Chapter 410 Beat the old master to death with random punches
After being educated by Cao Dongdong, Zhang Fei no longer dared to neglect and had to regain his original intention of starting a business.
In fact, he had already had an idea, but he just didn't say it out right away. His plan was to establish a security group.
He thinks this is the optimal solution.
In fact, in the beginning, Yaqianbu was basically responsible for the transportation of important national supplies such as grain, grass, and salt.
But since Taizong and Zhenzong, everyone has discovered that such important materials must rely on professional transportation teams. Otherwise, it is easy to delay military aircraft. This has gradually become the responsibility of generals and soldiers, especially long-distance transportation.
Yameng gradually became responsible for the transportation of some valuable items, including many short-distance miscellaneous items.
The nature of this business is very consistent with security.
In addition, the reason why the previous yamen service was such a tragedy is not because, in order to prevent people from guarding and stealing from others, the imperial court must select those high-class households with good financial resources to hold these positions.
But the result is that once something goes wrong, the Yamengong will be ruined and their families will be destroyed. In the end, they would rather harm themselves or even sell their land than become such a high-class household.
Now that Wang Anshi wants to change the employment system, he must also prevent supervisors from stealing.
Who can guarantee that the Royal Police will not commit theft? If something happens, how will they be compensated?
The court will certainly not bear the responsibility itself, and it may eventually fall to the Royal Police.
It is estimated that the police station will be deserted tomorrow.
You can only spend money to find a merchant to transport it, and treat it as a business.
This is the optimal solution.
But the prerequisite for this optimal solution is that there are businessmen who are willing to do this work and have the strength.
Alum Tower.
Bianjing Charity Foundation Headquarters.
"What did you say?"
Fan Yong looked at Zhang Fei tremblingly, "Shall we invest money in this business of transporting goods?"
Zhang Fei nodded.
"Ouch!"
Fan Yong said: "I'm talking about Sanlang. The imperial court finally changed the draft law into a recruitment law. Everyone is very happy about this. We are still spending money to make up for it."
Chen Maoqian was even more direct, "If this is the case, then I will withdraw from this charity foundation immediately. This job does not cost money, but lives!"
The businessmen sitting here also shook their heads and did not hesitate to threaten to withdraw.
Why do people change their minds when hearing about the Yaqian service? Isn’t it just because of this job?
Fan Zheng was also puzzled by this and said, "Third brother, have you not considered this matter enough?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "That's a yamen servant. We are businessmen, so that's different."
"What's the difference?"
Huang Can said: "Can we be more powerful than the imperial court? If something is lost, we have to pay for it, and we might even lose our lives."
Zhang Fei said: "First of all, we are doing business, and the imperial court spends money to hire us. Not only the compensation issue, but also the remuneration issue must be discussed in advance. Secondly, there is no way it will affect your life. Even if you make a profit or lose it,
It depends on our ability. If we have the ability, the reward will be quite a lot."
Chen Maoqian said: "But do we lack this little money now? We can earn enough from just one football league."
“Isn’t it enough to make money?”
Zhang Fei shook his head, changed the topic, and said: "Compared with money, we lack this industry even more. You are all wealthy businessmen in Bianjing, and it is normal for goods to come and go.
, and you have to find someone to escort you.
In this case, why don't we do it ourselves? Doesn't the meat rot in the pot? With the strong strength of our Da Song Charity Foundation, we are enough to open a security workshop. If we can do this, it will be good for you and the charity foundation.
Both are good, it’s the best of both worlds.”
Fan Yong and others looked at each other.
really.
Recently, everyone's business has been getting bigger and bigger, and the demand for this kind of goods is getting bigger and bigger. If it is done well, this business will indeed be profitable, and it will be done by a charitable foundation, so everyone can rest assured.
"If you want to help us merchants escort goods, that's feasible, but what about the court?"
"it's the same!"
Zhang Fei said: "The imperial court only hires us. This is the same as helping them transport goods. There is no difference. If your goods are lost, you will have to pay compensation!"
"For the imperial court, it's not as simple as losing money."
"Even if you are a former official, the court's responsibility is to compensate you, but we will sign an employment contract with the court and specify all compensation matters."
"Third brother, you should also consider the risks. This business is very risky." Fan Zheng said very cautiously.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "If anyone can do it, then it's not our turn. Although the risk is high, the benefits are also great. We can't escort the goods for the imperial court in vain. If the reward is not high, we don't have to do it."
Next, I think we have enough strength to train a strong security team.
Not only that, we can also protect people. For example, each of you sitting here has a caretaker in your home, but many businessmen do not. We can also provide protection in this regard.
As long as we do a good job, this will be a very profitable business because it involves all aspects and there are very few competitors."
The people sitting here are all well-known wealthy businessmen in the capital, and they are very sensitive to interests. After Zhang Fei said this, they also vaguely felt that there was huge wealth contained in it.
In fact, there is this business now, but it is generally self-employed, that is, you hire people yourself, and then take them to deliver the goods yourself. It has not yet reached the scale of an escort agency.
If you do it well and reach the point of monopoly, the wealth will definitely not be underestimated.
Zhang Fei saw that they were a little tempted, so he struck again while the iron was hot: "Everyone, our charity foundation can donate a sum of money every year. Some small businesses are not suitable for us. Only by doing this kind of high-profit business can we make profits.
, and our advantage is that we have very strong financial resources and a large number of people. Only we can do this business, and only we dare to do it. Once we have a monopoly, the profits will be very considerable."
Chen Maoqian said: "Even so, I am afraid of offending the imperial court."
His tone changed from firm opposition to hesitation.
It is absolutely impossible for a certain businessman to do this business, but there are so many people here, and everyone is not that afraid.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "It's written in black and white, you agree with me, what are we afraid of? Don't you Lao Chen often do business with the imperial court? Don't you have any business dealings with the imperial court? We are not yamen servants, and our nature is completely different."
Same."
This sentence woke everyone up. They all do business with the imperial court. This is just business. They are not government officials. If it doesn't work, they don't have to do this business, so there is no need to be too afraid.
Ma Tianhao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "How about we try it first and decide whether we want to do business with the court or not? We'll talk about it later."
This immediately gained the support of many people. This business can be done, because they really need it, but whether it will help the imperial court will be discussed later.
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Although Han Jiang over there was made furious by Cao Ping and his son, he would not go to fight with Cao Dongdong. This was a national matter. He waited for another two or three days and saw that Cao Dongdong had not moved. He couldn't help it.
Yes, so at today's regular meeting, he complained to the emperor.
This matter requires cooperation between the two departments, and the police department has to keep it secret from him. How can this proceed?
Who is responsible if something goes wrong?
This needs to be made clear first.
When Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo heard this, they also thought it was too weird.
Zhao Xu also quickly found Cao Dongdong. After all, this was arranged by him personally.
And when Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, Han Jiang, Wen Yanbo, Zhao Bian and other old men looked at Cao Dongdong, who was standing in the middle with a sullen look on his face, they only sighed in their hearts: I have no successor in the Song Dynasty.
They suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with Zhang Fei.
I can only say that this love comes from comparison.
"Deputy Superintendent Cao, how are you preparing for the service?" Zhao Xu asked.
Cao Dongdong is a very nervous guy, so he has nothing to be afraid of. He vowed: "If I tell you, Your Majesty, our police station is almost ready."
"Nonsense."
Han Jiang stood up and said: "You haven't started recruiting people yet, how can you say you are almost ready?"
Cao Dongdong said: "This is what our police station has planned. For example, the most labor-intensive escorting and item storage are all done by hiring businessmen. We only need to spend money."
"Hire a businessman to do it?"
All the people involved in political affairs said in unison.
This is really a path they never imagined!
"yes!"
Cao Dongdong nodded: "This is the best way. I used to find those high-class households to serve as yamen servants. Isn't it because I was afraid that people would watch and steal? If we, the Royal Police, do it, we may watch and steal. Who will be responsible then? Then we
Why not spend money to find a businessman to do it, the accounts are clear, and if something goes wrong, the businessman will compensate us."
Han Jiang was stunned immediately.
That makes sense.
But something doesn't seem right.
Sima Guang asked: "Do merchants dare to do this business?"
Cao Dongdong said: "As long as it is profitable, there must be businessmen willing to do it."
Profitable? No! The purpose of my hard-working reform is to improve the finances. If you play like this, you may lose money. This guy is truly a prodigal. Three black lines appeared on Wang Anshi's forehead, "
Do you know how much this will cost?"
Cao Dongdong immediately said: "Isn't Wang Xueshi's reform aimed at improving bad governance and preventing government officials from exploiting the people? Only by doing this can we not hurt the people. Moreover, if we don't spend money, there is no reason to collect so many taxes.
"
"puff……."
Wen Yanbo couldn't hold it back for a moment and laughed out loud immediately.
Sima Guang was also happy,
This is such a wonderful statement.
Wang Anshi was stunned for a moment, then puffed his beard and glared: "Have you read the new laws and regulations? The government first calculates how much the servants cost, and then collects taxes from the people. It is not about levying excessive taxes. If the court can spend less,
With money, the burden on the people will be lighter. If you do this, how much tax will you have to collect?"
Cao Dongdong said: "Please rest assured, Mr. Wang, our police station has hired someone to do the calculations. It may actually be more cost-effective than hiring someone to do this."
"how do I say this?"
Wang Anshi asked.
Cao Dongdong rubbed his nose and said matter-of-factly: "We have investigated and found that many dignitaries in Kaifeng Prefecture use government officials to transport their goods. Those goods have nothing to do with the official business of the court. If we hire merchants to transport goods in the future,
Then only the goods for the court and officials are transported, and the officials' own goods are transported at their own expense. This can actually save a lot of money.
Also, if we hire servants, we have to keep them every day and spend money to train them. Moreover, if the Royal Police dies in the line of duty, they also have to pay a sum of money. If you hire a businessman, you will only spend money when needed. This is better than doing it yourself.
It feels much better to do it.”
After these words, the prime ministers all fell silent.
Indeed, it is normal practice in the officialdom for government servants to use their money for personal use, and the money and material exchanges between officials are also counted as official duties. However, whenever something goes wrong, the money must still be compensated to the officials, but it is the court that is scolded.
This also needs to change.
Zhao Xu asked: "What do you think?"
All those involved in political affairs seemed a little hesitant.
Zhao Pian replied: "If the price is reasonable, then it is feasible, but if it is too expensive, the burden will eventually be transferred to the people."
Wang Anshi opened his mouth, but in the end he did not say anything. He felt that doing so would definitely cost more money, and the purpose of collecting money was to fight a war, but he could not squander it casually.
But what Cao Dongdong said is indeed reasonable. There are many benefits to doing this. At the same time, it can prevent government servants from using it for personal use and keep the accounts clear.
Zhao Xu said: "Since Deputy Superintendent Cao is full of confidence, let's give it a try first."
Cao Dongdong looked happy, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty trusts me so much, I will definitely fulfill my mission."