"Uh..." Ao Chen thought for a while and asked again: "It seems to be true, but the money that falls into the hands of the people will be less, right? Will there be any objection to this?"
Fang Zheng chuckled: "Of course not, this is a cause that benefits the people, it's not a bad thing."
These people-benefiting methods have been adopted by countless countries in later generations, but of course they may not be suitable for today's era.
But Taoyuan County is different.
The area is small and the population is sparse, but the county is wealthy enough that Fang Zhengyi specially ordered the county to establish the most comprehensive archives in Dajing.
It is relatively convenient to do these things.
Even if it doesn't work out...just cancel it in time and get your money back.
After various inventions in the county are successfully commercialized, there will be no need to worry about having no money to spend.
Seeing that Ao Chen was still confused, Fang Zhengyi explained: "At the beginning, it may be a little difficult. The people feel that the money they get is less, but after a long time, they will not think so."
"They would think, I pay half the money, and the employer pays the other half for me, so I am making a profit, right? Not only do they not feel they are at a disadvantage, they even feel they are getting the upper hand!"
"These two sums of money are a kind of 'tax' for us. Secondly, our county does not require a minimum wage, so there is no loss for merchants. In the end, the people will feel that they have made a profit. Isn't this a win-win situation for all three parties?"
Ao Chen asked hesitantly, "But the money I got was less after all... What if someone with good sense caused trouble?"
"No! That's not the case. This money is for their retirement and house purchase. They don't save money themselves, so this is like weaving a protection net for the people to prevent them from being homeless in the future. This is a cause to enrich the country and benefit the people. It's just that we have some short-term troubles, so we're borrowing it."
"In the future, the amount of money spent can be made public for the public to check. If the money is moved to a new house outside the city, it will be considered an investment. I don't think they will have much objection."
Fang Zheng touched his chin and thought, "Even if some people really take the lead in causing trouble, we are not afraid."
"The merchants paid less wages. What does this have to do with our county government?"
"People sometimes have a low level of awareness and a short-sighted vision. They can only see the immediate food and clothing, but cannot see the long-term future."
"This is a lack of overall perspective. Please explain it to them more."
Ao Chen said: "Master, I understand. Since you have considered retirement and buying a house, can you also arrange for treatment in this way?"
"Don't dare! Don't even think about that!" Fang Zhengyi stopped him.
Are you kidding me? Forget about the medical level in ancient times.
"The patient will take one dose of medicine, no matter if it's a hundred doses. What a mess of treatment methods and medicinal materials. They look at the appearance, the year and the place of origin. It's impossible to quantify how many people will take advantage of this loophole in the future. Are you raising termites for the county?" Fang Zheng said.
Insurance companies in later generations dare not insure XX, just looking at his arithmetic level. The mathematical model is still useless.
Ao Chen smiled bitterly: "Master is right, but no matter how I think about it, I feel that this matter is difficult to handle. Our county is full of unruly people, I am afraid that we are not capable of it."
"What do you mean by unruly people? Don't say anything that is not conducive to unity." Fang Zhengyi said calmly: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. If you are afraid of difficulties, then don't do anything in the future."
"It's not that difficult, actually. All humans evolved from monkeys, and the story of changing one's mind in the morning will never get out of date."
"When our county first implemented the public area plan, weren't there a lot of people complaining? But does the public area plan actually have any impact on the price of the house? It's still the same house you buy anyway, so can the price go up inexplicably if you put it in a different way?"
Ao Chen said: "It doesn't have much impact, but there are people who take advantage of this loophole to cheat people! Some people in the county who are selling houses have followed suit and put the public areas on the street."
"What?! Who the hell did this!"
Fang Zheng was furious!
They haven't arranged the three guarantees in front of the door yet, but they have extended the common area to the street?
This is the first time I've heard of this. It's so fucking outrageous!
There won’t be such outrageous things in the 22nd century!
"Uh...it happened last year. But the guy was fined by the county, and no one did it again."
"...That's good." Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "For a new house outside the city, I think we should just forget about the shared space and cancel it."
"It turns out that even after we expanded the city, there are still too many people and too little land. There is enough wasteland outside, so let's forget about the public space."
"These are all economic issues. Go back and have a good discussion with the School of Calculation and Xiao Tao before making a final decision. Don't act rashly. Draw up a detailed set of rules and regulations and show them to me. If you do it well, it will be a great thing that will benefit the people and even set an example for the world."
“In the short term, we need to explore, there will definitely be numerous problems, and some people will complain, but that’s okay.
"Let the people suffer, and you will bear the blame."
Ao Chen: “???”
"Okay, remember to pay attention to this matter, and accompany me to the research institute to see if there are any new things..."
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The next day, there will be a court meeting.
Fang Zhengyi stood in his position calmly, while the court was still discussing local issues.
It seemed as if nothing had happened the day before.
But he was not in a hurry. According to past experience, the main event would usually not begin until after warm-up.
He had specifically inquired about the news yesterday, and found out that after Emperor Jing returned to the palace in the afternoon, he summoned many important officials.
Apart from firearms, the only things we can talk about are overseas affairs.
As expected, more than 20 minutes later, when the discussion was coming to an end, Emperor Jing suddenly reached out and picked up the three-chapter memorial on the imperial desk and said, "This memorial is the ten memorials on opening up the sea submitted by Master Zheng yesterday."
"There are also three overseas admonitions submitted by the Ministry of War."
"Compared to what Fang Qing said in Taoyuan County the day before, we were all touched. Today, we can discuss it openly. Fang Qing, you have always been the main force in opening up the sea, do you have anything to say?"
Fang Zheng thought to himself, here it comes.
He said calmly, "Your Majesty, I am not as talented and knowledgeable as my colleagues. Regarding the opening of the sea, I suggest that the court build a fleet and go overseas to explore."
"On the other hand, the restrictions on the opening of the sea by the people are too strict and should be relaxed. If there are really huge profits overseas, the court cannot get all of them. It is better to let the people benefit from it."
"Our Dajing's maritime trade is not prosperous. We currently only have connections with Southeast Asia, and the main trade is initiated by tribute. The journey to the west is long and will take a lot of time. Before that, it is necessary to cultivate a group of maritime merchants who are adapted to maritime trade in the private sector to cope with future changes."
"In addition, I suggest that we expand the navy to escort merchant ships... This cannot be delayed."
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