Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 86 Guan Shanhai! (for collection)

For several days in a row, it was raining in the city.

The rain soaked the earth and brought coolness.

Ji Heng is very leisurely in the house.

But these few days, the city is not quiet, at least to Ji Heng's ears, the noise of cars and horses in the city has increased a lot, sometimes it even disturbed him to take a nap.

There was another hissing sound.

Ji Heng frowned slightly, walked from the house, went to the door, and asked the soldiers in the dark, "What happened in the city these days? Why is the horse's hooves sounding constantly?"

The soldiers did not dare to neglect, and said: "This is a local official who came to Xianyang to participate in the 'acceptance'."

"Accepted?" Ji Heng showed a dazed look, thanked the soldiers, and returned to the house.

"October in Daqin is the beginning of the year."

"The above plan should naturally be completed before the New Year."

"It's another year, and I don't know who is proud and who is sad this year." Ji Heng looked at the palaces in Xianyang from a distance, with a look of regret in his eyes.

In Daqin, assessments are divided into two categories, 'lessons' and 'measures'.

The class is the assessment of the lower level by the higher level.

The upper plan is that the subordinates report to the superiors.

Ji Heng didn't know much about the Shangji of the Qin Dynasty, but he had some experience with the Shangji of the Han Dynasty. In his opinion, the Shangji system of the Han Dynasty was very standardized and strict.

The Han followed the Qin system.

Daqin's upper plan system may not be bad either.

Qin and Han's "Shangji" is actually equivalent to the "two sessions" of later generations.

Every autumn and winter, officials at all levels such as township and county must compile the household registration, number of acres of fields, taxes, grain and grain in and out of the area under their jurisdiction into an "upper accounting book" before the year, and report to each county in charge of accounting. Work of the 'official staff'.

Then the county convened the "Shang Jihui" to review the data and make arrangements for the next year according to the regulations of the imperial court.

In fact, it is equivalent to the local 'two sessions'.

After the end of the local "Shangjihui", it is almost the end of the year, and the "Shangji officials" of each county will lead the relevant accounting officials to Xianyang, carrying the "Shangji Book" and various reference materials to participate in the imperial court. National 'Shanghai Accounting Association'.

But the standard of this meeting is much higher.

The work report is Jiuqing's "History of Governing Millet", and the data review is performed by the "Censor Doctor", who ranks among the three lords. After the data is finally verified, the emperor will come to the Shangji meeting in person to "receive the plan" face-to-face.

Listen to data reports from various places, comment on the merits and demerits of various counties and officials, and make instructions for the work in the coming year.

Think of this.

Ji Heng's eyes showed a touch of regret.

He still remembered that when he attended the Shangji meeting for the first time, he stood like a minion, and was pointed and commented by officials at all levels of the court, but he did not dare to refute a word.

Now that I think about it, I can't help but smile.

Ji Heng said in a low voice: "Daqin was founded not too long ago, so it shouldn't be too harsh."

"Otherwise, those officials from desolate counties, for this New Year's Eve, have trekked across mountains and rivers to Xianyang, and in the end they only presented a horrible record. Not only will they be stared at and scolded, they may even be dismissed on the spot, Daqin It shouldn’t be so short-sighted right now.”

Ji Heng chuckled lightly, with a rather emotional expression on his face.

immediately.

He frowned.

He thought of one thing, the timing of the court is basically the busiest time of the court, if the officials are busy with the work of the year before, then who should do the 'robbing money'?
soon.

He put the matter behind him.

This is what Fusu is worried about, why should he bother with others?

the other side.

Fusu directly lived in the study.

He has read all the content of Guan Zhong's reform.

Fusu closed the bamboo slips and exclaimed, "Guan Zhong's idea of ​​governing the country is truly extraordinary."

"A lot of ideas have merit."

"Re-business!"

"However, the situation of Qin and Qi is very different. Some things are not suitable for copying. For example, the two-year agricultural tax proposed by Guan Zhong will not work in Daqin."

"Qi's main source of money and food is taxation, while Daqin's main source is rent."

"The national reserve system is indeed feasible."

"Store enough grain to control market price fluctuations, achieve a balance between abundance and hunger, and control food price fluctuations."

"Back then in Guanzhong Dasuo, Mijia soared to 1600 yuan a stone. If there was a state reserve in Guanzhong at that time, it might have been able to greatly avoid the soaring price of food, and many people would not have starved to death at that time."

Fusu sighed lightly.

Now he finally understood why Ji Heng admired Guan Zhong so much.

Some of Guan Zhong's ideas are very creative.

However, it is not these things that Fusu cares about the most, but 'Guan Shanhai'.

Salt and iron franchise!

The salt ponds were opened to allow private production, and then the state purchased them in a unified manner. This policy not only controlled the sales and production of the salt industry, but also controlled the price of salt, which made the court a lot of money.

Tax included in the price.

Take it from the invisible, so that people will not be angry.

This practice of storing taxes in commodities is simply a stroke of genius.

Fusu couldn't help but be amazed.

And "Guanzi Haiwang" has a saying: "Let the weight of the salt increase and increase the points... 200 million for a thousand bells... Yu Cezhi... The country of Wancheng is 900 million. The monthly salary of 3000 yuan is for The money is 6000 million. Now I am not the princes and sons of the two countries, but [-] million people who have the nationality of the two countries."

If the imperial court monopolizes salt.

If the price of salt is increased by 900 cents per liter, 6000 million people will be charged [-] million yuan more.

But Daqin has more than 2000 million people.

This is way too much tax.

However, as soon as the idea of ​​raising the price flashed into Fusu's mind, he was immediately discarded. Daqin's people are already in dire straits, and raising the price of salt is tantamount to quenching thirst with poison, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

If Daqin sells salt exclusively.

There is no need to raise prices at all, and even lower prices.

Because after the Daqin Monopoly, there is no middle merchant to share the profits, even if the salt price is lowered, it will be more than the current commercial tax.

"Seeing the shape of giving, but not seeing the principle of taking away, this is Guan Zhong's brilliance." Fusu exclaimed, then frowned and said, "Just as Mr. Ji said, merchants take too much profit."

"But today the weather is exhausting, and it's time for the merchants to give up their profits."

Fusu stood up from the seat.

He paced back and forth in the study, thinking about the feasibility of the 'salt and iron franchise', and finally nodded firmly.

"The imperial government's monopoly on salt and iron can not only greatly increase finances, but also reduce the burden on the people. Although it is not intuitive to send money, it is also invisible to reduce the burden."

"This method can be called beneficial to the country and the people!"

immediately.

Fusu frowned.

If he remembered correctly, Ji Heng didn't fully admire Guan Zhong's views.

Fu Su pondered: "Could it be that the monopoly of salt and iron has serious disadvantages?"

"Furthermore, the state of Qi implemented Guan Zhong's law, but it was only strong for one lifetime. Such a brilliant strategy should not have died so soon. There may be many ways in it, but I haven't noticed it yet."

"That's it."

"I'll ask Ji Heng tomorrow."

"The current situation in Daqin is difficult, and it needs to be broken as soon as possible."

Fusu stood still, gave instructions to the outside of the study, and sat back on the table again.

(End of this chapter)