Chapter 570: Business
The purpose of transferring Wang Hou to Beijing to serve as the Minister of Personnel is very simple, which is to use Wang Hou as one of the earliest old ministers who followed Qin Feng and his prestige in the Taiping Army system to rectify the administration of the government. This is a big article, if one is not done well, it will cause turmoil, but Qin Feng is unwilling to be unstable in the current situation, because for the upcoming new dynasty, stability and development are the most important foundations. On the basis of stability, we strive to integrate all aspects of our forces in the shortest possible time and greatly improve the strength of the new dynasty.
The autumn wind swept away the fallen leaves. Although it was pleasant to be happy, you had to rebuild it on the ruins after it was over. Under the current situation, this was obviously not a good choice. It can be said that the Qi people were in a state of chaos. He wanted you to be confused? The more chaos, the better. It would be better that Qin Feng had no time to care about it. This was their best choice, so on the one hand, Cao Hui was sent to Yuejing City to congratulate him, and on the other hand, he stabbed him in a secret place.
Wang Hou’s qualifications are nothing to say. He is old and has achieved success and fame now. He has basically no desires or demands, and naturally he is not afraid of offending others. Secondly, more importantly, he also has a daughter called the Female God of Wealth, who controls a lot of resources. If you give you a stick here, you will give you some candied dates on either side and beat and pull it while you are. This is the best way to do it.
Professionals do professional things. This is the strategy that the Taiping Army has always pursued. Now that there are too many things, it is of course more complicated. But Qin Feng firmly believes in one thing: specializing in skills. For example, if you ask skillful hands to be a people-friendly official, he will probably mess up the place, but if you ask him to preside over the Ministry of Works and be responsible for road construction, mining and manufacturing, he is a good player. By extension, if you want an official to manage the river, if this guy has never seen a big river and knows nothing about this, can he do it well?
The number of magic weapons Wang Hou has prepared is the first magic weapon to promote those who are truly talented and let them do practical things so that they will not cause bad things.
Wang Hou’s affairs were explained clearly in a few words, but it was much more complicated when it came to Wang Yueyao.
Taipingfang under Wang Yueyao's control has grown from a small matter at the beginning, with the expansion of the Taiping Army step by step, to now it has grown into a giant involving all walks of life. 70% or 80% of the Taiping Army's military expenditure comes from Taiping Fang. It is indispensable for the Taiping Army, and Wang Yueyao is therefore respected as the Female God of Wealth by the Taiping Army generals.
But time has changed, Qin Feng, who has controlled the entire country, will inevitably decline in his reliance on Taipingfang. Moreover, the existence of such a giant is really harmful to the business development of the entire country. Its monopoly and its unparalleled strength are enough to cause unparalleled suppression on other people. It can be said that no individual has the ability to fight against it.
Therefore, the reorganization of Taipingfang has reached an urgent time.
"Wang Yao, I have read the report from Taipingfang. In just four years, it is really unbelievable that you have achieved such results." Qin Feng smiled and said, "But now, it's time for us to change."
"Taipingfang is originally a general, but the general has given instructions and Yueyao follows all the instructions." Wang Yueyao nodded and said.
"My idea is that Taipingfang will transform from a direct operator to a manager and a controller." Qin Feng said. "I hope that Taipingfang will be a rulemaker and maintainer in the future, rather than personally participating in the most direct operation."
"The general means that Taipingfang will give up all business operations?" Wang Yueyao frowned slightly. This is equivalent to giving the child he had worked hard to others. Naturally, he felt uncomfortable.
"It's not exactly the case." Qin Feng shook his head and said: "Food, salt, iron, wine and other industries that are related to national economy and people's livelihood must still be controlled by the state. This cannot be completely relaxed, especially salt, iron, grain, etc. Once it is liberalized, chaos may occur. Among these industries, Taipingfang must maintain absolute control on behalf of the court, that is, absolute control. Of course, we can also appropriately introduce private capital in these industries."
"But we can completely let go of other industries and no longer have to interfere in everything."
"But General, many industries in Taipingfang are extremely profitable now. For example, some of the luxury goods we are currently operating are completely huge profits. Isn't it a pity to give up these?" Wang Yueyao was a little unwilling.
"If you want to give up, you will gain only if you give up. We have sold all these businesses. Of course, you can decide the price. For example, what kind of facial mask is used for women that Shu Chang made at that time?" Qin Feng laughed: "The cost of this thing should not be high now, but the targets he sells are all well-known ladies. It is indeed a profitable business. I believe that if you sell him, you will definitely let the rich people break the head and grab it, and you can start the price."
"The long-term business has been done in a hurry? After making this money, it will be gone in the future." Wang Yueyao said dissatisfied.
"You can't say that." Qin Feng smiled and said, "We want to collect taxes. In the past, all the profits of Taiping Fang belonged to the Taiping Army, and there was no tax. Now we can sell a lot of money. This money can be used to do a lot of things. More importantly, as long as he is still doing this business, we can always collect taxes from him. Although the profit is not as high as before, it is also a steady stream of income."
"The general said yes, that's good." Wang Yueyao was indescribable.
"We can't hold everything in our hands. If we continue like that, we will play with lanterns for fifteen miles, and we will go back more and more. Sell all these businesses, and we can collect taxes with peace of mind, free up time and energy, and we have more things to do. For example, I will talk about setting rules first, don't underestimate these things. This is an extremely complicated task. Moreover, the monopoly involving the country's life gate is enough to give you a headache." Qin Feng smiled and said, "Yueyao, what we control now is not one or two counties, but a country."
"Yueyao understands, I will start doing this immediately." Wang Yueyao nodded and said. "So, there will be no Taipingfang in the future!"
"Taipingfang is a golden signboard, you can also sell it for a sum of money, and you can even rent this golden signboard to merchants who want to hang this sign. Of course, if they hang this signboard, you have to take the responsibility of supervision to avoid messing up your signboard." Qin Feng smiled and said, "Is this considered a long-term business?"
Wang Yueyao's eyes lit up: "The general is really a fantastic idea. This can really be found. Taipingfang is the guarantee of quality. If we are willing to let some merchants hang the Taipingfang brand, they will definitely be willing to pay the money, but they cannot use it for anyone. This threshold must be raised to a very high level. First, it is to ensure quality, and second, it can also make this brand more valuable."
"Learn from one example, Yue Yao is amazing." Qin Feng laughed and praised: "You can do these things yourself. In short, I am going to set up a Commerce Office and be directly responsible to the court. Under the Commerce Office, at least several departments must be established, such as departments that manage the business lifeline of the economy controlled by the state, departments that formulate business rules, departments that supervise the implementation of these rules and punish violators, etc. These specific things must be done by you. I hope you can come up with a plan as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, General, Yue Yao will definitely do this." Wang Yueyao said affirmatively.
Wang Hou on the side was a little surprised, "General, Yue Yao is a woman. According to your arrangement, it is a big yamen standing with the six ministries, and it is a yamen with real power and wealth. It is probably not good to let Yue Yao, a woman, be the chief official?"
Qin Feng sneered, "There were many people who mentioned this issue before, saying that women entered the court, and there were obstacles. Who said that women were not as good as men? Not to mention anything else, look at Mrs. Xiao in Longyou County, which is enough to make most men in the world ashamed. The monk's wife Yu Xiu'e is always ahead of her. Why don't those people speak up? Besides, Lord Wang, can you find a more suitable candidate than Yue Yao to replace her? As you said, this is a big yamen with real power and wealth. I'm not at ease! In Taiping City, we have achieved the goal of both men and women having to go to school. In the future, this will be promoted nationwide. In a few years, more and more talented women will emerge. As long as they have talent, why can't they become officials in the court? You are the Minister of Personnel. When choosing an official, you might as well set an example."
Wang Hou smiled bitterly: "In this way, others have to say that I have pretended to be a public servant to help my daughter and protect her daughter, so that she will not be scolded to death by others?"
Qin Feng laughed: "Just just now, you were still saying that you were not afraid to offend people, why did you turn your mouth again in the blink of an eye? I dare not say that Yueyao, the head of the department, is not unwilling to accept it in the Taiping Army. If anyone dares to whine, naturally someone will go to protect the flowers. I am afraid it will not be your father's turn!"
The flowers that Qin Feng mentioned were naturally the old troops of the Taiping Army. They were convinced by Wang Yueyao. Over the years, their weapons, armor, food and use were much better than those of the armies of other countries, and all of this money was earned by Wang Yueyao.
Hearing Qin Feng protecting himself like this, Wang Yueyao was very grateful: "The general knew his kindness, but Yueyao was unforgettable, and she could only repay the general's work diligently."
Wang Hou snorted: "General, Yue Yao is twenty-fourth this year. You can put such a heavy burden on her shoulders. You can imagine that when will I be able to hold my grandson in the future?"
Chapter completed!