Great Wei scholar

Xu Qingxiao said innocently.

Zhang Jing: "..."

"Okay, I won't tell you about this. Anyway, I have written down this kindness, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice also remembered it. They said that after your confinement is over, they will go to Tengyun Tower to host a few tables to thank you."

Zhang Jing said.

"That's being polite. I'll hold a few tables for dinner. Last time, I really had to hold a few tables for apology for the matter of the Ministry of Punishment."

When Xu Qingxiao heard this, she shook her head immediately. To be honest, she was a little impulsive when she made a big fuss about the Criminal Department last time.

Now after this crisis, everyone is united in the same hatred, which can be regarded as resolving the grievances. It is also normal to host a few tables to plead guilty.

"Well, that's fine."

Zhang Jing nodded, he didn't force anything, but in the end, Zhang Jing started to talk about business.

"Shouren, in fact, you did everything right this time, except that you were a little radical."

"However, your temperament is like this, and I can't persuade you, but you must remember that you must think twice before doing things in the future."

"This time, there are obviously a lot of things that are wrong. The things in the court are definitely not as simple as they seem on the surface. I can't explain clearly for a while."

"But in the future, when you do something, you must remember it, think it through, think it through, and then do it."

"Now that you have gone to the Ministry of Housing, I can tell you directly that the water in the Ministry of Justice is deeper than that in the Ministry of Punishment. Your Majesty has always wanted to reach out to the Ministry of Housing, but no matter how much you reach out, you can't figure out the situation in the Ministry of Housing."

"It's a serious crime for you to make a fuss in the Criminal Department, but His Majesty didn't really blame you. At first I thought His Majesty was doing it for the Pingqiu Mansion's disaster relief case, but now I find that His Majesty's intentions are definitely not that simple."

"She wants you to muddy the household affairs."

Zhang Jing spoke with a suppressed voice. He didn't need to say these words, but he owed Xu Qingxiao a favor, so he still decided to come over and tell Xu Qingxiao to be more careful.

"Shouren understands, thank you Zhang Shangshu for reminding me."

Xu Qingxiao's expression also became very serious, putting away his frivolity.

In fact, Xu Qingxiao reached this point when he was in prison.

I made a big fuss in the Ministry of Punishment to avenge Zhou Nan's grievances, but also for the sake of venting. It is a big deal to fight the punishment servant, but His Majesty just asked him to investigate the disaster relief case of Pingqiu Mansion.

At the beginning, Xu Qingxiao also felt that this was His Majesty's plan to force himself to take on this case with the purpose of capturing the military talisman.

But now that I think about it carefully, it's definitely not that simple, after all, when I'm fighting the torturer Wailang, I can stop it.

But he just waited until he was about to fight the Minister of Punishment, and then stopped him.

The purpose of doing this is not to let myself vent, but to beat the six parts.

Let yourself set up this 'lawless' persona.

In this way, if His Majesty puts himself in the household department, at least the household department will not dare to make trouble for him and wear small shoes for himself?Isn't that asking for trouble?

This is His Majesty's plan.

Now that Master Zhang Jing said this, Xu Qingxiao became more determined.

The empress is really smart, no one who can become an emperor is an ordinary person.

Xu Qingxiao didn't think much of what happened yesterday. After all, the Empress is also a human being. It's normal to have some personal emotions, but the Empress can't make a mistake in the overall situation.

Having such an emperor is actually a good thing for the country. At least everything has a purpose, and every move is for the country, not the individual.

"It's good if you understand. If you need help from the Ministry of Punishment, you can come directly to the Ministry of Punishment. Since the late emperor's Northern Expedition, the Ministry of Households has always been a little weird. Although I and Lord Gu Yan are members of the Dongming Society, the Ministry of Punishment is the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Households is the Ministry of Households." department."

"As long as it's for the great Wei, I'm speechless, but if someone has selfish intentions, how to investigate and deal with it, then how to investigate and deal with it."

When Zhang Jing said this, he didn't say anything more.

Because of many things, he only knows a little bit, and Xu Qingxiao needs to find out by himself.

But the meaning of Zhang Jing and Zhang Shangshu's words is also very simple.

He is the secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, a courtier, and he can die for the great Wei, regardless of party affiliation. This is a matter of government power, and it involves the fundamentals of the country. He will never agree.

"With Zhang Shangshu's words, Qingxiao will feel at ease."

Xu Qingxiao stood up and bowed to Zhang Jing.

"Come on, don't be hypocritical, stay here this month, and after the confinement is over, come to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to sit and investigate the case if you have nothing to do, don't think about being lazy."

Having said that, Zhang Jing had nothing to say, so he got up and left directly. He had to leave beforehand.

"Old Zhang, go slowly."

Xu Qingxiao yelled.

Zhang Jing was stunned for a moment, and finally left without saying anything.

After the people left, Xu Qingxiao's voice sounded.

"Yang Bao, take my warrant and go to the household department and ask them to prepare all the tax file details for the past 30 years."

Xu Qingxiao spoke.

Since the foot is grounded this month, just sit at home honestly and prepare your homework first.

A quarter of an hour later.

Yang Bao came back, but he came back empty-handed.

"What? They won't give it?"

Xu Qingxiao made tea and asked.

"It's not that I don't give it, it's too much, my lord, I have to call some helpers."

Yang Bao said with a mournful face.

It's not that people don't give it, but that it's too much, and he has to call someone over.

"Uh……"

Xu Qingxiao stopped talking.

Not long after, Yang Bao called Zhao Da, Zhao Er, Li Jian and Li Kang to the household department.

Back and forth, one box after another was moved, more than 40 large boxes, which contained the tax files of the Ministry of Households for the past 30 years.

Obviously, the Ministry of Finance is very smart and dare not wear small shoes for himself, but he can cause trouble for himself.

Tax inspection, right?Give you all, let you check slowly.

There are more than 40 large boxes. It will take a while if you really want to look at them carefully. This is a small method of the Ministry of Accounting, much smarter than the Ministry of Punishment.

I have to say, this household department is smart.

It is reasonable to say that it is enough to give the sum, but the other party brought so many materials, just to make it clear that he wants to be quiet for a while.

Take a sip of tea.

Xu Qingxiao didn't care about the Department of Accounting's method, got up and found last year's file, and began to read it seriously.

Xu Qingxiao read the files very quickly. He was not doing calculations, but to understand the current situation of the household department and the current situation of Dawei.

Forty boxes contained more than 2000 files. Xu Qingxiao maintained a speed of reading a hundred files in an hour.

And Xu Qingxiao began to list the data while reading it.

If the Ministry of Accounting does not give you the sum, then you can calculate it by yourself, using Arabic numerals, and then using the most basic calculation methods, and the direct point is to make a financial statement.

Income, expenses, summary.

For anything that seems dense and extremely complicated, just list the data table, add and subtract, and you can get the final answer. If the calculated results are inconsistent, then calculate again. If they are not consistent, then it is tricky.

Therefore, the method of the household department is still pediatrics.

at the same time.

Kyoto Household Department.

In Shang's study.

Gu Yan listened quietly to his subordinates' reports, with the left and right servants sitting beside him.

"My lord, this subordinate has already given all the files to Xu Qingxiao, a total of [-] files."

"However, the total dossier has not been given, and it is currently being calculated."

The official from the household department spoke, but Gu Yan didn't say anything, and Zuo Shilang spoke first.

"Xu Qingxiao hasn't come to the Ministry of Accounts yet, but he needs 30 years of dossiers and materials. He really has a huge appetite."

"I will give him more than 2000 files, which will give him a headache."

Zuo Shilang said so.

"Well, it's not about Xu Qingxiao. It's just that although he has the ability to investigate cases, but the household department is the finance tax bank, how can he just arrange someone to join the job?"

"Your Majesty is too impatient, let Xu Qingxiao come to the household department."

The servant on the right nodded.

But Gu Yan said slowly: "No matter what he does, give him what he needs, except for the total files of the household department, this is also very good, let him calm down for a while, these more than 2000 files, it seems that it will take more than ten days It takes at least two or three months to calculate a result."

"He can stop for two or three months, which is a good thing for the household department, for the court, and for the great Wei."

Gu Yan said, he wasn't targeting Xu Qingxiao, he was just trying to make Xu Qingxiao stop and stop, it's impossible to keep making trouble, right?

And now that the Ministry of Accounting is here, as one of the three Dongminghui poets, will he make Xu Qingxiao make a fuss?

The answer is obvious, no.

So he used this method to prevent Xu Qingxiao from taking advantage of it. Everyone saw the lesson of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"Okay, let's do what we have to do."

Having said that, Gu Yan didn't think too much about it, and went about his own business.

That's it.

Two days later.

At this time, Xu Qingxiao finished reading the last dossier.

There is a thick stack of white paper in front of him, which is the result of his statistics.

For such a large project, the entire household department needs to calculate it for at least ten days, but Xu Qingxiao completed it in two days by himself. This is the charm of mathematics.

only when the results appear.

Xu Qingxiao's brows were also furrowed severely.

Xu Qingxiao has figured out the finances for the past 30 years.

At the same time, I also know what crisis the Great Wei is facing today.

Thirty years ago, Emperor Wu made his third Northern Expedition. At that time, the overall revenue of Wei was 30 million taels of silver.

And until now, 30 years later, the current annual tax revenue of Da Wei is 480 taels, 830 coins.

But now Dawei's annual basic expenditure has reached a terrifying 800 million taels of silver.

In other words, the treasury of the Great Wei Dynasty received more than 600 million taels last year.

But the reason why there are still remaining is not that the Great Wei is not bad now, but that since Emperor Wu's later years, he has given up the development of many countries.

People's livelihood development, infrastructure development, military development, and even education development.

But even after giving up so much development, the Great Wei Dynasty was still facing a deficit crisis.

In other words, it is very likely that the economy will collapse.

Once the economy collapses and the treasury has no money, the most immediate problem is that there is no relief for disasters. Countless people starve to death. If they want to use their plans to benefit the country, they can only hold back if they have no money.

The national destiny will directly decline, and the country will not be able to continue to develop ahead of time.

This is the biggest problem, so after the empress took office, the first thing she did was to reduce the salaries of officials to the minimum.

This has a certain effect, but it must not last forever. Under extreme suppression, officials will be crazily corrupted, and it will be the common people who will suffer.

So if you want to solve this trouble, the most direct and easiest way is.

print money.

The hard currency of Da Wei is not gold and silver. Except for the rich and the rich, the normal currency circulation is 'copper coins' and 'precious banknotes'.

Divided according to the first, second, third and fourth tiers, the first and second tier cities of the Great Wei Dynasty use more precious banknotes, and the third and fourth tier cities use more copper coins.