After being educated by Cao Dongdong, Zhang Fei dared not be negligent anymore and had to find his original intention of starting a business.
In fact, he had the idea a long time ago, but he just didn't say it out loud right away. His plan was to set up a security group.
He believes this is the optimal solution.
In fact, the original yamen service was basically responsible for the transportation of important national materials such as grain, fodder, and salt.
But since the time of Taizong and Zhenzong, people realized that such important materials still had to rely on professional transportation teams, otherwise it would easily delay military opportunities. Gradually, this became the responsibility of generals and soldiers, especially for long-distance transportation.
The Yaqianyi gradually became responsible for the transportation of some valuables, of course, also including many short-distance miscellaneous transports.
The nature of this business is very consistent with security.
In addition, why was the previous yamen service a tragedy? Wasn’t it because, in order to prevent people from embezzling, the imperial court would select those with wealthy and upper-class families to hold these positions.
But the result was that once something went wrong, the yamen servants would lose their families and relatives, and eventually they would rather mutilate their bodies or even sell their land than become upper-class households.
Now that Wang Anshi wants to change the employment system, he must also prevent embezzlement.
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Who can guarantee that the Royal Police will not embezzle money? If something goes wrong, how will they compensate?
The imperial court certainly won't take the responsibility itself, and it may ultimately fall on the shoulders of the Royal Police.
I guess there will be no one in the police station tomorrow.
You can only pay merchants to transport it and treat it as a business.
This is the optimal solution.
But the premise of this optimal solution is that there are businessmen willing to do this job and have the ability to do so.
Baifan Building.
Bian Jing Charity Foundation Headquarters.
"What did you say?"
Fan Yong looked at Zhang Fei tremblingly, "Let's...let's invest money in this cargo transportation business?"
Zhang Fei nodded.
"Hey young!"
Fan Yong said, "Sanlang, the court finally changed the corvée system to the recruitment system, and everyone is very happy about it. We are still rushing to join the effort by spending money."
Chen Maoqian was even more direct. "If that's the case, then I will immediately withdraw from this charity foundation. This job doesn't cost money, it costs lives!"
The businessmen present also shook their heads and threatened to withdraw.
Why are people so afraid of the yamen runners? Isn’t it because of this job?
Fan Zheng was also puzzled by this and said, "Third brother, have you considered this matter carefully?"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "That's the Yaqianshi. We are businessmen, so it's different."
"What's the difference?"
Huang Can said: "How can we be more powerful than the imperial court? If something is lost, we will have to pay compensation, and we may even lose our lives."
Zhang Fei said: "First of all, we are doing business. The court pays us to do business. We must not only negotiate the compensation but also the remuneration in advance. Secondly, it is impossible to affect our lives. Whether we make a profit or a loss depends on our ability. If we have the ability, the remuneration will be considerable."
Chen Maoqian said: "But do we need this little money now? One football league alone is enough to make money."
“Is it too much money to make?”
Zhang Fei shook his head, changed the subject, and said, "Compared to money, we lack this business more. You are all wealthy businessmen in Bianjing. It is common for goods to come and go, and we have to find someone to escort them.
In this case, why don't we do it ourselves? Isn't it delicious to have the meat cooked in the pot? With the strong strength of our Song Dynasty Charity Foundation, it is enough to open a security workshop. If we can accomplish this, it will be good for both you and the charity foundation. It is the best of both worlds."
Fan Yong and others looked at each other.
really.
Recently our business has been getting bigger and bigger, and the demand for goods is growing. If done well, this business can indeed make money, and since it is done by a charity foundation, everyone can rest assured.
"If you want to help us merchants escort our goods, that's feasible, but as for the court..."
"It's all the same!"
Zhang Fei said: "The court is just hiring us. It's the same as helping you transport goods. There is no difference. If your goods are lost, you have to pay for it!"
"The court's words are not as simple as paying money."
"Even if it's a yamen servant, the court will hold us accountable for compensation, but we will sign an employment contract with the court, specifying all matters of compensation."
"Third brother, you have to consider the risks. This business is very risky." Fan Zheng said very cautiously.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "If anyone can do it, then it won't be our turn. Although the risk is high, the benefits are also great. We can't escort goods for the court for nothing. If the reward is not high, we can refuse it. I think we have enough strength to train a strong security team.
Not only that, we can also protect people. For example, everyone here has a security guard at home, but many businessmen do not. We can also provide this kind of protection.
If we do it right, it will be a very profitable business because it involves so many aspects and there are so few competitors.”
Those present were all well-known wealthy businessmen in Beijing, and they were very sensitive to interests. After hearing what Zhang Fei said, they vaguely felt that there was a huge fortune contained in it.
In fact, this business does exist at present, but it is generally self-employed, that is, you hire people yourself and then take them to deliver the goods yourself. It has not yet formed the scale of a security agency.
If you do it well and achieve a monopoly, the wealth you will gain cannot be underestimated.
Zhang Fei saw that they were somewhat interested, so he struck while the iron was hot and said, "Everyone, our charity foundation has to donate a sum of money every year. Some small businesses are not suitable for us. Only doing this kind of high-profit business can make a profit. Our advantage is that we have strong financial resources and a large number of people. Only we can do this business, and only we dare to do it. Once we monopolize it, the profit will be very considerable."
Chen Maoqian said: "That being said, I am afraid of offending the imperial court."
The tone changed from firm opposition to hesitation.
It would be absolutely impossible to let a single businessman do this business, but with so many people here, no one is that afraid.
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "It's written in black and white, and we both agree to it. What are we afraid of? Don't you, Old Chen, often do business with the court? Don't you have any business dealings with the court? We are not yamen servants, and our nature is completely different."
This sentence actually woke everyone up. They were all doing business with the court. It was just a business. They were not servants in the government. If they couldn't do it, they could just not do this business. Therefore, there was no need to be too afraid.
Ma Tianhao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Why don't we try it first and then talk about whether we can do business with the imperial court or not."
This immediately gained support from many people. They believed that this deal could be done because they themselves really needed it, but whether to help the court or not would be decided later.
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Although Han Jiang was furious with Cao Ping and his son, he would not fight with Cao Dongdong. This was a national affair. He waited for two or three days, and seeing that Cao Dongdong still did not move, he could not bear it anymore, so he complained to the emperor at today's regular meeting.
This matter requires cooperation between the two departments, and the police station has to keep it confidential from him. How can this be carried out?
Who is responsible if something goes wrong?
This needs to be made clear first.
When Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo and others heard this, they also thought it was too bizarre.
Zhao Xu also quickly called Cao Dongdong over, after all, this was arranged by him personally.
When Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, Han Jiang, Wen Yanbo, Zhao Yan and other old men looked at Cao Dongdong standing in the middle with a smug look on his face, they could only sigh in their hearts that there was no one to succeed our Great Song Dynasty.
They suddenly felt that there was nothing wrong with Zhang Fei.
I can only say that this love comes from comparison.
"Deputy Inspector Cao, how are your preparations regarding job duties going?" Zhao Xu asked.
Cao Dongdong was a relatively calm guy, and he was not afraid at all. He said confidently, "Your Majesty, our police station has almost finished its preparations."
"Nonsense."
Han Jiang stepped forward and said, "You haven't even started recruiting people yet, how can you say that you are almost ready?"
Cao Dongdong said: "This is what our police station has planned. We will hire businessmen to do the most labor-intensive tasks such as escort and storage of goods. We only need to spend money."
"Hire a businessman to do it?"
All the ministers spoke in unison.
This is truly a path they had never imagined!
"yes!"
Cao Dongdong nodded: "This is the best way. We previously asked those upper-class households to serve as yamen servants because we were afraid that they would embezzle. If our royal police were to do it, they might also embezzle. Who would be responsible then? Why don't we spend money to find merchants to do it? The accounts are clear, and if something goes wrong, the merchants will compensate us."
Han Jiang was stunned immediately.
That makes sense.
But something didn’t seem quite right.
Sima Guang asked, "Will the merchant dare to do this business?"
Cao Dongdong said: "As long as it is profitable, there will definitely be businessmen willing to do it."
Profitable? No! I worked so hard to reform the government to improve the finances. If you do this, you might even lose money. You are a real spendthrift. Wang Anshi had three black lines on his forehead. "Do you know how much this will cost?"
Cao Dongdong immediately said, "Wang Xueshi's reform is to improve bad politics and prevent the yamen servants from exploiting the people. Only by doing this can we avoid hurting the people. Besides, if we don't spend money, there is no reason to collect so much tax."
"puff……."
Wen Yanbo couldn't help laughing out loud.
Sima Guang was also happy.
This is a really wonderful rebuttal.
Wang Anshi was stunned by the retort, then he blew his beard and glared, "Have you read the new law? The government first calculates how much money to hire laborers, and then collects taxes from the people. It does not mean to levy taxes arbitrarily. If the court can spend less money, the burden on the people will be lighter. If you do this, how much tax will you have to collect?"
Cao Dongdong said, "Master Wang, please rest assured about this. Our police station has asked someone to calculate it. It is actually more cost-effective to do this than to hire a servant."
"What do you mean?"
Wang Anshi asked.
Cao Dongdong rubbed his nose and said seriously: "We have investigated and found that many dignitaries in Kaifeng Prefecture use yamen runners to transport their own goods. Those goods have nothing to do with the official business of the court. If we hire merchants to transport goods in the future, we will only transport the goods of the court and officials. The officials will pay for the transportation of their own goods. This can actually save a lot of money.
Also, if we hire servants, we have to support them every day and spend money to train them. If the Royal Police died in the line of duty, we also have to pay a sum of money. If we find a businessman, we only spend money when we need it, which is much more comfortable than doing it ourselves. "
After hearing these words, the prime ministers were all silent.
Indeed, it was common practice in official circles for yamen runners to use money for personal gain, and the money and goods exchanges between officials were all counted as official business. However, whenever something went wrong, the money still had to be compensated to the officials, but it was the court that was blamed.
This also needs to change.
Zhao Xu asked, "What do you think?"
All the ministers seemed somewhat hesitant.
Zhao Yan replied: "If the price is fair, then it is feasible, but if it is too expensive, the burden will eventually be transferred to the people."
Wang Anshi opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing. He felt that doing so would certainly cost more money, and his purpose in making money was to fight wars, so he couldn't squander it.
But what Cao Dongdong said does make sense. There are many benefits to doing so. It can also prevent yamen runners from using the money for personal gain and keep the accounts clear.
Zhao Xu said: "Since Deputy Superintendent Cao is so confident, let's give it a try first."
Cao Dongdong's face lit up, and he clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty has trusted me with your mission, and I will definitely fulfill my mission."
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