Chapter 2342 Trade Promotion Case
In addition to formulating an economic plan, Soshyan also announced that he would integrate the system's foreign trade and implement a series of trade promotion plans.
On the one hand, it is due to safety considerations, on the other hand, there were trade disputes and competition between Nathan 4 and Nathan 5 in the past, because although the export products of the two worlds are not exactly the same, However, the proportion of primary industrial products and semi-finished components in the main products is very high, and the main export targets of both parties are the Babak Galaxy, the Lemoyne Galaxy, the Lemoyne Galaxy, and the Chadwell Galaxy, which are relatively close to the Nessian Galaxy. Waiting for more than ten galaxies with civilized worlds.
Because the empire basically has a laissez-faire attitude towards trade, and all worlds basically adopt the "free trade" model, a large number of cross-system trade guilds have spawned. In order to control prices or trade channels, they will even Trade wars and pirate wars broke out (officially recorded naval battles in which hundreds of armed merchant ships merged). Originally, all trade and transportation ships should have been managed by the Imperial Merchant Fleet, the oldest department, but after 10,000 years, The dynamic changes in span and imperial territory have made this kind of management a fantasy after the Beast Wars. The number of charter merchant ships currently counted by the empire is still the same as six thousand years ago. There are a large number of unregistered imperial merchant ships in the vast galaxy. "black ships", and these non-charter merchant ships actually accounted for a large proportion of the empire's trade network, which often caused huge gray areas in the empire's trade - smuggling became difficult to control, and trade competition often evolved into In the event of armed conflict, merchant ships can easily convert into pirates.
Not only did the exports of Nessun 4 and Nessun 5 compete with each other, but the trading groups on both sides also had a price war with each other, so that they were manipulated by the trading groups in the outer system to lower the prices, and the trade profits were even low. Average short-range interstellar trade profit margins in the Segmentum Tempestus.
To this end, Soshyan proposed unprecedented trade organization reforms, the main ones of which are three-
The first is to establish the Neisen Galaxy Joint Trade Representatives Association to integrate the entire galaxy, not just Neisen 4 and Number Five, including the trading chambers and individual merchants of the newly developed colonial planets and satellites, is also a subordinate mortal organization of the Astral Knights Chapter, but its actual power is greater than that of the Nessen Galaxy Development Planning Committee. Not only It is responsible for formulating and implementing the overall trade policy of the galaxy, implementing a unified trade policy, negotiating foreign trade agreements, and investigating and retaliating against unfair trade competition methods in outer galaxies, including trade wars. The management of this association and The leaders are completely selected by the merchants themselves, which is more in line with the habits of interstellar merchants.
Second, establish a unified system import, export and immigration management department. This is quite special. It is an administrative law enforcement agency established independently by Soshyan outside the imperial system. It is also part of the Ministry of Justice. , this department covers the anti-smuggling fleet of the Ministry of Justice, the biological priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus and part of the mortal servants of the Astartes. Because it is a member of the galaxy's armed forces, this department is also directly under the control of the Astral Knights. Regiment Commander, its role is to be responsible for the inspection and control of imported and exported goods, to prevent alien creatures from outside the system from invading the system, as well as cargo carrying deadly viruses, and to conduct detailed physical and mental health surveys of immigrants.
In addition to ensuring the security of the galaxy, the establishment of this department is also part of Soshyan's influence on the Ministry of Justice. Although in principle, the law enforcement power of the Ministry of Justice should be independent of any agency, but it is like Just like during the expedition, in order to integrate the forces around him, Soshyan had to break this convention. He could not interfere in specific affairs, but he had to concentrate the power in his own hands. Only in this way could he promote the entire huge army smoothly. plan.
Third, and a very critical one, is to increase the trade tax department. (Customs)
It wasn't until the expedition to the Maelstrom that Soshyan realized that the empire's trade, at least at the official level, almost did not need to pay any taxes. This is why Huron caused such a big fuss when he set up a tax in the Maelstrom. The reason for the reaction is that interstellar merchants have almost no tax burden, which allows them to quickly accumulate huge wealth. The only threats to their income are accidents, piracy and war (requisitioned ships).
However, on a private level, some planetary governors will impose import taxes, but these are often limited to one world. Soshyan plans to establish a trade tax system throughout the Neisen system, mainly for imported merchant ships. On the one hand, it will increase revenue to support the upcoming large-scale construction, and on the other hand, it will use unilateral trade barriers to The system's chambers of commerce and trade associations gain a competitive advantage.
Of course, other places may also increase import taxes on merchant ships in the Nessen system, but it is difficult to exceed the scope of one world. Besides, if you are not good at literature, you can also use military force. , The empire's commercial war is never just a matter of words. When everyone really can't agree, then a real fight with real swords and guns on the battlefield is the ultimate way to solve the problem, even for businessmen - < br>
Seriously speaking, Soshyan's method is a bit shady and not the right way, but now he has no time to take it slow. The threat of war is always there, and it is still unknown how the Third Army will launch an attack. Only in this way can the weak trade fleet of the Nessen system be rapidly developed. The unique nature of business is profit-seeking, so that simply using administrative means to encourage growth is often not effective. Only by using profits to drive them can they spontaneously speed up. grow.
A large trading fleet can not only reflect economic benefits. In the event of war, these ships can be converted into transportation capabilities and can also provide a large number of skilled sailors.
When trade develops, they can use their advantageous position to obtain high-quality and cheap raw materials and products from surrounding galaxies to feed back the industry and cities of the galaxy.
In fact, the plan and content of this part of the trade were not Soshyan’s own ideas, or he just had a preliminary idea. The person who really perfected it was Sylvie Clement, a traveling merchant. The princess is the architect of the entire Naisen Galaxy trade integration plan. She and Soshiyan agreed on most of the details before returning to the Naisen Galaxy. After returning, she conducted a detailed inspection of the trade and commercial situation in the Naisen Galaxy. , and finalize the outline of the entire plan.
As for why she followed Soshiyang all the way here -
The reason is not complicated, but there is nothing to do anyway, so why not come and take a look.
And she has been in charge of the merchant family for so many years, and later assisted the expeditionary army in planning logistics and temporary war economic systems. It can be said that she is the one who knows the word economics best around Soshiyang, so it is no wonder that Soshiyang is like this. Trust her - the point is Veronica trusts her too.
(End of this chapter)