The Young Master Is Fierce Chapter 865: Cultural differences

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Fu Xiaoguan summarized the gains and losses of the year at this meeting, planned the work focus for the coming year, and issued a year-end bonus to the officials for the first time——

"Everyone has worked hard with me for a year, and now the New Year is here. As for me... To express my gratitude, I announce that all the civil and military officials of our Wu Dynasty will be given a year-end bonus of one month's salary. , let everyone have a happy New Year! ”

You Xianzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Accounts, was startled, but then he heard His Majesty say: "This expense will be paid from internal funds. The Ministry of Accounts will calculate the required silver and report it to me."

The ministers were overjoyed, and a smile suddenly bloomed on You Xianzhi's old face.

This is another rule that has not been seen in thousands of years, but our Majesty seems to like to change the rules. This rule is good. It is equivalent to the salary of a shift leader for 12 months and 13 months. I hope this rule will also It would be great if it could be included in the Constitution.

"Okay, that's all for today's imperial meeting. Let's go back early to buy new year's goods, spend a comfortable New Year, and have a holiday!"

After saying this, Fu Xiaoguan turned around and left, and cheers suddenly came from the Xuande Hall.

"Hahahaha..."

"Let's go, I heard that pork is on sale, so I have to hurry up and buy a few kilograms."

"The fireworks are beautiful. My grandson likes them very much. I will take him to buy some later."

"The Sima family's silk and satin shop has opened in Guanyun City, just in time to buy a few horses for my wives and concubines."

"You go first, all officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs will stay and work overtime!"

You Xianzhi yelled and led the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs straight to the official office of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

As the statistics on the number and wages of officials in each state were released, You Xianzhi took the book and headed straight to the imperial study room in excitement.

Fu Xiaoguan was making tea in the imperial study and chatting with Zhuo and his party, Nangong Yiyu and Meng Changping.

He handed over the roster, and Fu Xiaoguan took it and took a look:

The Wu Dynasty had a total of more than 8,000 officials, which was similar to the Tang Dynasty in its previous life.

The government structure is simple and efficient this year. Well, a total of more than 1.23 million yuan needs to be allocated.

That’s not a lot to say. It seems like we’ll have to give these officials a little salary increase next year.

Thinking about this, Fu Xiaoguan took out his personal seal and stamped it on the piece of paper.

"Take it to Sitong Bank, and Sitong Bank will distribute it uniformly. Far away places will definitely not be able to catch up with you before the year. You need to get the year-end bonus early next year."

You Xianzhi took the note and said happily, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

He bowed to the three prime ministers and exited the imperial study, then ran away in a hurry.

Shang Shuling Meng Changping looked at Fu Xiaoguan and asked with great curiosity: "Your Majesty... how much money do you have in your internal funds?"

Fu Xiaoguan grinned, "I made 100 million in the Yu Dynasty back then. Let me tell you, if I had not been the emperor, in the Wu Dynasty, I would probably have made a fortune that rivaled that of the country."

One hundred million...!

Meng Changping took a breath of cold air, this country is already extremely rich! Enough tax revenue for the entire Wu Dynasty for nearly four years!

Nangong Yiyu glared at him, "Your Majesty, please don't think too much. Governance should be the foundation."

"By the way, did you acquire the salt mines of Yi State?"

Of course Fu Xiaoguan cannot admit this old fox, "In market economy, anyone can buy the salt mine. How do I know who bought it?"

"But only you know the refining method of white salt!"

"No, Chen also already knows the refining method."

Zhuo Yixin was surprised, "Chen family? The Chen family who went to the Yu Dynasty?"

"Yes, I only recently learned that the Chen family has mastered the method of refining white salt. Perhaps because of this, they moved their entire family to the Yu Dynasty."

Zhuo and his party frowned. Of course the Chen family would not dare to operate in the Wu Dynasty after stealing that method. I heard that they acquired a lot of salt farms in the Yu Dynasty. In this way, the Wu Dynasty lost its advantage in controlling salt. .

"Hey..." He sighed, "If I had known that Chen was like this, I shouldn't have let them leave in the first place."

Nangong Yiyu was also extremely surprised and suddenly said: "I heard that the old guy Chen Dongsheng, the leader of the Chen family, has not left. Should I tie him up and threaten the Chen family not to refine the white salt in the Yu Dynasty?"

Fu Xiaoguan waved his hand quickly, "But don't, let it go. This matter is over. Isn't it just a piece of salt? It's no big deal."

What else can be done?

Everyone ran away, and Fangzi was also lost. Unless the Yu Dynasty was captured... That's right, "How about we defeat the Yu Dynasty?"

Nangong Yiyu’s old eyes sparkled and he asked with great expectation.

"Occupying a country does not necessarily require force."

"Then what does Your Majesty mean...?"

"Economic means are also a method. Don't worry, we must first consolidate the economy of our Wu Dynasty. The silk porcelain of the Yu Dynasty and so on have entered the Wu Dynasty market. If it weren't for the silk of the Sima and Wang families, , I’m afraid that our Wu Dynasty’s silk market will be completely occupied by the Yu Dynasty.”

"You must know that the Sima family and the Wang family are foreign-funded enterprises. Our Yu Dynasty also produced high-quality silkworm cocoons, but we did not develop a strong weaving company. Especially porcelain. Look, the porcelain used in the palace is almost All are produced in the Ding kiln of the Yu Dynasty."

"Of course I don't mean to use means to interfere with people's business in our Wu Dynasty. This violates the principles of market economy. What I mean is that there may be some problems with the guidance of private capital."

“We should guide private capital to invest heavily in the research and development of these tools and equipment, realize technological upgrading, and make our own products competitive under the same conditions.”

The three prime ministers fell silent immediately. This is the key to the problem. As His Majesty often said, building a car behind closed doors is useless except for self-pleasure.

There is no harm if there is no comparison. The price of their silk is the same as that of the Wu Dynasty. Although their porcelain is a little more expensive, their beautiful shapes and wonderful glazes are deeply loved by the people of the Wu Dynasty.

“There are still big problems in connecting the achievements of the Academy of Sciences with private capital. The Academy of Sciences has already created glass, which is a very promising thing. Now, in addition to the glass workshop established by Chilechuan, you see, We don’t have a glass company in our country yet.”

"From a commercial perspective, the Wu people are inferior to the Yu people. If I had not allowed scientific research results to be opened to foreign investment, this glass technology would have been bought by the Yu people."

Warriors value martial arts. This is the inheritance of culture, just like Yu people value literature.

It is difficult for Yu people to beat Wu people in a fight, but if it comes to essays, Yu people can beat Wu people by several blocks.

Wu Ren thinks that wearing linen clothes is enough, while Yu Ren thinks that silk and satin are obviously more luxurious.

The warriors think that a bowl can hold rice, but the Yu people think that exquisite utensils are more pleasing to the eye.

Now that the warriors have been influenced by the holy learning, they have begun to emphasize literature and pursue a better quality of life, but they are far behind the Yu people.

This is the reason why Yu people’s products are more exquisite than Wu people’s in terms of these daily necessities, and are more popular in the market.