"What's the problem?" Wu Yingying smiled and looked at the young tax collectors, they were diligent and honest, they had brains but not arrogance, just from the selection of such a group of subordinates, Chase knew people and was good at their duties, and they were worthy of the position of prime minister.

"Your Majesty, I have a question. A tax collector with a tanned face like Wang Jian, Zhou Zhi raised his fist and asked, which was the same as the rules for sergeants in the barracks to speak.

"Say," Wu Yingying gave him an encouraging look. Judging from the reports of the Military Intelligence Department and the Brotherhood, most of the tax collectors subscribed to the Shazhou Anthology, accepted the baptism of repeated literary wars that progressed deeper and deeper in the Hexi area, and gradually developed the habit of thinking, rather than blindly following the rules.

"If, in accordance with His Majesty's instructions, we vigorously promote the cultivation of livestock, build water conservancy, and switch to new agricultural tools. Zhou Zhi is a solid person, and he speaks in an unhurried tone, "The demand for livestock and all kinds of wood, and even iron will increase dramatically, if there are profiteers hoarding and making profits from it, they are only afraid that the country will be damaged, and they will immediately prepare countermeasures." ”

"Yes," Wu Yingying nodded approvingly, "profiteers must be suppressed, but to solve the problem at the root, it is necessary to match the production volume of various industries." It is precisely because of this that there is a special coordinator Cao in the Prime Minister's Mansion," he simply walked in front of the chart of the total input-output and production capacity estimation of each industry, and said in a deep voice, "Judging from the investigation of the tax collector's office, in order to obtain wool and meat, the shade households and tribes in the pastoral areas raise more sheep, and the large livestock that can be cultivated such as cattle and horses are still few, judging from the current situation of feeding livestock in the pastoral areas," he spread his hands, "Even if there are no profiteers to interfere, it is difficult for us to buy enough large livestock no matter how much money we pay." Therefore, according to the needs of the farming area, you should decide that the sergeants in the pastoral area should arrange for the shade households to raise more cattle and horses. ”

"If the surplus grain collected in one year in the cultivated area is not enough to buy enough livestock for cultivation at one time, then it can be bought a little less, so that it will have less impact on the price of livestock, and first arrange for the shade households below the sergeant to rotate the use of livestock to cultivate the land, and in the second year, the large livestock in the pastoral area will increase, and the cultivated area will increase the number of purchases, so that the goal of spreading animal power throughout the entire old twelve states will be achieved in five years. By the way, before the number of large livestock in the agricultural areas reaches a certain base, it is necessary to promptly order the sergeants in the pastoral areas to arrange for the shaded households to raise fewer cattle and horses and more sheep, so that the shaded households in the pastoral areas will not suffer losses in raising livestock according to the government's arrangement. ”

In the same way, the Coordinating Division had to calculate the amount of materials needed to improve the agricultural implements and build water conservancy, especially iron, which required the manufacture of special workshops, and then instructed the Baggage Division to enter into long-term deeds with the craftsmen and merchants who operated the mines, so that they could increase production as instructed. ”

"Your Majesty Xie instructed. Seeing that the tax collectors nodded thoughtfully, Wu Yingying smiled slightly, "Things are not so simple, taking iron as an example, building water conservancy and innovating agricultural tools will greatly increase the demand for iron, all blacksmith shops have no experience in such a surge in demand, they will take orders, and then increase production, but this will cause the supply of coal and iron ore to exceed demand or the price skyrocketing, so that blacksmiths lose money, it will damage the iron smelting industry that is vital to us." Therefore, it is necessary to instruct the mines and merchants who mine coal and iron in advance to increase production, and if there is no such large production capacity in our country, it must be purchased by the trade department Zhang Luo from the river, the western regions, or the Central Plains. Before issuing the directive, it is important to calculate the cost of these initiatives, so that the increase in the average input cost of the previous one is too high and the benefits of agricultural innovation appear insignificant. Do you understand what you do?" he was afraid that such an indoctrination method would make the tax collectors unbearable, so he stopped to see how the tax collectors reacted.

Wang Jian's face was already a little red with excitement, and he replied: "According to Your Majesty's wishes, the Prime Minister's Mansion should draw up a production plan for all industries in the west of the Longyou River in the next few years, or through the sergeant instructing the Yin Household, or through the way of signing a long-term contract with the Baggage Division, so that the agriculture, animal husbandry, industry and commerce in the entire twelve states will act in accordance with the plan of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the share of materials produced in all aspects will be exactly the same as the amount of materials needed, and it will be in perfect harmony with the plan of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so as to achieve all the best results?"

He paused, didn't wait for Wu Yingying to answer, and said while thinking, "If it is according to Your Majesty's thinking, the production of bulk things such as wool spinning workshops and porcelain workshops can also be calculated, and after the surplus grain of the farmers is collected, it will definitely be extremely saved," Speaking of this, a trace of pity flashed in Wang Jian's eyes, "The purchase of these household goods by farmers will be greatly reduced, so the workshops that make household goods need to control their output in the next few years, and the products sold for export should be fine rather than coarse, and more will be profitable." However, less wool and less sheep were raised, and the saved forage was just enough to feed more large livestock, and less crude pottery and porcelain could be fired, and the saved charcoal could be used to supply the ironworks. "Talent, Wu Yingying sighed in his heart, leaving an impression on Wang Jian, but he didn't want to make him jealous of his colleagues because of too much praise, and said, "It is precisely like this, the tax collector's office should master and coordinate the production capacity and output of farming, animal husbandry, logging, construction, mulberry linen, weaving, tanning, mining, smelting, and craftsman shops in the country. But you don't have to be tight. When making plans, everything needs to be left in the room, otherwise the Prime Minister's Office will be passive. He smiled and said to the tax collectors, "The Prime Minister's Office will formulate a five-year plan to coordinate the livelihood of all industries in the country, which is a rare undertaking in ancient times. Ladies and gentlemen, don't disappoint me. ”

Listening to Wu Yingying, Wang Jian, and Zhou Zhi's answers, the tax collectors all understood what kind of career the Prime Minister's Mansion would undertake, and they were all a little excited in their hearts. The ancient adage says that those who work hard govern people, and those who work hard govern people. Xiao He and Zhang Liang are like hunters, and Han Xinying is like an eagle dog. Now the Prime Minister's Mansion is planning in the middle, and the people of the whole country are doing their best, and it will take five years to reproduce the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty in Longyou, what kind of achievement is this!

"But, can you really restrain the profiteers?" Zhou Zhiyu, who was a little stupid, muttered to himself, he was born poor, and when he encountered a famine when he was young, the profiteers hoarded grain, and when they encountered a bumper harvest of grain, they sold grain at a low price and hurt the peasants, and he was really apprehensive about the profiteers. His words were heard by Wu Yingying, who pointed to the sign of "Xia King Tax Collector" on his chest, and said: "Don't worry, the tax collector is one of the most feared businessmen in this world." ”

After Wu Yingying explained in detail the details and requirements for formulating the first five-year plan of the Xia Kingdom to Chase and his confidant tax collectors, he jokingly asked: "What else is the problem, just open your mouth now, otherwise, Chase You still have a military status and want to engage in military law." Chase will soon hand over the position of the head of the military intelligence department to Gou Luo'an, and said with a smile: "There are no other difficulties, but there are few people who are literate in reading, can write and calculate, and are young and strong, and have a quick mind, and now Mr. Zuoqiu's scholar's business of compiling books is also very prosperous, and he always goes to Shazhou Academy to dig Mr. Zuoqiu's corner, and Weichen is also ashamed, and I implore His Majesty to allow the Prime Minister's Mansion to open a school, and set up thirteen subjects according to each Cao, specifically for cultivating practical materials." ”