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Volume Three Spreading Wings Chapter 185 Building Qingdao Port

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    It has to be said that people are very adaptable. Two months later, various good news came in the news. Most of the cities were recovered. The surviving people slowly adapted to their current life, and society slowly moved on.  On track.

    On this day, Wen Shen was sitting on the sofa, looking at the slightly swollen bellies of the two women, and said with a smile: "Zhaojun, your father seems to be very busy these past two months and hasn't come to see you much. He seems to be very kind to you."  rest assured."

    "Humph, it's strange that he feels relieved about me. The reason why he didn't come is mainly because of two wishes. One is that he is busy recovering the city, and the other is that he feels reassured about you." Wang Zhaojun touched his belly unconsciously and hummed.

    "Looking at the news, the city has basically been recovered now. Your dad can rest for a while now." Wen Shen laughed, and at the same time thought to himself: "There is basically no danger here anymore. It's time for me to go to the Song Dynasty to see it."  . Even if four months have passed there, I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on there.¡±

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    It¡¯s already July when we return to Yizhou, and it¡¯s the hottest time of the year.  Wen Shen first came to Yizhou Ordnance Coin Mining Factory and saw Andy Lau here, so he asked: "Dehua, you are here too!"

    Andy Lau was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said: "Boss, more and more bank branches are opening now. A large amount of gold and silver are put into the warehouse every day. At the same time, more and more people withdraw money every day, so there is more demand for gold and silver coins.  Get up. No, today I shipped another batch of gold and silver to make gold and silver coins."

    The dynasty who stayed in Yizhou was also here, saluting: "Commitment!"

    Wen Shen smiled and said, "How about it, it's okay to stay in Yizhou for more than a year!"

    "What's so good!" Wang Chao complained a little, "Brothers are all busy with big things outside, and I'm the only one doing nothing at home! Please send me out at some point!"

    "The work in Yizhou is also very important. If you all go out, who will protect the safety of Yizhou!"

    "This is not easy. I have trained several subordinates during this period. I feel pretty good. I am fully capable of staying in Yizhou." As he spoke, Wang Chao pointed to a young man beside him, "This is one of them, called Zhou Yizhou.  hair!"

    Zhou Yifa hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Have a seat!"

    "You're a good young man, he looks very energetic!" Wen Shen said old-fashionedly, then looked at Andy Lau and asked, "Did Zhang Long send a telegram about the money during this period?"

    "A month ago, General Zhang said that it would cost three million yuan to build the canal! I have already sent it to Zhongzhou via the Jingyuan. The date should be coming soon!"

    Wen Shen nodded, "Well, if he still needs it, you can send it to him. In addition, you will send ten accountants to report to Zhongzhou next month on the ship to supervise the canal funds and make and use them."  Details.¡±

    "Yes!" Andy Lau thought for a while, "Boss, who pays the wages of these accounting offices? My place or the canal side?"

    "You are responsible for paying wages to all the accounting offices assigned here! The accounting offices assigned overseas are not allowed to receive any benefits from the supervision company. Once found, they will be severely punished!"

    Wen Shen feels that if there are supervised companies to pay wages, how can the accounting office work, so he thinks it is better to have a bank that is so responsible, which is equivalent to third-party supervision.

    "I have written it all down!" Andy Lau replied respectfully, and suddenly remembered something, "My boss, last month the imperial court established the Municipal Shipping Department in Jiaozhou to be responsible for the management of ships going to sea in the north!"

    "oh!"

    Wen Shen was not surprised at all when the imperial court established the Shipping Department, but it was more thought-provoking that the Shipping Department was located in Jiaozhou instead of Yizhou.  You should know that most of the goods in the north are shipped from Rizhao and Shijiu in Yizhou, and the volume is very large, millions of tons every year.

    In order to find out what happened, Wen Shen left the barracks and came to the Yizhou government office.  Under the guidance of the yamen servants, we came to the back hall and found that Lin Shiyin, the former magistrate of Yizhou, was also here.

    When everyone saw the imperial master coming, they all stood up and bowed to each other in a polite manner.

    "I remember that Mr. Lin is now the magistrate of Mizhou. How come you have time to come to Yizhou as a guest?"

    After not seeing each other for a few years, Wen Shen found that Lin Zhixian was much older, his skin was not as firm as before, and the skin on his face was a little loose.  Lin Zhixian was filled with envy when he saw that the imperial master was still as fresh as before. Hearing the question, he hurriedly replied: "Some time ago, the imperial court decreed the establishment of the Municipal Shipping Department, and ordered me to take charge temporarily. The responsibilities of this Municipal Shipping Department  It is to manage the ships going to sea in the north, and the wharves in the north that can go to sea are Jiaozhou, Rizhao, and Shijiu. Of course, there are several wharves in Dengzhou, but they are all relatively small."

    Wen Shen looked at Zhang Shangying and asked, "Master Zhang, what do you think about this?"

    ¡°I think it is reasonable for the imperial court to establish a municipal shipping department. If it can be strictly implemented, it is initially estimated that the annual tax revenue will reach millions.¡±?, which is considered a huge sum of money.  "

    Wen Shen suddenly remembered what happened in Qingdao, so he smiled and said, "Mr. Lin, I heard that a big port will be built near Jiaozhou. What do you think?"

    Lin Shiyin was immediately overjoyed and said: "This is a great good thing! I don't know when the imperial master plans to build it, but I will definitely cooperate with it."

    Wen Shen thought for a while and said with a smile: "Of course the sooner the better! In this way, when you go back, you can organize the civilians to make preparations."

    "No problem! After the establishment of the Municipal Shipping Department, some officials will be stationed in the port, which may have a certain impact on merchant ships. I hope the national teacher will take care of it." Lin Shiyin said with a smile.

    "How does the Shipping Department plan to collect taxes?"

    "One out of twenty items will be drawn!"

    "Isn't it troublesome to extract the goods? Why not just collect the gold and silver?"

    "The National Master is right, but the price of the goods is difficult to determine. If the goods are worth one hundred yuan, and the owner of the goods quotes fifty yuan, then the tax will be reduced, so it is better to collect the goods directly."

    "I think there are two types of goods, one is imported and the other is exported. Tariffs can be levied on imported goods, but no tax can be imposed on exported goods."

    "Where did the Imperial Master say this?" Lin Shiyin asked with interest.

    "Exporting means selling goods to other countries and we make money. Importing means buying goods from other countries and spending money"

    Wen Shen briefly introduced the concept of modern tariffs and recommended some methods on how to quickly collect taxes.  After hearing this, Lin Shiyin smiled and said: "Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading!"

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    A month later, a large number of craftsmen and civilians gathered in Qingdao to start the construction of Qingdao Port. At the same time, Wen Shen also organized more than 100 ships to transport construction materials to Qingdao.

    With the support of Wenshen¡¯s strong financial and material resources, Qingdao Port soon took shape.  In order to connect the inland, Wen Shen planned to build a railway from Qingdao to Jinan Damingfu and a branch line from Jiaozhou to Yizhou.

    Before he told Zhang Junbao about the plan, he went to Wen to complain.

    "What's going on? Are there any problems in building the railway?"

    "Yes, we encountered a big problem this time. Now we are repairing the railway from Damingfu to Youzhou. The railway on land has almost been repaired, but now only one place has not been repaired!"

    "Where?" Wen Shen thought for a moment and said with a smile, "It can't be the Yellow River, right?"

    Zhang Junbao stretched out his thumb and said, "That's the Yellow River! The Yellow River is thousands of feet wide and the water is deep. The existing conditions make it impossible to repair it. But if it is not repaired, the railway will be built in vain."
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