After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

When she choked like this, many people in the Yushitai looked at her angrily. Raising his lips and smacking his lips, Pei Jiaoran moved away.

The rain stopped and the clouds dispersed, and the fear that hung over the heads of the courtiers gradually disappeared. Today's decree has been conveyed to the government offices of each department. The traitors have been killed and all ministers can return home on their own.

After thanking God for his kindness, everyone in Yushitai returned home.

Just as Pei Jiaoran was about to leave, he was suddenly stopped by a chamberlain. Recognizing that the other person was the person next to Jia Gonglu, she curled her lips and left with the chambermaid in full view.

Walk along Hengjie to Zongzheng Temple, and you will reach Chengtianmen Hengjie when you go out. Walk up this road for more than a hundred steps, and you will see the Shangshu Province and the six ministries and twenty-four divisions under its jurisdiction.

He passed by a group of courtiers wearing purple clothes and gold and silver fish bags. A smile appeared on Pei Jiaoran's face, and he turned into the seat of Shangshu Province without turning his eyes away under the surprised or disdainful eyes of everyone.

Although the courtiers were released, those who were supposed to stay overnight and were on duty still had to stay overnight, so there were still people walking around in front of the public house of the Sixth Department. The three departments of Gong, Xing, and Bing are in front, and the three departments of Li, Li, and Hu are behind the Shangshu Province, guarding the Shangshu Province.

He paused in front of the door of the minister's office, waited for the chamberlain to come in and announced, then took off his boots at the door and went in.

The candlelight in the public room was dim, and only Jia Gonglu sat in front of the case and read a book. He put down the book when he heard the footsteps, looked at her with a smile on his face, pointed to the seat in front of him and motioned for her to sit down.

Seeing Jia Gonglu like this, Pei Jiaoran turned around and saluted.

"There are only you and me here, so there is no need to be polite." As he said this, he looked at the chamberlain beside him and said, "Please step aside."

The waiter stepped out and gently closed the door.

Facing the scrutinizing gaze from above, Pei Jiaoran calmly gathered his clothes and sat down with a smile on his face.

"I have heard about Lu Hanwen's accusation against you. This person has falsely accused you, what are you going to do?" Jia Gonglu asked with a smile.

"Of course we have to follow the rules." As he said this, Pei Jiaoran took a document from his sleeve and placed it in front of Jia Gonglu's case. "The official has already drafted the impeachment document. Please read it."

Glancing at the documents on the case, Jia Gonglu looked deeply. But he didn't have any intention to look through it. Instead, he waved his hand and said, "You can make your own decision on this matter. You don't need to ask me. But there is something I need your help with right now."

"My lord, please speak."

After hearing about it, Jia Gonglu wrote two words on the jade plate paper and pushed it to her eyes.

Pei Jiaoran frowned and said nothing when he saw the word "tax".

Sure enough, as she suspected, Jia Gonglu and Zhang Rang intended to control Zuozang and use taxes to add to the inner treasury.

But now how much of the world's wealth has entered the national treasury? Most of it has been moved into the inner treasury by Zhang Rang and others under various names.

However, the entire state depended on Zuozang. When Zuozang's wealth could no longer be sustained, Yanzi Treasury was established today.

The so-called extension treasury was used to prepare for the border. The three secretaries of Yantie, Duzhi and Hubu specially saved money in it to prepare for border troubles. Moreover, according to the system, the household department needs to pay 200,000 yuan every year, and the salt and iron pipes must pay 300,000 yuan each year. The military aid money donated by various Taoists must also be attributed to this treasury.

When she was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs in her previous life, there were many disputes over the competition for financial benefits and the reliance on Zhang Rang's Yan Ziku. The Cangbu, Jinbu and Duzhi under the jurisdiction of the Hubu are responsible for the affairs of the world's land, people, money and grain, and the difference in tribute. But he had to tighten his belt and find ways to raise money to put into the Yanzi Treasury, and he also had to maintain the operation of the Zuozang Treasury.

If the Ministry of Household Affairs wants to maintain the operation of Zuozang and save money into the Yantai Treasury, it can only draw unlimited amounts of money.

At that time, the Minister of Household Affairs wrote a letter to ask your Majesty. The national treasury is the treasury of the people of the world, and the inner treasury is your majesty's private property. Please don't abandon the country for your own selfish desires. Not long after this memorial was heard in Chengdatian, the Minister of Hubu was also labeled as a rebel and died in Shence Prison, and his entire family was executed. As for her, the chief officer, she was fined one year's salary for improper supervision.

Now that he heard that Jia Gonglu wanted to get involved in Zuozang, Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed with coldness and he said in a deep voice: "I don't understand."

"Don't understand?" Jia Gonglu smiled, "Now that you are appointed as Zhixitui, you have to go to Zuozang every five days to supervise inspections. Now the taxes from the various states are already on the way. If Lu Hanwen is impeached by you, I can remove him from office. Can he be admitted to the Central Military Commission? Book province, it all depends on your own choice.”

This is already a threat. He could help her to the position of Shi Yushi, and he could drag her down at any time.

"But has Xianggong Jia thought about the consequences of Zuozang's unsustainable wealth?" Pei Jiaoran raised his head and asked.

Staring at her, Jia Gonglu said angrily: "Zuo Zang's wealth will naturally be beneficial to the household. Now that the internal treasury is in short supply, what do you want your majesty to do? Are you asking your majesty to ask the courtiers for money?"

"That being the case, why can't we voluntarily reduce the palace's expenses now?" Pei Jiaoran's eyes were as deep as an ancient well, "Or should we start from Heshuo and Shuo?"

Hearing this, Jia Gonglu frowned even deeper. If Heshuo's group of self-respecting commanders really want to fight, they may have to invest a steady stream of financial resources, and they may not even be able to win. So he didn't want to touch them at all. But he didn't expect that Pei Jiaoran would actually set his sights on Heshuo's group.

"Absurd! How can you reduce the cost? You are now in the Yushitai, and you can just fulfill the responsibilities of the Yushitai. Regarding the financial affairs of the Third Division and the Treasury, you can only supervise their improper behavior. right."

Looking at the angry-looking Jia Gonglu, Pei Jiaoran smiled and said, "Has all of Sun Dun's stolen money been put into the internal treasury?"

"So what? Zhang Jujuan is also helpless. He plans to rebuild Dajiao Temple now. There is no money in the internal treasury. When Tubo attacked Hexi a few years ago, most of the funds were invested in this." Jia Gonglu sighed, with a profound look on his face. Looking at her, he said, "I was very moved when I read your memorial. I was deeply aware of the suffering of the people, so I ordered to exempt Hexi from taxes for one year. In order to prevent other Taoists from being dissatisfied, I secretly asked Zhang Jujuan to transfer money from the inner treasury to Hexi. Expense, you should know about this, right?"

When he stopped talking, Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed with surprise. At least she didn't hear about the money when she was in office. Li Xiujing never mentioned it again, and the money disappeared without a trace. She thought that most of it fell into the hands of Zhang Rang and others.

But now this group of people actually continued to cast their eyes on Zuo Zangku, wanting to repeat the same trick. No matter how prosperous Jianghuai and Yizhou are, they will be unsustainable in the long run. There will be a civil unrest by then.

"Your Majesty loves the people like your own children, and I would like to thank you for your kindness." After saying this, Pei Jiaoran turned around and held his hands in the direction of the inner court.

"So if you, Shiyu Pei, want to repay your kindness, you should know what you should do."

"Xiangong Jia, I still think this matter is inappropriate. If it were normal times, it would be fine, but I heard that Wei Bo's Jiedushi Commander Tian Baochen had just died of illness, and now his son Tian Xu was promoted as Jiedushi Commander by General Ya. ." Pei Jiaoran looked at Jia Gonglu and raised the corners of his lips, "Wei Boya's soldiers have always been arrogant, and the previous commander-in-chief could barely suppress them. But Tian Xu was weak. If the soldiers rebelled and appointed someone else as commander-in-chief or another war broke out, , what can the imperial court use to fight them? Where will the military expenditures of the Shence Army come from?"