Just now, Chang Zhixian listened for a while outside the door.
I was surprised to find that Han Zhen was not ignorant of government affairs, but handled it in an orderly manner.
Put out fires and help people, rescue the injured, determine losses...
I couldn't hold it back for a while, and I actually thought about taking the exam.
Looking at the sudden appearance of Changzhi County, Han Zhen half-smiled and said, "What are the countermeasures for Changzhi County?"
"No."
Chang Zhixian shook his head, his tone dejected.
Han Zhen said with some profound meaning: "Is it not possible, or is it impossible to implement?"
Um?
Chang Zhixian looked slightly surprised.
Han Zhen said sternly: "It is impossible to completely eliminate corruption. Corruption is human nature. For example, among those Gong Gong princes in the court, who is not a person who is familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics? Even the literati who have read the books of sages and understand things They are all greedy, so why talk about those low-level subordinates."
These words made Chang Zhixian blush.
Because he is one of them.
greedy!
From ancient times to the present, in all dynasties and dynasties, no matter what the system is, it cannot solve the problem of corrupt officials.
Zhu Chongba killed so ruthlessly, what was the result?
Should the officials below be greedy or greedy?
Taking a sip from the tea cup, Han Zhen continued: "The subordinate officials are trying to get rid of them because the salary is too low to support the family. Increase salary, add performance appraisal rewards, remove the hereditary system, and supplement it with supervision, Formulating severe punishments and a three-pronged approach will not only eliminate it completely, but it can also greatly improve the problem of subordinate officials extorting money and oppressing the people."
In the Song Dynasty, subordinate officials had no salary at first. If they wanted to support their families, they could only make a living by asking for bribes.
To cause subordinate officials to do things, they must first pay bribes.
After that, the imperial court had to change its policy and give officials salaries, which were as generous as the official salaries, jumping from one extreme to the other.
Especially for the subordinate officials serving in the three provinces and six ministries, their salaries are even as high as those of the sixth-rank officials in the imperial court.
Wang Yansou, the right minister at that time, once said: "The subordinate officials in the three provinces have good ranks as they age. They are given meat every day, enjoy a generous salary every month, have clothes in the cold and summer, ride on official horses when going in and out, and have orders to guard the soldiers. They are given bribes as gifts in the suburbs." , and it is also allowed to serve as an official, just like a scholar-bureaucrat appointing his son."
According to "History of the Song Dynasty Official Records", for local state and county officials during the Northern Song Dynasty, the magistrate of the upper county received 20,000 yuan per month, the magistrate of the lower county paid 12,000 yuan per month, and the salary of the county magistrate was 5 to 3 shi per month. In addition to the regular salary, there are also various subsidies, such as tea, wine, cooking materials, fuel, mugwort, charcoal, salt, etc., as well as fodder for horses, clothing, food, and food expenses for the accompanying servants, etc., all in considerable amounts.
One can imagine how high the salaries of subordinate officials were back then.
With the generous income, the situation of extortion and oppression of the people by subordinate officials was immediately improved.
Unfortunately, this situation did not last long. Due to the three-redundancy problem and the annual expenditure of annual coins, the court's finances were tight.
The salary of subordinate officials has also been reduced again and again, from the same as that of officials, to a monthly salary of 700 Wen plus half a catty of mutton, and now to 300 to 400 Wen, suddenly back to the original point.
In addition, just improving the salary is not enough.
The Northern Song Dynasty implemented high salaries for officials to maintain integrity. What was the result?
Therefore, supervision and strict penalties are needed.
Han Zhen knew such a simple truth, but Changzhi County, who had been in the officialdom for so many years, didn't understand it?
Anyone who can hang out in the court is not an old fox who has become a spirit.
After all, there is still one word, money!
The Northern Song Dynasty was short of money, very short!
Upper decision decided by the economic background.
The prosperous city of Tokyo gave many people the illusion that the Song Dynasty was prosperous and that all nations were connected.
As everyone knows, there is only one Tokyo city.
If a whole country can support a city, how can it not be prosperous?
Han Zhen's words really shocked Changzhi County.
After looking him up and down, Chang Zhixian asked, "Have you ever been to school? What's your experience in medicine?"
Han Zhen said with a smile: "I have studied village school for a few years, so I can recognize some words."
"Pity."
Chang Zhixian looked regretful: "If you enter the court, you will definitely be a capable minister and official."
Han Zhen sneered: "And then flatter the emperor and help him make money?"
"..."
Changzhi County was silent for a moment and forcefully explained: "When the officials first came to power, they implemented the New Deal, worked diligently and loved the people. Now they are just deceived by traitors such as Cai Jing and Wang Fu..."
"Come on."
Han Zhen shook his head and said with a smile: "Changzhi County, please don't put gold on Zhao Ji's face. Prince Duan is frivolous and cannot rule the world. Zhao Ji is not the material to be an emperor."
Changzhi County was shocked and angry: "How dare you call the official by his name."
"Why not?"
Han Zhen stood up suddenly and was so frightened that Changzhi County retreated repeatedly.
"I don't believe in being ordered by heaven to live a long and prosperous life. I only believe that princes, generals and ministers have the right to live in peace! Zhao Da took this world from the hands of the orphans and widowers of the Chai family. He Zhao Da can take it, why can't I? "
"伱, you..."
Chang Zhixian trembled with his hands and was extremely horrified.
He had vaguely guessed Han Zhen's thoughts before in the county government lobby, but neither party revealed it at that time.
But now, after hearing these treacherous words, I am afraid that Han Er does not want him to leave Linzi County alive.
My life is at an end!
Han Zhen suddenly smiled and restrained his evil spirit: "It's just a joke, don't take it seriously in Changzhi County."
"Haha, this county is not in good health. We should make less jokes like this in the future."
Chang Zhixian laughed sarcastically, lifted up his sleeves and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Sitting down again, Han Zhen asked: "Changzhi County, how did the imperial court deal with rebellious people in the past?"
Seeing him changing the subject, Changzhi County couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a deep voice: "The bandit leader recruited people and arranged a position as an idle military attaché. As for the common people who were coerced, they would not be embarrassed. They would either be released to the countryside to farm, and those who were unwilling to farm would be released. Then we will find a job for him in the market.”
It is impossible to kill, otherwise if they are all killed, who will farm?
Han Zhen tapped his fingers lightly on the table. After thinking for a moment, he said: "I want to expand the scale of the salt factory and recruit those rebellious people as workers. Is it feasible to release a group of them at the same time and let them return to their hometowns to farm?"
The land in Linzi County is barren, and there are many mountains and little land. Even if the wasteland is reclaimed, it will not yield much harvest if it is not cultivated for two or three years.
Except for a few paddy fields and fertile fields, the cost-effectiveness of farming in other dry fields is too low.
It would be better to turn agriculture into industry and use part of the profits from refined salt production to buy grain from the south.
Take a farmer as an example. He cultivates seven acres of dry land and can harvest about ten shi of grain every year if the weather is good.
According to the current prices of corn, soybeans and wheat, this is equivalent to 19 guan.
Excluding the cost of seeds, losses of farm tools, etc., the wealth created is about sixteen thousand dollars.
If this farmer goes to a salt factory, he can purify about 500 kilograms of coarse salt a month. If he sets up an assembly line operation, it will be even more.
After purifying these 500 kilograms of coarse salt, excluding various costs and expenses, it can create a profit of at least 300 guan.
One year is three thousand strings.
Three thousand guan is enough to buy 700 to 800 shi of rice in the south!
Otherwise, how could he save enough food and weapons for an army of ten thousand people just by relying on these dry fields?
After thinking about it in his mind, Changzhi County frowned and said, "It's feasible, but it's feasible, but how should we deal with it when state officials go to inspect the countryside?"
Han Zhen replied: "It's nothing more than a word of profit. Just use enough money and manage it well."
"Can!"
Chang Zhixian stroked his beard and reminded: "The current Zhizhou of Qingzhou is Zhao Ting. This man is greedy by nature and has a huge appetite. Hearing that he is about to leave office, he is raking in money. I'm afraid he won't be able to fill his stomach without Wan Guan. "
"I'm not afraid that he has a big appetite, but I'm afraid that he's not greedy!"
Han Zhen smiled slightly and said: "Since we have expanded the scale, we should re-establish certain rules. The previous ones were too complicated and cumbersome."
Hearing this, Chang Zhixian felt his heart tighten and asked, "How are you doing?"
Han Zhen calmed down and said: "In the future, it will become a commercial stock system. I will be responsible for production, and you will be responsible for the up and down management, purchase and sales. I am seven and you are three."
"Is... 30% too little?"
When it comes to money, Changzhi County is not confused at all.
Although he was a second-rate dealer before, after taking the goods from Han Zhen, he was able to double his sales.
Now that it has become a commercial stock system, we only get 30%, and we do more things.
Han Zhen shook his head: "It's quite a lot. In the future, we will expand the scale and turn it into an assembly line operation. It is said that it can purify 100,000 kilograms in a month. If you get the three ingredients, you can get 50,000 to 60,000 yuan."
Hearing that 50,000 to 60,000 yuan can be distributed in a month, Chang Zhixian couldn't help shaking his hands, but sighed on his face: "Three percent, I'll leave it up to you."
"I want to promote light corvee and low taxes in the county. I wonder if Changzhi County can help me?"
Hearing this, Chang Zhixian did not answer but asked: "Are you really willing to let me go then?"
Han Zhen said loudly: "I, Han Zhen, have always said the same thing. A year and a half later, you will walk on your Yangguan Road with millions of assets, and I will cross mine on the single-plank bridge. The two have nothing to do with each other!"
"good!"
After receiving his guarantee, Changzhi County gritted his teeth and said: "In that case, this county will help you!"
When I was an official, I encountered constraints everywhere.
The subordinate officials are acting against each other, the gentry and large households are intertwined, and there is also the magistrate of the state at their head.
After three years of tenure, he was unable to do anything practical.
I think Chang Yukun was also a young talent with ambitions and ideals back then, but he was wasted and ended up like this.
It's ridiculous to say that now he actually relies on a bandit to show off his ambitions.
But he was too lazy to dwell on it. This might be a unique opportunity in his life. If he missed it, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
And, there’s no need to worry about the fallback.
A year and a half later, he went to Tokyo with his millions of wealth to enjoy a wealthy life.
"If you want to reduce corvee and reduce taxes, you must first rectify the subordinate officials. If the subordinate officials remain unchanged, the people will still be oppressed after all. The three-pronged approach you just mentioned is somewhat of an idea on paper. Just canceling the hereditary system will be enough. They will be resisted by subordinate officials, and even if those subordinate officials don't say anything openly, they will be resentful in their hearts, and I'm afraid that many troubles will arise."
After the decision was made, Chang Zhixian's whole person's demeanor changed instantly. He moved his hands and feet with high spirits and scolded Fang Qiu.
Han Zhen became interested and asked, "What good strategy does Changzhi County have?"
"The hereditary system must be abolished, but it cannot be rushed. It needs to be done slowly. Although these subordinate officials are hateful, they are indispensable, and it is precisely because of this that they dare to be unscrupulous."
This is true. Without these subordinate staff, the county magistrate would immediately become blind.
A person's energy is limited. Han Zhen had to arrange for help from his brothers just to manage a village, let alone a county with more than 3,000 households.
(End of chapter)
