Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 839
When Shen Zhezi returned to Liangjun City, it was completely dark, but there were still many Huainan officials waiting at the county mansion.

After entering the room and changing his clothes, Shen Zhezi turned out to meet everyone again.At this moment, most of the people present were Huainan government officials. As for the military generals who had followed into the capital earlier, they had already returned to Shouchun to rectify the army and marched to the south of Henan.

Shen Zhezi had already left the capital and crossed the river in early May, but he did not continue to go north, but stayed in Liang County.Of course, it is one thing to peek at the disputes in the capital nearby, and I am also waiting for the latest news from Jingzhou.In addition, it is necessary to readjust the government affairs structure of Liang County and other places to deal with the next variables.

Although Liang County has been established for two years, its management model has been rough and rudimentary, and has not been on track.On the one hand, it is naturally because of the war that people can't calm down to manage the place seriously. On the other hand, the foundation of Liang County is too weak, and now it finally has some scale.

The Liang County in the future will inevitably be a key point for Taicheng to intervene in Huainan affairs.And Shen Zhezi also intends to build this area into a buffer zone, so while King Wuling has not yet entered the county, carrying out some institutional reforms is also to accumulate relevant experience.Huainan government officials were transferred here, with the intention of growing up and down together.

In the end, he didn't believe at all that one could rule a place with virtue by studying the scriptures, and he valued technical administrative officials more.As for the education of the rule of virtue, he will form a propaganda team independent of the administrative system, without interfering with each other.

Although the central hub and Fang Zhen have different positions and visions, if the local control rights are implemented, what needs to be competed for is nothing more than money, food, people and land.

While Shen Zhezi was inspecting the local garrison, the officials in Huainan were not idle. They made a relatively thorough statistics and compiled a list of various resources in Liang County.Today's Liang County has five counties under its jurisdiction in name, but this is only a literal number. In fact, Liang County's effective ruling area is currently limited to the two counties of Quanjiao and Fuling where Liang County City is located.As for other places, it's not that they can't be managed, but they are too desolate and haven't been built yet.

After Shen Zhezi took his seat, Ji You handed over the recently compiled statistical books.The format of this booklet is all the form used in the early years of Shen’s family business. Firstly, it is Shen Zhezi’s reading habit. Whether it is filled in or reviewed, it is clear and clear, and it is not easy to smear.

The item of money and food shows that Liang County's income and expenditure have already shown a surplus.Although the amount is not large, it is undoubtedly a remarkable achievement.You must know that Liang County has only been established for more than two years. From a land of ruins, it is necessary to build large-scale construction projects, recruit and resettle wandering refugees, and cultivate wasteland to prepare for war. Surprisingly, it can generate surplus in such a short period of time. Ji You and the others calculated such a result in person, as if they were dreaming, they couldn't believe it.

There are many kinds of income in Liang County, the largest of which is land rent.Before that, Shen Zhezi had been promoting the development of handicraft workshops, especially around Tushui and near Jianghangdu. The land was either directly confined or replaced with the township clan, and all these lands were collected for centralized development.

In the ancient environment, the main reason for restricting the development of commerce and trade was logistics costs, followed by the output of commodities.Two officials in Liangjun successively, both Shen Zhezi and Yu Tiao, have a deep understanding of this.The several major commercial markets in Liang County near the east of the river, no matter the capital or Jiankang, are directly connected by waterways, so it is naturally the most suitable place for many commodities.

Because of such superior geographical conditions, coupled with the appeal and influence that the Shen family has in the Jiangdong economic circle, of course a large number of merchants will flood in.The goods are produced near the place of origin, and the logistics cost saved alone is several times or even dozens of times more than the value of the goods themselves.

Of course, the most important thing is the improvement of the production environment. After the great victory in Huai Shang, Liang County has completely eliminated the hidden danger of military disasters.Therefore, before and after the great victory in Huainan, the land rent of these workshops in Liang County soared by more than ten times.Of course, the barren land in Liang County is endless, if you want to privately enclose the land for production, it couldn't be easier.

However, almost all the water and land passages between Liang County and Jiangdong are under the control of the Huainan Dudufu.If it cannot be shipped after production, it still cannot be realized to make a profit.And even if it can be smuggled across the river on a small scale, it still has to face the supervision of the market.Whether it is the Dingcang in the capital or the business alliance in the capital, they all have certain control over the source of goods.Commodities of unknown origin are extremely difficult to reach and enter the market.

This is the monitoring of the entire line from production to sales. Even if all of them can be eliminated, the cost that needs to be paid is so great that it has far exceeded the cost of the normal way.

Therefore, no matter how any economic organization is established, no matter how noble it advertises, its core purpose is only one, and that is to bully the market.This principle is the same in ancient and modern times.Even some trade union organizations in the name of democratic welfare in later generations have the same essence, controlling productivity and controlling ticket sources. As long as you have resources, you have the right to speak, and with the right to speak, you can realize benefits.Even some pure welfare organizations need to compete for beneficiary groups and the right to raise donations.

The power of the business system that Shen Zhezi painstakingly created has gradually been revealed, and it is not reflected through political rights.Of course, the premise and guarantee of its existence are the power and army owned by the Shen family.Otherwise, it would never have developed to such a large scale, and it would have been slaughtered countless times.

With the scale of Liang County's commodity production base taking shape, there is already a relatively stable process for the entry of merchants.First of all, if you want to be qualified, you must be a member of the Shangmeng or Yinjue. The Shangmeng is a way to network, and as for Yinjue, you must pay a reserve fund.Secondly, if you want to produce normally, you must rent half of the residents of the Huainan Governor's Mansion.

Shen Zhezi also knew that these merchants dared to leave their hometowns to operate their businesses. Naturally, they could not be ordinary people, and there must be a large number of shady households.He doesn't expect all of these people to be Huainan citizens, half and half is also a ratio acceptable to both parties.Moreover, for merchants, if they are willing to convert the shady households into citizens, they will also be rewarded with a number of benefits, such as reducing or exempting land rent or providing logistics services, which can be regarded as buying people with money.

Such a model is very attractive to some merchants who want to test the water.They don't even need to prepare anything, they only need to bring enough money to carry out production in Liang County. Craftsmen, venues, materials, transportation and even sales channels are all available.And with the operation and development of Huainan, and the opening of the most important border trade, Huaishang will be a bigger market than Jiangdong in the future.

Liang County's financial revenue is not limited to this, because there are very few civilian canals, private lands, storage warehouses and the like are also owned by the county government and the governor's government. , there will be a steady stream of profit output.

Although the income is high, the expenses are also high.Leaving aside the largest military expenditures, the various infrastructures in the territory, especially the maintenance and repair of waterways, are a bottomless pit of continuous investment.

Water conservancy has been a major problem that cannot be overestimated since ancient times. Many prosperous and unified dynasties have stumbled in this regard.The reason why Huainan can maintain its operations today is because only the Huainan Army is making profits, so the cost can be effectively controlled.

It can also be seen from the financial situation of Liang County that the income mainly comes from the influx of foreign funds.This was also one of the reasons why Shen Zhezi was eager to bring Dingcang to Jiangbei. Many more profound government orders were inconvenient to implement from the standpoint of the Huainan Governor's Mansion, but there was no such problem with Dingcang.Dingcang is a foundation of private capital, but the official operation is mutually restricted. It is a very suitable bond underwriting institution, which can greatly enhance the scale and efficiency of private capital raising.

And once the Dingcang is able to cross the river, Shen Zhezi can incorporate many economic resources controlled by the Liang County government into the Dingcang, weakening the county government's intervention in the market.At that time, no matter who serves as the prefect of Liang County, he will also enjoy peace and prosperity.Even if someone wants to use Jiangdong's old methods to encroach on land and people, but if he wants to make a real profit, he still needs to be restricted in many ways.

The future Liang County will be a buffer zone between the Huainan and Jiangdong courts, so Shen Zhezi is committed to building it into a special zone jointly operated by the government and the people.As for places further north, such as Huainan Town and Henan Province, he will no longer share profits with the people, but will have the military base completely dominated by the Governor's Mansion.So from this aspect, Liang County is also a sweet-packed trap. Once people and capital are seduced by this and continue to go north, it will be impossible to come and go, and you will deeply feel the iron-blooded style in troubled times.

Regarding the current situation in Huainan, Shen Zhezi had a lot of discussions with a group of officials, mainly focusing on the institutionalization of management.Under the premise of not hurting Taichung, some commercial and civil regulations were promulgated and established in the form of military orders of the Huainan Metropolitan Government.After this, whoever wants to violate the prohibition in the future must really try whether Shen Zhezi's talisman sword is good or bad!

Regarding the creation of laws and regulations, Shen Zhezi now has talents under his command, and that is Jiangxia Li Chong who accompanied him across the river this time.Li Chong is a person whose taste is against the world's customs, and he is an out-and-out criminal.As for the term of punishment nowadays, it does not refer to those who believe in the principles of legalism, but refers to the rules and regulations in everything, not following human feelings, and less flexible, so it is a rather derogatory term.

In fact, any person who has been influenced by the modern life of later generations can be called a criminal name in the Wei and Jin era.In particular, Shen Zhezi's pragmatic style is an out-and-out criminal.Therefore, many people who did not like him privately criticized him, saying that he is also like Yu Liang, a person who is elegant on the outside, mean on the inside, and inconsistent with the outside.

　Let's update a chapter first, and I will go out later.The second more may be a little late, but there will be. . .

　　
　
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