Li You really had a way.
Of course, this method was not something that Li You came up with in a hurry. Instead, he had borrowed the method of a large company in the future.
Virtual shares!
All officials above the ninth rank of the Great Tang could spend money to buy shares. Each share was worth a total of 50 million shares.
Each official could purchase different shares according to their rank.
However, these shares could not be passed down to their descendants. They could only enjoy dividends. When all the officials passed away or retired, they had to sell their shares back to the Royal Bank of Tang at the original price. If he was demoted, he would have to sell part of his shares back to the Royal Tang Bank at the original price.
According to the laws of the Great Tang, officials were given preferential treatment.
Now that officials above the ninth-rank were allowed to buy shares, including all official officials of the Great Tang, no one could say anything wrong.
Moreover, this thing was different from a salary.
The salary was rigid. It was easy to add it up, but it was almost impossible to reduce it. However, Tang Bank was a business. If the business was booming, it would pay more money. If the business was not good, it would pay less or even not at all. It was very reasonable.
In an instant, the prosperity of the Great Tang was directly linked to the income of officials.
And most importantly-
Li Er's eyes lit up." The children of aristocratic families have always been more loyal to the family than the court." How much was the salary of the imperial court? Their family was their foundation. If the income from the shares of the Great Tang Bank is considerable, they will know that the most important thing to follow is my decree.”
"There's more!" "It's inevitable that officials protect each other. No dynasty has ever been able to solve this problem," Fang Xuanling said excitedly. But in this way, corruption, bribery, and even incompetence would affect the prosperity of the Great Tang and the income of the officials, making them the target of public criticism.”
"We get the most shares according to our official positions," Cheng Yaojin said happily. Although the great clans are richer than us, they can only follow behind us and eat fart!”
"In this way, it looks like we're splitting a portion of the profits," Du Ruhui said. In fact, the Imperial Court had complete control over the distribution of the profits. What was the difference between this and complete control? Even if the imperial court collected taxes, they would only obtain the right to distribute the tax. It would be good if the national treasury could have a surplus every year.”
……
Everyone discussed animatedly, their faces filled with excitement.
Everyone had thought that there would be no perfect solution to the matter of investing in Datang Bank. Now, not only did they have a solution, but it was also better than everyone had imagined. There were many unexpected surprises.
To be fair, the children of aristocratic families received strict education from a young age and were taught by their fathers. When it comes to the ability to govern, he is not inferior to those scholars.
Why did the Sui Dynasty hold the imperial examination? Why did the Tang Dynasty continue to hold imperial examinations?
Wasn't it because the descendants of the aristocratic families were unreliable?
Such a distribution of shares could at least double the loyalty of those aristocratic children who were officials!
Nonsense, no matter how close the family was, would they have the money to get close?
Moreover, these officials were the elites of their families. This move had the effect of dividing the great clans!
It could be said that the share allocation plan of the Tang Bank was no less than the imperial examination.
"King Qi's talent is not inferior to the ancient Guan Zhong and Xiao He!”
"With the officials providing the money, the Imperial Court will have complete control. King Qi's plan is truly groundless, a brilliant plan from the ages! Even an Immortal's Golden Touch couldn't compare to King Qi's, right?”
"Nonsense, how much gold can a stone turn into? King Qi's plan had produced tens of millions of strings of money. That was equivalent to a few million taels of gold!”
……
The ministers found Li You more and more pleasing to the eye. After praising this plan, they began to praise Li You again.
It wasn't that everyone had no moral integrity, but Li You's wonderful ideas were indeed worthy of everyone's praise! Moreover, the 10% of Tang Bank had brought huge profits to everyone!
Li Erdu said happily,"King Qi is really my Saint Child!" Once a clever plan was used, it could create something out of nothing and kill several birds with one arrow. Then we…"
"Your Majesty, please wait!" Suddenly, someone in the crowd spoke.
"Hmm?"
People looked towards the source of the voice and realized that it was Wei Zheng, the Imperial Censor.
Why was he here?
Today, it was Li Er's trusted aide who wanted benefits. Wei Zheng was honest and upright, so of course he did not participate.
As if he could read everyone's thoughts, Wei Zheng said,"I heard that His Majesty brought his trusted aides out of the palace and came to the Qi King's mansion. I guessed that it might be because of the matter of the Great Tang Bank. The Great Tang Bank is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. I'm afraid that Your Majesty will leave behind an eternal regret in his haste, so I hurried over.”
So he's afraid that I and my trusted ministers will reach some agreement in private!
"And then?" Li Er was a little unhappy. Did Minister Wei think that there was something wrong with Youer's suggestion?”
"This lowly subject admits that King Qi's proposal is beneficial to the country and the people. However, I still have to say that this proposal is somewhat lacking.”
"What fly in the ointment?"
"King Qi wants officials of all ranks to purchase shares according to their positions. It was still easier for those officials with rich families. However, some officials came from poor families and were honest in their duties. They really did not have much money left. What could they do?”
"In the end, Wei Zhongcheng is doing this for his own benefit!”Hou Junji said sarcastically.
Cheng Yaojin also said," If you don't have money, then don't buy it. Is this even a problem?" Old Man Wei, I'm not criticizing you, but you're really nitpicking.”
"If you really can't do it, you can borrow money! Oh, you can't even borrow money? Then how bad was this person's popularity? He deserves to be unable to make a fortune."
……
In everyone's opinion, Wei Zheng's attack was too nitpicking. They immediately started to clamor.
Wei Zheng's expression did not change.
When everyone's voices gradually quieted down, Wei Zheng said seriously,"Indeed, I am also one of those officials who can't afford it. However, I'm not only speaking for myself, but also for the officials who can't afford it. Borrowing money? It would be short if he ate someone else's mouth and short if he took someone else's hand. After borrowing money, could he still handle the case impartially? I deeply doubt it."
After a pause, he said to Li Er,"Your Majesty is determined to be a wise ruler for all eternity. You must consider everything before you issue any decree." For example, regarding the matter of Tang Bank, he must not let the corrupt officials be complacent and the honest officials be disappointed!”
"This…"
Li Er looked troubled.
On one hand, he felt that Wei Zheng's words made sense. On the other hand, he felt that Wei Zheng's request was too much. How could there be a perfect policy in this world? There would always be some people who would suffer.
"What do you think, Little You?”
"Your Highness, you're so talented. I admire you." Please think of a way to let honest officials benefit from the bank. I, Wei, represent the world's incorruptible officials, I beg you!”
After saying that, he bowed deeply to Li You.
" This…" Li You smiled and said,""Wei Zhongcheng, please rise. Actually, asking or not asking was too serious. Your problem is not difficult to solve at all.”
"What is it? Do you really have a way?" Wei Zheng widened his eyes and exclaimed.
He bowed to Li Youshen, hoping that Li Youshen would do his best to help him think of a solution. However, he had never thought that Li You would be able to resolve this matter so quickly!
Yes, I admit that you are a genius.
I also admit that you are much stronger than me.
However, there had to be a limit to how powerful he was, right?
You solved the problem that I, Wei Zheng, thought was extremely difficult in the blink of an eye?
Is the gap between us really that big?
In fact, not to mention Wei Zheng, the others were all in disbelief.
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