Xu Qian's words are understood by anyone with brains.

First of all, there is naturally no problem in taxing, but it is unacceptable for Zhou Chun to tax so heavily.

Since the tax is levied, then the Jiangsu and Zhejiang sides must reduce the taxes appropriately, once the taxes are reduced, then the problem arises again, the taxes on the Jiangsu and Zhejiang sides are less, so many places that spend money have to be responsible for the imperial court.

For example, the patrol department, such as the construction of roads in Zhejiang, as well as the maintenance of rivers, and even the salaries of school professors and teachers, all have to be allocated by your household department.

To put it bluntly, since you have taken the money, you have to do something.

Zhou Chun was stunned for a moment, he proposed taxation, on the one hand, to enrich the treasury, and on the other hand, it was naturally to clean up the new policy. Who knew that this surnamed Xu was a household secretary, but he was so protective of those damned merchants.

He smiled coldly and said, "Then according to the adult, what should I do?" ”

Xu Qian said: "Redraft a tax system, from now on, presided over by the official, and the rules of the household department will also be changed from now on, the official has always heard that the atmosphere of the household department is very bad, especially some officials, the supreme officials, and even in private, slander officials, these things, but are there any?" ”

Xu Qian's gaze became stern, and he smiled coldly: "From now on, if this official knows that there is such a thing, he will definitely punish him severely." In addition, the documents of each department of the Qing Dynasty must be sent to the official, and the official must personally see it. ”

These words were clearly threatening Zhou Chun, and everyone's eyes looked at this Zuo Shilang, wanting to see how Zuo Shilang would deal with it.

Zhou Chun just smiled faintly, disapproving, and then said: "If the adults want to redraft the tax system, it doesn't matter, but now, don't wait for me, what about the silver for disaster relief, and the silver money for repairing the river embankment, the local people are in a hurry to ask for it, do you know that if you delay it for a few more days, you will miss it for a few days, and the cabinet has already approved the note, but they took the note, but they can't get a penny to the household department, so what?" Relief is a big deal, and if it is delayed, it will be extraordinary. As for repairing the river, it is even more urgent, if once the river floods, the river embankment bursts, who will bear this responsibility? ”

Xu Qian said lightly: "This official has his own way, let's lend the debt again, deal with it first." ”

Zhou Chun sneered: "But no one is willing to borrow money from the Township Household Department, didn't the official say it?" The household department issued debts three times, each time less than the other, and this time, it would be good to be able to release 300,000 taels of silver, which is really a drop in the bucket. ”

Xu Qian glanced at Zhou Chun and said, "Are you in charge of this household or the official?" ”

Suddenly asked this question, Zhou Chun was stunned for a moment.

Xu Qian suddenly got up and sneered: "Since you are the head of the official and have your share in speaking, whose servant are you relying on, dare to bully the official?" ”

Zhou Chun gritted his teeth: "The lower officials are also for the ...... of the household"

Xu Qian sneered: "Don't worry about it, didn't the official say it?" The matter of the tax system will be slowly considered, as for the current predicament, it is also solved by money lending for the time being, you don't understand what the official said? ”

Zhou Chun was greatly embarrassed, and naturally refused to show weakness to others, after all, so many people watched, he said: "But what if you can't borrow silver?" If you can't borrow money, how can you explain it? ”

Xu Qian smiled: "But what if the official borrowed it?" ”

Zhou Chun was speechless for a while, and couldn't help but say: "It is said that adults have a lot of money, and it seems easy to borrow a little silver from the household department with the net worth of an adult." But I couldn't borrow it from outside. ”

Xu Qian had already stood up and said, "If you can't borrow it, it's not your turn to speak, this topic, let's stop here." ”

Since he got up, others naturally didn't dare to stay, so they got up one after another and said, "The lower official retires." ”

Zhou Chun smiled coldly at Xu Qian, and went out with everyone.

The development of things did not surprise him, this Xu Qian and Liang Teng were almost in a gang, and the method seemed to be only to borrow debts, but he knew in his heart that it was not easy to borrow money. This surnamed Xu has no experience in governing the household department at all, and he is completely messing around.

"Hmph, do you really think that you can do anything wrong with the emperor's favor? It's okay, if I don't embarrass you today, you won't know how powerful your official is. ”

Zhou Chun returned to the public house, and immediately ordered the messenger to invite people from several provinces who asked for money and food.

Although they are not officials, they are often the cronies of the governors of the provinces, and they are specially responsible for inquiring about the news in the Beijing Division, and reporting back to the provinces by means of letters.

They have been stationed in Beijing for a long time, because behind them are the governors of the provinces, and the officials in the Beijing division will buy their accounts more or less, and they have the financial support of the provinces, so they can make friends with people from all walks of life in the capital, so these people are also willing to spend money to socialize, not to mention, I don't know how much Bing Jing Tan Jing is sent to the mansions of the adults, so although they are not officials, they eat very well in the Beijing Division, and even ordinary officials can't afford to provoke them.

And now, people from Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Hubei provinces have invited Zhou Chun's public housing.

These three provinces are the most fierce to ask for money, Sichuan there is a famine, so it is necessary to give money relief, this day the Sichuan governor's friends are running in Beijing every day, and the various yamen are dredged, in order to do their best to let the court allocate the silver anyway. As for Jiangxi and Hubei, they are asking for money and grain in the name of repairing river embankments, and they have been calling for it very much recently.

"My lord, but the money and food are already eyebrows?" The first to speak was a friend of Sichuan, surnamed Deng Mingtong, he seemed very impatient, the governor Yamen had already come to urge him several times, and if he didn't send money and food, he was afraid that something would happen, and it was said that a large number of homeless people gathered in Chengdu Mansion and almost caused an accident.

Zhou Chun said slowly: "Well...... You also know that the imperial court has the difficulties of the imperial court......"

As soon as they heard Zhou Chun's official tone, everyone knew that things were not good, Deng Tong smiled bitterly: "My lord, this cabinet has already approved the bill, and the imperial court has approved it, and the money and grain that should be allocated will not leave the warehouse. ”

Deng Tong usually has a good relationship with Zhou Chun, which time the filial piety of Sichuan Province is not less than Zhou Chun, and now Zhou Chun plays this trick, he thinks that Zhou Chun wants to deduct a batch of silver from it, but because there are people around him, it is not easy to talk privately.

Zhou Chun also smiled bitterly and said: "How can the old man not know these truths, but you know that the new Lord Shangshu of the household department is making an obstacle from it, and if he doesn't nod, what can he do?" And the household department is really difficult, to be honest, there is some official food, but most of them, the border towns have to use, even if they squeeze out some, it is only reluctant, I am afraid that it will not be enough to help. As for the silver, it really can't be disbursed. ”

Deng Tong was stunned, in the past, there was never such trouble as now, although he also heard some rumors, but he didn't expect things to be so entangled, he hurriedly said: "What do you mean, is it that the new Lord Shangshu refuses to approve?" ”

Zhou Chun said angrily: "What do you mean by this? Is Lord Shangshu so unreasonable? It's just that there's really no silver in the treasury. ”

Deng Tong was a little angry, and said: "But a few months ago, the imperial court was asked to allocate money and grain to build roads, and the household was willing to sprinkle silver, why now, the disaster is like fire, but the court can't take out any silver, please look at the elders in the millions, no matter what, it's ......."

Zhou Chun continued to shake his head: "It's useless for you to beg me, you can only ask Lord Shangshu." But well...... Lord Shangshu has always been iron-faced and selfless, and it is useless to ask for it, and the old man called you here to let you figure out your own way. ”

"Figured out? What can be done? Deng Tong looked at Zhou Chun with a faint gaze, and seemed to have a little bit of a taste.

Zhou Chun smiled slightly: "Think about it, the cabinet is approved, but you also know that the relationship between the cabinet and the new Shangshu has always been not very harmonious, so although the cabinet is approved, the new Shangshu is the ...... Ha ha...... These things, I don't think about it, the old man, you also know, Lord Shangshu, this is Xiang Zhuang Wujian is intended to Pei Gong, do you understand the meaning of the old man? ”

Deng Tong was really angry at this time, and said hatefully: "Millions of victims are being displaced, but the princes of the court are still like this, okay, I understand, say goodbye!" He didn't look back, and hurried away.

This Deng Muyou is really anxious to get angry, once there is a change in Sichuan, the governor will be finished, and once the governor is finished, he will also be finished, and now it seems that the common way is to not get money and food, what should I do?

Although Deng Tong was angry, he seemed to understand something when he carefully recalled Lord Xizhou's words.

He is a feudal official, although he laughs at people in the Beijing Division, but this does not mean that his backstage backers are easy to bully.

Since the cabinet has approved the money and grain, you don't give it to the household department, right? The new Lord Shangshu wants to get in the way, right? Well, I have to find another way.

At this time, the friends of the Jiangxi and Hubei governors' yamen also chased out, and someone persuaded: "Why should Brother Deng be angry, hey...... The gods are fighting, our little ghosts are suffering, but what can be done, people are the head of the household, and people have to make things difficult, what can they do. ”

The other said: "I am in Beijing, I have heard many rumors, this new head of the household department, has always been with the cabinet, as early as when he was in Zhejiang, he insisted on going his own way, if he made up his mind to do so, I am afraid of ......"

Deng Tong sneered: "Sichuan can't get money and grain, my family's Dong Weng's black gauze hat is gone, in fact, you are similar, no silver, we are all finished, I wait for cannibalism Lu loyal people, this money, if you don't want it, you have to ask for it, the way ...... Not for nothing. ”

Deng Tong's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.

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Chapter 3, tragedy, didn't even enter the top ten monthly passes, this is hard work, although the first two days of the New Year's Day were a little less, but what, no matter how the tiger is, it has never been broken.