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Six counties were selected for the pilot program of medical insurance. The two upper counties were Wuxian and Jiading in Suzhou. The two middle counties were Shucheng and Lujiang in Luzhou Prefecture. The two lower counties were Suian and Chun'an in western Zhejiang.
Generally speaking, the six prefectures and counties selected are not too far from the capital, so that the pilot results can be fed back to the court better and faster.
Of these six counties, two are in the wealthy Jiangnan region, two are in the central plains, and two are in the mountainous areas of western Zhejiang. They are relatively representative, and if there are any problems, they should be fully reflected.
After the Imperial Medical Bureau submitted the petition, Qin Mu approved it with his seal and officially began the pilot program. All lower-income households were exempted from paying medical insurance fees, while middle- and upper-income households were required to pay 20 wen per person per year.
How to balance the interests of existing local drug stores and clinics must also be explored during the pilot process.
At present, there is only a preliminary list of what diseases are included in medical insurance, and it needs to be further standardized and improved during the pilot process.
The Imperial Medical Service dispatched elite officers to these six counties to conduct pilot projects and conduct research.
The exploration personnel of the Ministry of Industry also began to rush to Yanran Mountain in Mobei. Qin Mu has ordered the cabinet to formulate a plan. Once the copper mine is discovered, how to develop it, how to use the copper mine, strengthen the rule of the entire Mobei, and make it an inseparable part of the Qin Dynasty, all these need to be planned in advance.
According to the Ministry of Justice's report, the training for recruiting two examiners from each county to conduct on-site investigation of cases was successfully completed last year. Qin Mu also issued an edict to officially rename examiners as forensic doctors in order to improve their status as much as possible.
The Ministry of Personnel reported that the judicial training for the Tongzhi and County Magistrates of all prefectures and counties was about to be completed. This matter was related to judicial reform and the supervision mechanism of officials, and was of great importance. Qin Mu had never relaxed his efforts on this.
Seeing that the judicial training would be completed in a month or so, he was secretly happy. After the judicial power was separated from the local officials and a few years were allowed to settle, he could make drastic reforms to the local administrative structure.
In order to cooperate with this major reform, Qin Mu felt it necessary to separate the existing yamen runners from the county yamen staff and form a patrol office in each prefecture and county to perform the functions of the police station in future generations.
In this way, the existing Tongzhi and Xiancheng are in charge of the power of trial, the Xunqiansi is in charge of the power of law enforcement, and the only thing missing is a procuratorial agency to exercise the power of procuratorial supervision.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a semi-military organization called Xunqiansi, which was usually set up at some important passes and was responsible for arresting thieves and checking road permits. It was an institution independent of local prefectures and counties.
There was no such thing as a road permit in the Qin Dynasty, and people could move freely. There were few patrol offices in various places. Now Qin Mu intends to go public through a backdoor listing and use the name of the patrol office to perform the functions of the police station in the future.
For these matters, he usually summoned important officials to discuss and reach a consensus first, and then put it on the court for discussion and approval. This can save a lot of time and reduce arguments.
In general, Qin Mu was a person who hated attending court. In order to look impressive, the dragon throne on the throne was wide and deep. When sitting on it, one could neither hold on with both hands nor lean on the back.
Wearing a twelve-year-old crown and keeping your back straight, it's really a shame.
After a morning court session, even the most capable person would feel sore in the back and waist.
Now the Qin Dynasty has a meeting every three days. Even Qin Mu has made a lot of money. Imagine in the future, those efficient governments, how can they gather all officials for a meeting every three days
During court meetings, most officials actually had no chance to take part in discussions. They were just like dowry maids, wasting time in the palace, while a lot of things in their own offices were left unattended.
It can be said that the more frequent the court meetings, the slower the efficiency in handling government affairs. This is also one of the reasons why Qin Mu hates early court meetings.
That day in the Jianjia Palace, Qin Mu began to encourage Sima Kai, saying, "Little Kai, you have done a good job recently. I am very satisfied."
Sima Kai was flattered by the compliment and replied excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment. Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment."
"Well, very good. I have something for you to do."
Sima Kai suddenly realized that Qin Mu's smile had a sinister flavor, and his heart couldn't help but skip a beat: "Um... ... Your Majesty, what instructions do you have?"
"Don't be nervous, it's nothing. I just want you to submit a memorial and make a proposal."
"Your Majesty, what is the proposal?"
"Ahem, I just want to propose that we change the current three-day schedule to five-day schedule. You can find the specific reasons yourself."
"No way, Your Majesty, one court session every five days, isn't this... Oh, Your Majesty, if I submit such a memorial, I will be drowned in the saliva of the censors. Your Majesty, I still want to be loyal to Your Majesty for a few more years..."
"Since you want to be loyal to me? Do you want me to make the initiative? Then what do I want you to do?"
Seeing Qin Mu's deliberate stern face, Sima Kai suddenly felt uneasy. He secretly swore that he would immediately urinate whenever the emperor praised him in the future.
"Your Majesty, please have mercy on me. Last time in Xijing, you asked me to submit that memorial..."
"You just submitted a memorial, why are you complaining? Well, don't you see? I have a lot of documents on my desk. Some people submit documents every day, but I don't see them complaining like you do."
What does this have to do with anything? Sima Kai wanted to cry but had no tears. He replied with a sad face: "Your Majesty, how about this? I will find another official to submit this memorial. When the court is discussing it, I will definitely come out to express my support."
"Alright, then you go find someone to come. If you are not the first to stand up and support me in the court, I will show you how I will deal with you."
"First?"
"First."
"This... .....I obey your order, Your Majesty. If you have no other orders, then I will take my leave first."
Sima Kai immediately stood up and saluted after he finished speaking. Seeing that Qin Mu wanted to keep him, he ran away faster than a rabbit.
After he left, Li Xiangjun, who was standing by in silence, couldn't help but laugh. Qin Mu threw a memorial to her and said, "Stop laughing. Read it quickly. There are still a lot of memorials to be submitted today."
Li Xiangjun picked up the memorial and could not help but say, "Your Majesty, you always use Sima Letian as a pawn. I'm afraid Sima must be feeling very uncomfortable."
"Why should he feel sad? I am training his son. Others want such an opportunity but can't get it." Qin Mu said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to pass the court if the court only holds court every five days. I'd be surprised if the ministers don't come in like snowflakes."
"This routine court meeting is really redundant. If there is anything, I will directly summon the relevant ministers to discuss it. If it needs to be discussed at the court meeting, I can call a court meeting at an unscheduled time. Why do we have to get up early and go to the court to pretend to be there? It will only delay many important matters in vain."
"Your Majesty, I know that it is very hard for you to attend court, but you can't say that. The court meeting is a symbol of your Majesty's diligence. If your Majesty does not attend court for a long time, even if the military and political affairs are handled in an orderly manner, the people will inevitably criticize you, which will always damage your reputation. What's more, the court meeting is also one of the ceremonies for your Majesty to declare the authority of the emperor. Your Majesty, just imagine that if most of the ministers cannot see the emperor for a long time, they will easily become disloyal."
Qin Mu nodded and said, "What Xiangjun said is very reasonable. I accept it. However, one court meeting every five days should be enough. If there is an emergency, I can call a court meeting temporarily."
Seeing that Qin Mu had made up his mind, Li Xiangjun did not try to persuade him any further. She gently opened the memorial and began to read it.
This is a memorial submitted by the Sichuan Provincial Government, mainly discussing the construction of an asphalt road from Chengdu to Chang'an, the Western Capital. To build a road, you must first purchase grain, and when you purchase grain, you naturally have to buy it from nearby to reduce the loss of transportation.
Sichuan is a land of abundance, and has had good weather and abundant grain production in recent years. According to the court's arrangement, Sichuan will strive to purchase more than two million shi of grain for road construction.
The person in charge of the purchase was the Sichuan Provincial Governor. According to his memorial, only one million shi of grain had been purchased so far, and the grain price in Sichuan had already risen to 90 wen per dou of rice. If the purchase continued, it would inevitably lead to an artificial increase in the grain price in Sichuan. Therefore, he submitted a memorial to the court requesting that grain be transferred from other places as much as possible.
Qin Mu took a look at the solution proposed by the cabinet and thought it was feasible, so he directly sent it to the Ministry of Revenue with his seal to have it carried out.
The country is so big, and there are countless things like this every day. Qin Mu has to deal with them one by one, which is really tiring. He can't help but wonder how to share the burden, otherwise he, the emperor, might die young.
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