Northern Dynasties

Chapter 47 Accounting
In the early morning of the next day, Li Tai picked up Gao Ao Cao's old sword and practiced for a while, then oiled it for maintenance, put it away carefully, and after breakfast, he came to the front hall.

"Mr. Situ, the birthplaces and affidavits of all the former recruiters of Mr. Situ are recorded here. I have seen all of these members. You can ask me for more details."

Chief Shi Holland had already been waiting in the front hall, and when he saw Li Tai approaching, he rushed to report on it.

"There is a long history of labor."

Li Tai nodded, took the roster from Holland and looked through it.

In the past period of time, Gao Zhongmi sold a total of seven positions as servants of the government, and received about [-] horses of silk as gifts.The purchasing power of silk in Kansai is quite high, and the price is not low.

Two-thirds of the harvest from the sale of officials was sent to Shangyuan Township for Li Tai to spend, and the rest was still saved at home to maintain the family. It can be seen that Gao Zhongmi did not come up with this matter purely for enjoyment.

Among the seven family members of the government, two are locals from Huazhou, and the rest are wealthy households living abroad.

In the post-Three Kingdoms period, people flowed frequently between countries, some were forced by wars, some were fleeing famine and disaster, and there were also merchants from across regions.

As the saying goes, people who leave their hometowns are humble, and not all of these homeless people can get special care. Li Tai is also deeply touched by the xenophobic folk customs in Kansai.If you can get an official background, it doesn't matter whether you have a position or not, and your situation will be greatly improved.

What's more, the vassals of the public office are not lowly official positions. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, they were often chosen by the aristocratic families. First, the public and the Kaifu were mostly relatives and relatives. , living less money and being closer to home, but also gaining reputation and socializing, why not do it?
On the contrary, those prefects and county magistrates are not favored by the family because of their heavy responsibilities.

For example, Yu Jin, one of the later Eight Pillar Kingdoms, once said: "The post of state and county was despised by the ancients, and the position of Taiwan and tripod must wait for the time."

After finally waiting for the mutiny in the Six Towns, Yu Jin had to perform outstandingly in the process of countering the rebellion, but ended up living in Guanzhong, and was successively appointed by He Bayue and Yu Wentai as the governor of the county and the governor of the governor, which happened to be the official positions he despised when he was young.

However, in the current situation of the Western Wei Dynasty, there is no such thing as aristocratic romance, and all talented and ambitious people also advocate power and meritorious deeds.

"May I ask Chang Shi, if these assistants go to Daxingtai to listen to them, what kind of duties will they be awarded?"

Li Tai was still relatively unfamiliar with the administrative structure and regulations of the Western Wei Dynasty, so he asked Holland again to learn about their future prospects, so that he could prescribe the right medicine and expedite the training of relevant officials.

"Since the Great Reunification, Daxingtai has emphasized politics and sympathized with the sufferings of the people. It can be described as meticulous in every possible way."

Holland first flattered him from the air, and then said: "But the talent in Kansai is simple, especially in the prefectures and counties. There is a shortage of governors, and they need to be supplemented urgently. The government is full of ranks, and most of the prefectures and counties are for use." .In recent years, Su Shangshu of Xingtai has also discussed the advantages of geographical advantages, equalization of taxes and labor, account registration must be made from scratch, and state and county officials must frequently go to the village to persuade agricultural supervisors..."

When Li Tai heard this, he understood which aspect these people would probably use.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Su Chuo's chief engineer was of great significance to the political construction of the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties.The "Six Articles Edict" he put forward was also discussed a lot in later generations.

In addition to the construction of the political framework, Su Chuo also had a profound influence on the change and creation of the basic administrative format.For example, the bookkeeping regulations of "Zhu Chu Mo Jin" created by him, as well as the reform of bookkeeping account registration, also had a profound impact on later generations.

The national strength of the Western Wei Dynasty was originally the weakest of the latter three countries. To achieve long-term stability and maintenance of the regime on the basis of a limited number of citizens, the entire administrative structure from top to bottom must be meticulous and efficient.

Accounting is not simply bookkeeping, but according to the national tax regulations, the amount of rent adjustment payable by each household in the year is recorded on the household registration, and the financial audit is specific to each household, and the formed series of documents are recorded. Known as a "Billing Account".

Independently speaking, accounting is a generalization of the government's rent adjustment and taxation in the past year, so that the government can live within its means.The management of finance and taxation of the Sui and Tang empires in later generations also largely followed the accounting basis formulated by Su Chuo.

Although the number of registered households in the Western Wei Dynasty was not as large as that of the other two regimes at the same time, at least there must be hundreds of thousands of registered households.Every registered household has to create an accounting account, and one can imagine the huge amount of work involved in writing, sorting and summarizing.

Now there is no convenient way to work with a computer network. All accounting documents need to be calculated and sorted out by the officials of the prefectures, counties, counties and townships, and written out one by one, and they must be copied in multiple copies for Daxingtai, the state Governments at all levels of counties, counties and townships kept the basic calculations, so the project was naturally even more massive.

Holland also said that this project has been started several years ago, but so far, only the core states and counties in the relevant regions can barely complete the account registration work.

Although other places such as Hedong, Western Henan, Longyou, and Northern Shaanxi were also ruled by the Western Wei court, they did not even have a complete basis for household registration, let alone accounting.

After learning about this, Li Tai also realized how hungry Yu Wentai was for grassroots administrators.

Due to the lack of talents, the taxes that should be collected cannot be raised, and the tradition of annexing land and tribes by powerful and nobles is deeply rooted. If this situation is not reversed, the financial situation will only get worse.The national strength is getting weaker and weaker, and the external expansion is even weaker.

Although Holland could not say exactly what specific positions these staff members of the Situ Mansion would be assigned to in the future, but after understanding the current administrative difficulties in the Western Wei Dynasty, Li Tai decided to give priority to strengthening the ability of these people to write and calculate accounts. .

One is that there is the largest shortage of administrative talents in this area, and the other is that Li Tai has already carried out relevant ability training in the manor.

One sheep is also chased, and two sheep are also herded.Although the classification of his family's affairs is much simpler than that of a government, if it is only specific to the accounting and registration, the textbook can be used with a slight change.

Li Tai discussed with Holland all morning in the front hall, during which Gao Zhongmi also came to listen. After hearing Li Tai's idea, he couldn't help shouting excitedly that it was feasible.

After the idea was agreed upon, Li Tai ordered the government officials to call the seven assistants to the mansion in the afternoon and inform them that they were going to start the assault training.

Most of these people lived in the city of Huazhou, so it was convenient to call them. After more than half an hour, they came to the door one after another, young and old.

The oldest one is in his fifties, and his name is Zhu Fangzheng. He was originally from Dingzhou, Hebei. He led his family to take refuge in the Taihang Mountains during the Hebei Mutiny in the Six Towns. After the Western Wei Dynasty recovered Hedong, he was taken to Huazhou. , was assigned the position of a Situ mansion meritorious official.

The youngest one is Yang Yu, who is less than [-] years old. He is a Hengnong person. After entering the hall, he talked about his various experiences when he came to Guanzhong and wanted to join the army but bumped into walls everywhere. With the taste of social bullying, one can tell at a glance that he is an aspiring young man who is not deep in the city and longs for martial arts.

When all the assistants arrived, Li Tai said, "It's not due to friendship, but it's a happy fate. Thanks to Daxingtai's love, Mr. Situ may be transferred to another post soon..."

Before he finished speaking, a local assistant from Huazhou frowned and said, "It's great to see Mr. Situ promoted, but should we make proper arrangements when the government is in charge? If we continue to follow Mr. Situ, can we give What's the matter? If you stay in the government, will you be dismissed by those who come after you?"

"Wu Canjun, please be calm and don't be impatient. We meet at the mansion today, and we are doing exactly this festival."

After Li Tai heard the words, he said with a smile: "Daxingtai is thirsty for talents, and talents are not allowed to flow idle. All government officials who are full of rank or move to other residences can all belong to Daxingtai and be taught by him."

Hearing this, several people in the room immediately became excited again, especially the young man Yang Yu, who said eagerly: "I have a humble job, and I am eager to use it for the country. To be included in the military mansion is to live up to one's ambition!"

Li Tai was also delighted to hear this, this spirited young man really dares to think and speak, I don't even know where the Daxingtai door opens, you start to imagine that Yuwen Taihui knows people with his eyes.

He also didn't explain in detail that Daxingtai might not meet them in person to give them official positions. It's always good to keep some expectations. He turned his gaze and motioned Holland to explain the current situation to them.

"Working together, let everyone know that Daxingtai's political personnel are different from the government..."

Holland stood up and spoke seriously about Daxingtai's strict regulations on official examinations.

After listening to these words, everyone realized the seriousness of the situation, and the cheerful atmosphere in the hall quickly dissipated. Wu Canjun, a local in Huazhou, said with a bitter face: "Excuse me, sir, please ask Changshi, Daxingtai Can I resign from the post of inspector? The former donated his life to the government because he was greedy for the convenience and went to the nobles, but the household is busy with farming and mulberry work, and he really has no spare time to accept new things..."

When Yang Yu heard this, he immediately sneered with disdain and said: "Only when a person is in the midst of things can he consider the pros and cons. If you are only covetous and cowardly, it is no different from indoor pigs and dogs!"

"Little thief with bad tongue! Come on, I will fight you today to see if you are brave! It is better to die by my hands than die by the thief!"

That Wu Canjun is also a violent temper. Although he is afraid of the supervision and punishment of Daxingtai, he can't stand the provocation of the young people, so he immediately stood up and rolled up his sleeves to invite the fight.

"Fighting with fists and kicks, it's too hard to kill. Give each of them a knife, and fight to death, save me an annoyance, and fight to the death of two people, the heart will be more comfortable!"

Seeing that the two of them were about to fight after leaving the table, Li Tai was very annoyed and said angrily directly.

When the two heard this, although they were still angry with each other, they hurriedly confessed their crimes and dared not play wild in the hall again.

"I don't care about your own thoughts. Since you donate to the government, you can see that you are ashamed. Situ has accumulated talents for the country, and Gao Yi accepts it. I am also afraid that you will be at a loss when you start a job, so I teach you a few things about being an official. The ability to do things. If you can do well in your studies, Mr. Situ will recommend you with a paper."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Li Taicai said again in a deep voice: "Future honor and disgrace, life and fortune, we are all in one mind! Tell all the members today, prepare to go home, and go to the school with me in the morning! If you dare to abandon yourself and be absent, today is the time." Sue and be expelled!"

(End of this chapter)