The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1001 Sketch of the Internal Affairs Office of Zhisu [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

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Feng Jie was so nervous. It wasn't you who started it first, and you didn't even throw the cup as a signal. Aren't you embarrassed? You overturned the table and then you picked it up yourself.

However, a higher-ranking official can crush a lower-ranking official, so Feng Jie signaled his men to sheath their swords and stand back up.

Li Yao had to admit that after Chen Jian mastered the rules, it was very easy for him to calculate how much currency the Qin State had issued, and he didn't even need to conduct a census.

The amount of money can be easily calculated based on the existing food prices.

After all, grain is the foundation, and the annual grain output will be made public. There is no need for Bingzhou to check it specifically, and the Qin State will also make it public.

The amount of money can be calculated directly from the price of grain.

On the contrary, the operation of the caravan and the transaction volume are difficult to calculate from the data, and someone must be sent to check it.

"I plan to set up the Huaxia Price Bureau!"

After Li Yao had finished doing it again, Chen Jian slowly spoke.

"The Price Bureau, the government office that sets the prices of all commodities in the world?" Li Yao guessed what it did just by hearing the name.

"Not bad!" Chen Jian nodded.

"The location is in Linzi!"

Li Yao frowned. Isn’t it located in Beiye Royal City?
Come to think of it, even though Xianyang and Beiye Royal City are the political power centers of the two empires today, Linzi is still the economic center of the world and the city with the largest population.

Linzi has a population of nearly one million, and Xianyang has only about 300,000. Although due to some reasons, it has now reached about 500,000, it is still nearly twice as much as Linzi.

As for Beiye Royal City, it is not as good as Xianyang.

Among the seven major princes plus Bingzhou and the eight capitals in the world, Xianyang has never been famous for its population. Even in terms of population, Linzi is first, Daliang is second, Xianyang and Handan are close, Beiyewangcheng is second, and Shouchun, Xinzheng and Jicheng are the last.

After the establishment of Yingchuan County, the population of Xinzheng was also moved to the county seat Yangdi. Xinzheng's population is now equal to that of Yangdi, and it has the smallest population among all the capitals.

In addition, the population of some county towns is actually not inferior to that of some capital cities, such as Luoyang, Taoyi, and Yecheng.

"Do you want Qin to join in?" Li Yao roughly guessed what Chen Jian meant.

The right to price must be supervised by a strong organization. After the Bingzhou Blood Cavalry withdrew from Qi, they could no longer reach the heartland of China. Given the profit-first nature of merchants, it was inevitable that they would take risks and not sell at the price.

If this is the case, this Price Bureau is just a decoration and a joke.

Therefore, if you want to set prices, there must be government supervision and powerful violent agencies to deter.

Therefore, Bingzhou needs Qin.

"Yes, in addition to the reasons you guessed, materials such as kerosene and alum are only available in Qin. If Bingzhou is allowed to set the price, Qin will not agree!" Chen Jian said with a smile.

Not only that, there are also mercury, cinnabar, etc., which are unique to Qin and have the largest production volume. If Qin does not agree, Bingzhou will not be able to limit the prices of these things.

"Okay!" Li Yao thought about it and felt that this would be a good thing for the Qin State.

But in this case, the Price Bureau will be composed of the two major empires.

"Do you have anyone?" Li Yao suddenly looked at Chen Jian with a smile.

Establishing a new government office required a large number of professionals. As far as he knew, officials in Bingzhou were all treated like cattle and horses, women were used like men, and men were used like cattle. There were no extra people at all, let alone professional talents.

"Yes, only businessmen know this best, so I plan to draw some people from major chambers of commerce in the world to form the team. Otherwise, these businessmen will resist and pretend to obey." Chen Jian said with a smile.

"A businessman serving as an official?" Chen Jian frowned and looked at Li Yao in surprise. Aren't you afraid that Confucianism will kill you?

"Your Majesty has said that the five classes of people in the world, scholars, farmers, workers, merchants, and soldiers, each have their own duties and responsibilities. They are just in different professions, and there is no distinction between high and low. Your Majesty even believes that officials like us should have a pious heart. Your salary and benefits are the people's hard work. We are just people elected by the people to manage the country. It is the people who give us the right, so we are actually invited by the people. The people are the masters of the country, and the people are more important than the king!" Chen Jian bowed towards the north.

"Your salary is the blood and sweat of the people!" Li Yao pondered over these eight words, then looked at the followers around him, and also bowed to the north, saying, "Remember these eight words, go back and carve them on a monument, and use them as the creed of my administration of the Grain and Internal History Office."

"Yes!" Everyone was also shocked by these eight words.

The Zhisu Neishi Yamen was responsible for collecting taxes from all over the country. Their taxes really all came from the people, and they were the ones who had direct contact with the people, so they were the most touched by this sentence.

Therefore, the office where corruption was most serious was also theirs.

They are also the ones that the Censorate keeps the closest watch on.

As for the other words, just listen to them, very few people can actually do them.

"Also, here are some of my superficial insights into the Ministry of Internal Affairs." Chen Jian took out a blueprint.

Li Yao came closer and looked carefully. These were the various subordinate institutions of the Grain Administration Office that Chen Jian planned to establish.

It is no longer just a tax office.

In addition to the tax office, there are also soldiers!

The Qin State also had this feature. The reason why the word "Neishi" was added to Zhisu Neishi was because they really had soldiers in their hands.

The Yellow River sailors were also escort soldiers responsible for transporting money, grain and taxes.

In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also has the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Maritime Customs, the Audit Office, and the Ministry of Commodity Trading...

"The Gold Department is the government office that manages gold and currency?" Li Yao thought about it and could probably guess its powers from the name.

"Not bad!" Chen Jian nodded.

The Sibosi was responsible for managing the cities, towns and markets, as well as the shipping ports.

The Audit Office should be responsible for evaluating and auditing the tax revenue and usage in the current year.

Compared with the current makeshift team that is only responsible for collecting taxes, Chen Jian's idea can be detailed in every aspect to ensure the absolute accuracy of taxation.

Thinking of this, Li Yao finally felt the pressure. Bingzhou was well prepared. Not only did they send out the Yulin Guards for protection, they also invited Heguanzi. Otherwise, Qushui Sword Immortal would capture the other party and it would not be a loss for Qin to exchange it for a county!
Pity!
As for killing Chen Jian, this idea flashed through Li Yao's mind for a moment and then disappeared. They admired each other, and if they missed Chen Jian, he didn't know how many years it would take China to produce such a great talent who was far ahead in the business world.

Killing a soldier will be punished by heaven, not to mention that he was once the King of Qi.

"These are just some of my conceptual sketches. There should be some specific subordinate departments, but it is impossible for all of them to belong to the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"

Chen Jian said with a smile.

The Ministry of Grain and Internal Affairs was responsible for managing the national treasury and state finances. If it controlled too much power, it would become too powerful and could easily lead to rebellion and harm the master.

Will die!
(End of this chapter)