Yongchunfang Inn.

Somewhere in the stable, there lived a strange scholar, who was too poor to spend money on a shop, so he took up his place in the haystack of the stable.

This scholar's name is Gao Zhizhou, he is wearing a Confucian shirt, this Confucian shirt has already been washed white, the paint on the clothes has been washed off the color, at this moment, he is facing the low wall of the stable, looking at the backyard of the inn, there is a stream meandering down in the backyard, the stream is murmuring, Gao Zhizhou looked confused, at this moment...... Lost in thought.

"I ..... Recommended...."

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Of course...... This is just a little dissonance in the calm and serene Chang'an City.

In general, everyone still remained calm, although they heard that the mansions of Iiyama County and other mansions were angry and wanted to find the bad luck of the surname Chen, but the joys and sorrows of human beings are not the same after all, big guys, just to see the excitement.

When Chen Zhengtai heard that someone was going to trouble him, he immediately felt aggrieved.

How do you know......... These nine future jinshi have already submitted their books, and they have already obtained the qualifications for recommendation, so they already knew this...... I, Chen Zhengtai, with my conscience, should have recommended it earlier.

But it's okay, it's the first to get there.

Recommending this thing is like preemptively registering a trademark, on a first-come, first-served basis, snapping, the list of recommendations was sent to the Ministry of Rites, and they are my Chen Zhengtai's people.

Of course...... It seems that more people are watching the jokes of the Chen family.

The Chen family has been dormant for so many years, and suddenly made a big commotion, and recommended nine scholars at once, which is an unprecedented thing, since the opening of the imperial examination in the Sui Dynasty, no one has seen such a wide net.

In order to revive the family business, the Chen family is really dizzy.

To know...... It's not a lot more expensive.

In this regard, the vast majority of people scoffed, and such a sweeping net of recommendations is really not elegant.

In every imperial examination, there are thousands of people who are promoted, and there are thousands of people in the Jinshi Department alone, and there are only a few people who can go to high school.

Right now...... The accounting of money and grain in the middle of the year has been carried out in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

This is related to the income of the imperial court, and the stakes are very high, Li Shimin has asked the Ministry of Civil Affairs several times, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs ...... I'm too busy to get up without touching the ground.

These days, the Ministry of Civil Affairs Shangshu Dai Xuan can be said to have not slept for several nights, what he cares about is this year's entry, the famine in the past two years is more frequent, and there is also the use of troops in the Liang Division, so the expenses of the imperial court are huge, but because there is no revenue in many places, the taxes collected are greatly reduced, and the current emperor wants to rule, and the income of the treasury is less than three percent of the period of Emperor Yang of Sui, if so, then ...... How can you call it the Great Rule?

"Dai Gong." A scribe hurried.

Dai Xuan glanced up at the scribe: "Something happened again." ”

These days are burning, and Dai Guan's temper is getting worse and worse.

"Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy ......"

"Is that Chen Jiye again?"

The Ministry of Civil Affairs Shangshu Dai Xuan can be regarded as convinced, there is such a subordinate, he really wants to gnaw on the red lacquered nanmu case in front of him.

"Yes, he ......"

"This defeated dog." Dai Xuan gritted his teeth: "Has the application from the Ministry of Civil Affairs been sent out?" ”

"It's been drawn up, just wait for the ......" the scribe hesitated, as soon as this application was issued, it could not be recovered, if an official obtained the application of the ministry, it would have a great impact on the reputation, and this person would ...... in the future I'm afraid there is no future at all.

Therefore, the impact on people is too great, and no one wants to do things desperately.

"Send it to me!" Dai Xuan gritted his teeth and said: "Dai Mou has never seen such a person in the sea for decades, and he should be purged today." ”

The scribe nodded: "Huh." He then took an official letter from the Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy: "Then this official document." ”

Dai Xuan took it and threw it aside: "I am busy with official business, and I will watch it in my spare time." ”

The scribe nodded and hurried away.

Dai Xuan then continued to sit back in the case, looking at the money and grain books sent from all over the country to verify the situation of the money and grain in the warehouse.

"This year, the Henan Provincial Salt and Iron Envoy actually collected 19,000 yuan?" Dai Xuan squinted and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court treated the people leniently, in order to be able to make the people recuperate, so the tax is not high, and the salt and iron tax is a big problem, which involves a lot of interests.

Seeing this, Dai Zhou raised his head and called for the adjutants to come to see him, and the adjutants on duty in the Ministry of Civil Affairs all came and stood with their hands down.

Dai Xuan smiled and said: "The salt and iron envoys of Henan Province are the pillars of the country, if all the salt and iron envoys are like him, why worry about the salt and iron in the future, and the treasury will not be abundant?" ”

All the adjutants nodded one after another, and some said: "This is all the credit of Dai Gong, Dai Gong is in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, purging the inside and outside, officials and people, etc., all do their best." ”

"Yes, yes, this year, the salt and iron envoys of all provinces, except for Chang'an, which has not yet reported the money and grain, the other provinces, taxes have increased, which shows that Dai Gong has made great contributions to the country's wealth."

Dai Xuan knew that they were just touting themselves, after all...... The country has gradually stabilized, and with the national policy of recuperation, the annual income of the imperial court is gradually increasing.

He smiled and brushed his beard: "The salt and iron envoys of Henan Province have increased by nearly fifty percent, and they have made great contributions to the country, and they can set an example for the salt and iron envoys in the world. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Dai Xuan was in a very good mood, and looked around: "Why hasn't the Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy sent the money and grain book?" ”

"This ......"

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, all silent.

In fact, everyone knows the salt and iron tax, and the taxes collected by the Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoys are at the bottom of the salt and iron envoys in various provinces, but they are dispensable, in fact, everyone is used to it, as for the reason, everyone also knows it, but today Dai Shangshu specially asked, obviously...... There is no deep meaning.

Dai Xuan squinted his eyes and had a smile on his face: "Oh, I remembered, Chang'an Yantie sent an official letter here, and I haven't read it yet." ”

So in front of everyone, he took the official document on the case, uncovered the fire paint, looked calm, opened the official document, and read it slowly: "A certain Chang'an salt and iron envoy Chen Jiye told the upper department: Today, the Chang'an salt and iron envoy collects money and taxes, but the money taken is countless, and there are more than 30 officials in the department, and the inspection is not possible, so I implore the upper department to send 30 scribes to assist in the inspection......"

At this thought, Dai Xuan's face sank, and his voice stopped abruptly.

He originally thought that this was another official document from Chen Jiye who told him about his grievances, but since Chen Jiye didn't want to be embarrassed, the old man didn't give him face, so he simply read out his ugliness in court and told everyone about it.

But where did you think of it......

What is written in this official document is: I collect too many taxes here, the money is piled up, and I can't count it, and now the day of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is coming, and counting the money is too laborious, and I don't have enough manpower here, so I ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs to send someone to count the money quickly.

Dai Guan: "......"

The adjutants looked at each other one by one.

This...... Which one is this?

After a long time, Dai Xuan snorted coldly: "How can this be reasonable, this Chen Jiye is messing around here, and he really doesn't take the Ministry of Civil Affairs in his eyes at all......"

Dai Xuan's first feeling is that Chen Jiye insulted his IQ, as the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he has his own departments and treasures, which one is not a god to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, only Chen Jiye, a thorn, you are a small salt and iron envoy, you have a lot of things.

The adjutants were also indignant: "Dai Gong, Chen Jiye is making trouble for no reason, this is humiliating the Ministry of Civil Affairs." ”

"Yes, the deception is too much, and if you continue to connive, you will have to go to the house to expose the tiles."

Dai Zhou's chest rose and fell, and he was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, and then said coldly: "Okay, very good, he can't count the money of the Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy, the old man will go and count it for him, he gets money a year, but it's just a thousand dollars, and this thousand dollars are ...... I'm going to see...... I can't count them. ”

Dai Xuan was really angry.

The surname Chen really doesn't give himself face at all.

If you don't give me face, I will humiliate you in public.

The people were boiling all at once, and they were as happy as the New Year.

That Chen Jiye came to the ministry, and he was very picky, and when other divisions came, they would give some money, just he was the most picky, and he was the one who talked the most, and the ministry was angry today, just having fun to watch.

Thereupon...... Dai Xuan ordered people to lead the horse, and led a team of officials out of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and went straight to the Salt and Iron Envoy Division, but when he arrived at the Salt and Iron Envoy Division, he saw that the front door of the Salt and Iron Envoy Division was full of birds, and there was not even a single gatekeeper.

Dai Xuan said to the left and right: "I actually slack off so far, hum." ”

Then he dismounted, and suddenly ...... He stopped, but saw that there was a piece hanging on the shadow wall in front of the ya, and he took a closer look...... It was actually a document from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to apply for Chen Jiye.

This document was sent an hour ago, and when he turned his head, Chen Jiye asked people to post it on the shadow wall in front of the salt and iron envoy......

Dai Xuan couldn't help but blow his beard, this Chen Jiye ...... It's really shameless, everyone else sticks things like watches in front of the door, and their faces are shiny. This stinky and shameless thing actually pasted the application documents on it, he was really ...... I don't care at all.

The officials in the back looked at this scene, and they were also a little confused, they had already heard of the Chen family, and today they saw the application documents hanging on the shadow wall, only to know that they had reached the point where they didn't know what their faces were.

"Dai Gong, such a person...... Such a person...... Ay. ”

Dai Xuan looked upright: "Come with me." ”