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Yue Su followed Zhu Ciyan to the side and sat down, and then Yue Su Fang arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Weichen said that the advantages of opening the account books of the imperial court outweigh the disadvantages is naturally a lot of reason. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info First, the account books of the imperial court are published in the world, which can facilitate the supervision of the people in the world, for example, the Ministry of Industry has many projects every year, how much silver is needed for this project, to be honest, many people are difficult to estimate, most of them are reported by the Ministry of Industry, and the imperial court will allocate as much as possible. But if there is the supervision of the people of the world, it is different, after all, there are many people in the world who know how to do, I have always said that the person is not guilty, if you find a problem, dare to speak out, there are definitely not a few, which can avoid many corrupt behaviors. For example, the Ministry of War has to allocate military salaries to the nine sides every year, and the annual salaries are very huge, however, the military salaries are allocated in full, but when they arrive at the locality, there are generals who want to tell the soldiers that the imperial court has not paid the full amount of salaries, and they fill their own pockets. If the account books are made public, officers and soldiers at all levels will know whether the imperial court has paid the full amount of salaries, whether the imperial court has not paid them or whether the local generals have withheld them privately. In fact, there are many examples like this, and the minister will say another one, the purpose of this increase in commercial tax is to use the overcollected silver to open a free medical center and a free school, and these two major events will cost more money. The free school is even worse, that is, the teacher's salary is allocated and some books are purchased, but the free medical hall is different, the annual purchase of medicinal materials, a pound of medicinal materials is more money, how much is the freight, is the court buy cheap or expensive, whether the people below take the opportunity to eat kickbacks, this is not easy to say, if the account books are public, let the world see, if the court buys expensive, there will be people who will avoid many [***] phenomena. As for what the emperor said, if the imperial court account books are made public, will there be people with ill intentions to make use of them, the minister wants to say here, maybe there will be, but one thing is certain, if my Ming Dynasty's treasury is full, no small people will dare to have bad intentions, and the small country will also see that my Ming Dynasty is strong, and I dare not think about it. At present, the imperial court has abundant treasury, and has just recovered the land from the feudal kings, and with this land, the imperial court will receive a large amount of grain every year, which will be sold or deposited in the national treasury for the purpose of preparing for the year of disaster. Overseas trade is also very developed at the moment, and in the past two years, the imperial court will build another port, and the annual tax revenue will have more silver, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is prosperous. The treasury is rich, and they are not afraid that the world will know about it, and the more the people hear that the treasury is full, the more their confidence in the court will be. It can be said that only when the treasury is empty, the imperial court is afraid of letting outsiders know, so it does something to make use of it. However, because of this, this can be regarded as a wake-up call for the heads of the Son of Heaven and the Manchu Dynasty, so that they must be conscientious and not negligent at all times. To sum up, the minister thinks that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of making the court accounts public and letting the world know. ”

Yue Su talked eloquently, talking about the pros and cons, Zhu Ciyan would not be a child, the truth, of course, he could understand it, he nodded again and again, waited until Yue Su finished speaking, pondered for a moment, and said: "What the Qing family said is good, it is indeed more beneficial than disadvantageous......

Immediately after, he was about to approve Yue Su's invitation, but when the words came to his lips, he took them back. At this time, he suddenly remembered his mother's words, the royal family has nothing to do, and the silver from the treasury is still used, and if the account books are published to the world, it will cost more and spend less, and the world will scold them.

However, if you don't want to be accurate, you must have a good reason, Zhu Ciyan didn't have any good reasons, pondered for a while, and then said: "Qing family, I understand what you said, but I feel that once the account books are made public, there is still something inappropriate. After all, this is the ancestral system, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, I have not said that I will show the account books of the imperial court to outsiders, and I really don't want to break the rules from me. ”

"Your Majesty, this time is not as good as in the past, when Taizu established the Ming Dynasty, many regulations were not there, and they were all added by the later emperor little by little. For example, isn't this parliamentary system also approved by the emperor? Since it is possible to form a parliament, of course, it is also possible to publish the account books of the imperial court to the world, this is just a process, depending on whether it is beneficial or disadvantageous to the imperial court. If the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, then what's the harm in doing it now. Yue Su said.

"This is also ......" Where can Zhu Ciyan say Yue Su, and once again he said that he didn't know how to deal with it. After thinking about it for a while, he thought that there was really no other reason to refuse, and the surname Suo could only say the real reason. "Qing family, you are the old minister of the former emperor Tuogu, and you are also my teacher, so you are not an outsider, and my royal family has never been an outsider. Today, since I have said this, I might as well say something from the bottom of my heart, why I don't want to publish the account books to the world, it is really my selfishness. ”

"Oh?" Yue Su hurriedly asked: "I don't know what Your Majesty has to say, as the emperor said, the ministers received the grace of the first emperor and Tuogu, and they must do their best to do their best for the affairs of the emperor and the court." Please also ask the emperor to explain what the reason is, and the minister will definitely do his best to share the emperor's worries. ”

"Is this anything else, but the silver in the treasury, in addition to the use of the imperial court, my royal family also often uses it, to build mausoleums, repair palaces, and reward vassal kings, all from here to pay money, and then announce the world, who knows what gossip will be invited." Zhu Ciyan said.

"The emperor's words are wrong, the so-called whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers, this world is the emperor's, not to mention the treasury. Although there is an internal fund in the palace, but the silver in the treasury, isn't it also the emperor's, how to spend it before, how to spend it after the account books are announced, how can people in the world say nothing. The emperor's use of the treasury of silver, is a matter of course, this is the rule of the past dynasties, will not because the account books are open, what will happen, if the treasury is full, the emperor repairs the emperor's mausoleum, repair the palace, how much is needed, no one will stop it, if the treasury is insufficient, everyone can only remind the emperor, try to be frugal. Another point is that after the account books are published in the world, it is also beneficial to the emperor in terms of using the silver from the state treasury. The silver in the treasury belongs to the emperor, and it doesn't matter how you want to use it, but the minister thinks that the emperor will not want some people to embezzle and embezzle the silver in the treasury under the banner of the emperor. Whether it is repairing the palace or building the imperial mausoleum, these are all major projects, which cost not a few, how to spend money in the past, the Ministry of Industry and the internal officials and supervisors can approve it, but no one can guarantee it, there is no suspicion of private granting. I remember that when the first emperor was in power, Feng Quan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and You Shan, the official supervisor, joined forces to deceive the first emperor, a threshold, the first emperor was seventy taels of silver, a window cost six hundred taels, and a door cost thousands of taels. If this kind of account book can be published to the public, so that everyone in the world can see it, everyone will talk about it, and the fraudster will appear. The emperor will do nothing with the money in the treasury, but the account books are published to the world, but the people who handle them can avoid greedy ink, isn't it the best of both worlds? Reward some silver to the vassal king, this is nothing, the previous ancestral system was to divide the land, but after all, the land is numbered, so now it has been changed, converted into cash, this matter has been handled, and it has also been approved by the government and the opposition. Now the land recovered by the emperor, as long as the grain produced every year is sold, you can get a lot of silver, and these silver saved for a few years will be enough to reward a vassal king. ”

Yue Su made another tirade, and Zhu Ciyan, who listened to it, nodded again and again, and now he wanted to reject Yue Su, but there was really no reason for him. I had the heart to immediately approve, but my mother listened in the inner hall, he was raised by Zhang Yan since he was a child, and he was still afraid of his mother, and he never dared to disobey Zhang Yan's wishes. In this way, when he was embarrassed, he did not know how to speak.

Who is Yue Su, he can see at a glance that the emperor's heart has approved his statement, but his face is full of embarrassment, obviously he has the intention to agree, but he does not dare to agree. can make the emperor like this, looking at the world, Zhang Yan is left.

As soon as he thought of Zhang Yan, Yue Su was immediately relieved, no wonder when he entered the door, the emperor did not immediately exempt himself from courtesy, and he was instigated by Zhang Yan to give me a dismount. Thinking about it, Yue Su showed a calm smile on his face, and said in a kind tone: "After all, the emperor has not been involved in the world for a long time, and the disclosure of the imperial court account books is a first-class major event, which also involves the royal family. Since it is about the royal family, the minister thinks that it is actually better for the emperor and the queen mother to discuss it. Your Majesty, otherwise, the minister will retire for the time being, and come back tomorrow. ”

Zhu Ciyan really didn't know what to do, and was anxious to discuss it with Zhang Yan, don't look at the old lady in the inner hall, but it's really inconvenient to ask now. He nodded and said, "What Aiqing said is very true, I also intend to discuss it with the queen mother, the Qing family will retire first, and I will naturally give the Qing family an answer until tomorrow morning." ”

"Okay, the minister will retire first. Long live my emperor, long live, long live. ”

Yue Su said goodbye, left the Palace of Heart Cultivation, and returned to the cabinet office. Seeing Yue Su walking away, Zhu Ciyan hurriedly entered the inner hall, greeted the queen mother, and then said: "Queen mother, Lord Yue's words, you must have heard it inside, the child really doesn't know how to refuse him." Fortunately, Yue Qing didn't continue to ask, otherwise the child would really not have done it. Mother, if you say this, should the child agree to him? ”

"Yue Su, this person is really smart enough, in a few words, not only does he know the pros and cons, but he also guesses that the reason why you didn't agree is all because of my idea. It's hard to say whether he expected me to be here, but his trick is the best of both worlds. The reason why Wei Niang was reluctant to agree to Yue Su at that time, in addition to the reason I told you at noon, there was another point, mainly because Yue Su was too conceited, and above the parliament, he agreed to others to disclose the imperial court account books without authorization, and this account book was like his family's, and he didn't take you in his eyes at all, so I was like this. However, seeing the performance of Yue Su, who is the right talent, can be regarded as a person who knows advance and retreat, and knows the gains and losses, he is indeed a great talent. Well, if you wait for him to come, you will allow him to meet him. ”

Although Zhang Yan is sometimes suspicious of Yue Su and is willing to be cautious, she is really not confused when she encounters problems, if what you say makes sense, she will definitely listen, and she will not be stubborn because of her high status. She had just heard it clearly in it, what Yue Su said was very reasonable, and Yue Su was just reasonable, without the slightest intention of persecuting the emperor, his tone was kind, his dignity and humility were clear, and he had no act of arrogance. A courtier like this is really commendable.

Seeing Zhang Yan agree, Zhu Ciyan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "Got it."

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The emperor agreed to the disclosure of the account books, and then there was nothing else to say in the parliament, and the commercial tax was increased to twenty taxes and three. However, Lord Yue is not treated equally, but everyone who does business sets such a high tax, for some small transactions with small profits and small profits, it is still twenty taxes one, and only larger transactions are twenty taxes and three.

The implementation of free medical treatment and free reading in the whole country is a great project that benefits the people, and the people of the world have applauded and bluntly said that Lord Yue is the best official in the world, and his reputation not only surpasses that of Hai Rui, Yu Qian and other officials, but is even known as the ancient and modern. Of course, in addition to singing praises to Yue Su and Lord Yue, the people also have to say that the first emperor Zhu Carpenter has the wisdom to know people, and entrusts such a person with important responsibilities, and the same is true for the current emperor.

It is easy for the people to praise, but these two major projects are not so easy to accomplish. The state and counties all over the world should set up schools and open medical centers, and the country does such things, and it is easy to choose a place, but there are too many people needed, and the annual cost can be imagined. In order to spend every penny on the blade, the preliminary work is presided over by Lord Yue himself, inquiring about the price of medicine, contacting the pharmacist, purchasing medicinal materials, how to proceed, all the processes, all of which take time and energy. It took a whole year and a half for the entire project to be basically perfected, and the people who were sick could receive free medical treatment and free medicine.

To tell the truth, the quality of the people of the Ming Dynasty is really good, there are very few people who are greedy and cheap, and they don't say that they go to grab medicine to play if they are sick or not, and they basically go to the doctor when they have a headache and brain fever and where they are uncomfortable.

The account books of the imperial court are naturally also made public as scheduled, which can be regarded as an explanation to the taxpayers of the world. The money you spend on the imperial court, the money you spend on officials, the cost of building bridges and paving roads, the amount of military expenses you pay, and the amount you spend on medicines and books every year, and how much you spend on salaries for teachers and doctors, are all in the book.

Financial transparency also makes people in the world think that the imperial court is indeed doing things for the people of the world.

It is strange to say that since the imperial court recovered Liaodong, opened free schools and medical centers, recovered the land of the vassal king, and the account books were made public, the year has become better and better.

In a blink of an eye, when the emperor got married, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty got married, and there were rules, and the wife could only be the daughter of a small family, which was also to prevent relatives from becoming the climate. Zhu Ciyan's wife, the future queen, is the same, born in a small family.

Of course, the emperor's wedding does not need to be held by Yue Su, and the Ministry of Rites and the yamen of the inner palace have all been arranged. However, Zhu Ciyan still invited Yue Su to the Heart Cultivation Palace, for no other purpose, but to hope that Yue Su could help him design something for the newlywed.

Sofas, spring beds and other household items have long been available in the palace, and no matter how difficult it is, Yue Su really can't, which really makes him embarrassed. However, Lord Yue's brain, which is not generally effective, quickly came up with an idea.

"Your Majesty, your wedding is celebrated by the whole world, and it is very commemorative for the emperor and even the world. The minister thought that it was better to take this opportunity to issue a batch of commemorative gold coins. ”

Zhu Ciyan is particularly interested in the issue of gold coins, especially on the gold coins, which uses his own avatar, which is a great honor. He immediately nodded and said, "Aiqing's proposal is really good, and it is deep and mine. In this way, this set of commemorative gold coins was designed by me myself. ”

"It's so much better. One can show His Majesty's means, and the other is more collectible, and it is estimated that after more than 100 years, its value is far better than ordinary gold. Yue Su smiled and said: "However, the minister also has a proposal, this commemorative gold coin, it is best to have more than one, or eight, or six as a set, not issued to the public, but sold to the outside world, or rewarded to some profitable officials, etc." ”

"That's a good idea, I won't release more than 100 sets by then, and it's rare and expensive. When it's done, I'll be the first to reward Aiqing. Zhu Ciyan said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yue Su hurriedly bowed his body to thank him.

Just as he was doing this, a small eunuch in the sect suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother invites you to go to Cining Palace." ”

"What's the matter?" Zhu Ciyan asked casually.

"This slave doesn't know." The little eunuch replied.

"That's good." Zhu Ciyan glanced at Yue Su and said, "Yue Qing, the queen mother passed me on, and I suddenly thought of some design issues about this commemorative gold coin, and planned to discuss it with Aiqing. In this way, the Qing family will wait here for a while, and I will come when I go. ”

"Obey."

Immediately, Zhu Ciyan left the Heart Cultivation Hall and went to Cining Palace, where Yue Su sat and waited. There are some wooden utensils in the Heart Cultivation Palace, which are made by Zhu Ciyan and his father Zhu Carpenter. With nothing to do, Yue Su involuntarily walked in front of the wooden tools and took a closer look.

The handiwork of Carpenter Zhu and Zhu Ciyan, Yue Su is clearly distinguished, and Carpenter Zhu is much more delicate than his son. Looking at them one by one, Yue Su soon found six puppets. These six puppets are the models of the dragon, tiger and dog three-mouthed bronze guillotine. Yue Su and Zhu Youxiao competed that year, each carved three, to see who carved fast, and fine, if Yue Su can win, then Zhu Youxiao will order him to reward these three bronze guillotines.

At that time, Zhu Youxiao's carpentry attainments and carving level surpassed Yue Su, the two competed, seeing that Zhu Youxiao was about to win, but at this time, Wei Zhongxian came, and a sentence of "emperor" disturbed Zhu Youxiao's mind and made him cut his hand, Yue Su won by luck, and then got these three copper guillotines.

At this moment, seeing this bronze model, Yue Su couldn't help but think of the past.

"Your Majesty...... The minister has no talent and no virtue, and even the fame of Xie Yuan is obtained by cheating, and in the eyes of the world, he is just a courtier. But the emperor, you, are extremely important to your ministers, and treat your ministers like brothers and sisters. After so many years, whenever the minister thinks of getting along with the emperor, he can't help but feel emotional and sad. You said that you want to be a minister for the ages, but you took a step earlier, and you still remember that before His Majesty died, he entrusted the important affairs of the country with the young master, and the minister never dared to slack off, for fear of disappointing the emperor's trust. Finally, the young lord has grown up, he has been able to pro-government, and he is about to get married, the emperor is under Jiuquan, and you can rest in peace if you want to......" Yue Su muttered to himself, and when he said this, he actually cried, "In the past few years, there were worries about external troubles, but now they are all calm, and the emperor's country is as solid as a rock, and no one dares to peep into it anymore." The burden on his shoulders was lighter, and for some reason, the minister suddenly felt particularly tired. The minister is really tired, I really want to take a break, now there is nothing to do in the court, it can be regarded as the peace of the country and the people, the peace of the four seas, the world of prosperity, not to say that it is coming. Your Majesty, the minister has not lived up to your trust, when it is said that in this palace of raising the heart, you will entrust the young lord to the minister, and now you are still in the palace of raising the heart, the minister wants to ask you to resign, let the minister go home and have some comfortable days. Nothing to do as a carpenter, to be a real carpenter. You've been resting for so many years, isn't it time to take a break? ”

(To be continued)