Chapter 147: The Crazy Merchant "These crazy people really don't take human life seriously."
After learning the details, Li Zhen gasped, he was indeed ruthless on a certain occasion, but this ruthlessness was aimed at the enemy, on the contrary, he cherished his own lives very much.
But now the performance of these businessmen has refreshed Li Zhen's three views - for the sake of profit, they really don't care about anything.
"No, it can't go on like this, this kind of behavior must be curbed - Feng Zhibao, immediately formulate relevant regulations, sea ships with a gross tonnage (not displacement) of less than ten tons are not allowed to go to sea, and the shipyard must also classify ships, and ships below a certain level cannot be used for ocean voyages......"
Li Zhen quickly thought of countermeasures and directly cut off the possibility of small boats going to sea from the root.
The reason why Li Zhen is so concerned is not only because human life is at stake, but more importantly, this behavior of the businessmen is too detrimental to the development of their own plans - although this seems to have nothing to do with him, it is purely because the businessmen are stimulated by the shocking profits and even take human life seriously, and the crew members are also attracted by the high profits and are willing to get on their ships, even if they die, they can't complain about others.
But Li Zhen understands very well that if those businessmen are allowed to mess around like this, it will be thankful that one of the hundred ships they went to sea this time can come back alive - I think for those small boats, they are really not talking about it, they also underestimate the wind and waves of the sea, on the treacherous sea, just the kind of small boats with a tonnage of less than ten tons, I am afraid that if a wave hits down, the whole ship will be overturned.
And if their manpower is too badly damaged, it will inevitably have a great impact on the future of sailing - the average person will only see a fleet of a few thousand people go to sea alive and only a few hundred people return......
This will definitely cause great panic, let others talk about the sea and change color, in such a frightening environment, where would anyone dare to go to sea?
No one goes to sea, so what about the Age of Discovery?
How can Li Zhen's dream come true?
Therefore, for the sake of future development, Li Zhen must definitely stop those people from messing around - it is okay to go to sea, but the specifications of the ship must be limited, and the ship that does not meet the goal cannot go to sea.
And there is another point, most of these fleets have bought a huge amount of insurance before sailing, if they really come back without savings, then the king bank will lose miserably.
Li Zhen has a large number of shares in the King's Bank, and the bank loses money, which is equivalent to Li Zhen losing money, of course he is unwilling - by the way, you can also contact the bank, and set a provision for insurance, sea ships with a displacement of less than ten tons will not be insured, even if they are insured, they must also ensure that they cannot sail far, otherwise they will not come back for a long time, and the insurance will be regarded as automatic scrapping, not only will the whole ship not be compensated, but the people on board will not have a penny of insurance......
Well, that's good, it's also a good way to scare off some people......
"But Your Highness, many fleets have already gone to sea, and even if the rules are formulated now, I'm afraid it's too late."
Knowing Li Zhen's decision, Feng Zhibao was a little embarrassed, he was in charge of the city's shipping department, and all the affairs on the sea were under his jurisdiction, it was not difficult to formulate such regulations, but now the problem is that many ships have already gone to sea, even if the regulations are formulated, they can't control others.
Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "Naturally, there is no way to go to sea, you can only resign yourself to fate, but as the saying goes, it's not too late to make amends, aren't there still many fleets that haven't gone to sea?"
” However, Feng Zhibao still shook his head: "I'm afraid this won't work, although His Highness is right, but we also have to look at the situation."
Even if none of the fleets went to sea, they were almost ready, the goods had been procured, and the crews were in place......
If we give them a rule at this time, then seventy percent of their ships are unqualified......
They're going to lose a lot. ” "Part of the loss, Yuezhou Yamen will compensate part of it at its discretion, but the fleet must go through strict screening, and those with a displacement of more than 20 tons are not allowed to go to the open sea."
Li Zhen has made up her mind, even if she loses some of the money, she can't let those businessmen ruin their plans.
"That's going to do it."
Feng Zhibao breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Li Zhen was willing to compensate, then he was sure that those businessmen would agree to the plan of the city department.
He is also a businessman, and he knows the temperament of businessmen too well, although to some extent, businessmen are bold people, but that is in the absence of the government, if they face the government, they are still small minions.
It is said that in the past ten years, the imperial court has supported the merchant class, and the status of merchants has been greatly improved, but those businessmen who have come from the old era have not given up the mustard in their hearts, and they are still living cautiously - after all, they have accepted thousands of years of unfair treatment, and they have lived tremblingly for thousands of years, and how can the fear of the court be erased by the support policy of just ten years?
Therefore, with the fear of the merchants of the imperial court, if the imperial court simply issued a ban on them not to go to sea, it might still cause their opposition, but now that the imperial court has promised compensation, where can they oppose it?
How dare they have room for opposition?
"Then leave this matter to you, remember, kill them, but don't go too far, let alone arouse their disgust."
"Yes, my subordinates understand."
Feng Zhibao said continuously.
"Go ahead."
"Yes, the subordinates retired."
"Besides......"
Just as Feng Zhibao walked to the door, Li Zhen suddenly spoke again.
Feng Zhibao immediately turned around: "Does Your Highness have any other orders?"
” "Knock knock knock......"
His fingers kept tapping on the table, but this 'knock knock' sound seemed to hit Feng Zhibao's heart, making him a little worried - I don't know what task this wise and martial highness has to hand over to him. “…… You......
That's it.
Li Zhen sighed: "You have done a very good job in the city during this time. ” "Thank you, Your Highness, for the compliment."
A wave of ecstasy rose in his heart in vain, and at this time, if Feng Zhibao didn't know what Li Zhen was going to say next, then he would really be an idiot.
"No, it's not a compliment, you're doing a good job."
Li Zhen shook his head: "It's just right, Datang is already preparing for a new round of conquest, and Fang Yiai won't be able to go back to the city in a short time, so this palace wants to completely hand over the city to you, I don't know if you want to?"
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