After Niu Jinxing and they left, there were still five people waiting to be summoned outside, and Li Zicheng first summoned Cui Wenxuan, the minister of taxation, according to the length of time, and asked about the tax situation in various places and whether paper money could be issued in the whole country.

Cui Wenxuan believes that the expenditure of the imperial court mainly lies in the salaries of soldiers and the salaries of officials, and as long as the publicity is in place, the issuance should not be a problem, and the key is whether the market can accept paper money.

According to the deposit of silver from the Ministry of Taxation, paper money can be issued in Hebei Province, including Beijing, for the time being, and will gradually be promoted in Shanxi, Shanxi, Huguang and Sichuan according to the situation.

He also pointed out that since Huaxia will eventually implement paper money throughout the country, a central bank should be set up in Beijing to be in charge of the whole of Huaxia, and the new Huaxia Bank will no longer assume the duties of a commercial bank, but will be specifically responsible for the printing and issuance of banknotes, as well as supervising various commercial banks and money banks, and determining the interest rates on deposits and loans.

Li Zicheng was stunned for a while, and after three days, he was impressed!

Cui Wenxuan is not very old, and after Guo Shijun's training, he actually said so many terms in his mouth, and his responsibility to the central bank is very clear.

Talents, if Huaxia wants to become a modern country, such talents are indispensable, and in time, Cui Wenxuan must be an excellent banker.

Huaxia can't have only one Cui Wenxuan.

Li Zicheng remembered the Xining High School that cultivated Cui Wenxuan, and said: "The issuance of paper money, the addition of Huaxia Bank, as well as various commercial banks and money banks, require a large number of talents who really understand banking knowledge, I have entrusted Mr. Tang of the Ministry of Science and Technology to set up Tsinghua University, Cui Aiqing can go to Tsinghua University to establish relevant majors, and when necessary, he will personally go to be a guest teacher." ”

"Obey the order!"

Li Zicheng knew that he was going to march south soon, and he should not be in Beijing, so he said: "The issue of paper money, the step should not be too big, so as not to cause misunderstanding among the people, these things, as long as Cui Aiqing thinks it is right, just let it go, if there is something you don't understand, go and discuss it with Master Guo of the Ministry of Education, you can also ask me." ”

"Listen to the emperor's teachings!"

When Chen Mingxia was summoned, Li Zicheng officially appointed him as the Minister of Justice, in charge of the formulation of Huaxia laws, but he was afraid that Chen Mingxia would be confined to tradition and would not be able to let go of his hands and feet, so he gave a few instructions.

Although the current Ministry of Justice is very high-level, the number of employees is very small, which is equivalent to a group for the preparation and formulation of laws.

Li Zicheng also told Chen Mingxia that the Ministry of Education will set up a "Peking University" to train qualified and modern legal talents, and that students who have graduated from Peking University will gradually be enriched into the Ministry of Justice.

Li Zicheng, Minister of Communications, did not have a long time to meet, Li Zicheng first emphasized the importance of road construction, and then asked him to set up three major road and bridge companies, although the three major road and bridge companies are commercialized and professionally operated, but they are all under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Communications.

Among them, the first road and bridge company is responsible for the east-west avenue from Xi'an to Jingshi; The Second Road and Bridge Company was responsible for the road centered on the Beijing Division, and gave priority to the construction of the road from the Beijing Division to Shanhaiguan, so as to facilitate the transportation of food and materials for the Third Division stationed in Liaodong by land; The Third Road and Bridge Company is responsible for the road to the south of Jingshi, which is currently mainly the road leading to Henan and Shandong.

Li Zicheng Tebi told Li Wan that the most important work of the Ministry of Communications at present is to build the main road, although Jiangnan is still in the hands of the puppet Ming, but when setting up the road, the whole of China should be taken into account, for example, the road leading from Beijing to Shandong and Henan should be considered to extend to the south in the future, at least to connect Nanjing.

Seeing that Li Wan didn't seem to understand, Li Zicheng had to take out a map and mark four main roads centered on Beijing with a red pen on the map: in the northeast, it will be built to Shanhaiguan through Yongping Mansion, and it will be extended wirelessly to the north in the future; In the southeast, it passes through Tianjin, Hejian, Dezhou and Jinan in Shandong, and Xuzhou and Fengyang in the south, and is connected to Nanjing, and may continue to extend to the south in the future; In the southward direction, after passing through Baoding, Zhending, and Shunde Mansion, it enters Zhangde and Weihui in Henan, crosses the Yellow River into Zhengzhou, passes through Runing Mansion and enters Huguang, and at least reaches Wuchang; In the southwest direction, it enters Shanxi from Zhending, passes through Taiyuan, Fenzhou, Pingyang, enters Shaanxi, crosses the whole Shaanxi, and docks with Guguan in Longshan.

Li Wan was stunned, how much silver is needed to build these avenues?

Li Zicheng is not in a hurry, among these avenues, the only ones that can be connected to Xi'an and Jingshi to Wuchang are at most the two from Jingshi to Xi'an and Jingshi to Wuchang, Liaodong in the north and Nanzhili in the south are not in the hands of the Heavenly Mandate Army now, so naturally they will not build roads.

Moreover, the silver required to build the road is far less than the original official road, expanding the roadbed, transporting stones, sand, etc., only need the remuneration of labor, and the materials themselves are free, that is, cement, which is now the exclusive production of the royal enterprise, and it is completely possible to sell it at cost price, which is actually the remuneration of labor.

Li Zicheng sat for a long time and felt a little tired, so he got up and patted Li Wan on the shoulder, asking him to organize manpower, pay special attention to the bridges along the way, and when necessary, he could ask Xining High School and Lanzhou High School for help.

Seeing Li Wan away, Li Zicheng originally wanted to summon Nan Juyi, but thinking that Guo Shijun had waited too long, he asked the two to meet together.

The two of them had a big salute and sat on the wooden chair designated by Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng knew that since Nan Juyi was here, he was ready to be the foreign minister, he bowed his head slightly to Guo Shijun, and then said: "What do you think Nan Juyi needs to accomplish as a foreign minister?" ”

Nan Juyi said: "The minister believes that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has some of the responsibilities of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty and the Honglu Temple, mainly to undertake the task of meeting with foreign envoys and envoys of vassal states......

"It's also right or wrong," Li Zicheng knew that Nan Juyi should not have modern consciousness, so he said directly: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the name suggests, is a department that deals with foreign countries, including vassal states, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, like all parts, strives for the greatest interests of China!"

"Interests?" Nanju is puzzled, between countries, how can there be any interests, the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty, when the envoy meets the court, doesn't he make a lot of money? For the sake of these vassal states, Da Ming did not take out a lot of silver......

"The current Ministry of Foreign Affairs has two main responsibilities, one is to strive for the greatest interests of China, like the Ming Dynasty, as long as it is a vassal state, it will get a lot of rewards, such a vassal country, Huaxia would rather not," Li Zicheng said in a deep voice: "If there is a foreign envoy to see the court, Huaxia can return the gift, but the value of the return gift should be equal to or less than the other party's tribute, and Huaxia does not do anything to suffer." ”

Nan Juyi nodded, the emperor of Huaxia is really special, if he can't get benefits from Huaxia, who will be willing to be a vassal state of Huaxia? It seems that this foreign minister may not be able to be a good one!

Li Zicheng didn't care about Nan Juyi's expression, and continued: "Second, to understand and collect information about other countries, population, economy, military, land, internal affairs, relations with China, etc., we can't wait for other countries to send envoys, we must take the initiative to send envoys, even permanent envoys, when necessary, I will send people from the Han and Qing Departments to cooperate with the envoys. ”

"Resident emissary?"

"Yes, hostile or friendly countries can send permanent envoys to collect information on the host country in a timely manner and grasp the internal and diplomatic trends of the host country," Li Zicheng said: "The permanent envoy must be a loyal person, and his term of office can be five years, which can be ......extended if necessary."

Nan Juyi couldn't help but nod, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China is very different from the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple in the Ming Dynasty, this is a brand new job......

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Nan Aiqing, after taking office, familiarize yourself with the general situation of the surrounding countries in China as soon as possible, in case something happens, I will ask you for information!"

"Obey the order!" Nan Juyi felt a lot of pressure, so he hurriedly said goodbye to Li Zicheng and went back to collect information about neighboring countries.

Guo Shijun saw that Nan Juyi was out of the Qianqing Palace, and said: "Your Majesty, Nan Juyi went back this time, and inquired in the pile of old papers, it may not be of any use, after so long, the situation in the surrounding countries may have changed a lot......"

"At least he can understand the past of these countries," Li Zicheng said with a smile. ”

Guo Shijun nodded and said, "Does the emperor want to accept vassal states, like the Han and Tang dynasties and the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"No, I want allies," Li Zicheng added, "if you can't conquer and destroy them." ”

Guo Shijun combined with the words just now, and roughly understood Li Zicheng's thoughts, yes, the founder of the country, who doesn't want to expand the territory? After the unification of China, Li Zicheng may have to use troops around him like the monarchs of the Han and Tang dynasties.

He didn't know that Li Zicheng had upgraded the Han Qing Bureau to the Han Qing Department and used it specifically to collect foreign information, otherwise, I am afraid that he would have opened his mouth wide a long time ago!

"The emperor summoned his ministers this time ......"

"Haha," Li Zicheng laughed, "I asked Shijun, Huaxia has been established, how to promote new education in the land of Huaxia, Ao, Shijun just let it go, I still have one more thing to ......"

Guo Shijun arched his hand and said, "Please make it clear to the emperor!"

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "My princes, Li Feng and Li Song are both approaching adulthood, I hope that Shijun has time to teach them ......"

Guo Shijun was silent for a long time, and said: "The emperor trusts, and the minister still refuses to let him, but the minister has a problem......

"Sejun, please speak!"

Guo Shijun narrowed his eyes slightly, looked thoughtful, and said, "Since the two princes are close to adulthood, has the emperor ever been sure...... Determine who is the crown prince ......"

Li Zicheng thought about it for a while, and then understood Guo Shijun's thoughts, if the candidate for the prince is determined, when teaching knowledge, the focus of teaching can be determined, so he smiled lightly: "Feng'er is eclectic, Song'er is calm and strict, according to Shijun's opinion, who is more suitable to be the prince?" ”

"The minister is always a foreign minister, and he can't interfere in the emperor's family affairs!"

Li Zicheng smiled bitterly, between the monarch and the minister, if you want a brotherly friendship, I'm afraid it's rare, no wonder the emperor is "called a lonely widow", he said lightly: "Song'er is a son-in-law, and his temperament is more calm and generous, I mean, let him inherit the unification in the future, as for Feng'er," after a pause, Fang said: "I will not be like the Ming Dynasty, the prince will be imprisoned, but I can't let him engage in business, science and technology, and education in the future...... Always let his energy and talents be used!"

"Got it!"

Li Zicheng felt that this topic was very heavy and depressing between the two, so he asked Guo Shijun to say goodbye and go back.

After Guo Shijun left, he carefully sorted out the matter of summoning the ministers today, and felt that a lot of work had been deployed to the ministers, and their work pressure was too great? Among the ministries, many people are officials of the Ming Dynasty who have been retained, and they have developed a lot of bad habits and inertia.

However, when I thought that all kinds of higher education in China were stepping up the training of all kinds of talents, I was relieved that if the old officials were under pressure at work, they could resign, and no one forced them to stay in office.

If anyone thinks that being an official is a light and well-paid profession, and even thinks of using the power in his hands to covet gold and silver, it is better to leave early, so as not to harm his children and grandchildren in the future......

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