"Wang Zonglio, go talk to the Cai family, don't make any noise, and handle this matter in a low-key manner."

"yes!"

"I want you to go to the Shipping Department." Zhao Ning was also direct enough and said to Qian Yuqing.

Qian Yuqing was confused, Shibo Division?

"If I want to open up maritime trade, I need someone who is familiar with maritime trade. At present, you are very suitable."

After the Anshi Rebellion, the Central Plains Dynasty lost control of the Hexi Corridor and the Han Silk Road was blocked. The Song Dynasty found another way and opened the Maritime Silk Road.

For example, Guangzhou in the Song Dynasty was home to a large number of Arabs.

Their love for Chinese silk and tea is almost fanatical, just like the luxury goods worshiped by people in the 21st century.

But if you want to rely on foreign trade to increase income, it is impossible. After all, the overseas population is limited.

What's more, the 12th century was the most famous Dark Age in world history. Religious holy wars in the Western world were bloody, but only the Eastern continent experienced a hundred years of peace and was the most prosperous.

Therefore, in the end, overseas trade could only result in importing a large amount of raw materials from overseas and pouring into the Song Dynasty, supplying blood to this super empire with a population of more than 100 million.
Chapter completed!