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Chapter 18 Continue to Increase Trade

The envoy of the Liao Kingdom hurried back to the country with my letter of state. I looked at the ministers standing below and asked, "Do you guys have anything else to report?" No one in the hall spoke, almost all of them drooped. Even if they looked up and pressed me, they were shocked, because they had never seen such a fool who could fool people before, especially an emperor. After seeing him today, they were all like this. You are here, a group of rotten trees brainwashed by Neo-Confucianism. It would be better to say that the envoys from the Liao Kingdom and the future Mongolian sect said they would beat you, and you would be punished and cede the land. Humph, today I will let you see it.

"Ministry of Rites"

Why no one agreed? "Ministry of Rites" I shouted loudly at the Minister of Rites

"I am here, and I deserve to die." After Wang Hua, the Minister of Rites, got off duty, knelt on the ground and went straight to the ground.

"Don't die first, wait until the matter is done properly before you die." He said to the old man with no worries at all.

"We immediately sent people to Dali to send a mission to Xixia and Fusang, and all increased trade volume with them. Xixia also bought military horses from them, imported medicinal materials, Dali, and bought 50,000 vine armor, coal and iron ore from them, which required a large amount. As for Tubo and Fusang, we increased the export quota of Buddhist scriptures and purchased their Tibetan mastiffs from Tubo to form a Tibetan mastiff army. We bought 10,000 yuan first, and there were also Tubo's milk, meat, milk, and increased the import amount. Japan wanted their pearl sulfur wood and gold and silver mines. Do you remember?"

"Remember, I'll do it right away"

"The Salt Tea Department was abolished, and the rights were transferred to the Ministry of Revenue. All officials of the Salt Tea Department went to the Ministry of Revenue to serve. The Ministry of Personnel reviewed the merged officials and dismissed them for uselessness. The jurisdiction of civil buildings, rivers, bridges, etc. and civil iron tools of the Ordnance Department was abolished, and it was transferred to the Ministry of Works.

As for the Ordnance Department, it will only supervise the ordnance manufacturing and military engineering in the future, and the Ordnance Department will expand the workshop. The Palace Commander moved the artillery barracks to the left of the Ordnance Department, and then moved a sword, shield and archers of a team of 10,000 people to surround the Ordnance Department."

In fact, the weapons of the Song Dynasty were well kept secret. This Ordnance Department was located in a valley. Most people really don’t know about it, but I was just taking precautions for it.

"Since the Salt Tea Department has been assigned to the Ministry of Revenue, it will be the Ministry of Revenue from now on. Liu Shihai will be the Minister of Revenue from now on. All the officials of the Salt Tea Department will work in the Ministry of Revenue."

"Minist obeys the order" Liu Shihai should be on duty

In fact, although the Song Dynasty was very rich, Zhao Kuangyin had a policy of preventing ministers from tyrannying powers. Now, the Privy Council replaced the Ministry of War, the Salt and Tea Department replaced the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ordnance Department replaced the Ministry of Works. The powers were separated, but the government agencies were also much more bloated. Until now, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Works are all used to support the elderly. In today's terms, the local tyranns are willful.

Liu Shihai is only forty-three years old and is a very young high-ranking official among all the officials. He is also a young and strong school. The key is that this fat man feels very funny at first glance, but he is a neutral school, but the light revealed in his squinting eyes is not a stable person. This old boy gives him a chance and will definitely soar into the sky. Since that's the case, I will fulfill your wish.

"Liu Aiqing, when will the country's tax silver be shipped to the capital this year? What is the income?" I started to take the test of Liu Shihai

"Reply to the emperor, the tax silver in Jingzhao region will arrive tomorrow, and the tax silver in Shandong, Daming Prefecture, Hedong, Huainan and other places will also arrive in three days. The tax silver in Chengdu Prefecture and Guangnan West Road will arrive within five days, while the tax silver in Guangnan East Road and Fujian Road will probably be later due to heavy rain. The agricultural tax revenue this year is 57.44 million,7212 guan, and the commercial tax revenue is 31.8 million,9931 guan, and 310 guan, so the tax silver in autumn this year is 89.25 million,7143 guan and 310 guan, and the total tax silver in this year is 89.25 million,7143 guan and 310 guan, and the total tax silver in this year is 120 guan, which is less than Tianyou's resentment and has increased slightly compared to Tianyou's five and six years." Liu Shihai's answer was comprehensive, and it seems that he is still a capable minister.
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