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Chapter 406 It's Still About Money

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In the Daqing Palace, all civil and military officials looked at each other, not knowing what to say.Who can persuade the little emperor's determination to carry out the New Deal?If Zaifu is still there, there may be someone to check and balance the emperor's power.But now after changing to the cabinet system, the cabinet and the little emperor wear a pair of trousers.It is more difficult to replace the chief minister of the cabinet, but if the cabinet ministers do not suit Lu Chengqi's wishes, they can be replaced at any time.Through the cabinet ministers to check and balance the chief minister of the cabinet, even if Xu Chongguang is in the cabinet, he is not alone.

As a result, Xu Chongguang passively got into Lu Chengqi's chariot, and it was impossible to start anew.After all, according to the Dashun official system, there was no cabinet before, and the final interpretation was in the hands of Lu Chengqi, so he had the final say on what to do?

Therefore, Xu Chongguang had to cooperate with Lu Chengqi if he wanted to carry out the New Deal. Even if he had some complaints in his heart, he had no choice but to use the power of the cabinet to keep the will behind him.Then he met with Lu Chengqi alone, clarified his interests, and let Lu Chengqi change the imperial edict.This is what Xu Chongguang did, but since Yushi Zhongcheng Li Ran said everything Xu Chongguang wanted to say, Xu Chongguang also secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

Seeing that no one objected, Lu Chengqi also understood that this was their bottom line.It's just that after the news spread, I don't know what the people in the world will think and cause trouble. "It doesn't matter, first stabilize the courtiers. As for those juren, they can make trouble. Scholars rebelled, and they can't do it in ten years. If they violate the law, they are the right choice." Lu Chengqi thought in his heart, this case is up. It's really tiring.

"Your Majesty, about the salary..." Seeing that the ministers had already been defeated, Lin Zhenzhong, Minister of the Household Department, had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to ask questions.

Now Lu Chengqi really wants to say something to Lin Zhenzhong: "Don't talk about money with me, it will hurt your feelings..." But the treasury revenue is really not enough, and there are too many subordinate officials in the world.If all the salaries are distributed by the imperial court, it will indeed make the household department stretched.

As a modern person whose soul travels through, Lu Chengqi's advantage is his quick mind.He suddenly asked back: "Are there any subordinates in the yamen of the household department?"

Lin Zhenzhong didn't understand what Lu Chengqi meant by saying this, so he blurted out: "Yes..."

"Then how much money do you give the subordinates?"

"Four pennies per month..."

Lu Chengqi said "Oh", "It turns out that I am so generous. Since you give the subordinates four money a month, I might as well give them five money. As for those who have ranks, they will be counted according to their rank. That's it. Calculated, it can save tens of millions of expenses every year, right?"

Lin Zhenzhong also understood Lu Chengqi's meaning at this moment, and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty really has a unique Sacred Heart, and I admire it."

Lu Chengqi waved his hand and said, "Lin Qing, don't worry about the revenue and expenditure of the treasury. Commercial development is far beyond your imagination. In the future, the shipping department will be one of the main sources of income for the household department. Commercial taxes in various places will only increase day by day, and will not Decrease. As long as the imperial court controls it properly, business will only become more and more prosperous in Dashun..."

As soon as these words came out, all the officials were silent.Although they know the potential of business is huge, they still don't like businessmen.Businessmen are cunning, not engaged in production, and specialize in opportunism, which is difficult to control.They can't wait to trap all the people in the world on the land, let them rest at sunset and work at sunrise, and this will be the case for generations to come.In this way, everyone has a field, everyone can eat enough, and they have reached their ideal Datong society.

It's just the inferiority of the landlords, associating wealth with the land, will definitely make them continue to annex the land.From this perspective, these landlords are not merchants who buy and sell land and hoard land!
Lu Chengqi said enthusiastically: "...the income of the shipping department in nine months this year is 500 million yuan. How can businessmen not flock to such a huge profit? Next year, the income of the shipping department will definitely double, or even double. It is possible to triple or quadruple. Commercial taxes have been increasing steadily, and if we are optimistic, it should not be difficult for the national treasury to exceed [-] million yuan in taxes next year!"

When he said it excitedly, Lu Chengqi was a little dancing: "...If the Ministry of Industry repairs the Royal Bank in every road, prefecture, state, and county, then illegal usury will be banned, and the Royal Bank will lend money, which will be another income for the treasury. Coupled with the deposit and withdrawal business, the treasury will only have more and more money..."

It is no longer news that the Royal Bank lends, deposits and withdraws money.Under the guidance of Queen Zhou Zhiruo, these two businesses have been successfully carried out.With the cooperation of the Supervision Department, the "illegal" private usury was banned, and no effort was spared to go to the countryside to publicize it, so that farmers were relieved of their vigilance and sincerely welcome it.

This incident has been on the headlines of "Dashun Minbao" for three consecutive days, and everyone in the court knows about it.After the Royal Bank's business was on the right track, Lu Chengqi passed an imperial decree to write the "Banking Law" into the "Da Shun Law", eliminating most of the legal loopholes.After issuing an order to notify the account department, the banking business was transferred to the account department.Because of this, the Ministry of Household Affairs had to set up another department called the Bank Supervisor.In this way, many officials who are short of home have a place to work.

Lin Zhenzhong, who is the secretary of the household department, found that even though the Royal Bank was only established in Jingzhaofu area, it already had a lot of income.As long as it works well, making money with money is not just empty talk.But listening to Lu Chengqi talking about financial affairs, Lin Zhenzhong contradicted him: "Your Majesty, no matter how much money you make, it won't be worth what you spend!"

If Lu Chengqi knew what Lin Zhenzhong was thinking, he would definitely say: "Knowing how to spend money is also a skill!"

In the Daqing Palace, Lu Chengqi was eloquently looking forward to next year's income.All the ministers had the illusion that it was not the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, but a philistine businessman full of business experience.

After finally clicking on the big money-making projects, Lu Chengqi added in his heart: "The cotton textile factories, silk factories, and docks in various places on Jiangnan Road and Youyun Sixteen States, which one is not an income? These ancients are not lacking The opportunity to make money, but the lack of money-making minds..."

Satisfied in his heart, Lu Chengqi looked at the officials below, and said with a smile: "Of course, this is inseparable from the joint efforts of all the ministers. Lin Qing, are you still afraid that the treasury will run out of money?"

Lin Zhen sighed in the center, held the wat and said: "Your Majesty has already planned a strategy, I just need to bow my head and obey orders."

Lu Chengqi knew that he couldn't accept this fact in his heart for a while, so he didn't care about it, but said: "Do you have anything to say? If not, let's leave the court!"

This morning, almost an hour and a half has passed.The ministers were already hungry, and those who were old were a little dizzy and almost couldn't stand still.After finally looking forward to the next court, after Lu Chengqi got off the dragon chair, the little eunuch next to him hastily shouted: "The emperor gets up!"

The ministers held the imperial wat and said in unison: "Respectfully send your Majesty, Your Majesty Sheng An!"

(End of this chapter)