Only products that are attractive can be good products. Li Xian knows this very well. Therefore, he is full of confidence that the early exhibition brochure can drive everyone crazy.
The Chang'an County Magistrate has rarely moved around this year. As a county magistrate directly under the capital, he basically has no powers other than managing the people around Chang'an. As for his government officials, as a force that cannot be ignored in Chang'an City, although they are nothing in front of the army, they are always being watched.
Nowadays, it is rare for him to use his servants.
Regardless of whether they are businessmen or nobles, as long as their convoy transporting money enters Chang'an City, they will be escorted and followed by government officials. The army was the enemy of the imperial power, and no one dared to reveal their private armed forces to the public, so the help from the Chang'an County Magistrate could be said to be timely.
Another group of government officials escorted a motorcade into Chang'an, followed closely by a large group of beggars, all praying for one or two copper coins to drop from the car. For a noble businessman, losing one or two copper coins in a cart is not a big problem, but for a beggar, one or two copper coins is already a huge sum of money.
Looking at this scene, Li Zhi clapped his hands and said to Li Xian: "This auction can be said to be very grand. Even if I randomly count the carriages today, there are more than a dozen. So many copper coins poured into Chang'an. There are pros and cons. Prince, I am very curious how you will handle this matter, haha, get off and go back to the palace."
After speaking, Li Zhi had no intention of taking Li Xian with him, so he was escorted away by Du Chunyi and others.
Standing in front of the city gate, Li Xian smiled and walked towards the three provinces instead of returning to the East Palace.
What Li Zhi is worried about is nothing more than inflation.
In later societies with rapid capital flows, there is still a risk of inflation, let alone the Tang Dynasty where copper coins are the mainstream currency.
At the beginning, Liu Bang gathered all the wealthy merchants from all over the world in one place, and the price of rice and gold was the same. Nowadays, a large number of copper coins are gathered in Chang'an. The reduction in the number of copper coins in other state capitals will inevitably lead to an increase in the value of the coins, while the excessive number of copper coins in Chang'an will also lead to a decrease in the value of the coins.
There is only one way to break this situation, and that is to spend it quickly.
Moreover, it cannot be spent in Chang'an.
It just so happened that the estimated profit this time was slightly over the standard. If this is the case, then the imperial court will bloom.
Copper coins stored in a warehouse can be called wealth, but if they are replaced with copper, iron, cotton, etc., they can also be regarded as wealth.
Anyway, this year's military expenditures can be settled together with last year's arrears. Having owed many soldiers from the border armies a year, even if the imperial court did not bow its head, it still had to show something. Isn't it a good thing to prepare some winter clothes and coal for the soldiers in the bitterly cold land, and send some specialties from the Northern Territory to the soldiers in the hot place?
Furthermore, many border towns are in dilapidated condition and still have to resist attacks. It is really difficult for the defenders. It is time to renovate them.
Anyway, although this upcoming batch of wealth has not yet been received, there must be regulations on how to spend it.
Arriving at Zhongshu Province, Hao Chujun was already waiting at the door, holding some documents in his hand. As he walked, he said: "Since His Highness has come to Zhongshu Province, it means that the saint has given His Highness the right to distribute the treasury money. In this case, we'd better decide how to allocate it as soon as possible. First of all, the official wants to count the expenditures of the three provinces and six ministries and allocate funds to the civil servants to replace some desks and other utensils. What do you think?"
The territory is too large, and the cost is naturally high. So while the border troops are struggling to support it, the domestic civil servants are also tightening their belts. Although the chief officials of the three provinces and six ministries are all wealthy people, it is obviously unrealistic to expect them to spend their own money to improve the office environment.
Taking the household documents handed over by Hao Chujun, Li Xian read them over, shook his head and said, "No, how can you order tables and chairs from the woodwork shop under the East Palace and the woodware shop under the General Supervisor? Such a situation Come on, isn’t the money still spent in Chang’an?”
Hao Chujun said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness, a great craftsman who has returned home has opened a shop in Shu. I thought I should order from Shu. Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of good materials in Shu. The craftsmanship is stronger and can be used more often." Year."
Seeing Hao Chujun say this, Li Xiancai nodded.
Although this behavior is a bit too wasteful, what we have to do now is to be as wasteful as possible.
"That's right, the household department can take care of the selection of wood by itself. It shouldn't be too expensive, but it can't be trembling either."
While talking, the two of them returned to the lobby, and Li Xian also sent Li Xian's prince seal over.
Normally, this prince's seal is just a decoration, but it cannot be thrown away.
But now that the emperor has allowed him to participate in politics, it can be used as an anti-counterfeiting mark.
After marking the word "accurate" with a red pen on the household folder, and then stamping it with a seal, the document can be sent to the province for review.
After receiving the second document from Hao Chujun, Li Xian turned it over and became interested. This is Hao Chujun's own demand. He wants to establish a archives cabinet in Zhongshu Province and release some archives for comparison.
This still makes sense, this is accurate.
After reading it again, Li Xian put a cross on the amount proposed by Hao Chujun and increased his budget. While making comments, Li Xian said to Hao Chujun: "The state and county records in many places need to be submitted to the local government. For copying, there is no need to trouble the place, we can just send people there. We can also assign some tasks to these people along the way, so we get the best of both worlds."
Hearing this, Hao Chujun nodded. This arrangement was a way to spend money and actually do something practical.
The comments at the back were very long. When Li Xian finished writing, he looked up and saw that the lobby of Zhongshu Province was crowded with the chief officials of the three provinces and six departments. These bastards all have green eyes.
Needless to say, no one who could become the chief officer of a key department was a loser. They all sensed this golden opportunity. There is a lot of money. If you don’t reach out at this time, you don’t know when it will be next time.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince..."
"Your Highness..."
Seeing that everyone was coming over, Li Xian waved his hand and said, "Wait a minute, the Ministry of War will come first. The problem of the Ministry of War is still the first priority. We will talk about other things after the problem of the Ministry of War is solved."
Cui Yu hurried over, handed over the heavy document in his hand, and said with stern eyes: "Your Highness, last year's arrears of military expenses and this year's arrears, can it be settled at once? Moreover, there are police in the Northeast, is it necessary to increase the number of police officers? An army, just in case?”
"The military expenses will be paid off this year. Not only that, but also some more supplies will be given to the border troops as a reward for their hard work in guarding the border. As for the army, and the rewards, Cui Shangshu should go to the harem and ask for advice. That’s what a saint is.”
Once you have great power, you must also exercise caution. Rewards can only come in the name of the emperor, and military affairs can be done without touching them if possible.
