Chapter 374 The functions of the cabinet need to be adjusted?
Wu Gang arrived at Baoding Station early in the morning, boarded a special rail car, and rushed all the way to the capital. The railway from Baoding to Tongzhou has been fully repaired and is undergoing trial operation in the past few days. In the name of testing the performance of the railway, Wu Gang took
With his entourage, three carriages were specially arranged to hurriedly experience how fast the railway would be after it was opened to traffic.
It took less than a day and night for Wu Di and his group to appear at the Capital Station. When he got off the carriage, Wu Di couldn't believe that he had arrived at the Capital.
"In less than a whole day, I have arrived at the capital. With the railway, isn't Baoding only one day away from the capital?"
"Mr. Ge, our railway from Baoding to the capital is a one-way line, and the normal speed is not that fast! Because Mr. Ge tested the road, it was able to travel smoothly on the entire road, and we were able to get to the capital so quickly."
The attaché quickly explained the specific details to Wu Di. You are an important member of the imperial court. During the journey, you change horses instead of cars, which is why you can achieve such a fast speed. Under normal circumstances, it would take nearly two days to reach the capital by rail.
All day long. This matter must be explained, otherwise the Governor will misjudge the effectiveness of the railway.
"I see, but in emergencies, it is okay to have one-way traffic running smoothly. If there is an emergency in the capital or Baoding in the future, we should be able to mobilize some troops and horses within a day and night. This is really a blessing for the country. This road
The defense of North Zhili will be much more stable."
"It is true as Mr. Ge said, with this railway, we can fortify Baoding and the capital together. In addition, private commerce will also benefit greatly from this. According to the railway operator, the same horse-drawn carriages on the railway will
It can carry twice as much cargo. Even if it is a one-way line, the speed is faster than the pipeline. You can go from Beijing to Baoding in two days. Doing business, transporting goods is really more than twice as convenient. With the railway,
Our Baoding is equivalent to having a canal connected with the capital."
"Land canal! Haha, Your Majesty has found a way out for the entire Northland. In terms of cost, building and maintaining railways is not much more expensive than canals. If the entire Northland can be connected by railways, the north and south of the world will be
There is no difference. The Ming Dynasty will be consolidated forever. The construction of railways will benefit the present and will benefit the future. Our Majesty is planning a great cause for the future. We are at the right time, so we should work harder."
Wu Di worked as a border official in the north, and he was from the south. He had a certain in-depth understanding of the gap between the north and the south. From the perspective of central governance, limited by transportation, the distance between the north and the south was
The difference in management costs is more than double! Even from a provincial perspective, the management costs between the north and the south are quite different. In addition, the real estate in the north is nearly twice as thin as the real estate in the south. These factors
Together, they caused an extreme imbalance between the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty.
Wealth is in the south but not in the north, and the enemy is in the north but not in the south. The south is connected with the north and the north is disrupting Nan'an. This is a big contradiction that has always existed in the Ming Dynasty and cannot be resolved. The imperial court has been relying on blood transfusions from the south to protect the north. This is why the Ming Dynasty's finances have always been tense.
The fundamental reason. According to Comrade Lao Zhu’s top-level design, if all localities can support themselves, there will be no problems with central finance. In the national financial system designed by Lao Zhu, the money distributed by the central government will not be distributed to local governments.
Profit-sharing. To put it bluntly, the idea is that the money collected by the central finance, except for maintaining the operation of the central center, the rest will flow into the pockets of the old Zhu family, and it will be used to support the old Zhu family.
But due to the imbalance between the north and the south, the central government had to use the little money to subsidize the fiscal deficit in the north! If the situation was better, the world could be maintained generally if the central government used this little money to supplement it. Fortunately, by the time of Chongzhen, the north
The people's income has deteriorated extremely, and a strong enemy has appeared outside the customs. These two extremely unfavorable factors have come together, and Ming Dynasty can only play for fun. In addition, Chongzhen did not consider the problem carefully and increased the equalization tax to the world.
The Ming Dynasty was naturally in a state of despair.
How to solve such a thorny problem? The way out that Zhu Youji thought of was to strengthen the control of central finance and change Lao Zhu's layer-by-layer tax decomposition system to a central unified tax system, national defense, education, and other major national and family planning matters, local government and private sector
Don't decompose it by yourself. You only need to pay the money to the center, and then the center will arrange and distribute it according to needs. This is the underlying logic of abolishing the household registration classification and abolishing the tax-free privileges of the gentry. Guards, craftsmen, and gentry all don't want it, and the center will take it.
Can money be used to find people to do these jobs? Can national defense, fortifications, and education be completed?
Compared with Lao Zhu's approach, the management cost will be higher, but the central control will also increase exponentially! The choice of officials who spend money is actually greater than not spending money. Anyway, Zhu Youjian believes that
, working with one million yuan and not having much money left at the end is more comfortable than having a net income of 10,000 yuan. This is like the big boss who owes hundreds of millions in foreign debts and the senior part-time worker with an annual income of one million yuan in later generations.
Considering the difference between the two, who has a more comfortable life? According to Zhu Youjian's philosophy, if he had a choice, he would definitely choose the former.
In addition to finding ways in financial design, another measure is the strategy of strengthening the capital. Zhu Youjian feels that he is not that capable of developing the entire north, but he feels that he still has the ability to strengthen the capital and Beizhili.
In terms of geographical environment, Beizhili has advantages in developing the economy. It has access to both grasslands and the sea. It is also rich in resources. It is also a plain area. Coupled with the political effect, Zhu You
Inspector believes that with his experience as a time traveler and working hard, he should be able to find a way out.
"Friend Lu, now that the railway is connected between Beijing and Baoding, you will have to travel more and more between these two places in the future. You will also have to participate in some matters on the cabinet side, otherwise the cabinet will always be uneven. Let's have a meeting
I always feel that something is missing. His Majesty said a few days ago that he is planning to make major adjustments to the functions of the cabinet at the end of the year. It is just the right time for you to have more convenience." Zhou Yanru met Wu in the cabinet.
Well, after chatting for a while about the Baotong Railway, the topic turned to the possible adjustment of cabinet functions.
"Your Majesty wants to adjust the functions of the cabinet? I don't know how to adjust it?" Wu Di couldn't help but wonder when he saw Zhou Yanru's excited tone. Logically speaking, from the emperor's point of view, as long as it involves the top level of the cabinet,
The adjustment of the organization will not be a good thing for the department. But Lao Zhou doesn't look like he doesn't want anything bad to happen?