Datang: Acting as a celestial mystery at the beginning

Ma Zhou lived here alone, without even a maid, and the arrangement was very simple.

"Sir, please come inside!"

Even though Ma Zhou was an official of Yushitai, he had to be polite when facing Li Yi'an.

"The location of Shengpingfang is not good, and it's not that I don't have money. How can I buy this kind of place? It's too far away from the palace, so it's inconvenient to walk around." Li Yian retorted casually.

You know, in Chang'an City, there are sayings that the east is noble, the west is rich, and the south is poor.

What about the north?

That is the emperor's family.

So, the further south you go, the more common it is.

Even so, this courtyard is not cheap. After all, everything in Chang'an is expensive, and living in a big place is not easy.

However, Li Yi'an's words had a different meaning to Ma Zhou's ears, and he was moved to tears, because the husband cared about him, and even cared about such trivial things as daily life.

"That's Mr.'s money, Ma Zhou dare not waste it casually."

Ma Zhou immediately said: "Actually, it's not far from here to the imperial city, as long as you get up early and hurry, you can get there quickly."

"I'm worried about myself, not you, so don't be sentimental. After a while, I will live with you. It's so far away from Lidong City, and it's also far from Yantiesi. What if I can't make it in time?"

Li Yi'an shook his head, knowing that Ma Zhou would make up his mind again.

Ma Zhou scratched his head. In his opinion, the husband must not be very good at expressing his feelings, so he used such a clumsy excuse.

He temporarily put the things he brought at Ma Zhou's house, and asked, "Where is Yan Tiessi? Take me to have a look first."

The Chang'an Salt and Iron Department, under the management of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is within the palace city, led by Ma Zhou, and it is not troublesome to enter and exit the Suzaku Gate.

Soon I arrived at the main hall where Yan Tiesi was located. There were no other officials here, and I didn't know where they went. Only a man in his 30s was sitting inside and dozing off boredly.

"Cough cough!"

As a member of Yushitai, Ma Zhou was very upset when he saw that the officials of the Yantie Division seemed to be playing tricks on their duties. He coughed intentionally and asked loudly, "Why are you the only one here? Where are the others?"

The man was startled, got up and rubbed his eyes, and said dissatisfiedly: "Who are you? Don't you know that it's rude to disturb others to sleep?"

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Chapter 102

"You Yanties, are you so casual? You are the only one here, what about the others?"

Ma Zhou, as the censor, had to show his majesty on such occasions, and his serious look still shocked the other party.

The man saw that Ma Zhou was wearing a green official uniform, which was the clothing of officials of the sixth and seventh ranks. As for the fish charms and fish bags of the Tang Dynasty, they could only be owned by officials of the fifth rank and above. Next, Ma Zhou also hopes to have a fish talisman, but unfortunately the level is not enough.

The highest official of the Yantie Division was also lowered from the seventh rank, and the other officials were completely out of line, and they were not enough in front of Ma Zhou.

The man finally came to his senses and stood up tremblingly, wondering where they came from.

"Where are the rest of Yantie Division?" Li Yian asked first.

"None of them... have come, and I'm just left here to watch the value." The man said with a trembling voice.

Most of the salt and iron are controlled by Wu Xing Qiwang, and the Yan and Iron Division is almost useless. The salt and iron tax cannot be collected at all, and no one dares to ask Wu Xing Qiwang to collect it. Even the officials of the Yantie Division have many aristocratic families. people.

In addition, the old salt and iron envoy was withdrawn by Li Shimin, and the new salt and iron envoy Li Yi'an had just arrived. During this gap period, the temporary deputy envoy still hadn't let himself go.

"what!"

Ma Zhou said angrily: "As an official of the imperial court, if you don't want to come, you won't come. They still have the imperial court in their eyes? Or do they regard Yanties as your family? When I go back to Yushitai, I will definitely play and punish them severely. "

Yushitai!

The man looked at Ma Zhou, and his body trembled even more. It was a supervisory agency, equivalent to the discipline inspection department of later generations, and was targeted by the censor. Little officials like them would end badly.

"Can you call everyone back?"

Li Yi'an said in a deep voice: "I am the new Yantie envoy. I am here for the first time today. Even the rest of you can't see it. Finally, I have seen how chaotic the Yantie department is."

The man could only bow and bow, shook his head and said: "I don't know where they went. Most of those people are from aristocratic families. Only I was recommended by the aristocratic family. I really don't know anything."

Sure enough, it was a group of people from aristocratic families, who came to such a place with plenty of oil and water, but they were just eating and waiting to die.

"Too presumptuous!"

Ma Zhou said angrily.

"Forget it, let's go back first."

Li Yian shook his head.

Now he doesn't even know where he is, and it's useless to get angry. He's coming this time, and he's mentally prepared for it. He expects that Yan Tiessi may be very miserable, and it's acceptable for him.

As for how to deal with the deputy envoy and others, Li Yi'an will deal with it separately after he takes office.

Seeing the two of them leave, the man heaved a sigh of relief, as long as he was fine, but he had a feeling in his heart that Yan Tiessi might have a major change.

"Sir, Ma Yushi!"

They just passed by the office of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and happened to see Pei Ju coming out of it, and said with a smile, "Sir, are you going to serve as an envoy?"

"That's right, but I'm also too disappointed in Yan Teishi."

Li Yi'an said helplessly: "There is only one person on duty in such a big Yantie department that handles official business, and everyone else has gone to somewhere, and the corpse is a vegetarian meal. It's no wonder that the treasury has no money."

"Is there such a thing?"

Pei Ju frowned.

The Department of Salt and Iron is managed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and it is also a department that collects salt and iron taxes. Although it has enough oil and water, its status is not high. Pei Ju, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, usually seldom interferes with internal affairs.

"We saw it with our own eyes. If you don't believe me, Mr. Pei, you can go and have a look."

Li Yi'an continued: "But after I take office, I will definitely make great efforts to rectify it."

Pei Ju said angrily: "It's a mere salt and iron department, so courageous, I will definitely investigate first."

After finishing speaking, he said goodbye to Li Yi'an first, and strode towards Yantiesi.

Even though Pei Ju was Li Yi'an's immediate boss, he had no intention of following him back, and walked out of the palace gate directly.

"Sir, are you temporarily staying in Chang'an today?"

Ma Zhou asked.