To be honest, thanks to the third century this year, the feudal era, the agricultural population accounted for 99%. Otherwise, Chen Xi's method of forcibly raising grain prices would never be possible.

After all, there are too many things related to food prices. Whether it is low or high, it will cause fatal problems. For example, Chen Xi's method of preparing to directly collect grain to increase the market grain price from about 42 to 120 pm is not a problem for later generations to directly detonate war.

However, in this era, Chen Xi proposed this plan that sounded outrageous, but everyone present did not directly object, but lowered their heads to think about it.

There is actually nothing to mention about their own losses. A large part of their salary is food. Taking Empress Xiao as an example, why can he go to Zhongnan Mountain to realize the truth and not do anything? It is because even if he does nothing, he has a 14th-level title of 700 stones of grain per year.

Therefore, the issuance of this government order actually has no impact on Liu Bei's ruling foundation, nor has it much impact on the upper-class families. After all, most of the food is eaten nowadays, and families who are completely full of food are all immortals and gods, and there is no need to consider the extra expenses.

Of course, this is because of Chen Xi's existence, otherwise this interest would be enough for this group of people to fight hard. After all, there are huge benefits within the company who collects food first and how to collect it. In the past, these things had to be fought hard and killed a wave of people below to finalize.

But now, the impact is very light. Of course, this kind of lightness is because Liu Bei is still in power and Chen Xi is still alive. If it were the rest, I am afraid that even everyone present now needs to consider it, because this decree has actually given the lower class benefits, but in fact it is cutting the middle and upper class meat.

Even if there are not many cuts, as long as they are cut, there will definitely be a backlash.

Just like you kill a chicken, the chicken has a little power. As long as you make up your mind, ignore that kind of resistance, and slaughter it. But if you change to a tiger, even if you just use a knife to gently cut the other person's butt, the tiger will make a lot of noise.

But the same is true. The little release of interests from the upper level is enough to bring huge benefits to the lower level. Just like the so-called grain of ash of the times, this slight loss from the upper level is directly a grain of sand of the times. If it falls, it will be a mountain of gold.

This kind of slight increase in grain prices will cost tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan a year for real high-yield households, which is just like that. However, for ordinary people who account for more than 99% of the entire Han Dynasty population, it is basically equivalent to double their income.

More importantly, after this income doubled, under the regulation of the country, the overall price has almost no change, and it has only further increased various non-staple foods, meat, etc. In this case, even though consumption habits restrict the people's consumption capacity, the overall living standards are naturally improving.

By the way, this is also one of the ways Chen Xi chose to effectively release development dividends after evaluating the output of the second five-year plan, but the people have long been acquiring grain at 150 ounces, but now they have collected more. A policy that has been implemented for more than ten years has long been used to the people.

"Then when you hand over the rice, remember to pay more money, which is to increase the salary of the bureaucrats." Jia Xu lowered his head and calculated for a while and said, "Their family of seven, plus the housekeeper, servant, etc., the food distributed by the country over the whole year is completely enough for food. Anyway, Jia Xu won two thousand stones, and the actual food pay of 2,160 stones is enough for food."

Jia Xu is actually not short of money and doesn't care about this, but he doesn't care. Some people care. Moreover, since the sixth year of Yuanfeng, bureaucrats in various places have been calling for a salary restructuring because of the price of grain. Until now, Chen Xi still pays it depending on his mood. No one is clear and serious. He has stamped the salary of the jade seal and the seal of the three dukes and nine ministers. The salary of bureaucrats at all levels is really Chen Xi.

To be honest, the salary issued by Chen Xi is satisfied with the bureaucrats at all levels. After all, everyone knows that compared with the ranks, there are only profits and no losses. However, it has been issued for five years. A serious restructuring document has not been issued, and the bureaucrats are muttering in their hearts?

So when Jia Xu heard that Chen Xi wanted to raise the price of grain, he thought about it and followed the situation and made this come forward to let everyone comment. It was also a blow and a sweet date. After all, most people who buy grain and eat are in Jia Xu's circle of salary, and those who are not in this circle, are not in this circle, and are you qualified to speak on the table?

Chen Xi glanced at Jia Xu with a squint, and he knew that if he mentioned this, someone would definitely hand him over the steps and let him follow the path of salary reform. This way, he could win twice while solving it together.

"Salary salary is also to be discussed at the Grand Court meeting." Chen Xi raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at everyone present with a smile. "After all, if you don't bring up people to discuss it, you will just make a decision. If you send a document with a seal, you still don't know what to say. After all, the Grand Court meeting at the beginning of the sixth year of Yuanfeng did not bring this up for careful deliberation."

It sounds a bit strange, but if Chen Xi follows the rules, others agree with it. After all, this is a resolution involving all the bureaucrats in the Han Dynasty and must be reviewed one by one on the table. Otherwise, if a document with a printed letter is sent down, it will be a bit too much of a scheming team.

"This kind of thing will be reviewed by the Grand Court?" Zhang Fei directly expressed everyone's doubts, "Will any bureaucrats think their salary is too high? Even if there are upright bureaucrats who take the national position to reduce it, they will be overturned. Which one is for the collective? In this case, it is impossible to explain it clearly!"

"Because it has been trial operation for five years," Zhuge Liang said according to his temple. "The proposals for salary by bureaucrats at all levels have been dealt with in the past five years. It should have been over now. If you think about it carefully, there are actually few local bureaucrats who have written letters and salary issues as common as before in the past two years."

Chen Xi smiled when she heard this, "Kong Ming is the hardest working."

"No, you might not have dealt with all the official documents about the letters and salary issues in the first three years." Zhuge Liang frowned and asked with a bit of solemnity. It took a lot of time to read the official documents just by reading them.

"Although it is a bit different from what you think, I did deal with it." Chen Xi nodded and said, "In the past two years, there should be few letters from bureaucrats who say they are salary issues. Maybe it cannot make them completely satisfied. However, in the current social environment, they can still fully accept this level of salary. Of course, if they can be a little higher, they will be more satisfied."

"You have actually finished reading it. I don't know when you read it. There are quite a few official documents." Zhuge Liang looked at Chen Xi with some disbelief and said.

"There is a high probability that all the official documents involving salary issues are collected, and then divided according to the state, randomly extract some from it, and then process one wave to see the situation. After a while, do it again and deal with another wave." Fa Zheng said with a sneer with his arms in his arms. He knew very well that Chen Xi's outrageous operation.

"No, no, I saw it according to the county." Chen Xi denied on the spot.

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but cover his forehead. He felt a headache. He also felt a pity for the local bureaucrats' excited and actively reported the documents. What's worse is that under Chen Xi's handling, the problems of local bureaucrats were gradually solved. From the official documents that Zhuge Liang read and reported the reports, those people were even quite satisfied.

Even though considering that this type of official document needs to be discounted in terms of satisfaction, it is very satisfactory. At least, the same type of requirement will not be raised for many years in the future. In other words, according to Chen Xi's outrageous handling method, it may be appropriate and reasonable in the next ten years.

"Who are you lying to? Do you know how many counties there are now?" Fa Zheng said angrily.

"158 counties." Chen Xi said angrily, "You look down on me too much."

The Han Dynasty itself had 103 counties, and the county magistrates and county magistrates of each county were 2,000 stones. The counties under its jurisdiction had more than 10,000 households, with a county magistrate of 600 to 1,000 stones, and a county magistrate of 300 to 500 stones.

After Chen Xi took over Chang'an, the Han Dynasty annexed the Western Regions, Tibetan areas, as well as some areas in Funan and central and southern China, with a total increase of 55 counties, which further increased the number of 2,000-stone bureaucrats in the Han Dynasty.

However, even so, there were less than 500 positions in the Han Dynasty, including the special female officials in the palace and the imperial concubines with the position of the three dukes.

By the way, these less than 500 positions have not been filled yet. In theory, the county magistrate has left a position of two thousand stones for the sixth level smelting, and there are still a lot of vacancy.

On the one hand, there are a large number of six-level smelting in the front-line legions waiting to gain a fiefdom and seize greater benefits. On the other hand, some six-level smelting are not suitable for being an official at all, and they just want to return home from wealth. In addition, some six-level smelting veterans have automatically moved to their fiefdoms, resulting in the 158 county lieutenants positions not even filled up.

"Hey, you actually know, there are 158 counties, do you think you will turn over one by one?" Fa Zheng said in a tone of wonder whether it was a joke or a surprise.

"Okay, okay, don't mention this. Anyway, I have sent all the notices I should send. In the sixth year of Yuanfeng, I also said that if you have any questions about the salary issue, please reply. I will make adjustments to the current trial-run salary." Chen Xi said expressionlessly, "After five years of trial-run and multiple adjustments, bureaucrats at all levels are relatively satisfied with the current salary system."

"You are just a notice!" Li You looked at Chen Xi speechlessly and said.

"The problem is that I have really been in the trial operation for five years, and have listened to the opinions of senior bureaucrats such as Jia Wenhe, Guo Fengxiao, Fa Xiaozhi, etc. Oh, I also listened to your salary suggestions for technicians last year." When Chen Xi said this, although he was still expressionless, there was a hint of smile between his eyebrows and eyes, which made Li You speechless.

"If you think about it carefully, Zichuan even listened to my subsidy suggestions for the officials who ran errands. It was really..." Mi Zhu looked at Fang Liang with a hint of helplessness. This guy was really listening to his opinions and conducted a trial run verification.

"I even listened to the subsidy suggestions for Huo Tou Army." Zhao Yun recalled for a moment, and then compared his memory, it was a bit strange. In conjunction with Chen Xi, he was really alone in deliberation.

"The rotating subsidy of the Imperial Guards and the field subsidy of the Palace Guards." Man Chong also quickly realized the emergence and adjustment of some things.

"Anyway, I listened carefully to the opinions of bureaucrats at all levels, and combined these opinions to reconstruct the salary of the rank. After five years of trial operation, the fairness and rationality of the salary of the new rank." Chen Xi said with a smile, "So, when deliberating, I will bring all the information."

"Okay, the next issue, we have passed these two together. We have nothing to say. I am at a fairly satisfied level with my current salary, but considering Zichuan's situation, I will probably improve slightly when everyone is at a fairly satisfied level when it is announced." Jia Xu said that you have reached this point, so what else to say? Of course, it is passed. We are absolutely satisfied with the review!

"It's impossible to refute at all. This is indeed Zichuan's idea." Liu Bei also nodded and said.

"Can I ask a question?" Hua Xiong raised his hand and Chen Xi glanced at him and knew that Hua Xiong was held by Zhang Fei and Xu Chu and was forced to ask.

"Ask." Chen Xi said happily.

I'll see the wrong version one by one!

"Which aspect is the slight improvement then?" Hua Xiong glanced at Zhang Fei and Xu Chu and hinted to Chen Xi, saying that it was these two guys who asked him to ask.

"This is boring." Chen Xi said with a smile, and then gave an answer without waiting for Zhang Fei to ask. "In addition to the salary in the trial period, one geese in the coastal areas will be supplemented with two yellow croakers in the inland, and more than 600 stones, and another ten kilograms of margarine beef."

"How many officials and official officials who are below 600 shi and official officials who have officially joined the company?" Liu Bei looked at Li You and asked. There was no problem with these more than 600 shi, because there were not many people at all. The counties with ten thousand households in the Han Dynasty had only more than 600 shi, and one county generally had one or two counties to reach the level of ten thousand households. The rest were senior bureaucrats in the county, and all of these were less than 3,000 people.

"About 16,500 people." Li You said almost without thinking.

"We have a population of over 80 million now, and there are 20,000 bureaucrats." Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi and frowned. In Liu Bei's impression, the Ling Emperor's reign had been in trouble to the point where the people were living in poverty, and the ratio of officials and people was more than 7,000. Why is it now more than 4,000 to 4,000, and it has risen so much?

"Because many professional and technical personnel have been included in bureaucrats. After all, they have always been the official position, and giving official positions is the most convincing. Anyway, they are not short of such a small salary. Moreover, most technical officials rarely appear in front of others. Their value lies in technology. For example, the ten or three hundred stones of Xiangli's official positions and the rank of Qianshi are mainly reflected in contacting others for materials..." Chen Xi explained with some distress that he actually did this to save trouble.

After all, being an official in this land is the fastest ladder to be respected, and being an official can effectively reduce the difficulty of communication. Therefore, in order to save trouble, Chen Xi was given a rank in the industry compared with later generations. The highest ones, such as Jiang Qi, Liu Ru and others, were directly compared with two thousand stones.

Although it is a good thing to have a low ratio of officials and citizens, which means low expenses, small feedback layers, and high efficiency, it does not mean that this thing is as low as 7,000, which is a good thing. Chen Xi thought that it was not impossible to support it, so he engaged in many technical bureaucrats. This is also the reason why many senior technicians in state-owned factories and mining workshops in Yanzhou and Qingzhou were able to move to Jizhou to become officials. To put it bluntly, it is because they really have ranks.

"It's not good." Liu Bei frowned. He had never paid much attention to the changes in the comparison between officials and citizens before, and veterans would not ask this in front of Liu Bei, because the number of local bureaucrats and officials did not increase. The increase was mainly technicians, and technicians were all slapped in factories and mines and workshops to work hard for the country, laying a solid foundation for the country, and generally would not appear in front of others.

In other words, Chen Xi has isolated the two systems by urban and rural isolation and dual-track system, so that although the number of bureaucrats has increased, you cannot feel this increase.

"Give the Wang family of Kuaiji a 600 stone, and ask them to arrange a person who can repair Lei Jitai to work. Xuande Gong, how many counties are willing to free up one." Chen Xi lowered his head and thought for a while, thinking about it, thinking that it would be a simpler way to explain to Liu Bei, and then he found a suitable situation very smoothly.

"The map is all over." Li You answered on behalf of Liu Bei, "I will write a stack for him only 600 stones. As long as he can produce ten more thunder and dynasties this year, it will be fine if the Lantai Censor opens all the positions for their family. Who among the people present thinks it is unreasonable."

Among the things that Li You did in this life, one of the things that Li You really regretted the more you think about it was that when he saw Wang Kuaiji use Lei Jitai to crack the playboys in his family, more than ten good guys were knocked out to ashes. At that time, Li You was shocked at that time. Now, thinking about it, fuck, this is all about Lei Jitai. Most of them will be able to repair Lei Jitai with a good animal!

Just those dozen playboys committing that little crime is nothing. The highest level is to bully men and women, fish and meat, arbitrary village, and some people's lives are already the most powerful bad species among the dozen animals.

The problem is that if you want to transform the bad seeds of this level, can they be transformed with Li You's ability? Of course, that's too good! If you had known that this bad seed could be able to repair the Lei Qitai, you would definitely not be sent to the Lei Qitai. Then the other party must not be allowed to cultivate until death and atone for his sins!

It was also this. Li You fully understood that Chen Xi’s so-called heads are not leeks, and they can grow even if they are cut. Damn it, at that time, the Wang family of Kuaiji caused a lot of thunder and exploded half of their own population. As a result, so many years have passed, and the population that was blown up has not yet increased. Li You was speechless. You can’t say it earlier if your family is so useful? I really pay attention to making meritorious contributions here!

It can be said that if Wang from Kuaiji says that if he gives you a 600 stone, he can give you an extra person who makes Lei Jitai. Li You can clear the Lantai Censor today and give him a stack of 600 stones.

As for the current grain output, the current grain output is extremely astonishing and the grain prices have fallen so much. It seems that the Wang family in Kuaiji is not that important. That is all an illusion. People with a little brain know that grain is the cornerstone of the national strategy, the industrial foundation, and the animal husbandry foundation. Grain output has never been enough!

Let me say the simplest thing is what to feed large animals such as cattle, sheep and pigs to grow rapidly, how many years will it take to develop if you feed food, bone meal, and grass.

Enough food? Joke, can you not feed animals if you have enough food?

Even in later generations, the best beef cattle, which has the best breed, needs to eat six to eight kilograms of essence to grow one kilogram of meat. The best breed, when a lamb, eating six kilograms of essence can grow one kilogram. After growing to the level of a big sheep, eating ten kilograms may grow one kilogram. This is why most sheep seen in later generations are mainly thirty kilograms, because no matter how much the cost is, it will explode. For pigs, according to the development speed of different periods, pigs with better breeds can basically guarantee that they can eat three kilograms to grow one kilogram.

This is also the reason why pork is lower than beef and beef is close to or slightly lower than mutton, which is just a simple cost issue.

Considering the various changes in food after the increase in the scale of grain, as well as industrial materials, how to say that there is not enough food, only similar, and I will open a new consumption port, these two options are enough? How can it be?

90% of the soybeans imported by China in later generations were taken away as feed, and local cereals that were not very delicious but had high yields were also taken to be fed, and more than 30% of the total national grain output was taken as feed. As a result, the cost of beef and mutton was still far higher than that of foreign countries. What this means is self-evident.

Basic agriculture is such a thing. If the output is not enough, it is not enough! Even if Chen Xi patted his chest and said it was enough to eat, it would have only spent ten years to satisfy the supply of food!

Food rations are just the basis of food security. Although it can guarantee this, not to mention that it can only be done by a top power in the third century and in the twenty-first century, if you only want to say enough, it would be a joke.

Chen Xi continued to collect grain, collect grain from the Han Dynasty, collect grain from Southeast Asia, and continuously collect grain, and thoroughly establish the animal husbandry group, and then gradually lower the price of meat to a suitable range. A dou of rice will cost twelve cents, so a pound of meat should be around ten cents, which is reasonable.

So even though Li You's words were a bit extreme, everyone present agreed. After all, they were not stupid. Even Xu Chu knew that the elbows were delicious, and if the pigs grew quickly, they had to eat food!
Chapter completed!