It's New Year's Day in a blink of an eye, and it stands to reason that he wants to go to the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion to pay New Year's greetings, and when Tang Tong went last year, he was cold, and even Qingyuan Marquis Chen Huaide did not meet, only when the patriarch's son-in-law Chen Qinrui said a few warm words. It seems that Tang Tong and Shang Chengjie got too close and stayed away from the Qingyuan Hou family, so they gave a look. So much so that last year's solar terms came to the door and bowed, and they were all very cold.

People are sophisticated, and they are all towards more powerful people. Tang Tong was not like this, he still went to the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion to pay New Year's greetings, but he didn't see Chen Huaide, the Marquis of Qingyuan, and after Chen Qinrui met him, he was left to drink tea in the side hall.

Coming out of the Qingyuan Marquis's Mansion, although I felt very disappointed in my heart, I immediately came to the Xiong Mansion with a kind of enthusiasm and handed the name sticker in. Somebody will come out in a while. Mao Zongxie, who was on the side, attached to Tang Tong's ear and told him that this person was Xiong Qichun. When he walked in front of Tang Tong, he immediately saluted, "Tang Tong greets Senior Brother!".

Xiong Qichun looked Tang Tong up and down, his father always boasted in front of him, but today it didn't seem to be anything special, he nodded slightly: "Senior brother came early, please inside!".

Tang Tong politely stretched out his hand, "Senior brother first!", Xiong Qichun just nodded and smiled, and also stretched out his right hand, "Then let's go together!", the two were polite again, it was still Xiong Qichun first, and Tang Tong followed.

The bear mansion on the edge of the imperial city occupies a large area, and there are royal nobles living around, not the prince, or the prince of the distant branch, Yu Wang Zhao Ludi lives in this area, can have a mansion here, not the royal family, must be favored by Emperor Jiaqing, to be rewarded, Xiongfu belongs to this kind.

The two came to the main hall, Xiong Shangshu sat on the main seat of the hall, Tang Tong immediately went over and knelt down, "Apprentice to meet Master!, I wish Master a safe and healthy New Year!", and then kowtowed three times.

Xiong Daoyun raised his hand, "Get up!", and a ring next to him helped Tang Tong up.

At this time, there were already six people sitting on the seats on both sides, namely Xiong Daoyun's two sons and four apprentices. Unexpectedly, he was the latest, Xiong Qichun pointed to introduce the other six people to Tang Tong one by one, and Tang Tong sat in the seventh seat after that.

Xiong Daoyun said to the people below; "Don't underestimate your junior brother, his future is not comparable to you.", although everyone didn't agree with it in their hearts, they didn't dare to show it in front of Xiong Daoyun.

Tang Tong immediately stood up and waved his hands and said; "Master has won the prize! How can the seven senior brothers be surpassed by the younger brothers!", Tang Tong waved his hand to everyone as well, and found that only the prefect of Baoding waved his hand at himself, and the others did not move. So he sat down, they were all Xiong Daoyun's cronies, and he jumped from Sigui to work, so he couldn't help but be looked down upon.

"Senior brother has visited the Marquis of Qingyuan's mansion?", the first to ask was the second son Xiong Qiwen, and the two of them are old acquaintances.

"I went at the end of the day, so I was late.", Tang Tong replied with a wave of his hand.

Xiong Qiwen was not accustomed to Tang Tong's behavior of seeing the wind and making the rudder, so he wanted to find an opportunity to make things difficult, but he was slapped in the face." I heard that the Marquis of Qingyuan didn't see you last year, I don't know what happened this year?", Xiong Qiwen said without thinking.

Tang Tong just smiled, didn't answer, picked up the teacup and drank tea. It looks like he's panicked, and he's deliberately trying to hide it.

Xiong Daoyun knows what kind of person Chen Dehuai is, arrogant and cautious, and he must still give people a look. Hurriedly relieved the siege and said: "Don't say irrelevant things again!", Xiong Qiwen wanted to laugh at Tang Tong, but when he saw his father speak, he was silent.

"Jingrong, your mother is in good health!", seeing that everyone was silent, Xiong Daoyun looked for a topic and asked the second apprentice Jiang Jingrong.

A few days ago, Jiang Jingrong's mother had an illness, and after going to see it, she didn't take care of it anymore because she was too busy, so she greeted her at this time. Jiang Jingrong stood up and replied very movingly: "Thank you Master for your concern!" Now that I am doing well, I will personally thank the master after I have fully recovered.".

At this time, an old woman, supported by a woman, walked out of the inner courtyard. Everyone hurriedly stood up, and Tang Tong also stood up, "Master and mother are fine!", the voice was sparse, and Tang Tong was the last to say.

Needless to say, this person is Xiong Daoyun's original wife, Cai, she just pressed her hand and said, "Everyone sit!" There is no need to be formal!", only after the woman helped her to sit down, everyone sat down with peace of mind.

Cai's eyes slipped through the crowd first, and finally landed on Tang Tong, who was sitting at the end of the seat. Kindly asked, "Presumably this is the master's newly accepted disciple, what a talent!", Xiong Daoyun just nodded with a smile.

Before Tang Tong could finish speaking, he stood up and then said, "I've seen my wife!" The master praised him so much that the disciple was ashamed.", and then made a big salute.

"There is finally a disciple of the all-round civil and military talents by the master's side, and Wu'er also has a companion.", Cai looked at Xiong Daoyun and said, turned his head and saw that Tang Tong was still saluting respectfully, and hurriedly raised his hand and said: "Don't stand, sit!".

When Tang Tong raised his head, he saw that the woman beside Mrs. Cai was staring at him. Turning his head embarrassedly when his eyes met, Tang Tong sat down in his seat, and when he sat down, he saw that the woman was still looking at him. This woman is dignified and beautiful, with a weak and petite figure, her skin is brighter than snow, and she has eyes that can see through people's hearts, which makes people dare not underestimate her.

Xiong Qiwen watched from the sidelines, knowing that the two were watching each other. Tang Tong also guessed who this person was, his eyes returned to Xiong Daoyun, and he happened to be looking at Tang Tong, and when the two met, they heard his words; "You little junior brother has a sharp eye and has unique insights into many government affairs, you might as well ask!".

Everyone didn't think so, especially Xiong Qiwen was laughing in his heart, and he was even disdainful. At this time, the eldest disciple Xie Xuelong waved his hand first and asked, "Now that the treasury is in trouble, may I ask the junior brother what is the best strategy?".

"It's not a good policy, it's just some insight, I hope the senior brother will give it a little bit!", Tang Tong stood up and bowed his hand, and did not mean to sit down. Insight Xuelong didn't look at himself squarely, so he walked to the center of the hall and said: "The treasury is in trouble, it's not that the taxes of the court are less, but they are heavier than before, or some places have raised taxes privately.".

"Since there are more tax items, the tax should be more, so why is it becoming less?", Xie Xuelong retorted impatiently.

"Senior brother only knows one thing, I don't know that the local officials have become more greedy, and there are too many mediocre members in the yamen, these are not good kinds, as long as they are from their hands, they have to take a bite, leaving more and more deficits. They also shouted injustice, and they had to withhold taxes for the sake of the operation of the yamen. The yamen has a huge deficit, they are all eating and drinking, and using public funds to solicit favors, this is already a common practice, and it is not strange to see how much!", Tang Tong said a lot in one breath, and he was still unsatisfied, at this time he was interrupted by a voice, and when he looked back, he saw that it was Mi Huazhong.

"I know this best, the little junior brother got to the point." At this time, speaking is not only agreeing, but also has a kind of stammering meaning, but Mi Hua saw everyone's surprised eyes, and wanted to give an example, so he had to stop talking.

"In the muddy roads of Gangnam, local officials added a road construction tax, which was spread on everyone's heads. If you take it, you will accept it, but the road will not be repaired at all. Anyway, procrastination in government affairs is a common thing, and it's not too late to do it later. If there is a bumper year to increase the production tax, it is said that the water conservancy has been repaired, so that the boss can't find fault with it, and the water conservancy has been repaired? There is also a poll tax, and the nobles and the powerful cannot collect it all, what should I do? Add to the poor, and there will be more taxes.", Tang Tong gave another example in one breath, and when he wanted to go on, he was interrupted by the words.

"In your opinion, there is no other way than to rectify the rule of officials?", although these Xie Xuelong have not seen it in person, they have also heard of it, and they don't want to listen to Tang Tong's tirade, and the most urgent thing is to see if there is any genuine goods in his stomach.

That Zhi Tang Tong sneered a few times and said: "How can I think of the rule of the officials, that is, we are waiting, and some people are mixed with the first assistant, and at that time, they will be powerless, and they will be constrained up and down, and they will not be able to do it.".

"Then you're still talking about it here, don't you think it's funny?", Xiong Qiwen couldn't listen to it for a long time, and couldn't help but ridicule Tang Tong.

"As long as I have the support of His Majesty, I can give up my life, although I dare not say that I will eliminate it in the future, but I dare to guarantee that it will be maintained for a period of time. I am the only one who still has a momentum when I first enter the officialdom, and I have worn off my toughness after a long time.", Tang Tong was still talking about the original topic, with a kind of eager mentality. did not express different opinions, but wanted Xiong Daoyun to convey his wishes and determination to Emperor Jiaqing.

"Anyone can say this, it's better to talk about what the solution is.", or the experienced and steady Xiong Qichun, a straight to the point.

"It's very simple, that is, the national tariffs and mining, as long as the household department grasps these two powers, it can bypass the local officials, effectively collect more taxes and silver, and enrich the treasury.", Tang Tong spoke very concisely at this time, without a trace of hesitation.

As soon as he finished saying this, Xie Xuelong, who was the head of the household, couldn't help but appreciate it, he was most familiar with the operating mechanism of the household, and he reluctantly worried: "How can these two powers be said to be given?".

"Isn't there still a master? I can only make suggestions.", Tang Tong was looking at Xiong Daoyun when he said this, and he didn't see the slightest reaction, he was just silently listening to everyone's debate.

In a blink of an eye, he saw Tang Tong staring at him, and he couldn't help but respond, "Tang Tong does have some opinions, I'll think about this matter again!", in fact, he agreed with Tang Tong's words in his heart, and he would not reveal his deep scheming.

Xie Xuelong, Jiang Jingrong and Mi Huazhong all agree with Tang Tong's strategy, Xie Xuelong and Jiang Jingrong are officials of the household department, and they know very well what is the most difficult thing in the household department today. And Mi Huazhong didn't understand, why Tang Tong said in front of the master that the local officials ruled, although the head is the way, but this matter has nothing to do with the master, he doesn't care about these things the most on weekdays, he only has silver in his eyes, and what he thinks of is how to open up financial resources. If it is really to rectify the rule of officials, he will not be able to run the first one, Mi Huazhong wants to get some of the emperor's thoughts from this, but he has no clue for a while. Moreover, Tang Tong will also say this, but he doesn't dare to say it in front of the master. It seems that the master attaches great importance to this little junior brother. In the Mihua Center, none of the people who get along with them day and night have their own foresight. Today, Tang Tong is here, and he sees that he has a person who competes with him, and he has to beware of this person in the future.

And the woman on the side, as Tang Tong expected, she was Pu Jialan, from the time Tang Tong started to speak, everyone was disdainful, and some people were surprised, and some people mocked. In particular, the father-in-law has never been so serious and has been listening to his apprentice, which shows the weight of Tang Tong in his heart. Moreover, Tang Tong said very insightfully, as a female streamer, I admired it, not to mention others.

It's better to be famous than to meet, and it's better to listen to people when you meet. Pu Jialan sees people very accurately, and none of the talents present here can be compared with Tang Tong, she is sure of this matter. But I don't know what his ability is as an official, whether his scheming is deep, and most importantly, whether he has the courage to not be afraid of authority and dare to compete. This is what Pu Jialan will verify in the future, and she has made up her mind.