In their heyday, the power and status of these three divisions were higher than those of the privy councilors and prime ministers, but they were subordinate to the emperor. Because any department needs money, it must turn to the three divisions. △↗
As a result, the power of the three envoys was extremely expanded. He intervened in military power and domestic affairs, and the internal affairs were extremely independent. Therefore, the three envoys were later divided into three and restrained each other. Until the emergence of the Commerce Bureau, from a certain extent
The power of the Third Division was greatly weakened, coupled with the resurgence of the Ministry of Revenue, this is why Zhao Kai dared to re-establish the Third Division.
Zheng Yi's power is not as great as that of the previous three ministers. Below him is the Commerce Bureau and the Ministry of Revenue, and above is the emperor's supervision, so he has always been cautious.
So the question is, if the Commerce Bureau and the Ministry of Accounts are merged into the Third Secretary, will the power of the Third Secretary return to the past?
The answer is no.
This is entirely because of the Second Court. In the new system, any department must submit to the rule of law. In addition, there is the Yushitai. If your three ministers still dare to be arrogant and domineering, the Second Court will have to kill you.
If this were not the case, Qin Hui would not have said that, because this would not be progress but regression, and Zhao Kai would not agree to it.
"The Privy Councilor's words are wrong."
As soon as Li Qi finished speaking, Qin Hui stood up and said: "Yes, the Commerce Bureau can indeed supervise the Third Division very well, but as I said before, the Commerce Bureau does not manage the treasury, and the Third Division does not oversee the economy, then
There are still problems. If the Commerce Bureau relies solely on the Commerce Bureau, the internal affairs of the Third Division may gradually become corrupt. Similarly, the Commerce Bureau can also rely on its own advantages to obtain benefits from the Third Division. I don’t think all credit should be given to everything today.
When it comes to the Commerce Bureau, including the Second Chamber, the fiscal transparency policy has achieved remarkable results."
This is an insinuation. Li Qi supports the Commerce Bureau so much. Don’t you have no selfish motives at all? How could Li Qi not understand? He smiled slightly and said: "So I did not express my objection. I just hope to think it over as clearly as possible."
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Zhao Kai asked: "Then what exactly do you think?"
Li Qi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, regarding the Commerce Bureau, the merger of the Ministry of Revenue into the Third Division is indeed the general trend. Even if it is not merged today, it will be merged one day sooner or later. But since it is about rectifying the finances, Wei Chen also has something to say.
Want to say."
"explain."
Li Qidao: "To rectify the finances is not just to merge the Commerce Bureau and the Ministry of Household Affairs into the three departments. Even if it is to rectify the finances, the key is to ensure that the finances can operate better. According to Weichen's preliminary estimates, our government will lose additional financial losses every year.
It has reached hundreds of thousands of strings, even millions of strings."
"Additional losses?"
Zheng Yi frowned and said, "I wonder what this additional loss to the Privy Council refers to?"
"Please forgive me, Mr. Third Secretary, my remarks are not directed at the Third Secretary, but at the current financial system."
Li Qi smiled apologetically and said: "Take this purchase of grain as an example." As he spoke, he looked up at Zhao Kai and said, "Your Majesty, I remember you were the one who said you would allocate five million yuan to purchase grain.
Did you remember it wrong?"
Zhao Kai nodded and said: "This is what I said."
Li Qi asked: "Then I dare to ask the emperor, why is it five million strings, not six million strings? Or one million strings?"
Zhao Kai was stunned and said: "I mainly base this decision on the storage situation of the national treasury and the estimated amount of food needed for the current situation."
"The problem lies in this estimate."
Li Qidao: "In the final analysis, the emperor does not have an accurate statistics. Indeed, according to estimates, five million strings is a number worthy of reference, but it is only a reference. There is also an ups and downs, although it can achieve the goal.
But it does not mean that there is no waste. If only 4.8 million guans are needed to achieve the goal, then the extra 20 guans are a waste, but if at least 5.2 million guans are needed to achieve the ideal
If your Majesty only allocates 5 million guan for the purpose, then you will not be able to achieve the ideal goal, but it will only be short of the 200,000 guan.
In addition, the current expenditures of the three divisions on various departments are almost a lot more. For example, the third division will pay 100 guan to the Zhongshu Province every year. This 100 guan will not be less, if it happens to be repaired by the Zhongshu Province
Houses need more subsidies, and for example, building a hospital. If Taiyuan and Hangzhou have to build a hospital, then the money allocated by the three companies must be equal. This will indeed reduce a lot of worries, but it will cause a lot of money.
Consumption."
Zheng Yi thought thoughtfully and said, "What did the Privy Council say?"
Li Qi explained: "Take the Zhongshu Province first. The personnel of the Zhongshu Province change very frequently every year, and the financial situation faced by the Zhongshu Province is also different every year. This expenditure is very flexible. Obviously this year
Zhongshu Sheng was idle and bored. Nothing major happened. He only needed fifty guans. However, the Third Secretary allocated a hundred guan to Zhongshu Sheng. The remaining fifty guan was a waste for the treasury.
The wealthy Zhongshu Provincial General will build a house that costs only ten guan into a mansion that costs 50 guan. This is a kind of deception to taxpayers. Let’s talk about the hospital. The land price in Hangzhou is much higher than that in Taiyuan.
If you take the money to build a hospital in Taiyuan and go to Hangzhou, it will definitely not be enough. On the contrary, if you take the cost of building a hospital in Hangzhou and go to Taiyuan to build a hospital, then there will definitely be leftover, which is also a waste.
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Zheng Yi frowned and said: "The Privy Councilor is right, this will indeed waste some money, but we have evaluated it and won't waste too much."
Li Qi smiled and said: "Waste is waste, doesn't less mean waste? If the treasury wastes 10,000 guan a year, it will be 100,000 guan in ten years. If it is 100,000 guan, then it will be 1 million guan in ten years. The accumulation of
It’s not a small amount of money to make a lot, and besides, I guess this kind of waste is more than that.”
Zhao Kai finally heard some tricks and said, "What do you think it should be?"
Zheng Yi also looked at Li Qi very curiously.
Li Qi said seriously: "Establish a budget system."
"Budget system?"
Zhao Kai said with surprise.
"Yes, this is what Weichen has recently learned from business."
Li Qi continued: "This matter has to start with the recent integration of the business of Zuixian Group. Because Weichen's Zuixian Group's business is getting bigger and bigger, so Weichen wants to integrate the business, but during the integration process, Weichen
I discovered a problem, that is, a lot of money disappeared."
Everyone looked at Li Qi very curiously, waiting for the next number.
Unexpectedly, Li Qi changed the topic and said: "As for the amount of losses, I can't tell you, because this is the secret of our Zuixian Group."
disappointment!
Everyone is disappointed.
Are you kidding me? Do you think I'm stupid? You still understand the principle of not exposing your wealth. Li Qi continued: "No matter how big the amount is, it makes Wei Chen very angry. At that time, Wei Chen felt that someone must be fishing in troubled waters, but when he looked carefully,
I checked, but no one embezzled the money of the humble minister. Later I realized that it was because of some extra expenses every year that the money was wasted. Just like the spring outing held by Zuixianju every year, no matter how many people are there, the location of the spring outing is nearby.
Far, anyway, the accounting office only uses a certain amount as a basis. If it is less, it will be paid. But if it is more, it will be ignored. In fact, it is usually not less, and the money is always enough. Weichen was thinking at that time, this is not possible.
, this adds up to a small amount, which means that Weichen has to lose a lot of money every year. So Weichen thought about it and finally thought of using the budget system to prevent this situation.
The so-called budget system, as the name suggests, I believe everyone understands what it means, but the budget here is not like the emperor's budget, but must be based on facts. For example, for the spring outing at Weichen Zuixianju, I would like to determine the amount first.
People, how much food can each person eat? Most of the regular customers like to eat, and a few of them like to eat, and the distance also matters. If the distance is far, then the time for activities will be compressed. If it is close, then
The time of the activity will be extended, so you can decide how much food to buy. After deciding on the food, start calculating the vehicle based on the amount of food, including tolls, and finally draw up a complete plan for the cashier. After the cashier completes the evaluation, he feels that there is no problem.
Then allocate the money again.
If a restaurant is like this, then the three departments in charge of the world's finances will change like this. The third department should first budget the income for next year based on the land and population. After the income is calculated, the third department will reasonably allocate expenditures based on the budgeted amount.
This is used to budget military expenditures, expenditures of various departments, and personnel salaries, etc., so as to achieve even financial distribution. Once the budget is released, it must be strictly implemented. Take military expenditures as an example. The share of military expenditures is only one hundred dollars, so it must be strictly implemented.
Comply with military expenditures, no matter how you spend them, but they must be within one hundred dollars. The Second Court here should supervise it. If the expenditure exceeds the expenditure, it will be considered a violation of the law and you will be prosecuted by the Third Court for criminal offences."
Zheng Yi hurriedly said: "How do we budget this? If a war breaks out, military expenditures will definitely increase."
Li Qi smiled and said: "If the world is peaceful, the military budget will definitely be reduced. If there is war on all sides, as the Third Secretary-General, you should make a war assessment report and take this report into the budget. Of course,
If there is an emergency, the budget can be temporarily added to the emperor through the Second Council, but this must pass layer-by-layer assessments."
Qin Hui smiled and said: "I understand what you mean, Privy Councilor, but it is really difficult to do. The budget is always a budget, and the actual situation is ever-changing. This is difficult to do."
Li Qidao: "A qualified budget can cope with any situation, and the budget system has a very important basis, which is income. The budget must first look at the income. If the income is high, then the budget I give must be higher."
, at this time, a large number of weapons can be built and food can be purchased to stimulate the market economy. However, if the income is lower than in previous years, the budget given should be lower than in previous years. Then expenditures must be reduced at this time. Obviously I will
I only made a hundred dollars, so my budget must be less than a hundred dollars. So whether you are cutting expenses or laying off people, in short, I have given you this much budget. You can use it yourself. It’s impossible.
I earn a hundred dollars, you let me earn a hundred and ten dollars. This is also a major feature of the budget system, which is to at least ensure a balance of income and expenditure."
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