After leaving the court, Chen Yiming, Jiang Fang, Li Guangtai, Qian Du, and Feng Xi hurried to the palace together to explain to Zhang Lingyang the results of the trial of Liu Wenxuan's case.

"In this way, Liu Wenxuan really didn't take bribes?"

"Your Majesty, it's true, the minister ordered someone to carefully check the account books, and there are no discrepancies in the records on it."

"As for Liu Wenxuan's private acceptance of the daughter of a colleague as a concubine, although it hinders morality, it has not violated the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and with the intention of the minister, it is better to demote Liu Wenxuan and use it, I don't know what Your Majesty thinks?" These are the words of Zhang Zhiyuan, the first assistant of the cabinet, who rushed to hear the news, after learning about the trial results of Liu Wenxuan's case.

Zhang Lingyang did not agree with Zhang Zhiyuan's point of view, and said: "In Liu Wenxuan's case, although his corruption was not found, what he did did did hurt the dignity of the imperial court. After passing the decree, Liu Wenxuan, the secretary of the household department, resigned and returned to his hometown, and Zheng Yongji, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, was selected as the secretary of the household department. ”

"Your Majesty......" Zhang Zhiyuan opened his mouth, and finally the words came to his mouth, but he still didn't say it.

And Li Guangtai, the imperial history of the left capital, did not have a trace of opposition to Zhang Lingyang's decision, which made Zhang Lingyang a little curious.

After all, what kind of person Zheng Yongji is, Li Guangtai is very clear, but at this time, he didn't express a trace of opinion, so he asked: "Li Aiqing, you don't have any opinions?" ”

Li Guangtai replied: "If you return to Your Majesty, the minister has no opinion. ”

Zhang Lingyang glanced at Li Guangtai faintly, and then said: "Since this is the case, let's do it!" ”

"Your Ministers obey!"

When Zhang Zhiyuan and the others left the palace, it was already evening.

After dinner, Zhang Lingyang did not order the green sign, but went straight to the noble concubine's bedroom.

These days, under the development of Zhang Lingyang, Concubine Gao has unlocked some new postures.

For other concubines, it may be an extremely embarrassing thing.

But here in the noble concubine, she can 'be as good as a stream', and let Zhang Lingyang train her.

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The next morning, Zhang Lingyang ordered the eunuch Sun Sheng, the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, to read out the holy decree on the disposal of Liu Wenxuan.

After arriving in the next dynasty, Zheng Yongji was still a little confused.

After all, Zheng Yongji was also implicated in Liu Wenxuan's case.

Originally, Zheng Yongji was still very worried in his heart, thinking that he would receive some punishment.

I don't want to end up not only not being punished, but also being promoted!

Promoted to the position of Tobe Shangshu.

You must know that among the six departments, in addition to the official department, the household department is the most popular.

After all, the household department is in charge of the world's money and grain.

But then, Zheng Yongji couldn't be happy again: because the household department had no money!

Now, there are only 500,000 taels of silver left in the treasury of the household. As long as there is another war on the frontier, or another natural disaster in the locality, the last 500,000 taels of silver will also bottom out.

At that time, the household department had no money and food, and the head of the household department Shangshu naturally became the first object of the emperor's questioning.

"No wonder, no wonder no one in the DPRK and China objected, it turned out that the idea was hit!" Halfway through, Zheng Yongji finally figured out the cause and effect, so he looked constipated.

When he returned home, his wife Zhang saw Zheng Yongji looking sullen, so she asked, "Master, but what happened in the court?" Or is Liu Wenxuan's case not yet heard, and the master is involved? ”

Zheng Yongji shook his head and said sullenly: "No, master, I have been promoted." ”

"Oh?" When Zhang heard this, his face couldn't help but show joy, and he hurriedly asked, "What position has the master been promoted to?" ”

Zheng Yongji said: "Hubu Shangshu! ”

"This is a good thing, why does the master look sullen?" Zhang asked puzzled.

"Alas!" Zheng Yongji sighed and said: "The key is that there are only 500,000 taels of silver in the household treasury at the moment, how can I get excited?" ”

"No, it won't!" Zhang's expression was very surprised, "Our family's silver deposit is more than 500,000 taels, and the treasury only has such a small amount of silver?" ”

Zheng Yongji replied with a frown: "So, master, I'm embarrassed!" ”

Zhang persuased: "Don't be too embarrassed, master, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, as long as you think about it, you can always come up with a way to make money." ”

Zheng Yongji said impatiently: "How can silver be so easy to get? If it was easy to get it, the treasury would have been filled with silver a long time ago, and there would be no need to worry about it now, master. ”

Zhang's pursed his lips and said disapprerovitically: "What's so difficult about this, as long as the master follows the method of the concubine, you can not only get the silver, but also completely secure the position of the head of the household." ”

"What's the solution?" Seeing that Zhang said that he had a way to get the silver, Zheng Yongji hurriedly asked.

However, Zheng Yongji then glanced at the corners of his mouth and said: "Your solution will not be to open a pawnshop and make usury!" ”

Zhang sneered: "Even if the concubine no longer understands the government and politics, she also understands what to do and what not to do." The concubine means that I heard that the salt merchants in Yangzhou are extremely rich, so the lord might as well pay attention to them. ”

"But behind those salts, there are few people standing behind me, and I can afford to provoke them, so it's better not to mess with them!" Zhang's method is an effective method, and Zheng Yongji is also very excited, but then he thinks of the background of those salt merchants, and his eyes can't help but show a little timidity.

"That's how dare the master!" Seeing Zheng Yongji's appearance, Zhang couldn't help but sneer, "As long as Your Majesty is behind you, who dares to provoke you, Master?" Even if the lord is impeached in the future, as long as the lord can get money for His Majesty, His Majesty will always protect you. ”

"Madame has a point!" Zheng Yongji thought about it carefully, Zhang's words really made some sense, "In a few days, my lord, I will write a letter and present it to Your Majesty in the morning." ”

In the next few days, Zheng Yongji has been working diligently in the household department, and constantly reading the taxes of the household department over the years, and his heart has become more and more enlightened.

On this day, above the early dynasty, Zheng Yongji still did not go to this book, but waited for the next dynasty before going to the Yangxin Palace to ask to see Zhang Lingyang.

"Jung Young-ki? What did he come to do? When Zhang Lingyang heard that it was Zheng Yongji who asked to see him, he had some doubts in his heart, so he ordered the little eunuch to invite Zheng Yongji in.

After seeing the ceremony, Zheng Yongji said: "Your Majesty, the minister Zheng Yongji has a plan to play!" ”

"Tell me about it!" Zhang Lingyang motioned to the little eunuch to send the recital in Zheng Yongji's hand.

Zheng Yongji said: "Yesterday morning, His Majesty appointed the minister as the head of the household, and the minister felt a great responsibility and was terrified. In order to repay His Majesty's kindness, the minister immediately went to the household department to check the tax archives over the years after the next dynasty, and found that the Jiangnan salt tax was greasy, so he came to return to His Majesty. ”

Raising his eyes and glancing at Zhang Lingyang, he found that Zhang Lingyang was looking at the folding, his brows were tightly locked, Zheng Yongji boldly continued: "The minister found from the archives of the household department that at the beginning of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the annual salt tax in Jiangnan totaled more than 6 million taels of silver, but now, the annual salt tax is only more than 1 million taels. Compared with the beginning of the founding of the country, the population of the Great Zhou Dynasty has increased more than three times, but the salt tax has been less than 20% at that time, so the minister came to see His Majesty and asked His Majesty to order a thorough investigation of the salt tax in Jiangnan. ”