Chapter 454: Establishment of institutions below the county government office

Speaking of which, Changsun Wuji came to the imperial study room of the palace and reported Li Shimin carefully what happened. He said that he was guilty and had made a decision to open the secrets of the country to a group of large households and wanted to set the sale price for each county. Li Shimin smiled happily;

"Wuji, don't blame yourself so much. I don't feel at ease when I hand over the Ministry of Revenue to anyone. After all, the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of the important matters of money and food in the world. Only by handing it over to you can I feel at ease.

Sure enough, you can make a quick decision if you live up to expectations. If you change to something useless and mess around about this matter, you will waste another day of time and gather those big players tomorrow, but what should you do?

Wuji, don’t underestimate the pricing. If the setting is too low, the court will inevitably suffer a great loss. If the setting is too high, those big families are not fools. At that time, they will just buy one or two counties. Wouldn’t anyone care about the rest delay the big thing?

Now it’s not that the fire is burning, but that the fire has already burned to the head. It’s urgent and urgent. I’m waiting for this investment to solve the big problem, but I can’t be careless.

You do a good job, and that evil person is also a clever one. You know that you can arrange more than a dozen big investors to participate in it personally, which will make it even more beautiful. Only by letting them participate in the pricing themselves can other big investors convince you.

Let me do this, I have nothing to do, so I can go to the Ministry of Revenue with you. I don’t say anything and just watch it. After hearing a few words, I also thought about it in my heart.”

"Abide by the order."

The king and his ministers went out of the study together and came to the Ministry of Revenue without saying a word. Changsun Wuji called an official to ask;

"Don't worry about the job. Where did those men go to discuss? Your Majesty wants to see what happened. Let's talk about it carefully."

"Yes, I will report to Your Majesty, and the Secretary of State left. Later, Xiao Langzhong and Liu Yuanwai brought in a dozen father-in-laws and were staying in the D-sized study room in the west wing room with a group of officials from our Ministry of Revenue. They were arguing at this moment."

Li Shimin asked strangely;

"Aren't you going to negotiate pricing? Why did it start to be arguing, what's going on?"

"Report to Your Majesty, those dozen old men, Doctor Xiao and Yuanwai Liu are talking about the division of selling spirits in our Chang'an city. The officials of our Ministry of Revenue advocated making two divisions according to Chang'an County and Wannian County."

Changsun Wuji couldn't figure out the way, so he didn't talk much, and listened quietly. Li Shimin thought to himself that there was nothing wrong?

What's wrong with this? Chang'an City was originally divided into two counties, one east and one west. It's OK to divide them according to the two counties and districts, but it's normal for Li Yu to have some abnormalities, so Li Shimin didn't speak.

The official who replied had to continue talking again;

"But those people think this should not be done. They said that Chang'an City should be divided into four or six pieces, and said that if Chang'an City is divided into two pieces, the big families will definitely be squeezed out. The officials of our headquarters are used to the division of two counties, so they do not agree with this proposal, so they are arguing at this moment."

Li Shimin immediately woke up when he heard this;

"If you have anything to say, you should listen to the voices of the people more. The court is not a bandit or bully, why don't you ask others to speak?

Wuji, let’s go in and take a look. If it’s quarrel until midnight, will tomorrow’s business be carried out?"

"Abide by the order."

Li Shimin walked easily, not to mention that the evil deeds were really troublesome, he actually thought of cutting Chang'an City. Only he could think of such a strange idea of ​​cutting a whole county. It would be better to have four pieces, but it is actually quite good to divide it into six pieces...

The king and his minister came to the large study room where they were discussing. When everyone who was in their own opinion saw that the emperor came, they stood up to salute;

"I am here to pay my respects to Your Majesty and I would like to ask for blessings and peace."

"All my beloved ministers are exempt from rituals, and they are exempt from rituals.

Let’s sit down, you can discuss whatever you should. As soon as I didn’t come, I will come to the Ministry of Revenue today. I heard that my dear friends are discussing major events, so I want to join in the fun. You will continue to discuss and continue to discuss."

"I will obey the order."

After everyone agreed, they began to continue, and a staff member who was just talking had not finished what he said;

"Since the day when our dynasty stabilized the world, Chang'an City was divided into two counties, east and west. Now you suddenly say that you have to divide it into four regions. How do you collect taxes?"

Another official from the Ministry of Revenue hurriedly helped;

"That's true. What Mr. Liang said is exactly what I want. If it is divided into four parts and two other counties are set up, wouldn't it be extremely unnecessary?"

“That’s exactly that.”

"That's right, isn't this redundant?"

Xiao Tong didn't even look at His Majesty the Emperor, and was the first to speak;

"I agree with his more than a dozen of his companies' proposals. This Chang'an City is obviously a piece of fat. All the big companies want to get it. Who doesn't want it?

I am afraid that every family will be determined to win. If you don’t agree with this or you are unhappy with this, you will always cause a lot of trouble.

It’s better to divide a few more families to stabilize the situation, but the second is the court that can also collect more money to earn money. Why not do it?

As for the troubles, there are indeed more problems. Can the court do it at its discretion? For example, the method proposed by Li County Bo is considered feasible.

There are two counties or two counties, and they are still divided into two east and west, but they are divided into several areas and then each county has several other yamen, which are still subject to the previous county yamen management. I think there is nothing wrong with it. What do you think, Mr. Liu?"

Of course, Liu Qi was venting his anger with Li Yuxiao Tong. Without these two friends, he would probably be free when he went home now. How could he be promoted to the third level and wearing the sixth grade official uniform to court?

"What Dr. Xiao said is very true, and the next official agreed."

Someone immediately disagreed with the Ministry of Revenue. Although these two guys are officials of the Ministry of Revenue, everyone always feels awkward.

The two of them did not work at the Ministry of Revenue at all, but ran to the winemaking workshop in Lantian. What is the difference between this and Lixian Bo's servant?

He is really arrogant. He just talks less with your salary, and even comes to the Ministry of Revenue to point fingers. Even if you say it correctly, you cannot be arrogant and domineering.

"Dr. Xiao did not agree with the words of the officials. Since ancient times, the county has been the lowest institution for the court to directly manage the people. I have never heard of the saying that the county has to set up another level of yamen. If the doctor can quote the scriptures and tell the past history of the predecessors, the officials can be convinced."

Xiao Tong really couldn't say what county in history had to set up a lower-level yamen. He was speechless and could not answer when asked. Liu Qi had a sudden inspiration and choked;

"My doctor did not do it for his own selfish interests. He was loyal to the court's plan. Please ask your colleagues to clarify the right and wrong."

This is the first time Liu Qi feels that there are fewer people and suffers a great loss. No wonder Lijia County’s uncle likes to be neat and he says that this is the case. There is only one doctor in his family, and the only one of his subordinates is himself.

As soon as the other person spoke, a group of people immediately responded. There were only two leaders on their side, and none of them were under their command, so they would suffer a little if they fart.

"I didn't say that your doctor is for personal gain. Isn't it all for the court? Liu Yuanwai, don't mess around. If you say that those below the county level are still under the jurisdiction of the court, you can convince the public."

"Why aren't there any? Those village chiefs are just managing the people of the court, and they can reduce taxes because of their status. Isn't this the salary the court gave me because they are doing their best?"

"You are just arguing. The village chief only carries one or two village households. It is not a single-level yamen, so it is uncountable."

Xiao Tongjing Liu Qi also realized this statement;

"If the village chief doesn't count, then I'll ask if the Han Emperor Gaozu was born as a pavilion chief. The pavilion chief has a salary. Not only does he control the peace of the country, but he also has some people under his command, and he also has to obey the orders of the county magistrate. He can be considered a small yamen below the county level, right?"

"It's counted."

Everyone was just arguing and forgot that His Majesty the Emperor was beside him. When they heard His Majesty the Emperor speak, they remembered that they were all old fry. As soon as the Emperor spoke, they immediately got the weather vane.

"Oh, I've forgotten this. There is indeed something about the pavilion chief that Dr. Xiao said..."

"Hey, I forgot too..."

Li Shimin was too lazy to deal with these people who were changing their minds, so he decided to make the final decision;

"Chang'an City has dozens of miles north and south, and dozens of miles east and west. If it is divided into two counties, it will be a big fat sheep. Xiao Aiqing's idea is quite novel. A big city like Chang'an, if it is divided into several areas, it can really share the pressure of some county governments.

Today, we will first divide it according to the four regions. After these days, we will discuss carefully how to divide the small yamen at the top of the county level.

At that time, whether it is the administration or taxation, they will be handled separately at the lower level. Chang'an Wannian County is only responsible for controlling the lower level officials. You all will discuss the selling price of each area directly."

"I will obey the order."

Liu Qi directly held a book on the table and opened it and muttered;

"There are two counties in Chang'an City, east and west, with a total registered number of 920,000 people, twenty-three miles from east to west, and eight miles from north to south. If it is divided into four parts, each part can be estimated to have a total of 200,000 people going out.

According to the estimated number of Wuliangye that about one person can eat for every 50 people, 500 people get ten people, 500 people get a hundred people, 5000 people get a thousand people, and more than 200,000 people get a thousand people, about 5,000 people get a million or so.

Each person eats one rest for ten days, and can eat three times a month, and each time is calculated. Each person has six kilograms of spirits per month, and one bucket per two people consumes one bucket per month, twenty people have ten buckets, two hundred buckets per hundred bucket, two thousand bucket per month, and five thousand bucket per month eats two thousand five hundred buckets per month.

According to the price of wine set by our court, 5,300 coins per dot, sold to the people for 6,000 yuan, 70 jin, 100 jin, 70 jin, 100 jin, 70 jin, 2,500 jin, 1,750 jin, 1,750 jin, and 2,100 jin, 1,100 jin, 1,100 jin, 1,200 jin, and 1,100 jin per twelve months a year. If we consider the previous trading rules,

A shop in an industry can make a profit after spending about five years. That is to say, Chang'an City can be divided into four regions. The price of the court's sale rights in each region is about 120,000 guan, and the entire Chang'an should be about 500,000 guan.

Of course, this is just the lowest estimation standard, which is an approximate number. The actual purchase volume is much larger than this. For example, the three-day sale plan arranged by Li Xianbo, which released tens of thousands of douches of liquor, and sold out in just two days. This shows that the estimated number of official people in Chang'an City is much larger.

The lower officials are to estimate the approximate minimum number. My colleagues looked at it and discussed, Oh! There are more than a dozen clan elders, everyone can participate and verify the complementary strengths and weaknesses of each other. We will strive to determine a reasonable number, which is also possible for the big players in the world to convince them."

After saying that, Liu Qi raised her head and looked at a group of old men from wealthy families, indicating that they could speak. Li Shimin looked calm, but he was extremely happy inside. He just allowed the right to sell. With this stroke, Chang'an City could be taken as a name for a 500,000 yuan. Why not do it?

The cruel Li Shimin secretly stretched out two fingers to Changsun Wuji next to him, signaling that Chang'an City's selling rights to earn two million yuan to be more satisfied. Li Shimin quickly gestured and then took back his right hand, with a faint smile on his lips.

Changsun Wuji put on a smile that was understood and nodded. The king and his minister did not speak, but listened to the discussion there.

"The starting price of Mr. Liu's 120,000 yuan is acceptable to all major companies. Tomorrow, it will only depend on who will bid higher.

Clan Chief Li also told us the rules. Not to mention the poor areas in the border areas, seven hundred and twenty counties that can sell spirits were divided into the small counties below.

Most of the cities here are counties, so there is no need to participate in the competition. The sales rights of Chang'an City and Luoyang City are obtained by those with the highest price.

In addition, each of the ten roads in the world has a big county city, and it also needs to participate in the competition. More than 300 prefectures, according to what Li County said, there are 169 big cities that need to be competed for, and they all bid according to free bids, and those with the highest gains will be obtained.

So I think we can set a starting price for these big cities that need to be competed for. There is no need to discuss the specific number. I wonder if you agree?"

A group of officials nodded in praise, and the other dozen other clan elders from the wealthy families who came here agreed very much. There was no different voice this time, so the officials recorded the first one, Chang'an City was divided into four cities in the southeast, southwest and northwest, with the starting price of each block of 120,000 yuan.

On this side, Li Shimin pretended not to care about everything, and while whispering to Changsun Wuji, he asked secretly;

"What kind of tricks did that evil man come out? Why didn't half of the more than 300 prefectures follow the method of fighting? In this way, the court's losses will be gone. This bastard! I'm so angry."

Changsun Wuji also had a calm expression as if the king and his minister were talking in the corner;

"Your Majesty is at ease. I have heard them talk about some basic principles before, saying that they are all following the method of fighting for the sake of struggle, which is too absolute.

They treated the rich as lambs and slaughtered them. They couldn't taste the sweetness and only looked at the court's profits. They were afraid that they wouldn't be able to pull their butts, so they chose half of the provinces with a large population to use this method.

The other half of the population of the states will be priced directly and used as a supporter. No matter whoever family competes for the sale rights of the state, they will pay a low price nearby, and sell half and get a half.
To be continued...