy the majority of the 'directors', then a 'council' can be convened to remove them and re-select suitable candidates. ”

Saying that, Shen Yongshun looked at Du Boqing with a smile, "What does Du Yuanwai think of this move?" ”

"Lord Shen, I can't hide it, it's the first time I've heard of this kind of thing, and I don't know how to judge it for a while."

Du Boqing's expression was a little surprised, this management model of the Chamber of Commerce was unheard of, and then he smiled and said, "But since this is a rule set by the emperor, there must be unexpected uses." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, 'managers' at all levels will be open to recruitment, and if your children are interested in this, please come and participate in the training organized by the Customs Department." Shen Yongshun couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and then opened his mouth to announce.

As a matter of fact, everyone here knows that the idea of the 'council' and the 'manager' is Li Hongyu's, but this kind of remark cannot be explicitly stated, and no matter how it is said that the chief officer of the Customs Department is also a concubine, it is not appropriate to highlight Li Hongyu's role, otherwise it is easy to arouse criticism, and everyone with rich experience will certainly not make such a mistake.

"Lord Shen, is the open recruitment you talking about not limited to the children of our twenty families?"

The news of Shen Yongshun's announcement caused a commotion among the people at the scene, and then Du Boqing asked in some surprise, he and the rest of the businessmen thought that these "managers" were served by the children of their family, and they didn't think that outsiders could also participate.

"Ladies and gentlemen, overseas trade is related to customs duties, so the Customs Department is ready to recruit talents from all over the country, and the position of 'manager' is capable."

After smiling slightly, Shen Yongshun opened his mouth to explain to everyone, "They are just helping everyone, and the real power of the Chamber of Commerce is in your hands." ”

Hearing this, many businessmen present nodded their heads one after another, rather than letting the children of wealthy businessmen like Du Boqing control the Chamber of Commerce, they were more willing to trust the selected "managers".

A look of disappointment appeared on the faces of Du Boqing and several businessmen, as powerful businessmen, of course they wanted to control overseas trade and then divide the benefits it brings, but the establishment of a "council" and a "manager" by the Customs Department undoubtedly broke their dreams.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Lord Qincha will report the results of this supplier auction to the emperor, and the emperor will not only officially confirm the identity of your 'imperial merchants', but our business bureau will also issue you with a license for overseas trade, and only with this license can you engage in overseas trade in Daming."

Shen Yongshun took in the changes in the faces of everyone at the scene, and then said quietly, "The license must be checked by the Commerce Bureau once a year, and it will be renewed if there is no tax evasion and other matters." ”

"License?" Du Boqing and the others looked at each other in amazement again, this was the first time they had heard of this term.

"The so-called license is similar to the survey of the city shipping department, but unlike the exploration of the city shipping department, the license issued by the business bureau must be inspected once a year, and it will be valid as long as it can pass the inspection."

Shen Yongshun knew that Du Boqing and the others did not know the meaning of his words, so he used an analogy to explain to them, which was equivalent to replacing the previous survey of the city with a license.

As soon as he explained this, everyone present suddenly realized and figured out the meaning of the license plate, which seems to have a very large role and is a certificate for overseas trade.

Du Boqing's brows furrowed slightly, realizing that this license was a restriction imposed by the Customs Department on those suppliers, and once the Customs Department did not renew the license, then they would not be able to conduct overseas trade.

"If you are troubled by the Commerce Bureau and the Tax Bureau in the future, then you can go to the Justice Bureau to file a complaint, although the Commerce Bureau, the Tax Bureau and the Justice Bureau all belong to the Customs Department, but the three belong to different systems, there is no intersection between each other, and there is no personnel exchange, so you can rest assured that our Customs Department will try its best to ensure the interests of everyone."

Shen Yongshun saw Du Boqing's worries, I am afraid that this is also the most headache for the rest of the suppliers, so he smiled and gave everyone a reassurance.

The system of the Customs Department established by Li Hongyu not only allowed the Department of Commerce and the Department of Taxation to check each other, but also introduced the Bureau of Justice to supervise them and ensure the interests of those businessmen.

"Lord Shen, I don't know what the Chamber of Commerce is called?"

Du Boqing and the others were relieved when they heard this, no matter what, the Customs Department had set an example in protecting their interests, which made everyone feel more or less comforted, and then Du Boqing thought of something and couldn't help asking.

"Four Seas!"

Shen Yongshun smiled slightly, looked at the crowd at the scene and said loudly, "Across the world, business connects the world." ”

"Four Seas Chamber of Commerce?"

Du Boqing nodded again and again when he heard this, and then said to Shen Yongshun with a smile, "This name is too appropriate, my Ming Dynasty's business will definitely be able to reach all over the world, so that overseas barbarians will know my Ming national prestige!" ”

The establishment of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, means the birth of the strongest Chamber of Commerce in the history of the Ming Dynasty, although the strength of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce is not as good as the four major chambers of commerce of the Ming Dynasty headed by the General Association of Salt Merchants, but the trend of history indicates that the future achievements of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce will far exceed the four major chambers of commerce of the Ming Dynasty, and gradually opened the curtain of international ocean commerce.

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