The snow in the mountains is slowly melting, a clear stream is babbling, and everything is quietly waking up.

Soon after the Lantern Festival, the officials in the capital returned to the government, and the days have returned to the same way as before.

The affairs of the household department yamen have always been the most onerous of the six yamen, which not only directly handle the financial affairs of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, but also shoulder the two most important tax collection tasks of grain tax and salt tax.

Drawing on the successful experience of the two Huai salt taxes, the Gang Salt Law was also extended to the two Zhejiang, Changlu and Hedong, thus increasing the salt tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty.

Thanks to the Chongwenmen tax customs in charge of Hai Rui, which has obtained a good debt with an annual income of more than 100,000 taels, the experience here is whipped by other tax officials, and the household department has also set up a model for Hai Rui, the "door god".

The household department under the chairmanship of Lin Haoran has undoubtedly achieved good results in terms of revenue generation, but the increase in salt taxes and tariffs has not been effective in solving the fiscal problems, and it has not even been able to offset the losses caused by the continuous decline in the grain tax, which is the largest tax revenue.

The clan domain, military expenses and engineering expenses were like three mountains, weighing heavily on the Ming Dynasty, making the household department also anxious about money.

After receiving the order from the cabinet, the household department also began to raise money, and Lin Haoran also assigned the matter of raising money to the thirteen divisions under his jurisdiction.

When Huang Youwei, a member of the Yunnan Division, was accounting for Yunnan's accounts, he couldn't help but complain: "Last year, the emperor repaired Yude Palace, Lecheng Hall and Tengxi Palace, and this year he will repair Wufu Palace and Xuanji Treasure Palace, when is this a head?" ”

At present, the Ming Dynasty's project expenditure is one, although the two major projects of the reconstruction of the outer city of Beijing and the three major halls have come to an end, but at present, in addition to the Lingen Hall of Xianling, it is the expansion project of the Chengtian Palace.

In the eighteenth year of Jiajing, Jiajing's southern tour also opened the prelude to the expansion of the Xianwang Mansion.

Not only was the Chengtian Mansion alongside the Chengtian Mansion and the Shuntian Mansion in terms of administrative status, but the palace dedicated to the royal palace was also on the agenda, and the expansion project has continued to this day.

According to this trend of construction, it is resolute to rebuild a new Forbidden New City, but Yan Song and Xu Jie, the two first assistants, have an indulgent attitude towards the emperor.

It's just that the current Ming Dynasty finances are far from being comparable with the Zhu Di period. Once a new Forbidden City is really rebuilt, not to mention whether there will be big problems in the Ming Dynasty's finances, the Ming Dynasty will also fall into turmoil.

"What else can we do as courtiers, the dignified Lord Yuanfu is silent, and our household department will naturally hand over the last copper plate in Taicang to the Ministry of Industry!" Yang Futian also had complaints in his heart, and said in a strange manner.

Huang Youwei, a member of the Yunnan Division, sighed again: "I am also fortunate that the Lord of the Zhengtang has a good way of managing money, otherwise according to this kind of cultivation, I am afraid that all localities will have to levy a large amount of silver!" ”

Over the years, the main reason why there have been no major problems in the finances of the imperial court is that every expenditure has been transferred to ordinary people through miscellaneous taxes and other means.

For example, when Lin Haoran presided over the Shuntian Mansion in the past, he found that the people's promotion was higher than the regular tax, and this miscellaneous tax outside the regular tax quietly became the lifeline of the people.

Jiajing's cultivation and palace repair seem to spend "his own" money, but in essence, he still wants the people of the world to pay for him, and it is already apportioned by raising silver.

It is no wonder that when they learned that Yan Song's father and son "the court is not as rich as me", it is no wonder that the people of the world grit their teeth with hatred for Yan Song's father and son, which is all their hard-earned money.

Hai Rui was busy in the household department today, but he listened to the conversation between the two superiors, and clearly saw the current situation of Daming, but his brows couldn't help frowning tightly.

The troubles of the household department have long been the norm, but they will not complain a few more words, and this capital will be able to fry the pot. The days went back to normal, as if nothing had changed everything.

Jiajing's condition is still not improving, and his coughing sound is often heard in the dormitory of Wanshou Palace.

Xu Jie was always by the emperor's side, and he was also dealing with the affairs of the two capitals and thirteen provinces for the emperor, and the power in his hands was almost the same as that of Yan Song in the past.

Wu Shan, Yan Ne, and Li Chunfang, the three cabinet ministers, were still excluded from the right to vote, and honestly revised the "Xingdu Dazhi", and gave Jiajing the lineage of the king to inherit the name of the unification.

Only three days after the opening of the government, Zhang Dashan's case was sentenced.

Although Zhang Dashan is Zhang Shouzhi's nephew, and the relationship between the two is also very close, Zhang Shouzhi still does not dare to insert his hand in to interfere in this case after all.

Zhang Dashan judged people's feet, this crime is neither serious nor light, but he received a prison sentence. Under Lin Pingping's watchful eyes, Zhang Dashan also accepted the ruling of "one book and one profit", honestly handed over the old IOU, and paid Li Gouzi's medical expenses.

Although the wicked got the punishment they deserved, Lin Haoran was sullen all the time.

Because he knows very well in his heart that although Zhang Dashan has been punished for evil, and Li Gouzi has also gotten rid of the shackles of usury, there are thousands of Zhang Dashan in the world, and there are countless Li Gouzi.

On the last night of the first lunar month, there was not a single point of light in the night sky.

After Lin Haoran sent Yang Futian and others away for the same year, he returned to the study alone, stood in front of the desk and hesitated for a long time, and finally found a blank note from the shelf.

"On the rectification of money and sparseness!"

Lin Haoran had an idea for a while, so he wrote the title directly on the paper with a brush in his hand, but he still chose to point the finger at the loan shark.

He now hopes that the imperial court can crack down on usury banks and support some banks that can have low interest rates, so as to stabilize this precarious court, and also give some people who are in danger an extra way to live.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs Shangshu Lin Haoran played: Recently, people's hearts are not ancient, and they often do not follow the rules of the city, so it is urgent to rectify them in order to put an end to abuse...... Taizu loves the people with one benefit, and now there are more than ten times as many people, and those who break people's legs are not unique...... I implore the emperor to rectify the money village and give the money village a firm name if he obeys the order of the emperor...... If there is a rich bank, you can investigate and deal with it! ”

Lin Haoran picked up the pen and wrote it down, but as if with divine help, he wrote down the content that he had already drawn up in his heart, and sprinkled hundreds of words on the paper.

If you don't change a word or fix a single stroke, this copy of "On Rectifying Qian Zhuang Shu" is already done in one go.

A healthy financial industry is actually beneficial to society, which is also one of the reasons why Internet finance is allowed in later generations. It's just that we must always guard against excessively high interest rates, after all, capital is greedy after all, and they will be willing to suck up the last copper plate of the disadvantaged people.

Lin Haoran looked at the written recital, and his face showed a touch of bitterness.

He worked so hard to promote Diao Min's register last year, this usury was already the financial path of a corrupt official like Xu Jie, and the pressure he faced was probably even greater.

Since the second day was a day off, it was not until the morning of the third day that the note was sent to the General Administration Department and then forwarded to Xiyuan.