Li Changan took the lead in finding Zou Boxun, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
"Master Zou, build the dam..."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Zou Boxun.
"Chang'an, it's not that I don't support you. This matter is too big. Even if the Southern Patrol Governor agrees to do it, the imperial court will flatly refuse it."
"If this dam is to be built, I just made a slight estimate. It will require at least 30 million taels of silver."
"Do you think the imperial court can get this much money?"
Li Changan paused and said with a wry smile, "Master Zou, I haven't even said anything yet, but you're going to cut off my path."
Zou Boxun also said helplessly, "You and I both belong to White Deer Academy, and you also know my temperament. As long as you can do this, I will definitely support you."
"The construction of such a huge dam is beyond everyone's imagination."
"The imperial court will never agree."
Li Changan thought for a while, and then said, "Master Zou, what if I have a way to deal with this batch of money?"
As soon as these words came out, even though Zou Boxun was well-informed, he was also shocked, "Chang'an, are you... are you kidding me?"
"Thirty million taels of silver, even if the academy tries to help you with all its strength, it still can't come up with it."
"Who would be willing to spend such a huge sum of money just to build a dam?"
Li Changan continued, "If I can solve this problem, will the court allow the dam to be built?"
Zou Boxun recovered from the shock, thought for a moment, and then still shook his head,
"It's not very likely."
"Building dams does have unparalleled benefits in water control, but in the eyes of most people, it is more like a fortification to show merit."
"Moreover, the disaster relief work in the south has been very effective, and the imperial court has no intention of expanding the results."
"To be honest, the officials in the Southern Patrol Division can no longer support the construction of such a dam."
Li Changan understood and had many thoughts in his mind.
To put it bluntly, even if there is so much money, it is difficult for everyone to do it.
The benefits are still not big enough...
After Li Changan pondered for a moment, he went straight to the point and asked, "Master Zou, I have something here. I hope Master Zou can support me in building the dam."
Zou Boxun's expression changed. What did Li Changan want to do? Bribery him openly?
Even if you bribe yourself, what's the use?
Do we have to pay bribes one by one?
What should the court do?
What will the queen give in exchange?
"Chang'an..."
"Master Zou, why don't you listen to me first?" Li Changan said with a smile, "While sorting out the agricultural affairs of the three southern provinces, I had an idea in mind."
"If this idea is established, another department can be established under the Ministry of Household Affairs, directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs, with various bureaus under it, which can be spread to county-level yamen."
"Master Zou, do you think this...is enough?"
Boom!
Zou Boxun felt his head buzzing and shaking, as if he had been hit directly by a thunderbolt, and his whole body was in a daze.
This, what does this mean?
What department can add so many official positions!?
Zou Boxun's eyes were a little lost.
You must know that every official position in the Jin Dynasty has specific duties and is responsible for specific affairs. Only in this way can you get the corresponding national blessing.
If the official positions are added at will, it will not work at all.
If you are idle in your official position, you will not recognize the destiny of the country at all!
Even the First Supervisor of the Four Courts and the imperial court are thinking of ways to increase the number of official positions, and now they have increased the number of official positions to the extreme.
It will be even more difficult to add another one.
Official position is directly linked to national destiny and luck. Any additional official position will attract countless people to compete for it.
The three counties of Wushan County are about to be merged into one county. This is because the imperial court only has one Wenchang monument. Otherwise, who wouldn't want to divide it into a few more?
In this way, there will be more official positions for county magistrates and county magistrates.
Therefore, the official position in Wushan County must be another chess piece that the Fourth Court and the First Prison want to snatch.
But now, Li Changan actually said that a department could be added under the Ministry of Household Affairs, and this department could also have branches in various places, all the way to county-level yamen.
Even if there are only two official positions at each level, there are at least 3,000 official positions!
Even if the ranks of these official positions are not high, even if they are only eighth or ninth grade, there are thousands of official positions.
Even the academy would be shocked by it.
Having so many official positions means that the academy can have a wider influence in the secular world and can send more students out for training.
The power of the academy and the gathered luck will further expand.
If there are so many official positions, all of them will be taken by the Ministry of Revenue.
Zou Boxun couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
At that time, the power of the Hu Department will definitely be higher than that of the other five departments!
The key question now is whether these official positions are tenable.
If the official position is just a fabrication and does not receive blessings from the national destiny, then it will be nothing but empty joy.
Zou Boxun tried his best to calm down the excitement in his heart, but his voice was still trembling, "Chang, Chang'an, do you want to tell me more about this department you are talking about?"
"It is not that simple to add so many official positions."
"It must be approved by the National Games, otherwise no matter how many more are added, it will be of no practical use."
"On the contrary, it will create a situation of redundant officials."
"Such idle official positions will only consume the country's destiny and will be abandoned."
Li Changan naturally heard the excitement in Zou Boxun's words that he tried his best to suppress.
He had previously thought about establishing a supply and marketing department, and he thought it would just be an additional department so that he could place his own staff there.
I found out later after getting to know Master.
There are so many things to pay attention to when setting up official positions in the Great Jin Dynasty.
But the benefits are also unexpectedly great.
The supply and marketing department must be established anyway, so it would be better to use it as bait at this time.
At least promoting the construction of the dam is never a problem.
If we combine it with the academy later, the benefits we can get are definitely beyond imagination.
The premise is that this matter must be led by oneself.
So before that, no details can be revealed and must be kept strictly confidential.
The framework has to wait until the last moment before it can be taken out.
"Master Zou, I can only say that there is 80% hope for this matter."
Li Changan didn't say it would definitely happen, leaving himself some room.
"At least in the three southern prefectures, it is an important part of disaster relief and is indispensable!"
"If it can be done in the three southern prefectures, Master Zou, do you think it can be extended to the entire Jin Kingdom?"
Zou Boxun swallowed his throat, his heart beating violently.
Li Changan did not say what company he was in or what he did specifically.
But after getting along with each other for such a long time, he knew that Li Changan would not make random mistakes.
Since I dare to say so, I am afraid that this matter is probably possible.
After all, the entire southern disaster relief strategy was written by Li Changan.
He said it was an indispensable part of the disaster relief in the south, which meant that this matter was bound to come to light soon.
Even if it cannot be extended to the entire Jin Dynasty, even if it is only in the three southern prefectures.
That is also three prefectures, seventeen counties and 237 counties.
With so many counties, how many official positions are there?
"Chang'an, when will this department you mentioned... be established?" Zou Boxun asked nervously.
He also didn't expect Li Changan to reveal the entire plan.
None of us are fools.
If so many official positions can be added, it will have a huge impact on the entire officialdom of the Jin Dynasty.
The benefits that can be obtained are immeasurable.
Li Changan was able to put this department under the Ministry of Revenue, which was a great contribution to the Ministry of Revenue.
"The specific details are still being refined. We can only make overall plans after the disaster relief and flood control in Wanchuan Prefecture is sorted out."
"But the general framework has been set up."
Li Changan said with a smile,
"After all, this matter is too important, and we need to discuss it with the academy."
Zou Boxun nodded hurriedly, "I understand, this matter is indeed too involved and cannot be trivial."
"So Mr. Zou...can I ask you for help?" Li Changan asked, "As long as I can persuade the other governors, I will figure out the rest."
Zou Boxun sighed deeply in his heart.
This Li Chang'an really didn't let go of the eagle when he saw the rabbit. He even had to hold back such a major matter involving thousands of official positions.
We have to build a dam that even if we talk about it, no one will agree to it.
I really don't know what to say about him.
"This matter is not that easy. It may take several official positions to get them to agree." Zou Boxun said very straightforwardly.
He knows that Li Changan also knows.
Since they have given up their official positions, they must have had such an idea for a long time.
"I understand." Li Changan chuckled, "We will give you some benefits, but the bulk of it still has to be in our own hands."
Zou Boxun nodded, "This is natural. After all, it is a division under the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the bulk of it is still in our hands."
"This matter is not on the table, it's just the academy, it's just the six departments, it's just about personal friendship..."
"Then I'll leave it to Master Zou." Li Changan saluted Zou Boxun.
This sentence, which only talks about personal friendship, stipulates the nature of this matter that is destined not to be discussed openly.
There is no power struggle involved, only personal interests.
This way you can pay as little as possible.
Zou Boxun sighed, "You really gave me a hard job. It's not easy to bargain with these guys."
This is about benefits.
Li Changan raised his brows, then smiled and said, "Master Zou, isn't that the feeling of joy that comes with drinking tea?"
Zou Boxun smiled and nodded, that's all. Then he asked, "How are you going to spend the money to build the dam?"