Lin Run originally had a stomach full of things to say, but seeing that Shen Mo didn't go to the Tao at all, he had to mention it without mentioning it, and said softly:

So be it, what happened to the same class in the future, it all depends on your humble words.

Shen Mo nodded, and said in a tone: Me. But he stopped again and again, and changed his words:

You take care.

Don't be like this, Lin Run's smile is as warm as spring, and he said:

I know your thoughts, you have big plans, if you want to do great things, you have to endure ordinary people, sooner or later the world will know,

You, Shen Shuyan, are a real hero.

When he heard this, his eyes almost turned red, and he quickly tilted his head, and said in a hoarse voice:

If you want to go, you can go, Hugh is noisy and unpleasant here.

Haha-Lin Run laughed loudly, he was right.

If you don't leave quickly——, Shen Mo picked up the water scoop and was about to splash it, so Lin Run smiled and retreated.

Looking at his suddenly disappeared back, silent on his face that had not smiled for a long time,

Finally, a smile appeared, and he gently threw the water scoop back into the bucket, and said softly:

This guy has always been so annoying.

Time passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye, it was the wax moon, and this winter in Beijing was surprisingly cold, but it was far less chilling than what happened in the capital.

The Yuzhi Altar, which Emperor Jiajing had high hopes for, did not stop work because of the clever obstruction of silence, just to avoid the dragon

Risk of pulse damage. King Jiajing? Wait for others to go to the outer city to choose a place - the outer city was built when Yan Song was in power, and it will be again

Got in the way, right?

In this way, the effort of silence and ingenuity seems to be pale and weak, although

The houses in the four alleys he kept, but hundreds of houses in the outer city suffered because of them.

The only thing that can be masturbated is that it is said that the compensation this time is enough for a hundred taels. But I thought of allocating money from the household, and in the end

If it is sent to the people, it will have to be transferred several times, and in the end, half of it will flow to the people, and thank God.

But it should not be surprising that things have always been the case in China. The grass people should be glad that they live at the feet of the Son of Heaven,

At least half of it, can't it?

Because the emperor was urging urgently, Xu Jie personally took command, and the Ministry of Industry stepped up to rush to mobilize everything

strength, I hope to complete it on schedule, but although Daming is not short of people, the money is very tight. Fortunately, at this time, the tax and silver of the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Division were solved, and the urgent need could finally be solved.

But as the end of the year approaches, the officials of various ministries and ministers are keeping an eye on this amount in order to see the budget.

Adults are not stupid, they know that at this time, they will support the bold and starve the cowardly, who will come first

Whoever grabbed it, so he didn't go to his yamen at all, and sat in the household all day long.

I asked to approve my share first.

Gao Yao, the head of the household, is a good old man who no one wants to offend, to whom

If you don't give it to anyone, how to divide it, he didn't dare to take this idea, so he had to kick the ball to the cabinet.

Shousuke-sama, please.

In fact, the matter is very high, and Xu Jie didn't let Gao Yao take the idea at all, so he should come down,

Ordered him to summon several ministers to meet in the Wuyi Temple.

The first assistant summoned each other, and the rich uncle urged him to hurry, and several hall officials received the command, so they hurriedly sat in a sedan chair

Come to the West Garden. It is almost the kung fu of the front and rear feet, and there are five departments: officials, households, soldiers, workers, and rituals

The book of Shangshu has arrived - except for Huang Guangsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, the six have arrived.

The cabinet people were also surprised, they thought that Xiao Man was full of calculations, that is, the four Shangshu adults, yes

Only four rosewood cushioned chairs were prepared. Now that there was one more, I quickly went to the next door to find a cushion.

A temporary seat was added.

When everyone arrived, Si Zhilang went to ask Yuanfu, Xu Jie turned out from behind, and the five of them were dressed

Master Shangshu, who was in the first and second official uniforms, saluted the first assistant together, but his ten eyes were firmly fixed on the stack of notebooks in his hand, and he couldn't wait to hold the old man and sign his own book with his hand.

It was only a few steps from the door to the front of the case in the middle, and Xu Jie's every step was a long step, as if he had walked for a long time before he arrived, sat down silently, and put the stack of votes on the case heavily—obviously regarded this cabinet meeting as an annual meeting to divide the spoils.

But Xu Jie's face was not relaxed at all after receiving the goods, he walked to the back of the big case with heavy steps and sat down, his movements were so slow that people felt a little uneasy. Sensing this, Xu Jie squeezed out a smile on his face, and said to everyone: Let's all start from below-

said and smiled at Gao Gong: Why is Gao Butang here? The Fellowship also has projects to spend?

Not really. Gao Gong still looks straight, as if Xu Jie's kindness released through Zhang Juzheng is all in the air: the lower officials are here to ask for salary.

Oh,—— Xu Jie's head slowly and without words. Lei Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, said: There is still some time before the hair, so you don't have to be in such a hurry, right?

This is also forced ,—— Gao Gong snorted and said: Of course you are not in a hurry, but Ben

The ministry is a cold yamen, unlike your hall, every year and festivals, burning incense and worshiping the Buddha are endless.

We are up and down 100 people, and we live on that dry salary.

Saying that, he smiled at Xu Jie: Besides, there are few people in the Ministry of Rites, and the lower officials are not greedy, don't put it

Over the years, the arrears have been made up, and only this year's can be paid, with a total of less than 14,000

Please do well, let's get this mosquito leg out first.

Lei Li was amused by him, and said with a smile: Ten thousand taels are counted as mosquito legs, so this mosquito is not thick legs

Like an elephant? Causing everyone to laugh, Xu Jie waved his hand to stop laughing, and said to Gao Gong:

Guo Butang is in charge of the ministry, and the anger of the officials in the two capitals and thirteen provinces in the country is accumulated on him.

As long as he has no opinion, this seat will naturally agree. Xu Ge Lao kicked the ball to Guo Pu and let him

Let's fight in the nest.

Although Guo Pu is in alliance with Gao Gong, it is at the level of struggle, and it really has to be in political affairs.

still has to talk about things, he immediately didn't agree, and said to Gao Gong: Wait for the rice to go to the pot

The Ministry of Rites? Who is not waiting to be fed in the two capitals? Henan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Guizhou and other five or six provinces have not been sent for more than half a year-

Isn't this an excuse for those bastards to be corrupt and looted? Said and turned

Xu Jiedao: Yuanfu is to carry the work for the landlord's family, and at the end of the year, he does not owe wages, because the owner knows,

If the long-term workers are not allowed to have a good New Year, they will be mischievous in the coming year, and it is the owner who suffers in the end. Neither is Guo Pu

Fuel-efficient lamps, doesn't it make me take a stand? Well, send everyone down their debts, that's my attitude.

Guo Butang's words were not rough, Xu Jie didn't seem to be able to hear the sarcasm in Gao Gong's words at all, and nodded slowly:

How much silver do you need on the minister's side?

Knowing that it is not easy for the imperial court, it has been reduced and reduced, and it has been saved and saved. Guo Pudao: It also costs 1.7 million taels.

So many - all the adults gasped.

It's only been nine months since it was posted. If you count all the debts accumulated in previous years. Guo Pusheng was afraid that they would mess up their own affairs with a word from you, so he hurriedly said: Four million taels is not enough.

Everyone was sighing in surprise, but Gao Gong over there couldn't help but say coldly: It can be seen that the Ming Dynasty is redundant and redundant, and it has reached a certain point.

He has been a secretary of the ministry, and he is very powerful in saying this.

Hearing that Gao Gong was about to say strange things again, Xu Jie frowned imperceptibly, and said lightly: Today I only talk about the budget, not anything else, if I talk casually, I can't finish talking about it for three days and three nights. Stopping Gao Gong's words, he said to Lei Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry: Lei Mintang, can you talk about the Ministry of Industry?

"On the Ministry of Industry's side, in fact, the expenses are more voluminous, but considering the finances of the imperial court, the lower officials have tried to cut some less urgent or less important." How can there be a fool who can do Shangshu? As soon as Lei Li came up, he declared that what he said was urgent and important, and he didn't cut it with a knife: "There are three main parts, one is the project of two palaces and two halls, and the other is the Yuzhi altar project; There is also a project to control the Yellow River. ”

"How much silver do you need?" Xu Jie had actually read their submissions a long time ago, but in order to make all parties reach a compromise, they could only let everyone listen to it.

"Two palaces and two views are 1.5 million taels; Yuzhi altar 700,000 taels; 800,000 taels of the Yellow River. Lei Li immediately burst out the numbers and said, "It's a total of three million taels." ”

"Why so much money?" Zhong Shangshu blew up the pot, and this one asked: "These palaces have been repaired for several years, and they cost a lot of money every year, why are they endless?" ”

"You don't know, the more you get to the end of this project, the more expensive it will be." Lei Li replied: "The royal style and the dignity of the emperor all depend on the word 'decoration'. ”

The one asked, "Why does a jade zhitan cost so much money?" Could it be that it is made of gold? ”

"The repair of two palaces and two halls has exhausted all the survivages of the capital, and those marbles, granites and nanmu mahogany sandalwood are all temporarily requisitioned from various provinces and rushed into Beijing by sea." Lei Li said: "700,000 taels is just the material money, as for the cost of the people, the Ministry of Industry has not written it on the various Chen, and is ready to think about it from other places......"

"Then why is it so little to cure pornography?" Zhong Shangshu asked again, their common sense is that every time they treat Huang, they often cost millions, and it only costs hundreds of thousands like this time, and it has never appeared.

"Hey, isn't it good to save money for the imperial court?" Lei Li scolded with a smile: "Could it be that you have taken faint medicine? ”

"It's good to save money." Gao Gong raised questions on behalf of the crowd: "But river workers are related to the safety of the people, and we must not blindly save money and cut corners." ”

"Lord Gao didn't dare to borrow my guts", Lei Li said: "That's the case, when Lord Shen passed through the southeast, he recommended a river worker talent to the Ministry of Industry, and I sent him to the river yamen, and the result was that this person was indeed extraordinary, and he actually designed a set of extremely ingenious plans, which greatly reduced the amount of work and saved half of the cost." ”

"Is that so?" The adults were amazed.

"Indeed." At this time, Lord Shoufu opened his mouth and said: "That person's name is Pan Jitao, and the old man has asked him specifically, he is indeed a rare talent", and looked at the people: "Taking the initiative to find a way to reduce the burden on the court is to share the worries of the country, not just to stretch out your hand and ask for money." "I'm embarrassed to say that the adults are not enough.

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Xu Jie picked up the teacup, took a sip and said, "If there is anyone else who wants to collect debts, go on." ”

Several adults looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Jiangdong, the secretary of the military department. Jiangdong is a highly respected northern Confucian general, long served as the governor of Jiliao, Xuanda and other bitter cold places, and his health was very bad, so in the autumn Tartar prisoner Tongzhou, he was ordered to return to Beijing to sit in the town, the court was sympathetic, let him serve as the secretary of the military department, no longer stationed in the frontier.

After entering Beijing, he has been sick, and most of the ministry affairs are handled by two squires, but this time it is related to the military expenses of the next year, and sending a squire to attend will definitely be bullied, so he barely supported it. I saw that the old handsome man was thin and his face was not bloody, but he was still sitting there straight. Although the sick tiger is old, no one dares to underestimate it.

With his fist imprinted on his lips and two difficult coughs, Jiang Dong finally slowly spoke: "If I have a mouth, it will be a ruin, but I can't say it." Now the White Lotus Sect in Sichuan is rebelling, Li Yayuan in Guangdong is rebelling, and the beacon fire in the north is continuous, the Great Wall needs to be repaired, and the ordnance needs to be bought...... The urging of wages from all over the country can bury my old bones. As he spoke, he coughed a few times and said: "I also know the difficulties of the imperial court, but if I want to avoid a big mess in the coming year, the tragedy of Tongzhou will not be repeated, and at least four million taels will not be stopped." Although this number is larger than that of any ministry, all the adults nodded one after another, and secretly said, Wuyang Gong, he is a kind person, the country frequently uses troops, but it is 800,000 taels lower than last year's budget, and no one can say a word.

Xu Jie's face was expressionless, and he said, "Who else wants money?" ”

At this time, Gao Yao, the only one who didn't speak, said in a low voice: "On the side of the household, there are also expenses. God doesn't know why, for several years in a row it was not early in the morning but it was a big cold, and this year six provinces have been hit by disasters, and the common people are really unable to continue, selling children and daughters, and the phenomenon of abandoning their families and fleeing is very common, and some places are said to have eaten people...... Speaking of this, his voice trembled a little, and his eyes were red, and he said: "Heavenly grace is great, the emperor has exempted these places from taxes next year, and he also needs the household department to allocate funds to buy grain for relief...... This will take at least three million taels to allow the affected people to survive the disaster year, otherwise even at the foot of this Tianzi, Wanping Daxing County, will be ten rooms and nine empty, my Shangshu is really self-ashamed, ......", he couldn't help the helplessness in his heart, he actually cried sadly.

But Xu Jie will not be impressed, the old Shoufu has long been cultivated into a fiery eye, he knows that this gang of subordinates, each with unique skills, whether it is relying on the old and selling the old, or pretending to be pitiful, all he does is to ask for more silver, but he has such a small amount of money in hand, how can he share it?

Xu Jie picked up a piece of paper, looked at the number on it and said, "The total budget of everyone is 11.7 million taels, and it is necessary to add one million taels allocated to the palace for the emperor to cultivate the Xuan." But the silver in my hand is not more than nine million taels when it is full. ”

"Didn't the city boss solve 10 million taels?" Gao Gong said strangely.

"Over the years, I have borrowed tens of millions of taels of silver from Sunrise." Gao Yao explained in a low voice: "I have to pay back one million taels every year. ”

"Alas......" Gao Gong sighed and said: "It's really funny, my Ming household is not as good as a mere money village, if there is no city division, are we all going to hang ourselves?" ”

Gao Yao smiled awkwardly: "Actually, there is a lot of national taxes, I heard that some places have received Jiajing for sixty years, and they have only gone to the treasury, and there has always been no one out of ten, which is a drop in the bucket." ”

"What kind of bullshit rule is this?" Gao Gong said angrily: "The wicked let the court be, but the benefits are all made by those magistrates greedy and stupid!" Stupid! When everyone heard this, they said that Gao Suqing, you are too bold, and even the ancestral system of your grandfather dares to scold...... But that's right.

"Su Qing, don't go off-topic." Xu Jie glanced at Gao Gong sternly and said, "Instead of saying some angry words, it is better to talk about what to do with the gap of 3.7 million taels."

"What can I do? Cut the budget. The head of the ≦≧≦ ≧≦ ≧ arched high and said in a rough voice: "All departments are reduced, and those that can be slowed down are put first." ”

All the Shangshu shook their heads together and said, "It's already pressed and pressed, but it can't be reduced anymore." ”

"Let's figure it out." Xu Jie's rare agreement with Gao Gong said: "I know that it is difficult for you, but it is also difficult for me, and it is even more difficult for the imperial court, so let's all make it difficult." ”

Zhongshang did not immediately refuse, but the next moment, the first assistant duty room turned into a vegetable market, and after a painful bargain like cutting meat, a total of 700,000 taels were reduced, and there were still 3 million taels left.

The quarrel continued, Xu Jie rubbed his temples that were pounding suddenly, and a wave of exhaustion welled up in his heart, he knew that it was impossible to achieve his goal by relying on these people's self-consciousness.

At this time, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, and this kind of sound appeared in the heavy ground of the military plane, and something big must have happened. The voices of the adults gradually lowered, and they heard a knock on the door: "Yuanfu, Huguang is eight hundred miles away." ”

Xu Jie calmed down and said, "Take it in." Then a man came in with a tray with a bamboo tube sealed with fire paint.

Everyone's eyes moved with the bamboo tube, and finally fixed on Xu Jie's hand.

Under the gaze of everyone, Xu Ge Lao calmly opened the bamboo tube, took out the letterhead rolled up in the middle, put on glasses, and unfolded it under the lamp, and his complexion changed greatly.