"I hope your Majesty Taifu will die in your stomach with these words. His Highness treats us so closely, and we cannot treat him with utilitarianism. Unless someone asks, I will still say the same thing, throw papaya in return." Qiongju! What do you think, Master Taifu?"
Liu Deng said with a faint smile.
"What the king said is reasonable. This matter is all due to the confusion of the old minister. The king is right. His Royal Highness is the uncle of the king. How can the love of flesh and blood be comparable to that of some aunts?"
Zhang Tu, an old fox, was certainly very wise. Seeing that Liu Deng was no longer interested in talking, Zhang Tu also stood up and left.
"Master Taifu, I have one more thing that I would like to leave to Master Taifu to do. I wonder if Master Taifu is willing!"
Liu Deng rolled his eyes and suddenly thought of something. He quickly stood up and called Zhang Tu to stop him.
"Old Chen will naturally obey whatever your Majesty orders!"
With the lesson learned just now, Zhang Tu has mentally placed Liu Deng in a higher position than himself. Looking at the king in front of him, his mind is now far above his own, which makes him feel a little disappointed, and even A little pride!
No matter what, I have taught this kid from childhood to adulthood. If this kid becomes successful, wouldn’t he be the one who paid for it?
When he thought about it like this, Zhang Tu immediately felt much more comfortable.
"Master Taifu, do you have any reliable disciples in the clan? We don't need direct descendants, we only need those bastards who are lively, hard-working and loyal."
Liu Deng suddenly asked.
"What does this mean, Your Majesty? I don't quite understand!"
Zhang Tu was a bit confused and confused. Did the King of Dai have something else to arrange?
"It seems that our country, Dai, is about to live a good life, but Master Taifu, you have been honest all your life. As a disciple, I can't let Master be homeless when he gets old!"
Liu Deng said with a half-smile.
"Your Majesty, veteran..."
Hearing what Liu Deng said, Zhang Tu's eyes immediately turned red. In any case, it was already rare for Liu Deng to have such thoughts.
"Master Taifu, these seven countries have opened a lot of shops in our country. Now these things will be in our own hands. It is not rude to come and go. We should also go to their place and open a few shops." It’s just a shop!”
Carefully dig out a few pepper seedlings, pinch the soil on the roots tightly, and then place them on the ground next to them.
"Old minister..."
Zhang Tu was choked with sobs, and the veteran didn't say a complete sentence for a long time.
"You don't have to be like this, Taifu. This money must be earned by others. Not only Taifu, but also internal historians, Weiwei, Tingwei, etc., as long as they belong to Jiuqing, they can earn from the family. There are several disciples among them. You also know the laws of our Han Dynasty. Once you go into business, your disciples can no longer serve as officials. Let them think clearly about this!"
Seeing the old man's excitement, Liu Deng said quickly.
"Your Majesty, does this seem inappropriate?"
After all, Zhang Tu understood it better than anyone else.
"There's nothing wrong with it. I do this with conditions. From now on, life in this country will gradually get better! As the king, I naturally have to consider a way out for them. But after finding a way out, If anyone is still unwilling and has any thoughts that he shouldn't have, then don't blame me for being ruthless and not caring about the love of the emperor and his subjects!"
Hearing what Liu Deng said, Zhang Tu immediately understood that King Dai was preparing for serious officialdom in advance.
"But Your Majesty, if this is done, what will happen if the position of these nine ministers changes?"
When Zhang Tu said this, Liu Deng was a little surprised. It seemed quite reasonable to say it this way. He wanted to divide some of the interests of the trading company and do some extra for those ministers above the Ninth Prince. Subsidy can be regarded as a high salary to support integrity, but if there is a change in this official position, what will the new one do?
"I wonder what your lord Taifu has to say?"
Liu Deng hesitated for a moment, and then asked.
"Old minister...I don't know how to deal with it. Is my mind focused on these things? Please forgive me..."
What did Zhang Tu say?
When it comes to his own interests, no matter what he says is inappropriate, he can only kick the ball to Liu Deng.
"Then it's better than this. Let's re-establish a trading firm. The shopkeepers and clerks of this firm will be given priority to choose from the children recommended by officials. Well, it can also be regarded as a way out for the bastards of their families. As for whether they are willing to It's up to them! After deducting all costs, 60% of the firm's annual profits go into the treasury, and the remaining 30% is subsidized to hundreds of officials according to their official ranks! The remaining 10% is given to the clerks and shopkeepers according to their official ranks. Share your contribution with them!”
Just make it a joint-stock system, Liu Deng secretly laughed in his heart. If historians of later generations discover this strange rule, I wonder if they will have a headache.
Isn't this the prototype of a joint-stock enterprise? Moreover, it is still a typical employee shareholding. As for whether it will become a mystery for future generations of historians, then I have no control over it!
I've been kicked by someone until I came to the Han Dynasty, who cares whether you have a headache or not!
"Your Majesty is wise. The imperial court has given generous salaries to high-ranking officials. Coupled with these benefits given by the king, if there is still someone who dares to make money from the common people, the veteran will not let him go!"
In any case, this matter is indeed of great benefit to Baiguan. Liu Deng deeply understands this truth.
There is no such thing as wanting a horse to run well and wanting the horse not to eat grass.
If you want to improve the efficiency of officials, you have to solve their worries. Especially in this feudal society, it is impossible to be alone. Only by letting everyone benefit equally will they follow their own path.
If he wants to build the entire Dai Kingdom, he can't even think of it on his own.
"Let's handle this matter like this. I'll leave the preparations to the Grand Tutor. If you need money, the Grand Tutor can just withdraw it directly. There is no need to repay me!"
Dai Guo is now poor and only has money left. Liu Deng is not one of those misers. What's more, this kind of rational investment only brings more profits.
"Your Majesty, Liu Xian and the others are making more and more moves. I wonder when we will start to close the net?"
Originally, Zhang Tu was going to go back directly, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly remembered and hurriedly turned around and asked.
"Let them play around for a few days. If they don't take out the copper coins in their pockets, they won't be honest. What do we need so much salt for? Pickle pickles? Is there anything wrong with replacing it with real money? ?”
Liu Deng said with a somewhat evil smile.
"No! I understand. I will start preparing for the business now. Your Majesty, will those princes cause trouble for us?"
"Them? I'm afraid they won't come!"
