"You mean, let me leave the rebuilding of the East and West Cities to someone else? The court only needs to choose a good person and prepare the copper coins, and don't care about the rest, just wait for the payment after it is completed. ”

"Tube! Of course, the court has to take care of it, and the court has to send someone to supervise it, so as not to let people cut corners! After it is completed, it has to be inspected, and it can't be built into what it looks like. Xia Hongsheng shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, what Weichen said is not just the East Market and the West Market. In the future, those projects that are not confidential in the imperial court can be contracted out in this form, and this approach has four advantages. First, because the imperial court was not directly involved in the construction, there was no need to recruit people, which reduced the forced labor of the people and also reflected the court's sympathy for the people. Second, the people who contracted the project, they needed craftsmen and people to work, so because it was not a recruitment by the imperial court, but a private recruitment, the contractor needed to pay the recruited people's wages and accommodation, so that the people could sell their labor in the project in exchange for harvest, which increased the income of the people. Third, by outsourcing the project, the affairs of the imperial court can be shared, and the imperial court can focus its attention on other places without affecting the construction of the project. Fourth, the imperial court contracted out the project and was contracted by a private person, he wanted to recruit the people, paid the people, the people got the money, and when they had the surplus money in their hands, they would buy the things they needed, as well as the purchase of materials, and the people who sold those materials got money, and they had to buy the things they needed. It promotes the prosperity of commerce. In the long run. When business flourishes to a certain extent. Your Majesty will raise the taxes on commerce, and the country will gain wealth. ”

Li Shimin listened to Xia Hongsheng's words, smiled, and said: "According to what Xia Qing said, where can there be such a stupid businessman. contracted the construction of the imperial court, advanced money to recruit people, bought materials by himself, and built by himself. So what's the point of making money? Besides, the merchant pursued profits, and in the end it was built, so what should the court do if it opened its mouth? ”

"So Wechen wrote in the report that he made full use of the project budget and cost to prevent profiteers from opening his mouth." Xia Hongsheng nodded and said.

"The project budget? Cost? Li Shimin was curious about these novel terms and repeated them. "What is this?" he asked. ”

"The so-called project budget is to calculate the consumption of construction projects in advance. Calculate in advance all the costs required to complete a construction project, and then arrange whether to build or not according to the budget. To use a simple analogy, it is like Wechen wants to set up a bookstore in Dongshi, specializing in reading, renting books, and selling books...... Wait, wait, wechen will calculate according to the market price in advance, how much will it cost to rebuild the store, how much will it cost...... After calculating everything, for example, Wechen came up with a budget of 30,000 yuan. If Wechen sees that he has these 30,000 yuan, okay, he can do it, if he doesn't, or if he wants to use this budget elsewhere, and it is more urgent, Wechen will not do it first. That's a simple budget. In fact, it is not only the project, but also the country's finances, such as how many things the imperial court will have to do this year, how many things will be consumed, make a budget, and have a bottom in advance about how much you can do. ”

Li Shimin thought about it carefully, nodded, and said, "Yes, this budget method is very good. If all the projects of the imperial court can have a budget and prepare it according to the budget in advance, then there will be no accidents such as insufficient materials or insufficient expenses during the project. The courtiers also had an idea of the cost of the project, and could supervise the personal benefit of someone from it - well, it was a good idea! You go on, what is the cost? ”

"The cost, in fact, is similar to the budget, but the place where it is used is different." Xia Hongsheng is actually not particularly clear about things such as budget costs, and he is half-understood, but he just says what he understands according to his own ideas: "For example, Weichen wants to build a house, before building a house, Weichen has to prepare money." So go to the market and see how much the craftsman who built the house will cost, how much cement will be used, how much will it cost, how much wood will be used, how much it will cost, how much land it will cost, how much it will cost...... This is calculated according to the price in the market, and finally a total is obtained, which is the total price required to change it to this house. According to this total price, Weichen can see which person who is willing to contract to build a house will pay the closest price to this, and the house will be handed over to him to build. In the middle process, the price he quoted to Wechen, and Wechen can know whether he asked Wechen more about the price he asked for through the previous cost, and whether the price he asked for was worth it. ”

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Yes, what you mean is that when the imperial court is preparing to contract out a certain construction project, it will first make a cost, see how much money such a project is worth, and select a person who wants to contract this project according to this money." ”

"Yes!" Xia Hongsheng bowed down and said: "The Ministry of Industry can openly bid for the project you want to build, and then the people who want to contract will also make a cost by themselves, and their cost will definitely be higher than the cost of the imperial court, because they want to make a profit." The imperial court can then select contractors according to their cost. ”

Li Shimin lowered his head and no longer spoke, but began to look at Xia Hongsheng's report from the beginning again, this time obviously looking at it more carefully and seriously. Xia Hongsheng wrote in great detail in the report, and even listed the shortcomings and problems that are easy to occur in the process of this way of operation, and at the same time gave solutions.

This is Xia Hongsheng's cleverness, he never concealed the shortcomings of a certain suggestion from Li Laoer, but showed it dialectically and comprehensively to Li Shimin. For those ills, make your own suggestions to come. Whether it works or not is left to Li Shimin to decide, so as to avoid responsibility. This is also because Xia Hongsheng is not greedy, he clearly knows in his heart whether he should do it or not, no matter how big the interests are, his life and future are more important than the immediate interests, so once Li Shimin looks at those measures to avoid the shortcomings, if he still disagrees, Xia Hongsheng will not insist anymore, but look for another opportunity and never touch it.

Li Shimin watched it for a long time this time, and after a long time, he raised his head and said: "Xia Qing is very thoughtful, this law can reduce a lot of burdens for the imperial court, and it can also reduce forced labor, and the people can also benefit from it." As for the corruption that Xia Qing was worried about during the operation, it was indeed easy to breed, and the measures proposed by Xia Qing in response to this seemed to be quite lawful. From this point of view, does Xia Qing want to contract the reconstruction of the East and West Cities? ”

Yes, that's right!

Xia Hongsheng thought so in his heart, but of course he had to say it in his mouth: "Yes." If this method becomes a habit, the benefits of the court far outweigh the disadvantages. However, there is no precedent for this method, and I don't know what moths will appear in the process, so I don't dare to let others implement it rashly. It just so happens that the two cities in the east and west are now going to be rebuilt, and Wechen wants to simply set this precedent by Wechen, so that if it is good, it will be promoted, and if there is any problem in the middle, it is good to discuss with His Majesty, the modification of the modification, the idea of the idea, and the perfection of this law. ”

"Xia Qing's words are also in the past." Li Shimin smiled: "The reason sounds grandiose, and it is indeed good for the imperial court." The court has saved its heart, gained fame, the world's commerce has developed, the contractor has made money, gained profits, and has many benefits, so I will not break some people's careful thoughts. ”

Uh, Xia Hongsheng was suddenly embarrassed, and smiled wryly, what's the difference between saying this and breaking it?!

"Hehe, Your Majesty Shengming!" Xia Hongsheng said with a flattering smile: "This is a win-win thing, everyone has benefits, how good!" ”

Li Shimin looked at Xia Hongsheng's flattering smile and smiled dumbly, shook his head, and said: "Do you know, some people laugh like this, which makes me really feel comfortable, but some people laugh like this, so I can't help but want to kick people." ”

"Uh......" Xia Hongsheng quickly put away the sneer, and immediately changed to a righteous and awe-inspiring look: "Yes!" Wechen also hates those flattering villains the most! ”

Li Shimin rolled his eyes at Xia Hongsheng and said, "I don't want to see you, hurry up!" Thinking about the law all day long and calculating me and the court, I am angry when I see you and want to beat you with 200 court staffs! Get lost! ”

"Hey, hey, gotcha!" Xia Hongsheng smiled cheekily: "Weichen retires!" Weichen's small body is weak, and he can't stand the court staff! ”

"Let's go!" Li Shimin waved his hand outward, wanting to catch up with Xia Hongsheng, and when he was over, he said again: "Tomorrow, Yan Qing will go to you to discuss this matter." ”

"Your Majesty, Thank You, Weichen!" Xia Hongsheng bowed, retreated, and hurried away happily. Haha, this night was not in vain!

After Xia Hongsheng left, Ying Ying put on a shadow behind the screen, and when she got behind Li Shimin, she said: "Erlang, this Xia Hongsheng is getting more and more bold, he dares to calculate the court like this, where is he like a scribe, he is clearly a profiteer!" ”

"Hehe......" Li Shimin laughed: "Guanyin, have you noticed that every time Xia Hongsheng calculates the imperial court, the imperial court can make great profits because of it?" Take today's law, if it really works, the future construction will be done in the future, not only the court will benefit, but also the people and merchants can follow suit. As he just said, it's a win-win. Compared with the benefits of the court, his interests are small. That's fine, for him, it's always good to be a little greedy, otherwise, where can he still be a layman? (To be continued.) )