When a few light and delicious dishes were brought to the table by Bai Feifei, Wu Haogu had already drunk and chatted with Zhang Shuye and Li Zhong in a simple and clean house.

Because he was going to discuss something serious tonight, Wu Haogu didn't take out his own secret wine immortal, which was the original Erguotou.

By the way, this kind of "home-brewed old wine" is already well-known in today's Kaifeng Mansion. Many nobles who have a close relationship with the samurai family have received the gift of "wine fairy". However, the time to open the store and sell it has not yet arrived, because the production of "wine immortals" is very small. At present, those who are engaged in the production of "Liquor in Immortals" (in fact, it is distillation) are several henchmen brought by Ximenqing from Yanggu County, all of whom are the daughters of Ximen's customers, and they dare not betray Ximenqing at all.

"Da Lang, can your family's wine be sold when the immortals are at the bottom? Our family is almost addicted. ”

Li Zhong and Wu Haogu have a good relationship, so they have drunk wine and become immortals. And because he has served in the army for a long time and often drinks with the soldiers, he is also a good drinker. After drinking distilled liquor, it is natural to feel that the low-alcohol non-distilled liquor is not strong.

"It's still early to sell," Wu Haogu said with a smile, "I can't rush to make wine, and my family doesn't have a license to make wine, so it's just a matter of brewing some at home, and it's a sin to sell them out." ”

"You don't have it, the Pan family does," Li Zhong said with a smile, "Hurry up!" ”

"It's coming, it's coming." Wu Haogu said with a smile, "When the Jiehe Commercial Market opens, the Wine Immortal will be able to be listed." ”

Zhang Shuye heard Wu Haogu's words in the middle tone, "Chongdao, are you planning to brew wine in Jiehe Shang City?" ”

"Yes," Wu Haogu said with a smile, "brew it and sell it to the Liao!" The Liao people are better at drinking than the Song people, and the immortals in the wine will definitely be liked by the nobles of the Liao country.

Moreover, the Jiehe Commercial Market is our own territory, and the liquor guild is our own decision, where wine is the best, and we can make it however we want. ”

Li Zhong asked, "Da Lang, do you mean that the liquor industry of Jiehe is also in charge of the guild?" ”

The liquor industry, the salt industry, or the sale of tea were not managed by guilds. It's not that these industries are "free", it's that these industries are monopolies.

For example, in the wine industry, in the big cities of the Song Dynasty, only the designated "main store" could make wine. In the countryside and small cities, it is the wine business that is directly in charge of winemaking. Wine business, on the other hand, is usually contracted to private individuals.

The name of Shanghai, the largest industrial and commercial city in China, originated from the Shanghai business in the Song Dynasty, which was a liquor business.

Therefore, there are still many obstacles for Wu Haogu to sell the "Immortal in Wine" to all parts of the Great Song Dynasty - he needs a super license that can sell wine throughout the Great Song Dynasty! Otherwise, he would have to abandon the small cities and rural markets, specialize in the big cities, and win a full-fledged store in every city that can afford to consume a large amount of "wine immortals".

This is also the reason why Wu Haogu wants to cooperate with the Pan family to sell wine, and the Pan family's Pan House also has many branches outside Kaifeng Mansion, and they are all main stores that can sell wine.

"The liquor industry in Jiehe Commercial City does not need a monopoly," Wu Haogu pondered, "the monopoly is internal and not external, which is convenient for the government to collect taxes, but it is not conducive to cultivating the industry." How many people can Jiehe Commercial City have? How many catties of wine can be sold in a year? The products of Jiehe are to be sold to all parts of the Great Song Dynasty, Liao, Goryeo, and Japan, so how can they be monopolized? I think it's better to have a guild. ”

Guilds also restrict competition, while monopolies stifle competition. Therefore, Wu Haogu did not want to engage in monopoly sales in a commercial city like Jiehe Commercial Market, which had to rely on the external market.

But guilds were still necessary, and without them, merchants would be unorganized, difficult to manage, and much more difficult to collect taxes.

"In the commercial market, there are not only guilds, but also neighborhoods."

Wu Haogu pondered and said: "All walks of life must have their own guilds, and the guilds are responsible for formulating rules and collecting 'industry taxes'. Thirty-four neighborhoods should also be divided into commercial markets, and each chamber of commerce shareholder can be allocated a neighborhood of land, and the remaining neighborhood will be used as the residence of the commercial chamber of commerce, the government office, the metropolitan security office, the police patrol office, the water patrol office, and other government offices. ”

"Dalang, do you mean that every family can get a piece of land?" Uncle Zhang asked, "Do you need to pay extra?" ”

"Look at the lot." "The section along the river where the wharf can be built, as well as the lot near the land exit of the commercial market, needs to be sold, and the proceeds belong to the Chamber of Commerce." The rest of the lots were acquired by lottery by the shareholders of the Chamber of Commerce who did not sell the good plots.

All the land in the commercial city, as long as the building is built, does not belong to the chamber of commerce, the government office, the court office, the metropolitan security office, the police patrol office, the water patrol office and other government offices. Land tax must be paid according to the size of the land and the value of the land.

In addition, every neighborhood will be a capital protector in the future. The group training of Jiehe Commercial City is formed on this basis. There can be up to 33 metropolitan insurances, each with 500 people, for a total of 16,500 people. If Ding Zhuang, who has lived in the neighborhood for a long time, does not join the metropolitan insurance, he must pay the exemption money to the chamber of commerce. ”

"Are the taxes of the Chamber of Commerce taxes, land taxes, and exempt money?" Li Zhong asked.

"And the ship tax and the deed tax." Wu Haogu said, "All merchant ships that dock at the port of Jiehe Commercial City to load and unload goods must pay ship tax according to the size of the ship. A small amount of deed tax is also required for large transactions that require the use of contractual justifications in the commercial market. Tax, land tax, ship tax and deed tax are the main sources of income for the future Boundary River Chamber of Commerce. As much as possible, the exemption money can be ignored, and it can be replaced by bow and arrow training. ”

"Bow and arrow training?" Uncle Zhang was always interested in military issues.

"Yes, bows and arrows should be a compulsory skill for the people of the merchant market, and both men and women, young and old, should learn to draw bows and shoot arrows." Wu Haogu said, "Disputes within the guild, or between guilds, can go to the bow and arrow range to decide the level." In cases where the court encounters difficulties and cannot be resolved, archery may also be used to determine the outcome of the case.

By the way, every neighborhood should have a bow and arrow shooting range related to the Dadu Baosu, for the residents and Baoding to practice archery. All commercial officials must also be assessed for archery, and those who cannot shoot arrows cannot be officials. ”

Putting archery in such an important position is naturally to turn Jiehe Trading City into a strong base of anti-gold in the future. Compared to spears, knives and shields, archery and horseback riding are skills that require long-term training to master. Therefore, it is necessary to vigorously promote archery from the beginning of the establishment of Jiehe Commercial Market.

In addition to the above-mentioned methods, Wu Haogu also plans to hold regular archery competitions in Jiehe Shang City at an appropriate time in the future, and give out prize money to the winners.

In addition, horse racing and equestrian sports also need to be vigorously developed.

Wu Haogu paused, and then said: "There are also some small merchants and vendors who do not join the guild, and they also need to add a small amount of city tax. ”

"In addition," Wu Haogu added, "the streets, roads, and squares of the commercial market must have uniform regulations." Roads, embankments, and fences (referring to the walls of the commercial market, and the neighborhood has no walls) must be built and managed by the commercial and municipal offices. In addition, it is necessary to build unified drainage and water supply facilities, and there must be special personnel responsible for the disposal of garbage and excrement. ”

He glanced at Zhang Shuye and Li Zhong, and said with a smile: "How is it?" Is the planning still thoughtful? ”

"Thoughtful, thoughtful!" Li Zhong nodded again and again, "Da Lang, you are a prime minister!" If you go to take the Jinshi exam, you will definitely be able to rank as a ruler in the future. ”

Wu Haogu laughed: "Cure one city first, and then talk about others." ”

Uncle Zhang also nodded and said, "It is indeed thoughtful, Da Lang, do you have a written pleading?" ”

"Yes," Wu Haogu said, took out two booklets from his arms, and handed them to Zhang Shuye and Li Zhong respectively, "It's already written on it." ”

Uncle Zhang put away the booklet at night, raised his wine glass and drank it all, "Brother Chongdao is really talented, and I admire it."

However, how to establish the guild still needs to be discussed. ”

The commercial market envisioned by Wu Haogu is still quite orderly, the highest authority is the chamber of commerce composed of 33 shareholders, the administrative and judicial organs are the government office, the court office, the metropolitan security office, the police patrol office, the water patrol office, etc., and the grassroots are the neighborhoods and guilds.

Among them, the Chamber of Commerce has nothing to fight for, 33 shareholders, one vote democracy.

There is nothing to say about the administrative justice in the middle, the first "Mayor of Jiehe" has been assigned to Wu Haogu, and no one else can do it.

And the grassroots neighborhood is also very simple, a shareholder and a neighborhood, each with its own territory, how to arrange their own consideration.

Then it's the guild at the end! According to the standards of later generations, most of the guilds in the Song Dynasty were underworld organizations, and they directly raised idlers!

Zhang Shuye, the official in charge of espionage, naturally wants to control some guilds as much as possible.

Wu Haogu said: "I have to hold the seven guilds of winemaking, engraving and picture albums, pharmacies, singing and selling, grain stores, shipbuilding, and shipping.

The five elements of Qinglou Bank, Tile Bank, Real Estate Bank, Construction Bank, and Wharf Line are all big guilds, and there are at least three heads of a guild, and I want to take at least one. How to arrange the rest of the guilds will be divided by Brother Ji Zhong and Li Daguan.

In addition, the head of the guild is not immutable. We've got to make a rule! ”

Speaking of this, Wu Haogu glanced at Bai Feifei, who was in charge of pouring wine next to him, and asked with a smile: "Feifei, what are the rules for the head of the Qinglou line in Kaifeng Mansion?" ”

Bai Feifei said with a smile: "There are all sisters in the Qinglou line, that is, several buildings each have one or two heads. In addition, all the heads of the line must have been sold in the building. ”

Wu Hao Guxin said: It turns out that the "trick" of selling art without selling one's body cannot become the head of the Qinglou line.

He paused, "There is nothing to disobey?" ”

"Yes," Bai Feifei said with a smile, "If you are not convinced, and you have the support of Daqinglou, you will meet on the wrestling platform!" ”

"On the wrestling ring? Seventh Sister and you up? ”

Bai Feifei said: "It's okay, according to the rules, it is the first way to go down, whether you go up by yourself or find someone else, it depends on the situation." ”

Wu Haogu nodded and said: "My rule is that in the Jiehe Commercial Market, no wrestling is allowed to determine the winner, only a competition for archery!" ”