Gao Gong looked suspicious: "Let the people make more money? Where can you make it?"
"Actually, there are many ways to increase people's income." Gao Pragmatic certainly has many ways in mind, but obviously it is impossible to pull them all out at once, because many income-increasing projects require other prerequisites. According to his plan, these things
All must be unfolded and implemented step by step, and it is completely unfeasible to launch it all at once.
So he thought for a while and said: "There is a key point in this issue that my nephew must emphasize first."
"Please tell me and listen." Gao Gong became interested.
"We must adapt to local conditions, and we must not follow the same model across the country." Gao pragmatically said, and began to give examples: "Let's follow the idea just now. For example, I am now the magistrate of Jinghai County, Hejian Prefecture, and
Assuming that I have enough power, my first step would be to move the county seat to Tianjin Wei."
"Move to Tianjin Guard?" Gao Gong frowned, thinking about Gao Pragmatic's intentions, and asked subconsciously: "Why?"
Gao pragmatic replied: "Although Tianjin Guard is now the headquarters of the Guard, it also belongs to Jinghai County. The location of that place is actually much better than the current county seat of Jinghai. It is the intersection of the Grand Canal and Haihe River. The location advantage is obvious.
.If I transfer the county seat here, the west side can take advantage of the canal to make our county a Linjing transfer station for southern ships entering Beijing, and the east side can build a port at or near Dagukou to develop coastal transportation trade."
Gao Gongqi said: "Tianjin Wei can now be regarded as a foothold for Nanfuan to enter Beijing. Otherwise, what do you think the imperial court is doing by setting up the Yangcun Inspection Department in the north of Tianjin Wei?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Tianjin Guard is just a guard station. Even if it is actually a transfer station now, it doesn't have much significance, because the guard itself is a half-military, half-farmer institution. In the past, it was quite
It is located in Juntun, so it does not have sufficient administrative functions, and the things it can do are too limited. But if the county seat of Jinghai County is transferred there, there will be a lot of things that can be done, and it can definitely make the entire Jinghai rich."
"Oh?" Gao Gong's curiosity was aroused and he asked: "Can you tell me how to drive it?"
"After transferring the county seat to Tianjin Wei, I can build some warehouses near the canal wharf... Sanbo, do you know that it is often not convenient for merchants traveling from north to south to send all their goods to the capital at once?
In this case, they must need a warehouse. This warehouse is too far from the capital, but it is difficult to handle if it is too close. In the past, they could almost only store the goods on the ship, or they could find an inn in Tianjin to store some of the goods.
, but in fact, no matter what, it is definitely not as convenient and safe as a special warehouse. Therefore, if I were the magistrate of Jinghai County, I could carefully plan and build some special warehouses, divided into sizes and grades, to rent to these businessmen to collect rent.
, as long as the canal remains, this business can be said to be a sure profit forever."
Although Gao Gong has great talent, he has been working in the central center and his thinking obviously does not take into account a specific county. Therefore, he was stunned for a while and then asked again after a while: "But who will build this warehouse?
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"This is easy to handle. As the county magistrate, I can publicly announce to the whole county that a certain piece of land has been planned to be built as a warehouse, and then explain to everyone the business opportunities after the land is built into a warehouse, and then we can start bidding.
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"Tendering?" Gao Gong didn't understand again: "What is tendering?"
"Uh... To put it simply, I take these plots of land and divide them into several, dozen or dozens of plots, and then let businessmen who are interested in building warehouses here bid against each other, and whoever bids the highest price will sell it to them...
…Of course, after he buys the land, he must build the warehouse and put it into use within the specified time, otherwise, I reserve the right to reclaim the land."
Gao Gong suddenly understood, stroking his beard and said: "Oh! In other words, you drew a big pie for them and then made money by selling land?"
"Selling land will of course make money, but that's only part of it, and after all, selling land is just a one-time deal and won't last long, so I have to find other ways to make money."
"Now that the land has been sold, what other ways are there to make money?" Gao Gong's business thinking certainly couldn't compare with Gao's pragmatism, so he immediately expressed confusion.
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "The land is sold, but our county government can still collect management fees!"
"Management fee?" Gao Gong was completely stunned: "The land was sold and the warehouse was built by others. What reason do you have to charge this... what kind of management fee is this?"
"Uncle San, if you think so... well, you can be considered a gentleman." Gao Pingshi showed a sly smile: "You think, with so many warehouses set up, some people want to stock and some want to pick up goods, come here.
They are often people. These people are within the jurisdiction of our county. If something happens to them, I have to deal with it as a rule, right? Then am I managing them? But originally I didn’t need to manage these businessmen from other places.
Now that my workload has increased, the county government will naturally allocate manpower to manage it, so of course I have reason to charge appropriate fees!"
After Gao Pangshi said these words, Gao Gong looked a little hesitant and criticized: "As a local parent, you are responsible for ensuring the safety of the place. This is your responsibility, why do you charge extra money?"
What kind of thinking is this? Are your Ming Dynasty officials so easy to talk to?
Gao Pragmatic was stunned for a moment: "Guaranteeing peace and tranquility also requires people. If the original government servants are not enough, we have to hire new ones. Doesn't this all cost money? This is also good for them. Of course, we have to get it back from them. Moreover,
Do you know how much money merchants can make by reselling the goods they transport from south to north? My nephew knows that the profit is at least 30% or more, even without doing any research, and some even double it, and in rare cases more than double it.
I charge a management fee, and it doesn't matter how expensive it is. According to the 'percentage' mentioned before, I plan to charge two percent or three percent, and no more than five percent at most.
Isn’t this expensive?”
Gao Gong looked much better when he heard that he only accepted this small amount. He thought for a moment: "But those warehouses themselves still have to charge rent, so won't the costs of those foreign merchants go up?"
Oops, how can I explain to you the dark hand of market economy—oh no, the big hand?
"You don't have to worry about this." Gao Pragmatic waved his hand: "For things like rent, if they charge too much, no one will be willing to rent it. How much money will they make if no one rents it? So after a while, the rent will definitely stabilize.
, to reach a situation acceptable to both parties. As for the merchant's cost, even if it is increased a little, are you afraid that they will not get it back from the buyer? But the buyer is not stupid. If it is increased too much, the buyer will
They are unwilling to buy it, so in the end there will definitely be a price that everyone can accept as a balance point."
Gao Gong thought for a while and finally nodded, agreeing with this statement, but he asked again: "But even if these are as you wish, the only ones who make money are the few businessmen who built the warehouses. What's great is that
If your county government has a little more income, how can it have the effect of making the people of the county rich as you said?"
Hey, Mr. Gao Ge is really a good prime minister who sincerely seeks the welfare of the people. It is not enough for the government to make money, and he wants to make the people rich. Well, but this is indeed very high.
But Gao Pragmatic was prepared after all, and he immediately said with a smile: "Those foreign businessmen use our county as both a warehouse and a transit station, so do they want to settle here? Do they want to eat or sleep when they settle down? Since they are all
Yes, the people in our county can do business with them! Inns, hotels, food stalls, grocery stores, pharmacies, fabric stores, tailor shops... even haircuts are all fine. San Bo, as long as there are more people, you can still do business.
Are you afraid that no one will do business? As long as there are enough people, there will definitely be business opportunities here."
Gao Gong's eyes lit up: "That makes sense! If so, your idea can indeed give many people another way to make money."
Gao Pragmatic smiled: "Not only do they make money, I can also--oh, I mean the county government can also make money..."
Gao Gong was stunned, but before he could speak, Gao Pragmatic added: "When they build a new inn or something, they always need land, right? Even if they set up a snack stall, there must be a place to put it, right? For those who build houses and do business,
Our county government can plan some unowned wasteland in advance and then sell it to them. As for those who set up stalls, we can also specially plan one or several areas for them to gather and set up stalls. This has many advantages: it can not only build scale
Benefits, the county government is also convenient for management, and they will not let them block the roads... But no matter what, our county government has an old rule. When building a house, our county government first makes money from selling the land, but as long as
When you do business, no matter whether it is a shop or a stall, you have to add a management fee - well, in fact, this management fee can also be renamed, for example: commercial tax."
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