The people are trapped in poverty and corruption is rampant. Only the merchants with the power to sell salt can live in a dream!
The scene that Han Du described to Zhu Biao was too terrifying. It was a sign of national destruction!
Zhu Biao is not his hypocritical son. Even Lao Zhu is full of praise for his views on governing the country. Naturally, it is not difficult to see how terrible this potential crisis is.
"The power of salt and iron must be taken back." Zhu Biao punched the coffee table, knocking the teacup almost to the ground.
Han Du glanced at Zhu Biao, who had a solemn face, and at the teacup that almost overturned, and said with a smile: "The salt merchants have not yet become big, and there is not much resistance to recovering the salt tax. The emperor should make preparations early." This matter."
"Not bad!" Zhu Biao took a deep breath and looked at Han Du.
Suddenly he laughed and said: "I just realized that it is a blessing to have you serve as the Minister of Household Affairs. You haven't even taken office yet, and you have given me such a big wake-up call."
Han Du smiled and shook his head and said, "Your Majesty is exaggerating. In fact, I want to go to the Ministry of Works more than the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Ministry of Industry?" Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a sudden realization, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as you help me sort out the world's taxation first, I will let you go to the Ministry of Industry."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Han Du happily bowed slightly and thanked him.
Industry is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty wants to transform from an agricultural country to an industrial country, it must first pay attention to craftsmen. The Ministry of Works is in charge of the world's craftsmen, so it is the easiest to start.
In Han Du's view, the Ministry of Industry now only controls craftsmen and does not pay attention to craftsmen at all. Not to mention encouraging craftsmen to delve into new skills, even the current skills are not known to be recorded and protected.
However, it is not something that can be interfered with in the affairs of the Ministry of Industry yet. It is better to take care of the Ministry of Household and Taxation first.
Soon, Zhu Biao issued an order to appoint Han Du as the Minister of Household Affairs.
On the day of going to court, just as Anqing was personally dressing Han Du in the newly released official uniform of the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, my father and mother came to Han Du's room for the first time.
Seeing the two elders, Anqing had no choice but to stop what he was doing and greet them first.
Han Du smiled and said to the two elders: "Father, mother, what are you doing?"
With a smile on her face, Mrs. Liu turned around to Han Du and said to Han De: "Sir, the official uniform of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance is just different."
"Humph!" Han De glared at Mrs. Liu coldly and didn't want to pay attention to her. In his whole life, he has only been the left minister of household affairs. It seems that he is only one step away from the minister of household affairs, but sometimes this step is like a chasm.
It is said that when Han De was an official, he naturally dreamed of becoming a minister, preferably the Ministry of Husbandry. Even if he was not a minister of other ministries in the Ministry of Husbandry, he could accept it.
After all, this is the pinnacle of civil servants. Doesn’t that man want to stand at the pinnacle and shock the wind and cloud?
But it happened that Han De fell short in the last step, and that's all. Now he has allowed his son to achieve the throne of Minister of the Ministry of Finance that he had never dreamed of sitting on.
How uncomfortable does this make Han De feel?
What's more, Mrs. Liu insisted on dragging him to see Han Du, the new Minister of Household Affairs. It's a beautiful name, their son is going to be successful, and their faces are bright!
Mrs. Liu's face was flushed, but Han De was a little indignant, even unhappy, and kept glancing at Han Du. "This kid was raised by his own hands. What ability does he have to be able to sit on the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance, while he has both ability and political integrity but can only be the assistant minister on the left?"
No matter how my father felt, Han Du went to court wearing the second-grade official uniform of the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.
When he left, he gave his father two provocative looks. Angrily, Han De lowered his head and wanted to find a guy who could take advantage of him and give his bastard son a good beating first.
After the morning court, Han Du came to the Ministry of Household Affairs. As the new Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, it is naturally necessary to meet with subordinate officials.
Arriving at the Hubu Yamen, when Han Du walked in, he saw someone already standing inside.
"Hey, everyone came quite early." He said there was no camp.
Yang's opening remarks, Han Du stood at the door with a smile.
When the officials of the Ministry of Revenue heard Han Du's voice, they turned around and saw a man wearing a second-grade robe standing at the door. They immediately knew that this was the newly appointed Marquis of Zhenhai and Lord Han Duhan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue.
"I pay my respects to the Marquis of Zhenhai."
"Hahaha..." Han Du quickly reached out to everyone and signaled: "No ceremony, no ceremony, everyone, please get up. Please be casual, I don't care about these common etiquette."
"Thank you Lord~"
Han Du came to the hall and sat down at the main seat. He immediately saw Wang Yuanji standing in the front on the right.
"Why are you here?" Without waiting for Wang Yuanji's reply, Han Du said immediately: "Oh! I remembered it. After you came back from the old port, you are now the Minister of Household Affairs?"
"Master Hou has a good memory." Wang Yuanji smiled and raised his thumb at Han Du.
Han Du ignored his antics, glanced at the crowd below, and couldn't help but ask: "Isn't there another left minister in the household department? Why didn't I see him?"
"Uh...this..." The household officials below immediately began to look left and right, exchanging glances frequently.
But after a lot of time, no one came forward to tell Han Du what was going on.
In the end, Wang Yuanji stood up, cupped his hands and replied: "Master Marquis, Mr. Luo, he feels unwell due to the cold and is resting at home."
Han Du raised his head and glanced at Wang Yuanji. Seeing the disdain for Luo Ying in his eyes, Han Du immediately understood what was going on. This Luo Ying is definitely not sick, he is making himself unhappy.
When Qi Tai and others recommended Luo Ying, they should have given him a chance. Therefore, when Luo Ying saw that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance he had obtained flew into my hand, did he want to remind himself that the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance was his, and I just took it from him?
However, being able to snatch that away is also my ability. Even if you, Luo Ying, are dissatisfied, I have to hold it in and not show it.
Otherwise, if you dare to show off to me, I will make you unhappy!
Han Du withdrew his gaze, looked down at the list of officials from the Ministry of Finance in his hand, and asked, "Is that so?"
"This..." The household officials who were caught by Han Du's eyes looked left and right, but they didn't dare to meet Han Du's eyes, let alone say yes or no.
Han Du snorted and laughed, then picked up the roster in his hand and asked loudly: "You should not be the only ones in this household department, right? What about the rest of the people? Is it possible that Luo Ying is sick, and these dozen people are following him?" he is sick?"
After the words fell, the entire department was silent, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Han Du.
Wang Yuanji raised his head and was about to say something, but Han Du blocked his words with a look.
Seeing this, Wang Yuanji just lowered his head again as if nothing was wrong.
Han Du made a "pop" sound and placed the roster on the desk in front of him. Shi Shiran sat back and looked at the dense crowd of people heading towards his head without saying a word, just waiting quietly.
About a cup of tea passed in an atmosphere where you could hear the drop of a needle, and an official stood up immediately.
Han Du looked at where he was standing and ranked behind six or seven people. Judging from his rank, he should be a doctor from the Ministry of Finance.
"Back to Lord Marquis, after Mr. Luo became ill, everyone else who was not on the list went to Mr. Luo's house to visit him. "
This lieutenant doctor emphasized the word "sick" very strongly, and when he talked about the people who didn't come, his face was filled with anger.
Han Du squinted his eyes and smiled, and asked: "Who are you? I'm new here. Although I know your names on the roster, I can't match them one by one."
"Your Majesty, you're welcome, I'm going to serve you, Zhao Yu." Zhao Yu cupped his hands and replied.
"It turns out to be Mr. Zhao." Han Du smiled and asked again: "Are you sure that all the other officials have gone to visit Luo Ying?"
Zhao Yu immediately bowed in fear and quickly replied: "I am scared and dare not call the Marquis like this, so the Marquis can just call me Xia Guan Zhao Yu. I am absolutely telling the truth. If the Marquis doesn't believe it, I will be here now." You can bring people with you
Go to Mr. Luo's house and see if there are many of those people there. "
Other officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs saw that Zhao Yu was so tough, even though Luo Ying had indeed given Zhao Yu a lot of shoes in the past. But by doing this, he simply offended Luo Ying to death! Although Luo Ying is not here now, when Luo Ying comes back in the future, will he still be as good as Zhao Yu?
A group of officials shook their heads secretly, feeling that Zhao Yu's move was quite irrational.
Although the Household Department is now headed by the Marquis of Zhenhai, you, Zhao Yu, have nothing to do with the Marquis of Zhenhai. When Luo Ying takes Zhao Yu to death, the Marquis of Zhenhai may not come forward to help you.
Han Du glanced at Zhao Yu with a smile, lowered his head and said lightly: "That's not necessary. Since you are sick, you should have a good rest. Others and Luo Ying's colleagues should also go and visit."
Others couldn't help but froze when they heard Han Du's words. They all looked at Zhao Yu. The look in his eyes seemed to make you stand out. Are you dumbfounded now? You, Zhao Yu, were originally helpless in the court. Minister Luo had made things difficult for you many times in the past, but you just swallowed your anger and tolerated it.
It's good now. You thought that the new official of Zhenhai Hou would not let Luo Ying go, but you didn't expect that Luo Ying would be let off lightly. When Minister Luo comes back in the future, Zhao Yu's life will be even more difficult.
Zhao Yu didn't have the slightest fear. He had long been dissatisfied with Luo Ying's villainous behavior. Even if he was ostracized by Luo Ying because of it, he was not afraid. As for Zhenhai Hou, he had no hope of helping him from the beginning.
Han Du suddenly raised his head, looked at his subordinates with a smile, and said, "Although so many people are absent, the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue cannot stop."
With that said, Han Du handed the roster to Wang Yuanji and said, "You are responsible for checking to see those people who are not here today. Since the Zuo Shilang is not here, then you, the Right Shilang, can take over. Since you have to do the Zuo Shilang's affairs, , then Zhao Yu will be the right servant. The others will follow the same example. If the vacancy of minister is vacant, it will be filled by Yuanwailang, and if the vacancy of Yuanwailang is vacant, it will be filled by the principal. In addition, you will give me the confirmed list. I will go to the palace immediately and ask the emperor to issue an order to assign your positions."
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