Kaifeng Prefecture, Chongzheng Hall.

Zhang Dun's grandson-in-law Ji Yi once again got the opportunity to get the right one. Now he seems to have walked out of the huge shadow formed by the mistake in standing in the team, and has become an official that Zhao Ji, the official, is more favored.

The reason why Zhao Ji changed Ji Yi was of course the Jingdong Commercial City and Jingdong Maritime Manufacturing Department. I was invited to open Jingdong Commercial City and Jingdong Maritime Manufacturing Department. Although the memorial was from Zeng Bu and Jian Xuchen, it was Ji Yi who came to Beijing to explain the situation.

"…JD.com and Jiehe Market are just similar in shape but different in spirit. In my opinion, although Jiehe Market is prosperous, it has the mistake of profit-oriented and short-sighted vision. The Market only seeks short-term profit but forgets the long-term worries. Although it can make profits for the country and can also serve as a transportation center for the Battle of Yanyun in the future, it cannot be used for a long time, otherwise it will cause disaster."

"How could it cause trouble?" Zhao Ji didn't seem to understand Ji Yi's words, "What's wrong with Jiehe Commercial Market?"

"The biggest inappropriate thing for merchants to govern the market." Ji Yi said, "The reason why merchants became the last of the four people is because what they did is not good for the country and the court in the long run.

My businessman was born, and it was clearer that the harm to merchants was to make the businessman bigger. It was not unreasonable to emphasize agriculture and suppress business in all dynasties. However, Jiehe Market not only did not suppress business, but instead gave all the power of a town to merchants and let the merchants make profits. In the long run, it would be harmed by the state."

Zhao Ji still didn't understand, so he asked again: "How to harm him?"

Ji Yi said: "The biggest harm of businessmen is that they do not abide by the superiors and inferiors, do not comply with national laws, violate the prohibitions with money, rely on wealth to violate the law, speculate in the odds, and disrupt people's livelihood.

The country established the order of high and low, so that the world could be stable, and scholars, peasants, industry and commerce all got their own things. However, merchants often thought that money could be used to the gods and wealth could be bought. Therefore, they often bullied scholars and peasants and turned low into nobles. However, in Jiehe Shangshi, the merchants and nobles were humble, and the upside down was particularly prominent! In the Shangshi, the so-called Senate was respected and held the power to establish legal, personnel and taxes. The thirty-three elders of the Senate were all rich merchants, and there was no scholar-official!

However, there are many academic academies in Jiehe Business City, many scholars and officials, and even officials from Jinshi... They are in Jiehe, but they have to abide by the laws established by merchants!

This is the noble and humble Shang Guishi, and he is inverted!"

The Ji family is actually one of the 33 shareholders of Jiehe Commercial City! There are also veterans named Ji in the senate of Shang City. Therefore, Ji Yi has a very thorough understanding of the problems existing in Jiehe Commercial City. In Ji Yi's opinion, raising private soldiers is a small matter. The real big mistake is the subversion of the feudal hierarchy by Shang City.

Feudal society must be hierarchical! Merchants are the last of the four people and belong to the ruling class. However, in today's Jiehe Shang City, merchants have turned over and made a decision. Thirty-three wealthy merchants are in charge of the Senate and are completely in power. The dignified scholars and officials are the first of the four people. In Jiehe Shang City, they are in a dominant position and need to abide by the laws set by merchants!

Although Zhao Ji was a little bit too big or too small, he also felt that it was wrong to let merchants rule the scholars!

"What you said makes some sense..." Zhao Ji paused, "but the laws of Jiehe Commercial City were jointly drafted by the Song and Liao countries. At that time, it was agreed that it would be a businessman to govern the market. And now the one who truly masters Jiehe Commercial City is Wu Haogu, who is not a businessman."

Ji Yi was stunned when she heard this. Wu Haogu was not a businessman? He was the Song Dynasty, no, he should be the largest and most traitorous businessman in the world!

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Wu Haogu is an official of the court, and he was born into a famous Wu family in Luoyang. He is a dignified aristocrat, not a businessman."

Ji Yi thought to himself: This standard is correct for the Tang Dynasty. Wu Haogu was a gentry. Many of the gentry did business and trade, but the identity of the gentry would not become a businessman just because of business. But this dynasty was not the rule. Wu Haogu’s family sold antiques in Panlou Street, and he had been doing business and had not passed the imperial examination. Why wasn’t he a businessman? And didn’t the emperor even give him a seal of “The World’s Heroes”? Why have he become a gentry now?

Zhao Ji smiled and said, "But the Jiehe Commercial Market method is indeed not suitable for implementation elsewhere. Ji Yi, let me tell you what you do."

Of course, Ji Yi would not argue with Zhao Ji about the identification standards of merchants, so he replied: "I suggest that the government supervise the private sector in Jingdong Commercial City."

"Official supervision and private management?" Zhao Ji asked, "How to supervise the official supervision and private management?"

"Now the 'Shibition' and 'Three-level Meetings' methods adopted by Tianya Town, Qushan County can be used for the official supervision." Ji Yi said, "In the future, the 'Shibition' can be referred to the 'Shibition'. The municipal old associations of Jingdong Shang City are also divided into three levels. One-third of the municipal old are dispatched by Jingdong Shang City, one-third are elected by officials living in the Shang City, and one-third are elected by various guild associations. Only the three-level republics of officials, scholars and merchants are the foundation for governing the city."

Not to mention, Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu, and Lu Jia asked, Ji Yi's group is still very good! Sure enough, based on the "Tianya Town Democratic Practice", a method that is reliable no matter how you look at it is.

This so-called "official supervision" is actually much better than the kind of yamen in the Qing Dynasty that later did not change the nature of autonomy. Two-thirds of the parliamentary seats are still in the hands of the local council.

Zhao Ji asked in confusion: "Ji Yi, you said a lot of businessmen before, why do you still give them one-third of the city seats?"

Ji Yi smiled and said, "Because JD.com also needs merchants to invest money. If one-third of the seats are not given, I am afraid that the shares of JD.com chamber of commerce will not be sold.

Moreover, allowing merchants to participate in the business operations will also help JD.com to collect taxes and buy in the future."

Although JD.com is not building on a "blank piece of paper", investment is still indispensable. Moreover, the returns this market can not give investors are the same as those of Jiehe Market. Therefore, a certain amount of power must be given in exchange for the businessman's investment.

"It's quite thoughtful..." Zhao Ji nodded slightly, "But the only commercial market under the jurisdiction of JD.com Market is not just Jingdong Commercial City? There are also Penglai City in Dengzhou and Banqiao City in Mizhou to operate? Are you also engaged in this third-level consultation?"

JD Maritime Service is the Maritime Service of Jingdong East Road. The coastline of Jingdong East Road is very long, and there is more than one commercial port. In addition to the newly entered Haizhou, there are also Dengzhou and Mizhou. Although the conditions of these two commercial ports are not as good as Haizhou, they are still of some value.

"My advice is to buy these two markets and save them."

"Buy pounce?" Zhao Ji was stunned, "Aren't you afraid that the businessman's market will be reversed?"

"Not afraid," Ji Yi explained, "these two cities are not as good as the border rivers. Jingdong. Because there is no inland waterway to connect the world, it is impossible to grow bigger. It is just two small markets, and I think there will not be many scholars living there."

"So how should I buy pony?"

"I suggest that Christie's and Poly's Bank are responsible for the sales of a market, and buy the right to operate the market for ten years at one time, and the higher the price will be obtained."

"What about the tax withdrawal and purchases of the two places?"

Ji Yi said: "Just buy and save it."

Zhao Ji nodded and smiled, "You can save trouble."

"It's the first time I've been a market trading department. It's good if I can build a good market. I'm afraid I can't take care of it if I have two more."

"Okay," Zhao Ji said, "Let me think about it."

...

In Chongzheng Hall, when Zhao Ji and Ji Yi summoned each other, Wu Haogu had already returned to the bustling Jiehe Market.

It is now the spring of the third year of the founding of the Jingguo in the Song Dynasty. This market, which was built in the third year of Yuanfu, has entered its fourth year. According to the agreement originally reached by the Song and Liao parties, the five-year "tax exemption period" will soon expire. If the Yuan Dynasty is not changed, the money will be paid to the Song and Liao two from the fifth year of the founding of the Jingguo in the Song and Liao dynasties.

Of course, the development of the market is now booming. The tax rate set to pay 50,000 pieces of silk to each of the Song and Liao countries every year will also increase.

On the second day after Wu Haogu arrived at Jiehe, Ma Zhi, who represented the Liao Kingdom, crossed the river himself and arrived at Wu Haogu's mansion to discuss with him the possibility of increasing taxes and opening up a new market.

The requirement for tax increases was completely expected by Wu Haogu. The requirements put forward by the Liao Kingdom were not high, but only doubled, from 50,000 pieces a year to 100,000 pieces a year. If we can prepay the tax for the five years of the founding of Zhongjingguo, we only need to give 70,000 pieces of silk.

Obviously, the current Liao court is quite short of money!

However, the requirement to increase the market was a bit beyond Wu Haogu's expectations.

"Brother Ma," Wu Haogu turned the tea bowl in his hand gently, "Is Daliao very short of money now?"

"Why aren't you short of money?" Ma Zhi said with a wry smile, "In fact, some of this matter are given by you!"

"By my gift?"

Ma Zhi said: "Your Jiehe Commercial Market is becoming more and more prosperous now, but it has absorbed the wealth of Xijin Mansion... Many merchants from Xijin Mansion have now transferred their transactions to Jiehe Commercial Market.

"What happened?" Wu Hao was confused in ancient costume.

This was long ago as he expected... Jiehe Commercial City's geographical location is much better than Xijin Prefecture, with a sea and a river, and convenient water transportation. And this place is a "market of merchants", and no matter how it is, it is reasonable than Xijin Prefecture, a city ruled by the world-selected tribe!

Seeing that Wu Haogu seemed to show a worried expression, Ma Zhi waved his hand and smiled: "Don't worry, there are many people in the Daliao area who make money in Jiehe Commercial City, and no one would want to close the Commercial City. Besides, how much is the commercial tax in Xijin Mansion in one year? It's not too much to add it to Jiehe Commercial City. Moreover, the Nanjing Road Transportation Department has set up a tax card between Jiehe Commercial City and Xijin Mansion, and the commercial tax received in a year is 20,000 pieces of silk!"

"Is it not enough for the official family in the Liao Dynasty?" Wu Haogu asked with a smile.
Chapter completed!