My father is Jiajing

Chapter 392 The grand finale
When Gao Gong heard Zhu Zaigui asking him a question, he took a deep breath and finally uttered two words: "An Min."

Zhu Zaigui nodded in agreement, and then asked, "How to pacify the people?"

Gao Gong said: "The injured can get medical treatment and the poor can get farmland. In this way, in just a few years, the scars of this disaster can be healed and the victims of Huazhou can recover as before."

Zhu Zaigui asked again: "It is relatively easy to treat the injured. It is nothing more than recruiting more doctors from other places and letting more people from the Imperial Hospital and the Academy of Medical Sciences stay for a while."

"But farming is not easy. Farming requires not only human power but also animal power, seeds, and good weather. These are exactly what the disaster victims lack the most."

"After a disaster, 20 to 30 percent of the population died, 20 to 30 percent of the population was injured, and the rest were the old, the young, the poor and the weak. Only 10 to 20 percent of the population were young and strong laborers. If we rely on 10 to 20 percent of the population to undertake post-disaster reconstruction and the burden of supporting their families, isn't that a bit unrealistic?"

"Although the imperial court also issued an edict to exempt the people affected by the disaster from taxes, it only exempted the taxes collected by the imperial court. Mr. Gao is now the head of the special district government, and he should know that in order for a local government to be fully operational, in addition to the officials appointed by the imperial court, it must also hire various clerks and yamen runners."

"But the salaries and rations of these people cannot be paid by the officials who employ them. In the end, the bill will be charged to the government office. However, the government office, like the imperial court, is not a source of revenue, so it can only collect various miscellaneous taxes and fees from the people."

"So, even if the court exempts the people in the disaster-stricken areas from taxes, they still have to bear the huge burden of miscellaneous taxes, and these miscellaneous taxes are related to the administrative efficiency of local government offices, so the court cannot issue an edict to exempt them."

"So in this situation, how can we allow the poor to rely on their land to fulfill the various responsibilities that the king just mentioned?"

Zhu Zaigui's series of rhetorical questions also left Gao Gong silent. These problems indeed could not be solved by just a few empty words.

If we want to solve these problems, we must have real things that are genuine and practical, otherwise it will be just empty talk that will harm the country.

Zhu Zaigui looked at the silent Gao Gong, and he knew that it would be too much to ask Gao Gong these questions.

After all, Gao Gong was neither a high-ranking cabinet minister nor the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue or the Ministry of Personnel. He simply could not come up with a practical plan for his subordinates to implement.

Therefore, at this moment Gao Gong suddenly felt tremendous pressure and felt that the problems he had considered in the past were still too simple.

Zhu Zaigui looked at Gao Gong like this and laughed again, "Mr. Gao, there is no need to be so worried. As the ancients said, 'Stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade.' Since there are not enough young and strong people in the disaster area, we should find a way to guide more young and strong people without land in other areas to go to the disaster area to support reconstruction. For example, if they can reclaim wasteland and cultivate the land for more than three years, the government can recognize the land as theirs."

"In this way, many landless refugees can settle down there, and gradually the population and labor lost in the disaster area due to the earthquake will be replenished accordingly. Of course, to implement such a policy, a corresponding administrative management system is also needed to prevent corrupt officials from taking advantage of loopholes."

"So when dealing with specific matters, there should be specific methods and clear rules. We can't just do things in a one-size-fits-all manner for the sake of saving trouble and think that everything will be fine."

Gao Gong was also suddenly enlightened when he heard what Zhu Zaigui said. Yes, if we can guide the landless and landless people from other provinces and regions to the disaster area, let them take root in the disaster area and rebuild their homes, then many problems can be solved, right?

Looking at Gao Gong's gradually brightening eyes, Zhu Zaigui said: "Of course, in addition to these land matters, we also have to consider the affairs of various industries. After all, not all ordinary people are suitable for farming. There are always some people who are physically weak or have other reasons and cannot farm for a long time. We must also provide them with a way to make a living."

"Therefore, I think we can carefully screen the industries in the special zone to see which industries are suitable for transfer to Huazhou, and also see which industries can set up branches in Huazhou."

"If this move goes well, Huazhou will not only be able to quickly recover from the trauma of the earthquake, but it can also become a local benchmark for other places in Daming to learn from its development experience."

When Gao Gong heard this, he immediately bowed to Zhu Zaigui and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I will do it right away!"

Zhu Zaigui nodded in satisfaction and said to Gao Gong, "In that case, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Gao. By the way, if the time is right, please invite the heads of the salt merchants and banks in Beijing and the Shanxi merchants in the name of the president of the Beijing Special District Development Bank. I have something important to discuss with them."

When Gao Gong heard that Zhu Zaigui wanted to meet these "cheap merchants", he immediately became nervous, "Why does the prince want to meet them?"

Zhu Zaigui looked at the nervous Gao Gong and did not hide his thoughts. Zhu Zaigui continued to say to Gao Gong: "Of course it's for money! If the disaster area wants to be rebuilt, it will be difficult to solve the problem quickly and effectively relying solely on the court's decrees and management."

"After all, I can't just keep painting big rosy pictures for the people and officials below, right? I have to invest some real money to convince people, right? So, I want to meet with the heads of these banks and talk to them about huge wealth and see if they have the courage to accept it!"

Gao Gong was a little confused by Zhu Zaigui's words. If he wanted people to pay money, why did he say that they were extremely rich? What was the mystery behind this?

Gao Gong was a little confused.

But at this time Zhu Zaigui did not intend to continue explaining, because these were all advanced financial knowledge, and Gao Gong might not be able to understand it immediately if he told him now. It would be better to tell him when the time comes while everyone is present.

You have to know that those people in charge of the banks are not ordinary people. They are the scarce financial talents of this era. Some of their words may be difficult for professional bureaucrats like Gao Gong to understand, but it may not be the case for those people.

Maybe they will understand it immediately and can't help but rush to invest huge amounts of money in exchange for future benefits!

Therefore, the finale must be placed at the most critical moment!
In this way, a play can be sung to its climax and to its fullest!
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