The weather was gloomy and the air was somewhat cool.

Lin Haoran arrived at the palace gate, and after verifying his identity, he stepped into the West Garden. For this most luxurious house, I gradually became more familiar with it, and less curious and awe-inspiring.

Walking through the deep doorway and walking in the narrow passage, there were soon red walls and yellow tiles, palace buildings, and Taoist buildings in the distance, and well-equipped guards patrolling.

Back in the subordinate office, there were only a few subordinate officials here, and Yu Bo and the other ministers were not there. However, he was also used to it, and unlike the repair hall of the Hanlin Academy, it was often empty.

Lin Haoran made a cup of tea, sat down in front of the public seat, and then opened a book brought from the Hanlin Academy.

Although Naorou's work is very busy, he has always been relatively quiet in the morning. Generally at this time, Yan Ge Lao only began to vote for the recital, and the other two Ge Lao may not come.

He took advantage of this spare time to read some history books and turn over some previous files.

Although Wu Shan, an old man, was very unkind and prevented him from carrying a heavier burden in the officialdom, he also knew his own weaknesses, and he was indeed lacking in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, and the ancestral law had a transcendent position. Why is the issue of "sea ban" delayed again and again, it is precisely because of the policy of sea ban during the Dazu period that Jiajing did not dare to reopen the sea easily.

Or some people say that when he arrived at Chengzu Zhu Di, he opened the sea, and sent Zheng He to the West seven times.

It's just that Jiajing lacks a little confidence than Chengzu, Chengzu's world is "beaten", and even the country says that it will be accommodated, but Jiajing benefits from the bloodline and the favor of the "ancestral law".

It is precisely in this way that Lin Haoran must not only be familiar with the current era, but also be familiar with the history of the Ming Dynasty and the law of the ancestors.

"Elder Yan Ge will let you go!"

It was only two pages before the book was turned when a cabinet official walked in and said.

Lin Haoran nodded lightly, knowing that calling him over at this time would not be to send the book to the Wanshou Palace, but to run errands outside the palace, but he didn't know which yamen he had to run.

The answer was soon revealed, and Yan Song asked him to go to the household for a run.

Since the issue of the official's fortune has always been unresolved, this household department is probably the most diligent yamen he has been running for recently, and his face has already become a pass.

Entering the duty room of the head of the household, there was an official in his sixties sitting in front of the desk. This official has a national face, his eyes look cold, and he is flipping through the file.

Hearing some movement, he slowly raised his head, glanced at it lightly, and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"Xiaguan Hanlin Xiu and Cabinet Secretary Naolang meets with the minister!" Lin Haoran saluted to the Hubu Shangshu sitting at the desk, and at the same time secretly observed the new Hubu Shangshu.

Since the problem of officials could not be solved, the household department fell into the dilemma of having no rice to cook, and Fang Blunt became the scapegoat for the incident. And Fang Blunt's successor is Jia Yingchun, the former secretary of the Criminal Department.

Jia Yingchun was originally from a non-Hanlin background, and being able to go from the criminal department to the household department is undoubtedly standing at the pinnacle of life. It's just that the pressure he is facing is not small, and he has to take care of the "mess" of the household department and fill the "hole" of the Ming Dynasty's finances.

"Tell me what's going on in the cabinet!" Jia Yingchun's gaze fell on the file again, and he said in an instructive tone.

Lin Haoran didn't expect this person to be so cold to him, so he reluctantly arched his hand and said: "Elder Yan Ge asked the subordinate to come over and ask, the lord of the ministry proposed that the tax income is less than eighty percent and he should not be promoted, how much can he increase his income?" On what basis? ”

This new official took office three times, and Jia Yingchun put forward the proposal that "those who collect less than eighty percent of the taxes shall not be promoted" for the first time. This is linked to the collection of fines and promotions for superbirths in later generations, which is actually the same thing.

Now Jia Yingchun intends to use this method to increase the enthusiasm of local officials to collect taxes and grain, so as to increase the total tax revenue of the whole country.

"At least it can increase the income by one percent, as for the basis? Isn't that obvious? It depends on whether Yan Ge Lao has this charm, for the sake of Daming's finances! Jia Yingchun raised his head and said a statistic, and then said with a natural look.

If it were an ordinary person, I am afraid that he would agree with Jia Yingchun's logic, but Lin Haoran saw the problem more deeply, so he opened his mouth again: "Yan Ge Lao will naturally think about Da Ming, but Yan Ge Lao means!" If this policy is implemented, will it increase the burden of the people, thereby causing an increase in the barren land of the Ming Dynasty! ”

"This policy is aimed at those who refuse to pay taxes and the strong, what does it have to do with ordinary people?" Jia Yingchun put down the scroll heavily, and looked at Lin Haoran with a calm gaze.

Lin Haoran saw that his eyes were a little flustered, and he arched his hand towards him and asked, "I heard that Lord Mintang once did Nanyang Magistrate?" ”

"What if you did it?" Jia Yingchun looked at Lin Haoran deeply, with a little hostility in his eyes.

Lin Haoran was not afraid of his gaze, and said with a gentle smile on his face: "If Nanyang's tax revenue must be paid in full ninety percent, how will the Lord of the Ministry of Education collect taxes?" The people who are recruited are all Diao people and Haoqiang? ”

A scribe was about to come in, but he took half a step and retracted as if he had been electrocuted, and looked inside with a frightened face, feeling that a volcano was about to erupt at any moment.

Jia Yingchun stared at Lin Haoran for a long time before he asked, "Are these words said by Yan Ge?" ”

"After Yan Ge Lao finished reading the recital of the Ministry Hall, he did not draft the vote, but asked the lower officials to go on this trip, why is this?" Lin Haoran met his gaze and asked with a smile.

Now Yan Song always likes to do things with him, in fact, he is willing to spend effort to guess Yan Song's psychology, and he does more than the average Si Zhilang. In this matter, although he was not sure what Yan Song's plan was, he was obviously worried about Jia Yingchun's suggestion.

Of course, there will also be other interests involved here, and Yan Song will also be cautious, and any decision must be carefully weighed. What's more, this matter also requires the cooperation of the officials.

Jia Yingchun stared at Lin Haoran for a moment, and finally said dejectedly: "You go back, I will personally visit Yan Ge Lao!" ”

"Farewell to the official!" Lin Haoran saluted respectfully, then turned to leave.

Because he is in the cabinet, he will know more things, Xu Jie was proposed by Fang Yu, and then he strongly recommended Jia Yingchun as the head of the household.

Xu Jie and Jia Yingchun were both fellow scholars in the second year of Jiajing, Xu Jie entered the Hanlin Academy, and Jia Yingchun started from Zhixian. Soon after Xu Jie's entry into the cabinet, Jia Yingchun walked out of the quagmire in Nanjing and became the new secretary of the criminal department, and now he has moved to the head of the household department.

Now Jia Yingchun is undoubtedly a core member of the Xu Party, so he has a strong hostile psychology towards Yan Song, and he is not willing to take the initiative to communicate with Yan Song until this moment.

It's just that Jia Yingchun is really not as good as Fang Dut, although the measures he proposed can increase some taxes for the Ming Dynasty, but the result of this simple power pressure, the final pressure will only be transmitted to the poor people.