Lin Run was originally talking to say something, but seeing that he was silent, he had to mention it without even mentioning it, and said softly:

Then let’s do it. What happened to the same year in the future depends on your words to take care of me.

Nodded silently, and said in a tone: I. But I stopped again and changed my words:

Take care.

Don't do this, Lin Run's smile warms the hearts like spring, and says:

I know your thoughts. You have big plans. If you want to do big things, you have to endure ordinary people and not to endure them. Sooner or later, the world will know.

You are a real hero.

When I heard this silent, my eyes almost turned red. I quickly turned my head and said with a dull voice:

If you want to walk, leave, don’t be here and make people feel unhappy.

Haha—Lin Run laughed loudly, you must have been called.

Why don't you leave quickly? - Silent picked up the water scoop and made a gesture to splash. Lin Run retreated with a chuckle.

Looking at his suddenly disappearing back, he was silent on his face that had not smiled for a long time,

Finally a smile appeared, and gently threw the scoop back into the bucket, and said softly:

This guy is always so annoying.

Time passed day by day, and the twelfth lunar month was approaching in a blink of an eye. This winter in Beijing was surprisingly cold again, but it was far less chilling than what happened in Beijing.

The Yuzhitan, which was highly anticipated by Emperor Jiajing, did not stop working due to the clever obstacles of silence, but just to avoid the dragon

The risk of pulse damage. Jiajing’s king? Let’s go to the outer city to choose a place. The outer city was built when Yan Song was in power, and will be restored.

Is it a hindrance?

In this way, Chen Siqi tries hard to find his efforts pale and powerless, although

The houses in the four alleys he kept were in trouble because of this.

The only thing that can masturbate is that it is said that the compensation for this time is enough 100 taels. However, I thought of allocating the money from the Ministry of Revenue, and finally

I have to transfer the hand to the people several times, and in the end half of it will flow to the people, so thank God.

However, this has always happened in China, so there is no need to be a surprise. The people should be more grateful for their own lives at the foot of the emperor.

At least half of it, right?

Because the emperor was urging him tightly, Xu Jie took charge of the leadership himself, and the Ministry of Works has stepped up the work and mobilized everything

We hope to complete the work as scheduled, but although the Ming Dynasty did not lack people, the money was very tight. Fortunately, at this time, the tax silver of the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Department solved it and finally solved the urgent problem.

But as the years approach, officials from all departments are watching the budget.

The adults are not stupid, knowing that at this time, they are brave and timid, who will first

Who is the one who gets it? So I simply stop going to my own yamen and sit in the Ministry of Revenue all day long.

I asked to approve my own share first.

The Minister of Revenue Gao Yao is a good man who no one wants to offend. Who are you going to give me?

If he didn't give it to anyone, how to make a difference, he didn't dare to make this idea, so he had to kick the ball into the cabinet.

Please give me the advice.

In fact, this matter is very important, and Xu Jie didn't let Gao Yao make any decision at all, so he responded.

He ordered him to summon several ministries to meet with Wuyi Palace.

The chief minister summoned him, and the rich man urged him tightly. After receiving the oral order, several officials hurriedly sat on the sedan chair.

Come to Xiyuan. It is almost a matter of the five departments of the five departments of official positions, including officials, households, soldiers, craftsmen, and rituals.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice was all here--except Huang Guangsheng, the Secretary of Justice, the six ministries were all here.

The people in the cabinet were also surprised. They thought Xiaoman had made a plan, that is, the four ministers, so

I only prepared four chairs with red sandalwood cushions. Now there is one more, so I quickly went to the next door to find a seat cushion.

A temporary seat was added.

When everyone was here, Si Zhilang went to invite Yuan Fu, Xu Jie turned out from behind, and five people were wearing them.

Lord Shangshu, who was in the first and second grade official uniforms, saluted the chief minister together, but his eyes were staring at the stack of memorials in his hand, and he wanted to hold the old man and sign his own with his hand.

It was only a few steps from the door to the middle of the case. Xu Jie took every step in a long way, as if he had walked for a long time before he arrived. He sat down silently and put the stack of tickets on the case seriously - obviously he regarded this cabinet meeting as an annual spoils-sharing meeting.

But Xu Jie's face was not as relaxed as he received the goods. He walked heavily to the big case and sat down. His movements were so slow that it made people feel a little uneasy. Seeing this, Xu Chai squeezed out a smile on his face and said to everyone: Let's go ahead-

As he said that, he smiled at Gao Gong and said: Why is Gaobutang coming too? Could it be that the Ministry of Rites also has projects that require expenses?

That wasn't there. Gao Gong was still straightforward, as if Xu Jie had all fallen into the air through Zhang Juzheng's kindness: the lower officials are here to ask for salary.

Oh,——Xu Jie nodded slowly, without saying anything. Lei Li, the Minister of Works, said: It’s still some time before paying his salary, so don’t be so anxious, right?

This is also forced, Gao Gong snorted: Of course you are not in a hurry, but this

The ministry is a cold yamen, unlike your hall, where there are endless burning incense and worshiping Buddha during festivals.

We have a hundred or so people who live on their hard salary.

As he said that, he smiled at Xu Jie and said: Besides, there are few people in the Ministry of Rites, and the officials are not greedy, so don't let them go.

The accumulated amounts of debts over the years are all made up, so I only need to pay enough for this year. There are less than 14,000 yuan in total.

Please be a good teacher, please send this mosquito leg first.

Lei Li was amused by him and said with a smile: Ten thousand taels are considered mosquito legs, so is this mosquito legs thick

Ruxiang? It caused everyone to laugh. Xu Jie waved his hand to stop laughing and said to Gao Gong seriously:

Guo Butang is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, and the anger of officials owed salaries in the thirteen provinces of the two capitals and the thirteen provinces in the country accumulated on him.

As long as he has no objection, I will naturally agree. Mr. Xu kicked the ball to Guo Pu and asked him to

Let's fight in the house.

Although Guo Pu and Gao Gong were in an alliance, they were at the level of struggle and were really going to be political affairs.

He still had to discuss the matter, but he immediately refused and told Gao Gong: It's not just waiting for the rice to be put into the pot.

The Ministry of Rites is a family? Who is not hungry in the two government offices in Beijing? Five or six provinces including Henan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou have not been issued for more than half a year.

Isn't this just an excuse for those bastards to find corruption? He turned around as he said that

Xu Jie said: Yuan Fu is to take care of the landlord's family and will not owe wages until the end of the year, because the boss knows,

Don't let the long-term workers celebrate the New Year, they will make trouble in the coming year, and the boss will suffer in the end. Guo Pu is not

Isn’t the fuel-saving lamp that makes me express my opinion? Well, pay everyone’s salary down, this is my attitude.

Guo Butang's words were rough and not rough. Xu Jie seemed to be unable to hear the sarcasm in Gao Gong's words at all, and nodded slowly:

How much money does the Ministry of Personnel need in total?

Knowing that the court is not easy, it will be reduced and saved. Guo Pu said: It will cost 1.7 million taels.

So many - all the masters of the ministry were gasping.

This has only been issued for nine months. If all the accumulated debts in previous years are included, Guo Pu was afraid that they would ruin his affairs by saying everything, so he hurriedly said: Four million taels are not enough.

Everyone was surprised and sighing, but Gao Gong couldn't help but say coldly: It can be seen how much redundant officials and officials in the Ming Dynasty have reached.

He was a Minister of Personnel and said this very powerfully.

When Gao Gong was about to say strange things again, Xu Jie frowned unpredictably and said lightly: Today I will only talk about budgets, not anything else. If I go casually, I will never finish talking for three days and three nights. Stop Gao Gong's words, he said to Lei Li, Minister of Works: Leibutang, do you tell me about the Ministry of Works?

"The Ministry of Works actually has a lot of expenses, but considering the finances of the court, the officials have tried to cut off some less urgent or less important things." How could there be fools who can serve the Shangshu? Lei Li stated as soon as he came up that what he said was urgent and important, and he did not cut a single knife: "There are three main parts, one is the two palaces and two halls project, the other is the Yuzhi altar project; and the other is the project to manage the Yellow River."

"How much money do you need?" Xu Jie had actually read their presentation a long time ago, but if all parties want to reach a compromise, they can only let everyone listen.

"The two palaces and two contemporaries are one million and a half taels; the Yuzhi altar is seven hundred thousand taels; the Yellow River is eight hundred thousand taels." Lei Li immediately burst out the numbers and said, "There are three million taels in total."

"Why are there so much money?" The ministers were furious and asked, "These palaces have been cultivated for several years and cost huge sums of money every year, so why are they endless?"

"You don't know that the more you reach the end of this project, the more you will spend." Lei Li replied: "The royal style and the honor of the emperor rely on the word "decoration". You can save a little invisible places, but you must not save the visible places."

The one asked, "Why does a Yuzhi altar cost so much? Could it be that it was made of gold?"

"Building two palaces and two halls has consumed all the remaining capitals. The marble, granite, nanmu, mahogany and sandalwood were temporarily recruited from various provinces and transported to Beijing by sea." Lei Li said: "Seventy-hundred thousand taels are just materials. As for the expenses of the civilians, the Ministry of Works did not write them on each document, and was planning to think about them from other places..."

"Then why does it cost so little to treat yellow? "Their common sense is that every time you treat yellow, you can spend millions. This time, you only cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and you have never seen it.

"Hey, it's not good to save money for the court?" Lei Li cursed with a smile: "Maybe you have taken the medicine for fainting?"

"It's good to save money." Gao Gong asked on behalf of everyone: "But Hegong is related to the safety of the people. Never save money and cut corners."

"Master Gao doesn't dare to borrow my courage," Lei Li said seriously: "That's right. When Master Shen was in charge of the Southeast, he recommended a river worker talent to the Ministry of Works, and I sent him to the river yamen. As a result, this person was indeed extraordinary. He designed a very clever plan, which greatly reduced the project volume and saved half of the cost."

"What happened?" said the master in surprise.

"Yes." At this time, the chief minister said, "That man is called Pan Jixun. I have also asked him specifically. He is indeed a rare talent." As he said, he looked at everyone and said, "Only trying to find a way to reduce the burden on the court is to share the worries of the country, rather than just knowing to ask for money." He said, "I am quite embarrassed to say that the elders are not as energetic as they are not as energetic as they are.

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Xu Jie picked up the teacup and sipped it lightly, "Who else wants to collect debts? Let's continue."

Several adults looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Jiang Dong, the Minister of War. Jiang Dong was a highly respected northern Confucian general. He served as governor in bitter and cold places such as Ji Liao and Xuanda for a long time. His health was very bad. Therefore, the Qiuli Tatars invaded Tongzhou. After he was ordered to return to Beijing to take charge, the court sympathized with him and asked him to serve as Minister of War and no longer stationed in the border.

After entering Beijing, he was sick all the time, and most of the ministry officials were handed over to the two ministers. However, this time it was related to the military expenses for the coming year. He would definitely be bullied when he sent a minister to attend, so he barely supported him. The old man was thin and had no blood on his face, but he still sat there straight. Although the sick tiger was old, no one dared to underestimate it at all.

The fist was printed on the lips, and he coughed twice with difficulty. Jiangdong finally spoke slowly, "I just opened my mouth and said something, but it wouldn't be possible. Now Sichuan Bailian Cult rebelled, Guangdong Li Yayuan rebelled, there were constant beacons in the north, the Great Wall was repaired, and the military was bought... The memorials from various places urged for wages could bury my old bones." As he said, he coughed a few more times, "I also know the difficulties of the court, but if there is no big trouble in the coming year, the tragedy of shoes in Tongzhou will not repeat, at least four million taels will not be able to fight." Although this number is larger than that of any department, the masters nodded and said intimately, Wuyang Gong is a kind person. The country frequently uses troops, but the budget was 800,000 taels lower than last year's budget, and no one can say anything.

Xu Jie, however, said with no expression on his face, "Who else wants money?"

At this time, Gao Yao, the only person who didn't speak, whispered: "There are expenses on the Ministry of Revenue. God has somehow been around for several consecutive years, either early or great cold. This year, six provinces have suffered disasters. The people really cannot stand it. Selling their children and daughters, sacrificing their families and escaping their families. Some places are said to have eaten people... When he said this, his voice was a little trembling, and his eyes were red and said: "The emperor has wailed the taxes of these places next year. He also needs to allocate food and provide relief for the Ministry of Revenue... This will take at least three million taels to allow the affected people to spend the disaster New Year. Otherwise, even the two counties of Wanping and Daxing in the emperor's feet will be empty. I, the Minister of State, are really ashamed of... ", and he couldn't help but feel helpless. He was actually sad and crying.

But Xu Jie would not be moved. The old assistant had already practiced with a keen eye. He knew that these Zibutangs had unique skills. Whether they were relying on their seniority or pretending to be pitiful, they only needed more money. But he only had such a little money on hand, so how could he share it?

Xu Jie picked up a piece of paper, looked at Shu Yu on it and said, "The total budget of yours is 11.7 million taels, and it must be added to the one million taels that were allocated to the palace for the Emperor Xiu Xuan. But the silver in my hand is only 9 million taels."

"Didn't the Maritime Service get ten million taels?" Gao Gong said strangely.

"I borrowed tens of millions of taels of silver from Rishenglong over the years." Gao Yao explained in a low voice: "I have to pay back one million taels every year."

"Oh..." Gao Gong sighed and said, "It's so funny. My Ming Dynasty's Ministry of Revenue cannot compare to a mere money house. If there is no Maritime Bureau, would we hang them all?"

Gao Yao smiled awkwardly and said, "Actually, the national tax revenue is quite large. I heard that some places have been receiving Jiajing for 60 years, and only entered the national treasury. There has always been no one in ten, and it is a drop in the bucket."

"What a bullshit rule?" Gao Gong said angrily: "The evil people have been made by the court, but the benefits have all made those local officials corrupt. They are stupid! They are stupid!" Everyone changed their color when they heard this, and they thought to themselves that Gao Suqing, you are too bold, even the ancestor of Taizu's ancestor system dares to scold... But the scolding is really right.

"Suqing, don't go off topic." Xu Jie looked at Gao Gong sternly and said, "It's better to say something rather than saying something angry. What should I do if I have a gap of 3.7 million taels?

"What can I do? Cut the budget." ≦≧≦≦≦Hong≧Gao Gong said sternly: "Each department has reduced a little, let's put those that can be slowed down first."

But the ministers shook their heads and said, "It's been pressing and pressing, and it can't be reduced."

"Think about a solution." Xu Jie rarely stayed in agreement with Gao Gong, "I know it's difficult for you, but I'm not bad, and the court is even more difficult. Let's all let it go."

The ministers did not refuse immediately, but the next moment, the chief minister's room became a vegetable market. After a painful bargaining like cutting off his flesh, the total amount was reduced by 700,000 taels, and there were still 3 million taels.

The quarrel continued, and Xu Jie rubbed his temples, rushing with fatigue surged into his heart. He knew that it would be impossible to achieve his goal with these people's consciousness.

At this time, the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded outside. This sound appeared in the military planes, and something big must have happened. The voices of the masters gradually lowered, and then they heard the knocking sound of the knocking door: "Yuanfu, 800 miles of Huguang are expedited."

Xu Jie calmed down and said, "Please bring in." Then a Si Zhilang brought in a tray, and there was a bamboo tube sealed with a lacquer.

Everyone's eyes moved with the bamboo tube and finally frozen in Xu Jie's hands.
Chapter completed!