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

Opposite the outer province of Menxia is the duty room of Jinwu Guards. At this time, only a few Jinwu Guards can be seen in the duty room. Other public buildings nearby are empty. Passing through this area of ​​valuable houses are the public houses of Shangshu Province and the Sixth Ministry.

As soon as I stepped onto the verandah, I heard a chuckle. Pei Jiaoran followed the sound and looked over. Seeing it was Jia Gonglu, he suddenly raised his eyebrows.

"Mr. Jia." Pei Jiaoran called with a smile.

"Having Xianggong Pei in the East Palace is really a powerful addition to a tiger." Jia Gonglu smiled vaguely, "Compared with you, those people under a certain command pale in comparison."

Pei Jiaoran raised his eyebrows, and it was difficult to tell what he was thinking in his words, "Everyone has his or her own strengths. How does Mr. Jia know if he has raised a bunch of trash?"

After saying that, she turned around and walked to the public room of the Ministry of Finance. The public house of the Ministry of Hubu is located on the right, sandwiched between the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites. It was summer, and all public rooms in government offices had their windows and doors open. The officials who were taking a break inside heard the sound and looked up to see a man wearing a purple robe walking on the verandah.

"Could it be that the minister is here?" someone whispered.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran turned his head and looked into the public room with a gentle expression. Catching the fear on everyone's faces, she sneered softly. Quickly walk to the public house of the Ministry of Revenue.

Compared with the leisure of the official office, the Hubu office is visibly busy. Officials in green official robes frequently come in and out of the public house.

"Where is Minister Wu?" Pei Jiaoran asked as he stepped into the public room.

She came from the Ministry of Finance, and she has single-handedly promoted many of the officials in the Ministry of Finance. As soon as they heard her voice, they all stood up to greet her and bowed to her.

"Secretary Wu is in the public room. I will take you there." The chief secretary who replied bowed.

Following the secretary to the minister's public room, Pei Jiaoran looked around, "The accounts for August are coming soon, how are you preparing?"

"It's still being counted. Don't worry, Xianggong Pei, this time the August capital account will be handled by Minister Wu with full authority, and you will definitely be satisfied." The main secretary smiled with a smile on his face.

Pei Jiaoran did not answer the words. She knew that Wu Lingjia wanted to control the household affairs. It was a good thing for her, so she also asked the political resources placed in the household department to quietly help Wu Lingjia, so that she could better organize the household department.

"That's it. I'll just go there by myself." Pei Jiaoran left the master's book and opened the door and entered Wu Lingjia's public room. She called out with a smile.

Wu Lingjia raised his head and saw her, with joy in his eyes, "Qingjia, why are you here?"

"I have something to do at hand and I want to see the Ministry of Finance, so I'm here." Pei Jiaoran crossed his legs and folded his clothes and sat opposite Wu Lingjia. "How much can be allocated for this year's national support?"

"I have to ask someone to get the account books for this. Qingjia, what's the matter?" Wu Lingjia asked.

After hearing this, Pei Jiaoran said: "Tubo and Nanzhao seem to want to join forces. I have suggested to Your Majesty that we first test Nanzhao in the name of appeasement and canonization to see what they want to do. And Tubo wants to marry the princess. The two Everyone is a troublesome person. I need to ensure that Zuozang has sufficient financial resources before he can deal with the combined forces of Tubo and Nanzhao."

"Let's put it this way. The best way to slow down the war is to wait for two or three years and wait for the court to take care of it." Wu Lingjia turned around and took out an account book from the short cabinet on one side and handed it to Pei Jiaoran, "I drafted this The Ministry of Household Affairs will be keeping accounts for August this year. Generally speaking, if everyone tightens their belts, they can still survive this year. But now that it is summer, I am afraid that if there is a natural disaster, the government will inevitably allocate funds for disaster relief. It’s all about spending money.”

Pei Jiaoran frowned while flipping through the account book handed over by Wu Lingjia. Once a war breaks out, it will be an endless waste of money. What Wu Lingjia said is not unreasonable. Zuozang's money needs to be maintained to support the country. Judging from the current accounting, if it is not raised for three to five years, it will be difficult to support the imperial court against the Tibetan and Nanzhao coalition forces.

Tapping the table with his fingers, Pei Jiaoran said: "According to Tubo's past behavior, it will probably be before winter. This year, I will be responsible for the salt and iron transportation in the Jianghuai River. When the ship arrives, I will allocate the money to the Yantai Treasury this year. You can do the math."

"If it doesn't work out, we can always make money by cooperating with Bibu and Yushitai." Wu Lingjia said with a smile.

"With two benefits, the land of Shu is also prosperous. If I remember correctly, the censors from all over the country should come back to review their duties. It is also a good thing to make the censorship station busy." Pei Jiaoran returned the account book, He stood up and said, "I'm leaving. Remember to come to Zhongshu Waishang's public kitchen to eat when you have time."

When he got to the next post, Pei Jiaoran walked around to the other side and left Zhongshu's province. Avoiding the crowd of courtiers filing out. The road she chose was close to the Yushitai, so no one went there except those from the nearby government offices. She left Anshangmen and rode back to Wubenfang's house.

I opened the door and saw two unexpected visitors in the house. It was Li Sikong, Lady Changsun, and Li Xiujing standing next to them.

After thinking for a while, Pei Jiaoran said, "Li Sikong, the eldest grandson's wife."

"I just said that this kid never went back. It turns out that Mr. Pei is here." Li Sikong stroked his beard and said with a smile, "It's still early. I wonder if Mr. and Mrs. can stay for dinner?"

"Xuan Yin bought this house. If Li Sikong wants to stay, he can stay." Pei Jiaoran said as he walked into the house.

Looking at the closed door, Li Sikong sighed slightly, "How come this little raccoon dog's temper is still the same as before. Tsk tsk, if you offend this little raccoon dog, I'm afraid you won't get anything good tonight."

"Aye, if she hadn't mentioned me in front of His Majesty back then, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today. And with her current ability, the Li family will be better off with her." Li Xiujing looked deeply at the closed door. Menshui, "She is very good and excellent. And I like her very much."

"She is an important minister of the Taige, and you are in charge of the imperial army. You two hold important positions, and every choice means trouble. But..." Li Sikong sighed meaningfully, "You can just like it."

Standing behind the door and listening to the conversation between father and son, Pei Jiaoran curled his lips.

After glaring at the father and son, the eldest grandson stepped forward and said, "How dare he not like her? This little lady is very much to my liking. Erlang, please think of a way to bring her in and call me Aniang. She is much more agreeable than the eldest grandson." "

Hearing this, Li Xiujing smiled bitterly, he thought. Unfortunately, how could she agree before the time came.

Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Pei Jiaoran push the door open and come out. She changed into a blue skirt and looked at the eldest grandson with a smile, "Auntie."

When grandma heard this, the eldest grandson's wife immediately beamed.

"If you have time in the future, you can come to Sikong Mansion often. Whatever you like to eat, I will have someone cook it for you." Mrs. Changsun stepped forward and took Pei Jiaoran's arm. "We will go back first and won't disturb you."

He personally sent the two of them off. When Pei Jiaoran came back, he saw Li Xiujing still standing in the courtyard, so he smiled and said, "How is it?"