PFC Chapter 318 The complicated and seemingly united but actually divided Ministry of Revenue!
Chapter 318 The complicated and seemingly united but actually divided Ministry of Revenue!
"In recent years, our Great Xia has undergone land and household registration reforms. I believe these two issues have been coordinated and clarified?"
As soon as he said this, Xie Yunzhao immediately bowed and said, "Your Excellency, all these government affairs have been properly handled, and all the files have been sorted and filed. I will have someone bring them to you for your review later!"
"Well!"
After hearing this, Gu Jingzhi nodded slightly.
Xie Yunzhao had quite a keen eye. Just by asking, he knew what he was going to do!
If this person had no other problems, he would be a useful person.
"What about the autumn taxes in various places?"
"Sir, there are differences between the north and the south. The time for collecting taxes varies from place to place. The provinces and prefectures that are currently required to pay the autumn taxes have all received their tax payments one after another!"
"Oh? So how about the taxes this year?"
"Your Excellency, taxation in all provinces is currently normal. Aside from some barren lands and some areas affected by disasters, everything else is normal!"
"Well!"
Gu Jingzhi nodded slightly: "Are there any areas severely affected by disasters this year?"
"Except for some counties and cities close to rivers, the rest of the country hasn't been severely affected. The local governments can handle these disasters!"
"it is good!"
Gu Jingzhi nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Thank you all for your hard work. Once the tax revenue has been collected from all regions, please send the files to me! Today is my first day on the job. Tonight, I will host a banquet at Songhe Tower so that I can get close to all of you colleagues!"
"Sir! You are in the Ministry of Revenue, and we should be the ones to welcome you. How can we let you spend the money..."
"It doesn't matter!"
Gu Jingzhi smiled and said, "I don't like the bureaucracy. Since you will be working under me from now on, I will inevitably have to send you on missions. This is my way of rewarding you in advance!"
"This……"
The Ministry of Revenue officials hesitated for a moment, then all bowed in unison, "In that case, we thank you, sir!"
"Well! If there's nothing else, you all should go back to your official duties!"
Gu Jingzhi waved his hand, and the other directors said goodbye. Just as they were about to leave, they heard Gu Jingzhi shout, "Wait..."
"Master Jiang from the Northwest, please stay!"
Uh?
The officials were stunned, and then all looked at one person, who was the chief officer in charge of the northwest area, Jiang Han!
Jiang Han stepped out of the queue and said, "Sir, I am Jiang Han. What are your instructions?"
"Haha! It's nothing, it's just that I just resigned as the chief official of Ningzhou, and the new prefect asked me to bring the Ningzhou tax certificate back to the capital. You can take it and enter it into the account."
Jiang Han felt relieved when he heard this.
Just now, Gu Jingzhi called him, and he thought that something had made Gu Jingzhi unhappy, but he didn't expect that it was about the Ningzhou tax revenue!
He walked forward carefully, took the document from Gu Jingzhi's hand, and said, "I will go back and record it in the account!"
"Well! Go ahead! Remember Songhe Tower when you're done with your shift later!"
……
the other side!
After Wei Zhen returned to his Shangshu Yamen, he sat in his seat with no expression of joy or sadness on his face!
Just in time.
A civil servant who was about fifty years old walked in. Judging from his official uniform, he should be Cheng Qian, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, besides Gu Jing!
Seeing Cheng Qian coming over, Wei Zhen asked calmly, "What's the situation over there?"
"Sir, Gu Jingzhi has no other plans. He is just planning to host a banquet tonight for the officials in charge!"
"Well!"
Wei Zhen nodded, and then sighed: "Everyone thought that Gu Jingzhi was going to the Ministry of Rites to perform his duties, but unexpectedly, the situation changed and His Majesty actually transferred him to Hubu!"
"From now on, with him watching over the Ministry of Revenue, we must be more careful about everything and not bring any trouble to His Highness! You must know that even that old man Song Pu has suffered a lot at the hands of this kid!"
"My lord, don't worry!"
Cheng Qian smiled and said, "Gu Jingzhi's abilities and talents are indeed astonishing, but he's still young after all. The six central ministries aren't just a Ningzhou, where you can see through everything at a glance! There are so many tricks involved, and it's probably not going to be easy for him to figure it all out in a short time!"
"Besides, sir, you only gave me the power to collect taxes!"
"If he wants to make trouble, let him make trouble!"
"Your Highness and those people are not on the same side to begin with. It's only a matter of time before you touch them!"
"indeed so!"
Wei Zhen nodded and said, "Even if Your Highness ascends to the throne in the future, the existence of those people will inevitably become an obstacle to Your Highness's reign over the world. Now that Gu Jing is in charge of national taxes, he should be worried about them!"
"What's more, if we let Gu Jingzhi toss around in the front, all those people's attention will be focused on him."
"Haha! Your Highness will surely be very happy that you think so!"
Cheng Qian laughed and said, "When the time comes, all the wrath of those people will be borne by Gu Jingzhi and the Crown Prince. We just need to sit back and reap the benefits. Who knows, this time...even the Crown Prince will be brought down!"
Wei Zhen looked at his smug look and a flash of disdain flashed across his eyes.
"We still can't take this matter lightly. Given the conflicts between Gu Jingzhi and the aristocratic families, he will sooner or later make trouble with the tax books of various places. This matter can indeed tie up most of his energy. However, if we accidentally let him take advantage of the loophole, I am afraid it will also affect His Highness's great cause!"
"Ah!"
Cheng Qian said disdainfully, "Then he's courting death! If he really does that, it's tantamount to going against the entire world. Isn't he afraid?"
"Master Cheng, don't forget that his mission in the northwest has ended, but he hasn't retracted the Emperor's Sword! He wore the Emperor's Sword on his first day in office. What do you think he wants to say?"
Seeing Cheng Qian's arrogant attitude, Wei Zhen was too lazy to get involved with him and just said coldly: "Whether it's His Highness or the noble family, everyone regards Gu Jingzhi as a great enemy!"
"Gu Jingzhi, at such a young age, was able to reclaim border territories. He was able to govern Ningzhou, which had been impoverished for over a decade, and he was able to forcibly break through an army of thousands. He even had the courage to participate in border battles, earning the hearts of His Majesty and the founding nobles!"
"For a person like this, Cheng Qian, let alone being his age, have you ever achieved such achievements in your entire life?"
"Wei Zhen, you..."
Cheng Qian was embarrassed after being slapped in the face. He pointed at Wei Zhen and scolded him, "Don't forget, we are in the same boat! In terms of loyalty to His Highness, I am ahead of you. If it weren't for my recommendation, do you think you are qualified to sit in this position?"
"Humph!"
Wei Zhen snorted coldly, "If we weren't both serving His Highness, do you think I would have allowed you to live to this day just because of all the bad things you've done?"
"Get out of here! I feel sick just looking at you for even a second!"
"..."
Cheng Qian's pupils shrank, he pointed at Wei Zhen's hand, trembling slightly, and after a long time, he finally uttered the harsh words!
"Okay, okay! Wei Zhen, let's wait and see. I want to see who dies first!"
As he said that, he opened the door and left angrily, not even bothering to close it!
When Wei Zhen saw Cheng Qian leaving angrily, he sighed in his heart.
I also feel a little regretful in my heart!