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After the discussion was over, Xu Xiantu was invited to the Imperial Study Room, which occupies a large area behind the Liangyi Hall. Xu Xiantu walked into the Imperial Study Room, bowed and said, "Your Majesty!"

Chen Qing smiled and said, "Xu Xiangguo, please sit down!"

Xu Xiantu sat down, and Chen Qing asked, "Is your family still used to the weather and soil here in Jingzhao?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have gotten used to it. In fact, the minister and his wife are from Kaifeng Prefecture. Kaifeng Prefecture is very similar to Jingzhao Xiaxia. We are more used to it. Instead, we have not adapted to the high temperature and sweltering heat in Lin'an. Summer is like a steamer."

Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "Actually, although the summer in the north is very poisonous, squatting in the shade will make you feel much cooler."

The two exchanged a few words of pleasantries, and Chen Qing said, "Today's discussion, I think there are some things that have not been fully explained. Xu Xiangguo, who is in charge of the household department, must still have ideas!"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, when I was humble in Bianliang, I was in charge of the Nursing Home and Futian Home for a while, and I can see many disadvantages in it."

"Then tell me, what disadvantages did you see at that time?"

"In fact, Bianliang is fine. The imperial court is watching. The main reason is that the local states and counties are in chaos. One is that the accounts are chaotic, and the fraud is serious. The number of people is falsely reported, and the donation is false. Basically, every county has more or less problems."

Chen Qing nodded, "In the past, Futian Temple's financial resources were mainly three yuan, allocated by the imperial court, donated by benevolent people, and provided by land. The managers were all monks from the monastery. The main root of the chaotic management was the lack of separation of financial and administrative powers, managing money and managing affairs. They are all from the same group, so it’s no wonder that they are not chaotic, but you said that everything should be directly managed by the court, which is unrealistic, and should still be managed by the local government. As long as there is an assessment of the chief officer, I believe the chief official will not do it for embezzlement. Some small cheap and lost the future.

I mainly want to talk to you about donating money. Yongguo has always been very strict with honored officials, and it is not so easy to get. Landlords and businessmen want to live in a larger space, want to take concubines, and want to see officials without kneeling. You have to fight for honorary officers. The most direct way to obtain honorary officers is to donate money and food, usually to the local government, but later gradually discovered that the problems inside are too serious. Most of the donations are in the name of running schools. But in fact, less than [-]% was used for running the school, and it was all misappropriated. The best way to prevent these disadvantages is to separate the administrative power from the financial power, so that the donated money cannot be obtained by the government. "

"Your Majesty intends to directly collect these donations under the newly established official signature?"

"I'm thinking of using the counters in every county in the world. These counters have donation accounts opened by the Salesian government office. Donors hand over the money to the counters, and then use the counters' receipts to the government. Both parties report to the government. , Finally, the imperial court collects and audits separately, and when the money is in place, the Ministry of Officials will award honorary officials to the donors, so that the donated money can be concentrated in the hands of the newly established Salesian Office, and can be truly used for charity.”

Xu Xiantu nodded again and again, "Using the cabinet shop is a very clever way."

Chen Qing said slowly: "The cabinet workshop is a good thing. We have a deep understanding. In the past, salaries were distributed layer by layer and exploited layer by layer. A soldier's salary of three renminbi a month may only be left with renminbi. It is often not possible to get it for several months, and it is a big problem to support the family. Ten years ago, we started to use the cabinet to distribute the military salary. The soldier’s military salary can be collected directly from the cabinet. Go directly to the counter to get it, the morale of the Western Army is generally very high, and this is the reason."

"My minister also has experience. The salary of my minister is to go to the counter to get it."

Chen Qing nodded, "In the future, the Ministry of Household Affairs should use the counters as much as possible. Since everyone is opposed to using Huizi and Jiaozi, we must make full use of the counters. For example, businessmen now carry counter tickets when they go to other places to purchase transactions. , This is very convenient, and the imperial court will also use the cabinet workshop to allocate money to the prefectures and counties in the future."

"My minister understands what His Majesty means!"

Xu Xiantu resigned and left. Chen Qing pressed his head and was silent. He was not only thinking about Futian Courtyard these two days, he was also thinking about the cabinet workshop. According to his request, the first cabinet workshop in Sichuan and Shaanxi has been renamed Yong As the only official cabinet shop, Jingguifang has rapidly spread to all counties. At the same time, the other two cabinets, Wanbao Cabinet and Jiangnan Cabinet, are also expanding rapidly. They cannot reach every county, but At least one branch should be set up in the county where the capital of each state is located.

These counters absorb the spare money of the people, give a little interest, and then give the money to the merchants to do business, earning the interest difference, which is similar to the banks of later generations.

But its biggest role is to turn dead money into living money. When money flows, commodities flow, and social economy can develop rapidly. Therefore, the national policy adopted by Chen Qing is to do something and not do something.

To make a difference is to do everything possible to increase food production, reduce diseases, increase population, widen and level official roads, dredge rivers, develop inland waterway shipping network and linkage of river and sea shipping. And check points, the gates of the city are not closed day and night, and the commercial tax has been canceled for five years.

All businessmen are regarded as common people, and like other common people, if a businessman wants to live in a big house, take concubines and have more children, and obtain a status that does not pay homage to officials, he either needs to be admitted for meritorious service or donate money to obtain honorary officials.

While thinking about it, Yang Tai reported at the door: "Your Majesty, General Neiweizhong is asking to see you!"

After Chen Qing ascended the throne, Wang Tao, the capital of the internal guard, served as the military envoy of Guangnan West Road, and led [-] troops to sit on Guangnan West Road. .

The new leader of the inner guard is the leader Zhong Huan. Although he is young, he is very accomplished and has made many major contributions. In terms of contribution, no one in the inner guard can match him.

And Chao Qing, who was admitted to the imperial examination at the same time as him, also served as the Shaoyin of Jingzhao Mansion. From the fifth-rank official rank, he is the youngest fifth-rank official.
After a while, Zhong Huan hurried into the imperial study room, bowed and saluted, "My minister sees Your Majesty!"

"General Xiaozhong excused himself, what do you need to report?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we have discovered a suspicious caravan, suspected to be spies from Xiliao."

Chen Qing nodded, and the spies from Xiliao finally appeared, indicating that Yelu Dashi was determined to expand eastward, but it was not surprising.

In fact, it may not be a bad thing for Xiliao to look east. When the Western Army enters the Western Regions, there will be a chance to rebuild Beiting Dufu and Anxi Dufu.

"How did you find out?"

"I know an old Sogdian man named Antu. When His Majesty came back, I reported it."

"It's been several months, hasn't he returned?"

"He had already gone back, but he came back again because of the spies from Xiliao. They met a caravan in Zhangye. Antu recognized the leader of the caravan as a tax official from Xiliao. Turn around and return to Jingzhao to report to us."

"Not bad!"

Chen Qing praised repeatedly, and then asked: "Have you found this scout from Xiliao?"

"I found it. They bought a store in Xianyang County, which specializes in selling goods from the Western Regions."

Chen Qing nodded, "Still follow the old method, monitor them, don't startle them, and see what kind of intelligence they collect!"

"Wei Chen understands!"

At this time, Chen Qing thought of another thing, and said to Zhong Huan: "If you have time, go find the chief manager of the Yongjing Cabinet Workshop, they seem to have encountered a trouble."

"Follow the order!"

Zhong Huan saluted and retreated.

Chen Qing walked to the big wall with his hands behind his back, and looked at the huge map of the Yong Dynasty on the wall. This is his empire map. Liaodong has been pacified, and it can extend northward to the Arctic Ocean, including Sakhalin Island and the entire Siberia.

To the east, Ryukyu Island has been included in the territory, as well as the Little Liuqiu Islands to the north, and to the south, there is an additional island in the Southeast Asia, which is his Yongnan Xuanfu envoy.

The west has expanded to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The only regret is the Western Regions. The Western Regions Protectorate in the Han and Tang Dynasties has disappeared for hundreds of years.