Chu Huan turned into the Duzhi Cao office compound, there were several rows of houses in it, but the construction was also very distinctive, he walked in front of the house with his hands behind his back as if nothing happened, although there were people in each room who were busy, but he also saw many people holding teacups, three or two people got together to talk and laugh, when it came to the happy place, the laughter was very presumptuous, and it came out of the house.

Chu Huan passed by the door, and the people who didn't see it were still talking and laughing, and those who saw it immediately pulled their clothes and looked at them, and the inside soon calmed down, and someone cast a gaze, Chu Huan just bowed his head slightly and smiled indifferently.

Seeing that a door was hidden, Chu Huan stepped forward and pushed the door open, his voice was very soft, he stepped in, and saw that there was no one in the main hall inside, but a very soft voice came from the side, and he heard a person whispering: "Lord Lang, this project has never been handled by our household department, the Ministry of Rites has found the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Industry has found our household department, the meaning of the saint, that is to show the prestige of the country, but how to give birth to a manifestation of the prestige of this country, but it must be carefully considered." ”

Chu Huan didn't know what they were talking about, so he looked over there, but he saw a screen, and there were two figures sitting behind the screen, and he couldn't see who it was for a while, Chu Huan was not alarmed, and stood aside with his hands behind his back.

"Can I ask Lord Budo?" The voice of Lord Lang was heard.

"Yes." The voice from before said: "The Lord of the Ministry didn't say anything, only said that the Holy One said that it was a big deal, and we just said that it was a big deal." ”

Lord Lang said softly: "There should also be a quota for the big office." There is not much silver in the treasury, and the Tongtian Temple is preparing to dig a river, and when the time comes, there will be a large sum of silver, how long can the treasury last? This year's tax silver has risen by seventy percent, but the next three percent don't know if they can be paid on time...... The northwest still costs silver, at the end of Hebei Road, in order to exterminate the Qingtian King, Han Santong also took a few excerpts to urge grain and grass, there is not much left in the library, it is really necessary to cover everything, and it can't cope at all, and now it is necessary to overhaul the Tongren Pavilion, and it has to be done in a big way, this ...... If this is spent too much money, and other places can't take care of it, things will be troublesome. ”

"My lord, the saint is a person who loves face, the northwest and Hebei are far away, and the saint can't see it, but this Tongren Pavilion can be right under his nose, the news from the northwest, the Xiliang Mission has been on the road, within two months, the mission will enter Beijing, at that time, if the Tongren Pavilion has not been repaired, we can't eat and walk." Another voice said helplessly: "The Ministry of Industry came and said that there is no three or five hundred thousand taels of silver, so there is no need to repair the Tongren Pavilion, he ***, this is obviously to rob the silver!" ”

Lord Lang groaned slightly, and then asked in a low voice: "There are many places where silver is used this year, and according to the official's estimate, there are at least three places that are difficult to collect silver this year, and without silver, we really can't do anything." After a pause, he said softly: "Do you want to let the Lord of the Ministry go to the province to discuss, this tax has to be raised by ......!" ”

Another voice said urgently: "My lord, do you still pay taxes?" In the past few years, it has been added year after year, which is already amazing, and if you increase taxes again, I am afraid it will be ......! But he didn't dare to continue.

Lord Lang said: "Then what do you say?" ”

There was silence behind the screen.

After a while, Lord Lang said softly: "This time to repair the Tongren Pavilion, it seems that I still have to make a statement to the Lord of the Ministry Hall, and I can't draw any more money." He sighed lightly: "In the past, the prince's people have been staring at our side, supported by His Royal Highness the King of Han and the ministers of the ministry, and the official has nothing to fear, but...... There is a Chu Huan today, this is sent by the saint, and it seems to be the person of the king of Qi, the saint has only been looking for the household department when he has to use the silver all these years, and he usually rarely asks about the affairs of our household, but this time he suddenly arranged the people of the king of Qi in, this official has been picking on his eyelids since yesterday, it seems that he should be careful in doing things in the future, but don't overturn in the gutter and plant it in the hands of that kid. ”

"Probably not, right?" Another voice said softly: "How capable is that kid to dare to fight with His Royal Highness the King of Han?" We are the King of Han, the Duke of An Guo, and the Lord of the Ministry, just with a little principal who doesn't know anything about household affairs, can he really set off a storm? ”

"Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years." Lord Lang sighed and said, "That's it, those people in the Ministry of Industry have opened their mouths, and we can't be bluffed by them." You go to the Ministry of Industry today, take two people, and then follow the people from the Ministry of Industry to the Tongren Pavilion to take a look, the official remembers that the Tongren Pavilion is not very shabby, even if it is to be repaired, it will not cost three or five hundred thousand taels of silver, you take someone to calculate it well, and then report to me, this future will have to be carefully calculated to become a ......! ”

Chu Huan saw that someone had stood up, and immediately quietly retreated to the front of the main gate, and someone had turned out behind the screen, Chu Huan happened to retreat to the door, but he made a look like he had just come in, and saw that the person who turned out of the screen had a beard and was in his early forties, and when the person saw Chu Huan, he was stunned at first, and then stroked his beard and said, "You are Chu Huan?" ”

Chu Huan thought that this person was a person who was Duzhi Cao, and when he saw that he should salute, who knew that this person was a superior appearance, a little strange, and a person turned out behind the screen, and when he saw Chu Huan, he was shocked at first, and then arched his hand and said: "It turned out to be Lord Chu, well, Lord Chu, this is the left waiter of the household, Lord Lang!" ”

"It turned out to be Lord Lang!" Only then did Chu Huan understand that the family that dared to lover was a waiter, and the official was a senior official, no wonder it was so, and he smiled and said: "The lower official has seen Lord Lang!" ”

Lord Lang coughed, looked at Chu Huan twice, and then asked, "Chu Huan, what are you doing here?" ”

Chu Huan pretended to be strange and asked, "Lord Lang, this place ...... Can't the lower officials come? ”

Lord Lang was stunned, frowned, and said, "The official is asking you what you are doing here." ”

"Oh!" Chu Huan said with a smile: "Xiaguan just took office today, so familiarize yourself with it, walk around casually, and come here unconsciously." ”

"When did you come in?" Lord Lang glanced at the person beside him and asked lightly.

Chu Huan said: "Just came in." Ask the other person, "May I ask who you are?" ”

"Humble Wu Xuan." The man hurriedly said: "It's Judge Du Zhicao, I've seen the principal!" ”

"Oh, hello." Chu Huan nodded, "Is there something wrong with the two of you?" Since there is something to do, then Chu will retire first, and the two of them will be at will. ”

Lang said, "No need. He coughed and said, "Military judge, the Ministry of Works, you can go for a trip, the matter is done successfully, don't make any mistakes." Lord Chu is a new official, if you mess up the errand at this time, your face will not look good. He didn't say much, but walked away with his hands behind his back.

Waiting for Lord Lang to leave, the military judge said respectfully: "Lord Chu, please take a seat, and go to make tea." ”

"No, no, the official just takes a look." Chu Huan sat down on a chair with a golden knife, the military judge stood aside, Chu Huan looked at him with a smile, and asked, "Military judge, is there something wrong with going to the Ministry of Works?" ”

"Well, there's something." The military judge said: "My lord must know that the Xiliang people and our Great Qin are making peace, and the Xiliang mission is coming to the capital, and the saint has made a decree to repair the Tongren Pavilion that receives foreign envoys, so the people from the Ministry of Industry came to ask for silver, and they want to take a look and estimate how much silver it will cost to repair the Tongren Pavilion." ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan cocked Erlang's legs and said with a smile: "That's to take a good look." By the way, why did the Tongren Pavilion be rebuilt, is it dilapidated? ”

The military judge smiled and said: "It's not that it's shabby, it's just that after our Great Qin was founded, the Western Liang Kingdom has never surrendered, and the Western Liang Kingdom is located outside the Northwest Pass, and if they don't surrender, those small countries farther away in the northwest will not be able to come to the court, so the envoys who come to worship every year are only the Goryeo Kingdom and Yiman tribe leaders in the northeast, and they don't need to overhaul it." After a pause, he said with a smile: "Now that the people of Xiliang have taken the initiative to sue for peace, it is a heart of surrender, and their mission is the first time to come to Beijing, and it is reasonable for the Holy Lord to let them see the strength of my Great Qin and overhaul the Tongren Pavilion." ”

"I see!" Chu Huan bowed slightly, "If the military judge has something, this official won't bother much." ”

The military judge sent Chu Huan out of the door with a smile, and when Chu Huan walked away, he muttered to himself: "Chu Huan, Chu Huan, how good it is to sit in the house and drink tea, what is the benefit of running out and turning around?" If you don't know it, you have to put your life ...... in! Shaking his head, he was very embarrassed.

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Hu Bufan, the head of the household, was lying on the chair, with a freshly brewed high-quality Longjing tea next to him, closed his eyes and recuperated, and heard the sound of footsteps coming from the outer hall, he didn't open his eyes, but said: "It's not false, the official is looking for you, you come in!" ”

Lang Lang, the left attendant of the household department, walked in lightly, bowed down, and said with a sneer: "Lord Ministry! ”

Hu Bufan squinted his eyes, glanced at him, and said, "Just now I was talking about the Tongren Pavilion, the Ministry of Industry wants 500,000 taels of silver, how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”

Lang Wuxuan leaned over and said in a low voice: "Lord Ministry, the humble position has been calculated, and at most 120,000 taels of silver, you can repair the Tongren Pavilion magnificently." He laughed softly: "On the side of Lord Zheng of the Ministry of Industry, the lower official passed the anger and asked him to report three and a half million taels, five hundred thousand taels to seal the cap, and the two sides competed, and the minimum could not be less than 300,000 taels." ”

Hu Bufan said with a smile: "You do things, the official is still very relieved." Remember, go to the general ledger, and there can only be a general ledger on the side of the degree branch! ”

"Humble duty understands." Lang Wu smiled and said: "Dou Yi knows what to do, only the big head appears, and there is no small head account." After a pause, he suddenly thought of something, and lowered his voice and said, "Lord Ministry, will it become a trouble for Chu Huan, the new arrival of Duzhi Cao?" ”

"Chu Huan?" Hu Bufan smiled disdainfully: "It's just an ant, don't take it to heart." Just now, Dou Yi came over to report that Chu Huan's kid had just taken office, and he was looking for the official seal, and the official seal was on Dou Yi's body, which was supposed to make it more convenient for Dou Yi to do things, who knew that this kid was going to take the official seal away as soon as he arrived, hehe, interesting! ”

"The official seal of the ministry hall will be given to him?"

"After all, it was sent by the Holy Lord, so give it to him." Hu Bufan stretched out his hand and picked up the small teapot next to him, took a sip on the spout, and said leisurely: "The official doesn't believe it, he has an official seal in his hand, can he still turn the sky upside down?" What is the difference between him and his own hand? If he is disobedient, the official has a way to deal with him. ”