Cao Qiuxu was chatting with Zong Hu as he walked, and the topics they talked about were not in tune, and they didn't seem to care about the purpose of Zong Hu's trip. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In fact, this is Cao Qiuxu's usual method. Whoever speaks first will most likely lose the initiative. Cao Qiuxu is now adjusting Zonghu's appetite, he has long thought very clearly about Zonghu's time on the road, he wants to play Zonghu in the palm of his hand, and finally if he can, he will draw into his own interest alliance and the like; Otherwise, this person will be completely erased, so that this unsightly person will disappear from now on, and finally lie about the illusion of an accidental death, and people will not know it, and the ghost will not know it.

Rao is Zonghu is so thoughtful, and he can't imagine that Cao Qiuxu, who is full of smiles and like fireworks in front of him, has such sinister intentions.

Soon, everyone came to the inner hall of the Yamen of the Cheng Xuan Political Division, and everyone sat down as the guest of honor.

"Come on, hurry up and serve tea!" Cao Qiuxu instructed the maid beside him.

"Yes, sir." A pretty maid, after answering, went into the inner hall.

Zong Hu got up and handed over a name post, and said with a smile: "Lord Cao, this is a little bit of a humble intention, and I hope that the Lord will accept it with a smile." ”

Cao Qiuxu gently flipped through the name card and swept the list of gifts listed on the name card one by one.

"Master Zong, you're welcome." Cao Qiuxu is very satisfied, it seems that this tiger is also interesting, not a stubborn person, and his heart is one step closer.

"Lord Cao, this is as it should be, as long as the adults like it. The humble post came by the emperor's order this time, and I hope that Lord Cao will take care of it. Zong Hu saw a subtle change in Cao Qiuxu's attitude.

"Master Zong, you don't have to worry about this, this official will take care of the officials below to cooperate, if someone deliberately makes things difficult for you, this official will not spare him first." Cao Qiuxu swore that his attitude had already changed in an instant.

All this, as Zong Hu expected, was not bad at all. Zong Hu was determined in his heart, it seemed that the information collected by Wei Zhongxian was very accurate, Cao Qiuxu was greedy for money, and if he gave him benefits, it would be much easier to act.

At this moment, Zong Hu despised this high-powered provincial envoy even more in his heart, and in Zong Hu's heart, he hated corrupt officials very much, so when Chongzhen found him and asked him to play an official on the verge of corruption at the beginning, Zong Hu's heart was very resistant. However, Chongzhen clearly understands that if it is too rigid, it is easy to break, and to deal with corrupt people, it is necessary to disintegrate them from the inside, otherwise, not only will things not be done, but the safety of life cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, Chongzhen carried out some ideological brainwashing on Zong Hu, and before Zong Hu left Jingshi, he trained him professionally, so that he could become a veritable corrupt official, so that the real corrupt officials could not see a flaw, this is Chongzhen's real purpose.

Also because of this incident, many uninformed officials, especially some relatively upright officials, submitted a lot of twists and turns to Zong Hu's matter, and unanimously demanded severe punishment. However, these twists and turns are like a stone sinking into the sea, and what makes them even more strange is that the internal inspection institute, which is now in the limelight, seems to be ignoring this.

Zong Hu admired Chongzhen's foresight more and more, and the doubts in his heart were completely dispelled in an instant. Next, Zong Hu and Cao Qiuxu discussed a lot of details, and the guests and hosts talked very happily, one deliberately wooed, and the other deliberately flattered, so they almost bowed to each other.

Compared with Zonghu's side, it is staggered and comfortable. Chongzhen's side can be said to be busy non-stop, one thing after another.

With the arrival of the end of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, the mausoleum of Ming Xizong has been built, and the grand burial ceremony has been carried out for three days, and this alone costs 20,000 taels of silver. This is still the result of Chongzhen's order to simplify the Ministry of Rites, but I don't know how much it will cost if it follows the original plan of the Ministry of Rites.

Daming's finances are close to withering, which is the embarrassment that Chongzhen has to face. Relying only on reducing expenditure can no longer solve the problem fundamentally, and the most important thing is that it is impossible to achieve much effect in a short period of time. Chongzhen must find a new source of finance as soon as possible, otherwise, once the war is together, the civil strife is chaotic, and the financial problems arise again, it will be very likely that all the previous efforts will be wasted, and the bamboo basket will be empty.