On a heavy snowy day, on the last day of the eighth year of Yuanyou, Wen Fengcheng swaggered into the Ministry of Rites and entered the duty room of the Minister of Rites Li Qingchen.

But in a moment, Wenfeng achieved success.

Li Qingchen sat on the chair, his face as deep as water.

At the beginning of Zhiping, he had just been preparing for the imperial examination and was still young. Due to his poverty, his father bowed down and bowed down to support him in order to study, and asked for countless people.

Reading is a very costly thing, and ordinary farmers cannot afford to support a child to study.

His father was almost beaten to death because of borrowing usury. Ouyang Xiu occasionally visited and rescued him, but Wen Yanbo invested money to get rid of the Li family from usury.

Li Qingchen's father entered the Wenfu, and the Li family's family's background improved. However, after the second year of Li Qingchen's Zhiping, Li's father died of excitement and drunkenness. Li Qingchen, who had just won the title, was still a burial by the Wen family.

The matter with the Han family is still to come.

This is a fragment of Li Qingchen's life. As Wen Yanbo said, it is a great favor that he had to return.

Li Qingchen was really surprised that Wen Yanbo used this favor to exchange three official positions with him.

This kind of exchange made him feel uncomfortable!

"Senator, prefect, county magistrate..."

Li Qingchen had a calm face. These three official positions were not important. Wen Yanbo wanted these positions, and he felt that he wanted to understand the specific details of Jiangnan West Road's implementation of the "Shaosheng New Policy", observe the progress, and grasp the truth.

Li Qingchen had a bad impression of Wen Yanbo. He thought for a while and suddenly sneered.

Although Wen Yanbo has a deep experience and deep connections, he did not expect that he had reserved many places in the officialdom of Jiangnan West Road!

The trick, the "New Party" has been digging for him!

He was going to jump in, and Li Qingchen was very happy to push it!

Li Qingchen was still in a bad mood. His eyebrows were condensed for a while, and he suddenly stood up and said, "Come on, go to the Ministry of Revenue."

The head outside the door was stunned.

His Secretary of State and Minister of Revenue Liang Tao have never had much contact. What are you doing at the Ministry of Revenue this evening?

At this time, the Ministry of Revenue, Liang Tao, Secretary of the Shang Dynasty and Wu Juhou, the Left Minister, stared at the piles of account books, and were having a headache.

Wu Juhou looked honest and grabbed his scalp and said, "Shangshu, the resettlement fee for the army is withdrawn, the purchase fee for the purchase of land, the external processing department's projects, the pre-use of military pay for the border army, the peace reserves of granaries in various places, etc., there will be a major tax cut next year, and the chaos in various places is increasing, and the national treasury is decreasing, so we can't make up for it even if we sell it..."

Liang Tao's brows were almost furrowed at this time.

Logically speaking, with the reduction of redundant soldiers and redundant officials, a lot of redundant expenses will inevitably be saved, but the reduction also comes at a cost, and settlement fees are indispensable.

The "Equal Field Law" is not a arrogant way to steal land from the gentry and landlords, but to ask the court to pay for it.

The Ministry of Industry’s project is a year-round plan, but it is really a huge pressure to build five million coins a year.

The borders of the Song Dynasty were uneasy, and the reserved military pay was another large sum.

Warehouses in various places are being rectified, and empty warehouses need to be filled.

There were troubles everywhere, and the court needed blood transfusions, while chaos in various places led to a reduction in taxes. As time went by, the court's treasury was decreasing, and the income was insufficient, and the deficit was getting bigger and bigger, which had reached a very serious point.

Wu Juhou is a financial expert. He used to be in charge of the Transport Department, but now the Transport Department has been downgraded and has become a subordinate of the Ministry of Revenue and a canal transportation yamen responsible for transportation.

Without the assistance of the Transport Department, the imperial court's control over the local area was temporarily a little "weak". In addition, the "Shaosheng New Policy" is imminent, and the local resistance to the new law is serious, and taxes are decreasing.

The treasury emptiness faced by the Ministry of Revenue is unprecedentedly serious.

When Wu Juhou saw Liang Tao pondering, he said, "Shangshu, at present, it is still necessary to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. There are not many methods to increase revenue, and the main thing is to reduce expenditure."

Liang Tao glanced at him, shook his head, and said, "Don't think about saving money. According to the court's plan, the money and food will inevitably increase significantly in the past few years. Let's think about how to open up the source."

Wu Juhou showed distress on his honest face and said, "The court plans to reduce taxes significantly. We want to open source. How to open it? If we don't say that the government affairs hall will not agree, the scolding below is afraid that the roof of our Ministry of Revenue will be broken."

Liang Tao pondered and said, "This situation may last for five or six years. When the 'new law' is roughly completed, tax revenue will inevitably increase significantly, or even far exceed the level."

How to hold on for five or six years?

Wu Juhou felt sorry for his heart and said, "Can the Royal Piao number be there..."

Liang Tao glanced at him again and then didn't say anything.

Everyone knows that the Royal Piao number is the inner treasury of the official family.

The relationship between the inner treasury and the national treasury was once a "borrow and return", which means that the money from the Royal Piao number can be borrowed, but must be returned.

There was no interest before, but now, there is interest.

Wu Juhou naturally knew, and got closer and whispered: "The Royal Piao number has become increasingly close to the Ministry of Revenue. We have a lot of cooperation. They are preparing to issue more Jiaozi. This is a transaction without any capital, so it is up to my Ministry of Revenue."

Liang Tao was stunned and stared at Wu Juhou.

Wu Juhou had a simple face, and his eyes were clear and cunning.

Liang Tao didn't know how to answer, and then fell into deep thought.

Wu Juhou's words are correct. Jiaozi issued by the Royal Bill is issued in the form of a loan, and it is a transaction without a capital, and it is nothing more than printing more paper.

But the Royal Piao number, strictly speaking, is a private institution, how can it issue Jiaozi?

Issuing Jiaozi is the power of the Ministry of Revenue!

The reason is that, but the Royal Piaohao is the inner treasury of the current government. How dare they grab food from the tiger's mouth?

Dongdongdongdongdong

A knock suddenly sounded outside the door, followed by the voice of the minor official in the office of Liang Tao: "Shangshu, Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is here."

Liang Tao looked at Wu Juhou without moving.

Wu Juhou also had doubts and said, "Shangshu Li and the Ministry of Revenue are not very moved. What are you doing this night?"

Liang Tao's position has always been obscure. In the past, he was considered an "old party". It was under Zhao Xu's pressure that he changed his position.

Therefore, in the court, Liang Tao was Zhao Xu's member, not the "New Party".

If it is not the "New Party", it will naturally not be so close.

"please."

No matter what the reason, Liang Tao must be seen.

Wu Juhou thought about it, stood up, and hid behind the side door.

Li Qingchen came, and there were snowflakes on his head. He dusted his clothes and said, "Wen Yanbo has sent someone to my place."

Liang Tao poured a cup of tea and said without surprise: "Serious business?"

Li Qingchen sat down at the original Wu Juhou's position and said, "He wants several positions on Jiangnan West Road, I agree."

Liang Tao put down the teacup, looked at Li Qingchen, and said calmly: "What does Li Shangshu mean when I come here?"

Li Qingchen's words should be the secret within their "New Party" and should not be told him.
Chapter completed!