In the huge Chongzheng Hall, Ouyang Bian's voice was still in the period of voice change echoing.

Cai Xiang's expression became more and more excited, and his pen waved quickly.

From the beginning to the beginning, it gradually became wild cursive script in order to keep up with Ouyang Bian's speed.

“…Business emphasizes communication between existence and non-existence, and this is the foundation of business.

To complete the thrilling leap of the product, one of the most important words is "Tong".

This circulation includes the circulation of funds and the circulation of goods!

The emergence of the central bank has solved the speed and security of capital circulation, but the circulation of goods has not been solved.

The circulation of goods is affected by different factors, one is policy, the second is road, and the third is safety.

As far as policy is concerned, our Song Dynasty still encourages it relatively, and the policies are acceptable.

Rapid changes are unlikely, but they can allow the three departments to study policies that are more conducive to commodity circulation.

Especially the policy of setting up a card tax collection, non-compliant tax collection in various places will be extremely harmful to the circulation of goods."

Zhao Zhen nodded thoughtfully.

“…As for roads, it can be described in one sentence. If you want to be rich, you must first build roads. Once the road is opened, the goods can be circulated.

For example, there is a place that produces citrus, and the citrus they produce are particularly sweet, but because the roads are blocked, people outside may not know it, and it is difficult to buy it if they know it.

If the road to this place is connected to the official road at this time, the citrus from this place can be transported out.

Then the people in this place will benefit from it, their lives will become better, and they will be able to create taxes for the court.

As for security, I mean bandits everywhere, and it is not easy to trade. Not to mention borders, we are talking about merchants in the hinterland of our Song Dynasty, and we are always making money with our heads on our heads.

Maybe it was robbed by bandits wherever they were, and even their lives were lost. A few years ago, some students who came to Beijing to take the exam were intercepted and killed by bandits, and even students with fame and fortune dared to intercept them. This shows how rampant these bandits are.

If business is to attract a greater outbreak and clear out bandits in the country, it is the top priority right now!”

Ouyang Bian made a sound.

Zhao Zhen fell into deep thought, and what Ouyang Bian said was indeed a hit on the chronic disease of the Song Dynasty.

But these three problems are not easy to solve.

The imperial court actually does not allow the official taxes and taxes, and there are also bans to varying degrees, but they are still banned repeatedly.

Because local governments do not have financial power, local governments are basically operating in debt. If they don’t rely on these, they may not be able to hold on at all.

Zhao Zhen also understood the principle of road construction. In fact, the control of the entire country is controlled through roads.

But the cost of road construction is huge. If you want to build a road, the huge amount of funds is simply scary.

Moreover, the so-called commercial roads definitely not only refer to roads, but also canals and bridges, but also infrastructure projects with large investment returns.

As for the suppression of bandits... the national strategy of the Song Dynasty was to collect elite troops from the central government, and the local military power was too weak.

Before, there were even places where bandits attacked the city. The prefect invited bandits into the city to enter the city to entertain the people with good food and drinks, and gave them a lot of gold and silver to send them away.

In fact, it was not that the prefect confiscated the enemy, but that he was really unable to resist!

and……

Zhao Zhen has a hidden secret.

Moreover, when the Song Dynasty army went to suppress the bandits, they were afraid that the bandits would not cause much harm, so the people were first eaten alive by the army.

The Song Dynasty inherited the Five Dynasties, and the Five Dynasties were real troubled times when people cannibalize people.

If a thief passes like a comb, and a soldier passes like a comb, it is not a play, it is the real world.

During the Five Dynasties, whenever the army occupied a city, soldiers would rob each other routinely. This behavior also has a special name - Hangshi.

Although Song Taizu banned the Song army from raising the market, the old customs since the Five Dynasties could not be eliminated by an order. For a considerable period of time in the early Song Dynasty, the behavior of raising the market continued to occur.

Of course, it is not as good as the Song Dynasty, but the army's style is still barbaric. If they are put into the people to suppress the bandits, the people will be punished first.

Therefore, Ouyang Bian's suggestion seems to hit the chronic disease of the Song Dynasty, but Zhao Zhen did not make any statement.

This made Ouyang Bian quite depressed.

Well, it costs a little more money to build the road, so it’s okay that Zhao Zhen refused to build it.

The policy of local levy and miscellaneous taxes has too great influence, and it is normal for Zhao Zhen to refuse, because it is easy to arouse opposition after all.

But no matter how you look at the bandit suppression, it is a very necessary matter. Why is Zhao Zhen hesitating about this?

Ouyang Bian couldn't understand it very well, but there was someone who claimed to be Zhao Zhen's little cotton jacket. He was the person who knew Zhao Zhen the best in the dynasty. He often gave him a psychological massage when Zhao Zhen was depressed and couldn't think about it. This person was Ouyang Bian's old father Ouyang Xiu.

In fact, the three sons of the Ouyang family should be jealous because their old father has applied all the patience to others, but it is not Ouyang Bian, but Zhao Zhen.

So when Ouyang Bian went back, he went straight to his house to look for Ouyang Xiu.

After hearing Ouyang Bian's complaint, Ouyang Xiu smiled and said, "So the powerful generals must be born from the soldiers, and the prime minister must be born from the prefectures and counties. If you understand the national conditions of our Song Dynasty, you will not have this question."

Ouyang Xiu explained the tricks to Ouyang Bian clearly, and Ouyang Bian suddenly realized.

Zhao Zhen really has a hidden secret.

If it is true as Ouyang Xiu said, then this bandit is really better not to suppress it.

However, Ouyang Bian is really not the one who gives up easily. Since the court cannot do this, or he is unwilling to do it, he will do it himself!

The next day, he issued a convening order to the presidents of central bank branches and branches in various places.

Of course, the name is the end of the year, and it is almost time to reward merit and practice at the end of the year.

The time has been much earlier, but the presidents of branches and branches in various places dare not delay. They arrived in Bianjing within the prescribed time, regardless of distance.

The presidents of branches and branches in various places gathered together, and they were all full of energy.

As the heads of various places, they all have a knife hanging on their heads - the central bank's economic picket team.

This made the governors of branches and central banks in various places dare not act rashly.

But in fact, they don’t need corruption, because Ouyang Bian has formulated a strict supervision system and a generous reward mechanism.

If their performance is excellent enough, they will be more than enough to buy a large yard in Bianjing every year, so there is really no need to risk being punished as a civilian to embezzle.

This situation happened. In the middle of the year, the president of Qin Fenglu Xizhou Branch colluded with a general in the Xizhou army and embezzled 30,000 yuan. The picket team found out that the Xizhou branch president also wanted to use the army to kill the picket team. The six-person picket team escaped and sent the news to the headquarters.

Ouyang Bian immediately notified the Privy Council that the Privy Council ordered the appointment to Xizhou. The general was caught and escorted on the spot to Shangjing for trial by the Imperial Army Command. The Xizhou branch president was also escorted to Beijing and was directly sent to the Promotion Office by Ouyang Bian.

After interrogation by the Procuratorate, the Judicial Department ruled that the offender was not only dismissed from his fame, his property was confiscated, and he was sentenced to 20 years in prison!

It’s really a matter of stealing a chicken and losing a lot of rice.

Therefore, the branch presidents of these branches took this as a warning, and they could see Ouyang Bian's determination clearly - I will give you a generous salary, but you can't embezzle half a penny. Once I find out, I will be in prison!

Ouyang Bian seems to be harsh, but the branch presidents of his branches have no intention of resentment, because the salary is indeed very high, and the central bank is also respected locally. Although it is not a high-level official, those state chiefs and even road-level chiefs have to flatter them if they ask for it.

Isn’t it just for salary and social status to be an official for thousands of miles?

Since they have high salaries and social status in the central bank, what else is there to be dissatisfaction? So they are all full of energy, especially the presidents who occupy a fertile land.

Lu Qing is the most praised person.

"Governor Lu Da, I'm so proud recently. Is Liangzhe Road Branch going to win three firsts this year?"

A familiar colleague greeted Lu Qing.

The so-called three first items refer to the settlement amount first, the absorption of deposits first, and the lending amount first.

Liangzhe Road occupies a golden position along the canal and radiates the surrounding roads, which naturally has an advantage, which makes other branch leaders quite jealous.

But after all, Lu Qing was appointed by Ouyang Bian himself, and even if the others were not convinced, they had to endure it.

Lu Qing said modestly: "It's a mistake. This is not my credit, it's just luck. Brother Ziding's Guangnan West Road Branch doesn't say the first three items, but the first growth rate is not enough to run away."

Guangnan West Road itself is a border, and there was the Nongzhigao Rebellion again in Zhihe Nian. Guangnan West Road's economy was in decline and it was extremely difficult. When the central bank assigned tasks, no one was willing to go.

At this time, there was a man from Yongzhou named Chen Wen, who recommended himself to revitalize his hometown. At that time, everyone looked at him with sympathy, but now it seems that his choice is correct.

With Chen Wen's efforts, Guangnan West Road's performance this year ranks tenth in the 18th Road Branch, and the growth rate should be the first.

This Chen Wen should be reused!

When the people around heard the conversation, they surrounded him and congratulated Chen Wen.

Chen Wen was versatile and flattered, thanked his colleagues for their blessings, and dealt with them. Then he whispered to Lu Qing: "Brother Superman, do you know why you put the tail teeth ahead of time this time? You know that the fourth quarter has just begun, and we are at a critical moment of achieving performance."

Lu Qing looked at his colleagues around him, and saw that no one cared about it, pretended to be unintentional, "Brother Zi Ding, what news is there?"

Chen Wen whispered: "There is news that our central bank is going to form an escort team."

Lu Qing said in surprise: "It is normal to form an escort team. The funds flow of our central bank and copper coins also need to be transported between places. Now there are serious bandits in various places. Our central bank does need to form its own escort team to ensure the safety of funds."

Chen Wen smiled and said, "Our president is not that simple. If it is just an ordinary escort team, there is no need to ask everyone to come back early. This time it should not be that simple."

Taiya will not only eat, drink and have fun, although that is also a necessary process, but a meeting was arranged before that, with a total of 18 branch presidents participating, more than 100 branch presidents attending, and senior executives of the head office attending.

As one of the presidents of the 18th branch, Lu Qing ranked in the second row at the lower end, behind the executives of the head office, but before the presidents of other branches.

Lu Qing quietly entered the seat. After a while, more than a hundred people sat in their seats. Although the conversation was not loud, there was a buzzing communication sound.

Lu Qing secretly studied the book with the Wealth of Nations. He read it many times. Whenever he had time, he would take it out and read it carefully, and he would gain something every time.
To be continued...