(Thank you for the reward from the Dragon Emperor Hall Master, thank you.) )

The total annual tax in Jiangning County is only 130,000 taels of silver, if this kind of expenditure continues, the officials' salaries are not enough, although it is said that Kuang Siming's mansion was raided, but all the silver taels were taken away by the imperial court, and the county government did not get it, and the cultivated land and mansion could not be turned into silver for the time being.

Lu Tianming really didn't understand, Su Tiancheng had such an arrangement, he was very familiar with the taxes and expenses required in the county, and he could almost recite it, could it be that the officials of the county government didn't have to eat, and the county government didn't pay a penny of silver to the court.

Or if Su Tiancheng personally took out so much silver, it would be even more impossible.

He is Su Tiancheng's adjutant, and there are some problems that must be clarified.

When Lu Tianming entered the second hall, Su Tiancheng was looking at the paper.

"Lord Lu is here for the expense of cultivating the farmland."

"My lord, the annual tax in Jiangning County is only 130,000 taels of silver, and it will cost 100,000 taels of silver to transform cultivated land and purchase cattle, and the annual income and subsidies of county officials need more than 12,000 taels of silver, and 25,000 taels of silver for the two major battalions, and 5,000 taels of silver for the Terracotta Division of the Five Cities.

Su Tiancheng's face became serious.

"Master Lu said that when it comes to the key place, without silver, it is impossible to do things, which requires us to think of more ways to increase income, and the official also thought that the expenses of the county government also need to be greatly increased."

Lu Tianming looked at Su Tiancheng. If you don't say anything, the expenses are no longer enough, and the expenses of the county government will be increased, can this silver fall from the sky?

"Jiangning County is a rich place, let alone this Nanjing City. The daily expenses are all in need of silver, and the officials of the county government have too little money, and it is difficult to support their families. Who can guarantee that they will always be honest. ”

"What the adults think about is that the only way to think about it is from the usual aspect, but the county government can't come up with the silver."

"People are alive, they always have to find a way, I have thought about it, if you want the county officials to work hard, you must increase the routine. Otherwise, they are not entitled to be asked to do everything they can. ”

Lu Tianming was a little confused, looking at Su Tiancheng's attitude. Seems to be quite sure.

"I have also considered the standard of the common practice, the magistrate, the county and the lord, each person is four hundred taels of silver per month, and the inspection of the history and inspection department and the deputy inspection are three hundred taels of silver per month. The clerk will receive a monthly allowance of 100 taels of silver, a warden's 80 taels of silver per month, a clerk's office of 500 taels of silver per month, and a subsidy of 500 taels of silver for the whole year of the official will begin in the following month. According to this standard, it will be distributed every month. ”

Lu Tianming's body began to tremble, and in the process of Su Tiancheng's words, he had already begun to settle accounts, according to such a standard, Mao calculated that the silver needed for the whole year was close to 300,000 taels of silver, which was an astronomical amount.

"Great, my lord, the county government really doesn't have so much silver, the lower official just estimated, the county government has two hundred scribes, including thirty-seven officials, forty-two wardens, one hundred and twenty-one clerks, and two hundred servants, if it is distributed according to this standard, it will need more than 280,000 taels of silver."

Lu Tianming has not yet said it, plus the previous expenses, including the taxes paid to the imperial court, it is impossible to maintain at least 600,000 taels of silver.

And that's not even counting the expenses of the sergeants of the Inspection Division.

"Lord Lu, these silver taels are all spent by the county government, but if this regular silver is issued, the officials will never be allowed to collect other silver taels, if someone is corrupt and perverts the law, they will all be dismissed, there is no reason to say, the ugly words are also said in front, if there is a problem with Lord Lu, the official must be impeached."

"My lord has set this rule, and the lower officials fully agree with it, but the lower officials really can't find so much silver."

"I'll figure out a way to deal with the silver. I also have the idea of setting up a special supervisory body to supervise the behavior of county officials at all times, and those officials who do nothing and do not do things can also be dismissed. ”

"This renovation of cultivated land and renovation of ditches is a touchstone, if you can't do things well and delay the construction period, don't think about doing things in the county office, roll up and go home."

Lu Tianming nodded again and again, with such a high salary, if you can't do things well, then you really don't want to think about doing things in the county government.

"It needs to consume hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year, presumably Lord Lu has some doubts, and I haven't finished my words yet."

"The strength of the household must be strengthened, to set up a special collection of tax team, the quota is approved to be about 50 people, the household room to draw out five people, the remaining 45 people, in the middle of the army selection, the task is to collect taxes specifically, the treatment is exactly the same as the secretary's office, the funds must be fully guaranteed, the selection of people, must be capable, can complete the task of collecting taxes, otherwise, every year the county government so much expenditure, there is no place to come out."

"Matters related to performance appraisal, Lord Lu is directly responsible, this matter, must be grasped, the county government arranges the assigned tasks, every thing, there must be a leader, Lord Lu is only fully responsible, there are specific things to do the secretary, warden and secretary, if you can't complete the task well, or there is any deviation, the county government must pursue responsibility, according to this method of implementation, as long as we work together, we must be able to do all things in Jiangning County."

The general assumption, Su Tiancheng basically said it, of course, this involves the problem of refinement, which needs to be implemented by Lu Tianming, once the system is determined, it must be strictly implemented, this is the so-called eating a lot, not forgiving.

Su Tiancheng's thoughts, I will meet the living requirements of all your officials, let you live a first-class life in the county, let you be beautiful in the county, the reputation will be given to you, and the silver will be given to you, but if you don't do anything, I'm sorry, I have to take everything back, and you don't have any grievances, the opportunity is given to you, and you don't cherish it yourself.

Governing any place, relying on the promotion of economic interests, do not give enough treatment to others, ask others to sacrifice their lives to do things, that is impossible, people with a moment of enthusiasm, do things in a down-to-earth manner, and do not last long, thousands of years have been the same.

Local construction, this is the responsibility of the government, the so-called from the people, for the people, the government is impossible to create silver, can only be to balance capital, promote the circulation of capital, with the value created, improve the local environment, so that everyone can enjoy, so that under the cycle, but also let a local commodity circulation as soon as possible, so as to create greater surplus value.

It is impossible for Lu Tianming to understand these truths, and Su Tiancheng will not say them.

The news that the county officials increased the regular amount of silver, just spread out, it caused a huge sensation, everyone never dreamed that there would be so much regular silver, whether it is a secretary, a warden or a secretary, the monthly routine is more than the annual money, many people can't believe it, thinking that this is a fantasy, the county government has no silver, everyone can't get it.

In the morning hall, for this matter, everyone's argument is also very intense, and increasing the treatment is of course a good thing, but there must also be a place to make money, otherwise, a blank check is issued, which cannot be cashed, and it is also in vain.

It was Su Tiancheng who made the final decision and decided to settle this matter.

When Qu Qingze entered the second hall again, his expression was extremely serious.

"My lord, have you ever thought about the distribution of so many common practices, what kind of impact it will have in the surrounding areas, Ying Tianfu, including Nanzhili, Shangyuan County and Jiangning County are all in Nanjing City, if Jiangning County implements such a standard, what will Shangyuan County think, this kind of treatment is far more than the treatment of Ying Tianfu officials."

Qu Qingze faintly knew that Su Tiancheng could find a way to get the silver, so what he was worried about was not where the silver came from, but the impact.

"I did think about this matter, but you have to think about it, Jiangning County has to do so many things, if the officials of the county government can't eat enough and can't support their families, how do they do things, besides, the silver taels of this expenditure are collected by Jiangning County itself, and they don't rely on the imperial court, and they have to pay taxes on time every year, can other people still put forward any opinions, the lesser of the two powers, can't they carry out reforms, it will be difficult to succeed."

"But if you do this, the impact may affect many things in Jiangning County."

"Not necessarily, the amount of the usual silver, you and I know in my heart, the county's annual routine silver, will not be less than 10,000 taels of silver, as for the county, the lord, the history, etc., it is also thousands of taels of silver, the officials below can think of all kinds of ways, rather than secretly get these silver, it is better to get it on the surface, so that it is made public, what can everyone say, someone is corrupt and perverts the law, investigate it, and be upright."

Qu Qingze was a little speechless, there were some things in the secret, everyone knew the truth, but they would not be put on the table, Su Tiancheng did this, didn't he regard himself as a target and be attacked by others.

However, Su Tiancheng punished Zhou Shunqing, and he didn't see any big things, maybe this matter could also be dealt with.

Watching Qu Qingze leave with a frown, Su Tiancheng sighed softly, since he wants to do big things, he must make some changes, so that it can be effective, and develop step by step, I am afraid that before he has time to operate, Daming has collapsed. (To be continued.) )