The monarchs and ministers sat down around the stove and exchanged a few words. Li Er asked bluntly: "Xuanling, I saw you looking strange in the previous meeting, but is there something wrong? It's just you and I, the monarchs and ministers here. If you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."
"Your Majesty, I originally wanted to reopen the Supervisory Office, recommend the King of Han to track down the salt tax, and then use the salt tax as a guarantee, and ask the King of Han to borrow some silver to distribute the salary. The salt tax is more than two million guan, and the mortgage of 100,000,000 guan must be a problem.
Not big, I didn’t expect Lord Changsun to suddenly jump out. Now that the holy mouth has been opened, it will be difficult to recover it, so I can only think of another way."
When Li Er heard this, he immediately regretted it and said with a wry smile: "I thought that Wuji wanted to find opportunities for his son Changsun Chong to make meritorious deeds. I didn't think too much and agreed. It's a pity, it's a pity, but there are other ways.
?If we can’t come up with an idea today, I’m afraid all the officials will be anxious.”
"Has Your Majesty ever thought about why Mr. Tang mentioned such a sensitive matter in the court meeting?" Fang Xuanling asked.
Li Er's face was startled, and his eyes narrowed into slits.
Fang Xuanling knew Li Er too well and continued: "Also, why did Lord Changsun suddenly jump out?"
"You mean the two of them?" Li Er didn't say the next words.
However, the monarch and his ministers had become too familiar with each other and had a tacit understanding for decades. Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and said: "The emptiness of the national treasury is a sensitive matter and should not be raised publicly at the court meeting. Afterwards, Mr. Tang proposed to borrow money from the department store to borrow money from Hedong and Henan."
I’m afraid it’s not simple behind the two salt monopoly rights as collateral.”
"What do you want to say?" Li Er's tone became low.
Fang Xuanling reminded: "Master Tang is from Jinyang, Bingzhou, and belongs to Hedong Road."
Li Er was so shrewd and sophisticated that he understood right away that Tang Jian was using power for personal gain and was silent in thought.
Fang Xuanling stopped talking without saying a word.
A depressing atmosphere filled the air.
The two of them had their own thoughts. After a while, Li Er said: "Is there a way to borrow some money from the King of Han? Anyway, I will pay the salary first so that everyone can spend New Year's Day with peace of mind."
"The King of Han should have money, but the question is how to open this door? The last time the King of Han mentioned that he had not received his salary in the past two years, the matter is still pending. The court may not be able to borrow the money without an explanation," Fang Xuanling reminded.
"Such a large imperial court can't even pay out salaries. What's going on? The imperial court had the same difficulties in previous years, but nothing like this happened. Why is it like this this year? Tell me!" Li Er said with an angry face.
Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that the people don't pay taxes, but they are being deducted at all levels and are corrupt. In many places, they even use floods, chaos and other reasons to not pay taxes, deduct the people's taxes and line their own pockets. But if
If you go and check, they will say that they are all for disaster relief, and the accounts are clear and there is nothing to check."
"Assholes, they deserve to be killed!"
Li Er cursed for a long time. You couldn't understand his hatred and asked, "Is there any way?"
Fang Xuanling shook his head and said: "Puffing one's own pockets has been around since ancient times. The difference is just how much is deducted. This year there are floods, there are still floods, rebellions, and the Tubo rebellion. There are many excuses in various places. Investigation will not solve the problem, but will make the situation unstable.
, the imperial court can only turn a blind eye, close one eye, get through the difficulties first, and talk about it later.”
"I know it too, but the problem must be solved today." Li Er looked embarrassed.
Fang Xuanling thought for a while and said, "How about the Holy Father open the inner treasury?"
After plundering the two great families of Zhao County, Li family and Fanyang Lu family, there was actually a lot of money in the internal treasury, but Li Er had been poor for too long. Whenever I think of the time when the queen took the lead in cutting back on food and clothing and reducing expenses, my heart is cut like a knife. Now, finally, I have a lot of money.
I got money and wanted to make good use of it to repair the harem and improve my life.
Several palaces are leaking.
The life of the harem is not as good as that of ordinary people's families. What is this?
But the court cannot be in chaos, and the salaries of hundreds of officials must be paid. Li Er hesitated for a while, and said with a pained face: "Then we will advance a sum of money from the inner treasury to tide over the difficulties. We can pay it after the salt tax is found."
I will make up for it."
"My lord, I would like to express my gratitude to all the officials for your compassion," Fang Xuanling said solemnly.
After chatting about the affairs of the DPRK and China for a while, Li Er suddenly changed the topic and asked: "I heard that the department store pavilion was jointly built by the Shandong aristocratic family and the Jiangnan gentry. Recently, it is sold at a low price and attracts many people to patronize it. Isn't this a loss?
Well, if a businessman pursues profits, how can he do things that cost him money? What do you think about this?"
"I am also puzzled and cannot figure out the deeper meaning!" Fang Xuanling said cautiously.
"Then let's investigate carefully. He actually dares to scheme against the power of selling salt in Hedong and Henan. They are working together and have to guard against it." Li Er said in a deep voice.
"I obey the decree!"
Fang Xuanling stood up and left in a hurry.
Li Er watched Fang Xuanling leave, motionless and silent.
Gradually, Li Er made a guess, his face became terrifyingly gloomy, and he shouted: "Here comes someone!"
Wang De hurried in and bowed.
"A decree was sent to order the Yushitai to thoroughly investigate the case of the Ministry of Household Affairs not paying salary to the King of Han, and tell Mr. Wei that I will only give him two days, and the results must be obtained within two days, and will not be allowed to be delayed until the next year."
Two days later was New Year's Day. The reason why Li Er asked for two days was not because of his conscience or to please Qin Huaidao, but because he wanted to use this matter to beat the Ministry of Revenue and Tang Jian.
"According to the order!" Wang De bowed and retreated.
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Qin Huaidao didn't know what Li Er was thinking and was summoning Zhao Shuwen in the study. Xue Rengui went to Qiemo, Hanzhou. Almost all the affairs of the industrial city were on Zhao Shuwen. After returning, Qin Huaidao checked the accounts and secretly understood that Zhao Shuwen might not be able to develop.
, but there is no problem at all in maintaining the status quo and running the industrial city in an orderly manner.
After a heart-warming conversation, Qin Huaidao said bluntly: "Zhao Shuwen, Brother Xue has other arrangements. From now on, the Industrial City will all depend on you. Now I have officially appointed you as the General Manager of the Industrial City, taking charge of all affairs in the Industrial City."
"Thank you, King Han, for your trust. I will do my best to repay you in case anything happens." Zhao Shuwen was overjoyed. This was an honor, a power, and even more valuable trust.
As a former county magistrate, Zhao Shuwen knew very well the importance of Shangguan's trust.
With this trust, Zhao Shuwen is confident to join Qin Huaidao's inner circle and become a true confidant.
Qin Huaidao didn't think much about it. He just used people according to their abilities and used them without hesitation. He warned: "Starting from tomorrow, everyone in the industrial city will have a ten-day holiday. Today, be sure to maintain your tools, do a good job of hygiene, store goods neatly, and then arrange the interior."
Guards are on duty in turns to prevent fire and theft."
"No problem, it's just...will it take too long to take a break? If you don't work, there will be no profit. I'm afraid everyone will be anxious." Zhao Shuwen expressed his worries.
Qin Huaidao smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. In addition to the due remuneration, benefits, and bonuses, everyone will be given a silver certificate as New Year's Day silver, so that everyone can have a good New Year's Day."
Give out red envelopes during the New Year and be more positive in the coming year!
Qin Huaidao is very familiar with this routine, and he does it all the time. There are already close to 20,000 people working for the Qin family village, which is 20,000 guan, which is quite a lot.
But Qin Huaidao believes that if this money is distributed, it will gain everyone's recognition and loyalty, and they will work harder in the coming year. What's more, what is issued is just a voucher. Although it is equivalent to the money, it will help promote the voucher and popularize it, right?
The more certificates the people have in their hands, the more they cannot leave Qinjiazhuang.
Zhao Shuwen didn't think so much, but he knew that giving more money would allow a family to have a rare meal of white flour, cut some meat, buy some pieces of cloth, and live a good year.
Zhao Shuwen couldn't help but think of Zhaojia Village in the past. Although he took care of it, many people were too poor to eat or wear warm clothes. Looking at it now, it was like heaven and hell. He couldn't help but stand up and solemnly bowed: "Thank you, King Han, for your kindness.
Silver can save lives for many people!"
"How are the people in Zhaojia Village doing?" Qin Huaidao asked in surprise.
"Thanks to the King of Han, everyone in the village has a brick house. It is like a paradise. Everyone in Zhaojia Village is extremely grateful for King Han's kindness. Every family has put up a plaque of Han King's longevity. If the people of Zhaojia Village have anything to say to King Han, please speak out and forgive him."
If you are punished, you will be expelled from Qinjiazhuang, and if you are serious, you will be killed without mercy. This rule has been written into the clan rules, and everyone encourages himself."
"No, it's not that serious. Everyone is very good. They keep to themselves and work with peace of mind. I am not an unreasonable person." Qin Huaidao sneered and added: "Since Zhaojiacun has been merged into Qinjiazhuang, they are all our own people."
, I only have one idea, to have more children, we still have too few people."
"Thank you, King Han, for your trust. I will discuss it with the clan elders when I get back next time and let everyone have more children."
Qin Huaidao smiled and said: "There is no need to force it, just voluntarily. However, you must also know what happened in Hanzhou. In the future, we will definitely expand westward. There are not many people I can trust. Qinjiazhuang is my foundation. You all
He is the person whom I trust most and can be entrusted to, so go and get busy."
Zhao Shuwen bowed gratefully again, turned around and left, his eyes moist and firm.