In the inner hall of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Wang Wenjin was immersed in writing and did not even look at Ye Ling. In his opinion, these people who dragged their connections into the relationship must not have real talent and learning, so there was no need to waste words with them.
Hua Xinfeng glanced at Ye Ling, and Ye Ling immediately smiled and said, "I don't know if I have any skills, but I wonder what kind of humiliation you want to give me?"
Wang Wenjin paused for a while, then took out a memorial from the case and pushed it to the table: "Calculate the accounts within a quarter of an hour!"
"A quarter of an hour……"
Hua Xinfeng was a little worried. After all, Ye Ling was not a descendant of the Confucian arithmetic lineage. He was afraid that time was short and it would be difficult to complete it.
Ye Ling was not worried at all. He stepped forward and picked up the memorial. He opened it and saw that it was just a calculation of the addition and subtraction of some money and food.
After all, he had received education in his previous life, so simple calculation problems like this were no problem.
Before a quarter of an hour came, Ye Ling closed the memorial and said: "There are 3,687,234 hu of grain, 38,564,200 of money, and 6 horses. One hundred and forty-three thousand and seventy-eight horses. Sir, am I right in my calculation?"
Wang Wenjin did not raise his head, but glanced at the numbers on the table, and then asked: "What should you do if your family has no money but needs to spend a lot of money?"
Ye Ling smiled when he heard this: "The way to run a household is nothing more than increasing revenue and reducing expenditure."
"Anyone can talk on paper," Wang Wenjin lowered his head and kept writing on his hand: "How to increase revenue and reduce expenditure?"
"Your Majesty's question is unclear and I have no way of answering it," Ye Ling bowed his hands and said, "I came here sincerely, but Your Majesty refused me. Why not tell me clearly that the Ministry of Finance has no money and the treasury is empty? What should I do?"
Wang Wenjin paused after hearing this, and the pen in his hand stopped for a moment. Then he raised his head, looked at Ye Ling and said, "How do you know?"
Ye Ling smiled and said: "There are powerful Han soldiers from outside, and the King of Nanyue is rebelling inside. In addition, there is a famine in Luzhou, and people are dying of hunger all over the land. Isn't this why Mr. Wang is so upset at the moment?"
Wang Wenjin put down the brush gently, looked at Ye Ling and said, "Now that you know what worries me, is there any solution?"
Ye Ling shook his head: "I'm new here. I don't know the details, so I don't dare to talk nonsense."
Wang Wenjin picked up his pen again and corrected the memorial without saying anything.
Ye Ling sighed in his heart, as expected, in this officialdom, there are all scheming and extremely smart people, but a few clever words are ultimately useless.
Later, Ye Lingzhong opened the memorial again, carefully read the report and approval inside, and then said: "Sir, why don't we carry out the disaster relief in Luzhou together with the recruitment of soldiers in Liangzhou?"
"Keep talking!"
Ye Ling said: "You can recruit the middle-aged men who were affected by the disaster in Luzhou to join the army. In this way, you can have some money and food left over, and use the army to replace the relief. Isn't it possible to increase revenue and reduce expenditure at the same time?"
Wang Wenjin stopped writing again, then took a piece of white paper next to him, wrote something and pushed it to the table: "I will take office today. I will go and get the official seal first."
"Thank you, sir!"
Ye Ling took the white paper away and left with Hua Xinfeng.
Wang Wenjin was writing and said to himself: "More intelligent than knowledgeable. What does the Hua family do with such a person?"
…
After receiving a blue official uniform, Ye Ling officially entered the Ministry of Household Affairs to work. From the world of martial arts to the temple, it can be said that one reaches the sky in one step.
Most of the people in the imperial court were Confucian disciples, and few mortals could enter. Therefore, when Ye Ling came here, his colleagues all looked sideways, not knowing what they were thinking.
Ye Ling sat behind the desk, looked at the mountains of accounts in front of him, and sighed secretly. Nowadays, the Daqian Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles, so these six ministries and nine ministers have a lot of work. Everyone is very busy, and Ye Ling is naturally indispensable.
Hua Xinfeng has left, and Baili Hanran and his plan are still unknown to Ye Ling. However, Ye Ling has his own ideas, and using each other is the way to be an official.
…
In the east of Taiyue City, there is a large attic, dozens of stories high, made of immortal wood, and magnificent. There is a plaque hanging at the gate: "Wanbao Chamber of Commerce".
When Hua Xinfeng and Fenglei came out of the imperial city, they went straight to this place. They got out of the car at the door and went in.
After climbing more than ten floors, he stopped at the door of a house. Hua Xinfeng knocked on the door: "Father, I'm back!"
"Come in!"
Hearing this, Hua Xinfeng opened the door and saw that the cabin was not big, with simple furnishings. A fat boss sat at the head, and at the bottom was an old man wearing a long gown and missing a front tooth when he smiled.
If Ye Ling sees him, he will exclaim, these two people are the fat shopkeeper and storyteller Lao He of Yunlan Town tea shop!
But this fat shopkeeper is Hua Xinfeng’s father, the president of Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, Hua Yuanquan!
Hua Xinfeng stood in front of the two of them and bowed his hands: "Father, Senior He!"
Hua Yuanquan waved his hand and asked, "How?"
Hua Xinfeng sat down and said, "Ye Ling has received Wang Wenjin's approval and joined the Ministry of Household Affairs as the director."
The storyteller on the side, Lao He, grinned: "I didn't expect this boy who loves to listen to books to be really smart, and he is already very successful in the officialdom!"
Hua Yuanquan smiled when he heard this: "This is just the beginning, the fun is yet to come!"
Storyteller He nodded, then stood up, walked out, and said: "I want to find a teahouse if I can, and then I go to tell stories. If you need anything, don't come to me."
"Where are you going?"
"A small town outside the city, Jiuyu Tea Shop!"
…
The sun was setting in the west, and most of the officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs had dispersed. Ye Ling stretched out in his seat, his mind in confusion: "It's true that math problems are not calculated by humans. After all, I can't escape the sanction of fate!"
As he spoke, Ye Ling was about to leave the class room when he saw a young man wearing a purple gold crown and a bright yellow python dragon robe hurried over.
Ye Ling couldn't help but was stunned. This person was none other than the prince of the Daqian Dynasty who invited Xu Zheng to come out, Baili Changkong!
Baili Changkong also discovered Ye Ling, but was not surprised. He had already known about this, so he smiled and said: "Ye Ling, how is this going?"
Ye Ling cupped his hands and saluted: "Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
After Baili Changkong approached, he frowned slightly, then said: "If you can serve the imperial court well, your life will not be in vain. As for the ethereal path to immortality, no one will succeed in the end, so it is better to let him go!" "
Ye Ling remained silent and moved out of the way.
Baili Changkong walked in. After just a few steps, he turned around and said, "Come in with me and listen together!"
"yes!"
The two of them entered the inner hall one after another. Wang Wenjin quickly stood up and said: "There is no need to be polite in advance. There is an urgent military report from the front line. Dazhu Kingdom has suffered a defeat. Now there is no food and grass. What should we do?"
"defeat!"
Ye Ling was shocked. His eldest brother Xu Zheng was leading the troops on the front line. He was defeated and he didn't know his safety.
General Wang Wenjin took the newspaper in his hand, looked at it, and said angrily: "If Qu Yi hadn't distributed the grain and grass to the victims privately in Amaterasu City, how could things have happened today!"
Ye Ling's face was expressionless, but his heart was shaken several times. He looked at the hundred-mile sky with some awe. I don’t know if he has any ulterior motive for letting himself stay here.
Wang Wenjin asked again: "What did Chen Shangshu say?"
Baili Changkong frowned and said, "Chen Shangshu is recuperating at home and refuses to come out to discuss matters!"
"This..." Wang Wenjin glanced at Ye Ling and seemed to hesitate to speak.
Baili Changkong waved his hand and said: "This is the sworn brother of Dazhu Kingdom. If you have anything to say, there is no need to hide it!"
When Wang Wenjin heard this, his eyes towards Ye Ling seemed to change a bit, then he looked back and said to Baili Changkong: "Chen Changying is deliberately threatening. He wants the military power on the southern front. Only if it is given to him, will he Order the Ministry of War to get a few military warehouses and send them to the front line!"
Baili Changkong frowned: "Even if Chen Changying threatens you with this, I will never compromise! But is there any other way?"
Wang Wen came in and paced back and forth, saying: "Your Highness, please allow me to think about it. Please go back first!"
Baili Changkong sighed softly, and then said: "Tomorrow is the cabinet meeting. If we can't come up with a solution, my father will be angry and we will all suffer!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely do my best to help you and your father."
After saying that, Baili Changkong stood up and left. He glanced at Ye Ling before leaving, but didn't say much.
After Baili Changkong left, Wang Wenjin said to Ye Ling: "Have you done all the calculations I asked you to do today?"
Ye Ling nodded, turned around, took the calculation book from the desk, and reported to Wang Wenjin: "According to the memorial, it is necessary to put down disaster relief funds this time, 187 million yuan. There is also food..."
Before Ye Ling finished speaking, he was interrupted by Wang Wenjin: "Is there any way to save some of it?"
Ye Ling closed the calculation book and said: "According to your investigation, this is the least. Now people are dying in Luzhou every day, and several neighboring states are also in danger. They are on the verge of a civil uprising. If you’re not careful, you’ll be doomed!”
Wang Wenjin nodded. In fact, none of this could escape the eyes of him, the Minister of Household Affairs. He just wanted Ye Ling to say what he said.
Ye Lingzhong opened the calculation book again and whispered: "Sir, as far as I know, the imperial court has also sent a lot of money and food to Luzhou, but it is like a stone sinking into the sea, with no sound. Is this..."
Wang Wenjin waved his hand again, stared at Ye Ling with sharp eyes and said: "My household department only prepares budgets and allocates money and food. As for other things, they have nothing to do with us. Do you remember?"
Ye Ling nodded when he heard this and said: "My subordinate made a mistake, thank you for your teaching!"
"Come with me to attend the cabinet meeting tomorrow, and report your strategy of using conscription instead of relief to the Holy Majesty and all the prime ministers."
"yes!"
…
Ye Ling left the imperial city and saw the sixth prince's carriage waiting at the door. The driver stepped forward and said: "Master Ye, your highness has ordered me to wait here and take you to your residence!"
Ye Ling got on the carriage without saying much. Now he still can't help himself and needs to correct his position.
…
In the small town outside the city, Yun Shu had cried several times and was worried. The eldest son of Sai Dachong's family next door brought back the news that the Longxing Escort Bureau in the city had also been closed down, and both Master Jiu and Wang Shujin were sent to prison.
There was no news about Ye Ling and Qu Zhiruo, and only Yun Shu was left as a woman, and there was no way she could think of anything.
Sai DaChong and his daughter-in-law Ruilian stayed at Yun Shu's house, fearing that something would go wrong.
Seeing little Xu Nuo sleeping peacefully, Sai Da Chong spoke in a strange tone and told Ruilian: "If I had a good life as an old lady, my grandson would be older than him. Even though I am not blessed enough, let alone having a biological child. Even the adopted ones can’t be caught. I’d better go see your dead father as soon as possible and apologize to him!”
Hearing this, Ruilian and Yun Shujin were unhappy, especially Ruilian. Although she was used to being scolded by Sai Da Chong, she still couldn't help but shed tears.
While he was talking, Sai Da Chong's eldest son walked in. He was a young scholar in his twenties named Li Sheng.
Li Sheng said: "I have asked people in the yamen to inquire. Uncle Xu and the others have not been charged with anything yet. It seems to be a big case, but no news has been revealed now. Don't worry, aunt, at least they It's safe and sound, let me inquire again."
After hearing these words, Yun Shu felt sad and almost fainted. Fortunately, she was supported by Sai Da Chong: "Don't worry, there are always reasonable places in this world, not many!"
