Chapter 1 The Household with Broken Legs

The end of the year is approaching.

However, among the households in Nanjing, it is still very busy, and countless big officials and small officials are constantly coming and going. Almost all the way to trot. Although the household department has been split into several departments. But the departments are split, and the addresses are still together.

There are a lot of empty houses in Nanjing, although it has been determined that they will move out after the year, but at this time, they are still crowded together, especially the budget and final account system, which is the first time that it has been formally implemented, and the reports of all prefectures and counties in the world have been sent to Nanjing in a steady stream.

Because it is the first time, when it is implemented, it is inevitable that there will be many errors and errors in the local report.

And this era, not the afterlife, is difficult to fight back and redo.

It can be said that there are thousands of things, and countless things are piled up in the household.

After the demolition of the household department, in order to accomplish so many affairs, many officials have been transferred from various places, and even some local talents in Nanjing have been temporarily summoned into the yamen.

I saw that the corridors in the courtyard were full of tables, people were crowded together, and countless crackling sounds of abacus were connected, as if it was a rainstorm.

In the original main hall of the household department, Yao Qisheng sat on the main hall, and seven or eight officials below stood with their hands down.

Speaking of which, the main hall of the household department will be returned to the main hall of the degree branch after the year, Yao Qisheng's own office has moved into the Ouchi, and the Ouchi has allocated a palace as the office location of every cabinet scholar. There is also its own independent support staff.

This is also one of the original intentions of Zhang Xuan's establishment of the group.

However, at this moment, Yao Qisheng had a dark face and said: "For a whole year, you have been preparing for this thing, and now that it is the end of the year, you tell me that you can't do it." Shall I give this to Your Majesty? ”

"The elder is angry. It's really what His Majesty wants, it's too detailed. A person said with a bitter face: "This kind of thing, don't say that we haven't done it, we haven't done it before, we don't have experience at all, the Sixth Division, the Privy Council, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are a little better, they are all in Beijing." If there is a problem, it's just a matter of running more errands, but the data from the provinces below is simply fooling people, and it has been called back several times, and it is still the same. ”

"It's not that we don't do our best, it's really this thing, it's not something that can be accomplished just by our household efforts."

As soon as this person's words came out, the people below echoed one after another: "Yes, yes." ”

The financial thinking of the budget and final accounts is not surprising, in ancient China, in fact, there were, but did not do things so carefully, especially for the first time, the central government is a little better, local financial expenditures at all levels can not be verified at all, the emperor is far away, he is to add a zero to the back, even if the central government decides wrong, it may not be able to grasp the handle.

A considerable number of local officials are trying to find ways to overreport their expenses, and all kinds of things that show off the lower limit of their IQ have appeared one by one.

Therefore, the budget and final accounts are not only simple financial affairs, but also the central power presided over by Zhang Xuan, extending to the local powers. It's almost a showdown.

Although it is said that the imperial court of Great Xia has been established for ten years. But for a dynasty, this time is still too short. Needless to say, Luo Rucai died as soon as he set up a shelf, and when Luo Yulong was in power, he only focused on unifying the world, as long as Qian Qianyi and others could supply military supplies, he didn't care.

After Zhang Xuan became the owner, he began to sort out the government affairs of the world.

Many magistrates were left behind by the former Ming, even if the magistrates were not from the former Ming, but the local power system was still the same as that of the former Ming. In this way, how to connect the local system with the center after Zhang Xuan's reform is a big problem.

Therefore, the first thing that the budget and final accounts face is not the problem of calculation, but the division of power between the local and central governments.

This made Yao Qisheng very distressed.

But Zhang Xuan has asked him to prepare for a year, and now he can't do it, what can he do? No matter what he is going to do, while trying to find a way, he must not give up, he shouted: "Don't find a reason, don't do things quickly, before the New Year of this year, if the two tables can't be completed." Your Majesty can let you go, and I can't let you go. ”

"Yes." These people are scattered like birds and beasts.

Yao Qisheng held his head, only to feel dizzy. Asked left and right, "Is Mr. Fang here?" ”

Immediately someone said, "I'm going to take a look." ”

A junior official of the ninth rank hurriedly went out, came over after a while, and said, "Mr. Fang has arrived." ”

Yao Qisheng hurriedly got up and said, "Please." ”

Fang Yizhi came soon.

Compared with Yao Qisheng, Fang Yizhi looked much better.

After Fang Yizhi came in, he immediately saluted and said, "I've seen Elder Ge." ”

Seeing this, Yao Qisheng immediately stepped forward to help Fang Yizhi and said, "It's good that Mr. Fang is here." ”

Fang Yizhi didn't dare to slack off.

Moreover, the prestige of the Cabinet has been established. Especially the first assistant Zhang Qian, and the financial minister Yao Qisheng.

Yao Qisheng and Fang Yizhi sat down one after another, Yao Qisheng and Fang Yizhi exchanged two words, and asked directly: "What is the situation of measuring land in various places?" ”

Fang Yizhi is now in Guozijian, specializing in teaching students, and he no longer goes down to measure it himself. But the people who went down to measure were all his protégés and former officials, and the person in charge of the whole matter in Beijing was still Fang Yizhi, and even Yao Qisheng knew that Zhang Xuan intended to transfer Fang Yizhi to the newly established Ministry of Civil Affairs, which was specifically responsible for land tax and population, and the matter of fish scales and yellow books.

Maybe when the dust settles on this matter, it is when Fang Yizhi is in the book.

Therefore, Yao Qisheng did not dare to slack off with his wisdom.

Because Yao Qisheng knew that at the beginning of the country, those who could really be called important ministers were all related to military power. Yao Qisheng's position seems to be important, and it seems to be able to threaten Zhang Qian, but Yao Qisheng understands very well that his position is very empty.

In the words of Zhang Xuan, he understood that Zhang Xuan was not too satisfied with several people in the cabinet. I can't say that in a few years, the person in front of me will also join the cabinet.

Fang Yizhi didn't know what Yao Qisheng thought, but Yao Qisheng was polite, but he couldn't afford it. Immediately got up slightly and said: "If you go back to the old pavilion, Nan Zhili, Zhejiang has measured most of the year, and today has come to an end." Now people are measuring in Jiangxi, Hubei, and Hunan provinces. ”

Yao Qisheng said, "Does Mr. Fang know one thing? ”

Fang Yizhi said: "What did Elder Ge say? ”

Yao Qisheng said: "The accounts of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, and Hunan can be seen, but the accounts of Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Sichuan cannot be seen at all. ”

When Fang Yizhi heard this, his heart was stunned, and then he thought about it carefully, but he felt that it was a little natural.

Although the purpose of the measurement is not to directly clean up the accounts of the prefectures and counties, the most troublesome problem in the prefectures and counties is the problem of land tax. The most confusing stuff figured it out.

Other places, there may still be problems, but in any case, they are much more fake than those in remote areas, especially in a few counties under the jurisdiction of Chóng Qìng in Sichuan.

However, Fang Yizhi also understands that if this matter is only pushed to the measurement, it is problematic.

Although he is not from the household department now, he has also heard the rumors and knows the situation of the household department very well. Knowing that this thing is a sandwich meal, it's not that Yao Qisheng doesn't work hard, but there are too many factors in it. The problem of system, the problem of official governance, the problem of power distribution, and so on. If you want to sort it out within a year and let Zhuge Liang do it, it may not be able to do a good job. Moreover, although Yao Qisheng is capable, he may not be able to compare with Xiao He and others.

Fang Yizhi said: "It's hard to be old, the situation in the place is really indescribable. ”

Yao Qisheng said: "Or does Mr. Fang know me?" It just so happened that His Majesty summoned you, and you will go with me to face the saint. ”

When Fang Yizhi heard this, his heart jumped and he was taken aback. He was also an official eunuch, and as soon as he heard Yao Qisheng's words, he knew that Yao Qisheng wanted him to speak for him in front of Zhang Xuan. And to do so is to make a choice between Yao Qisheng and Zhang Qian.

Zhang Yao's dispute, although it is not obvious or leaky, but everyone should know it. shouldn't know people, so naturally feel that the Great Xia court is united.