After only a few days in office, Yang Tingshu felt that his head was a little big.

Liu Zongzhou and Wang Duo didn't embarrass him, in fact, it was difficult to embarrass him, although Yang Tingshu was not qualified, but he was also appointed as the secretary of Nanjing's household department from the position of Shuntian Mansion Yin, not to mention that Nanjing has independent financial power, and the taxes paid under its jurisdiction are basically not handed over to the capital household department, so as to maintain the expenses of Nanzhili.

Yang Tingshu's headache is Liu Zongzhou's daily chatter about Shen Du.

When the six Shangshu and the imperial history of the Imperial Court were discussed together, Liu Zongzhou had to expound the truth of prudence, as if prudence could solve all the problems in the world, the emperor would be cautious, the government and the opposition would be clear, and the ministers of civil and military affairs would be cautious, and the dynasty would be prosperous, otherwise it would be pitch black.

Starting from his own observation and experience, Zheng Xunrui once again understood the concept of clear talk and misleading the country mentioned by Zheng Xunrui.

There is nothing wrong with asking for prudence, but I am afraid that no one will believe that if the emperor, the ministers of civil and military affairs, and even the scholars have achieved prudence, they will be able to solve all the problems in the world.

Liu Zongzhou is already almost sixty years old, whether it is age or seniority, it is stronger than Yang Tingshu, and it is much stronger, so Yang Tingshu can only endure it, listening to Liu Zongzhou's emphasis on Shendu every day, and his heart is already extremely rejecting the concept of Shendu, he also knows why Liu Zongzhou is so famous, but the emperor is unbearable, I am afraid that such a character with obsessive-compulsive disorder is unbearable for anyone.

After taking office, Yang Tingshu left and began to investigate the situation of the household department, and the situation he mastered, he was a little chilled, known as the richest Nanzhili in the Ming Dynasty, but there was not much silver in the treasury of the household department, and it was only to maintain the officials' income and daily expenses, thinking about doing other things, it was basically impossible.

This is not to mention supporting the Ordnance Bureau in the development of firearms.

Bi Maokang is the right attendant of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites. The status is considered noble, but when developing firearms, the silver obtained is also very small, and it is basically difficult to maintain. Since the invention of the flintlock pistol by Bi Maokang, all the research and development work of the Ordnance Bureau has basically been at a standstill, and the flintlock pistol has not been recognized because it is in the actual operation process. A strong sergeant can pull the trigger up to three times in sixty breaths, and it is impossible to have the strength to pull the trigger a fourth.

Of course, the efficiency of the flintlock pistol in firing bullets is not taken seriously, you must know that it can only happen three times in a minute, and it consumes a lot of physical strength, and it is basically lethal to the swarming cavalry.

The largest part of the household expense is still Nanjing Jingying.

Nanjing's Jingying is claimed to be 50,000 people. Among them, the guards and soldiers who were transferred from Huai'an needed tens of thousands of taels of silver per month, which was not a small amount in a year, plus the main income of Nanjing's household department, that is, agricultural taxes, and trade taxes were almost none, and it was impossible for Nanjing's household departments to have much silver if they were maintained only by agricultural taxes.

This is indeed a ridiculous and sad thing, and the scholars and businessmen of Nanzhili are so rich. However, they did not bear any taxes, but the hard-working peasant households paid a large amount of taxes, which maintained the operation of the government at all levels.

This reminded Yang Tingshu of the Donglin Party's emphasis on hiding wealth from the people. I also thought that this was the most disgusting thing for Zheng Xunrui, when I didn't go deep into this area, I didn't understand the situation, but now that I really understand, I know that Zheng Xunrui hates the so-called theory of hiding wealth from the people in the Donglin Party, isn't this to protect the interests of scholars and businessmen.

Regardless of the lives of the people. But to defend the interests of scholars and merchants, is it not forcing the people to rebel.

Seeing Gui, Yang Tingshu can't solve these problems, he can't have any innovations, but the matter of relocating the Firearms Bureau, Yang Tingshu just took office, and he began to handle it.

Yang Tingshu privately asked Bi Maokang, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, that he would relocate the Firearms Bureau to Huai'an, so that he could really play the role of the Firearms Bureau.

This is the case with the Firearms Bureau, where some people would rather see a lot of equipment rotting, and see artisans living like beggars without any income, than having the Firearms Bureau relocated anywhere.

Yang Tingshu felt the pressure, but after so many years of officialdom, if he showed retreat in the face of any difficulties, it would not be him Yang Tingshu, who dared to be maverick and resolutely quit the company, and now he dares to face the contradictions, and this is something that Zheng Xunrui has repeatedly emphasized.

At the beginning of March, when Liu Zongzhou convened the people to discuss the matter, Yang Tingshu publicly proposed to relocate the Firearms Bureau to Huai'an to play its due role, and Yang Tingshu made sufficient preparations, emphasizing that the Nanjing Household Department could not maintain the expenses of the Firearms Bureau, resulting in idle equipment, the livelihood of craftsmen was lost, and some craftsmen were even reduced to beggars.

Yang Tingshu's proposal was opposed by Liu Zongzhou and Wang Duo.

But the two of them couldn't put forward a reason for their opposition, and they just opposed it for the sake of opposition.

Yang Tingshu was also on fire, arguing with reason, without giving in, at this time, he knew very well that he and Zheng Xunrui were one, and he must be in the position of the head of the household department to win benefits for Zheng Xunrui, which is nothing to avoid.

Yang Tingshu's tough attitude surprised Liu Zongzhou very much.

The reason why Liu Zongzhou and Wang Duo opposed it was also to restrict Zheng Xunrui.

To say that Zheng Xunrui, the governor of Caoyun, is inextricably linked with Nanzhili, and Huai'an Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion, Fengyang Mansion, Luzhou Mansion and Xuzhou, Chuzhou and Hezhou Prefectures are directly under the jurisdiction of Zheng Xunrui, and concurrently serve as the governor of these four prefectures and three prefectures, Nanjing cannot interfere, but it is not possible to say that the two sides are completely separated, after all, in terms of taxation every year, the two sides need to coordinate, and the four prefectures and three prefectures need to pay part of the taxes to the household department of Nanjing.

Today's Zheng Xunrui, who was named the crown prince Shaobao, has such a layer of aura, he is a lot more domineering in doing things, even if he is looking for all kinds of excuses not to pay taxes to the household department in Nanjing, Liu Zongzhou and others have no big way, and after Zheng Xunrui took office, he set out to clean up the Cao Gang, and quickly cleared the Cao Gang with a thunderous momentum, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

Now that Yang Tingshu insists on relocating the Firearms Bureau to Huai'an, he must have discussed it with Zheng Xunrui.

Liu Zongzhou and Wang Duo resolutely expressed their opposition with this layer in mind.

The relocation of the Firearms Bureau was met with resistance, and Yang Tingshu informed Zheng Xunrui of the situation here.

Soon, when Liu Zongzhou convened everyone for the second time, Yang Tingshu once again proposed to relocate the Firearms Bureau, but this time not only mentioned the relocation of the Firearms Bureau, but also mentioned that it was okay not to relocate the Firearms Bureau, so it was necessary to start to really make the Firearms Bureau operate, and more than 100,000 taels of silver needed to be allocated to the Firearms Bureau every year.

Yang Tingshu's attitude was even more resolute, since he did not agree to relocate the Firearms Bureau, then the household department would definitely spend such an expense to maintain the normal operation of the Firearms Bureau.

The solution proposed by Yang Tingshu is to compress the expenses of the six ministries in Nanjing, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the town guard yamen, the garrison yamen, and the government at all levels, and save the 100,000 taels of silver for the daily expenses of the Firearms Bureau, and this step must be implemented.

Yang Tingshu's suggestion caught Liu Zongzhou and Wang Duo off guard.

The importance of the Firearms Bureau, this is known to everyone, but after so many years, some important departments, because of the lack of silver, have been ignored, the affairs of the imperial court, it doesn't matter if they are ignored, everyone knows it, no one will bring it up, but once someone stands up, then the things that have been ignored in the past will definitely attract the attention of the emperor and the cabinet.

If you really want to do this, Liu Zongzhou, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, will become the target of public criticism.

Once these officials know that it is because of the expenses of the Firearms Bureau, the expenses of the yamen have been compressed, and the anger will soon explode, and everyone knows that the officials cannot live by that little money, and most of the yamen in Nanjing are Qingshui Yamen, and there is almost no external income, and only the silver is squeezed out of the daily expenses of the yamen, and these silver enters the pockets of the officials to maintain their daily life.

Liu Zongzhou and Wang Duo both took the silver.

This amount of silver is reduced, and Nanjing is about to fall into trouble, and once the news spreads that various departments in Nanjing get silver from the daily expenses of the yamen to subsidize their lives, it may be that many officials will be punished by the imperial court, and even Fan Jingwen, the former secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, will be implicated.

To such an extent, Liu Zongzhou will be scolded, not only because he can't gain a foothold in Nanzhili.

Yang Tingshu grasped the key.

This time, there was not much controversy, Liu Zongzhou weighed again and again, agreed to Yang Tingshu's proposal, the copyright of the Firearms Bureau to Huai'an, but since then, the Nanjing Household Department no longer bears the cost of the Firearms Bureau.

Others did not object, they knew very well that Yang Tingshu was out of the way, if the Firearms Bureau was not moved, then Yang Tingshu really reduced the expenses of the yamen at all levels, and used the compressed silver for the expenditure of the Firearms Bureau, Nanjing would soon become a mess, and the final responsibility was the six Shangshu and the left and right imperial histories, and Liu Zongzhou, the secretary of the military department, bore the brunt.

Liu Zongzhou and others agreed to relocate the Firearms Bureau, which made Yang Tingshu greatly relieved, and secretly admired Zheng Xunrui's attention, which really grasped the key and made Liu Zongzhou and others have to comply. (To be continued.) )