First Minister of Ming Dynasty

The enthronement ceremony is overrun!

Lao Zhu was in a trance for a moment, this is not what he cares about! However, when he sat down and checked these messy accounts, Zhu Yuanzhang also quickly entered the state, and his face gradually became solemn. Suddenly Lao Zhu stretched out his fist and slammed it on the table.

"What are these **** going to do? As soon as we ascended the throne, you gave us such a big mouth! Bullying!"

Zhu Yuanzhang roared in a low voice, furious.

Zhang Ximeng lowered his eyelids, stared at the accounts in front of him, and was equally angry... In fact, Hu Weiyong was pushed out not long ago to rectify the fiscal and taxation system.

But unintentional mistakes are definitely different from intentional ones.

It's clear that this time the problem is beyond the limit.

Jiang Nan sorted out the account book, and continued: "Superior, apart from the shortage of money and food, this minister also discovered that the money donated to the superior for several months has disappeared, including the one donated to the superior by the King of Yue. The sum of money is almost 300,000 taels!"

"What?" Zhu Yuanzhang roared again, he was really angry and laughed, Fang Guozhen did give Lao Zhu a large sum of money, but the money was not only Fang Guozhen's, there was also Mao Gui's money to buy ordnance, and this The batch of ordnance was to be sent to Goryeo and handed over to Guan Duo and the others.

In other words, the Ministry of Accounts actually made a mistake with such a crucial sum of money and disappeared from the books.

Don't talk about Zhu Yuanzhang, if you replace it with an ordinary emperor, it is estimated that you will be pissed!

Lao Zhu suddenly felt that his old face was hot. It had only been five days since the enthronement ceremony, and he was still full of joy, feeling that he was amazing!

Good guy, there is a mouth so soon.

You are still planning to subdue Guan Duo Maogui and these people. You are such a jerk. How much better are you than others?

When Lao Zhu thought of this, the seeds in his head buzzed.

"Check, check to the end! If you don't find these big silverfish, how can you use troops outside, how can the world be at peace?" Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth, "He shouldn't try to escape Li Shanchang, we're not done with him!"

Zhang Ximeng was quite frightened when he heard this.

It's not a good thing that Lao Zhu turned his anger on Li Shanchang.

Especially at the juncture of just ascending the throne, and Zhang Ximeng has a high probability that Li Shanchang was really wronged in this incident.

Why does Zhang Ximeng think so?

The main reason is that the purchase of the enthronement ceremony was initiated by the Ministry of Household, and the Zhongshu Province cooperated with the Ministry of War to allocate military supplies and food and prepare for the use of troops.

We can't rule out Li Shanchang's knowledge, but just because of this, it is too much to ignore the first hero of the Ming Dynasty.

"My lord, it is not difficult to decapitate people, knock mountains and shake tigers, and set an example as an example. What is difficult is to prescribe the right medicine to find the crux of the problem. The minister thought that the biggest problem this time was that the Ministry of Household issued a blank purchasing official document, allowing the officials below to make their own decisions. , and this is up to you. The hidden traps inside are huge."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly: "It's not just big? It's just reckless, do whatever you want? Mr. thinks the exorbitant taxes and the messy apportionment, how did it come? It doesn't all come like this! We saw a lot when we were young. Now, we know very well that a small official harms the people. We can't figure it out, what is this Li Shanchang doing? Why are the people below allowed to go down with a blank official document? It is not an exaggeration to kill him for this kind of thing!"

It's not without reason that Lao Zhu was furious... From the Yuan Dynasty, officials had to report tax accounts upwards, and report them to each other.

However, if there is a slight error, the minor ones will be recalculated, and the serious ones will be punished.

However, the Yuan Dynasty had a vast territory and complex mountains and rivers. Taking the transportation of grain and grass as an example, the loss on the road was not a small amount.

From the county to the province, 10,000 stone becomes 8,000 stone, and when it arrives in Dadu, 8,000 becomes 5,000... All of them are lost on the road. The actual amount received and the amount at the time of shipment must have some difference. Huge gap.

How is this good?

The smart officials came up with an excellent idea, that is, to prepare several blank official documents with large seals in advance.

Perfect!

Wait, is there any problem with such a genius idea?

The problem is big, because officials fill in it casually, and there is no basis for it, how much is shipped from the local area, how much is lost along the way... How much discrepancy in and out depends on the mood of the handling officials.

This is not the most terrible thing. These officials have many blank documents in their hands. If he said that they were all lost on the road, can he collect them again?

Zhu Yuanzhang talked about the harsh and miscellaneous taxes he encountered when he was a child, and he was repeatedly levied over and over again. This is how it came.

Knowing these things, when Zhu Yuanzhang established the taxation system, he used the grain chief to collect them, so as to prevent the local officials from taking the opportunity to extort the people.

Whoever embraces you owns the world

Although the grain chief may not be foolproof, it is still much better than the casual tossing of officials.

It stands to reason that under the rule of Zhu Yuanzhang, there is no "empty seal".

But this time, in order to build Yingtian, the amount of bricks, tiles and wood to be purchased is very large, as well as raw lacquer, tung oil, brass, etc., all of which are an astonishing amount.

The construction period is only a few months, and the Ministry of Industry has sent many people to buy... and it is required that the purchase must be sufficient, and no second purchase can be made. If it affects the progress of the project, you will lose your head.

Therefore, many blank official documents appeared on the Ministry of Household's side, in order to facilitate the purchase of officials to write off the accounts.

"Li Xianggong, I, I swear to God, it is all to speed up the progress of the project and to ensure that the city of Yingtian is repaired. There is absolutely no selfishness, Li Xianggong, you have to save the households! As long as it is done well, when you turn around, you will kill the donkey and take the flag of the household! How can anyone who does more work will be guilty of a big crime! If this goes on, it will chill the hearts of loyal ministers!"

Ruan Hongdao was heartbroken and begged hard.

However, in Lao Li's view, his various performances were simply unremarkable.

"I didn't participate in the preparations for the ceremony this time. Mr. Zhang is also in charge of the procedures and etiquette, focusing on the overall situation... As for the specific affairs, it is the Hanlin Academy, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Honglu Temple... Among them, the Ministry of Households does what you do. The most, and the most money. Why are you not careful? Now there is a rumor, the Du Branch Bureau is eyeing, you come to me. What can I do? If something happens to the Ministry of Household, I will ask for the crime, and the superior will kill me Me, that's what I deserved, could it be that I can still cover up the criminals?"

Hearing this, Ruan Hongdao was simply out of his mind. This guy Li Shanchang, is he ready to ignore himself?

"Li Xiang, in the final analysis, we are all doing things for the superior, for the sake of the superior's face, we must be beautiful and decent. Now the Du branch is staring at us, maybe Zhang Xiang is behind it. Li Xianggong, he Zhang Ximeng If you want to be a sage, you have to let people live! He bullies people like this, Li Xiang can't ignore it..."

"Shut up for me!"

Li Shanchang jumped up, his eyes were red with anger.

"Okay! You are not only greedy for ink, but you dare to instigate my relationship with Zhang Xiang, and alienate important officials in the court... I think you are impatient with your life. My Zhongshu Department is too small to accommodate you. Please. You go out now, go to Fengtian Temple, and find the superior. If you can explain the truth clearly, and let the superior trust you, not to mention the mere ins and outs of money and food, you will be given all the positions under the Zhongshu Gate. That is also true. Of course! I, Li Shanchang and Zhang Xiang, went to teach at Jimin Academy, and I was very happy!"

Ruan Hongdao's face was flushed and his mood was restless, he quickly said: "Li Xiangmingjian, Xiaguan, Xiaguan doesn't mean that... Xiaguan means that it is difficult to do things, and Zhang Xiang doesn't eat human fireworks. , was deceived."

Li Shanchang looked at Ruan Hongdao coldly, and suddenly smiled coldly, "You said Zhang Xiang was deceived, then let me ask you, how do you prove that you didn't lie to me? How can you prove that the people below did not deceive you? The last time I set up the tax department, I reminded you to check the people below, and don’t be fooled by monkeys!”

"I, I have prosecuted a lot of people, Li Xiang, you know." Ruan Hongdao argued in a low voice.

"Bah!" Li Shanchang said, "The ones you brought to justice are not for official business? The tax department was just established, so I didn't extend my hand to Yingtian, but collected taxes from the Ganjiang River first... This is both military training~www .readwn.com~ also gives you a time, if you can correct your past mistakes, conduct strict self-examination, and clarify the problem, you won't be in a hurry and make mistakes one after another! It's better now, even the high-ranking ceremony, you dare to do anything wrong , what else is there that you dare not!"

Li Shanchang yelled, and suddenly, he realized something.

Immediately rushed to Ruan Hongdao, glared angrily, gritted his teeth and said: "You, tell me the truth! Are you looking at the tax department just made a contribution, Hu Weiyong is ambitious, and wants to attack your household... You are in a hurry. If you want to fill the gap, you will not compromise on your means, and you want to count the gap in the enthronement ceremony? If you think about making the ceremony beautiful, you will have nothing to do, and you can pass the test safely, right?"

Li Shanchang kept asking questions, making Ruan Hongdao speechless, sweat dripping down his temples.

"Li Xiang, I, I was wronged!" Ruan Hongdao's voice was almost like crying.

When Li Shanchang saw this, he already knew it.

No need for more nonsense, this beast is courting death by himself, and no one can save it.

"You can retire! I have to write a letter to the superior!"

Pfft!

Ruan Hongdao knelt directly on the ground, tears streaming down his face, "Li Xiang, we are all old friends from Chuzhou... Now the superiors are surrounded by Zhang Xiang's people, and there are so many literati from Eastern Zhejiang, who collude with each other. Although Li Xiang is the first of the hundred officials and the most meritorious, who does not know that Zhang Xiang is the most trusted person in the upper ranks! If this goes on, I am afraid that Li Xiang will be isolated and helpless!"

Li Shanchang's face was already dark, he didn't even bother to say a word, he just waved his hand and told Ruan Hongdao to get out... Even if he was alone, he couldn't be with these worms!

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