Daxianguan

Chapter 469
Li Ji, the long history, also rose step by step from the bottom, and he can be regarded as talented, ambitious, and able to achieve the position of long history, which shows his ability.

In fact, in the past few years when he took over as governor of Liangzhou, Li Ji was able to stabilize the situation.

But, it's just to hold on.

Seeing Chu Xian ask his opinion, Li Ji seemed to be full of bitterness. You must know that his long history seems to be very good in the eyes of others, but in fact, this long history is quite difficult to do.

"Lord Inspector, as the saying goes, a good woman can't live without rice. This state's internal affairs, big and small affairs, all need money. If you don't have money, you can't do anything well. But our Liangzhou government is the most short of money." Li Ji At this time began to pour bitter water.

Chu Xian nodded and listened.

In the official system of a state, there is a division of labor in the Holy Dynasty. The governor is the highest, in charge of internal affairs, official evaluation and promotion, and defense. It can be said that all conditions are the highest responsible person.

But there is only one governor, and he needs help, so Changshi and Sima were born.

One is in charge of internal affairs and the other is in charge of defense.

The governor is in charge of both aspects, and at the same time has a more powerful power, which is the evaluation of officials. In fact, the governor is not the only one who has the final say on this matter.

The governor is responsible for the evaluation of officials in various states and regions. On the one hand, half of the power is in the Wenxuan Department under the Ministry of Officials. Therefore, the secretary of the Wenxuan Department has almost the same power to evaluate officials as the governor.

However, there is only one doctor in the Wenxuan Division, and he will not patrol around for a long time, so the governor still holds this power. It is also because of this that the governor can be called the highest official of a state. At any time, the power to appoint personnel, All the most important.

Here Li Ji is still talking about all the difficulties he has encountered. Chu Xian also knows these things and understands them in his heart, but he still comforts him patiently and praises Li Ji's contribution.

"Lord Inspector, just now I just complained, but if I want to solve this problem, I think I have to use four words to deal with it." Li Ji said at this time.

Chu Xian asked, "Which four words?"

"Increase income and reduce expenditure!" Li Ji said word by word.

Chu Xian nodded, this is fundamental, but how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure is the most difficult.

"Lord Inspector, the money of the state capital is generally in taxes, because state officials are not allowed to intervene in business operations, and are not allowed to do business, so tax revenue is the main income of our state capital and even the cities and counties of various places, but although Liangzhou is a business Importantly, it stands to reason that even if you collect tolls and tariffs, you can still make a lot of money, but the problem is that many caravans are discouraged because of the previous troubles of the monster race. Renting profits, since the time when the lower officials took over, we have been reducing taxes. This is the request from above. We have to comply. In fact, it is not enough. Faced with the embarrassing situation of having no money to use, to be honest, going to the household department to ask for money every year, no matter whether you are a junior official or the former governor Guo, it is something that you can't bear to look back on, it's a shame."

Speaking of pain, Li Ji was full of grief and indignation. One can imagine that he is the dignified governor of Liangzhou. It will be easier for senior officials.

Chu Xian nodded.

This is indeed the case. The governance of the holy pilgrimage is divided into states. In fact, the salaries of officials in each state are settled by each state itself.

Except for the tax money that must be handed over to the holy pilgrimage every year, this is also limited. If it is exceeded, the rest will be disposed of by the state itself. Those who have money will naturally pay more, and those who have no money will pay less.

But Liangzhou has reduced taxes, and the annual quota of tax payment is not enough, and they have to ask the household department for money. Of course, they can only humbly.

While Li Ji was speaking, Chu Xian was listening. After the lecture, Chu Xian had a general understanding of the current situation.

This is indeed a very tricky mess.

Before Chu Xian took office, he dealt with normal affairs every day, but he didn't feel these troubles. Now that he officially took office, these troubles came to him one by one.

"The most important thing right now is to go to the household department to ask for money, otherwise we won't be able to pay any salary next month." Li Ji said the most urgent thing at this time.

Chu Xian asked how much he needed.

"Liangzhou is divided into sixteen cities, with a total of more than 200 counties. Officials at all levels, from the state capital, the city government to the county government, must have more than 2000 officials who have entered the product. To distribute the salary, at least 10 taels of silver, This is still a halved payment, even if it was issued, it was not last month, but half a year ago, so it can’t be delayed any longer.”

After Li Ji finished speaking, Chu Xian only felt dizzy.

10 taels of silver were distributed to 10 officials, which is indeed not much in terms of conversion, but where can I find these [-] taels of silver all of a sudden?

Speaking of it, the money was not much, of course Chu Xian didn't have it himself, but when he was in Jingzhou, any of those rich kids could probably afford the 10 taels.

Now, I am the state governor of the state capital, and I will be stumped by 10 taels.

And even if you put together 10 taels, it's just the beginning, you can't keep patching together, the fundamental problem has to be solved.

At this time, Li Ji dropped another blockbuster.

"Lord Inspector, there is one more thing. The censor who inspected below has found out that in the past six months alone, more than a dozen corruption cases have been discovered in various places in Liangzhou. The officials believe that this has something to do with the halving of the salary. It has a lot to do with it, and the officials below are full of complaints about this."

Chu Xian was not surprised when he heard this.

According to the current situation in Liangzhou, it is expected that the officials below are corrupt. If not, it would be abnormal. Fortunately, it seems that Li Ji has brought the situation under control.

"Corrupt officials, no matter what their reasons are, must not be forgiven. The salaries of officials in the Holy Dynasty are not small. The so-called halving is only compared to officials in other states. Compared with ordinary people, the salaries of officials are not high. If it is less, even if it is a ninth rank, there will be 15 taels of silver per month. If it is an eighth rank, it will have 50 taels a month. Two? With such a high salary, you still want to be corrupt, no matter what the banner is, you will have to be severely punished." Chu Xian said with a sullen face at this time.

Li Ji also nodded.

In order to prevent corruption, the Holy Dynasty has a very high standard for officials to seal silver. Even if it is halved and the payment is postponed, it will not make it impossible for the family to uncover the pot. At least it is much better than ordinary people. If it is only because the salary is halved The reason is corruption, and it is impossible to lenient the net.

But Chu Xian also knew that this also explained a problem from the side. The current state capital, Yinzi, has become a top priority and must be solved.

"Lord Governor, I have listed some items here. Some taxes have to be increased, and some unnecessary expenses have to be reduced. This is the way to increase revenue and reduce expenditure." Li Ji handed over a list at this time.

Chu Xian glanced roughly, and said: "I'll take a look at this, and if there is no problem, I will submit it to the Ministry of Households for review."

Li Ji knew that this process must be followed, so he nodded: "In addition, if the governor has time, he can also go to the city and county where the state capital belongs to and inspect it. This is also a common practice."

Chu Xian knew what Li Ji meant.

I belong to the new official, and I am the new governor. As the highest official of the state capital, of course there must be some movement, and of course everyone must know, so the best way is to go to various places to inspect, which will be beneficial. Get acquainted with officials at all levels in various places, and secondly, you can also understand the situation in various places. This is also the homework that must be done as a governor.

In fact, Chu Xian also had this plan long ago.

But before going to the state to inspect the area, you have to ask the Ministry of Households for the money, otherwise, the state capital will really be in trouble.

After Li Ji left, Chu Xian was also thinking about countermeasures, and at the same time read what Li Ji wrote.

It has to be said that Li Ji is still capable. This draft price tax is considered good, and the reduction of some unnecessary funds is also very accurate.

But Chu Xian could still see that even if this was a nod from the household department, it was not a fundamental solution, and it was a temporary solution, not a permanent solution.

Chu Xian returned home, still thinking about this problem.

This kind of thing is more difficult than fighting with others and solving major and important cases. To be honest, although Chu Xian does not have so much money, it is not difficult for him to get 10,000+ taels of silver.

The easiest way is to send a letter to Qin Huhu and Run Liangchen in Jingzhou. With Chu Xian's face, it is not a problem to ask these officials from Jingzhou to get 10,000+ taels.

But this is not a solution to the problem at all, even if it can be dealt with once, what about in the future?

The key point is to solve the tax and financial problems here in Liangzhou. There are many places to spend money and few places to collect money. This is the status quo.

Probably seeing that Chu Xian was worried, Li Ziwan also asked.

In the past two days, Li Ziwan is arranging for someone to go to Jingzhou to take Chu Huang and the others over. After all, Chu Xian has officially taken over as the governor of Liangzhou, and will not move again for at least one or two years.

Officials of the Holy Dynasty, from the eighth rank to the ninth rank, are assessed once a year, and from the sixth rank to the seventh rank, are assessed every three years. As for Chu Xian, the governor of the fifth rank, he is usually assessed once every five years or more.

Of course, as long as it is not particularly bad, the official will not be assessed.

Chu Xian didn't hide it from Li Ziwan. After telling the story, Li Ziwan thought for a while and said, "Going to the household department to ask for money is unacceptable."

Chu Xian was curious, so he asked why, and Li Ziwan said: "In the past few years, Liangzhou has asked the Ministry of Households for money every year. It is impossible for the immortal officials in the Shoufu Pavilion not to know about this matter. After all, the reality is like this. The previous Governor Guo’s son-in-law did not satisfy the Shoufu Pavilion in this matter. Perhaps, this is also the reason why he was dismissed. Letting you take over, at least [-]%, depends on the Shoufu Pavilion to see if you can reverse the situation. The current case is a small test, but the current situation is a big test."

(End of this chapter)