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"Now, among all the field affairs in Beijing, are there any vacancies in any field?"
After putting down Liu Chong's seal, Zhao Xu asked.
Since the Liu family has been obedient and passed this obedience test, they will naturally be rewarded.
Shi De thought for a while and replied: "Let me tell you, there seem to be a few vacancies at Taifu Temple."
Zhao Xu suddenly became curious: "Can there still be vacancies in Taifu Temple?"
The officials at Taifu Temple are all fat men.
In the new system of Yuanfeng, Taifu Temple was in charge of treasury, cashier, commercial taxation, measurement, leveling, market transactions and other matters.
A standard economic sector.
Now, although the Market Change Law has been abolished and the Average Loss Law has been brain-dead, Zhao Xu has also abolished the city gate commercial tax in Bianjing, greatly reducing the revenue of Taifu Temple.
However, just being in charge of the warehouse is enough to make everyone in the palace rich and famous.
Shi Deyi lowered his head and reported: "Everyone, those dismissed prison officials are related to those criminal officials."
"Either the candidate is a criminal official, or he is related by marriage to a criminal official..."
Zhao Xu nodded in relief: "That's it."
As for who is the criminal accused by Shi Deyi?
Besides Zhang Chengyi, Zhang Jianzhi, Li Ding and others, who else could be called a criminal official in the new dynasty?
This is also the nature of feudal society.
When a person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven.
But if one person is convicted, the whole family will often be implicated.
To be honest, the Song Dynasty was very civilized in this regard.
Even if they sit together, even if they are close relatives, they will not easily destroy the body.
As for disciples, old friends and in-laws?
Generally speaking, as long as no one messes with them and you keep a low profile, you will basically be fine.
But this is impossible.
Political opponents, competitors, who would let this opportunity pass?
I will definitely seize this opportunity, do everything possible to cause trouble, and will not give up until I defeat my opponent!
Of course, the rules of the game are still very decent.
Generally speaking, dismissal or demotion is the limit.
Only in extreme circumstances will we take the step of delisting, reorganizing, and being exiled to Lingnan.
And once something like this happens, both parties will fight to the death.
Maybe generations of people will be entangled and fighting each other!
Therefore, there are very few such examples.
To prevent this, there are talents among these people.
Zhao Xu asked Shi Deyi to report the names and resumes of these unlucky people who had been dismissed or demoted, and confirmed that there were no future famous ministers and capable officials, nor were there any people with reliable political achievements and hard work.
After being an honest man, I didn’t care anymore.
"So, the vacancies in Taifu Temple now are supervisors of Bianjing locks, foreclosure stations, charcoal fields, etc.?"
"yes."
Zhao Xu thought about it and almost made a decision.
Then he told Shi Deyi: "You know, go to the capital hall for me and ask the scholar to draft the imperial edict. General Youwuwei will supervise the Goubian River lock."
As we all know, Bianjing is a city divided by multiple rivers.
The Bian River, Cai River, Jinshui River, and Wuzhang River all pass through the city.
Commodities and goods from all over the world are transported by river to Bianjing.
But Bianjing is the capital, and no one can come and go at will.
Especially ships, which can transport large amounts of materials and people.
Therefore, there are gates where every river enters the city.
Inspect and collect taxes on incoming and outgoing vessels.
Bianhe Lock is in charge of ships passing through the Bianhe River and entering and leaving Bianjing.
The tap water is plentiful, making it one of the most lucrative jobs.
"No!" Shi Deyi accepted the order and left.
Looking at Shi Deyi's back.
Zhao Xu pursed his lips slightly: "What happened today reminds me that we need to control and integrate the two key institutions of the Carboniferous Institute and the Resistance Institute as soon as possible."
Among the vacant supervisory officials, Bianhesuo was the most lucrative and at the same time the most leisurely.
Even if you let a pig go to Bianhe Lock, you can still make a lot of money.
However, in Zhao Xu's eyes, the charcoal fields and fortress are the real future.
There is no need to say more about the charcoal field.
Energy is the father of all industries and a necessity for the development of industry.
Coal will be the most important energy source in the next hundred years.
Even now, this is the case - Bianjing people cannot do without the coal supply from the charcoal field for heating in winter and daily fuel throughout the seasons.
Only coal can meet the needs of a giant city like Bianjing with a population of one million.
Otherwise, Kaifeng Mansion would have become an ecological and environmental disaster just like Chang'an and Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty.
It is precisely based on the twelve charcoal fields built around the entire Bianjing.
Only people in Bianjing can use coal!
Zhao Xu has always attached great importance to this.
Therefore, in the past, Song Yongchen, Shi Deyi, Liu Weijian and others were assigned to control the charcoal field remotely.
However, due to various reasons, the twelve charcoal fields distributed inside and outside Bianjing have not been integrated, so that they still operate independently.
As for the cash register?
This is a nearly transparent organization.
It was founded in the third year of Emperor Taizu's Jianlong reign. It was initially affiliated to Kaifeng Prefecture. After the Xining Reform, it was transferred to the capital city to promote municipal affairs. The Yuanfeng New System was incorporated into Taifu Temple, and four offices in the east, west, north and south were set up in Bianjing City.
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This institution entrusted the ambitions of the Zhao officials of the past dynasties to compete with the great monks of Bianjing City in the field of financial credit.
Yes!
The pawnshop, as the name suggests, is an official financial institution similar to a pawnshop that accepts the payment of various precious metals, paintings, calligraphy, and properties from Bianjing's citizens, officials, and merchants.
This is actually the official quality library!
However……
For hundreds of years, except for relatives and nobles, basically no one would approach a pawnbroker to pay for a loan.
The great monks' Qiku is still the first choice for all people, civilians, officials and merchants to pledge, loan and save money (Qiku has always been in the business of saving money).
The reason is actually very simple.
No matter the common people or merchants, officials are afraid!
They are afraid that the government will know that they are rich, and they are even more afraid that the government will not treat them well!
Especially the latter makes everyone avoid it.
Zhao Xu let out a slight breath.
There is no way around this.
The distrust of the emperor by the people, officials and businessmen all over the world is not something that happens in a day or two.
Almost everyone has suffered from the emperor's failure to keep his word.
The most typical one is the two-tax law.
It was well said before implementation - from now on the court will only charge two taxes.
There are no more corvees, levies or apportionments.
Good days for everyone are coming!
Then what?
The two taxes were collected as usual, the miscellaneous taxes and miscellaneous taxes were levied and apportioned, and the corvee was not reduced at all.
As a result, the burden on the people after the mid-Tang Dynasty continued to increase.
Now, if Zhao Xu comes out and tells the world: Don't worry, everyone, I promise that everything in the house will be kept strictly confidential. No one can access it without my order.
At the same time, the resistance office operates absolutely independently, and even I cannot easily intervene or interfere.
Will anyone believe it?
Obviously no one would believe it.
Who has not known what the government is like for thousands of years?
It's just nice to say.
In comparison, the great monks have an inherent advantage in this aspect.
To the believers, the great monks are monks. Their cultivation of Buddhism is profound and all the four elements are empty. They have no desires or pursuits.
Therefore, I feel safe going to the bank for mortgage, loan and deposit.
In this kind of profitable business, the great monks are naturally very trustworthy.
Occasionally, a truly compassionate eminent monk will appear to help the orphans and the poor.
Therefore, they naturally have credibility.
With credibility, it is easy to win customers.
It is conservatively estimated that the annual turnover of the quality warehouses in Bianjing City is over millions of dollars.
The profit is as high as more than one million yuan!
"As for the counterattack...it would be better to separate from Taifu Temple!"
"The four pawn shops in the east, west, south, and north are exactly four financial licenses!"
Zhao Xu's eyes lit up as he thought about it.
"I can call Cao Yi, Xiang Zongliang, Gao Gonghui and others to the palace..."
"Talk to them about this..."
So, Zhao Xu stood up and applauded for his wonderful idea.
"right!"
“That’s how it should be done!”
"Let heroes deal with heroes, let heroes deal with heroes!"
It has been hanging under the Taifu Temple in Kaifeng Mansion for 120 years.
Apart from raising a bunch of idle people and contributing to the redundant officials and staff of the Song Dynasty, it did not play any role.
Rather than keep it, it will be a waste of money and food.
It's better to introduce liberal economics - pounce!
Four mortgage offices are four financial licenses recognized and endorsed by the government.
Taking into account financial risks, reserve and insurance systems can be established - in fact, they are not needed now.
Because there is no interest for saving money now.
On the contrary, if you deposit money into the treasury, you have to pay the money to the treasury.
In this way, including the Feiqian Shop and Jiaoziwu that Huang Liang is running, it is almost a relatively systematic financial system.
As for how to legitimately peel off the pawn shop from Taifu Temple and carry out the purchase?
This is quite simple.
Because since ancient times, Confucian scholar-bureaucrats and mainstream public opinion have all held the same view - those who live on salary should not compete with the common people for profit, and those who seek the greater should not seek the lesser.
This is the so-called ‘Do not compete with the people for profit’.
Therefore, as long as Zhao Xu holds high the banner of the saint and uses Confucius's signature, it will be easy to implement this matter.
No one will stop him from doing this.
Scholar-officials, it’s too late to be happy.
I am afraid that the noble military ministers will celebrate with their crowns.
As for the damaged interests of the current officials and the high monks who are in charge of the resistance?
Who cares?
Do they have the ability to object?
If the great monks are not honest and insist on dancing.
The scholar-officials will probably tell them about the story of the Three Martial Arts and One Sect.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Xu rubbed his hands again.
"It's not enough to have honorable relatives."
"We have to bring in the military ministers and the elders."
"Senior, please choose Wen Yanbo's family!"
"I heard that Wen Yanbo has been busy making money recently, so I happened to put a profitable business in his mouth and asked the Wen family to make money for me!"
What else can Wen Yanbo do after making money?
Shouldn't he save it up honestly and finally send it to Zhao Xu as a dowry?
The most important thing is that Wen Yanbo is still a local snake in Luoyang.
In other words, bringing the Wen family into the partnership is basically equivalent to expanding the business of the pawnshop to Henan Prefecture with Luoyang as the center.
"The military officials can consider letting Di Zhen join the group..."
"In addition, Yanda, Miao Shuo, and Liu Changzuo can all participate in one share..."
Of course, Zhao Xu will not forget the Wuchen Group who are loyal to him.
Not to mention, we will never forget the national policy of sharing wealth and honor with military officials since the ancestors of the Song Dynasty.
So after Feng Jing came back, Zhao Xu asked him to notify the Department of General Affairs and arrange a schedule for Cao Yi, Gao Gonghui, Xiang Zongliang and others to determine a time to enter the palace to see the majesty.
Let's talk to them first.
Just in the name of discussing the Holy Day of the Queen Mother!
(End of chapter)
This chapter has been completed!