After farming, I opened a family tree

Chapter 200: Trade

The Minister of Rites arrived at the gate of Ning'an Marquis' Mansion early, but he didn't expect that there were many people who arrived earlier than him.

These old foxes!

After entering the Ning'an Marquis Mansion, I found out that Shen Tang was really favored by Emperor Jing.

There are many things in the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion that exceed the Marquis' regulations.

As expected, when he entered the Ning'an Marquis Mansion, he found that the Minister of Revenue, the Vice Minister of Revenue and even several military generals were already sitting next to Shen Tang.

"My Lord, I came here today to know what your purpose was in behaving this way at the welcoming banquet.

If so, please inform us first so we can be prepared for any situation."

After all, Shen Tang was not only unwilling to provide supplies to Beidi, he even attempted to make Beidi pay tribute to Daqi. That was really like cutting one's butt with a knife and opening one's eyes.

So the Minister of Revenue came to the Ning'an Marquis's residence early in the morning, but considering Shen Tang's personality, he also brought the Assistant Minister of Revenue who was somewhat familiar with Shen Tang.

The Minister of Rites was also very curious when he heard this.

He hurriedly saluted Shen Tang and sat down naturally next to the Minister of Revenue.

This caused the other party to look at him with dissatisfaction.

The Ministry of Revenue does not have a good relationship with several other ministries. After all, these people only come to the Ministry for money.

"It's true that nothing can be hidden from these two elders."

It turns out that no one who can reach the position of Shangshu is simple.

Shen Tang's words at the welcoming banquet were extremely arrogant, but no one stood up to accuse her. I guess the six departments were behind this.

After Shen Tang finished speaking, everyone present looked at each other.

really!

"Asking the Northern Di to pay tribute is a lie. What Shen Tang wants is for the Northern Di to trade with our Great Qi! We should set up more commercial markets at the border for trade.

The Northern Di and the Great Qi tore up the ceasefire agreement shortly after signing it. In addition to ambition, a bigger reason was the lack of resources among the nomadic peoples.

If Da Qi opens up its markets and trades with Beidi, Da Qi's grain, brocade, and tea can all be delivered to Beidi. Similarly, Beidi's high-quality horses, cattle, sheep, furs, etc. can also enter Da Qi.

The two countries can even conduct large-scale trade, which will make life better for the people of Beidi and prevent war from happening.

Likewise, our Great Qi can also benefit from the Northern Di and become stronger."

Trade and commerce!

Hey!

The Minister of Rites felt that Shen Tang was making too much noise and not delivering enough results, so he couldn't help but ask:

"Just for trade?"

"You are truly ignorant!"

As soon as the Minister of Rites asked the question, he was severely ridiculed by the Minister of Revenue.

"This is not just a simple trade."

The Minister of Revenue glanced at Shen Tang and thought, no wonder Shen Tang could become a marquis at such a young age.

In the past, they still had the mentality that Shen Tang had just gotten lucky and that Shen Tang was lucky to have grown thousands of kilograms of rice and cotton and unexpectedly obtained the title of marquis.

But today, when Shen Tang announced the trade, he didn't know about others, but the Minister of Revenue was sure that even without the thousand kilograms of rice and cotton, Shen Tang must be an extremely extraordinary person.

Trade and commerce are not just about making profits from commodity transactions.

If the two countries have frequent exchanges, it will not only play an important role in the security and stability of the border territories, but also deepen the close exchanges between Da Qi and Bei Di, and maintain a delicate or even good relationship with Bei Di.

Secondly, by trading with the Northern Di, the Great Qi Dynasty's need for war horses can be met, not to mention the commercial taxes from border transactions, which can also increase the income of the national treasury.

If trade could really be opened up, then this would definitely be the most strategically important border management policy of the Great Qi Dynasty.

The military generals thought of more. If trade was opened, the people of Da Qi could penetrate deep into Beidi, and in this way, they would have a better understanding of the terrain outside the Great Wall.

Even if Beidi and Daqi fell out again at that time, the information they had would definitely be able to severely damage Beidi.

The more everyone present thought about it, the more they felt that this idea was too shocking.

This simple conversation at the Ning'an Marquis' Mansion had already refreshed Shen Tang's image in the minds of the ministers.

"Then why did the Ning'an Marquis demand tribute from the Northern Di people at the welcoming banquet?"

Shen Tang glanced at the person who asked the question and asked back with a smile.

"Sir, I suppose you have never been to the market? Then you certainly haven't bargained with the vendors."

Bargaining with the vendors was naturally unacceptable as everyone present was a high-ranking official.

"I will first propose a reason that seems unreasonable and difficult for the Northern Di people to accept, so that they will absolutely be unwilling to agree. Then, when I make such a request again, they will definitely be much more receptive.

After all, paying tribute every year versus just trading without spending a cent and bringing in a lot of profit to the Northern Di, what do you think the Northern Di people will choose?"

Naturally, the latter is the choice!

Shen Tang looked at several old men who were older than Shen Dashan and looked at her as if she were a monster, and smiled implicitly.

In fact, there is an explanation in later psychology. The psychological effect of this phenomenon is called the house-demolishing effect.

It refers to the phenomenon of first making a very large request that is difficult for the other party to accept, and then making a smaller request that the other party can accept, so as to achieve the goal.

From a psychological perspective, the house-demolishing effect can achieve its actual effect because when unreasonable high demands appear, the other party will immediately weigh the pros and cons, and then begin to adjust their psychological expectations and make the worst-case scenario plans.

At this time, if a more reasonable plan appears, the other party will make appropriate compromises to prevent a more unacceptable situation from occurring.

That's why Shen Tang asked for a huge amount of money at the welcoming banquet. Otherwise, how could he bring out her purpose of trade?

After several old gentlemen and generals left the Ning'an Marquis' Mansion, there was a rare absence of political disagreements and quarrels.

The conversation at Ning'an Marquis' Mansion naturally reached the ears of Emperor Jing.

After hearing Shen Tang's idea, Emperor Jing couldn't help but marvel at it.

Marquis Ning'an is truly an extraordinary woman!

Since the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, there has never been a decree to open up trade.

This was undoubtedly a difficult decision for Emperor Jing.

Shen Tang took into consideration that there had never been a precedent in the Great Qi State, so he did not tell Emperor Jing directly, but instead conveyed the news to Emperor Jing indirectly through several court officials.

Emperor Jing sat in the imperial study for a whole day, and finally sent someone to summon Shen Tang into the palace.

No one knew what Emperor Jing and Shen Tang talked about in the imperial study that day. All they knew was that the lights in the imperial study were on all night long.

When Shen Tang left the palace, the night had already faded and the sky was gradually brightening.

It's a nice day today too.

Emperor Jingdi sympathized with Shen Tang's arrival in Beijing for the first time, and granted her a few days' leave. He also gave her rewards as a token of his appreciation.

But now Shen Tang has no time for other things. She is now dealing with the Prince of Beidi.