Chapter 681 The arrival of good teachers and friends
Fan Yang was the most troubled person after Shaodianguo's financial difficulties. Everyone came to him for money, but the funds in his hands were not enough. There were always people who couldn't satisfy him. The complaints and scoldings, both overt and covert, almost drove him crazy.
Last night, the king summoned him to the palace overnight and told him about Ding Kui's concept. He immediately came up with some ideas that could gradually realize Ding Kui's concept, so today he brought senior staff from the Ministry of Finance to the Protector's Mansion.
How could Ding Qi refuse Fan Yang's request? The finance minister, who was short of money, could still manage money. His income depended entirely on his annual salary to protect the country. He did not dare to offend the steward of the treasury.
Ding Kui and senior staff from the Ministry of Finance went to a side hall to discuss special economic zones and state-owned enterprises, while Ding Qi and Fan Yang continued to brag in the hall.
The easiest and most urgent state-owned enterprises to establish are resource-based industries. Coal, iron, kerosene and other mineral resources, cast iron and oil refining are two areas where the country has unmatched advantages. In fact, most of the domestic cast iron and oil refining are controlled by local governments.
In the hands of the government.
"We need unified management, centralized planning, and the use of administrative means to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Price competition and government procurement are enough to defeat any opponent. In the end, whoever mines the mine will first want to sell it to the kingdom instead of paying for the mine themselves.
." The Ding family has no mines anyway, so Ding Kui elaborated on his ideas for solving key problems.
"There is no need for a commercial city to collect city gate taxes. There should be no roadblocks in an area with good logistics. Only where there is money to be made, people will willingly spend money to do business. There is not so much trouble in collecting taxes from those who make money.
thing."
It is much easier to communicate with professionals. Ding Kui can often open up the thinking of senior staff with just a few words. Conceptual things are like a layer of window paper, which can be understood as long as they are pierced.
In fact, Ding Kui still had many ideas that he didn't dare to speak out. Economic reforms often touch the foundations of vested interests. If you touch the cheese of any big boss, he will not let it go. Even the king does not dare to break some old rules at will.
pattern.
The establishment of special economic zones is just a few more places to make money, and this initiative should be very popular. Leverage the assets stored in the private sector and convert them into commercial taxes. This is a superficial financial concept, and there is a complete blank in finance.
The world has extremely broad market prospects.
The nationalization of mineral resource production is conducive to national security. Those large mine owners can still sell raw materials, but they are missing a production process that is not highly profitable. The impact will be limited and they will not jump up to fight against the kingdom.
Although they are just two conceptual suggestions, if the goal can be achieved, the national treasury can increase a considerable amount of revenue. The staff of the Ministry of Finance took it very seriously. The discussion with Ding Kui lasted for most of the day. Fan Yang and Fan Yang were in the hall.
Ding Qi almost dried up talking about it.
There was no civil servant above the ministerial level who couldn't talk. Ding Qi, who had been an innkeeper for more than ten years, was also very good at talking, but he couldn't stand it for a long time. In the end, the two actually started playing mahjong, and Ding Kun and Quan Sihai were temporarily brought in to step in.
Before leaving, Fan Yang said with satisfaction: "I will definitely come back to trouble the Marquis next time." He won three times and his trip was not in vain.
Ding Qi looked at Fan Yang's back and said with an ominous expression: "You shouldn't play with money from the officials of the Ministry of Finance. Kui'er, next time he comes, you should run to Huiqixuan and let him harm others."
go."
"You don't know, Minister Fan is a frequent visitor to Huiqixuan. It is said that he leaves with a smile on his face every time." Ding Kui did not expect that his father would play mahjong with the finance minister who was "demanding money".
"You make a list, our family won't entertain anyone who knows how to play mahjong."
"Well, my uncle, my second uncle and my father-in-law, Commander Long, are all masters. You will have to play with them in the future." Ding Kui was worried about his father's "money scene".
"Hmph! I can't play with the things my son made. Uncle Kun and Uncle Hai, call General Shi and let's study it carefully." Ding Qi had to bow to reality. He had to live in the aristocratic circle. Can play mahjong.
At the end of August, there was a commotion in the court, and Ding Kui's direct troops rushed to the capital. Tao Mu, Qian You and Ding Fen escorted Liu Yu into the Protector's Mansion.
Liu Yu didn't bother to meet Ding Qi and asked Ding Kui immediately, "Is it your proposal to open a new trading city and establish a Guotong Iron and Steel Workshop?"
"That's right. The earliest concept was proposed by me, and the specific implementation method was proposed by the Finance Department." Ding Kui did not deny it.
"You should wait for me to study together how to maximize our interests. Now these two measures have no benefit to us. You have still offended the people who should be offended." Liu Yu heard this when he was about to arrive in the capital. , it was too late to give Ding Kui advice.
"It doesn't matter, those people will be offended sooner or later. The king wants to listen to my opinion at that time, and I don't have time to think too much. It doesn't matter if I don't have interests, I will have fewer enemies.
I need to stay here until the end of the engagement ceremony to distract everyone and reduce some troubles. It’s not a big deal to make less money." Ding Kui comforted Liu Yu.
"It's okay if you think so. I didn't expect someone to assassinate you. There are incentives in the war and the king's marriage. There are very few people who dare to do it in the capital. If you exclude the possibility of the royal family, they must be foreigners." Liu Yu didn't get much information, but he analyzed it thoroughly.
"How should I deal with foreigners?" Ding Kui asked.
"It is more difficult for foreigners to obtain your information. First, they must cover up important information about you, such as cultivation, assets, subordinates, etc., and cannot expose it until absolutely necessary; secondly, they must keep close contact with foreigners who have come into contact with you. Surveillance, no matter whether there is suspicion or not; make foreign friends again and try to find out foreign information as much as possible; finally go to Lu State to buy information about you, I would rather buy the wrong thing than let it go."
Liu Yu's suggestions are very organized and can simplify complex matters as much as possible.
"Okay, you have to remind me when I don't do it well. Well, the easiest of these points are the last two, I will arrange them right away."
Only a few elders in the family knew about the Ding family's responsibility for the Lu State spy network. Among the new generation, only Ao Yu knew a little about it. Even his new daughter-in-law Long Yan didn't know about it. Ding Kui was very tight-lipped about this.
The capital city in September is very lively. The finals of the National Knight Competition held every four years are about to be held. Players and spectators from all over the country have arrived in the capital in advance. In addition, guests invited to attend the engagement ceremony of Ding Kui and the eldest princess have also arrived one after another. .
The guests invited by the Ding family were far less than the royal family. Among them was a nobleman from the lowest level, Ding Kui's teacher, Baron Lu Ji. When a disciple is getting engaged, a teacher should come to watch the ceremony. Lu Ji is probably the person with the lowest status in the ceremony.
"Teacher." Ding Kui bowed respectfully to Lu Ji, and then said to Lu Ying, "Little Apple, did you cry when you lost the state competition? It's all your fault that your senior brother raised your standards. In fact, qualifying for the county competition is already pretty good. pull."
Lu Ying first turned aside to avoid her, but when she saw that Ding Kui had no intention of touching her head, she turned around and said, "Humph, I am sixteen this year, and I am the same year as your unmarried wife. Who is still crying all the time?
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Bang, Lu Ji slapped his daughter on the back of the head, "First salute your senior brother, you are about to attend a ceremony with the king present. Pay attention to your manners, otherwise I will lock you up and not let you go."
Lu Ying pouted, not daring to touch his head, and bowed to Ding Kui honestly.
"Haha, junior sister will relax a little when she sees me. She has gotten used to it for so many years. It doesn't matter at home, but you really have to pay attention to formal occasions." Ding Kui himself also resisted the habit and did not touch Lu Ying's head.
"I'm very pleased to hear about your achievements. Now I can brag to others. I taught you the 'Flying General', which makes your teacher's face very bright." Lu Ji has always paid attention to the battle situation on the front line, especially those related to
of the 2o1 Division.
"You didn't inform the disciple before you came. The disciple should go out of the city to greet you, so that more people would know that you are my teacher. My father didn't know that you were coming today, but he happened to be called by his uncle. The disciple welcomed you on his behalf.
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Ding Qi was asked to play mahjong by Jiang Li. With his son's help, he made rapid progress. He also lost and won against the Jiang brothers and Long Kun. He was no longer the rookie who was abused by Fan Yang.
"I came with the team from Zhongwangzhou. Anyway, it's not the first time and I know the way. You and I, master and disciple, don't have to worry about whether to accept those false gifts. I'm very lucky to be able to participate in the ceremony between you and the eldest princess as my master.
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"Hey, no matter who is the disciple's head wife, he must recognize you. How can the ceremony lack you as an elder? There are no players from Pingzhong County entering the national competition this year?" Ding Kui had no time to care about the news of the knight competition.
Since Lu Ji came with the participating team from Zhongwangzhou, Pingzhong County naturally did not send anyone here.
"No, the children of the five families this year are very strong. They have evenly divided the ten national championship spots. Pingzhong County wants to reproduce the glory you achieved, but I don't know how long it will take." There was no regret on Lu Ji's face.
After all, outstanding disciples like Ding Kui are not found in every class. He has never had high expectations for his daughter.
"There is no way, knights are of the most bloodline, the Teng family cannot produce talents, and there is no one in Pingzhong County to take the lead. It's a pity that the disciples have no younger brothers and sisters."
"When the eldest princess gets married, she won't live in Xiaxi Town, right?" Lu Ji asked this question after seeing that there were no outsiders around.
"Well, it doesn't seem possible. The clan has a routine. The disciple has the position of Huben Commander. After retiring, he needs to return to the capital to perform his duties. The eldest princess will live in a mansion that meets the standards." Ding Kui has made up for a lot of people in the clan recently.
Regulation.
"Oh, your stage should be in a place like the capital. That small pond in Xiaxi Town is not your place to live. I'm really happy for you." Lu Ji saw the look of unbearability on Ding Kui's face, "
My teacher is different from you. I have been in the army for half my life. I need to find a quiet place to spend my old age. Xiaxi Town is the right place for me."