Hangzhou.
Truckloads of silk finally left the port, and many Persian, Roman, and Arab merchants were excited.
Arab and Persian Sasanian, Persian Sassanid and Rome, Tang Dynasty and Tianzhu Ring Day, the continuous wars seriously affected the inflow of oriental silk.
The price of silk has risen again and again, and the Tang Dynasty has also suffered a civil war, and the silk of Suzhou and Hangzhou, which is a major silk production area, cannot go to sea, which has made the price of silk in the West rise sharply.
Now, in Constantinople, the price of a pound of silk, which reached twelve pounds of gold, is still rising.
Because of the shortage of silk and the rapid rise in prices, Constantinople had many emperors' silk fields, and they asked workers to break down the silk transported by the Tang Dynasty, disassemble it into extremely fine silk threads, and then mix it with twine, weave it into silk yarn, dye it, embroider it, sell it at a high price on the Mediterranean coast, and sell it to Egypt and other places.
This price has multiplied many times from the original.
In the early years, the Persians and Romans bought raw silk transported by Tang merchant ships in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
Today, finished silk can sell for twelve times its weight.
At this time, in fact, silk was no longer a monopoly in China, the Persians and Romans had mastered the silk production technology, and the silk they weaved was called Persian brocade, which was also very distinctive.
It was even sold to Chang'an and Hanjing.
It's just that although they have obtained silkworm spinning technology for decades, until now, their scale cannot be compared with China.
The amount of silk in Datang is huge, and the scale occupies an overwhelming advantage.
It not only produces finished silk, but also produces silk, plain brocade and a variety of different silk fabrics.
It occupies the vast majority of the silk market.
When Datang reduced its exports due to the war, the demand in the Western market could not be met, and prices rose rapidly.
Because Persia is located between the Central Plains and Rome, it has always played the role of a silk entrepot trader, and it is not known how much money Rome has earned.
For the profit of a silk trade, Rome and Persia did not know how many wars they fought.
During the reign of Justinian the Great, the Persians cut off the supply of silk to Rome, causing the price of ordinary raw silk to rise to eight gold gems per pound, equivalent to one penny of gold in the Tang Dynasty.
Later, Justinian was forced to give in to Persia, paying Persia 110,000 pounds of Roman gold every year as an intermediary fee for the continued supply of silk to Persia.
Later, the Western Turks controlled the Western Regions, obtained the silk of the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi Dynasties, and traded directly with Rome across Persia.
The Persians were furious and poisoned the Turkic envoys, causing the Turks to turn against the Persians and support Rome in the war with Persia.
Nowadays, under the great navigation technology of the Tang Dynasty, all kinds of silk goods are directly sold to various countries, and the export countries have included Zhenla, Bi Kingdom, Langya Xiu, Kadha, Sri Buddha, Lion Country and Tianzhu countries, as well as Arabia, Persia, Rome, etc., and also sold to Xue Yantuo, Khitan, Murowei, Silla, Baekje, Dongying and other countries in the north.
The silk of the Tang Dynasty has become a commodity sought after by aristocrats and wealthy people all over the world.
If you can't afford to wear Tang silk, then what kind of rich person is called and what kind of aristocrat is called, it will be very shameless.
"The amount of silk exported this year has dropped significantly, but the amount of money that can be earned is more than last year."
Cheng Qian looked at the tariff account book collected by the Hangzhou City Bosi and exclaimed.
Tariffs alone collected so much, and the weaving bureau, which was responsible for silk production, made even more.
The people planted mulberry and raised silkworms, and then the merchants collected the silkworm cocoons and spun them into silk.
According to the regulations, the silk produced was eventually sold to the weaving bureau of the imperial court, either processed and dyed, or directly exported.
Some of the raw silk or silk purchased from these purchases were sold directly to Persian merchants, Roman merchants, Arab merchants, Sri Buddha merchants, etc., and some were sold directly to trading merchants such as the Nanyang Company, and the weaving bureau would also hand over some of the silk products to the silk companies of the imperial court, who would sell them to various Tibetan states.
This kind of regulation, in fact, means that the imperial court wants to make money from it.
Although the price is not entirely up to the Weaving Bureau, they are indeed the dominant leader in this industry.
This is the reform plan proposed by Ma Zhou, and finally got Zhang Chao's consent, all parties in the silk industry must make money, and they can't let the court watch it, and only collect some taxes.
The Weaving Bureau and the Silk Company are both state-owned.
"The laws of the market."
Zhang Chao said with a smile.
There are wars in Europe and North Africa, Central Asia, and even South Asia, Southeast Asia, and wars are going on everywhere, of course, it is different.
"But hundreds of us people are busy planting mulberry, raising silkworms, textile trafficking, the most fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River, Suzhou and Hangzhou is now planted with mulberry, we transport these silks overseas, in exchange for these gold and silver, is it really worth it, gold and silver can not be eaten when hungry, and cannot be worn in the cold."
Cheng Qian asked a question.
"Your Majesty, trade brings gold and silver, and gold and silver are wealth.
The Tang Dynasty is a vast land, even if a large number of mulberry textiles are planted in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it will not affect food security.
And the development of our silk weaving industry, in exchange for a large amount of gold and silver, is also wealth.
Moreover, the merchants and common people in the silk weaving industry became rich, and the imperial court participated in the operation and collection of taxes, and also gained a lot of money. ” "The imperial court used these taxes and revenues to maintain the army, build education, build water conservancy, etc., which not only strengthened the country, but also reduced the burden on the people.
In addition, if there are farmers and businessmen, the prices of grain and other agricultural products can still rise a little, and low grain prices hurt the peasants, and when the economy is prosperous, the prices of agricultural industries will rise a little, and this is actually to protect the interests of the vast number of peasants. ” Now Datang's exports are basically trade surpluses.
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Whether it is the export of silk, tea, porcelain, sugar, paper, glass, spices, weapons and armor, etc., it is extremely sought-after and even exclusive.
Rome and Persia, these big countries, basically had a deficit in trade with the Tang Dynasty, and what they could sell to the Tang Dynasty was at most slaves and some raw materials.
These things don't have much price attached and are cheap.
As a result, they had to compensate for the deficit with gold, silver, and even copper.
Now a large amount of gold, silver, copper and slaves flow into the Tang Dynasty every year.
The gold, silver and copper were then minted into currency by the mint.
Although Zhang Chao said that Datang is inseparable from paper money, metal currency is also inseparable.
The more gold and silver coins you have, the more secure the credit of the banknotes.
Now there are many people who say that trade is getting bigger and bigger, and that's not a good thing.
I think that the gold, silver, copper, and gems that I exchanged for them have no value at all.
This statement is too shallow.
Although it is said that gold and silver cannot be eaten or clothed, he can change food and clothing.
Daxing trade is driven by many industries, such as textile processing industry, such as transportation industry, such as maritime trade, etc., countless people are sharing dividends, and the imperial court is also collecting taxes in one link after another, making a lot of money.
Again, the court has earned money, and with gold and silver, it still depends on how to spend it.
If you just save it, the money is not worth it, at most it will increase the credit security of the banknote.
Just like in history, the Spaniards kept digging for gold and silver in the New World and shipped it back, and as a result, the royal family and nobles only knew how to enjoy the gold and silver.
As a result, prices in Spain have skyrocketed, and the people of Spain have a harder time.
Britain and France, on the other hand, became places where the Spanish royal family and aristocracy bought and stole, and Britain and France developed their own industrial systems by producing various goods for Spain, and quickly became powerful.
In the end, when Spain went bankrupt, Britain and France became the new hegemons of Europe.
Datang has made money through trade, and the key is to see how to use it.
Establishing education, strengthening the armed forces, building roads, repairing water conservancy, and so on are all infrastructure construction and the key to the take-off of a great country.
The gold and silver in the hands of the imperial court could also purchase grain, cloth and silk in the hands of the common people, which could not only stabilize market prices, protect the interests of peasants and workers, but also increase the real wealth reserves of the country.
With money, the imperial court can also support more foreign development, open up more territory, and grant more land to the people It's a bit mercantilist, but it's not all.
"If we have money, we can raise him ten, eight, or even a dozen group armies, and build another five or six of his fleets."
"If you have money, all the children of Datang will receive six or even nine years of compulsory education in the future."
"With money, Datang will build more roads in the future, which will be divided into national roads, state roads, county roads, and even township roads and village roads."
"We can even build more hospitals, schools."
Money is not everything, but with money, there are really many, many things that the imperial court can do.
Cheng Qian was a little excited when he heard this.
I am happy.
There is an urgent letter delivered.
Cheng Qian took it and opened it.
The more he looked at his face, the more dignified he became, and finally he even looked up to the sky and roared.
Zhang Chao: They were all stunned.
"Your Highness, what happened" "Lone and he swore that they would not stand on each other, and from then on, Lone would never have that father again" Cheng Qian roared.
Zhang Chao hurriedly took the letter, and the more he looked at it, the more angry he became.
Boil over The emperor killed Xia Hua, and when Xia Hua died, she was already nearly six months pregnant.
Li Shimin announced that he would be recruited in person.
"Brute" Zhang Chao was so angry that he couldn't help but scold.
Behind the letter, Zhang Chao didn't care about the news that Su Dingfang killed the three princes of Li Tai.
Li Shimin first killed one of his sons, and now he has killed another of his daughters, and even his unborn nephew.
"Teacher, Lone wants to mobilize troops and horses to fight him for a decisive battle" "Hit" Zhang Chao only replied with one word.
"Okay, now we will mobilize troops and horses and go to Hanjing immediately" Zhang Chao stopped Cheng Qian.
"Your Highness, we must fight if we are beaten, but we don't have to rush to Hanjing, we will go to the mouth of the Yangtze River.
He provoked the war, but the location of the decisive battle had to be decided by us. ” "Isn't he going to take it personally, this time, we'll deal with him here" When he said this, Zhang Chao was murderous, and he was really angry.
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Previously, although Zhang Chao raised troops, he did not think about killing the king.
But now, he has the heart to break Li Shimin's body into pieces. t1706231537: