Wu Haogu had a good relationship with Ji Yi before, so he told him some ideas about developing Dahaizhou.

In Wu Haogu's view, the economy of the Song Dynasty should be centered on Haizhou, not Kaifeng Prefecture. Because Haizhou is located at the junction of the Central Plains and the Jianghuai River, and is close to the sea, and canal waterways can connect the Grand Canal system of the north and south.

It can be said to be the most convenient area for China's transportation in the 11th century. Moreover, Xuzhou, close to Haizhou, was China's "industrial center" at this time. Xuzhou has coal mines and iron mountains, and porcelain kilns are distributed around it. At this time, the world's largest "coal and iron industry" center should be Xuzhou. Most of the porcelain produced around Xuzhou and porcelain produced in other parts of the Central Plains are transported out of the Haizhou Port and Yangzhou Port.

Compared with Haizhou, Yangzhou is too far from the Central Plains, which is not conducive to absorbing the capital and technology of the Central Plains. If a scientific and reasonable plan for the economy of the Song Dynasty, the economic center should definitely be placed in Haizhou, rather than Kaifeng Prefecture, where eating is a problem.

Wu Haogu even believed that the capital of the Song Dynasty could be moved from Kaifeng Prefecture to Haizhou!

Those sayings about moving the capital to Luoyang or the capital Jingzhao Prefecture (Chang'an) are crazy talk in the opinion of the Kaifeng people Wu Haogu. The capital is in Kaifeng, and the food problem of more than one million Kaifeng people has made it difficult for the canal system to bear the burden. If you really go to Luoyang and Chang'an, then everyone will starve to death.

Since the land in Guanzhong and Central Plains in the north is becoming increasingly barren, the capital must have a low-cost water transportation to communicate with Bashu, Jiangnan and Jinghu. Therefore, in Wu Haogu's view, if the Jingkang change occurs in the future, it can replace Kaifeng's Central Plains city, which becomes the world's most prosperous capital. As long as Haizhou, which is located in the east of Canghai and Xiangyang on the side of the Han River (Xiangyang can barely be considered the Central Plains). Because Xiangyang is not a coastal city, its development potential is far inferior to Haizhou.

Of course, it is impossible to move the capital to Xuhai land or Xiangyang under a peaceful and peaceful situation. What Wu Haogu can do now is to make a silent layout.

But the question is, how should Haizhou develop? Wu Haogu cannot be the magistrate of Haizhou, but Qushan County Magistrate can be a position. But he cannot do without Jiehe Commercial City...

"What does Brother Yizhi plan to do?" Wu Haogu asked.

Ji Yi smiled and said, "Dalang should know that the emperor and the ministers are the same?"

What does it mean? Wu Haogu was stunned.

Ji Yi said: "I think in a few months, many new party officials will leave Beijing sadly, right?

Dalang felt that it was possible for the officials and the Empress Dowager to ease the conflict between the two parties? Is it possible to set a bottom line for demotion for officials who were demoted in the party?”

The demotion of the Song Dynasty was actually divided into two types. One was that there were real positions to be demoted, usually the prefect, the military, and the title of a bachelor. The ministers who failed in the court struggle sometimes asked for their own entrusting, called "inviting the county". This was a decent "demotion". Another was that they gave a short seller to Sima and the deputy envoy of the regiment, and then they were placed in a certain place. The last one was that they were assigned to a certain place, which was exiled, but they were more than an ordinary prisoner.

As for the writings since the pursuit of his origin, the editorial department of a certain place was not demoted, but that he had no official position.

However, the punishment for "taking the writings since he was born, he was appointed to manage somewhere" was not suitable for Zhang Dun, who had been prime minister for seven years. The most ugly thing about him was to be appointed to Danzhou as a short seller.

"The bottom line of demotion?" Wu Haogu understood a little, "What do you mean is... demotion stops in Haizhou?"

Ji Yi nodded and said, "The old and new approach has been fighting for the past so far, and the worst method is undoubtedly to depose the officials to distant places. There are countless new and old hatreds on the road to Danzhou. If you want to ease, the best way is to depose the officials closer."

Demoting officials was actually a means of punishment for civil officials in the Northern Song Dynasty. These literati and officials could not cut the heads of the literati, and the family seemed to be able to bite them. They bit them. I didn’t hear that any family had been confiscated, and their wives, concubines and daughters became official prostitutes.

So everyone can only make a fuss about demotion. If you derogate from afar, you will send it to Yalong Bay to see the sea! Yalong Bay is of course a good place in the 21st century, but the Song Dynasty was a wild and malaria place at that time. There were no delicious food or fun things. There were many fatal infectious diseases, and it was common to go but not return.

When demotion becomes a fatal matter, the hatred between the old and new parties accumulates deeper and deeper, and the struggle in the court gradually deteriorates. Fewer people discuss things, and more people take revenge.

Ji Yi then said: "Now the members of the old and new party are getting older. If you really want to go to Lingnan again, you will probably have to throw your old bones into the wilderness.

It is better to demote it to Haizhou. It has a good scenery, a road is not far away, and all the food and use it. I know that Dalang has a lot of land there, right by the sea, and is close to Qushan County, facing Yuntaishan. You can build more houses there, rent or sell them to officials who demoted it to Haizhou. You can also build some restaurants, teahouses, brothels and port terminals there so that those officials have a place to enjoy.

The money for building a house and building a dock is not required to be filed with Dalang and Eleventh Brother. It is all done by the lower officials, and the lower officials find someone to handle it. I believe that I can make a lot of money."

OK, he was demoted and demoted to GDP... Ji Yi really fought to avoid going to Hainan Island! But his idea was still good.

"Dalang, I think it's OK," said Pan Xiao'an. "Now there are still many members of the old party suffering in a malaria area. If there is a bottom line for demotion to stop at Haizhou, wouldn't they be able to return north immediately?"

Ji Yi also said: "Yes, now all officials are not afraid of being demoted to distant military states... If you go to that kind of place, even if you have a fortune of thousands of yuan, it will be empty! If Your Majesty can save the officials from escaping from afar, you will definitely be praised as a wise king."

Ji Yi said it well! Most of the demoted officials have wealth, and it is not popular in the Song Dynasty to search. Wu Haogu thought: The money they have been embezzled with hard work will most of them bring to Haizhou together. In this way, Haizhou will have abundant funds. Combined with the important position of Haizhou in the Song Dynasty's foreign trade, it will easily evolve into a financial center. The financial center cannot be placed in Jiehe City. It is really a thief to place it there! Who will be considered if Emperor Zuo is crazy when he is poor?

As for the current financial center of the Song Dynasty, Kaifeng Prefecture, it is not reliable. Once the city is surrounded, tens of millions of taels of silver, millions of taels of gold, and countless copper coins will all be returned to the Jurchens!

Therefore, there must be a "sub-center", and this "sub-center" is most suitable to be opened in Haizhou. In this way, once the shame of Jingkang cannot be avoided, Wu Haogu can use the interest rate spread (that is, high-interest financing in Haizhou) to withdraw most of the cash from Kaifeng Prefecture. In this way, even if Kaifeng Prefecture is broken, the Jurchens will not be able to grab much money.

Thinking of this, Wu Haogu smiled at Ji Yi and said, "Okay, you should try this. I'll go into the palace and talk to the official family."

There is no objection to demoting Zhang Dun to Haizhou to Wu Haogu, but Ji Yi, a villain, still has to find a way to send him to a distant place in the future...

When he sent Ji Yi, who was full of joy, out of Panjiayuan, Wu Haogu thought about the matter of slandering people again. In addition to Ji Yi, there is another Chen Youwen who also needs to be repaired properly, so he can't let him be free in Kaifeng Prefecture!

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"Eleventh Brother," After sending Ji Yi away, Wu Haogu and Pan Xiao'an began to discuss how to help Zhao Ji get private money. "Why don't we invest the private houses of the government in Haizhou?"

"What's the point of investing in Haizhou?" Pan Xiao'an asked.

"Make Yunwu Tea first." Wu Haogu said. Of course, he would not immediately propose to open a bank or a real estate company.

Wu Haogu’s business philosophy is very powerful. The first thing to buy is projects with less investment, more profits, and quick results. Only by seeing the benefits can we further expand it.

And famous tea was such a profitable deal in the Song Dynasty! Well, it is not ordinary tea, but famous tea.

Anything that can be sold for a pound of dragon and phoenix cakes for hundreds of dollars is easy to make! This is the value of famous tea... In the late Northern Song Dynasty, luxury became a trend, and luxury goods were naturally easy to make.

How can ordinary tea become a luxury product? It is certain that things are good. How can tea worth hundreds of pieces per pound not be good? But it is not enough to be good alone, and it also requires royal certification.

It was to let Song Huizong advertise himself and to praise Yunwu tea on Yuntai Mountain in Haizhou as "Imperial Tea", which would be worth a hundred times.

Of course, not all Yunwu tea can be used as luxury goods. How big is the market for luxury goods? Wu Haoguke plans to treat Yunwu tea from Yuntaishan as a brand-name product to be easy to operate. It can place various tea trees on Yuntaishan, place tea farmers, and gradually form a large industry.

Wu Haogu thought about it and said, "We can start a business...it's called Yuntaixing, how about it?"

"You still need to start a business?"

"Yes." Wu Haogu nodded, "It must be a business, otherwise what should I do? You can't call Yingfeng Bureau, right? This is the official's private house."

Pan Xiao'an thought for a while and said with a smile: "That's right! Dalang, you are considerate. If you set up a Yingfeng Bureau, it will be the yamen. All aspects need to be managed, and it will be inconvenient for the official family to use money."

"Yes, that's what it means." Wuhao Ancient Road, "Yuntaixing is the private house of the official family, and it is necessary to use the signboard of the commercial bank to the outside world."

If you play the signboard of a commercial bank, then the major shareholder is Zhao Ji! Old foxes who are really familiar with the officialdom will definitely know in the future!

In this way, Yuntaixing can get some edge balls. For example, building an iron ore and playing with coal mines in Xuzhou, and creating some taboo armor is of course to reward military officers for official Zhao Ji. You can also dig some craftsmen from weaving bureaus, embroidery courtyards and official kilns to develop the textile industry and porcelain industry in Xuzhou and Haizhou.
Chapter completed!