Chapter 515 Governance and Finance
"Yun Chang's side, it seems that he has won......" Liu Tao looked at the personal panel and said coldly.
Even if he didn't fight in person, as long as he used the scroll he condensed, then this battle would seem to be counted into his experience points.
If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have condensed the scroll and prepared it for the generals of all the ministries to have nothing to do.
Even he wished that these generals would have more experience if they fought a few more battles...... The premise is that the household department has enough materials to supply, and Xun Yu will not die of overwork.
The battle report hasn't come back yet, has it? Guo Jia, who was seconded to deal with the work of Menxia Province next to him, muttered subconsciously.
immediately reacted, what means should Liu Tao have, know the battle situation on the front line, right?
Liu Tao doesn't know the situation at the front, but as long as he agrees, then he will have experience. It's a joy to see this huge stream of experience. With a full 680,163 experience points, there has never been such a generous situation.
Even if it is calculated according to 5 points per person, it is an army of 130,000. But after thinking about it, the yellow turban thieves are coercing a large number of people, and each gives 1 point, which is also an astronomical amount.
Naturally, the level is increased to level 21, and 1 free attribute point and 1 free skill point are gained. Looking at the experience bar again, the good guy has another 140,000 experience, and you can upgrade again.
It was supposed to be 160,000 short, but earlier, Guan Yu beat Chen Liucheng and brushed up a wave of experience by the way.
Think about the local army, the defenders or something. Two or three thousand, one or four experience points, that's also tens of thousands of experience. If you encounter the elite of the enemy army, come with five or six thousand, tens of thousands, one gives six points of experience, and thirty or forty thousand experience will be available.
He now has General Si'an under his command, with a Zhenbei general, this soldier is divided into four ways to fight, and he earns three or five hundred thousand experience in a few months...... No, no, the premise is that they use scrolls when they are fighting.
This means that some small battles of two or three thousand may not provide him with experience points......
"Fengxiao, when did you say you would go out of Yin Mountain to ask for a discussion?" Liu Tao said casually.
"Minister's approval!" Guo Jia immediately agreed, but changed his words randomly, "As long as the supplies are sufficient." ”
"That's right......" Liu Tao didn't have a problem, some time ago there was a shortage of talents, now it is a little easier, and then the shortage of materials begins. I feel that under his command, either this side is insufficient, or that side is insufficient.
Fortunately, for the time being, there will not be a shortage of troops, otherwise, if the recruitment is expanded to 350,000, the military department is cool, and the household department is estimated to be able to give him a collective strike.
"Give an edict and order Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong to come back! Since Guan Yu's side has ended, there is no need to continue to waste materials. Liu Tao also continued to dwell on that question, and just instructed the eunuchs who accompanied him.
At first, he didn't plan to use eunuchs, but later Liu Yuanqi talked to him about it. The eunuch is actually relative to the family members in the major families outside.
It's not just about doing rough work, and at the same time avoiding any problems in the harem, the main thing is to use it intimately and reassuringly.
At the same time, the eunuchs and officials cross-calculate the ledger, which can better avoid corruption. At the same time, because of the imperial examination system, the situation of eunuchs arbitrarily installing cronies has been effectively curbed.
With Jinyiwei, these problems can be basically eliminated. In that case, why not use eunuchs?
Not now, when I go to Luoyang in the future, will the huge palace rely on the palace maids to maintain daily operations? Or is it to let the guards and officials walk around the palace at will?
Theoretically, even if it is an ordinary palace maid, Liu Tao is a woman. Even if there is no relationship, one day it is rumored that there is an impure relationship with a certain guard, and if it is spread out, in the eyes of outsiders, Liu Tao will suddenly have an extra layer of forgiveness.
Why is female infidelity serious? From the perspective of male creatures, cheating on their spouse is not only a violation of the right to mate, but also means that the spouse believes that the cheating partner is better than him, and this damage to dignity is particularly strong.
The key is the mainstream public opinion in society, and the damage to public opinion is too serious for men whose wives cheat. So much so that the man originally planned to make do with it, but when he went out, the eyes of the people around him, and their pointing and pointing, would remind him of the fact that he had an extra layer of forgiveness on his head.
Social persecution is, in a sense, fatal. Especially in ancient times, when the royal family made such a scandal, the emperor's face was damaged, and it even affected the subject's fear of the emperor.
It is because of the use of eunuchs in ancient times, not to mention the humanitarian aspect, after all, no one forces the people to be eunuchs, almost all of them are voluntary. The Qing Dynasty had to castrate himself in order to enlist, but the imperial court didn't want it, and he had to go back to fight a bachelor for the rest of his life, and the blood was lost to the end.
In the end, Liu Tao was persuaded by Liu Yuanqi and recruited some eunuchs. There is no need to persecute anyone, there were many eunuchs who were exiled from Luoyang to the people, and they all ran here to report when they let out a little rumor.
More than a hundred have been streamlined, put into the province of Menxia, and the secret vault is also guarded by relatively strong eunuchs and Jinyi guards.
And the one who commands these eunuchs is still an acquaintance, that is, Qian Fu. This actually escaped by luck when Yuan Shao entered the palace, and then became a rich man incognito for a period of time, obviously leaving a way back for himself early.
Originally, if I let the brothers of the same clan and some children come over, I could make do with it for a lifetime. Who knew that when he heard that Liu Tao was going to recruit eunuchs, of course he immediately came over to apply.
are all old acquaintances, and Liu Tao also misses the old love, so he asked him to be the chief eunuch. The ten permanent servants are gone, but the chief eunuch is also a permanent attendant! Qian Fu was naturally very satisfied with this appointment, and knelt down to thank Liu Tao!
"Yes!" The eunuch who accompanied him immediately prepared pen and ink when he heard the words and began to write.
This accompanying eunuch is said to have served Liu Hong's pen and ink before, and he himself has also read books, and he has been living in Jinyang in the past few years, reading a lot of books, taking a lot of classes, and practicing a lot of words. In terms of writing, it is better than many scribes.
After finishing it, it was handed to Liu Tao, who looked at it, nodded, and then picked up the jade seal and covered it, and at the same time stamped a private seal, so that it could be regarded as a legitimate holy decree.
The jade seal of the country is bound to stay in the palace, but the private seal is carried with you. In other words, if you want to take advantage of his absence, secretly use the heirloom jade seal to fake a holy decree, that is not possible.
I dare not say that it is absolutely safe, at least it can prevent this situation to a certain extent.
The written holy decree is pasted, and there are two kinds of envelopes, and the yellow dragon pattern is an ordinary holy decree, which needs to be further reviewed by the Chinese Book Province, and it will only take effect after it is sealed, mainly to avoid the emperor's brain being hot, and the holy decree has loopholes or inappropriateness.
There is also a dragon pattern on a red background, which is dedicated to the holy decree of military movements. The Ministry of Books can only request a reconsideration, and the reconsideration must point out what is wrong with the holy decree, and it must have something to say, otherwise it will be held responsible.
At the same time, with regard to this kind of holy decree, the Chinese Book Department is not allowed to change even a single word. If there is no problem, just send it directly.
In terms of political power, Liu Tao can play political games with his ministers, and pay attention to some fairness and democracy. In terms of military affairs, he must be a ruthless dictator, after all, what can ensure his safety and ensure the stability of the Han is military power!
This holy decree is naturally also red on a red background. In duplicate, one is saved in the province under the door, and one is sent to the province of Zhongshu, whoever takes over and signs for it, and who dares to pretend not to know him, then he will naturally be held accountable.
This time is a little special, after all, it will be sent to two places, so it is in triplicate.
"Bring troops back?" When the holy decree came, Huangfu Song saw that it was with a red background, so he stepped forward to sign for it. After all, he is in charge of the military aspect, and Cai Yong is in charge of the political aspect, "Why do you suddenly have to transfer troops back?" ”
His Majesty was reviewing the recital at that time, and suddenly ......, "This is no secret, and the eunuch who sent the holy decree over told him what had happened."
"General Annan's side won? I didn't expect Your Majesty to have this ability, thousands of miles away, you can actually know the situation in Yanzhou. Huangfu Song sighed, "Since the fight has been completed, there is really no need to continue to put pressure on the border." ”
There is no need to reconsider this holy decree, and it can be sent directly to General Anton and General Anbei.
"On the Tobe side, I should be able to breathe a sigh of relief." Cai Yong said with a smile.
During this period of time, the household department was able to pick and search for money and food, and the various ministries used some funds and materials to be audited several times. Even if the key specific expenses are also deleted, cut and reduced, so as to ensure that every penny is implemented, if you want to have that penny more, it is naturally no way!
No, the other ministries can only complain to Cai Yong, but what can he do, it is also a fact that the imperial court is short of funds.
After all, Liu Tao himself also has a business, and there is no royal franchise, so he will only do it normally, who dares to write a book and say that he is 'competing for profit with the people', Liu Tao can directly spray him with spittle.
However, it is said that the salt and iron will be monopolized, but unlike before, it will be returned to the domestic treasury, and the money earned will go to the national treasury. This decision is strongly supported by the household department, and the abundant income of salt and iron can solve their urgent needs, and they wish to implement it as soon as possible.
It's just that in the eyes of many ministers, this country belongs to the Liu family, and seeing that the company's finances are in trouble, shouldn't the boss privately subsidize some back, otherwise the company will go bankrupt and go bankrupt, and it will not be the boss who suffers? !
Then Liu Tao understood that the feudal dynasty was actually an unlimited liability company.
Thinking about it this way, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty was required by the courtiers to use internal funds at every turn, in fact, there is nothing wrong with it: if there is a problem with your company's accounts, as a shareholder of an unlimited liability company, the emperor's personal property will of course also subsidize the company's finances.
Cai Yong thought of the situation of the treasury and said with emotion: "It's just that if it goes on like this, there shouldn't be too many deposits in the treasury in the future." ”
When Huangfu Song heard this, he came forward to comfort: "Your Majesty and Xun Shilang allowed this situation to occur, so naturally they have their plans......
Is the fiscal deficit already in the state? No!
After the joint efforts of Liu Tao and Xun Yu, the income and expenditure are on a very thrilling balance line, it seems that there is a surplus and there is no surplus, and it seems that there is a deficit and there is no deficit for a long time.
After all, isn't this the ideal state of finance? The money is put in the national treasury, which is the most useless!
It is precisely because of this strange state that officials can only complain, but they cannot ask Liu Tao to use internal funds to subsidize the state treasury.
When the summer harvest or even the autumn harvest arrives, the taxes have arrived one after another, and the material reserves have crossed the red line, even if there are some unexpected situations, they can effectively deal with them. Of course, Xun Yu is still used to keeping the material reserves in the yellow line, which makes it more secure.