First Minister of Ming Dynasty

Zhang Ximeng and Jiang Nan simply summarized the accounts of the household department and found many problems. This is not to say that the two of them are brilliant, but to this day, the accounts of the Ministry of Households are still very messy. The huge fiscal and taxation system is attributed to one department. Revenue and expenditure... All power is in the hands of a set of people.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is impossible to supervise at all.

The difference between good and bad is nothing more than whether it will affect the country's major affairs... If you can ensure that more than half of the expenses are met and implemented, you can probably recite Amitabha Buddha.

If you can't do anything, you can almost prepare a rope and find a tree with a crooked neck.

In the past few years, Zhang Ximeng has been working very hard... He first fiddled with the food bank, then issued treasure banknotes, and then created the branch bureau. Recently, he broke through the limit of six departments and created the tax department. .

That's how it is, in the face of this time of greed for ink, one can reluctantly start to check, otherwise, don't even think about it.

Zhang Ximeng seems to have suddenly realized, no wonder the censors like to start with personal morality so much! It's not that they don't want to investigate serious things, it's that they don't have the authority at all, and even if they are asked to investigate, they won't understand.

Therefore, we can only focus on one's virtue and work hard.

Then, if this person's morality is better, he will not do bad things. As for how to evaluate this person's morality... That naturally depends on Shilin Qingyi.

It turns out that there is a scientific basis for the morality of people, and it turns out that things that seem obviously unreasonable have inherent rationality...

Hahaha!

Zhang Ximeng's hand holding the chopsticks stopped in the air, a faint smile appeared on his face... Jiang Nan raised his head, glanced at him, then lowered his head and continued eating noodles.

Today, the noodles in Zhang's house are good. Zhang Ximeng slaughtered a goat that did not produce milk, boiled it with bones for a long time, and served it with broth and vegetables. The taste was particularly mellow.

Jiang Nan finally discovered that this guy Zhang Ximeng actually has a luxurious side, such as killing a sheep, cooking a pot of soup, and finally just for a bowl of noodles... and this guy is also very weird, he often falls into deep thought, frowning for a while. , grinning for a while.

Sometimes I go to the pile of old papers, and sometimes I work hard and write some messy things.

He was still very bored. For example, he kept a few turtles in the well in Zhang's house. It was originally to verify the water quality. Zhang Ximeng liked to hold a fishing rod, and Jiang Taigong sat by the well.

All in all, the more you know, the clearer it becomes that Master Zhang in the eyes of the world is actually a young man with a little strange hobbies, and he is really not that great.

At least he made several negligences when he settled the accounts. All in all, he was just an ordinary person!

"Zhang Xiang, you should urge the Ministry of Industry to get out the yamen of Menxia Province as soon as possible, then I will be able to go to Menxia Province to work." Jiang Nan looked at Zhang Ximeng choking on the noodles and returned to normal, so he suggested.

Zhang Ximeng was stunned for a while, and then said, "Yes, otherwise, I'm always busy in my house, and it's not like it. It's really inappropriate. If it's not public or private, it's really inappropriate. In case... that's even worse." He finally realized it. problem lies in.

But Jiang Nan laughed, "Zhang Xiang, don't think too much about it, I just don't want to eat noodles... Even if you are from Shandong, you can't eat the same thing every day?"

Zhang Ximeng was also anxious, "How can you say that yesterday's meal was obviously fried noodles, the day before yesterday was knife-cut noodles, and today's is hot gold noodle soup... How can it be considered the same thing?"

Jiang Nan couldn't help laughing and said, "Then you won't do anything else?"

Zhang Ximeng blinked his eyes and said helplessly: "Yes, but yes, in fact, what Wensi tofu, crab powder lion head, boiled dried shreds... I can do it. Just thinking, I want to cook, I have to cook, cook, I just want to drink... Although the lord can't stop fruit wine, there is still a prohibition order there after all."

Zhang Ximeng's voice was obviously getting lower and lower, after all, he was too lazy.

"Okay, I'll show you a hand. The big meal has to wait for the affairs here to finish. I'll go catch a turtle first and try to boil some turtle jelly."

This Zhang Xianggong really did what he said. He went to the well right away. After a while, a tortoise the size of a washbasin was brutally ripped off from the tortoise shell...

Not to mention, Zhang Ximeng's craftsmanship is really good. Before leaving get off work, along with the sorting of another batch of accounts, Jiang Nan has a big bowl of tortoise paste in front of him.

Jiang Nan took a sip, and it was very smooth, bitter, and sweet with honey, "Zhang Xiang, you can go out and set up a stall with your craftsmanship."

Zhang Ximeng laughed complacently, "This is called Yiduo, but when you move to Menxia Province, you don't have to think about it. When we get to Menxia Province, we can eat imperial food. What is the standard for a day in Zhongshu Province now?"

"Three hundred wen." Jiang Nan said simply: "Li Xiang is three hundred per day, Zhu Shenzheng is two hundred and seventy, and the lowest is one hundred and twenty."

Zhang Ximeng was a little stunned, "Enough to buy hundreds of meat buns. In fact, there are quite a few ministers and ministers in various ministries. Give them these salaries and some subsidies. They all say that the lord treats officials harshly and gives too little salary. But the reality is If it’s just eating, drinking and lhasa, why is it not enough? If you think about messy things, how much salary can you stop their greed for ink!”

Jiang Nan agreed, nodding forcefully and said, "Zhang Xiang is too right, people are fat and people are fat, these people should pay the price!" Gu Yu

Zhang Ximeng smiled slightly and didn't say anything, just told Jiang Nan to go back to rest first, and be busy tomorrow.

Investigating and dealing with corrupt officials and hating evil, these are naturally good. It's just that if you want to run the household department smoothly, you still need some preparations.

When he really sent Jiang Nan away, Zhu Ying suddenly came.

The little guy looked very tired and haggard, and he hadn't slept well for several days.

"Brother, I'm here to hand in my homework."

Only then did Zhang Ximeng remember that he did let the little guy think about what he was afraid of...

"Tell me, what did you figure out?"

"I'm afraid of chaos." Zhu Ying said simply: "I was afraid when I was a child... At that time, before I met my big brother, my mother always complained, saying that the world is chaotic, that people are chaotic, that there are no good people in the world..."

This is the first time in a long time that Zhu Ying has taken the initiative to recall the events of his childhood. Although nearly ten years have passed, he is still vivid and unforgettable.

"Brother, you said that I obviously like to cause trouble, but in my heart, I really hope there are rules, do you believe it?"

"Believe! Why don't you believe it!" Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "You probably want to have rules too much, so you use trouble to verify the existence of rules. Whenever the board falls on your butt, you are relieved, right?"

Zhu Ying's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but say, "Brother, you are so amazing, that's what happened! What do you think happened to me?"

"What's the matter? It's not easy, it's not easy!" Zhang Ximeng snorted coldly, "Don't tell me there are none, just tell me what you're going to do?"

"I, I want to make rules for them!" Zhu Ying shook her head, cheered up, and said to Zhang Ximeng, "I'm going to Lingnan, I have to make rules, no matter what I do, I have to strictly follow the rules. God, whoever breaks the rules will be severely punished!"

Zhang Ximeng looked at Zhu Ying who was very serious, and there was a trace of surprise in his eyes... The little guy had such an idea, which was really surprising, and there were many surprises.

"Are you planning to rely on the law to govern Lingnan?"

Zhu Ying nodded, "I think so, but, I don't have so many talents who understand the laws, and I don't know how to set the rules myself..."

Zhang Ximeng laughed happily, "It's not a problem, you just need to remember to focus on the law, that's all. Let me help arrange the rest."

Zhang Ximeng has rarely been so happy. For Zhu Ying, he has always adopted a free-range attitude. In fact, he is not quite sure how to teach this child. Zhang Ximeng has always been worried that because of his own involvement, Zhu Ying will not be able to be on his own. But as he grows up, this kid's academic performance is sloppy, he's out of touch, his mouth is disgusting, and he likes to cause trouble... Yingtian may not be many, but this kid is definitely among them.

This time it became Zhang Ximeng's heart disease, did he destroy Zhu Ying?

But the recent changes made Zhang Ximeng overjoyed. First, the battle of Fuliangzhou, and then the current enlightenment... All made Zhang Ximeng a pleasant surprise. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

It could even be said that he just wanted to grow a radish, and ginseng grew!

This harvest is really happy, Zhang Ximeng couldn't wait and went to Li Shanchang.

Zhang Ximeng came to Zhongshu Province to meet Li Shanchang, but Lao Li was not surprised at all, and even felt a little bit of running in both directions... Sure enough, he came! I guessed nothing wrong!

"Zhang Xiang, if you don't come, I will still find you!"

Zhang Ximeng also said, "Brother Li, I'm actually here to beg you."

Li Shanchang remained calm, what are you begging me for? Ask me to start with the Ministry of Accounts? You don't want to get your hands dirty?

"Zhang Xiang, if you have something to do, just order it. Is it enough trouble?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "Brother Li, it's like this. In the former case, I encouraged the lord to set up a commercial special department. This time, I would like to ask Li brother to help and set up a criminal special legal department."

Li Shanchang was stunned, it wasn't the Ministry of Household's business?

"Zhang Xiang, what is this for?"

"I don't do anything, I just want to select a group of talents to go there, help, help Zhu Ying, and govern Lingnan." After a pause, Zhang Ximeng added: "Brother Li, we have been promoting equal fields in the past, and the land has been divided. It is difficult to adjust. Lingnan is vast and sparsely populated, and there are large tracts of land around it that can be used. Zhu Ying has escaped a bit, but I think he is fully capable of managing Lingnan... If nothing else, he can explore a way With a completely different development path from the Central Plains, our Daming has two sets of systems, one is the basic business of agriculture, and the other is Lingnan, where industry and commerce are booming. They complement each other and learn from each other.