Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

“Turn losses into profits!”

With the reform of state-owned workshops, more and more wealth myths emerged, and these four words gradually became a word of mouth among the people of the Song Dynasty.

"A state-owned workshop that had been losing money for many years turned around and became profitable within one month after being privatized by businessmen!"

"A poorly run state-owned workshop immediately became revitalized after being contracted by the management, and increased taxes for the court."

“Many state-owned workshops have gone through reforms and joined forces with the strong, with the strong advancing and the weak eliminated, thus changing the previous decline.

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After the reform of the state-owned workshops, the entire economy of the Song Dynasty surged like running water, and the entire market prospered visibly to the naked eye.

"Fan Xianggong is a great talent!"

The entire government and opposition parties were full of praise for the reform of the state-owned workshops. In this way, not only would the difficulties of the state-owned workshops be eliminated, but the tax revenue of the entire Song Dynasty would also explode.

In May of the fourth year of Shaosheng's reign, the imperial court's tax bill exceeded tens of millions of dollars a month. According to this trend, by the end of the year, the Song Dynasty's taxes will officially exceed tens of millions.

"Wanwanguan!"

The ruling and opposition parties of the Song Dynasty could not help but be shocked. Such high taxes could be said to be the highest in the history of the dynasties. This made the ruling and opposition parties quite proud. More importantly, the deficit crisis of the Song Dynasty was easily solved.

"Fan Aiqing should be the first to contribute to the reform of French business workshops and to solve the imperial court's deficit crisis." Zhao Xu said excitedly in the Chui Gong Hall.

The tax revenue of the Song Dynasty is about to exceed tens of millions, which will immediately inject fresh blood into the government and the public, revitalizing the taxation of the Song Dynasty. More importantly, there will be sufficient tax revenue to support its grand plans.

"Weak ministers dare not take credit. This is all thanks to the official family!" Fan Chunli said modestly.

"Officials have a keen eye for talents, Mr. Fan has great talents and strategies, and both monarch and ministers are in harmony. Only then will the prosperous age of the Song Dynasty come to us!" Hundreds of officials congratulated one after another.

Amidst the harmonious sounds in the Great Song Dynasty Hall, a sudden voice suddenly sounded: "Although the French Camp Workshop is good, I'm afraid it is not without its flaws."

Suddenly, all the officials couldn't help but looked around, and they were shocked to find that it was Fan Zheng who raised the question.

"Uh!"

All the officials couldn't help but be stunned. It seemed that the drama of the father-son fight between Fan Zheng and Fan Chunli hadn't finished yet, and they were still fighting each other.

Cai Jing was moved when he heard this and said, "In Fan Taicheng's opinion, what are the disadvantages of this transformation to a French-run workshop?"

As a new party, we are naturally happy to see Fan Zheng and his son fighting.

Fan Zheng seemed not to notice Cai Jing's gloating expression, and said loudly: "The so-called wealth myth of turning losses into profits in January is nothing more than collusion between merchants and state-owned workshops, deliberately short-changing state-owned workshops and lowering the prices of workshops. As for poorly managed companies, The workshop was contracted by the original owner and immediately regained its vitality. Isn't it suspected of lining his own pockets?"

As soon as Fan Zheng said this, the entire court immediately went into an uproar. Although Fan Zheng's words were extreme, it was not impossible!

Fan Chunli frowned and said: "According to what Fan Taicheng said, merchants must lose money when buying or contracting a state-owned workshop. If this is the case, who in the world would be willing to buy a state-owned workshop!"

The ministers nodded, and Fan Chunli's move was not unreasonable.

Fan Zheng explained: "It's not that Fan didn't question the correctness of the reformed French-run workshops, but he suspected that there must be some moths lining their pockets. If it was collusion between officials and businessmen that caused a large loss of court property, this must be investigated!"

"It should be so!" Fan Chunli nodded solemnly.

Zhang Dun couldn't help but frown when he saw this. He could see that Fan Zheng's move was not to attack his father, but to prepare for a rainy day. If the case of the state-owned workshop was exposed in the future, with today's court meeting, the officials would Fan Chunli no longer had any reason to attack.

After all, no one can guarantee whether there is any collusion between government and businessmen in this French-run workshop.

After Fan Zheng checked for his father's deficiencies, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "I'd like to report to the official family. I believe that the system of three provinces and six ministries has been established for hundreds of years. It's time for the court to add another one."

"One more!"

All the officials in the court suddenly looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief.

Although the Song Dynasty implemented a system of three provinces and six ministries, it had undergone major changes compared to the Tang Dynasty. Except for the Ministry of Punishment, which still retained the power to hear major cases in the world, the main powers of the three provinces and six ministries had been transferred to other institutions, and their chiefs only served as By sending salary and official titles, the system of three provinces and six ministries existed in name only.

All the officials in the court knew that Fan Zheng's ultimate goal was to upgrade Doctor Tai to the Medical Department, ranking it as the seventh department of the imperial court. However, although the medical family was in the ascendant and its scale expanded rapidly, it was still far from becoming the seventh department of the imperial court.

Zhang Dun sneered: "Fan Taicheng is too impatient! Although today's medical family is prosperous, it is still not enough to become the seventh department of the imperial court."

Other officials also agreed. This was not because they deliberately suppressed Fan Zheng, but because today's medical family did not have the same scale as Liubu.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "What Fan is talking about is not the medical department. The current scale of the medical department only covers major cities. When the medical department helps the world, even remote rural areas can still be touched by the medical department. At that time, even if the entire court opposes , still can’t stop the doctor from becoming a member of the imperial court!”

Hearing Fan Zheng's domineering and arrogant words, all the officials in the court fell silent, but they knew that what Fan Zheng said was true. The six ministries were the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Works. The important department that popularizes the world, if the medical family unified it in the future and covered everyone in the world, it would be enough to become a new part of the court.

"But if it's not the Medical Department, then which department is it?" Many officials couldn't help but cast their sights on Zhang Yong, the new minister of the Imperial College. In addition to the ambitious doctors, the Imperial College was not to be outdone, and began to organize compulsory education in the city, aiming to become a new of the Ministry of Education.

"No! The Imperial College's city-wide compulsory education has only just spread to the other three capitals of the Song Dynasty, and its scale is even lower than that of doctors."

Many officials shook their heads in denial.

Zhang Yong also sighed in his heart. Doctors still have a chance to become a member of the new imperial court, but the Imperial College may require a long period of hard work.

Zhao Xu was also curious: "I wonder if Fan Taicheng has added another film, which one is it?"

All the officials in the court also looked sideways, wanting to hear what evil plan Fan Zheng had come up with.

Fan Zheng looked around at the ministers and said word by word: "What the minister is talking about is the Ministry of Commerce!"

"Business Department!"

"Businessmen's Department!"

There was a sudden silence in the court, and then an uproar suddenly broke out.

"Ministry of Commerce? Does Fan Taicheng mean that merchants should be placed in the court like me?" Yang Wei said angrily.

"That's sheer nonsense. Businessmen are people who don't engage in production. Our government is already tolerant of them, so how can we set up another one for them." Cai Jing also frowned.

"How can we, the scholar-bureaucrats, associate with businessmen? I will impeach Fan Taicheng for disrupting our Song Dynasty!"

Officials angrily denounced him, and some radicals impeached Fan Zheng directly in court.

Fan Chunli also frowned. He originally thought that Fan Zheng proposed the medical department, but he did not expect that Fan Zheng was actually speaking out for the businessman. What's more serious is that Fan Zheng did not discuss this move with him at all.

Fan Zheng said loudly: "The imperial court established the Ministry of Industry, but there was not a single craftsman in the court, and there was naturally no prisoner in the Ministry of Punishment. For the same reason, Fan proposed the establishment of the Ministry of Commerce, naturally not to allow merchants to be in the court, but to Let the court manage the merchants!"