I’m The King Chapter 1153: : Carry on the past and open up the future (forty-three)

The night is dark, and everything in the palace is completely silent. Except for a few places where the lights are still on, other places have been plunged into darkness. One third is lived by himself and his wife, and the rest is assigned to various government offices of the imperial court. A wall of red walls and green tiles separates the two talents, forming two different worlds.

Although it was almost noon, Gao Yuan was still working at his desk. He had already left a large part of the government affairs to the Political Affairs Hall. He only took the helm, but the army was still firmly in control. In his hands, this time he is determined to reorganize the army, but this matter needs to be done by himself.

The current Han army consists of four field army groups: East, South, North, and Central. This is an old-fashioned army. He formed a new first army, and established the Qilu Army when he was fighting against Qi. The total force exceeds 300,000 people. Different from Chu people and Qin people, these soldiers are pure combat troops, that is, professional soldiers. However, Chu and Qin did not have so many standing armies. Many of them were half-soldiers and half-civilians, and they were called up only when fighting.

Maintaining such a large military corps has always been a huge financial burden on the imperial court due to the high military salary system of the Han Dynasty. Wang Wudi has always been dissatisfied with this, and either abolished part of the army and followed the example of Qin Chu. Either reduce the military pay to reduce the financial pressure, but obviously neither of these two methods is what Gao Yuan wants. Now that the Qin-Chu alliance has been established, Han is facing huge external pressure, and the army must not slack off. On the contrary, we need to strengthen construction. As for reducing military pay, it is even more unnecessary to think about it. Only Wang Wudi, a guy who is focused on money, can come up with such a bad idea. If this policy is really introduced, I'm afraid there will be troubles in the army.

Fortunately, in the past two years, the people of the Han Kingdom have had good weather, and their financial revenue has been rising year after year. Kou Shuguang's navy goes to sea twice a year, which will bring huge profits. There is a slight financial buffer, but at the same time, the places where money is used have also increased. The main thing is the large-scale infrastructure construction across the country, including roads and water conservancy, which are the bulk of the expenditure. It is also a necessary expenditure and a necessary measure to look to the future. No matter how difficult it is, this must be done.

The salaries of the officials must also be increased. This call has been very loud, and the Zhengshitang has also included it in the necessary processing items. The salaries of various ministries and local officials in the Han Dynasty have not been high. . For example, the salary of a county chief is worse than that of a battalion commander in the army. This is also an emergency measure for the Han Dynasty that has been in war before. After all, the military officers are all on the battlefield, but it is different now, the regime is gradually stabilizing, domestic conflicts are beginning to become prominent, the pressure on the civil service system is strong, and affairs are increasing. There must be a wage increase, otherwise the enthusiasm of officials will definitely be affected. In the past, everyone worked hard to start a business with less money. But there is a bright future to look forward to, and everyone has nothing to say, but now, everything has been realized, if everyone is not allowed to taste the sweetness, it will inevitably make people feel resentful, and then feel slack.

The anti-corruption work in the Han Dynasty was quite strict. The domestic department of the Overwatch Council had the most important job here. From the beginning to the present, in less than a year, the Overwatch Council has arrested nearly a hundred corrupt officials and handed them over to the court. In the current bureaucratic system of the Han Dynasty, this is no longer a small number, because the current Han Dynasty In the yamen, the number of officials is not large, and one person often does the work of several people.

The salary increase is a work that must be done this year, so that all officials can celebrate the New Year happily. However, Gao Yuan couldn't help but smile wryly after seeing the salary increase plan of the Ministry of Officials and the calculation of the Ministry of Household Affairs. The extra salary that needs to be paid every year, this guy wrote it on it with a red pen.

Shocking.

This guy Wang Wudi was shrewd this time, and he made up his mind to take this annoying role. If he vetoed this salary increase proposal, he might become a target of public criticism. This blame fell on myself.

Smiling wryly, after signing the word "re-discussion" on the copy, Gao Yuan put him aside and picked up a report again, which was written by Wu Kai.

Wu Kai, who has just joined the meeting hall, is now in charge of the expansion of the entire Jicheng. After reading this report, Gao Yuan finally showed a smile on his face. This is rare good news in this period of time. Wu Kaijing After waking up, during the reconstruction work of Jicheng, commercial development has been carried out. So far, the shelves have been set up, and the work is progressing very smoothly. The old city walls of Jicheng have begun to be demolished, and the immigration work outside It has also started, and the land auction that worried Wu Kai once was far beyond his expectations. The transaction price of each piece of land was several times the starting price, especially those near the old city wall. The land was worth a ten-fold premium, which made Wu Kai realize that his previous price was too low. But there is no regret medicine in the world, but even so, the expansion of Jicheng not only does not require a penny from the court, but also has a balance of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. If you count the follow-up profits, this area will be enlarged. Those merchants who have sold their land need to buy bricks, wood and other building materials in order to build a house. These, the old city walls that have been demolished, and the extra bricks, stones, wood, and wood have become popular goods. These are all good materials. , The use of waste can make a lot of money. When a large number of construction projects start, a lot of labor needs to be hired. These people have jobs and money to earn, which solves the livelihood problems of many people. Let's spend it. As long as they use the money, the court will have taxes to collect. After careful calculation, it is really an incredible amount of income.

Heavily wrote a line of big characters on the report: I have read it, and I am very happy. Picking it up and drying the ink, looking at those flamboyant big characters, I couldn't help but feel happy. My calligraphy is also getting longer, not as scratchy as before.

Compared with the big bosses in Zhengshitang, my handwriting is really not on the table. Fortunately, in my family, Ning Xin's handwriting is better than her own. , but he is not much better than himself. As for He Lanyan, I am afraid that it is still not smooth to hold a pen.

Pick up another document, which was sent by Guo Quan from Liaodong. This conscientious Minister of the Ministry of Industry has only a handful of days to stay in Jicheng. In a year, he now stays for ten months. In Liaodong, the previous financial difficulties were greatly alleviated because Gao Yuan agreed to publicly auction the excavation rights of mineral resources in Liaodong. The construction of roads in the county has been accelerated, and those rich and powerful bosses have paid for their own money to build side roads connecting the main road to transport ore or future finished products, and the progress is much faster than the main road. A transportation network extending in all directions is being formed in the three counties of Liaodong.

When this transportation network is officially completed in Liaodong, the imperial court's control over the three counties of Liaodong will reach a new level. One west and one west are not systematic, but if you mark them on the map and connect the roads that have been built now, you can clearly see that this road traffic network leads to every corner of the three counties in Liaodong , Places that could not be reached before, and were neglected, will be brought under the control of the imperial court in the future.

The end of many bandits who are still rampant in the three counties of Liaodong is approaching.

In his report, Guo Quan first predicted that the main road project in the three counties of Liaodong would be completed in the next summer at the earliest, and then asked Gao Yuan if he could allocate another batch of explosives to him. Some time-consuming and labor-intensive engineering sections are now easily opened up. Guo Quan, who saved a lot of manpower and material resources, immediately fell in love with these seemingly inconspicuous small yellow particles, and hoped that the court would increase its support.

Although several new production lines have been built outside the Yizhen Research Institute, the output of this thing is only so much. The army wants it, and Guo Quan also wants it there. The big bosses of the mine are also keenly aware of the wider use of this thing~IndoMTL.com~has already proposed to open the civilian use of explosives by members of parliament. Although it was rejected by the parliament on the grounds of national security, this is the general trend. Explosives will eventually be put on the civilian market, but it is only the intensity of control.

Except for these two pieces of good news, the others are all complaining and asking for money. All the counties and places are trying their best to get some money back from the central court. With the county council, the county The spread of parliaments in various places has greatly shocked officials everywhere. If an official does not make decisions for the people, he really wants to go home and sell sweet potatoes.

Money, money! What surrounds Gaoyuan is money.

The economic war against Qin and Chu has just kicked off, and it will take time to reap the rewards. Although Kou Shuguang's end is a no-cost business, it can't last long. If he wants to make money for a long time, he still needs time to operate. The ruined Han Dynasty looks very glamorous from the outside, but the center is very clear that it earns a lot every year, but spends more, and runs a deficit every year. Big debtors.

Fortunately, it's the end of the year. Once the principal and interest of the previous year's bonds are paid, new bonds can be issued. Wang Wudi has already proposed three-year bonds and five-year bonds. This is a It's a good idea, you can test the water first, mainly depends on the people's trust in the imperial court. As long as the court credit is still there, money can still be collected. (to be continued)