"I hope the other prefectures are fine. It doesn't matter if the houses are damaged, as long as no one dies."
Empress Wang looked at the little fellow eating the wonton slowly with a calm expression.
She was different from before. She had money and a stable position.
When the houses of the people in other prefectures were damaged, she was prepared to personally send money to repair them.
The Empress sent money to the people, and the people got practical benefits, and the Empress got reputation.
As for the other concubines, if they wanted money, one was given by the palace, one was given extra by the Emperor, and one was helped by someone outside to do business.
Empress Wang's money was given a dividend by Li Yi. If one business was not profitable, she would change to another business.
She didn't need her money to raise soldiers, so she saved it all up.
Now she was ready to spend it. She didn't need money. She had food and necessities in the palace, and she took good things from the Li Family Zhuangzi.
Li Dan glanced at Empress Wang and nodded: "It's right to help the people, but where do the local people come from?"
"Zhe Chong Fu. In the future, the Zhe Chong Fu will be abolished. The strong people inside will be recruited.
They will be responsible for fighting fires, house collapses, floods, snowstorms, and droughts. They will get a fixed salary.
They need special training and training to adapt to all kinds of situations. They have good tools … "
Li Yi talked about the firemen in his time. Firemen could do anything.
If the door couldn't be opened, the firemen would help to unlock it.
If the person was trapped somewhere and couldn't get out, the firemen would rescue him.
If the child's hand was stuck somewhere, the firemen would break it.
If the bicycle was lost, the firemen wouldn't care. Go to the police. Of course, it was useless to go to the police, unless you were a foreigner.
However, the Tang dynasty was different. If the people of the Tang dynasty lost something and reported it to the officials, the county magistrate would take care of it.
"So, the increase is the number of yamen runners? But those people are not responsible for arresting people? "
Li Dan was very tempted, even if he was no longer the Emperor.
Li Yi swallowed the wonton in his mouth: "Yes, their roles are different. If the people need something, they can go to them, including repairing houses."
"Xiao Yi." Noble Consort Lu said, "If the county has special funds to manage the repairs of the houses, wouldn't they be able to use the repair of the houses as an excuse to spend the money?"
What Imperial Concubine Doulu was thinking about was corruption. When the county had money and needed to spend extra money, they would only do it in name only.
"You can be greedy in any way you want, unless you have no money. Even if the people in the county were greedy for money, they still had to do what they should do for the people.
Who was the person who built the house, how much was spent, what materials were used, and the people's fingerprints.
The county magistrate, deputy county magistrate, and registrar are supposed to keep each other in check. Unless they are all greedy and their subordinates can also benefit from it, otherwise, they will definitely be able to find out. "
Li Yi couldn't do anything about this. There were many ways to earn money in the local area.
It was the same for him at that time. When he wrote invoices, shovels, raincoats, and assault boats, it was one price to buy them individually, and another price to buy them in bulk.
Buying in winter is one price, selling in summer is another price.
When he wrote the invoices, he wrote the retail price, but in reality, he paid the wholesale price and kept the money.
If he bought an assault boat in summer, he would not be able to buy it after the bill was paid. When the price was reduced in winter, the merchant would pay him according to the winter price.
There were also cases where his relatives bought cars. For example, the Tang dynasty built houses for the people, which was part of the civil affairs.
If wood was needed to build houses, the county could set up a lumber factory, but it would not use the county's name.
When the wood was needed, they could buy it from the lumber factory and transfer the bill.
This kind of thing could never be stopped. The key was whether the people's houses were repaired or not, and whether the county's special department would help them when they encountered difficulties.
The purpose was not to prevent corruption, but to improve the quality of life of the people.
Noble Consort Lu smiled, "Xiao Yi, this tax is good. Leaving a portion of the money for the local area is just right."
"Take from the people and use for the people." Li Yi nodded.
… …
Bi Goo and Wei Zhigu had the same idea as Li Yi. Wei Zhigu was not dead and was in charge of the Ministry of Works. He wanted to set up a department.
Bi Goo felt that the Tang dynasty needed a special fund for disaster relief. They could not just reduce the rent of a place that suffered a disaster.
During today's court meeting, the two of them did not communicate with each other, but they both said it out loud.
"Your Majesty, I want to set up a local Ministry of Works in the name of the Ministry of Works. The Tang dynasty's local Ministry of Works will be directly in charge. "Wei Zhigu wanted to be directly in charge.
Anything that involved the Ministry of Works would fall from the imperial court to the county.
The other officials looked at Wei Zhigu in surprise. Your Ministry of Works wants power?
Bi Goo stood up, "Your Majesty, please use the Ministry of Revenue's local funds to do things that benefit the people."
"Just give me the Ministry of Works." Wei Zhigu did not agree with Bi Goo's idea.
"Local matters are not related to the Ministry of Works. It's a matter of money."
Bi Goo retorted. The Ministry of Works is just a department. Do you want to be in charge of everything?
"Your Majesty, please use the Palace Secretary and the Ministry of Appointments to do things that benefit the people." Song Jing saw that both of them wanted to have such a good thing in their hands, so he also stood up.
This matter was different from the previous ones, and it was even more different from Chang Pingcang. It directly involved the people.
When the imperial court had money, a portion of the taxes collected by the local governments would be left behind.
It would be possible to build houses for the people, and the people's gratitude would naturally depend on who was responsible.
When it came to leaving one's name, who would be in charge? The people would get a good deal, and it would be recorded in the history books.
Li Longji looked at this and that and did not say anything.
He also realized that when there was money in the future, the local government would do things for the people. Then …
"Everyone, let's talk about the heavy snow first." Li Longji did not think clearly for a while, so he changed the topic.
When the court meeting ended, he threw the memorial to Gao Lishi and ran off to the Li Family Zhuangzi.
"Father!" When the little boy saw his father, he opened his arms and shouted.
Li Longji picked up his son. "Are you cold?"
"No." The little boy twisted his body, looking very happy.
"He can't eat lunch. After eating wontons in the morning, his mouth has not been idle. He eats dried fruits and fruits one after another. He is not big, but his appetite is not small."
Empress Wang spoke to Li Longji like an ordinary woman.
After the little boy finished his breakfast, he played for a while and ate snacks. The key was that Li Yi supported him and let the child eat.
The little boy was growing fast now, and he needed a lot of protein and vitamins. Moreover, he was not fat.
As long as he did not get sick of it, it meant that he had a need for dried fruits and fruits. Usually, he would not lack food and would not eat everything he saw.
"Where is Brother Yi?" Li Longji kissed his son and looked for Li Yi in the midst of the little boy's laughter.
"In class, he talked to 220 students about the way of being an official. He talked about some things that an official needs to slowly ponder.
Including the relationship with colleagues and superiors, the reasons for doing things and making mistakes, and the correction and justification after administrative mistakes.
How to persuade others to believe in his administrative policies and pull more people to the war chariot. "
Empress Wang talked about Li Yi's matters. Li Yi taught more and more, and brought out all the things in the officialdom.
He used to sell medical equipment. What was the most corrupt part? He knew too much.
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