Chapter 440: Ideas of the Department of Commerce

After the reward was completed, he should have started raising the issue of punishment for this disaster relief, but Chongzhen looked at Song Yingxing.

Then, he glanced at Wang Daozhi again. As his eyes moved, the officials clearly noticed and began to make calculations in their hearts.

The conversation changed, and taking advantage of the current passion for rewards, Chongzhen brought up another topic.

"My dear friends, you have also noticed that the things I have given you this time are technological products that use electricity. Their operating environment requires an electrical connection at all times in order to be convenient to use.

Just like the Royal Resort, you must have heard from the feudal lord that all kinds of TVs, washing machines, and refrigerators are all connected with wires, unlike your love homes, which can only rely on batteries.

Without the wire connection of a power plant, just using a human-powered generator to generate electricity will greatly reduce its effectiveness and make it unstable.

Speaking of this, the Daming Royal Power Plant led by Song Aiqing has been in operation for some time, and it has also been publicized. I remember it cost fifty taels per household to install and modify the lines, right?

My dear friends, do you have wires moved into your homes? If not, you may not be able to use the home appliances that I have given you just by relying on the solar-powered integrated battery that I gave you."

After Chongzhen finished speaking, he walked around and many ministers shook their heads. Finally, when he saw Chongzhen looking at him, Wang Daozhi stood up first and his thoughts became clear.

"Back to Your Majesty, my residence is in the inner city. As early as more than a month ago, personnel arranged by the Ministry of Industry have been publicizing the need to introduce wires. Even wealthy businessmen near my residence have introduced wires and have electric lights in their homes.

Nowadays, street lighting on the main roads in the capital has enriched curfew security. It is said that the power plant has also driven several factories.

Zhang Sizhi, as the number one loser who had followed Chongzhen to modern times and was favored by the emperor to conceive two sons, was already familiar with how to cater to Chongzhen, let alone Sun Chuanting.

Ni Yuanlu's words attracted the echo of many ministers. For them, there seems to be really no difference between the country and the royal family.

Since you are not a representative of the country, you need to be supervised, do you understand?"

At the same time, the Daming State Grid Group was formally established, with the Commercial Department investing and holding 50% of the shares, and the Royal Company providing part of the capital and technology, holding the remaining 50% of the shares.

"The specific amount of investment from the Ministry of Household Affairs is of course determined based on the price of a set of generators. In short, it is a 50% ratio.

I also have a request. When searching your home, you should bring a law enforcement recorder. A piece of paper, a painting, and a table should all be properly recorded for me. This money belongs to the Ming Dynasty and the country. Who dares to touch it?

,kill!

The Royal Company only has the right to invest in dividends and can decide where to prioritize lines. At the same time, the lines must be laid by the power grid, but the pricing power can only be controlled by the Commercial Department."

I will directly kill the corrupt person, and will make his clan members never stand up again. At the same time, the people involved will be punished to the third level. The boss will be dismissed, the second level boss will be demoted by one level, and the third level boss will write to me.

Review, no promotion in three years!”

The topic only touched on wire traction, and a group of veterans could already tell that they were about to vigorously develop power resources, so they started to follow the trend.

However, some people still know the law and break the law, ignoring supervision from all parties. This is making fun of disaster relief again. I suggest! We should be strict and punished severely."

Now His Majesty has rewarded me with this electric lamp, which can be turned on with just a pull of the hand, and this electric kettle, which is very convenient for making tea and drinking hot water at any time! I can ask the wealthy businessman to lend me electricity.

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"My dear friends, since you all feel that you should be strict.

Although the Department of Commerce is dependent on the Ministry of Household Affairs, it is completely independent of the Ministry of Household Affairs and is directly managed by the Cabinet. It must make profits and pay taxes in strict accordance with the law. At the same time, it must also cut off some repetitive functions of the Department of Household Affairs.

For detainees to plead guilty in a second trial, they must make personal confessions and wait for execution after the Spring Festival.

The generator set Chongzhen talks about is actually the nuclear fusion engine set supported by the Wandering Earth Era. The operation and maintenance cost of this thing is low, but the equipment cost is expensive.

It is precisely for this reason that they also have no objection to severe punishment, but they still commit crimes at critical moments. They even refused to listen to strict admonitions, so they deserve to die.

Therefore, including him, all the ministers had no choice but to find agents to connect them. Everyone knew that the power plant belonged to the emperor. If you dare to spend thirty taels every month, you are not telling the emperor that you spend money on pleasure every month.

The sales are higher than thirty taels? Although it is tacitly expressed, it would be bad if it is too obvious.

"Your Majesty, why are you so bothered? Doesn't this Ming Dynasty belong to your Majesty? Why add more burdensome departments?"

"I have ordered people to print out the detailed functional organizations of the Commercial Department, the operation methods of the Power Grid Group, the work that you dear friends need to deliver, and various matters. Please take a copy back and take a look at it after the meeting is over.

I understand.

"Your Majesty, I would like to thank Song Yingxing and Song Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry for credit. The power plant he is responsible for has brought new changes to the lives of all walks of life in the capital since its operation.

After Wang Daozhi finished his reply, the crowd just thought about Chongzhen's arrangements and the recent changes in the capital, and they already understood what to mention next.

In this disaster relief, hundreds of counties in the Ming Dynasty and thousands of officials worked together to complete the act of reading to repay the emperor and the herdsmen to love the people.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

The effect of this disaster relief was indeed very good. At least on the surface, everyone was given clothes. Now the people in the Ming Dynasty who were directly managed by Chongzhen all talk about Chongzhen's good deeds.

I will send people to conduct spot checks and visits, and I will also check the social circle of the people who searched the house. If I find out, something is missing during the search, or it has been resold, and it is found out.

Under such circumstances, corruption has become extremely difficult due to supervision from all parties. Anyone who cares about the people at all should know to stop.

Although there were still dozens of people who obstructed it and destroyed the sanctity of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, they were only insignificant compared to the thousands of officials in the Ming Dynasty who were anxious to repay their kindness.

Well, at present, it is difficult to popularize electric energy. The main reason is that the operation of power plants is immature, there are few workers, and the equipment is not advanced enough. In terms of workers, we just need to find ways to solve it and train them.

Li Daiwen had a slightly confused look on his face. The concepts proposed by Chongzhen were somewhat new to him, and he couldn't keep up.

Let’s put aside the matters of the power plant and the Department of Commerce for now, and let’s talk about the disaster relief. My dear friends, do you think officials at all levels have met expectations for this disaster relief operation?”

“Your Majesty, how much should the Ministry of Household Affairs contribute to the Department of Commerce, part of it or all of it?

Also, does this power grid group belong to the Ministry of Industry or directly to the Department of Commerce? What about its income?"

That's it. Based on the standards I have set, the Ministry of Punishment orders you to organize personnel and detain relevant personnel.

Hiss!!!! Your Majesty, this is a great merit! Since it is a merit, if more people pay, the power plant will not lose money, wouldn’t it be better?”

Wang Daozhi has a businessman's family background, so spending one tael of silver a day is actually not a lot, but for everyone in the court, it is really a bit sensitive to disclose that he spends 30 taels of money on electricity every month.

However, the price of electricity is indeed too expensive. Your Majesty, I wonder if the price of electricity can be lowered? I heard from the Ministry of Industry that the price of electricity is actually for burning coal, so the price should not be very expensive in the first place.

Judging from the current situation, Beizhili only needs one generator set, but the subsequent personnel training costs will require continued investment from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development."

"Yes, yes, your Majesty, don't the Ming Dynasty National Grid and the Ming Royal Power Grid belong to your Majesty?"

The other ministers listened to the figures announced by Chongzhen and breathed a sigh of relief. Chongzhen's calculation method really only took into account the relief work. Otherwise, the corruption of 600 taels alone would be enough to kill half of the entire officialdom.

There will be more Ming Dynasty groups of various types in the future. As long as they have the word Ming Dynasty, they are all public enterprises and are directly under the management of the cabinet. They are regarded as the assets of the state-owned household department. Anyone who dares to embezzle them is embezzling state-owned assets.

Need to go to jail."

I believe that your Majesty should punish these officials severely to prevent the sincerity of our colleagues who conscientiously fulfill the emperor's orders from being dampened!"

What Chongzhen did was no different than taking off his pants and farting. Moreover, Chongzhen's doing this always felt like it was even less beneficial to the emperor?

"I would like to ask your Majesty to take back his reputation. The establishment of this Commercial Department is simply an move to increase the burden on the Ministry of Household Affairs. Having a royal business name is enough."

"I second the proposal! But as Wang Yushi said, the coverage area of ​​the Jingshi Power Plant is too small, and the price is too expensive. Except for the wealthy businessmen in the city, basically few people in the Ming Dynasty can afford it. I ask your Majesty to popularize the use of this electric energy."

"I second my opinion, Your Majesty, this disaster relief operation has been strictly restricted by Your Majesty, and has multiple supervision and assistance from the Emergency Response Department and the Royal Army. The strength of officials from various places has been greatly supplemented.

During this disaster relief operation, there were 86 high-ranking officials and 14 officials above sixth rank who had reached the beheading quota, accounting for more than half of the proportion of officials in the area responsible for disaster relief."

Chongzhen's sudden change of topic made the ministers who had been sitting for a long time twitch their butts, but they didn't feel any emotions in their hearts. In fact, they knew it in their own minds.

Fang Yuegong, who knew the inside story of the investigation, looked at the table with his eyes and nose, waiting for Chongzhen's words to pronounce the sentence.

Your Majesty, the electric car you rewarded me with is still charged manually by stepping on the generator. I specially hired a strongman to generate electricity and store electricity in the big battery. It only costs two taels of silver a month.

After all, for them, they want to be able to use those wires legitimately. When the weather is cold, wouldn’t it be nice to have an electric heater? The human-powered generator car at home takes up manpower, and it would be nice to save some labor costs.

Especially the ministers who have seen later generations and watched the video are really envious of neon lights.

Although a group of ministers didn't understand what Chongzhen meant, they were definitely right to sing along. Anyway, Chongzhen was not short of money now. He loved to spend money and wasted money. One more department could add a group of assistants, which he could afford.

However, high investment and long returns. Judging from the fact that one engine drove an underground city in the Wandering Earth Era, one engine drove the electricity consumption of a province in the Ming Dynasty. It is currently completely wealthy and can basically reach a balance in the future.

"It seems that all my dear friends think it's okay? Then let me show you some data.

"I have my own intention in arranging this. In the future, the Royal Company will be gradually separated from the Ming Dynasty. A business name is ultimately just a business name.

At the same time, the Ministry of Household Affairs cooperated with the Ministry of Punishment to confiscate the properties of officials who had reached the quota, as well as those gentry, and transferred them to the Ministry of Household Affairs, relocating their family members, integrating them into mining areas, or preparing to send them to Korea and Japan.

There are also Cheng Guogong's soap factory, Yongshenghou's shampoo factory, and the Royal Clothing Factory that the Ministry of Revenue has been in contact with recently. They are all connected. These factories have contributed a lot of tax revenue to the Ministry of Revenue, which has increased the revenue of the national treasury.

Quite a few, it’s a big reward.”

If Your Majesty lowers the price of electricity, everyone in the world can use this electricity, bring electric lights into thousands of households, and allow scholars all over the world to read at night.

Chongzhen looked unmoved. The main purpose of his arrangement was to gradually insert his hands into all aspects of the Ming Dynasty to form two hands of influence to prevent one family from becoming dominant and the future prince unable to control it.

It's just that the price is indeed too expensive. I can still afford the fifty taels of renovation costs, but I still need one tael of electricity every day, which my salary can't support.

"I second the proposal!"

Besides, it’s only one tael of silver a day, and you ministers are not stupid. It only costs a few dollars to hire someone to step on the generator every day. There is not much difference between electric lamps and rechargeable LED lamps. If you really need them, you can ‘share’ them with wealthy businessmen.

However, the introduction and update of equipment requires money. It is definitely not enough and unscientific to rely on me alone. Therefore, I have decided to establish a new department under the leadership of the cabinet based on the various development needs of tomorrow.

The department manages it, which is called the Commercial Department.

“As for the power grid, it is also directly under the Department of Commerce, which is the cabinet management, because the power grid is profitable, similar to a business, but its functions are more professional.

"Your Majesty, every time there is a disaster, officials will stand up and take risks in disaster relief. This is the human heart, and the human heart is unpredictable.

“Since all of you, dear friends, also feel that electric energy is really convenient and intend to promote it, I am also happy to see that everyone in the Ming Dynasty can use electric energy. It is indeed urgent to bring technology to thousands of households and make electricity affordable for everyone.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty! I will strictly restrain my subordinates and be fair and honest. If anyone dares to tamper with the family property, I will do it myself."

"The same applies to you, your majesty. Please rest assured that the Ministry of Revenue will ensure that no one can touch the criminal's property, and the entire amount will be included in the national treasury."

Liu Zeshen and Li Daiwen listened to Chongzhen's words and suddenly felt a layer of sweat on their foreheads. With this penalty, I'm afraid they had to go in naked when they ransacked the house so that no one would be relieved.

Especially when the boss is jointly dismissed from his job title. As long as the person leading the team is a genuine official, no one will dare to touch it. Otherwise, all the hard work will be wasted.
Chapter completed!