Through data and visits, Zhu Jingyuan got a general understanding of the local situation in Edo, and then began to think about what he should do in Edo during the two years.

If Zhu Jingyuan is an ordinary political envoy, then what it should do and what it should manage is all directly arranged by the imperial court and the political envoy.

It is equivalent to the deputy position in charge of a less important matter in the political envoy department, and there is a relatively important political participation in the front.

If it is an ordinary prince, when he receives practical training in governance, when he reaches the level of senator, the actual task is also very close to that of ordinary senators.

It is just that while completing their own work, they should learn and understand all the work of the political envoy and the yamen.

In the next stage, when you train as a political participant, you can directly participate in all the work and ask about all affairs.

It is equivalent to the executive deputy position of the political envoy, and can cooperate with the political envoy to directly preside over the daily work.

But Zhu Jingyuan is not an ordinary senator, nor is he an ordinary prince.

Zhu Jingyuan has been training in various places, in addition to learning like ordinary princes, and more importantly, he has led the pilot of the New Deal.

At the same time, Zhu Jingyuan also took the errand of the local governor.

No matter where Zhu Jingyuan is training, his actual task is to be a local post.

Not only will they not cooperate with the local subjectivity, but they will also let the local supervisor cooperate with themselves.

When he was training in the Lion City, Zhu Jingyuan had already set up a simple work diversion method for himself.

The first is daily work, familiar with and learning the operation logic of the local yamen, and mastering the workflow of the main key positions.

The second is to respond to the work, investigate the local situation, find local problems, solve problems and sum up experience, and put forward suggestions for reform and preventive measures.

For ordinary princes and grandsons who normally participate in the practical training of governance, these first two items are all their work.

These are all tasks that can be done in a step-by-step manner.

For Zhu Jingyuan, this is just the basic work, and the more important ones are in the future.

The third is to promote the implementation of new policies that have been verified in other regions locally.

For example, there is a standard system for the payment of wages based on the general education examination certificate.

The fourth is to supervise the work, supervise, supervise and help the local officials, and better complete the new tasks issued by the emperor and the imperial court.

At present, the most important thing is the establishment of a government-run consortium that Zhu Jingyuan and Zhu Jianyan have just discussed.

Fifth, experimental work, using the local area as a pilot to test the new system planned by itself.

After careful consideration, Zhu Jingyuan thought that he could try to combine the latter two matters this time.

So, after three days of preparation, Zhu Jingyuan officially summoned the main officials of the Edo Envoy Department and the Yamen again.

After a simple polite greeting, Zhu Jingyuan got down to business:

"The imperial court's notice on the opening of a government-run manufacturer has been issued, right?"

Chen Jian, the political envoy of Edo, immediately surrendered his hand and said:

"Your Royal Highness, I have received it, and the imperial court has requested that yamen at all levels can organize the construction of government-run manufacturers according to local conditions.

"The organization and preparation of the manufacturer was completed by the government offices at all levels, and after its establishment, it was merged into the Ming Consortium established by the Central Imperial Court and became a subordinate manufacturer of the consortium in various places.

"Relevant personnel can be directly transferred from government offices at all levels, directly recruited from the private sector, or applied to the foundation.

"The formal management and operation personnel of the same level of manufacturers enjoy the treatment of officials at the same level."

Zhu Jingyuan nodded slowly after hearing this, and then asked about the local affairs in Edo:

"What kind of industry are you going to do here in Edo?"

Chen Jian knew Zhu Jingyuan's task, so he prepared the relevant situation in advance and waited for Zhu Jingyuan's inquiry.

Now it is also very natural to explain the situation I have obtained so far:

"For Edo and the entire Japanese archipelago and the Korean Peninsula, the most suitable industries are, of course, shipbuilding and shipping.

"However, shipbuilding and shipping have obvious economies of scale, and they are more suitable for opening relatively high-grade manufacturers.

Therefore, the current view of the Yamen is that shipyards should be set up at the level of government and government manufacturers at the level of political envoys, and shipping companies should be set up at the level of political envoys and even cross-political envoys.

"This may require His Highness's coordination and application, so I hope His Highness can inquire about it in the future.

"Then, for the middle and lower level yamen, except for a small number of places that already have corresponding industries, suitable for participating in small-scale small ships and offshore shipping, it is not suitable for all of them to engage in shipbuilding and shipping.

"After our investigation and research, we believe that the three basic industries of housing, schools, and hospitals are industries that can be established by any level of yamen.

"Because no matter whether it is a city or a country, no matter who it is, it needs houses and hospitals, and schools are the direction of development for future generations.

At the same time, the recently issued circular on improving and improving the livelihood security of officials requires that government offices at all levels should build enough homes, hospitals, and schools for the children of officials.

"Now with the development of related industries, it is just right to cooperate with the implementation of relevant policies, which is also the suggestion given by the imperial court.

"Finally, these key basic industries are also relatively easy to make a profit, which can reduce risks."

Chen Jian's preparation was relatively good, and Zhu Jingyuan didn't find any problems after listening to it.

However, Zhu Jingyuan has his own plans and requirements:

"I think these arrangements are fine, but for government manufacturers, the most important thing is not to make a profit.

"This should have been mentioned in the documents issued by the imperial court, right?"

Chen Jian was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded and said:

"It does mention that key basic industries such as housing, hospitals, and schools should be of a social security nature.

"Therefore, the government-run consortium should take the lead in ensuring and maintaining the stability and equilibrium of the corresponding market......

Zhu Jingyuan nodded lightly again, and at the same time reminded and added:

"The notice may be more official, but I think it's better to be more straightforward.

"In fact, it is to let the government-run consortia at all levels cooperate with the government offices at all levels to turn these industries into unprofitable industries.

"The first is to control prices, to drive down profit margins, and at the same time to control private transactions and control the number of household holdings.

"It's best if private manufacturers can't operate related industries, so that government-owned manufacturers can operate exclusively without losing money.

"At the same time, we need to maintain sufficient supplies so that officials and civilians do not have a place to live.

"This kind of goal is difficult to achieve by relying solely on system and market regulation, and it must be directly participated by government-owned manufacturers."

Chen Jian and a group of officials listened to these requirements, and they were a little worried while understanding.

The relevant people originally knew that real estate, hospitals, and schools were all very easy to make money.

Even if it is done according to the requirements of the imperial court, the so-called guarantee of supply and maintaining stability will not increase any difficulty.

This is because it will be easier for government-owned manufacturers to operate than private manufacturers.

Therefore, the work of the employees of the government-owned manufacturers should be very easy, and the key is that the regular employees in it still have the treatment of officials.

Many officials are already making up their minds, trying to get their relatives and friends to try to apply, and they are also trying to help arrange for them in the process of organizing manufacturers.

At the same time, as reminded by the imperial court, the existence of these government-owned manufacturers can ensure that the treatment of normal officials can be implemented with quality and quantity.

Therefore, for these two recent policies, the vast majority of officials are full of joy and expectation to promote them.

But now I listen to the meaning of Prince Dashi, which is to let these government-run manufacturers take the initiative to avoid making money.

How can factories and trading houses exist and operate if they don't make money?

Ordinary private manufacturers must pursue profits and avoid losses.

Now this government-owned manufacturer is required not to lose money and not make a profit.

It's about keeping the factory at the break-even point as much as possible.

It feels like you're budgeting.

In order to ensure that the income is spent, there must be neither a large deficit nor a large-scale surplus.

These requirements don't sound like easy to do......

If you lose money, you will be punished, and if you make money, you will also be punished?

Chen Jian felt that this idea didn't seem quite right, and he was a little suspicious that he might have misunderstood something.

Chen Jian secretly glanced at Zhu Jingyuan, recalling what he had learned about Zhu Jingyuan's personality and habits from colleagues in other places, so he dared to try to take the initiative to consult:

"Your Highness, do you mean that we want to run the government-run manufacturers as if they were the departments of the yamen?"

Zhu Jingyuan nodded directly and said:

"That's right, these government-owned manufacturers can actually be regarded as part of the yamen.

"It's just that it involves business and financial and tax transactions, so we have to go out and operate independently.

Therefore, the imperial court and the headquarters of the Daming Consortium, of course, will also pay attention to and count the profit margins and profit amounts of government-owned manufacturers at all levels, but they will not use them as the main criteria for assessment.

"This is the biggest difference between government-owned manufacturers and private manufacturers.

"So I would like to remind you here that you should not treat government-run manufacturers as manufacturers.

"Don't worry about being punished by the consortium because you can't make money.

"What the relevant personnel should consider is to cooperate with the yamen at all levels to maintain social and market stability.

"Finally, the profitability of the state-owned manufacturers should also be considered, if the manufacturers themselves have no profitability at all, then it will not be competitive in the market.

"It's just that we won't take profit as the most important criterion like private manufacturers.

"Of course, you won't be penalized for making money.

"The profits made by state-owned manufacturers in the market can be seen as another form of taxation.

"In addition to being used for the expansion of production by the government-owned manufacturers themselves, more are directly handed over to the corresponding higher-level yamen."

After Zhu Jingyuan explained this, Chen Jian and the other officials breathed a sigh of relief again.

According to such management standards, the work of these state-owned manufacturers can still be regarded as relatively easy.

Not blindly pursuing profits means that there is no pressure to make profits, and cooperating with the yamen means that the business will be relatively simple and stable.

But at the same time, profit is not the most important thing, then there are other most important things.

That is, the imperial court and Zhu Jingyuan both mentioned that they cooperated with the imperial court to maintain social and market stability.

The employee evaluation standards of government-run manufacturers can definitely only be formulated around these aspects.

This is really the same as being an errand in the yamen, and the treatment of this so-called official is really not so free.

After Zhu Jingyuan explained the policy to the Edo officials led by Chen Jian, he began to explain his pilot policy plan:

"In the process of organizing and opening government-run manufacturers, I hope that the government offices at all levels in Edo and their counterparts will cooperate with each other to carry out a pilot work on the new policy."

Chen Jian was also prepared for this, and when he heard this, he directly agreed:

"Your Highness, you can arrange it, and we will fully cooperate."

Zhu Jingyuan raised his hand to signal, and the secretary next to him handed a handwritten document by Zhu Jingyuan to Chen Jian.

Zhu Jingyuan briefly explained and introduced on the side:

"This new policy is the ticket system, and when purchasing certain goods, special bills and certificates are required.

"The relevant bills and certificates are to be issued by a special agency set up by the imperial court, according to rules that have no direct relationship with money.

"It's a new policy, but it's not really brand new, it's already been used during the Renwu Dynasty.

"It's just that Emperor Shizu's situation at that time was completely different from the current situation.

"The same ticket system should have a completely different effect then and now.

"The reason why Emperor Shizu used the ticket was that the treasure money at that time had completely lost its value, and the gold and silver were not enough.

"Coupled with the extraordinary social unrest, food, a necessity of life, has become an approximate general equivalent.

Therefore, Emperor Shizu introduced food stamps that could be used to exchange grain directly as a temporary new banknote.

"After the society was stable and the grain production was abundant, the vouchers for exchanging grain were gradually abolished.

"When resources are scarce, the essence of tickets is to limit purchases and ensure the most basic fairness in the distribution of resources.

"Now we have relatively abundant resources, but they are far from the extent that the rich can be wasted at will.

"I used the ticket system in this situation to see if I could control and balance the supply and demand of a particular market through the ticket system, and the ultimate goal was to avoid excessive concentration and waste of living infrastructure and resources.

"So these tickets are still for a specific infrastructure of life.

"First of all, the house ticket for the house.

"My current plan is to divide the tickets into three categories: men, women, and families, and maybe two or three different levels.

"Male and female tickets are used to purchase single rooms and apartments, except for the separation of men and women, other regulations and standards can be exactly the same, can be collectively referred to as single tickets.

"Single tickets can only be used to purchase a studio apartment with a maximum area of 40 square meters.

"Then, a man's ticket, a woman's ticket, or two apartment house ownership certificates, together with a marriage certificate, can be exchanged for a family ticket, which can be placed directly at the marriage registry office.

"The family ticket can be used to purchase a home with more than two rooms,

"The area corresponding to the exchanged family ticket cannot be less than the sum of the house area corresponding to the two single tickets.

"My long-term goal in the future is to be fully government-run in the housing industry.

"The imperial court issued a rule that the purchase of a house must use a house ticket.

"Everyone can get a room ticket when they reach adulthood, and at the same time, they can only get a maximum of one room ticket that controls the area and size without special contributions.

"In the end, the regular single ticket was fixed at 40 square meters, and the family ticket started at 120 square meters.

"In addition to the two tickets for men and women plus the marriage certificate for the family ticket, the family ticket plus the birth registration certificate should also be exchanged for a family ticket for a larger area and more rooms.

"Of course, at that time, you can buy a larger house ticket just by adding money, but you can't buy a larger number of independent houses.

"Unless there is a special contribution recognized by the imperial court, ordinary people cannot own more than two houses at the same time.

"At that point, everybody has to use a ticket to buy a house, but at the same time everybody has a ticket.

"Then the builder of the house can directly build the house according to the number of tickets issued.

"In this way, the number of houses built will not exceed the actual demand too much, and the proportion of waste and idle will be reduced.

At the same time, the imperial court, yamen at all levels, and housing builders of government-run consortia at all levels should cooperate in controlling market prices.

"The market price of the smallest family house should be controlled to no more than five years of wages for ordinary workers.

"Turn the housing industry into a real social basic industry.

Of course, this is only an ideal theoretical goal, and there will definitely be various problems in the process of implementation.

"So before we can apply it on a large scale, we first have to conduct a social pilot.

"I hope that you will cooperate with me in the details of these plans, solve the problems in the pilot process, and complete this pilot in Edo.

"If this pilot can be successful and can verify its practical feasibility, it will be a great achievement."

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