"Haha, it's just a thousand yuan, but it's known to everyone. It's still open to bidding, which is really funny..."

"Did Mr. Bao take chicken feathers as a command arrow? I finally did something in the court, but it would cause a lot of controversy..."

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Most bureaucrats in the court opposed the construction of rail roads. Now, seeing Bao Zhedong making small things like sesame and green beans make a big splash, they all applauded and stood aside to watch the fun. Some people, they were not afraid of high-level performances when watching the show, and they expected Bao Zhedong and Yang Sichang to have a wonderful performance to increase their conversation after dinner.

As for Yang Sichang, he could see Lin Chunhong's intention at a glance, and he actually had expectations for Lin Chunhong's actions. After all, the main channel for corruption among Ming officials was fire consumption and engineering construction. If Lin Chunhong could use Jingzhou's strength to eliminate some engineering construction corruption, Yang Sichang would be happy to see it.

Therefore, Yang Sichang appointed Bao Zhedong as the role, and had no intention of interfering at all.

Although Bao Zhedong's bidding is of great significance, the amount is too small. The Ministry of Revenue only allocated 10,000 yuan of funds to Bao Zhedong. Moreover, looking at the world, there is no other company except Jingzhou who can survey routes and make budgets.

However, with Lin Chunhong supporting this matter later, the situation will be completely different.

The Engineering Design Institute under Lin Chunhongling Transportation Department, Fangluo Railway operator bids to the Ministry of Industry.

Bao Zhedong manages bidding and tendering, which is not difficult at all. He only needs to act in accordance with the "Bidding and Bidding Law" formulated by the Supervision Office.

The only difference is that Bao Zhedong's affairs were published simultaneously in the Yangzhou Times, and all of them were made public and actively accepted the supervision of the Ming Dynasty.

In the end, the Engineering Design Institute led by Wang Liangquan won, winning the survey and budgeting projects with 7,500 yuan.

In the eyes of the vast majority of scholars and doctors, this is a farce; in the eyes of businessmen and knowledgeable people, this is a living textbook!

What's more, the Wanyuan project actually saved 2,500 yuan, which really stimulated the Ministry of Revenue.

The biggest investment of the Ministry of Revenue is the support of the border army. Chen Qiyu even thought about taking out the support of the border army for bidding, but Yang Sichang stopped him in time.

Of course, Zhu Youjian was also stimulated. Thinking that the palace he lived in was becoming increasingly dilapidated, he deliberately took it out for tendering and repairing it. Finally, with the advice of Empress Zhou, he gave up this plan.

Bao Zhedong became more and more brave as he fought, and he fought against the opposition. He took out the winter clothes of the imperial soldiers and publicly bid for the number of 200,000 sets!

This caused a sensation throughout the Ming Dynasty!

All relevant stakeholders fought desperately to oppose this strategy, and even used the secret trick of throwing feces into the gate of Bao Zhedong's residence.

Bao Zhedong was unmoved. When debating in the court, he said with a ferocious look: "The soldiers are missing winter clothes, and the quality of winter clothes is problematic. At that time, I, Bao Zhedong, will cut off my head. What's up to you?"

Having said that, and with the support of Zhu Youjian and Yang Sichang, Bao Zhedong finally started the bidding.

There is only one merchant qualified to plan rail roads, but there are countless people who are capable of making winter clothes.

Considering the benefits of the court's procurement, all the merchants in the world were crazy and bid for the Ministry of Works. Although the official textile workshops belonging to the Ministry of Works were so angry that they also bid for the bid.

There are naturally a group of people around Bao Zhedong who helped plan. They selected ten largest workshops from hundreds of workshops to bid for the final bid.

In the end, Hui merchant Li Duoyi won with a price of 87,000 yuan.

Eighty-seven thousand rounds!

This is a number that shocks the world. In the past, 200,000 sets of winter clothes and 120,000 yuan can be handled, even if it burns high incense, no one can guarantee the quality.

With Li Duoyi's reputation, people all over the world believe that the quality will definitely be better than that of the official workshop.

After a few months, the winter clothes were delivered and the soldiers praised each other. The quality was far better than the previous winter clothes, which made Yang Sichang and Bao Zhedong breathe a sigh of relief.

Bao Zhedong's task was not yet completed, and then Bao Zhedong submitted a book and proposed to formulate the "Bidding Law". Official engineering construction projects at all levels must be bidding in accordance with the "Bidding Law" to save funds; a bidding department was established in the Ministry of Industry to specifically manage the bidding and tendering of government agencies' engineering construction.

This is a naked challenge to the entire bureaucratic class. Once Bao Zhedong's memorial is implemented, although it will not eradicate corruption in engineering construction, at least, it will be more difficult and will take greater risks if the bureaucrats want to gain benefits from it.

This time, the opposing bureaucrats seemed to have learned their lessons and no longer objected with strange reasons. They almost pointed their finger at Zhu Youjian's mausoleum and asked if the emperor's mausoleum was also taken out to bid?

Some bureaucrats have suggested that should I also take out the bidding?

Bao Zhedong replied coldly: "The funding for building the emperor's tomb comes from the treasury. If the emperor feels it is necessary to bid, it is not impossible."

As for the plate armor, Bao Zhedong replied with great certainty: "The court must go through bidding when purchasing plate armor! However, the whole process must be kept confidential. If there is any leak, it must be handed over to Youshi Department for handling!"

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Yang Sichang has not yet made a statement, but he is still thinking about the pros and cons of the court in bidding.

From the Yongping Iron and Steel Workshop to the construction of rail roads, Lin Chunhong seemed to not mind the leak of Jingzhou's technology to the north, and even had a little bit of a sense of success. From this point of view, the imperial army could most likely purchase plate armor, steel crossbows, muskets, cannons and other items from Jingzhou. This was beneficial to enhancing the combat effectiveness of the imperial army.

Moreover, if these powerful tools are purchased through bidding, they will inevitably save money than the court's own production, which is beneficial to improving the court's financial situation.

As for the various engineering constructions within governments at all levels, if bidding is passed, a lot of funds can be saved.

However, after the establishment of the Bidding and Tendering Department, Lin Chunhong would definitely completely control the Ministry of Works through Bao Zhedong and a large number of minor officials familiar with the bidding and tendering business. The Ming Dynasty would definitely lose control of the engineering construction after currency.

Yang Sichang couldn't solve it. He wanted to throw this problem to the emperor, but before throwing it to the emperor, he needed to test it to see if Lin Chunhong would sell the military and national weapon to the court.

Yang Sichang ordered Bao Zhedong to purchase ten thunderbolt cannons through bidding and 600 flower bullets.

There are several workshops that can produce thunderbolt cannons, such as Zheng Zhilong's artillery casting workshop, the imperial court's official workshop, the Ordnance Department of the Jingzhou Governor's Office, etc. However, only the only one in Jingzhou's artillery department can produce flowering bullets.

What made Yang Sichang feel gratified was that the Ordnance Department of Jingzhou immediately submitted a bid after receiving the notice.

What surprised Yang Sichang even more was that after Zhu Youjian learned that he could buy the artillery from Jingzhou, he ordered the Ministry of Works to prepare for public bidding for the construction of the mausoleum!

Zhu Youjian's attitude is already very clear, and he used his practical actions to show his willingness to force bidding.

The emperor used his nanny to bid for bidding. What else could those officials who stopped him say? With a twelve-minute reluctance, he showed support on the surface, but he was thinking about how to avoid the impact of bidding and continue his plan to make money.

The dust settled, and nothing unexpected happened. In the future, Bao Zhedong will control the construction of all large-scale projects in the Ming Dynasty, and its power is different now. After experiencing this battle, Bao Zhedong realized that as long as Jingzhou stands behind him, he will be as stable as Mount Tai in the court and will be extremely powerful! From then on, his confidence has been thriving and many surprises have won, which has made Yang Sichang, Yang Yiren and others admire it.

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This world is always wonderful.

For example, when a person is in trouble, he is always unlucky, one bad thing after another. If a person is in luck, good things always come together and good news comes one after another.

The Ming Dynasty seems to be the same. In the past few years, it has been unlucky, internal turmoil, financial resources exhausted, and foreign enemies invaded... By this year, the Ming Dynasty seemed to have changed its fortune, financial situation improved, and military combat was strong. Yang Sichang's reform was also promoted through various strange means...

It is now the end of the year, and the autumn tax fortune has already been completed. Chen Qiyu checked all accounts and found that the surplus of more than 1.3 million yuan in the 13th year of Chongzhen!

Looking at the thousands of years of history, any dynasty's revival begins with the improvement of finances. Yang Sichang and Chen Qiyu cried with joy, and morale between the government and the country rose sharply.

Of course, Yang Sichang knew how the money came about. He paid one cent from the Ming Bank, took 40% from the profits of Shengyuan Business, and collected commercial taxes from the booming wool workshops in the capital and Tianjin...

The most important thing is that within Lin Chunhong's control, fortunes have been growing!

Among them, the most conspicuous one is Huzhou.

This year, Lin Chunhong completed the restructuring of Huzhou. Before the restructuring, Huzhou's fortune was only more than 200,000 yuan, but after the restructuring, Huzhou's fortune actually doubled to more than 400,000 yuan!

Moreover, Huzhou's accounts are clear and all data can withstand verification.

Of course, Yang Sichang knew very well that Lin Chunhong's land tax rate was two or three times higher than that of the court, and the commercial tax rate was seven or eight times higher. From this, it was inferred that Lin Chunhong's actual tax revenue was much higher than 400,000, and it is very likely that it would exceed more than 2 million yuan!

The tax revenue is so many times higher, so it is said that the people of Huzhou should be in dire straits. However, Yang Sichang read various newspapers and found that the lives of the people of Huzhou were getting better and worse and he was not in trouble.

Incredible, yet reasonable!

Yang Sichang has been in Wuling for a long time, so of course he knows the twists and turns of the bottom: the taxes of the government were exploited layer by layer, and they all fell into the hands of real power figures at all levels, and then maintained their luxurious life. After Lin Chunhong collected the taxes, he flowed into the pockets of the people by paving roads and bridges, building water conservancy, building workshops, free education and other means.

From this point of view, Lin Chunhong's governance of rural areas below the county level can become a model of the Ming Dynasty and is worth learning from throughout the Ming Dynasty.

However, only he did Lin Chunhong's method. Shi Kefa Dong imitated Pin, Anqing and Luzhou not only did not increase, but also fell into a dilemma of constant civil unrest.

Why is this?

Officials and gentry pay the grain together! Each acre of land must be sold to the government at 60% of the current price!

Shi Kefa's restructuring stopped at this step. Going beyond this step is the grand occasion of Huzhou. If you don't have this step, you can only become Anqing and Luzhou!
Chapter completed!