Zhao Zhen nodded silently, he couldn't accuse Su Jin of substituting points for noodles to cover the whole, in connection with the situation of the state capitals withholding tax money for purchase every year, Zhao Zhen can basically conclude that Su Jin's speculation is accurate.

Every year, all departments of the imperial court have to draw up a list of purchases, inside and outside the palace, two governments and three departments, three provinces, six ministries and twenty divisions will summarize the budgets of each department, concentrate on the three departments and yamen to report and review in a unified manner, and then assign them to the corresponding local road and state capitals after approval; And every year's purchase budget ends up being the most worrying thing.

Taking last year as an example, the total fiscal and tax revenue of the previous year was about 38 million yuan, and the amount of money withheld by the local government reached 16 million yuan, but this was not enough, and one after another, the state capitals from various places came to the capital to clamo for money, saying that the money allocated by the imperial court was simply not enough, and the market price had risen, and now they still owe money to the people and merchants.

Zhao Zhen is also soft-hearted, whenever these people talk about the people, Zhao Zhen always disregards Yan Shu's opposition and approves the appropriation; After going back and forth, in the end, the tax money that was actually transported to the treasury became a mere 10 million, and 70% of it was withheld.

Immediately after the defeat of the war in the northwest, the pension, repair, disaster relief, and unexpected expenditures in all aspects emerged one after another, and finally even the imperial examination was not completed, and after the autumn, there was a famine, and the tax revenue that had been increasing every year shrank by half at once, but this year's budget reported after the year had increased, and it was foreseeable that this year was a year of stretching.

Su Jin's words reminded Zhao Zhen that he couldn't spend so much money last year anyway, and the biggest possibility was that many state capitals were greedy for the imperial court's money.

The more Zhao Zhen thought about it, the more frightened he became, feeling that he was a big wrongdoer, he was reluctant to put a few more lotus seeds in a bowl of lotus seed soup, and even did not hesitate to issue a "meal reduction order" to call for saving, but a group of people opened their blood basins and bit open their blood vessels to suck blood; I shudder to think about it.

"Su Aiqing! I believe that what you said is true, so do you have a good plan to deal with it? "Unconsciously, even the title has changed, from the slightly contemptuous 'Su Sheren' to 'Su Jin' to Su Aiqing, it is directly a triple jump.

Su Jinxin said: I know I'm afraid, life is not as comfortable as you think.

"Your Majesty, there are only two ways, one is to rectify the rule of officials, and the other is to reform the fiscal and taxation system, which way do you think to take?"

"Why can't you do both?" Zhao Zhen said.

Su Jin said: "The emperor knows better than the ministers in his heart, the emperor said that he would choose which road, and the ministers analyzed and analyzed it according to this road." ”

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said, "Then choose the path of change." ”

Su Jin smiled and said: "The emperor is sage, but the minister wants to hear the reason why the emperor does not choose to rectify the rule of officials, and the minister wants to have a long experience with the emperor." ”

Zhao Zhen sighed and said: "How can it be clever, it is really a helpless move; Now the Great Song Dynasty can be said to be worried both inside and outside, the western thieves are at war with me, the Liao people are ready to move, the country has just experienced a great famine, and bandits in various places are also rising; At this time, it is not appropriate to make a big move, because once internal chaos breaks out, the officials will be panicked, and if they fail to settle down, they will not be able to go outside. ”

Su Jin understood Zhao Zhen's feelings, he hated these people, but he had to rely on these people, and he was really helpless.

"The minister has been taught, and it is not appropriate to take a big tonic at the beginning of a serious illness, but it is more appropriate to lie down and recuperate." Su Jindao.

"That's exactly the reason, the timing is not right, and you must not come nonsense."

"The only way to do this is to change the system and make it better, so that they don't have loopholes to exploit."

Zhao Zhen frowned and said: "But I am also very worried, and I have tried several times to change things, for example, after Song Qi wrote the book, I issued an edict to clean up redundant things, but it was also difficult to solve." Do you have a better way? ”

Su Jin said: "The minister doesn't dare to say how good this method is, but the minister's thinking is different from Song Gong's; The redundancy that Song Gong said was the symptom, but he also prescribed the medicine of the tiger and wolf, and the strength was strong enough, and the rebound became more intense; Moreover, the three redundancies and three expenses he mentioned were fundamentally a move to rectify the management of officials and streamline personnel, and it was not surprising that it would arouse opposition. ”

Zhao Zhen hurriedly said: "What is your solution?" ”

Su Jindao: "My method is to start purely from the fiscal and taxation system, the implementation of the policy of opening up sources and reducing expenditure, very simple, in terms of expenditure, all expenditures need to be handled by the imperial court, to eliminate the possibility of local interference, in other words, to return the right to local procurement and interception back to the imperial court." ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Then how to buy materials?" ”

Su Jin said: "The three divisions were ordered to set up a procurement division independently, and the purchasing personnel were appointed by the imperial court, who were not familiar with local officials and businessmen, and coupled with strict auditing, they could make every penny spent clearly and clearly; I dare to conclude that at least 30% of the purchase cost can be saved; If the annual withholding tax is calculated at 15 million yuan, at least 5 million yuan can be saved every year, which can be enough for the imperial court to do several major things. ”

Zhao Zhen was silent, pondered for a while, and said: "The method is a good way, but I'm afraid it won't work." ”

Su Jin said: "Why doesn't it work? Are you afraid of opposition? No; The matter of procurement is the authority of the three divisions, and the local state government yamen is entrusted with the charge d'affaires, they have no reason to make trouble, and if they make a fuss, they will expose the old bottom, so they can only pinch their noses and keep silent; At most, it's just a secret obstruction. ”

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "I'm not worried about this, I'm saying that all the money and taxes will be deported to Beijing, and then purchased from the capital by the purchasing divisions set up in various states...... Do you take off your pants and fart? To come and go, we have to send a large team of people to escort, I have dozens of state capitals in the Great Song Dynasty, several times a year, nearly 100 escorts, how much manpower and material resources are consumed on the way? Have you ever thought about this? ”

Su Jin smiled slightly and said: "The emperor is really thoughtful, but the minister has really thought about this matter, and the minister has a way to let this money come and go freely, without the need for labor, military and financial resources." ”

Zhao Zhen reprimanded: "I dare to speak big in front of me, can Qian Yin grow legs?" ”

Su Jin said: "The minister is not a big talk, the minister has his own clever plan to let Qian Yin have legs to walk on his own, but before that, the minister still wants to implore the emperor to fulfill his promise and come forward to dissolve the marriage contract between Miss Yan and the Pang family, so that the minister can not lose his word." ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Su Jin and said, "Are you blackmailing?" ”

Su Jin scratched his head and said, "How could the emperor think so, the minister is just pleading; Or take this as a transaction, I will save five million yuan of financial and tax income every year for the imperial court, and I should use these five million to buy you gold noodles once, and solve this problem for Weichen? ”

Zhao Zhen said: "My face is only worth five million? ”

Su Jin smiled and said: "The account can't be calculated like this, five million this year, five million next year, ten years?" What about a hundred years? I am the immortal foundation of the Great Song Dynasty, how many billions of taxes should be saved, and how many big things should be done, the minister feels incredible when he thinks about it. ”

Zhao Zhen unconsciously said: "Are you painting cakes for me to hear?" Do you want to fool me with an illusory vision? ”

Su Jin thought for a while and said: "That's it, since the emperor is not at ease, the minister will tell you about this matter, and if you think it can be done, you will help the minister once; If you think it can't be done, just give up, turn around and leave, no longer bothering you; How is it? ”

Zhao Zhen sneered: "Turn around and leave?" Can you go? If the method is feasible, I will help you once, if the method is not possible, you can walk with your body and shake your head to stay; Doesn't what I just said count? ”

Su Jin was very depressed, and after going around for a long time, the emperor still didn't forget to ask for his own head; However, Su Jin has confidence in his own plan; I didn't expect that I could survive in a desperate situation, not only did I escape a catastrophe, but I also killed three birds with one stone if I didn't get it right, and solved the two major things in my heart.

I'm so fucking talented! Su Jin is narcissistic.

……

Yan Shu paced back and forth at the gate of the Wende Palace, and he returned directly to the Sansi Yamen after the dispersal of the dynasty, Su Jin was summoned by the emperor alone, which was expected, in Yan Shu's opinion, Su Jin was at most gambling with the emperor, protesting against the unfair treatment given to him, and the emperor would definitely comfort him, and then what should he do.

Since Su Jin has agreed to Zhao Zhen's conditions, although he is a lazy person, he will still work hard to win, and Yan Shu has even considered asking someone to take his name tag to inform Zhang Fangping, the editor of the History Museum; Ask him to take care of Su Jin, who is going to work in the History Museum, and try to let Su Jin have more time to read the book, after all, there is only one month before the big exam, and the time is extremely urgent.

But in a blink of an eye, Yan Shu felt that his vision was too far, because not long ago, Fu Bi sneaked out of the Wende Palace, and ran to the Sansi Yamen to report the news, saying that Su Jin and the emperor were working in the Wende Palace; Although no one was allowed to go in and disturb, he heard the emperor shouting and killing several times, and he was so frightened that Fu Bi's soul was about to fly, so he hurriedly came to Yan Shu for advice.

Yan Shu is not a soul flying out of the sky, beating his chest and heartache along the way, this Su Jin is simply a thorn, and he is not honest in front of the emperor, provoking the emperor to shout and kill This is the first time Yan Shu has heard of it.

The emperor has always been tepid, but he was actually angry like this, which shows how presumptuous Su Jin is.

When he arrived at the gate of Wende Palace, the attendants were not allowed to enter, and Yan Shu had no choice; The emperor has issued a strict order not to allow no one to enter or leave, and it seems that Su Jin's life cannot be saved; Yan Shu paced left and right, thinking about how to deal with the aftermath.

If Su Jin is going to be killed, although he may not necessarily be unlucky, the impact will be absolutely bad; The person I recommended was killed, which was a big blow both emotionally and morale, and what did I rely on to compete for the phase? But what will happen to Yan Biyun? This girl is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, once she can't think about it, it's ......

Yan Shu's mind was chaotic, as if he had been stuffed into a mess, and he couldn't figure it out, and when he was hesitating, laughter came from the corridor in the hall.

Yan Shu and Fu Bi turned their heads to look, and were stunned for a moment, only to see the emperor and Su Jin walking side by side talking and laughing, Su Jin was still holding an inkstone in his hand, which seemed to be rewarded by the emperor.

Yan Shu and Fu Bi's four eyeballs were jumping around on the ground, and they couldn't pick them up.