Yongchunfang Inn.

Somewhere in the stable, there was a strange scholar living here. Because of his poorness, he couldn't bear to spend money to stay in a hotel, so he lived in the pile of grass in the stable.

The scholar is Gao Zhizhou. He is wearing a Confucian shirt. The Confucian shirt has been washed white and the paint on the clothes has been washed away. At this moment, he looked at the backyard of the inn against the low wall of the stable. There was a stream winding down in the backyard of the backyard. The stream was gurgling. Gao Zhizhou looked confused, and at this moment... he fell into deep thought.

“I was recommended”

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Of course... this is just a little dissonant sound of the peaceful and peaceful Chang'an City.

Generally speaking, everyone remained calm. Although I heard that the Iiyama Prefecture Duke and other mansions were full of bad luck in looking for the surname Chen, the joys and sorrows of human beings were not connected after all. Everyone was just watching the fun.

When Chen Zhengtai heard that someone was going to cause trouble for him, he felt wronged.

How could I know... These nine Jinshi in the future have already submitted their books and have long been qualified to recommend them. I, Chen Zhengtai, should have recommended them earlier with my conscience.

Fortunately, I took the lead.

Recommending this thing is like registering a trademark, first come first served, and the recommended list is delivered to the Ministry of Rites, and they are considered to be my Chen Zhengtai.

Of course... it seems that more people are watching the Chen family jokes.

The Chen family has been dormant for so many years, and suddenly there was a big stir. They recommended nine scholars at once. This was an unprecedented event. Since the Sui Dynasty held the imperial examination, no one has ever cast a net like this.

In order to revitalize the family business, the Chen family was really confused.

You know... soldiers are more expensive than elites.

Most people sneer at this, and such recommendations that cast a net in the sky are really not a place of elegance.

In each imperial examination, there are thousands of candidates elected, and there are thousands of candidates in just one Jinshi exam, and there are only a few people who can go to high school. Even if you recommend many people, what if you? The Jinshi exam is extremely difficult and there is no possibility of filling in the gaps.

At this time...the accounting of money and grain in the middle of the year has been carried out at the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

This is related to the annual entry of the imperial court and is of great importance. Li Shimin has been inquiring about the Ministry of Civil Affairs several times, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs... is already so busy that he is not stuck in the ground.

Over the past few days, Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, has not slept for several nights. What he cares about is the investment this year. Famines have been frequent in the past two years and military forces against Liang Shidu, so the court's expenses are extremely high. However, because many places have no grains, the taxes collected have been greatly reduced. Today's emperor wants to seek great governance, but the benefits of the national treasury are less than 30% of that of Emperor Yang of Sui. If so, then... how can it be called the Supreme Da Zong?

"Dai Gong." A civil servant came hurriedly.

Dai Zhou looked up at the civil servant: "What happened again."

These days, the troubles in Dai Zhou's temper has become worse and worse.

"Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy..."

"It's that Chen Jiye again?"

Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was convinced. With such a subordinate, he really wanted to chew the red lacquer nanmu desk in front of him.

"Yes, he..."

"This is a defeated dog." Dai Zhou gritted his teeth: "Have the Ministry of Civil Affairs issued a reprimand?"

"It has been drafted, just wait..." The civil servant seemed hesitant. Once the reprimand was issued, he could not be taken back. If an official received the reprimand from the Ministry, it would have a great impact on his reputation. In the future, this person... was afraid he would have no future.

Therefore, it will have too much impact on people and no one is willing to do anything.

"Send it to me!" Dai Zhou gritted his teeth and said, "Dai has never seen such a person for decades. Today, he will be punished for the administration."

The clerk nodded: "Now." He then took a document from Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy Department: "Then this document."

Dai Zhou took it and threw it aside: "I am busy with official duties and will watch it in my spare time."

The clerk nodded and hurried away.

Dai Zhou then continued to sit back and looked at the money and grain books sent from various places to verify the situation of the money and grain being stored in the warehouse.

"This year, the Henan Dao Salt and Iron Envoy actually charged 19,000 guan of money?" Dai Zhou narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

When the Tang Dynasty was established, the court treated the people with lenient treatment in order to allow the people to recuperate, so the tax was not high. The tax was a long-lasting problem, and the tax on salt and iron was a difficult problem, which involved a lot of benefits. Dai Zhou was well-informed and remembered that last year, the tax on the Henan Dao Salt and Iron Envoy was only 13,000 guan. Unexpectedly, this year it increased significantly, which shows that the Henan Salt and Iron Envoy benefited from doing things.

Seeing this, Dai Zhou raised his head and called on the assistants to come and see him. All the assistants on duty in the Civil Affairs Department came and stood with their hands down.

Dai Zhou smiled and said, "Henan's salt and iron envoy is a pillar of the country. If all the salt and iron envoys are like him, why worry about the salt and iron not booming and the treasury not being rich in the future?"

The assistant officials nodded one after another, and some said, "This is all the credit of Mr. Dai. Mr. Dai took charge of the Civil Affairs Department and purged the inside and outside, officials and others, and they all worked hard."

"It's the extreme, it's the extreme. This year, except for Chang'an, the tax revenue of each department has increased. It can be seen that Dai Gong has made great contributions to the country."

Dai Zhou knew that they were just praising themselves. After all... the country has gradually stabilized. With the national policy of rest and recuperation, the annual income of the court has gradually increased. Anyone who was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs would have made such contributions.

He smiled and stroked his beard: "Henan Dao Salt and Iron Envoy increased by nearly 50%, and he made great contributions to the country. He can be an example of the Salt and Iron Envoy in the world. He should submit his majesty to show his achievements."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Dai Zhou was in a very good mood and looked around: "Why has the Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy not sent money and grain books yet?"

"this……"

Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and they didn't say anything.

In fact, everyone knows the salt and iron tax. The tax collected by Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy is at the bottom of the Salt and Iron Envoys in each capital, and is dispensable. In fact, everyone is used to it. As for the reason, everyone knows it very well. But today, Shangshu Dai asked about it specifically, obviously... it has a deep meaning.

Dai Zhou squinted his eyes and smiled on his face: "Oh, I remembered that Chang'an Salt Iron Envoy had a document here, but I haven't read it yet."

So in front of everyone, he took the official documents from the desk, uncovered the fire lacquer, and opened the official documents with a calm look. He slowly said: "A Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy Chen Jiye told the upper department that the Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy collects taxes, but there are countless money. There are more than 30 officials in the department, but the point is not enough. I beg the upper department to send thirty civil servants to assist with the point inspection..."

When Dai Zhou's face sank, his voice stopped abruptly.

He originally thought that this was another official document that Chen Jiye made all kinds of trouble and said that he was wronged. Since Chen Jiye was shameless, I would not give him any shame, so I just thought of his ugly appearance in court and let everyone know.

But where did you think of...

What I wrote in this official document actually said: I have too many taxes collected here, and the money is piled up like a mountain, and I can’t count them. Now the time for the Ministry of Civil Affairs is coming, and counting money is too hard. I don’t have enough staff here, so I ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs to send someone to count the money quickly.

Dai Zhou: "..."

The assistants looked at each other.

This...what is this?

After a long time, Dai Zhou snorted coldly: "It's outrageous. Chen Jiye is here to mess around and he really doesn't take the Ministry of Civil Affairs seriously..."

Dai Zhou's first feeling was that Chen Jiye insulted his IQ. As the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he was in charge of each department and a treasury. None of them was respectful to the Ministry of Civil Affairs as a god. Only Chen Jiye, a thorny head, is you a small salt and iron envoy, and you are troublesome.

The assistants also became indignant: "Duke Dai, Chen Jiye is causing trouble for no reason, this is humiliating the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

"Yes, it's too much to deceive others. If you indulge yourself, you will go to the house and remove the tiles."

Dai Zhou's chest was so angry that he was about to vomit blood. Then he said coldly: "Okay, it's very good. He can't count the money from the Chang'an Salt and Iron Envoy. I went to count it for him. He got only a thousand guan a year. This thousand guan a year... I want to see... why can't I count it?"

Dai Zhou was so angry.

The surname Chen really doesn't give me the Shangshu any face.

If you don’t give me face, I will humiliate you in public.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs suddenly became excited, and was as happy as the New Year.

Chen Jiye came to the Ministry of War and was very stingy. When other officials came, they would give some money. He was the most stingy. He was the most stingy, but he talked the most. Today, the Ministry of War was angry and there was a lot of fun.

So... Dai Zhou ordered people to lead the Malay, and led a team of officials out of the Civil Affairs Department and went straight to the Salt and Iron Envoy. When he arrived at the Salt and Iron Envoy, he saw that there were few doors in front of the Salt and Iron Envoy, and there was not even a single person to guard the door.

Dai Zhou said to the people around him: "I've been lazy at this point, hum."

Then he dismounted, and suddenly... he stopped, but saw something hanging on the screen wall in front of the yamen. After a closer look, it was actually a document from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to instruct Chen Jiye.

This document was sent an hour ago. Who knew that if Chen Jiye asked someone to post it to the screen wall in front of the Yantien Office...

Dai Zhou couldn't help but blew his beard. Chen Jiye... was so shameless. Others put things like honor in front of the door, and their faces were shining. This shameless thing actually put the insult document on his head. He really... didn't care at all.

The officials from behind were also a little confused when they watched this scene. They had heard of the Chen family for a long time. Today, when they saw the reprimand documents hanging on the screen wall, they realized that they had reached the point of not knowing what their faces were.

"Dai Gong, such a person... such a person... hey."

Dai Zhou looked righteous: "Follow me."
Chapter completed!