Chapter 9

"The precious goods such as silk and porcelain are subject to 10 taxes, while the other goods are subject to 15 taxes," Cui Po replied lightly.

"Ah!" After hearing this answer, the guests in the yard couldn't help but feel happy. What they unexpectedly expected was that the governor was willing to kill people and establish his authority, creating such a large formation, and the maritime tax was so cheap. Judging from his past experience, the heavy exploitation they had suffered in the past was far more than this. Moreover, if things were as the governor said, they saved a lot of traffic expenses, and this transaction was really worth doing.

"Apart from that, will you no longer accept other items?", I couldn't believe such a good thing, and a merchant followed up and confirmed it.

"That's right! What I said today is that I will never break my promise. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, I have been providing advice to guests from all directions to the "Sea and All Rivers" and this Customs Temple is no exception. The court set up this yamen, not to plan for your money, but only hopes that everything can be subject to the jurisdiction of the "Da Tang Law" to facilitate merchants in the Tang and Turkish countries. Only in this way can the kindness of my saint emperor be demonstrated. Here, as the head of the Customs Temple, I warmly welcome friends and neighboring states to come for trade and exchange." A faint smile appeared on his face. After Cui Po finished speaking this set of high-sounding words, he suddenly said with a cold face: "Since there has been a huge discount, if someone dares to bring contraband and steal taxes privately, once this temple is verified, it will be punished seriously!!!"

"I dare not, I dare not." Seeing that the governor changed his face again, the group of honest merchants hurriedly agreed to the words.

"Sir, since the Customs Temple has been established and the South China Sea is even near the Guiban Sea, how should we ensure the safety of our ships entering and leaving here?" The question was still the impatient merchant Samarhan. As soon as he said this, except for the Tang Ting Haike, all the foreign tourists were closely watching the envoy, and they had to see how he answered. After all, there was Feng Ruofang, the largest pirate in the southeast, hidden there. Except for the Tang Ting Ship, the rest of the merchant ships were within their target range. The cargo of the foreign merchant ships here was very small.

Cui Po, who was prepared for this matter, smiled and said, "On the day this temple was established, there were maritime armed ships built to travel to the South China Sea and provide escorts for you. However, this should be consumed, but the cargo owner needs to provide them. Anyone who hires the ships in this temple to be escorts and suffers attacks and even loses wealth in the South China Sea, will give full compensation. Of course, merchant ships that have not been registered in this temple shall not enjoy such treatment."

This speech caused an uproar in the hall, especially the large-scale food and lion merchants, who could not suppress their joy, because their ships could travel the farthest, so the goods they carried were most expensive, so they naturally became the best target for pirates. At this time, since Lord Jun had such a guarantee, there was a reason for not being happy there. As for the cost of hiring an armed guard ship, although it was not a bad deal, it was worth it compared to the huge ocean-going trade profit.

Stimulated by one good news after another, the merchants in the yard had completely forgotten the horror that had just killed Huang Siwen. On the contrary, because of the toughness of the governor, these merchants who had been wandering among the stormy waves all day long had a stronger sense of security. In the second half of the banquet, the seaguards who had put down many worries drank in large quantities, and the atmosphere was extremely warm.

He personally sent the drunken guests back in front of the government office. Cui Po, who was slightly drunk, turned around in the backyard. Without waiting for him to call him to Di Shi, he saw Sirong wearing a pink shirt carrying a clean copper basin forward.

With a smile, Cui Po comfortably washed his face with the cold and clean well water in the basin, and then he shaved a little Yao nose that he thought to himself. He left a string of laughter and walked towards the study.

"See General Zhongzhen!" As soon as Cui Po entered the study, he immediately stood up when he saw a gray-clothed figure. After saluting with a "slap", he said loudly.

"Xiao Mao, I have told you how many times I have said that I don't have to be so polite when I get to the mansion. Why can't I remember it all the time! Sit down quickly." Just listen to this unique title, Cui Po knew that this person must be the former Jinzhou military commander Li Xiaomao. There was only this person. Until now, he still calls himself a military title. I don't know how many times he has said, but this person with a very flexible mind just made a stubborn person here. He answered "yes" every time, but he never changed every time, so he couldn't just let Master Cui Jun take him.

"Li Lushuai, since lord has come, you can tell me about these situations again." After Cui Po Anran sat down, Li Boyuan, who was sitting a few times away from Li Xiaomao, said lightly.

"Just say it while sitting, just sit while sitting." Cui Po's warm words still failed to stop Li Xiaomao's standing straight body, and he could only sigh helplessly in his heart: "Hey! He is another strange stubborn donkey."

"Since I received the order from the adults that day, in the past two months, my subordinates have secretly contacted five big food and three lion merchants. However, they did not know the specific method of building ships. According to his confession, because the lion country is close to our country, all the ships in the distant seas are customized in our country; and the ships of big food are often followed this example, but there is a complete picture of the sea ship in the Imam Sayed in Fanfang, the south of the city, but the collection is very secret. I am here to ask the adults if they want..." At this point, Li Xiaomao, who was still a typical sergeant style, was already shining in his eyes. Coupled with his facial features that made people immediately wary of their eyes, it was really an extraordinary evil.

"This matter is not possible. Not to mention whether this picture can be finally obtained, even if it is really successful, it may be difficult to recover without the corresponding skilled craftsmanship. Moreover, I just showed goodwill to the foreign merchants, and this matter is not worth the cost!" After denying Li Xiaomao's proposal, Cui Po followed and asked, "What is the news on Aunt Yu?"

"This person is very mysterious and almost never leaves the ship. So there is no specific news yet. The invitation from the adults to come to Lingnan has been delivered, but he has refused. Although the brother who submitted the letter to Cambodia has never seen Aunt Yu himself in person, he has seen many people from the foreign countries who are high and deep noses on this big ship." In a few words, Li Xiaomao introduced the situation clearly.

"Oh!" Cui Po was inevitably disappointed when he heard that Aunt Yu refused to come south. As for the fact that there were many foreigners in this man's ship, he was not surprised that such a large ship had surpassed the Tang people's shipbuilding technology and it must have been done by foreigners.

Li Boyuan's chuckle woke Cui Po up in contemplation. The envoy who was worried about how to solve the problem of ocean-going shipbuilding asked angrily: "What are you laughing at again, sir!"

"I laughed at the young master for being so smart, why did he become confused after coming to Lingnan? The ancients said: Care is confusion, but what is the truth!"

"Oh! Could it be that Mr. has a wonderful method of building a ship, tell me quickly." Hearing this, Cui Po automatically ignored his joking words and immediately sat upright and asked.

"I naturally don't have the art of shipbuilding, but a certain family holds this thing. With it, it will be no longer the young master who invites Aunt Yu, but it is it that he wants to ask for the young master." Li Boyuan, who smiled and said, patted a document on the table beside him.

"Oh! What is this?" Hearing this, he was surprised and went up to open the official document. What he saw was the seal of the Zhengshi Hall. There was also a transcript of the emperor Li Shi and the three ministers. The content of the document was to allow the customs temple to operate the goods on the eleven prefectures in the southeast coast. All relevant yamen shall not violate the order.

"This is the emperor's imperial pen. According to the Ministry of Rites, you must burn incense and bathe before you can read it. The sir did not inform me in advance." After reading the official document in three lines, Cui Po said in a low voice, but only looking at Li Boyuan's disapproval, I think this statement is really limited in effect.

"The four paths of the present are under the absolute control of the court. There should be no problem in implementing this order. With the authority to restrict the entry of goods into these eleven states, I would like to see if Aunt Yu is willing to come to Lingnan!" After ignoring Cui Po's words, Li Boyuan said lightly.

"Sir, Aunt Yu does not do overseas trade." Li Xiaomao, the former Jinzhou brigade coach who did not understand Li Boyuan's true intentions, whispered.

His words only made the two of them look at each other and laugh. Seeing that Li Boyuan had no intention of explaining, Cui Po smiled and said, "This Aunt Yu traded between Jiangnan West Road and Huainan Road for profit. Huainan Road is narrow and sparsely populated. What profit can she get? So she must be trafficking bulk goods and then transferring to Yangzhou Haike. With the order from the court, even if my Customs Temple snatched her throat, whether it was purchase or shipped, she would never have thought that by this time, she would not be able to come to Lingnan!"

Seeing that there was a clue about this matter, Li Xiaomao, who had finished reporting everything, immediately stood up and resigned. Cui Po was about to send him out of the door of the inner house, and then asked him to pay more attention to the direction of the Bohai Sea before letting him go.

"Although the young master wants to win over foreign merchants, the maritime tax is too low! I'm afraid the court will not explain it very well! And the killing of Eunuch Huang today is very effective in establishing a legislative legislative at the Customs Temple, but it is inevitable that the population will be worthy of devoting. This recent call for worship must be done more." After returning to the study, he sat down, and just picked up the teacup, he heard Li Boyuan say quietly.

Hearing these words, Cui Po was speechless. At that time, the court collected two taxes for farmers, and followed the number of one per six. Compared with this, his sea tax was indeed too low. After taking two sips of tea, he started to speak: "Since Tianbao, the mountains and rivers have been broken and the people's livelihood has withered. In addition, the envoys of the court and local officials have exploited them indiscriminately. Now, the number of foreign tourists coming and going in and out of the southeast is not as good as the number of three in the Kaiyuan period. On the contrary, the overseas trade of the small country Silla is becoming increasingly prosperous. To change this situation, it is absolutely impossible to not give in to the customs temple in the early stage."

Seeing that Li Boyuan was also serious, Cui Po turned his body forward and said, "At this time, the concession is a strategy for my Tang Dynasty maritime affairs to recuperate. Such generous conditions, I expect that more people will come after only a few years. Although the sea taxes per ship are small, if you get more, the total number will be more considerable. If you draw heavy taxes at this time, it will inevitably be a move to kill chickens and get eggs. This is one of them! Secondly, under the small taxes, the more tourists come, the more relevant personnel you need to unload on board the ship, this move can also greatly solve the career of the people in the local people, which is considered a policy of benefiting the people; Thirdly, if there are too many tourists, the more silk, porcelain, etc. sold overseas by the Tang Dynasty, the benefits in this period cannot be underestimated for the country. As for the end! The more prosperous the maritime affairs are, with the help of this vast waterway, my ritual will be

We will spread all over the Zhou country, and we will wait for our Tang fleet to set up a long voyage and obtain huge profits, and naturally it will attract many overseas small countries to come to the court. Such a grand event has always been favored by the emperor, the court and the people. Even if the officials are now referring to it, the times will be completely eliminated. To do this unprecedented thing, there will be many ups and downs and villains. However, this customs matter is a matter of several years. At present, there are uncles and Yang Shi in power, and there are also Lao Linggong and princess who can help the auspicious support. I think there will be no worries about losing the official position in the short term. Even if there are rebukes, I can only endure it for a while. After a few years, everything will be clear. As for Eunuch Huang, if you don’t eliminate it, you will not be able to tolerate it. Even if there is a princess who deal with it, you should not worry too much about this matter."

Li Boyuan became more and more surprised when he heard Cui Po's talk. He had known that he was smart, but he only did unprecedented things at his age at the age of twentieth. He was really surprised to think so thoroughly. Although he felt it was incredible, after thinking about it carefully, he actually had something to do, which made him, a man who had always claimed to be a national scholar, sigh.

"The young master has a certain opinion on this matter and just wants to do it. However, this time, he has to spend more time on this book of worship. He should explain the gains he said just now. After all, he is far away from the court and lures the emperor and the court to benefit him. It is much more reliable than simply relying on the holy family." He suppressed his surprise and Li Boyuan patted the official document on the desk beside him.
Chapter completed!