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Chapter 263: Autumn Fu Twenty-Eight
He went on to explain the latest chapter of the benefits of grain bank agency county treasury. , the first is that the accounts are clear, which eliminates the problem of treasury officials stealing and setting up account books randomly. Treasury officials are regarded as "public officials" and they also form gangs. Even if the county magistrate wants to deal with them, he will take action. When you work as an agent for a grain bank, it is a purely commercial relationship between the two parties. One is one and the other is two. There is no need to worry too much. Second, income and expenditure are separated, and financial expenditures are clear and difficult to be manipulated by subordinate staff. Moreover, the grain bank pays the money based on the county magistrate's handwriting, and it is difficult for others to encroach. If the third grain bank collects the money on its behalf, many of the disadvantages of the grain depot when paying grain and taxes can be eliminated, which is a move that is convenient and beneficial to the people.
When collecting grain, you need to collect rice, but in addition to rice, there are various tricks when paying grain. This is the benefit of the grain depot. In the grain depot, everyone from the warehouse clerk to the warehouse clerk and signer will get benefits from it. The simplest thing is to be picky about beige when receiving cash. The quality of beige depends only on visual inspection, and there is no standard, so you can be picky. If there are no additional benefits, it is either that the beige is too mixed, or it is not dry enough and will not be accepted.
If grain households cannot pay the grain, they can only wait in vain in the county. As time goes by, they will lose their jobs and have to pay for their expenses. Therefore, grain farmers can only obey.
"Take the autumn grain as an example. Grain households hand over the grain directly to the grain store. This eliminates the need for all kinds of exploitation by the subordinates in the grain depot. Isn't this a good thing that has won the hearts of the people very much?"
"Don't you collect things on your behalf, so you won't cause this problem? Don't you Australians all be saints? Even if you are all saints, you can't guarantee that such a thing will happen to your subordinates." Wu Mingjin became very excited. In the past few days, The incident greatly stimulated his self-esteem. As a local official, his sense of responsibility for "guarding the territory" suddenly exploded.
"Mr. Wu has been a local official for a long time, so he has seen many disadvantages." Yan Ming said calmly, "I can't afford to be called a saint. However, how are we doing in this county?" I’m afraid it’s obvious to everyone in the county. There’s no need to swear or anything like that, facts speak louder than words.”
Wu Mingjin didn't understand what "lion poop is better than bear poop", but during the year of Lingao, the Cross-Travel Group was indeed true to its words and resolute in its deeds. Calling large gentry households to open accounts and apportioning "reasonable burdens" was also a clean process, and no clerks took the opportunity to extort money. Wu Mingjin had seen and heard a lot of these deeds on weekdays, and knew that what he said was true, and it was impossible to refute it for a while.
Seeing that he had nothing to say, Yan Ming explained to him the specific methods one by one. Specifically, the county no longer manages the grain depot. There are only one or two subordinate staff in the grain depot, who are only responsible for the registration and creation of accounts. Delong is responsible for the specific storage, collection, and delivery.
The taxes paid by the grain households were paid directly to the counters of Delong Grain Store. The county government sent people to distribute grain strings directly to the counters in Delong.
The taxes received, whether in grain or money, were deposited into a public account opened by the county government in Delong. From now on, whenever the county needs to pay for food supplies, it can be drawn directly from Delong by writing a check.
Delong will also give the county government a certain credit line. Within a certain range, even if there is no money in the account, it can be temporarily advanced and returned later. When the time comes, just pay Delong's listing interest - the interest is favorable.
In addition to the county government opening a general account, various departments in the county can also open accounts - as long as the county magistrate approves, Xiang County School now has a special account in Delong.
As for the property handed over by the county, as long as the county issues a check, Delong will go to various places to deliver it. Of course, there will be a small handling fee, but it will save much more than the various fees required in the past. .
Wu Mingjin felt hesitant. This method sounds good. However, in this way, all financial circulation in the county will fall into the hands of the Australians - he cannot and dare not agree to it no matter what. If the Australians run away one day, go find someone to ask for the money and food from the county treasury.
Seeing that he refused to answer, Yan Ming thought that he was afraid that his annual regular income would not be guaranteed, so he immediately signaled: The stipulated benefits that several gentlemen in the county deserve from the grain tax every year will not be less, and You can remit money remotely to your hometown.
This benefit was sternly rejected by Wu County Magistrate. No matter how eloquent Yan Ming was, he could not convince Magistrate Wu to agree to this matter.
Yan Ming went back dejectedly and reported to Wu De.
"This is also a reasonable thing," Wu De said. "He is probably not willing to take this kind of risk." He thought for a while, "Anyway, he has to agree to this matter, and he has to agree to it if he doesn't agree." As he said, Call Xiong Buyou and give him a stack of materials.
"Go and talk to Wang Zhaomin and show him some of the materials inside. Let him be a lobbyist."
"Since we have Wu Mingjin's information, why don't we just give it to me - I can make him submit on the spot." Yan Ming was puzzled.
"Wu Mingjin is not an ordinary corrupt and stupid official, and he still has a little bit of integrity. If you use this on the spot to force him to submit, if he is embarrassed and angry and can't stand it, he will retaliate. If you talk to Wang Zhaomin, you will stay. If you save face, things will be easier to handle.”
"I see."
"You have to be careful when coercing others into doing things - especially those who are local magistrates. They have been emperors since ancient times. They are used to arrogance. You, an ordinary citizen, have to overwhelm him. When you become angry, it is easy to go to extremes. So the more you The more cards you have in your hand, the more room you have to leave room for what you say, lest the other party tries to kill you, and you won’t get anything out of it, and you might even suffer a loss.”
"Ade, you have so many tricks up your sleeve. After all, you are someone who has been in the officialdom."
"Haha," Wu De laughed, "I am not a person who has been in official circles, but I have seen a lot and summarized my experience. Just wait for the good news from Xiong Buyou on this matter."
The matter was settled quickly. Wang Zhaomin's expression changed immediately after seeing some of the materials that Xiong Buyou brought. Early the next morning, Xiong Buyou was found by Master Wang while he was resting in the county government office.
"Dong Weng has taken care of it, and the county treasury's grain depot and bank account are all represented by Todelon." Wang Zhaomin said: "This matter cost me a lot of time."
"Thank you, Master Wang." Xiong Buyou complimented and handed him an envelope.
"That's unnecessary." Wang Zhaomin declined and said with a wry smile, "This kind of thing is really difficult to handle." He shook his head, "I don't want the benefits. In the future, it is better for you to handle such difficult things on others."
"Master Wang is a man who can work hard." Xiong Buyou still pushed the envelope over. Since Master Wang took a concubine, not only has his body been a little strained, but his expenses have also increased greatly - who would have expected that there are so many women in Dongmen City who like him? What's a novelty? The Operations Department of the Political Security Administration also placed spies around Wang Zhaomin's concubine, constantly luring the woman to spend money. Master Wang also fell into the "trading coupon trap".
Seeing that Wang Zhaomin no longer refused, Xiong Buyou continued: "Since Delong is acting as the county treasurer, I also ask Mr. Wang to take care of the trumpet in the future." He gestured for him to open the envelope.
When Wang Zhaomin opened it, there was indeed a delicate hard-surfaced folder and a small ox-horn stamp inside. Wang Zhaomin is from Nanzhi and has traveled a lot. He knows that this is a deposit certificate, and the small stamp is used to stamp when depositing and withdrawing. As usual, this kind of Zhezi recognizes the seal but not the person.
When I opened it, I saw the words "Zhao Ji" written in regular script with ink on the fold. The words "1,000 yuan in grain circulation coupons" have been registered below. This is a benefit to yourself.
There are indeed many benefits. Wang Zhaomin thought that he could probably buy the Australian perfume, lipstick and nail polish that his wife had always wanted. There is also the Lanling wine that I love to drink - originally it was not sold here at all, but recently it has been sold in Dongmen City.
A smile couldn't help but appear on his face. There was also a fold and a seal in the envelope. He knew without opening it that it was for his employer. Although Australians are a bit reckless in doing things, they are also careful when it comes to things, especially not making things difficult for the people doing things. Wang Zhaomin admires this very much.
"Too polite."
"Any official business must involve expenses. This is also a certain rule in officialdom. I don't know how much it will cost." Xiong Buyou learned and sold the unspoken rules of officialdom by listening to a lecture on social conditions.
"Haha, Brother Xiong has been in the country for a long time, and he has begun to do as the Romans do." Wang Zhaomin said with a smile, "If other people wanted to do this on weekdays, they wouldn't be able to do it so smoothly without a thousand silver. Originally, Chen Minggang was just there. , without the embellishment of one hundred taels of silver, it would be difficult to accomplish anything. Now?"
Now the subordinate officials who were trying to extort the fees have either been arrested or have become frightened by the news, so there is no need to spend the money.
"There is only so much porridge in one pot. If there are too many people scooping it out, doesn't it mean that there is not enough for everyone?"
"That's exactly what I said." Wang Zhaomin originally spent a lot of time talking to see Wu Mingjin today, but now that Xiong Buyou said, they can continue to "scoop porridge" in the future. Not only can they scoop, but they can also scoop more, and they can't help but feel energetic. Vibrate. He remembered something and asked:
"Does Delong have joint numbers in Qiongzhou and Guangzhou, or will it have a semicolon in the future?"
"The semicolon must be set. At present, banknotes are temporarily accepted by local large-scale shops."
"Is it possible to handle large amounts of exchange?"
"It can be done with less than three to fifty thousand taels."
"That's enough." Wang Zhaomin nodded, but didn't say why he was asking. He stood up and said, "Please come into my study."
It's called a study, but there isn't even a book in it. There is a desk by the window, except for the pen and inkstone, it is an abacus and account books. There was a locked and thick wooden cabinet next to him. He opened it and took out a prayer box. He took out a piece of paper from the prayer box and handed it to Xiong Buyou.
"I've prepared everything for Mr. Xiong. I'll fill in Delong's name and ask the shop owner to make a guarantee, so Delong can act as the county treasury agent."
