The account book of the Guangdong City Bo Division?

Except for the three cabinet ministers present, the rest were all big figures at the level of Shangshu and Shilang, and they all looked at the copy in Yan Shifan's hand.

It's just that many people have doubts in their hearts, although Guangdong's opening of the sea is effective, but it will definitely not have much harvest, after all, the current Guangdong is not stable. Now, Yan Shifan is taking the harvest of Guangdong City, but he doesn't know which one he wants to play?

A trace of dissatisfaction appeared on Xu Jie's face, but it flashed instantly, and he returned to his calm and peaceful side, as if nothing had happened.

Hey?

Zhou Yan's brows furrowed slightly, although he also didn't understand which Yan Shifan played, but he found that his situation was very passive, and he felt like he was punching all the cotton.

Boom......

A crisp and long bell chime sounded, and Huang Jin immediately understood and presented the recital.

After a long time, Jiajing looked at the notebook, and a lazy voice came: "Everyone, you all take a look!" ”

Huang Jin handed the transcript to Yan Song first, and Yan Shifan stepped forward to take it for his father, because he already knew the content of the transcript, but he directly handed it to Zhou Yandao: "Look! ”

Zhou Yan met Yan Shifan's provocative gaze, snorted coldly, stretched out his hand to take the notebook, and was stunned when he opened it.

Hey?

Gao Yao, who was familiar with Zhou Yan, came over, and a solemn look immediately appeared on his face.

Zhou Yan reacted and handed the notebook in his hand to the others. When the others saw the notebook, their faces were different, but they were all shocked.

Xu Jie's brows furrowed, at this moment, he, the second assistant of the Great Ming, seemed to be forgotten by the whole world, especially Lu Ben glanced at him triumphantly.

"Noisy! Noisy! Noisy! None of you don't bother me, if you can get a good result, it's just here to clean up! ”

But at this moment, Jiajing's voice full of indignation came, pointing the finger at all the officials present.

"The old minister is terrified!"

Yan Song's buttocks slipped away from the embroidery pier, and he immediately bowed to the ground, and said with a good attitude of admitting his mistake.

"Wechen is terrified!"

The other officials also fell to the ground and put on a good attitude of admitting their mistakes.

Jiajing snorted dissatisfiedly, looked at the courtiers on the ground and said: "Guangdong City Bosi earns 400,000 taels a year, how much is the release of money in Guangdong last year?" ”

Ay......

Listening to this figure, the officials were really mixed, and the income of the city department had reached an unbelievable level.

"Back to the emperor, it's 390,000 taels!" Although Gao Yao is an old oilman in officialdom, his business ability is also very strong, and he immediately reported an accurate number.

"Huh...... A city is on top of the tax revenue of a province in Guangdong, this is a model of a courtier! Jiajing looked at the officials in the hall and praised without hesitation.

When the officials heard this, although they were very jealous, thinking that this Lin Wenkui was too unsocial, they had to admit that this person was indeed a genius.

Now that such achievements have been made, Guangdong Kaihai has undoubtedly achieved a comprehensive success, at least there is absolutely no possibility of closing the Guangdong City Bosi again, and Lin Haoran will become one of the representatives of the Kaihai faction.

Yan Song coughed lightly, and Lu Ben suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Lin Haoran, the prefect of Guangzhou and the deputy envoy of Guangdong Patrol Road, said that the natives of Nanyang do not know iron pots, shovels and other iron tools, so they are trafficked several times more often in Nanyang. It's just that the Guangdong region is subject to the shortage of ironmaking, so please allow Guangdong to smelt pig iron, so as to strive for the goal of 800,000 taels of revenue in Guangdong City next year! ”

800,000 taels?

When the officials heard this number, their hearts were shocked again, this Lin Wenkui was either a genius or a madman.

Jiajing didn't show his attitude, but said lightly: "You all get up, right?" Is this feasible? ”

"This must not be done! Guangdong is located on the border, and it is an eventful season, once the production of pig iron soars, it is inevitable that it will be used by thieves, which will cause greater disasters! The military department Shangshu had a strong sense of crisis, and immediately stood up against it.

"The minister seconded the proposal! Iron tools are related to the safety of the Ming Dynasty, how can they stand under the dangerous wall because of small profits, Lin Haoran This is a heart-wrenching theory! Zhou Yan seemed to be more and more courageous, and stood up and clearly opposed.

Yan Shifan seemed to be on the same bar with him, but he snorted coldly: "Lord Zhou, if you increase the amount of pig iron a little, you are afraid of shaking the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, what is the difference between it and abandoning food due to choking?" As courtiers, we should relieve the worries of the saints, instead of selling our reputation in the court and doing nothing all year round! ”

It's not that he supports Lin Haoran so much, in essence, he is still not interested in this person, but elevating Lin Haoran can undoubtedly effectively hit Zhou Yan.

It's just that he probably didn't expect that as soon as this remark came out, half of the officials blushed.

"Guangdong pig iron is mainly to build iron disaster for Nanyang, which can not only increase the financial revenue of the Ming Dynasty, but also will not cause harm to the Ming Dynasty, and the minister believes that Lin Haoran's request should be granted!" Lu Ben stood up at the right time and said.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Wu Peng, the head of the household, followed suit.

The scene is undoubtedly dominated by the strict party, but everyone understands that it is the emperor's attitude that really plays a decisive role.

Boom......

A long bell chime sounded, and Jiajing spoke: "Elder Xu Ge, what do you think? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes couldn't help but fall to Xu Jie, who was gradually gaining the grace of the saint, wondering what he would say.

Xu Jie stepped forward and pondered for a moment before replying: "Weichen thinks that Xu Shangshu and Zhou Yushi's concerns are not unreasonable, and they are also thinking about the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, but if there is not much pig iron to refine, there is no need to be too nervous!" ”

When Yan Shifan heard this, he rolled his eyes, and he didn't say anything after a long time. There is no standard for weighing this amount.

However, he also knows Xu Jie's style, and he has always been steady, especially before he can't figure out the intentions of the saint, he will definitely not express his position lightly.

Boom......

A long bell chime sounded, and Jiajing spoke: "Yan Ge Lao, what do you think? ”

Yan Song sat on the rusty pier, leaned over and listened carefully, but he looked up obviously slowly, knowing that it was the emperor who asked for his opinion, and pondered for a while before replying tremblingly: "The old minister thinks that the matter of pig iron can be tried by Guangdong as it was when Guangdong opened the sea. If the effect is good, our court will support it, and if something really goes wrong, we will ban it! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded one after another, and found that it was really Yan Ge's old man who was more sophisticated.

Boom......

A long bell chime sounded, and Jiajing said with a final word: "Only this word is very good!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the matter was like a certainty, and no one dared to challenge Jiajing's authority.

Yan Shifan glanced at Xu Jie and the others arrogantly like a victorious rooster, as if everything was in the plan.

Xu Jie glanced at Yan Shifan thoughtfully, but his heart sank, and he felt like he was being played.

After the pig iron matter was over, the focus of the controversy quickly returned to the issue of next year's financial expenditure and to the core issue of whether the Ministry of Industry could use the 2 million taels of budget.

With the 400,000 taels of Guangdong City's ship, it is like a delicious fish falling into a group of cats, and all departments want to get a piece of the pie.

It's just that the situation has become a fixed situation, except for the soldiers who get a little meat, the rest of the money will be requisitioned by the Ministry of Industry.

Whether it was the construction of the Bagua Array around the city of Beijing, the re-engineering of the three major halls, or the governance of the Yellow River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Yan Shifan had too many excuses to eat this fatty fish.

Of course, a mere 400,000 taels of silver can't solve the actual problem of the current financial embarrassment of the Ming Dynasty, and it can be regarded as a fig leaf at most.

At the end of the discussion, some people were happy and some were sad.

Yan Shifan seemed to be arrogant, helping his father to walk away slowly, and Zhou Yan was undoubtedly depressed, and today he was like a clown.

Xu Jie did not return to the Wuyi Hall duty room, but left the West Garden directly and returned directly to the shabby house in Laohuai Hutong.

When he returned home, he was faced with the tea delivered by his subordinates, but he suddenly broke out and threw the tea cup on the ground, which shocked the maid who delivered the tea.

"It's too much of a deception! It's so deceitful! ”

Xu Jie's face, which had always been amiable, had a rare look of anger, and he slapped his palm on the table angrily.

It is said that such an important matter as the annual income of 500,000 taels of silver in Guangdong City, he, the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty, should know about it.

It's just that before Yan Shifan took out the notebook, he didn't know anything about it, and handed the transcript to the courtiers to see, but Yan Shifan bypassed him again and completely ignored him. In particular, his natural behavior would make the emperor and his colleagues mistakenly think that he was in the know.

Yan Shifan is just a small person who came to serve his father, but he presided over the cabinet, and his dignified Ming Cifu was marginalized and became a veritable "deaf man", how could he not be angry?

Especially at today's meeting, his performance was not bright, but the old guy won the favor of the saint again.

As soon as he thought of this, his mood at this moment was extremely depressed, and he felt even more distant from replacing Yan Song.

It was indignant that he wanted to go back to the study to read books to cultivate his body and mind, but the housekeeper hurriedly came in and said that he was the head of the household Gao Yao.

Hey?

Xu Jie's brows furrowed, and he muttered in a low voice, "Why would he visit me?" But he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately said to the housekeeper: "Quick, take people to the study and prepare the best dragon well." ”

Although the Hubu Shangshu has been like a horse watching flowers all these years, and the chair has not been hot and he has gotten out, he is optimistic about this Gao Yao, who was born in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Not only does Gao Yao have a lot of energy, but the most important thing is that this person has the ability, but he can put himself in a very low position and appear respectful to everyone.

It's just that what puzzled him was that Gao Yao took Yan Shifan's path, so he got the important position of the head of the household department. Now, the discussion has just ended, Gao Yao has no reason to find him, but it is his ally Zhou Yan who should be looking for him.

"It's really a sin for the lower officials to disturb Xu Ge's rest!" Gao Yao walked into the room and immediately confessed.

Gao Yao is about fifty years old, short and fat, but with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a mustache, and a very infectious smile.

Although the gold content of the Hubu Shangshu is too low, Gao Yao can get this position, which undoubtedly shows that he has the background and ability.

"Gao Shangshu is here, this is to make the humble house shine, what a crime!" Xu Jie took the initiative to greet him, maintaining his usual amiable attitude and said, "Gao Shangshu, please take a seat!" ”

Gao Yao naturally knew the number of etiquette, and respectfully replied: "Elder Xu Ge, you sit first!" ”

The two sides were seated, and the top dragon well was sent up, and the aroma was overflowing.

Gao Yao took a sip of tea, first praised the tea, and then said straight to the point: "Elder Xu Ge, the lower officials took the liberty to bother, I want to know what you think of today's measures to increase the financial revenue of the imperial court?" ”

"Huh...... Yan Ge Lao is worthy of foresight, and the matter of pig iron can be piloted first, and then see its effect! Xu Jie was stunned for a moment, and smiled as if he had no mustard.

Although he didn't understand Gao Yao's intention, it was naturally impossible for him to express what was in his heart, who knew if Gao Yao was sent to explore the wind.

"Not this!" Gao Yao shook his head slowly, looked at Xu Jie deeply, and said, "Xia Guan wants to know that Yan Maoqing proposed to increase the salt class to one million taels and remove all the remaining salt, what does Xu Ge Lao think of this matter?" ”

Daming firmly controlled the production of salt, and introduced dealers through salt introduction, and the dealers went to the salt field to extract salt after getting the salt introduction.

It's just that there is a problem here, salt introduction naturally cannot be indiscriminately distributed, and the amount of salt produced must be verified every year before the amount of salt introduction is issued. It is precisely in this way that errors in the data are inevitable, and there is a residual salt in the technical terminology.

If the official issue of 100 catties of salt, in addition to getting 100 catties of salt, salt merchants can also buy surplus salt at a low price.

Nowadays, the profit-making groups of salt merchants around the country are making a big fuss about "surplus salt", saving an astonishing amount of "surplus salt" every year, so as to obtain high profits.

After Premier Yan Maoqing took charge of the salt administration of the four salt transportation divisions of Zhejiang, Lianghuai, Changlu and Hedong, he chose to start with surplus salt and greatly reduced the proportion of surplus salt, thus promoting the salt tax in the four places to reach 1 million taels, which undoubtedly harmed the interests of salt merchants in the four places.

Xu Jie suddenly realized that he finally understood why Gao Yao suddenly found him, but it was not Gao Yao who wanted to find him, but the salt merchant group behind Gao Yao who wanted to find him.

As soon as he thought of this, Xu Jie shook his head slowly, and said regretfully: "The increase in the amount of silver in this salt tax to one million taels is certainly an increase in the financial revenue of the imperial court, but it will inevitably push up the price of salt in the four places, and it will inevitably suffer the local people." And as far as the old man knows, the salt households are very poor, and they can barely survive on a little surplus salt, which cuts off their livelihood. Although it is beneficial to the imperial court's finances in the short term, it will ruin the salt government in the long run. It's just that the old man is now soft-spoken, even if he stands up against it, it will be useless, what a shame! ”

As soon as these words came out, it was undoubtedly a very clear attitude, and this Ming Cifu held opposing views.

"Elder Xu Ge, you must not be so depressed, he will honor you in the future!" Gao Yao spoke comfortingly, and seemed to have something to say.

It has been said that God closing a door will surely open a window.

Xu Jie met Gao Yao's gaze, knowing that the future was full of infinite sunshine, and said tentatively: "Let's not talk about these unhappy things, it's rare to see each other today, how about we have a drink?" ”

"Very good!" Gao Yao responded with a smile, and calmly drank and chatted with Xu Jie, as if he had met a confidant.