lcionline Chapter 252 Capital of the World, Economic Control
Chapter 252 Capital of the World, Economic Control
Daqin set up customs and levied tariffs, and foreign merchants could only accept it.
Of course this is not mandatory.
In order to make foreign businessmen feel more comfortable, Ying Yu also specially launched a credit point system.
Foreign merchants who pay customs duties in a timely manner and in full can get reputation points.
Those with good reputation points have the priority to purchase Daqin products.
As soon as the news came out, foreign businessmen immediately raised their hands in favor.
Because for them, being able to snap up Daqin products earlier and make a few more trips to the store is more important than anything else.
The convenience of transportation, especially the continuous development of sea routes, makes Daqin more and more attractive.
In addition to the local merchants of Daqin, when traveling through various countries, they also brought merchants from other countries to Xianyang.
It is no exaggeration to say that today's Xianyang City has truly gathered wealthy businessmen from all over the world.
Xianyang is already a well-deserved capital of the world.
The people and businessmen here rushed to Xianyang New City one after another.
And Ying Zheng had already brought all the civil and military officials with him, and arrived first.
Even though they were prepared, Ying Zheng and the officials still took a deep breath after seeing the crowds outside Xianyang New City.
Because there are too many people.
It is estimated that the people with a radius of hundreds of miles all came to visit the completion ceremony of the new city.
Even those foreigners who look different from the people of Daqin can be seen everywhere.
And the number of people is still quite a lot. A rough estimate would be thirty thousand.
Seeing this scene, the eyes of everyone looking at Ying Yu changed suddenly.
At the same time, I also understand the importance of customs.
There are so many foreign merchants in Xianyang city alone, how many are there in the whole Great Qin?
Imposing tariffs is definitely a profitable business.
And it can make money in the long run.
The current Great Qin has only one major trading port, Sanghai City, and so many foreigners have come.
If more seaports can be opened in the Jiangnan area and the Grand Canal can be opened up, then the number of foreign businessmen who come to Daqin for sea trade can at least double again!
Yingzheng and other officials are 120% willing to make money from foreigners to promote the development of Daqin.
"Father, it's almost time."
Seeing that Ying Zheng and all the civil and military officials were still standing there in a daze, Ying Yu reminded with a smile.
"it is good!"
Ying Zheng laughed loudly, took a step forward, and beat the big drum that had been prepared in advance.
"I announce that the first phase of Xianyang New City is officially completed!"
"Your Majesty for ten thousand years, Daqin for ten thousand years!"
As Ying Zheng's voice fell, the people shouted loudly.
Hearing the cheers soaring into the sky, Ying Zheng couldn't hold back the smile on his face.
Merchants from various countries who had been waiting in line rushed in even more.
The first phase of Xianyang New City is still mainly commercial, so the commercial settings inside are more complete.
Whether it is goods or stores, it is beyond everyone's imagination.
"As soon as the customs opens today, I'm afraid it will be a headache for counting money!"
Looking at the foreign businessmen who were frantically buying tea, silk, colored glaze and other commodities, Nei Shiten suddenly smiled.
The bell tower where they are at the moment is twenty feet high and is the highest point in the entire Xianyang New City.
Standing on the bell tower, you can clearly see the whole new city.
In the residential area, the common people are celebrating happily at this moment.
In the business district, foreign merchants snapped up Daqin goods frantically, and they could clearly see it.
"Isn't it? Now the whole Great Qin is benefiting from the commercial approach advocated by His Highness the Crown Prince. If it was before, our Great Qin would not have the spare power to build such a beautiful new city!"
"I didn't expect these foreign businessmen to be so crazy. According to Yichen, the sales of the store alone are enough to recover the investment in the construction of the new city, and there may be some surplus."
Meng Yi sighed with emotion.
The rest of the people also nodded after hearing the words.
At the same time, they all lamented in their hearts that this prosperous age came too late.
"It's just superficial gains."
"The real harvest this time is that merchants from all over the world have accepted the money ticket transaction. It won't take long for the world's wealth to gather in Daqin!"
Ying Yu laughed.
Sure enough, it was the most correct choice to choose Qianzhuang.
When the transaction amount reaches a certain scale, gold, silver, copper and other currencies are not as convenient and easy to use as money tickets.
Although it has only been launched for a short time, the convenience and credibility of the Daqin bank notes have been unanimously recognized by businessmen from surrounding countries.
Especially in large transactions, it has directly become the mainstream currency.
The branches of Daqin Royal Bank have now opened in neighboring countries such as Loulan and Qiuci.
Carloads of gold, silver and copper coins from surrounding countries were also sent to the branch of the Daqin Bank, where they were exchanged for bills of varying denominations.
The restriction on handling fees for withdrawals has made many foreign merchants give up withdrawing money and directly deposit all cash in the Daqin Royal Bank and exchange it for money tickets.
And with the promotion of this group of people, the Daqin bank notes became more popular in surrounding countries.
Today's bills are actually Daqin's version of the world's banknotes.
Daqin is using a pile of paper money notes to exchange for real money from various countries.
So as to achieve the purpose of controlling the economic lifeline of various countries.
"If it weren't for the prince, who would have realized that this business, which was originally regarded as a humble way, could become the cornerstone of the prosperity of our Great Qin."
"My Daqin can have today's prosperity, the crown prince should take the lead!"
Looking at the happy housewarming people in the residential area, Ying Zheng said with emotion from the bottom of his heart.
As the first emperor of Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng sincerely hoped that Qin Dynasty would prosper day by day and last forever.
It's just that due to various reasons, especially the worry that there will be no successors, Ying Zheng had to rush for success.
Some long-term policies that were originally beneficial to Daqin have been turned into so-called "tyranny!"
However, since the rise of Ying Yu, all this has been completely changed.
The biggest worry within Great Qin, the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, has long since disappeared.
In the area of the original six countries, the hearts of the people have long been completely attached.
The people in Baiyue completely regarded themselves as Qin people.
All kinds of benevolent policies proposed by Ying Yu have also been recognized by the people of Daqin.
During Ying Zheng's recent private interview on Weibo, he was actually praised by many people as a benevolent king through the ages.
This is completely different from the previous title of tyrant.
This is undoubtedly the best encouragement and recognition for Brother Zheng who pursues perfection.
And all of this stems from her good son, the Great Qin Lords, Ying Yu.
At the very beginning, he was wary of Ying Yu.
But with the passage of time, this wariness has long since disappeared.
The current Yingzheng has begun to pave the way for Ying Yu to take over the Great Qin in the future.
Ying Zheng's greatest wish now is to see the day when Great Qin dominates the world in his lifetime.
He believed that this day would not be too far away.
"Your Majesty said yes!"
"His Royal Highness has a unique vision, and the ministers can't compare to it."
"If it wasn't for His Royal Highness, I'm afraid that the old minister would still worry about how to pay the salary in time!"
A group of civil and military ministers also had a lot of feelings.
How long has it been? Daqin is no longer the Daqin he used to be.