Chapter 888 Accounting Department of the Third Division
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It was precisely because of this that Wang Anshi recommended Han Jiang as the prime minister of Zhaowen.
After the establishment of the Accounting Department of the Third Division, Han Jiang and Zhang Yue were promoted. Originally, Han Jiang planned to let Lu Huiqing and Zhang Yue promote him, but now Lu Huiqing was excluded.
When Han Jiang and Zhang Yue presented their duel in front of the emperor, Han Jiang said: "I calculated the world's wealth through the Accounting Department, and compared the annual income and expenditure of the three generations of Emperor Zhenzong, Emperor Renzong, and Emperor Yingzong, and determined them as income and expenditure. Where should be deducted?
Wherever there is anything to add, list it in detail."
The officials were pleased to hear this. This idea was proposed by Sima Guang, but Sima Guang himself did not do it.
In the end, the country did not take the path of reducing expenditures, but took the path of Wang Anshi to increase revenue.
Accounting is also Han Jiang's strong point. In the fourth year of Zhiping, Cai Xiang and Han Jiang compiled "Zhiping Accounting Records" together.
However, Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing both know very little about accounting.
After Han Jiang finished speaking, Zhang Yue said to the emperor: "The way to save money is to have accounting books. Taizu sealed the piles and hid them every year. When Taizong came to the throne, he regarded his savings and told the prime minister that gold and silk are like mountains.
What can I do with everything..."
The officials blushed upon hearing this. Zhang Yue was talking about Taizu. During the Taizong Dynasty, the country had too much money to use up.
But when we got to Zhenzong, problems arose, and when we got to Renzong and Emperor Yingzong, the problems were even bigger.
Therefore, in the early years of Zhiping, when Cai Xiang was the envoy of the Third Secretary, he wrote a summary of the "Zhiping Expenses" and believed that the court must cut off the money. However, because Emperor Yingzong did not trust Cai Xiang, the matter was abandoned.
Zhang Yue said: "In the early years of Xining, the court's discussion of finances was all about financial management. I believe that finances should be managed, but they should also be tempered. Now that the war in the northwest has calmed down, the court's unnecessary expenditures should be reduced."
"There are many tax laws in the imperial court that disturb the people a lot but pay very little money. I thought I could get rid of them."
The officials nodded after hearing this. Wang Anshi talked about financial management all day long, and finally introduced a new law. Financial management was indeed done, but it also brought a heavy burden to the people.
For example, the exemption law has a surplus of 4 million yuan a year, and the young crops law has an annual interest rate of 80%. No matter how it changes, this money does not fall from the world.
Therefore, it is necessary to save some useless expenses, which is the purpose of Han Jiang and Zhang Yue.
Listening to Zhang Yue's statement, Lu Huiqing was quite silent. He, Lu Huiqing, collected money from the people, while Han Jiang returned the money to the people. This could just form a cycle of taking from the people and using it for the people.
However, Lu Huiqing listened to Zhang Yue's suggestion that it was not just that. From now on, any financial and taxation issues from the Third Division, Sinong Temple, Communications Division, and local prefectures and counties must be subject to the approval of the Accounting Division.
Wherever the court wants to spend money or has any plans, it must be known to the Accounting Department. Even if Lu Huiqing wants to build a yamen in the future, Zhang Yue must agree to it.
Moreover, Zhang Yue repeatedly mentioned using the money collected by the court to plan and invest in agriculture, industry and commerce, which seemed to be another big proposition.
Zhang Yue meant that the court money should not lie in the treasury to sleep, but should be used to make money.
All in all, the officials were very moved by Zhang Yue's words, even Lu Huiqing was moved.
Zhang Yue said: "As far as I know, the truck mixer that deseeds cotton has been gradually popularized in Shaanxi, and there are already several businesses that can produce cotton cloth."
"Cotton used to be more expensive than silk, but now it's a lot cheaper because of the mill. Cotton is far better than linen for making clothes. If the price is better than silk, there's a lot of potential."
"I suggest that the imperial court can purchase a few cotton cloth merchants and give them some preferential policies to allow them to make cotton cloth. If they can clothe and quilt people everywhere, it will be a blessing to His Majesty. I think this is a practical way."
Speaking of truck mixers, we have to mention the drawings that Zhang Yue originally sold to Li Chu. This was his first pot of gold.
Li Chu, the father of the truck mixer, initially made a fortune from the truck mixer, but later became addicted to gambling, lost all his family property and the delivery room, and committed suicide by swallowing the money.
However, the technology of truck churning spread.
Compared with the truck mixer designed by Zhang Yue with half a bucket of water, the wisdom of the people is infinite, and the upgrade of this truck has greatly reduced the cost.
There are now three large cotton cloth merchants in Yongxing Prefecture. The last time Zhang Yue passed by Yongxing Prefecture, many people were wearing cotton clothes.
This cotton cloth was the only technology tree that Zhang Yue ordered. He felt that the cotton textile industry would be an important industry in the Song Dynasty in the future. If it was promoted by private forces, the speed would be a bit slower.
Zhang Yue decided to use the power of the state to push forward and acquire more than half of the shares of three cotton cloth merchants in Yongxing Prefecture, using the idea of a government-business joint venture, and then expanding the scale of the industry through the government's policy of throwing money at it.
This is the first thing that the Accounting Department of the Third Division has to do.
Lu Huiqing saw that the Accounting Department of the Third Division would be a super powerful department in Zhang Yue's hands, and he immediately sensed this threat.
But Lu Huiqing had to admit that this method was very good, ten times better than the market change method.
Under the Market Change Law, the court intervened in various industries, but the Accounting Department was supported and led by the court to support an industry. In Zhang Yue's words, the purpose of the Accounting Department is planning and investment.
The officials agreed to Zhang Yue's opinion without saying anything. Lu Huiqing felt disappointed at this moment. He was robbed of the limelight by Zhang Yue, so that the officials ignored Lu Huiqing's opinion.
Sure enough, when Zhang Yue returned to the court, he was Lu Huiqing's biggest opponent.
But Lu Huiqing then thought about it, it was not that easy for these three accounting departments to be superior to Sinong Temple and the three departments.
Sinong Temple is one-third of an acre of land owned by Lu Huiqing, and the three divisions are led by Yuan Jiang.
Yuan Jiang is another elder of the New Party. How could he allow Zhang Yue to extend his hand to the Third Division? Especially when Zhang Yue was doing the accounting work of recording tax incomings and outgoings, how could Yuan Jiang allow Zhang Yue to inspect his affairs?
Account? Reveal his foundation?
Thinking of this, Lu Huiqing's expression relaxed a little.
Listening to Zhang Yue's words, the officials expressed their longing for the future prospects of cotton.
The official said happily: "After listening to Zhang Qing's words, I suddenly became enlightened."
In front of the emperor, Han Jiang boasted to Zhang Yue: "In the past, the dynasties emphasized agriculture and suppressed business because they were afraid that the profit of businessmen would increase and harm the interests of the people. But if the profit of increase can be collected by the imperial court,
Wouldn't it be convenient for the government and the people to do business and benefit workers?"
"If the cotton cloth can really be profitable and sold as far as Xixia and the Western Regions, not only will the country's income be abundant, but the people will also have a way out to make a living."
The official was overjoyed and said: "That's exactly it."
Zhang Yue also believes that ordinary people do not lack creativity and ideas of getting rich.
Lu Huiqing couldn't help but said: "I think it's not that easy for cotton to make a profit. The court has a profit and loss theory when it comes to money. I just want to say that it's okay to make a profit. If it's a loss, then what's the crime for the person who leads it?"
?At that time, I am afraid that even if the whole family is ruined, it will not be enough to make up for the losses of the imperial court."
At this moment, not only Han Jiang and Zhang Yue, but also the officials felt that Lu Huiqing was too jealous and could not tolerate others at all.
