762. Shitan Guanying, Department of Land and Resources

Since Li Shimin said that the protection of forests is a basic national policy that cannot be tampered with, it was issued in the form of an edict, and it is also clearly stated in the law, so it will definitely not work to let the people cut down the forests to burn the kang, and not many people can afford to use charcoal and charcoal according to the current national living standards, so can it be said that ordinary people can't use this fireplace and kang for wintering equipment, Li Pojun is also very headache.

Li Shimin, who was lying on the kang, was also very troubled, and it was undoubtedly a great merit to do a good job, after all, there were not a few people who froze to death in winter over the years, "Is there any way to make the price of charcoal or charcoal reasonable, and the people can afford it." Li Shimin also rubbed his brows and asked Li Pojun with a fluke mentality, he knew that this kid had a lot of ideas.

Li Pojun was also shocked when he heard it, and the price was reasonable...... When the fireplace and the kang are promoted, those unscrupulous merchants must be desperately trying to occupy the coal resources, how reasonable, unless it is state-owned, how about it, huh? Wait, state-owned, Li Pojun patted his head and said excitedly: "Aya, there is a way, you can nationalize the charcoal and set up a special department to manage it, so that the price can be stabilized, and the people can afford it."

Li Shimin froze for a moment when he heard this, and then sat up straight, "You mean that the charcoal and salt and iron are the same as the official camp?" ”

"Yes, charcoal is a winter artifact, and coalcoal can not only be used for heating, but also for ironmaking, I have a way to make charcoal iron, and the quality of the iron is better, this can be said to be a very important strategic resource, should set up a special agency management, not only for the benefit of the people, but also to increase the treasury revenue." After Li Pojun figured it out, he also said excitedly,

In later generations, those big coal companies are not all state-owned, this is not only a matter of taxation, the role of stabilizing society is more important, resources such as salt, iron and carbonite must not be handed over to private individuals, then there must be chaos.

Li Shimin has already sat up straight, he is not in a hurry about ironmaking, the key is that the sentence "increase taxes and benefit the people" This is a win-win good thing, it is much better than the family businessman enclosing the land to occupy the coal resources and then raising the price, he wrinkled his brows and thought, and then shouted: "The eldest grandson Du Gaojian, the head of the household department is still the secretary of the household, and the fifth Qi of the branch member Wailang is waiting in the Shenlong Palace."

When Li Pojun heard this, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Aya is going to set up a carboniferous division?" ”

Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this, "Set up a carboniferous division? Now that the bureaucracy is being streamlined and redundant officials are eliminated, it is not appropriate to open new departments, so it is better to hand them over to the management of the degree branch department."

The degree branch division, Li Pojun knows, the main thing is to settle accounts, belong to the household management, in charge of the country's financial revenue and expenditure, the chief official is the degree branch Langzhong, two degree branch members of the foreign lang deputy, the most important thing is that the degree branch division is in charge of agricultural and commercial taxes and salt and iron affairs, it can be said that it is a very powerful yamen, taxes, salt and iron, in charge of finance, such an important affairs are all handed over to a department, this burden is not heavy.

Doesn't there be two people in the degree branch member Wailang, why is there only one person, Fifth Qi, I haven't heard of it, but this surname is very special.

Li Pojun also said bluntly: "Aya, who are Duzhi Langzhong and the other member of the Wailang?" Why don't you call them?" In such an important department, the chief officer must be very powerful, why don't you see anyone.

Li Shimin's face twitched a few times when he heard this, and he sighed and said: "Duzhilang and another member of the staff are all vacant, and no one is in office."

"Huh? No one is in office? The Du Branch Division is in charge of the country's tax revenue, as well as salt and iron, such an important department, why is there only one adjutant, so can the Fifth Qi alone do these jobs? ”

Li Shimin glared at Li Pojun when he heard this, "Do you think that I am old and confused and didn't send people, that degree branch is in charge of financial accounts, and the work is the most complicated, and he has always been looked down upon by scholars.

Saying that Li Shimin is also very helpless, people who are not talented enough in this position can't go, and people who are able to do it are unwilling to go to this bitter yamen, although this branch is very important, and he has also sent people to serve, but the affairs of the branch are complicated, some can't do things wrong, and some directly resign due to illness, and in the six months since he ascended the throne, the officials of the branch have changed two or three times.

"Ah, no one goes to such an important yamen? Isn't there no one to take care of the branch now? The financial accounts are a big deal." Li Pojun also exclaimed.

"With your uncle and uncle, you can't make a mistake." Li Shimin rolled his eyes and said.

Li Pojun was shocked when he heard this, the most tedious work and the most despised by the scholars, Fang Xuanling actually served as the "Duzhi Langzhong" with the respect of the prime minister of the Central 📖 Order, and adhered to the treasury of the Tang Dynasty.

"Aye, the difficulty of the coal official camp is even greater than that of the salt and iron official camp, detection, mining, transportation, trafficking, etc., as well as the safe use of coal, etc., it is very complicated, the degree branch is in charge of the two taxes of salt and iron, and it is already very busy, if the coal is added again, then Uncle Fang will not be tired, I think it is better to list the coal, and set up another department, and even the child thinks that the financial tax is related to the national treasury, which is the top priority, and the branch is beyond the power to manage it, not to mention the salt and iron, There was even some confusion, and the child felt that the salt and iron should also be separated, and the salt, iron, and charcoal should be combined into a new department, and the branch department should only take care of the financial and tax accounts." Li Pojun also said bluntly that the streamlining of departments is indeed a good thing, which can improve the efficiency of government affairs, but fiscal taxation is too important, and it is a bit too child's fun to mix all of them into one department.

Li Shimin also pondered when he heard this, "It is not impossible to separate salt and iron taxes and establish a new department, so the efficiency of doing things should be higher, and I will discuss it with a few of them later, you first tell me what you think, how should the name, grade, and officials be determined?" ”

Li Pojun was stunned when he heard this, and asked me why I was doing it, the impact of setting up a new department is not small, and it should not be discussed at the court meeting.

However, since Li Shimin asked, he didn't hide it, and said bluntly: "This new department has important resources such as salt, iron, and carbon, and even mines, water sources, etc., I think it can be called the Department of Land and Resources, and the grade should be the same as the Degree Branch, which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Households, and is the fifth division of the Fourth Division of the Ministry of Households, the Fifth Division of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Warehouse, and the Department of Households. Li Pojun blurted out and came directly to the Department of Land and Resources.

Li Shimin also pondered when he heard this, "The Department of Land and Resources, it's simple and easy to understand," so he jumped off the kang and slapped his buttocks, "Okay, you continue to make this fireplace kang and get rid of all the waste in the yard, and I'll go and discuss it with my friends and uncle."