Less than a few days after Han Yi took office, he made the Ministry of Revenue a prosperous society and also shocked the government and the people, because many ministers learned about this from the mouths of the people, which made them very sad. After all, they were important officials in the court. For such a big thing, the emperor did not ask about their opinions. Therefore, they were all waiting for the court meeting and wanted to ask the emperor to understand.

A grand court meeting is going to be held today.

This is after Han Yi offended the nobles and participated in the court meeting as the Minister of Revenue and the Third Legion of the Secretariat.

By the time he arrived late, the front of the Tai Chi Hall was already crowded.

When everyone saw Han Yi coming, their expressions were very complicated. On the one hand, they hated Han Yi, but on the other hand, the Ministry of Revenue was very popular, so every minister had a complicated mood.

Han Yi is now awesome, and he does not need to go through other departments when dealing with businessmen. He does not need to go through other departments, so he does not need to ask them, and stands alone alone.

"Shishou Minister Han!"

Suddenly, an old man in his fifties came to Han Yi with a smile. He was tall, with a tall nose and deep eyes, and a brown and yellow beard. He looked like a Hu person.

Han Yi knew this person and had a fight before. Duke Xue Ashinazhong bowed and said, "Donald Xue is polite."

"Peaceful! Praise!"

Ashinazhong smiled and nodded, saying, "Mr. Han, I want to give you an idea for the Ministry of Revenue." The Hu people are not educated and are more direct.

Han Yi was stunned for a moment and said, "I would like to ask Duke Xue for advice."

Ashinazhong said: "I heard that your Ministry of Revenue is working on a bidding. In fact, there is no need for this. How can those merchants in Chang'an know what the situation is in the north? I can recommend a few people to you. They are Hu merchants themselves, they are very familiar with those tribes, and they have a lot of experience in business. Just let them go."

Needless to say, the person he recommended was his relative. When Li Shimin moved a large number of Turkic nobles to Chang'an, their relatives borrowed this relationship and sold animal husbandry to Chang'an. Basically, the two major families of Asina and Qiezi were monopolized. This time, the imperial court lost 500,000 yuan, and the people in their family must have been moved, and they had an advantage that the Han people did not have.

You are really direct! Han Yi smiled and said, "What Duke Xue said is very true, but as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, I must be fair. Your Majesty personally instructed you that you can ask them to bid for the Ministry of Revenue, and our Ministry of Revenue will consider their advantages." At this point, his eyes turned and said, "Duke Xue, but there is one thing I can remind you."

"What's up?"

"No matter who wins the bid in the end, there will be many people going there, which requires a lot of camels and horses. In this regard, you can get your tribe members to prepare."

Upon hearing this, Ashinazhong blinked, yes, this transportation also requires money.

Han Yi said again: "And I don't think your family has to deal with this. In the future, there will only be more and more people in my Tang Dynasty. Then the demand for meat will become greater and greater. Then we can cooperate to introduce more cattle and sheep into the Central Plains."

Ashi Nazhong knew that Han Yi was definitely a master among the experts in business, and said, "How to cooperate?"

Han Yi glanced at her eyes and whispered: "I wonder if Duke Xue has heard of my financial store savings and repaying money."

Ashin nodded and said, "I have saved money in the Jinxing too."

"Is that so good?" Han Yi smiled and said, "I plan to open a gold store in the north now. However, we can also cooperate in the storage of sheep and exchange for grain, and storage of cattle and silk, so that the herdsmen can deposit some cattle and sheep into our gold store in time to avoid disasters. All cattle and sheep die in their own hands and lose all their money."

Suddenly, a laugh sounded from the side, "I am interested in such a good thing."

Another Hu man came over. The man was named Qi Bi Ming. He was appointed as the General of Zuo Yingyang Guard and inherited the title of Duke Liang. He was the eldest son of Qi Bi Heli and Princess Lintao.

This is amazing. More and more Hu generals gathered around Han Yi. They have special identities and only a small number of officials who have entered the court. Li Zhi did not touch them. They did not impeach Han Yi. They have no grudges with Han Yi. Moreover, Hu people are born merchants. They have no farming civilization and are mobile. They can only use exchange methods. They are very interested in this plan.

Some Han officials also came over. They were not the victims of the last time they purged the court. Now Han Yi controls the finances, and it is not a bad thing to establish a good relationship.

When Xiao Rui, Xiao Ju, Yang Sine and others saw him, they breathed a sigh of relief. They were so worried about this boy. They sighed again that this money is such a good thing.

After seeing Xu Jingzong, Li Yifu and others, they were so jealous. They had already expected Han Yi's status to increase, but they never expected that Gao Luxing would hand over all the power to Han Yi. Now Han Yi has the final say in the Ministry of Revenue. In addition, the 500,000 guan is really a big deal! Li Yifu cried to death. If the Hu tribe was in his hands, one tenth of the 500,000 guan would be enough.

After chatting for a while, the court meeting finally began, and the officials entered the hall one by one.

After shouting long live, Li Zhi said weakly: "I have received many memorials from ministers in the past two days, all of which say that the court should not hand over the projects of Beiting and the four Anxi towns to merchants. This will increase the financial burden and be unfavorable to the country."

Li Zhi bypassed the palace discussion and decided directly by the ministers. Of course, the ministers were dissatisfied. You didn't even agree with such a big matter, so it was understandable that you wouldn't even discuss the palace discussion.

"Han Yi."

"I'm here."

"Tell me about it with my beloved ministers."

"Abide by the order!"

Han Yi stood in the middle of the hall and said confidently: "You are right. Merchants will definitely make profits from it, but will this lead to an increase in financial burden? I don't think so. When Emperor Yang of Sui built the Grand Canal, the imperial court allocated funds, but the imperial court had 100,000 yuan. When the geese passed by and plucked the feathers and arrived at the site of the project, it would be a great blessing in disgrace. The construction officials had no choice but to oppress the people and exploit them, which led to chaos in the Sui Dynasty.

I learned from my mistakes and suggested that Your Majesty leave it to the merchants. Smart businessmen would calculate a reasonable quotation, so the court could choose the best, and the merchants did not represent the court. They could only use the employment system to invite people, so there was no exploitation. Everyone was willing to do it. If the court did it personally, it would either cause riots in the people or yell that there was not enough money every day. I personally know very well why those people submitted memorials, because if this arrangement was made, the money would have nothing to do with them. However, our Ministry of Revenue only considers finances, and its relationship with you is limited to salary. Don't think too much about the rest."

"puff!"

"Puff!"

Many ministers were left behind. This kid is too cruel. Who would dare to object if he said this!

Even Wei Siqian couldn't help but smile.

But this is a fact. If the court does it, the 500,000 yuan will definitely be deducted by the prefectures and counties along the road.

Li Zhi didn't plan to make a voice, and this required Han Yi to convince the ministers.

Xu Jingzong stood up and said, "Mr. Han, don't forget that you are an official. You will think of others like this, and others will also come to see you like this. Now this money is only in your hands, and no one knows where the money is used."

Han Yi laughed and said, "The bidding system I adopted is open and upright. The court can check at any time. Which plan is better, more reasonable, how much, where the money is used, and how it is used, is clear at a glance." As he said, he said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, although our dynasty has always disagreed with large-scale construction, some projects are inevitable, but projects are prone to corruption, especially local areas, which is difficult for the court to control. He has no idea whether the money is used in practice. Moreover, localities often require the court to allocate funds for various reasons. Weichen suggested cooperating with merchants, so that corruption can be avoided and financial burden can be reduced."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "It makes sense. If money and people are both produced in Chang'an, the court will be clear and prevent local prefectures and counties from corruption."

Han Yi's suggestion is very in line with Li Zhi's interests, because it can strengthen the central government's control over the local government. The centralized system means that everything is based on the central government.

Li Yifu thought, if this is done, the power of the Ministry of Revenue would be unprecedentedly expanded, and local prefectures and counties would have to ask for it. He hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if the court wants to allocate funds to Jiangnan and other prefectures and counties, then merchants must take money from Chang'an to Jiangnan, and cunning merchants will definitely count this part of the money."

Han Yi said: "Mr. Li said this badly. It is not necessary for the court to allocate money, so don't send people to send money? And as far as I know, if the court allocates money, unless it is a war, it will take two months for this month, because every time we go to a prefecture and county, we have to face the plucking of hairs. However, the travel expenses we give to merchants must be given according to our calculations. After all, it is more cost-effective to give to merchants."

Li Yifu frowned and said, "You have repeatedly mentioned that this geese have plucked their hair, but this is just something you imagined and has not happened. Why do you say that? It is very unfair to the prefecture and county officials."

Han Yi smiled and said, "This is very simple. My Ministry of Revenue has a funding record over the years. You can find out once you check it. If Mr. Li doesn't believe it, my Ministry of Revenue can present the record now. If you point out any one of them, I can provide a more saving plan." There are too many records from the Ministry of Revenue, and Han Yi can give various examples.

A hint of panic flashed in many ministers' eyes.

This is the officialdom. When I pass this money in front of my house, I have to leave something behind, but the difference between more and less. The Tang Dynasty was pretty good, and the key was that there were few places to allocate money. Everyone was self-sufficient and generally used for war.

When Li Yifu saw that Han Yi was about to fight to the death. If he continued to argue, he would not get any benefits and would offend him. If he really investigated, if he found out something, he would only blame Li Yifu. Why bother Han Yi to provoke Han Yi? The key is that he is not a rival to Han Yi, so how can he compete with Han Yi?

When Li Zhi saw Han Yi's words plucking his hair, he left the ministers speechless. Instead, he supported Han Yi even more firmly. He immediately made a decision: "Okay! It's useless to just say it. This is just an attempt by the court. Let's talk about it when the result comes out."

"Your Majesty's wise!"

The ministers could only shout in unison.

Han Yi suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I have a copy of it."

Li Zhidao: "Say."

"Weichen suggested that officials' monthly salary be restructured."

When the ministers heard this, they looked frightened. This monthly salary was related to every official. The reform in this regard was good. If it was not good, it would be a waste of life. Based on Han Yi's previous performance, there was probably nothing good.

"Monthly salary?"

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment. He said, "Why do you need to reorganize your monthly salary?"

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, please present some evidence."

"There are still evidence?" Li Zhi said in amazement.

"Yes, Weichen likes to speak with facts."

"What a fact to speak."

Li Zhi only found it interesting and said, "Then present the evidence quickly."

Four or five little eunuchs came up with plates, with two hands, and there were some meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, bath beans, pens, ink, paper and ink.

Han Yi said: "I believe you are familiar with these things. Not bad, this is the monthly salary."

Xu Jingzong wondered, "What's wrong with this?"

Han Yi said: "Sir Xu is really not in his position and is not doing his own politics. There are ten things here alone, which means that the Ministry of Revenue has to spend a lot of manpower to distribute these things every month, and in fact, it is enough to distribute them."

When the ministers heard this, it turned out that this kid planned to reduce our salary. It changed a lot. This was too easy to forget.

Li Zhi was shocked and said, "The same hair?"

He thought that the ministers would definitely not agree.

Han Yi nodded and said, "Not bad! Just send money."

The eyes of the ministers lit up.

Han Yi said: "Your Majesty, Wei Me is also an official. Take Wei Me for example. There are pens, ink, paper and inkstones in Wei Me. I don't know where to place these to me. But I like fruits and vegetables. Perhaps for civil officials, he likes pens, inkstones, paper and inkstones more than fruits and vegetables, which creates a waste. In fact, these things can be bought with money. If we convert these things into money and send them to officials, officials can use the money to buy what they need, instead of every time they receive their salary, they are mixed. These little things are not much, and there are not many, and they are difficult to exchange."

This is really great!

The ministers were excited. Han Yi not only did not cheat them, but instead thought about it for their sake. How difficult it was!

Li Zhi was not very clear about the trivial matter of sesame and mung beans. After all, he was born as a prince, but he felt it was irrelevant with this monthly salary, so he asked the minister: "I wonder what you all think?"

Almost all ministers agreed that copper coins were definitely the best, because they were given great freedom.

When Li Zhi saw that everyone agreed, he nodded and said, "Since you all agree, please report it."

Xu Jingzong suddenly said, "Your Majesty, although this matter is good, it is worth counting. How much does it cost? This has to be explained first, otherwise the officials below will panic."

Han Yi immediately took out a memorial and submitted it.

It states the monthly salary of officials of each level, 11 guan, 9 guan, 3 guan, 6 guan, 4.2 guan, 5 guan, 6 guan, 6 guan, 5 guan, 6 guan, 6 guan, 6 guan, 2.4 guan, 7 guan, 2.1 guan, 8 guan, 1.85 guan, and 9 guan. Because this monthly salary is not divided, it is the right one, because the monthly salary is from welfare, the main income of officials comes from the field and the Lumi, which is a lot different.

Li Zhi didn't know if it was the price, so he showed it to the ministers.

When the ministers saw it, they cursed inwardly, and you were very clear about it. It was really impartial. Just now, I guess there was a little less first-rank rank, but there was a little more ninth-rank rank. Anyway, it was almost the same. You see, starting from the fourth-rank official, there were no integers, which shows how meticulous the calculation was. They had nothing to say. Anyway, there were only a lot of them, and they all expressed no objection.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, just click these numbers."

Han Yi immediately said: "Your Majesty, these things were originally produced by the Ministry of Industry. Now that we don't need to distribute them, the Ministry of Industry will not need so many people to use them, and our Ministry of Revenue does not need too many people to distribute these things. It just so happens that businessmen urgently need people to hire people, and the wages given are very high. Why not lay off people from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Revenue? On the one hand, it can reduce the expenditure of the imperial court, and on the other hand, it can also stimulate the development of industry and commerce, killing two birds with one stone."

Yan Liben, the Minister of Works, immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister also thinks that Mr. Han is very reasonable. In recent years, our Tang Dynasty has fewer wars, the people are rich, and the world is peaceful. The Ministry of Works no longer needs so many craftsmen. The wages of craftsmen outside are increasing. The old minister also believes that some craftsmen can be appropriately allowed to return to self-reliance, because craftsmen do not need to pay taxes in the Ministry of Works. If they are allowed to go back to operate freely, they can also increase the income of the court."

Only a small number of craftsmen in the official business of the Tang Dynasty were good craftsmen. The system of government soldiers was basically in service, with only a small number of professional soldiers. However, the market for craftsmen has risen now. Most of these craftsmen pay cloth and collect money on behalf of the court. If I don’t come to serve, this is OK. But most of them are miscellaneous households and low-ranking untouchables, a little higher than slaves. Usually they come from prisoners and criminals. After fighting for so many wars in the Tang Dynasty, there were many prisoners, so the official business is a very large institution. Unfortunately, the things they made are for consumption by the royal family and the government office, and did not generate any profit for the people and the country. Many officials made a little from it. Anyway, they were not their own, and they did not pay taxes. Now the government office does not need so many consumer goods. Of course, they can be put back and can have taxes for multiple people.

Yan Liben is a man with a good heart. The Ministry of Works does not need so many people. He feels that keeping them delays others. The merchants outside all went to dig out the craftsmen of Hanyi. It can be seen that the private sector is expanding. If the official sector still occupies a pit and does not shit, it will be unbalanced.

Li Zhi also made sense. The reason why he collected craftsmen in the past was mainly to deal with wars. Now there is only one Tubo side and there is no need for so many craftsmen. Anyway, these people serve the government office, as long as you don’t move to serve the royal family, he nodded and said, “Okay. But the guilty person cannot repay the good.”
Chapter completed!