Expedition to Europe

Qin Zhiyuan has always focused on military construction, and he does not interfere much with government work.

This is partly because Qin Zhiyuan trusts Lu Zhengxiang and Huang Bohan, and partly because Qin Zhiyuan intends to delegate power.

Power cannot be too concentrated. If one person wants to do everything the best, the most likely result is that nothing can be done well. After all, human energy is limited, and even Qin Zhiyuan cannot do everything.

Lan Fang is not only Qin Zhiyuan's Lan Fang, but also Lu Zhengxiang and Huang Bohan's Lan Fang. If you want to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of Lu Zhengxiang and Huang Bohan, you must let Lu Zhengxiang and Huang Bohan master some power and participate in Lan Fang's national construction, so that a certain balance can be achieved.

"Scholars and officials share the world" is still very reasonable.

Well, the above is all nonsense. The fundamental reason why Qin Zhiyuan doesn't care about government affairs is that he wants to be lazy. Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want to be bound by heavy government affairs. If he has that time, Qin Zhiyuan might as well share the joy of family with his children. Anyway, Lu Zhengxiang doesn't have children, so let Lu Zhengxiang fight for the liberation of Lan Fang for the rest of his life.

Lu Zhengxiang still has limitations after all. It was not until he communicated with Lu Zhengxiang that Qin Zhiyuan understood the current situation of Lan Fang's government agencies.

Compared with the common national ministries and commissions in the 21st century, Lan Fang's government agencies are relatively simple. So far, Lan Fang has only a few departments such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Ministry of Culture. There are basically no other departments, or they are concentrated in other departments and are not listed separately to show attention. Compared with the rapid development of Lan Fang, this is definitely lagging behind.

After communicating with Lu Zhengxiang, Qin Zhiyuan decided to separate education from the Ministry of Science and Technology, and separate the public security, judicial, and supervisory departments from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Together with the newly established Ministry of Land and Resources, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Transportation, and Ministry of Water Resources, Lan Fang's government agencies were finally basically complete.

While being basically complete, there were also side effects. When Lu Zhengxiang saw the institutional setup proposed by Qin Zhiyuan, he felt a little bit of a toothache: "Hiss - in this way, nine departments will increase to seventeen, and the functions will be more comprehensive, but the staff will definitely increase, and new office space will be built. The office expenses will definitely increase significantly, and we will have to tighten our belts again next year!"

Lu Zhengxiang really had a headache, because the Lan Fang government was not responsible for military expenses, so although the tax rate of the Lan Fang government was not high in recent years, Lu Zhengxiang's life was still quite comfortable, and he could also put out more funds for national construction, but now it seems that the good days are coming to an end.

Lan Fang advocated "the government should be honest and clean". The income of a civil servant was basically enough to support a family of four. In addition to the high social status, the government of Lan Fang was generally clean. After so long since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the government of Lan Fang did not "emerge" any big tigers, let alone the "nest of cases" that appeared frequently in the Republic of China. Generally speaking, it was still very good.

"The government should be honest and clean". The salary of an ordinary civil servant was about the same as that of a professional armored soldier, which was a medium level in the salary system of Lan Fang. However, the government of Lan Fang did not have the ability to make money like Qin Zhiyuan, nor did it have the rich financial resources in Qin Zhiyuan's hands. The government of Lan Fang did not even levy agricultural taxes, which made the government of Lan Fang not have much spare money.

"Increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, the most important thing is to increase revenue. How much money can be saved? We should make the cake bigger first, and then we can have more room." Qin Zhiyuan was talking without any pain in his waist.

"You said it so easily, open source, open source, how can I open it without even agricultural tax? Otherwise, raise the commercial tax a little bit?" Lu Zhengxiang's expression was a little resentful, but it was also fleeting, and his eyes were a little bright when he made suggestions.

There is no need to think about agricultural tax, commercial tax is the only way Lu Zhengxiang can think of.

Although Qin Zhiyuan has a large family and a large business, he has already borne the military expenses of Lan Fang. Lu Zhengxiang is embarrassed to ask Qin Zhiyuan to pay more, so he can only tap the potential from within.

"Ha, this is a really good idea, I have no problem, but you have to talk to Taiyuan about the specific details--" Qin Zhiyuan threw the pot to Huang Bohan calmly.

Although Lu Zhengxiang did not say it clearly, it was equivalent to taking money out of Qin Zhiyuan's pocket. Qin Zhiyuan himself is the largest businessman in Lan Fang. If commercial tax is to be increased, the profits of Qin Zhiyuan's enterprises will be reduced, which will in turn affect Qin Zhiyuan's income, and then affect Lan Fang's military construction--

This is really a bad idea.

"Forget about looking for Taiyuan. I'm telling you that there's still a chance. Looking for Taiyuan is like asking for trouble." Lu Zhengxiang waved his hands repeatedly, not holding any hope at all.

Qin Zhiyuan is the largest businessman in Lan Fang, and Huang Bohan is not bad either. Huang Bohan used to be the fourteenth richest man in the world. Although his industry has shrunk, it is still large in scale. Huang Bohan owns the only private bank in Lan Fang, and his economic strength is evident.

Lan Fang's state-owned bank is the Lan Fang Royal Bank, which is actually Qin Zhiyuan's private industry. The president of the head office is Gaspard, who also serves as the Minister of Finance of Lan Fang.

"Then you can do whatever you want. Anyway, the establishment of government departments is certain. The purpose of the Lan Fang government is to provide better services to the people of Lan Fang, and this must be adhered to." Qin Zhiyuan is not worried. This is the benefit of Qin Zhiyuan not caring about government affairs, and it is also the meaning of the existence of Lu Zhengxiang, the prime minister.

"Then I will also issue national bonds, and I will get one billion first." Lu Zhengxiang said fiercely, and finally embarked on the road of no return of "eating Yin's grain".

In fact, this is normal. Currently, all countries around the world are issuing national bonds. Except for Lanfang, no country does not owe money. The reason why the Lanfang government does not owe money is because Qin Zhiyuan has shouldered the responsibility. If the Lanfang government had to be responsible for Lanfang's military expenses, then Lu Zhengxiang would have already pawned his pants.

"You can pay when it's time to pay, but you can't default on the debt when it's due. It's up to you how much you pay." Qin Zhiyuan didn't care about this. The treasury bonds issued by Qin Zhiyuan have not been sold out yet.

Strictly speaking, what Qin Zhiyuan issued should be "military bonds". As for whether it can be sold out, Qin Zhiyuan does not need to worry. Anyway, Old Renault has already underwritten it. Even if it is ruined, it will be ruined in the hands of Old Renault.

Old Renault is still very capable, at least much smarter than Lu Zhengxiang, and he has no bottom line.

Starting around March, a commercial company called Pacific Financial appeared in American society. The main business of this commercial company is to make various investments, including stocks, bonds, mergers and acquisitions, etc. Lanfang National Bonds is this company first business.

The basic organizational method of Pacific Financial is a membership system, which means that as long as a part of the products are purchased from Pacific Financial, the purchaser will have the qualification of a salesperson and thus be qualified to operate all products of Pacific Financial Agents.

Even if we look at Pacific Financial from the perspective of the 21st century, we cannot say that what Pacific Financial is doing is a pyramid scheme. Pacific Financial really has business projects and sells real Lanfang government bonds. Even the price of selling Lanfang government bonds is It was sold at half the normal face value, so Pacific Financial immediately caused a sensation when it was born.

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This is a national debt, guaranteed by the country's reputation. It can definitely be converted into cash after maturity. It is definitely a profitable business.

Pacific Financial also spares no expense in publicity. Almost all newspapers and periodicals in the United States have reports on Pacific Financial every week. In some newspapers, Pacific Financial is even touted as the best financial company in the United States.

Therefore, in the United States, Pacific Financial has grown rapidly. In just three months, Pacific Financial has more than 200,000 salespeople throughout the United States. Regrettably, although Pacific Financial is developing extremely fast, the products provided by Pacific Financial are not rich. Even the main Lanfang government bonds cannot be sold as much as they want. Specifically, everyone, that is, Just thirty-fifty dollars.

By May, Pacific Financial was finally no longer conservative. At the strong request of its salesmen, Pacific Financial no longer restricted the sale of government bonds. At the same time, the projects it operated were not only Lanfang government bonds, but also Venezuelan oil. Stocks and Pacific Company's own health care product - Brain Gold.

At the same time, Pacific Company also began to introduce a promotion mechanism. After purchasing a certain number of products, one can be promoted from salesperson to business supervisor, and then to sales manager, division manager, regional manager, and even company director, etc.

Lanfang Treasury Bonds, which were originally traded at face value, have also changed. In order to rise to a higher level as soon as possible, some people began to speculate on Lanfang Treasury Bonds. The transaction price began to deviate from the actual value. In some remote areas, the transaction price has reached the actual face value. Nearly twice as much.

At the same time, the oil stocks and brain gold launched by Pacific Financial were immediately sought after by the market.

The half-price sale of Lanfang Treasury Bonds operated by Pacific Financial gave people a good impression. Although the sales price has now been adjusted to be the same as the actual face value, in people's minds, the concept of Pacific Financial's products being excellent value for money has been formed. So the same goes for oil stocks and brain gold. In the minds of many people, this is also great value for money.

In fact, as far as the product itself is concerned, Venezuela’s oil stocks are indeed good. At the end of last year, Federal Petroleum discovered a large-scale oil field in Venezuela. Subsequently, Federal Petroleum and Rockefeller reached an agreement to jointly develop Venezuela’s oil. This is what everyone is doing now. A well-known positive project.

As for brain gold, it is even more extraordinary. According to the product introduction of Pacific Financial, brain gold is an unparalleled health care product. It not only has the effect of "treating diseases and preventing diseases", but also can beautify the skin, delay aging, It can even rejuvenate one's youth——

What a miracle medicine!