"With the censor directly managing and reporting directly to the emperor, the people below would not dare to turn a small fight into a big fight, let alone use inferior quality as good!" Li Zhigang continued, "In this way, the farmers and the common people will not suffer, and the
We can put an end to deficit and corruption!”
"What Aiqing said makes sense, keep talking!" Zhu Yunxi said, glancing outside, "Is it all wood? I don't see that Li Aiqing's tea has gone cold, so hurry up and change it!" He said, and said, "Say.
Is Aiqing hungry after such a long time?"
Seeing the chief steward Bashan personally coming in with hot tea, Li Zhigang was so excited that he didn't even know where to put it.
The next second, it was like being struck by lightning again.
Zhu Yunxi took a piece of peach cake from the plate and broke it into two pieces. "Come on, Aiqing, put some on it first!" He said with a smile, "I'll give you the big one here!"
"My lord..." For a moment, Li Zhigang's eyes turned red.
"I have been an official for more than twenty years, and today I know what it's like!" He thought to himself, "The emperor actually broke a piece of snack for me with his own hands?"
Zhu Yunxi took a bite of the peach cake and served it with tea, "Aiqing, continue!"
"In order to put an end to the various shortcomings of Changpingcang, I think we should unite Changpingcang with military warehouses from various places!" Li Zhigang gritted his teeth and said, "Changpingcang used to be used by civilians, but now it can be used by the military!"
"Any grain accumulated for more than one year will be used as military rations after the new grains are put into the warehouse and sent to various border towns!" Li Zhigang gritted his teeth, "The shortfall of grain in the official warehouse is due to reselling and withholding. The reason why I dare to do this is because
It’s hard to count! But who dares to fail to match the food given to the big soldiers? Who dares to pass it off as good quality? Who dares to fool with moldy food?”
"wonderful!"
Zhu Yunxi really wanted to clap his hands and applaud.
The old grain in the official warehouse was sent to the army, which not only made the best use of the grain, but also prevented the grain from getting moldy and spoiled. It also saved the court a lot of expenses.
More importantly, this kind of reform directly corresponds to the military reform implemented by Zhu Yunxi. After eliminating the old and weak in the army, the next step is to abolish the military household system, and the garrison farmland will be greatly reduced.
Those extra fields will directly belong to the country or be used to house the people, or they can be sold to fill the national treasury, achieving multiple benefits with one stone.
"Then!" Li Zhigang said again, "Encourage grain trade and allow merchants to traffic grain from north to south!" As he said, he paused, "The official warehouses of the country are used to support the army and save the people, and the food that the people eat should depend on commerce.
!”
"Of course, businessmen are unable to afford it early, so they must make a profit!" Li Zhigang mused, "In order to encourage grain trade, whether it is the North-South Canal or sea transportation, certain tax exemptions can be granted appropriately!"
The more people buying, the more people selling.
When merchants engage in grain trade and want to sell grain, they will enter into a price war with the state-owned Chang Pingcang. Then the farmers will benefit, and farmers will also have an additional channel to sell grain.
In order to stabilize food prices in the market, the state can provide tax relief and support.
Zhu Yunxi pondered for a moment, "I would like to ask, if...if the people sell grain to merchants because of high prices, and once a disaster occurs in the local area, how will we deal with it?"
"The prerequisite for encouraging grain trade is that Changpingcang must have enough grain!" Li Zhigang said without thinking, "Moreover, the severity of the disaster also depends on the size. For major disasters, state governments still need central relief, and Changpingcang is unable to cope. But for small disasters,
More than enough to handle!”
"In addition, take the Huaixi flood last year as an example! The imperial court used food from Yangzhou Dacang, Xuzhou Dacang, and Jingcang!" Li Zhigang added, "It calmed the disaster, but the transportation damage was huge and the consumption was very high.
As time goes by, the civilian husbands will be recruited!"
"But what if the grain merchants are asked to prepare in the name of the imperial court? The imperial court only needs to quote the market price, and does not need to consider losses, nor does it need to recruit civilian laborers." After speaking, Li Zhigang paused, "The grain merchants will suffer losses, but the court will suffer the losses.
You don’t have to contribute any money and just reduce or reduce taxes!”
"Aiqing is a great talent!" Zhu Yunxi slapped his thigh, "Why haven't I...not discovered Aiqing's talent earlier?"
"It's not too late, my good Emperor!"
Li Zhigang was overjoyed, as if he had eaten honey.
Then he immediately said, "Actually, when it comes to strict management of official warehouses, I also have selfish motives in my heart!"
"Since you said that, your selfishness is also public!" Zhu Yunxi said, "But it doesn't matter!"
Li Zhigang was in high spirits, "The New Deal is to be implemented in the south. Just checking out the unscrupulous gentry for tax exemption is only one of the means, and it is quite difficult. Coupled with strict management of official warehouses and encouragement of grain trade, everything will be smooth sailing!"
As he spoke, he whispered, "The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are not only playing tricks on the tax exemption of fields. Our government implements the grain chief system. They also engage in grain trading in addition to requisitioning grain!"
Zhu Yunxi understood instantly!
Before Li Zhigang even went to Jiangnan, he had already thought up more than one crime for those wealthy families!
"Ai Qing has spoken to my heart!" Zhu Yunxi frowned, "However, the New Deal is extremely difficult, and the official affairs are even more difficult! It is difficult for a person without great perseverance to be competent!"
As he said that, he looked at Li Zhigang and said, "I really want to use Aiqing, but... you have already suffered from infamy. How can I bear to let you... be accused by thousands of people again?"
"Your Majesty!" Li Zhigang immediately stood up and kowtowed, "For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, why should I cherish this life? Even if I am shattered to pieces, I have to share the Emperor's worries!"
"This..." Zhu Yunxi sighed, "I can trust you for your loyalty and ability. But if I entrust you with two heavy responsibilities, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle both tasks! I know you are a person, and you have to do everything yourself.
Be more serious. I am really afraid that you will be tired in vain! My dear, the days of you and I as kings and ministers are still very long!"
Li Zhigang shouted in his heart, "I'm afraid of not having the fucking power! I'm not afraid of too many things! I either won't do it or I'll do it absolutely!"
He kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to break my body to pieces for the Ming Dynasty!"
"I love you so much, you are such a loyal minister!" Zhu Yunxi leaned over, took Li Zhigang's hand, and asked him to stand up. Then he stood up and looked into the other person's eyes, "You... I've suffered so much!"
Li Zhigang was so excited that his eyes were bloodshot. He was selfish and ambitious.
Sooner or later the New Deal will be implemented, which means that he knows very well that sooner or later his pawn will no longer be useful.
Therefore, the management and inventory of this official warehouse, and even the grain trade, will be where Li Zhigang will be useful in the future, and it will also be the golden avenue for his promotion.
"Okay! Since you are so determined and courageous, I will help you!" Zhu Yunxi said, thinking slightly, "The official warehouse matter involves not only the north and the south, but the entire Ming Dynasty. Now you are only the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, which is not enough.
Justified!"
"Promotion! Promotion! Promotion! Promotion!" Li Zhigang shouted in his heart, "I want to be promoted!"
"It stands to reason that this is the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and I leave it to you..." Zhu Yunxi frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said with a hint of apology, "Li Aiqing, Zhang Ming is in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, even if I promote you Even your thoughts cannot go beyond him!"
"Besides, Zhang Yan has always been diligent and diligent when he was in the Ministry of Household Affairs. There is nothing wrong with it..."
"Is it possible that I will transfer the Minister of Household Affairs?" Li Zhigang was slightly disappointed.
"That's it!" Zhu Yunxi said loudly, "Your official position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is still retained, and you will be given the title of Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, and you will rush to various places in the south of the Yangtze River today!"
Adding the title of Shangshu is an empty official position!
But that’s also a fucking minister!
"What if Zhang Yan dies! I am the Minister!" Li Zhigang cried with joy.
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"A sneeze! A sneeze!"
At the duty desk in the South Study Room, Zhang Yan put down the pen in his hand and sneezed twice.
Li Jinglong, who was sitting next to him with an iron egg in his hand to exercise his arm muscles, laughed and said, "Zhang Butang, who is scolding you?"
"Haha, you are joking!" Zhang Yan smiled and picked up the pen again.
The moment I picked up the pen, I saw Li Zhigang walking out of the Qianqing Palace with a bright face.
Before he could enter the south study room, the bastard quickly took Zhu Yunxi's will and got ahead of him.
"Bachelor Xie, the emperor has asked you to draw up a decree!"
Xie Jin took it and took a look, and was stunned.
Li Jinglong, who was standing next to him, saw this and leaned his head over.
"Added the title of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs!" Li Jinglong immediately exclaimed, "He was actually granted the title of Zhengyi Doctor, Zhan Shifu Zhan Shifu, and a guest of the Crown Prince..."
Everyone in the room was stunned.
Li Zhigang was a third-rank official, and the emperor actually gave him the title of Shangshu?
That's all, but he also gave up all the top honorary titles among the third-rank civil servants?
These official positions are higher up, such as being a full-time official or a prince-shaobao!
Looking outside, Li Zhigang smiled as if he had eaten honey. Li Jinglong grinned and cursed in a low voice, "My adopted son took the promotion medicine?"
This chapter has been completed!