Chapter 214 True Ming Dynasty Minister of Revenue (Subscription Request)
The inner hall of Wanshou Palace.

After a long period of strange silence.

Finally, a long sigh was uttered.

"The court has many places to spend money, so we should focus on the court's expenses."

"I only wear eight sets of clothes throughout the year."

"There are 100,000 slaves in the inner court, and I only have Lu Fang and Huang Jin by my side. It would be fine if I could lay off eight or nine out of ten of them."

Xu Jie's heart paused for a moment.

His face was tense and he bowed and nodded.

The emperor is not satisfied with the current distribution plan of money and goods.

Lay off the eunuchs and maids in the palace?
Could it be possible that these ministers could lay off all the servants in the emperor's household?

And outside the palace.

If it weren't for my sufficient self-cultivation.

Yan Shaoting almost laughed out loud.

Not to mention the money and valuables worth eight or nine million taels of silver that Yan Maoqing brought back to Beijing this time, nearly four million taels of silver were missing.

These nearly four million in money and goods were probably divided between Yan Maoqing and Xu Fan.

And if my guess is correct.

It is very likely that Yan Maoqing himself took a smaller share, while the bulk was taken by Xu Fan.

Now there are 4 million taels of silver and goods worth 1 million taels of silver left.

Xu Jie made a distinction between the front and the back.

In the end, only the treasure worth one million taels of silver was distributed to the emperor.

What's going on.

The emperor couldn't even take the silver directly.

He had to first convert this batch of goods worth one million taels of silver into silver before he could use it.

And it's also very obvious.

The emperor certainly didn't believe it, so he handed over all the money and valuables that Yan Maoqing brought back to the court.

How much of this has been concealed?

The emperor was probably still making careful calculations in his mind.

Lu Fang even said, "Since Lord Xu said that the court is in trouble, it doesn't matter if the slaves in our palace live a harder life. It would be better to send the 500,000 taels of silver originally reserved for the Ministry of Revenue to the palace, and keep the 1 million taels of wealth in the Ministry of Revenue for the court's use. This way, the court can appear to be more well-off."

After Lu Fang finished speaking.

Xu Jie immediately looked up at the chief steward of the inner court.

According to these words, it does not mean what it literally means. It really means that the palace only wants 500,000 taels of silver, and the property worth 1 million taels of silver remains in the Ministry of Revenue.

Xu Jie bowed and nodded hurriedly: "No matter how difficult the court is, it cannot be difficult for the palace. We can suffer, but we cannot let the emperor and father suffer. If Eunuch Lu has any objections to this account, we will go back to the cabinet today and discuss it again. We will work out the details and see if we can tighten up the situation. Then we can come up with a new plan and present it to His Majesty."

Lu Fang stood aside and glanced at Jiajing on the platform behind him.

It was impossible for the emperor to say directly that he hoped to get cash when dividing the money with the court this time, nor was it possible for him to ask the court to give more silver to the palace.

Now that Xu Jie has said that he wants to go back and discuss it again.

I think you should be able to understand the meaning of it.

But Jiajing had a stern face.

He was thinking about more than just this incident.

In addition to these that are on the surface, there are also 5 million taels of silver that were received from the court.

How much silver was secretly taken away by these people below.

this matter.

He hasn't received the confirmation yet.

one million?

two millions?
Or three million?
Outside the palace gate.

Yan Shaoting looked back at the outer hall from time to time.

I don’t know what stage my brother-in-law has reached now.

At this time, listening to the noise in the inner hall.

Yan Shaoting took a deep breath.

He cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to make a proposal."

After saying this, Yan Shaoting looked at Old Yan who was sitting next to him.

Yan Song seemed to have just recovered from a serious illness, and he looked tired and drowsy, sleeping soundly.

After hearing the call from his eldest grandson beside him, he tilted his head and looked over.

Under the gaze of Yan Shaoting.

Yan Song nodded as if he was dozing off.

Behind the grandfather and grandson, Gao Gong, Yuan Wei and the six ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

Why do the people in the Yan family have so many problems?

Gao Gong looked puzzled.

Some time ago, the old Yan family was recuperating at home due to illness. Although the Yan family was the initiator of Yan Maoqing's matter, they were not involved in the subsequent arrangements of accounts and money.

Now, I and the Ministry of Revenue are also involved in the distribution of these five million taels.

It can be said that it has weighed the pros and cons and taken all aspects into consideration.

Inside the palace.

Jiajing, who had been silent for a long time, looked up at the palace door covered with curtains.

"Get in!"

Jiajing shouted coldly.

Yan Shaoting received the order, stood up, bent down, and walked into the inner hall.

And in the inner hall.

Jiajing lay on his side on the platform and looked at Lu Fang: "It's a bit stuffy, open the curtain."

Lu Fang took a deep breath, brushed past Yan Shaoting, went to the palace door, and slowly opened and tied the curtain that was used for covering.

The people waiting outside all leaned over to take a look, then quickly lowered their heads again.

Jiajing just watched indifferently as Yan Shaoting walked to him and stopped beside Xu Jie.

Beyond Yan Shaoting's shoulder, behind him were the people outside the palace gate, whose figures were somewhat blurry.

Jiajing sneered in his heart.

Since Yan Shaoting has something else to report, I think it will be in line with the Holy Spirit.

Then let those who are present.

Let’s see what it means to truly share your king’s worries.

Yan Shaoting stopped three steps away from Xu Jie and glanced at him.

This old guy is now making the same mistake as the old Yan family did in the beginning.

Can't tell the difference between big and small kings.

Or.

It is difficult to tell who is nominally in charge in the local Ming Dynasty.

Or to be more specific.

They never seem to figure it out.

Who was the real Minister of Revenue of the Ming Dynasty?

But speaking of it.

This is the case of sowing what you sow.

In the first twenty years of the Jiajing reign, the emperor also worked hard to govern the country.

and then?
Look at the dirty and nasty things these people do.

The old Taoist priest just quit his job.

Whoever wants to do the emperor's work can go and watch.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was the Minister of Revenue of the Ming Dynasty from then on.

The cycle of cause and effect, retribution is unhappy.

It is better to say that today's situation is the inevitable result of the past actions of these high-ranking officials in the court.

After Yan Shaoting stood still, he bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I think that Lord Xu is loyal to the country and is a role model for all the officials in the court today!"

This statement came out.

There was a sense of surprise inside and outside the Wanshou Palace.

Gao Gong quickly turned his head to look at Yan Song who was sitting next to him, and then looked longingly towards the inner hall.

Yuan Wei, Guo Pu and other ministers of the six ministries were even more confused.

Yan Shaoting said that Xu Jie was loyal to the country and a role model in the court?
I’m afraid I forgot to bring my ears when I went out today.

I heard this wrongly.

Or maybe Yan Shaoting brought the wrong mouth when he left the Yan Mansion today.

This guy's mouth can usually kill people.

Now he turned around and actually praised Lord Xu.

It is better to believe that the Ming Dynasty is now in its heyday, and the grain piled up in people’s homes is rotten and moldy but they cannot be eaten up!

Xu Jie was even more nervous.

He sniffed.

This taste is so familiar to me.

Whenever Yan Shaoting said something like this, it would be the time when he would be squeezed out again.

Xu Jie had almost been cultivated subconsciously.

Finally, he took the initiative to bow and said, "Your Majesty, I am just a minister trusted by Your Majesty, sitting in the cabinet, and handling state affairs for Your Majesty. I dare not be a role model of loyalty to the country as Yan Shidu said."

I am not!

Yan Shaoting glanced at Xu Jie sideways, his eyes were dark and contained a look that made Xu Jie feel uneasy.

"Then could Lord Xu be a traitor?"

Just when Xu Jie finished explaining, Yan Shaoting asked indifferently.

Xu Jie’s eyes widened immediately.

cough cough.

On the Taotai, Jiajing also coughed lightly twice.

Xu Jie was completely confused by Yan Shaoting's words: "How can I be a traitor? Yan Shidu, please stop talking nonsense and slandering court officials and cabinet ministers in front of Your Majesty!"

Yan Shaoting showed an innocent expression like a child.

"I said that the Lord Prime Minister is loyal to the country and is a role model for all officials in the court, but the Lord Prime Minister said that is not the case."

"That's not being loyal to the country, that's being a traitor."

Xu Jie almost couldn't breathe and his face turned pale.

Yan Shaoting muttered, "That's not what I said."

What kind of fucking logic is this!

Xu Jie was so angry that he couldn't speak clearly. He frowned and looked at Yan Shaoting: "You!"

"OK OK!"

Jiajing waved his hand, interrupted Xu Jie and glared at Yan Shaoting.

"Bastard thing!"

"What rank do you have? How dare you tease Lord Xu!"

The emperor spoke and gave the way.

Yan Shaoting immediately took advantage of the situation and smiled, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Lord Xu, please forgive me. I just wanted to say that Lord Xu is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, but I never thought that Lord Xu was a traitor."

Xu Jie's face turned ashen.

All the good and bad words were said by Yan Shaoting alone.

However, Yan Shaoting bowed and nodded to the old Taoist priest.

"Your Majesty, I think what Lord Xu said is very right."

The taste is so authentic!
Xu Jie frowned.

Everyone knows what Yan Shaoting said now.

Yan Shaoting continued, "Lord Xu just said that even if it means that officials like me suffer, and we have to take less salary, and do our duties in the court, we cannot let Your Majesty suffer. Lord Xu and I agree with this."

"Now the Left Vice-Chief of the Censorate has returned with millions of taels of money and treasures, but the court and the palace are in a lot of trouble. It would be better to follow what Elder Xu said and not pay the court's official salaries first. It won't be too late to pay them when the court's income from the southeast arrives in Beijing next year. I think that's what Elder Xu was thinking just now."

"As for the five million taels of money and treasures, I think it is up to your majesty to decide how to use them to provide relief to the people and how to allocate them to various ministries. All of these are decided by your majesty to demonstrate your majesty's benevolence and benevolent governance."

After saying this, Yan Shaoting glanced at Xu Jie.

If you don't let the real Minister of Revenue of the Ming Dynasty do his job, who will be unlucky if not you?

really.

After Yan Shaoting said this.

Finally, a smile appeared on Jiajing's face.

He shook his Taoist robe and finally changed his posture, leaning his back against the table, with his hands open on both sides and a smile on his face.

"What Yan Qing said is wrong!"

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