The imperial court of the Song Dynasty had never paid enough attention to intelligence. Whether it was internal or external, the Detective Department was only a small intelligence agency. No one peed into this agency.
Zhao Xu wanted to expand his forces tenfold and gather all kinds of intelligence to control the entire imperial court.
Wang Yong had the potential to do intelligence work, so he could let him do it. He had something to use against Zhao Xu, so there was no need to worry about him being arrogant. If there was, Zhao Xu could take his life at any time.
Now that the old emperor's mausoleum had been built, he would be buried tomorrow. Zhao Xu did not need to send the coffin himself. Ouyang Xiu, Sima Guang, and the others would do it for him.
Now, they had to consider the economy of the entire empire. In terms of agriculture, they basically relied on the Jiangnan production area to send food through the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal was the lifeline. After the 3rd year of the Qing calendar, the Grand Canal had not been completely dredged. There was a lot of silt, and those who managed the water transport had been beheaded in an G Storm.
Water transport, urgent dredging.
Commerce, the folk commerce was very active, this was also the reason why the commerce of the Great Song was so prosperous.
However, the business of the officials was very weak. Many officials did not interfere in the trade and only took a little business tax.
Overseas trade was basically monopolized by wealthy merchants. Tea, porcelain, and silk were constantly transported to Southeast Asia, Arabia, and Persia through the Silk Road.
Among them, the tax that the Bureau of Ships could draw was negligible, because many large trades were carried out quietly. The people of the Bureau of Ships were unaware of it, and some of the officers of the Bureau of Ships were even involved in it to gain benefits.
Zhao Xu decided to fully open up the business to maintain the vitality of the private economy while building the official business. The large-scale maritime trade had to be carried out by the imperial court.
The profits from trading with the foreigners were very large, far greater than the domestic agricultural tax.
Zhao Xu set his sights on the Hangzhou Prefecture, the Hangzhou Prefecture, the Quanzhou Prefecture, and the Guangzhou Prefecture. He planned to set up excellent ports and docks here to specialize in overseas trade.
The Minister of Revenue, Qian Youqing, would lead the other wealthy businessmen who were willing to join in to jointly fund the construction. The wealthy businessmen who invested in overseas trade could be exempted from taxes for ten years.
Those wealthy businessmen would definitely fight to buy shares. Ten years of tax exemption was a very attractive condition.
Although Wang Anshi was a great reformist, he did not know much about overseas trade, commercial development, and the situation overseas...
At this moment, the Byzantine Empire was very powerful, Arabia and Persia were at their peak, and the Crusaders were preparing to go east. These were all business opportunities.
Making money from other countries 'wars had always been a shortcut to making the country rich and strong. How could the Great Song miss this opportunity?
Through the anti-corruption, Zhao Xu had money now and could make drastic changes.
Zhao Xu personally created 50 of the original commercial laws and established the Great Song Trade Bureau. The Minister of Revenue, Qian Youqing, was also the Minister of Trade.
Every year, the government would purchase silk, tea, and porcelain from the people and sell them to overseas merchants.
The newly added fifty commercial laws were all prepared for the official Trade Bureau to enter the overseas trade market. At the same time, the Song Navy was established.
Foreign trade depended on small civilian ships. Merchant ships were not enough. Zhao Xu wanted to build a huge, armed sea ship to take the lead in the west and dominate the sea.
After dealing with these, Zhao Xu placed the imperial edict of the 50 articles of the business law on the dragon table and pressed it down with a stone. He suddenly felt a little tired and went to the bedroom to rest with the palace maid.
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The new emperor had been on the throne for less than a month, and everything had changed.
He forcefully took back the imperial power that was originally in the hands of the Empress Dowager. The G Storm blew fiercely, and it was stipulated that officials who were corrupt in the future would be severely punished.
The officialdom was shaken, and the people were shaken.
Those officials who wanted to take bribes immediately withdrew their hands and kept quiet out of fear.
He did not dare to slack off in the slightest when it came to the laws issued by the Emperor. He was conscientious and meticulous in implementing them.
Under Zhao Xu's authorization, the Investigation Division expanded rapidly, reaching 500 people. They worked day and night to arrest and punish every single one of them.
Under such high pressure, the dispirited atmosphere in the officialdom was suddenly reversed.
The Political Affairs Hall, the Six Ministries, the Nine Temples, the Five Superintendents, and the various yamens in the capital all seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. They quickly operated, and the administrative efficiency suddenly increased. The implementation of various decrees was as smooth as flowing water.
This time, the G Storm (G) was able to spread out quickly, and the Detective Division played an important role. This was also the original intention of Zhao Xu to expand the Detective Division. Without a strong intelligence agency, the emperor was deaf and blind.
With a powerful intelligence agency, it would be much more difficult for officials to deceive their superiors.
While Zhao Xu was sleeping, the Prime Minister Sima Guang's residence was filled with distinguished guests.
Ouyang Xiu and Su Dongpo had just arrived in the capital and did not have a house. It was a bit shabby to live in a courier station, and they were worried about luxury in a restaurant. The emperor had just reprimanded them for raising singers privately, so they had to behave themselves in the storm.
Sima Guang was Ouyang Xiu's good friend in the literary world, so the teacher and student temporarily stayed in the Prime Minister's residence.
After downing three cups of wine, Sima Guang raised his cup and said,""Brother Ouyang, although the Emperor is young, he is very wise. With Wang Anshi's assistance, I feel that the Emperor will definitely implement a series of new policies.”
Ouyang Xiu took a sip of wine and sighed.
"This old man and Fan Zhongyan once vigorously pushed for a new policy. At that time, we were really hot-blooded, but now it seems very childish.”
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