jdhmnovel Chapter 401 I don't understand the market, but I do understand my brother-in-law
Chapter 401 I don't understand the market, but I do understand my brother-in-law
Watching Xia Yu lead his men away into the distance, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
I'm finally free from the headache of the blank seal case.
As for that old scoundrel Zhu Chongba, and those two old scoundrels Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen, how much trouble will they have?
Yang Shaofeng stated that this matter had nothing to do with him.
After all, it was Zhu Biao who requested that the case be temporarily closed.
If you have any objections, you can talk to Zhu Biao.
With a slight smile, Yang Shaofeng turned to Zhu Biao and said, "Your Highness, shall we take a stroll around the border market?"
Zhu Biao had long been curious about the Dengzhou border market and replied, "I'll leave it to my brother-in-law."
Yang Shaofeng immediately gestured with his hand and said with a smile, "Your Highness, please."
Heading east from the Dengzhou Prefectural Government Office, and not far beyond the Dengzhou Garrison Office, lies the Dengzhou Border Market, which has been in preparation for almost a year.
Yang Shaofeng transformed the market into a commercial city combined with a warehousing center.
Simply put, there are several warehouses that can be used to store goods, and not far from the warehouses are rows of two-story shops.
The storefronts were divided into three types.
A type of merchant specifically assigned to the Ming Dynasty court.
A type of merchant assigned to local provincial administration commissioners, prefectural governments, and counties.
Another option is to open it directly to the public, allowing anyone to move in simply by paying money.
Merchants from vassal states such as Korea and the West could enter the first type of shop if they had official credentials, while those without credentials could only enter the third type of shop.
As for the warehouse, all merchants are treated equally.
Pay the money!
Regardless of their status, merchants must store their goods in warehouses designated by the Dengzhou government.
At most, the difference lies in the degree of rent discount.
In addition, companies such as the Baochao Bank, which is responsible for gold and silver exchange business, and the Quechang Tax Bureau, which is responsible for collecting transaction taxes, have also made preparations for operation.
To prevent tax evasion, Yang Shaofeng also set up checkpoints at the four entrances and exits of the border market.
Merchants brought goods into the border market?
First, count the goods, then issue an invoice.
The merchants left with unsold goods?
First, show the remaining invoices and whether the quantity of goods matches.
The merchant has bought the goods and is about to leave?
Please show me the invoice!
If you think there are too many rules at the border market, you can get lost.
Of course, Yang Shaofeng is a man of principle.
While collecting commercial taxes, Yang Shaofeng did not forget to provide protection for the merchants.
For example, Yang Shaofeng had already instructed the centurions in charge of guarding the border markets, the yamen runners in charge of patrolling, and the clerks of the paper money department and the tax department to prohibit them from beating merchants without cause.
As Yang Shaofeng walked forward, he introduced Zhu Biao to the various aspects of the Dengzhou border market.
"This is the service center of the border market. Merchants can complete tasks such as cargo inspection and declaration, invoice issuance, and exchange of currency before entering the market, as well as invoice and cargo verification and currency exchange for gold and silver before leaving the market."
"There are four gates in total, and there is a service center like this at each of the four gates."
"The main selling point is to make transactions worry-free, time-saving, and convenient for merchants to trade with peace of mind."
Yang Shaofeng gave a general overview of the layout and various business processes of the market, and then said with a smile.
“In the market, gold and silver are not accepted. Whether buying or selling goods, change can only be given to customers in paper money.”
"In this way, sooner or later some merchants will find exchanging the banknotes too troublesome and choose to keep them in hand for future use."
“If this continues, the paper money can be gradually spread.”
"As for the invoice class, you can see it as a small experiment by me."
"Let's see if we can crack down on tax evasion by merchants through an invoice-related law."
Zhu Biao was slightly taken aback and asked, "Invoice? Tax evasion?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded and said, "Currently, Dengzhou Prefecture does not have invoices."
"But judging from the invoice department and tax department in Ningyang County, invoices are indeed very useful."
"If Your Highness is interested, you may wish to take a look at Ningyang County when you pass through on your way back to the capital."
After giving a brief explanation of the invoice, Yang Shaofeng began to introduce the various shops along the roadside to Zhu Biao.
"The shops on this street are all for officials and merchants."
"Merchants from the imperial court and various vassal states all stayed in shops on this street."
"Among them, the shops of our Ming Dynasty merchants are located in the best locations and have the largest areas."
"This bookstore sells carefully selected classics and collections."
"This shop was assigned to Korean pearl merchants."
"This shop was arranged for mink fur merchants from Goryeo."
"..."
After wandering around several streets, Yang Shaofeng led Zhu Biao to the warehouse behind the market.
"These warehouses aren't very big; they can only be considered transit warehouses."
"The real granaries have been arranged by me to be located in several other counties."
Looking at the several enormous warehouses in front of him, Zhu Biao couldn't help but wonder if he had misheard.
These warehouses, which look even bigger than the Qianqing Palace, are actually just transit warehouses, not the main warehouses, as my brother-in-law mentioned.
Seeing the bewildered look on Zhu Biao's face, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Let's put everything else aside and just talk about grain."
“The amount of grain that can easily reach tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of bushels is far from enough in these warehouses.”
"There are also products like porcelain and glass that need to be stored carefully to avoid being squeezed and transported without being bumped, so they also require a lot of storage space."
"As a result, these warehouses are not enough."
"More importantly, the Ming Dynasty could not possibly have only these few vassal states."
"Dengzhou Prefecture has nine counties besides Penglai."
"Considering that the number of vassal states of the Ming Dynasty will increase in the future, the border markets will also have to handle more and more goods."
"At the same time, we also need to consider the development of other counties in Dengzhou."
"Therefore, I have designated these warehouses as transit warehouses."
"Distribute the large granaries to other counties."
"Anyway, Dengzhou is surrounded by the coast on three sides, so it is easy to transport goods from various counties to Dengzhou Prefecture by sea."
"Similarly, it is also easy to transfer goods to the Yanyun area and the Jiangnan area."
Zhu Biao couldn't help but admire him greatly.
I don't really know much about the market, nor do I know much about warehousing and transportation.
However, I think I understand my brother-in-law's character quite well.
If things were done as my brother-in-law suggested, the ten counties of Dengzhou would essentially be connected to the border markets and would quickly become wealthy.
Tsk tsk, my father was right after all. My brother-in-law is just a watchdog. Give him a chance and he'll find a way to bring benefits to the people of Dengzhou.
Just as Zhu Biao was sighing to himself, Yang Shaofeng continued, "And there's also the Brunei Avenue from Wendeng to Laiyang."
"Once the Brunei Highway and the auxiliary roads connecting the various districts are completed, the ten districts of Terengganu Prefecture will be connected to Penglai."
"Goods from various counties can be quickly transported to the border market in Penglai."
"Even taxes could be transported quickly to the capital by sea."
"If this road were to be extended further, from Laiyang all the way to Jinan Prefecture, and then from Jinan Prefecture to the capital, and from the capital to all other places..."
After hearing Yang Shaofeng's grand promises, Zhu Biao immediately understood why Yang Shaofeng always complained about not having enough laborers.
Or, how about we let my cousins catch a few more?
Seeing Zhu Biao's eager expression, Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Highness, are you thinking about the laborers?"