That Wang Xijue was really sincere in inviting Guo Dan to join his reform team, and he was also full of expectations for this, but who knew that this was counterproductive, not only did it not solve the problem, but it made the imperial horse supervisor and the household department unhappy.

He didn't know that Guo Dan had no interest in any court reform, because he felt that the efficiency of the Ming Dynasty was really incompatible with his birthday, and everything he did was half the effort.

Solve one problem, and four or five problems may arise.

Let him do it, then he will be really angry.

In comparison, he was more concerned about Aunt Xu's problems.

However, for the imperial court, the issue of disaster relief has gradually become the core issue of the country, because everyone has found that disasters have become more and more frequent in recent years, however, the disaster relief system of the Ming Dynasty has existed in name only, and the imperial court is often powerless to take care of one or the other.

Relying entirely on the ability of local officials, officials with outstanding ability can still stabilize the situation, and if their ability is poor, they basically let themselves go, and it is the people and the country who suffer.

This year's series of turmoil was caused by natural disasters.

This is already a looming issue.

Many far-sighted people in the DPRK and China are eager to promote reform in this regard.

"This stinky boy is really unsightly!"

Shen Shixing couldn't help but laugh and scold.

Wang Xijue said: "But he accurately pointed out the problem, this natural disaster is not terrible, man-made disasters are the most terrible, this reserve warehouse system has already existed in name only, and most of them are killed by people, not natural disasters!" ”

Wang Jiaping said: "But Guo Dan can't help us solve this problem." ”

Wang Xijue said: "But we can't solve it, if we ask for the purging of officials, I'm afraid it will cause an uproar." ”

Wang Jiaping frowned, he also knew that the government and the opposition were very corrupt at present, as long as the grain was placed there, someone would definitely reach over.

However, at this time, the purging of officials will inevitably cause a great backlash.

Shen Shixing looked at Wang Xijue and said, "You still want to use Guo Dan to promote reform." ”

Wang Xijue nodded and said: "In recent years, there have been disasters in various places, and the people have suffered a lot, but the imperial court is difficult to control the situation due to the abolition of the system. ”

Wang Jiaping said: "But Guo Dan has already said that he can't do anything!" ”

Wang Xijue snorted: "That kid is very slippery, I don't think he paid attention to it at all, it was purely perfunctory to us." ”

"Even so, we can't do anything about him."

"There's really nothing we can do with him, but we can go to Your Majesty." Wang Xijue stroked his beard and smiled.

He used to think about promoting reform by strengthening the power of the cabinet, but the reality slapped him twice, almost disheartened him, and he also knew that it was difficult, but the tariff incident made him realize that in fact, Guo Dan could be used to avoid the resistance of the imperial court and promote reform.

Although he was sarcastically ridiculed by Guo Dan, he insisted on cooperating with Guo Dan.

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Penal Department.

"I think what Guo Dan said is very reasonable, it's a little whimsical that Scholar Wang is a little whimsical." When Chen Younian, the waiter of the Criminal Department, heard this, he shook his head and said.

Li Sancai asked, "Why did Brother Chen say this?" ”

Chen Younian said: "Guo Dan's computing ability can only be used as an aid, and the key is to rely on the traditional way of governing the country!" If you want to improve the disaster relief system, you must first clean up the officials, and if the officials are not clear, then there is nothing to talk about! ”

Zhang Heming nodded and said: "Chen Shilang is reasonable, since ancient times, governing the country first and governing officials is also a natural disaster, why some state capitals can live safely, but some state capitals are making a mess, the reason is in the people, no matter how good the way is, there is no honest and honest official, it is also in vain!" ”

They are very right, governing the country first and governing the officials, this policy is not wrong in any dynasty, Zhang Juzheng is also now proposing the examination method, this order cannot be changed.

But this also led to Wang Xijue and Li Sancai parting ways.

Because Wang Xijue still hopes to cooperate with Guo Dan.

In fact, this is also very normal, after all, Wang Xijue has been working for many years and has encountered many difficulties, and he knows how to compromise with reality and seek compromise.

But Chen Younian and Li Sancai's faction are newly rising forces, they are full of momentum, and they are fearless for their own political ambitions.

They can't even wait for next year, and before the end of this year, they will formally use the disaster relief to put forward a proposal to rectify the governance of officials.

It's going to be lively!

Ministers came up one after another, put forward their own proposals, and then refuted each other's suggestions.

Some people say that the legal system should be implemented and that strict laws should be used to rectify the rule of officials.

was immediately criticized as incomplete.

What kind of legal system, aren't you just the law of the test, and there are so many problems in the law of the test, are you blind?

It was also suggested that the election of officials should be based on virtue.

As long as officials are virtuous, they will not be corrupt or take bribes.

But it has also been refuted, and the reason why the examination method appeared was that the officials were selected by virtue before, and all the people who were selected were sanctimonious hypocrites, or virtuous and talentless.

It was also suggested that the power of the Governor should be strengthened, that is, that the supervision should be strengthened.

However, the provincial officials often colluded with the magistrates.

At the same time, it also led to the career of local officials being completely in the hands of the science and technology officials.

This directly led to Li Sancai and Chen Younian's voices being drowned out.

This again entered the rhythm peculiar to the Ming Dynasty, where ministers attacked each other and argued with each other.

And Wang Xijue, as the leader of this matter, has been silent on the side.

He knew that would be the case.

There is nothing wrong with proposing to rectify the rule of officials at any time, and since it is a system of "rule by man," it is necessary to rectify the rule of officials at all times.

Since there was no way to oppose it, everyone chose to make suggestions that were beneficial to them to rectify the rule of officials.

This is unlikely to succeed.

Because no matter which way you choose, you will offend a lot of people.

This is why Wang Xijue wants to strengthen the power of the cabinet first, which must be promoted with all his might, and Li Sancai and Chen Younian are not the only ones in the court, and they do not have enough power to promote their own ideas.

When they quarreled, Wang Xijue ran to chat with Wanli every day with those people's songs, and after breakfast, Wanli was immortal and wanted to die.

Wanli is ready to give himself annual leave.

When has this been?

However, this problem is indeed imminent, this year's household tax revenue will be reduced by 30%, if it comes again next year, it will be gone.

Wanli had no choice but to find Guo Dan.

"Your Majesty, there is no way to do this, and I don't know anything about the rule of officials." Guo Dan was also depressed, he felt that it really had nothing to do with him.

Wanli said with a straight face: "What is the problem of governance, this is the financial problem, in recent years, disasters have been frequent, but you also know the situation of the treasury, and the local government has no money, if you really can't come up with the money, if you don't have to take out the money, if you have a way, just say it, otherwise, the matter of the Guide Mansion may come back again, can you guarantee that you can get out of it every time." ”

Oh, my God!

Guo Dan secretly called himself aggrieved, he really wanted to tell Wanli, he simply resigned from the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, a group of stinky fish and rotten shrimp, insufficient success, more than failure, groaned for a long time, and said weakly: "Your Majesty, the humble position is actually a trick, and you also know it." ”

"Contract!"

Wanli said almost instinctively.

Guo Dan nodded.

Wanli wondered again: "But how can this be contracted?" ”

Guo Dan said: "Contracted disaster relief system. ”

"Can the disaster relief system also be contracted?" Wanli said in amazement.

"To be precise, it's a contracted reserve warehouse."

Guo Dan said: "Last time, because of the matter of the Guide Mansion, I also learned about the reserve warehouse system of my dynasty, simply put, it is to store some grain, and in case of natural disasters, it will be lent to the people to tide over the difficulties, and then returned after the autumn harvest."

This is a kind of loan system, theoretically speaking, it can be sustainable and profitable, after all, the people have to repay the interest, but for many reasons, it has been scrapped.

If you get it from a lowly contract, it is estimated that you will be able to turn a loss into a profit, but... But the profit is not high, after all, grain is a commodity, if it is sold high, it will be scolded, and if it is sold low, it is not very cost-effective. ”

Wanli listened, only felt swollen, I really wanted to beat people, we are talking here, how to maintain, reduce the loss and the burden of the treasury, you especially think that the profit is not high, there is a profit is already very good, immediately frowned and said: "As my Ming financial adviser, you are still too hard, but it is really unreasonable." ”

Guo Dan sneered: "Your Majesty forgives your sins, and you just want to concentrate on making a lot of money for Your Majesty." ”

Wanli hesitated slightly, saying that, it was really true, after all, the overseas plan over there had already begun, but he quickly put this idea behind him and said: "If the country is in chaos, how much money you make will not be enough." ”

"Your Majesty is right, it is humble and short-sighted." Guo Dan's tone was full of helplessness!

Wanli was sure again: "Can you really turn a loss into a profit?" ”

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Back to Your Majesty, as long as you contract to the lowly position, you will be able to turn losses into profits." ”

In fact, the key is not in the way, but in the contract, because as long as the contract is contracted, it has nothing to do with the imperial court, and all the problems encountered by those ministers are not a problem.

If it is not contracted, it is unsolvable.

Wanli immediately said: "That's okay, I'll leave this matter to you, I have been dizzy by their quarrel recently, and my body is a little unwell, so I have to recuperate for two or three months." ”

Wow! Recuperate?

Last time, you were recuperated for a few months, and pigs didn't have such a way to raise them!

Guo Dan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have to ask Your Majesty for help if you have something to do." ”

Wanli asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Guo Dan said: "That's the case, a very important strategist beside him has encountered some trouble recently, which requires you to borrow a venue from Your Majesty and borrow a few imperial doctors." ”

Wanli asked, "Why didn't I know you still had a strategist?" ”

"It's the daughter of Xing'anbo."

"Then you go to Xing'anbo."

Fat houses are afraid of trouble.

Guo Dan said: "Back to Your Majesty, Xing Anbo is the root of the problem, that is, he made his daughter upset, and he also involved his humble position. ”

What's going on? Wanli thought about it, that is, to borrow a venue and borrow a few imperial doctors, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."