In the early Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, specially ordered the establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at all levels of local government in the Song Dynasty in order to win over officials at all levels and reduce the burden on the people.

The minister's treasury is specially allocated a certain amount of public funds by the state, called "minister's money" (official funds), and is responsible for entertaining passing officials, banquets for military academies and local officials, etc.

As a unique institution in the Song Dynasty, the functions of the Minister's Treasury were roughly similar to today's official guesthouses, but they were different.

Today's guest houses only provide food, accommodation and transportation convenience, and the required expenses are reimbursed by the unit where they work, while the ministerial treasury reimburses the expenses in real terms, and the expenses are reimbursed immediately.

The original intention of the Song Dynasty government to set up a ministerial treasury to raise ministerial money was to guarantee the entertainment expenses, thereby restricting local officials from taking the opportunity to exploit the people.

However, according to Zhang Heng's understanding, since the Chanyuan Alliance, ministerial money has gradually become an important source of income for local officials to feast, socialize and squander.

As a result, the trend of local officials using public envoys' treasury funds to bribe officials to curry favor with central officials became prevalent, and it became a phenomenon that spread across the country.

Today he got confirmation from Bao Maolun.

However, Zhang Heng had to carefully plan how to reform.

So he sent Bao Maolun again.

Bao Maolun was a little surprised that Zhang Heng called him over again, but he didn't say much. He answered whatever Zhang Heng asked.

"...the Minister's Treasury has many institutions, including the Minister's Vinegar Treasury, the Minister's Money Treasury, the West Minister's Wine Treasury, the South Minister's Wine Treasury, the Minister's Miscellaneous Store, the Minister's Silver Warehouse, the Minister's Accounts Storehouse, etc. The functions of the Minister's Seven Treasurys

It is to collect, store, and manage the minister's money and minister's wine.

In addition, all kinds of sundries used by the government or for official entertainment, such as candles, preserved fruits, Buddha statues, beds, tables and chairs, etc. are stored in the minister's treasury..."

Zhang Heng listened carefully, and the outline of the Minister's Library gradually became clear. The Minister's Library was a government-run guest house, but in fact it was more than that. If it was regarded as a commercial institution, it had almost all operating powers. The Song Dynasty

It can handle all industries restricted by private operations!

No wonder he is so rich.

The reason why the civil servants of the Song Dynasty were so chic was that as long as they wore official uniforms, they could travel all over the country without spending a penny.

But officials all over the world come together to spend money from the ministerial treasury, but they have never heard that the ministerial treasury is short of money. This is the reason.
Chapter completed!