Chapter 701 Business Problems Are Solved by Business
Chapter 701 Business problems are solved with business
Xu Changqing's abilities are there. Although his shortcomings are equally obvious, Li Chen still trusts him to do the bank's work. If it weren't for real trouble, Xu Changqing would not come to the East Palace to complain.
No leader likes subordinates who always leave problems to their superiors.
Xu Changqing knows this well.
Therefore, Li Chen paid great attention to Xu Changqing's words.
He put down the memorial in his hand and said, "What's the trouble?"
Xu Changqing said angrily: "Now two banks in the capital are about to open. The construction in the Gyeonggi area is going smoothly. However, once we leave the Gyeonggi area, we encounter various difficulties in opening banks in other provinces."
“Originally, according to the official document issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs, local government agencies were required to provide store space for banks, and the funds for government operations must also be deposited in banks. However, many government agencies now either say that there are no available vacant stores, or the government does not have any bank deposits. In short,
There are a lot of reasons, just to prevent the bank from opening."
Xu Changqing became more and more angry as he talked, saying: "Originally, the people were interested in the money bank opened by the imperial court, but when they made such a fuss, the people also started to murmur and did not dare to deposit money. They were afraid that the bank would be canceled in the future and their money would be lost."
You will also lose everything.”
Li Chen frowned, knowing Xu Changqing's difficulty.
Whether in ancient times or modern times, the relationship between high-level functional departments and subordinate localities is very delicate.
Although the two parties have a subordinate relationship in name and law, one is just a department and the other is a local government.
Local officials may not necessarily take the Ministry of Household's orders at ease.
If someone else interferes with it, it will be even more difficult to say.
Since ancient times, how many times have there been policies and countermeasures?
It's just normal to be obedient and violative.
Li Chen said expressionlessly: "It seems that the cabinet has far greater control over local areas than the imperial court."
Zhao Xuanji has been in charge of the cabinet for more than ten years, and the cabinet has controlled the government for so many years.
It is not an exaggeration to say that most of the local officials in the Qin Empire today are inextricably linked to several bachelors in the cabinet.
They relied on the fact that the mountains were high and the emperor was far away. Not to mention the Ministry of Revenue, even Li Chen's words did not have the words of the cabinet.
If Zhao Xuanji told them to ignore the household department, it was obvious what they would choose.
"Your Highness, if this continues, this bank will go bankrupt before it even comes out." Xu Changqing said bitterly and with deep hatred.
How could Li Chen not know this truth?
In the past, political benefits could have been exchanged with Zhao Xuanji in exchange for his compromise.
But now that everyone is doing it, there is no room for relaxation.
But dealing with Zhao Xuanji still has to wait.
"What did Liu Sichun say?" Li Chen asked.
Xu Changqing smiled bitterly and said: "Those local officials don't even pay attention to official documents from the Ministry of Household Affairs. What else can the Liu family do?"
"If the bank finances the purchase of the store itself, how much money will it cost?"
Li Chen's question made Xu Changqing stunned for a moment.
After a moment, he said cautiously: "About, it will cost about one to two million taels of silver... If we reduce the number of stores, we can save thousands of taels for each store..."
"There can only be more and not less stores. Banks opened in the name of the imperial court show their strength, and the people's confidence will increase. Once the number is reduced, what will the people think?"
Li Chen rejected the proposal without thinking. He frowned and said: "Business matters still need to be solved by commercial methods. Go and summon Liu Sichun."
