"You mean, let me leave the work of repairing the official road to someone else? The court only needs to choose a good person and prepare the copper coins, and don't care about the rest, just wait for the payment after it is completed. ”

Li Shi raised his eyebrows, and without waiting for Wei Renshi to speak, he spoke.

"Tube! Of course, the court has to take care of it, and the court has to send someone to supervise it, so as not to let people cut corners! After it is completed, it has to be accepted, and what it can't be built is what it looks like. In order to avoid collusion between the supervisors and the businessmen who contracted to repair the official road, the supervision method should be the same as repairing the river embankment, and he could not collude with him! Wei Renshi hurriedly said.

Li Shi then loosened his brows again, and said, "Then Wei Qing will talk about it, what are the benefits of doing this." ”

"Your Majesty, in fact, what Weichen said is not just about repairing official roads. In the future, those projects that are not confidential in the imperial court can be contracted out in this form, and this approach has four advantages. First, because the imperial court did not directly participate in the construction, there was no need to recruit people, which reduced the servitude of the people, and also reflected the court's sympathy for the people and restored the prestige of the court in the hearts of the people. Second, the people who contracted the project, they needed craftsmen and people to work, so because it was not a recruitment by the imperial court, but a private recruitment, the contractor needed to pay the recruited people's wages and accommodation, so that the people could sell their labor in the project in exchange for harvest, which increased the income of the people. It also gives those displaced people who have lost their land a chance to eat and live, so that the displaced people will not be used by those who want to cause unrest. Third, by outsourcing the project, the affairs of the imperial court can be shared, and the imperial court can focus its attention on other places without affecting the construction of the project. Fourth, the imperial court contracted out the project and was contracted by a private person, he wanted to recruit the people, paid the people, the people got the money, and had the surplus money in their hands, they would buy the things they needed, as well as the purchase of materials, and the people who sold those materials got money, and they had to buy the things they needed, this layer by layer, everyone bought and sold, and the market became active, which is called stimulating consumption and promoting the prosperity of commerce. And every link they bought and sold, and eventually the imperial court was able to get an increase in taxes from it. In the long run, when commerce prospers to a certain extent, His Majesty will be able to raise the tax on commerce, improve the link of commercial taxation, and the country will gain wealth. In this way, is it more cost-effective than just letting the court not pay for the official road to come? ”

"It seems that the imperial court paid the merchant who contracted the project, but he spent the money. But before the money was spent, those merchants had already spent the money in advance because of the process of repairing the project, and the taxes generated in the process would go back to the imperial court. And after the merchant gets money from the court, he has to spend it, so that in the end, the court can get taxes. Wei Renshi said: "The imperial court used the money to repair a project, which brought such a large circle of consumption, and with the consumption, the tax generated returned to the hands of the imperial court, but it was much more than the money for this project." What do you think, Your Majesty? ”

Li Shi listened to Wei Renshi's words, couldn't help but sneer, and said, "According to what Wei Qing said, where can there be such a stupid businessman. Contracting the construction of the imperial court, advancing money to recruit people, buying materials by yourself, and building by yourself, what else is there to make money? Besides, the merchant pursued profits, and in the end it was built, so what should the court do if it opened its mouth? ”

"When Chu Xiu repaired the Luoyang River embankment, the minister gave the person who crossed the river embankment a way to budget for the project. Presumably, Xu Yu has already written this method to the capital water supervisor, and the repair of the Yong'an Canal has also used this method, I don't know if Your Majesty has seen it. ”

"Project budget?" Li Shi frowned and said, "I haven't heard anyone say anything about this method. ”

"None? Belch...... For example, if Wechen wants to build a house, before building a house, Wechen has to prepare money. So go to the market and see how much the craftsman who built the house will cost, how much cement will be used, how much will it cost, how much wood will be used, how much it will cost, how much land it will cost, how much it will cost...... This is calculated according to the price in the market, and finally a total is obtained, which is the total price required to change it to this house. According to this total price, Weichen can see which person who is willing to contract to build a house will pay the closest price to this, and the house will be handed over to him to build. In the middle process, the price he quoted to Wechen, and Wechen can know whether he asked Wechen more about the price he asked for through the previous cost, and whether the price he asked for was worth it. Wei Renshi explained.

Li Shi nodded and said, "What Wei Qing means is that when the imperial court is preparing to contract out a certain construction project, it will first make a cost, see how much money such a project is worth, and select a person who wants to contract this project according to this money." ”

"Exactly!" Wei Renshi bowed down and said: "The Ministry of Industry can openly bid for the project you want to build, and then the people who want to contract will also make a cost by themselves, and their cost will definitely be higher than the cost of the imperial court, because they want to make a profit." The imperial court can combine its own cost and choose the most cost-effective contractor according to their cost. ”

"Value for money...... Hehe, I've heard about this from the prince's mouth. Li Shi smiled and said, "Wei Qing is really thoughtful, and he has indeed come up with a good way for me." It's just that...... The imperial court has never done this, but I am afraid that no one will accept it at the beginning. ”

Wei Renshi clapped his hands and said, "Isn't this a coincidence?!" Your Majesty, have you forgotten that Weichen is building a cement road from Weinan to Chang'an? The minister can be the first batch of private individuals to contract the imperial court project, setting a precedent for our businessmen in the Tang Dynasty. ”

When Li Shi heard this, he was moved, thought about it, and said, "It's okay to do this." It's just that Wei Qing repaired the cement road, but he didn't know how much it cost? ”

"The cost of the cement road will definitely be more expensive than the sand road, but it is not too expensive, and the minister thinks the Ministry of Industry will accept it." Wei Renshi said.

Li Shi thought for a while and said, "Okay!" I will ask the Ministry of Industry to announce the news, and Wei Qing will be the first person to contract the imperial court project. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wei Renshi bowed and said.

Wei Renshi took these jobs from the imperial court, and making money was secondary. The main purpose was to gradually change the way the Tang Dynasty operated, gradually create conditions for the development of commerce, and create opportunities for the main economic income of the imperial court to be transferred from agriculture and land to commerce one day.

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