One thing to say is that this year is the third century, the feudal era, and the agricultural population accounts for 99%. Otherwise, Chen Xi's method of forcibly raising food prices would never be passed.
After all, there are too many things related to grain prices. Whether it is low or high, it will cause fatal problems. However, Chen Xi, who is preparing to directly collect grains, has raised the market price of grains from about 42 cents to 120 cents.
With the way we write, it won’t be a problem for future generations to directly trigger a war.
However, in this era, when Chen Xi proposed such a plan that sounded outrageous at first glance, everyone present did not directly object, but lowered their heads to think about it.
In fact, there is nothing to mention about personal losses. A large part of their salary is food. Take Empress Xiao as an example. Why can she go to Zhongnan Mountain to realize Taoism and not do anything in production? It’s because he even
Even if you don't do anything, you still have a fourteenth-level title and can earn 700 shi of food per year.
Therefore, the issuance of this decree actually has no impact on the foundation of Liu Bei's rule, nor does it have much impact on the upper-class families. After all, these days, most people eat food grown at home, and they are completely out of production.
Their families are all immortal-level beings, and they don’t really need to consider this extra expense.
Of course, this is because Chen Xi exists, otherwise this little benefit would be enough for this group of people to fight fiercely. After all, who gets the food first, how to collect it, etc., there are also huge benefits in it. These were not available before.
We have to have a fierce fight and kill a bunch of people below before we can finalize the deal.
But now, the impact is very light. Of course, this lightness is based on the fact that Liu Bei is still in power and Chen Xi is still alive. At any other time, I am afraid that even everyone present would need to weigh it because this decree has been given in real terms.
There are benefits at the bottom level, but it actually cuts the meat of the middle and upper levels.
Even if you don't cut much, as long as you cut it, there will definitely be backlash.
Just like killing a chicken, the chicken only has so much power. As long as you are ruthless and ignore the resistance, just kill it and put it in the pot. But if you change it to a tiger, even if you just lightly scratch the opponent's butt with a knife, the tiger will
It will also create a very big movement for you.
But again, the release of a little profit from the upper level is enough to bring huge benefits to the lower level. Just like the so-called grain of ashes of the times, this slight loss from the upper level is directly like a grain of gold sand of the times to the lower level.
, falling down is a golden mountain.
This slight increase in food prices will cost tens to hundreds of thousands more a year for wealthy households who are truly out of production, and that's it. But for ordinary people who account for more than 99% of the entire Han population
, which is basically equivalent to doubling the income.
More importantly, after doubling this income, under the control of the state, the overall price has almost remained unchanged, except for the further increase in various non-staple foods, meat, etc. Under this situation, even though the consumption habits of the people have restricted
consumption power, but the overall living standard is naturally improving.
By the way, this is also one of the ways that Chen Xi selected after evaluating the output of the second five-year plan to effectively release development dividends without causing social impact. After all, the government has been using 150
We collect grain, but now we collect a little more. This is a policy that has been implemented for more than ten years, and the people have long been accustomed to it.
"Then when you distribute rice, remember to also distribute more money, which can be regarded as a salary increase for the bureaucrats." Jia Xu lowered his head and calculated for a while before saying. Their family of seven, including the housekeeper, servants, etc., the grain distributed by the state throughout the year is
It is completely enough to eat. No matter what, Jia Xu won two thousand dan and received an actual salary of 2160 dan, which is enough to eat.
In fact, Jia Xu is not short of money, and he doesn't care about it, but he doesn't care, there are people who care, and since the sixth year of Yuanfeng, bureaucrats from all over the country have been clamoring for a salary reform because of the falling food prices. Until now, Chen Xi still pays out according to his mood, and no one
The clear and serious salary distribution instructions, stamped with jade seals and the seals of the Three Lords and Nine Ministers, show that the salaries of bureaucrats at all levels are really issued by Chen Xi.
One thing to say is that bureaucrats at all levels are satisfied with the salaries issued by Chen Xi. After all, when comparing the ranks, everyone knows that there are only profits and no losses. However, it has been five years since the salary was issued, and a serious official document on restructuring has not been issued. The bureaucrats are also worried.
What are you mumbling about?
So when Jia Xu heard that Chen Xi was going to raise the price of grain, he made up his mind, so he followed the trend and put this up for everyone to comment on. It can also be regarded as a slap in the face and a sweet date. After all, most people buy grain to eat.
They are all in Jia Xu's salary circle, and those who are not in this circle, damn, none of them are in this circle, do you have the qualifications to speak at the table?
Chen Xi glanced at Jia Xu sideways, and he knew that if he mentioned this, someone would definitely hand him the steps to follow the path of salary reform. In this way, while solving the problem together, he could win twice.
"Salary will also be discussed at the court meeting." Chen Xi raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at everyone present with a half-smile, "After all, such a big matter can be settled directly without bringing people together to discuss it.
I don’t know what will be said if I send an official document with a seal. After all, the imperial meeting at the beginning of the sixth year of Yuanfeng didn’t bring this up for detailed deliberation.”
It sounds a little weird, but if Chen Xi follows the charter, others will agree with it. After all, this is a resolution involving the salary of all bureaucrats in the Han Dynasty. It must be reviewed on the table one by one, otherwise it will be like what Chen Xi said.
In that case, sending an official document with a seal and then starting execution would be a bit too much for a grassroots team.
"Is this kind of thing going to be reviewed by the imperial meeting?" Zhang Fei directly expressed everyone's doubts, "Do any bureaucrats feel that their salaries are too high? Even if there are upright bureaucrats who make cuts from the standpoint of the country, they will
Let’s be overthrown. Which one is for the collective? In this case, it’s impossible to tell!”
"Because it has been in trial operation for five years." Zhuge Liang pressed his temple and said, "Bureaucrats at all levels have dealt with various salary proposals in the past five years. The deliberation should have been completed by now. Think about it carefully.
If you think about it, in the past two years, there have actually been very few local bureaucrats writing letters about salary issues as commonly as before."
Chen Xi smiled when he heard this, "Kong Ming is the one who works the hardest."
"No, you couldn't have really dealt with all the official documents about the salary and salary issues in the past three years." Zhuge Liang frowned and asked with a bit of solemnity. Just reading those official documents requires a lot of effort.
time.
"Although there are some deviations from what you thought, I did deal with it." Chen Xi nodded and said, "There should be very few letters from bureaucrats in the past two years about salary issues. Maybe it is not to their full satisfaction, but
In the current social environment, they can still fully accept this level of salary, and of course they would be more satisfied if it could be a little higher."
"You actually read it. I don't even know when you read it. There are quite a few official documents." Zhuge Liang looked at Chen Xi with some disbelief and said.
"The high probability is to collect all the official documents related to salary issues, and then divide them according to the states, randomly select some from them, and then process them to see the situation. After a while, do it again and process them again." Fa Zheng crossed his arms.
He said with a sneer, he was very aware of Chen Xi's outrageous operation.
"No, no, no, I looked at it based on the county." Chen Xi denied it on the spot.
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but cover his forehead. He felt a headache. In addition, he felt sorry for the official documents that the local bureaucrats reported with excitement and enthusiasm. What was even worse was that under Chen Xi's handling, the problems of the local bureaucrats were gradually solved.
, and judging from Zhuge Liang's reading of the official documents reported in the follow-up report, those people were even quite satisfied.
Even considering that this type of official document needs to be discounted in terms of satisfaction, it can be said that if you are very satisfied, at least you will not make the same type of request again for many years. In other words, according to Chen Xi's outrageous
The handling method may be appropriate and reasonable in the next ten years.
"Who are you kidding? Do you know how many counties there are now?" Fazheng said angrily.
"158 counties." Chen Xi said angrily, "You look down on me too much."
The Han Dynasty itself had 103 counties. Each county's governor and lieutenant were worth two thousand shi. The counties under its jurisdiction had more than 10,000 households. County magistrates had grades ranging from 600 shi to 1,000 shi, and those below 10,000 households.
The county has a county magistrate, with grades ranging from 300 shi to 500 shi.
After Chen Xi took control of Chang'an, the Han Dynasty annexed the Western Regions, Tibetan areas, and parts of Funan and central and southern areas, adding a total of 55 counties, which also further increased the number of Han Dynasty bureaucrats with two thousand stone.
However, even so, the number of bureaucrats in the Han Dynasty who were more than two thousand shi, including the special female officials in the palace and the concubines who were more powerful than the three princes, was less than five hundred.
By the way, the less than 500 positions have not been filled so far. In theory, there are more than 2,000 stone positions specially reserved for the sixth level smelting of the county captain, and there are still a lot of vacancies.
On the one hand, there are a large number of sixth-level smelters waiting in the front-line legions to seize greater benefits. On the other hand, there are some sixth-level smelters who are not suitable for being officials at all and just want to return home rich and wealthy. There are also some sixth-level smelters.
The smelting veterans have automatically moved to their own fiefdoms, resulting in 158 county lieutenant positions not even half filled yet.
"Hey, you actually know that there are 158 counties. Do you think you can go through them one by one?" Fazheng said in a tone of ridicule or surprise.
"Okay, okay, don't mention this. Anyway, I have sent out all the notices that I should send. In the sixth year of Yuanfeng, I also said that if you have any questions about the salary issue, please reply. I will send out the salary at the current trial level.
"Adjustments will be made on the system." Chen Xi said expressionlessly, "After five years of trial operation and multiple adjustments, bureaucrats at all levels are quite satisfied with the current salary system."
"This is just a notification!" Li You looked at Chen Xi speechlessly and said.
"The problem is that I really tried it for five years and listened to the opinions of senior bureaucrats such as Jia Wenhe, Guo Fengxiao, Fa Xiaozhi, etc. Oh, I also listened to your salary suggestions for technocrats last year." Chen Xi
When he said this, although his face was still expressionless, there was already a smile between his eyebrows, which made Li You speechless.
"If you think about it carefully, Zichuan even listened to my suggestions on subsidies for the staff who were running errands. It's really..." Mi Zhu looked at the beams with a hint of helplessness. This guy really listened to my opinions and carried out the plan.
Trial run verification.
"I even listened to the Huotou Army's subsidy suggestions." Zhao Yun recalled it, and then compared his memory, it was a bit weird. Co-author Chen Xi was really doing the deliberation alone.
"Rotation subsidies for the Royal Guards and field subsidies for the Palace Guards." Man Chong also quickly realized the emergence and adjustment of certain things.
"In short, I carefully listened to the opinions of bureaucrats at all levels, and combined these opinions to reconstruct the salary levels. After five years of trial operation, I ensured the fairness and rationality of the new salary levels." Chen Xi smiled.
Said, "So during the deliberation, I will bring all the information."
"Okay, the next topic has been discussed together. We have nothing to say. I am quite satisfied with my current salary, but considering Zichuan's situation, it will probably be announced to everyone now.
When it is still at a satisfactory level, make slight improvements." Jia Xu said that you have reached this point, what else can you say, of course it passed, and we are absolutely satisfied with the review!
"I can't refute it at all. This is indeed Zichuan's idea." Liu Bei also nodded and said.
"Can I ask a question?" Hua Xiong raised his hand. Chen Xi took a glance and knew that Hua Xiong was held back by Zhang Fei and Xu Chu and was forced to ask.
"Ask." Chen Xi said cheerfully.
Check out the correct version one by one!
"What will the slight improvement be at that time?" Hua Xiong glanced at Zhang Fei and Xu Chu and hinted to Chen Xi, indicating that these two guys asked him to ask.
"This is boring." Chen Xi said with a smile, and then gave an answer without waiting for Zhang Fei to ask, "Below six hundred dan, in addition to the salary during the trial period, one wax goose will be supplemented in coastal areas, and two yellow croakers will be supplemented in inland areas.
strips, more than six hundred shi, plus ten kilograms of cured beef."
"How many officials and officially-employed officials are there who are under 600 shi?" Liu Bei looked at Li You and asked, there is actually no problem with issuing these above 600 shi, because there are not many people at all. In the Han Dynasty, there were only six counties with ten thousand households.
More than a hundred stones, and a county usually only has one or two counties reaching the level of 10,000 households, and the rest are senior bureaucrats in the county. These all add up to less than 3,000 people.
"About 16,500 people." Li You said almost without thinking.
"We now have a population of over 80 million, and there are 20,000 bureaucrats." Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi and frowned. In Liu Bei's impression, during the reign of Emperor Ling, the situation was such that the people were having trouble making a living, and the ratio between officials and civilians was one to seven.
It looked like more than a thousand, but why is it now more than four thousand, an increase of so much?
"Because many professional and technical personnel have been included in the bureaucracy. After all, officials have always been the standard, and giving official positions is the most convincing. Anyway, there is no shortage of salary, and most technical officials rarely appear in front of others. Their value lies in technology.
For example, the dozen or so 300-koku official positions of the Xiangli clan, as well as the rank of Qianshi, are mainly reflected in contacting other people to request supplies..." Chen Xi explained with some distress, he actually did this to save trouble.
Dry.
After all, being an official is the fastest way to gain respect in this land. In addition, being an official can also effectively reduce the difficulty of communication. Therefore, in order to save trouble, Chen Xi also gave ranks according to future generations when he was engaged in industry. The highest ones are as follows:
Jiang Qi, Liu Ru and others directly compared two thousand stones.
Although it is a good thing that the ratio between the government and the public is low, which means low expenses, few feedback levels, and high efficiency, it does not mean that it is a good thing that this thing is as low as one to more than seven thousand. Chen Xi thought that it was not that he could not afford it, so he did it
There are many technocrats. This is also the reason why many senior technicians from state-owned factories, mines and workshops in Yanzhou and Qingzhou were able to move to Jizhou to become officials. To put it bluntly, it is not because they really have ranks.
"This is not good." Liu Bei frowned. He had not paid much attention to the changes in the ratio of officials to civilians before. Veterans would not mention this in front of Liu Bei, because the number of local bureaucrats and officials did not increase. The main increase was
They are technocrats, and technocrats were kept by Chen Xi in factories, mines and workshops to work hard for the country and consolidate the foundation of the country, and generally would not appear in front of others.
In other words, Chen Xi relied on urban-rural segregation and the dual-track system to isolate the two systems, so that although the number of bureaucracies increased, you could not feel the increase.
"Give the Wang family in Kuaiji 600 dan and ask them to arrange for someone who can repair the Leiji Tower to come out to work. Xuande Gong, guess how many counties are willing to spare one." Chen Xi lowered his head and thought for a moment, thinking that he should use comparison.
I explained it to Liu Bei in a simple way, and then found a suitable situation smoothly.
"It's all over the map." Li You answered on Liu Bei's behalf, "It's only six hundred stones. I'll write him a stack. As long as he can find ten more who can repair Lei Jitai this year, Lantai Yushi will be fully open."
It’s okay to make room for their family, but who here thinks it’s unreasonable.”
Among the things Li You has done in his life, one of the few things that made Li You regret more and more the more he thought about it, was when he watched the Wang family of Kuaiji use the thunder platform to attack the dandy boys of his family. There were more than ten good guys.
The flying ashes were annihilated, and Li Youguang was shocked at the time. Now think about it, damn, these are all people who know Lei Jitai, and most of them can repair Lei Jitai with just a little effort!
The crimes committed by those dozen dandy boys are nothing like that. The highest level is bullying men and dominating women, living in a fish-and-meat village, arrogating folk songs, and taking human lives carelessly. This is already among those dozen big beasts.
The ultimate bad guy.
The question is, if a bad seed of this level wants to be transformed, can Li You's ability be used to transform it? Of course it can, that's great! If I had known that this kind of bad seed could repair Lei Jitai, I would definitely not have sent it to Lei You.
If you are on the urgent stage, you must not let the other person practice until death, and make atonement!
It was also this incident that made Li You fully understand what Chen Xi said: human heads are not leeks, they can still grow after being cut off. Damn it, at that time, the Wang family in Kuaiji suddenly caused a sudden explosion and blew up half of their own population. As a result, so many years have passed.
, the population that was blown up has not yet come back, Li You is speechless, your family is so useful, why couldn't you have said it earlier? I here really pay attention to the principle of making meritorious deeds!
It can be said that if the Wang family in Kuaiji gives you 600 shi, they will give you an extra Lei Jitai person. Li You can clear out the Lantai Yushi today and give you a pile of 600 shi.
As for the fact that the current output of grain is extremely amazing and the price of grain has plummeted, it seems that the Wang family in Kuaiji is not that important. That is all an illusion. Anyone with any brains knows that grain is the cornerstone of national strategy and the basis of industry.
The basis of animal husbandry, food output is never enough!
To put it simply, what should be fed to make large livestock such as cattle, sheep, and pigs grow rapidly? Feeding grain, bone meal, and grass will take several years to develop.
Is there enough food? It’s a joke. If there is enough food, why don’t you feed the animals?
Even in later generations, the best breeds of beef cattle will need to eat six to eight pounds of concentrate to grow one pound of meat. The best breeds of lambs, when they are lambs, will need six to eight pounds of concentrate to grow one pound.
After growing to the level of a big sheep, it is possible to eat ten kilograms
It can grow one kilogram, which is why most of the sheep seen in later generations are mainly thirty kilograms, because the cost will explode no matter how high it is. As for pigs, according to the development speed of different periods, the current better breeds of pigs are basically
It can guarantee that if you eat three pounds, you will gain one pound.
This is also the reason why the current meat price of pork is lower than beef, and beef is close to or slightly lower than mutton. It is just a matter of cost.
Taking into account the changes in various non-staple foods after the increase in the scale of grain and its use as industrial materials, how can I say that there is not enough grain? There are only two options: about the same, and I open a new consumption outlet. Is that enough?
How is it possible.
In later generations, 90% of the soybeans imported by China were used as feed. Local cereals that were not very tasty but had high yields were also used as feed. More than 30% of the country's total grain output was used as feed.
As a result, the cost of beef and mutton is still much higher than abroad. What this means is self-evident.
Basic agriculture is like this. If the output is not enough, it is not enough! Even if Chen Xi pats his chest and says that he has enough to eat, he has really just spent ten years to meet the supply of rations!
And rations are only the basis for food security. Although it can guarantee this, let alone the third century, it is something that only the top powers can do in the twenty-first century. But if it is only at this level, I want to say that it is enough.
Okay, that's really ridiculous.
Chen Xi's next step is to continue to collect grain, collect grain from the Han Dynasty, collect grain from Southeast Asia, continue to collect grain, completely establish an animal husbandry group, and then gradually lower the price of meat to a suitable range, Mi Yi
If you fight for twelve cents, then a pound of meat should be around ten cents. This is reasonable.
Therefore, even though Li You's words were a bit extreme, everyone present agreed. After all, he was not stupid. Even Xu Chu knew that elbows are delicious, and if pigs want to grow fast, they must eat food!
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