Zhang Xing opened the book he brought and explained in detail the expenses of each item.

Zhao Xie listened carefully, these are the city's necessary city defense city construction and military expenditures, most of which are top priorities, and the war with the Han army will not last long, and sufficient war preparations must be made.

Now is the time for large-scale construction, and when enough weapons are built and various projects are completed, the imperial court will turn into a surplus.

After Zhang Xing's report, he returned to his seat.

Ma Zhen, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, came out of the ranks to report on the work of the Ministry of Works.

"After the implementation of the new policy, various policies were effectively implemented, cutting down forests, building water conservancy, reclaiming wasteland and deep cultivation, promoting the development of agriculture, according to the climate and soil interest of Yanzhao, according to local conditions to choose different crops for planting, pest control, sowing is sparse and appropriate. Even if there are many young and middle-aged men joining the army, as long as there are no major disasters, it is estimated that the grain harvest in the first quarter of this year will not be much less than in previous years. ”

Zhao Xie nodded, quite satisfied with the work of the Ministry of Industry, in ancient times, agriculture was the foundation of the economy, and it was the top priority.

After the court meeting, Zhao Xie took his uncle Li and Xiao Ping to the study.

After the three of them sat down, Zhao Xie withdrew from his entourage, looked at Xiao Ping again, and asked, "What's the matter with Aiqing, you might as well speak up!" ”

Uncle Li is a little puzzled, what does it have to do with Jinyiwei about the official business?

Xiao Ping said: "My king, if you open a government-run inn, Jinyiwei and the Ministry of Commerce can work closely together. In some important inns, the people of Jinyiwei can be used as innkeepers, observing and paying attention to the people entering and leaving the inn, learning about various news, and arranging eyeliner. This is a secret and should not be known to others. ”

Zhao Xie's eyes are also bright, this method is very good, people with strong ability in this area are different, good at looking for opportunities.

When the uncle heard this, he suddenly realized and said, "The king, the minister thinks it is feasible. Open an inn to make money and find out information at the same time. ”

Zhao Xie nodded and said: "Aiqing is reasonable, this matter is so decided, the two Aiqing will communicate more in the future and cooperate with each other." ”

Next, Uncle Gong gave a detailed description of his work.

The industries to be extended to the government-run business, inn accommodation and food are only one of the aspects, at present a relatively sufficient number of manpower has been prepared, and will gradually extend to silk cloth, ceramics, tea and other industries in the future.

According to Zhao Xie's instructions, except for the monopoly of salt and iron, other industries should not be monopolized, and government enterprises and private enterprises should develop together.

Uncle Lai is a relatively business-minded person, and he has done a good job of long-term and short-term planning and preparation.

After listening to the narrative, Zhao Xie felt that there was still something to be added and improved, and the uncle was far from focusing on the business aspect, and he wanted to improve the supervision aspect.

Zhao Xie's eyes were like torches, and he said slowly: "The Ministry of Commerce is mainly responsible for operation and management. In the future, the widow will send someone to act as the bookkeeper. For the operating profits, part of it is handed over to the government treasury, and part of it is kept in the Ministry of Commerce as a reserve fund, and a small part is withdrawn as a bonus for the operators of the Ministry of Commerce. ”

This is a reference to the modern enterprise system, in a modern enterprise, if the boss appoints a CEO to manage the enterprise, it is impossible to even put the financial department under the jurisdiction of the CEO, and the finance is directly responsible to the boss to supervise the company's accounts. Such a system cannot absolutely eradicate corruption, but it is a practical and indispensable system.

It is necessary to give appropriate bonuses and dividends to the management personnel, otherwise it is the same to do a good job and a bad salary, and who will actively work.

As for how to divide dividends, it will be analyzed according to different industries.

After Xiao Ping and Uncle Gong left, they only felt that my king's methods were really amazing, so unless the operators colluded with the account office, it would be more troublesome to embezzle.

However, from the king's point of view, of course, it is necessary to supervise the operation, and neither of them dares to disagree.

At this time, the voice of the waiter came from the door: "King, lunch has been prepared, do you want to eat?" ”

Before the discussion was completed, Zhao Xie replied: "Let the queen eat first!" ”

Subsequently, Zhao Xie talked with the two courtiers for more than half an hour before it ended.

When talking to the courtiers, the attention was on the right thing, after the courtiers left, the hunger attacked, Zhao Xie came to the dining room, and Zhao Qian had just finished lunch.

Touching his wife's slightly bulging belly, he was about to become a father, Zhao Xie looked forward to it.

Looking at the slightly tired husband, Zhao Qian sighed: "The great dynasty is busy, and it is not easy to be the king of a country!" ”

Zhao Xie sighed with emotion, if the emperor is regarded as a profession, it is not easy to do this profession well. Diligent administration is the most basic, and diligence alone is far from sufficient, and it is necessary to have sufficient ability in order to manage the country well. To put it simply, diligence and ability are indispensable.

In this troubled world, Liu Bang is eyeing him, if he doesn't do it well, his life will be lost, Zhao Xie has no reason and capital to be lazy, and he must go all out to save his life and protect his family.

The waiter served the meal, Zhao Xie ate a few bites first, and then said: "Qian'er, find a suitable person to take over the paper mill as soon as possible, although you can do something when you are pregnant, but the paper mill environment is not good, which affects the fetus." ”

Zhao Qian said: "King, the concubine has already found a reliable candidate, and I want to tell you." ”

Zhao Xie said: "That's better, from today on, let him take over, and you can take care of yourself in the palace." However, I will spend less time with you in the future. ”

He talked about the propaganda of public opinion and the establishment of a newspaper, and after he finished speaking, he continued to eat.

Listening to her husband's words, Zhao Qian's brain turned into a thoughtful expression.

When Zhao Xie was full of food, Zhao Qian said: "King, the concubine has an idea. Since you want to advertise, you can also advertise it in the inn. The imperial court can recruit or train personnel and arrange to preach in those inns with good business, and the content is naturally the good aspect of Zhao Guo, which is also a kind of propaganda. However, the speaker should not simply say that it would be too boring, but should find a way to say it in a more vivid and exciting way to attract people to listen. ”

When Zhao Xie listened, he nodded again and again, and when Zhao Qian finished speaking, he gave a thumbs up and said, "My wife is so smart!" ”

Zhao Qian's idea was actually to arrange a storyteller in the inn. However, the profession of storyteller did not exist in this period, and she was able to come up with this method now, and her wisdom was good.

"Wife?" Hearing this word for the first time, Zhao Meidai frowned slightly. Combined with the whole sentence, of course, you can hear the meaning, the wife should refer to the lady.

Zhao Xie is a modern person after all, and he said it inadvertently in his normal reaction, looked at his wife's expression, and hurriedly said: "I think you can use the word 'wife' to represent 'madam', which refers to a woman who grows old with her husband." ”

"Husband, let me grow old with him!" Zhao Qian came up with this sentence in her mind, her heart was happy, and she smiled: "This word invented by the king is good, and it can be popularized!" ”

Zhao Xie immediately said: "No, no, no, it's okay to talk about it in private, this is a special word for widows and ladies!" ”

If the word wife was promoted in ancient times, he felt quite awkward.

Zhao Qianfang was happy for a while, and then said: "Wang, even if you are pregnant, ordinary women still need to take care of housework, do some laundry, cooking, and diving, and the concubine can't be idle, I can help you write and conceive the content of the newspaper." ”

Zhao Xie said: "There is a premise, Qian'er, you must not work too hard, and you must not affect the child in your belly!" ”

Zhao Qian is well-educated and well-written, and on the premise of combining work and rest, it is good to be able to help.