In the early morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, after the fifth watch, hundreds of civil and military officials scattered throughout the city of Nanjing rode horses and chariots to the Forbidden City in the eastern city.

In Nanjing, in the first month, the air was frosty and the wind was cold, and the officials huddled outside the right gate of Chang'an, asking each other about the latest news in the past two days.

The night before yesterday, Boss Zhu sent troops to the whole city, but all the officials who went to Beijing to talk about the numbers, and those who carried empty account paper, were all taken down on the spot and escorted back to the pro-army governor's mansion for trial.

I heard that yesterday's cancellation of the morning dynasty was due to Boss Zhu's all-night interrogation of prisoners, and his lack of skills......

Today's resumption of the early dynasty shows that the trial of the more than 300 convicts has been completed.

So what will the emperor do with them, as well as their chief officials? Will it implicate all parts of the Chinese book? And how do Korean guilds respond?

These three issues have become the focus of discussion among the officials.

But the incident has been too short until now, and everyone only knows that Han Gong visited Liu Bowen yesterday, and they don't know what exact news there is.

Until the dawn of the day, Hu Weiyong's frugal but not low-key donkey cart slowly drove to the right gate of Chang'an.

Hundreds of officials rushed up to greet Prime Minister Hu one after another.

"Hu Xiang."

"Good morning Hu Xiang."

"Okay, everybody." Hu Weiyong clenched his fists, as always harmonious.

"Hu Xiang." Li Tai, who looked haggard, squeezed in front of him worriedly.

He knew that the household department would not be able to escape this time, but he still hoped that he could let the emperor punish him and leave a way to live for himself.

"Did you promise to help?" Li Tai looked at Hu Weiyong expectantly.

Hu Weiyong shook his head slowly, cutting off his last luck.

Li Tai's body shook and he was about to be planted on the ground.

Hu Weiyong held him and said in a low voice: "Cheer up, it will be your last chance to defend yourself later." ”

"Hey." Li Tai nodded, gritted his teeth, and stood still.

Hu Weiyong looked around at the officials again...... Of course, it was mainly the civil official, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, relax your mind, the responsibility will be borne by the nature, and you will not be implicated." ”

After a pause, he said slowly: "Of course, the relevant personnel of the household department, out of such a big basket, the true appearance can only kill relatives in righteousness, and you must also have a psychological preparation." ”

"Xie Huxiang." A small number of people were mourned, and most of the officials breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, a melodious and solemn bell sounded in the imperial city, and the right gate of Chang'an slowly opened.

"Alright guys, let's line up for the court." Hu Weiyong said to everyone.

"Yes." So the hundred officials quickly divided the civil and military columns, the civil officials headed by Hu Weiyong, and the military attache headed by Cao Guogong, neatly walked into the right gate of Chang'an in two columns.

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Some people may ask again, the tax accounts are all in charge of the household department, the emperor just wants to check, and he will only check the household department, what are the concerns of other yamen people?

This is given by Boss Zhu's wonderful financial system.

It is said that a country's finances should follow the 'separation of revenue and expenditure', which simply means that those who collect taxes only collect taxes, and the national taxes go to the treasury, and then distribute them according to the needs of various places.

This is not some advanced financial thinking, which is how the Song Dynasty did it.

Although Boss Zhu is invincible in many aspects, he is short in size and long in inches, and his biggest shortcoming is finance. He naively thought that first receiving the tax grain from the local government to the capital, and then distributing it to various places by the household department, was a kind of fart by taking off his pants, wasting people's resources, and increasing losses.

So the wise decision to continue the Yuan Dynasty's central government's big sprinkle, local revenue and expenditure, I think this can be efficient, time-saving and labor-saving, but also to avoid corruption by the people in the household.

To put it simply, after the county collects the tax, the county is directly responsible for the distribution. Of course, the distribution plan is drawn up by the household department.

For example, Linhuai County levied 5,000 stone for all taxes and grain. First, 500 stone was retained as the county's office expenses and wages were paid to the people below; and send a thousand stone to the nearest guards, and pay them a military salary; Although the post stations in the county are under the management of the Ministry of War, as long as they are in the county, the expenses must be borne by the county, so another 100 stone is given; If there is a palace in the palace, 1,800 stones will be sent to the palace as the cost of building the palace......

In a word, as long as the county is concerned, all the expenses of the local government of the imperial court are directly allocated by the county, and there is no need to send them to the capital.

Therefore, the people who were sent to Beijing may only be 2,000 stones, and not all of them are for the household department. What is the carrier warehouse, the inner library, the Taifu Temple, the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the Taichang Temple...... Wait for a bunch of yamen, and you will get a copy. The last one to enter Taicang may be less than 1,000 stones.

This chaotic financial system, coupled with the amount of blank paper that can be filled in on the spot, is simply amazing. Experienced veterans can play with flowers, and everyone is sure to be satisfied......

But the result of the rain and dew is that everyone has poop on their stomachs, and they are naturally worried about what happens.

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In the Huagai Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the throne, waiting for the hundred officials to go to court.

The prince stood aside depressedly, he had planned to supervise the empty seal. But he couldn't do it, because it was the one who tried the case that he couldn't supervise.

"What's wrong? Don't let you try this case, it's so uncomfortable? "Zhu Yuanzhang pays attention to his son...... Well, the eldest son's heart is healthy.

"Father, in fact, it is more appropriate to let the sons and daughters come." The prince nodded and said, "If you try it in person, there will be no room for many things to turn around." ”

"Let you come, hum, in the end, we will be lightly dismissed?" Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "We can't refute your face, and in the end, it's not all cheap, those bastards!" ”

"How could it be, Erchen would judge impartially." The prince called Qu Dao.

"Don't think we don't know, it wasn't you who made trouble that night, and you were able to catch only such a few people?" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed.

"Nothing." The prince smiled humbly, and never admitted it: "But no matter how you say it, it is to punish the minority and warn the majority." Even if you want to change blood, you will come in batches, and there will be a big mess if you serve it in one pot. ”

"What's the big deal?" Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and said: "You just let Mr. Song and them go to the ditch, as if they can't leave those scholars." Boss, they're bluffing you. To put it bluntly, the local government is a tax collector, and other roles are dispensable.

"Now that they've even made this a mess for us to make a piece of, do we still need to keep them?"

"All of them are replaced, do we have so many officials to fill them?" The prince said helplessly: "Even if the official grows in the ground, he has to plant in the spring and harvest in the autumn." ”

"The ones cultivated in our Guozi School are enough." Zhu Yuanzhang snorted.

"Aren't they going to use it to clear the acres?" The prince asked rhetorically.

"After clearing the acres, there will be people." Boss Zhu said.

"Qingzhang hasn't started yet, can't it be over in three or five years?" The two argued.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, it's time to go to court." At this time, Gonggong Wu reminded softly.

"Okay, let's talk about you, go to court first." Boss Zhu raised his hand in surrender.

(End of chapter)