In the entire Jingzhou area, there are only two treasuries, which are overseen by commissioners.
If you want to use the money from the treasury, unless you have the emperor's seal and a document issued by the Ministry of Revenue, opening the treasury privately is tantamount to treason.
This is why it is often seen in history that a place is full of hungry people, but the local officials dare not open a granary to release grain, because the granary is the grain warehouse in the national treasury. If the warehouse is opened, he will die, but if he does not open it, the people will die.
Then he definitely wouldn't choose to open it.
Of course, there is another reason why he dare not open a warehouse, that is, the granary is empty.
Each year's taxes must be sealed into the national treasury, and then each locality reports its expenditure budget for the coming year. After approval at each level, the national treasury will allocate funds to you based on the budget.
As for the money left in the treasury, it would go into the central planning scope, which was the general ledger of the Sui Dynasty. Wherever money was needed for military use, where money was needed for disaster relief, forging weapons, developing mines, and foreign trade, it was all allocated from the general ledger.
Only the emperor can touch the money in the general ledger.
Early the next morning, Yang Ming ordered Yuan Wendu to find twenty assistants in charge of the administration and place them in the corner of the back hall. In front of everyone there was a table with paper, pen and ink in addition to an abacus.
Aren’t they asking for money from me? Then I will settle accounts with them properly.
Let’s start with Yang Xuangan first,
"The repair of Jiangxia Wharf requires 230,000 yuan. Please bring the detailed account to me."
not a single one.
Just like the current officialdom in Jingzhou,
Originally I could get a thousand guan a year, but since you came, I can only get 500 guan. Do you think I want you to stay or do I want you to leave?
inner garden,
Yang Ming nodded. Regarding this point, he also knew not to be anxious.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Do you think I care about this?"
"No," Yang Yinjiang shook his head: "I know that you really want to do things and manage Jingzhou well, but you can't do it too hastily. The more haste you do, the greater the resistance will be."
Who am I? Who will listen to me if the people below me can’t feed them? I, the county governor, have been like a decoration since the arrival of King Hedong. If I don’t feed the people below, I might as well take a temporary job to provide for my retirement.
This is the status quo of feudal society and cannot be changed by Yang Ming.
Yang Ming and Yuan Wen both sat down to discuss matters, while Yang Yinjiang took the opportunity to pour tea for them and listened from one side.
Why? Because scientific research affects the interests of aristocratic families, and it will inevitably encounter great resistance.
But it doesn't matter to Yang Ming. Whether his scolding is right or not, the second thing is to give these people a clear attitude: I am the one who makes the decision in Jingzhou now, and I can't spend money indiscriminately.
"That's half," Yang Ming nodded and glanced at Yang Yinjiang. It seemed that she had made a good estimate. At least half of the money could be withheld.
"Serve the meal, serve the meal. It's almost noon, why hasn't the meal been served yet?" Yang Xuangan shouted to the servant, who hurried to urge him.
As for admitting his mistakes? Impossible. He learned a lot from Yang Jian and his wife, but he just didn't learn to admit his mistakes.
Some of the words Yang Ming scolded were indeed untenable and somewhat unreasonable. After all, he didn't understand many aspects, and Yuan Wendu was always correcting him in a low voice.
Yang Ming smiled and nodded. It must be Yang Yinjiang. She always thinks the same as him. This is really rare. It can be called a close friend.
"I don't want rough numbers, I want detailed numbers,"
After Yuan Wendu left, Yang Ming looked at Yang Yinjiang and said with a smile:
"Haven't you calculated in detail how much manpower, material resources, and losses there are?" Yang Ming asked.
"Ten thousand guan for wood, fifteen thousand guan for stone, 25,000 guan for storage, ten boats for 15,000 guan each, and 45,000 guan for miscellaneous items. Is this also called a breakdown?"
"We can't check," Yuan Wendu said quickly:
"We can only reduce them little by little. If we really want to investigate and deal with them severely, big things will happen. Except for the officials in various states and counties, who are appointed by the Supreme and the Ministry of Personnel, almost all other assistant officials are from the local area. These local gangsters are the most difficult to deal with.
"In his eyes, there are only interests and no national laws. When Wei Gong first became the general manager of Jingzhou, he was so ruthless that local forces gathered together and attacked the general manager's office. To deal with these people, we can only take our time."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Does Mr. Pei know?"
After all, Pei Shuying was not good at hiding it, and her smile was quite unnatural. Then she looked at Yang Ming and said with a smile:
"Your Highness is well, do you mind if I disturb you for a while?"
Yang Ming slapped the detailed list on the table:
At this time, Xu Jing came in and looked strange,
"Miss Pei came from Daxing and is now placed in Qianya."
"Seeing each other again after a long separation, Miss Pei and Yin Jiang must have a lot to say, so I won't interrupt."
"Let's cut it by one-third. If it's too much, I'm afraid there will be problems."
Yang Ming asked again: "It seems that the money has been divided by various yamen. If I investigate vigorously, I am afraid that I will disturb the foundation of Jingzhou's officialdom."
Who the hell is fooling you? Isn’t that what we did before?
Yang Xuangan frowned and said: "The wood is naturally bought from Bashu. As for miscellaneous items, the manpower and material losses required for repairs are all money."
"I know!" Pei Shuying nodded.
Murong Sanzang approached Yang Xuangan and asked: "Jiangxia's expenses next year will be so small?"
If I can only get two hundred guan a year from now on, then I am not trying to fix the problem, but I am trying to make you die.
Murong Sanzang said with a distressed look on his face: "Jiangling is the capital city and there are many government offices. They are all asking me for money. You know, with our little salary, who can we support? If I don't report more money, I can give it to the people below.
If we divide it evenly, from next year onwards, I won’t be able to control anyone.”
Murong Sanzang was stunned: "I didn't expect that brother Xuangan would have such an awakening and be taught."
After saying that, Yang Xuangan turned around and said in surprise: "But I said Murong, you played hard enough and you lost everything?"
So Yang Ming immediately became "angry" and scolded everyone,
"Repairing the city gate is not about building a new city gate. How did you calculate the 40,000 guan? There are civilians serving in the army, and they don't spend a penny. The stone is worth 40,000 guan? You dug the stone from Nantianmen
Came down?"
These twenty-two state and county leaders are left behind. You look at me and I look at you, looking at each other in confusion.
"How much of the annual payment is actually implemented?" Yang Ming asked.
Not long after, Pei Shuying, who was wearing a light blue dress, was led by Xu Jing to Yang Ming's dormitory. When she saw General Yang Yin, she smiled apologetically:
"The capital is really depressed. Once Yin Jiang left, I didn't even have anyone to talk to. So I went all the way to Jingzhou to meet Yin Jiang. I asked Yin Jiang not to be offended."
Isn't this just a joke? Can you give me an estimate?
Then I say that the Governor's Mansion needs to build a hut, which costs about 100,000 yuan. Is that okay?
"It's the end of the year, so don't go back. Immediately send someone to call all your assistant officers. They are in my palace. Let's calculate these accounts carefully. You can fool me, but I can't fool the court."
Yuan Wendu thought for a while and replied: "I'm not sure, but when my father was in Jiangling, basically each government office could take 60% of it, but that was many years ago. The situation is now better, about
Take fifty percent."
Yang Xuangan nodded, handed a page of paper to the palace servant in front of him, and then presented it to Yang Ming.
Pei Ju, you old fox, what are your plans? Yang Ming nodded:
"Everyone has to calculate the details with you. You have to make cuts even if you don't want to," Zhao Changwen said in a low voice, "Just wait and see what other people mean. Your Highness reports the money to the Ministry of Revenue. If His Highness doesn't approve it here,
You won’t lose even a big penny.”
Zheng Yuanshou said: "Every family's amount is a bit exaggerated. After all, the traditional rule is to report higher to avoid insufficient quotas. But I think His Highness wants us to reduce expenses."
"It's useless," Yang Xuangan frowned and said, "Don't you see that so few people don't want to approve it for you?"
"I made it very clear in my reply to her that I was in Jingzhou and asked her not to worry about me. Unexpectedly, she came anyway."
Originally, the official position of Lord can be inherited, and it is passed down from father to son, and from son to grandson. If you suddenly take the imperial examination, you are taking up the position that should belong to my children and grandchildren. If I don't stop it, my children and grandchildren will still be alive.
Already?
"That's because you can't do it. Each government office is short of money. Let them find their own way. Don't always focus on the total money in the account." Yang Xuangan snorted coldly: "This is the first year that I have come to Jingzhou. You should all be smarter."
, leave more balance in the account, so that when others are happy, the boss will be happy too."
After saying that, Yang Ming showed an impatient look and left with a puff of sleeves.
Next, Yang Ming looked at the details of other chief officers. Although some were much more detailed than Yang Xuangan's, they were all vague accounts and basically relied on estimates.
"Very appropriate!" Yang Yinjiang nodded: "The more they eat, the more they will honor you. The big fish eats the small fish."
Yang Ming smiled and said to Xu Jing: "The people in front of the Yamen are very blind, please invite her in."
"And this, the main road in the county needs to be dug up and rebuilt. I checked and found out that this main street was just rebuilt the year before last. Why does it need to be rebuilt so soon? Did it collapse in three years?"
Zhao Changwen also whispered in a low voice: "I have been prepared for this for a long time. I'm afraid this year's budget discussion will not be as easy as in previous years."
Yang Xuangan: "I just estimated a rough number based on the standards of previous years."
This is why he stopped immediately after taking care of the Wen family, because he was worried that the local forces would be aware of the crisis, so that they would collude with each other and form a monolith.
In the back hall, everyone was whispering to each other and discussing in low voices.
Are you really just here to see me? Yang Yinjiang hurriedly stepped forward and took Pei Shuying's hand, saying affectionately:
"How can I be surprised? It's not too late for me to be happy."
"Why does the wood cost ten thousand guan? Is it purchased or felled? And this miscellaneous item, what are the items in the miscellaneous item? Are you fooling me?"
My back hurts when I stand and talk. Murong Sanzang complained in his heart, you are the eldest son of Duke Yue, who dares not to listen to you?
With that said, Yang Ming typed back Jiangxia County's expenditure copy and asked them to recheck the calculations to be precise about the use of each money.
"Our young highness is very powerful. Some of his words are clear and logical. It is said that it is his first time to leave Beijing. How can he know so much?"
Just like the scientific research in the Sui Dynasty, it has been implemented for fourteen years. How many have emerged?
Yang Ming was stunned and subconsciously looked at Yang Yin. The latter shook his head helplessly:
Zheng Yuanshou, the governor of Guiyang County, moved the chair under his buttocks, approached Zhao Changwen, the governor of Yiyang County, and whispered:
After that, Yang Ming asked Xu Jing to settle down with Pei Shuying, and then returned to the room to rest.
After Yang Ming left, Yang Yinjiang smiled and said, "Does Mr. Pei really know that my sister is here?"
Pei Shuying nodded and said, "I will only go out with my father's permission."