"Renovating so many residences, the imperial court …" When Li Longji said that he wanted to renovate the residences, the first thing he thought of was money.
Before he could finish his sentence, he reacted.
"Renovate, renovate. The imperial court has money. "Li Longji had a feeling of disdain for the common people.
He had not thought of how to spend the tax and rent he earned last year. It was too much.
The officials were distressed over money. They were suddenly rich and did not know how to live.
According to the news that Li Longji received, the officials were prepared to provide funds as long as the local government reported that they wanted to build irrigation and roads. They did not need to ask the people for money.
They wanted to recruit laborers and provide the people with good food. The government would provide the tools.
What else could they do? There was so much money.
This year, when Henan collected more taxes and rent, they could plant more indica rice in large quantities. There would be more money.
The government funds had stopped, and there was no need for the imperial court to take out a sum of money to lend and collect interest.
He was rich, so he was rich.
"Brother Yi, from today onwards, the imperial court will no longer need the government funds."
Li Longji was very proud when he thought that he could solve the imperial court's financial problems without needing to lend money.
Li Yi looked at Li Longji, "Third brother, this … the government funds should still be released. Reduce the interest, and the annual interest rate should not exceed 10%.
There should be no limit to the amount and no local tasks. The accounts must be recorded clearly.
We should also send people to check the situation frequently to prevent local officials from using the government funds as a pretense to engage in usury. "
"Why do we still need to compete with the people?" Li Longji now remembered that they should not compete with the people.
"If the interest rate is high, we will compete for profits. If the interest rate is low, we will give up profits. When the people are short of money, the imperial court's interest rate is low. If we borrow money from the imperial court, we will not need to borrow from usury. "
Li Yi only said this one sentence. He believed that the other party was smart enough.
Li Longji nodded, "Investigate, we should investigate."
He understood. The government funds were placed in the local government and did not ask for anything. The annual interest rate was 10%.
The local department that specialized in lending money would make a false name and say that they had lent out a thousand taels.
At the end of the year, they would be given 1,100 cun. In fact, they would be giving out 1,000 cun at 30% interest. At the end of the year, they would be earning 200 cun.
It was even to the extent that the commoners who needed money could not borrow money from the imperial court, but the local lenders could. They would then use the borrowed money to lend to the commoners who needed it.
"Third Brother, look, there's a Yu Pass here. It's very steep. If we move sixty li further, one side will be connected to the sea, while the other side will be connected to Mount Yan. We'll build a pass here."
Li Yi brought the topic back to the northern part of Hebei Province.
He was talking about the Ming Dynasty's Shanhai Pass. The original Yu Pass was not as good as the Shanhai Pass.
Li Longji looked at the map and an image of the city appeared in his mind. His interest was piqued, "Is it easy to repair? How much manpower do we need? "
"It's easier to repair the concrete by boat, but … it doesn't matter if it's repaired or not. The Tang dynasty doesn't need to use Shanhai Pass for defense."
Li Yi rejected his suggestion to build Shanhai Pass.
In the Ming Dynasty, the Shanhai Pass was built to fight against the countries in the Northeast.
Moreover, when the country was on the verge of collapse, what else could protect the imperial court?
"True strength lies in the good life of the commoners and the people's hearts. There are many redundant officials waiting in line to arrange official positions.
Send them to clear out the land in the Tang dynasty to prepare for the abolition of mediocrity in the Tang dynasty in the future. This will increase the population by a lot. "
Li Yi did not want to build Shanhai Pass anymore. He changed the topic to the future.
Many commoners in the Tang dynasty fled and hid without a household register. They were of little help to the economic development of the Tang dynasty.
They did not dare to engage in too much social interaction and production. They only stayed in one place to live.
There were still many officials in the imperial court. 220 students passed the exam, and all of them were first class.
How could the imperial court find a suitable position in such a short time? How should the people in the original position be dealt with?
The students ran to become village officials. They could use the village as practice first. There were more people who needed to be arranged.
"I'm afraid they're not willing to go." Li Longji was helpless. He lied to the students who did not pass the exam to become village officials.
After lying once, it would not be easy to lie to them a second time.
The key was that the officials could choose whether to become an official or not, including those who were demoted. They could resign if they had the courage.
Li Yi laughed. He remembered the poor Du Fu who was cheated by Li Linfu.
Du Fu did not want to be a Hexi Commandant in the beginning. Later, he had no choice but to accept a small official position.
Li Yi felt that he could also be a Hexi Commandant. He was sure he could bribe the other officials well.
Not far from Chang 'an was the place where the people who surrendered stayed. It was Tongzhou.
Next to it was Pujin Bridge. How could they not make money by guarding that place? They could store more ice in winter and sell cold drinks at the bridge in summer.
If not, they could just buy saltpeter to make ice.
"Tell them that if they want to be a big official, they must do small things first. In the future, the officials who passed the imperial examination cannot be promoted beyond their rank. "
Li Yi recalled the time when he was young. At first, he could still ride a rocket and shoot up.
Later, he was promoted to the grassroots. So, many people adopted a method.
It was not easy to be promoted as a grassroots official. They could transfer to a state-owned enterprise and be promoted in a state-owned enterprise.
After a state-owned enterprise was promoted, they could transfer to another place. The place would then transfer to another state-owned enterprise.
Li Yi felt that even if they could not be promoted beyond their rank, there were still ways to take shortcuts in the Tang dynasty. It depended on their ability.
Li Longji was still hesitant about this. It involved too many people's interests.
For example, if the elder's position was high enough, the descendant could be an official.
He needed to test how many officials supported him and how to deal with those who did not support him.
"Brother Yi, I'm going back. I won't eat here." Li Longji was about to leave to find Song Jing.
He told him not to think about moving inside. He was going to build four more Governor's Mansions.
Li Yi walked him to the bridge. "Third Brother, the Governor's Mansion is set up to gather refugees and pacify the people. The imperial court must bring things over and distribute them in large quantities. Do not build on a large scale."
"I will remember." Li Longji cupped his fist and left with the others.
Li Yi stood at the bridge and watched as Li Longji disappeared from sight. He said to the palace maids and eunuchs beside him, "We have to find Old Bi."
"Find Bi Zaifu?" Taohong now understood a lot of political and economic matters.
They did not care who came over to take the shift. When they returned, they would share the gifts and what they learned with others.
"The four restored Governor's Mansions can only be valued by the imperial court if they are created by themselves. The Li Family Zhuangzi can guide the trade. The imperial court needs to profit from it."
Li Yi taught them how to promote policies based on interests. The land they occupied now belonged to Liaoning at that time.
Liaoning had many specialties. His own trading team went there to earn money.
Others were willing to follow and earn money. If the imperial court did not want to form an official trading team, they could collect taxes.
They used the money from the local trade to support the local army. Then, they could slowly divide and absorb Bohai.
After the current 'king' of Bohai was gone, his son wanted to do something.
He also wanted to occupy the Korean Peninsula. Why should he keep it? It was such a good place. It had a great military role and was close to the Japanese Empire.
He wanted to go to the Bering Strait by ship. There were so many islands in the Japanese Empire.
As for whether or not he could occupy the Japanese Empire, it would be more difficult. They had people there. If he used war …
It was not necessary to use war. There were very few people there.
When they wanted to build a circle, they also took action.
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