Director Wu was stunned for a long time.

His first reaction was that the other party should be here to entertain himself.

So he smiled and said with a pleasant face: "Money and grain account books, where are there so many ...... This...... It's not in order. ”

Zhang Anshi said: "How much should that be?" ”

Director Wu said: "The accounts of each government every year are more or less, but the vast majority of them are only tens of thousands, but the lower officials look at the number here, I am afraid that there are hundreds of thousands......

Zhang Anshi said: "Our Taiping Mansion is like this, what's the matter, do you still think that my Taiping Mansion has less money and food?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Director Wu's face changed slightly.

He laughed dryly: "This ...... What are these words...... This...... Xiaguan ...... Xiaguan ...... Ask someone to do the accounting. ”

Zhang Anshi didn't pull his braids and taught him to do the math himself, so he said: "I won't give me a sip of tea to drink when I come." ”

Director Wu nodded hurriedly, asked people to pour tea and pass water, and Zhang Anshi moved a chair.

Zhang Anshi moved his chair and sat directly opposite Director Wu.

Later, Gao Xiang and other officials followed suit, and happened to leak the water around Wu's chief affairs.

Director Wu: "......"

He slowly raised his head, and saw dozens of pairs of eyes looking at him in unison, so he hurriedly lowered his head again.

"Come on...... Come personally. ”

A scribe squeezed in from the crowd.

"Start thinking about the money and food of the Taiping Mansion, and send me a few capable officials, no, give me all the scribes."

"Yes, yes......"

I have to say that Director Wu is still very professional.

After all, he has been in the household department for a long time, even if he may not be very good at settling accounts, but at least he knows who in the household department can settle accounts.

When a room of scribes came in, Chief Wu began to divide the labor, and organized four groups, A, B, C, and D, Group A specialized in counting money, Group B counted grain, Group C summarized it, and Ding Zu carried out accounting to ensure that the accounts were foolproof.

The scribes began to get busy, and everyone dared not slack off.

After a while, an errand came, and said, "The people from the Hubei Political Envoy Department are here, and they asked if the accounts have been clarified, and he hurried back to resume his life." ”

"Let him wait."

Someone came again: "Sichuan political envoy ......"

Wu is in a hurry, and he is now being stared at, although the household department also watches people cook, and the people in the general government or county come to send money and food books, and the household department ignores it. However, at the level of the political envoy, after all, behind these people are feudal officials, and they often give them a little face, and they will be entertained with a pleasant face, and help them convert it in advance, so that they can return to their lives earlier.

But what time is it now, Director Wu glanced at Zhang Anshi, Zhang Anshi drank tea slowly, looking determined.

But Director Wu didn't dare to delay the matter, but soon someone came to urge, this time it was not the officer, but Lang Zhong of the Hubei Qing Officials Division came in person: "Director Wu...... I'm in a hurry over there......"

This person came in with a loud horn, and before anyone arrived, the voice arrived first, and he looked anxious to catch fire.

But as soon as I came in, I was a little stunned when I saw this scene, and when I saw the young man in a python robe, he seemed to realize... What, he turned around and wanted to leave.

Zhang Anshi beckoned to him: "People come to ......"

This Lang Zhongcai smiled bitterly and said, "Xiaguan...... Xiaguan Liu He ......"

Zhang Anshi said: "You came just in time, don't be polite, one more person, one more effort, go settle the account." ”

Liu He: "......"

He mustered up his courage: "Xiaguan...... The lower officials still have official duties......"

Zhang Anshi's color changed, and he said: "Isn't it official business to check the money and grain?" How do I think you are like the White Lotus Sect......"

Liu He's legs were a little weak, and he said without hesitation: "But it's a big deal...... The big things are not as big as the affairs of the Wei Guogong. Xiaguan ...... Let's give a hand......"

Zhang Anshi was satisfied, he squinted, as if he was starting to nap.

Gao Xiang and the others, their hearts were shocked, the grandfather was too young, didn't this offend everyone to death?

Don't look at these people, they are obedient on the surface, but these spirits in the temple, which one of them is not kind on the surface, and they make you bad behind their backs, just like the officials......

Gao Xiang felt that if he was dismissed, he must have a good talk with Zhang Anshi when he left, this Wei Guogong's temper will not change, and he will suffer a big loss in the future.

There are also some officials on duty outside, and when they hear about this incident, they deliberately walk around outside, or probe their brains to watch the fun.

Who knew that as soon as he appeared, Zhang Anshi beckoned to them: "Come on, come on, there is a shortage of manpower." ”

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Forbidden city.

The scholars of Wenyuan Pavilion and the officials of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Households saw the driver.

The official secretary Shangshu was on the music of Jingcha.

This recital was only presented to the emperor, and even the scholars of Wenyuan Pavilion could not vote.

The reason why the Ministry of Officials is called the Heavenly Official is because its responsibilities are too important, and almost all of them can be communicated directly with the emperor without going through the Wenyuan Pavilion. Coupled with the promotion and dismissal of countless ministers, it is naturally different.

When Zhu Di saw this dense report, he felt a headache and said, "This time Jingcha, won't it be another look, right?" ”

Jian Yi hurriedly said: "Don't dare, this time, there are thirty-one people who are rated as inferior...... That's more than 10 times more than in previous years. ”

Zhu Di bowed his head, only then he seemed satisfied, and then he was furious, the officials rarely rated the bad, if it was rated as inferior, it can be seen how annoying these people are, and the current ...... He frowned and said, "All those who are rated as inferior will be deposed, and they will not ...... Damn, I ate my imperial grain, but I didn't do a good job for me, it's really hateful, after being deposed, he was exiled to Qiongzhou as a minister for generations, and his descendants were not allowed to take the imperial examination. ”

No one expected that this time it would be extraordinarily harsh.

This is actually understandable, not to the point of common anger of people and gods, it is impossible for the officials to be a bad person, even if you are greedy, lack of morality, have a bad reputation, and do things a little, in line with the principle of not offending people to death, this ministry and the co-organized Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple will pinch their noses to give you a good evaluation.

Zhu Di looked at this thick pile of Jingcha, and flipped through one or two casually, but he couldn't see any fame, mainly because the amount of information was too large, and then said to Jian Yi: "If the rule of the officials is corrupt, this is the fault of the officials. ”

Jian Yi said: "Yes." This time, the minister also means this, some of the people are too angry, and they have received a lot of reports, so the minister ordered the Lang Zhong of the Ministry of Officials to verify, in addition, the imperial history of the Imperial Inspectorate, as well as the judges of Dali Temple, are also cooperating, and this is verified. ”

Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction: "It's hard work." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Xia Yuanji, the head of the household: "This year's money and grain...... Have the numbers come out? ”

Money and food are fundamental.

Xia Yuanji said: "There are six or seven percent of the accounts, has been checked, the most surprising this year, is Hunan Changsha Mansion, because Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiangxi and other places have occurred in the past two years, but Huguang is ripe, of which the situation in Changsha Mansion is the most optimistic, there are 910,000 stones, far more than the summer grain tax in previous years, the minister remembers, last year, Changsha Mansion was 670,000 stones, the year before was 590,000 stones. In addition, the silver tax is also quite considerable, with 76,000 taels, which is much more than in the previous two years. ”

Zhu Di said: "Who is this Changsha prefect?" ”

"The surname is Zheng Mingming, and he is a person in the Hongwu period."

Jian Yi also seemed to have an impression of this person, and added with a smile: "This person has a good official reputation, and he was ...... He also contributed to the construction of the river embankment in Changsha. ”

Zhu Di said: "Such a capable person, to be of great use, let him stay in Changsha Mansion for another year, and then summon him to the capital after the summer next year, and I want to see him in person." ”

"Yes."

Xia Yuanji said: "But overall...... This year's tax collection ...... The situation is still not optimistic. ”

Zhu Di frowned: "What's the matter, is it less than in previous years?" ”

"Compared with the situation in previous years, the minister can only be ...... It is comparable to the second year of Jianwen, and has not exceeded the record of 20 years after Hongwu. ”

Zhu Di looked displeased when he heard it.

He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, and Jianwen was built for two years...... How can it be like, in the second year of Jianwen, he was in Jingjing, and many places were not in the hands of the imperial court at all, let alone taxation.

"It's weird, Hongwu years...... The country was initially decided, and after I succeeded to the throne, the imperial court was still recovering a few years ago, which is reasonable, but the world has been peaceful for so many years...... Why is the grain tax still less? ”

In fact, if Zhu Di knew that in later generations, the Ming Dynasty was peaceful for two hundred years, but the taxes and registered land properties did not exceed the money and grain income during the Hongwu period most of the time, and it is estimated that he would scold his mother.

Zhu Di sighed: "To find out, where is the problem, it can't be a natural disaster every year." ”

Xia Yuanji said: "Yes." ”

Zhu Di waved his hand: "Okay, let's go down." ”

When Natsuhara Kedah returned to his home, and when he returned to the household department, he was still thinking about the question of His Majesty letting him verify the situation.

This is the ...... Xia Yuanji also has unspeakable secrets.

When Emperor Taizu Gao was there, the world was initially decided, and the people rushed to reclaim wasteland, and a lot of land was taxed.

But the problem is that after these decades, many places have ...... The land began to be annexed, and those who had the ability to annex the land often had the ability to hide the land, and this concealment, of course, was not to turn the land into a magic trick, but to hide it in the land registered in the land registered by the government by virtue of their family background and status, in partnership with the servants.

In addition, there are other doorways, which are also numerous.

But here's the problem...... This is ...... There is no way to clean it up, you can't be like Emperor Taizu Gao, cut off the heads of all the state and county parents and officials in the world, and then change the new prefects and county commanders to sort out the situation of the land.

Xia Yuanji sighed, and when he entered the household, he didn't squint, and went to the middle hall first, but who knows, the middle hall was empty.

Xia Yuanji frowned: "People, what about people?" ”

He screamed twice in a row, and then an errand came in a hurry: "Ministry...... Ministry ......"

"Where have all the people gone?"

"Both...... They were all pulled into the strong men, and the Duke of Nawei came with people...... Invade the door...... Grab the officials and settle the scores. ”

Accounts?

When did the household department offend him, and what account did he have to settle?

Xia Yuanji was angry in his heart, and he was furious: "Ridiculous. It's simply ridiculous, is there still national law and discipline? He Zhang Anshi...... What is this for? ”

After that, he said angrily: "Then why are you here? ”

The servant said with a bitter face: "The villain doesn't know how to count, and he can't settle accounts." ”

Natsuhara Yoshi: "......"

At this time, Xia Yuanji realized that the settling of accounts that the errand officer said was really a literal reckoning.

He was a little confused, what kind of account did he have to calculate?

At that moment, he raised his legs: "Where are the people?" ”

The messenger was busy leading Xia Yuanji to go.

Really...... I saw a hall full of people, and the sound of an abacus crackling was everywhere.

Xia Yuanji hurriedly entered, and saw this crowd of people, some people shuttling with books, some people playing abacus, and some people holding account books and whispering something to the people next door.

That Zhang Anshi, with his feet on the eucalyptus, was surrounded by Gao Xiang and others, waiting calmly.

Xia Yuanji was furious, stepped forward quickly, waved his big sleeves, and directly lifted Zhang Anshi's feet on the eucalyptus.

Zhang Anshi lost his balance, was shocked, and subconsciously said: "There are assassins, protect ......"

When I looked closely, it was Natsuhara Yoshi.

Zhang Anshi sat down in disagreement, and then stood up again: "Eh, eh...... Xia Gong...... I've been waiting for you for a long time. ”

Xia Yuanji said angrily: "Zhang Anshi, what are you going to do here?" ”

"Present the money and food book."

Natsuhara Yoshi: "......"

He obviously seemed to be electrocuted, froze for a while, and then said angrily: "Present the money and grain book, why bother to come here to spread wild, do you know where this is?" If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows about doing such a thing, how can you be embarrassed? ”

Zhang Anshi said: "I will submit the book, they will settle the accounts, I will wait for the results of the accounting, so that I can go back and pay the errand, the prefectures and counties in the world, don't all do this, what's wrong, I also broke the law?" ”

Xia Yuanji was stunned for a moment and said, "This ...... What is it? ”

"The money and grain books of the Taiping Mansion."

Xia Yuanji gasped: "Why are there so many?" ”

He has presided over the household department for many years, and with such a large workload, I am afraid that it is at least an account at the level of a political envoy.

Zhang Anshi said: "What is this, Xia Gong shouldn't ask me why there are so many Taiping Mansions, but should ask...... Why are there so few other prefectures and counties? ”

Natsuhara Yoshi: "......"

Xia Yuanji calmed down a little, he decided to ignore Zhang Anshi, being angry with such a person is simply asking for trouble, and sooner or later he will lose his life.

At that moment, he found Director Wu and said, "I'll take a look at the accounts." ”

Director Wu hurriedly wanted to give up his seat, Xia Yuanji shook his head, directly picked up an account book, and began to look at it carefully.

This look...... Xia Yuanji seemed to be fascinated, flipping through the pages, and the expression on his face could not see joy and anger.

After reading one, I couldn't help but read the next.

Zhang Anshi sat down again, put his foot on the eucalyptus, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

More than half an hour passed......

Xia Yuanji was silent all the time, and only looked at the accounting accounts one by one, until the accounts were calculated one by one and summarized to Director Wu.

Xia Yuanji looked at the general ledger, but his face changed.

He looked incredulous, the more he looked at it, the more strange his face became, he pointed to his eyes, and said to Master Wu: "Is this number right?" ”

"There shouldn't be anything wrong with that." Director Wu said: "The lower officials have been cleaned up, and this number is not far from ten. ”

Xia Yuanji said: "How is this possible? ”

Director Wu smiled bitterly and muttered to Xia Yuanji in a low voice: "Xiaguan also thinks it's impossible...... That's why people have to calculate over and over again......"

Xia Yuanji said: "You continue to count, check it a few more times." ”

Director Wu said, "Yes." ”

Zhang Anshi suddenly shook his head, got up and came up, and said, "Xia Gong......"

Xia Yuanji said: "Don't make trouble, the old man has something, don't make trouble here." ”

Zhang Anshi said: "What's the matter?" ”

"What does it have to do with you?"

Zhang Anshi: "......"

Xia Yuanji said, took the general ledger, and left in a hurry.

He hurried into the palace.

At this time, Zhu Di was recuperating in the literary building, and he was very strange why the taxes were getting less and less, but on the contrary, there seemed to be no problem.

"What is Zhang Anshi doing these days?"

"Your Majesty, Zhang Anshi is collecting grain."

"This guy is really addicted to the prefect." Zhu Di smiled bitterly: "How can there be such a strange habit, is this the influence of the prince, or is this virtue of their Zhang family?" ”

"This ......" also lost Haha, "the slave can not be said to be good."

Zhu Di said: "The prince is not like me." ”

He sighed.

This logic is like this, Zhang Anshi behaves strangely, and Zhang Anshi was raised by the prince, although his personality may be different, but the things in his bones must be the same.

So from this, it can be inferred that the prince also has this virtue in his bones, and it is obvious that this is very different from Zhu Di, Zhu Di is good at swordsmen, familiar with bows and horses, and likes passionate and emotional things.

Yisha had no choice but to laugh dryly, he didn't dare to pick up.

"Your Majesty, the head of the household department Shangshu Xia Gong asks to see you."

Zhu Di frowned: "Didn't you just leave?" Is it a matter of urgency again? Call in. ”

Xia Yuanji entered the hall and saluted: "Your Majesty ......"

Zhu Di only raised his eyelids: "What's the matter, I'm really afraid to see you, every time your family is in a hurry to see you, either there is a big flood, or where the ground collapses." ”

Xia Yuanji said: "The minister is here to report the good news." ”

Xia Yuanji is still very professional, and after reading the accounts of Taiping Mansion, he immediately keenly felt that the money and food problems in some places may not be able to be covered.

Of course, the local problems can't be covered, saying that it is related to the household department, there is also a little bit of relationship, saying that it doesn't matter, in fact, you can also put aside the relationship.

It can be said that the household department is still suspected of dereliction of duty.

After reading this account, Xia Yuanji immediately made a decision, he had to enter the palace quickly, report the good news, and show his joy in this matter, so as to ...... At best, I was negligent.

Otherwise, if you wait for someone else to report this letter, or wait for Zhang Anshi to ask to see him yourself, then ...... On the contrary, if the ugly deeds of the household and the local area are exposed, then it is not a matter of negligence, and even His Majesty may suspect that he is also involved.

Speaking of which, this is a matter of attitude, any son of heaven can actually accept the negligence of his subordinates, after all, people are flesh and blood, and it is impossible to cover everything.

But if you start to doubt your true nature, even if there is no evidence, it will be absolutely fatal.

Between monarchs and ministers, if you want to be harmonious, good communication is very necessary, which is why, after Xia Yuanji looked at the general ledger, he didn't wait for the final calculation of the most specific number, and didn't pay attention to Zhang Anshi, and immediately ran all the way out of breath to report the good news.

Zhu Di looked at Xia Yuanji: "Huh? What's the joy? ”

"Your Majesty, the money and grain of the Taiping Mansion this year have been calculated to be seven, seven, eighty-eight, although this is not a specific amount, but it is probably eight or nine and ten. Your Majesty, please...... Let's take a look. ”

Xia Yuanji hurriedly presented the account book.

Zhu Di sat up, and then, took the account book, looked down, and the whole person was a little nervous.

"Taiping Mansion...... It has three counties under its jurisdiction, with more than 90,000 households...... Is it? ”

"Yes." Xia Yuanji said: "Last year, the summer grain of Taiping Mansion was 230,000 stones, but this can also be understood, it is far from the population of Changsha Mansion under the jurisdiction of eleven counties and one state, this Changsha Mansion has a full 450,000 households, it is a first-class mansion." But this year, the grain tax in Taiping Mansion has risen from 230,000 stone to four times, and the grain collected is nearly one million stone. ”

"This Taiping Mansion, the cultivated land is only 20% of Changsha Mansion, and the population is only 23 percent, and the grain that can be collected is even more than Changsha Mansion, which ...... It's really something that the minister can't imagine. Natsuhara Yoshido.

Zhu Di's eyes were straight.

"Changsha Mansion, this year is already considered superior, so this Taiping Mansion ...... Zhang Anshi, this guy...... Did he drive out all the people of Taiping Mansion? ”

Think about it, 20% of the arable land and the population have collected more grain than others, and this is not enough to squeeze people out of oil?

Xia Yuanji said: "Your Majesty, please pay attention...... Look at the amount of arable land. ”

Only then did Zhu Di wake up.

"Last year, the cultivated land in Taiping Mansion was 15,000 hectares, and this number is nearly 64,000 hectares, and this number is also correct, but this year...... The number of acres reported by the Taiping Mansion ...... It's 39,000 hectares...... More than doubled. ”

Only then did Zhu Di notice and couldn't help but say: "In a year, can you reclaim more than twice as much land?" ”

Natsuhara looked up, and then ...... In a deep voice, he said, "Minister...... I also think it's weird, but ...... Your Majesty, let's take a look at the amount of silver. ”

Zhu Di was interested at this time, but at first glance, he was shocked again.

"When I went to the old age...... Not counting Qixia, how much money did the three counties of Taiping Fu enter? ”

"Twenty four thousand five hundred and fifty thousand taels ......"

Zhu Di gasped: "How is this possible, I directly received 270,000 taels this year." This is the number of Qixia removed, plus Qixia, there are 730,000 taels? ”

This amount is very scary, this is just a house.

Moreover, Taiping Mansion covers a small area, because it belongs to Nanzhili, so it only has three counties under its jurisdiction, whether it is population or cultivated land, in all the prefectures of the world, it belongs to the little brother.

"Your Majesty, just such a amount, grain tax, Taiping Mansion, can already rank second in the world, I'm afraid it is only under Suzhou Mansion, but this Suzhou Mansion ...... With a lot of arable land and a dense population, how can Taiping Province compare with it? Let alone...... This silver tax, even if Qi Xia is removed, it can be called the crown of the world. ”

When Zhu Di heard this, he first said Long Yan Dayue.

Instead, his smile froze.

In his smiling eyes, instead of a sharpness that had been cone into his pocket, he swept his eyes as if he had thought of something that did not make him happy.

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