Lu Zhongtian, Wu Chunlai and others could not refute Lin Jue's words. Because on the basis of fundamental logic, Lin Jue's words are impeccable. They could not deny that the Sansi Yamen was originally on an equal footing with the Government Hall and the Privy Council. The Sansi Yamen already has the right to self-dictate financial power, and there is no need to submit to itself. Faced with such a situation, Lu Zhongtian and Wu Chunlai could only defend themselves on the grounds of why the appropriation for specific affairs was rejected. In this regard, Lin Jue made even more preparations, and Du Wei, the deputy envoy of the Third Division, gradually came up with specific materials to prove the reasonableness of the refusal. After a confrontation, Lu Zhongtian and others were defeated.

Guo Chong witnessed this confrontation from beginning to end, and although he didn't have any expression on his face, he was happy in his heart. Let Lin Jue be the third envoy, in fact, Guo Chong is also a little worried that he is too young to meet his requirements. Although in terms of ability, Lin Juedang has no problem. But it is not a simple matter to fight against Lu Zhongtian and Yang Jun. But in today's first confrontation with the court, Lin Jue showed his meticulousness and planning, and he was very restrained, not out of proportion. The practice of hiding needles in Mianli is extremely spicy, and it can be said that it is a big victory. Guo Chong was relieved, Lin Jue was definitely worthy of his trust and support. It can definitely become a force to contain the two governments.

In order to support this, Guo Chong immediately clarified the rights and responsibilities of the three divisions and yamen based on the facts stated by Lin Jue. Guo Chong affirmed the power and responsibility of the three divisions and yamen in charge of financial power, and reiterated the position that the system of two governments and three divisions of the Great Zhou Dynasty cannot be destroyed. Although it seems to state the facts impartially, it is a warning to others not to interfere in the affairs of the three divisions and yamen, which is not their jurisdiction. In fact, it is also to warn Lu Zhongtian, Yang Jun and others not to point fingers.

After this court meeting, public opinion in the court was uproaring. At first, many people were not optimistic about Lin Jue's prospects as the third envoy. People think that Lin Jue seems to be proud, but in front of Lu Xiang and Yang Shumi, he is afraid that he will eventually follow in the footsteps of his teacher Fang Dunru. Lin Jue's appointment as the third envoy was the emperor's drive to the shelves, and he himself was beyond his means. But in today's court, Lin Jue almost bloodlessly smashed the accusations of Lu Zhongtian and Wu Chunlai, and fought back, established the rights and responsibilities of the three divisions of the yamen, and cut off the black hand that controlled the three divisions of the yamen, which was a beautiful battle. It can be seen that Lin Jue is by no means as vulnerable as he imagined at first.

After this confrontation, Lin Jue's prestige skyrocketed, and many people had long been dissatisfied with Lu Zhongtian and others dominating the dynasty, and this time it was a bad breath. also had a great affection and admiration for Lin Jue. This is much more prestigious than when Lin Jue was admitted to the champion Lang. Coupled with the words of the poem "Qingyu Case" on the night of Shangyuan and the anecdotes of the Three Realms spread rapidly, Lin Jue once again became a topic of conversation in the capital, became the focus of attention inside and outside the court, and became the object of admiration of many scholars and doctors.

Of course, there are many people who think that Lin Jue's edge is too exposed. If you want to gain a foothold in the court, you should learn to compromise and bow your head. is so-for-tat with Lu Zhongtian, his fate will not be good. What do you gain by a momentary gain or loss? Lu Zhongtian's experience tells people that he is a tumbler in the political arena, and how many people have wanted to pull him off the horse over the years, but they are all the ones who have fallen. What's more, he is the emperor's father-in-law, his daughter is Concubine Mei, and his grandson is Guo Xu, the king of Huai. And Lin Jue is at best the son-in-law of Liang Wangfu. Whether it is his foundation, qualifications or intertwined connections, he Lin Jue is not an opponent. The emperor's support is the reason why he can be in the limelight at present, but Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru, who committed suicide not long ago, didn't they once get the emperor's support? But so what?

Some people make figurative metaphors. The emperor seems to have deliberately dealt with Lu recently, but in fact, this is just a little temper played by the people in the family. And Lin Jue was used by the emperor to anger Lu Xiang, in the final analysis, he was just an outsider. How can there be real grievances between families? Outsiders get involved, and in the end, they will become the target of everyone, and they are not people inside and outside. That's the truth of the matter.

But in any case, this confrontation was extremely helpful in boosting the morale of Lin Jue and the Sansi Yamen. The original atmosphere of worry inside the Sansi Yamen was swept away. With this hand, they can do things boldly and with confidence without too many worries.

In fact, Lin Jue also had a headache, not because of these external pressures, since he took over the three divisions of the yamen, Da Zhou's family background has been exposed to Lin Jue. Huge military spending, huge official salaries, huge expenses, all kinds of places that need to be spent. Up and down, everywhere costs money. However, the treasury is extremely shabby, the money is spent like a splash, and all kinds of expenses emerge one after another. The head of the branch department reports the article to be allocated every day. There are hundreds of pieces, and almost every moment as soon as the yamen is opened, someone comes to ask for money.

Everyone said that his money had to be disbursed immediately, otherwise what serious consequences would happen. Everyone says that their own business is the most important thing, and their own business is the most urgent. In a word, if you don't give money, you have to be responsible.

Perhaps it is because the Sansi Yamen has always been in such a weak position, and those who ask for money have become righteous and bold people.

If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, after becoming this third envoy, Lin Jue knew that the court's finance and taxation were simply a mess. It is no wonder that Lord Yan and Mr. Fang want to increase taxes for the imperial court in that way, because if some drastic measures are not used, the entire Great Zhou Imperial Court will not be able to sustain itself. Yin eats grain, and in the end, there is no food to eat.

After discussion, Lin Jue, Du Weijian and Yang Xiu decided to completely change this situation. The first is that the disbursement of the bank needs to be carefully approved. Led by Du Weijian and Yang Xiu, any court affairs that require silver need to have a complete budget and reason, and a list of spending money must be made, and the accounts must be checked and written off afterwards. Although this increases the workload, it can tell where the money is spent, how it is spent, and whether it is spent. This has changed the disadvantages of sitting and waiting for the account to be written off after the silver is disbursed in the past, and the intermediate links are not taken care of at all, and in the end it is inevitable that the money will be lost or spent indiscriminately. In the past, there was basically no one or two of the silver that could be returned, and whoever got the silver had to spend all the money, and even stretched out his hand again. Because the three divisions don't care how they spend their money.

In addition, it is up to the three divisions to set the criteria for prioritization. Limited resources should be used in limited places. There is no way to save money on major military and political matters, and water conservancy projects, bridge and road paving and other people's livelihood infrastructure projects cannot be saved. The cost of taking the imperial examination, the money and food for famine relief, etc., all belong to the first level of money. The three divisions of the yamen decided to give priority to the direction of the allocation of money and grain, rather than relying on their own mouths. The 38 items listed for priority payment are all important matters related to the safety and stability of the people's livelihood in the Great Zhou, and they are submitted to the emperor for approval, and once approved, there is no need to listen to those people in the future about how important the silver he wants, because there are clear rules and standards.

For some irrelevant projects that do not have any need or significance, the allocation of funds will be stopped, and the payment will not be made. For example, the style of building temples and Taoist temples that arose in various parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and even as many as a dozen Taoist temples in a city, and it was the government that paid for the money, which was simply incredible. This is a ridiculous suggestion made by some people in the DPRK, saying that the construction of temples and Taoist temples can lead the people to believe in orthodox religions, and that they will not be taken advantage of by evil cults, and that they are for the sake of the stability of the world. Lin Jue and the others smiled bitterly at this. The cause of the Qingjiao Rebellion has not yet been understood by some people in the imperial court, and it is really speechless to attribute the reason to these aspects. Mediocre people abound, but these remarks really have a market, and they are really licensed, and it is ridiculous to ask the court to spend money to do this.

Third, it is to limit military spending, which accounts for the vast majority of fiscal revenue. Lin Jue didn't want to provoke a head-on conflict with Yang Jun for the time being, and the way he discussed with Du Weijian and others was to adopt a lump sum system. Military spending is rising year by year, the army is growing day by day, and sixty percent of the financial expenditure has been swallowed up by this big hole. There are too many people in the army, and the number of soldiers and horses is increasing every year, but Yang Jun has no intention of cutting it in the slightest. Lin Jue found that in fact, most of the expenses were not to feed this huge army of Great Zhou soldiers and horses, but to put forward various requirements for changing equipment, weapons, horses, fortifications, and so on that Yang Jun would put forward at any time. The Great Zhou had rules on the replacement of the army's equipment and horses. But in Yang Jun's hands, these have become decorations. Yang Jun stretched out his hand to ask for money, which can be said to be to the point of doing whatever he wants. For example, in the past two years, Yeung Chun has made seven grant applications on the grounds of changing clothes. Although it is a garrison everywhere, not a single soldier and horse, but judging from the standard of changing clothes once every three years in the Great Zhou, this is too frequent and too casual.

Yang Jun is not trying to fill his pockets, he is just very selfish and only thinks about himself. He was worried about the combat effectiveness of his soldiers and horses, but he didn't want to use the method of cutting troops and training, so he used the way of changing clothes to maintain combat effectiveness. He wanted to create the idea that the entire army would be grateful to him, so he let these people live comfortably, so as to show his prestige in the army as a privy envoy of the Great Zhou, and his position could be stable. This person is selfish and selfish from the heart of his heart, and he will not give up any of his own interests. Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru's changes involved changes in their armies, as evidenced by his performance.

Lin Jue couldn't let Yang Jun do whatever he wanted, stretch out his hand to ask for silver, and kidnap the imperial court with a high hat of national safety. Since he couldn't manage the affairs of Yang Jun's Privy Council and the army, Lin Jue could let Yang Jun restrain himself by restricting the total amount of military spending. Lin Jue calculated a number as a benchmark, strictly controlled this figure as the total military expenditure, and gave it to Yang Jun. Although this is a bit irresponsible, this method can effectively control Yang Jun to reach out for silver as he wants, and can control the rapid growth of military spending. In this way, the expenditure of large sums of money that may occur at any time can be avoided, so that the remaining money and food can be distributed and allocated in a planned and undisturbed manner.