Chapter 446： Disadvantages of making money too easy

Two months later, the imperial examination came to an end.

The focus of Wu Changqing's work has once again returned to economic issues.

He gathered people from the Ministry of Commerce to discuss the issue of overseas trade together.

Although Dahua has encouraged overseas trade many times, the results have not been satisfactory.

Those businessmen are keen to do business with Westerners in Songjiang, but they are unwilling to go to sea and directly sell their goods to Western Europe, and they are unwilling to go to the origin of overseas raw materials to purchase them at a cheaper price.

If you don’t go to sea to participate in it, is that also called ocean trade? At best, it can only be called trading with overseas merchants.

Without going to sea, a large part of the profits will inevitably be made by foreign businessmen.

"Well, I think those businessmen are too comfortable, so they don't want to take risks. They may think that if they can make money in Songjiang, why go overseas?"

Hong Chengchou said helplessly.

This is human nature, and it is difficult for the government to change it forcibly.

Wu Changqing knew that Hong Chengchou's analysis was good. Most of the Western businessmen who came to China were actually people who were about to be mixed in Western Europe, so he chose to take a risk at sea.

The real rich and nobles stayed in Western Europe to enjoy their blessings.

On Dahua's side, merchants who have the capital and the ability to go to the sea are not willing to take risks.

Those who are willing to go do not have the capital and the ability.

Another reason is that the current domestic trade market is quite prosperous and there are many opportunities to make money, so there is no need to go overseas.

This has led to the fact that although Dahua has been encouraging overseas trade, few merchants went to sea, and most of them were waiting for foreigners to deliver the goods.

"We must find a way to change this situation. It may seem that this is only a loss of profit, but in the long run, it is not conducive to our future global hegemony.

Today, Western overseas exploration has been going on for nearly two hundred years, and a large number of sailing talents have been cultivated. Its technology and experience are quite rich. If we don't catch up now, we will inevitably lag behind those barbarians in future competitions overseas. "

Wu Changqing said.

His goal is the whole world, so now it is almost necessary to make some layout preparations first.

At least we have to train a group of experienced crews and sailors, otherwise how can we go overseas to fight for hegemony in the future?

Fighting is not just about having advanced weapons. It also depends on the people who use them.

If you drive a super-advanced fleet, but enter the storm zone because you are unfamiliar with sea conditions and routes, it would be funny.

Whether it is from a military perspective or from an economic perspective, Dahua must completely control maritime trade.

"Perhaps, we can give more tax exemption policies to merchants in the sea, and stipulate that merchants who go to sea in person will be exempt from tax, so as to induce them to go to sea. As long as the profits are high enough, there will be more merchants willing to take risks."

Xiao An, the minister of commerce, made a suggestion.

At first glance, this suggestion seems to be okay, a 100% profit is enough to make people crazy.

As long as Dahua provides tax reduction policies, merchants who go to the sea in person will make at least three or four times more profits.

But in fact, this policy has loopholes.

Hong Chengchou thought a little, and shook his head.

"I'm afraid this is not very good. If there is a different treatment, it will give those people a chance to take advantage of it. They can set up a business base on a certain island, then buy foreigners' goods at a higher price than Songjiang, and then ship it and falsely claim that it is themselves. Those bought from overseas can enjoy tax reductions. At that time, they will not be able to serve the purpose of encouraging going to sea, but will also slow down Songjiang's development."

There are policies and measures to counter.

After the decree was issued, only local businessmen and foreign merchants benefited, and the imperial court was the only one who suffered.

Capital is blind, and many policies need to be formulated with human nature in mind.

Those business class, but few will truly be patriotic in their hearts, in their eyes only the maximization of interests.

Even now those businessmen on the surface are now praising Dahua, even to please. But its real purpose is to get the benefits of technology from the court.

"Perhaps it can be jointly organized by the government and businessmen to establish a special organization to allow officials to participate in supervision."

Another official said.

This is not an idea he came up with, but a reference to the industrial model of steel mills and textile mills.

The current Jiangnan Iron and Steel Plant is an example of government-business joint supervision. Most of the capital in it is owned by merchants, but the government has absolute jurisdiction.

Those businessmen are only responsible for specific production and management.

In terms of major decisions, the government can speak up.

With the supervision of the government, its commercial behavior can be controlled, and it is not easy to cause trouble.

Of course, government-supervised business offices also have their drawbacks.

Commercial trade is very flexible and requires freedom. With the interference of the government, the people who handle things are often unable to let go of their hands and feet when they are doing things.

Like some intrigues in business, deception is inconvenient to use, resulting in its lack of competitiveness.

After all, in business, five points depend on products, and five points depend on marketing (deception).

If the marketing is done well, a stone can be sold for the price of diamonds, and a little sweetened beverage can be sold for the price of health care products.

Going overseas to do business with foreigners naturally requires all kinds of cunning tricks and tricks.

If it is an individual businessman, it doesn't matter if they do this, it only represents them personally.

But if the Dahua court went to do business with foreign countries and used deception and other means, it would have a greater impact on Dahua’s reputation.

In addition, the government pays attention to following the rules and regulations, and it takes a lot of time and efficiency. It is far less flexible than individual businessmen.

Another point is human nature. Individuals make money and are responsible for their own profits and losses. Naturally, they will spend 100% of their minds on business.

As for the officials in the government, although they also have performance appraisals, even if they fail the appraisal, they simply cannot be promoted, and they don't have to lose their family's money.

Therefore, when they are doing things, they are definitely not as diligent as self-employed.

"Cooperation between government and business is not very good either. Overseas is far away. To a certain extent, it is a bit like a place outside the law, and it is easy to breed problems."

Hong Chengchou's words are rather obscure, but everyone knows the meaning.

When going out to sea, collusion between officials and businessmen will be another problem.

To put it bluntly, as long as the people of the sea are given tax care, it will inevitably lead to gaps.

Merchants who seek profit will inevitably exploit this loophole.

It's just a trivial matter to be taken advantage of by them. The most troublesome thing is that they can easily defeat those honest businessmen by taking advantage of the tax-free price.

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