One by one.

Although the reason is simple, it is very practical, and Cao Bin does not want to push the Empress Dowager Pan too hard.

So after putting the Empress Dowager Pan together, Cao Bin prepared some sweetness for her.

Judging from his experience, compared with concessions in official affairs, it is easier to gain the favor of women in life, and it is impossible to say all of them, anyway, it is difficult for most women to escape this law.

Besides, his sister-in-law is still in the palace and occupies a sensitive position, even if Cao Bin doesn't think about Empress Dowager Pan, he has to think about Concubine Pan.

Although Cao Bin is now powerful, there are many people staring at him upward, and most of the people in the palace are not normal, so it is inevitable that there will be places that cannot be taken care of.

Only when the money in the palace is generally abundant, Cao Bin's gift to Concubine Pang will not be so conspicuous, at least it will not attract too much jealousy and jealousy.

As Cao Bin expected, when Empress Dowager Pan heard that Jiangnan had just sent one million sea trade taxes, Cao Bin immediately allocated most of the money to the palace, and the resentment in her heart suddenly dissipated.

Barely suppressing the joy in her heart, Empress Dowager Pan said with a slight reproach:

"The imperial court is short of money, how can the Marquis of Zhongjing allocate most of the expenditure to the royal family's private use?"

"Return the money...... Just leave the ice and other things. ”

Although she likes a luxurious life, she doesn't want to damage the court's finances because of her own expenses, cause criticism from the ministers, and shake her reputation.

Aside from the fact that it was too hot to live without ice, there were other things that she could bear.

Therefore, although she was reluctant to give up, she still made a decision to return the money.

When the eunuch in charge heard this, he hurriedly said:

"Niangniang don't worry, the people from the third division said that there is still a million customs trade taxes being escorted into Beijing, and the imperial court will soon have money."

As he spoke, he wiped his red circles from his eyes as if it were true and fake, and said:

"Niangniang, just keep this money!"

"For the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, you have a hard time, which is why Hou Ye Cao and other ministers feel sorry for you......"

Although this sycophant does not know whether it is true or not, it also said that the Empress Dowager Pan was warm in her heart, and she was in a very happy mood, just when she was about to sigh, He Jianzhang said with surprise:

"Two million guan, how is this possible?"

"As far as Weichen knows, the tariffs earned by maritime trade in previous years did not exceed one million yuan in the prosperous years, and this is still the income of the whole year."

"Now, the income has more than quadrupled in the past six months."

As he spoke, he reminded in a gloomy manner:

"Isn't it that some local officials are desperately squeezing the people for the sake of political achievements?"

"Please also ask the Queen Mother to be cautious, if it is unstable today, if it arouses the Jiangnan civil uprising again, the court will be in danger......"

Da Song Customs, according to the convention, has three ways to make profits, including extraction, ban, and bomai, of which extraction is the most important source of income.

And the so-called extraction is to extract one out of ten goods for tax.

What is the concept of two million taxes in half a year?

This represents that the total import volume of the Great Song Dynasty Sea Trade in the past six months has reached nearly 20 million yuan, which is the same as the national tax revenue copper coins in the prosperous years of the Great Song Dynasty, which is very amazing.

Pan Renmei glanced at He Jianzhang, how could she not understand that he was alluding to Cao Bin? So he stroked his beard and shook his head and laughed:

"Gongda, I'm afraid you don't know Cao Bin's kid's ability to make money."

"Although the amount of income from the market this year is also unexpected by the old man, the old man is not too surprised."

As he spoke, he said with some envy:

"Although this kid sometimes makes mistakes, which is really annoying, I have to admire his methods."

"Not to mention that his own family earns a lot of money, this kid can always find an opportunity to make a fortune whenever he goes to work...... I don't know where he got so many whimsical ideas? ”

After speaking, he smacked his lips unsatisfied, feeling a little uneven.

I have been an official for most of my life, and I never let go of the opportunity to make money, but in the end, it is far less than the income of Caojia's business for a few years, which is too jealous.

Hearing this, Empress Dowager Pan also put down the account book of the inner treasury, nodded approvingly, groaned slightly, and said lightly:

"The Taishi is right, the talent of the Marquis of Zhongjing, this palace has never doubted it."

"But since Prime Minister He raised an objection, let's invite him into the palace...... Last year, he went to the table of the first emperor's maritime trade restructuring chapter, and the palace still had some incomprehension, so I just asked him to explain it. ”

Seeing that Pan's father and daughter agreed with Cao Bin's talent so much, He Jianzhang was also a little unconfident in his speculation, could it be that this Cao Bin really has a shocking talent?

But if the tax revenue of this sea trade only increased by three or four percent, he would have believed it, but now it has directly quadrupled, and he doesn't want to believe it.

After all, the purchasing power of the people of the Great Song Dynasty was there, how could the sea trade increase so much at once?

Even if Guan Zhong and Fan Li are alive, it is impossible to do it, right?

Wouldn't it be a pity to miss this opportunity to hit Cao Bin?

However, after the case of his son He Zhaoxiong, he already understood the attitude of the Empress Dowager Pan, and also knew that Cao Bin was not easy to mess with.

Therefore, he didn't dare to directly target Cao Bin, and hurriedly denied it:

"Niangniang and Taishi misunderstood, and Weichen did not question the meaning of Zhongjing Hou."

"It's just a rare opportunity, Niangniang might as well summon Wang Cheng and other princes into the palace, and you can ask the Marquis of Zhongjing for advice on good governance."

If Cao Bin doesn't have a handle on what he does, it's fine, if there is a ghost in it, although he can't be defeated, he can also hit his prestige in front of the ministers.

Anyway, I am secretly fueling the troubles, and I will not lose the slightest loss.

When Empress Dowager Pan heard this, she didn't care, nodded and said:

"That's fine, let's announce a few important ministers to enter the palace together."

Then, as if remembering something, she turned her head and commanded:

"Go and invite Concubine Pang over, and let her listen to the thoughts of Marquis Zhongjing."

Seeing this, He Jianzhang hurriedly clapped his hand and said:

"Such a trivial matter, Niangniang did not forget the legacy of the first emperor, so affectionate and righteous, it really made the subordinates admire!"

Empress Dowager Pan was a little speechless when she heard this, she called Concubine Pang to come, just to show her attitude towards Concubine Pang in front of Cao Bin, so that he could understand intimacy and not get too close to Empress Dowager Liu.

Therefore, she didn't get the cool point of He Jianzhang's sycophant, which made his sycophant quite embarrassing......

Half an hour later, when the heads of the two governments and the three divisions, the prefect Yuan, and even Bao Zheng rushed to the palace, Cao Bin took Li Qingzhao to be late.

Seeing this, Kou Zhun of the Governor's Yuan couldn't help frowning, the ministers are discussing important matters, what's the matter with you bringing a female assistant, do you have a comfortable job?

If he didn't feel that he couldn't win Cao Bin, he would have to come out with two sentences.

Empress Dowager Pan didn't care, and when she saw Cao Bin saluting, she waved her hand directly and asked expectantly:

"Cao Qing, according to the report of the third division, the summer tax of the city department will be 2 million yuan this year, is this true?"

Without waiting for Cao Bin to respond, several ministers couldn't help but exclaim, incredulous:

"So much?"

He Jianzhang pricked up his ears, and secretly sighed in his heart, That's four times the tax revenue, I want to see how you explain it?