Slow down with a light car.

Two luxurious carriages stopped at the entrance of Fangjiazhuang.

Fang Fu came out to greet him: "Lord Shoufu? ”

Zhuge Qingshan: "I've disturbed your mansion." ”

Fang Jue said with a smile: "What's the disturbance, it just so happens that the old pavilion master is here, ask him to take a look at the old man's illness." ”

"Huh?" Fang Fu was surprised, who dared to use the old pavilion master as a doctor, although the medical skills of the Emperor Pavilion were indeed second to none.

"The old pavilion master is not here." Fang Fu reminded.

"Then we'll talk about it another day, Shousuke-sama, please." Fang Jue asked.

After Zhuge Qingshan was introduced, Fang Jue asked Fang Fu: "Where did the old man go?" ”

"The master should know, right?"

Fang Fu looked left and right, and whispered: "I heard that the treasury silver of the Ministry of Industry was stolen by fire last night, the old pavilion master was very interested, and went to investigate." ”

"......" Fang Jue was speechless, "The old man is very idle." ”

The Ministry of Industry throws away money, it's your, what are you doing to mess with these things.

……

Den.

Fang Jue and Zhuge Qingshan sat opposite each other, and Dian Yi stood guard outside the door.

Tea and pastries are all available, but neither of them ate them, but it was just a courtesy.

"Your Majesty wants to build water conservancy, what does the young master think?" Zhuge Qingshan asked with an elegant face.

Test me?

Fang Jue poured tea for him, poured himself a cup, and blew the foam:

"Good things for the country and the people." Fang Jue said lightly.

"Yes, for the benefit of the country and the people."

Zhuge Qingshan nodded and said with a smile: "But the cost is huge, protracted, and if you are not careful, you will waste millions of taels...... The old man felt that it was inappropriate at the moment, but it was not good to discourage His Majesty's interest, after all, this was also the right thing. ”

Jiangnan Water Conservancy Project, Zhuge Qingshan's attitude is supportive, but he feels that he should not be in such a hurry.

"The floods in the south of the Yangtze River have been a long time, and the tributaries of the river are different every year, so the Ministry of Industry must survey and change the plan in advance, and only one winter is not enough time."

Zhuge Qingshan said: "The old man thinks that His Majesty is impatient, does the young master think so?" ”

"Yes, yes."

Fang Jue didn't hide it, and bluntly agreed.

"Then why didn't the young master persuade Your Majesty?" Zhuge Qingshan was puzzled.

In his opinion, Fang Jue is hot now, as long as he speaks, His Majesty will definitely consider it carefully.

Fang Jue said: "Your Majesty has a heart for the country and the people, not for royal and personal pleasure, such an idea is excellent, even if it is a little imperfect, it should not be criticized." ”

"Lest, over time, Your Majesty will act forward-looking and backward, and dare not have any majestic strategies."

"Oh?" Zhuge Qingshan suddenly shook, the hand holding the teacup hesitated slightly, and nodded, "What the young master said was something that the old man never thought of." ”

As the first assistant of a country, Zhuge Qingshan ranks first in the list of famous ministers of the Emperor's Pavilion, and his ability and pattern are beyond doubt.

However, people are not sages, and it is impossible to do everything.

In Fang Jue's opinion, Zhuge Qingshan is meticulous in his work, and he has the bearing of the first assistant, but he is not intimate enough for the emperor in terms of details.

It's not a sycophant, it's psychology.

Qin Tietou often scolded the emperor, scolded the cabinet, and beat the invincible opponents of the courtiers, but the emperor could tolerate it and entrust him with important tasks.

Why?

Because the emperor knew that Qin Shiyi was right, and the emperor needed an iron-headed imperial historian to always alert himself and his courtiers.

The use of the first assistant is to rule over hundreds of officials, suppress courtiers, and handle the promulgation of government affairs for the emperor.

What is needed is fairness, seriousness, and uncompromising execution, as well as the overall control of the overall situation of the various departments.

As for whether he will understand the emperor's mind very much, it is actually not that important, and the emperor can not care.

The use of people's strength, one by one, depends on who is used in what place.

"It is enough to have one Qin Shiyi, the whole dynasty is against His Majesty's decree, especially you, the first assistant, take the lead in opposing it, I am afraid that Your Majesty will be more ambitious."

"It's this truth, the old man used to understand a little, but it was only when the young master said it today, and the old man really understood this truth." Zhuge Qingshan bowed his hand slightly, indicating that he was taught.

In this era of seniority, Yipin Shoufu has such a humble bearing, and Fang Jue also admires it very much.

What to say, he can think seriously and listen to it, don't think that this is a basic ability, in fact, most people do not have such a quality.

"Regarding the Jiangnan water conservancy, the old Shoufu doesn't have to worry, even if His Majesty wastes a few million taels, he can find a way to make up for it." Fang Jue said confidently.

Let the emperor make it!

Give him money and see how much famine he owes.

I'm afraid he doesn't want to spend money!

Fang Jue's strategy was to use the treasury to bind Yan Lanfeng and indirectly influence the emperor.

The king of a country has no confidence to spend money, so what is the hero, it is better to learn from the Qiong country in a safe corner, and it is enough to eat and lie down.

As long as this Xia Emperor does not spend money on lavish pleasures, Fang Jue will not object to him spending money.

The young master said...... Quite confident. Zhuge Qingshan raised his hand and rubbed it in his sleeve, it was really cold this day.

Although the charcoal stove was burning, it was not yet burning, and the house was not very warm.

"But that's right, in less than half a year, fireworks and glass have made the household department a lot of money...... The young master has made great contributions. Zhuge Qingshan sincerely admired.

Making money is generally despised, and businessmen's behavior belongs to the bottom status.

But earning money for the country is different, seeking benefits for the country and competing for benefits with the people are completely different concepts.

In particular, in the past few months, the courtiers have realized the practical benefits of having rich descendants in the household.

"Thanks to the blessing of the young master, Your Majesty ordered Your Excellency earlier, and the annual gifts of the hundred officials this year are two percent more than in previous years." Zhuge Qingshan said with a smile, and he was also relieved.

The New Year's gift is the New Year's benefit given by the court to officials.

The annual gift is about equal to three months' salary.

"More than 20% this year?" Fang Jue was surprised, Yan Peel was so reluctant?

"Yan Shangshu is magnificent, and he personally wrote to His Majesty, saying that it was owed by the household department in previous years." Zhuge Qingshan Road.

Fang Jue was stunned: "What you owe in previous years?" ”

"The young master doesn't know, right?"

Zhuge Qingshan sighed: "There was a year of great disaster, and the courtiers wrote to exempt the annual gift, otherwise the household department would have been unable to hold on...... Now that you have money, it's okay to make up for it. ”

"What else can you owe......" Fang Jue laughed and covered his face, he really couldn't imagine how embarrassed the emperor was at that time.

He was so poor that he didn't have the money to give annual gifts to his courtiers, he was too poor.

"If so, it should indeed be compensated."

Now the head of the household is starting to stand up.

"With the second fireworks and glass factory, coupled with the promotion of new grain, I am afraid that the revenue of the treasury will only increase by several percent next year." Zhuge Qingshan looked forward to it for a while, and felt that there was hope for the future.

The most difficult thing about being a man is that the days are getting harder and harder every year, and I can't see when I can get through.

"Oh, by the way, what is the way that the young master promised Yan Shangshu to make money?" Zhuge Qingshan suddenly thought of this and said curiously.