Zhu Yuanzhang laughed angrily: "He was said to be fat and even breathless!"
Queen Ma said: "Stop showing off!"
She also understood that her husband was interested in taking an exam and hoped that Zhu Jun could seize this good opportunity.
Zhu Jun said: "Grab the big and let go the small. Naturally, what we are trying to grasp is the general direction and strategy. Take... people's livelihood as an example!
This is actually a very general direction. Whether people's livelihood is good or bad is not just a matter of people having enough to eat.
Of course, having enough food and clothing is the bottom line. If the people don't have enough food and clothing, then the people in power must be slacking off.
In addition to food and clothing, there are also employment rate and unemployment rate, which are also two relatively big directions.
In addition, there are also the level of prices and whether people's income can satisfy normal life.
After satisfying your normal life, can you spend extra?
For example: go to the following restaurants, listen to music, and buy things for your home!
The most important thing is whether you can support your children to study!
This is the general direction of education, let’s not talk about it for now.
There is also transportation, whether it is convenient for people to travel, and whether the roads will be muddy when it rains.
If you are sick, do you have money to seek medical treatment?
All these can be included in people's livelihood. Dad, can you handle this work alone? "
"We are testing you, not asking you to ask us. You go on and tell us the results!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Jun made a sound, how could he not know what he was thinking, so he continued: "This large piece can be divided into many small pieces. The six departments are roughly responsible for these, but they are still too scattered.
Dad, if your roads were muddy today, who would you call? "
"Didn't we say..."
"We are discussing, and since it is a discussion, there are questions and answers!"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and replied: "It depends on whether the muddy road is long. If it is long, find someone to repair the road!
"Who to look for? The Ministry of Household Affairs or the Ministry of Works?"
"Of course it's the Ministry of Industry!"
"That's fine, then we must go to the Ministry of Industry, but who should we go to?"
"This...can't we just go to the Minister of Industry directly?"
"Oh, this is Yingtian. Dad can ask the Ministry of Industry for help. The road will be repaired in two days. But the world is so big? Can Dad walk every road?
Is it true that Dad has to go to the Minister of Industry on every muddy road? "
"This..." Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, "There will naturally be arrangements for building roads. Why should we ask?"
"Then you are lazy in politics and slack off!" Zhu Jun said: "There are still many muddy roads in Yingtian, such as the north of the city, where there are the most people, but it is extremely inconvenient to walk on rainy days.
The main roads are fine, but the roads in the alleys are extremely poor.
It's okay in winter, but during the rainy season, the alleys are filled with water and it's difficult to drain it out.
This is the emperor's feet. If we go to other places, there are tens of thousands of muddy roads.
Dad, you can't control it.
If it were me, I would find the person in charge of this area in the domain. According to the rules of our great cause, the domain king has no right to control people's livelihood, so I would go to the local parent official and ask him to count the number of muddy roads in the territory.
Priority will be given to building major roads and villages with large populations.
Let the local county government come up with a plan on how wide and long the road should be and which villages it passes through.
Make an estimate of how much corvee payment and how much money will be needed to build the road, and wait until the end of the year to calculate it.
If everything is completed, it will naturally be considered superior. If it is not completed, then the number of unfinished items will be counted and the results will be calculated separately.
He can't rely on these things on paper. If he says that he has no money, then he should get the plan.
If the road construction is adulterated, you will know if it hits it with a hammer. When it rains, everything will be exposed. "
"Huh, take it for granted. What if the local officials forcibly exploit the people for political achievements?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"How much money does the local county government have? Doesn't this need to be disclosed to the court?"
"Of course. Every year, all the chief secretaries, prefectures and counties must submit accounts of money, food, fiscal revenue and expenditure, and taxes to the Ministry of Household Affairs!" After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he understood what Zhu Jun meant, so he asked again: "Is it possible to use all the money and food?" Money to build roads?”
"Of course not. People's livelihood is divided into so many items, and road travel is only one of the more important ones, such as food prices, commodity prices, education, employment rate, unemployment rate, as well as government officials to detect theft and the ability to break prisons.
Subdivide these into a budget form, and clearly announce how each item is to be achieved.
In this way, reporting and summarizing from one place to another, even if it is busy, it will only last for a month or two.
If you feel inexperienced, just pick a place to experiment. If successful, use this as an example and slowly expand.
In this way, I not only know what the local parents and officials below are going to do this year, but I don't have to listen to the nonsense they say in memorials every day.
Good or bad, just accept it.
Of course, what I’m talking about today is general, and it will definitely be difficult to operate, but my brother has a saying that says a lot, and it’s clear to all.
Governance must first protect people's livelihood, followed by taxation. Only when people live and work in peace and contentment can tax revenue be high.
Only when taxes are high will the national treasury be full, and the country will have money to support soldiers to defend against foreign enemies.
If you have money, go back to supporting people's livelihood.
This is a virtuous cycle.
Although doing this will allow those corrupt officials to take advantage of loopholes to make money, it is better than doing nothing and still being corrupt.
At that time, a place with empty finances and no progress in people's livelihood would naturally appear to be in ruins.
But if the roads are smooth, people's livelihood is prosperous, commerce is developed, the employment rate is high, the people have money, and there are many scholars, then this place will definitely become a paradise on earth. "
Having said this, Zhu Jun paused, "This is all about catching the small ones, and to catch the big ones, it must be above the court. If the court takes the Yingtianfu road as an example this year, it is determined to build a hundred roads, a total of one thousand inside.
This is the general direction.
Whether to expand outward from Yingtian Mansion to the north, south, or other places depends on which place the imperial court is determined to develop.
Just like Wu, it is the financial and taxation center of our great cause, so we must focus on development.
But we can't favor one over the other. What's wrong with using Wudi's as a template to incubate a new financial and taxation town?
If I were to build a road to the north, and there was a rumor that I would choose an important town in the north to be the second Wu region, and using these as assessment criteria, do you think those places with strength would make full efforts to develop?
It will be the local people who will benefit, and the level of the place will be improved.
Once implemented, several surrounding state capitals will benefit greatly! "
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking, but thought carefully about Zhu Jun's words.
At first glance, it sounds like it means to catch the big and let go the small, but this is actually a real strategy.
Zhiwei saw it, starting from point to point, and then a complete strategy took shape in his mind.
He couldn't help but think: "If we really do this, it seems that... it will save a lot of trouble, not only save trouble, but also save time, and most importantly, it will enhance the control below.
If there are corrupt officials, it will be easier to take action! "
