It is a good thing that the royal family and ordinary businesses pay taxes together can indeed solve the problem of no money in the household department, even the person in charge of the royal family business present has no opinion, and other people naturally do not have any opinions, and the discussion on the tax payable is over, so which places should generate taxes do not generate taxes?

Zhu Cijiong continued: "I have also thought for a long time about the question of not generating taxes in places where taxes should be generated, such as mining, is coal mine, iron ore, copper ore, silver ore or even gold ore worth it? These don't need to be asked, they are naturally valuable, but the mines of the Ming Dynasty, whether they are coal mines or gold and silver mines, not only do they not have a little profit, but they also have to pay for them, what is going on? This reason should also be understood, because the ore mined by these mines is supplied free of charge to the royal family, the Ministry of Industry and even the Ministry of Households, and the money is not charged, so naturally no profits can be generated. Is that the right thing to do? Let's all share our opinions. “

What's wrong with this, the mines are all owned by the emperor, everyone is doing things for the emperor, and there is naturally no need to spend money on ore, and from the traditional point of view, there is no problem with this.

However, the matter of paying taxes by the royal family just told everyone that since the emperor proposed it, it must be wrong to do so, so what is wrong?

The venue fell into a short silence, and soon, Zhang Cai, the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, coughed and said carefully: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that this is not right, take the coal mine as an example, now the steam engine is becoming more and more popular, but, except for the workshop under the royal family and the workshop under the Ministry of Industry, there are not many people who use coal to burn steam, most of them are using firewood to burn steam, not that it is more convenient to use firewood than coal, on the contrary, it is more convenient to use coal than to use firewood, but, except for the capital and coal mines, coal cannot be bought in general places, Moreover, the price of this coal is also chaotic, the price of each origin is different, and the capital is different, Weichen thought, if the coal can be sold at a unified price in all parts of the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely create huge profits! “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he couldn't help but slap his face and praised: "It's so good to be said first, in fact, whether it is a problem of paying taxes or a problem of coal mines, it is a problem, as long as this problem is solved, not only can the household be rich, but the economy of Daming will also achieve greater development, do you know what the problem is?" “

His question seems to be a bit redundant, if everyone here could know what the problem is, the household would have been rich a long time ago.

Of course, he didn't expect anyone to answer, and then he explained: "This question, in general, is a question of standardizing operations, whether it is a business run by the royal family, a government-run business, or a private business, it is a business, and it must be operated according to unified standards, so that profits can be created and the burden on the household department will not be increased." “

Speaking of this, he said directly to Zhang Pu: "For example, the railway, you can also see it as a business, whether it is freight or passenger transportation, it is necessary to collect money, freight is charged according to the standard of caravan transport, train transport is always faster than caravan transport, and there are advantages such as large volume and safety, do you say that business will be booming?" There is also passenger transportation, which is charged according to the standard of horse-drawn carriages, and is the train much faster than horse-drawn carriages? And it's comfortable and safe, do you think business will be booming? “

When Zhang Pu heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, yes, he just calculated how much manpower to invest, how much money to invest, but he didn't think about making money, he slowly rose up from the county order, and naturally knew how much it cost to deliver goods and rent carriages.

He couldn't help but say excitedly: "Your Majesty, do you mean to treat the railway officials as a business?" “

Zhu Cijiong nodded and said: "That's pretty much it, if you think about it from the perspective of operating a business, then the idea of the entire railway management will be easy to straighten out." For example, on the issue of opening freight between the two places, dozens of provinces, hundreds of state capitals, and thousands of counties in Daming should first see the freight in those places? If you don't think about it from the perspective of running a business, then this problem is more difficult to handle, no matter where you open it first, it seems to be unfair to other places; If you think from the perspective of running a business, it is simple, where the flow of goods is large, you can open it first, so as to make money. If there is no cargo flow, and you also open it, then the freight train is not to be placed there, and it is clear that it is a loss-making business, and it will definitely not be done, right? “

When Zhang Pu heard this, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and now his thinking has gradually become clear, and he has full confidence in managing the Railway Clearance Department and even the entire Ministry of Transportation.

Zhu Cijiong continued to mention: "This passenger transport is a little different from freight, although it is also where the passenger flow is large and the first place to open, but passenger transport is different from freight, because the goods are dead, where you move is where, put there for a few hours or even a few days is fine, this person is different, because people are alive, you let him wait for an hour or two maybe you can do it, you have to let people wait for a day or two then this business can not be done, so, passenger transport must be timed and fixed, what time, Trains must arrive at every station to make sure that they are correct. In addition, you should also pay attention to the arrangement of trains, there is only one railway to and from, but there is more than one train on it, and the order must be arranged to ensure that all the trains are spaced apart, if you let two trains pass through one place at the same time, it will be a big problem. “

When Zhang Pu heard this, he nodded frequently, looking like that, he should have fully understood.

Zhu Cijiong turned his head to Wu Jianye and said, "Meicun, you have to think about a lot of the affairs of the Ministry of Communications from the perspective of running a business. “

When Wu Jianye heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Please teach the emperor." “

Zhu Cijiong nodded and said, "For example, if you need to consider the issue of cost from the perspective of doing business, then it is best for you to gather all the semicolons of postal, telegraph and newspaper distributions together, so as to save both manpower and financial resources; For example, from the perspective of opening up business opportunities, letters can be mailed, but can clothes or even goods be mailed? After all, it is not cost-effective to have a person run hundreds or even thousands of miles to deliver something, and if it can be mailed through the post office, I believe most people will not send it in person, right? For example, from the perspective of increasing profits, this mailing thing can be divided into many kinds, some are not in a hurry, then accumulate to a certain number and then find a freight carriage or something to transport, if there is a hurry, must be delivered as soon as possible, then can you charge several times more price? Anyway, the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Transportation are both yamen set up by the imperial court, so it shouldn't be difficult for you to find a train to bring some things, right? “

Wu Jianye heard this, he simply admired the five-body land, the emperor is wise, just mention it casually, it can make people suddenly, if you standardize the operation according to the model of the business name, then the Ministry of Communications is really easy to manage, and not only do you not need to invest money, but you can also make money!