Chapter 2 Money is not a problem
In the evening, Li Li, who had been busy for a day, went home for a meal. The main dish of dinner was sauerkraut fish that he never tires of eating.
Because the fish used is blackfish, there are few thorns and it tastes very refreshing. A bowl of pickled fish with some side dishes, and then two bowls of rice are enough.
Li Li knew the market very well and knew that if he had this meal in a restaurant, it would cost more than a hundred yuan.
It can probably be worth two days of salary for an adult to help him.
But for a wealthy family that can eat thousands of dollars per person, the price of Li Li is equivalent to pig food.
He looked at the bowl of pickled fish in front of him, and then the bowl of pickled fish in front of Duan Yuying, and admired Duan Yuying's appetite.
Pregnant women like to eat sour food, so it is natural for Duan Yuying to like to eat pickled fish, because it is the amount of one person eating two people, so there is no big fuss about eating too much.
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Li Li was afraid that his concubine would be stuck in the throat by fish bones, so he didn't say anything. He looked at the pickled fish in front of him and thought about the matter.
This summer, the income from fish fry sales in the mansion doubled year-on-year, reaching a very astonishing number.
At the same time, the income from pond fish farming will also increase significantly this year.
As for various industries, income continues to increase, so he is really rich, although his expenses are not small.
With money, many problems are not problems.
This is true for a family, and for a country, it is true for a family.
During the Jin Dynasty, after the Eight Kings Rebellion, the Central Plains fell into the abyss of chaotic times. King Sima Rui of Langya established the court in Jiankang with the support of Wang Dao and other noble families, which later became known as the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
From the moment the Eastern Jin Dynasty court was born, there was a congenital deficit: the foundation of imperial power was weak.
Specifically, the land controlled by the center is small in population and poor in economic strength, so it is naturally unable to maintain a strong army that can fight.
The Nandu gentry, the Wu gentry and the powerful people in various places occupied a large amount of land and population.
The so-called emperor is just a "leader". The army that can be fought is composed entirely by refugees who go south, but such an army can only be heard by the words of the refugee commander or the military leader.
Just like a joint-stock company, although the chairman's shares are more than the individual major shareholder's shares, they do not have an advantage in general.
Moreover, due to internal strife of the chairman's family, his own shares are constantly lost, even lower than that of some major shareholders.
Therefore, this joint-stock company changes its chairman from time to time, but the equity share of the new chairman is also unable to gain a significant advantage.
The family also often has internal conflicts.
Not only that, the disputes between the chairman and the major shareholders seriously affected the company's business development.
As a result, the entire company's business has been shrinking, and it is gradually at a disadvantage in the industry competition and is on the verge of bankruptcy.
Now, a company's gold medal salesperson, by chance, has taken over the company's power and is even about to become the chairman. So, how should he change this situation?
It’s very simple. First of all, you need cash flow, because cash flow is a necessary guarantee for a company/enterprise/unit to survive.
Secondly, master the financial department, plug financial loopholes, avoid company funds being transferred or misappropriated by some people, and avoid some people making tricks and wanton reimburse abnormal expenses.
Third, reorganize the security team, reimburse the wages owed by security guards, and also raise the salary, update the equipment, and expand the staff.
Next, you can take action against the major shareholders.
Those who intend to steal official seals, those who are snatching from the inside, those who are disturbing the hearts of the people, those who turn public to private, and those who openly challenge the company system, let the security guards come in and clean up them all.
The shares you freed will be appropriately distributed to your left and right arm and core team members.
But the premise is that the shares held by the new shareholders are still far lower than the shares of the chairman after totaling them.
Therefore, as long as you have money, many problems are actually not problems at all.
Li Li remembered a very interesting sentence: "Your problem can be solved by spending money."
Then, if you want to break the dead cycle of changing the system of the Southern Dynasty, the way to break the deadlock is to have a strong central army, and then the problem will be solved.
Raising soldiers costs money, building weapons and equipment, and raising horses also costs money. Now, with the super large copper mine in Le'an, Raozhou, Li Li doesn't feel that he needs to worry about anything.
When the annual output of Le'an copper mine exceeds tens of millions of kilograms, there is no shortage of money and must have a central army with the highest quantity and quality.
Whoever dares to refuse to accept will die.
If everyone is obedient, they can build a new political system.
Thinking of this, Li Li felt that he didn't need to worry too much. When the output of Le'an copper mine will increase to tens of millions of kilograms is the most important thing.
While thinking, Duan Yuying finished her meal, Li Li talked with her.
"Whatever you want to eat, just tell the kitchen that as long as there is a menu, you can do enough." Li Li said, Duan Yuying asked curiously: "Is there really no shortage of all kinds of supplies here in Huaiyin?"
"I dare not say that there are all, but I can guarantee that all common ingredients can be bought. Don't underestimate the power of the logistics support system." Li Li said this and boasted:
"This is a security system that I have mobilized elite soldiers and strong generals to build. Others may not be able to do it, or they cannot do it so well."
Duan Yuying was still very curious: "If you specially set up such an official office, you will have to have a lot of staff, so the expenses must be quite large, right?"
Li Li replied: "Yes, so why didn't it before? Because the court has no money, you can save as much as you can... After all, administrative costs are an unavoidable problem."
"But I think it is necessary to do this. A government with sound functions should provide a super-large-scale city... to provide a logistics support system including non-staple food..."
"Let the residents in the city buy sufficient non-staple food and other daily necessities at reasonable prices in the market."
The non-staple food consumed in Li Li's mansion every day, including livestock, poultry, fish, eggs, fruits and vegetables, and all kinds of fresh foods, are all supplied by the market (order for money).
Not only that, all the residents in Huaiyinxing, the staple food and non-staple foods needed for daily life are all supplied by the market.
The reason for this is that a large number of residents gathered in Huaiyin, whether they are officials or citizens, are all foreign households. There is no industry, farm, or daily life nearby, so they naturally have to buy it from the market.
In this way, it is not an easy task to ensure that so many people have food needs.
Once the handling is not done properly, either prices are likely to rise, or there is a shortage of various materials and a shortage of supply. Whether it is rich or poor families, they complain.
However, this situation did not happen. Huaiyinhang provides sufficient supply of all kinds of food, non-staple food, fruits and vegetables, and prices are stable.
The reason is that a material (food) supply guarantee system organized by the Taxation Department is playing a role.
If this material (food) supply system in later generations should be called the "vegetable basket project".
This term is very unfamiliar to many people, but in the 1980s and 1990s, it attracted much attention because it was difficult for urban residents to eat adequate supply of non-staple food.
That's why the "vegetable basket project" was found.
Entering the 21st century, as people's living standards improve, urban residents no longer worry about the shortage of non-staple foods, so the term "vegetable basket project" gradually faded out of people's vision.
However, the "vegetable basket project" in various places still plays a silent role.
To put it bluntly, this is a logistics support system, but it is not the logistics of thousands of soldiers, but the long-term daily life needs of more than 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands of residents.
Therefore, it is not easy to establish, maintain and effectively operate such a guarantee system.
Taking fish as an example, we must first ensure coordination issues from production (fishing, breeding), transportation, city entry, sales and other links.
Then, the costs of each link must be controlled as much as possible to ensure that residents in the city can buy fresh fish at a relatively reasonable price.
Duan Yuying heard Li Li say something and asked: "If a wealthy family wants to be proud, wouldn't the expenses be much higher than before?"
"After all, most of their manors are around Jiankang or in the Sanwu area. It is quite convenient to transport the output from their manors to Jiankang, but it is impossible to transport it to Huaiyin."
"So, they have to exchange the output of the manor for money first, then deposit and withdraw it from another place, store it in Jiankang, collect it in Huaiyin, and then go to the market to buy all kinds of supplies."
"The handling fee is required to be paid for deposits and withdrawals in other places, and buying things at the market requires money. If you want to be proud, the expenses will come."
Li Li snorted: "That was what they asked for. One person can eat hundreds of crucian carp heads for a meal. After a banquet, you can discard a lot of food. What is this?"
"They spend money to show off. I spend money to raise soldiers and horses. When the new round of reorganization of the Central Army is completed, I will..."
Chapter completed!