Xu Qin was furious, noble children like them, who have nothing to spend more money on, indulge in lust, walk dogs with eagles, and ask for flowers and willows, there is no doubt that they are all prodigal behaviors.

Not only did the family not agree, but the outside also pointed to the point, and if it didn't get it right, it would be impeached by the imperial history for bad conduct.

But the Ministry of Rites is so generous and keeps giving gifts to the outside, why is no one accusing?

Not only did no one accuse him, but he also said that he was a heavenly dynasty and a heavenly mind.

Isn't this a loser?

No, this is a defeated country!

They don't feel distressed when they sell Ye Tian!

Xu Qin couldn't help but say, "Brother Xian, do you see if you can impeach the Ministry of Rites?" Say that they spend the state and the people's money and waste it excessively? ”

Xu Jingchang smiled, "You're not afraid of offending people?" I just entered the officialdom, and before I could do anything, I offended the Ministry of Rites, I don't think you want to be good. ”

Xu Qin was stunned for a while, but then broke the jar and said, "What can I do?" If it's a big deal, I'll quit the official and go home, anyway, there is still a prince waiting for me at home, I have nothing to fear! ”

That's right, not only Xu Jingchang has a national duke, but I also have it, and he is still a righteous Wei Guogong, who is very majestic!

You are not afraid of offending people, and I am not afraid.

Xu Qin suddenly understood why Xu Jingchang was so arrogant, and he really had no fear.

I'm a little better than you, and I still have Tanhualang!

Xu Qin thought of this, so he said: "We are noble, and we are destined to share weal and woe with the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, we have a clear conscience, and we are not afraid of harming our children and grandchildren, don't you say? ”

Xu Jingchang has nothing to say, his cousin, thinks better than himself!

"That's a good word, but I don't think we can talk about it, we have to argue carefully and write things clearly. Not only do we have to call people bastards, but we also have to prove that people are bastards. That's what we're really capable of! Xu Jingchang said with a smile.

When Xu Qin heard this, he also came to the spirit.

"I thought I could only eat and wait for death, and be a prince of the Taiping Kingdom, but this time I suddenly took the Tanhua exam. I think I can do something bigger, I can't go on like this in my life, I have to make some moves! ”

That's what Xu Qin said, and even more so...... In fact, this kid's ability to act is still above Xu Jingchang. After he made up his mind, he went to the Hanlin Temple first.

He only inquired here about the national letters, gift lists and other items paid by foreign feudal lords over the years...... Then he went to the Ministry of Rites to check the reward, and finally he had to go to the Treasury of the Ministry of Household Affairs to check the amount of delivery.

They usually leave the house before dawn and come home in the middle of the night.

Occasionally, I have to write articles all night.

Xu Jingchang was sleeping soundly at home, and Xu Qin next door was immersed in writing, and when he was tired and sleepy, he washed his face with well water. Then keep writing.

He was so busy, he felt distressed to Xu Huizu.

If he hadn't made a big mistake, the Xu family wouldn't have fallen to this point...... First the nephew fought the courtiers, and then the son forgot to sleep and eat, all of them were incompetent as elders!

He couldn't stop his son, so he could only tell the kitchen to get some good food for the child, but not to exhaust his body.

In this way, after half a month of busyness, a 10,000-word eloquent essay was finally written.

"Look, how did I write?"

Xu Jingchang took it, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but have a light in his eyes.

"Your article is very powerful, the data is detailed, the analysis is in place, the summary is decent, and the idea is far-reaching...... I think the Ministry of Rites is going to be unlucky. ”

Xu Qin smiled innocently, "I don't care much about the Ministry of Rites, I'm just distressed, our people have suffered so much, why doesn't anyone speak for them?" What the hell were those courtiers thinking? Didn't they keep saying that they would be the masters of the people? Where did they put the common people? ”

Xu Jingchang snorted: "How do I know! But with your article, the suffering of the common people may be less. ”

Xu Jingchang got up and called a general and asked him to invite Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao.

The family general turned around and left, Xu Jingchang turned around, wanting to talk to Xu Qin again, but found him lying on the table and no movement...... Xu Jingchang was startled and leaned forward, only then was he relieved, it turned out that he was just asleep.

Fortunately, he was young and in good health, otherwise it would be Enke and the palace exam, and with the addition of writing this article, he would be able to lose his life.

Xu Jingchang took a cloak and put it on Xu Qin's body.

After waiting for a while, Zhu Gaosui hurried over.

"What's the matter? In such a hurry? ”

Xu Jingchang directly handed the article to Zhu Gaosui and asked him to take a look.

Zhu Gaosui looked at it carefully, and after a while, he was surprised: "You wrote this?" That's good! ”

Xu Jingchang shook his head, "It's our Tanhualang who wrote it, tell me, how to send this thing out, so that the power can be maximized?" ”

Zhu Gaosui thought about it seriously, and after a while, he sighed: "If it is sent out all at once, a long article of 10,000 words, I am afraid that not many people will be able to read it." We cut this article into three parts. ”

"Three parts? How to do it? Xu Jingchang said curiously.

"This is easy to do, the first part is the tributary trade over the years, how much the foreign vassals give, how much we take out, because of the thick and thin, how much money we have to lose in a year."

Xu Jingchang nodded, "This is a clear account, it is not difficult to calculate, silk alone has rewarded tens of thousands of horses, even if those local products are deducted, there are hundreds of thousands of taels, and the loss of wealth in the Ming Dynasty is very serious." ”

Zhu Gaosui nodded, gritted his teeth and said: "It's also the first time I know that it costs so much money to dare to love all countries to come to the court, and it is really a shame to die." ”

Later, Zhu Gaosui introduced to Xu Jingchang that the second part of the article was the harassment of several coastal cities and the people along the way.

For example, in Ningbo, where foreign vassal missions often visited, there were as many as 300 people in a Champa mission, and after they came, the local yamen was responsible for the pavilions and posts where they lived, as well as their food and daily life.

And the local yamen will apportionment it to the people, so that the people can bear this expense.

That's hundreds of people, and they have to serve rice, meat, chickens and ducks...... Ordinary people tighten their belts, empty their stomachs, and give away good things that they are reluctant to eat to outsiders.

Who is the state of etiquette, the kingdom of heaven, and the way of hospitality!

And that's not all, the local products sent by overseas vassals still need to be requisitioned and sent to the capital...... The states and counties along the way must contribute people's husbands, chariots and horses, blowing and blowing, lively and lively, and send them to the capital.

The food of those missions must not be bad, in case it is not good to make outsiders laugh.

After this toss, the people along the way and the local officials were miserable.

The second part of the article is written about this.

It's already too much to see this, wait until you look at the third part, and your blood pressure will explode directly.

Because most of the products sent from overseas are souvenirs...... Among them are gold, pearls, ivory and the like, but these things are a minority after all, and they are usually sent to the palace, and then used to reward important ministers and nobles every New Year's Day...... These things are not a loss.

But the bulk of the tribute is a local product, such as pepper!

Although as a spice, anyone can use it, but the poor people can buy some salt at most, and where can they afford to buy pepper.

Only a few wealthy families would buy a little bit, and the result was pepper from the outside tribute, piled up in large quantities in warehouses.

I really couldn't stand it, so I took these peppers as a suffocation and sent them to hundreds of officials.

At the end of the year, many officials were looking forward to getting a sum of money, and the good scenery was good for the New Year, so they gave two liters of pepper to compensate for it.

Wanting to eat a full meal, it ended up being given a belt to make you tighten your belt......

What is this?

Xu Qin concluded in the end that in this tributary trade, the imperial court lost money, the common people suffered, and the officials did not get benefits...... To sum up, it's a lose-lose situation.

But such a tricky thing is still going on, and I never get tired of it.

I really don't know what the people in the court are thinking?

Zhu Gaosui really understood the newspaper, and on the first day, he sent out a masterpiece of observing politics by Xinke Tanhualang...... First of all, the upper part was released.

As soon as this article came out, some people immediately criticized Xu Qin, saying that he didn't understand etiquette, and he was happy to have friends from afar. There is no national atmosphere, small belly chicken intestines, and catty calculations.

Zhu Gaosui unceremoniously posted these articles scolding Xu Qin together with the novella.

Now the fun is coming.

You scolded Xu Qin, and Xu Qin spoke for the people, could it be that you just watched the people in Ningbo, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Guangzhou and other places suffer?

Is your face more important, or is the livelihood of the people more important?

Moreover, Xu Qin also discovered that in order to transport local products, people were recruited and husbands, and sometimes even women were not spared. The officials watched from the side, and beat the people of the Ming Dynasty with whips.

And those foreign envoys also watched.

Look at Da Ming beating his own people!

I don't even care about my own people, how can I make outsiders fear the Ming Dynasty?

When those foreign envoys go back, will they tell them that they will do whatever they want, kill the people of the Ming Dynasty, and arrest them as slaves, anyway, the Ming court doesn't care, and we don't have to be polite.

When this article was sent, those who scolded Xu Qin immediately changed their voices, and they couldn't continue to scold, so they quickly changed their thinking.

They began to criticize the local officials, saying that they were not well arranged, that they were not well arranged, that they were harassing the people, and that they needed to be severely punished.

On the third day, the last part of the article came out.

Let you scold the hundred officials, and see what benefits the hundred officials have gained in this matter?

The treasury had a lot of pepper in stock, and when the court was tight, it also used pepper to offset it, and the officials were also bitter.

Good guys, straight good guys!

It turns out that even the officials are victims.

This kind of three-lose national policy, which one of the big clevers came up with it?

The people who were still scolding Xu Qin two days ago were speechless after reading this article.

Let's put aside the facts, and no one makes mistakes?

By the fourth day, all the firepower has been concentrated on the Ministry of Rites, and we need an explanation!

Why is the imperial court still insisting on such a thing that has brought disaster to the country and the people?

Could it be that there are unknown benefits of the Ministry of Rites?

Thoroughly investigate the Ministry of Rites, find out the corrupt officials who mislead the country and the people, and give an explanation to the people of the world.

"Congratulations, an article that made the Ministry of Rites fall into passivity. It's worthy of being my cousin, but it's just a little bit worse than when I just joined the company and won two books. Xu Jingchang laughed.

Xu Qin doesn't have his cheekiness, on the contrary, he is scared.

"Your Majesty issued a decree to let me enter the palace to confront me."

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "It's okay, with me following, our brothers will work together, and the profits will be broken!" ”

Hearing this, Xu Qin was inexplicably shocked and confident.

What a good brother!

At this time, Hou Xian came over to announce the decree, and Zhu Di called the two brothers.

(End of chapter)