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Volume 1 Chapter 527: Customs, suffering in history!

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    Everyone shook their heads up and down in unison, well, because this young master is telling the truth.  "The most important thing is that everyone should know Qin Zhidao, right?" I stood in front of the carriage with my hands behind my hands and said to everyone.  "What the hell is Qin Zhidao?" A very discordant voice came out from the side. You didn't need to think about it to know that it wasn't Li Xuanba. ????????????????????????????? But I asked this question deliberately because this guy was around. I just hope that these guys here also understand the truth.  "Qinzhidao began in the Qin Dynasty. In the second year after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, he ordered the construction of Chidao with Xianyang as the center and leading to all parts of the country. Among them, there are nine famous Chidao, one of which is connected to Yan'an from Gaoling.  The Shangjun Road in the county, the Linjin Road that crosses the Yellow River to Jinyang, and the Dongfang Road that leads from Hangu Pass to Henan, Hebei, and Shandong" "As you know, the straight road to Qin is in a flat place, and its road can be wide.  At fifty paces, the earth was tamped down to build a town, which could be used for carriages and horses. It was smooth and convenient. Qin controlled the world with its galloping roads. Yan Qi was poor in the east, and Wu and Chu were in the south pole. Above the rivers and lakes, the view of the coast was complete" "Yes,  Qinzhidao can be regarded as the earliest national highway in Chinese history. It not only makes transportation convenient, but more importantly, it also facilitates central control of local areas. Where rebellion occurs, the army concentrated in major hub cities can pass through the convenient Chidao.  Rush to the location of the rebellion to suppress it.  Regrettably, during the period of the demise of the Qin Dynasty, the successive wars in the last years of the Qin Dynasty caused great damage to the roads, but even so, Qin Zhidao still played an important role in the following hundreds of years.  In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu aristocratic forces tried to invade Guanzhong twice. One of them entered Xiaoguan and reached Yongqi and Ganquan.  Since the Huns wanted to peek at Chang'an, why not go directly south from Jiuyuan, but take a long detour to the foot of Liupan Mountain?  To the east and west of Ziwu Ridge are the Luohe River Valley and the Malian River Valley respectively. When nomads invade south, they usually pass through the river valleys.  At that time, neither the Luohe River Valley nor the Malian River Valley was harassed. What was the reason?  It was precisely because of the straight road on Ziwu Valley that the Huns had to be cautious, fearing that the Han army would kill them through this straight road to their rear and trap them to death.  Later, the Western Han Dynasty added Zhilu County and Zhudao County in Beidi County. These two counties were located at the north and south ends of the Ziwuling Straight Road, precisely to strengthen the control of this important straight road.  Although the Qin Zhidao was mostly in ruins, subsequent dynasties and dynasties continued to repair the Zhidao. Many roads in China today are based on the old Qin Zhidao.  "However, repairing roads requires money, manpower and material resources. If it is repaired on a large scale, it will inevitably increase the burden on the people. So in this case, why not adopt this method of starting a state-owned transportation industry to obtain money, and then  How about using this money to repair roads and ensure the smoothness of roads in all parts of China?" With my talk, these guys finally figured out why I would do this.  My idea is to let the postal system and the transportation industry take responsibility for their own operations and losses, and at the same time use part of the profits to pay for road maintenance and protection. Of course, except for these two large enterprises, all large vehicles in the future will  Road maintenance fees are also required to be paid annually.  The maintenance of roads in later generations was initially funded by vehicles paying tolls.  Later, reforms were carried out. Instead of charging each vehicle, road maintenance fees were deducted directly from gas money. In addition, there were various payments collected by highways. Of course, they were also inseparable from the transportation department.  direct benefits.  And I have already included the postal system in advance, and after adding the transportation company, I believe that not only can the cost of road maintenance be completely self-sufficient, but even part of the new road development funds will be covered.  Be able to raise it yourself.  Bang bang bang Wei Zheng, the black-faced dean, actually started to applaud at this moment. The crisp applause seemed particularly harsh in the silent environment.  "It is a blessing for all the people in the world that my lord can have such thoughts and ideas. I am ashamed that I still doubted my lord just now" As he said this, Wei Zheng knelt directly on the hard ground made of cement.  The young master hurriedly stepped forward to support Wei Zheng and said with a bitter smile: "What are you ashamed of? It is China's blessing to have you as loyal and courageous as you. Everyone, I hope you will be like Dean Wei. If I, the young master, make any mistakes,  , feel free to point it out, but don¡¯t let me make irreparable mistakes.¡± Having said this, I paused and then said: ¡°Of course, please give me some face and be more tactful when pointing out mistakes.  Right, so as not to embarrass me and make everyone look bad." After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh, even Wei Zheng smiled brightly.  Sister Qingxia even bent over with a smile, her intoxicating eyes fell on my face, extraordinarily charming.  Eight-wheeled carriages can be used for daily transportation, and a huge city like Chang'an that can accommodate a population of over one million will not be able to rely on??Walking on two legs is really too far, so most people have to bring their own carriages and horses. In the past, the number of horses was scarce, and most people could only use ox carts or even donkey carts to travel.  Even today, the price of horses is still prohibitive for ordinary people. To be honest, I believe everyone hopes to be more convenient, even if it means spending a small amount of money. This way, a lot of time can be saved to do things.  More things to do.  In addition to the huge city of Chang'an, if you want to travel far, you must prepare a large amount of food, money, and silk. You can only walk thirty to fifty miles in a day. For example, if you want to walk from Chang'an to Yan'an  , this is a journey of more than 600 miles. Even if it is 50 miles in one day, it will take more than ten days, that is, almost half a month to arrive. And if you take such an eight-wheeled carriage, you will have to replace horses in the middle without stopping.  If you can, you can get there in one day at most.  This can save more than ten days of time. As long as the price is right, I believe that most people will definitely choose to ride a carriage instead of abusing their legs after working so hard.  As for what is not in line with the system, there is never anything that I do that is in line with the system, whether it is rebellion, or the work of this scholar as a merchant, or making his mother-in-law become the commander of an army.  Leading thousands of troops to kill generals and seize the flag, and give up the rights in the hands of the emperor, as well as the current six or eight-horse carriage.  In my mind, anything that is conducive to progress and development is good. As for those damn rules, go to hell first.  As long as I live a comfortable life, it will be fine. To paraphrase Taizong's words of later generations: Whether it is a black cat or a white cat, if it catches mice, it is a good cat.  After discussing with all ministers and workers, it was decided that the National Transportation Company would order fifty eight-wheeled carriages and fifty six-wheeled carriages in advance.  It will be in place within a month. After that, the number of carriages will be increased according to the operation situation of the National Transportation Company.  At present, we can start manufacturing as many as a hundred vehicles at the same time, and the time it takes is about a month. However, this is an old-scale production. When I have time, I will build a streamlined production line for carriages. By then, I will be waiting for a blowout.  Bar.  In addition, after the carriages are in place, 5,000 crossbow horses will be mobilized to enrich the various stations.  The six-wheeled carriage is a postal carriage, specialized in transporting letters, cargo packages and other items. Today, the postal company's business performance is growing at a rate that exceeds that of the United Kingdom and the United States.  Think about it, now the people in Guanzhong have adapted to using the postal system to deliver letters and packages, and even some businessmen have begun to use this method to deliver goods, so I believe that the future of the National Transportation Company will be bright  .  Time flies, less than a month has passed, and I once again received good news from Wei Yunqi. The entire land of Western Qin is already in the hands of our Chinese Renaissance Army, and more importantly, the road to the Qin Dynasty has been opened.  The Silk Road in the Western Regions, which has been blocked for several years, will be opened in the near future. By then, the trade that the smooth trade route can bring will definitely be an outrageous amount.  .  Damn it, this made me think of another issue. International trade requires customs. The customs is equivalent to a branch of the State Administration of Taxation, but the State Administration of Taxation targets nationals and domestic products.  Enterprises, and customs are state agencies that supervise, inspect, and collect customs duties in accordance with regulations on all goods and items entering and exiting the country.  Every import and export trade will be subject to customs supervision and inspection, collection of tariffs, compilation of statistics, and prohibition of smuggling.  This is a huge amount of money. Thinking about future generations, I remember it was reported that the revenue from tariffs in one year exceeded more than 1250 billion yuan, accounting for 30% of the total national fiscal revenue that year.  Think about it, the Chinese nation in later generations has exceeded 1.3 billion, and the revenue from a single tariff has reached such a high level. This is why when the Chinese nation was invaded by the Western Barbarians, they were firmly held captive by the Western Barbarians.  Controlling nearly ninety years of humiliating history.  The loss of customs management power was lost after the Opium War. Although it was still managed by the Qing court at that time, it had lost its customs autonomy.  In September 1853, the Shanghai Knife Society uprising, occupied the county town of Shanghai, and moved the Jiangguan Pass on the Bund of the Concession, which was destroyed by the masses.  The British and American consuls in Shanghai promulgated the interim regulations on ship customs clearance without permission, but due to the opposition of foreign businessmen, they could not be implemented.  At this time, foreign ships could freely enter and exit Shanghai Port, but Jiang Customs was blocked by foreign forces and was unable to resume tax collection.  In the summer of 1854, the British consul Ali Guo proposed a plan for a joint customs establishment between China and foreign countries. The governor of Liangjiang, Yiliang, sent Su Songtai and Wu Jianzhang to meet with the British, American and French consuls in Shanghai on June 29.  It is stipulated that the consuls of the three countries each nominate one person, who will be appointed by China as the tax supervisor, and jointly manage the taxation matters of Jiangguan Customs with China. In 1858, the Qing government signed the "Aftermath Articles of the Charter of Commerce" with Britain, the United States, and France.  Modification has been made: "It is not necessary for the Prime Minister to invite British (American) people to help with tax matters.""The U.S. official recommended it in advance" and "each mouth will be handled uniformly".
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