Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 572 The New Salt Administration, Home Copying is Addictive

"The so-called official approval means that the imperial court will set up a department in each salt-producing area to conduct wholesale sales of the salt produced by the salt factory. Any businessman who has obtained the relevant permission from the Ministry of Commerce can purchase it as a distributor.

Different from the "Salt Citation Law" and "Gang Law", there will be many dealers who can obtain the relevant licenses, so that the situation of a small number of merchants monopolizing the salt market will not be formed again.

Then came the commercial and sales link-the reason for this link is that the imperial court did not just wholesale salt to merchants and leave it alone.

First of all, the imperial court will have a guidance data for the wholesale amount of salt in each region.

Basically, according to the principle of more batches in places with a lot of people, and fewer batches in places with few people, the salt will not be so much that it is unmarketable, and it will not be short of salt in some places.

Secondly, the imperial court will set a standard price for the distributed salt according to the salt production situation of the salt factory and the total demand for salt in various places.

That is, all salt merchants can only sell salt at this price when they retail salt to the common people.As a result, salt merchants will not be able to make huge profits by manipulating the price of salt, and the common people will no longer be reluctant to eat salt because of the high price of salt. "

Hearing this, Lin Jiading, Liu Zhongzao, and even Xu Zhihu next to him couldn't help but their eyes lit up, and their faces turned red with excitement.

Take Xu Zhihu as an example. When he was young, his family was in poor condition, and he often couldn't afford salt, so he could only use vinegar cloth to enhance the taste.In his cognition, the vast majority of poor people worry about buying salt every day—the price of salt is too high.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty had already used sun-dried salt to make salt in some salt-producing areas. Although the technology was crude and far less efficient than the industrialized production of later generations, it had made considerable progress compared to boiling salt, and it was easier to obtain salt.

However, until the end of the Qing Dynasty, the price of salt was still a headache for the common people.

The main reason is that the price of salt is not controlled by the state, but by salt merchants.

Merchants are chasing profit, why would they care about the inconvenience of common people eating salt?In order to make huge profits, naturally the price of salt remains high.

The "domestic government-approved merchant sales system" mentioned by Aimee Zhu put an end to the monopoly of a small number of merchants in the salt market in the second joint, and in the third joint, the retail price of salt is set by the state, which takes away the pricing power from the salt merchants. , making it possible for the price of salt to drop to the level of benefiting the people.

If we combine the first joint and use new technology to greatly increase the production of salt, the people of Ming Dynasty will definitely be able to eat salt at a price much lower than today!
Thinking of this, Liu Zhongzao couldn't help but excitedly said: "Your Majesty, if this new salt policy can be implemented, it will definitely be praised by the people all over the world, and I will also get rid of the situation of not giving up salt!"

Lin Jiading said: "This new salt policy should be done, and it must be done! I am willing to devote myself to the implementation of this new policy, and I will be devastated!"

Xu Zhihu came back to his senses, and immediately clasped his fists and said, "I am also willing to do my best to carry out this good governance!"

Auntie Zhu smiled, and said: "You don't need to rush to express your views, I haven't finished yet.

Under the new law, unless those who are interested have cracked the whole set of new technologies for producing table salt in the state-owned salt factory, the salt produced by the old method will not only cost much more than table salt in the salt factory, but also its quality will be much inferior.

Therefore, even if someone uses the old law to make salt for personal gain, no common people will buy it.

For a considerable period of time in the future, no matter whether it is making illegal salt or transporting and selling illegal salt, it will become a loss-making business, so the illegal salt will naturally be cut off. "

Hearing this, Liu Zhongzao couldn't help clapping and applauding. Fortunately, he remembered that this was in front of the king, so he couldn't lose his appearance.

"However, in order to prevent corruption and theft of national interests in the state-run salt factory and salt wholesale organizations in various regions, the imperial court still sent people to inspect and supervise.

The imperial court set up the Salt Inspection Department under the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which was specially responsible for inspecting salt farms in various places and approving illegal operations of salt.

At the same time, the provincial salt inspectors are under the control of the governor, and the central government of the imperial court will regularly send commissioners to various places to inspect the salt administration.

In this way, we can ensure that our Ming Dynasty’s salt administration will be clear for at least several decades, and after decades, our Ming Dynasty’s system and productivity will definitely improve greatly, and maybe the people will no longer have to worry about salt prices in the future. "

What Zhu Yuxi said is equivalent to retaining the former Ming Dynasty's policies of "salt patrolling department", "salt patrolling imperial envoy", and "supervisor and supervision" in disguise.

After all, the implementation of any policy depends on people. If people fail, no matter how good the system is, it will be ruined.

Just like the Ming Dynasty's "Salt Inspection Ministry" system, it was still very effective in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

However, starting from the Wanli period, the quality of senior officials in the imperial court was not as good as that of the previous generation, and it was even more difficult to say in the Chongzhen Dynasty.Coupled with the fact that the local situation is becoming more and more complicated, and there are many obstacles to governance, it is naturally difficult for the "Salt Patrol Ministry" to play a role.

Drinking some tea to soothe her throat, and taking a short rest, Auntie Zhu looked at Lin Jiading and said, "I have decided to set up a General Administration of Salt Affairs, which will be subordinate to the Ministry of Finance to manage salt affairs.

The head of the General Administration of Salt Affairs called General Affairs, starting from the third grade, and adding the title of servant, can Lin Qing be willing to take up the post? "

From the third grade to the title of servant?
This is much higher than the rank of doctor in the subordinate divisions, and it is only half a step away from the senior officials of the ministry.

Lin Jiading couldn't restrain his excited expression on his face, and immediately bowed his hands and said loudly: "I am willing to go to the post, and I will be loyal to my duties, and I will live up to your majesty's important task!"

Xu Zhihu couldn't help but glance at Lin Jiading when he heard the words, and thought: As expected of a scholar, there are many words to express his loyalty.

"The Lianghuai Salt District will be the main implementation area of ​​the new salt policy, where the company needs to be established first, named 'Huaiyan Salt Wholesale Company'.

This company belongs to a state-owned company - the state-owned factory is responsible for production, and the state-owned company is responsible for sales profits.

In the future, the wholesale price and retail price of salt will be fixed, and domestic profits will also be fixed, but the salt industry company still needs to make money for Daming.If you can’t make money domestically, where should you make money? "

Lin Jiading wanted to speak almost immediately, but soon realized that this question was for Liu Zhongzao.

Liu Zhongzao is also from Fujian and is no stranger to overseas. Although he was a little slow, he still replied: "It is sold overseas."

"Abroad to be precise." Zhu Wei smiled and said, "People in grasslands, Western Regions, Qinghai-Tibet and other places have also suffered from high-priced salt for a long time. If I sell it at a lower price and better quality in Ming Dynasty, it will solve the plight of the local people. , and can take advantage of the local salt industry, wouldn’t it be beautiful.”

"Second." Liu Zhongzao couldn't hold back after all, and gave a big praise.

Lin Jiading also showed admiration.

What he admired was not only the idea of ​​killing two birds with one stone, but also his majesty's words about selling low-priced salt abroad to solve the difficulties of the local people-this shows that his majesty has actually received the true teaching of Confucianism.

'It seems that although His Majesty rejects Confucianism on the surface, in fact he has thoroughly studied the principles of Confucianism. '

Lin Jiading thought so.

Aimee Zhu was not proud of the compliments from her courtiers—these ideas were not all her ideas, but she and Hao Guangming designed them together with reference to the experience of later generations.

Leaning slightly, she changed her words: "However, before the new salt policy is implemented, you still need to understand the situation of the Lianghuai salt merchants.

Among them, if there are loyal and law-abiding people, they can also be listed as one of the dealers in the future when the new salt policy is implemented.

Conversely, if there are people who use the "government supervisory business sales system" to harm the public and private interests, and pervert the law to harm the people, the imperial court will also arrest and investigate.

Therefore, the imperial court will first issue an order to let Lin Qing serve as the governor of Huaiyang Salt Affairs for a period of time, and Liu Qing will serve as the Huaiyang salt inspector for a period of time.

Xu Zhihu will lead his subordinate Nanzhen Fusi Jinyiwei to cooperate with you secretly, trying to find out the matter of Lianghuai salt merchants as soon as possible.

After the matter of the Lianghuai salt merchants is known, the Lianghuai salt area will also be cleared, and it will be more convenient for you to implement the new salt policy. "

The fact that it is convenient to implement the new salt policy is mostly an excuse. Aimee Zhu is mainly greedy for the money of salt merchants in Huaihe River and Huaihe River.

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